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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/18/1994 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR NEETING OF THE MAYOR ~ BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE V'rLL~GE OF MOUNT PROSPECT JANUARY 18~ 1994 C~LL TO ORDER CALL TO ORDER Mayor Farley called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M. ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Mayor Gerald Farley Trustee George Clowes Trustee Timothy Corcoran Trustee Richard Hendricks Trustee Paul Hoefert Trustee Michaele Skowron Trustee Irvana Wilks INVOCATION The invocation was given by Trustee Wilks. INVOCATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Wilks, APPROVE moved to approve the minutes of the regular MINUTES meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees held January 4, 1993. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, Hoefert, skowron, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, APPROVE moved to approve the following list of bills: BILLS General Fund $ 694,678 Refus~ Disposal Fund 1,906 Motor Fuel Tax Fund 33,086 Community Development Block Grant Fund 3,966 Water & Sewer Fund 325,055 Parking System Revenue Fund 5,203 Risk Management Fund 259,809 Vehicle ReplacementFund 15,772 Motor Equipment Pool Fund - Capital Improvement, Repl. or Rep. 6,978 Downtown Redev. Const. Fund 41,728 Police & Fire Building Const. 1,153 Flood Control Revenue Fund 1,707 EPA Flood Loan Construction Fund 39,880 Corporate Purpose Improvement 1990 - Debt Service Funds 599 Flexcomp Trust Fund 5,537 Escrow Deposit Fund 34,163 Police Pension Fund - Firemen's Pension Fund - Benefit Trust Fund 2,399 $1,473,619 Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, HOefert, Skowron, Wilks Nays: Mendricks Motion carried. Trustee Hendricks stated that he voted "Nay" on the bills due to the fact that a payment for the buy out of Sara Lee Bakery was listed, which is opposed. FINANCIAL REPORT No financial report was presented. MAYOR'S REPORT PRESENTATION: On behalf of the Suburban Mayors Action Coalition REP. CAROLYN of Cook County (SMACC), Mayor Farley presented a KRAUSE plaque to State Representative Carolyn H. Krause (District 56) as a "Championof Local Government" in appreciation for the support Rep. Krause gives to local government. DR. STEPHEN BERRY A Resolution was presented that acknowledged Dr. RETIREMENT Stephen D. Berry, Superintendent of High School District 214, who is retiring following 38 years of service in the field of education. RES.NO. 2-94 Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Skowron, moved for passage of Resolution No. 2-94 A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF DR. STEPHEN D. BERRY Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, Hoefert, Skowron, Wilks, Farley Nays: None Motion carried. AMEND CH. 13 An Ordinance was presented for first reading CLASS "W" that would amend Chapter 13 of the Village Code by LIQUORLICENSE increasing the number of Class "W" liquor licenses by one for the Los Arcos Restaurant at 1707 W. Algonquin Road. ThiS Ordinance will be presented for second reading at the next regular meeting of the Village Board on February 1, 1994. COMI~UNIC~TIONS~NDPETITION~ - C~T~ZENS TO BE HEP, RD TRUSTEE COMMENTS DEFER ACTION Trustee Clowes asked that discussion of the item listed under Old Business relative to new taxes be deferred until the next regular meeting of the Village Board on February 1st due to the fact that the sub-zero temperatures may prevent some residents from attending the meeting to express their opinions. Mayor Farley asked that. Trustee Clowes make a motion to defer when those items are brought up for discussion. SWANCC Trustee Hendricks noted that at a previous meeting he had asked staff what it would cost Mount Prospect if it were to withdraw from SWANCC. Trustee Hendricks read the response from staff, stating that it would cost in excess of $5,484,340, noting that the Village would still have to use the Wheeling Township transfer station. Trustee Hendricks also stated that he hopes those members ' of this Board who voted in favor of membership in SWANCC were aware of the financial commitment on the Village. Trustee Corcoran stated that many meetings were held to discuss membership in SWANCC, including the cost of Withdrawing. Page 2 - January 18, 1994 OLD BUSINESS ZBA 80-Z-93 and ZBA 81-SU-93, Lake Center Corporate ZBA 80-Z-93 & Park, Elmhurst and Algonquin Roads ZBA 81-SU-93 It was indicated that action on the Ordinances TARGET STORE: for this subject property was deferred until a LAKE CENTER meeting in the near future. PLAZA ZBA 71-Z-93 and ZBA 72~SU-93, Northeast corner of ZBA 71-Z-93 & Rand Road and Euclid Avenue ZBA 72-SU-93 Paul Kolpak, attorney for the Petitioner, gave OLD ORCHARD an update on efforts to work out a compromise COLONY COUNTRY for the development with the Old Orchard Country Club Village Homeowners Association. It was noted a tentative agreement had been reached that would reduce the height of 2 of the buildings to 5 stories so that all 4 buildings would be 5 stories in height, housing 208 units. The tentative agreement also included the Petitioners commitment to limit access to Schoenbeck Road from the new.development, however, staff expressed concern relative to the limited access to Schoenbeck Road. The Petitioner will continue discussions with the neighboring Homeowners Association and will give a status report to the Village Board at the next regular-meeting. The recommendation of the Safety Commission to 200 BLOCK- prohibit parking on both the east and west sides NORTH LOUIS ST. of the 200 block of North Louis Street was ,.~ presented. ~ It was noted that this matter, continued from a previous meeting, is a result of concerns expressed by residents of that block relative to parking on that block. It was also noted that this particular street has a pavement width of 14 feet which is causing the problem since it is a 2-way street. The owner of the beauty shop, Mr. & Mrs. Tenuta, had attempted to purchase additional land for parking from Century Tile, owners of the large vacant parcel abutting the beauty shop, however, the owner did not want to divide that parcel. It was noted that while the actual paved area is 14 feet wide, there is a 50 foot wide right-of-way with the additional footage existing in the form of a large parkway area in front of the homes. Mr. Nudo, attorney for the Tenuta's, stated that his clients have proposed 3 different solutions to the parking problem, all of which include ,.~ widening that portion of Louis Street adjacent to their property. Proposal #1: Widen that portion of Louis Street adjacent to the Tenuta's property by 5 feet, tapering back to the existing width to the south; Proposal #2: Widen that portion of Louis Street adjacent to the Tenuta's property by 15 feet, tapering back to the existing width to the south and provide angle parking adjacent to the business; Page 3 - January 18, 1994 Proposal #3: Widen that portion of Louis Street adjacent to the Tenuta's property by 20 feet, tapering back to the existing width to the south and provide diagonal parking adjacent to the business. It was noted that cost estimates provided by the Engineering Department reflect a cost of $35,000 for the most expensive proposal. Janet Hansen, Director of the Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of this businessman. The following residents spoke relative to the problem asking for the Board to reach a solution to the problem: Sam Camp, 216 N. Louis Chris Lenz, 214 N. Louis Tom Boyle, 224 N. Louis Joe Usery, 222 N. Louis Trustee Hoefert moved to adopt the Tenuta's proposal to widen Louis Street adjacent to the business and the Village would widen the balance of the 200 block of North Louis Street. The motion failed for lack of a second. Trustee Corcoran moved to prohibit parking south of 212 N. Louis to Thayer, to adopt proposal #3 submitted by the Tenuta's to widen that portion of Louis Street adjacent to their property by 20 feet with the Tenuta's paying 1/3 of the cost of the improvement (approximately $11,550), allow the Tenuta's to make payments to the Village or pay through the creation of a Special Service Area, have the Village pay the other 2/3 of the cost, wait to improve the balance of the road until the vacant parcel is developed and wait to establish parking restrictions until July 1, 1994. The motion failed for lack of a second. Trustee Wilks moved to establish 2 hour parking on the east side of the road. The motion failed for lack of a second. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Clowes, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Safety Commission to prohibit parking on the east and west side of the 200 block of North Louis Street. Trustee Clowes moved to amend the motion to allow parking on the east side of the street adjacent to the business. The amencl~ent failed for lack of a second. Roll call on the main motion:. Ayes: Clowes Nays: Corcoran, Hendricks, Hoefert, Skowron, Wilks Motion failed. Trustee Corcoran suggested that parallel parking be permitted on the east side of Louis Street from Rand Road to 214 N. Louis to July 1, 1994, to prohibit parking from 214 N. Louis to Thayer, accept the Tenuta'e proposal #3 to widen that ~Page 4 - January 18, 1994 portion of Louis from Rand to 214 North Louis to the full 31 foot width in the spring of 1994 with the Tenuta's paying 1/3 of that cost through a payment plan or creation of a Special Service Area and the Village paying the other 2/3 of the cost. Members of the Board had questions relative to the actual cost of the project as proposed by this motion, and in order to give staff an opportunity to provide accurate cost estimates, this motion was continued to thenext meeting of the Viilage Board on February 1, 1994. The next recommendation of the Safety Commission PARKING: was to allow parking on most of that portion of MAIN ST Main Street between Lincoln and where Main Street BTWN LINCOLN' intersects with the "S" curve. & RT. 83 Mr. & Mrs. Todesco, 319 S. Main, stated that they would like to have parking prohibited for safety reasons. Mr. Baird, 317 S. Main, and Mr. Berens, 315 S. Main, both stated that while the area is small, 2 cars could be parked on the west side of the street without causing any safety problems. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Clowes, moved to deny the recommendation of the Safety Commission and prohibit parking on the west side of Main Street between Lincoln and Route 83 "S" curve. Upon roll call: Ayes: .Clowes, Hendricks, Wilks Nays: Corcoran, Hoefert, Skowron, Farley Motion failed. Trustee Skowron, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Safety Commission and allow parking on the west side of Main Street between Lincoln and Route 83 "S" curve. Upon roll call: Ayes: Corcoran, Hoefert, Skowron, Farley Nays: Clowes, Hendricks, Wilks Motion carried. Five Ordinances were presented for 2nd readings relative to taxes. Trustee Clowes asked that action on these Ordinances be deferred until February 1st due to the sub-zero temperatures outside which may have kept many residents from attending the meeting in order to voice their opinions. Mayor Farley noted that the proposed taxes that would be generated as well as the actual Ordinances being proposed have been discussed on several occasions and residents have had an opportunity to appear and have their opinions considered. Page 5 - January 18, 1994 Trustee Clowes, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved to defer action on the Ordinances presented that would increase or establish new taxes until the February 1st meeting of the Village Board. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Hendricks, Wilks Nays: Corcoran, Hoefert, Skowron, Farley Motion failed. The following residents spoke in opposition to creating new taxes or increasing existing taxes and/or granting tax incentives: Bob Scotese, 911 South Albert Street Ed Van Dyke, 1400 Cedar Tom Lowell, 508 South Maple Street Ken Walter, 318 South Wille Street Members of the Board explained the need for the new taxes and the fact that Mount Prospect remains the municipality with the lowest per capita taxes in the entire northwest suburban area. ORD.NO. 4613 Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Skowron, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 4613 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE XI ENTITLED "HOME RULE MUNICIPAL RETAILERS' OCCUPATION TAX" AND ARTICLE XII ENTITLED "HOME RULE MUNICIPAL SERVICE OCCUPATION TAX" OF CHAPTER 8 OF THE VILLAGE CODE Upon roll call: Ayes: Corcoran, Hoefert, Skowron, Wilks, Farley Nays: clowes, Hendricks Motion carried. ORD.NO. 4614 Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 4614 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE IX ENTITLED "FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX" OF CHAPTER 8 OF THE VILLAGE CODE Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, Hoefert, Skowron, Wilks, Farley Nays: None Motion carried. ORD.NO. 4615 Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 4615 AN ORDINANCE ADDING ARTICLE XV ENTITLED ,TELECOMMUNICATIONS TAX" TO CHAPTER 8 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT BY PROVIDING FOR A TAX ON THE AMOUNT PAID FOR ORIGINATING OR RECEIVING TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Upon roll call: Ayes: Corcoran, Hoefert, Skowron, Wilks, Farley Nays: Clowes, Hendricks Motion carried. Page 6 - January 18, 1994 Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, ORD.NO. 4616 moved for passage of Ordinance No. 4616 AN ORDINANCE ADDING ARTICLE XIV ENTITLED "UTILITY TAX" TO CHAPTER 8 OF THE VILLAGE CODE Upon roll call: Ayes: Corcoran, Hoefert, Skowron, Wilks, Farley Nays: Clowes, Hendricks Motion carried. Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Wilks, ORD.NO. 4617 moved for passage of Ordinance No. 4617 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17 ENTITLED "VEHICLE LICENSES" OF THE VILLAGE CODE Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hoefert, Skowron, Wilks, Farley Nays: Hendricks Motion carried. HEM BUSINEBB Due to the lateness of the hour, Mayor Farley asked that the Resolution regarding E-T-A Products application for Class 6b tax exemption listed towards the end of the agenda be brought forward so that the gentlemen representing E-T-A won't have to wait any longer. The Board agreed with the request. It was noted that E-T-A Products Co. of Americ& is purchasing a lot and having a new building constructed in Kensington Center for Business. The Class 6b tax exemption offered by Cook County would make this move financially feasible. A Resolution was presented that would support the application of E-T-A for Class 6b tax exemption. Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Skowron, RES.NO. 3-94 moved for passage of Resolution No. 3-94 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF E-T-A PRODUCTS CO. OF AMERICA MAKING APPLICATION FOR COOK COUNTY CLASS 6b TAX EXEMPTION Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks Hoefert, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Wilks left the meeting for a brief period. A Resolution was presented that would appropriate MFT FUNDS Motor Fuel Tax funds for general road maintenance for 1994. Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee cor¢oran, RES.NO. 4-94 Page 7 - January 18,1994 moved for passage of Resolution No. 4-94 A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING MOTOR FUEL TAX FUNDS Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks Hoefert, Skowron Nays: None Motion carried. FOREST RIVER A Resolution was presented that would authorize FIRE PROTECTION execution of the annual agreement between the DISTRICT Village and the Forest River Fire Protection District for emergency services provided by the Fire Department. Th~s Resolution was continued to the February 1st meeting of the Village Board in order to allow the Fire District time to execute the Agreement. MORTGAGE CREDIT A Resolution was presented that provides for the CERTIFICATE Village and the Illinois Housing Development Authority to enter into an agreement allowing the Authority to administer the mortgage credit certificate program. RES.NO. 5-94 Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Skowron, moved for passage of Resolution No. 5-94 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A MORTGAGE CREDIT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, Hoefert, Skowron Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Wilks returned to the meeting. VILLagE MANAGER,8 REPORT BID: Village Manager Janonis stated that bids had been P.W. UNIFORMS received for the rental and cleaning services for RENTAL/CLEANING Public Works uniforms, however, there was confusion as to the level of fire retardant materials in the clothing, therefore it was the recommendation of the administration to reject the bids and re-bid this service. Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Skowron, moved to concur with the recommendation of the administration and reject the bids received for rental and cleaning services for Public Works uniforms. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, Hoefert, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. SEMINOLE LANE The following "Not to Exceed" proposals were RECONSTRUCTION received for engineering services for the RECONSTRUCTION: reconstruction of Seminole Lane (Old Willow Road): ENGINEERING Triton Consulting Engineers $ 87,822.00 Edwin Hancock Engineering Co. 89,000.00 Civiltech Engineering, Inc. 92,509.00 Meridian Engineers 146,000.00 Page 8 - January 18, 1994 It was noted that this project is a joint venture between Mount Prospect and the City of Prospect Heights. The engineering costs would be shared 50/50 between the two municipalities. The construction cost for the entire project is estimated at $1,300,000. It is anticipated that federal funding would be used for this project. There was discussion as to priorities relative to roadway reconstruction, such as choosing between Seminole or Linneman Road. Inasmuch as the road reconstruction budget had not been established for the Village, it was suggested that this item be deferred, since Village funds would not allow for funding of both reconstruction projects. A change work order and close oUt contract with A~ROW ROAD= Arrow Road Construction Co. for the Maple Street MAPLE STREET reconstruction project was PreSented. It was RECONSTRUCTION noted that several repairs and/or changes from the original contract became necessary during the project, which items were not included in the original contract amount, but were necessary in order to complete the project. The administration requested the original contract amount-of $209,355.90 with Arrow Road Construction be increased by $30,503.62 for a total of $239,859.52 for the Maple Street reconstruction project. Trustee Hoefert asked that the administration monitor the stains on the sidewalks to confirm the statement of the contractor that the stains will disappear within a year or the contractor will make arrangements to remove those stains. Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Skowron, moved to concur with the recommendation of the administration and amend the contract with Arrow Road Construction for the Maple Street reconstruction project to increase the contract amount from $209,355.90 to $239,859.92. Upon roll call= Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, Hoefert, Skowron, Wilks Nays= None Motion carried. A Resolution was presented that would authorize NBD BANK the Village to use NBD Bank of Mount Prospect DEPOSITORY as a depository for insurance funds. Trustee Clowes, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, RES.NO. 6-94 moved for passage of Resolution No. 6-94 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING NBD BANK AS A DEPOSITORY FOR THE VILLAGE Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hendricks, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None Abstain= Hoefert Motion carried. Page 9 - January 18, 1994 LLCOM A request was presented for a change work order COMMUNICATIONS with ALLCOM for the installation of the new phone system for existing and new municipal facilities. The original contract with ALLCOM was $163,000. The additional work amounted to $9,237.26. Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved to concur with the recommendation of the administration and authorize the contract with ALLCOM be increased by an additional $9,237.26 for a total contract amount of $172,237.26. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Corcoran, Hoefert, Skowron, Wilks Nays: Hendricks Motion carried. P.W.BUILDING Village Manager Janonis informed the Board that the 11 S. PINE demolition of the old Public Works Building at 11 DEMOLISHED South Pine Street is nearly complete. POLICE Mr. Janonis also informed the Board that the RE-ACCREDITATION re-accreditation of the Police Department was nearing completion. ANY OTHER BUSINESS None. EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE SESSION SESSION Mayor Farley stated that due to the lateness of the hour, the Executive Session listed would be deferred until the next meeting. ADJOURN ~DJOURN Mayor Farley adjourned the meeting at 1:05 AM Carol A. Fields Village Clerk Page 10 - January 18, 1994