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HomeMy WebLinkAboutG82-05 (2) . , • , Ordinance No. G82-05 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A RIVERFRONT/CENTER CITY PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHEREAS, the City of Elgin is a home rule unit pursuant to the Illinois Constitution; and WHEREAS,the City of Elgin,as a home rule unit,may exercise any power and perform any function relating to its government and affairs; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin has previously determined that it is desirable to provide for the preparation and adoption of a master plan for the redevelopment of the riverfront of the Fox River and the Center City area and to thereafter undertake the redevelopment of the riverfront and Center City area; and WHEREAS, on May 24, 2000, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. G28-00 which amended the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Elgin by incorporating therein the city's Riverfront/Center City Master Plan dated May 24, 2000; and WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Elgin has further determined that it is necessary and desirable to create a new special advisory committee to advise and recommend to the City Council specific implementation actions for the Riverfront and Center City areas; and WHEREAS, the City Council has previously adopted Ordinances No. T19-00 and T2-01 establishing a Riverfront/Center City Project Management Team; and WHEREAS,the City Council has determined that it is necessary and desirable to repeal such ordinances and to establish a Riverfront/Center City Project Advisory Committee. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS: Section 1. Riverfront/Center City Project Advisory Committee Created. There is hereby created the Riverfront/Center City Project Advisory Committee for the purpose of advising the City Council regarding the implementation of a Riverfront/Center City Master Plan and for the redevelopment of the Riverfront and Center City areas. Section 2. Membership. A. The Riverfront/Center City Project Advisory Committee shall be composed of thirteen (13) members to be appointed by the City Council. Each member shall serve for a one year term. The City Council may at any time appoint successor members to the committee to replace then-current members or to fill vacancies. B. One member and chairperson of the committee shall be the Mayor,one member shall be a member of the City Council, one member shall be the City Manager, one member shall be a representative from the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce, one member shall be a member of the Kane County Forest Preserve District Board, one member shall be an officer or employee of Metra, one member shall be a representative of the Grand Victoria,one member shall be a representative from the Downtown Neighborhood Association, two members shall be representatives of downtown business interests and three members shall be representatives of state and federal legislative interests. Section 3. Meetings. The members of the Riverfront/Center City Project Advisory Committee shall meet as soon as practical and shall establish regular meeting dates which shall not be less than four times annually. The Riverfront/Center City Project Advisory Committee may establish rules regarding the conduct of meetings and where not otherwise provided Robert's Rule of Order,Newly Revised, shall apply. Minutes shall be taken at all meetings. All meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. Section 4. Staff. The City Manager, from time to time, in his discretion, shall make available the service of the city's professional staff to aid and cooperate with the Riverfront/Center City Project Advisory Committee in carrying out its responsibilities. Section 5. Powers and Duties. The Riverfront/Center City Project Advisory Committee shall have the duty to advise the City Council regarding all aspects of the master plan for the redevelopment of the Riverfront and Center City areas and shall have the further duty to advise the City Council regarding all other aspects of the redevelopment of the Riverfront and Center City areas including but not limited to: A. Meet with the city's consultants regarding the Riverfront and Center City Master Plan. B. Meet with property owners and the public regarding the redevelopment of the Riverfront and Center City areas. C. Advise the City Council of specific Riverfront and Center City Master Plan implementation actions. D. Seek out and advise the City Council of grants to support Riverfront/Center City area redevelopment. E. Create temporary ad hoc committees to assist the Riverfront/Center City Project Management Team in carrying out its responsibilities. Section 6. Reports to City Council. The Riverfront/Center City Project Advisory Committee shall provide the City Council on a quarterly basis a written report regarding the status of the redevelopment of the Riverfront and Center City areas and include therein a list of pending matters being reviewed by the committee. Section 7. Dissolution of Committee. The Riverfront/Center City Project Advisory Committee shall automatically be dissolved on December 31, 2006 unless the City Council takes further action to extend or recreate the committee. Section 8. That Ordinance No. T19-00, Ordinance No. T2-01 and Resolution 00- 211 be and are hereby repealed. That all other ordinances or parts or ordinances and all other resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are hereby repealed. Section 9. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage in the manner provided by law. s/Ed Schock Ed Schock, Mayor Presented: September 14, 2005 Passed: September 14, 2005 Vote: Yeas: 6 Nays: 0 Recorded: September 15, 2005 Published: Attest: s/Dolonna Mecum Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk