CITY OF KANKAKEE

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

APRIL 6, 2009 7:00 P.M.

MAYOR GREEN: I’d like to call the meeting to order, please. I’d like to ask Ken Leshen to open our meeting with a prayer.

KEN LESHEN: In our wonderful new space, let us pray. The study of, the Old Testament, Charity and Prayer. The three pillars on which the world stands. There are different types of prayers. Prayers of gratitude, prayers in which we beseech the great spirit, prayers in which we ask for forgiveness. Tonight, in this season of rebirth and in this season when the Jewish people were led out of slavery and given the Ten Commandments, I want us to all engage in a prayer of gratitude. I ask that each of you feel in your heart the gratitude that we have a system of government that allows us to peacefully and seamlessly transition from one Mayor to another, from one administration to another and that in this time of rebirth our City will again experience its own renewal. And, let us say, Amen.

MAYOR GREEN: Now I’d like to ask the Aroma Park Primary School Speech Program youngsters to please come forward and lead us in our Pledge. Come on all the way up here. And, the flag is over that way. Okay? Okay, any time you’re ready, go ahead.

AROMA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL

SPEECH PROGRAM STUDENTS AND ALL: Pledge of Allegiance

MAYOR GREEN: Turn around if you’re going to do your school pledge–to the audience. Go ahead. No one wants to start it? Go ahead and start. You start it. All right. Okay, thank you. Before I start roll call, first of all, I want to welcome you to our new refurbished old facility. We’ll call it that. This is our new Public Safety Center. This is the refurbished City Council Chamber in what we used to call the City Hall building. We’re glad to have you here tonight. Ah, I would like to recognize two of the architects who are here–Doug Bright and Bud Hultch who are standing in the back. If you’d please stand up we’d appreciate it. I think they did an outstanding job with this building when you consider it was basically built in 1928 and they have taken it into the next century–the modern century. We will have an open house a little bit later this month. Right now, they just moved in last Thursday and Friday and we’re sort of all trying to get used to, ah, our new digs, as they call it here, so. And, I’m sure we’ll have to work through some situations or problems we might run into. Hopefully, we won’t run into many, but this is a great facility for this community and I think I owe a deep debt of gratitude to these architects, to Richard Simms who was our construction manager on this project as well as the Administration Building. And, when you consider what the community received back by being able to rehab the old library and turn that into the Administration Building and then, of course, to take this building and rehab it into a Public Safety Center so the Fire Department and Police Department is operating out of modern facilities. And, I think they did one heck of a job and I hope everyone feels the community got a bargain for what we were able to do. I think sometimes it’s better to take what you have and save what you have than to tear it down and start brand new. So, hopefully, this building is good for another 80-100 years. So, anyway, welcome to be here tonight. Roll call, please.

CLERK DUMAS:

PRESENT: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams (via telephone connection); Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (11)

ABSENT: Linneman; Coleman (2)

MAYOR GREEN: Ah, I forgot to mention, too, Alderman Williams has been ill. He is at home. We have him on the speaker phone so he will be participating in this meeting tonight. Department Heads.

CLERK DUMAS:

PRESENT: Kinkade; Young; Doyle; Spice; Bohlen; Power; Leshen; Simms; Tyson; Shaw; Nolan; Gordon; Bertrand (13)

MAYOR GREEN: Thank you. You have the minutes of the March 16, 2009, meeting. I need a motion to approve.

ALDERMAN BROWN: Hearing no objections from my colleagues, I make a motion that we approve the minutes.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Brown, seconded by Alderman Hunter to approve the minutes of the March 16, 2009, meeting. All in favor, AYE. Opposed, same sign.

MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES OF MARCH 16, 2009, CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Next, we’ll move into Petitions. Ah, first of all we have PB09-03. It’s an application by Bunge Milling, Inc., requesting a preliminary and final plat approval to subdivide an existing 30-acre tract within the City of Kankakee. First of all, we have to accept the Findings and Recommendations of the Planning Board. Is there a motion?

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Mayor Green, I move that we accept the Findings and Recommendations of the Planning Board.

MAYOR GREEN: Is there a second?

ALDERMAN BROWN: Second.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman Brown to accept the Findings and Recommendations of the Planning Board. Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (11)

ABSENT: Linneman; Coleman (2)

FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS

PB09-03 – AN APPLICATION BY BUNGE MILLING, INC. REQUESTING

PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT APPROVAL TO SUBDIVIDE AN EXISTING

30-ACRE TRACT WITHIN THE CITY OF KANKAKEE

MAYOR GREEN: Next, we need to, ah, approve the final plat.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Move to approve the final plat.

MAYOR GREEN: Is there a second?

ALDERMAN BROWN: Second.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman Brown to approve the final plat of Bunge Milling, Inc. Any questions?

ALDERMAN CIACCIO: Why didn’t they put where this is located at? I never had a chance to see it. Where’s it at?

MAYOR GREEN: Bunge........this is the old J.R. Short Milling plant on Grinnell Road. Bunge purchased that plant and now they’re asking to approve a final plant. That’s what it is Alderman.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: By the old General Foods over there.

ALDERMAN CIACCIO: Okay.

MAYOR GREEN: Any other questions? Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (11)

ABSENT: Linneman; Coleman (2)

PB09-03 – AN APPLICATION BY BUNGE MILLING, INC. REQUESTING

PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT APPROVAL TO SUBDIVIDE AN EXISTING

30-ACRE TRACT WITHIN THE CITY OF KANKAKEE

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Any Petitions from the Floor? Hearing none, we’ll move into Communications. The first item on the agenda, we have a presentation by the United Way. I think Greg Carroll is here and Chief Young are you coming forward, too? The microphone at the rail is live. It’s ready.

CHIEF RONALD YOUNG: I’d just like to introduce Greg Carroll who is the Executive Director of the United Way of Kankakee County.

GREG CARROLL: I just quickly want to say thank you to this entire City Council for everything you’ve done for the United Way this year. You’ve raised a monumental amount of money for a gift that is going to go to help many people at a time that we desperately need it. I want to thank you for allowing the Mayor to come and help us on many presentations, for being one of the co-chairs, his wife and him. And, you doubled your contributions this year. So, what you’ve done is amazing and I want to say thank you again for everything everybody has done to help.

MAYOR GREEN: Thanks Greg. Appreciate it. You know, at the United Way dinner, I made a comment, I said Chief Young did such a good job, we’ll probably want him to do this, you know, every year from here on out. Ah, he did a heck of a job. He was recognized as, ah, the leading, and I’ll get the initials wrong, is it? What is it Greg?

GREG CARROLL: UCC.

MAYOR GREEN: UCC. That’s the leader within the business. Ah, he got the award of all the businesses in the industry in the community for what he did for the City and he did one heck of a job. So.......and our employees did a heck of a job, too. Thank you. Ah, next, we have information from Comcast in two different Communications. We have a request from King Middle School and, ah, the Shiloh Baptist Church. Do we want to handle both of those together?

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Mayor Green, I would like to approve those en masse. Both of those items. Move to approve items 7D and E.

ALDERMAN BROWN: Second.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman Brown to approve the request of King Middle School and Shiloh Full Gospel Baptist Church. All in favor, AYE. Opposed, same sign.

KING MIDDLE SCHOOL PTO IS REQUESTING PERMISSION TO HOST A TAG DAY

ON SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2009 WITH A RAIN DATE OF SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2009

SHILOH FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH IS REQUESTING PERMISSION TO

BLOCK OFF THE 900 BLOCK OF SOUTH DEARBORN AVENUE ON SATURDAY,

JULY 25, 2009, FROM NOON UNTIL 4:00 P.M. FOR A CHURCH PICNIC TO

CELEBRATE NINETY-EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Next, we’ll move into Standing Committees. First of all, License and Franchise. Alderman Swanson.

ALDERMAN SWANSON: Ah, there’s two months’ worth of meetings in there, but it’s information only.

MAYOR GREEN: Thank you. License and Franchise. It’s done. And then I believe is, ah, Public Works. Alderman Brown.

ALDERMAN BROWN: Minutes are contained in the packets.

MAYOR GREEN: Okay. Next, is the Planning and Code.

ALDERMAN EPSTEIN: Everything is contained in the packet.

MAYOR GREEN: And, finally, the Budget Committee. Alderman Baron.

ALDERMAN BARON: We met last Monday and considered several items. The first item........ first of all, these require action and the action is later in the meeting. Do you want to..........

MAYOR GREEN: You can go ahead and do them now, if you’d like.

ALDERMAN BARON: All right. First item was School District 111 request for TIF funds from the City. The.........as you know, in the past, we have.......because inclusion of real property in a TIF means that the other taxing bodies don’t get the increase in value for real estate tax purposes. In the past, we’ve periodically given money to the school district roughly equivalent to what they’re missing out on. In this case, the school district, who hasn’t asked us for funds for, ah, several years, has asked us for up to $250,00.00 to be applied toward a track at the high school. These are funds that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford and, so, after a discussion, the Budget Committee recommended to the full City Council that we approve the TIF allocation to District 111 for up to $250,000.00 to be applied toward the track at the High School, but only upon proof of the fact that the money has actually been spent. So, I would move that, ah, we would authorize Mayor to transfer those funds of up to $250,000.00 upon proof of expenditure.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: I will second that, Your Honor, and I understand that the President of the Kankakee Track Club advised Alderman Brown and myself to make sure that they receive kudos for their push towards getting this particular project up and moving.

MAYOR GREEN: On a motion by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Hunter, there’s a recommendation to the City Council that we allocate and obligate $250,000.00 out of that TIF District to go to District 111 when the project is completed. Alderman Baron, I think.........I think if you’ll read the letter from the school district, they really would have liked about $400,000.00. We don’t have that much money to allocate, but we did this two years ago, we allocated about $240,000.00 I believe, to the district then and, ah, this is the request of former Alderman Jess Gathing is here. He’s the President of the track club. This is a project that they certainly are advocating that we get it done because of the meet that they want to sponsor here and, I think, this is a great project for the City to be a part of along with partnering with the school district. Any other questions? Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Cox (11)

ABSENT: Linneman; Coleman (2)

RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE A TIF ALLOCATION

FOR $250,000 TO KANKAKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT #111 TOWARDS THEIR TRACK REHABILITATION PROJECT

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries.

ALDERMAN BARON: The second category of things that we considered at the meeting was issuance of new bonds. And, these bonds fall into two categories. Number one is refinancing–refunding of bonds that we have issued in 1997, 98, 99 and 2000. The purpose for doing that–and, that is.......the amount that the proposal is to refund is in the amount of $15.06 million. The purpose for that’s twofold. Number one is to do it for reasons that anybody would refinance their debt and that is to take advantage of favorable interest rates right now. By refinancing this, we’re going to be making money–we’re going to free up money. The second is to spread out the repayment of the refinanced bonds in an equal fashion over the years so that when, ah, so as we’re paying, we’re not going to have to have a large refinance amount one year and then drastically reduced the next year. The refinancing, the amount that we’re going to be repaying out of our taxes will be level. So, that’s, that’s one, that’s the $15.06 million. The second is new money and the new funds that we’re asking to borrow by way of bonds is $10.33 million. If you’ve read the Budget Committee minutes, you see that the largest share there is to come up with our matching amount for the Brookmont Boulevard under pass reconstruction which of course is, as you’ve been reading, is the big project that the City has to engage in at this point. Ah, there’s also a list of other projects both through the City and with, ah, the Utility. Ah, as far as any specific questions go on that, Bob’s here from Bernardi.

7:18 P.M. Alderman Coleman arrives

MAYOR GREEN: Well, Alderman, I think what we’d like to do is, ah, I think Bob Vail is here from Bernardi and Jim, you want to introduce, ah, whoever else there is? And, I think they’d like to make a presentation to the City Council.

JAMES SPICE: Thank you, Mayor. They would like to make a brief presentation and thank you for the opportunity to introduce them. I have with me Robert Vail from Bernardi Securities. He’s our underwriter, and, ah, I would want to mention, I don’t want to forget that there was a joint underwriting on this issue that Clip Kniffen’s firm, which is Raymond James, had a part in that issue, the refunding of the Utility bonds. And, then also, representing us as financial advisors is David Phillips from Speer Financial. You’ve talked with the President of his firm, David.....I’m sorry....... Kevin McCanna, in the past and, ah, he’s done the presentation on the bonds. But, at this point, I’m going to turn it over to Dave and Bob and let them explain the issues. I know they handed out some paperwork to you tonight and explain more fully what we’re doing. Thank you.

DAVE PHILLIPS: Good evening, Mayor, members of the Council. It’s good to be here this evening and, ah, congratulations on your wonderful new facilities. It’s always great to be a part of financing that took place several years ago and then being able to see the fruits of that this evening. As, ah, the Alderman has indicated, there are two issues that are before you. The first issue is Series 2009A which is the new money component. That has an average life of 13.744 years with a interest rate of 4.229%, so you’re looking at borrowing money over a 20-year retirement term with 4.3% average interest rate. And, that’s just a remarkably low interest rate in this type of economy. The second series that had been referenced is the refunding bonds and these are shorter maturity that are again leveling out some of those payments and that interest rate is 3.4958%. So, I’d like to introduce Bob Vail who is the senior member of the underwriting team and we’ll review the issue in a little bit more detail.

BOB VAIL: Hello, everybody. Ah, I passed out a packet of information similar to what we passed out before and, ah, Alderman Baron has gone over, basically, the specifics of each issue. So, I’ll make this brief and then kind of hit the high points on the presentation. But, if you’ll turn to page three, ah, as they’ve mentioned, there are two issues. There’s an A and a B. The first issue, 2009A, was the new money. And, that’s for the various City infrastructure projects, building projects, basically a whole list full, including the underpass, of City projects along with a component for the sewer utility. And, ah, page four gives you a breakout of what Dave was mentioning on the interest rates, bond yields, basically how this debt falls together. And, as you’ll notice, it’s kind of, ah, starts low and jumps up real high, goes down and jumps up. It’s kind of up and down. And, the reason for that is, ah, we’re trying to structure all your debt so there’s no big bump, which I’ll show in a couple of pages where your existing tax rate right now, ah, it bumps up and what we’re trying to do is structure everything where we keep everything level and keep a window for new money borrowings in the future where you’re not going to have to increase that rate. So we’ve kind of capped it now and slowly come down to shorten that as much as possible. Page five, just gives you a quick breakout of your principal and interest payments on that first new money series, the $10 million issue. If you turn to page six. This is the second issue and the second issue refunds, I believe, five other outstanding issues of the City at a lower interest rate and with present value savings on each issue and restructures them in a way to level that debt service tax rate, create that window for future borrowings and, ah, increase as much present value savings in the refunding as possible. And, page seven and eight are the same as the A issue shows you the yields, the total true interest cost of 3.49% and page eight shows you the actual debt repayment schedule. Now the important page in this is page nine. This is your....this is the tax impact and, basically, what our goal was. Which, in blue, is where before this issue.... where your current levy amounts and levy tax rates were for the bonds. And, as you see, in the years 2013, 14 and 15, you get a big spike up. And, ah, our goal was to try and limit that approximately to $1.55 or currently where you’re at today. Ah, restructure that debt at a lower interest rate, put the new money on top of it and keep that at $1.55 the first couple years and have that slowly drop off. By doing that, the refunding saves $447,000.00 in present value savings and I think we’ve actually done this at a very conservative EAV increase. Over the last six years, you’ve had a 4.36 increase in your EAV each year. We base this just on 3%, so I think our numbers are probably a little conservative and we’re able to accomplish that $1.55 and below. Ah, page ten just gives you a comparison of some other issues that, ah, were issued the last couple of weeks and, especially, if you look at years 2024 to 2029, ah, those interest rates came in significantly lower than these other issues that are the same credit or better credit than the City and you were able to obtain lower interest rates. And, if you look at those debt schedules those last five years, that’s really where you’re paying all your interest over the life of the issues. So, getting those interest rates down significantly lowered your borrowing costs. And, the last thing I wanted to hit on was the City’s Standard and Poors rating. We went through the same rating process as we’ve done in the last few years with Standard and Poors, as you know, reading out there, there’s a lot of negative news in the economy. The rating agencies are getting hit pretty hard based on how they rated a lot of insurance companies and things like that in the last few years, so they’re taking a harder look at, ah, municipalities, your audit, your financials, your debt and your current demographics. And, we’re proud to say that you were able to reaffirm your A rating, with a stable outlook which is very strong and the reasons for that–I’ve actually included the actual report–the last few pages. But, the actual reasons I’ve highlighted on four bullet points. You have sound financial operations and very strong reserves, your status as a governmental and service center for the County, moderately diverse economy with ties to outer Chicago Metropolitan area and your diverse tax base. So, those are all very big positives and, ah, reasons for you to get the strong rating of an A which I’ve included at the end of your packet and that all reflects in your interest rates and why we were able to come back with the good borrowing for you. I don’t know if anybody has any questions or? My phone number’s also on the front so if you think of anything tonight, you can give me a call.

MAYOR GREEN: Any questions from anyone? Okay, we need to take.......we need to go through three steps here, Alderman Baron. First, of all, we’ve got......we must authorize the signing of the engagement letter with Chapman and Cutler. That’s our Bond Counsel. So, we need a motion to do that.

ALDERMAN BARON: I would make that motion that we hire Chapman and Cutler to be our Bond Counsel for this bond issue.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second that, Your Honor.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Hunter to authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into the engagement letter to hire Chapman and Cutler as our bond counsel. Any questions? Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH CHAPMAN AND CUTLER, LLP

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Next, is the recommendation to authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to sign the insurance commitment letter with Assured Guaranty Company, that’s for the bonds.

ALDERMAN BARON: I’d so move.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second it, Your Honor.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Hunter to approve the recommendation to sign the insurance commitment letter. Any questions? Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE INSURANCE COMMITMENT LETTER WITH ASSURED GUARANTY

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Next, is the Ordinance that will allow us to sell the bonds for the new money which is $10,330,000.00, Series 2009A and to refund the Bond Ordinance for $15,060,000.00 which is Series 2009B. We need to Suspend the Rules that would interfere with the passage of this Ordinance.

ALDERMAN BARON: I’d so move.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: I second it, Your Honor.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Hunter to Suspend the Rules that would interfere with the passage of this Ordinance. Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. We need a motion to put this Ordinance on its Final Passage and Pass.

ALDERMAN BARON: I’d so move.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second it, Your Honor.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Hunter to put these Ordinances on their Final Passage and Pass. Questions? Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

CITY OF KANKAKEE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS ORDINANCE FOR

$10,330,000 SERIES 2009A AND CITY OF KANKAKEE GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS ORDINANCE FOR $15,060,000 SERIES 2009B

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Next, we need to approve the Preliminary Official Statement and Notice of Sale. I need a motion.

ATTORNEY BARON: I’d so move.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Hunter. Any questions? It’s just the official statement of the City of Kankakee that’s attached to the documents to sell these bonds. Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF SALE

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Alderman Baron.

ALDERMAN BARON: Okay. That’s all the action items we have. The rest of our meeting is summarized in the rest of minutes.

MAYOR GREEN: Thank you. Ah, thank you, gentlemen for coming tonight, too. Ah, next is the Report of Officers. Is there a motion?

ALDERMAN WILLIAMS: Mayor, I move to approve the Report of Officers, place the money into the proper accounts and pay the bills in the amount of $1,146,574.08.

ALDERMAN CIACCIO: Second the motion.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman Ciaccio to approve the Report of Officers, pay the bills in the amount of $1,146,574.08, and place the money in the proper accounts. Second by Alderman Ciaccio. Any questions on any of the bills? Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

REPORTS OF OFFICERS APPROVAL OF BILLS $1,146,574.08

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Okay, under Unfinished Business we are still...........we are holding that in abeyance. We’re not ready to vote on the Purchasing Ordinance yet, so we’ll move into New Business. Ah, we need to declare some property surplus in the City of Kankakee from the Code Enforcement Department. You have an Ordinance in front of you and we’re looking for a motion.

ALDERMAN EPSTEIN: I’ll make the motion to Suspend the Rules.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second, Your Honor.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Epstein, seconded by Alderman Hunter to Suspend the Rules that would interfere with the passage of this Ordinance. Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Is there a motion to put this Ordinance on its Final Passage and Pass?

ALDERMAN EPSTEIN: I make a motion to put the Ordinance on its Final Passage and Pass, please.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: I’ll second it, Your Honor.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Epstein, seconded by Alderman Hunter to put this Ordinance on its Final Passage and Pass. Any questions on the Ordinance? Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

ORDINANCE DECLARING CERTAIN PROPERTY SURPLUS OF THE CITY OF

KANKAKEE – CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT - AND AUTHORIZING

THE SALE THEREOF

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Next, you’ll note we’re recommending that we waive the repair permit fees for the month of May in recognition of Building and Safety Week. You have a memo from Eric Shaw in your packet, but I need a motion to do that ‘cause we’ll be waiving those fees for 30 days.

ALDERMAN EPSTEIN: I’d like to make a motion to waive those fees. And, I have to say this is for repairs.

MAYOR GREEN: That is correct.

ALDERMAN DIERSEN: This is not for new construction. And, last year we did this for, I believe, two weeks. But, the committee felt strongly that in order to encourage people to make repairs at this time of year, that we would like to do it for the entire month of May.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second.

ALDERMAN JONES: Second.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Epstein. I’m sorry, who seconded?

ALDERMAN JONES: Second.

MAYOR GREEN: Second by Alderman Jones to approve the waiver of the fees for 30 days in May 2009. Any questions? Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

RECOMMENDATION TO WAIVE REPAIR PERMIT FEES FOR THE MONTH OF

MAY 2009, IN RECOGNITION OF “BUILDING SAFETY WEEK”

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Next, you have before you the Budget and Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Kankakee Municipal Utility. As you’ll recall, this was presented to you last month and we said we would bring it back tonight. We can do it one of two ways. You could Suspend the Rules and pass it because it needs to be done by the end of this month or you can put it on its First Reading. That’s up to the City Council. The Administration’ll recommend that you Suspend the Rules.

ALDERMAN BARON: I move that we Suspend the Rules that would interfere with the passage of the Ordinance.

ALDERMAN EPSTEIN: I’ll second.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Epstein to Suspend the Rules that would interfere with the passage of this Ordinance. Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Is there a motion to put this Ordinance on its Final Passage and Pass?

ALDERMAN BARON: I’d so move.

ALDERMAN EPSTEIN: Second.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Epstein to put this Ordinance on its Final Passage and Pass. Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

BUDGET AND ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR THE KANKAKEE MUNICIPAL UTILITY, KANKAKEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, FOR THE FISCAL

YEAR 2009 – 2010

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Next, we have an Ordinance Amending Chapter 32 for One-Way Street on Tenth Avenue. Is there a motion from the Floor?

ALDERMAN SWANSON: I so move.

ALDERMAN DIERSEN: Move that we Suspend the Rules that would interfere with the passage of the Ordinance.

MAYOR GREEN: Okay. Motion by Alderman Diersen to Suspend the Rules. Is there a second?

ALDERMAN SWANSON: Second.

MAYOR GREEN: Second by Alderman Swanson. Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Is there a motion to put this Ordinance on its Final Passage and Pass?

ALDERMAN DIERSEN: I so move.

ALDERMAN SWANSON: Second.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Diersen, seconded by Alderman Swanson. Any questions? Roll call.

ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 32, SECTION 102 ENTITLED “DESIGNATION

OF ONE-WAY STREETS” OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF KANKAKEE RESCINDING ORDINANCE NO. 96-83 TENTH AVENUE ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND

FROM WEST CHARLES STREET TO SCHOOL STREET AND CHARLES STREET

ONE-WAY WESTBOUND BETWEEN NINTH AND TENTH AVENUES

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Ah, we have dealt with E, F, G and H. We’re down to I which is Ceding our Private Activity Bonding Authority. We have not had a request to use that Bonding Authority. We need to do something before May 1. We’re recommending that we cede this to the Will Kankakee Development Authority which means if we have a project that comes forward that we can go back to them and request that it be returned to us. If we take no action, then it goes back to the State of Illinois and becomes of no use to us. So, we’re.....we are recommending that we do this to the Will Kankakee Development Authority. Is there a motion?

ALDERMAN BARON: Is this by Ordinance?

MAYOR GREEN: Yes, it is. We need to Suspend the Rules.

ALDERMAN BARON: I would move that we Suspend the Rules that would interfere with the passage and cede to the Will.....

MAYOR GREEN: Kankakee Development Authority.

ALDERMAN BARON: ......Kankakee Development Authority.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second, Your Honor.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Hunter to Suspend the Rules that would interfere with the passage of this Ordinance. Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Is there a motion to put this Ordinance on its Final Passage and Pass?

ALDERMAN BARON: I’d so move.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second, Your Honor.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Hunter to put this Ordinance on its Final Passage and Pass. Any questions? Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CEDING OF PRIVATE ACTIVITY

BONDING AUTHORITY

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Next, for the approval is an “As Built” Plat Map of Villages at Indian Meadows, Phase I. Dave, do you want to speak to this issue?

DAVID TYSON: Yes, I can. What this is, Indian Meadows was approved by Planning Commission, approved by this body, the final plat. They’ve approved in different phases as far as their being single-family, duplex lots and multi-family lots. This is one of the multi-family areas where these are approved. And, the density, everything remained the same, but in order to be consistent with what was presented to the Plan Commission, we’re bringing back an “As Built” plan to show you that they’re only putting four units on each one of these lots. And, to show you where they are and there’s no encroachments or no violations and setbacks. So, it’s a matter of making sure that we keep our book work in order for these multi-families out in Indian Meadows right now.

MAYOR GREEN: So, we need a motion from the Floor.

ALDERMAN DIERSEN: I would move that we approve the “As Built” Plat Map of Villages of Indian Meadows, Phase I.

MAYOR GREEN: Is there a second?

ALDERMAN SCHWADE: I second it.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Diersen, seconded by Alderman Schwade to approve the “As Built” Plat for Indian Meadows, Phase I. Questions? Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

APPROVAL “AS BUILT” PLAT MAP OF VILLAGES AT INDIAN MEADOWS –

PHASE I

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Next, is the Appointment. And, it is my pleasure tonight to recommend the appointment of Steve Bertrand as the Director of the Kankakee Public Library. He, of course, will take Cindy’s place. This recommendation came to me from the Board of Trustees of the Library. I do concur with that. I told Steve I was a little worried if it was a tie vote, I had to break it and I wasn’t sure which way I’d go. But, ah, I think Steve’s always done an outstanding job there and, ah, when you go into our library today, the technology that’s available to the citizens of our community is a result of what you, as Aldermen, have done. I think it’s an outstanding facility. So, I do recommend that we appoint Steve Bertrand as the Director of the Public Library. Need a motion.

ALDERMAN SCHWADE: I so move.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Schwade. Is there a second?

ALDERMAN JONES: Second.

MAYOR GREEN: Second by Alderman Jones. Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

STEPHEN J. BERTRAND – DIRECTOR OF KANKAKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. Congratulations, Steve. Okay, we’ll move into Motions and Resolutions. Ah, first we have a Resolution Honoring and Celebrating the Life of Charline Newman.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Mayor Green, if we could, in order to expedite the, ah, agenda real quick, ah, I move that we approve items 12A, B, D, E, F and G. And, it’s my understanding that Alderman Carl Brown and I will be presenting item 12D at a banquet, I think, in the next week-ten days for Pastor Howard Wills. So, I move that we approve those Resolutions as enumerated.

MAYOR GREEN: Is there a second?

ALDERMAN BROWN: I’ll second it.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Hunter, seconded by Alderman Brown to approve 12A, B, D, E, F and G. Any questions? All in favor, AYE. Opposed, same sign.

RESOLUTION HONORING AND CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF CHARLINE B. NEWMAN

RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE HIGHWAY PERMIT AND RESOLUTION

FOR INSTALLATION OF SANITARY SEWER SLIP LINING ALONG ROUTE 45/52

RESOLUTION HONORING REVEREND HOWARD L. WILLS SR. FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO GREATER NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 3^RD THROUGH MAY 9^TH, 2009 AS BUILDING SAFETY WEEK

PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 24, 2009 AS ARBOR DAY

PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF APRIL AS CHILD

ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. The last Resolution under there, we need to deal with separately. That’s to authorize the Expenditure of City Funds Consistent with Fiscal Year 2008-2009. That’s simply because we will not have a budget in place by May 1, 2009. That will be the responsibility of the next administration. So, we need this Resolution in order to continue spending money on that basis.

ALDERMAN BARON: I so move.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Second.

MAYOR GREEN: Motion by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Hunter to approve the Resolution for the Expenditure of City Funds Consistent with Fiscal Year 2008-2009. Any questions? Roll call.

CLERK DUMAS:

AYE: Brown; Hunter; Epstein; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio; Swanson; Diersen; Jones; Schwade; Coleman: Cox (12)

ABSENT: Linneman (1)

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF CITY FUNDS CONSISTENT

WITH FISCAL YEAR 2008/2009

MAYOR GREEN: Motion carries. We’re down to the point in the agenda, any comments or questions from the Aldermen? Alderman Hunter.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Mayor Green, I probably want to direct a question to you, ah, regarding summer jobs for our youth. With the unemployment level rivaling 13% in the Kankakee standard Metropolitan area, we need to be concerned about jobs for our youth, young adults and low to moderate income individuals. It is my understanding from reading The Journal lately that some of the programs for the school district may be curtailed. And, as a consequence of that we may not have the kind of activities for our youth. As a consequence of that, we briefly discussed, at the Budget Committee, without a quorum, the efforts of the City that should be made to address slots for our youth. It is my understanding that the workforce board which will deal with jobs for our youth and young adults from ages ranging from 14 to 24 and paying a minimum wage of about $8.00. I’ve had some conversations with Mary Jo Martin at Workforce Services and I understand that she has talked with you and I think that you have worked out some deal on this particular project.

MAYOR GREEN: That’s correct. Actually, when you brought that up at the Budget Meeting, we had already been in discussions with KCC, with their Workforce Development Board. Ah, we have worked with them in the past. We intend to do it again. I told them that we would be happy to take any and all jobs that they had to offer because we have had them in the past working within the administration part of the City, with the Public Works Department, with the Wastewater Utility and we would take as many as they could furnish to us and I also made the overture that if they applied for any of the additional funds which you’re referring to the article in the newspaper, we would be happy to do that and make a co-application with them. So, yes we are. I’m waiting to hear back from Mary Jo exactly how many positions or slots will be assigned. Alderman Jones.

ALDERMAN JONES: Mayor, Bradley puts on a summer camp during the summer. Is there any way possible that we could talk with Bradley to see how their summer camp is run and do something for these children that will not have summer school? Give them something to do if it’s coop with the Park District?

MAYOR GREEN: I never thought about it. No, I seriously have not. I mean.....we’re always....... we’re open for any suggestions. I think Chief Kinkade, we’ve done the summer camp too, I think, through ah, with young people through the Police Department out at Shawanasee, if I’m not mistaken. So.

CHIEF MICHAEL KINKADE: Yeah, there was a summer camp that was sponsored through GREAT, Gang Resistance Education And Training. Ah, they have stopped funding at this time.

MAYOR GREEN: But, we’d certainly take a look at it. No reason not to. I agree with you. Any other comments or questions?

ALDERMAN JONES: Thank you.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Just a reminder everybody, Public Safety will not be tomorrow. There’s a conflict tomorrow–very important activity tomorrow.

MAYOR GREEN: Really?

ALDERMAN HUNTER: It’ll be Wednesday at 5:15 in the Committee Chambers.

MAYOR GREEN: Okay. Any other........Alderman Schwade.

ALDERMAN SCHWADE: Is it true that you heard from Congresswoman Halvorson’s office?

MAYOR GREEN: Yes, I just made a report tonight to the CDA Committee, ah, that I was notified–actually by HUD–through our consultant in Washington, DC. We’ve been awarded into that agency $95,000.00 which is allocated to trying to complete the Lakota Plan in downtown Kankakee. That’s a result of what Congressman Weller had started and Congressman Halvorson came in and she carried the legislation on that. We were notified that we have been awarded those grant funds and we should be expecting them some time after June of this year. That’s when the new Federal budget goes in.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: And, you said that was through Cornerstone?

MAYOR GREEN: Yes, I did. Ah, one other thing I do want to make a comment and tell you. We just received, today, from the Appellate Court–you know we have been fighting the issue of Stages over on East Avenue. Ah, the Appellate Court upheld the City’s position and reversed the Circuit Court here so we win the case and there will be an injunction order issued against them closing that facility. So, that’s all I have. Anything else from the Aldermen?

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Motion to adjourn.

ALDERMAN BARON: Budget Committee which is next Monday for.........at least for a while we will continue to be meeting at the........

MAYOR GREEN: All Committee from here on out are in this building. They’re located in the room right across from City Hall. So, all Committee meetings are there. The City Clerk has notified the press that from here on out all meetings will be held there.

ALDERMAN BARON: Except Budget which is.........which is in the announcement that they’re going to meet at the Administration Building, not here. Because of the proximity of that office to our Comptroller.

MAYOR GREEN: All right. Jim really wanted to carry all of that stuff down there.

ALDERMAN HUNTER: Motion to adjourn.

MAYOR GREEN: Anything else? Is there a motion to adjourn? Motion by Alderman Hunter. Is there a second?

ALDERMAN SWANSON: Second.

MAYOR GREEN: Second by Alderman Swanson. We stand adjourned.

MOTION TO ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL

7:51 P.M.