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Home My WebLink About12/03/1996 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT DECEMBER 3, 1996 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Farley called the meeting to order at 7:37 P.M. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Mayor Gerald Farley Trustee George Clowes Trustee Timothy Corcoran Trustee Richard Hendricks Trustee Paul Hoefert 'Trustee Arlene Juracek Trustee Irvana Wilks INVOCATION The invocation was given by Trustee Juracak. INVOCATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved to APPROVE approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Mayor and MINUTES Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect held on November 6, 1996. Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoafert, Juracek, Wilks, Farley Nays: Clowes, Hendricks Present: Corcoran Motion carried. Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect held on November 19,1996. Upon roll call: Ayes: Corcoran, Clowes, Henddcks, Hoefert, Juracak, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Wilks, moved to APPROVE approve the following list of bills: BILLS General Fund $ 717,276 Refuse Disposal Fund 103,797 Motor Fuel Tax Fund - Community Development Block Grant Fund 11,262 Debt Service 2,267,991 Capital Improvement Fund 3,132 Capital Improvement Construction Fund 1,440 Downtown Redevelopment Construction Fund 28,405 Police & Fire Building Construction 3,743 Flood Control Construction Fund - EPA Flood Loan Construction Fun - Street Improvement Construction Fund - Water & Sewer Fund 442,033 Parking System Revenue Fund 772 Risk Management Fund 88,927 Vehicle Replacement Fund 7,910 Vehicle Maintenance Fund 26,949 Flexcomp Trust Fund - Escrow Deposit Fund 30,067 Police Pension Fund . 71,363 Firemens Pension Fund 72,693 Benefit Trust Fund 2,626 $ 3,860,386 Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcomn, Hendricks, Hoefert, Jumcek, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. MAYOR'S REPORT M.P. LIQUORS A request was present to allow the new owners of Mount Prospect 16-20 N.MAIN ST. Liquors, located at 16-20 North Main Street, to continue operation NEW OWNERS under the existing Class "C" liquor license. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcomn, Hoefert, Jumcek, Wilks Nays: Hendricks Motion carried. APPOINTMENTS No appointments were presented. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS FLAGS ON Harold Rentschler, 424 Larkdale, stated that the 2 Green Bay Packers flags in front of Trustee Hendricks were blocking the television camera from getting a good picture of Trustee Hendricks. Trustee Hendricks moved the flags. OLD BUSINESS LETTER OF CREDIT A Resolution was presented that would authorize the Village to TCI draw down on a $10,000 letter of credit for non-compliance with the Franchise Agreement. This Resolution was deferred from the October 15th meeting~ Due to the fact that TCI has agreed to the Agreement relative to the studio, as cited below, Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Juracek moved to withdraw the request to draw down on the $10,000 letter of credit with TCI. Upon roll cell: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hoefert, Jumcek, Wilks Nays: Hendricks Motion carried, David Strahl, Assistant Village Manager, stated that he and Doug Wells, of TCl, had agreed to enter into an Agreement guaranteeing that TCl will provide a public access studio in Mount Prospect, which Agreement was presented for Village Board consideration. Page 2 - December 3, 1996 Members of the Village Board recommended a few changes to the proposed Agreement with TCI relative to providing the studio in Mount Prospect. Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Clowes, moved to defer action on the Agreement between TCI and the Village until the regular meeting of the Village Board on December 17th. Upon roll cell: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, Hoefert, Juracek, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. ZBA 18-95, TCI of Illinois, 1201 Feehanville Drive ZBA 18-96 An Ordinance was presented for 2nd reading that would grant 1201 a variation to increase the number of ground mounted satellite FEEHANVlLLE dishes from one to eight. It was noted that the proposed Ordinance provides for 8 satellite dishes, 6 of which are already on the site, one dish to be installed within the next year and the 8th dish to be installed within 5 years from the date of the Ordinance. Following a review of the files, staff noted that only three of the 6 existing dishes were installed with the benefit of permits. If the variation being the subject of this ZBA case is granted, the Petitioner would be required to apply for permits for the existing 3 dishes installed without a permit, and will be required to pay double the permit fee as a penalty. Trustee Hendricks made a motion to delete the wording allowing a dish to be installed within 5 years from the date of the Ordinance. The motion failed for lack of a second. Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Clowes, moved for passage ORD.NO. 4831 of Ordinance No. 4831 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1201 FEEHANVILLE DRIVE Upon roll call: Ayes: ~ Clowes, Corooran, Hoefert, Juracek, Wilks Nays: Hendricks Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS ZBA 14-CU,96, 832 River Road, Sedano Landscaping ZBA 14-CU-96 The Petitioner is requesting a text amendment to include SEDANO a landscaping business as a Conditional Use in an R-1 LANDSCAPING (Residential District) and a Conditional Use to all°w the 832 RIVER ROAD existing landscaping business to continue operation in the R-I District. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended denying the requests by a vote of 7-0. It was noted that Mr. Sedano, property owner, has been cited by the Village for operating an illegal business, for which the court has fined Mr. Sedano on more than one Page 3 - December 3, 1996 occasion. Mr. Sedano stated that he did not understand that his business wasn't permitted and he is now asking for the Conditional Use in order to continue operation. Members of the Village Board stated that while they supported the business, they could not support the continued operation in an R-1 District. Trustee Hendricks stated that he had met with Mr. Sedano and offered to help find a location in an industrial area where he could park his commercial vehicles. Mr. Sedano also agreed to remove all the signs on the property, other than those on the side of the commercial vehicles. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and deny the request for the text amendment as presented in ZBA 14-CU-96. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, Hoefert, Juracek, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Hendricks made a motion to override the Zoning Board of Appeals and grant the Petitioner's request for a Conditional Use in order to operate a landscaping business in an R-1 District. The motion failed for lack of a second. It was noted that if Mr. Sedano removed the commercial vehicles and signs, he could work with staff to see if he could qualify as a home occupation. ZBA 19-96 APPEAL FROM ZBA 19-96, 1451 West Lincoln Street DECISION OF The Petitioner requested a variation to allow a fence to be ZONING BOARD OF constructed in front of the principal building in the exterior APPEALS sideyard, which abuts Busse Road. The Zoning Board of Appeals, which is final in cases dealing with fences, recommended granting this request. Trustee Hendricks had filed an appeal from the decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals based on his objection to the fact that the Zoning Board of Appeals is final. Trustee Corcoran left the meeting for a brief period. Trustee Juracek noted that the Village Code does not provide direction for the Village Board to hear Appeals, an oversight that should be included in the next text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. Trustee Juracek also suggested that if Trustee Hendricks objects to a section of the Zoning Ordinance that he make application for a text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, a procedure available to any resident. DISMISS APPEAL Trustee Juracak, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved to dismiss the appeal from the decision of ZBA 19-96 for property at 1451 West Lincoln Street, based on improper venue. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Hendricks, Hoefert, Juracek, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Page 4 - December 3, 1996 Trustee Corcoran returned to the meeting at this point. Trustee Hoefert left the meeting for a brief period at this point. ZBA 20-96, Northwest Assembly of God Church ZBA 20-96 900 North Wolf Road 900 N. WOLF RD The Petitioner has filed a request to amend the official zoning NORTHWEST map for a portion of the church property from C-R (Conservation/ ASSEMBLY OF Recreation) District to R-X (Single Family Residence) District CHURCH resulting in the entire parcel being R-X zoning. Also requested are variations from Section 14.805.B.2 to reduce the front building setback from forty feet (40') to thirty-nine feet (39') for an existing building and a variation to reduce the exterior sideyard parking setback from twenty-five feet (25') to twelve feet (12') for the existing parking lot directly west of the church building. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended granting the requests in ZBA 20-96 by a vote of 7-0. Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Clowes, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals to rezone the subject property from C-R to R-X and variations relative to setbacks. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, Juracek, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Ordinances will be presented for first reading at the December 17th meeting of the Village Board. Trustee Clowes left the meeting for a brief period. Elmhurst Place Subdivision, North Elmhurst Road Village Manager Janonis asked the Board to defer the request to accept improvements installed in conjunction with the development of the Elmhurst Place single family development in order to finalize concerns with the detention pond. Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved to defer action on accepting improvements for the Elmhurst Place Subdivision. Upon roll call: Ayes: Corcoran, Hendricks, Juracek, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Mayor Farley called a recess at this point, 9:50 P.M. RECESS Mayor Farley reconvened the meeting at 10:03 P.M. RECONVENE Present upon roll call: Mayor Farley Trustee Clowes Trustee Corcoran Trustee Hendricks Trustee Hoefert Trustee Juracek Trustee Wilks Page 5 - December 3, 1996 BUDGET 1997 An Ordinance was presented for first reading that would adopt the annual budget for the Village for the period January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997. Ann Smilanic, member of the Finance Commission, recommended ~= the Village adopt the policy for an accelerated roadway repair program, which program could be funded by increasing the utility tax and/or raising revenues in other areas. Trustee Clowes requested information of what groups are exempt from purchasing vehicle stickers. Trustee Hendricks made a motion to direct the Village Manager to cut the proposed budget for 1997 by 10%. The motion failed for lack of a second. Village Manager Janonis noted that the Village Board will conduct a mid-year budget review and adjustments to expenditures and/or revenues could be made at that. This Ordinance will be presented for second reading at the December 17th meeting following a public hearing on the proposed budget. ABATE & AUTHORIZE The following Ordinances were presented for first readings: LEVIES FOR 1996 ~*-~. An Ordinance to Abate a Part of the Taxes Levied for Corporate and Municipal Purposes of the village of Mount ~ Prospect for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 1996 and Ending December 31, 1996 An Ordinance to Abate a Part of the Taxes Levied for Unlimited Tax Bonds of Special Service Area Number One of the Village of Mount Prospect for the Fiscal Year Beginning January t, 1996 and Ending December 31, 1996 An Ordinance Authorizing the Levy and Collection of Taxes for the Corporate and Municipal Purposes of the Village of Mount Prospect for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 1996 and Ending December 31, 1996 An Ordinance AUthorizing the LeVy and Collection of Taxes for the Municipal Purposes of SPecial Service Area Number One, Special Service Area Number Five and Special Service Area Number Six of the Village of Mount Prospect for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 1996 and Ending December 31, 1996 ~ These Ordinances will be presented December 17th for second readings. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT BID RESULT: Village Manager Michael Janonis presented the following bid for 2 UTILITY SQUADS ! Page 6 - December 3, 1996 two (2) CSO Utility Squads: Bidder Make Amount Hoskins Chevrolet 1997 Tahoe $26,500 each Lattof Chevrolet 1997 Tahoe $26,555 each Freeway Ford 1997 Expedition $27,125 each ,~--- Chicago Ford 1997 GMC-Yukon $27,552 each Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Clowes, moved HOSKINS to accept the Iow qualified bid submitted by Hoskins CHEVROLET Chevrolet for two (2) 1997 Tahoes at a cost not to exceed $26,500 each. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, Hoefert, Juracek, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Mr. Janonis stated that during the recent budget discussions POLICE it was noted that Chevrolet is discontinuing the Caprice, SQUADS which is the vehicle used by the Police Department. The closest vehicle to the Caprice in providing the many functions necessary for a Police squad would be the Ford Crown Victoria. It was brought to the attention of the administration that MILES ,..., Miles Chevrolet has a large quantity of Chevrolet Caprice CriEr. vehicles. The Village could purchase enough vehicles to cover the purchase of a fleet, which is planned for the 1998 budget year, which vehicles could be stored until needed. The proposal would be to purchase 20 vehicles: Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved to amend the proposed budget for 1997 by accelerating the purchase replacements for 20 police vehicles for a cost not to exceed $577,560.00. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, Hoefert, Jurecek, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved to waive the bidding procedure and authorize the purchase of 20 police vehicles from Miles Chevrolet at a cost not to exceed $577,560.00. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, Hoefert, Juracak, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Village Manager reminded everyone that they will have an opportunity to participate in the 3rd annual Sounds of the Season at 4 PM in the bank parking lot at Randhurst on Saturday, December 7th. Page 7 - December 3, 1996 ANY OTHER BUSINESS CANCEL COW 12/24 It was announced that the Committee of the Whole scheduled for December 24th is canceled. SUPPORT VILLAGE Trustee Wilks read a letter signed by each member of the Village CLERK Board except Trustee Hendricks, which letter expressed support for the Village Clerk, stating that they did not want the Clerk to resign, as requested by Trustee Hendricks. Trustee Hendricks noted that the fire lane required for the Mother's Touch Day Care on Algonquin Road had not been installed as yet. Trustee Hendricks asked that staff enforce the Sign Code on weekends. Trustee Hendricks made a motion to direct the Police Chief to enforce the Village Code relative to illegal signs in the public right- of-way. The motion failed for lack of second. Trustee Hoafert expressed support for staff and the duties they perform for the Village. Trustee Clowes noted that there are many illegal signs in the public rights-of-way throughout the Village, especially on County and State roadways. ADJOURNMENT ADJOURN Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll cell: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, Hoefert, Juracek, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 P.M. Carol A. Fields Village Clerk Page 8 - December 3, 1996