City Council Minutes 2023 10-23-23 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS,
HELD IN THE CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM~
651 PRAIRIE POINTE DRIVE ON
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23,2023
Mayor Purcell called the meeting to order at 6:08 p.m.
ROLL CALL
• City Clerk Behland called the roll.
Ward I Koch Present
Transier Present
Ward II Plocher Absent
Soling Present
Ward III Funkhouser Present
Marek Present
Ward IV Tarulis Present
Corneils Present
Also present: City Administrator Olson,Assistant City Administrator Willrett(via zoom),City Clerk
Behland, Chief of Police Jensen, Public Works Director Dhuse, Community Development Director
Barksdale-Noble,Finance Director Fredrickson, Director of Parks and Recreation Evans,and Building
Code Official Ratos.
QUORUM
A quorum was established.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
None.
BUSINESS—Goal Setting Session
City Administrator Olson said the goal-setting format would be similar to years prior. The elected
officials will receive ten votes each to vote on items they feel are essential for the city to focus on. These
• weighted votes will determine the Council's priorities for the next fiscal year. The Council asked the
Department Heads for their input prior to voting.
Each elected official ranked the goals,resulting in the following list of goals in order of priority:
1) Downtown: Public Development,Private Development,Parking, and General
2) Staffing
3a) Lake Michigan
3b) PW Facility
5) Subdivision Cluster/RTBR
6) Vehicles
7) Automation&Technology
8) Home Rule Planning
9) School IGA
10) Pre-Grant Planning Efforts
11 a) Facility Planning
11b) Green Door
11c) Quiet Zones
14a) Event Security
14b) Budget Performance
16a) Building Permit Fees
16b) Metra Extension
18a) Land Purchase/Sale
18b) Library Capital
20a) School Safety(Exterior&Traffic)
• 20b) Solar Farm
22) Southside Development
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Purcell adjourned the City Council meeting at 8:33 p.m.
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