|
DeKalb County, Illinois |
Minutes of the
|
The
Executive Committee of the DeKalb County Board met on Tuesday, November 13, 2001
@ 7:00 p.m. at the Administration Building=s
Conference Room East. Chairman
Robert Pritchard called the meeting to order.
Members present were Robert Hutcheson, Sue Leifheit, John Dlabal, Roger
Steimel, Ruth Anne Tobias and John Wilson.
Mr. Morreale was absent. Others
present were Ray Bockman, Gary Hanson, Dr. Conway, Dennis Sands, Veronica
Casella and Greg Millburg.
.
Moved by Mr. Dlabal, seconded by Ms. Tobias, and it was carried
unanimously to accept the minutes of the October, 2001 meeting.
Moved
by Ms. Tobias, seconded by Mr. Wilson, and it was carried unanimously to approve
the agenda.
Chairman Pritchard recommended the following appointments:
DeKalb County Nursing Home Foundation Board:
Ms.
Marguerite Hoyt, reappointment for a term of 3 years, until 12/01/2004.
Mr. Robert Morrison, reappointment for a term of 3 years, until
12/01/2004.
Ms. Marlene Allen, appointment for a term of 3 years, until 12/01/2004.
911
Emergency Telephone Systems Board: Mr. Gary Hanson, reappointment for a term of 4 years, until
12/01/2005.
Lt. Deborrah Pettit, reappointment for a term of 4 years, until
12/01/2005.
Mr. Ben Suppeland, reappointment for a term of 4 years, until 12/01/2005.
Lt. Carl Leoni, reappointment for a term of 4 years, until 12/01/2005.
Fire Chief Ed Bowman, appointment for a term of 4 years, until
12/01/2005.
Moved by Ms. Tobias, seconded by Mr. Dlabal, and it was carried
unanimously to approve the appointments as presented by Chairman Pritchard, and
to forward them onto the full board for approval.
INDUCEMENT
RESOLUTION FOR 1ST TIME HOME BUYERS – The program is designed to
help first time home buyers overcome perhaps the most frequently mentioned
obstacle to home ownership, the down payment, by giving them back 3% of the
purchase price to apply to the down payment.
Qualifying buyers also benefit from a 1% payment to the lender as an
origination fee and a .25% payment as a discount fee. These buyers are projected to receive interest rates of 5.99%
for next year’s program, which begins 4/1/02.
Mr. Ray Bockman, County Administrator, explained that one question that
he was asked he could not get an answer for because Mr. David Raush of Stern
Brothers is out of the office. The
question that he was asked was “how would we fairly anticipate the amount of
interest that might be shown in this program in our community?”
Because Mr. Rausch is out of the office, Mr. Bockman said that in his
last conversation with Mr. Rausch, he said that based on historical averages in
other communities, they thought that we would do in the vicinity of $4 – 6
million dollars worth of business in the County this year.
What he is not clear on is whether or not that includes or excludes the
City of DeKalb. The City is
already a participant in this program, so he does not know if this includes
them. He is assured that in no way,
now or down the road, is the County going to inherit some administrative burden
or liability. It does not count
towards our debt limit, he also said. It is basically a program that promotes home ownership by
getting at the most frequent reason that first time home buyers aren’t able to
purchase and that is lack for a sufficient amount for a down payment and/or
enough cash for closing costs. Under
this program, in addition to a mortgage rate at/or below the current rate, they
get a 4.25% “cash gift” that is made available at closing to the homebuyer
to buy down the down payment or closing costs.
It can be used to totally offset the FHA or VA down payment requirement
or partially offset the requirement for a conventional loan. He has been told that it is a very successful program in
Illinois, that is, some 60 odd cities that are sponsoring it.
Ms. Tobias asked what the rate of default is?
Mr. Bockman said that he did not know, but that he could find that answer
out for her. Mr. Bockman further stated that in addition to the
resolution, we as a board would have to pass a bond resolution in April 2002.
The City of Aurora has agreed to be the issuer for all cities and
counties for the year. Mr. Pritchard asked if there were any restrictions like
residency restrictions? Mr. Bockman
said that he was not aware of any. He
felt that it would be up to the lender. He
further said that he felt that a person would need to prove residency because
otherwise anyone could come from anywhere to apply for the loan.
Clearly the home they buy needs to be in the County and the person needs
to live in the home.
Moved by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Ms. Leifheit, and it was carried
unanimously to recommend the Inducement Resolution for First Time Home Buyers
and to forward it onto the full board for approval.
PROPERTY
TAX ABATEMENT IMPLEMENTATION – The County is being asked to implement our
portion of the Agreement that was adopted in 1998 with the City of Sycamore and
the Sycamore Library. That
Agreement specifies an abatement of 80% of the property tax levy in the first
year.
Mr. Pritchard said that we adopted this resolution in 1998 and it is now
becoming time for us to implement that. Mr.
Bockman said that he has reviewed this agreement with the State’s Attorney’s
Office and State law relative to property tax abatement to make sure that the
project qualifies in their eyes, which it does, as a business expansion.
There has been a substantial increase in the value of the property; it
has almost tripled. Employment has increased by 8 to 10 people.
The site and the building is larger that the previous site and building.
Moved by Ms. Leifheit, seconded by Ms. Tobias, and it was carried
unanimously to recommend the Tax Abatement Implementation Resolution and to
forward it onto the full board for approval.
Moved by Mr. Steimel, seconded by Ms. Tobias and it was carried
unanimously to accept the county board agenda as presented by Mr. Bockman.
Mr. Dlabal said that under the Forest Preserve section of the agenda,
under Resolution #R2001-76 relative to the Genoa Kingston Easement Request, he
was told that the Genoa High School will only be able to use the road as an Exit
Only.
Mr.
Wilson, Chairman of the Public Infrastructure and Development Committee, said
that the Snow Task Force submitted a report to their committee and they were
very pleased with the results. He
also said that the Genoa Railroad Bridge Project was let last week and that
Belvidere Construction Company was the successful bidder and was substantially
under the estimate.
Mr.
Dlabal, for the Forest Preserve Committee, said that he just wanted the
committee to know that the Genoa Kingston School District item would be used as
an Exit Only. Chairman Pritchard
informed the committee that there still seems to be discussion on the forest
preserve and Kirkland project and that they are still in negotiations.
Mr.
Steimel, Chairman of the Administrative Services Committee, said that the budget
is moving along. His question to
Mr. Hanson was if you have a 3.4% increase in the Consumer Price Index in the
year 2000, do you have any idea what the Index figure so far is for 2001?
Mr. Hanson said that the September average was .6, but remember they look
at from December to December. It
could be a low figure next year then because of the drop in the last couple
months, said Mr. Steimel.
Ms.
Tobias, Chairman of the Public Policy Committee, said that they will meet on
Monday and that they will be follow up on a legislative agenda item.
Ms.
Leifheit, Chairman of the Public Services Committee said that felonies continue
to increase and that under the court services reports, again, we did not go over
the bed-count number. We still have
about $500,000 left in the account.
Mr.
Pritchard said that as a reminder, when we do occupy the new Legislative Center,
that the PBC has plans to remodel the space that is vacated in the courthouse
for an additional courtroom. The
Judge feels that there is a continued heavy schedule and feels there is a need
for not only an extra courtroom but also another one or two judges that will be
added to our circuit.
Mr.
Pritchard also said that there was a good turnout at the Veteran’s Day Vigil.
He also thanked Mr. Wilson for closing the ceremonies on Saturday.
He further said that the County was recognized for our generosity not
only in providing the area for flags but also some expanded recognition this
year.
Moved by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Ms. Leifheit, and it was voted
unanimously to adjourn the meeting.
Respectfully
submitted,
_________________________________
Robert
W. Pritchard, Chairman
_______________________________
Mary C. Supple, Secretary
| Home | Return
to top | A-Z Index | Return
to minutes |