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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - 10/23/2012 - Emerald Ash Borer & Shed HeightCOMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGENDA October 23, 2012 Room E Following 5:00 p.m. Executive Session NEW BUSINESS 1. Subject: Shed Height Requirements Reference: Minutes from the JPZ meeting 2. Subject: 2013 Board Meeting Dates Reference: Memo featuring proposed Board meeting dates for 2013 3. Subject: EAB Grant Reference: Update regarding EAB grant Issue: Consideration of a recommendation from the Judiciary, Planning & Zoning Committee Issue: Consideration of Board meeting dates for 2013 Issue: Consideration of grant application for Emerald Ash Borer program c: Mayor & Board of Trustees, Village Manager, Deputy Village Manager, Assistant to the Village Manager, Village Attorney, Village Clerk (3/6w/o), All Department Heads (7w/o), Cable Television Coordinator vc. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE October 23, 2012 6:37 p.m. Present: C. Johnson, Mayor P. Feichter, Village Trustee C. Prochno, Village Trustee N. Czarnik, Village Trustee J. Petri, Village Trustee S. Lissner, Village Trustee J. Franke, Village Trustee Absent: None Staff: R. Rummel, Village Manager M. Roan, Deputy Village Manager G. Knickerbocker, Village Attorney M. Pye, Director of Community Development M. Krcik, Director of Human Resources S. Trudan, Deputy Director of Community Development J. Carey, Assistant to the Village Manager Reporter: None Emerald Ash Borer Grant The Committee was advised of a $15,000 grant received by the Village from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for fighting the Emerald Ash Borer. Due to the summer drought, Public Works will remove dead Ash trees on public rights of way as soon as possible rather than the systematic approach utilized during the spring and summer. The consensus of the Committee was to publish information in the next Villager newsletter informing residents how to identify Ash trees on private property. 2013 Village Board Meeting Dates The Committee reviewed the proposed Village Board meeting dates for 2013. The consensus of the Committee was to approve the meeting dates and times with the exception of 5:00 p.m. starts on April 9 and July 16. Shed Height Requirements The Committee was advised of a recommendation by the JPZ Committee on September 27 to reduce the shed height requirements from fifteen feet (15') to twelve feet (12'). The Committee noted that comparable communities have shed heights that vary between ten feet (10') and fifteen feet (15'). The consensus of the Committee was to direct the Village Attorney to bring a text amendment before the Plan Commission to change the shed height requirements from fifteen feet (15') to twelve feet (12'). Meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m. U