CITY COUNCIL 2017/02/13 MinutesThe City of Lake Forest
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
Proceedings of the Monday, February 13, 2017
Special City Council Workshop Meeting – Gorton Community Center, 400 Illinois Road 7:00 pm
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Honorable Mayor Schoenheider called the meeting to order at
7:01pm, and City Clerk Margaret Boyer called the roll of Council members.
Present: Honorable Mayor Schoenheider, Alderman Waldeck, Alderman Beidler, Alderman
Pandaleon, Alderman Newman, Alderman Tack, Alderman Moreno and Alderman Buschmann.
Absent: Alderman Reisenberg.
Also present were: Robert Kiely, City Manager; Victor Filippini, City Attorney; Catherine Czerniak,
Director of Community Development; Elizabeth Holleb, Finance Director; Susan Banks,
Communications Manager; Michael Thomas, Director of Public Works; Dan Martin,
Superintendent; Mike Strong, Assistant to the City Manager, Jim Lockefeer, Public Works Analyst
and Octavius Hayes, Management Intern.
There were approximately 50 people in the audience.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 7:00 pm
Mayor Schoenheider thanked all the residents for coming to the workshop.
1. Discussion on Septic and Sanitary Sewer Systems in Lake Forest
City Manager Robert Kiely welcomed all to the meeting and presented the agenda for the
workshop: Presentation, Council discussion, Public Comment and Council direction. He then
reported on why the why City requires sanitary vs. septic systems, what circumstances would
trigger connection to the sanitary sewer system and annual monitoring and maintenance
requirements. Lastly, Mr. Kiely presented the financing options.
Victor Filippini, City Attorney, reviewed the current City Code, current County Code and State Law.
There was an exchange of public comment with the City Council. City Manager Kiely then reported
on instances involving new construction, demolition, failure of current system, major repairs, cross
connection to storm sewer, and failure to monitor and maintain the system. Additional City
Council discussion and public comment took place. City Manager Kiely then reported on the
construction options, individual parcels and one consolidated project. Finance Director Elizabeth
Holleb reviewed financing options that the City has used in the past: payments made at the time
of development/construction, paying over time via an SSA (Special Service Area), loan and paying
later on a case by case basis. There was a lengthy amount of public comment and City Council
discussion.
Mayor Schoenheider called for an adjournment due to the late hour, City Manager Robert Kiely
reported the next steps is to have staff research and report back to residents with additional
numbers and interest rates. Staff will continue to track triggers and maintenance and monitoring.
Mayor Schoenheider on behalf of the City Council thanked all in attendance.
Proceedings of the Monday, February 13, 2017
Special City Council Workshop Meeting
2. Adjournment
There being no further discussion. Alderman Beidler made a motion to adjourn, seconded by
Alderman Newman. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote at 9:42 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted
A handout of current City code, current County code and State law were made available to the
public.