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JPZ COMMITTEE MEETING
July 22, 20132
11:05 a.m.
JPZ.Members Present: Sam Lissner,VillageTrustee, Chairman
Jeff Franke,Village Trustee
Chris Prochno,Village Trustee
Staff: Raymond Rummel, Village Manager
George Knickerbocker, Village Attorney
Joe Carey, Assistant to the Village Manager
Judy Keegan, Village Clerk
Mary Jo Pye, Director, CD
Charles Walsh,Deputy Chief, Police
Cathy Carr, Public Service Officer,Police
Giordan Kaplan, Env. Health Inspector, CD
DOOR TO DOOR SOLICITORS ORDINANCE
The Village Board directed the JPZ to meet and discuss the current rules and regulations
pertaining to solicitors. This direction was brought about due to several complaints involving
electrical aggregation companies soliciting in the Village. Currently, the Village requires a
peddler license to be processed through the Police Department while the Village Clerk's
Office processes solicitation permits. The Village Clerk provided the Committee with
solicitation rules for the Village's comparable communities as well as Oak Brook's. The
Village currently also provides a list of solicitors on the Village website. The Police
Department Crime Prevention Division has spoken with residents about solicitors and has
distributed "No Solicitor" decals. These decals are also available at the Village Hall. An
article in the recent Villager newsletter also addressed solicitation. The JPZ Committee was
advised that background checks are currently performed on the individuals soliciting in the
Village, but that the companies themselves ate not investigated.
Recommendation
The consensus of the Committee was to direct the Village Attorney to investigate whether
the Village could perform background checks on the companies requesting solicitation
permits. At a minimum, this would involve the Village checking with the Better Business
Bureau and the State's Attorney's Office.
PETS PER HOUSEHOLD
The Committee discussed a pet survey conducted by Community Development of the
Village's comparable communities and the current Pet Licensing information provided by
staff. The Committee discussed the current issues staff faces regarding pets. The Village
Attorney recommended that the current Animal Control Ordinance be amended to restrict
the number of litters to a maximum of two (2) litters per household in any one calendar year.
The Committee discussed the existing animal trap loan program administered by Police.
The Public Service Officer conveyed the difficulties that residents are having setting the
traps, disposing of the trapped animal and then cleaning the traps. Staff suggested that the
Village could collect bids from vendors to become a preferred animal contractor for
residents.
The Committee discussed the restrictions that other communities have placed on the
number of pets per household. Staff indicated that the current ordinances provide them
with adequate tools to deal with complaints that may arise based on the number of pets in a
household.
Recommendation
The consensus of the Committee was the following:
• To concur with the recommendation of the Village Attorney to restrict the number
of litters to a maximum of two (2) per household in a calendar year.
• To not place any restrictions on the number of pets per household.
• To direct staff to pursue pricing for a preferred vendor animal trapping company
that residents may utilize at their own expense. The Committee may meet when
information is available by staff on a recommended animal trapping firm(s).
The meeting adjourned at 11:46 a.m.
C: Mayor and Board of Trustees, Village Clerk, Village Manager, Deputy Village
Manager, Assistant to the Village Manager, Director of Community Development,
Village Attorney, Police Chief