HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - 08/12/1997 - SATURDAY HOURS/MUN COMPLEX PARKING LOT/CABLECAST AGENDAS COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
8/12/97
7:00 P.M.
Chernick Conference Room
Present: C. Johnson, Village President
N. Czarnik, Village Trustee
B. Dill, Village Trustee
S. Lissner, Village Trustee
J. Petri, Village Trustee
C. Prochno, Village Trustee
Absent: P. Feichter, Village Trustee
Staff: G. Parrin, Village Manager
R. Rummel, Assistant Village Manager
S. Niehaus, Asst. to the Village Manager
C. Korn, Administrative Intern
A. Boffice, Director of Engineering &
Community Development
N. Blazek, Assistant Director of Finance
B. Madden, Community Services Coordinator
L. Hammar, Deputy Police Chief
G. Knickerbocker, Village Attorney
Reporters: J. Davis, Daily Herald
M. Munz, Elk Grove Times
E. Peterson, Elk Grove Journal
K. Womer, Chicago Tribune
COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT
The consensus of the Committee was to approve the survey for
the Community Needs Assessment as recommended by the Community
Service Board.
SATURDAY HOURS
The consensus of the Committee was as follows:
• to open the Finance and Engineering counters in the
Municipal Complex on the 1st Saturday of each month starting
in October, from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon, for a one-year trial
period;
• to hold a "Coffee with the Board" in the Council Chambers on
the Saturdays when the Municipal complex is open;
• to place an article in the August edition of the Villager in
regards to the new Saturday hours; and
• to place messages on the Channel 6 message board and the
Community Events Sign in regards to new Saturday hours.
NORTHWEST SUBURBAN REGIONAL PLANNING PROJECT (NWSRAPP)
Deputy Chief Larry Hammar informed the Committee of changes
with NWSRAPP and its possible benefits to the Village. After
discussion, the consensus of the Committee was to continue
membership in the NWSRAPP for the 1997-98 fiscal year and to have
Staff place it on the next Village Board Consent Agenda for
approval.
MUNICTPAL COMPLEX PARWTUG LOT TMPROVEMENT
The consensus of the Committee was to approve recommended
pavement removal and replacement in the Municipal Complex parking
lot as recommended by the Capital Improvements Committee and to
use T.I.F. funds from the Elk Grove Town Center to pay for the
improvements.
VILLAGE NEWSLETTER
The Village Board approved the articles for the Elk Grove
villager Newsletter subject to minor changes and the addition of
articles on Saturday hours and the Police Department's women's
defense seminar.
CABLECASTING OF AGENDAS:
The consensus of the Committee was as follows:
• to cablecast the Committee of the Whole and Village Board
agendas twice a day after they are made available;
• to cablecast both agendas directly before the regular
village Board and Committee of the Whole meetings take
place;
• to use narration with a statement at the end stating that
the meetings are not live call-in shows; and
• to have meeting notices for Village Board committee meetings
aired on Channel 6 with information on the items being
discussed.
LIVE CABLECASTING OF MEETINGS
The consensus of the Committee was to have the Regular
village Board Meetings aired live starting in October and to add
the Committee of the Whole in November, subject to addressing
logistical problems.
The meeting adjourned at 7:45 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