Council to consider nonprofit to aid Parks & Rec

BocaJump | Dec. 20, 2011

Tighter budgets require innovative thinking, and the Elgin City Council, which already has considered new fees and taxes to plug a budget gap of as much as $13 million, will be asked to consider another: A nonprofit foundation to help fund parks and recreations programs.

BocaJump will live-blog coverage of the Elgin City Council meeting in the City Council Chambers in City Hall. The council meets as a committee of the whole at 6 p.m., followed by its regular meeting at 7.

The concept of a nonprofit foundation is not new — there is one that supports Gail Borden Public Library, and similar foundations support other area libraries, while Hoffman Estates, St. Charles, Schaumburg and South Elgin each has its own parks foundation.

“It’s a separate nonprofit,” City Management Analyst Aaron Cosentino said. One of the initial focuses of the proposal, he added, was to find monies for the Youth Scholarship Fund that pays program costs for needy children, but ultimately, the foundation’s board will set the direction in that regard, he said.

Below the Cover It Live box is the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting:

ELGIN CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

6 p.m. Dec. 21, 2011 | City Council Chambers

► Call to Order

► Roll Call

► Approval of minutes of previous meeting

Regular meeting, Dec. 7, 2011

Special meetings of November 28 and 30, 2011

Special presentations and Reports

► A. Electric Aggregation Presentation

► Initiatives and Other Items

B. Consideration of Professional Services Agreement with DLA Architects for East Side Recreation Center ($183,300)

OBJECTIVE: Utilize a Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities grant to make improvements to the East Side Recreation Facility.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve an agreement with DLA Architects for design services for the East Side Recreation Center in association with the Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities grant in the amount of $183,300.

C. Consideration of grant agreement with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for renovations to the Eastside Recreation Center ($1,841,100)

OBJECTIVE: To secure state funding to assist with needed improvements to the Eastside Recreation Center.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the grant agreement with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

D. Consideration of contract with Market Place Media Group and PA Hutchinson for Design and Printing of the 2012 Parks and Recreation Brochure (RFP No. 11-059) ($26,578)

OBJECTIVE: Provide a comprehensive guide to what activities, programs and facilities the Parks and Recreation Department offers and maintains.

RECOMMENDATION: Award the contract for design of the 2012 Parks and Recreation Brochure to Market Place Media Group in the amount not to exceed $5,040 and award a contract to PA Hutchinson for printing the 2012 Parks and Recreation Brochure in the amount not to exceed $18,728.

E. Consideration of creation of the Elgin Parks Foundation (No Cost to the City)

OBJECTIVE: Acquire additional resources to assist with the provision and development of park and recreation programs and facilities.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the creation of the Elgin Parks Foundation.

F. Consideration of the 2012 Motor Fuel Tax Resolution ($3,045,000)

OBJECTIVE: Perform effective infrastructure maintenance.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the 2012 motor fuel tax resolution in the amount of $3,045,000.

G. Consideration of contract with BTE Video Inc. for TV Production Programming and Video Services ($37,125)

OBJECTIVE: Continue to provide informative television programming highlighting city services and events.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the contract with BTE Video Inc. for 2012 Programming in the amount of $37,125.

H. Consideration of a contract with the Kane County Child Advocacy Center for services relating to the investigation of sensitive crimes involving children ($35,000)

OBJECTIVE: Provide investigative and victim services for cases involving children who have been victimized by sexual or serious physical abuse.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the contract with the Kane County Child Advocacy Center for investigative and victim services related to serious crimes against children in the amount of $35,000.

I. Consideration of purchase from Environmental Safety Group of three Bullard T3 XT thermal-imaging cameras ($28,800)

OBJECTIVE: Increase visibility for firefighters engaged in a fire scene that involves limited to no visibility, as well as provide heat information during an incident.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the purchase of three Bullard T3 XT thermal imaging cameras and their related accessories from the Environmental Safety Group in Illinois in the amount of $28,800.

J. Consideration of economic incentive agreement with Bystronic Inc. ($85,000)

OBJECTIVE: Enter into an economic incentive agreement with a several-billion-dollar corporation that will bring new, full-time jobs to the city.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the economic incentive agreement with Bystronic, Inc. in an amount not to exceed amount of $85,000.

K. Consideration of economic incentive agreement with Pancor Construction & Development LLC (No Outflow of Funds)

OBJECTIVE: Enter into an economic incentive agreement to induce the spec development of a 167,000-square-foot commercial and industrial building with a 30-foot clear ceiling height.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the economic incentive agreement with Pancor Construction & Development LLC.

►Announcements from Council

►Announcements from Staff

ELGIN CITY COUNCIL

7 p.m. Dec. 21, 2011 | City Council Chambers

► Call to Order

► Invocation/Moment of Silence Randy Schulenburg Judson University

► Pledge of Allegiance

► Roll Call

► Minutes of previous meeting – Dec. 7, 2011

► Recognize Persons Present

► Bids

1. 11-055 Burial Services Contract for Bluff City Cemetery ($116,000)

2. 11-062 Traffic Signal Maintenance Program ($314,496)

► Other Business

1. Public Hearing for the 2012 Proposed City of Elgin Budget

2. Ordinance Adopting the 2012 Budget in Lieu of Passage of an Appropriation Ordinance

3. Ordinance for the Levy and Assessment of Taxes for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 2011 and Ending Dec. 31, 2011, of the City of Elgin, Kane and Cook Counties, Illinois

4. Ordinance for the Levy and Assessment of Taxes for the Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 31, 2011 in and for the City of Elgin Special Service Area Number Two

5. Ordinance for the Levy and Assessment of Taxes for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2011 in and for the City of Elgin Special Service Area Number Nineteen City Council Agenda – Dec. 21, 2011

6. Resolution Adopting the Five-Year Financial Plan

7. Resolution Establishing a Property Tax Revenue Diversification Policy

8. Ordinance Amending Chapter 9.24 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as Amended, Entitled “Garbage and Refuse”

9. Ordinance Amending the City of Elgin’s Home Rule Municipal Retailers’ and Service Occupation Tax Exempting Certain Food, Drugs and Motor Vehicles

10. Ordinance Establishing a Municipal Electricity Use Tax

11. Ordinance Establishing a Municipal Utility Tax on Gas

12. Ordinance Establishing a Municipal Gas Use Tax

13. Ordinance Establishing an Alcoholic Liquor Tax

14. Ordinance Establishing Fees for Various City Services, Permits, Licenses, Use of Facilities and Other Matters

15. Ordinance Providing for the Submission to the Electors of the City of Elgin, Kane and Cook Counties, the Question Whether the City Should Have the Authority Under 20 ILCS 3855/1-92 to Arrange for the Supply of Electricity for Its Residential and Small Commercial Retail Customers Who Have Not Opted Out of Such Program

16. Consideration of Petition 25-09 Requesting a Map Amendment from RC3 Residence Conservation District and CF Community Facility District to PCF Planned Community Facility District, to Permit the Establishment of a Temple and Residence; Property Located at 779 Dixon Avenue by Siridhammaram Temple of Illinois, as Applicants and Owners

17. Consideration of Petition 26-11 Requesting an Amendment to the PCF Planned Community Facility District, Ordinance Number G48-10 to Allow Special Regulations for Additional Street Graphics within an Established Area of Special Character; Property Located at 1700 Spartan Drive; by Community College District #509 as Applicant, and Owner

18. Consideration of Petition 29-11 Requesting an Amendment from ORI Office Research Industrial District to the PORI Planned Office Research Industrial District, Property Located at 2410 to 2420 Alft Lane, 1640 to 1670 Capital Street, and 2445 Westfield Drive; by Carlson Partners, Ltd., as Applicants, Attorney and Agent for Owner, and IPC Elgin LLC as Owners

► Consent Agenda The Elgin City Council considers all consent agenda items to be routine and noncontroversial and will be enacted by one motion and one roll call vote, with no separate discussion of these items unless they first are removed from the consent agenda by the City Council.

1. Resolution Authorizing Fire Protection Service Agreement with DSM Desotech, Inc.

2. Resolution Authorizing Fire Protection Service Agreement with Illinois Tool Works

3. Resolution Authorizing Fire Protection Service Agreement with St. Charles Street Properties

4. Resolution Accepting for Ownership and Maintenance Certain Public Improvements in West Point Gardens Phase 1 Subdivision

5. Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Agreement with Sherman Health for Medical Examinations and Other Related Medical Services for the Fire Department

6. Resolution Authorizing Execution of a First Amendment Agreement to Master Premier Lease Agreement with Konica Minolta Premier Finance

7. Ordinance Amending the “International Building Code 2006” to Provide for the Termination of Utilities at the Main and the Provision of Directional Signage During Construction

8. Ordinance Amending Title 17 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as Amended Entitled “Development Impact Fees”

9. Ordinance Amending Title 4 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as Amended Entitled “Revenue and Finance”

10. Ordinance Amending PCF Planned Community Facility District Ordinance No. G41-06 (1425 North Randall Road-Sherman Hospital Medical Campus)

► Miscellaneous Business

1. Minutes for Various Boards and Commissions

a. Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Minutes 2011

b. Planning and Development Commission November 7, 2011

c. Zoning and Subdivision Hearing Board August 3, 2011

d. Committee of the Whole Minutes November 16, 2011

e. Committee of the Whole Minutes Special Meeting November 11 and 19, 2011

f. City Council Minutes for November 16, 2011

2. Disbursement Report

► Announcements

Next committee of the whole meeting: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in the City Council Chambers

Next regular meeting of the Elgin City Council: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in the City Council Chambers

► Adjournment

The city of Elgin is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who require certain accommodations to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting, or who have questions regarding the accessibility of the meeting or the facilities, are asked to contact the Human Resources Department at 1-847-931-6076 or TT/TDD 1-847-931-5616 promptly to allow the city of Elgin to make reasonable accommodations for those persons.