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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 10/08/2013 - VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES ��ROVE VILL, 9 ' J �f�xCFPT10YAlG���,2 . MINUTES REGULAR VILLAGE BOARD MEETING October 8, 2013 1. CALL TO ORDER—7:24 p.m.—Roll Call Present: Mayor Craig B. Johnson, Trustees Nancy J. Czamik, Patton L. Feichter, Jeffrey C. Franke, Samuel L. Lissner, James P. Petri, Christine K. Prochno A Quorum was present Also Present: Village.Manager Raymond R. Rummel, Village Attorney George B. Knickerbocker and Village Clerk Judith M. Keegan 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF September 24, 2013 Motion to approve the Minutes of the Regular Village Board Meeting held on September 24,2013 as submitted and dispense with the reading. Moved by Trustee Petri Seconded by Trustee Czamik VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED 4. MAYOR & BOARD OF TRUSTEES' REPORT—Mayor Johnson attended the following meetings and events: September 25, 2013 —Manufacturing Summit held by Carr Machine &Tool. September 27, 2013 —Community Character Coalition"Celebration of Character"at the Pavilion. October 3, 2013 —Read the book "Otis" to forty 3-5 year old preschoolers attending the Alexian Brothers Preschool at the Niehoff Pavilion. October 3, 2013 —Toured Topco Quality Assurance Labs at Northwest Point. Mayor Johnson announced that over one half million square feet of office and industrial space, was filled in the Business Park during the month of September. The vacancy rate in the Business Park is down to 8.6%. Mayor Johnson asked for Board concurrence to appoint Christine Kelley to the Parade Committee. Motion to appoint Christine Kelley to the Parade Committee. Moved by Trustee Czarnik Seconded by Trustee Franke VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED Ms. Kelley also serves on the Youth Committee. Mayor Johnson introduced State Representative Marty Moylan. The Mayor stated that Representative Moylan has been very good to Elk Grove Village. He has asked for the Village's' view on several issues, he has kept the Village informed and he has helped the Village receive over$270,000 in grant money in the past six months to make improvements to the community. Representative Moylan has also promised to work with the Village to help solve pension issues. Representative Moylan thanked Mayor Johnson and the Village Board for allowing him to speak at the Board meeting. Representative Moylan stated Elk Grove Village, Des Plaines and Park Ridge are all within his District and he is proud to work with the neighboring communities. He complimented Mayor Johnson and the Board for doing a great job for the citizens of Elk Grove. Representative Moylan spoke about two important bills that he co-sponsored. One was an anti- hazing bill and the other was a victim impact statement.bill. Both were bi-partisan supported. Representative Moylan addressed the Illinois pension crisis and hopes there will be pension reform in the near future. The pension deficit affects many issues. The Legislators are working together and want to provide a solution. Representative Moylan stated that he turned down a Page 1 of 5 pension, Legislators pay was frozen and twelve furlough days were taken. Representative Moylan opened the floor to any questions. There were none. Representative Moylan recognized Boy Scout, Matthew Agron, in the audience. Matthew was in attendance to earn his communications badge. Trustee Prochno attended the Kenneth Young Center Volunteer Dinner on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Belvedere Banquets. The Fire Department and Police Department Open House will be taking place Sunday, October 13, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Station 7 on Biesterfield Road. Trustee Feichter reported that the Community Character Coalition annual "Celebration of Character" was a great success. The Coalition made $1,400 in the split the pot raffle. A representative from the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program attended the last Community Character Coalition meeting and invited the Coalition to participate in the program. Donation boxes will be placed in different locations around the Village. The toys collected will be delivered to needy families during the holidays. On September 25, 2013 Trustee Prochno and Trustee Lissner joined Trustee Feichter to celebrate the unveiling of the new name/brand of the Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau. The Bureau will now be called"Meet Chicago Northwest—It's Better on the Edge." Trustee Czamik, Trustee Petri and Trustee Lissner attended the 50`h Anniversary celebration at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church on September 28, 2013. The Frank J. Czamik Memorial Golf Outing was held on Saturday, October 5, 2013. It was a beautiful day and there was a great turnout. The proceeds will provide scholarships to four Elk Grove resident students. There was such a good turnout this year that increasing the amount of the scholarships is being considered. Trustee Petri reported that the 50`h Anniversary Celebration at St. Nicholas Church was very moving and enjoyable. The current and retired Bishops together with other dignitaries were present. Trustee Petri read and presented the Church with a Proclamation. Tomorrow evening Trustee Petri and Deputy Village Manager Roan will be attending the Northwest Municipal Conference meeting. The meeting is about lobbying. Lobbyists will be there to give a presentation and offer instruction. Trustee Petri welcomed back and congratulated Joe Carey, Assistant Village Manager, on recently completing the Berlin Marathon. Trustee Franke thanked everyone who participated in the fourteenth CERT class. The class graduated on October 5, 2013. That was the last class being held this year. Dates for next year will be announced when they have been chosen. Trustee Franke noted that while driving through the Village he noticed that many homes do not have visible address numbers displayed. Trustee Franke recommended that everyone put visible numbers on their homes especially for first responders in the case of an emergency. 5. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WARRANT: Motion to authorize payment of invoices as shown on the September 30, 2013 Accounts Payable Warrant in the amount of$531,199.26. Moved by Trustee Petri Seconded by Trustee Czamik AYES: Trustees Feichter, Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czamik NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED Motion to authorize payment of invoices as shown on the October 8, 2013 Accounts Payable Warrant in the amount of$333,688.02. Moved by Trustee Petri Seconded by Trustee Czamik AYES: Trustees Feichter, Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czamik NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED Page 2 of 5 6. CONSENT AGENDA a. Authorization of a request from the Elk Grove Park District to waive building permit fees in the amount of$300.00 for the installation and alteration of the fire alarm system at the Pavilion Aquatic Center located at 1000 Wellington. b. Concur with prior authorization to grant a request from Queen of the Rosary to waive the fees for a temporary Class A Liquor License and a Food Caterer's License in the amount of$3,000.00 for the Parents Club Bunco Night. c. Authorization of a request from the Children's Advocacy Center of Northwest Cook County for payment of dues in the amount of$4,000.00. d. Award a professional service contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder Al Roofing Company of Elk Grove Village, IL for the replacement of industrial Skylights at Public Works facilities located at 600 Landmeier Road and 1635 Biesterfield Road in the amount of$22,940.00. e. Award a professional service contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder National Roofing Corporation of Forest Park, IL for the Roof Replacement of Pump House 411 (1689 Virginia Drive) in the amount of$34,375.00 from the Water& Sewer Fund. f Award a professional service contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder Al Roofing Company of Elk Grove Village, IL for the Roof Replacement of Fire Station#10 Living Quarters (676 Meacham Road) in the amount of$49,900.00 from the Capital Projects Fund. g. Award a professional service contract to Civiltech Engineering of Itasca, IL for the preparation of contract plans and specifications, and right-of-way acquisition services for the Lively Boulevard Improvements (Thomdale Avenue to Devon Avenue) in the amount of$293,293.24 from the Industrial/Commercial Revitalization Fund. h. Adopt Resolution No. 49-13 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 2121 TOUHY AVENUE, ELIC GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS" i. Adopt Resolution No. 50-13 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 820 GREENLEAF AVENUE, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS" Mayor Johnson asked if staff members or Village Trustees had any questions or comments regarding the Consent Agenda. No Response. The Mayor asked if anyone in the audience wished to address the Village Board regarding any items on the Consent Agenda. No Response. Motion to approve Consent Agenda items "a through i." Moved by Trustee Czamik Seconded by Trustee Franke AYES: Trustees Feichter, Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czarnik NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED 7. REGULAR AGENDA—No items on the Regular Agenda Mayor Johnson announced there would be a Committee of the Whole meeting on October 22, 2013 to discuss the pension issue. Mayor Johnson explained the State pension deficit is separate from the Village's pensions. The State pension deficit only affects State workers and teachers. The Village is responsible for the Police, Fire and IMRF pensions. IMRF pensions are for Village staff and Public Works employees. The Village is required to fund the money but the benefits are dictated by the State. The Village Board will be addressing the issues on October 22"d at 6:00 p.m. 8. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE - Trustee Petri—No Report 9. JUDICIARY,PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE - Trustee Lissner—No Report— There will be an update regarding the Special Events Policy at a later date. 10. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - Trustee Franke—No Report Page 3 of 5 11. RECYCLING & WASTE COMMITTEE -Trustee Feichter—The leaf pick up program has begun. The route schedule is available in the Village Newsletter. Leaves should be placed two feet from the curb. On Saturday, October 26, 2013, the Elk Grove Village Police Department will be participating in the seventh National Take Back Initiative. This is for the collection of unused or unwanted prescription narcotics. This is a safe way to dispose of the drugs. The drugs can be dropped off at the Elk Grove Police Department on October 26`h between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Trustee Franke noted that during the storm on Saturday leaves were washed towards the sewers which blocked the sewers and caused flooding on several streets in the Village. That is why the leaves should be put two feet from the curb to allow the water to flow freely. Leaves should not be put into the street until the night before your scheduled pick up. Mayor Johnson stated to Joe Carey, Assistant Village Manager, that while he was at the Senior Center today it was pointed out that the Village Newsletter can be very difficult to read with all of the faint watermarks behind the print. Mayor Johnson asked that the print be darker in the future. 12. INFORMATION COMMITTEE - Trustee Prochno—This Saturday, October 12, 2013, is the last Farmer's Market of the season. The Market takes place at the Village Green from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This Saturday the Market will be celebrating Halloween. Trick-or-Treats will be available from all of the vendors. There will be free donuts and drinks and children can make caramel apples. 13. CABLE TELEVISION COMMITTEE - Trustees Lissner/Petri—Comcast has advised that beginning October 22, 2013 if you have a television without a digital adaptor you will not be able to watch any television. According to Comcast there are approximately fifty households that will be impacted. You used to be able to view the lower local channels but all the channels will be encrypted starting October 22"a 14. INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION COMMISSION - Trustees Lissner/Petri—Item g on the Consent Agenda is an ICRC item which is a contract for the preparation of contract plans and specifications, and right-of-way acquisition for the improvement of Lively Boulevard from Thorndale Avenue to Devon Avenue. This will be worked on for the next year with contracts being let in January 2015. This is a 3.2 million dollar project of which the Village will be paying $635,000. Item h on the Consent Agenda was a Class 6B for 2121 Touhy Avenue. It is for a company moving from Florida. They will be providing seventy-five jobs and spending approximately $600,000 in improvements. Trustee Petri stated he was a little overly optimistic about the Busse Road construction at the last Village Board meeting. There is still quite a bit of work to be done. It will probably be at least mid-November before it is completed. 15. YOUTH COMMITTEE - Trustee Franke—The next teen dance at the Pavilion will take place on October 19, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The dance is for students in 6`h, 7`h and 8`h grade. 16. PARADE COMMITTEE - Trustee Czarnik—The theme for the 2014 parade is "Under the Big Top." The parade will be held on Saturday, June 14, 2014. The next meeting of the Parade Committee will take place on Monday,November 4, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. 17. HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE - Trustee Czarnik No Report 18. LIQUOR COMMISSION - Mayor Johnson—No Report 19. SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE - Mayor Johnson—The Tree Lighting Ceremony will be taking place on Friday,November 29, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. Nanci Vanderweel, retired Elk Grove Township Supervisor, former Elk Grove Township Trustee and former Elk Grove Village Trustee, is the special guest that will help flip the light switch. 20. MID-SUMMER CLASSICS CONCERT UPDATE - Mayor Johnson—No update at this time. 21. PLAN COMMISSION - Village Manager Rummel—No Report Page 4 of 5 22. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - Village Manager Rummel—ZBA Docket 13-8 is for a fence variation at 756 Delphia Avenue. The property owner has requested a variation to install a six foot tall vinyl fence to replace a four foot tall chain link fence. The fence would extend eight feet beyond the front lot line of the neighbor's home. The Zoning Board of Appeals held a hearing on September 26, 2013 and voted unanimously to recommend the approval of the variation request. The Petitioner was present in the audience. Mayor Johnson asked if the Trustees had any questions. There were none. Motion to direct the Village Attorney to prepare the necessary documents granting a fence variation for the property located at 756 Delphia Avenue. Moved by Trustee Lissner Seconded by Trustee Czarnik AYES: Trustees Feichter, Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czamik NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED Mayor Johnson advised the Petitioner that she did not have to come to the next Village Board meeting for the formal approval and work can begin on the fence once the necessary permitting is obtained from Community Development. 23. REPORT FROM VILLAGE MANAGER—No Report 24. REPORT FROM VILLAGE CLERK—No Report 25. UNFINISHED BUSINESS—No Unfinished Business 26. NEW BUSINESS—No items of New Business Trustee Prochno announced that this years' Farmer's Market was started and run by Jack Groat and his family. The family created a not-for-profit organization and has donated proceeds from the Market to the local food pantries. Trustee Prochno stated she hopes they will continue to sponsor the Market next year. Trustee Prochno encouraged those attending the Market to thank the Groat family and encourage them to continue the Market next year. Mayor Johnson addressed Boy Scout Matthew Agron and thanked him for attending the Village Board meeting. 27. PUBLIC COMMENT—8:14 p.m.—Mayor Johnson asked if anyone in the audience wished to address the Village Board. No Response 28. ADJOURNMENT—Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:14 p.m. Moved by Trustee Feichter Seconded by Trustee Czamik AYES: Trustees Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czarnik, Feichter NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED Judith M. Keegan,Village Clerk Mayor Craig B. Johnson Page 5 of 5