Kane County Reporter

City of Geneva Committee of the Whole met April 23.

Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:

1. Call To Order

Mayor Burns called the meeting to order at 7pm noting all aldermen were present except Ald. Bruno who was ill.

Burns then held a brief moment of silence to remember Geneva resident Jeff Kellner, who recently passed away.

2. Approve Committee Of The Whole Minutes From April 9, 2018.

Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Bruno V/V: 9-0 Motion carried.

3. Items Of Business

a. Proclaim May 2018 as Mental Health Awareness Month.

Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Swanson

Burns welcomed representatives from Tri City Family Services who provided information and statistics on the current trends mental health diagnoses and treatment; and urged all to become aware of ways to recognize and treat the illness. Burns then presented the guests with the City proclamation and thanked them for attending.

b. Recommend Approval of a Special Event Application for Zellmer Childhood Disease Foundation for the Fox Valley Craft Beer 5K Run/Walk July 7, 2018 Contingent on Affected Businesses’ Approval.

Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Cummings V/V: 9-0 Motion carried.

c. Recommend Draft Resolution Awarding Bid and Contract to Geneva Construction Company in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,934,623,47 for 2018 Street Improvement Project.

Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Hruby V/V: 9-0 Motion carried.

d. Recommend Draft Resolution Waiving Bidding Process and Authorizing Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding in the Amount Not to Exceed $65,955.50 with Hogan Design and Construction (Pending Final Legal Review) for Stevens St. and N. First Water Main Replacement Project.

Moved by Ald. Kilburg, seconded by Ald. McGowan V/V: 9-0 Motion carried.

e. Recommend Draft Resolution Executing the Exercise of Third-Year of Purchase Agreement of Sensus Water Meters and ERTs Throughout FY19 in an Amount Not to Exceed $300,000 from HD Supply Waterworks.

Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Burghart

Supt. VanGyseghem answered questions about the meters and the overall replacement program, noting that the City expects to have all replacements completed by 2020.

V/V: 9-0 Motion carried.

f. Recommend Draft Resolution Authorizing the City Administrator to Establish a Limited Period Amnesty Program for Certain Fines and Debts Owed to the City of Geneva.

Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Burghart V/V: 9-0 Motion carried.

g. Recommend Draft Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement by and between the City of Geneva and Illinois Office of Comptroller regarding access to the Comptroller’s Local Debt Recovery Program.

Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Kilburg V/V: 9-0 Motion carried.

Admin. Dawkins and Finance Mgr. Kruse answered questions regarding the notification process. Ald. Cummings cautioned that the City needed to be consistent in this regard.

V/V: 9-0 Motion carried.

h. Recommend Draft Ordinance Amending Title 9 [Municipal Utilities], Chapter 1 [General Provisions], Section 1 [Application for Service] and Chapter 3 [Water and Sewers], Article A [Service Rates and Charges, Meter Rates] of the Geneva City Code.

Moved by Ald. McGowan, seconded by Ald. Marks

Dave Patzelt, President of Shodeen Inc., provided a letter to members of the committee objecting to the proposed changes to the ordinance and asked that the ordinance be redrafted and brought back at a later date. Patzelt summarized his opposition to include incorrect references to electric meters, the lack of definitions of “access to water”, “equivalent units” and “units”, as well as his belief that the city is charging erroneously and not strictly per usage. Patzelt also believed that the staff memo characterizing some of the amendments as ‘housekeeping’ was not accurate. Building owner Michael Abts also spoke to the committee expressing a desire to look into these billing procedures a bit further based on some of his own properties and the challenges they face with utility billing.

Supt. VanGyseghem answered questions related to the Water Rate Study and the goal of aligning the code with current practices based on that study. Mgr. Kruse further explained how billing is affected by older properties that have unique meter set ups within the unit and used the Berry House as an example where each suite had separate electric meters but water usage was not part of it.

After several aldermen expressed interest in fine tuning the language of the draft in front of them, Admin. Dawkins asked if those sections could be bifurcated and staff would still bring forward the section with the deposit amendments at the May 7th meeting since there was no objection to that section. Consensus was met to move forward in that direction.

V/V as amended: 9-0 Motion carried.

i. Recommend Draft Ordinance Updating the Delnor Hospital Planned Unit Development Including Parking Modifications and Site Plan Approval for an Addition to and Renovations of the Surgical Services Building.

Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Hruby

A representative from Delnor was present to explain the parking configuration that was proposed.

V/V: 9-0 Motion carried.

j. Recommend Draft Ordinance Rezoning (Zoning Map Amendment) the Subject Realty from the R6 Medium Density Two-and Three-Family Residential District to the B6 Planned Unit Development Business District – Karis Capital, LLC/Cetron Place.

Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Burghart

Mayor Burns noted that discussion on the entire project including the other items on the evening’s agenda would be appropriate and then after discussion, he would seek votes on each of the related items.

Dir. DeGroot provided a general overview of the development, with details on the Plan Commission hearing prior to this evening’s votes. John McLinden, on behalf of Karis Capital, LLC then provided more details on the proposed development including the residential and mixed use spaces.

Damir Latinovic, a neighbor to the proposed development, urged the city to guide the design to be of “Geneva’s character” so that it blends into the downtown.

Jake Finley, Karis Capital LLC was confident their design would complement and capture the city’s qualities. Additional discussion on potential retail, parking for residents and shoppers, as well as potential pricing structures for the apartments was heard.

Residents Colin Campbell and Carol Lullmeyer voiced their support of the project, as did Michael Olesen via a letter he had submitted to the previous Plan Commission hearing as read into the record by Ald. Burghart. (see Exhibit A)

Roll Call: Ayes: 9 Nays: 0 Motion carried.

k. Recommend Draft Ordinance Rezoning (Zoning Map Amendment) the Subject Realty from the B2 Business District to the B6 Planned Unit Development Business District – Karis Capital, LLC/Cetron Place.

Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Swanson V/V: 9-0 Motion carried.

l. Recommend Draft Ordinance Rezoning (Zoning Map Amendment) the Subject Realty from the I2 General Industrial District to the B6 Planned Unit Development Business District – Karis Capital, LLC/Cetron Place.

Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Swanson V/V: 9-0 Motion carried.

m. Recommend Draft Ordinance Granting Preliminary Planned Unit Development Plan

Approval for Cetron Place – Karis Capital, LLC.

Moved by Ald. Hruby, seconded by Ald. McGowan V/V: 9-0 Motion carried.

4. New Business / Public Comment

Ald. McGowan asked for volunteers for Misericordia Candy Days donation drive the following weekend.

5. Adjournment

On a motion by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Swanson, the meeting was adjourned by unanimous voice vote at 9:26 pm.

https://www.geneva.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04232018-1177