City Prepares to Make an Official Offer on the Pauli Property

Elmhurst residents and aldermen will get a better picture of the toll the April 18 flood took on the city at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 6.

Following the inauguration of newly elected Mayor Steve Morley and 1st Ward Alderman Marti Deuter; re-elected aldermen Kevin York (4th Ward), Chris Healy (5th) and Pat Wagner (7th); and new city Treasurer Elaine Libovicz, council members will hear an update on storm damage and what's being done to mitigate flooding. The updates will be given by 6th Ward Alderman and Public Works and Buildings Committee Chairman Jim Kennedy, City Manager Jim Grabowski, staff from Christopher Burke Engineering and Public Works staff.

The council meeting will continue with public comment. Members of the community will be invited to speak for up to three minutes on any topic.

In addition to approval of minutes and accounts payable, the consent agenda includes the following items:

• reappointment of Erin Van De Walle and Ellen Cyprian as deputy city clerks
• bid results for the sanitary sewer lining project, fire hydrant materials project and Ford Explorers
• Chick-fil-A conditional use request for a drive-through, a pylon sign and associated variations
• Ordinances approving purchase of a Ford E-85 rated F250 pickup for public works ($41,828); Jaycees carnival on Park Avenue June 11-16; ONE Worship service in the Addison municipal lot Aug. 25; stop signs at Emroy and Lake Street Frontage Road; rear yard setback variation for 310 S. Prospect; and front yard setback variation for 141 N. Larch
• Resolutions approving a contract with Brother's Asphalt Paving for $2.3 million, the employee vehicle use policy, legal signators and depositors, engineering agreement with Robinson Engineering for the effluent sampling station project for a cost not to exceed $52,000; and purchase and planting of 576 parkway trees for a total cost of just less than $200,000

The board will then vote for an amendment to extend the investigation period regarding its intent to purchase Pauli's Marathon, 260 N. York. Negotiations with the seller have been ongoing. The amendment provides for a reduction in the purchase price from $2 million to $1.77 million, a closing date of June 20 (tenant to cease pumping gas and decommission the tanks at closing), and the leaseback to the current tenant to March 31, 2014. The tenant will pay taxes, insurance, utilities and maintenance, but no rent.

The board voted last month to approve the use of eminent domain, if necessary, acquire the Pauli property.

The meeting will conclude with reports from Mayor Morley and City Manager Jim Grabowski.