FACADE Committee Minutes 2000 10-18-00UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
FACADE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 18, 2000
Chairman Scheffrahn called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM and asked recording secretary
Marker to call the roll.
Roll Call:
Those present were:
John Cordogan Joyce Barrett arrived at 7:20 PM Additional attendees
Thomas Smith Alderwoman Burd
Richard Scheffrahn Mayor Prochaska
Mr. Bill Dettmer
A quorum was established
Chairman Scheffrahn stated he would contact Johanna Byram whose term expires in January that
if she is interested in serving for another term she should contact Mayor Prochaska.
1. Final review& authorization of payout for St. Joseph Cabinet Co. facade.
Chairman Scheffrahn stated he hoped everyone had done a drive-by inspection. He had and was
surprised that they had painted the green on the trim around the windows and not on the corner
trim, but that it looked great.
Mr. Smith stated he thought it looked very nice.
Mayor Prochaska agreed.
Chairman Scheffrahn requested a motion to approve item#1.
Mr. Smith motioned to approve final payout for St. Joseph Cabinet Company's facade
improvements and make a 50%payout not to exceed 8900.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Smith.
On a roll call vote all members present voting yes. Motion carried.
2. Final review& authorization of payout for Bridge Street Cafe facade.
Chairman Scheffrahn asked for discussion on Bridge Street Cafe..
Mr. Cordogan asked Mr. Dettmer if they had any problems at the time of inspection.
Alderwoman Burd stated she heard they had uncovered some kind of metal work and asked if
Mr. Dettmer knew anything about it.
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Mr. Dettmer stated that apparently there was some iron work, but not enough to know what
design or purpose it actually served. They have completed the work and have passed inspection
per his memo copied to the committee.
Chairman Scheffrahn requested a motion to approve item#2.
Mr. Cordogan motioned to approve final payout for facade improvements for Bridge Street Cafe
and make a 50%payout not to exceed 5000.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Smith.
On a roll call vote all members present voting yes. Motion carried.
Additional Business
Chairman Scheffrahn stated that since this program has been successful he hoped that it would
continue the program with at least the $10,000. per year as in the past. He also stated that
perhaps they would expand the programs funding as well as the area served, and asked for
discussion on this topic.
Mayor Prochaska stated they do a mid-year budget review and if the results of the review are
good they would look for seed money to start the program earlier than May 1st when the new
budget begins.
Chairman Scheffrahn stated he felt there might be areas away from downtown that could benefit
from this type of program.
Alderwoman Burd stated that she thought the Pink Hotel might benefit and maybe they should be
approached.
Mr. Dettmer thought this was a good idea.
Chairman Scheffrahn asked for discussion on how often the committee should meet. He felt
since we had limited funds it would be better to work with applicants as one group.
Mayor Prochaska stated that the City was committed to continuing the Pilot Program, and would
consider any interest in expanding the area.
Chairman Scheffrahn stated that there is someone who is interested in purchasing a home on
Bridge Street and remodeling it into a business. The Facade Program could benefit them with
funds for the outside, and they could concentrate their funds inside.
Alderwoman Burd stated we should get a before and after pictures for the newspaper.
Mayor Prochaska suggested that Alderwoman Burd gather some materials on this and contact
Kathy Faren do a spread on this with pictures to generate interest in the Facade Program.
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Ms. Barrett arrived and stated that all the buildings have turned out very nicely. The Beacon also
is very interested in doing some articles geared to Yorkville and Oswego due to the rapid growth
of these two areas.
Chairman Scheffrahn stated that after this success we should get more applications for the next
season.
Mayor Prochaska stated he agreed that there should be more interest because the ones done look
so good, and, especially if we have a spread in the Kendall County Record.
Mr. Cordogan motioned to adjourn.
Mr. Smith seconded.
Meeting Adjourned at 7:30 PM
Minutes by Sandy Marker
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