Joint Board of Review Countryside 2023 11-28-23APPROVED 11/26/24
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ANNUAL JOINT REVIEW BOARD
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
US RTE 34 & IL RTE 47 COUNTRYSIDE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 3:30pm
City Hall Conference Room
651 Prairie Pointe Drive, Yorkville, IL 60560
1. Call Meeting to Order
The meeting was called to order at 3:30pm by Attorney Kathleen Field Orr and she
explained the procedure for this meeting.
2. Roll Call
Ms. Orr took roll call as follows:
United City of Yorkville, Finance Director Rob Fredrickson
Bristol Township, no representative present
Kendall County, Christina Burns
Yorkville School District #115, Director of Finance Mr. Kreg Wesley
Waubonsee Community College District #516, Sarah Orth
Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District, no representative present
Others Present:
City Attorney Kathleen Field Orr
Assistant City Administrator, City of Yorkville, Erin Willrett
Community Development Director, City of Yorkville, Krysti Barksdale-Noble
Economic Development Director Lynn Dubajic Kellogg
Kendall Township, Cathy Scalise
Kendall County Township Clerk, Steven Grebner
3. Motion to Elect or Re-elect Public Member
Ms. Orr stated no one would be elected.
4. Motion to Elect or Re-elect Chairperson
Ms. Burns nominated Rob Fredrickson and Ms. Orth seconded, followed by a unanimous
voice vote.
5. Minutes for Approval
No action was taken on the November 22, 2022 minutes. One returning public
participant was absent last year and the remainder of the public participants were not on
the Board then.
6. Review of Annual Report for the US Rt. 34 & Il Rt. 47 Countryside
Redevelopment Project Area
Mr. Fredrickson provided a summary of the activities for this property. He said the TIF
began FY 2023 with a (-$1.18) million deficit fund balance, property tax of $232,000 was
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received, expenses of $224,000 and a small surplus of $7,700. He said the report
includes an itemized breakdown of the expenditures and he noted other documents
pertaining to this TIF. The 2 projects undertaken were Kendall Crossing and Holiday Inn
Express.
Ms. Dubajic Kellogg described the activities and new businesses in the projects. Station
One Smokehouse should open December or January. The other business is Holiday Inn
Express. The owner changed his original plans from a banquet hall to a 4-story building
including a banquet hall, restaurant and hotel rooms.
7. Questions, Comments from the Board
Ms. Orth asked when this TIF would be done—it will be done in 2028 and cannot be
done sooner. Ms. Orr explained that when these bonds were issued, they were issued on
a proposed development concept, however, that method ended during the recession of
2006-2008 and the bonds must still be repaid and will be paid by the city.
8. Discussion, Deliberation and Recommendation
None
9. Public Comment
None
10. Adjournment
This meeting ended at 3:41pm on a motion by Mr. Wesley and second by Ms. Burns.
Unanimous voice vote approval.
Respectfully transcribed by
Marlys Young, Minute Taker