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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 01/26/2021 - Village Board Meeting MinutesMINUTES REGULAR VILLAGE BOARD MEETING JANUARY 26, 2021 1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:10 PM PRESENT: Mayor Craig B. Johnson, Trustees Nancy J. Czarnik, Patton L. Feichter, Jeffrey C. Franke, Sam L. Lissner, Christine K. Prochno and Stephen F. Schmidt ABSENT: None A Quorum was present. Also Present: Village Manager Raymond R. Rummel, Village Attorney George B. Knickerbocker, and Village Clerk Loretta M. Murphy 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / INVOCATION - Pastor Barbara Gorski, Elk Grove Presbyterian Church 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 12, 2021- Motion to approve the Minutes of the Regular Village Board Meeting held on January 12, 2021 as submitted and dispense with the reading. Moved by Trustee Czarnik Seconded by Trustee Lissner VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED 4. MAYOR & BOARD OF TRUSTEES' REPORT Mayor Johnson - On January 13, the Suburban O'Hare Commission met to renew the contract with JDA. SOC is working with the ONCC to finalize the Runway Rotation Program. There was also a meeting on January 21 with Dia Nichols, CEO of Amita Health, which provided an update on the hospital. Alexian Brothers is doing well throughout the pandemic. Mayor Johnson complimented the Fire Department on the new COVID badges that were added to their uniforms. The Fire Department has transported over 400 COVID patients to the hospital during the pandemic. A robocall went out to inform the residents that we are now in the state's Phase 1b. Information was provided on how to make an appointment to get the vaccination. The County, not the Village, is running the vaccinations. Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison is working with us to try to coordinate the vaccinations for Elk Grove Village. If you want to be notified of updates, go to vaccine.cookcountyil.gov to add your name to the notification list. You can also phone 833-308-1988 if you are in the group 1b to make a reservation for the vaccine. Please continue to wear masks out in public and maintain the proper 6' distance. Many projects will be announced soon to continue the 2025 Project. We will give more information as things are finalized. Cub Scouts Pack 293 from Queen of the Rosary reached out to the Mayor's Office with some questions for the Mayor to answer for their government badge. Due to COVID, they are unable to be present at the meeting tonight but are watching the meeting live on EGTV from home to hear the answers to their questions. 1) August - When you became Mayor, what was the first thing you wanted to do? Working with the Village Board, I wanted to find as many ways possible to open the government up to the public. We started televising Committee of the Whole Meetings and automating our processes such as the agendas to make the government more transparent. 2) Nathan -Are there changes coming to our local Police Department like defunding? We will never defund our Police. Our Police Department is CALEA certified which is one of the highest rankings they can receive and we are extremely proud of them. The Village Departments put forth the extra effort and do a phenomenal job serving this community. Our Police Department will always be there for you and will never let you Page 1 of 4 down. 3) Eddie - How does the Village find the Christmas tree each year? If someone has a tree that they would like to donate for the Tree Lighting Ceremony, they are encouraged to contact the Village Hall to be placed on a list. Public Works will drive out to the property to see if the tree qualifies. 4) Jake - What is your favorite part of being a Mayor? My favorite part is working with the young people. We enjoy having the scouts come in to learn about local government. Our young people are the future of this community and I enjoy working with them. Please make sure to visit us after the pandemic to get a tour of the Police and Fire stations. 5) Alex - What is the Village's position on possible expansion of O'Hare, especially Runway 9L? The expansion is already happening. The Village fought the expansion for over twenty years as we didn't' want the impact on our community. There are new runways pointing to the Village, which is why we are working with JDA to come up with the Fly Quiet Program to rotate the use of the runways and minimize the impact on the Village. This will only be during the nighttime hours so that one community is not impacted with all the noise. Fly Quiet is only for the nighttime hours not during the daytime. We thank Chicago for working with us to minimize the impact on the communities surrounding the airport. The next Coffee with the Board will be on Saturday, February 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in Room E. Please wear a mask and the 6'social distancing will be maintained. Trustee Schmidt - With reference to the last meeting, many residents have contacted me regarding identity theft. Please remember to contact the Elk Grove Police Department for assistance if you feel you are a victim of identity theft. Trustee Prochno - We had 6" of snow today and while out walking in the neighborhood, it was nice to see so many people out shoveling the sidewalks and driveways. Those walkways that were not shoveled were very icy so if you have a neighbor that may not be able to get out to shovel, it would be great if you can help keep the sidewalks clear to keep your neighbors safe. Trustee Lissner - No Report. Trustee Czarnik - Applications for the Czarnik/Heffern Memorial Scholarships are now available online at czarnikgolf.com and on the Village website. There are eight (8) $1,000 scholarships to be awarded to Elk Grove residents that will be graduating from high school. The applications must be received by April 23. Trustee Feichter - No Report. Trustee Franke - I also appreciate those that are clearing the sidewalks in front of your property. With everyone out walking, it is very helpful to keep the walkways clear. 5. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WARRANT: Motion to authorize payment of invoices as shown on the January 26, 2021 Accounts Payable Warrant in the amount of $1,734,380.82. Moved by Trustee Czarnik Seconded by Trustee Lissner AYES: Trustees Feichter, Franke, Lissner, Prochno, Schmidt, Czarnik NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED 6. CONSENT AGENDA a. Consideration to approve the second quarter financial report ending October 31, 2020. Mayor stated that this is the shortest Consent Agenda in the history of the Village. Mayor asked if there were any questions on the Consent Agenda item. Motion to approve Consent Agenda item a. Moved by Trustee Franke Second by Trustee Feichter AYES: Trustees Feichter, Franke, Lissner, Prochno, Schmidt, Czarnik NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED 7. REGULAR AGENDA - No Report. Page 2 of 4 8. PLAN COMMISSION - Village Manager Rummel - No Report. 9. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - Village Manager Rummel - No Report. 10. YOUTH COMMITTEE - Trustee Franke - Applications have been sent out to the local schools for the Youth Committee Scholarships. There will be seven (7) scholarship awards available this year with five (5) awarded by the Village and two (2) awarded by the Elk Grove Parks Foundation to recognize high school seniors for their outstanding leadership, community participation, and service in the community. The application deadline is Friday, May 7, and the winners will be notified around June 4. Applications are available on the Village website or the Parks Foundation website. 11. BUSINESS LEADERS FORUMS - Trustee Lissner - There was a virtual informational meeting at Enclave on January 21 and another planned for January 28 to introduce some of the features of the Makers Wanted Workshop classes for 2021. 12. CABLE TELEVISION COMMITTEE - Trustee Lissner - EGTV is working with the Crime Prevention Division of the Police Department to produce a series of videos for the DARE Program to enable students to watch safely and continue with their learning. It is important to keep the DARE program up and running to help our young people. 13. HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES - Trustee Czarnik - There were 37 units of blood collected at the last Blood Drive that resulted in 111 lives being helped. Thank you to all that donated. The next Blood Drive will be on Saturday, April 3. Our respite program, A Caring Place, has not been able to meet during COVID but they have been doing Zoom meetings when possible. The Kenneth Young Center is offering a free nine -week class via Zoom to help caregivers manage their stress and learn the tools of self -care. Visit Kennethyoung.org for Caregiver Stress -Busting Dementia Program information or call 847-524-8800 to register. 14. INFORMATION COMMITTEE - Trustee Lissner - The Village offers many different avenues for residents to receive information. The website is updated daily to provide valuable information on news items that includes information on the COVID pandemic and the vaccine. EGTV has two shows daily at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. that offer Elk Grove Updates and Village News items and there is the Village App to get information on your phone. 15. RECYCLING & WASTE COMMITTEE - Trustee Feichter - The Simple Recycling textile recycling program continues to do very well with 9,157 pounds of unused textiles collected in the month of December. Please note that it is not the job of Waste Management to pick up the orange bags. They notify the company when a bag is outside by your house and Simple Recycling sends a separate truck to pick up the bags. Holiday lights can be dropped off at the Community Development Department counter at Village Hall until the end of March for recycling. 16. PARADE COMMITTEE - Trustee Czarnik - The Parade Committee meeting will be held on Monday, February 1, at 5:30 p.m. in Room E of the Charles J. Zettek Municipal Complex. 17. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - Trustee Franke - No Report. 18. JUDICIARY, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE - Trustee Prochno - The JPZ Committee met this afternoon to discuss Short Term Rentals as to whether they should be allowed in the community. Staff provided reports with recommendations and the Committee will be going to the Board with a recommendation on whether to approve. We will probably discuss this at the next board meeting or the meeting thereafter and set up a Committee of the Whole. The Committee of the Whole will be open to the public to make a recommendation on whether to approve or not approve the Short Term Rentals within the community. The next JPZ Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 9, to discuss the sale of recreational marijuana within the community. The time and location is yet to be determined. 19. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE - Trustee Czarnik - There will be a Capital Improvements Committee meeting on Friday, January 29, at 10:00 a.m. at the James Paul Page 3 of 4 Petri Public Works Facility to discuss the 2021 MFT Street Resurfacing Program. 20. AIRPORT UPDATE - Mayor Johnson - No Report. 21. MID -SUMMER CLASSICS CONCERT SERIES UPDATE - Mayor Johnson - The lineup is still planned as follows: July 4 - Daughtry, July 13 - KC & the Sunshine Band, July 20 - Loverboy, and July 27 - The Beach Boys. 22. SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE - Mayor Johnson - Memorial Day Observance on May 31, 2021. 23. LIQUOR COMMISSION - Mayor Johnson - No Report. 24. REPORT FROM VILLAGE MANAGER - No Report. 25. REPORT FROM VILLAGE CLERK - Elk Grove Village will be an Early Voting location for the April 6 Consolidated Election. Early Voting will run from Monday, March 22nd through Monday, April 5t'. Mail in ballot applications are available on the Cook County Clerk's website. As of today, Cook County is waiting for a confirmation from the State if a ballot drop box will be available for this election. 26. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - No Report. 27. NEW BUSINESS - No Report. 28. PUBLIC COMMENT - 7:49 p.m. 29. ADJOURNMENT - Motion to adjourn the Village Board Meeting at 7:50 p.m. Moved by Trustee Czarnik Second by Trustee Lissner AYES: Trustees Franke, Lissner, Prochno, Schmidt, Czarnik, Feichter NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED Mayor Craig B. Johnson Loretta M. Murphy, Village Clerk Page 4 of 4