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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 02/21/1984 - SPECIAL MEETING/WASTEWATER AGMT ... .......... MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE HELD FEBRUARY 21 , 1984 President Charles J. Zettek called the meeting to order at 6:41 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, Edward R. Hauser, James P. Petri , Michael A. Tosto; ASSENT: Stephen M. Uhlarik. Village Attorney, George Knickerbocker; Village Manager, Charles A. Willis; Village Clerk, Patricia S. Smith; and Court Reporter,` eporter, Ernest W. Busch were present at this meeting. At this time, 442 p.m. , Trustee Stephen M. Uhlarik arrived at the meeting. President Zettek stated that the purpose of the meeting tonight is to discuss the contract between the Village of Bensenville and the Village of Elk Grove with regard to a Joint Wastewater Service Agreement 1984. Allied with that the Board will probably get into the reqirements for a user charge for sewer rates as dictated to the Village by the USEPA and the TEPA. There is in the audience Mr. John Black, whois a consultant to the Village with regard not only to this matter but also to a whole host of matters dealing with water and sewer. The Village Manager reported on the Wastewater Service Agreement that had been entered into with the Village of Bensenville in 1976 explaining that the EPA became concerned in 1980 that the agreement between the two com- munities produced two different user rates. Bensenville at that time was completing a Federal Grant for the expansion of their south plant and also had an application pending. for an additional grant to make further improve- ments to that plat. The agreement as written in 1976 was felt by the USEPA and by Bensenville to leave something to be- desired in the way of clarity and advanced a number of ways for modifying the agreement. Since 1981/82 the Village has been engaged in reviewing several provisions for the agree- ment. A number of drafts have been reviewed as submitted by the Village of Bensenville. There is now before the Village a clean draft with one or two minor changes in text which has been received and approved by the Elk Grove Village staff and also approved' by the - staff and officials of Ben- senville. This document is far more complex and lengthy than the 1976 document; it nonetheless deals with the issues that need to be dealt with in the form of an agreement. The thrust of the current agreement carries a concept which was in fact the basis of the 1976 agreement: trust, confidence, and belief that both parties to the agreement will perform their responsibilities in a timely manner. With specific reference to the flow limitations imposed by the agreeement, the Village is obligated to limit the flows into the Bensenville system. Those limitations are sufficient for our needs and are the same as existed in 1976. If the Village exceeds those limitations because of some major change in -industrial proces- sing or because of inflow and infiltration due from wet weather conditions, it is incumbent upon the Village to take steps to reduce that flow back to the level of limitations set forth in the agreement. It is incumbent upon Bensenville to monitor those flows and to notify the Village when those limitations are exceeded. The Village Manager then offered the various means or options the Village may take to curtail or improve the inflow and reported the time, effort and deliberations that went into preparing the draft of the agreement now before the Board. The Manager also mentioned the various provisions contained In the agreement. The Manager said the Village of Bensenville is very anxious to consumate the agreement as they have pending before the USEPA an application for Federal monies and are unable to get those monies until a new agreement is executed with Elk Grove Village. The Village of Elk Grove has been before the Illinois and USEPA for a grant to rehabilitate sanitary sewers. They have advised the Village that the z-2i-84 rate structure is unacceptable and the Village must make some changes to it in order to have further consideration given to the grant application. The Village of Bensenville asked the Village to hold a Special Board meeting tonight in anticipation that the Board might be in agreeement and in order that they might advise the USEPA of that before the end of this month. The Manager' s recommendation is to approve the agreement in principal not in totality, to the extent of execution of that agreement because of the problem with the EPA over the Village rate structure for sewer service. A few of the provisions of the Bensenville agreement require Elk Grove Village to have either an approved User Charge System or one that is capable of being approved by the EPA. The Village does not have either. The Manager said the rate structures can be refined tobe in compliance with the EPA and some ideas along that line have been advanced to the Board. But until there is a consensus among. the Board members on that rate structure, we are not in a position to approach the Illinois EPA with a proposed rate system. Until we do that we do not know for a fact that our proposal will be met with favor by the TEPA. President Zettek suggested to the Board that they ask questions of Mr. Black and any members of staff who have been working with the agreement with Bensenvilleandthe sewer rate structure. The Village Board members did request information and confirmation of various parts of the agreement from the President, Manager and staff. Due to the lengthly discussion and complexity of the agreement and rate structure, there is available for review a recorded tape of this hearing. The President reviewed the various areas of discussion. It was moved by Trustee Tosto and seconded by Trustee Hauser that the Board adopt Resolution No. 3-84 entitled, "A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE IN PRINCIPAL THE JOINT WASTEWATER SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF BENSENVILLE AND THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE". 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, Hauser, Petri , Tosto, Uhlarik; NAY: none; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee. Tosto and seconded by Trustee Bosslet that the Board authorize the Village Manager to tender Black's Talrle III to the IEPA for approval . The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following answered AYE: Trustees Chernick, Hauser, Petri , Tosto, Uhlarik, Bosslet; NAY: none; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Chernick 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 8:28 p.m. Patricia S. Smith Village Clerk Charles J. Zettek Village President 2 - 2-21-84