HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - 07/22/1997 - AREA CODE HEARINGS/PERRIE GROVE DRAINAGE/HAMPTON INN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
7/22/97
9:45 P.M.
Chernick Conference Room
Present: C. Johnson, Village President
N. Czarnik, Village Trustee
B. Dill, Village Trustee
P. Feichter, Village Trustee
S. Lissner, Village Trustee
J. Petri, Village Trustee
C. Prochno, Village Trustee
Absent: None
Staff: R. Rummel, Assistant Village Manager
S. Niehaus, Assistant to the Village
Manager
C. Korn, Administrative Intern
A. Boffice, Director of Engineering &
Community Development
N. Blazek, Assistant Director of Finance
G. Knickerbocker, Village Attorney
Reporters: J. Davis, Daily Herald
M. Munz, Elk Grove Times
GREATER O'HARE LUNCHEON
President Johnson and Trustees Prochno, Lissner,
Czarnik and Petri confirmed their plans to attend the August
12th Greater O'Hare Association luncheon.
AREA CODE HEARINGS
The consensus of the Committee was to support the
Citizens Utility Board (CUB) proposal in favor of number
conservation and have staff draft a letter to the Interstate
Commerce Commission (ICC) stating the Village's posture.
AIRING OF AGENDAS
The consensus of the Committee was to have staff work
with Channel 6 to make revisions to the televised agendas
for Village Board and Committee of the Whole meetings. The
Village Board will review the modified agendas at the August
12th Committee of the Whole meeting.
TELEVISING COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETINGS
The consensus of the Committee was to have a `dry run"
of the televised Committee of the Whole meeting on August
26th in order to allow Channel 6 to make necessary
modifications before airing the September 9th Committee of
the Whole meeting.
PERRIE GROVE DRAINAGE
The consensus of the Committee was to support the
recommendation of the Capital Improvements Committee to
enhance the drainage structure at Perrie Grove through the
installation of vertical grates over the pipe openings.
S,ATURDAY HOURS
The consensus of the Committee was to defer discussion
of Saturday hours to the August 12th Committee of the Whole
meeting.
ELK GROVE EXCHANGE
The consensus of the Committee was to have the Village
Board appear on Elk Grove Exchange on the third Thursday of
every month beginning in October.
HAMPTON INN PUBLIC HEARING
The consensus of the Committee was to hold a public
hearing on the special use permit of Hampton Inn on
September 16, 1997 at 7:00 p.m. The Village Attorney will
work with the Village Clerk to prepare the necessary
notifications.
The meeting adjourned at 10:15 p.m.
c: President & Board of Trustees, Village Manager,
Assistant Village Manager, Assistant to the Village
Manager, Administrative Intern, Village Clerk, Department
Heads, Village Attorney
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