By Ted Schnell • BocaJump

The Elgin City Council on Wednesday will consider naming a regional park along Plank Road on the city’s Far-West Side after Jack E. Cook, the longtime Kane County Forest Preserve Commission president and champion of the open-space acquisition program.

Kane County has asked the city to name the undeveloped and unnamed 224-acre regional park in honor of Cook, a lifelong Elgin resident who died Feb. 1 at age 86 after having served as forest preserve commission president for eight years and 15 years as a Kane County Board member.

The city bought the land in 2006 for a little more than $4.38 million. The city then sold 93.39 acres to the Kane County Forest Preserve District for slightly more than $1.82 million, and leased the land back for 99 years, which allows the city to develop and operate the county’s parcel along with the city’s parcel. The following year the city received a $750,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to further help defray the cost of the park.

On June 28, the Park and Recreation Advisory Board recommended unanimously that the City Council officially name the regional park Jack E. Cook Park and Forest Preserve.

 

 

 

 

Following are the council agendas for the committee of the whole and regular council  meetings.

ELGIN CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

City Council Chambers

6 p.m. Wednesday, July 13

Call to Order

► Roll Call

► Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting - June 22, 2011

► Special Presentations and Reports

A. Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association (NISRA) Update

B. Neighborhood Housing Services / Elgin Community Network Presentation

► Initiatives and Other Items

C. Consideration of Agreement with Interested Property Owners Adjacent to Tyler Creek for  Streambank Stabilization Project Assistance ($901,713)

OBJECTIVE: To create an instrument whereby the city of Elgin and Tyler Creek property owners can facilitate restoration in the Tyler Creek watershed to mitigate the streambank damage and prevent further erosion

RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the Tyler Creek Fund Streambank Assistance Program in the amount up to $925,800.

D. Consideration of Purchase of Service Agreement with Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) of Elgin ($21,190)

OBJECTIVE: To provide financial support to PADS of Elgin for overnight shelter and meals to the homeless in the city

RECOMMENDATION: To approve funding to PADS of Elgin in the amount of $21,190.

E. Consideration of Naming of the Regional Park (No Cost to the City)

OBJECTIVE: To provide an official name for the city’s regional park located on Plank Road

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the regional park officially be named the Jack E. Cook Park and Forest Preserve.

F. Consideration of Acceptance of the Department of Justice COPS 2010 Technology Grant for Purchase and Installation of Squad Car Video Cameras and Related Equipment ($460,000 in grant proceeds)

OBJECTIVE: To complete the replacement of squad car video cameras and install related  infrastructure and equipment.

RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the acceptance of the COPS 2010 grant opportunity to fund the purchase and installation of squad car video cameras and their related components and infrastructure in the amount of $460,000.

G. Consideration of Amendment No. 2 to an Agreement with Baxter and Woodman for 2007-13 National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Phase II Storm Water Permit Project  ($104,721)

OBJECTIVE: To authorize an agreement with Baxter and Woodman to provide the engineering required to maintain compliance with the federally mandated NPDES permit program

RECOMMENDATION: To approve Amendment No. 2 with Baxter and Woodman in the amount of $104,721.

H. Consideration of Amendment to Development Agreement with Artspace USA ($250,000)

OBJECTIVE: To provide TIF funding that will enable the project to begin construction on July 31

RECOMMENDATION: To provide TIF funding to Artspace Projects, Inc., through an amendment to an existing Development Agreement in the amount of $250,000.

I. Continued Discussion Regarding Downtown Carnivals

► Announcements from Council

► Announcements from Staff

► Adjournment

ELGIN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

City Council Chambers

7 p.m. Wednesday, July 13  

► Call to Order

► Invocation - Pastor Nathaniel Edmond from the Second Baptist Church of Elgin

► Pledge of Allegiance

► Roll Call

► Minutes of Previous Meeting – June 22, 2011

► Communications

National Parks and Recreation Month Proclamation

► Recognize Persons Present

► Bids: None

► Other Business

1. Public Hearing Regarding a Second Amendment to Annexation Agreement with K. Hovnanian T&C Homes at Illinois LLC d/b/a Town & Country Homes (Providence Subdivision-Heritage Park)

2. Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Second Amendment to Annexation Agreement with K. Hovnanian T&C Homes at Illinois, L.L.C. d/b/a Town & Country Homes (Providence Subdivision-Heritage Park)

3. Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Exclusive Right To Sell Agreement with Realty World Fox Valley, Inc. (463 E. Chicago St.)

4. Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Exclusive Right To Sell Agreement with Realty World Fox Valley, Inc. (457-459 E. Chicago St.)

5. Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Exclusive Right To Sell Agreement with Vintage Home Realty (318 South St.)

6. Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Exclusive Right To Sell Agreement with Vintage Home Realty (162 Summit St.)

7. Resolution Regarding Gaming Legislation Being Considered by the Governor

8. Authorization for Payments

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

1. Resolution Approving Change Order No. 1 and Final For the Contract With Robert E. Hummel Construction Company for 2010 Detention Basin Retrofit Project at Holmes Road and McLean Boulevard

2. Resolution Authorizing Execution of Agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for Weather Warning Siren Systems

3. Resolution Ratifying the Execution of a Subscriber Agreement for Westlaw and CD-ROM Libraries

4. Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Second Amendment to Annexation Agreement with Pulte Homes Corporation (Edgewater)

5. Ordinance Amending the 2010 Budget

6. Ordinance Amending PSFR2 Planned Single Family Residence District Ordinance No. G40-05 (Edgewater Subdivision-2700 Bowes Road)

7. Ordinance Amending Section 2.08 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as Amended, Entitled “City Council”

► Miscellaneous Business (M)

1. Minutes of Various Boards and Commissions

a. Heritage Design Review Subcommittee – May 24

b. Human Relations Commission – May 3

c. Planning and Development Commission – May 2

d. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board – April 26

e. Zoning and Subdivision Hearing Board – April 6 and April 20

f. Committee of the Whole Minutes – June 8

g. City Council Minutes – June 8

2. Hotel/Motel Report – May 2011

► Announcements

Next Elgin City Council Committee of the Whole meeting: 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 27, in the City Council Chambers

Next Regular Elgin City Council meeting: 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, 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 about the accessibility of the meeting or the facilities, are asked to contact the Human Resources Department at (847) 931-6076 or TT/TDD 847-931-5616 promptly to allow the city of Elgin to make reasonable accommodations for those persons.