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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 07/25/1989 - MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE ON JULY 25, 1989 President Charles J. Zettek called the meeting to order at 8:13 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 901 Wellington Avenue, Elk Grove Village and noted for the record that the following were present: Trustees Joseph T. Bosslet, Ronald L. Chernick, Dennis J. Gallitano, Edward R. Hauser, James P. Petri ; ABSENT: Michael A. Tosto. Village Manager, Charles A. Willis; Village Attorney, George B. Knickerbocker; and Village Clerk, Patricia S. Smith were present at this meeting. The Reverend Jim Vyleta, Pastor of the Tri Community Baptist Church, delivered the invocation. It was moved by Trustee Petri and seconded by Trustee Chernick that the minutes of July 11, 1989 be approved as submitted and that the Board dispense with the reading thereof. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Zettek reported on the following: 1. The President attended the Greater Woodfield Association meeting on July 18, 1989. 2. The President, the Village Manager and the Chief of Police attended a meeting at Alexian Brothers Medical Center that was sponsored by High School District 214. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the means of seeking out a Grant for the Drug Abuse Program. 3. The President met last week with the sculptor, Franz Volz. It was moved by Trustee Petri and seconded by Trustee Chernick that the Board authorize the disbursement of $990,347.60 in payment of invoices as shown on the July 25, 1989 Accounts Payable Warrant. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following answered AYE: Trustees Bosslet, Chernick, Gallitano, Hauser, Petri ; NAY: none; ABSENT: Tosto; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Zettek issued a Proclamation honoring Lillian M. Mayer for her work with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and with the Elk Grove Police Department Drug Awareness Program. CONSENT AGENDA It was moved by Trustee Petri and seconded by Trustee Chernick that: A. The Board increase the General Fund FY 89/90 Budget by $7,475; and The Board award a purchase contract in the amount of $232 ,475 to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Finkbiner E ui ment Com an of Burr Ridge, Illinois, to furnish and de Iver one Gradall Model #660E Hydraulic Excavator. B. The Board award a single source purchase contract to Waste Mana ement of North America, Inc. to furnish , 0 rec clin contalners for a per-unit cost of $4.50, and a total cost not to exceed $9,000. C. The Board award a service contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Albrecht Enterprises of Des Plaines, Illinois,to load, haul , - 1 - 7-25-89 and dispose of non-toxic debris from Dierking Terrace at a cost not to exceed$59,520. D. The Board authorize Sergeant Lawrence Hammar to attend the School of Po ice Statf and Command at the Northwestern University Traffic Institute in Evanston, Illinois, from October 2 to December 12, 1989, at a total cost not to exceed $2,960.00. E. The Board approve a premium increase from Hartford Life Insurance Company effective August 1, 1_989. INSURANCE TYPE CURRENT RATE NEW RATE INCREASE . Basic Life Prem. .26C/$1,000 Sal. .32c/$1,000 Sal. +7uG2/51,000 23% Accidental Death/ Dismemberment .07E/$1,000 sal. .07C/$1,000 sal. No Change 2. Basic Dep. Life $1.37/unit $1.57/unit +.202/unit 15% 3. Supplemental Life: to age 30 .112/$1,000 sal. .21 /$1,000 sal. +,102/$1,000 91% age 30-49 .19t/$1,000 sal. .26d/$1,000 sal. +.172/$1,000 89% age 50+ .612/$1,000 sal. 1.144/$1,000 sal. +.532/$1,000 87% Aeciaental Death/ Dismemberment .07t/$1,000 sal. .DW$1,000 sal. No Change 4. Supplemental Dep. Life Premium $2.13/Unit $3.06/unit +,932/unit 44% F. The Board waive the first reading rule of an ordinance and adopt Ordinance No. 2057 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PARAGRAPH B, NUMBER OF LICENSES, OF SECTION 18.1204, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE 'BY DECREASING THE NUMBER OF CLASS "B" AND "D" LIQUOR LICENSES. " G. The Board adopt Resolution No. 45-89 entitled, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND VILLAGE CLERK TO EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC SIDEWALK AT ELK CROSSING SHOPPING CENTER." The motion to adept the Consent Agenda items , "A, B, C, D, E, F, and G", was voted upon by general consent to the previous vote: AYE: Trustees Bosslet, Chernick, Gallitano, Hauser, Petri ; NAY: none; ABSENT: Tosto; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Chernick, member of the Capital Improvements Committee, deferred his report to the Village Engineer, Alan Boffice. Mr. Boffice stated that the Engineering Department will place the stakes (marking the flood lines) for view at the Library in the late afternoon on Thursday, July 27, 1989. The stakes will be removed on Friday morning. President Zettek reiterated that the Village will do everything in concert with the Illinois Department of Transportation Division of Water Resources as well as the Army Corp of Engineers and the Northern Soil Conservation body. The Village will do nothing to disturb the flood plain. Trustee Gallitano, Chairman of the Judiciary, Planning and Zoning Committee, reported that the Committee met on July 19, 1989 with the Plan Commission and discussed the following items: 1. Common Open Space Requirements and thr, direction was to have an amendment drafted by :-le Village Attorney dealing with the revision of the Common Open Space definition. 2. Convenient Shopping Centers in the B-2 and B-3 Zoning Districts and the parking concerns in these areas. - 2 - 7-25-89 The direction on this item is a four part plan: a. Have some relief on carry-out restaurant parking requirements; and b. Have the Plan Commission develop in concert with Staff certain tolerance parameters that would allow a variance from the current parking requirement, up to a certain parameter; and c. The Building Department will develop a profile or a make-up of shopping centers usage. This profile would help the Building Department to project some realistic uses of a facility to developers and meet parking requirements consistent with that profile; and d. There will be a review of the different categorizations of uses under the requirement text to possibly consolidate different classes of uses. 3. Official Map and Comprehensive Master Plan. Staff was directed to prepare a new Official Map and, to the extent required, amend the Comprehensive Master Plan and to list suggested areas for the Plan Commission and the Village Board to look into as far as rezoning. 4. The Zoning Performance Standards. After the final comments from Mary Salzenstein have been received, there will be a workshop session that will be open to the public. The workshop will be held by the Plan Commission in order to deal with any concerns that the public may have regarding Zoning Performance Standards. Once the workshop sessions are completed, a formal public hearing will take place. 5. Organization of Zoning Ordinance. The Plan Commission will develop what they want to see as far as organizing the Zoning Ordinance. Staff will then determine whether or not the work can be done in house. Trustee Gallitano scheduled a meeting of the Judiciary, Planning and Zoning Committee for Wednesday, August 16, 1989 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss items d, Shopping Center Debris; e, Rental Housing; and f, Chemical Lawn Treatment. It was moved by Trustee Gallitano and seconded by Trustee Hauser that the Board authorize Staff to prepare a request for proposal from professional organizations to examine the Village compensation system for supervisory personnel . The motion was voted upon by general consent to the previous vote: AYE: Trustees Bosslet, Chernick, Gallitano, Hauser, Petri ; NAY: none; ABSENT: Tosto; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Zettek reported that the O'Hare Advisory Committee will be meeting on Thursday, August, 24, 1989 at 9:00 a.m. in the O'Hare Hilton in the Amelia Erhardt room. President Zettek reported that he spoke to Ian Gray, Economic Development Consultant, who has met with Dave Barth, who put together the Village's first video and with Jack Claes as well as others from Channel 6. Mr. Gray will be meeting with one more group in the private sector that puts together videos. There should be a report forthcoming in the next few weeks. President Zettek reported that the Suburban O' Hare Commission has not had much activity. There have been articles in the Chicago Tribune and gatherings of people regarding their mounting concerns of air pollution generated by the traffic in and out of major airports. - 3 - 7-25-89 (as corrected) Trustee Hauser reported on House Bill 113, which has been viewed by the Board and is awaiting the Governor's signature along with a Bill analysis from the Northwest Municipal Conference dealing with traffic impact fees. Trustee Bosslet, Chairman of the Recycling Committee, reported that the Board approved the purchase of 2,000 more recycling bins on the Consent Agenda earlier this evening. These bins were purchased at a 41t reduction over the first 10,000 bins that were bought for the Phase I Recycling Program. Phase II should begin sometime in September. Trustee Chernick mentioned various communities that have leaf collection and requested Staff to find out how their program works. President Zettek presented two resolutions honoring the Villages ' recent entries in the Greater Woodfield "Man and Woman of the Year" competition. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Gallitano that the Board adopt Resolution No. 46-89 entitled, "A RESOLUTION HONORING ALICE HEHR. " The motion was voted upon by general consent to t e prefi vious vote: AYE: Trustees Bosslet, Chernick, Gallitano, Hauser, Petri ; NAY: none; ABSENT: Tosto; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Gallitano that the Board adopt Resolution No. 47-89 entitled, "A RESOLUTION HONORING RICHARD R. PENLEY." The motion was voted upon by general consent to the previous vote: AYE: Trustees Bosslet, Chernick, Gallitano, Hauser, Petri ; NAY: none; ABSENT: Tosto; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. At this time, 8:37 p.m. , the President asked if anyone in the audience wished to address the Board. Mark Evans, 998 Leicester, addressed the Board regarding a petition which he had presented to President Zettek requesting to have on-street parking prohibited along several streets in the near proximity of the Leisure Fitness Center. Discussion followed between the President and Board, Mr. Evans and other residents of the area who were in attendance. Items mentioned and discussed were: 1. A survey of the times and numbers of parked cars along Leicester that was compiled by the Police Department; and 2. The possibility of having "Resident Only" parking signs installed along Bristol Lane and Yarmouth Road or issuing "Special Stickers" for area residents, and the difficulties that would be incurred in enforcing either option; and 3. The difficulty that is experienced by autos turning onto Leicester from Bristol and Yarmouth due to the number of cars parked on Leicester and their proximity to the intersection. The Consensus of the Board was to prohibit parking on both sides of Leicester Road from Bristol Lane to Yarmouth Road. This solution met with the concerns of the majority of the residents from this area; however, they (the residents mentioned that should a parking problem arise on Bristol Lane and/or Yarmouth Road they would come back to the Board for further consideration. At this time, 9:43 p.m. , the meeting continued with all Board members present except Trustee Tosto. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Gallitano that the Board direct the Village Attorney to prepare an ordinance that would deny parking each and every day, 24 hours a day, on Leicester Road. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following answered AYE: Trustees Chernick, Gallitano, - 4 - 7-25-89 Hauser, Petri , Bosslet; NAY: none; ABSENT: Tosto; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Village Manager mentioned that Elk Grove Village has received the Governor's Home Town Award in recognition of the Fire Department' s "Adopt a Hydrant" Program. The Village Manager reported on the following: 1. A farewell reception will be held in honor of Deputy Chief James Sunagel on Monday, July 31, 1989 at 3:00 p.m. Deputy Chief Sunagel will be Fire Chief for the Village of Roselle. 2. Cook County has advised the Village that the Stop Signs at Plum Grove Road and Weathersfield Way are there by reason of meeting the warrants due to the traffic volumes or for traffic signals. The County intends to install traffic signals at that location as part of the Plum Grove Road widening project, which will be resumed as soon as they acquire further rights-of-way. 3. Cook County has informed the Village that signs are being fabricated to signify "no turn on red when pedestrians are present" at the intersection of Arlington Heights and Biesterfield Roads. 4. The Village has been advised that the traffic signals that will be installed as part of the I-290 Biesterfield Road project will be synchronized and will be paid for by the State. The capabilities to extend that system to some adjoining lights will be looked into as part of the corridor study. 5. (The Village Manager called upon the Chief of Police to give a report on the White Night operation that was conducted by police departments from Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Palatine and Elk Grove Village. This five town multi-jurisdictional undercover investigation for illegal drugs, gambling and prostitution netted the arrest of 22 people and they are still seeking an additional 4 persons. The Elk Grove Village police had 2 agents involved in the operation. Chief Engelbrecht will submit a full written report later in the week. ) 6. Notifications have been sent to all holders of liquor licenses of the reduced hours that will go into effect on September 1, 1989. They have also been furnished with a full copy of the Liquor Ordinance. 7. The Village Clerk received a telephone communication from Judge Geocaris in response to the Village resolution calling for a revision of the circuit court fines distribution schedules. The Judge advised that there should be lobbying of the Illinois Municipal League as well as the General Assembly Legislators for changing the distribution schedule; the new gas tax will give increased revenue to municipalities; and further judges are not in the business of raising money for municipalities. The Managers' observation is that this is not responsive to the problem that was presented to the Judge and this issue will be pursued through the Northwest Municipal Conference through the legislative channels. The Village Manager requested that the Board hold an Executive Session following tonight's meeting for the purpose of discussing personnel . - 5 - 7-25-89 It was moved by Trustee Bosslet and seconded by Trustee Hauser that the Board meet in Executive Session following tonight's meeting for the purpose of discussing personnel . The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following answered AYE: Trustees Gallitano, Hauser, Petri , Bosslet, Chernick; NAY: none; ABSENT: Tosto; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Zettek requested a motion to commission the artist Franz Volz to make a sculpture of an Elk approximately 6 to 7 feet tall that would be on display in front of the Village Municipal Building at a fee not to exceed $5,000.00. The Village Manager requested the Board to consider an addition to the President and Board of Trustees' budget in the amount of $1,028.00 to cover a work station addition in the President's office and a printer with dual drawer sheet feed and envelope capabilities that will be used by the President's office, Clerk's office and Manager' s office. It was moved by Trustee Gallitano and seconded by Trustee Bosslet that the Board authorize an increase in the President's and Board of Trustee's budget in the amount of $1,028.00 for the purchase of an addition to a work station and a printer. The motion was voted upon by general consent to the previous vote: AYE: Trustees Gallitano, Hauser, Petri , Bosslet, Chernick; NAY: none; ABSENT: Tosto; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Hauser and seconded by Trustee Bosslet that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 10:03 p.m. Patricia S. Smith Village Clerk Charles J. Zettek Village President - 6 - 7-25-89