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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 03/08/2011 - VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS HELD AT THE CHARLES J. ZETTEK MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 901 WELLINGTON AVENUE ON TUESDAY MARCH 8,2011 Mayor Craig B. Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:24 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor: Craig B. Johnson; Trustees: Nancy J. Czarnik, Patton L. Feichter, Jeffrey C. Franke, Samuel L. Lissner, James P. Petri, Chris Prochno Also Present: Village Manager Raymond R. Rummel; Village Attorney George B. Knickerbocker;,and Village Clerk Judith M. Keegan A quorum was present. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE /INVOCATION 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion to approve the minutes of the Regular Village Board Meeting held on February 22, 2011 as submitted and dispense with the reading. MOVED: Trustee Petri SECONDED: Trustee Czarnik VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED 4. REPORT OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES—Mayor Johnson asked for Board concurrence to appoint Rosanna DeFrenza to the Youth Committee. Motion to approve the appointment of Rosanna De Frenza to the Youth Committee. MOVED: Trustee Franke SECONDED: Trustee Czarnik AYES: Trustees Feichter, Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czarnik NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED Ross Rowe, EGTV Channel 6 Cable Coordinator, gave a presentation on the ease and accessibility of viewing Channel 6 on the computer. Channel 6 has been streaming live to the web for a couple of years. In the past, it was necessary to go through several links in order to access the live stream. Some changes have been made and the live stream now appears immediately on the EGTV page of the Village website. Live stream is also directly available on iPod, iPhone, and Android style phones by downloading the U-stream application. A windows phone device application will be available in the future. Channel 6 is hoping to have their on-demand site available for live stream in the spring. The Ustream application is free to download from the application store on the phone by simply searching "Ustream." The live stream can be seen anywhere in the world. Trustee Prochno reported that she, Trustee Lissner and Trustee Petri attended the Eagle Scout ceremony for Joseph Noto on Sunday, February 27, 2011. For Joseph's project he built a 4- square garden behind the Elk Grove Historical Society Farmhouse Museum. Following the Eagle Scout ceremony, they attended a reception at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit called "A Celebration of our Ministries." The reception highlighted the different programs currently going on within the Church. They spoke about"Packages 4 Patriots." Boxes are packed with items to send overseas to the soldiers. "Nancy's Aloe Project" is a project in honor of a member of the community who passed away from cancer. She used aloe for her cancer radiation treatment. The group grows aloe plants and donates them to Alexian Brothers Medical Center. Grace International Preschool spoke about their language program. Four 1 VBM 3-8-11 0 languages are taught to the students. The Stephen Ministry spoke about the "Living Nativity" program which they present every year during the holidays. Trustee Prochno stated it was a very informative event. On Saturday, March 5, 2011, Trustee Prochno attended the Historical Society's new exhibit"The Doctor Is In: A history of medicine in Elk Grove." The exhibit provides information about local physicians, common illnesses, quack medicine, and home remedies. Visitors can also view a sick room in the historic house, herbs in the 4-square garden, and a doctor's surrey in the barn. It was a wonderful presentation and they are also incorporating a live presentation on Clara Barton, Civil War Nurse on March 19, 2011. The Exhibit will run for a few months. Contact the Historical Society or the Park District for their hours of operation. Trustee Petri complimented Eagle Scout Joseph Noto for picking a project within Elk Grove Village. Twenty five Scouts from Troop 95 attended the Eagle Scout Ceremony. There are forty-six Eagle Scouts in Troop 95. On March 2, 2011, Trustee Petri, Trustee Lissner and Josh Grodzin, Director of Business Development & Marketing attended a session at Collections Inc. on Busse Road. A Proclamation was presented to honor their employees for their high quality customer service. Trustee Feichter commended Village Attorney George Knickerbocker for acting as an auctioneer at a recent fundraiser for the Buddy Foundation and thanked him for being a long time supporter of the Foundation. On February 24, 2011 Mayor Johnson, Trustee Feichter, Trustee Czarnik, and Trustee Lissner attended a meeting held by the Woodfield Chicago,Northwest Convention Bureau with Elk Grove Village hotels. About three quarters of the Village's hotels attended the meeting. The meeting focused on what services the Bureau could offer the hotels of Elk Grove Village. Mayor Johnson welcomed the hotels and stressed how important they are to the economy of Elk Grove Village. Trustee Czamik announced the spring banners are on display. There are four $1,000 Frank J. Czarnik Scholarships available to Elk Grove Village residents graduating from high school this year and attending college in the fall. Scholarship applications are available at Elk Grove High School, Conant High School, St. Viator High School, the Elk Grove Park District office, or by contacting Trustee Czarnik. Applications are due May 20, 2011. Trustee Lissner commented how nice the Eagle Scout Ceremony was and that Police Chief Schmidt was working on obtaining a count of how many Eagle Scouts there are in the other three Elk Grove Troops. Trustee Lissner and Mayor Johnson attended a Town Hall meeting held by State Representative Michelle Mussman. Representative Mussman is new to the position and has been obtaining a lot of information. She has been diligent in sharing this information with the public. 5. APPROVAL OF WARRANT Motion to authorize payment of invoices as shown on the February 28, 2011 Accounts Payable Warrant in the amount of$592,797.14. MOVED: Trustee Petri SECONDED: Trustee Czamik AYES: Trustees Feichter, Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czarnik NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED Motion to authorize payment of invoices as shown on the March 8,2011 Accounts Payable Warrant in the amount of$443,005.60. MOVED: Trustee Petri SECONDED: Trustee Czarnik AYES: Trustees Feichter, Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czamik NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED 2 VBM 3-8-11 0 6. CONSENT AGENDA A. Alexian Brothers Medical Center—Authorization of a request to waive the permit fees for their Cardiac Rehabilitation Department renovation project in the amount of$3,076 B. Natural Resources Consulting Inc. Cottage Grove WI—Authorization to increase an existing professional services contract for the first phase of design work associated with the Busse Woods Dam Modification Project in the amount of$5,652.36, for a total contract amount of$35,652.36 from the Capital Projects Fund. C. Class 6B — 160 Lively Boulevard—Adopt Resolution No. 11-11 entitled "A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATENESS FOR CLASS 6B STATUS PURSUANT TO THE COOK COUNTY REAL PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION ORDINANCE AS AMENDED FEBRUARY 15, 2006 FOR CERTAIN REAL ESTATE LOCATED AT 160 LIVELY BOULEVARD, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS" D. Village Code Amendment—Adopt Ordinance No. 3257 entitled"AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8-4-3-1F, SECTION 8-4-3-2H AND SECTION 8-4-3-3G OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE PERTAINING TO POLITICAL, NON-COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING SIGNS" E. Village Code Amendment—Adopt Ordinance No. 3258 entitled"AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE A. PEDDLERS AND ARTICLE B. SOLICITORS OF CHAPTER 9 PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS OF TITLE 3 OF THE ELK GROVE VILLAGE CODE" Motion to approve Consent Agenda items "A, B, C, D and E." Mayor Johnson asked for comments or questions from the Village Board, staff or members of the audience. There were none. MOVED: Trustee Czarnik SECONDED: Trustee Franke AYES: Trustees Feichter, Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czamik NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED 7. REGULAR AGENDA-None BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 8. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE - CHAIRMAN PETRI—Sewer work will begin in a few weeks when the weather gets nicer. Mayor Johnson asked for everyone's patience while work is being done. 9. JUDICIARY, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE - CHAIRMAN LISSNER—No Report. 10. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - CHAIRMAN FRANKE—No Report. 11. RECYCLING & WASTE COMMITTEE—CHAIRMAN FEICHTER—No Report. 12. INFORMATION COMMITTEE - TRUSTEE PROCHNO—On Saturday, March 12, 2011, the VFW is hosting a St. Patrick's Day dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. A traditional corned beef and cabbage meal will be served. The Kenneth Young Center is a mental health facility in Elk Grove Village. They have been hit hard by the State cuts in financing and therefore try to fundraise in as many ways possible. The resale shop will be hosting a"Prom Dress Extravaganza." Anyone wishing to donate a dress should drop them off by April 4, 2011. All proceeds from the sale will go to the Kenneth Young services. The Kenneth Young "Walk for the Mental Health of It" will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Busse Woods. Check-in begins at 8:00 a.m. and the walk begins at 9:00 a.m. Collect pledges and walk to raise money for the Kenneth Young Center. 3 VBM 3-8-11 13. INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION COMMISSION-TRUSTEES LISSNER/PETRI—Trustee Petri reported the Industrial/Commercial Revitalization Commission met on February 24,2011. At the meeting the Commission reviewed and approved the 2011/2012 budget and there was a minor review of the Master Plan. There is a tentative date of May 19, 2011 for the Master Plan to be presented to the full Board. On February 24, 2011 from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. the Village hosted "Police Academy for Business." This program was geared towards making businesses aware of crimes that are taking place and what they can do for crime prevention. The program included time in the gun range using a new computerized system. The businesses liked the program and provided positive feedback about the event. Trustee Lissner reported that Josh Grodzin, Director of Business Development& Marketing, gave a presentation at the February 24`h ICRC meeting about a new link on the Village's website. The link shows available business sites within Elk Grove Village. The ICRC Commissioners were all very impressed. The new link should help bring new businesses into Elk Grove. People from all over the country can view the available sites. There was a Class 6B on the Consent Agenda. The 6B is for property located on Lively Boulevard for a company which may relocate from Schaumburg. The business would provide twenty full-time positions and five temporary positions. 14. YOUTH COMMITTEE - TRUSTEE FRANKE—Applications for the Youth Committee scholarships are due May 16, 2011. There will.be two $1,000 scholarships from the Village and one $1,000 scholarship from the Elk Grove Parks Foundation. Applications can be downloaded from the Village website or they are available at the high schools and the Park District office. All instructions are included with the application. 15. PARADE COMMITTEE - TRUSTEE CZARNIK—The parade is June 18, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. The parade theme is "Broadway on Parade." Applications have been received and some themes have already been picked. Those already picked include Grease, Jersey Boys, Oklahoma, Mary Poppins, Lion King, Annie, and South Pacific. Trustee Czarnik thanked parade sponsors, A&H Plumbing, Chicago Offset Printing, Rocco Vino's, Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce, and Alpha Graphics. Dr. Alan J. Shapiro is the Parade Grand Marshall. Dr. Shapiro and his wife Sheri moved to Elk Grove Village in 1967. They raised three sons in Elk Grove Village. Dr. Shapiro was appointed to the Fire and Police Commission on February 13, 1968. He served as a member until August 17, 2004 at which time he was appointed to the position of Chairman of the Fire and Police Commission. His devotion to this position has made it possible for Elk Grove Village to have the finest Police and Fire personnel. It is our honor to acknowledge his efforts all these years. The next meeting of the Parade Committee will be April 4, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. 16. PLAN COMMISSION - VILLAGE MANAGER—The Plan Commission issued a Finding of Fact recommending approval of the installation of residential-friendly lighting at Elk Grove High School's football field. The lighting would consist of four poles. There are currently six poles. Two poles would be eighty feet high and two would be one hundred feet high. The six existing poles would be removed. One of the hundred foot poles would serve as an antenna for Verizon Wireless. Dave Trost, representative from Verizon Wireless, was present in the audience. Village staff recommended that all four poles be installed by August 1, 2011 to ensure the football season can go uninterrupted at Elk Grove High School. Mayor Johnson stated the current lighting at the high school is extremely bright and spills onto the surrounding residential properties. With today's technology there is a form of lighting called down-lighting which has very little spillage past the field itself. The lighting change would have a positive impact on the neighborhood. The lighting was approved unanimously by the Plan Commission. Mayor Johnson asked Mr. Trost if Verizon could meet the timeframe. Mr. Trost stated that Verizon Wireless cannot control when they receive their approvals from the regulatory agencies, 4 VBM 3-8-11 therefore the August I"date might be difficult to meet. He asked if the installation could be contingent upon receipt of all regulatory approvals. Mayor Johnson expressed his concerns with that because of a past delay at Wheeling High School which was caused by Verizon, not regulatory agencies. Mr. Trost stated that Verizon could not apply for regulatory approvals until they have zoning approval and a building permit. It was explained that Verizon is installing one pole and Elk Grove High School is installing the other three poles. Mayor Johnson asked why the high school is able to install the three poles without regulatory approval but Verizon cannot install one pole. Mr. Trost stated it was part of Verizon's licensing. They must meet the regulations of the FCC and FAA to keep their license. The Village Attorney asked if the high school could install all four poles and then assign one over to Verizon. Mr. Trost stated the pole would have to be taken down and replaced because the pole for Verizon's equipment is built to a different standard. Mayor Johnson asked if Verizon could install a temporary light pole. Mr. Trost stated he would have to research that. It was decided the Village Attorney would discuss things further with Mr. Trost and conditional wording would be put into the Ordinance granting a Special Use to Verizon. Motion to direct the Village Attorney to prepare the necessary documents for a Special Use Permit and zoning variation to replace an existing light standard with a stealth wireless communications tower and new residential-friendly lighting at 500 W.Elk Grove Boulevard. MOVED: Trustee Feichter SECONDED: Trustee Czamik AYES: Trustees Feichter, Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czamik NAYS: None 17. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - VILLAGE MANAGER—No Report 18. REPORTS OF OTHER BOARDS, COMMISSIONS & COMMITTEES a. CABLE TV COMMITTEE - TRUSTEES PETRI/LISSNER—Trustee Lissner stated there has been progress with the AT&T U-verse problem. He is hoping there will be a resolution to the issue in the near future allowing AT&T users to watch Channel 6 live. b. HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD -TRUSTEE CZARNIK—On Saturday, February 12, 2011 the Department of Health & Community Services held an Immunization Clinic. Twelve children attended and thirty-two vaccines were administered. Of the twelve children, three were from Elk Grove, two from Schaumburg, and seven were from surrounding communities. Community Spirit Award winners from the month of February were Paige Shallcross and Stefie Girardi. There was no one for March. Winners are featured on"In the Grove" on Channel 6. Since December Blooming Flowers has been delivering a bouquet of flowers to each Community Spirit Award winner. Trustee Czamik thanked Blooming Flowers for the additional recognition. Acknowledge a good deed by nominating someone for the Community Spirit Award. Forms are available at Village Hall, the Library, the Pavilion and Jarosch Bakery. The Community Spirit Committee will be meeting on March 23, 2011 to acknowledge more Sprit winners. The next meeting of the Health& Community Services Board will be Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the lower level of the Zettek Municipal Building. c. LIQUOR COMMISSION - MAYOR JOHNSON—No Report d. SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE—MAYOR JOHNSON—The Mid-Summer Classics Concert series will be taking place in July. e. TOUR OF ELK GROVE UPDATE—MAYOR JOHNSON—The 2011 Tour of Elk Grove will be held on August 5, 6 and 7, 2011. 5 VBM 3-8-11 19. REPORT FROM THE VILLAGE CLERK—Early voting will be taking place at Village Hall March 14, 2011 through March 31, 2011, Monday through Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Hattendorf Center will no longer'be a polling location on Election Day. The three precincts that have been voting there will now vote at the Rainbow Falls Center. Registered Voters in those precincts should receive notification of the change from the Cook County Clerk's office. 20. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Village Board -None Village Attorney- None 21. REPORT FROM THE VILLAGE MANAGER—No Report 22. NEW BUSINESS—Trustee Petri noted there was a Sister Cities meeting on February 28, 2011. Prior to the official meeting, there was a meeting with the twelve students and their parents who hosted the Sicilian students when they were here over Thanksgiving. Those same students are going to Sicily on March 18, 2011 through March 28, 2011. They will be staying with the same students they hosted. AUDIENCE —6:02 p.m. —No Response 23. ADJOURNMENT - Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:02 p.m. MOVED: Trustee Czamik SECONDED: Trustee Franke AYES: Trustees Franke, Lissner,Petri, Prochno, Czarnik,Feichter NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED Judith M. Keegan Village Clerk Mayor Craig B. Johnson Village of Elk Grove Village 6 VBM 3-8-11