City Council

GENEVA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 5, 2014 CALL TO ORDER The May 5, 2014 meeting of the Geneva City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall by Mayor Kevin Burns. Aldermen present: Chuck Brown, Mike Bruno, Don Cummings, Dorothy Flanagan, Dean Kilburg (via teleconference), Craig Maladra, Richard Marks, Mary Seno, Ron Singer. Aldermen absent: Tom Simonian. Also attending: City Atty. Charles Radovich, City Administrator Mary McKittrick, Asst. City Administrator/Dir. of Administrative Services Stephanie Dawkins, Economic Development Director Ellen Divita, Community Development Director Dick Untch, Preservation Planner Michael Lambert. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC HEARINGS, SPECIAL ITEMS AND PRESENTATIONS Approve Resolution 2014-29 Appointing Ald. Dean Kilburg to Mayor Pro Tem for FY2014-15 Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Flanagan to approve Res. 2014-29 appointing Ald. Dean Kilburg to Mayor Pro Tem for FY2014-15. Carried unanimously by voice vote. MOTION CARRIED Approve Mayor’s Appointments of City Officials Mayor Burns presented the following city officials for FY2014-15 appointment: Mary L. McKittrick City Administrator Stephanie Dawkins Director of Admin. Services/Asst. City Administrator Dan Dinges Director of Public Works Steve Mexin Police Chief Steve Olson Fire Chief Ellen Divita Director of Economic Development Richard B. Untch Director of Community Development Charles A. Radovich City Attorney Moved by Ald. Singer, seconded by Ald. Bruno to approve the Mayor’s appointments of city officials. Roll call: AYES: 9 (Ald. Brown, Bruno, Cummings, Flanagan, Kilburg, Maladra, Marks, Seno, Singer) NAYS: 0 MOTION CARRIED Proclaim National Public Service Week in the City of Geneva Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Bruno to proclaim National Public Service Week in the City of Geneva. Carried unanimously by voice vote. MOTION CARRIED Proclaim National Preservation Month in the City of Geneva Moved by Ald. Brown, seconded by Ald. Cummings to proclaim National Preservation Month in the City of Geneva. Carried unanimously by voice vote. MOTION CARRIED Dir. Untch took the occasion to formally introduced Michael Lambert, the City’s preservation planner, who has been serving as part-time planner for more than a year. Dir. Untch provided background on Mr. Lambert’s professional careers as an architect and as an adjunct instructor at the Art Institute’s School of Historic Preservation. 1298 Geneva City Council Meeting May 5, 2014 Mr. Lambert expressed his pleasure at being involved in Geneva’s historic preservation efforts. At the Mayor’s request, Mr. Lambert spoke briefly about the content of the classes he teaches at the Art Institute. Ald. Bruno suggested that a presentation on the City’s historic preservation process might be in order at some point in the future, with Dir. Untch saying it could be the topic of a scheduled community development presentation in July. OMNIBUS AGENDA All items listed on the Omnibus Agenda are considered to be routine by the Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council member or citizen so requests in which event the item will be removed from the Omnibus (Consent) Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda. Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Marks to approve the Omnibus Agenda as presented. Roll call: AYES: 9 (Ald. Brown, Bruno, Cummings, Flanagan, Kilburg, Maladra, Marks, Seno, Singer) NAYS: 0 MOTION CARRIED APPROVE MINUTES OF THE LAST REGULAR MEETING HELD APRIL 21, 2014 Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Marks to approve motion as presented. Approved by unanimous roll call vote. (Omnibus Agenda). MOTION CARRIED APPROVE REPORTS Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Marks to approve motion as presented. Approved by unanimous roll call vote. (Omnibus Agenda). MOTION CARRIED COUNCIL COMMITTEES Committee of the Whole May 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. MUNICIPAL BILLS FOR PAYMENT The following bills were presented for payment: General Fund $79,085.38 Cultural Arts Fund 423.60 SPAC Fund 1,648.03 Beautification Fund 2,604.50 Tourism Fund 40,898.35 SSA #1 271.51 General Capital Projects 17,644.14 Infrastructure Capital Projects 133,337.36 Electric 694,408.92 Water/Wastewater 82,235.83 Refuse 784.83 Cemetery 166.05 Commuter Parking 858.36 Group Dental 5,449.60 Utility Refunds 253.66 ____________ Total Funds $1,060,070.12 1299 Geneva City Council Meeting May 5, 2014 Moved by Ald. Brown, seconded by Ald. Flanagan that the bills be approved and vouchers prepared. Roll call: AYES: 9 (Ald. Brown, Bruno, Cummings, Flanagan, Kilburg, Maladra, Marks, Seno, Singer) NAYS: 0 MOTION CARRIED COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ITEMS OF BUSINESS Approve Resolution 2014-22 Rejecting All Bids for 2014 Street Improvement Project and Authorize Rebidding Moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Seno to approve Res. 2014-22 rejecting all bids for the 2014 street improvement project and authorize rebidding. Roll call: AYES: 9 (Ald. Brown, Bruno, Cummings, Flanagan, Kilburg, Maladra, Marks, Seno, Singer) NAYS: 0 MOTION CARRIED Approve Ordinance 2014-11 Amending Title 4, Ch. 2 (Liquor Code) Creating Class E-6 (Geneva Chamber of Commerce) Festival Liquor License Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Marks to approve motion as presented. Approved by unanimous roll call vote. (Omnibus Agenda). MOTION CARRIED Approve Temporary Outdoor Sales for a Food Cart at 716 W. State (Josef’s Deli) Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Marks to approve motion as presented. Approved by unanimous roll call vote. (Omnibus Agenda). MOTION CARRIED Approve Waiver of Building Permit Application Requirements for Temporary Outdoor Sales on Private Property and City’s Established Procedure for Review and Approval of Same During Swedish Days 2014 Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Marks to approve motion as presented. Approved by unanimous roll call vote. (Omnibus Agenda). MOTION CARRIED Approve Multisport Madness Kids, Inc. Triathlon Sunday, May 25, 2014 Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Marks to approve motion as presented. Approved by unanimous roll call vote. (Omnibus Agenda). MOTION CARRIED Approve Resolution 2014-23 Authorizing Bid Award and Contract to DeMar Tree and Landscaping Service Inc. in the Budgeted Amount of $96,965.00 for 2014-15 Electric Div. Tree Trimming Program Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Marks to approve motion as presented. Approved by unanimous roll call vote. (Omnibus Agenda). MOTION CARRIED Approve Resolution 2014-24 Authorizing Purchase of Water Treatment Facility Cartridge Filters from American Melt Blown and Filtration at a Price of $7.30 per Unit Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Marks to approve motion as presented. Approved by unanimous roll call vote. (Omnibus Agenda). MOTION CARRIED 1300 Geneva City Council Meeting May 5, 2014 Approve Resolution 2014-25 Authorizing Purchase of ITron 100W Encoder Receiver Transmitters from Water Products in an Amount Not to Exceed $98,500.00 Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Marks to approve motion as presented. Approved by unanimous roll call vote. (Omnibus Agenda). MOTION CARRIED Approve Resolution 2014-26 Authorizing Purchase of IPerl Water Meters from Sensus for FY2014-15 at a Cost Not to Exceed $86,500.00 Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Marks to approve motion as presented. Approved by unanimous roll call vote. (Omnibus Agenda). MOTION CARRIED Approve Resolution 2014-27 Authorizing Execution of IDOT 2014-15 Municipal Estimate of Maintenance Cost Forms BLR 14230 and BLR 14231 Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Marks to approve motion as presented. Approved by unanimous roll call vote. (Omnibus Agenda). MOTION CARRIED Approve Resolution 2014-28 Awarding Bid and Contract to BG Concrete in an Amount Not to Exceed $25,590.00 for 2014-15 Sidewalk Curb Maintenance Project Moved by Ald. Bruno, seconded by Ald. Marks to approve motion as presented. Approved by unanimous roll call vote. (Omnibus Agenda). MOTION CARRIED NEW BUSINESS Spring Clean-Up Day May 10 Ald. Kilburg invited anyone interested to volunteer for the City-Wide Spring Clean-Up Day to be held Saturday, May 10. Summer Open House Events Dir. Divita announced that invitations have been sent for the “Meet Your Aldermen” open house scheduled for May 21 at City Hall. Subsequent meetings will take place during the summer with one ward being featured each month. Along with aldermen from the respective wards, city department representatives also will be present to talk informally with business owners and residents who attend. Honor Flight Chicago Fundraiser Ald. Singer reported that he attended the Third Annual Honor Flight Chicago Fundraiser hosted by the DuPage Veterans Foundation last Saturday. He explained that the Honor Flight program flies military veterans to Washington, D.C. for an all-expense-paid daytrip to visit the war memorials. He expressed his appreciation to Dr. Richard Jorgensen for organizing the event. Soup to Nuts 35th Anniversary Open House Mayor Burns congratulated the Soup to Nuts health store for its 35th anniversary in business. He said he attended the open house, which took place last Saturday. Geneva Beautification Summer Planting May 17 Ald. Flanagan called attention to Geneva Beautification’s summer planting to take place May 17 beginning at 8:00 a.m. She invited those interested to participate. 1301 Geneva City Council Meeting May 5, 2014 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, moved by Ald. Marks, seconded by Ald. Bruno to adjourn the Geneva City Council meeting. Carried by voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:22 p.m. ________________________ Lynn P. Landberg, City Clerk 1302