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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 02/09/1982 - '`MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE HELD ON FEBRUARY 9, 1982 President Charles J. Zettek called the meeting to order at 8:20 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 901 Wellington Avenue, Elk Grove Village and directed the Acting Village Clerk, Ilafern Snick to call the roll. Upon the roll being called the following answered PRESENT: Trustees Joseph T. Bosslet, Ronald L. Chernick, Edward R. Hauser, James P. Petri , Michael Tosto, Stephen M. Uhlarik. Village Attorney, George Knickerbocker and Village Manager, Charles A. Willis were present at this meeting. The Reverend David Crail , Pastor of the Elk Grove Wesleyan Church, delivered the invocation. It was moved by Trustee Petri and seconded by Trustee Bosslet that the minutes of the regular meeting of January 26, 1982 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. The President reported he met with Tom Baxter who is in charge of the Warner Amex Cable TV operation. Mr. Baxter stated that they have the utility companies' permission to use their right-of-way in the back yards, therefore, no underground work will be done in the parkways. Representatives from Warner Amex will meet with the Board members in a few months as to where they are going and where they will start on their project. Communication from Warner Amex will be sent out to Village residents a month or two before starting work in their area. It was moved by Trustee Bosslet and seconded by Trustee Petri that the Board authorize the disbursement of $148,450.56 in payment of invoices as shown on the February 9, 1982 Accounts Payable Warrant. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the follow- ing answered AYE: Trustees Bosslet, Chernick, Hauser, Petri , Tosto, Uhlarik; NAY: none; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. There were no items for the Consent Agenda. President Zettek referred to a request from Alexian Brothers Medical Center asking the waiving of Building Permit Fees in the amount of $3,838.20 for the Elevator Tower which is an addition to their present building program. They are responsible for out-of-pocket expenses and elevator consultant costs incurred by the Village. A bond has been deposited by Power Construction Company and will be left with the Village until the elevator project has been completed. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Tosto that the Board waive the Building Permit Fees in the amount of $3,838.20 for the construction of the Elevator Tower at Alexian Brothers Medical Center as stated above. 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. President Zettek referred to an agreement with Cook County to share the cost fifty-fifty with the Village for a traffic signal and lane improvements at Lively Boulevard and Landmeier', Road at a cost of approximately $47,500. It was moved by Trustee Tosto and seconded by Trustee Chernick that the Board enter into an agreement with the Cook County Highway Department to share the cost fifty-fifty with the Village for a traffic signal and lane improvements at Lively Boulevard and Landmeier Road at a cost of $47,500 to be paid from the Traffic Signal Funds. (Energy and maintenance charges will be $207.00 a month and will be borne by the Village.) 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, Uhlarik, Bosslet, Chernick; NAY: none; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. 1 - 2-9-82 * � "- President `Zettek referred to increasing .the contract 7with C.B. Construction Co. in the amount of $1 ,600 to repair the broken water main at Busse and Landmeier Roads due to a washout under the pavement. It was moved by Trustee Hauser and seconded by Trustee Chernick that the Board authorize the increase to the contract with C. B. Construction Company ,in the amount of $1 ,600 to repair the broken water main at Busse and Landmeier Roads. 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, Uhlarik, Bosslet, Chernick, Hauser; NAY: none; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Zettek referred toacontract with Layne-Western Company in the estimated amount of $3,000 for the removal of sand from the bottom of Well No. 3• It was moved by Trustee Petri and seconded by Trustee Tosto that the Board award a contract to Layne-Western Company in the amount of $3,000 for the removal of sand from the bottom of Well No. 3. The President directed the Clerk to call the roil on the motion and upon the roll being called the follow- ing answered AYE: Trustees Tosto, Uhlarik, Bosslet, Chernick, Hauser, Petri ; NAY: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Hauser scheduled a meeting for the Budget Committee for Tuesday, February 16, 1982 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the Community Services, Health Department, Engineering Department, and Building Department budgets. Trustee Tosto, Chairman of the Capital Improvements Committee, scheduled a meeting of the Committee for Wednesday, February 17, 1982 at 7:00 p.m. They will discuss Elk Grove Boulevard Drainage Ditches' report from Donahue and the purchase of asphalt for the Public Works Department. The Village Engineer and the Director of Public Works were directed to attend. Trustee Petri stated that the Judiciary, Planning and Zoning Committee met on January 22, 1982 and discussed the sidewalks for the SDK Subdivison Unit 1 and directed the Plan Commission to do some investigation on that matter. Also discussed was the handicapped parking and the Committee has some input directed to the Attorney. Trustee Petri scheduled a meeting for the J.P.Z. Committee for Monday, February 22, 1982 following the 7:00 p.m. Personnel Committee meeting. The Committee will discuss Handicapped Parking and the proposed Alarm Ordinance. Trustee Petri reminded the Board of the Wednesday, February 10, 1982, 7:00 p.m. meeting with people of the Industrial Park regarding the Zoning Ordinance restrictions in the Industrial Use. Trustee Hauser, Chairman of the Personnel Committee stated the Committee met Janaury 27, 1982 and discussed the Fringe Benefit Recommendations. Trustee Hauser stated the Committee recommends the current holiday) November 11 , Veteran' s Day. (a paid Village holiday), be transferred to Presidents' Day which would be celebrated on the third Monday during February each year. It was moved by Trustee Hauser and seconded by Trustee Bosslet that the Board concur, in the recommendation of the Personnel Committee and adopt Presidents ' Day, the third Monday during February, of each year as a paid holiday for Village employees in lieu of November 11 , Veteran's Day, effective as of 1983• The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following answered AYE: Trustees Uhlarik, Bosslet, Chernick, Hauser, Petri , Tosto; NAY: none; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Hauser stated the Personnel Committee recommends that the Village reduce the annual deductible for Dental Insurance to $50 per person and $150 per family to become effective May 1 , 1982. The individual deductible is now $100 per calendar year while the family deductible is $300 per year. The total cost of this change would be approximately $8,500 per year paid by the Village. - 2 - 2-9-82 was moved by Trustee Bosslet and seconded by Trustee Petri that the Board • concur with the recommendation of the Personnel Committee and make the changes in accordance with the memo from the Personnel Committee dated January 29, 1982. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following answered AYE: Trustees Bosslet, Petri , Tosto, Uhlarik; NAY: Trustees Chernick, Hauser; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Hauser stated the Personnel Committee also recommends that employees be allowed to supplement their disability coverage an additional 150 of their salary. The supplemental disability insurance would be provided by the Village at group rates. The insurance benefit would be provided on a voluntary basis. It is further recommended by the Committee that the Village pay for 250 of the insurance with the employees paying the remaining 75% through payroll deductions. Fire personnel who have more than one year of service but are not eligible for off-the-job disability through their pension, would be eligible to purchase a maximum disability coverage of 65% of the salary. (Fire personnel would be responsible for paying 1000 of the disability insurance on the first 50% of the coverage, while the remaining 15% of disability coverage would be paid by the employee (750) and the Village (25%) . This coverage would be made available May 1 , 1982. It was moved by Trustee Hauser and seconded by Trustee Tosto that the Board concur with the recommendation from the Personnel Committee and adopt the "Long Term Disability" insurance coverage as stated in the Personnel Committee memo dated Janaury 29, 1982. 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, Uhlarik, Bosslet; NAY: Trustee Chernick; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Hauser scheduled a meeting of the Personnel Committee for Monday, February 22, 1982 to discuss Employee Compensation. Trustee Petri stated that he and Trustee Hauser attended a meeting of the Northwest Municipal Conference regarding Cable TV and gave a verbal report to the Board. Trustee Petri of the O' Hare Expansion Committee stated he has received communica- tion from our legal representatives stating a pretrial is scheduled for February 10, 1982 and hopefully the case will come up in early spring. Trustee Hauser stated the Budget Committee has made a few minor changes for Budget. Committee meetings as follows: February 16, Community Service Board, Health Department, Engineering Department and Building Department; February 24, Fire Department and Civil Defense; March 1 , Police Department; and March 3, Public Works-Corporate and Water and Sewer. These meetings will be held in the basement of the Biesterfield Road Fire Station. Trustee Bosslet recommended that a new Budget Committee schedule be given to the Board. It was moved by Trustee Petri and seconded by Trustee Hauser that the Board waive the first reading rule with respect to an ordinance granting a variation of the Zoning Ordinance to permit thirty-one percent of the existing floor area to be used for retail sales (General Furniture Company) . The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Petri and seconded by Trustee Hauser that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 1509 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE TO PERMIT THIRTY-ONE (31%) PERCENT OF THE EXISTING FLOOR AREA TO BE USED FOR RETAIL SALES (GENERAL FURNITURE COMPANY)". 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, Uhlarik, Bosslet, Chernick; NAY: none; ABSENT: none; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. - 3 - 2-9-82 President Zettek referred to a request from the owners, John and George Gullo,-of -I1 Caffe' Ristorante at 1090 Landmeier Road, asking that their Class "D" Liquor License to serve wine and beer be changed to a Class "A" Liquor License. Discussion followed and it was the consensus of the Board to issue a Class "A" Liquor License to John and George Gullo for their restaurant at 1090 Landmeier Road with a stipulation that liquor is not sold from their drive- up window. President Zettek requested an Executive Session following this Board meeting regarding Land Acquisition. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Petri that the Board hold an Executive Session on Lane Acquisition following this meeting. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Village Manager reported as follows: 1 . The Village has received an agreement from Cook County Highway Department regarding the widening of Biesterfield Road as far west as Rohlwing Road. A Staff recommendtion will be given to the Board in the near future. 2. Further developments have occurred with regard to the property on Biesterfield and Meacham Roads. The property owner is not prepared to annex to the Village at this time. He has expressed some willingness to dedicate the land for the Biesterfield Road extension; however, he is in no position to finance the cost of that roadway. He may be willing to entertain an arrangement wherein the Village can recapture some or all of the cost with the processing of the issuing of building and occupancy permits. The Manager will get that information to the Board so the Board can review the proposal before any decisions have to be made. 3. There is a meeting February 10, 1982 of the Northwest Municipal Conference. One of the issues to be discussed will be jurisdictional transfer of State and County road- ways to local units of government. The other is to talk about legislation that might be developed to amend the State Statutes relative to maximum rates of interest that public agencies might pay on their short-term or long-term borrowing practice. 4. The Village has received delivery of the Central Monitoring and Telemetry Equipment for the water production system. Installation is expected to be completed sometime in April . 5• The Board of Directors of the Water Agency will meet in the Council Chamber of the Elk Grove Municipal Building, Wednesday, February 17, 1982. At this time, 9:25 p.m. , President Zettek asked if anyone present in the audience wished to address the Board. There being none, the meeting continued. It was moved by Trustee Tosto and seconded by Trustee Bosslet that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the Pres- ident declared the motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 9:26 p.m. Ilafern Snick Acting Village Clerk Charles J. Zettek Village President - 4 - 2-9-82