Kane County Reporter

City of Geneva City Council met July 21

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

The Geneva City Council meeting was called to order by Ald. Brad Kosirog at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.

Elected Officials present:

Alderpersons: Anaïs Bowring, Larry Furnish, Dean Kilburg, Brad Kosirog, William Malecki, Richard Marks, Jeff Palmquist, Martha Paschke, Mark Reinecke.

City Clerk Vicki Kellick.

Elected Officials attending by video or teleconference: Amy Mayer.

Elected Officials absent: Mayor Kevin Burns.

Others Present: City Administrator Stephanie Dawkins, Assistant City

Administrator Benjamin McCready, City Attorney Ron Sandack, Water Division

Superintendent Bob Van Gyseghem, Finance Director Jennifer Milewski, Police Chief Eric Passarelli.

Others attending by video or teleconference: None.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Ald. Kosirog invited Scout Troop 60 to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

PUBLIC HEARINGS, SPECIAL ITEMS AND PRESENTATIONS

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Presentation by Greg Stephens, Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer

Ald. Kilburg introduced and welcomed Deputy Director Greg Stephens. Dir. Stephens provided a presentation about Fermilab and the Fermi Forward Discovery Group. Fermilab is the hub of U.S. particle research groups and neutrino research, with over 2,000 employees and more than 200 interns. There were 5,000 site visits processed during the past year, plus over 6,000 visitors to the Lederman Science Center last year.

AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA

None.

OMNIBUS AGENDA (OMNIBUS VOTE)

All Items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a council member so requests in which event the item will be removed from the Omnibus (Consent) Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda. All items on the Omnibus Agenda require a simple majority vote unless otherwise indicated.

*APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FROM JULY 7, 2025

*REPORTS

*COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ITEMS OF BUSINESS

*Approve Resolution No. 2025-78 Authorizing an Economic Incentive Agreement by and Between the City of Geneva and Nick and Jim Nicolaou for 427 and 421 E. State Street –Honeybird.

*Approve Resolution No. 20250-79 Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with Vons Electric, Inc. in the Amount of $235,825.00 for Replacement Generator at the Police Department.

*Approve Resolution No. 2025-80 Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Bodwe WBK Engineering to Provide Construction Oversight for Public Improvements.

*Approve Resolution No. 2025-81 Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Agreement with MIF Geneva Park-J, LLC and MIF Geneva Park-M, LLC to Extend Watermain Improvements in Accordance with the Pipeline Crossing Agreement Dated December 20, 2021.

*Approve Resolution No. 2025-82 Authorizing Approval of a Proposal from Associated Technical Services Ltd. for a Water System Leak Detection & Location Survey in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $35,000.00.

*Approve Resolution No. 2025-83 Authorizing the Purchase of a 2026 John Deere 624P 4WD Loader from West Side Tractor in an Amount Not to Exceed $273,062.26.

*Approve Resolution No. 2025-84 Authorizing the Purchase of a Falcon 3-Ton Asphalt Recycler and Hot Box Trailer from Midwest Paving Equipment, Inc.

Moved by Ald. Paschke, Seconded by Ald. Bowring.

AYES: 10 (Bowring, Furnish, Kilburg, Kosirog, Malecki, Marks, Mayer, Palmquist, Paschke, Reinecke)

ABSENT: 0

NAYS: 0

MUNICIPAL BILLS FOR PAYMENT: $6,090,171.31

Moved by Ald. Bowring, Seconded by Ald. Marks.

AYES: 10 (Bowring, Furnish, Kilburg, Kosirog, Malecki, Marks, Mayer, Palmquist, Paschke, Reinecke)

ABSENT: 0

NAYS: 0

PRESENTATION OF ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, OTHER ITEMS

Consider Resolution No. 2025-85 Authorizing Budget Amendment for FY2024-2025.

Moved by Ald. Bowring, Seconded by Ald. Paschke.

AYES: 10 (Bowring, Furnish, Kilburg, Kosirog, Malecki, Marks, Mayer, Palmquist, Paschke, Reinecke)

ABSENT: 0

NAYS: 0

Consider Resolution No. 2025-86 Adopting the City of Geneva Facilities Master Plan.

Moved by Ald. Bowring, Seconded by Ald. Marks.

AYES: 10 (Bowring, Furnish, Kilburg, Kosirog, Malecki, Marks, Mayer, Palmquist, Paschke, Reinecke)

ABSENT: 0

NAYS: 0

PUBLIC COMMENT

Resident Donna Schneider asked if there would be a referendum for the newly adopted Facilities Master Plan. Ald. Kosirog explained that the plan simply provided an assessment of the current facilities as well as guidelines going forward. He noted that nothing in the plan is specific yet and that the next step is determining how to implement the plan.

Chamber of Commerce representative Mike Olesen provided information on the upcoming Art Fair and Shakespeare in the Park events.

Strategic Plan Advisory Committee Chair Melanie Mannon announced the upcoming Strategic Plan Community Update event next Tuesday at 6:00pm at the library. Breakout sessions will happen afterward. SPAC is looking for a broad representation of the community at the session and encouraged residents to attend.

Resident Karsten Pawlik provided comments on the just-approved June 7 Special Committee of the Whole minutes. He also commented on the facilities report and provided opinions on what he believed could be added, changed, or dropped from the plan.

A member of Scout Troop 60 stated that the scouts were at the meeting because they were working on their Citizenship and Community Merit Badge.

NEW BUSINESS

None.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, moved by Ald. Reinecke to adjourn the Geneva City Council meeting.

MOTION CARRIED by unanimous voice vote of those present.

The meeting adjourned at 7:59 PM.

https://www.geneva.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_07212025-2566