Kane County Reporter

Batavia City Council met Aug. 6.

Here is the minutes provided by the Council:

1. Meeting Called to Order

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Schielke at 7:30 p.m.

2. Invocation followed by Pledge of Allegiance

Mayor Schielke offered a brief invocation. Ald. Chanzit led the Pledge of Allegiance.

3. Roll Call

11 of 14 aldermen were present.

Aldermen (by ward): Michael O’Brien (1), Alan Wolff (2), Elliot Meitzler (3), Dan Chanzit (3), Anthony Malay (4), Susan Stark (4), Lucy Thelin Atac (5), Mark Uher (5), Nicholas Cerone (6), Michael Russotto (6) and David Brown (7) were present. Scott Salvati (1) and Drew McFadden (7) were absent. Martin Callahan (2) was absent for roll call, but joined the meeting at 7:34 pm.

Also present were BATV and members of the press, public and the following:

City Administrator Laura Newman

City Attorney Roman Seckel

City Clerk Ellen Posledni

Director of Public Works Gary Holm

Director of Finance Peggy Colby

Fire Chief Randy Deicke

Community Development Director Scott Buening

Chief of Police Dan Eul

Communications Coordinator Chris Cudworth

City Engineer Rahat Bari

4. Items Removed/Added/Changed

None.

5. Consent Agenda

Ald. Atac read the Consent Agenda as follows:

Accept and Place on File:

A. Plan Commission Minutes for June 6, 2018

B. May and June 2018 City Council Financial Reports

Approvals:

C. July 27, 2018 Payroll $910,696.43

D. Accounts Payable Check Register $4,795,293.28.

E. City Council Minutes for July 16, 2018

F. Resolution 18-93-R: Authorizing Request for Permit from IDOT for Intermittent Closure of Route 31 for 2018 Half Marathon Special Event (GH 7/18/18 COW 10/0) CS Motion by Ald. Atac, seconded by Ald. Stark, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.

Motion carried 11 yea/ 0 nay/ 3 absent.

6. Matters from the Public: (For Items NOT on the Agenda)

None.

7. Chamber

Chamber President Holly Deitchman thanked the Community Development Department staff for the great work they’ve been doing with Batavia businesses in need of their assistance.

She shared information about upcoming events:

- Music Matters Summer Fest, Saturday, August 11, 9 am to 9 pm on the Riverwalk

- BC2 Breakfast at Country Inn and Suites, Wednesday, August 8, 7:30 am

- Ribbon-cutting for A Step Above Dance Academy, Friday, August 10, 4 pm

- Women in Business Progressive Luncheon, Eagle Brook Country Club, about 100

attendees in partnership with other local chambers for networking, August 14, 11:30 am

- Networking-It at State Street Jewelers in Geneva to support Mutual Ground, August 15, pm

- Multi-chamber event at Tri City Health Partnership, August 16, 4:30 pm

- Bulldog Boosters Corn Boil at Batavia High School, August 17, 5 pm

- Human Resources series at Valley Industrial Assn., topic is onboarding, August 23

- Ribbon-cutting for Fast Color in Aurora, a Chairman’s Circle member, August 24, noon

More information can be found at bataviachamber.org.

Chamber member Angela Birchfield from DataLink Associates spoke to the council about the company’s IT business, providing personalized IT support to small businesses. They are located on Oswald Ave. and have been in Batavia for 15 years, but are new to the Chamber. Mayor Schielke welcomed Ms. Birchfield and noted that the company is providing services that are in growing demand.

Ald. Callahan joined the meeting at 7:34 pm.

8. Presentation: Batavia Historical Society/Depot Museum Historic Church Walk (D. Hoefler)

Mr. Hoefler discussed the Historic Church Walk that will be hosted by the Batavia Historical Society on September 9. The walk includes visits to Bethany Lutheran Church, Calvary Episcopal Church, Congregational Church of Batavia and Batavia United Methodist Church, all historic structures featuring beautiful architecture and all within a few blocks of each other. The event benefits the expansion of the Depot Museum and a special exhibit on Batavia churches that opened at the museum on July 25. Several businesses are sponsoring the event, and Chris Cudworth will be posting information on the city’s website. Those interested can also go to bataviahistoricalsociety.org for more information. The event runs from 1 to 4 pm, and attendees can start at the Depot Museum or at any of the churches. Refreshments will be served. Mayor Schielke noted that this will be a great event and that these churches all have an interesting history dating to the 1800s. Mr. Hoefler shared that Calvary Episcopal Church was built as a wedding gift so that John Van Nortwick’s daughter could get married in a “proper church.”

This year’s Batavia Brotherhood Banquet, which brings together men from all of Batavia’s places of worship, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. It may be the longest-running gathering of its kind in Illinois.

Mayor Schielke shared an anecdote about William Van Nortwick being mentioned in the movie “12 Years a Slave.” Van Nortwick donated a lot of money to the Batavia Historical Society and also was a “Monuments Man” as depicted in the movie “Monuments Men.” Van Nortwick wrote a book about the experience titled Watch Your Step.

9. Proclamation: Tri City Health Partnership Medical And Dental Clinic (K. Lamansky)

Ms. Lamansky was not in attendance and the Proclamation was not available. This item was postponed to a future meeting.

10. Ordinance 18-53: An Ordinance Amending The Official Zoning Map For A PFI, Public Facilities/Institutional Development With A Planned Development Overlay District 303-313 East Wilson Street, 14 North Van Buren Street And 13-27 North Prairie Streets.

Batavia Park District, Applicant (DR 7/19/18 COW 7/24/18 10/0) CD Ald. Brown introduced the item, which went through the Plan Commission and public hearing. The ordinance will allow the Batavia Park District to expand the parking lot and playground where houses were previously demolished.

Motion by Ald. Brown, seconded by Ald. Meitzler, to approve the ordinance as presented.

Motion carried 12 yea/ 0 nay/ 2 absent.

http://www.cityofbatavia.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_08062018-1239