HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 03/28/2017 - Village Board Minutes MINUTES
REGULAR VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
March 28, 2017
1. CALL TO ORDER- 7:20 PM
Present: Mayor Craig B. Johnson, Trustees Nancy J. Czarnik, Patton L. Feichter, Jeffrey C.
Franke, Samuel L. Lissner, James P. Petri, Christine K. Prochno
Also present: Village Manager Raymond R. Rummel,Acting Village Attorney William J.
Payne,Village Clerk Loretta M. Murphy
A Quorum was present.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3.APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 14, 2017
Motion to approve the Minutes of the Regular Village Board Meeting held on
March14, 2017as submitted and dispense with the reading.
Moved by Trustee James P. Petri Seconded by Trustee Nancy J. Czarnik
VOICE VOTE
MOTION CARRIED
4. MAYOR&BOARD OF TRUSTEES' REPORT - Mayor Johnson attended the following
meetings and events:
March 16 - Ribbon cutting at Dunkin' Donuts, 2750 Touhy Avenue
March 20 - Ribbon cutting at Mikerphone Brewery, 121 Garlisch
March 21 - Budget Workshop
March 22 - Japanese Exchange Students Village Hall Tour
March 23 - Tollway Board Meeting.
Mayor Johnson announced that Early Voting has started at the Village Hall and continues
through Monday, April 3, the day before the election. The Mayor encouraged everyone to get
out and vote. Even though the Mayor and Board of Trustees are running unopposed for this
election, the Library, Park District, Township and School Boards are also on the ballet.
- Discussion regarding Village's Proposed Minimum Wage and Sick Leave Ordinance
The Village has made every effort to notify the businesses through a newsletter and press release
this week, and the Elk Grove Chamber put out a notification to the businesses on the upcoming
ordinance that Cook County is passing in July. The Village also had a Round Table discussion
that was televised and placed on the website regarding this issue.
Cook County is going to pass a law on July 1, 2017 where the minimum wage will go up to
$10/hour, then on July 1, 2018 the rate will go up to $11/hour, 2019 will go up to $12/hour, and
in 2020 the rate will go up to $13/hour. They also passed a mandatory sick leave ordinance
where for every 40 hours worked, the employee would get 1 hour of sick leave. It's a
complicated ordinance the way it was written and the business owners would have to submit
records to the county annually.
The Board is united that this issue is a state issue and the state should be setting the minimum
wage rates. The county agrees but the state has not addressed the issue since 2011, so now the
county is doing so. We are set up for 1 of 3 choices: 1) Support the county ordinance as is; 2)
Opt-Out of the county's requirement and stay with the state; or 3) Modify and make our own. In
this area right now, there are only 3 towns out of many that have made a decision to Opt-Out
which is Rosemont, Barrington, and Mount Prospect.
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There is time but we feel that we need to make a decision early enough to allow the businesses to
make adjustments before July 1. Since we are a Home Rule government entity, we have the
authority to make changes, which is the reason for the Round Table meeting to receive input
from the businesses. An alternative option discussed was that on July 1, 2017, the rate would be
$8.75 per hour,then for tracking purposes we would switch to a calendar year on January 1,
2018 and the rate would be $9.50 per hour, then each January thereafter the rate would be
adjusted similar to social security with a cost of living increase or 2 1/2%, whichever is lower.
The second item proposed was the sick time earned on a calendar year. The Mayor mentioned
that the businesses at the Round Table had concerns primarily with the sick leave as opposed to
the minimum wage rates. The proposal would be one hour of sick leave for every 40 hours of
time worked. We will take all the information received from the businesses and prepare a packet
for the Board to consider. We will likely discuss this issue again during the second meeting in
April. The Board will need to decide if we will Opt-Out, Opt-In with the county, or Modify the
ordinance, which can be done. Again—the state should be addressing this issue and we should
not be dealing with this on the local level.
Public Comment: 7:30 PM
Mayor Johnson asked if anyone would like to step up to the podium and address the Board this
evening regarding the minimum wage/ sick leave ordinance.
1. Sonal Amin - Owner of two 7-Eleven stores in Elk Grove Village bordering of Cook and
DuPage Counties. We are already going to receive a sugar tax in July and the
information that we have gathered is showing that those companies that are affected with
the sugar tax, sales are down 30-50%, which would reduce our net income by 20-30%.
The Village's minimum wage increase proposal would lower our net income by about
$20,000 a year so we propose to Opt-Out the minimum wage increases. If you only have
a few employees, I feel they should be exempt from the sick leave requirement. This
would be a burden for my company and I would have to reduce the number of employees
in order to stay in business.
2. Mr. William Jaworski —The fact that the state and the county are superior agencies, how
is it that the county can force you or anybody to adhere to an ordinance or law that is
passed by the state. I certainly see the benefit that the Village is trying to do and come in
with a lower bid. If you had to approve such an ordinance, this would be the law of Elk
Grove which would undercut the county, but I believe that some of the industrial groups
will get together and challenge this. What is the minimum wage right now for Federal
and State?
Mayor Johnson stated that the Federal is at $7.25 and the State is at $8.25 for minimum
wage. Every state around us—Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa,
and Minnesota are all at $7.25/hour. We are at $8.25 per hour right now.
Mr. Jaworski—There have been no lawsuits from the different states?
Mayor Johnson stated that states can set their own minimum wage. The Federal law
states that you cannot be any lower than their rate, but you can choose to be higher.
Illinois set the rate higher in 2011 and we have to follow what the state dictates.
Mr. Jaworski— So what can the county do about it if we fail to comply? How will it be
enforced? I think that you will end up with a lot of lawsuits and it would be very difficult
to enforce.
Mayor Johnson stated that right now they cannot do anything. We can Opt-Out.
However, the county will do things such as pass a Class 6B for a property tax break with
businesses that are looking to reinvest and modernize vacant buildings, but require the
owner by county law to pay the County's minimum wage. That's another reason why
we are looking to modify it and supersede that requirement.
Mayor Johnson stated that it will be enforced on a complaint basis only. If you work for
a business and feel that you are being paid unfairly, you would file a complaint and then
the Village will go out to the business for documentation. There would be an
adjudication hearing if there was a complaint and if the owner was found not following
the law,they would be fined. We will allow the complaint to be filed anonymously and
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hopefully come to an amicable agreement.
3. Pam Simantz, AJR Industries—I have talked to a lot of business people in the community
in the last two weeks. The Cook County sick pay ordinance is an issue with AJR. We
have a long list of benefits that we give to our employees and we feel that the county is
presenting this with a vague law. They are not stating that the employee has to call in
sick when taking off and the rollover is an issue with us if they can carryover days.
Companies build strong businesses providing benefits to their employees and the
company should have the right to develop their own plan. We feel that Elk Grove should
Opt-Out of the sick pay portion, but we are fine with the minimum wage requirement.
Our employees make far more than the minimum wage rate.
I am very surprised that you have only heard from 19 businesses. This is an important
issue. All of the businesses that I talked to were more concerned with the sick pay issue
than the minimum wage requirement. Commissioner Sean Morrison discussed this issue
at a recent meeting and he did say that he voted against the ordinance.
4. Steve Dorner - Owner of a company that is in its 60th Anniversary. Thirty-two of those
years have been here in Elk Grove Village. I am upset about the government getting
more and more involved on what private industry does.
5. Ken Jarosch, Jarosch Bakery - I would encourage the Board to vote to Opt-Out of the
ordinance. I would agree with Mr. Dorner that I don't think government should be
running our businesses. As far as the legality of the county imposing this, if somebody
has to challenge this I would encourage perhaps the Village of Elk Grove, if that's the
legal entity who could challenge this, and file a lawsuit if that's what needs to be done. I
don't know what the legislation is in Springfield as far as the ability to Opt-Out.
As far as our business is concerned, we provide great benefits to our full-time employees.
We have half-time employees that do not work 40 hours per week but are paid sick time
on a prorated basis. The part-time employees, that are typically students, are off different
times due to football practice, band practice, etc. Keeping track of the hours for those
employees would be a nightmare. The county law allows someone to just take off and
we as owners would have absolutely no authority to say anything. They could all make
doctor appointments on Christmas Eve, which would not be good for my business. Under
the county rule, we would not be able to say anything. I agree with Mr. Dorner's
complaint that the government should stop getting involved in private business. As far as
the suggestion of the $9.50 minimum wage rate, it is certainly more palatable than the
$13 an hour rate. Please keep in mind that it is not what we have to pay people, we just
cannot pay any lower than that. I would urge to Opt-Out. I would rather live at the will
of the state rather than the county. I feel that it is a poorly written law and one size fits all
does not make any sense.
6. Bill Steele—Controller of a moving company here in Elk Grove Village. We hire
summer help that is manual labor and we pay above minimum wage. The Elk Grove
wage proposal would not affect the business that much but the sick time would allow
employees to call in sick when the weather is bad or they just do not feel like coming in
to work. There would be nothing that I could do about it.
7. Robert Renner, Concept Industries - Owner of a Machine Shop fabricating company. We
are what the Elk Grove footprint is all about—manufacturing. Sick leave is the stickler in
a manufacturing company. We have a great benefit program for the employees right now
but if it is easier for employees to call in sick, they may take advantage of it. There
would be an accountability issue there. I don't want the government to dictate how the
businesses are run. Hopefully we can Opt-Out of this thing.
Mayor Johnson stated that no decision will be made right now. We will put out a notice in
advance to get the word out before we vote on it. We may Opt-Out, Opt-In, or Modify so we
will give you time to give feedback to us before we take a vote. We hope to have another
discussion at the end of April and the Chamber will put out a notice when we will be discussing
again. It would be nice to finalize a decision by May.
(Moved on to Trustee Reports)
Trustee Prochno - On March 23, Trustee Czarnik and myself attended a ribbon cutting at OHI
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located at 106 Garlisch.
On Saturday, April 8, from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM the VFW will be having a rib dinner. For more
information, please call 847-439-9284.
The students that are in the Elk Grove High School Italian exchange student program left for
Termini Imerese this week to stay with their host family in Temini.
The Community Character Coalition is coordinating a raffle of a Chevy Corvette provided by
Castle Chevrolet with hopes to raise funds for an elevator at the VFW Post#9284 on Devon
Avenue. Tickets are available online at ccceg.org and the price is $10/1 ticket or $20/3 tickets.
The drawing will be at the July 25 concert on the Village Green.
There are two $1,000 Betty Erickson Memorial Scholarships available to high school seniors that
have demonstrated outstanding leadership, community participation, and service to the
community. Applications are due March 31 st and the winner will be notified some time in
April.
Trustee Feichter - On Friday, April 7, there is an event at the Pavilion called Celebration of
Cultures from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. There will be many exhibitors from Elk Grove Village and
everyone is encouraged to attend.
Trustee Czarnik - Applications are still available for the Frank J. Czarnik Memorial Scholarships
at czarnikgolf.com and the Village website. There are six (6) $1,000 scholarships available to
seniors attending college in the fall. Leadership and volunteerism are the attributes to be
considered and the deadline is April 7, 2017.
Trustee Petri -No report.
Trustee Lissner -No report.
Trustee Franke -No report.
5.ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WARRANT: Motion to authorize payment of invoices as
shown on the March 28, 2017 Accounts Payable Warrant in the amount of
$819,122.50.
Moved by Trustee James P. Petri Seconded by Trustee Nancy J. Czarnik
AYES: Trustee Patton L. Feichter, Trustee Jeffrey C. Franke, Trustee Samuel L. Lissner,
Trustee James P. Petri, Trustee Christine K. Prochno, Trustee Nancy J. Czarnik
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED
6. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Authorization to award the purchase of Bulk Rock Salt through the State
of Illinois Joint Purchasing Contract in the amount of 2,000 tons for the
FY 2017-2018 winter season.
b. Authorization to award the Elk Grove Park District to waive the Liquor
License fees for Class A Liquor Licenses for Fox Run Golf Links and the
Garden Terrace Banquets in the amount of$5,800.
c. Authorization to award a professional services contract with C.C.
Carthage, Inc. of Lake Zurich, IL to Furnish and Deliver Sand and Gravel
in the amount of$37,337.08 from the Water-Sewer Fund.
d. Authorization to award a purchase contract to Rotary Lift of Madison, IN
for the purchase and installation of two (2) in-ground automotive lifts in
the amount of$42,325 from the Capital Projects Fund.
e. Authorization to award a professional services contract with Pemco
Lighting Products, Inc. of Wilmington, DE to Furnish and Deliver
Residential Street Light Poles and various Residential Sign Frames in the
amount of$48,691.50 from various Funds.
f. Authorization to award a professional service contract with Brancato
Landscaping, Inc. of Elk Grove Village, IL for the annual Parkway Turf
Restoration - Hydroseeding contract in the amount of$77,444 from the
Water and Sewer, Recycling, and Public Works General Funds.
g. Adopt Resolution No. 13-17 entitled: "A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE CLERK TO EXECUTE
AND DIRECT THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 971 ROHLWING ROAD TO THE ELK GROVE
VILLAGE PARK DISTRICT."
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h. Adopt Resolution No. 14-17 entitled: "A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE CLERK TO EXECUTE
A FARMERS MARKET LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE AND ELK GROVE FARMERS
MARKET,NFP."
i. Adopt Resolution No. 15-17 entitled: "A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A LETTER OF
RECEIPT STIPULATING THE TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT FOR
AN APPLICATION SEEKING A COOK COUNTY CLASS 6B
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION STATUS PURSUANT TO THE COOK
COUNTY REAL PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION ORDINANCE AS
AMENDED FEBRUARY 15, 2006 FOR CERTAIN REAL ESTATE
LOCATED AT 1200 LUNT AVE."
j. Adopt Resolution No. 16-17 entitled: "A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A LETTER OF
RECEIPT STIPULATING THE TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT FOR
AN APPLICATION SEEKING A COOK COUNTY CLASS 6B
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION STATUS PURSUANT TO THE COOK
COUNTY REAL PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION ORDINANCE AS
AMENDED FEBRUARY 15, 2006 FOR CERTAIN REAL ESTATE
LOCATED AT 220 BOND ST."
Motion to approve Consent Agenda items "a through J".
Moved by Trustee Nancy J. Czarnik Seconded by Trustee Samuel L. Lissner
AYES: Trustee Patton L. Feichter, Trustee Jeffrey C. Franke, Trustee Samuel L. Lissner,
Trustee James P. Petri, Trustee Christine K. Prochno, Trustee Nancy J. Czarnik
NAYS: None
Mayor Johnson asked if there were any public comments on the Consent Agenda
items. There were none.
MOTION CARRIED
7. REGULAR AGENDA - No items on Regular Agenda.
8. PLAN COMMISSION - The items under the Plan Commission are being deferred to the
JPZ Committee.
9. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - No items under the Zoning Board of Appeals.
10. HEALTH &COMMUNITY SERVICES - Trustee Czarnik- There will be a blood drive on
Saturday,April 1, 2017 from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM in rooms A, B and C on the lower level of
the Municipal Complex.
11. RECYCLING &WASTE COMMITTEE - Trustee Feichter- The next recycling event is on
Earth Day,which is Saturday,April 22, 2017 from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Elk Grove
High School parking lot. Please check the website for more information.
12.YOUTH COMMITTEE -Trustee Franke - The Youth Committee and the Elk Grove Parks
Foundation are offering three (3) $1,000 scholarship awards. Applications are available at
the high school career centers as well as on the Village website. Applicant must be a
resident of Elk Grove Village and enrolled in a continuing education program. Applications
are due by May 5, 2017 and the winners will be notified by May 31, 2017.
13. BUSINESS LEADERS FORUMS - Trustees Lissner/Petri - There is a meeting tomorrow
with Ampel Inc at 925 Estes Avenue. The Leadership Forum will be having a webinar that
is invitation only on April 5, 2017 and the topic is "Creating the Right Culture for
Innovation."
14. CABLE TELEVISION COMMITTEE - Trustee Lissner -Xfinity has a lot of applications
available on your television but they may be having youtube available very soon.
15. INFORMATION COMMITTEE - Trustee Prochno - No Report.
16. PARADE COMMITTEE - Trustee Czarnik- The 2017 Hometown Parade will take place
on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 2:00 PM. The theme this year is "Storybook Land" and the
Committee is inviting anyone with a crowd friendly pet to walk in the parade. The Grand
Marshal for the Parade this year is Steve Schmidt. A special thank you to our sponsors:
A&H Plumbing and Heating,Audiogram, Chicago Offset, Crosstown Electric, Elk Grove
Chamber of Commerce, Grove Memorial Chapel, Jerry Castle &Son Hi Lift Inc., RoccoVino's,
the Rotary Club of Elk Grove Village and The Sign Centre. The next meeting will be Monday,
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April 3, 2017 at 5:30 PM.
17. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - Trustee Franke - No Report.
18.JUDICIARY, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE - Trustee Lissner- The JPZ
Committee met before the last meeting and the consensus was to approve and pass along
to the Village Board. The first item was a petition submitted by CH Realty to resubdivide
2080 Lunt Avenue from three (3) lots to one (1) for a tear-down rebuild to construct a
single 100,000 square foot office/warehouse facility.
The other item is a petition submitted by DCT to resubdivide 2201 Arthur Avenue from five
(5) lots to one (1) lot to make improvements to the existing industrial building and
demolish a portion for additional parking.
Motion to prepare the paperwork for Resolutions on the next Consent Agenda.
Moved by Trustee Samuel L. Lissner Seconded by Trustee James P. Petri
AYES: Trustee Jeffrey C. Franke, Trustee Samuel L. Lissner, Trustee James P. Petri, Trustee
Christine K. Prochno, Trustee Nancy J. Czarnik, Trustee Patton L. Feichter
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED
19. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE -Trustee Petri - No Report.
20.AIRPORT UPDATE - Mayor Johnson- No Report.
21. MID-SUMMER CLASSICS CONCERT SERIES UPDATE - Mayor Johnson -The summer
concert line-up is as follows:
July 4, 2017 -Ambrosia, Orleans, Mitch Ryder and The Guess Who (Rotary Green)
July 11, 2017 - Credence Clearwater Revisited (Village Green)
July 18, 2017 - Rodney Atkins (Village Green)
July 25, 2017 - Kool and the Gang (Village Green)
22. SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE - Mayor Johnson -The next special event is the
Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 29, 2017 at 10:45 AM inside the gymnasium of
the Pavilion.
23. LIQUOR COMMISSION - Mayor Johnson- No Report.
24. REPORT FROM VILLAGE MANAGER-Village Manager Rummel - No Report.
25. REPORT FROM VILLAGE CLERK- Lorrie Murphy-As of today, there were 288 votes
for Early Voting thus far. Early Voting will continue here at the Village Hall until Monday,
April 3, 3017. The hours are from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Saturday. There
are no Sunday hours for this election.
26. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - No items under Unfinished Business.
27. NEW BUSINESS - No items of New Business.
28. PUBLIC COMMENT- 8:40 PM - No additional comments from the public.
29.ADJOURNMENT - Motion to adjourn the Village Board Meeting at 8:41 PM.
Moved by Trustee Nancy J. Czarnik Seconded by Trustee Jeffrey C. Franke
AYES: Trustee Jeffrey C. Franke, Trustee Samuel L. Lissner, Trustee James P. Petri, Trustee
Christine K. Prochno; Trustee Nancy J. Czarnik, Trustee Patton L. Feichter
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED
Loretta M. Murphy,Village Clerk
Mayor Craig B.Johnson
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