NORTH AURORA VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Monday, October 4, 2021
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Village Board meeting was conducted live remotely
via telecommunications.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Gaffino called the meeting to order.
SILENT PRAYER – MEDITATION – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
In attendance: Mayor Mark Gaffino, Trustee Laura Curtis, Trustee Mike Lowery, Trustee Todd Niedzwiedz, Trustee Carolyn Salazar
Staff in attendance: Village Administrator Steve Bosco, Finance Director Bill Hannah, Community & Economic Development Director Mike Toth, Village Attorney Kevin Drendel, Public Works Director John Laskowski, Police Chief Dave Fisher.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS – Meighan Cole of MaMaw’s Kitchen 227 S. Lincolnway, North Aurora, IL. Ms. Cole spoke about the challenges she and her business had been facing with the recent opening of the business. She stated that MaMaw’s Kitchen was seeking a gaming license but was having difficulty getting it. Administrator Bosco explained that in order to receive a gaming license a restaurant needs to have a seating capacity of 75 but the fire department has stated that the building has a seating capacity of less than that. The code also states that a full time cook needs to be on premises but MaMaw’s Kitchen is currently operating out of their food truck in the parking lot.
There was discussion about how the Village could help the business, which could possibly entail amending the existing code.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Village Board Minutes dated 09/20/2021and Committee of the Whole Minutes date 09/20/2021
2. Bills List Dated 10/04/2021 in the Amount of $243,696.14
Motion for approval made by Trustee Lowery and seconded by Trustee Niedzwiedz. Roll Call Vote: Trustee Lowery – yes, Trustee Niedzwiedz – yes, Trustee Salazar – yes, Trustee Curtis –yes. Motion approved (4-0).
NEW BUSINESS
1. Approval of Special Event Permit for Brother Chimp Brewing
Administrator Bosco explained that the reason for the Special Event Permit request was that Brother Chimp is currently operating with a Supplemental Entertainment Class A liquor license that allows for solo and duet performances, the permit would allow for a band performance.
Motion for approval made by Trustee Salazar and seconded by Trustee Niedzwiedz. Roll Call Vote: Trustee Salazar – yes, Trustee Curtis –yes, Trustee Lowery – yes, Trustee Niedzwiedz – yes. Motion approved (4-0).
2. Approval of Special Event Permit for Share & Care Learning Center
Administrator Bosco stated that Share & Care was planning a Halloween Parade on October 29, 2021 from 9:30am until 10:30am, from John Street to Marvo Street.
Motion for approval made by Trustee Lowery and seconded by Trustee Curtis. Roll Call Vote: Trustee Lowery – yes, Trustee Niedzwiedz – yes, Trustee Salazar – yes, Trustee Curtis –yes. Motion approved (4-0).
3. Approval to Award Exchange Server and Active Directory Migration to Sentinel Technologies in the Amount of $73,311.21
IT Director David Arndt explained that the Village’s current email server is eleven years old and is no longer supported by Microsoft. The staff recommended contracting Sentinel Technologies to migrate the exchange email server to a hosted cloud based service provided by Microsoft while virtualizing the remainder of the in-house servers over time. Staff budgeted $75,000 for this project.
Motion for approval made by Trustee Curtis and seconded by Trustee Lowery. Roll Call Vote: Trustee Trustee Curtis –yes, Trustee Lowery – yes, Trustee Niedzwiedz – yes, Trustee Salazar – yes. Motion approved (4-0).
4. Approval of Ordinance Approving a Special Use for a Motor Vehicle Sales and/or Service Establishment in the B-2 General Commercial District for the Property Located at 204 Hansen Boulevard, North Aurora, Illinois
Director Toth explained that the property at 204 Hansen Boulevard has not been used to sell vehicles since 2016 and the zoning has lapsed, Gerald Auto Group would like to establish the property as a Genesis dealership. A special use to reestablish the property with the Motor Vehicle Sales and/or Service use was being requested.
Motion for approval made by Trustee Lowery and seconded by Trustee Salazar. Roll Call Vote: Trustee Lowery – yes, Trustee Niedzwiedz – yes, Trustee Salazar – yes, Trustee Curtis –yes. Motion approved (4-0).
5. Approval of Ordinance Approving an Economic Incentive Agreement for the Gerald Genesis Dealership Located at 204 Hansen Boulevard, North Aurora, Illinois
Director Toth explained that this Incentive Agreement was to assist Gerald Auto Group with the remodeling for their Genesis facility. This matter had been discussed by the Village Board at the August 16, 2021 Committee of the Whole meeting, at which time the Board was supportive of the request. The draft agreement was brought before the Committee of the Whole on September 20, 2021, the Board was in support of the agreement at that time and no changes were made to the Agreement being presented.
Motion for approval made by Trustee Niedzwiedz and seconded by Trustee Lowery. Roll Call Vote: Trustee Niedzwiedz – yes, Trustee Salazar – yes Trustee Curtis –yes, Trustee Lowery – yes. Motion approved (4-0).
6. Approval of Engineering Agreement with Benesch for Bridge Inspections in the Amount of $27,656.00
Director Laskowski spoke about four cell box culverts that Orchard Gateway passes over which qualifies as a bridge per the Federal Highway Administration; therefore requires the Village to follow the National Bridge Inspection Standards and reporting to the Illinois Department of Transportation on the condition of the bridge. Staff recommends contracting with Benesch to perform the necessary inspections and condition reports in the amount of $27,656.
Motion for approval made by Trustee Lowery and seconded by Trustee Salazar. Roll Call Vote: Trustee Salazar – yes, Trustee Curtis –yes, Trustee Lowery – yes, Trustee Niedzwiedz – yes. Motion approved (4-0).
VILLAGE PRESIDENT – Plan Commission Appointments
Mayor Gaffino recommended appointment of Richard Newel and Alexander Lazaro Negro to the Plan Commission.
A motion to approve the appointment was made by Trustee Lowery with unanimous approval of the Board.
TRUSTEES COMMENTS – None
ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT – None
ATTORNEY’S REPORT – None
VILLAGE DEPARTMENT REPORTS
1. Finance – None
2. Community Development – None
3. Police – None
4. Public Works – None
ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Curtis and seconded by Trustee Lowery. All in favor. Motion approved.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jessi Watkins
Village Clerk
