City of Yorkville Council met Feb. 12.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
Mayor Golinski called the meeting to order at 7: 00 p.m. and led the Council in the Pledge ofAllegiance.
City Clerk Warren called the roll.
Ward I Koch Present
Colosimo Present
Ward II Milschewski Present
Plocher Present
Ward III Frieders Present
Funkhouser Present
Ward IV Tarulis Present
Peterson Present
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
800 GAME FARM ROAD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Mayor Golinski called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. City Clerk Warren called the roll.
Ward I Koch Colosimo
WardII Milschewski Plocher
WardIII Frieders Funkhouser
Ward IV Tarulis Peterson
Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present
Also present: City Clerk Warren, City Attorney Orr, City Administrator Olson, Police Chief Hart, Deputy Chief of Police Mikolasek, Public Works Director Dhuse, Finance Director Fredrickson, EEI Engineer
Sanderson, Community Development Director Barksdale-Noble, Director of Parks and Recreation Evans, Assistant City Administrator Willrett
QUORUM
A quorum was established.
AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA None.
PRESENTATIONS None.
r PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Grande Reserve— Annexation Agreement Amendment
Mayor Golinski opened Public Hearing for Annexation Agreement Amendment. There were no comments from the audience or City Council. Mayor Golinski closed the Public Hearing.
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS None.
CONSENT AGENDA None.
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
1. Minutesof theRegularCityCouncil—January8,2019
Mayor Golinski entertained a motion to approve the regular City Council meeting of January 8, 2019 as presented. So moved by Alderman Tarulis; seconded by Alderman Plocher.
Minutes approved unanimously by a viva voce vote
BILLS FOR PAYMENT
Minutes approved unanimously by a viva voce vote
BILLS FOR PAYMENT
Mayor Golinski stated that the bills were$ 752, 158.84.
REPORTS
MAYOR'S REPORT Resolution 2019-03
REPORTS
Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Miner Electronics Company for Radio Managed Services CC 2019- 08)
Mayor Golinski entertained a motion to approve a resolution approving a professional services agreement with Miner Electronics Company for Radio managed services and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute. So moved by Alderman Frieders; seconded by Alderman Milschewski.
Alderman Frieders asked why was only one vendor contacted for this service. He answered his own question stating that the other vendors offered purchased equipment and never responded. Alderman Frieders believes purchasing equipment is not a good investment since it becomes obsolete in a short period oftime.
Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes- 8 Nays-0 Milschewski-aye, Peterson-aye, Koch-aye, Plocher- aye, Frieders-aye, Tarulis-aye, Colosimo-aye, Funkhouser-aye
Engagement of Bond Underwriter for Windett Ridge SSA Refinancing CC 2019-09)
Mayor Golinski entertained a motion to approve the engagement of D. A. Davidson & Company as the underwriter for a potential refinancing of the Windett Ridge subdivision special service area. So moved by Alderman Colosimo; seconded by Alderman Milschewski.
Mayor Golinski stated this will save residents from $175 to $200 a year on the SSA.
Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes- 8 Nays- 0 Peterson-aye, Koch-aye, Plocher-aye, Frieders-aye,
Tarulis-aye, Colosimo-aye, Funkhouser-aye, Milschewski-aye
Morton Building Mayor Golinski wanted to announce a new business opening. It is going to be located by the Yorkville business center. There will be aMorton Building there and he gave this companies background. It will open in the fall of 2019 and will bring 30 new jobs to the City.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT No report.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT No report.
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT No report.
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE REPORT No report.
PARK BOARD No report.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION No report.
CITY COUNCIL REPORT No report.
CITY CLERK'S REPORT No report.
COMMUNITY& LIAISON REPORT
National Suicide Prevention And Action Month Proclamation
Alderman Frieders gave the first update on the National Suicide Prevention and Action Month Proclamation stating that there are now 39 cities and 2 counties in 13 different states.
School Board
Alderman Funkhouser reported on the School Board meeting from last night. School bus stop arms were discussed and concerns were raised about a couple intersections in the City. Since tracking the information over the past three months it has been observed that residents are not stopping. The School
Board would like the Council to have a dialogue about possibly getting some school bus stop signs as well as traffic enforcement.
Transit Bill Funding Mayor Golinski stated he and a group met with Senator Sue Rezin in Morris and Jim Oberweis in Aurora to discuss monies available through the mass transit bill for improvements for a Metra stop and Route 47 expansion.
STAFF REPORT
Appreciation For City Employees City Administrator Olson turned it over to Public Works Director Dhuse who thanked the Parks and
Public Works staff for all the hard work they have put in over the last few weeks.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
No report.
EXECUTIVE SESSION None.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Johanne Byram discussed the Old Jail in regards to the roof. She believes that the roof needs to be repaired.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Golinski stated meeting adjourned.
Meeting adjourned at 8:26 p.m.
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