City of Wheaton City Council met Oct. 14.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
Monday, Oct. 14, 2019
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
The public hearing of the Wheaton City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. The public hearing was held in the Council Chambers, Wheaton City Hall, 303 W. Wesley Street, Wheaton, Illinois.
Upon roll call, the following were:
Present: Councilman Barbier
Councilwoman Bray-Parker
Councilwoman Fitch
Councilwoman Robbins
Councilman Rutledge
Absent: Mayor Suess
Councilman Zaruba
City Staff Present: Michael Dzugan, City Manager
John Duguay, Assistant City Manager
Robert Lehnhardt, Director of Finance
James Kozik, Director of Planning & Economic Development
Paul Redman, Director of Engineering
Arin Thrower, Public Information Officer
Susan Bishel, Public Relations Coordinator
Councilwoman Robbins moved and Councilwoman Bray-Parker seconded a motion to appoint Councilman Rutledge Mayor Pro Tem.
Roll Call Vote:
Ayes: Councilwoman Robbins
Councilman Barbier
Councilwoman Bray-Parker
Councilwoman Fitch
Mayor Pro Tem Rutledge
Nays: None
Absent: Mayor Suess
Councilman Zaruba
Motion Carried Unanimously
II. Public Hearing – ZA #19-18/Annexation/25W371 Armbrust Avenue
a. Presentation
City Manager Dzugan stated the purpose of the public hearing is to consider the annexation of a parcel of approximately 7,800 square feet at Armbrust and Gary Avenue. The City approved a preannexation agreement for this property in November 1999 to allow the home to connect to City water. At that time, the property was not contiguous to the City, so the agreement was made that once it was contiguous it could become annexed. The City is seeking to rezone this property to R3.
Krzysztof Koc, 25W371 Armbrust Avenue, stated he has owned the property since 2003, and he asked if there will be any changes to his property once it is annexed.
City Manager Dzugan stated there will be no major changes other than a City address and a property tax increase of about 10%, but the owner would receive all City services. He confirmed that there are no further requirements from the owner.
b. Public Comment
There was no public comment.
c. Council Comment
The Council discussed that the pre-annexation agreement should have been disclosed during the sale of the property.
III. Adjournment
Councilman Barbier moved and Councilwoman Robbins seconded a motion to close the public hearing at 7:06 p.m.
Roll Call Vote:
Ayes: Councilman Barbier
Councilwoman Bray-Parker
Councilwoman Fitch
Mayor Pro Tem Rutledge
Councilwoman Robbins
Nays: None
Absent: Mayor Suess
Councilman Zaruba
Motion Carried Unanimously
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Bishel
https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_10142019-1273
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