City Council — Aurora, IL
Date: 2014-07-22

City Hall - 2nd Floor Council
 City of Aurora Chambers
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL
 City Council

 Agenda - Final
 Tuesday
 July 22, 2014
 6:00 PM


 ROLL CALL

 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 INVOCATION

 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JULY 8, 2014

 14-00570 Approval of the Minutes of the July 8, 2014 City Council meeting .

 APPOINTMENT OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

 CONSENT AGENDA

 14-00488 A Resolution Authorizing the renewal of annual maintenance for Novell
 products used by the Aurora Police Department through Merrimac Solutions,
 Inc., Aurora Illinois in the amount of $37,874.42 .

 14-00506 A Resolution Authorizing an Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendment
 (2014-#3) to take a Property Located at 83 North Avenue out of the
 Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Homebuyer Program Activity and
 transfer it to the NSP Rental Program Activity in Order to Facilitate a Sale of the
 Property under the Aurora Impact Initiative

 14-00507 An Ordinance to Authorize the Disposition of a Property Located at 83 North
 Avenue - Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)

 14-00508 A Resolution to Approve an Amendment to a Development Agreement between
 the City of Aurora and Boreas LLC to Dispose of a Municipally Owned Property
 Located at 83 North Avenue - Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)

 14-00526 A Resolution Accepting the Dedication of Right of Way for Farnsworth Avenue
 on property located at 1500 N. Farnsworth Avenue, Aurora, Illinois 60505

 14-00527 A Resolution for acceptance of improvements and waiving the maintenance
 period for Bell- Gale Industrial Condominium Park.




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 14-00528 A Resolution for acceptance of improvements and waiving the maintenance
 period for Golden Corral - 4250 E. New York Street .

 14-00531 A Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to execute contracts with electricity
 suppliers to provide electricity to the City of Aurora

 14-00534 A Resolution to accept a proposal from Superior Excavating, Inc., P.O. Box
 575, Channahon, IL 60410 for the Hankes Road Culvert Replacement in the
 amount of $59,600.00

 14-00535 A Resolution approving the issuance of a music festival permit to St. Therese
 Church, 271 N. Farnsworth Av., for Sunday August 10th, 2014 from 1:00 p.m.
 to 7:00 p.m.

 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 14-00151 An Ordinance Approving a Text Amendment to Ordinance Number 3100, being
 the Aurora Zoning Ordinance Section 3.3 Definitions, Section 4.3 Special Uses
 and Structures and Table One: Use Categories.

 14-00485 An Ordinance Amending Article VI of Chapter 25 of the Aurora Code of
 Ordinances Entitled "Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers"

 14-00533 A Resolution approving the issuance of a Carnival License to Fox Valley United
 Way / Windy City Amusements, Inc. for a carnival to be held at the Northgate
 Shopping Center's Eastside Parking Lot on September 4 - 7, 2014 .

 14-00574 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 25, Article VIII Entitled “Raffles” of the City of
 Aurora Code of Ordinances .

 NEW BUSINESS

 REQUESTS AND REFERRALS

 14-00608 Plat of dedication for ROW and vacation and granting city easements at 250 E.
 Indian Trail (East Aurora School District - AU10/4-13.505-M - TV - Ward 1)

 14-00609 Final Plan on 2.34 acres for a 1,964 square foot single story addition to the
 existing grocery store located at 4444 Ogden Avenue (Aldi, Inc. -
 NA28/2-14.208-Fpn - ES - Ward 10)

 14-00610 Final Plan to add an outdoor patio to the existing restaurant located at 1260
 Orchard Road (The Wendy's Company, Inc. - SG12/4-14.210-Fpn - ES - Ward
 5)

 BILLS

 14-00613 Bill Summary and Large Bill List.




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 SPEAKERS

 CLOSED SESSION

 ADJOURN




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City Hall - 2nd Floor Council
 City of Aurora Chambers
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL


 City Council
 Meeting Minutes - Final
 Tuesday
 July 22, 2014
 6:00 PM




 ROLL CALL

 The City Council meeting was called to order at 6:07 by Mayor Weisner, and the
 Roll was called (Alderman Johnson walked into the meeting at 6:09 p.m.).
 Present: 12 - Mayor Tom Weisner, Alderman Tina Bohman, Alderman Juany Garza,
 Alderman Ted Mesiacos, Alderman Bill Donnell, Alderman John Peters,
 Alderman Mike Saville, Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns, Alderman Rick
 Mervine, Alderman Edward Bugg, Alderman Lynne Johnson and Alderman
 Bob O'Connor
 Absent: 1 - Alderman Richard Irvin


 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE


 INVOCATION


 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JULY 8, 2014

 14-00570 Approval of the Minutes of the July 8, 2014 City Council meeting .

 Alderman Saville moved, seconded by Alderman Mervine, to approve the
 minutes of the Council Meeting held on July 8, 2014. Motion carried by voice
 vote.

 Aye: 10 - Alderman Bohman, Alderman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Donnell, Alderman Peters, Alderman Saville, Alderman Mervine,
 Alderman Bugg, Alderman Johnson and Alderman O'Connor

 Abstain: 1- Alderman Hart-Burns


 APPOINTMENT OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

 A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns, seconded by Alderman Mervine,
 to appoint Officer Hornburg as Sergeant-At-Arms for this meeting. The motion
 carried by voice vote.




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 CONSENT AGENDA


 Approval of the Consent Agenda

 Alderman Hart-Burns moved, seconded by Alderman Mervine, to approve the
 Consent Agenda as read. The motion carried by the following vote:

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Bohman, Alderman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Donnell, Alderman Peters, Alderman Saville, Alderman Hart-Burns,
 Alderman Mervine, Alderman Bugg, Alderman Johnson and Alderman
 O'Connor

 14-00488 A Resolution Authorizing the renewal of annual maintenance for Novell
 products used by the Aurora Police Department through Merrimac
 Solutions, Inc., Aurora Illinois in the amount of $37,874.42 .
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R14-186


 14-00506 A Resolution Authorizing an Annual Action Plan Substantial
 Amendment (2014-#3) to take a Property Located at 83 North Avenue
 out of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Homebuyer
 Program Activity and transfer it to the NSP Rental Program Activity in
 Order to Facilitate a Sale of the Property under the Aurora Impact
 Initiative
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R14-187


 14-00507 An Ordinance to Authorize the Disposition of a Property Located at 83
 North Avenue - Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)
 This Ordinance was adopted.

 Enactment No: O14-041


 14-00508 A Resolution to Approve an Amendment to a Development Agreement
 between the City of Aurora and Boreas LLC to Dispose of a
 Municipally Owned Property Located at 83 North Avenue -
 Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R14-188


 14-00526 A Resolution Accepting the Dedication of Right of Way for Farnsworth
 Avenue on property located at 1500 N. Farnsworth Avenue, Aurora,
 Illinois 60505
 This Resolution was approved.


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 Enactment No: R14-189


 14-00527 A Resolution for acceptance of improvements and waiving the
 maintenance period for Bell- Gale Industrial Condominium Park.
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R14-190


 14-00528 A Resolution for acceptance of improvements and waiving the
 maintenance period for Golden Corral - 4250 E. New York Street .
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R14-191


 14-00531 A Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to execute contracts with electricity
 suppliers to provide electricity to the City of Aurora
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R14-192


 14-00534 A Resolution to accept a proposal from Superior Excavating, Inc., P.O.
 Box 575, Channahon, IL 60410 for the Hankes Road Culvert
 Replacement in the amount of $59,600.00
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R14-193


 14-00535 A Resolution approving the issuance of a music festival permit to St.
 Therese Church, 271 N. Farnsworth Av., for Sunday August 10th,
 2014 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
 This Resolution was approved.

 Enactment No: R14-194


 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 A motion was made by Alderman [name] , seconded by Alderman [name], to
 allow speakers to address City Council. The motion carried by voice vote.

 14-00151 An Ordinance Approving a Text Amendment to Ordinance Number
 3100, being the Aurora Zoning Ordinance Section 3.3 Definitions,
 Section 4.3 Special Uses and Structures and Table One: Use
 Categories.
 A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns, seconded by Alderman Mervine,
 to adopt this Ordinance. The motion carried.

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Bohman, Alderman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Donnell, Alderman Peters, Alderman Saville, Alderman Hart-Burns,
 Alderman Mervine, Alderman Bugg, Alderman Johnson and Alderman
 O'Connor
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 Enactment No: O14-042


 14-00485 An Ordinance Amending Article VI of Chapter 25 of the Aurora Code
 of Ordinances Entitled "Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers"
 Chief Management Officer Carie Anne Ergo spoke about this item, noting that, after
 careful consideration of petitioners' and attorneys' requests, updates to the original
 recommendation were made to Sec. 25-139, as well as language was added to adopt
 the general administrative adjudication provision procedures from the municipal code.

 A motion was made by Alderman O'Connor, seconded by Alderman Hart Burns, to
 allow speakers to address City Council. The motion carried by voice vote.
 Attorney John Philipchuck of Naperville, representing Fox Valley Iron & Metal,
 address the City Council in regards to this item, and thanked the Mayor, City Council,
 and staff for working with him and other interested parties in amending the ordinance
 in a way that it works for all parties.

 Alderman O'Connor moved, seconded by Alderman Peters, to amend the proposed
 penalties under Sec. 25-139 as follows:
 1- First violation, a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and not more
 than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00);
 2- Second violation, a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) and not
 more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) and/or a suspension of license of not
 more than seven (7) days;
 3- Third violation, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and/or a
 suspension of license of not more than fifteen (15) days, or revocation of license.
 4- Fourth violation, revocation of license.

 Chief Management Officer Carie Anne Ergo and Aurora Police Chief Greg Thomas
 provided additional feedback regarding the fine structure. After additional discussion
 and comments from some Aldermen, Alderman Peters withdrew his second, and the
 motion to amend died.
 A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns, seconded by Alderman Mervine,
 to adopt this ordinance. The motion carried.

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Bohman, Alderman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Donnell, Alderman Peters, Alderman Saville, Alderman Hart-Burns,
 Alderman Mervine, Alderman Bugg, Alderman Johnson and Alderman
 O'Connor
 Enactment No: O14-043


 14-00533 A Resolution approving the issuance of a Carnival License to Fox
 Valley United Way / Windy City Amusements, Inc. for a carnival to be
 held at the Northgate Shopping Center's Eastside Parking Lot on
 September 4 - 7, 2014 .
 Neighborhood Standards Director Jim Pilmer addressed the City Council in regards
 to issues related to code compliance at the proposed site.
 A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns, seconded by Alderman Saville, to
 return this item to the Government Operations Committee. The motion carried
 by voice vote.




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 14-00574 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 25, Article VIII Entitled “Raffles” of
 the City of Aurora Code of Ordinances .
 Chief Management Officer Carie Anne Ergo led a presentation on this item, and the
 phases of the research conducted during the time the moratorium was in place.

 Stefanie Evans, representing Triple Threat Mentoring in Aurora, addressed the City
 Council in regards to their partnership with the City of Aurora, and the importance
 funding from the city has played in their ability to support their programs and assist
 20,000 students in the areas of arts, athletics, and academics.
 A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns, seconded by Alderman Mervine,
 that this agenda item be adopted. The motion carried.

 Aye: 9- Alderman Garza, Alderman Donnell, Alderman Peters, Alderman Saville,
 Alderman Hart-Burns, Alderman Mervine, Alderman Bugg, Alderman
 Johnson and Alderman O'Connor

 Nay: 2- Alderman Bohman and Alderman Mesiacos

 Enactment No: O14-044


 REQUESTS AND REFERRALS

 14-00608 Plat of dedication for ROW and vacation and granting city easements
 at 250 E. Indian Trail (East Aurora School District - AU10/4-13.505-M -
 TV - Ward 1)
 This was referred to the Planning Council and Planning Commission.


 14-00609 Final Plan on 2.34 acres for a 1,964 square foot single story addition to
 the existing grocery store located at 4444 Ogden Avenue (Aldi, Inc. -
 NA28/2-14.208-Fpn - ES - Ward 10)
 This was referred to the Planning Council and Planning Commission.


 14-00610 Final Plan to add an outdoor patio to the existing restaurant located at
 1260 Orchard Road (The Wendy's Company, Inc. -
 SG12/4-14.210-Fpn - ES - Ward 5)
 This was referred to the Planning Council and Planning Commission.


 BILLS

 14-00613 Bill Summary and Large Bill List.

 A motion was made by Alderman Hart-Burns, seconded by Alderman Saville, to
 approve and pay the bills as presented. The motion carried.

 Aye: 11 - Alderman Bohman, Alderman Garza, Alderman Mesiacos, Alderman
 Donnell, Alderman Peters, Alderman Saville, Alderman Hart-Burns,
 Alderman Mervine, Alderman Bugg, Alderman Johnson and Alderman
 O'Connor


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 ADJOURN

 Alderman Hart-Burns moved, seconded by Alderman Peters, to adjourn the
 meeting at 7:07 p.m. Motion carried by voice vote.




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 Isabel M. Garcia-Kodron
 City Clerk




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