City of Yorkville City Council Met March 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
Mayor Purcell called the meeting to order at 7: 00 p.m. and led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Purcell stated that he has determined that under the Governor' s orders the meeting can be held with electronic attendance for the safety of the council members and the public and to help prevent the spread ofthe coronavirus.
ROLL CALL
City Clerk Pickering called the roll.
Ward I Koch Present
Transier Present
Ward II Milschewski Present ( electronic attendance)
Plocher Present ( electronic attendance)
Ward III Funkhouser Present
Frieders Present ( electronic attendance)
Ward IV Tarulis Present ( electronic attendance)
Peterson Present ( electronic attendance
Staff in attendance at city hall: City Administrator Olson and Chief of Police Jensen.
Staff in attendance electronically: City Clerk Pickering, Public Works Director Dhuse, Community Development Director Barksdale- Noble, Finance Director Fredrickson, Parks and Recreation Director Evans, Assistant City Administrator Willrett, Building Code Official Ratos, and Purchasing Manager Parker, Attorney Orr, and EEI Engineer Sanderson.
Clerk' s Note: Due to COVID- 19, in accordance with Public Act 101- 0640 and Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation issued by Governor Pritzker pursuant to the powers vested in the Governor under the Illinois Emergency Management Act, the United City ofYorkville encouraged social distancing by allowing remote attendance to the City Council meeting.
Members ofthe public were able to attend this meeting in person while practicing social distancing as well as being able to access the meeting remotely via Zoom which allowed for video, audio and telephonic participation.
A meeting notice was posted on the city' s website on the agenda, minutes and packets webpage with instructions regarding remote meeting access and a link was included for the public to participate in the meeting remotely: hiips:// us02web. zoom. us/ i/ 84507116668? pwd= bFF5UiVVNmFvTEVOeElWcS9zRkw5UT09.
The Zoom meeting ID was 845 0711 6668.
QUORUM
A quorum was established.
AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA
None.
PRESENTATIONS
None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS
None.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Minutes of the Regular City Council— February 23, 2021
2. Bill Payments for Approval
$ 548, 994. 76 ( vendors)
$ 318, 439. 65 ( payroll period ending 3/ 5/ 21)
$ 867, 434. 41 ( total)
Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to approve the consent agenda. So moved by Alderman Peterson; seconded by Alderman Tarulis.
Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes- 8 Nays- 0
Koch- aye, Milschewski- aye, Funkhouser- aye, Tarulis- aye,
Transier- aye, Plocher- aye, Frieders- aye, Peterson- aye
REPORTS
MAYOR' S REPORT
St. Patrick' s Day Celebration
Mayor Purcell reported that the city would be holding the annual St. Patrick' s Day celebration on Saturday, March 131". Activities start at 9: 00 a.m. with a 5k run at Southbank Original BBQ. There will be a leprechaun hunt as well as a leprechaun meet and greet from 9: 00 a.m. until 1: 00 p.m. at Riverfront Park. There will also be fireworks starting around 6: 30 p. m. at Route 47 and Countryside Parkway.
Additionally, many businesses throughout Yorkville will have plenty of St. Patrick' s Day activities going on inside their businesses.
Appraisal Updates
Mayor Purcell reported that appraisals on a few city owned properties were ordered last week.
RFQ— Public Works Facility
Mayor Purcell reported that the RFQ for the Public Works Facility is closing on Friday, March 12". Nine businesses have expressed interest in the RFQ.
Resolution 2021- 11 Authorizing the Purchase ofTwo Police SUVs from Morrow Brothers Ford, Greenfield, Illinois in the Amount not to Exceed $150, 000 from the FY22 Budget
(PS 2021- 07)
Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to approve a Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Two Police SUVs from Morrow Brothers Ford, Greenfield, Illinois in the amount not to exceed$ 150, 000 from the FY 22 Budget. So moved by Alderman Koch; seconded by Alderman Transier.
Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes- 8 Nays- 0
Milschewski- aye, Funkhouser- aye, Tarulis- aye, Transier- aye,
Plocher- aye, Frieders- aye, Peterson- aye, Koch- aye
Resolution 2021- 12 Authorizing the Disposal ofPersonal Property Owned by the City( City Owned Police Vehicles)
(PS 2021- 08)
Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to approve a Resolution Authorizing the Disposal of Personal Property Owned by the City( City Owned Police Vehicles). So moved by Alderman Koch; seconded by Alderman Tarulis.
Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes- 8 Nays- 0
Funkhouser- aye, Tarulis- aye, Transier- aye, Plocher- aye,
Frieders- aye, Peterson- aye, Koch- aye, Milschewski- aye
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT
No report.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
Resolution 2021- 13 to Induce the Redevelopment of Certain Properties within the Yorkville Downtown Redevelopment Project Area# 2
(EDC 2021- 21)
Alderman Milschewski made a motion to approve a Resolution to Induce the Redevelopment of Certain Properties within the Yorkville Downtown Redevelopment Project Area# 2 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute; seconded by Alderman Peterson.
Director Noble explained this is an inducement resolution for a developer that is looking to purchase property in downtown Yorkville at the northwest corner of Van Emmon and S. Main Streets.
Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes- 8 Nays- 0
Tarulis- aye, Transier- aye, Plocher-aye, Frieders- aye,
Peterson- aye, Koch- aye, Milschewski- aye, Funkhouser- aye
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT
No report.
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE REPORT
No report.
PARK BOARD
No report.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
No report.
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
National Suicide Prevention+ Action Month
Proclamation Project
Alderman Frieders reported that the National Suicide Prevention+ Action Month Proclamation project currently has thirty-seven cities in eighteen states that have agreed to issue proclamations. He is also working a separate project with craft beer entitled" The Things We Don' t Say". So far ninety breweries have signed up. They are going to be releasing ninety different beers in four different countries.
CITY CLERK' S REPORT
No report.
COMMUNITY& LIAISON REPORT
KenCom Text- to- 911
Alderman Funkhouser reported that KenCom has completed testing ofthe new Text-to-911 service which is a new service for the hearing impaired or in a situation where voice is not an option.
STAFF REPORT
Metra Extension
Administrator Olson reported that Metra would be holding a virtual open house on the Metra Extension via Zoom on Wednesday, March 10' from 5: 00 p.m. until 7: 00 p.m. Information will be posted on the city website with instructions for accessing the virtual open house.
MAYOR' S REPORT( cont' d)
Water Planning Meeting
Mayor Purcell reported that he attended a Zoom meeting on water planning which included an update on Joliet' s water project. He said in a few months the city will need to give some direction as to whether the city wants to work with Joliet for future water sources.
Prairie Pointe Building Update
(CC 2021- 04)
Administrator Olson will be giving the elected officials tours ofthe Prairie Pointe building in the next couple of weeks.
Ordinance Authorizing the Eighth Amendment to the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing on May 1, 2020 and Ending on April 30, 2021
FY 2021 General Fund Surplus Allocation)
(CC 2021- 10)
Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to approve an Ordinance Authorizing the Eighth Amendment to the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing on May 1, 2020 and Ending on April 30, 2021 ( FY 2021
General Fund Surplus Allocation). So moved by Alderman Peterson; seconded by Alderman Milschewski.
Administrator Olson said that the city is going to end fiscal year 2021 with a sizeable surplus. Staff has allocated 2. 2 million dollars for previously unbudgeted and budgeted projects. In general this includes two new police cars, two large plow trucks for public works, funding for the UDO and ERP projects, supplemental RTBR program for this year in addition to the regular program, increased funding for the sidewalk program, and funding for parks and recreation vehicles as well as funding for playground replacements.
Discussion took place that some aldermen preferred to look at the proposed fiscal year 2022 budget prior to making a decision on this budget amendment while another alderman said that some of these projects have long been deferred and it was suggested to move forward with this. Another comment was made that several new vehicles have been purchased recently for the police department, and it was suggested that some of the funding for police vehicles should be used to fund public works vehicles instead. It was decided move into the fiscal year 2022 budget presentation and then to return to this item after the budget presentation.
Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Presentation
City Administrator Olson gave a PowerPoint presentation on the fiscal year 2022 budget( see attached.
He said a public hearing on the budget is scheduled to be held at the March 23rd meeting. The budget needs to be approved by April 30, 2021.
After the presentation, one alderman suggested that the 2. 5 million dollars that the city is expecting to receive from the American Rescue Plan be allocated for a new public works building if allowed under the plan. Other discussion took place that ifthe council voted on the budget amendment, any purchases over 25, 000 would still need to be brought back for council approval. Some aldermen indicated they would like to move forward with the budget amendment while others wanted to wait and put the funds into the fiscal year 2022 budget.
MAYOR' S REPORT( cont' d)
Ordinance Authorizing the Eighth Amendment to the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing on May 1, 2020 and Ending on April 30, 2021
(FY 2021 General Fund Surplus Allocation)
(CC 2021- 10)
After the conclusion ofthe budget presentation and discussion, the council returned to the Ordinance Authorizing the Eighth Amendment to the Annual Budget for fiscal year 2021. Mayor Purcell said that he heard some of the aldermen wanted to vote on this and some of the aldermen wanted to bring this back to the next meeting. He pointed out that six votes will be needed to approve this budget amendment. He said that he had heard several comments during discussion about spending money on public works vehicles. It was talked about discussion taking place on public works vehicles at next week' s public works meeting. Further discussion took place on road projects, parks vehicles and playground equipment.
Alderman Funkhouser made a motion to table this item indefinitely. Mayor Purcell said the motion dies for lack of a second.
Mayor Purcell asked for a roll call vote on the original motion to approve the Ordinance Authorizing the Eighth Amendment to the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing on May 1, 2020 and Ending on April 30, 2021.
Motion fails by a roll call vote. Ayes- 4 Nays- 4
Transier- aye, Plocher- aye, Frieders- aye, Peterson- aye,
Koch-nay, Milschewski-nay, Funkhouser-nay, Tarulis-nay
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
None.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
None.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to adjourn the City Council meeting. So moved by Alderman Frieders; seconded by Alderman Plocher.
Motion unanimously approved by a viva voce vote.
Meeting adjourned at 8: 45 p. m.
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