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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 04/28/2015 - VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES ove viLtgc�. .dCppP/O\'Ab GO\C. MINUTES REGULAR VILLAGE BOARD MEETING April 28, 2015 1. CALL TO ORDER— 7:07 p.m. Present: Mayor Craig B. Johnson, Trustees Nancy J. Czarnik, 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, Village Clerk Judith M. Keegan 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF- Motion to approve the Minutes of the Regular Village Board Meeting held on April 14, 2015 as submitted and dispense with the reading. Moved by Trustee Petri Seconded by Trustee Czarnik VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED 4. MAYOR & BOARD OF TRUSTEES' REPORT— On April 22, 2015 Mayor Johnson was a guest speaker for the Mayors For Manufacturing at the College of DuPage. The annual Awards Banquet for Board and Commission members took place on April 24, 2015 at the Garden Terrace. Mayor Johnson announced Castle Chevrolet is donating a newly designed 2016 Camaro LS to the Village to raffle for the Village's 601h Anniversary. Funds from the raffle will be donated to local charitable organizations. Tickets will go on sale at the 4°i of July concert. Oaths of Office—Chief Schmidt joined Mayor Johnson at the podium. Chief Schmidt gave a brief background of the following Police Officers and Mayor Johnson administered Oaths of Office to Officers David Irving, Joshua Swoboda, Eric Moore, Christopher Palmese and Brandon Neuman. Coffee with the Mayor and Village Board will take place on Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Trustee Czarnik represented the Mayor and Village Board at the grand opening of Great Clips at their new location near Walmart. Applications are closed for the Frank J. Czarnik Memorial Scholarships. A record number of scholarship applications were received. Six recipients will be announced in late May. Trustee Feichter attended the Shinnyo-en Buddhist Temple Open House on Sunday. It was a very nice event. The Bike Ride with the Mayor will take place on May 23, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. The ride will start at the Historical Society. An hour prior to the ride will be devoted to bicycle safety checks. The ride will take about an hour and then refreshments will be served after, Trustee Prochno reported on Saturday April 25, 2015, she and Trustee Petri attended the annual Boy Scout Troop 95 Pancake Breakfast and Silent Auction. Nick Nikola is looking for volunteers for the annual Salt Creek Cleanup on June 6, 2015. The Elk Grove Village Italian Sister Cities Organization will be hosting a Candlelite Bowling fundraiser for the student exchange program on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at Elk Grove Bowl. Pagel of 8 5. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WARRANT: Motion to authorize payment of invoices as shown on the April 28, 2015 Accounts Payable Warrant in the amount of$1,447,730.04. Moved by Trustee Petri Seconded by Trustee Czarnik AYES: Trustees Feichter, Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czarnik NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED Trustee Petri commented that over $700,000 of the Warrant is for ongoing construction projects currently taking place within the Village. Motion to remove item u. from the Consent Agenda. Moved by Trustee Czarnik Seconded by Trustee Franke AYES: Trustees Feichter, Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czarnik NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED Motion to adopt Resolution No. 20-15 entitled, "A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE "TURNAROUND AGENDA" FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPOWERMENT AND REFORM" Moved by Trustee Czarnik Seconded by Trustee Franke Mayor Johnson advised that the Resolution the Village Board is considering for adoption is a modified form of the "Turnaround Agenda" introduced by Governor Rauner. Mayor Johnson spoke about issues facing the State of Illinois and municipalities, the underfunding of pension funds due to changes the State made regarding the payout of pensions and the affects it has had on the bond rating and finances of the Village. To close the gap on underfunded Village pension funds, the Village Board elected to passlan electric tax one and a half years ago. It was the largest single tax increase initiated in the sixty year history of the Village. The Mayor and Board would like to see decisions made at a local level instead of across the board in Springfield. Local Officials have more contact with and are more open to obtaining the opinions of their constituents on issues. Mayor Johnson read the proposed Resolution. The Mayor explained that the Resolution supports some of the aspects of Governor Rauner's Turnaround Agenda, not the whole Agenda. The Resolution supports local control in decision making. There are items on the Agenda that the Mayor and Village Board do not agree with. Mayor Johnson expressed his opinion about pensions. Pensions as they are now are unsustainable. The Mayor believes current employee pensions should be honored but that future employees hired after January 1, 2016 should go into a 401 k plan. At this time public comment was permitted. The following people addressed the Mayor and Village Board with their opinions and concerns should the Village Board move forward and adopt Resolution No. 20-15: Vito Marchese— 8754 W. Wilson, Chicago—opposed Kathi Griffin—308 Mendon Lane, Schaumburg— opposed Bridget Early— 807 W. Cornelia, Chicago—opposed Michael Drew—907 S. Gables, Wheaton—opposed Jack Canniff—280 Columbia Ave., Elmhurst—opposed Tom Borchard— 1368 Cora St., Des Plaines—opposed John Jasinski — 10234 S. Artesian Ave., Chicago— opposed Don Villar— 500 S. Clinton St., Chicago—opposed Jerry Barone — 8247 N. Oconto,Niles—opposed Benito Rivera—Arlington Heights—opposed Tim Pinnner—4941 Kenneth, Chicago_opposed Bob Paddock—300 Buckingham Dr., Algonquin—opposed John R. Barron—219 Washington Sq., Elk Grove—opposed Bernard Goss—92 Walpole, Elk Grove Village - opposed William Christian—526 Bristol, Elk Grove Village—supports Larry McNiff— 890 Cass Lane, Elk Grove Village —opposed John Glass— 1750 Roosa, Elk Grove Village—supports Page 2 of 8 Mayor Johnson remarked on the questions and concerns that were addressed. The Mayor clarified that he and the Village Board are not against Unions and reiterated that the issue being addressed in the Resolution is support of local control. Mayor Johnson asked the Village Clerk to please call the roll. Trustee Franke stated his job is to represent the residents of the Village of Elk Grove and that he needs to do what he feels is right for the residents of Elk Grove. He is not voting for Governor Rauner's Turnaround Agenda, he is voting for local control in Elk Grove Village. Trustee Franke is not against Unions. If the issues would ever go further, he would want to hear more from the residents of Elk Grove. Trustee Franke voted AYE. Trustee Lissner agreed with the statements made by Trustee Franke. Trustee Lissner is in favor of local control and is not against Unions. Trustee Lissner appreciated all the comments that were made. Trustee Lissner voted AYE. Trustee Petri voted AYE and stated he is in favor of local control. Trustee Petri is not against Unions. He has belonged to two Unions and he has family members still in Unions. Trustee Prochno voted AYE in favor of local control. Trustee Prochno commented on a statement made about everything being big business these days. Trustee Prochno disagreed, stating that she and Mayor Johnson both have family owned businesses that have been in Elk Grove for fifty to sixty years and struggle to make ends meet. Trustee Prochno has to take into consideration the needs of the whole community. Trustee Prochno is open to future discussions with the people that offered to enlighten the Board on their opinion of the Turnaround Agenda. Trustee Czarnik stated it was interesting to hear what everyone had to say and it was very enlightening in many areas. Trustee Czarnik stated it was also very interesting to see the amount of people leaving the meeting because they do not agree with the votes being taken. The Village Board listened to them and they are choosing to not listen to what the Board has to say. Trustee Czarnik is in favor of local control and is afraid if the Board does not vote for local control decisions are going to go strictly to the State. She wants the State to know that local communities want to have a say in things. Trustee Czarnik voted AYE. Trustee Feichter stated this is a very difficult vote for him to make. Trustee Feichter is a lifetime member of the Illinois Education Association and the National Education Association. Trustee Feichter was a teacher for forty-three years and has a pension that he relies on. The Resolution being voted on is a very generic Resolution. Trustee Feichter reviewed the Resolution several times and does not see it as anti-Union or harmful. Trustee Feichter stated he only sees the Resolution addressing a local control issue. Trustee Feichter voted AYE. MOTION CARRIED Mayor Johnson stated that he only votes in the case of a tie vote. He does not have to vote but he would have voted in favor of the Resolution if he needed to vote. He believes in local control. There was a slight break in the meeting while people exited Council Chambers. No Recess was called. 6. CONSENT AGENDA a. Authorization of a request from WINGS, 1265 Oakton Street, to waive permit fees in the amount of$134 to install dishwashing equipment. b. Authorization of a request to contribute dues to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning for Fiscal Year 2016 in the amount of$317.12. c. Authorization to use the State of Illinois purchasing contract to award a purchase contract to Hewlett Packard Corporation of Omaha, NE for the purchase of replacement desktop computers and monitors in the amount of$23,382. Page 3 of 8 d. Authorization to award a professional services contract to Peters & Associates of Oak Brook Terrace, IL for advanced technical support of the Village's computer networks for the period of May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016 in an amount not to exceed $44,400. e. Authorization to award a service contract with Kale Uniforms, Inc. of Chicago, IL for the purchase of Police Officer uniforms in an amount not to exceed $45,000. f Authorization to award a professional service contract to Dynamic Heating Piping Company of Crestwood, IL for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Maintenance Services at various Village Facilities from May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016 in the amount of$81,649.70. g. Authorization to award a professional service contract for tree removal under the Emerald Ash Borer Program to Powell Tree Care, Inc. of Elk Grove Village, IL in the amount of $121,000 from the Recycling Fund. h. Authorization to award a professional service contract to Swanson Contracting Co., Inc. of Alsip, IL for the two (2) railroad crossing improvements on Lively Boulevard Project from Thorndale Avenue to Devon Avenue in the amount of$152,900 from the ICRC Fund. i. Authorization to cancel a professional service contract with Concrete Etc., Inc. of Glenview, IL and award a professional service contract to the second lowest bidder Prime Construction Inc. of Hampshire, IL for the 2015(A) Residential Drainage Improvements Project in the amount of$184,625 from the Capital Projects Fund. j. Authorization to award a professional services contract to Robinson Engineering, Ltd. of Itasca, IL for services related to sanitary sewer improvement projects throughout the Village in the amount of$187,000 from the Water/Sewer Fund. k. Authorization of a request to renew a contract with Avalon Petroleum, of Kankakee, IL for the annual Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Supply Contract in an amount not to exceed $474,000. 1. Authorization to grant a variation from the Municipal Code, Section 8-1213-1-1D, Easements, to permit the construction of a building facade which will encroach two feet and four inches (2'-4") into the twenty-five foot (25') public utility easement at 150 Gaylord Street. in. Authorization of a request to hold a Public Hearing before the Plan Commission to consider the petition submitted by Faysha Enterprise, Inc. for a Rezoning of the property at 2750 Touhy Avenue from I-1 Restricted Industrial District to B-3 Business District. n. Authorization of the following: • to award a professional•services contract to Gallagher-Bassett for the administration of the Village's Self-Insured Liability PIan in an amount not to exceed $44,596; and • to approve the Liability Insurance Premiums for FY 2015-16, submitted by Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc. at a premium level as determined for the following coverage: General Liability Package (Liability, Auto, Building/Contents, EMT/Paramedic, Nurse, Police Professional, Public Officials, Boiler& Machinery $141,633 Property $ 94,809 Work Comp Excess $ 76,831 Fed Flood $ 17,000 Underground Storage Tank $ 8,057 Crime, Money & Security $ 4,126 Fiduciary $ 10,864 Cyber Liability $ 21,500 Brokerage Service Fee $ 90,846 HELP &IN 000 Total $572,666 o. Adopt Ordinance No. 3419 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION OF SECTION 3-7:1)(1) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AS IT PERTAINS TO Page 4 of 8 PERMITTED LOCATIONS OF PRINCIPAL AND ATTACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND ENCROACHMENT OF THE TWENTY-FIVE FOOT (25') FRONT YARD SETBACK TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO TWO (2) FRONT DOOR ENTRANCE ELEMENTS AND THE ADDITION OF A NEW BRICK FACADE TO THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE BUILDING ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 150 GAYLORD STREET" p. Adopt Resolution No. 15-15 entitled, "A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2015-16 BUDGET FOR THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS" q. Adopt Resolution No. 16-15 entitled, "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE CLERK TO EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT FOR VILLAGE WATER MAIN BY KLC GLOBAL SERVICES, LTD. TO THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE (2054-2111 PRATT BOULEVARD)" r. Authorization of the following: • Adopt Resolution No. 17-15 entitled, "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE CLERK TO EXECUTE A SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY AND THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE" • Authorize payment to the Commonwealth Edison Company for the grant of a utility easement for the purpose of constructing a sanitary sewer on Devon Avenue in the amount of$22,205 from the Water/Sewer Fund. s. Adopt Resolution No. 18-15 entitled, "A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 4-14 AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF GROUND LEASE AND RELATED TOWER ASSETS (SBA TOWERS VI, LLC)(1060 OAKTON STREET)" t. Adopt Resolution No. 19-15 entitled, "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE CLERK TO EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTNAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, THE ILLINOIS NATURE PRESERVES COMMISSION AND THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE" u. Adopt Resolution No. 20 15 entitled, "A RESOLUTION P� SUPPORT Of THE v ._ REFORM" u. was removed from the Consent Agenda _. ✓ v. Authorization to allow Walmart, located at 801 Meacham Road, to host an outdoor car show in conjunction with a barbecue from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.'on Saturday, May 9, 2015. w. Authorization of a request to award a purchase contract to Physio-Control, Inc., of Redmond, WA for the purchase of four (4) Lifepak 15 Defibrillators in the amount of $99,276.70. x. Adopt Ordinance No. 3420 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 3291 PERTAINING TO SUPPLEMENTING ADDITIONAL TREES OF THE TREE HARVESTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE AND EUGENE A. de ST. AUBIN & BRO. INC. (ST. AUBIN'S)" y. Adopt Resolution No. 21-15 entitled, "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE CLERK TO EXECUTE A GROUND AND WATER TOWER LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE AND CHICAGO SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS (701 PRATT BOULEVARD)" Mayor Johnson asked if there were any questions or comments about any of the items on the Consent Agenda. Motion to approve Consent Agenda items "a. through y." with the exception of item u. Moved by Trustee Czarnik Seconded by Trustee Lissner AYES: Trustees Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czarnik, Feichter NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED Page 5 of 8 7. REGULAR AGENDA—Mayor Johnson asked if anyone was in attendance representing Buffalo Wild Wings. No Response. Motion to approve a temporary sign permit for Buffalo Wild Wings located at 944 Elk Grove Town Center. Moved by Trustee Feichter Seconded by Trustee Petri AYES: Trustees Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czarnik, Feichter NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED Mayor Johnson asked if anyone was in attendance representing Chase Bank. No Response. Motion to approve a proposed ATM with ancillary signage for Chase Bank in the Elk Grove Town Center. Moved by Trustee Lissner Seconded by Trustee Franke AYES: Trustees Franke, Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Feichter NAYS: None ABSTAIN: Trustee Czarnik MOTION CARRIED Trustee Czarnik is a former employee of Chase Bank. 8. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE —Trustee Petri —No Report 9. JUDICIARY, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE—Trustee Lissner—The JPZ Committee met at 4:00 p.m. to discuss the ground feeding of wild animals. Three guests were in attendance at the meeting, Mr. and Mrs. Galassi and Paul Petzold. Staff members in attendance were Mary Jo Pye, Steve Trudan and Maggie Jablonski. There was a problem between two neighbors. One neighbor was feeding animals but seems to have stopped, so the problem resolved itself. A question was brought up about the wording of the Village Ordinance and the definition of"ground feeding." Staff was asked to look into it and ground feeding will be discussed by the Village Board at a later date. 10. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE— Trustee Franke—No Report 11. RECYCLING & WASTE COMMITTEE—Trustee Feichter—The Village will be hosting an Electronics Recycling and Document Destruction event on June 13, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Oakton Street Fire Station. 12. INFORMATION COMMITTEE—Trustee Prochno —No Report 13. CABLE TELEVISION COMMITTEE —Trustees Lissner/Petri —No Report 14. BUSINESS LEADERS FORUM—Trustees Lissner/Petri—No Report 15. YOUTH COMMITTEE—Trustee Franke— Scholarship applications are due May 1, 2015. The Youth Committee will meet and recipients will be announced at the end of May. 16. PARADE COMMITTEE— Trustee Czarnik— The parade will take place on June 20, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. The theme is Mardi Gras. Trustee Czarnik thanked all the parade donors. Donors will be announced at the next meeting. The Grand Marshals are Tom, Larry and Kevin Walter. The next meeting of the Parade Committee is Monday, May 4, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. 17. HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES—Trustee Czarnik—Community Services and Elk Grove High School Service Learning Program are sponsoring a"Spring Clean Up." The program is to help those who are not able to do it themselves. Yard work, leaf raking, bush trimming, flower planting and first level window washing is being offered on Monday, May 18, 2015. 18. LIQUOR COMMISSION—Mayor Johnson—No Report 19. SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE—Mayor Johnson— The next special event is the Memorial Day Observation. 20. MID-SUMMER CLASSICS CONCERT SERIES UPDATE—Mayor Johnson—Queen of the Rosary will not be charging for parking on the 0' of July or for Rotaryfest this year. The following will be featured at the concerts: July 4—Kenny Rogers, July 7—Kansas, July 14— 38 Special, July 21 — Travis Tritt, and July 28 —Christopher Cross and Air Supply. 21. AIRPORT UPDATE —Mayor Johnson— Suburban O'Hare Commission is still waiting for reports from JDA on how to help minimize and mitigate the sound impact from the airport. 22. PLAN COMMISSION— Village Manager Rummel —No Report 23. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS—Village Manager Rummel —No Report Page 6 of 8 i 24. REPORT FROM VILLAGE MANAGER—No Report 25. REPORT FROM VILLAGE CLERK—No Report 26. UNFINISHED BUSINESS—The Unfinished Business appears on the Consent Agenda and can be removed from the Agenda. 27. NEW BUSINESS —Trustee Lissner thanked Mayor Johnson for everything he does fdr the community. 28. PUBLIC COMMENT—9:35 p.m. - Tom Borchard— 1368 Cora St., Des Plaines, thanked Mayor Johnson for allowing everyone to speak earlier and he apologized for some of the raucous behavior displayed earlier by some of the Union members. Mr. Borchard also commented about Governor Rauner's budget presentation, stating there was nothing expressed in the presental tion about raising revenue in the state. Mr. Borchard recommended the state charge a coal severance tax. Kathi Griffin— 308 Menden Lane, Schaumburg—Ms. Griffin stated she feels the conversatCon this evening would have gone better if people in the audience had a copy of the Resolution that was voted on. The audience heard what the Mayor said but never saw the print. The Resoh tion was not attached to the Agenda on the Village website. Mayor Johnson apologized and suited there were copies of the Resolution by the Village Clerk. Mayor Johnson stated that he read the Resolution to everyone and it is different than the Governor's Turnaround Agenda. The Resolution is geared towards Elk Grove Village. A copy of the Resolution was given to Ms. Griffin. Trustee Franke asked Ms. Griffin what her opinion was now that she has seen the Resolution and if she understands what the Village Board voted on. Ms. Griffin stated she would like to take the time to fully read the Resolution and would prefer not to comment until she has done so. She would be willing to have a future discussion and would like to provide the Village Board with a copy of a report that was compiled by the University of Illinois. Trustee Franke expressed his frustration about comments that were made by people who didn't understand what the Village Board was voting upon and hopes that word will be passed along to the people that left the meeting that the Resolution is clearly different from the Governor's Turnaround Agenda. Mayor Johnson stated he doesn't want the Village to inherit any more trouble or problems from Springfield and supports local control. Mayor Johnson does applaud the Governor for trying to fix the State of Illinois. Larry McNiff— 890 Cass Lane, Elk Grove Village —Mr. McNiff stated he doesn't feel the Mayor and Village Board are educated enough to make a balanced decision for everything that comes with the Turnaround Agenda. Mayor Johnson asked Mr. McNiff if he feels they can't make a balanced decision on whether they should have a chance to review something and say yes or no to it. Mr. McNiff stated that he means the effects of the language itself and the effects of adopting even a portion of the Resolution and the Turnaround Agenda. Mr. McNiff wonders after tonight how this is going to affect the future of public funded projects. Mayor Johnson stated the Resolution passed this evening isn't going to affect it at all. Mr. McNiff asked if it was going to affect the Prevailing Wage. Mayor Johnson stated Prevailing Wage is still State law but he feels some changes need to be made to the Prevailing Wage and how wages are determined for certain categories of workers. Mayor Johnson expressed again that the Village Board is not against the Unions but there are some things that need to be modified and fixed to make things better. Minimum wage was discussed and Mayor Johnson pointed out that Governor Rauner is trying to raise the minimum wage in Illinois. Mr. McNiff stated he feels any part of the Turnaround Agenda is going to open the door for contractors outside of Illinois to come into the State, make the money and then leave the State with the money. Mr. McNiff asked the Mayor and Board if they would be inclined to a Responsible Bidding Ordinance. The Mayor and Board stated they have not seen a Responsible Bidding Ordinance. Mr. McNiff will send a copy to Village Hall for the Mayor and Board to review. Helen Leski — 1490 Hodlmair Lane, Elk Grove Village—Ms. Leski commented that the Resolution was not attached to the Village Board Agenda. The Agenda read that the Village Page 7 of 8 Board was supporting portions of the Turnaround Agenda not the whole Agenda. There may have been different opinions this evening if people had read the Agenda and the Resolution. 29. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:52 p.m. Moved by Trustee Feichter Seconded by Trustee Czamik AYES: Trustees Lissner, Petri, Prochno, Czarnik, Feichter, Franke NAYS: None MOTION CARRIED Judith M. Keegan, Village Clerk Mayor Craig B. Johnson Page 8 of 8