Economic Development Minutes 2010 05-04-10
APPROVED 6/1/10
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 6:30pm
City Conference Room
In Attendance:
Committee Members
Chairman, Gary Golinski
Alderman Rose Spears
Alderman Robyn Sutcliff
Other City Officials
City Administrator Bart Olson
Community Development Director Krysti Noble
Building Code Official Paul Zabel
Other Guests
Attorney Dan Kramer
Lynn Dubajic, YEDC
Ron Wehrli, Crestview Builders
Maureen Sharp, ReMax
Angelo Kleronomos, Property Concepts, Inc.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Gary Golinski at 6:30pm. He welcomed
everyone to the meeting.
Minutes for Correction/Approval
March 2, 2010 and April 6, 2010
Both sets of minutes were approved unanimously.
Items Recommended by Plan Commission for Approval:
None
New Business
1. EDC 2010-16 Building Inspection Report Summary for March 2010
The committee members all agreed on the format of the report. It was noted that ICCI is
still doing some inspections since the permits have not yet closed and one such project is
at the southwest corner of Rt. 47 and 71. All the permit and inspection fees go into the
General Fund. Alderman Sutcliff asked if the fees adequately cover the employee time
to which Mr. Olson replied that the money more than covers this.
2. EDC 2010-03 Ordinance Approving the First Amendment to the Amended
Annexation Agreement and Planned Unit Development Agreement (Blackberry Woods
Subdivision)
The draft agreement is still being finalized and will be presented at the Council meeting
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on May 11. There will be a Public Hearing and a vote will be taken that night.
Alderman Gilson asked to review this agreement at the Administration committee.
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Attorney Kramer also gave a brief explanation of the letter of credit.
This matter is an amendment to the PUD so only a simple majority vote will be required.
3. EDC 2010-17 Sign Ordinance Amendment – Banner Duration
Alderman Spears said she thought the banners could be displayed the same duration as
sandwich boards and should be renewable. She also felt the $50 fee for 2 weeks was
excessive. Mr. Golinski questioned why a permit is needed for the banner signs and said
it requires city staff time to issue. He said it is frustrating for sign owners to keep
returning to the City. Ms. Sutcliff said the signs could fall into disrepair and she asked
what other communities do. Krysti Noble said, in her experience, most towns have
restrictions on temporary banners as they can become tattered. She said that permits also
allow the City to know what is being displayed. Issuing a permit also provides a contact
person for each sign according to Bart Olson.
Moving forward, Ms. Spears said she would like to see a 6-month duration for banner
signs and suggested a $5 cost. Chairman Golinski said he feels there should be a cost for
the permit and he suggested writing into the ordinance that the City reserves the right to
remove the sign if necessary. Ms. Noble said some communities have a $50 deposit that
is returned unless there is a code violation.
Language will be revised and the ordinance will be returned to next month’s meeting.
Old Business:
1. EDC 2010-03 Building Permit Fees
Bart Olson said one recommended change being made is reducing the fee for portable
swimming pools to zero. However, they will still require a permit. Comparisons were
also done with other towns.
Paul Zabel defined a pool as being 24 inches and includes any inflatable pools of that
size. He said pools like these are monitored to maintain safety.
Discussion turned to travel trailers. Ms. Spears questioned the fee for temporary parking
while Chairman Golinski said other communities don’t allow them to be parked in the
driveway or in front. Mr. Zabel said the trailers are to be stored in enclosed structures if
on your own property. The proposed fee for temporary parking for trailers is $250.
Deck fees are based on City time rather than the size according to Zabel and these require
about 3 inspections.
If a permit is not obtained for a given project, Zabel said he would charge a resident for
50% of the cost of the permit plus the original permit cost. He also said that if work is
begun without a permit, he would “red tag” the structure so that work would have to stop
and a fine could be assessed.
Alderman Sutcliff stated that many residents are probably not aware of the various City
fees. She suggested the City should have a chart of home improvement project fees.
Zabel noted that replacing windows also requires a permit.
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For the record, Alderman Spears said that she did not approve of some of the rates as
presented, and particularly the fee for window replacement. However, Alderman Sutcliff
commented that standards must be met for energy efficiency. This item will move
forward to City Council.
2. EDC 2010-11 Committee Liaisons
This item was brought back from the last meeting after being tabled. Currently Chairman
Golinski is liaison to the Cable Consortium and the Plan Commission. Alderman Sutcliff
is liaison for the Tourism Bureau. Alderman Munns represents the Mayor at YEDC
while Alderman Spears is a separate liaison for this committee.
In 2009, Mr. Golinski was appointed to act as alternate at YEDC meetings. Later it was
decided that Alderman Munns would fill that position and is a voting member if the
Mayor is absent. However, it was noted that regular updates from YEDC have not been
received. Ms. Dubajic said that YEDC is OK with 2 liaisons and that the Council also
wanted 2 liaisons. The Mayoral representative serves as an ex-officio board member and
up to this point, that person also served as the liaison. Mr. Munns is currently the ex-
officio member. Ms. Spears said she approves of Mr. Golinski attending as the liaison
and providing reports.
Ms. Spears cited meeting minutes from August 28, 2007 that discussed liaisons and
appointments. These minutes stated that the Mayor said she wrote the governing
ordinance with particular language since the previous Mayor had made the appointments
and she hoped for a more democratic process. Now the committees appoint the liaisons.
It was decided that Mr. Golinski will be the YEDC liaison and Mr. Munns will remain as
the designated alternate. At a future Council meeting, Mr. Olson will present the
opportunity to be Cable Consortium representative. Ms. Spears said she would apply for
that position.
3. EDC 2010-15 Route 15 Route 47 Project – Sign Relocations
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Mr. Olson said an evaluation of sign review is expected before May 19 and should be
presented at the next Council meeting.
Attorney Kramer said that an IDOT representative stated that condemnation negotiations
have not been finalized with 3 of his clients. The entire package must be finalized before
being presented to the State—land acquisition and signage issues. The project is planned
from Rt. 71 to Countryside Parkway. It is unknown if money will be available, however.
Ultimately, any project costs are paid by taxpayers and he advocated for the least
expensive method of just moving signs.
Mr. Olson said the evaluation is only necessary if all the signs are required to conform to
the current ordinance. He indicated that the committee had decided they preferred to
have all signs conform.
This item will move forward to City Council.
Additional Business
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Alderman Sutcliff said she would like to review best management practices for water
use reduction. Olson said that should be reviewed by the Public Works committee.
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Review and update of telecommunication tower rental fees was suggested by Alderman
Spears. This will be brought to the next committee meeting to discuss the possibility of
assessing higher fees.
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Chairman Golinski asked if the City had switched engineering firms in regards to
commercial plan reviews. The City does the reviews, however, more extensive reviews
are sent to an outside firm. At this time, building reviews are sent to B & F Code
Services. Mr. Zabel will be taking a test next month to be certified to conduct these
reviews.
There was no further business and the meeting was adjourned at 7:37pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by
Marlys Young
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