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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 11/12/1996 - 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, NOVEMBER 12, 1996 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 . INVOCATION: The Reverend John Robinson, Associate Pastor of Queen of the Rosary Parish delivered the invocation. 3 . APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on October 22, 1996 as submitted. MOVED: Trustee Petri SECONDED: Trustee Czarnik VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED 4 . REPORT OF THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT - DENNIS J. GALLITANO 1 . RUNWAY REFERENDUM - NOVEMBER 5 , 1996 ELECTION - The Village had a question on the ballot "Should new runways be built at O'Hare Airport?" . The canvass of the Elk Grove Village ballots was held earlier this evening and the results were 7, 161 people voted NO and 2, 801 people voted YES. President Gallitano noted that the precincts that were located further away from the airport resulted in a higher number of Yes votes . 2 . BOSTON MARKET - Mr. Steve Young Real Estate Manager representing Boston Market has informed the Village that they have agreed to reduce the illumination of the lighted awning by installing 2 bulb lights instead of the 3 bulb lights originally presented. After questions presented by the Board to Mr. Young and discussion of the light fixtures and wattage of the bulbs, which will be of the same wattage as originally proposed but reduced from three bulbs to two bulbs it was the consensus of the Board that a good compromise was reached by Boston Market . Motion to accept the condition of the lighting at Boston Market . MOVED: Trustee Feichter SECONDED: Trustee Rettberg VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED 3 . COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - The 6 : 00 p.m. meeting held earlier this evening was not completed. There was 1 11-12-96 extensive and enlightening discussion about the Grove Mall redevelopment . The Village has been negotiating with two developers, Hamilton Partners and Taxman Group to further refine their site plan and get firmer numbers on the financial aspects of what they are proposing for the Grove Mall redevelopment . The Village is being represented by the Village Attorney, George Knickerbocker and Mary Riordan, a Special Tax Increment Financing Project Developer attorney. The Board will also discuss other Committee of the Whole agenda items and especially the 1996 tax levy determination after tonight' s meeting. 5. APPROVAL OF WARRANT Motion to authorize payment of invoices as shown on the November 12, 1996 Accounts Payable Warrant in the amount of $823 , 146 . 72 . MOVED: Trustee Petri SECONDED: Trustee Rettberg AYES : Trustees Czarnik, Feichter, Johnson, Lissner, Petri, Rettberg MOTION CARRIED Trustee Rettberg requested that Item E. consideration to adopt the Village of Elk Grove Village Antenna Siting Policy be removed from the Consent Agenda for further review by the Board. 6 . CONSENT AGENDA A. School District 54 - Grant a request to waive the annual $25.00 alarm license fees for Mead Junior High School, Stevenson Elementary School, and Adolph Link School, for a total waiver amount of $75 . 00 B. Easement Variation - Grant a request from Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Alesky, 156 Basswood Drive for a variation from Section 8-12B-1-1D, Easements, of the Village Code to permit the reconstruction of an existing garage to encroach two (2) feet into a ten (10) foot public utility easement. C. Surplus Propertv - Declare the following vehicles and equipment as surplus property; and ITEM YEAR ITEM VIN # ODOMETER 1 1986 FORD CROWN VIC 2FABP43FIGX159168 56625 2 1986 FORD CROWN VIC 2FABP43F3GX158796 65774 3 1987 CHEV CAPRICE IGIBL5169HX219745 83824 4 1987 CHEV CAPRICE lGlBL5169HX200273 80175 5 1988 CHEV CAPRICE IGIBL5164JA171290 47678 6 1988 CHEV CAPRICE lGlBL5169JA15638A 84725 7 1988 CHEV CAPRICE lGlBL5169JA170636 78700 8 1988 CHEV CAPRICE lGlBL5164JA155655 72680 9 1990 CHEV CAPRICE lGlBL5471LA126444 95330 10 DAVIS TRENCHER 3035 11 EMPIRE GENERATOR 80 KW #379-127 12 EMPIRE GENERATOR 20 KW #393-307 13 CHEV - 5.7 ENGINE VO 324SAB 14 CHEV - 5.7 ENGINE VO 124BMA 2 11-12-96 To authorize the Village Manager to approve the final sales price of these surplus items . D. Police Department - Waive the residency requirement for Police Officer John Nowacki to live several blocks outside the 15-mile residency radius . F. Zoning Variation - Adopt Ordinance No. 2518 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION OF SECTION 3-6 :D.4 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE LOCATION OF SWIMMING POOLS IN REQUIRED SIDEYARDS ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 240 PLEASANT DRIVE, ELK GROVE VILLAGE (EHRKE) . " G. Shawnee Brave Cypress Trees - Adopt Ordinance No. 2519 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE, SECTION 8-12B-1-2-M.c TREES. " Motion to approve Consent Agenda items "A, B, C, D, F and G. " MOVED: Trustee Rettberg SECONDED: Trustee Czarnik AYES : Trustees Feichter, Johnson, Lissner, Petri, Rettberg, Czarnik MOTION CARRIED 7 . REGULAR AGENDA A) MANOR CARE HEALTH SERVICE, 1920 NERGE ROAD - Grant a request for a sign variation as follows : Variation Item Proposed Permitted by Ord. Requested Identification signs 4 ft 1 3008 Allowable area for identification signs 180 sq. ft. 45 sq. ft. 300%- Allowable 00$Allowable area for Directional Signe 13.3 sq. ft. 4 sq. ft. 232.5 MOVED: Trustee Petri SECONDED: Trustee Czarnik AYES : Trustees Johnson, Lissner, Petri, Czarnik, Feichter ABSTAIN: Trustee Rettberg MOTION CARRIED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 8 . CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE - CHAIRMAN PETRI LANDMEIER PUBLIC WORKS NOISE REDUCTION PLAN - The new driveway has been installed. The eastbound entrance is completely closed and the fence is closed. Everything has been done that was intended for this plan. There are some other things that will be done at the Public Works facility in the spring pending the new budget approval . 9 . JUDICIARY, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE - CHAIRMAN RETTBERG MEETING SCHEDULE - The committee will meet on Tuesday, November 19, 1996 at 7 : 00 p.m. The Committee will discuss a proposed tobacco ordinance that was recommended by the Board of Health in conjunction with a joint meeting that was held with the JPZ Committee. The proposed ordinance has some blank spaces which need to be completed before being brought to the Village Board with respect to strengthening the 3 11-12-96 Village Ordinance pertaining to sale of tobacco products to minors . The Committee will also discuss Nerge/Devon Avenue rezoning which has been on the agenda for approximately one year. The petitioner has presented some changes that need to be discussed. The Committee will also review a survey that was done by the Village with respect to neon signage throughout the commercial enterprises in the Village . 10 . PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - CHAIRWOMAN CZARNIK No report . 11. RECYCLING & WASTE COMMITTEE - CHAIRMAN JOHNSON INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL RECYCLING - The committee met on Monday, November 4 , 1996 . The minutes of that meeting with a recommendation has been distributed to the Board and will be discussed at the Committee of the Whole meeting following tonight' s meeting. 12 . INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMMITTEE - CHAIRMAN PETRI NETWORK ENGINEER - A report will be given at the Committee of the Whole meeting later this evening. 13 . PLAN COMMISSION - VILLAGE MANAGER No report . 14 . ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - VILLAGE MANAGER Docket No. 96-14 Motion to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and adopt Ordinance No. 2520 entitled "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION OF SECTION 3-6 :D. 2 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE AS IT PERTAINS TO PERMITTED LOCATIONS FROM DETACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SHED ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 494 FRANKLIN LANE, ELK GROVE VILLAGE (KARCH) " . MOVED: Trustee Lissner SECONDED: Trustee Rettberg AYES : Trustees Lissner, Petri, Rettberg, Czarnik, Feichter, Johnson MOTION CARRIED 15 . REPORTS OF OTHER BOARDS, COMMISSIONS & COMMITTEES a. CABLE TV COMMITTEE - TRUSTEE PETRI MEETING SCHEDULE - The Committee will meet Thursday, November 14, 1996 at 7 : 30 p.m. in the Ronald L. Chernick Conference Room. b. COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD - TRUSTEE CZARNIK 1 . MEETING SCHEDULE - The next meeting will be held on Thursday, November 21, 1996 at 7 : 00 p.m. 2 . MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY - On October 26, 1996 a total of 64 individuals and families participated in the PADS Walk. Approximately $3, 000 and 3 boxes of non- perishable food items were raised by this event . 4 11-12-96 Over two trucks of non-perishable food items were donated for the food drive and were distributed to the Elk Grove Presbyterian Church and the Elk Grove Township Daycare Center food pantries . Public Works assisted in the collection and distribution of the donated items . Make a Difference Day was a wonderful success . 3 . HOLIDAY ADOPT A FOOD PROGRAM - Community Service is coordinating it' s annual program. Christmas baskets will include both gifts and food. 4 . SALVATION ARMY - The Community Service Department is looking for volunteers for the annual Red Kettle Drive. Volunteer bell ringers are needed to work one hour time slots on either Friday or Saturday of the following dates : December 6, 7, 13, 14 , 20 or 21 from 10 : 00 a.m. to 8 : 00 p.m. at the Jewel Food Store or at Jarosch Bakery from 7 : 00 a.m. to 2 : 00 p.m. C. INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION COMMISSION - TRUSTEE RETTBERG REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS - The Commission met on Thursday, November 7, 1996 with the five planners who submitted their Requests for Proposals (RFP' s) which have been accepted and those who will be submitting their Request for Proposals by December 4 , 1996 . The purpose of the session was to give the planners a view of the items that the Commission thought were important to the viability of the Industrial Park for the long range plan. These items included aesthetics, curbs, driveways, functionality issues, image of the Industrial Park, landscaping and building up-keep, street and identification signs, transportation, traffic and zoning issues . It was a very well attended session. Each of the developers had a team with them and members of the press were also in attendance. It is expected that all five of the planners will have their RFP' s back to the Village by December 4, 1996 . The Commission will meet a few days later to decide which of the firms will be interviewed for the long range plan. The interviews will take place in the first week of January, 1997 . Following the interviews the Commission will make a selection as to the planner for the Industrial Park long range development. BUSINESS LIAISON COUNCIL - The Commission will be making a presentation to the Business Liaison Council at their meeting on Thursday, November 14, 1996 at 6 : 00 p.m. 16 . ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS & COMMUNICATIONS - VILLAGE CLERK PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATIONS - President Gallitano proclaimed November 21, 1996 as "Family Reading Night" ; and November 17 through 23 , 1996 as "Winter Storm Preparedness Week" . REFERENDUM - NOVEMBER 5 , 1996 ELECTION - Motion to adopt Resolution No. 56-96 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 GENERAL ELECTION FOR AN ADVISORY REFERENDUM HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1996 AND PROCLAIMING THE RESULTS" . MOVED: Trustee Czarnik SECONDED: Trustee Rettberg 5 11-12-96 AYES : Trustees Petri, Rettberg, Czarnik, Feichter, Johnson, Lissner MOTION CARRIED 17 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS None 18 . REPORT FROM THE VILLAGE MANAGER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BROCHURES - The Village has mailed 3, 600 Exceptional Community brochures to members of the Industrial Park. The Village wanted to send the economic development brochure to the Presidents and/or CEOs of all members of the Industrial Park. Within the brochure was an introductory letter from the Village President as well as the business card of the Economic Development Officer. This was to let the community in the Industrial Park know not only about the community in which they decided to do business but also that if they have any concerns, interest or suggestions regarding the service provided by the Village that they have a name and telephone number for a contact . 19 . NEW BUSINESS EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion to hold an Executive Session following tonight' s Board meeting for the purpose of discussing litigation and personnel . MOVED: Trustee Rettberg SECONDED: Trustee Czarnik AYES : Trustee Rettberg, Czarnik, Feichter, Johnson, Lissner, Petri MOTION CARRIED AUDIENCE - 8:34 Steve Santowski, 447 New York Lane, addressed the Board regarding vandalism which occurred to the Halloween decorations on his house; and a problem he had with Waste Management regarding the red tagging of his recycling bin for alleged improper recycling. Members of the Board and staff were unaware of the Red Tag procedure and stated that it would be looked into. Richard Zurawski addressed the Board stating that he also had received a red tag on his recycling bin. Mr. Zurawski also spoke to the Board regarding various intersections (Bay Street at Northport; Montego at Leeds; and Village Grove at Wellington) in the Village where he felt that Stop signs should be installed. Mr. Zurawski requested Police enforcement of the use of signals when vehicles are turning. Mr. Zurawski was advised to attend the Traffic Advisory Council meeting to voice his concerns . The Council meets on the first Monday of the month at 7 : 00 p.m. in the Ronald L. Chernick Conference Room. A resident at 258 Walnut questioned the Board regarding the curfew ordinance, stating his concerns about young people skateboarding, rollerblading, and bicycling without lights or reflective clothing after dark and at/or after 11 : 00 p.m. President Gallitano explained the curfew times and noted that a call should be made to 9-1-1 if the young people are causing a disturbance. 6 11-12-96 Trustee Petri said he would look into the street light outage that was identified. 20 . ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8 : 53 p.m. MOVED: Trustee Rettberg SECONDED: Trustee Czarnik AYES : Trustee Rettberg, Czarnik, Feichter, Johnson, Lissner, Petri MOTION CARRIED Patricia S. Smith Village Clerk Dennis J. Gallitano Village President 7 11-12-96