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City Council Minutes 2009 11-24-09
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE. KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. HELD IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 800 GAME FARM ROAD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009 Mayor Burd called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. and led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Deputy Clerk Pickering called the roll. Ward I Gilson Present Werderich Absent Ward II Golinski Present (left at approx. 9:47 p.m.) Plocher Present Ward III Munns Present Sutcliff Present Ward IV Teeling Present Spears Present Also present: City Treasurer Powell, Deputy Clerk Pickering, City Attorney Orr, Assistant City Administrator Olson, Finance Director Mika, Police Lieutenants Hart and Schwartzkopf, City Engineer Wywrot, and Public Relations Officer Spies. OUORUM A quorum was established. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS Mayor Burd asked the staff and guests to introduce themselves. She welcomed the guests and asked them to enter their names on the attendance sheet provided. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA Mayor Burd requested that Mayor's Report 45 — Approval of a 3 -Year Membership to the Yorkville Economic Development Corporation be moved to immediately follow the YEDC presentation and to table Mayor's Report 41— Appointment to Human Resources Commission to the December 8, 2009 City Council meeting. Alderman Spears requested that the tax levy public hearing be held early on due to parents having conferences at the schools that night. Mayor Burd said that the tax levy public hearing would be held after the YEDC presentation and vote. Mayor Burd asked for a consensus of the council to amend the agenda and consensus was given by a viva voce vote. COMMITTEE MEETING DATES Public Works Committee Meeting: 6:30 p.m., December 15, 2009 City Hall Conference Room Economic Development Committee: 7:00 p.m., December 1, 2009 City Hall Conference Room Administration Committee Meeting: 6:00 p.m., December 17, 2009 City Hall Conference Room Public Safety Committee Meeting: 6:00 p.m., December 21, 2009 City Hall Conference Room PRESENTATIONS Medal of Recognition and Proclamation — 2009 Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award Mayor Burd invited Ward 2 Aldermen Golinski and Plocher, Pat Slocum from the Human Resources Commission, and also a representative from the Illinois Humanities Council to help her present the award to Rick Falato. Mayor Burd said that this gives her great pleasure to award Rick Falato with a Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award for 2009. The representative from the Illinois Humanities Council said that the Illinois Humanities Council is the only statewide organization that brings humanities to life. He said that individuals are nominated by their Mayors and this year marks the 10' anniversary of this award. Mayor Burd said that this was not something that she chose on her own. She said that Pat Slocum of the Human Resources Commission was the person who first suggested that this award go to Mr. Falato. Ms. Slocum said that information had come to the Human Resources Commission that they could nominate someone from the community. The committee felt that Mr. Falato and his family have put in many hours The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Citv Council — November 24, 2009 — na e_2 bringing music to the community. Mayor Burd said that the Yorkville Big Band members are emissaries for our community. Mayor Burd read a proclamation recognizing Rick Falato as a recipient of a Studs Terkel award (see attached). Aldermen Golinski and Plocher presented Mr. Falato with the Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award. Certificate of Appreciation — Benjamin Moe and Cecelia Sanders Mayor Burd presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Cecelia Sanders for her years serving on the Human Resources Commission. Mayor Burd said that Ms. Sanders wrote the application for our Hometown Award. She said that they city really appreciated everything that she has done for the city. Mayor Burd also presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Benjamin Moe for his eight years of service on the Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr. Moe said that he had spent quite a few years as a real estate broker and on the zoning board of appeals. Mayor Burd said that he had also served on the Chamber Board. YEDC Membership Lynn Dubajic, executive director of the Yorkville Economic Development Corporation (YEDC), gave a power point presentation (see attached) about what the YEDC does and how the city benefits from being a member of the YEDC. She said that as executive director of the YEDC, she reviews the goals that the city council sets and tries to help those goals become reality. Ms. Dubajic said that the city's portion of the YEDC annual budget is eighteen percent of the membership budget. She feels that every one of her members is an ambassador for Yorkville. She said that the YEDC was launched by the municipality in 2000. It was created by the desire to provide tools and services to support the needs in growth of commercial and industrial development, entrepreneurs, and workforce development. She said that she has been the executive director since its time of creation. Their goal is economic development and impact in our community; they are trying to generate revenue for government taxing bodies. She said that sixty - seven percent of our tax dollars goes to our schools. Schools are representative of the quality of life in a community. YEDC also tries to create employment opportunities. In this endeavor they are constantly competing with DuPage and Kane counties as there is a lot of redevelopment happening in those counties. The YEDC strives to have good relationships with local businesses. As local businesses grow, the YEDC works to keep them in Yorkville by fostering positive growth and working closely with the city and city staff to make sure that the development process goes smoothly. They promote a positive business climate and work to distribute demographics on the community. When development is looking to come to Yorkville, the YEDC represents the community as an economic development liaison. Sales tax dollars coming into Yorkville when the YEDC was created in 2000 were at one million dollars. For the fiscal year of 2008 -2009, the sales tax dollars are hovering at the 2.5 million dollar mark. This means more than just choices; it also means being able to shop locally and additionally it means local jobs. Fora $45,000 annual investment, the city was able to get a return on that money even in year one when YEDC was formed. When the YEDC was formed the EAV at that time was $29,640,013. In 2008, there was 95 million more dollars in EAV on the commercial and industrial side. These dollars translate into dollars that are coming in to serve our residents with jobs and opportunities such as health care services and shopping choices with a tremendous amount of EAV going to the school district. Businesses bring in tax dollars without bringing in children which has allowed our school district to really be able to flourish. Ms. Dubajic stated that when she looks at this, there are so many more people who benefit from economic development other than the city. She said that the YEDC has substantial competition; there are similar organizations working in the surrounding counties of Kane, Will, DuPage, DeKalb, Grundy, Lake and Cook counties. These counties have competitive properties with excellent access to infrastructure and workforce. Ms. Dubajic ended her presentation by stating the YEDC's mission statement: "Great teamwork is the way we create the successful outcomes, which translate into growth and opportunity for the United City of Yorkville ". Several members of the audience spoke on behalf of the YEDC. Bob Loftus said that he considers Ms. Dubajic a huge asset to our community. Pete Huinker said that he is a YEDC member and site manager for the SEC group and also a resident. He said that SEC moved to Yorkville in 2000 and they currently have 44 professionals that work for them. SEC has grown with the community here and has moved several times. He said that each time they have moved, they have been courted by the surrounding communities and the YEDC was a big reason that they chose to stay here. He said that the YEDC provides tools for the community by bringing new businesses to Yorkville and helping to retain the existing businesses. Traci Pleckham said that she has worked with Lynn on various projects and that the YEDC is very good. She said that the YEDC helped her and her husband start a business and provided support to them. She said that trying to recruit retailers to Yorkville would be a challenge without the YEDC; she feels that they have put Yorkville on the map. When money is tight, developers keep looking for the best place to go and the YEDC has done that in an amazing way in the past nine years. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Citv Council — November 24, 2009 — page 3 Alderman Spears said that she was on the city council when the YEDC was created and she wondered if it was a good investment at that time. She said that the job that Ms. Dubajic and Ms. Stombres have done is remarkable. She thanked Ms. Dubajic and said that they area true asset to our community. Approval of 3 -Year Membership to the Yorkville Economic Development Corporation (CC 2009 -94) Alderman Munns said that the YEDC makes the city stronger; he feels that the YEDC is an innovative business and that every other town doesn't get businesses like Raging Waves. He feels that the city shouldn't abandon marketing efforts at this point. He said that we spend money but we get money back. He strongly supports a partnership with the YEDC. Mayor Burd said she was also on the city council when the YEDC was first formed. At that time she did not know Ms. Dubajic or anything about her. She said that she was impressed when Ms. Dubajic contacted her at that time and sat down and talked about what she wanted to accomplish. Mayor Burd said that she has grown to admire Ms. Dubajic more and more over the years and has enjoyed working with her. Alderman Sutcliff said that she heard that the Kane and Kendall counties housing markets are growing faster than other areas. She has a friend who works with Ms. Dubajic who told her that Yorkville has the best economic development director in the state. Alderman Sutcliff thinks that we are getting a great deal. Alderman Gilson said that he was given the impression that Yorkville paid more of the membership dues to get the YEDC up and runnin and he questioned why the city's dues haven't decreased. Ms. Dubajic said that the city's dues were not set up to decrease. She said this is how virtually every economic development corporation is set up. She said originally the city's portion was 50 percent. The dollar amount has not decreased, but the city's percentage has gone down. Alderman Gilson asked what percentage other communities paid to their economic development corporations as compared to Yorkville. Ms. Dubajic said that of the surrounding communities, Yorkville is one of the lesser dollar amounts. Alderman Gilson specifically questioned what percentage Oswego, Montgomery, and Sandwich were paying. Ms. Dubajic said that she didn't know. Alderman Gilson asked if it was a necessity for the city to commit to a 3 year membership or could it be an annual one instead. Ms. Dubajic said that it has always been a 3 year membership and it's important to them to get the commitment. She said that the city needs to make a commitment to show developers that the city is behind the YEDC. Alderman Gilson asked what the other members of the YEDC pay compared to Yorkville. Ms. Dubajic explained that there are three levels of membership - executive members pay $5000 and above on an annual basis, general members pay $1000 - $4999, and associate members pay $250 - $999. Alderman Spears commented that she likes Alderman Gilson's suggestion of an annual membership as we have a lot of properties going into foreclosure. She feels that in order to protect the city's funds, she would like to vote on annual contract and then would like it to come back next year. Alderman Spears said that she doesn't see how any council member could object to just voting on an annual contract. Ms. Dubajic respectfully said that she wants to stick to the three year membership commitment. Alderman Golinski said that this is an easy decision to renew our membership. He said he would be happy to vote for a longer agreement as he can't think of a better way to spend taxpayer money with the return we get. Alderman Teeling didn't agree with the one year membership as she didn't think that one year is a long enough period of time to even secure a business to come in. Alderman Gilson clarified that he thinks the YEDC is doing their job; however, the economy has changed and he thinks it's more prudent to do a one year contract. Mayor Burd entertained a motion to approve a 3 -year membership to the Yorkville Economic Development Corporation in an amount not to exceed $45,000 per year for the fiscal years of 2010 -2011, 2011 -2012, and 2012 -2013. So moved by Alderman Gohnski; seconded by Alderman Munns. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes -6 Nays -1 Plocher -aye, Golinski -aye, Teeling -aye, Gilson -nay, Sutcliff- -aye, Munns -aye, Spears -aye i The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Citv Council — November 24, 2009 — uage 4 PUBLIC HEARINGS Tax Levy Mayor Burd opened the public hearing. Assistant City Administrator Olson and Finance Director Mika gave a power point presentation (see attached) on the tax levy and Administrator Olson said the city is required to seek input on it. He said that the city is up against a deadline as the tax levy has to be approved by the last Tuesday in December. The city is asking for one hundred five percent this year and under the Truth in Taxation Act, we are required to hold a public hearing. Administrator Olson said that we are asking for $3,276,306 and we think that we will get $3,176,306 this year. He said that the city hoped to get about $130,000 more than what it got last year and that it is requesting the increased levy because of an increase in demand for services and a decrease in revenues. He said that based on a $250,000 fair market value house, with an EAV of $78,333.33, if the value went down two percent, then a resident would save approximately $4.00 and if the value went down four percent, they would save approximately $13.00. On the same house, if the value went up three percent, then a resident would see an approximate increase of $19.00 and if the property's assessed value stayed the same, they would have approximately a $5.00 increase. He said that most of the tax dollars go to the school district; the city only receives a small portion of them. He said that all of the figures are estimates. As county assessments are either appealed or added to the tax rolls, the amounts will go up and down. The City Council will need to approve this in December as it needs to be certified by the county by the end of December. Steve Jaskowski, Grande Reserve subdivision, asked if these figures are just for the City of Yorkville. He said that the pie chart that was shown is only the city's portion and he asked what about the other taxing entities. He asked if the city raises taxes, will the other entities follow the city's lead. If each entity raises their taxes, then what starts out low, will end up increased by a couple of hundred dollars later. Mr. Jaskowski asked if there have been pay freezes for city staff or if the council has frozen expenses. He said that in the Grande Reserve subdivision, they are concerned with things that are. going on. He moved here because he thinks it's a good place to live and he wants it to continue to be a good place to live. He said that the city just wants to increase the taxes a small portion; however, he asked if in the past the county followed what the city does. Mayor Burd said that in the past the county has not followed us. She said that the school district is in very good shape based on getting the real estate taxes off the commercial developments. She said that other entities are not struggling because of how they are funded. Mayor Burd said that with our small piece of the tax money, if you look at us historically, over the past several years, our tax rate has actually declined. Administrator Olson said that in 2000 our tax rate was 98 cents per EAV and as recently as 3-4 years ago it was 75 -76 cents per EAV. He said that now its hovering around 54 cents per EAV. The tax rate is only an estimate, if new property gets certified, then the amount we levy for will get spread around. Mr. Jaskowski said that he's for different programs that help Yorkville; however, he believes that we do not need to raise taxes. Mayor Burd said that the city has a freeze on salary increases and is not hiring new people. She said that the city has taken a lot of proactive approaches to address our budget and that this is not something new; we always go for more than we hope to get. Todd Milliron, Kendall County resident, said that he had attended the county finance meeting today. He said that they had their tax levy on their agenda. He said that they will have to have a Truth in Taxation public hearing also. He said that the good news is that because of the increase in the EAV, they expect to have their tax rate be lower. They are also asking for the full glass, but they are not expecting to get it. Once the EAV comes in, then they will set their rate. Mayor Burd closed the public hearing. She said that the tax levy would be on the Dec. 8, 2009 City Council agenda for a vote. CITIZEN COMMENTS Dave Ascolani, principal of the Autumn Creek elementary school said that Autumn Creek is actively going after U.S. Cellular's contest for schools. The top 10 schools in the nation will win a $100,000 prize. It does not cost anything to enter. He hopes that everyone will help get the word out. He said that the Autumn Creek school is currently ranked 19 in the nation in the contest. Doug DeWitt, Autumn Creek elementary school, said that you can go into the U.S. Cellular store next to Jewel to get a voting card or you can vote online. He said that there is one vote per person for the contest. If Autumn Creek is able to overtake 9 schools, then they would be a winner. He said that if the school wins the $100,000, it would allow them to put in a playground at the new school. The deadline to enter the contest is January 15, 2010. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Fox Road LAPP Project —Change Order #4 — authorize an increase in the amount of $0.00 (PW 2009 -115) The Minutes of the ReLyular Meeting of the Citv Council — November 24, 2009 — page 5 Mayor Burd entertained a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. So moved by Alderman Plocher; seconded by Alderman Munns. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes -7 Nays -0 Gohnski -aye, Plocher -aye, Spears -aye, Munns -aye, Sutcliff -aye, Gilson -aye, Teeling -aye PLAN COMMISSION /ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL No Report. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL A motion was made by Alderman Sutcliff to approve the minutes of the Special City Council meeting of November 7, 2009, as presented; seconded by Alderman Golinski. Motion approved unanimously by a viva voce vote. BILLS FOR APPROVAL A motion was made by Alderman Sutcliff to approve the paying of the bills listed on the Detailed Board Report dated November 13, 2009 totaling the following amounts: checks in the amount of $1,268,926.96 (vendors); $271,201.80 (payroll period ending 11/7/09); for a total of $1,540,128.76; seconded by Alderman Munns. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes -6 Nays -1 Mums -aye, Plocher -aye, Spears -nay, Sutcliff -aye, Teeling -aye, Golinski -aye, Gilson -aye REPORTS Mayor Burd requested that the executive session be moved to this portion of the agenda. She also said that in addition to discussing the appointment, employment, compensation, or performance of employees that they would also be discussing litigation. So moved by Alderman Golinski; seconded by Alderman Munns. Motion approved unanimously by a viva voce vote. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Burd entertained a motion to enter into executive session. So moved by Alderman Munns; seconded by Alderman Plocher. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes -7 Nays -0 Spears -aye, Sutcliff -aye, Teeling -aye, Golinski -aye, Gilson -aye, Munns -aye, Plocher -aye The City Council entered the Executive Session at 8:37 p.m. The City Council returned to regular session at 9:37 p.m. MAYOR'S REPORT Appointment to Human Resource Commission (CC 2009 -90) Mayor Burd said that this item was tabled at the beginning of the meeting to the Dec. 8, 2009 City Council meeting. Proclamation for National Drunk and Drugged Driving 3D Prevention Month gg g ( ) i (CC 2009 -91) Mayor Burd read the proclamation for National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month (see attached). Approval of City Administrator Contract (CC 2009 -92) Mayor Burd said that the contract would be available tomorrow; however, each member of City Council had received a copy of the proposed city administrator contract. She said that there were several changes i The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Citv Council — November 24, 2009 — paw and she asked City Attorney Orr to go over the changes that would be made. Mayor Burd entertained a motion to approve the amended city administrator's contract. So moved by Alderman Munns; seconded by Alderman Golinski. Attorney Orr said that changes to the contract included the following: • The city will permit no additional employment other than teaching. • In the event that there is a termination without cause, there will be 3 months of severance pay. • The annual salary for the position is $98,000. • The position will include retirement benefits as provided by the IMRF. • There will be 4 weeks of vacation time. • There will be no automobile expense, however a travel reimbursement will be provided the same as all other employees of the city. • The Mayor in consultation with the employee and the City Council shall pick such other terms and conditions of employment as deemed desirable to the city. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes-5 Nays -2 Munns -aye, Spears -nay, Plocher -aye, Golinski -aye, Teeling -aye, Gilson -nay, Sutcliff -aye Appointment of City Administrator (CC 2009 -93) Mayor Burd entertained a motion to approve the appointment of Bart Olson as City Administrator of the United City of Yorkville. So moved by Alderman Golinski; seconded by Alderman Munns. Mayor Burd said that in the last couple of weeks when Mr. Olson had stepped in as Interim Administrator, there had been a major change in how the city is operating; she is very happy with what he has done so far and she is also very happy with how he has helped clean up the Parks and Recreation department this year. Alderman Golinski said that he felt that this is a good move for the city and that he was willing to appoint Mr. Olson to this position two years ago during the last city administrator search and that he hopes that we have the city administrator for the next twenty years sitting here tonight. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes -7 Nays -0 Spears -aye, Plocher -aye, Golinski -aye, Teeling -aye, Gilson -aye, Sutcliff -aye, Munns -aye, Mr. Olson thanked the City Council for the appointment and approval of the city administrator contract. He said that it has been a great 3 '/2 or 4 years working here and he looks forward to working with everyone in the future. Ordinance 2009 -62 Amending the Code of Ordinances by the Addition of Weight Limits on Certain Highways (River Road Bridge) (PW 2009 -117) Mayor Burd entertained a motion to approve an Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances by the Addition of Weight Limits on Certain Highways and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute. So moved by Alderman Plocher; seconded by Alderman Gilson. Mayor Burd said that this ordinance establishes weight limits for the River Road Bridge over Blackberry Creek. Administrator Olson said that City Engineer Wywrot had one change to the bridge structure number. Engineer Wywrot said that on page 2 of the ordinance, section IA, on line 4, the structure number should be changed to 047 -3007. Alderman Spears asked if the motion needed to be amended and City Attorney Orr said that this is just a typographical error. Alderman Spears questioned the language on page 1, paragraph 3, which states "due to its condition ". She asked if the language makes the city liable in any way. Attorney Orr said that it does not. Since we are limiting the weight allowed on the bridge, we are abiding by the recommendation that we received from IDOT, so therefore, we are also limiting our liability. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes -6 Nays -0 Teeling -aye, Gilson -aye, Sutcliff -aye, Mums -aye, Spears -aye, Plocher -aye The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Citv Council — November 24, 2009 — ua eg_7 Resolution 2009 -51 Supporting the Joint Council of Governments Water Supply Planning Group (Illinois Waters) (PW 2009 -119) Mayor Burd entertained a motion to approve a Resolution Supporting the Joint Council of Government's Water Supply Planning Group (Illinois Waters) and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute. So moved by Alderman Sutcliff, seconded by Alderman Plocher. Mayor Burd explained that this piece of legislation came from Metro West. She said that we are looking at the state imposing some kind of oversight authority over municipalities as to how we handle our water supply. She said that this is a recommendation that Metro West join with other area council of governments, so that we can keep control of our own growth. Mayor Burd said that whoever controls how we deal with our water is going to control how we deal with our growth. She said that we are trying to keep control of our water in local hands. We are trying to develop groups that know our needs and how we use water and to make sure that municipalities have some say in the governing bodies that are over us; not someone appointed at the state level or the city of Chicago. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes -6 Nays -0 Teeling -aye, Gilson -aye, Sutcliff -aye, Munns -aye, Spears -aye, Plocher -aye Ordinance 2009 -63 Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement Establishing the Northern Illinois Municipal Natural Gas Franchise Consortium (CC PW 2009 -120) Mayor Burd entertained a motion to approve an Intergovernmental Agreement Establishing the Northern Illinois Municipal Natural Gas Franchise Consortium and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute. So moved by Alderman Spears; seconded by Alderman Gilson. Mayor Burd said that this is also an initiative from Metro West and she asked Administrator Olson to explain this item. Administrator Olson said that this is a consortium of Chicagoland municipalities who are all in the same position in that we all have natural gas franchises that are going to expire within the next year. He said that what we are looking to do is join together and pay one attorney to negotiate these franchise agreements and come up with one boilerplate franchise agreement that we could all adopt. The benefit to the city is that instead of spending many attorney and staff hours negotiating these agreements, we are going to let someone else do it for us at a much cheaper rate. For us to participate we need to have an intergovernmental agreement. The cost will be about $500 for the initial setup, and the maximum amount that they foresee having to charge in the future would be another $500. Alderman Spears said that she thinks this is a great idea as she participated when the City Council established the cable consortium which saved the city a lot of money in attorney fees. Alderman Gilson asked if this consortium had ever been done in the past. Administrator Olson replied that a consortium had not been done on this level. He said that we are part of other consortiums; however, joint utility franchise agreements like this are new to the area. Alderman Gilson asked if we knew how much it cost in the past to negotiate these agreements. Administrator Olson said that we did not know how much it would cost as the last time we negotiated this was 50 years ago. He estimated that it would cost 80 -100 hours of the city attorney's time and a similar amount of his time. Attorney Orr said that what's important about the consortium, more than the cost, is that there is power in the people. She said that when the utility realizes that if they don't come to an agreement, it's not just with us, it's with many municipalities. This creates more power for the municipalities in the negotiating phase. Alderman Gilson asked if we knew what the anticipated savings to the city would be by taking part in an agreement like this. Administrator Olson said that we would save all the man hours which equates to thousands of dollars and we would have the additional benefit in that we would have coordinated negotiating power. He said that we might be able to get franchise fees or other things out of it that we might not be able to get if we were asking for it separately. Alderman Gilson asked if we were reimbursing the representative for travel, meals, hotel, and mileage, and all of these other added expenses for us to take part in this consortium. Administrator Olson said that we would through Metro West, because the representative is coordinated through them. He said if Metro West couldn't cover it, then it would be probably be portioned out through the 35 municipalities who are a part of this. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes -6 Nays -0 Teeling -aye, Gilson -aye, Sutcliff -aye, Munns -aye, Spears -aye, Plocher -aye The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Citv Council — November 24, 2009 — nage S Providing for the Regulation of Post - Construction Implementation of Stormwater Best Management Practices — First Reading (PW 2009 -104) Mayor Burd said that this is an Ordinance Providing for the Regulation of Post - Construction Implementation of Stormwater Best Management Practices. She said that this item is on the agenda for a first reading. There were no comments or questions. CITY COUNCIL REPORT Clerestory Consulting Proposal (CC 2009 -95) Alderman Sutcliff said that she and Aldermen Munns and Teeling brought this item forward to City Council since the last Administration Committee meeting was cancelled. She said that City Council does not need to vote on this item; however, they should discuss this so that administration knows how the council feels about this. She said that the City Council members were sent a copy of the proposal that Clerestory had prepared for Elmhurst. Administrator Olson said that the Elmhurst proposal is a 40 page document and that the main purpose of it is to identify different scenarios for budget cuts in order to meet their budget. Clerestory interviewed staff members, elected officials, and other organizations; they studied the budget, looked at operations and then recommended different cuts. Administrator Olson said that is what the staff always does when they look at revising the budget; however, he feels that there is some merit to having a third parry come in, who is perceived to be objective in the scenario in how they recommend things. Administrator Olson said that when he makes a recommendation on a policy issue, he tries to be as objective as possible. Alderman Spears said that she surveyed residents in Ward 4, and the majority of the residents were against spending the money on a consultant. She said that two of the people she surveyed offered to do this service free of charge for the city. She said that one of them works for IBM worldwide procurement and he previously served as a trustee for the Village of Woodridge for fifteen years. In her opinion, they have extensive backgrounds and both of them are very qualified to work on this. Alderman Gilson said that he has heard several members of council say that we are fine here in terms of the shape that the city is in, that the proposed new budget is balanced, and that the city is in good shape. If this is really the case he wondered why we need to spend $9000 for a consultant to fix something that some council members claim does not need fixing. He said that if the input given by the council, the finance director, and others at the special budget meeting that was held recently were all acted upon the city would not need to spend more money to achieve a balanced budget. Alderman Munns said that when Clerestory did their presentation to the City Council, they said that they would guarantee their work, and that if the council did not like the results, then the city wouldn't have to pay. He asked why this wasn't in the proposal. Administrator Olson said that it should say that we would save more money than we spent. Alderman Sutcliff thinks someone objective might be able to streamline our operations since they have seen a lot of other communities, so they have something to compare our situation to. She said that when you are really close to a situation, you can't really see how it can be run the most effective. She thinks that they might be able to streamline the city and make us more effective and more efficient. Alderman Teeling said she looked at the Elmhurst proposal and she thought that it was very good. She said that during the city's budget meeting, some aldermen made comments that they wanted to cut expenses, but not cut services. She said that is going to be impossible; you can't think that you are going to cut staff and other expenses and then expect that services are going to be the same. She said that if the city makes cuts, then it's going to affect our services. She said that the Elmhurst proposal did talk about a lot of cuts and it also talked about how those cuts would affect the community. She wants the council to be aware that if they do make cuts, then it's going to affect the city's services. Alderman Plocher said that he is not in favor of this and he thinks it is a waste of $9000 and that the city council should take responsibility for balancing the budget. Treasurer Powell said that even though he does not vote, he is in favor of this. Mayor Burd said that she is in favor of this because for years she has heard stories that these employees are doing this and those employees are doing that, and she does not have time to follow every employee. She believes this would be helpful to have an outside party coming in. Mayor Burd said that we are not in such dire straits as other cities; however, we still need to build up our fund balance and to do that we need to keep an eye on the bottom line and look for other ways to save money. She said that if Clerestory can come up with ways for us to save more than $9000, then they are covering their own expenses. The Minutes of the Regular Meetine of the Citv Council — November 24. 2009 — Mee 9 Alderman Spears questioned what the consultants would be able to find in two weeks. She asked if they were going to be able to track each employee. She doesn't think that they will be able to accomplish what we are expecting in that amount of time. She said that she doesn't think that we will get anything for the $9000 that we will be spending. Mayor Burd said that of the aldermen that were present, three were for the Clerestory proposal and three were against it. She said that she would talk to the other aldermen who were not present to see what they wanted to do. i Resolution 2009 -52 Amending the Employee Manual Regarding Reduction in Work Force (CC 2009 -96) Alderman Sutcliff said this is the second item that she and Aldermen Munns and Teeling brought forward to City Council. Alderman Sutcliff made a motion to approve a Resolution Amending the Employee Manual Regarding Reduction in Work Force and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute; seconded by Alderman Munns. Alderman Sutcliff said that the city's current policy is that when someone is laid off that they get three months of full pay and they thought that council should discuss changing this. She asked City Administrator Olson to explain further about the current policy. Administrator Olson said that the employee manual states that employees get 90 days notice. He said that the problem with giving employees 90 days notice is that you sometimes run into personnel issues and you might not want an employee around for 90 days after they have been notified that they have been laid off. He said that in lieu of that, they have provided some employees with 90 days pay on certain occasions. He said that council had talked about the fact that 90 days pay might have been too much. He said that he surveyed other towns and found that 90 days mandatory notice was not seen anywhere else. He said that the most notice that he saw was 4 weeks. He said that a lot of other municipalities were silent on the length of notice as they make it a management decision. He said that usually when you do a severance payout for a layoff; you have a separation agreement that is signed that would govern this. He said based on input he had received, he recommended the notice be changed to 2 weeks. Alderman Gilson questioned the line that said "additional severance packages may be given at the discretion of the Mayor ". He asked if they could add the words "with the advice of city council" to the end of that sentence. He said that if additional severance packages were going to be offered, then he hoped that the City Council would be involved with those decisions. Alderman Munns asked how that would work. Administrator Olson said that the idea then would be that if you are going to go through a round of layoffs, then you would discuss it. He said that he didn't see that in any other employee manual sections that he saw. Alderman Munns questioned why the Mayor would be the person deciding on severance packages. Administrator Olson said that typically severance packages are a management decision based on separation agreements and other provisions in the employee manual and budgeting. Alderman Spears suggested that they just strike it or else put in 2/3 vote of council. Administrator Olson said that the City Council would not want to vote on individual severances. He said that usually the severance is based on length of service. Depending on how many years you have been with the city, you would get a certain amount of weeks of severance pay. Alderman Gilson said again that he felt that they should change it to "with the advice of city council ". Alderman Sutcliff said that would mean that whenever anyone was going to be let go, then the City Council would have to vote. Administrator Olson clarified that, in his opinion, advice did not mean a vote. It was questioned if the discussion would take place during open or closed session. Attorney Orr said that unless the discussion was of a specific person, you would not discuss it in executive session. A general personnel discussion would be discussed in open session. Alderman Plocher asked if staff was advised of this change to the employee manual. Administrator Olson said that it has not been communicated to the staff other than what was in the City Council packet. Treasurer Powell said that big corporations usually give one week of severance for every year that you have worked for them. He asked if there is anything in labor law that talks about that. Attorney Orr said there wasn't and that the purpose of this was to alter the previous policy which was quite excessive or generous. I The Minutes of the Rezular Meeting of the Citv Council — November 24. 2009 — Daze 10 Mayor Burd asked for any other comments or questions. There were none and she said that she was asking for approval of this item as amended. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes -5 Nays -1 Munns -aye, Spears -aye, Plocher -nay, Teeling -aye, Gilson -aye, Sutcliff- -aye ATTORNEY'S REPORT No report. CITY CLERK'S REPORT No report. CITY TREASURER'S REPORT No report. CITY ADMINISTATOR'S REPORT No report. FINANCE DIRECTOR'S REPORT Director Mika reported that the next utility bills sent out would have a note to residents informing them that in the future the city will not be including envelopes for payment. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT Engineer Wywrot reported that in the Grande Reserve subdivision, concrete barriers were in place to help prevent fly dumping in those areas; that IBT will be using cold patching to fix the potholes; and that we have provided additional information to the electrician to assist him in preparing his proposal to repair six streetlights. He also reported that in Windett Ridge, the storm sewer along the rear yards is in the ground and the landscape restoration is nearly complete. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS REPORT No report. CHIEF OF POLICE'S REPORT Lieutenant Schwartzkopf reported that the police department had conducted a tobacco compliance check the previous night and all of the city's tobacco license holders were compliant. Mayor Burd mentioned that she and Sergeant Groesch had attended a BASSET workshop that was held by the state. The state had asked her to explain how the city had been so successful in implementing a mandatory BASSET training program for all employees who deal with alcohol, not just the managers. She said that the state applauded the city's efforts in requiring everyone to be educated as to their responsibilities in selling or serving alcohol. Lieutenant Schwartzkopf noted that numerous departments have come to Yorkville to be trained. Alderman Sutcliff mentioned that she had spoken to a liquor commissioner for the State of Illinois and he had said that Yorkville is a role model for the state. DIRECTOR OF PARKS & RECREATION'S REPORT Administrator Olson reported that the Chili Chase was held last Sunday and that it was very successful with over 400 runners participating. He also reported that they are currently holding a promotion at the Rec Center. Anyone that buys a new one year membership will get six months free and if existing members extend their contract for one year, they will get three months free. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REPORT No report. COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER'S REPORT Community Relations Officer Spies reported that the weather was great for the city's Holiday Under the Stars event and that they had a lot of people attend. She thanked the community organizations for helping out; Boy Scouts Troup 40 for donating the Chapel on the Green and Parkview for donating the use of their building and waiving their janitorial services. She also said that there were over 25 sponsors and the city collected about $8500.00. Mayor Burd commended Ms. Spies and her committee on doing a fantastic job. She said that she was happy to have Santa back at Freeman's Sports and that the business people were happy with the traffic through their stores. She said that this event really exemplifies what community spirit is about. Ms. Spies mentioned that during the Holiday under the Stars event they collected hats, mittens, and gloves for the Kendall County Food Pantry. She said that the businesses will still be collecting those items until December 11. She also mentioned that they collected $185.00 from the Pennies from Heaven The Minutes of the Regular Meetine of the Citv Council — November 24. 2009 — naee 11 campaign. She received a letter from Maria Spaeth saying that they are very grateful for the money which will be used for turkeys and Christmas dinners. Alderman Plocher said that he received several phone calls about the traffic situation during the Holiday under the Stars event. He thanked the police officers for responding quickly. COMMUNITY & LIAISON REPORT Alderman Teel' Ing reported that she went to School Board meeting last night and that she volunteered to be liaison to the board. Mayor Burd asked Alderman Spears if she could report back to the Public Safety Committee that Alderman Tee1mg would be the liaison. REPORTS PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT No Report. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT No report. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT Ordinance 2009 -64 Amending the Code of Ordinances Regarding Towing of Vehicles (PS 2009 -32) A motion was made by Alderman Spears to approve an Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances Regarding Towing of Vehicles and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute; seconded by Alderman Sutcliff. Alderman Spears said that this ordinance lists the special situations in which vehicles could be towed and it gives the city the authority to tow those vehicles. City Attorney Orr said that during the discussion at the Public Safety Committee, two questions were posed. The first was why the city needed to have a 7 day notice period and the second was regarding lien holders. She said that both of these are state laws. The 7 day notice period only pertains to abandoned vehicles. If a vehicle has been sitting in one place for a long time, it is not automatically towed; you have to give them seven days notice first. She said that the lien holder language is a state law and the police department has always followed the state law; however, this ordinance allows us to codify it, and along with that, we have rewritten this ordinance to add seizure of vehicles where there has been illegal conduct on the part of the drivers. Alderman Plocher asked if this ordinance imposed a $500.00 fine and Attorney Orr stated that was correct. Alderman Gilson questioned what would happen if a lien holder came in and said that they wanted the vehicle. Attorney Orr said that we would have to turn the car over to them. Alderman Gilson asked if we had the right to hold the vehicle until the foreclosure goes through and Attorney Orr replied that we do not have that right. Alderman Gilson said that he had also questioned the language in the ordinance in Section 6 -54 (B) that says "Requests for a hearing are to be made in person to the Chief of Police. Requests for hearing by persons who reside more than 50 miles from the municipality may be made by mail ". He brought up the possibility of a disabled or elderly person who might not be able to make the request in person. He wondered why all the requests couldn't be mailed especially, if for our local residents, it may be burdensome for them to come in and make the request in person. Alderman Gilson also questioned if the seven day notice applied to all vehicles. Attorney Orr said that the seven day notice does not apply to all vehicles; it only applies to abandoned vehicles. She said that there are three categories of vehicles: hazardous which have been involved in an accident, unlawful which are the ones that are missing a license plate or are in very, very bad condition, and the third one is abandoned where it's just sitting on the street for a very long period of time. Alderman Gilson stated that one of his concerns is that if you have an abandoned vehicle which the city is considering towing, the city might consider it abandoned, but the owner might not. He said that if the owner is on vacation, he hopes that the owner would have more than seven days to respond without deeming their rights away. Attorney Orr said that the seven days notice is state law and that we are just codifying state law. Attorney Orr said that the change to paragraph B will read — Requests for a hearing are to be made in person to the Chief of Police or may be made by mail. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Citv Council — November 24. 2009 — Dage 12 Alderman Plocher questioned if the fee should be reduced from $500.00 down to $250.00. He feels that if the fee is $500.00 then there may be a lot of vehicles that people are not going to pick up, as they also have to pay the cost of towing. Alderman Spears asked if the vehicles become city property if people do not pick them up. Mayor Burd said that the city would sell the vehicles if they are not picked up. Alderman Spears asked how much Oswego's towing fee is and Mayor Burd responded that it is $500.00. Mayor Burd asked if anyone else wanted to amend the fee to $250.00 and no one else wanted to amend the fee. Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes -6 Nays -0 Spears -aye, Plocher -aye, Tee1mg -aye, Gilson -aye, Sutcliff -aye, Munns -aye ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE REPORT No report. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS Alderman Munns asked why a big white box truck was parked in the rear city parking lot. Administrator Olson said that he would look into it. Alderman Spears asked if everyone could please fill in the boxes at the top of the agenda item tracking documents saying who has reviewed each item. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Burd entertained a motion to adjourn the meeting. So moved by Alderman Teeling; seconded by Alderman Gilson. Adjournment of the meeting was unanim ously approved by a viva voce vote. Meeting adjourned at 10:41 P.M. Minutes submitted by: Lisa Pickering Deputy City Clerk City of Yorkville, Illinois REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING November 24, 2009 PLEASE PRINT NAME: SUBDIVISION OR BUSINESS: t3 s om4y-yj ° . a)c — (2 n �41� v 04�pC- sL,. ye Jc "1 Y oo , �� ► J�� I yv SIGN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING November 24, 2009 PLEASE PRINT NAME: SUBDIVISION OR BUSINESS: �� ✓ 01k, dLb S e cu•v 6 QAA) i tie r P Drv,A /, oc � 6� ��T Yo Z /Z �rZG� SI NIN t I REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING November 24, 2009 PLEASE PRINT NAME: SUBDIVISION OR BUSINESS: �/ nO � � �C.v �(•�1: . 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WHEREAS, individuals who donate their time to the humanities are building i 1 � ►l a ®��' °gin >d' I1, ► g a eA ,�; , c ommunities for the next century; and WHEREAS the Illinois Humanities Council is dedicated to fostering a ►�'e culture in which the humanities are a vital part of the lives of individuals and 1 010'®° communities; and WHEREAS, Studs Terkel recognized the extraordinary accomplishments of lll's'� ®'0��1�' 016 �♦; � ; ordinary people in his chronicles of American life; and �o�t0 !1 0 ' 19� a/Ea ' ► :�� WHEREAS the Illinois Humanities Council has initiated the Studs Terkel � 161664� ' Humanities Service Award to honor those humanities heroes whose efforts are often 1. fi ►,I;;m�a unnoticed and unsung; and 001 ► �' ' °,� °�1A1 ►, �a , WHEREAS Rick Falato has kept the humanities alive in the United City of + OI 4 Yorkville for his many contributions to the city, specifically for bringing music to l .< the Yorkville community, many times free of charge, through the Yorkville Big 1 ►®�s1 �11oro��� Band; and 0611 ► 04 7 1 ���q .�: ®a 0� ► 1 ► WHEREAS, for over 40 years Mr. Falato has mentored, taught, and s� I - �I g5a3•' influenced thousands of children in the state of Illinois through his unconditional IIg116eo�' commitment, dedication and love for music. E �o1116 Ok i �6 ►1 ►1''j THEREFORE, I, Valerie Burd, Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, do �9 ®ola1 C1161 hereby recognize Rick Falato as a recipient of the Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award and as a champion of the humanities in the United City of Yorkville. O ,. ♦ � © 911 1 ►� ®r IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of too ®, �1► a j,�op.ags ► q� �j ► , November, 2009. I Ise ® ®dlll e►. Valerie Burd, Mayor *Z1110 V ® Save .. e� r1�I��� ::: 1�I�L�..:�1 e W4; .�1 e:. 3 e,ry , ��rer er.rf � � Iierer.f � � Ireier ■f � � ►ierei.rf � � Irer ere�/ O � here reef � � Iiereirrf � � Irerererf * � fierer.�f � � 1 v�ee v. /�'f'� I�p® t waw► t �w•ww► t �www♦ 1www! •w•w•w O ♦rww� 1rww� t •ww �► ♦ •www� t •rnrir P ► �� ��= .o �w.� w � �� � s� ��� w � �a.�u. �_i o..� ® gal M ®.eu o 1 1 °uuur• �uuur• 1 ■uum• •uum• 1 �,umr• 1 �,uunr• 1 �ur�ni• 1 �,unn• �arnu• 1 ■uru■q 1 �uuu• O •\e •. AB .. a >,• ...�Z�I�1�. �aZ�2�l�.: a1�I�l�. • :. �Z!2!l /..,> 1 1 0 r , :•:.a1 :�:.�Z�T�Ia :• .�1� ? ►�1�. ;:�.�1�I�1�. •:.�1� ?�1�.�:..�Itroll o ., s 4 ° �0aoee�'e0�a�� li > a;o, UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE aL�m� e D P ► <B °_ red g>,__Hn �1� 111 ►aka ® ®4, - °ad ! NATIONAL DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING (31)) PREVENTION MONTH rp ,�y " . ., aP DECEMBER 2009 1 �Q�dAOe�r i'G a ��►! WHEREAS, motor vehicle crashes killed 1,042 people in Illinois during 2008; and �I o rr Da`,.. WHEREAS 362 of those deaths involved a driver i m p aired b alcohol; and p Y Dal - �•�, ,,� " d/l� ; WHEREAS, the December holiday season is traditionally one of the most deadly times of the year for impaired driving; ands ® ► a®• s 1a1 r WHEREAS, for thousands of families across the state and the nation, holidays are a time y0 o � 0 ��� to remember loved ones lost; and °��� AP P• ® °_d' ®. . I J •F,�,d /1 a ®j= WHEREAS, organizations across the state and the nation are joined with the You Drink & Drive. You Lose and other campaigns that foster public awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and law enforcement efforts to curb impaired driving; and wwn ��� ► O b o ®.j _ WHEREAS, the community of the United City of Yorkville is proud to partner with the ® 1,►�� , Illinois Department of Transportation's Division of Traffic Safety and other traffic safetyP�. I600o� g roup s in that effort to make our roads and streets safer; Ems® ° 4`01 NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor Valerie Burd do hereby proclaim December 2009 as m Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month in the United City of Yorkville and do e ° o 0 0 0��'� �I �1 hereby call upon all citizens, government agencies, business leaders, hospitals and health ► 1 4n ° °:� care providers schools and public and private institutions to promote awareness of the ,• -..�� impaired driving problem, to support programs and policies to reduce the incidence of 1„ wos impaired driving, and to promote safer and healthier behaviors regarding the use of alcohol k�ea;a�lj � OV, and other drugs this December holiday season and throughout the year. �Go9 r� eo06� Pale• ` � r'�ul Dated this 24 "' day of November, 2009, A.D. ; <,._®. a• �� ►Oar ® ;' Ih � ^��`� Valerie Bur(, Mayor M UM .r:r'I � � l.r:�I � � ♦..�I � \ 0o ® °6p�i(l� .:: r1 I e Lc .:: r 1 ►I o ti� ... r1 I t� ..: � r 1 I t ... r1 I a ti® 4 � �i� ����.►������ ®. a���ser ®. a_�i�o.�. a ® o��.�..►�a a �.�.• ►�i���. a�����►►����.woi ne� R � � ►w � �►_—w.-.� r� ►i �.or• ►r.�.�. �o ►o�. ►i �i.•o.�� �r �.�.�� m'�aay.n� ����IS b __ — L, —� _ — � I . s`I .. 'r s—i 'I_�_�_�i�o_ ���i �_ s_w�i rvm• ® �... _.. AAR PLAN O Oswego Economic YEDC ECONOMIC � DEVELOPMENT evelo ment Cor oratio C O R P O RAT I O orkville Economic Development Cor oratio _OF KENDALL THE COUN v ' 19, 1841 IllIN01s �BRUPRY M E I C SANDWICH ECONOMIC DBTLOPMENT CORP. Kendall Economic Development Alliance What is Economic Development? Economic Devel pment Programs achieve: Enhanced Local Economy Job Creation Business Retention Diversified Tax Base Business - Friendly Climate Better Quality of Life Economic Development efforts are integral for building communities and meeting ',Kendall Economic Development Alliance community goals. Creation of Economic Development Corporation • 501 -C6 Not - For - Profit Economic Development Corporation • Public/ Private Partnership Initiative • Launched by local municipalities embracing partnership concept • Created by the desire to provide various important tools and services to support the needs and growth of commercial and industrial development, entrepreneurs and workforce development. • Yorkville's EDC was created in the year 2000 Goal of Economic Development and Impact in Our Community • Generate tax revenue for governmental bodies • Cultivate local economy to diversify tax base • Attract private investment • Increase employment opportunities • Increase property occupancy rates • Promote community's competitive advantage as prime location • Strengthen workforce development partnerships • Retain, expand and grow local businesses • Leverage public and private sector resources Role of Economic Development in a Community • Foster positive development and construction process • Support of both municipality and businesses • Strive to build relationships with clients based on trust, credibility and reputation • Promote positive business climate • Generate positive media for community projects • Distribute community demographic information • Represent community as economic development liaison • Interface with state and regional agencies on behalf of community • Familiarize local business and industry with prospective business opportunities Kendall Economic Development Alliance kE Programs & Services • Buildings and sites inventory • Business retention assistance • Community demographics and information • Marketing of community • Financing and grant opportunities • Workforce development and training • Annual Job Fair • Educational seminars loom I Positive Multiplier Effect UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE MUNICIPAL SALES TAX REVENUE $2,676,261 $2,548,783 $2,506,433 $2 $2,243,867 $2 , $1,520,080 $1,500,000 $1 07,003 $1,055,032 $1,000,000 $5009000 -_- __- -- $0 FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 Positive Multiplier Effect UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY EQUALIZED ASSESSED VALUES $124,622,219 100, 000, 000 $98,576,640 90, 000, 000 $82,523,800 80,000,000 *f 5,486,046 70, 000, 000 $61,326,170 60, 000, 000 50, 000, 000 $35,929,924 40,000 $29,640,013 30 i� -- 20 000, 000 10,000,000 - -- 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Devel Kendall Economic We H Su • Organizati K ane , . G rund y, acc Lake and Cook Counties have competitive properties with excellent • infrastructure . • workfo '�H��AGC� CENTER for EC�NfJM1C �EVELOP�111ENT L�utevaz. Cai2irhorratia*��. t?p�aua Dane County , �► , <' r DEVELO DeKalb C:ounty's got it. E D E K A L B ■COUNT Y Economic Development Corporation Kendall Economic Development Alliance Essential to Accomplish More With Less Resources • As with private and government sectors, fewer resources are available due to current economic conditions • Like businesses in these times, we must increase marketing efforts to create and pursue available projects • Projects that may have closed in 1 year, now may take 3 years of promotion and coordination • On going efforts to complete fundamental groundwork is essential before economic conditions improve • WE MUST BE PROACTIVE AND PREPARED Investor Profile and Board SEC Group, Inc., Jason Poppen Chairman YEDC United City of Yorkville, Mayor Valerie Burd Vice Chairman YEDC Rush - Copley Medical Center, Nancy Wilson Treasurer YEDC Sexton Companies, Drew Daniels Secretary YEDC Castle Bank Yorkville, Stan Free Centrue Bank, Jason Penman DTD Investments, LLC, Dean Tomich Engineering Enterprises, Inc., Jeff Freeman Hamman Property Ventures, Don Hamman Harlem Irving Companies, Colleen Rolloff HRM Properties & Development, LLC, Mason Oliver Inland Real Estate Sales, Inc., Rich Artman Jake Land Group, Tony Perino Old Second Bank Yorkville, Ken Spaeth THE National Bank, Bill Vogel United City of Yorkville, Marty Munns, Ex- Officio Board Member Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce, Michael Burks Yorkville Community Unit School District #115, Dr. Thomas Engler Testimonials "Without a doubt, if it had not been for Lynn Dubajic and her staff, we would not have located our project in Yorkville. Lynn aggressively recruited our business, selling us on the attributes of locating in Yorkville. Once we began our project, she was invaluable in helping us through the various levels of the approval process." - Randy Witt & Scott Melby, Partners in Raging Waves "Lynn Dubajic is the face of Yorkville to those looking to locate to this area. Her enthusiasm about the City is contagious and motivates decision makers to move their business to Yorkville, as I did. Her ability to create excitement is necessary for our business community to continue to thrive and grow." - Rino Dervishi, Owner BlackStone Bar & Grill "Working closely with the Yorkville Economic Development Corporation and Lynn Dubajic is a necessity for any developer or business owner in Yorkville. The insight and information the YEDC provides is invaluable to success. The YEDC orchestrates the process and makes our job as developers so much easier. The YEDC is a tremendous asset to Yorkville." -Jim Ratos, Developer Parkway Commercial & Medical Development Development , Economic Other Economic Development Partners • Chambers of Commerce • Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) - Business grants and incentive programs • Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) - Regional data collection and analysis • Waubonsee Community College and Small Business Development Center - Business planning, foreign trade, entrepreneurial education • Kendall Area Transit (KAT) - Workforce and customer transit • River Valley Workforce Investment Board - Workforce Training • USDA Rural Development - Business loans and grants Other Economic Development Partners continued • Upper IL River Valley Development Authority (UIRVDA) - Tax exempt financing $1M and greater for manufacturing, senior housing and medical facilities • Kane County Department of Education & Employment (KCDEE) - Workforce training • Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center (IMEC) - Productivity and competitiveness for manufacturers • Aurora Area Convention and Tourism Bureau (AACTB) - Tourism promotion Economic Kendall Development Thank you very much! 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Under Ice Mountain, page 11 - Admin and Finance - In a previous asked question on the Oct. 27th bill list, Susan Mika responded that the bottled water for admin and finance had been discontinued going forward. Why is it on the bill list again? Response: Invoices are sent in after the service is received. So, we can cancel and still receive an invoice. 2. Under MetroWest Cog, page 15 - Admin- Sept 19th Anvil Club, Board Meeting for 2 People - Who attended this meeting, what was the meeting's purpose, and what did the $85 pay for specifically? Response: Brendan and the Mayor attended. This was the monthly meeting for MetroWest and the charge paid for the meeting and dinner fee for each person. 3. Under Nelson Enterprises, page 17 - Community Relations October Radio, Advertising - Please detail what the $216 pays for specifically? Response: In reviewing the invoice, it was for daily radio ads with WSPY Radio. The Community Relations Officer is out on vacation so I am unable to verify what type of ad was announced on behalf of the City. 4. Under Anne Englehardt, page 20- Community Relations Expense Reimbursement for Share and Care Recycling Event - Please detail what the $46.78 was specifically for. Response: In reviewing the invoices, this was for coffee $33.09, water $5.84, sharpie pens, and poster boards, $7.85, for the Share and Care Recycling Event. 5. Under YEDC, page 25 - Admin Annual Meeting for 2 People - Please detail who attended this meeting, what the $100 paid for specifically, and why this was not paid for by the individuals attending? Response: The Mayor and Ald. Munns attended. The $100 paid for the ticket of attending the dinner. The City has typically paid for the Mayor and the YEDC liaison (Ald. Munns) to attend.