Committee of the Whole — Aurora, IL
Date: 2014-08-05

City Hall - 5th Floor Conference
 City of Aurora Room B
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL
 Committee of the Whole

 Agenda - Final
 Tuesday
 August 05, 2014
 5:00 PM


 ROLL CALL

 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JULY 15, 2014

14-00607 Approval of the Minutes of the July 15, 2014 Committee of the Whole meeting.

 REPORT OF THE
 PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
 The Planning & Development Committee Met On Thursday, July 24, 2014 and
 Reviewed the Following Items:
14-00327 A Resolution Approving a Revision to the Final Plan on Lots 1 and 2 of Mitutoyo
 Subdivision for the construction of a parking lot and walking trail for overflow
 parking located at 965 Corporate Boulevard, Aurora, Illinois 60502
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

14-00443 An Ordinance Granting a Variance Petition for a height variance to raise the
 roof to 90 feet for a building addition to add Dry Powder manufacturing
 capabilities located at 1105 Frontenac Street, Aurora, Illinois 60504
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

14-00464 A Resolution Approving the Final Plat for Guerrero Subdivision, located at 79,
 85, and 89 N. Root Street, Aurora, Illinois 60505
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

14-00465 An Ordinance Granting a Variance Petition for garage door height of 9 feet and
 sidewall height of 15 feet 10 inches located at 79 N. Root Street, Aurora, Illinois
 60505
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

14-00466 A Resolution Approving a Revision to the Final Plan on Lot 1, Unit 4 of Fox
 Valley East Region I Subdivision for a Final Plan Revision on 1.186 acres for
 parking lot modifications located at 4461 Fox Valley Center Drive, Aurora,
 Illinois 60504
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0



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 REPORT OF THE
 FINANCE COMMITTEE
 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
 The Finance Committee Met On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 and Reviewed the
 Following Items:
14-00539 A Resolution to approve the low, all inclusive, bid from Total Parking Systems in
 the amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for the replacement of the Daily Parking
 Machines at the Aurora Transportation Center.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

14-00554 A Resolution to Award the Contract for the Farnsworth Avenue Bridge Repairs
 to Rausch Construction Company, 2717 South 13th Avenue, Broadview, IL
 60155 in the amount of $485,054.50.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

14-00580 An Ordinance Amending The Plan Of Operation And Governance For Municipal
 Electricity Aggregation.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

14-00611 A Resolution Authorizing Approval of a Comprehensive Compensation and
 Benefits Study for Executive and Non-Exempt Employees of the City of Aurora.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

 REPORT OF THE
 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
 The Government Operations Committee Met On Monday, July 21, 2014 and
 Reviewed the Following Items:
14-00584 A Resolution approving the issuance of a music festival permit to St. Mary's
 Church, 430 E. Downer Pl., for Saturday, August 16th and Sunday, August 17,
 2014 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

14-00214 A Traffic Study for the Oakhill Drive/Palm Springs Lane/Peachtree Circle
 intersection to determine the warrants for STOP signage in addition investigate
 stop installations at intersections of Glen Eagle Drive with both Oak Hill Drive
 and Hamman Way. Ward 10, Alderman Johnson (Held in Committee at the
 April 22, 2014, May 13, 2014, May 27, 2014, June 10, 2014, June 24, 2014,
 and July 8, 2014 meetings.)
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL AS AMENDED 3-0 (INFORMATION
 ONLY)

14-00490 A Traffic Study on N. Commerce Street. Ward 10, Alderman Johnson.

 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0 (INFORMATION ONLY)



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14-00522 A Traffic Study on Grand Avenue in the 400 to 600 Block. Ward 6, Alderman
 Saville
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0 (INFORMATION ONLY)

14-00556 A Traffic Study for the 500 block of Forest Avenue. Ward 1, Alderman Bohman

 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0 (INFORMATION ONLY)

14-00562 A Parking Study on the 900 block of Solfisburg Avenue. Ward 2, Alderman
 Garza
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: DENIAL 3-0 (INFORMATION ONLY)

14-00563 A Parking Study in the 600 block of Four Seasons Blvd. for the installation of a
 Handicap Parking Space. Ward 3, Alderman Mesiacos
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: DENIAL 3-0 (INFORMATION ONLY)

14-00565 Requesting approval for Light of the Heart to conduct its 2nd annual Art Jam at
 the Phillips Park Pavilion on Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 1:00 to 4:00
 pm.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0 (INFORMATION ONLY)

14-00567 A Parking Study for the 700 block of N. Gladstone Avenue. Ward 6, Alderman
 Saville
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL AS AMENDED 3-0 (INFORMATION
 ONLY)

14-00568 Requesting permission for the Aurora Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (AHCC)
 to hold the annual Fiestas Patrias Parade on Sunday, September 14, 2014 in
 the downtown.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0 (INFORMATION ONLY)

14-00569 A Traffic Study for the intersections of Ridge Avenue and Trafalgar Lane. Ward
 7, Alderman Hart-Burns
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL AS AMENDED 3-0 (INFORMATION
 ONLY)

14-00597 The Knights of Columbus of Illinois submitted a charitable solicitations
 campaign permit application to conduct their annual Tootsie Roll Drive on
 September 19-21, 2014 to raise funds for individuals with intellectual
 disabilities.
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0 (INFORMATION ONLY)




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 REPORT OF THE
 BUILDINGS, GROUNDS & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
 The Buildings, Grounds and Infastructure Committee Met On Monday, July 21,
 2014 and Reviewed the Following Items:
14-00579 A Resolution for waiving the maintenance period for Supreme Courts - 880
 Frontenac Ct..
 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0

14-00577 Borealis Terrace Subdivision Drainage Problem

 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED: APPROVAL 3-0 (INFORMATION ONLY)

 MAYOR’S REPORT

 MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS

14-00620 A Resolution Appointing Junelly Gonzalez to the Aurora Hispanic Heritage
 Advisory Board.

14-00639 A Resolution Appointing Mike Eckburg to the Aurora Veterans Advisory Council.

14-00640 A Resolution Appointing Guy Lieser to the Aurora Municipal Airport Advisory
 Board.

 REQUESTS AND REFERRALS

14-00637 Special Use Planned Development Revision on 8.053 acres for an age
 restricted adult residential community consisting of 44 detached single family
 ranch style homes and a 75 unit apartment building located at the NWC of
 Constitution Drive and Nelson Road (Ryland Orchard Lake Development -
 AU18/3-14.236-Su/R- Ward 5 - TV)

14-00638 Preliminary Plan and Plat on 8.053 acres for an age restricted adult residential
 community consisting of 44 detached single family ranch style homes and a 75
 unit apartment building located at the NWC of Constitution Drive and Nelson
 Road (Commonwealth Development, LLC / Ryland: Orchard Lake Development
 - AU18/3-13.301-Ppn/Psd - Ward 5 - TV)

14-00646 Final Plat for the Resubdivision of Lot 1 of Eola Crossing located at the
 southeast corner of Eola Road and Hafenrichter Road (Eola Enterprises, Inc. /
 McDonalds Restaurant - WH06/4-14.050-SU/Fpn/Fsd - ES - Ward 9)

14-00647 Special Use Petition with a Final Plan for a McDonald's Restaurant with a
 drive-thru located at the southeast corner of Eola Road and Hafenrichter Road
 (Eola Enterprises, Inc. / McDonalds Restaurant - WH06/4-14.050-SU/FPN/FSD
 - ES - Ward 9)



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 ADJOURN

 CLOSED SESSION




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City Hall - 5th Floor
 City of Aurora Conference Room B
 44 East Downer Place
 Aurora, IL


 Committee of the Whole
 Meeting Minutes - Final
 Tuesday
 August 05, 2014
 5:00 PM




 ROLL CALL

 The Committee of the Whole meeting was called to order at 5:10 p.m. by Mayor
 Weisner, and the Roll was called.
 Present 12 - Mayor Tom Weisner, Alderman Kristina "Tina" Bohman, Alderman Juany
 Garza, Alderman Ted Mesiacos, Alderman Bill Donnell, Alderman Mike
 Saville, Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns , Alderman Rick Mervine,
 Alderman Edward Bugg, Alderman Lynne Johnson, Alderman Richard
 Irvin, and Alderman Bob O'Connor
 Absent 1 - Alderman John Peters


 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JULY 15, 2014

 14-00607 Approval of the Minutes of the July 15, 2014 Committee of the Whole
 meeting.
 Alderman Bugg moved, seconded by Alderman Bohman, to approve the
 minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting held on July 15, 2014. Motion
 carried by voice vote.

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

 Abstain: 1- Alderman Hart-Burns


 PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 14-00327 A Resolution Approving a Revision to the Final Plan on Lots 1 and 2 of
 Mitutoyo Subdivision for the construction of a parking lot and walking
 trail for overflow parking located at 965 Corporate Boulevard, Aurora,
 Illinois 60502
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)




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 14-00443 An Ordinance Granting a Variance Petition for a height variance to
 raise the roof to 90 feet for a building addition to add Dry Powder
 manufacturing capabilities located at 1105 Frontenac Street, Aurora,
 Illinois 60504
 Operational Transformation Manager in charge of the project, Mr. Jeffrey Burke, gave
 a brief overview of this item.

 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 14-00464 A Resolution Approving the Final Plat for Guerrero Subdivision,
 located at 79, 85, and 89 N. Root Street, Aurora, Illinois 60505
 Zoning Administrator Ed Sieben, and property owner Juan Guerrero, spoke briefly
 about this item and item 14-00465.

 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 14-00465 An Ordinance Granting a Variance Petition for garage door height of 9
 feet and sidewall height of 15 feet 10 inches located at 79 N. Root
 Street, Aurora, Illinois 60505
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 14-00466 A Resolution Approving a Revision to the Final Plan on Lot 1, Unit 4 of
 Fox Valley East Region I Subdivision for a Final Plan Revision on
 1.186 acres for parking lot modifications located at 4461 Fox Valley
 Center Drive, Aurora, Illinois 60504
 Architect Mr. Timothy Meseck spoke briefly about this item.

 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 14-00539 A Resolution to approve the low, all inclusive, bid from Total Parking
 Systems in the amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for the replacement
 of the Daily Parking Machines at the Aurora Transportation Center.
 Maintenance Services Superintendent Mr. Joe Hopp spoke about this item.

 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 14-00554 A Resolution to Award the Contract for the Farnsworth Avenue Bridge
 Repairs to Rausch Construction Company, 2717 South 13th Avenue,
 Broadview, IL 60155 in the amount of $485,054.50 .
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)




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 14-00580 An Ordinance Amending The Plan Of Operation And Governance For
 Municipal Electricity Aggregation .
 Chief Financial Officer Mr. Brian Caputo spoke about this item.

 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 14-00611 A Resolution Authorizing Approval of a Comprehensive Compensation
 and Benefits Study for Executive and Non-Exempt Employees of the
 City of Aurora.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 14-00584 A Resolution approving the issuance of a music festival permit to St.
 Mary's Church, 430 E. Downer Pl., for Saturday, August 16th and
 Sunday, August 17, 2014 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m .
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 14-00214 A Traffic Study for the Oakhill Drive/Palm Springs Lane/Peachtree
 Circle intersection to determine the warrants for STOP signage in
 addition investigate stop installations at intersections of Glen Eagle
 Drive with both Oak Hill Drive and Hamman Way. Ward 10, Alderman
 Johnson (Held in Committee at the April 22, 2014, May 13, 2014, May
 27, 2014, June 10, 2014, June 24, 2014, and July 8, 2014 meetings.)
 (INFORMATION ONLY)


 14-00490 A Traffic Study on N. Commerce Street. Ward 10, Alderman Johnson.

 (INFORMATION ONLY)


 14-00522 A Traffic Study on Grand Avenue in the 400 to 600 Block. Ward 6,
 Alderman Saville (Returned from Committee of the Whole 8-5-14. Held
 in Committee 8-12-14.)
 This item was returned to the Government Operations Committee.


 14-00556 A Traffic Study for the 500 block of Forest Avenue . Ward 1, Alderman
 Bohman
 (INFORMATION ONLY)


 14-00562 A Parking Study on the 900 block of Solfisburg Avenue . Ward 2,
 Alderman Garza
 (INFORMATION ONLY)




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 14-00563 A Parking Study in the 600 block of Four Seasons Blvd. for the
 installation of a Handicap Parking Space. Ward 3, Alderman
 Mesiacos
 (INFORMATION ONLY)


 14-00565 Requesting approval for Light of the Heart to conduct its 2nd annual
 Art Jam at the Phillips Park Pavilion on Saturday, September 6, 2014
 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.
 (INFORMATION ONLY)


 14-00567 A Parking Study for the 700 block of N. Gladstone Avenue. Ward 6,
 Alderman Saville
 (INFORMATION ONLY)


 14-00568 Requesting permission for the Aurora Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
 (AHCC) to hold the annual Fiestas Patrias Parade on Sunday,
 September 14, 2014 in the downtown .
 (INFORMATION ONLY)


 14-00569 A Traffic Study for the intersections of Ridge Avenue and Trafalgar
 Lane. Ward 7, Alderman Hart-Burns
 (INFORMATION ONLY)


 14-00597 The Knights of Columbus of Illinois submitted a charitable solicitations
 campaign permit application to conduct their annual Tootsie Roll Drive
 on September 19-21, 2014 to raise funds for individuals with
 intellectual disabilities.
 (INFORMATION ONLY)


 BUILDINGS, GROUNDS & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 14-00579 A Resolution for waiving the maintenance period for Supreme Courts -
 880 Frontenac Ct.
 (PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)


 14-00577 Borealis Terrace Subdivision Drainage Problem

 (INFORMATION ONLY)




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 MAYOR’S REPORT

 Mayor Weisner reminded all those present that tonight is National Night Out, and
 encouraged all to come out and demonstrate our constant commitment to our
 community and to keep Aurora a peaceful city.
 Mayor Weisner also announced this is "Shop Local" weekend. Aldermen Mervine,
 Bugg, and Johnson spoke on behalf of this event, giving a brief overview of the
 concept, which has been a growing event over the last few years.

 MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS

 14-00620 A Resolution Appointing Junelly Gonzalez to the Aurora Hispanic
 Heritage Advisory Board.
 This Resolution was referred to the City Council


 14-00639 A Resolution Appointing Mike Eckburg to the Aurora Veterans
 Advisory Council.
 This Resolution was referred to the City Council


 14-00640 A Resolution Appointing Guy Lieser to the Aurora Municipal Airport
 Advisory Board.
 This Resolution was referred to the City Council


 REQUESTS AND REFERRALS

 14-00637 Special Use Planned Development Revision on 8.053 acres for an age
 restricted adult residential community consisting of 44 detached single
 family ranch style homes and a 75 unit apartment building located at
 the NWC of Constitution Drive and Nelson Road (Ryland Orchard
 Lake Development - AU18/3-14.236-Su/R- Ward 5 - TV)
 This item was referred to the Planning Council and Planning Commission.


 14-00638 Preliminary Plan and Plat on 8.053 acres for an age restricted adult
 residential community consisting of 44 detached single family ranch
 style homes and a 75 unit apartment building located at the NWC of
 Constitution Drive and Nelson Road (Commonwealth Development,
 LLC / Ryland: Orchard Lake Development - AU18/3-13.301-Ppn/Psd -
 Ward 5 - TV)
 This item was referred to the Planning Council and Planning Commission.




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 14-00646 Final Plat for the Resubdivision of Lot 1 of Eola Crossing located at the
 southeast corner of Eola Road and Hafenrichter Road (Eola
 Enterprises, Inc. / McDonalds Restaurant -
 WH06/4-14.050-SU/Fpn/Fsd - ES - Ward 9)
 This item was referred to the Planning Council and Planning Commission.


 14-00647 Special Use Petition with a Final Plan for a McDonald's Restaurant
 with a drive-thru located at the southeast corner of Eola Road and
 Hafenrichter Road (Eola Enterprises, Inc. / McDonalds Restaurant -
 WH06/4-14.050-SU/FPN/FSD - ES - Ward 9)
 This item was referred to the Planning Council and Planning Commission.


 ADJOURN

 Alderman Hart-Burns moved, seconded by Alderman Mervine, to adjourn this
 meeting at 5:32 p.m. Motion carried by voice vote.




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 Isabel M. Garcia-Kodron
 City Clerk




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