HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - 11/14/1995 - SIDEWALK ON PLUM GROVE/SMIKING PROHIBITION/40 ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
November 14, 1995
6:30 p.m.
Rooms A & B
Present : D. Gallitano, Village President
N. Czarnik, Village Trustee
C. Johnson, Village Trustee
S. Lissner, Village Trustee
J. Petri, Village Trustee
P. Rettberg, Village Trustee
R. Chernick, Village Trustee
Staff: G. Parrin, Village Manager
R. Rummel, Assistant Village Manager
S. Niehaus, Administrative Assistant
A. Boffice, Director of Engineering &
Community Development
J. MacArthur, Fire Chief
T. Cech, Public Works Director
S. Costanza, Community Service Coordinator
F. Engelbrecht, Chief of Police
H. Ingebrigtsen, Finance Director
N. Yiannias, Health Services Coordinator
D. Gillian, Assistant Director of Finance
A. Kissane, Administrative Assistant
Reporters: B. Connelly, ELK GROVE TIMES
B. O 'Brien, DAILY HERALD
E. Peterson, ELK GROVE JOURNAL
K. Womer, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT ISSUES
The Committee discussed the following issues with members of
the Youth In Government Program:
-- Alternate traffic routes to ease congestion during
construction;
-- Landmeier Road speed limit;
-- Communication between Elk Grove and Des Plaines;
-- Access to Elk Grove High School from Arlington Heights
Road; and
-- Elk Grove 's services for the homeless
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Upon conclusion of the discussion it was the consensus of the
Committee to do the following:
-- Contact Des Plaines about having their own youth in
government program and to see if they can air Elk Grove
High School activities/information on their local cable
access channel;
-- revisit alternatives for providing left-turn access to
Elk Grove High School from Arlington Heights
Road; and
-- contact Alexian Brothers about homeless people on/in
their property in Itasca Meadows.
NEWSLETTER ARTICLES
It was the consensus of the Committee to approve the mass
mailing of the newsletter with the following changes:
-- placement of the Charles J. Zettek article on the front
page;
-- listing of phone prefixes affected by area code change
included in the article on area codes; and
-- inclusion of the "www" in the Internet article.
SIDEWALK ON PLUM GROVE ROAD
The consensus of the Committee was as follows:
-- to have staff research the feasibility of installing
sidewalk on the east side of Plum Grove Road from
Biesterfield Road to University Lane; and
-- to contact the Village of Schaumburg to find out if they
have any future plans for installing a sidewalk along
the west side of Plum Grove Road.
SMOKING PROHIBITION
The consensus of the committee was as follows:
-- to ban smoking in the Municipal Complex lunchroom and
the Police Department pistol range; and
-- to adopt the new smoking policy by resolution at the
11 /14195 Village Board meeting under the New
Business portion of the agenda with an effective date
of January 1 .
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40TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
The consensus of the committee was as follows:
-- to concur with the 40th Anniversary Committee
recommendation for the 40th Anniversary logo; and
-- to approve the combination of the 40th Anniversary
Soc-Hop with the Friday night event at the Rotaryfest on
June 28, 1996.
TAX LEVY DETERMINATION
The consensus of the Committee was to approve a 3% increase
in the General Fund Levy which amounts to a total increase of
2. 16% when debt service and the Library levy are included.
The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
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Village Manager
Assistant Village Manager
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Intern
Village Clerk
Village Attorney
All Department Heads
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