HomeMy WebLinkAboutEconomic Development Minutes 2026 06-02-26APPROVED 7/7/26
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UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 6:00pm
East Conference Room #337
651 Prairie Pointe Drive, Yorkville, IL
In Attendance:
Committee Members
Chairman Ken Koch Alderman Rusty Hyett
Alderman Joe Plocher Alderman Matt Marek
Other City Officials
City Administrator Bart Olson
Assistant City Administrator Erin Willrett
Community Development Director Krysti Barksdale-Noble
Building Code Official Pete Ratos
City Attorney Kathleen Orr
Senior Planner Sara Mendez via Zoom
Senior Planner David Hansen
Planner 1 Thian Dim, via Zoom
Economic Development Coordinator Katelyn Gregory
Economic Development Director Lynn Dubajic Kellogg
Community Development Intern Drea Sandoval
Other Guests
Bradd Hout, Cyrus One
Russ Whitaker, Rosanova & Whitaker
Dwight Trostle, Pinnacle
Dave Silverman, Pioneer
Matt McCarron, Pioneer
Rachel Bold, Cyrus One
Michael Hemme via Zoom
Zach Fox via Zoom
Aimee Lalime, via Zoom
Kim Kaskel, via Zoom
The meeting was called to order at 6:00pm by Chairman Ken Koch
Citizen Comments None
Minutes for Correction/Approval May 5, 2026
The minutes were approved as presented.
New Business
1. EDC 2026-26 Building Permit Report for April 2026
Mr. Ratos said 140 permits were issued in April. Nine were for single family detached, 6 were
single family attached and 10 commercial and miscellaneous.
2. EDC 2026-27 Building Inspection Report for April 2026
There were 578 inspections, most of which were done in-house. Some plumbing inspections and
a couple building inspections were outsourced.
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3. EDC 2026-28 Property Maintenance Report for April 2026
In April, 14 cases were heard, all for Bristol Bay. All were in compliance at the time of hearing
and were dismissed, however, the area is still being monitored and new citations have been issued
for weeds and grass, said Mr. Ratos.
4. EDC 2026-29 Economic Development Report for May 2026
Ms. Gregory said there were 3 ribbon cuttings this month. Alderman Marek asked about a
possible cigar lounge opening a business, however, the city has not been approached yet. This
type of business requires a stand-alone building and Mr. Ratos noted several other requirements.
5. EDC 2026-30 C1 Yorkville – CH1-11 (Cyrus One) – PUD Amendment and Preliminary
PUD Plan
Attorney Russ Whitaker, representing C1, gave a presentation. He summarized Cyrus 1 as a
global company and they have a project under development in Aurora and established businesses
in other suburbs. He noted that in 2024, Yorkville had approved their project consisting of
2-story buildings and centered around a sub-station. Earlier this year the company made some
minor changes and now have an agreement for power with ComEd. Cyrus One has changed the
orientation of the sub-station, eliminated a building and reduced the square footage. He gave a
general summary of the progress so far.
Mr. Whitaker explained the major changes to their project which include going from 2-story
buildings to 1-story buildings, reduction in the square footage, consolidation of detention on
Faxon Rd. and shifting the buildings further to the north to increase separation from residential.
He also discussed the setback to Eldamain Rd., the landscape buffer, building height and building
materials. He said reports have been submitted for noise, traffic, environment, property value
impact and power. He also discussed the screening and noise mitigation, in addition to the
phasing process. A permit will be pulled this year to begin construction of the first building.
The committee members had questions and comments and Mr. Whitaker provided the following
information. Eldamain will receive the bulk of the traffic and there will be a possible secondary
entrance farther north, but would be right-in/right-out only. There will be egress only access off
Beecher Rd. rather than the original Faxon Rd. location. A 20-year buildout is expected and
during construction, the workers and employees will use a shared driveway. The trees and berm
will be built during phase 1 of the project. Mr. Olson asked Cyrus One to submit a proposal for a
tentative phasing plan. The number of permanent jobs will be approximately 50 persons per
building and secondary jobs will be created as a result of the project.
Mr. Whitaker noted that in 2024 when the plan was originally approved, the energy industrial use
standard and others were not in place. However, they will comply with most of the new
standards.
Property tax and utility tax were discussed and Mr. Whitaker estimated about $2 million of tax
revenue would be generated per building.
Ms. Noble noted that the reports will be updated since they were based on the previous building
size. She also referred to the chart that showed all the project changes. She summarized the
changes and noted the petitioner is agreeing to all standards in use. This goes to Public Hearing
next week and then to City Council at the end of June.
6. EDC 2026-31 Project Cardinal – Annexation Agreement Amendment and Memorandum of
Understanding Approval
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Ms. Noble said the petitioner is requesting a simple amendment to their Annexation Agreement
which was approved in November 2025. They are asking to extend the closing notice deadline
from 7-1-26 to 12-31-27 to allow time to obtain the titles to the properties. The Memorandum
states a clarification that the Annexation Agreement changes will be reflected in the ancillary
agreement as well. There is also clarification in the MOU regarding the developer obligations
with respect to water usage.
This item will move to the June 9th City Council meeting for a Public Hearing.
Old Business: None
Additional Business:
There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at 6:36pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Marlys Young, Minute Taker