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Economic Development Minutes 2009 07-07-09 i Page I of 5 APPROVED 8/4/09 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 7pm City Conference Room I In Attendance: Committee Members Chairman Gary Golinski Alderman Rose Spears Alderman Wally Werderich Alderman Robyn Sutcliff i i Other Citv Officials: Mayor Valerie Burd City Administrator Brendan McLaughlin Community Development Director Travis Miller Stephanie Boettcher, Senior Planner Other Guests: Tony Scott, Kendall County Record James Olguin, Goldstine Skiodzki Russian Nemec and Hoft Phil Stuepfert, SEC Group Paul Daniels, Bridge Street Plaza Robert Nelson, Attorney Lynn Dubajic, YEDC Todd Milliron The meeting was called to order by Chairman Gary Golinski at 7:00pm. Minutes for Correction /Approval: , June 2, 2009 The minutes were approved as read. New Business: 1. EDC 2009 -26 Building Permit Report for May 2009 There was no discussion (out of sequence) 4. EDC 2009 -29 Prestwick Request for Payment Plan and Fee Lock Extension Travis reported that there are two sums of money that have not been paid per the Annexation Agreement. He said that over the winter, Stephanie Boettcher had reviewed all Annexation Agreements and set up an automated fee lock schedule. It was realized at this time, that the payments had not been made by Prestwick for the Library or the Fire District. Prestwick has requested a 2 -year extension on these payments and on the fee lock. The fee lock extension requires a Public Hearing before the Plan Commission to amend the Annexation Agreement. The Fire District trustees have been notified and will be meeting soon to consider this request. Chairman Golinski suggested that the Library Board be notified for a recommendation as well. Attorney James Olguin spoke on behalf of Prestwick. The reason for the request is due to the slowdown of the current real estate market with no recent sales. Alderwoman Spears Page 2 of 5 suggested that a committee decision be delayed in view of the 6 -month grace period granted in a letter from the City. This would allow the City to assess the budget and also receive input from the Fire and Library Boards. Other committee members concurred. This item will be brought back to committee when all the information is obtained. (The payments are due in November). (out of sequence) Old Business: 1. EDC 2009 -25 Bridge Street Plaza Redevelopment Agreement Paul Daniels was present on behalf of Bridge Street Plaza. He is the owner of the old hotel property at the northwest corner of Hydraulic and Rt. 47. His company, Investor Tools, moved into this property about 15 years ago. He said that remodeling the building is cost - prohibitive and he is currently working with Mason Oliver on a demolition plan. Demolition costs were expected to be about $108,000, but he stated there are serious environmental problems with asbestos being found. increasing the costs to about $132,000. Remediation will take approximately 10 days to 3 weeks to complete. When discussing demolition, Travis noted that in a previous meeting, the committee members had requested a timeline of action. He said this is a unique agreement because there are no plans for redevelopment, however, the project is TIF- eligible. The agreement is executed prior to the demolition occurring, but no money is paid until demolition occurs and a redevelopment plan is submitted and commences. Mr. Daniels said he was planning to seed the area with grass after demolition, but would also consider gravel for parking. He would allow parking in the lot with proper signage so that cars are not abandoned. Language will be included in the agreement to reimburse the City if a redevelopment plan is brought forth quicker than anticipated. Mr. Daniels said he would not charge the City for using the land as parking spots. Alderwoman Spears said there is no money to install a parking lot at this time. She also cited the example of Countryside that has not been developed yet. She said with no development plan, she would find it difficult to allow TIF money or tax dollars to demolish the building. She said she is not in favor of a TIF due to the Countryside situation. Mayor Burd added that the City has had 3 TIF's that worked well, property values increased and the schools reaped the benefits. She cited the Industrial Park as a positive example. She said Mr. Daniels' TIF is in place already. She added that the downtown is a prime area that needs help and that the public needs to be educated that TIF's do not use tax dollars. Attorney Orr has reviewed the agreement noting a couple minor revisions. If conditions of the agreement are not met, the agreement could be nullified. There was a brief discussion regarding language talking about "performance ". Attorney Orr will be asked to provide a legal opinion on this question. Alderman Werderich asked that a "cap" amount of demolition money should be added. This item will be forwarded to the City Council with adjustments. Page 3 of 5 (out of sequence) Items Recommended by Plan Commission for Approval: 1. PC 2009 -05 Haehner Annexation Agreement This matter has been before the Plan Commission on two occasions. There were concerns regarding density and zoning with a compromise finally being reached. The recommendation was for annexation with R2 zoning and a cap of 200 units. Mayor Burd stated this annexation agreement was a request made by the City to continue with the City's plan to move south towards Caton Farm Road. The City currently has several pre- annexation agreements to allow properties to become contiguous. There are no current plans to develop this property. Alderman Werderich said he was not in favor of the agreement because he feels the City should conform to the Comp Plan and the present agreement would be a major deviation. The Plan states this area is to be suburban neighborhood (which provides for less density) and more open space. Alderman Werderich also asked how existing pre- annexation agreements tie into this agreement and what is the status of other negotiations. Mr. Miller replied that this property is contiguous to Yorkshire Farms. He also added that other landowners recognize that this is a good time to negotiate agreements while development is slow. It was noted that open space was not included when figuring the density of the property. Travis added that the lots could be 25 -30% less dense after considering open space, roads, creek and detention. Mayor Burd asked Travis to recalculate and present the resulting density. Mr. Miller said notices have gone out for a Public Hearing on July 14` (out of sequence) 2. Integrated Transportation Plan —Draft Plan Presentation Phil Stuepfert of the SEC Group presented highlights of the transportation plan and he said it is almost finished. There was input from City staff, SEC and the public. He said the goal was to make Yorkville more pedestrian- friendly and added benefits would be improved health and safety. One of the first priorities of this plan is trails. Funding for this project will come from grants, local funding sources and developers. There was a brief discussion of moving the storefronts in downtown Yorkville to the backs of the building. The City will be looking at that area with consideration of the anticipated Rt. 47 improvements. Stormwater management in that area was also discussed and "rain gardens" were suggested. The canoe chute and riverfront area were also mentioned. Alderman Sutcliff asked who would track the progress going forward. Alderman Golinski said the next step should be to form an implementation team and it should be discussed at the next committee meeting. It was suggested by Alderman Spears that residents from each Ward should be included along with Park Board members and a j cross - section of others. Mayor Burd said the group should be kept small, approximately 5 -7 members. i Page 4 of 5 There will be a revision of the plan to be presented at a future Council meeting. Chairman Golinski said the Park Board should have a chance to review the plan first and they will be invited to the Council meeting. (out of sequence) 5. EDC 2009 -30 CMAP Full Circle Grant (Tree Survey) — Inter- Governmental Agreement with Kane County Regarding CMAP Grant Funding The Committee commented that this is a very sound plan. Mr. Miller said it will not be possible to finish the entire project by November 30 and it is hoped that the project can be delayed. Originally it was hoped that college interns would be hired to do the work and the work was intended to be done in the summer. However, due to a time factor, others who can identify trees may be hired instead. Staff recommends approval of the agreement knowing that there may be amendments. Mayor Burd added that the project was recommended by the Green Committee. This item will move to the next Council meeting consent agenda. 6. EDC 2009 -31 Com Ed Lease Agreement for Trail Attorney Orr has reviewed the agreement and it now moves to the consent agenda of City Council. p Old Business: The Zoning Commission is discussing new zoning classifications and will also focus on administrative chapters. The next meeting will be July 29 at 4pm. j Additional Business: Mayor Burd shared information on an idea to preserve the old county jail. It has been identified as one of the 10 most endangered buildings in Illinois. Travis Miller said there was an agreement made in 2000 between the City and IDOT. IDOT would compensate the City with 20 parking spaces lost from the Rt. 47 improvements and the City was to identify the location for these spaces. IDOT would then acquire the land on behalf of the City since the property must be City- owned. The jail property is the closest property to the downtown that could be acquired. The northern half of the lot would be used for parking to replace spots lost on Rt. 47. The plan has been shared with IDOT and they are open to purchasing the property and to fund the grading and construction of the retaining wall. The County requests confirmation of the City's intentions by August. Mayor Burd has spoken with persons who are willing to do the renovations at no cost. She hopes it could be a possible museum or space for archives. i Page 5 of 5 Two appraisals at City expense are needed and must be certified. Cost of acquisition and total improvements are estimated at $800,000 according to Travis. IDOT will also examine the building for any potential hazardous materials. Regarding committee liaisons selected last month, Chairman Golinski said Alderman Munns had been attending YEDC meetings and will continue to do so. There was no other business and the meeting adjourned at 9:13pm. Minutes respectfully submitted by Marlys Young i i I i I i I i cjr © United City of Yorkville '1A 800 Game Farm Road 1636 Yorkville, Illinois 60560 Telephone: 630 -553 -4350 0 ® � S a ® Fax: 630 - 553 -7575 �y eF I{anOH Ga PLEASE SIGN IN MEETING: fl DATE: 7 7 -a--a, I NAME COMPANY PHONE NUMBER 60 3o - S'S -00 1 / 0 I ! I�