Review Jan. 7 Live-Blog Coverage of St. Charles Council
The City Council meets at 7 p.m., followed immediately by the City Council Government Operations Committee meeting.
Agenda: St. Charles City Council Meeting
Donald P. Dewitte, Mayor
7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 | City Council Chambers, 2 E. Main St.
1. Call to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Invocation.
4. Pledge of Allegiance.
5. Omnibus Vote. Items with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine matters and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a council member/citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda.
*6. Motion to accept and place on file minutes of the Public Hearing meeting held on December 17, 2013 and minutes of the regular City Council meeting held on December 17, 2012.
*7. Motion to approve and authorize issuance of vouchers from the Expenditure Approval List for the period of 12/3/12 – 12/14/12 in the amount of $1,846,182.77 and Expenditure Approval List for the period of 12/17/12 – 12/28/12 in the amount of $1,591,405.55.
I. New Business
A. Motion to approve a proclamation honoring Tri-City Chargers Youth Football team on winning the National Championship Tournament.
B. Motion to approve an Ordinance Annexing Territory to the City of St. Charles, Kane and Du Page Counties, Illinois (Red Gate Road Bridge Property).
C. Motion to approve a Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Mayor and City Clerk to Execute a Certain Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release in the City of St. Charles, Plaintiff V. Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District (Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Kane County, Illinois).
II. Old Business
A. Motion to approve an Ordinance of the City of St. Charles, Kane and Du Page Counties, Illinois, designating the Lexington Club Redevelopment Project Area A Redevelopment Project Area Pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act.
B. Motion to approve an Ordinance of the City of St. Charles, Kane and Du Page Counties, Illinois, Approving a Tax Increment Redevelopment Plan and Redevelopment Project for the Lexington Club Redevelopment Project Area.
C. Motion to approve an Ordinance of the City of St. Charles, Kane and Du Page Counties, Illinois, Adopting Tax Increment Allocation Financing for the Lexington Club Redevelopment Project Area.
III. Committee Reports
A. Government Operations
None.
B. Government Services
*1. Motion to accept and place on file the minutes of the November 26, 2012 Government Services Committee Meeting.
C. Planning and Development
*1. Motion to accept and place on file Plan Commission Resolution No. 16-2011 A Resolution Recommending Approval of Map Amendment from M-1 Special Manufacturing to RT-3 Traditional Single Family Residential and RM-2 Multi-Family Residential (Lexington Club PUD).
*2. Motion to accept and place on file Plan Commission Resolution No. 17-2011 A Resolution Recommending Approval of a Special Use for Planned Unit Development (Lexington Club PUD).
*3. Motion to accept and place on file Plan Commission Resolution No. 18-2011 A Resolution Recommending Approval of PUD Preliminary Plans (Lexington Club PUD)
4. Motion to approve an Ordinance approving a Map Amendment, Special Use for Planned Unit Development, and PUD Preliminary Plan (Lexington Club PUD).
5. Motion to approve an Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to Enter into a Certain Lexington Club Development Agreement Regarding the City of St. Charles Lexington Club Redevelopment Project Area.
*6. Motion to accept and place on file minutes of the December 12, 2012 Planning & Development Committee meeting.
D. Additional Items from Mayor, Council, Staff, or Citizens
E. Adjournment
Agenda: City Council Government Operations Committee
Alderman Jim Martin, chairman
After City Council Meeting, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 | City Council Chambers, 2 E. Main St.
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Omnibus Vote
a. Budget Transfers Listing – November 2012.
b. Budget Transfers Listing – December 2012.
c. Transfer Resolutions (28).
4. Finance Department
a. Recommendation to approve an Ordinance Providing for the Issuance, in One or More Series, of Not to Exceed $27,000,000 General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds of the City of St. Charles, Kane and DuPage Counties, Illinois, Authorizing the Execution of One or More Bond Orders and One or More Escrow Agreements in Connection Therewith, and Providing for the Levy and Collection of a Direct Annual Tax for the Payment of the Principal of and Interest on Said Bonds.
5. City Administrator Office
a. Recommendation to approve request from the St. Charles Festival Committee for funding for 2013 Pride of the Fox Riverfest.
6. Executive Session
- Personnel
- Pending Litigation
- Probable or Imminent Litigation
- Property Acquisition
- Collective Bargaining
- Review of Minutes of Executive Sessions
7. Additional Items
8. Adjournment
Vanessa Bell-LaSota
10:47 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
A good judge of character is that someone can look you steadily in the eye, even when they are saying something you might disagree with. Five Aldermen looked down as they voted to approve each segment of the Lexington proposal, in the face of their residents. Residents who worked dilligently over the past several years, to research, fact-check, attend meetings, speak during public comment, speak to the affected taxing bodies, contact their representatives, write to the press, circulate petitions getting over 1,000 signatures, organize an advocacy group, build a facebook discussion group, reach across the city building consensus with groups of residents in other areas. No one person spoke out for this issue-it was a combined, grassroots effort among several neighborhood groups, and provides a great example of civilized, informed community advocacy. Remember when you cast your votes on April 9th and again, in two years, who listened & represented your concerns. The Concerned Coalition for Sensible Spending of St Charles is one among many groups taking careful stock of the candidates.
Phil Krahenbuhl
9:25 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
As Vanessa pointed out, the St. Charles citizens, especially those in the 3rd and 4th Ward who will be most affected by the Lexington Club worked diligently to look at the facts and voice against this to the city council. Our Ward members voted with us, but unfortunatetly the rest of city council did not. It appears that they were more concerned about appeasing the people with the money, Lexington, not their citizens who they are supposed to represent. I don't know of anyone in my neighborhood who wanted this plan. I'm very dissapointed with our council on this and hope we get some change at city council as a result.