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Home My WebLink AboutVILLAGE BOARD - 04/02/1974 - MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE HELD ON APRIL 2, 1974 President Charles J. Zettek called the meeting to order at 8:22 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 901 Wellington Avenue , Elk Grove Village and directed the Village Clerk, Eleanor G. Turner to call the roll . Upon the roll being called the following answered PRESENT: Trustees Ronald L. Chernick, Edward W. Kenna, George T. Spees, Theodore J. Staddler, Michael Tosto, Nancy L. Vande reel . Village Attorney,Edward C. Hofert and Village Manager, Charles A. Willis were also present at this meeting. The Reverend C. Edward Mixon, Pastor of Prince of Peace Methodist Church, delivered the invocation. It was moved by Trustee Kenna and seconded by Trustee Staddler that the minutes of the regular meeting of March 26, 1974 be approved as submitted and that the Board dispense with the reading thereof. The motion was voted upon by accla- mation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Zettek presented a Five Year Service Award to Mrs. Elaine Trinske, Water Department Computer Operator. President Zettek presented Police Chief Harry P. Jenkins with a plaque awarded by Law and Order Magazine for his article "Police Become High School Class Instructors" published in their March, 1973 issue. His article was judged best in one of five categories by 8,000 police chiefs who were asked to select the articles they felt most helpful and the plaque was awarded to the Elk Grove Village Police Department in the "Working With Youth" category for his article. President Zettek requested the concurrence of the Board in his appointment of Mrs. Neil Cooney to the' Community Services Board for the term ending April 30, 1977. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Kenna that the Board concur in the President' s appointment of Mrs. Neil Cooney to the Community Services Board for the term ending, April 30, 1977. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Zettek requested the concurrence of the Board in his appointment of Mr. W.W. Edwards as Chairman of the Aviation Committee. It was moved by Trustee Vande reel and seconded by Trustee Spees that the Board concur in the President's appointment of Mr. W.W. Edwards as Chairman of the Aviation Committee. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The President requested the concurrence of the Board in his appointments of Mrs. Susan Miller, Mr. Gerald Hoff and Mrs. Karen Wirth to the Housing Committee for terms ending April 30, 1977. / It was moved by Trustee Tosto and seconded by Trustee Spees that the Board concur in the President ' s appointments of Mrs. Susan Miller,Mr. Gerald Hoff and Mrs. Karen Wirth as members of the Housing Committee for terms ending April 30, 1977. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Vande reel and seconded by Trustee Staddler that the Board adopt Resolution No. 26-74 entitled "A RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE REVEREND J. WARD MORRISON". The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the follov.,ing answered AYE: Trustees Chernick, Kenna, Spees, Staddler, Tosto, Vande n•weel ; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Zettek stated that the above resolution will be presented to the Reverend Morrison at a dinner to be held in his honor at the Elmhurst Country Club on Sunday, April 7, 1974. President Zettek reported receipt of a letter from Mr. Frank Hauck, Mayor of Downers Grove , indicating that the DuPege Mayors and Managers Conference intends to assemble a Committee on Intergovernmental Relations and he asked that a Board member be appointed as a member of Lhe Committee. The President asked for a volunteer from the Board to this ICommittee. 4/2/74 Discussion followed concerning a report and recommendation from Trustee Vande rieel concerning dog licensing; whereupon it was moved by Trustee Vanderweel and seconded by Trustee Chernick that the Board direct the Attorney to prepare an ordinance to establish a $2.00 license fee for all dogs, male or female. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following answered AYE : Trustees Kenna, Spees, Staddler, Tosto, Vanderweel , Chernick; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None whereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Zettek called an Executive Meeting following this Board meeting for the purpose of discussing litigation. It was moved by Trustee Staddler and seconded by Trustee Vanderweel that the Board authorize Water Consultants, Greeley and Hansen, Chicago, Illinois, to study and make recommendations relative to the Village' s total water supply and distribution system, at a cost not to exceed $22,000. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following answered AYE : Trustees Spees, Staddler, Tosto, Vanderweel , Chernick, Kenna; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Chernick reported the Capital Improvements Committee met with Mr. Jack Perry, Architect, regarding plans for a new fire station west of Route 53 . He stated further meetings will be held by the Committee regarding the fire station. The Clerk reported receipt of a letter from Mr. Gene Fiorito, Committeeman of the Elk Grove Village Lions Club requesting a permit and waiving of fee to hold their "Sixth Annual Lions Rummage and Antique Sale" on May 3, through 5, 1974 in the Industrial Park. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Spees that the Board waive all fees to the Lions Club for their sale as requested above. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following answered AYE: Trustees Staddler, Tosto, Vanderweel , Chernick, Kenna, Spees; NAYS: None,, ABSENT: None; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Kenna and seconded by Trustee Spees that the Board waive the first reading rule with respect to an ordinance amending the Municipal Code regarding right turns on red traffic signals. The motion was voted upon by accla- mation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Kenna and seconded by Trustee Spees that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 918 entitled " AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 14.311- (b) , NO RIGHT TURN ON RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF 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 Tosto, Vanderweel , Chernick, Kenna, Spees , Staddler; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Tosto requested that the question of the continuance or discontinuance of the "Elk Grove Recycling Center" be dropped from the agenda. Discussion followed and the Board agreed that the program should continue. The effectiveness of this program is due to citizen cooperation and work by the Junior Women' s Club. It was moved by Trustee Kenna and seconded by Trustee Vanderweel that: the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried anu the meeting adjourned at 8:56 p.m. Eleanor G. Turner Village Clerk Charles J. Zettek Village President -2- 4/2/74