HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 05/08/2018 - Village Board MinutesREGULAR VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
May 8, 2018
1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:15 PM
PRESENT: Mayor Craig B. Johnson, Trustees Nancy J. Czarnik, Patton L. Feichter, Samuel L. Lissner,
James P. Petri and Christine K. Prochno
ABSENT: Jeffrey C. Franke
A Quorum was present.
Also Present: Village Manager Raymond R. Rummel, Village Attorney George B. Knickerbocker,
Village Clerk Loretta M. Murphy
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 24, 2018 - Motion to approve the Minutes of the Regular
Village Board Meeting held on April 24, 2018 as submitted and dispensed with the reading.
Moved by Trustee Petri Seconded by Trustee Czarnik
VOICE VOTE - Unanimous Approval (5-0)
MOTION CARRIED
4. MAYOR & BOARD OF TRUSTEES' REPORT -
Mayor Johnson - Mayor Johnson attended the following meetings:
• April 26 - Tollway Board Meeting - A discussion on rebuilding and widening I-294.
• May 3 - Interfaith Council Breakfast hosted by Shinnyo-en Temple in recognition of National Day of
Prayer.
• May 3 - Chamber Wine and Beer Tasting at Belvedere Banquets where over 400 people attended.
• May 5 - Coffee with the Village Board -We are addressing the concerns that were brought to the
Village Board that morning.
PRESENTATIONS -
SWEARING INS
➢ Louis Bacigalupo - New member on the Zoning Board of Appeals;
➢ Connor Marchetti - Police Officer for the Elk Grove Village Police Department; and
➢ Shaun Berens - Police Sergeant for the Elk Grove Village Police Department.
FALLEN SOLDIER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Mayor Johnson asked the Community Character Coalition representatives to join him at the podium to
announce the eight (8) winners of the $1,000 Fallen Soldier Memorial Scholarships. There were nine
members on the selection committee to evaluate the scholarship winners. David Miller, Pat Watson,
Georgia Heart, Fred Geinosky, Curt Hansen, Birdie Bisceglie, Pat Feichter, Brian Homann, and Donna
Dickson. Originally there were only four (4) scholarships designated for this year but during the
evaluation process, Donna Dickson wrote a check for an additional $4,000 so that all of the applicants
receive an award. The following students were present to accept their awards:
➢ Jonathan Faughn, Elk Grove High School - Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa,
Intended Major is Mechanical Engineering
➢ Abigail Farmer, Elk Grove High School - Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois
Intended Major is Industrial Engineering
➢ Elissa Grace Meitzler, Conant High School - Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois
Intended Major is Nursing and Spanish
➢ Zoe Blomquist, Elk Grove High School - University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio
Intended Major is Physical Therapy
➢ Ashley Szull, Elk Grove High School - Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa
Intended Major is Pharmacy
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➢ Tyler Mercurio, Conant High School - Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa
Intended Major is Meteorology
➢ Blake Dos Santos, Conant High School - University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, Illinois
Intended Major is Actuarial Science
➢ Brandon Yuan, Conant High School -University Of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, Illinois
Intended Major is Actuarial Science
TRUSTEE REPORTS -
Trustee Czarnik - Attended the Arbor Day Celebration at Audubon Park on Friday, April 27 where the
Park District planted a Shingle Oak tree to commemorate the day.
The National Day of Prayer Interfaith Council Breakfast was Thursday, May 3, at the Shinnyo-en Temple.
Attended an Eagle Scout Ceremony with Trustee Prochno on May 7th for Connor O'Hara with Troop 495.
The six recipients of the Frank J. Czarnik Memorial Scholarships are Brooke Brottman, Jonathan Faughn,
Amanda Klingsporn, Tyler Mercurio, Nitinshankar Subramanian and Ashley Szull.
The Frank J. Czarnik Annual Golf Outing is Friday, August 17th with a shotgun start at 1:00 PM. The cost
is $90 and registration can be made at the Fox Run Golf Links.
Trustee Feichter - The Community Character Coalition in conjunction with the students from Elk Grove
High School and members of the Township collected 1,068 donations outside Jewel on Saturday for the
local food pantries.
A radar detection system has been installed at the corner of Ridge and Devon to give cyclists traveling
north or south on Ridge Avenue a crossing signal to ensure safety. This intersection is part of the Salt
Creek Bicycle Trail and the sensor is in the pavement near the bicycle marker to provide a safer
environment for the cyclists using the trail.
On Wednesday, there will be a Day of Remembrance to honor those cyclists that have lost their lives or
were injured on bicycles. The Friends of Cycling in Elk Grove will host a Ride of Silence on Wednesday at
6:30 PM that will kick off at the Hattendorf Center.
Congressman Raja was at a Meet Chicago Northwest meeting to provide an update on items such as
federal funding for tourism and allow members of the Executive Committee to express any concerns or
interests. Tourism is on the upswing in the Northwest Suburbs and the Congressman has a goal to make
the northwest suburbs a worldwide destination.
Trustee Prochno - The VFW will have their Fried Chicken Dinner on Saturday, May 19, from 5:00 PM to
8:30 PM. The cost is $13.50 per person. Call 847-439-9284 for reservations.
Attended the Eagle Scout Ceremony with Trustee Czarnik and each ceremony that the Village Board has
attended over the past thirty years has showcased truly amazing projects for the community. Many of
the scouts have earned scholarship awards which shows the dedication that they have to the
community.
The two Betty Erickson Memorial Scholarship winners are Nitinshankar Subramanian and Connor
O'Hara. The winners will receive their scholarship awards at the Lioness dinner on Monday, May 14th.
Everyone is invited to attend the annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 28th at 10:45 AM
indoors at the Elk Grove Park District Pavilion. This is the 20th year for the Memorial Day Ceremony.
This is a great family event to honor those that have sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
Trustee Petri - The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) is a national organization that represents
public education and government access programming both nationally and internationally, has selected
The Village of Elk Grove - EGTV as the winner of its Hometown Video Awards Overall Excellence in
Government Access Award for 2018. The Hometown Video Awards is the nation's premier video
competition for public, educational and government access television stations.
Trustee Lissner - No Report.
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5. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WARRANT: Motion to authorize payment of invoices as shown on the
April 30, 2018 Accounts Payable Warrant in the amount of $1,627,123.52.
Moved by Trustee Petri Seconded by Trustee Czarnik
AYES: Trustees Feichter, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czarnik
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED - Unanimous Approval (5-0)
Motion to authorize payment of invoices as shown on the May 8, 2018 Accounts Payable Warrant
in the amount of $655,298.30.
Moved by Trustee Petri Seconded by Trustee Czarnik
AYES: Trustees Feichter, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czarnik
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED - Unanimous Approval (5-0)
6. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Authorization of a request from AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center to waive permit fees
in the amount of $18,018.00 for the expansion of the Cardiac Cath Laboratory at 800
Biesterfield Road.
b. Authorization of a request from Living Hope Church, 777 Meacham Road, to waive permit fees
for parking lot maintenance in the amount of $412.00.
c. Authorization of a request from the Elk Grove Park District to waive permit fees in the amount of
$634.00 for parking lot repairs at Audubon Park, 300 East Elk Grove Boulevard.
d. Authorization of a request from the Elk Grove Park District to waive permit fees in the amount of
$315.00 for asphalt walking path repairs at the Pavilion, 1000 Wellington Avenue.
e. Authorization of a request from the Elk Grove Park District to waive permit fees in the amount of
$227.00 for parking lot maintenance at the Administration Building, 499 Biesterfield Road.
f. Authorization of a request from the Elk Grove Park District to waive permit fees in the amount of
$25.00 for parking lot maintenance at Lions Park, 180 Lions Drive.
g. Authorization of a request from the Elk Grove Park District, located at 499 Biesterfield Road, to waive
FY 2018/19 vehicle sticker fees in the amount of $2,200.
h. Authorization of a request from the Fraternal Order of Police Elk Grove Village Lodge No. 35, to waive
FY 2018-19 business license fees in the amount of $50.
i. Authorization of a request from the Rotary Club of Elk Grove Village for the following:
• to authorize a $15,000 contribution to the 2018 RotaryFest event that takes place from June 13,
2018 through June 17, 2018;
• to authorize the Rotary Club to host a fireworks display on Saturday, June 16, 2018;
• to waive the fee for a temporary Class A liquor license ($2,900), a carnival license ($500), and a
food caterer's license fee ($100) for a total amount of $3,500; and
• to waive the permit fee for the use of a fire hydrant for non -firefighting purposes in the amount
of $75.
j. Authorization to renew an annual purchase contract with On Time Embroidery, Inc. of Elk Grove
Village, IL for department uniforms and accessories in the amount of $34,800 from the General Fund.
k. Authorization to award a purchase contract through the National Purchasing Partners (NPP) government
purchasing cooperative Fire/Rescue GPO contract to Municipal Emergency Services (MES) of Deer
Creek, IL for the purchase of thirty-four (34) sets of custom turnout gear in the amount of $78,200 from
the General Fund.
1. Authorization to award a construction contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder Acqua
Contractors Corporation of Villa Park, IL for the Storm Sewer Improvement - Beisner R.O.W. in the
amount of $601,350.00 from the Water/Sewer Fund.
in. Authorization to award a professional service contract with HR Green, Inc. of McHenry, IL to provide
the necessary construction engineering services for the Storm Sewer Improvement - Beisner R.O.W.
project in the amount of $78,329.26 from the Water/Sewer Fund.
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n. Authorization to adopt Ordinance No. 3552 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION
OF SECTION 3-7:1)(3) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
SIX FOOT (6) HIGH WOOD FENCE EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY FORTY SIX FEET (46')
BEYOND A LINE EXTENDED FROM THE NEAREST FRONT CORNER OF THE PRINCIPAL
BUILDING ON AN ADJACENT SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT WITH ONE SECTION
RUNNING PARALLEL WITH THE SIDEWALK FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1450 JAMES
WAY, ELK GROVE VILLAGE."
o. Authorization to adopt Ordinance No. 3553 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN
ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIAL USE TO THE VILLAGE TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION AND
LOCATION IN SEVERAL ZONED DISTRICTS AS WELL AS RELATED VARIATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO SIGNAGE, STORAGE, HEIGHTS, SETBACKS, DETACHED ACCESSORY
STRUCTURES, FENCING AND PRINCIPAL STRUCTURES FOR THE MEACHAM FIRE
STATION, FARGO FIRE STATION AND THE NEW DEVON AVENUE PUBLIC WORKS
FACILITY."
Mayor asked if the Village Board had any questions or if anyone would like to address the Village
Board on the Consent Agenda items tonight. See none. Hear none.
Motion to approve Consent Agenda items a. through o.
Moved by Trustee Czarnik Seconded by Trustee Petri
VOICE VOTE
MOTION CARRIED - Unanimous Approval (5-0)
7. REGULAR AGENDA - There were no items on the Regular Agenda.
8. PLAN COMMISSION - Village Manager Rummel - There were no items under Plan Commission.
9. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - Village Manager Rummel - No items under the Zoning Board of
Appeals for discussion this evening.
10. YOUTH COMMITTEE - Trustee Prochno - The Youth Committee will be meeting the last Saturday in
May to select the scholarship winners. The winners will be notified in early June and announced at the
June 19th Village Board Meeting to receive their certificates.
11. BUSINESS LEADERS FORUM - Trustee Petri - No Report.
12. CABLE TELEVISION COMMITTEE - Trustee Lissner - No Report.
13. HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES - Trustee Czarnik - A Caring Place is a respite program
available from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at Christus Victor Church.
This is a great socialization program for adults. They are now partnered with Intouch Home Care to
offer a full day of care services at an affordable daily rate. Intouch can provide services that includes
transportation to and from A Caring Place as well as assist in dressing and preparing for the day. Please
call 847-437-2666 x24 for more information. The program is organized and supervised by trained and
caring staff.
14. INFORMATION COMMITTEE - Trustee Lissner - On Saturday, June 2nd, Nick Nikola will be
conducting the annual Salt Creek Cleanup Day from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM to remove garbage from the
creek.
The next Wednesday night session at Enclave will be on May 16th entitled "E-Motion as a Core
Competency". Registration can be made through the Enclave website.
The week of May 6 - May 12 is Public Service Recognition Week honoring all Federal, State, County and
Local government employees. The Mayor and Board of Trustees thank the employees for making Elk
Grove Village a truly better and safe exceptional place to live.
The week of May 13 - May 19 is National Police Week to honor and remember the Fallen Law
Enforcement Officers who have lost their lives serving the communities.
15. RECYCLING & WASTE COMMITTEE - Trustee Feichter - The next Electronics Recycling and
Document Destruction Event is Saturday, June 2, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Oakton Fire Station
(1000 Oakton).
A second event is scheduled for Paint and Motor Oil Recycling on Saturday, June 9, from 9:00 AM to
12:00 PM in the Elk Grove High School parking lot. This event is limited to only Elk Grove residents and
they will only accept paint, motor oil and antifreeze.
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16. PARADE COMMITTEE - Trustee Czarnik - The Hometown Parade will be on Saturday, June 16, at
2:00 PM. The theme is Music Through the Ages. The Elk Grove Food Pantry will be participating by
collecting canned food donations along the parade route. Spectators can place their canned goods in the
shopping cart that will be pushed alongside the parade route. The Grand Marshal will be Kitty Weiner to
lead off the parade. Kitty is a member of the Elk Grove Rotary Club, Community Character Coalition and
was instrumental in raising the money for the VFW elevator building fund. A special thank you to our
sponsors: A & H Plumbing and Heating, Chicago Offset, Cross Town Electric, Grove Memorial Chapel,
Jaco Tech, Jarvis Lighting, Jerry Castle & Son Hi -Lift Inc., RoccoVino's Italian Restaurant, Rohlig USA LLC,
and the Rotary Club of Elk Grove Village. The next Parade meeting is on Monday, June 3, at 5:30 PM at
the Charles J. Zettek Municipal Building in Room E.
17. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - No Report.
18. JUDICIARY, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE - Trustee Prochno - No Report.
19. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE - Trustee Czarnik - Construction season has started. The
John F. Kennedy temporary pavement placements and patching was completed in April and now the
State One traffic pattern at the Salt Creek Bridge is in effect. The contractor is working on sidewalk
removal on the bridge deck along the south side of the bridge. A reminder to all pedestrians and bikers
that the south sidewalk between Brantwood Avenue and Cypress Lane is closed and to please use the
north sidewalk. The new Village gateway at Devon and I-290 is progressing, the stonework for the sign
foundation and column is completed.
20. AIRPORT UPDATE - Mayor Johnson - No report.
21. MID -SUMMER CLASSICS CONCERT SERIES UPDATE - Mayor Johnson - The concert lineup is as
follows:
• July 4 - Big & Rich - Rotary Green (near Elk Grove High School) followed by fireworks;
• July 10 - Richard Marx - Village Green (near the Clock Tower);
• July 17 - "Two for Tuesday" Sister Sledge and the Village People - Village Green;
• July 24 - Dionne Warwick - Village Green; and
• July 31- Bret Michaels - Village Green.
22. SPECIAL EVENTS - Mayor Johnson - The Annual State of the Village Address will be on Thursday,
May 10 at the Belvedere at 11:30 AM. Please contact the Chamber for details.
23. LIQUOR COMMISSION - Mayor Johnson - No Report.
24. REPORT FROM VILLAGE MANAGER - No Report.
25. REPORT FROM VILLAGE CLERK - No Report.
26. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - No items under Unfinished Business.
27. NEW BUSINESS - No items for New Business.
28. PUBLIC COMMENT - 8:15 PM - Mr. Oberg, as President of 720 Wellington, addressed the Village
Board regarding concerns on heat regulations for the building. The Ordinance dictates that heat needs
to be supplied from October 1 to May 15. Every 6 months the residents worry about what the weather
will be because there are generally two weeks between seasons when it is difficult to regulate the
heat/air conditioning during the time frame of the ordinance.
Mr. Oberg stated that he believes that the ordinance was intended for rental properties. 1) We have no
renters and everyone does not have complete control over their heating or cooling. 2) The Illinois
Department of Health through their air quality guidelines states that the indoor temperature during the
summer should be no higher than 79 degrees and so far this year it has been in the 80's in the units.
Even with the windows open and fans blowing, we have no way to cool our unit down. I feel that the
ordinance is not being applied correctly to our building and it hinders us from being able to provide the
best air quality for our residents when the temperature rises. I believe that our board should be looking
out for the residents as far as the air quality and with the ordinance the way that it is written, we don't
have much say in that.
Mayor Johnson stated that the ordinance goes back about eight years when many residents from other
buildings were concerned so the Village Board modified the ordinance. What we did was if the board of
any given building has a public meeting and the members vote to change the dates, you can do that. If
the majority members of your board agree to change the dates to put the air conditioning on effective
May 1st, you can do that. You just need to call a board meeting, notify your residents like you do for any
other board meeting stating the purpose of the meeting, time and location. State that you want to move
the dates from say May 1st instead of May 15th through October 15th, and call a vote. Notify the Village
that you had a meeting, record the super majority vote, and we will give you that variation. There have
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been other buildings that have done that. We understand the problem but we also want to make sure
that the majority makes the decision. We don't want one or two people making the decision for 80 or 90
people in the building. We understand that your building is difficult to switch from heat to air rapidly
which is why they only do it twice a year. If the statute is limited to only rental units, you will be
exempted out if you can prove that there are only owner units in the building. We will need a written
document stating that the building is owner occupied from the management company. However, if this
is granted, the Village will put a letter out to all units informing them of the changes and that the Village
no longer has jurisdiction on the building and to contact the Condo Association Board to field the calls.
Please keep in mind that nothing has changed yet. If you get it to us before the next meeting, we can
address it at the next board meeting.
29. ADJOURNMENT - Motion to adjourn the Village Board meeting at 8:29 PM.
Moved by Trustee Czarnik Seconded by Trustee Feichter
AYES: Trustees Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czarnik, Feichter
NAYS: None.
MOTION CARRIED
Mayor Craig B. Johnson
Loretta M. Murphy, Village Clerk
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