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Director of Economic Development Kathleen Timasheka presented the public–private proposal. The contract purchaser and proposed developer is Jim Russell of Kipling Group; a 10-year lease is pending for Village Peddler, a combined bike shop and café operated by a related operator. Timasheka said the property — an approximately 18,200-square-foot parcel in the DRSCM (residentially scaled commercial mixed-use) district — has been vacant or underused for more than a decade and requires environmental and electrical upgrades before reuse.

The developer’s estimated project budget is roughly $2.3 million. Staff recommended three elements of assistance: a historic-preservation/adaptive-reuse grant covering up to $15,000 of environmental remediation activities; completion of a portion of electrical upgrades estimated at about $32,090 (staff noted roughly half of the pole replacement cost would have been required regardless of the project and the city would accelerate the work); and a sales-tax rebate structured at up to 90% of the city’s 1% sales tax for up to 10 years to repay environmental and electric costs. Timasheka said the developer will carry the bulk of the project cost (an estimated 95% private to 5% public participation in the assistance package).

The presentation reviewed the property’s history (early 20th-century industrial uses including a sanitary-cup and candle company), existing interior and exterior conditions and the need for a Phase I/Phase II environmental remediation scope; Timasheka said initial remediation work and submissions to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) are estimated at about $60,000 for sampling, report preparation and application to achieve a No Further Remediation (NFR) letter if required. The Phase II work may identify small-scale excavation, soil replacement or vapor mitigation; the developer has accepted the environmental risk and costs beyond the initial remediation estimate as part of the project.

Discussion focused on parking adequacy, remediation specifics (including prior contiguous properties with removed underground tanks and a historic dry-cleaning use on a neighboring property), project timeline and expected unit mix. The developer said he planned an immediate start on remediation, demolition of non-conforming additions, and permit-driven work; he estimated an aggressive schedule and hopes to complete construction within about a year, driven by the tenant’s lease timeline. The committee voted to advance the draft economic incentive agreement to the city council meeting for final consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Special Committee of the Whole Meeting, May 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee advanced a draft economic incentive agreement to the city council for redevelopment of 318 Anderson Boulevard into ground-floor commercial space and apartments, with staff recommending a small remediation grant, partial electric upgrades and a 10-year sales-tax rebate to support the project.","taxTitle","Geneva City, Kane County, Illinois","taxId",56193,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6057310,"Geneva staff outlines seven potential solar sites, recommends study of GGF site with batteries",3248,116000,3364000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3307222-824790c96c5db781ecb075eb8ea874cf&start=116&end=3364","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3307222-824790c96c5db781ecb075eb8ea874cf/thumbnail_116000.jpg","/articles/6057310/Geneva-City/Kane-County/Illinois/Geneva-staff-outlines-seven-potential-solar-sites-recommends-study-of-GGF-site-with-batteries","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6057310-57b04b43d197b4199a6c9d2d0adcebe9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169160&Signature=mtXg6ZduwEYG4xhyn5lLhYiKxzd34y2iW0-jeEcpteJJe01wSJychRac4fUwm6wOrT8OM8jFzmB42JuQOVP7duSBP7XZwRsj8fxVv8uIKNM7fOiMXBDemjA4Wt~X-Bi3y~iNQUoUKiQgWwqP1Tr82N9sFViyOrVV1dnNxObjp0DqMDbBjyMIDUjj3H-NH9iwe2-TKvzJkRlv~SLI9bva8TGP~eGd-dTOF9tOEP8i6Ugr5Rwm6HX9V5iKMKiOWLhEpQOuva1TAeQEKYkf0Z38YMAk6UqcPMZY49p96QG5N53BIaTv9vES3mGSRXmqgB54-xNKkovBe0whGI-iZw1Ayg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Geneva officials heard a presentation on May 20 on potential solar installations on city-owned property, estimated project costs and options for battery storage that could increase capacity savings.

The study, presented by Superintendent of Electric Works Aaron Holton, identified seven candidate locations — Prairie Green, Fire Station 1, the downtown parking garage, the wastewater treatment facility, the GGF site, Public Works, and Fire Station 2 — and modeled generation, approximate system size and estimated capital costs. Holton told the special committee the largest site, Prairie Green, could technically support up to about 50 megawatts but that a 10-megawatt layout on roughly 60 acres more closely matches the city’s system hosting capability and would require fewer system upgrades.

Holton said a 10-megawatt utility-scale installation would produce roughly 16,000 megawatt-hours annually, while rooftop and distributed sites described in the study together could yield about 21,000 megawatt-hours, or roughly 6% of Geneva’s annual usage of about 360,000 megawatt-hours. Estimated installed costs in the study (exclusive of distribution or substation upgrades) included about $11.75 million for a 10 MW utility field at Prairie Green, about $4.2 million for a parking-garage canopy and about $2.9 million at the GGF site. A rooftop bundle total was listed at roughly $9.7 million; individual site cost estimates provided later by staff included Fire Station 1 at roughly $256,000, wastewater at about $1.9 million, Public Works at $2.4 million and Fire Station 2 at $206,000.

The presentation also tested battery energy storage scenarios. One distributed scenario (26 MWh co-located across city sites) was projected to yield about $720,000 per year in capacity savings and an additional $3.3 million in capacity savings attributable to GGF-type operations for a combined capacity benefit of roughly $4 million annually, against an added installed cost the presenter estimated at about $8.9 million. A large, 50-MWh battery sized alongside a 50-MW Prairie Green field was estimated at roughly $48–49 million installed, with about $1.9 million in additional annual capacity savings but a longer payback.

Council members questioned lifecycle operating and maintenance costs, roof life expectancy for rooftop candidates, floodplain or permitting constraints at the wastewater site, and financing options. Several alderpersons favored pursuing GGF — the site near a substation that would tie directly into the utility bus and therefore return energy to Geneva’s load accounting — and asked staff to return with more granular modeling of a GGF-plus-battery scenario, updated cost estimates, and lifetime operating expenses. A number of council members emphasized that Geneva’s existing power contracts currently meet demand and that oversupply could force the city to sell excess energy at market (spot) prices.

There was no formal vote to approve construction. By verbal concurrence in the meeting, council members directed staff to remove Prairie Green from further consideration for immediate development; the mayor summarized that direction as “Scratch Prairie Green.” Holton said he will return with updated cost figures and scenarios, including smaller battery options and more granular site-level numbers.

The presentation and supporting slide deck will be posted to the city website and staff indicated they will continue detailed analysis before any formal procurement or contract decisions are brought back to the council.","City staff presented a city-owned-site solar feasibility study identifying seven potential installations, estimated costs and savings, and battery-storage scenarios; council members signaled interest in the GGF substation site and verbally removed Prairie Green from further consideration.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6057301,"Committee approves underground replacement labor contract with Utility Dynamics; budget within 10% change-order authority",0,8828000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3307222-824790c96c5db781ecb075eb8ea874cf&start=8828&end=8828","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3307222-824790c96c5db781ecb075eb8ea874cf/thumbnail_8828000.jpg","/articles/6057301/Geneva-City/Kane-County/Illinois/Committee-approves-underground-replacement-labor-contract-with-Utility-Dynamics-budget-within-10-change-order-authority","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6057301-515e23ae4d4635ca9833abb730f24abe/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169160&Signature=DrpLcqNRmxxjeif9J1nq5ed0FevnAMRpManW9vbOjU1spO11cy5G7TJVZyUbka-ufKlr5UXcNMp5GIZy~NhbBFJ0Vd2RsGRbyJkV1ICJVZ9Qv~yXG7u5hO65zvehx9aQ4lDrs2dmzjPdU4FnLY2z6W0BKjH-V8O0Zn2Iaizpo7OGmOe2p~fR46qHntES3mGhrpL7s3fWeOkOFGvRiofdwq~cZYB2yyEyS3UmchFKKPHCP-sfIyPjFDqw79pK7ep0oaWxPcu2DSvQa6~-xoZ~YUzaWoiiqyxqfYO6qn6odnV4cb53MDG3f-IDjF~b1YJM4ysYA9Ge9w419nO8I9RT5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The committee approved a draft resolution on May 20 authorizing a labor contract with Utility Dynamics Corporation for the city’s fiscal-year 2026 underground utility-replacement program.

Staff said the contract covers labor for underground replacement work in specified neighborhoods (Pine Brook Meadow subdivision, Batavia Avenue areas, James Street west of Ninth Street, and Fourth and State Street). The firm Utility Dynamics was the low bidder after an April procurement; the labor portion of the contract was listed at $714,975.10, and the resolution authorizes the city administrator to approve change orders up to 10% not to exceed a total contract cap of $786,472.61.

Alderman Bowering moved the resolution and the mayor seconded; the committee approved the item by voice vote. Staff noted the city budgets $1,000,000 annually for underground replacement, and the winning bid was about $49,000 over that line after one project (Cainville Road) was deferred.

The contract advances to the city process for execution and the administrator has delegated authority to approve change orders up to the 10% cap stated in the draft resolution.","Committee approved a resolution to award a labor contract to Utility Dynamics Corporation for the FY26 underground replacement program and allowed the city administrator authority for up to 10% in change orders.","actionData","errors"]

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Council advances 318 Anderson redevelopment plan with sales-tax rebate and remediation aid

Geneva staff outlines seven potential solar sites, recommends study of GGF site with batteries

Committee approves underground replacement labor contract with Utility Dynamics; budget within 10% change-order authority