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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 04/08/1997 - MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS HELD AT THE CHARLES J. ZETTEK MUNICIPAL BUILDING 901 WELLINGTON AVENUE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1997 Village President Dennis J. Gallitano called the meeting to order at 8 : 08 p.m. 1 . ROLL CALL: Present : President : Dennis J. Gallitano; Trustees : Nancy J. Czarnik, Patton L. Feichter, Craig B. Johnson, Samuel L. Lissner, James P. Petri and Paul A. Rettberg Absent: None Also Present : Village Manager, Gary E. Parrin; Village Attorney, George B. Knickerbocker; and Village Clerk, Patricia S. Smith A quorum was present. 2 . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE President Gallitano led the Board and the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. 3 . APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on March 25, 1997 as submitted. MOVED: Trustee Petri SECONDED: Trustee Lissner VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED. 4 . REPORT OF THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT - DENNIS J. GALLITANO 1 . PROCLAMATIONS - President Gallitano issued the following proclamations : Arbor Day - April 25, 1997 National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week - April 13-19, 1997 2 . AMERITECH - The Village received notice today that Ameritech has announced purchase of Sprint/Centel in the Northwest suburbs. That will complete Ameritech' s purchase of basically all of the telecommunication providers in the local area. 3 . CANVASS OF VOTES - The local canvassing Board met on Friday, April 4, 1997 and canvassed the results of the Village Election held on April 1, 1997 . There were 6, 809 votes cast resulting in the election of Craig 04-08-97 1 Johnson as President and Pat Feichter, Chris Prochno and Bart Dill as Trustees; and Donald Henderson and Ron Flowers as Library Directors. President Gallitano congratulated the winners. Motion to adopt Resolution No. 18-97 entitled "A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS CONDUCTED BY THE CANVASSING BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE OF THE VOTES OF THE CONSOLIDATED ELECTION FOR VILLAGE OFFICIALS HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1997 AND PROCLAIMING THE RESULTS. " MOVED: Trustee Rettberg SECONDED: Trustee Czarnik AYES : Trustees Czarnik, Feichter, Johnson, Lissner, Petri, Rettberg MOTION CARRIED 4 . NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK - The President proclaimed the week of May 4-10, 1997 as "National Tourism Week. " 5 . APPROVAL OF WARRANT Motion to authorize payment of invoices as shown on the April 8, 1997 Accounts Payable Warrant in the amount of $453, 809. 56. MOVED: Trustee Petri SECONDED: Trustee Czarnik AYES : Trustees Feichter, Johnson, Lissner, Petri, Rettberg, Czarnik MOTION CARRIED 6. CONSENT AGENDA A. L ons Pinner Electric Com an Brookfield, IL, Authorize a payment in the amount of 5, . 16 for repair services related to a damaged traffic signal at the intersection of Higgins and Lively Road. B. Seeco Consultants, Inc. , Tinley Park IL - Award a professional service contract to provide construction material engineering services required for the 1997 MFT Program and Private Participation Concrete Replacement Program in an amount not to exceed $14, 000 . C. Reject Bids - Reject all bids received to furnish and install ceramic tile in two lavatories and shower areas at the Greenleaf and Meacham Fire Stations. D. Increase FY 96/97 Budget - Increase the FY 1996/97 General Corporate Fund Budget in the amount of $625, 399 and the FY 1996/97 Water and Sewer Fund Budget by $14, 040. E. Brick Paver Policy - Adopt Resolution No. 19-97 entit ed, "A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE BRICK PAVER POLICY. " F. Amend Village Code - Adopt Ordinance No. 2550 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1, SECTION 1-7A- 6. I (VILLAGE MANAGER' S POWERS S DUTIES) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE. " 04-08-97 2 G. Amend Village Code - Adopt Ordinance No. 2551 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE A, SECTION 8- 8A DRIVEWAYS OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE BY ADDING THE USE OF PAVING STONES AS AN APPROVED MATERIAL FOR RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS AND APRONS AND REVISING THE CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL DRIVEWAYS AND APRONS. " H. Special Use Permit - Adopt Ordinance No. 2552 entitled, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND A VARIATION TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A DRIVE-THRU RESTAURANT AT AN EXISTING FACILITY LOCATED AT 1951 BUSSE ROAD, ELK GROVE VILLAGE (AUTUMN HOUSE) . " I . Stanley Consultants, Inc. , Chicago, IL - Award a professional service contract for design and engineering services related to the Touhy Avenue Lift Station Rehabilitation Project, on a cost plus fixed fee basis amount not to exceed $21, 000 . J. Public Hearin - Authorize the Plan Commission to hold a public Baring to consider the petition of Manor HealthCare Corporation to annex, rezone and obtain a special use permit for the construction and operation of an assisted living facility adjacent to their existing facility on Nerge Road. Motion to approve Consent Agenda items "A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J. " MOVED: Trustee Czarnik SECONDED: Trustee Rettberg AYES: Trustees Feichter, Johnson, Lissner, Petri, Rettberg, Czarnik MOTION CARRIED. 7 . REGULAR AGENDA A) Hamilton Partners - Grant a request for a sign variation as follows : ERMTTk? YVARlCN SEEMR�ECSED gE L}It?ANCS' For Lease 1 Additional Signs (2) 1 Sign 19 sq. ft. Sign Area 64 sq. ft. 45 sq. ft. 42% increase MOVED: Trustee Rettberg SECONDED: Trustee Czarnik AYES: Trustees Feichter, Johnson, Lissner, Petri, Rettberg, Czarnik MOTION CARRIED Grove Theater - Mr. Willis Johnson, owner of the Grove Theater presented plans for the proposed addition to the existing theater. Mr. Johnson explained the new configuration of the theater, stating that there will be a room upstairs for parties for children under the age of 12 years old; and that there will be seating for 1, 204 as opposed to the 484 that are now in the theater. The price for tickets will be under $2 . 00 . 04-08-97 3 Mr. Johnson further stated that he will try not to have the theater closed during the construction of the addition. President Gallitano thanked Mr. Johnson for his endeavors and wished him a successful operation. Motion to concur with the plan for the theater as presented and to direct the Village Attorney to prepare a resolution approving the plan. MOVED: Trustee Petri SECONDED: Trustee Czarnik VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 8 . CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE - CHAIRMAN PETRI No report . 9. JUDICIARY, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE - CHAIRMAN RETTBERG Revisions to Driveway Ordinance - This item was on the Consent Agenda and may be removed from the Committee agenda. Neon Sign Prohibition - Motion to concur with the recommendation of the JPZ Committee and adopt Ordinance No. 2553 entitled "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 8-4-4 :B. ILLUMINATED SIGNS OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE. " MOVED: Trustee Rettberg SECONDED: Trustee Czarnik AYES: Trustees Johnson, Lissner, Petri, Rettberg, Czarnik, Feichter MOTION CARRIED 10 . PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - CHAIRWOMAN CZARNIK Meeting Schedule - A meeting will be scheduled in the near future regarding personnel matters discussed at the last meeting . Travel Reimbursement Policy - This item is to be added to the Committee ' s agenda. 11 . RECYCLING & WASTE COMMITTEE - CHAIRMAN JOHNSON Industrial & Commercial Recycling - A meeting was held earlier this evening at 6: 30 p.m. to discuss the fees for the industrial/commercial waste hauling. The committee recommends that there be a change in the fees for the commercial waste hauling due to a discrepancy in the number of businesses being reported from the haulers . A $2, 500 fee will be enacted from June 1, 1997 to September 1, 1997 . 04-08-97 4 Staff will check as to what kind of compliance is being received from the commercial haulers during this time. The Committee will meet some time this summer and discuss if the compliance is better and could then possibly reduce or eliminate that fee . If there is any further problem it will be turned over to the Village Attorney. An ordinance amending the fee structure will be presented at the April 22, 1997 Village Board meeting. 12 . INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMMITTEE - CHAIRMAN PETRI No report . 13 . PLAN COMMISSION - VILLAGE MANAGER Autumn House Special Use - This item was considered under the Consent Agenda. 14 . ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - VILLAGE MANAGER Autumn House - Encroachment into Required Frontyard - This item was considered under the Consent Agenda. 15 . REPORTS OF OTHER BOARDS, COMMISSIONS & COMMITTEES a. CABLE TV COMMITTEE - TRUSTEE PETRI Continental Cablevision - A notice of rate changes has been received from Continental Cablevision. The minor changes include an increase of the converter rate from $3. 10 a month to $3 . 16 and a reduction of the charge for the remote control from $ . 40 to $ . 34 . The other charges are basically going down for the initial installation charges, any modifications, additional outlets, etc will be going down by a few dollars . Continental Cablevision has filed these rates with the FCC which is what they are required to do. Regional Cable Group - A regional cable meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, April 10, 1997 at 7 : 30 in the Chernick Conference Room. This will be the last meeting hosted by Elk Grove Village. The meeting will then be moved to Hoffman Estates. Channel 6 - There will be a meeting with Channel 6, on Wednesday, April 23, 1997 at 6: 30 p.m. in the Channel 6 offices at the Park District. b. COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD - TRUSTEE CZARNIK Meeting Schedule - A meeting of the Board is scheduled for Thursday, April 17, 1997 at 7 : 00 p.m. 1997 Volunteer Award - The Community Service Board has selected three volunteer recipients for the recognition awards: Ellen Cook, Mary Ann Lovell and Marie Nolan. 04-08-97 5 The awards will be presented at the Annual Banquet on Friday, April 11, 1997 . C. INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION COMMISSION - TRUSTEE RETTBERG Planning Resources, Inc - The Commission and the Village Attorney met on Thursday, April 3, 1997 and reviewed the contract proposal from Planning Resources, Inc. the planner that was selected by the Commission to assist in the development of a comprehensive plan for the revitalization of the industrial park. Several changes were made to the agreement . The Village Attorney will be meeting with the principals of Planning Resources, Inc. to work out the details for the contract . It is hoped that the contract will be ready for Board consideration at the April 22, 1997 Board meeting. The time line from Planning Resources with respect to the plan is a 10 month time line so that in the spring of 1998 the Village should be in a position to commence some rather significant improvements to the industrial park. At that time the money will be in the bank so the funding will be available to implement the plan. 16 . ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS & COMMUNICATIONS - VILLAGE CLERK No report . 17 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS None . 18 . REPORT FROM THE VILLAGE MANAGER Northwest Central Dispatch - The Village Manager reported that he has been elected as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Northwest Central Dispatch 9-1-1 System. During the upcoming year the 6 communities that belong to the system will be continuing the pursuit of the 800 megahertz for the system so that the radio transmission can be improved. There will also be the transition of bringing Streamwood and Hoffman Estates into the system. Bringing the two additional members into the system will be a cost savings to the Village of $50, 000 to $60, 000 per year. Since the Village Manager was elected Chairman, the Fire Chief, James Mac Arthur was appointed as the Chairman of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is made up of the Police and Fire Chiefs of the Communities . 09-08-97 6 19 . NEW BUSINESS Carnival - A request has been received from Loni Sky from Independent Bookings Agent to hold a fund raising carnival in the K Mart parking lot from April 24, 1997 to May 4, 1997 . The funds raised are distributed through the K Mart Good News Foundation. The Board has approved this request in the past providing that the carnival closes by 11 : 00 p.m. or earlier each night of operation and that all kinds of music be turned off by 10 : 30 p.m. Motion to approve the request from Independent Bookings to hold a carnival in the K Mart parking lot from April 24 through May 4, 1997 with the stipulations as stated above. MOVED: Trustee Czarnik SECONDED: Trustee Feichter AYES : Trustees Lissner, Petri, Rettberg, Czarnik, Feichter, Johnson MOTION CARRIED. EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion to hold an Executive Session following tonight' s Board meeting for the purpose of discussing personnel . MOVED: Trustee Czarnik SECONDED: Trustee Rettberg AYES : Trustee Petri, Rettberg, Czarnik, Feichter, Johnson, Lissner MOTION CARRIED Trustee-elect Chris Prochno was invited to attend the Executive Session. (Trustee-elect Bart Dill was not in attendance at this meeting) AUDIENCE No Response 20 . ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8 : 35 p.m. MOVED: Trustee Czarnik SECONDED: Trustee Rettberg AYES: Trustee Petri, Rettberg, Czarnik, Feichter, Johnson, Lissner MOTION CARRIED Patricia S. Smith Village Clerk Dennis J. Gallitano Village President 04-08-97 7