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HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-12 Resolution No. 95-12 RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE DUKANE VALLEY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE POSITION WHEREAS, the DuKane Valley Council is a consortium of governmental units and educational institutions in DuPage, Kane and DeKalb Counties; and WHEREAS, the endorsed issues of mutual interest to member municipalities in the DuKane Valley Conference include: -- Impact Fee Authority -- Deposit of Municipal Share of State Income Tax -- Municipal Bonding Authority -- Non-home Rule Ability to Impose Real Estate Transfer Tax, Sales Tax -- Tax Cap Reform -- Leased Cars -- Controlling the Use of Locally Funded and Maintained Roads -- Continuing the High Growth Motor Fuel Tax Program -- Fox River Water Level -- Solid Waste Statement -- School Funding Reform Statement WHEREAS, the Legislative Committee of the DuKane Valley Council has prepared a legislative position paper outlining these items of mutual interest to governmental units and educational institutions; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin has reviewed the proposed legislative position paper and concurs in the pursuit of its agenda; and WHEREAS, in the continuing pursuit of positive intergovernmental relations for the benefit of Elgin residents, this legislative agenda should be forwarded to Illinois legislators . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that it hereby endorses and supports the proposed Legislative Position Paper prepared by the Legislative Committee of the DuKane Valley Council . s/ George VanDeVoorde George VanDeVoorde, Mayor Presented: January 25, 1995 Adopted: January 25, 1995 Omnibus Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0 Attest: s/ Dolonna Mecum Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk , . Elm n �+-- Agenda Item No . ,,, - 4 ---- 4\ i.0 ,pFte/ January 3, 1995 TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: Richard B. Helwig, City Manager SUBJECT: Endorsement of DuKane Valley Council Legislative Agenda PURPOSE The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Mayor and members of the City Council on a proposed legis- lative agenda for the DuKane Valley Council . BACKGROUND Since June, a committee of the DuKane Valley Council has worked to formulate a document best expressing major legisla- tive concerns of DuKane Valley Council municipal members . The DuKane Valley Council is a consortium of governmental units and educational institutions in DuPage, Kane and DeKalb Counties, an area including over 440,000 people. There are 24 municipal members of the Council . The attached letter from Mayor Fred Norris of St. Charles, Chairman of the Legislative Committee, requests Elgin's en- dorsement of the legislative agenda. The City' s endorsement would in no way limit our ability to individually pursue items of special interest, particularly those identified in the 1995 Budget and Program Strategies document. Items in the attached legislative position paper include: Finance and Revenue Stabilization 1 . Impact Fee Authority 2 . Deposit of Municipal Share of State Income Tax 3. Municipal Bonding Authority 4 . Unfunded Mandates Statement 5 . Non-home Rule Ability to Impose Real Estate Trans- fer Tax, Sales Tax 1 6 . Tax Cap Reform 7 . Leased Cars DuKane Valley Council January 3, 1995 Page 2 Transportation 8 . Controlling the Use of Locally Funded and Main- tained Roads 9 . Continuing the High Growth Motor Fuel Tax Program Other 10 . Fox River Water Level 11 . Solid Waste Statement 12 . School Funding Reform Statement Two items on the position paper are specifically included in the City' s adopted Program Strategy Legislative Actions, Nos . 1 and 8 . Several others also reflect positions favorable to Elgin. COMMUNITY GROUPS/INTERESTED PERSONS CONTACTED None. FINANCIAL IMPACT None. LEGAL IMPACT None. RECOMMENDATION The City Council ' s endorsement of the proposed DuKane Valley Council Legislative Position Paper provides unified and broad-based support in the State Legislature for issues impor- tant for Elgin. Endorsement is recommended. Respectfull submitted, Cl /114174-. Clay J. Pearson Budget/Public Information Officer '� i Richard B. Helwig City Manager amp • • VALLEYdkSUKANE C COUNCIL 719 Batavia Avenue, Geneva, Illinois 60134 . 708/232-9220 December 15, 1994 Dear Mayor/President: Subject: DuKane Valley Council Legislative Position Statement As most of you are aware, a new Legislative Committee was recently created within the DuKane Valley Council. After diligent effort by many people over several months, we have produced a packet of priority legislative itemF, an," given it as a draft document a "trial run" at a recent breakfast meeting. The issues have been carefully reviewed by the entire DuKane Valley Council municipal membership in order to reach the broadest consensus among those members. At the same time, we have limited the number of issues being addressed so as to give our efforts a clearer focus. At this point we ask you to brief your municipal council or village board and advise us if your city/village would endorse the Council's pursuit of these items during the coming legislative session. This, of course, in no way limits your ability to individually pursue items of specific interest to your own municipality/village; it only means that we as DuKane Valley Council municipal members unite together in asking all our various state legislators to work with us on these issues as common endeavors. The committee will present this document to all the legislators in the Council's membership area at a breakfast on February 6, 7 :30 a.m. , Lincoln Inn. Please advise us on or before January 27th if we can use your city/village name as endorsing the items contained in the enclosed draft. incerely, • Fred T. L. Norris, Chairman Legislative Committee Mayor, City of St. Charles Executive Committee • Susan Moylan,President • Diana Brown,V.P.-Program • Eugene Wind,V.P.•Membership • Ronald F.Podschwett,Treasurer Craig Biomquist • Penny Cameron • Mary McKittrick • Tom Muth • Ruth Sweeter • Mark Koenen,Past President • Carol Thompson,Administrative Director Membership Aurora • Batavia • Burlington • East Dundee • Elbum • Elgin • Geneva • Gilberts • Hampshire • Maple Park• Montgomery• Naperville North Aurora •Oswego• St.Charles• Sleepy Hollow • South Elgin • Sugar Grove • Wayne•West Chicago•West Dundee •Wheaton • Winfield •Yorkville DuPage County • Kane County •Aurora Township•Batavia Township• Blackberry Township•St Charles Township • Sugar Grove Township Aurora Sanitary District•Batavia Park District• Batavia Publc School District 101 •Commonwealth Edison Company•Corridor Partnership for Excelance n Eduxati�n• DuPage Airport Authority DuPage tbrary System•Elgn Area Chamber of Commerce•Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory• Fox River Water Reclamation District• Fox Valley Park District•Greeter Aurora Chamber d Commerce Greeter St Charles Convention&Visitors Bureau• Illinois Bell•Kane-DuPage Sol&Water Conservation District•Kendall County Economic Development Commisssion Northern Illinois Gas Company • Oswegoland Park District• St Charles Chamber of Commerce• St Charles Park District• St Charles Public library District Aurora University•College of DuPage • Elgin Community College• IIT Rice Campus •Kishwaukee College • North Central College Northern Illinois University •Waubonsee Community College OkDUKANE VALLEY \JC COUNCIL LEGISLA'd'IVE POSITION PAPER DRAFT JANUARY 1995 DUKANE VALLEY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE POSITION PAPER ENDORSED BY MEMBER MUNICIPALITIES (Endorsing Municipalities to be listed here) LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Fred Norris, Mayor City of St. Charles (Chair) Craig Blomquist, Assistant Manager, City of Naperville Marylou D. Crane, President, Village of Winfield John DuRocher, Administrator, Village of Montgomery Mark Isackson, Administrator, Village of South Elgin Mary McKittrick, Administrator, Village of Oswego Darlene Mueller, Office Manager, Village of Gilberts Phil Page, Director of Administrative Services, City of Geneva Clay Pearson, Assistant Manager, City of Elgin David Pierce, Mayor, City of Aurora Ronald Podschweit, Administrator, City of Batavia William Schmidt, President, Village of Hampshire Carol Schoengart, Administrator, Village of Wayne David Smith, Administrator, Village of East Dundee Bryon Vana, Manager, Village of Winfield Matt Zimmerman, Administrator, Village of Elburn JANUARY 1995 DRAFT DUKANE VALLEY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA ITEMS PAGE FINANCE &REVENUE STABILIZATION Impact Fee Authority 1 Deposit of Municipal Share of State Income Tax to LGDF 2 Municipal Bonding Authority 3 Unfunded Mandates Statement 3 Non-Home Rule Ability to Impose Real Estate Transfer Tax, Sales Tax 4 Tax Cap Reform 5 Leased Cars 5 TRANSPORTATION Controlling the Use of Locally Funded & Maintained Roads 6 Continuing the High Growth Motor Fuel Tax Program 7 OTHER Fox River Water Level 8 Solid Waste Statement 8 School Funding Reform Statement 8 • • 1 IMPACT FEE AUTHORITY ISSUE: The 1970 Illinois Constitution gave authority to "Home Rule" communities to impose Impact Fees for new development. These fees serve to mitigate the cost of services provided by a municipality that are directly related to the impact on off-site improvements, such as the transportation system. Although "Non-Home Rule" communities experience the same growth and development effects, they are not allowed to recover the costs of such improvements in the form of an Impact Fee Ordinance. Unless the municipality can negotiate the cost of these improvements with the developer, the existing taxpayers ultimately end up paying for the new growth. ANALYSIS: New development causes and imposes increased and excessive demands upon public facilities and services that are specifically and uniquely attributable to those developments. Affected facilities and services include the public school district, the park system, the library district, the water system, and the sanitary sewer collection system. Planning projections indicate that such development shall continue and shall place ever-increasing demands on the city, the school districts and the library district to provide necessary public facilities. To the extent that new development places demands upon public facilities which are specifically and uniquely attributable to that development, those demands should be satisfied by requiring that developments creating the demands pay the cost of meeting the demands. The amount of the development impact fees to be required of new development can be determined by the proportionate share cost of the additional public facilities needed to support such development, which public facilities shall be identified in the Capital Improvement Program or in a capital improvement budget. A common concern is that development impact fee costs will be passed on to the housing consumer, and that the fees will negatively affect housing affordability. With respect to housing affordability, it should be noted that costs for expanded public facilities also are passed on to someone. In the absence of appropriate development impact fees, the costs for expanded public facilities to serve new development are passed on to the existing residents and homeowners of the community in some form (probably real estate taxes). In many communities, most of the affordable housing is located in the older, already developed portions of the city. Additional real estate taxes for capital facility expansions to support new development exerts negative impacts on housing affordability in such older areas of the city by raising the overall costs of occupancy. RECOMMENDATION: Oppose legislation attempting to restrict impact fee authority which is not in the best interest of local government. • 2 DEPOSIT OF MUNICIPAL SHARE OF STATE INCOME TAX TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTIVE FUND ISSUE: Delays of up to two months in the distribution of the municipal share of income tax has occurred. The result has been the "borrowing" of municipal money by the state without authorization and interest payments. The General Assembly in 1992 approved legislation to directly deposit into the Local Government Distributive Fund the municipal share of income tax; however, the Governor vetoed SB 1935. ANALYSIS: Current state statutes require a share of all net income tax monies collected by the state to be distributed to municipalities based on population. However, the share is required by law to be deposited in the state's general revenue fund first. Each month, the state treasurer is required to transfer these monies to the Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF). Due to the state's financial woes, there has been a delay in transferring these monies to the LGDF. As a result, local governments have experienced delays of up to two months of their receipt of this share. The 1/12 share (in FY 96 this increases to 1/10th) of all net income tax is to be used exclusively by local governments, and therefore should be deposited directly into the LGDF. The municipal share of taxes collected by the state, such as sales tax on photo processing, use tax and motor fuel tax, are required to be deposited directly into the LGDF. Monies in this fund are for the exclusive distribution to units of local government and may not be used for any other state purpose. Current delays by the state in transferring the income tax share from the general revenue fund in effect has municipalities loaning funds on an interest free basis to the state for its operations. This is not a statutory use of the municipal share of income taxes. To delay distribution of monies that are legally guaranteed and not subject to appropriation severely compounds problems to local governments, which have no ability to control the distribution The 1/12 share of net income taxes are needed by local governments on a timely basis to ease their financial condition. RECOMMENDATION: Legislation should be enacted to require the municipal share of income tax receipts to be deposited directly into the LGDF. This would be consistent with the treatment of other tax monies which are collected by the state and distributed to municipalities based upon population. • MUNICIPAL BONDING AUTHORITY ISSUE: Restore non-referendum bonding authority for local taxing districts. ANALYSIS: Prior to the tax cap legislation, local governments had the modest authority to issue bonds without referendum up to 1/2% of their equalized assessed valuation. This authority allowed flexibility in the financing of capital equipment replacement and small capital projects. Since the tax cap, these types of projects now have to be financed through lease/purchase or deferred. In either case, the outlays in terms of higher interest rates and/or extraordinary maintenance and repair costs do result in higher costs to the taxpayer. RECOMMENDATION: Urge restoration of non-referendum bonding authority for local taxing districts. UNFUNDED MANDATES The DuKane Valley Council takes the position that the General Assembly shall not pass nor the Governor sign any legislation which imposes a financial impact on local governments unless the state appropriates the money for distribution to local governments. If the money is not appropriated, local governments shall not be obligated to meet the requirements of the legislation. The state has passed numerous pieces of legislation in the past five years which places a mandate on local governments without providing the funding to implement those mandates. Some examples include the property tax cap in the collar counties, banning of landscape waste and white goods from landfills and higher standards for potable water and wastewater effluent. All of these pieces of legislation have required the local governments, or their citizens directly, to pay millions of dollars for the same services they have already received. At the same time, the state has limited the amount and types of revenues which local governments can use to pay for these increased services. Increased costs and restricted revenues affect the services local governments can provide and the quality of life for its residents. Government is designed to be by, of and for the people it serves. Each level of government, from federal through states to the local level, provide all types of services. Each level of government needs to be working with the other levels to provide an attractive quality of life for its citizens. By working with local governments, the state can foster its role in providing services, whether it be schools, crime or the environment. The state needs to look at local governments as its working mate, not just another constituent. By not passing unfunded mandates, the state can help local governments work together with the state to provide the services needed. • 4 NON-HOME RULE ABILITY TO IMPOSE REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX, SALES TAX ISSUE: The DuKane Valley Council Legislative Committee has identified two potential revenue sources that would augment the currently constrained revenue base on non-home rule municipalities. These two revenue sources are used by many home rule communities; however, state statute does not permit this revenue for non-home rule communities. The potential revenues are as follows. ANALYSIS: Real Estate Transfer Tax The DuKane Valley Council Legislative Committee strongly supports legislative amendments that would allow non-home rule municipalities to impose a real estate transfer tax. A municipality collects this tax upon the sale of real esate within the community. Changes in the current state statute to allow non-home rule communities to institute a real estate transfer tax would provide an equitable funding source for all municipalities. The revenue would add to a municipality's General Fund which may be used for such things as police protection, capital improvements, and the many other general services that are provided by a municipality. For some communities, this revenue may serve to mitigate the burden on local property taxes. Non-Home Rule Sales Tax The DuKane Valley Council Legislative Committee strongly supports legislative changes that would allow non-home rule municipalities to impose a general sales tax of 1/4%. This revenue source would generate additional dollars for a municipality's General Fund. This would also provide a much needed revenue for such things as police protection and capital improvements, and may serve to relieve the increasing burden on the property tax revenue. In conclusion, the potential revenue sources for non-home rule communities listed above provide an excellent enhancement to a municipality's revenue base. The DuKane Valley Council Legislative Committee considers this a very fair request, since the two revenues are already permitted in home rule communities. The issues of non-home rule communities' inability to generate revenue has been and is a priority for many of the state's councils of governments. RECOMMENDATION: The DuKane Valley Council strongly encourages our elected officials of the State of Illinois to work together with the municipalities to provide for an improved and more equitable revenue base through allowing non-home rule communities to impose (1) a real estate transfer tax and (2) a general sales tax of 1/4%. 5 TAX CAP REFORM ISSUE: While not seeking exemptions to the tax cap for municipal operating expenses, some revisions would allow non-home rule units access to revenues that are alternatives to the property tax. ANALYSIS: With the possibility that the legislature will consider including Cook County in the tax cap this session, now seems best time to seek reform of property tax cap by: Allowing municipalities subject to the property tax cap to issue "alternate" bonds. Allowing municipalities subject to the property tax cap to issue debt equal to 0.5 percent of EAV (similar to non-tax cap municipalities), but reduce their debt limit by an equivalent amount to present increases in municipal debt levels. Making municipal library boards accountable for their levies under the propety tax cap. Allowing municipalities with no property tax to impose an initial property tax levy under the property tax cap without referendum. RECOMMENDATION: Urge legislators to reform the above four aspects of the property tax cap. LEGISLATION TO REMOVE CARS FROM SALES TAX BASE TheIl linois I Ii noes Automobile Association introduced legislation (SB1339) to removed leased cars/trucks from the sales tax base and instead require auto dealers to pay only a 6.25 percent tax on monthly receipts. ANALYSIS: The Illinois Municipal League and the Illinois Department of Revenue have concluded that the revenue from a tax on monthly lease payment will not come close to what was formerly received. It could cost the State of Illinois as much as 55 million dollars and cities as much as one or two percent of their general revenues funds. RECOMMENDATION: Urge legislators to vote NO on any legislation which removes leased cars from the sales tax base. 6 CONTROLUNG THE USE OF LOCALLY FUNDED AND MAINTAINED ROADS ISSUE: The Illinois Legislature has been eroding the power of local authority to control the use of locally funded and maintained roads by preempting local authorities' power to restrict the use of these roads by very large trucks. ANALYSIS: Clearly the legislature seems to have taken this position at the request of the trucking industry without regard for the neighborhoods. A case in point: The City of Elgin invested nearly two years and countless hours developing and implementing truck routes within the city that would satisfy the needs of the business community and still protect the neighborhoods from very large trucks. Because businesses that once were on the outskirts of town have now been surrounded by the city, the city recognized the need for these businesses to remain competitive and make use of the currently available larger and heavier trucks. For this reason, several dozen truck routes were established and signed with an emphasis toward reasonable routes that would have the least impact on the neighborhoods. This was done with the full realization that these streets were not originally built for large trucks and that their use as truck routes would accelerate their deterioration and require timely repair and upgrade to truck standards. In 1992 the State Legislature passed a bill that allows very long trucks, over 55 feet long, virtually unlimited access on local roads from state designated truck routes for a distance of five miles in order to service these same companies. The legislation specifically stops local governments from using their home rule power to overcome this legislation but provides no funding for the repair or upgrade of these roadways and gives no consideration for the impact on the neighborhoods. This same bill originally contained language to allow even heavier trucks (up to 80,000 lbs.) on these same routes. This portion failed for now, but it is anticipated that the request for the higher weight will be back this session. By preempting homerule powers, the legislature has sent a message that local governments cannot properly regulate the use of their locally built, maintained and rebuilt streets. The message also seems to be that local government is not sensitive to local business needs. Past and anticipated legislation appears to disregard this common sense and impose the will of the trucking industry on all local governments. RECOMMENDATION: The DuKane Valley Council urges the repeal of current legislation which gives virtually unlimited access to large trucks and further urge that no further action be taken to continue to erode local governments' power to deal with this issue. 7 CONTINUING THE HIGH GROWTH MOTOR FUEL TAX PROGRAM The DuKane Valley Council urges the continuation of the targeted local road program which has provided $2 million per year in motor fuel tax to high growth municipalities for each of the past six years. Statewide, approximately 70 municipalities which have experienced unusually high rates of growth have benefited from this program by receiving a steady source of funding. Since most of these communities are suburban and covered by the property tax cap, it is important that alternatives to the property tax be left intact. 8 FOX RIVER WATER LEVEL ISSUE: Although they are impacted by water levels in the Fox River, communities downstream of the McHenry dam have no voice in selecting the optimum water level of the Fox River. ANALYSIS: The Fox River is classified as a navigable waterway. Currently when the river water is being retained for recreational purposes in the Chain of Lakes by the McHenry dam, there are times when there isn't a sufficient water level to support shallow-bottom water craft in communities downstream of the dam. Low water levels not only impact recreational use of the river but also aquatic life, and puts in jeopardy the use of the Fox River as a present or future drinking water source for downstream communities. Granting input or say to all communities bordering the river will ensure fairness to all Fox River communities. RECOMMENDATION: Introduce or support legislation which would grant input or say on the water level of the Fox River for communities downstream of the McHenry Dam. SOLID WASTE The DuKane Valley Council supports retaining the local siting authority and expanding that local authority to include the 1-1/2 mile planning jurisdiction. The Council encourages counties' efforts to find long term solid waste alternatives and also encourages intergovernmental cooperation between municipalities and counties . SCHOOL FUNDING REFORM The DuKane Valley Council feels that it is imperative for the legislature to make school funding reform a priority. I DOLONNA MECUM CITY OF ELGIN d DUKANE 150 DEXTER COURT ELGIN,IL 60120 VALLEY C COUNCIL 719 Batavia Avenue, Geneva, Illinois 60134 • 630/208-5375 • Fax 630/232-9243 November 2002 Dear Members and Friends of the DuKane Valley Council: With great pride, I present the 2001-02 DuKane Valley Council Annual Report. The past fiscal year saw a reassessment of leadership and management requirements resulting from the events of September 1 1, 2001. Monthly lunch meeting programming reflected this: for example, Fermilab officials outlined new security measures, and the Kane County Health Department discussed new challenges, particularly related to anthrax scares. Finally, when accepting the 2002 Chandler Award for Community Cooperation for Village Green, a park that also serves as the center of Win field, past Win field Main Street president Dr. Jeffrey Johnson encouraged attendees at the annual DKVC lunch meeting to properly provide a "civic living room" in our respective jurisdictions, and to not neglect the sense of community required for all organizations. This poignant message will guide and challenge the Council in its own evolution. Sincerely, 61 - DKVC President Mark Ruby and President, Village of North Aurora Board of Directors Mark Ruby,President • Tom McClow,V.P.-Program • Carol Schoengart,V.P.-Membership • Larry Maholland,Treasurer Kay Hatcher • Caryl Van Overmeiren • Karen Becker • Roger Dahlstrom • Anne Marie Gaura • Beth Helgeson,Executive Director Membership — Aurora • Batavia • Burlington • East Dundee • Elbum • Elgin • Geneva • Gilberts • Hampshire • Huntley • Maple Park • Montgomery • Naperville North Aurora • Oswego • St.Charles • Sleepy Hollow • South Elgin • Sugar Grove • Wayne • West Chicago • West Dundee • Wheaton • Winfield DuPage County • Kane County • Kendall County • Aurora Township • Batavia Township • Blackberry Township • Campton Township • Geneva Township • Plato Township Sugar Grove Township Ameritech • Batavia Park District • Batavia Public Library District • Batavia Public School District 101 • ComEd • Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory • Fox Metro Water Reclamation District • Fox River Water Reclamation District • Fox Valley Park District • Geneva Park District • Greater St.Charles Area Chamber of Commerce Kane-DuPage Soil&Water Conservation District • NICOR Gas • Oswegoland Park District • St.Charles Park District • St.Charles Public Library District Aurora University • Elgin Community College • Northern Illinois University • Waubonsee Community College o DUKANE VALLEY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2001 -02 The DuKane Valley Council, a regional organization of governmental bodies and others impacted by government, strives to inform its members on issues of common and significant interest, to facilitate discussion of such issues, and to formulate action plans around those issues. DKVC Accomplishments DKVC Annual Fiscal Report Major DKVC accomplishments Jar The following summarizes the actual and FY200I-02 are summarized below: budgeted figures_for the fiscal year: 1. Raised Profile of Important Topics- Actual Budget DKVC, with Kane County, presented DKVC REVENUE sessions on relevant topics: 1)Boundary Dues $38,880 $42,000 and Land Use Agreements at the 88th annual Meeting Fees $15,307 $11,000 Illinois Municipal League conference, and Agency Support $1,750 $1,000 p g Interest $1,193 $1,500 2)Sustainable Water Supply in Kane County Reserves $2,767 $12,000 -a workshop for staff, officials, and the Sub-Total $59,897 $67,500 like. MAYORS & ADMINS Both sessions were well attended and Dues $7,441 $6,700 garnered overwhelmingly positive feedback Meeting Fees $2,055 $1,800 in terms of programming expected from Sub-Total $9,496 $8,500 DKVC and Kane County. TOTAL REVENUE $69,393 $76,000 2. Presented Timely Topics-Monthly DKVC lunch meeting topics dealt with among the following themes: DKVC EXPENSES • Fermilab and Kane County Health Payroll $42,435 $45,320 Department made respective Meeting Expense $7,344 $9,000 presentations related to emergency Supplies & Equipment $569 $1,000 preparedness, Postage $2,812 $2,000 Payroll Taxes $3,192 $3,500 • DuPage County Board Chair Robert IDES $180 $130 Schillerstrom and Kane County Board Printing $ $ 04 $2,500 Utilities $504 $990 Chair Mike McCoy made state of the Program $0 $1,000 county government presentations, while Professional Development $199 $600 sharing information with each other in Miscellaneous $65 $250 the process, Travel $502 $700 Subscriptions $757 $700 • the exponential growth of Kane and Sub-Total $61,706 $67,690 Kendall counties prompted the school impact fees presentation by Richard MAYORS &ADMINS Flood, Partner, Zukowski, Rogers, Payroll $4,717 $5,120 Flood & McArdle law firm, and Meeting Expense $2,079 $1,500 Supplies & Equipment $61 $300 Postage $311 $100 • the City of Elgin gave a primer on Payroll Taxes $356 $390 enhancing an organization's presence in Utilities $71 $130 Springfield. Travel $92 $150 Reimbursable $0 $300 3. Strengthened Organizationally- MMC Meetings $0 $320 Technology enhancements translated into Sub-Total $7,687 $8,310 better membership services for a second TOTAL EXPENSES $69,393 $76,000 straight year. DKVC Committees & Programs Members of each committee and program DKVC is grateful to those who are so appear on the back of this report. generous with their time and talents. Award Committee- This committee membership on the impacts of redistricting, oversaw the 2002 Chandler Award for the January Legislator Breakfast, and the Community Cooperation process. end of session review and barbecue. The nominations were: With DuPage Mayors and Managers 1. Four Bridges of Elgin Bike Race 2001, Conference, the committee coordinated a Parks and Recreation Department, City Springfield drive-down. of Elgin, 2. Fox Valley Micro Loan Fund(fostering Additionally,this committee's scope was small business in the Fox Valley and broadened to include special initiatives, too. surrounding areas), a partnership between Elgin Community College, the Mayors &Administrators- Of note, Grand Victoria Foundation, and local DuKane Valley Mayors & Administrators financial institutions, participated in discussions that resulted in: 3. Mt. St. Mary Park's Skate Park, St. • an enhanced ComEd Tree Trimming Charles Park District, Agreement, 4. STC Underground Teen Center, St. • passage of Infrastructure Charles Park District, Maintenance Fee legislation, 5. Serving the Needs of Established • AT&T Comcast merger feedback, Neighborhoods: The Evolution of the • defending the legality of school Neighborhood Revitalization Team and impact fees (Chicago Tribune, the Aurora Neighborhood Council, and September 2001), 6. Village Green, Winfield, Illinois (a park • formalizing the structure of the serving as the center of the community Metropolitan Mayors Caucus for special events). (MMC), and ■ providing leadership to MMC Winfield's Village Green won the 2002 committees and task forces. Chandler Award. Membership Committee- They reviewed membership policies, and recommended Budget& Finance Committee - This enhancements. committee oversaw the audit process, budget development, and coordinated an accounting Planning& Development Committee- software conversion for the Council. This committee set the footings for the Board of Directors strategic planning Legislative Committee—This committee session to be held next fiscal year. informed membership of the changing legislative landscape,prepared the 2002 Program Committee - This committee DKVC Legislative Position Paper, and planned nine monthly lunch meetings at hosted a breakfast meeting updating which relevant topics were presented. DKVC Board of Directors DKVC Membership By Category DKVC Committee Members Colleges&Universities: Mark Ruby Award Committee: Aurora University President Anne Marie Gaura,Chair,Village of Montgomery Elgin Community College Village of North Aurora Northern Illinois University Kay Hatcher,Ameritech Waubonsee Community College Laura Haule,St.Charles Public Library Larry Maholland Mari Johnson,Village of Sugar Grove Treasurer Mary McKittrick,City of Geneva City of St.Charles Counties: DuPage County* Carol Schoengart Kane County* Budget&Finance Committee: Vice President,Membership Kendall County Larry Maholland,Chair,City of St.Charles Village of Wayne Bert Gray,Oswegoland Park District Municipalities: Bill Keck,Kane County Auditor Tom McClow City of Aurora* Mary McKittrick,City of Geneva Vice President,Program City ofBatavia* John Morris,City of Naperville Village of Winfield Village of Burlington Village of Carpentersville Karen Becker Village of East Dundee Membership Committee. Blackberry Township Village ofElburn Carol Schoengart,Chair,Village of Wayne City of Elgin City of Geneva* Karen Becker,Blackberry Township Roger Dahlstrom Village of Gilberts Mary McKittrick,City of Geneva Northern Illinois University Village of Hampshire Marilyn Michelini,Village of Montgomery Village of Huntley Bill Schmidt,Village of Hampshire Anne Marie Gaura Village of Maple Park Village of Montgomery Village of Montgomery* City of Naperville* Legislative Committee: Kay Hatcher Village of North Aurora* Paul DesCoteaux,Chair,City of Geneva Village of Oswego Ameritech Ciry of St.Charles* Karen Becker,Blackberry Township Village of Sleepy Hollow Anne Marie Gaura,Village of Montgomery Caryl VanOvermeiren Village of South Elgin Kay Hatcher,Ameritech Kane County Board Village of Sugar Grove Carrie Hansen,Village of Oswego Village of Wayne* Paul Mosquera,Waubonsee Community College Village of West Chicago* James Murphy,Aurora Township Village of West Dundee Sean ,Ste all Cityof Elgin City of Wheaton* g g Village of Winfield* DuKane Valley Planning&Development Committee: I Mayors&Administrators Townships: Roger Dahlstrom,Chair,Northern Illinois University .1 Board of Directors Aurora Township Bruce Chrisman,Fermilab j Batavia Township Anne Marie Gaura,Village of Montgomery Sue Klinkhamer,President Blackberry Township Kay Hatcher,Ameritech Mayor Campton Township Mary McKittrick,City of Geneva City of St.Charles Geneva Township Rob Nelis,Village of North Aurora Plato Township Caryl VanOvermeiren,Kane CountyBoard Sugar Grove Township Mark Ruby,Vice President President Village of North Aurora Other Members: Program Committee: Ameritech* Tom McClow,Chair,Village of Winfield Phil Page,Treasurer Batavia Park District g Dan Ensalaco,Waubonsee Community College Batavia Public LibraryDistrict ManagerMary McKittrick,City of Geneva Batavia School District#101 City of Geneva * Marilyn Michelini,Village of Montgomery MaryComEd Ochsenschlager,St.Charles Park District DuPage Library Systemg Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce Sean Stegall,City of Elgin Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory* Fox Metro Water Reclamation District Fox River Water Reclamation District d DUKANE Fox Valley Park District Geneva Park District VALLEY C COUNCIL Elizabeth S.Helgeson Greater St.Charles Area Camber of Commerce Executive Director Kane-DuPage Soil&Water Conservation District DuKane Valley Council& NICOR Gas Company* DuKane Valley Mayors&Administrators Oswegoland Park District 719 Batavia Avenue St.Charles Park District Geneva,Illinois 60134 *Charter Members St.Charles Public Library District Phone: 630-208-5375 DuKane Valley Mayors&Administrators Sugar Grove Water Authority Fax: 630-232-9243 E-Mail: dukanevalleycouncilaco.kane.il.us NNA MECUM CITYDOLO OF ELGIN d DUKANE 150 DEXTER COURT ELGIN,IL 60120 VALLEY C COUNCIL 719 Batavia Avenue, Geneva, Illinois 60134 • 630/208-5375 • Fax 630/232-9243 November 2002 Dear Members and Friends of the DuKane Valley Council: With great pride, I present the 2001-02 DuKane Valley Council Annual Report. The past fiscal year saw a reassessment of leadership and management requirements resulting from the events of September 11, 2001. Monthly lunch meeting programming reflected this: for example, Fermilab officials outlined new security measures, and the Kane County Health Department discussed new challenges, particularly related to anthrax scares. Finally, when accepting the 2002 Chandler Award for Community Cooperation for Village Green, a park that also serves as the center of Win field, past Win field Main Street president Dr. Jeffrey Johnson encouraged attendees at the annual DKVC lunch meeting to properly provide a "civic living room" in our respective jurisdictions, and to not neglect the sense of community required for all organizations. This poignant message will guide and challenge the Council in its own evolution. Sincerely,DKVC President Mark Ruby and President, Village of North Aurora Board of Directors Mark Ruby,President • Tom McClow,V.P.-Program • Carol Schoengart,V.P.-Membership • Larry Maholland,Treasurer Kay Hatcher • Caryl Van Overmeiren • Karen Becker • Roger Dahlstrom • Anne Marie Gaura • Beth Helgeson,Executive Director Membership Aurora • Batavia • Burlington • East Dundee • Elburn • Elgin • Geneva • Gilberts • Hampshire • Huntley • Maple Park • Montgomery • Naperville North Aurora • Oswego • St.Charles • Sleepy Hollow • South Elgin • Sugar Grove • Wayne • West Chicago • West Dundee • Wheaton •Winfield DuPage County • Kane County • Kendall County • Aurora Township • Batavia Township • Blackberry Township • Campton Township • Geneva Township • Plato Township Sugar Grove Township Ameritech • Batavia Park District • Batavia Public Library District • Batavia Public School District 101 • ComEd • Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory • Fox Metro Water Reclamation District • Fox River Water Reclamation District • Fox Valley Park District • Geneva Park District • Greater St.Charles Area Chamber of Commerce Kane-DuPage Soil&Water Conservation District • NICOR Gas • Oswegoland Park District • St.Charles Park District • St.Charles Public Library District Aurora University • Elgin Community College • Northern Illinois University • Waubonsee Community College