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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 07/09/1985 - MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE HELD ON JULY 9, 1985 President Charles J. Zettek called the meeting to order at 8 : 02 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, Michael A. Tosto. Village Attorney, William Payne ; Village Manager, Charles A. Willis; and Village Clerk, Patricia S . Smith were present at this meeting. It was moved by Trustee Petri and seconded by Trustee Bosslet that the minutes of June 25 , 1985 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 reminded the Board of the dedication of a plaque commemorating Reverend Morrison Boulevard on July 14 , 1985 after the 12 : 15 p.m. Mass at the Queen of the Rosary Parish. The President said a luncheon will be held after the dedication and urged all of the Trustees to attend. President Zettek will meet on Thursday, July 11 , 1985 with Mary Feldstein, the person who will be putting together the show for the Clearbrook Center. All of the surrounding communities are being asked to participate and put together a presentation for the fund raising marathon to be held early next year on Cable T.V. President Zettek mentioned his meeting with Thomas Morsch, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Executive Director, stating they are beginning to talk about and work, toward getting a full interchange at Arlington Heights Road and the Tollway. The next meeting will be with IDOT. It was moved by Trustee Petri and seconded by Trustee Tosto that the Board authorize the disbursement of $517 ,065 . 52 in payment of invoices as shown on the July 9 , 1985 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, Tosto; NAY: none; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Hauser requested item D, amendment to Section 14 . 512 of the Municipal Code, be removed from the Consent Agenda. CONSENT AGENDA It was moved by Trustee Petri and seconded by Trustee Bosslet that: A. The Board authorize the Vehicle Maintenance Foreman, Jack Gray, to attend the Fleet and Police Vehicle Conference, sponsored by the National Association of Fleet Administrators, in Salt Lake City, Utah from August 3 through August 8 , 1985 , at a cost not to exceed $1 , 200 . B. The Board waive the first reading rule of an ordinance and adopt Ordinance No. 1730 , the Annual Appropriations Ordinance, establishing limits of expenditures for the Fiscal Year ending April 30 , 1986 , in the aggregate amount of $33 , 712 , 100 . C. The Board authorize the Village Engineer, Rav Peterson, to attend the American Public Works Association Conference to be held September 7 - 1 - 7-9-85 through September 12 , 1985 in Los Angeles, California at a cost not to exceed $1 ,300. 00. E. The Board adopt Resolution No. 53-85 entitled, "A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACT" . F. The Board award a purchase contract to Physio Control Corporation of Schaumburg, Illinois , for the purchase and delivery of two (2) LIFEPAKS Defibrillator/ECG Monitors at a cost not to exceed $11 ,995. G. The Board authorize the Director of Public Works, Thomas Cech, to attend the American Public Works Association Conference to be held September 7 through September 12, 1985, in Los Angeles , California, at a cost not to exceed $1 , 123. 00 . The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion to adopt the Consent Agenda, Items "A, B, C, E, F, and G" , and upon the roll being called the following answered AYE: Trustees Chernick, Gallitano, Hauser, Petri , Tosto, Bosslet; NAY: none; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Hauser, referring to the Consent Agenda item D, amendment to Section 14 . 512 of the Municipal Code, stated he requested the removal to give himself the ability to vote "nay" on that item. He believes that parking should be prohibited from Shadywood Lane, which is the last residential street, to the Tollway, not just from Bonnie Lane. The Village Engineer stated that parking on Oakton must be restricted from Bonnie Lane east to Crossen to provide for the chanalization and traffic signal at Lively Boulevard. From that point the road tends to widen out anyway and parking has been naturally prohibited, more or less, from that point to the tollway, although there is no ordinance on the books . The reason for just beginning at Bonnie Lane is due to the fact there are some businesses on the south side of Oakton in the vicinity of Kent Street and there are a couple of single family homes in the unincorporated area between Kent Street and Shadywood Lane. There is nothing in the FAUS program to prevent the restriction from going all the way to Shadywood if you so desire. Trustee Petri said there is nothing to prevent the Village from adding no parking from Bonnie Lane to Shadywood at some later date. We can adopt this ordinance to satisfy the FAUS program and look at the balance of Oakton at another time. It was moved by Trustee Petri and seconded by Trustee Tosto that the Board waive the first reading rule of an ordinance as it pertains to no parking on Oakton Street. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Petri and seconded by Trustee Tosto that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 1731 entitled, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 14 . 512 (ADDITIONAL NO PARKING STREETS AND AREAS) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE BY PROHIBITING PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF OAKTON STREET FROM BONNIE LANE TO THE NORTHWEST TOLLWAY" . The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following answered AYE: Trustees Gallitano, Petri, Tosto, Bosslet, Chernick; NAY: Trustee Hauser; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Village Manager requested the removal of item 7, request for a sign variation from General Electric Company, from the Agenda. There has been another development of that sign request and the Building - 2 - 7-9-85 Department is reviewing that change and will make a recommendation at the next Village Board meeting. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Bosslet that the Board concur with the Village Manager' s authorization to send three new Police Officers to the Chicago Police Recruit School for the period of July 8 through September 13, 1985 at a cost not to exceed $1 , 475 each. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following answered AYE: Trustees Hauser, Petri, Tosto, Bosslet, Chernick, Gallitano; NAY: none; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Tosto and seconded by Trustee Gallitano that the Board award a contract to Kamp and Associates , Inc. , to furnish, install, and program a computer system to control the Village ' s water distribution system at a cost not to exceed $156 , 410 . 00 and to tentatively accept a six-month option to sell existing water data hardware to them for $3 , 000 . The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following answered AYE: Trustees Petri, Tosto, Bosslet, Chernick, Gallatino, Hauser; NAY: none; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Tosto, Chairman of the Capital Improvements Committee, said the Committee discussed the awarding of a contract for a computer system to control the Village ' s water system which resulted in that item' s passage by the Board tonight. The Fire Lanes in the Townhouse Estates were also reviewed and the Committee recommends concurring with the Fire Chief to remove the Fire Lanes from the Townhouse Estates streets and at the islands on Burgundy Court, Dauphine Court, and Bordeaux Court, replace them with no parking signs. These streets are now public streets and should be treated as such. People should be allowed to park on those streets except where it is too close to the island. Trustee Chernick asked if there is parking on one side of the street, will there be room for a fire engine to get down the street. The Fire Chief said it would be tight but it can be done. The pavement on those streets is actually wider than the other residential streets . The Fire Chief said the proper ordinance amending the Municipal Code is being prepared. Trustee Tosto requested the removal of item j , Townhouse Estates (Fire Lanes) , be removed from the Capital Improvements Committee Agenda. Trustee Petri, Chairman of the Judiciary, Planning and Zoning Committee , said that as a Board-of-the-Whole the Board discussed the Committee ' s Agenda item g, Just Pants - Text Amendment and Special Use Petition. After disucssion, the majority agreed on the Text Amendment and Special Use Petition. It was moved by Trustee Petri and seconded by Trustee Bosslet that the Board direct the Village Attorney to prepare the proper ordinances for Just Pants , Inc. petitions , consistent with the wording discussed at the Committee-of-the-Whole meeting. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; Trustee Hauser cast a dissenting vote, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Petri, Chairman of the Cable T.V. Committee, said there will be a meeting in Hoffman Estates on Thursday, July 11 , 1985 at 8 : 00 p.m, with American Cable. Trustee Petri said he has a letter to discuss with them as far as covering the Lake Michigan Water ribbon- cutting ceremony, and will also start to discuss the telethon in February. - 3 - 7-9-85 Trustee Bosslet said there will be a dedication of the new cargo area at O'Hare Airport on Tuesday, July 9 , 1985 at 10 :00 a.m. President Zettek said the Suburban O 'Hare Commission will be meeting Thursday, July 18 , 1985 to tall: to the Attorney who will bring them up to date on the progress of the litigation with regard to mitigating the noise pollution coming out of O'Hare. The Village Manager referred to a public hearing on a show cause to continue operation in the Village by American Taxi and the terms that were set. The American Taxi Dispatch Inc . has fulfilled all of those requirements . The inspections were conducted in a timely manner. The drivers were all certified as meeting the requirements of the ordinance and the meters are in proper operating condition as well as the vehicles. The recommendation is that the Village Board consider issuing a Certificate of Authority for a period of one year (May 30 , 1986) , subject to no further violations of the terms and conditions of the ordinance; and in particular with respect to the continued inspection of the vehicles and the certification of the drivers and the meters . Placing the Company in a probationary status would give the Village the opportunity to consider revocation of that certificate, should the firm fail to meet the requirements. Trustee Chernick asked if Birk' s Transportation has complied with all of the inspections and if there have been any complaints received about their service. The Village Manager answered that complaints have been received upon occasion regarding both American Taxi and Birk ' s Transportation for failure to pick up passengers on time or, in some cases, not at all. Trustee Chernick stated that he was willing to go along with what has been done and with what is involved. It is difficult to get services and he does not want to cut back on the services the Village now has and he does want safe cabs. You are offering American Taxi a probationary period. If they have now complied, don't hold a club over their head. Trustee Chernick said he felt that part of the problem was a misunderstanding on the part of American Taxi. He stated for the record that he has been very happy with their service. Discussion followed, and it was the consensus of the Board to accept the recommendation of the Village Manager. It was moved by Trustee Petri and seconded by Trustee Bosslet that the Board direct the Village Attorney to prepare the necessary Certificate of Authority to American Taxi , Inc. to place the Company on probation for the current license year, which expires May 30 , 1986 . The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following answered AYE: Trustees Tosto, Bosslet, Chernick, Gallitano, Hauser, Petri; NAY: none; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Village Manager reported on the following items : 1 . The Village is engaged in a 3 Million Dollar project, which is now being completed to remove extraneous flows from the bulk of the sanitary sewers in the Village . There is still some work to do and there is consideration being given to modify those standards . Trustee Tosto and the Director of Public Works, Tom Cech will be attending a special meeting with representatives of the Metropolitan Sanitary District, Wednesday, July 10 , 1985 at 7 : 30 p.m. at the Marriott Hotel for the purpose of discussing the standards to be used in the - 4 - 7-9-85 continued efforts of the MSD to eliminate extraneous flows in the sanitary sewer system. Trustee Tosto said he must appear at the JAWA Board of Directors, meeting on July 10, 1985 as President Zetteks ' Alternate (President Zettek must attend an RTA meeting) , and asked if another Trustee could attend the MSD meeting in his place. 2 . The JAWA Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, July 10 , 1985 at 7 : 30 p.m. in the Council Chamber of the Elk Grove Village Municipal Building. There was a tour of the water system last week. The main pumping station on the east side of O'Hare field is coming along exceptionally well. The engineers are beginning to caution us about the turn-on of the system at the end of July, 1985 , and would feel more comfortable talking in terms of mid August, 1985 . This does not pose a problem to the local water supply system unless the weather remains hot and humid for some extended period of time. The wells are presently functioning in excellent condition and we are able to meet the water demands throughout the Village. 3 . The Village President and the Village Manager met with Mr. Morsch of the Illinois Tollway Authority to discuss the possibility of a full interchange being built at Arlington Heights Road and the Northwest Tollway, in particular the west entrance and exit ramps. The next meeting will be with the Illinois Department of Transportation. 4 . The Village has been notified by the IDOT that funds have been set aside by them to conduct preliminary engineering and environmental impact studies for the construction of the Elgin O'Hare Expressway. They are estimating that study will take 30 months to complete. 5 . There will be a smoke stack test conducted at Chicago Magnet Wire on Wednesday, July 31 , 1985 . That test is being conducted under the jurisdiction of the County Court and the County Environmental Pollution Control Board. The Village will be represented and participate as an observer. The Village has requested copies of those results as well as anv analysis that are made of those tests. The Village has a consultant who will be acting as an observer and technical advisor to the Village. Trustee Gallitano requested an update regarding other legal activity regarding Chicago Magnet Wire. The Village Sanitarian, Michael Cavallini , said there are still some employee suits pending. The suits by the Cook County Environmental Control Department have been dismissed. 6 . The Village has received some inquiries from residents from the southeast corner of the Village for permission to install sanitary sewers in order to cease using septic systems. This area is un- incorporated and outside the Village. It was - 5 - 7-9-85 indicated to the Board that we might consider annexing that area and installing a sanitary sewer system throughout that area. The Village Manager suggested that matter be referred to the Capital Improvements Committee for review and consideration and a recommenda- tion to come back to the Board. The Manager said the Village has entered into an Emergency Water Service Agreement with the Village of Bensenville, which has been standing for a period of ten years. The recommendation is to execute a second agreement to provide for a second emergency water connection with the Village of Bensenville. The agreement is identical to the one previously executed and in essence it says that either community may draw through that emergency connection if there are, in fact, emergency conditions existing in either community. The connection will be constructed by the developer at no cost to either Village. It was moved by Trustee Tosto and seconded by Trustee Petri that the Board adopt Resolution No. 54-85 entitled, "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND VILLAGE CLERK TO SIGN AN EMERGENCY WATER SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE AND VILLAGE OF BENSENVILLE" . 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, Tosto; NAY: none; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. At this time, 8:50 p.m. , President Zettek called for a recess to allow the great number of people in the audience to address the Board. President Zettek said that since most of the people in attendance want to speak regarding the proposal to build a Cub' s Stadium on the WGN tower property, he asked if there was anyone who wished to discuss another subject. A gentleman questioned the Board' s decision to widen Biesterfield Road into a four lane highway, from Rohlwing Road to Meacham Road, stating that 200 to 300 children must cross that street everyday to attend school. The President said that similar situations occur in other parts of the Village, and it is an absolute necessity to move traffic in the Village. Trustee Tosto said that Biesterfield Road is being rebuilt and extended to Meacham Road. It is not going to be a four lane highway and the present speed limit of 25 miles per hour will remain consistent with the rest of the residential streets throughout the Village. Discussion followed regarding various traffic routes through the Village, and traffic congestion due to the continued construction of Meacham Road and excessive speed on certain streets in that section of the Village west of Route 53 . The President said construction on Meacham should be finished this year. The Police Department would be alerted to the violations of the speed limits in that area; however, it is the responsibility of the Board to move traffic through the Village as part of the regional effort looking at ways and means to alleviate traffic congestion. President Zettek informed the residents that the Board is also discussing the possibility of extending Biesterfield Road all the way to Plum Grove Road. President Zettek said he has informed everyone involved of the Village ' s opposition to the proposed building of a Cub' s Stadium on the WGN site. 6 - 7-9-85 ti Discussion followed regarding the existing zoning of that property and the various ways that property could be annexed by Schaumburg. President Zettek stated the Village will do everything in its power to oppose the stadium. When asked if the residents should appear before the Schaumburg Township Board, President Zettek stated it might be a very good idea. The President had a letter which he had written to Dallas Green, President and General manager of the Cubs, voicing the Village ' s opposition to the stadium, distributed to members of the audience. The President called the meeting back to order at 9 :55 p.m. , whereupon Trustee Tosto left the meeting. It was moved by Trustee Bosslet and seconded by Trustee Hauser that the Board hold an Executive Session after this meeting to discuss purchase of land. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Bosslet and seconded by Trustee Petri 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 : 01 p.m. Patricia S. Smith Village Clerk Charles J. Zettek Village President 7 - 7-9-a5