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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 22, 1990 COW t ' COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING August 22, 1990 Mayor VanDeVoorde called the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. in the Council Conference Room. Members present: Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman, and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Absent: None. Meeting with Old Main Commission Margaret Krueger, Chairman of the Old Main Commission gave the Council an update on the status of the renovation of the second and third floors. Upon completion of the second floor, she believes a paid employee should be hired for scheduling of the meeting rooms and other necessary administrative duties. She suggests that the City, this Commission, and the Elgin Historic Society have input in this process . Commendation Presented to Larry Deibert, Director of Water Operations Mayor VanDeVoorde presented a commendation to Larry Deibert for his expertise in maintaining the quality of water through proper chlorination. Consideration of a Report from the Elgin Youth Council Randa A. Ismail, President of the Elgin Youth Council, made a report of the Youth Council' s activities for 1990 . Mayor VanDeVoorde expressed the City Council' s appreciation and support to the Youth Council. Assistant Corporate Counsel, Dan Blondin, suggested that consideration be given to granting the Youth Council full commission/board status. Consideration of a Request from the Pioneer Memorial Foundation to Recognize Trygve Rovelstad Roger Bear and Steven Youngman, President/Director of the Pioneer Memorial Foundation, on behalf of a group of Elgin citizens, addressed the Council to request the City of Elgin' s recognition of the late Trygve Rovelstad, Elgin artist and designer of commemorative coins and medals, including the Elgin centennial half dollar and the 12-foot Pioneer Memorial. They are requesting assistance to obtain financing for bronzing Rovelstad' s 12-foot Pioneer Memorial Monument. A recent estimate for the cost of bronzing is $654 , 000, which is substantially less than an earlier estimate of $1 million. A suggestion has been made that perhaps the monument could be erected along the Fox River as part of the Center City Redevelopment, and the Rovelstad family has indicated that they Committee of the Whole Meeting August 22 , 1990 Page 2 would consider this as a possible site. City Manager, Larry Rice, stated that the Center City consulting group has expressed an interest in the monument and requested an opportunity to view it. Councilmember Fox suggested that the group investigate the possibility of obtaining a grant from a national foundation for this project. The Council indicated that it shares the group' s desire to see the Pioneer Memorial Monument bronzed and erected in a prominent place in the City. Consideration of a Report by the Fox River Task Force Councilwoman Popple made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Moylan, to approve in principle, the Report of the Fox River Task Force and consider it as a "working paper. " Yeas: Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman, and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays: None. Consideration of a Request by "Housing for All" to address the issue of the lack of affordable housing A group of Elgin citizens addressed the Council regarding the above, and requested that the Council appoint a task force to survey the scope of the problem, call attention to the situation, etc. Members of the Council stated that they are aware of the problem, and share the group' s concern. However, they believe that surveys have already been conducted, and that reports on the scope of the problem are now available. They also stressed that they believe that although it may not be enough, Elgin has done a great deal to address this problem, and feel it is time that other municipalities in the county become involved. The suggestion was made to consider the possibility of forming a county-wide task force to address this problem. Consideration of a proposed lease for 535 Teal Street Councilwoman Moylan made a motion, seconded by Councilman Walters, to approve the recommendation to enter into a lease with Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fritz Jr. for $600 a month for 535 Teal Street. Yeas: Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman, and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays: None. Consideration of a report regarding related correspondence for Petition 23-90 In response to certain statements regarding insufficient contact with city staff made by the Petitioners at the August 8, 1990, public hearing on Petition 23-90 , the Planning Department presented the Council with information regarding the numerous related communications associated with this petition. Committee of the Whole Meeting August 22, 1990 Page 3 Consideration of a letter regarding a special use for a church at 156 Willard Avenue Councilman Walters made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Yearman, to approve the recommendation to grant a one-year extension for the special use for a church at 156 Willard Avenue. Yeas: Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman, and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays: None. Consideration of a street name change - Randall Road Councilwoman Popple made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Yearman, to approve the recommendation that the name for Randall Road be changed to North Randall Road, north of the Illinois Route 20 bypass and South Randall Road, south of the Illinois Route 20 bypass. Yeas: Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman, and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays: None. Adjournment Councilman Walters made a motion, seconded by Councilman Fox, to adjourn the Committee of the Whole meeting and go into Executive Session. Yeas: Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman, and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays: None. Meeting resumed at 9 :45 p.m. Consideration of a proposal by Chapman and Cutler to calculate and report arbitrage earnings on 1989 General Obligation Bond Issues Councilwoman Popple made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Yearman, to approve the recommendation that the proposal of Chapman and Cutler be accepted. Yeas: Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman, and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays: None. Review of Annexation Agreements 99-89 , 100-89 and 101-89 The Staff briefed the Council on the current status of the subject annexation agreements. Councilman Gilliam made a motion, seconded by Councilman Walters, to place the aforementioned annexation agreements on the September 12 , 1990 , Council Meeting Agenda for enactment of appropriate resolutions and ordinances. Yeas: Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman, and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays: None. Discussion of a Public Improvements Assessment Policy Consideration of the aforementioned will be placed on the agenda of the next meeting to determine the City' s participation. Committee of the Whole Meeting August 22, 1990 Page 4 Adjournment Councilwoman Moylan made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Popple to adjourn the Committee of the Whole meeting and go into Executive Session. Yeas: Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman, and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays: None. Committee of the Whole Meeting resumed at 11:40 p.m. Consideration of Utility Service to Prime Develo mp ent City Manager Rice was given authority by the Council to continue discussions concerning the above with Prime Group, Inc. and the Kane County Planning Department. Moylan made a motion, seconded by Councilman Walters, to adjourn the Committee of the Whole meeting to go into Executive Session. Yeas: Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman, and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays: None. Meeting adjourned at 12 :20 a.m. Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk