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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/11/2007 CWC minutes MAYOR Irvana K. Wilks Mount Prospect VILLAGE MANAGER Michael E. Janonis TRUSTEES Timothy J. Corcoran Paul Wm. Hoefert Arlene A. Juracek A. John Kom Richard M. Lohrstorfer Michael A. Zadel VILLAGE CLERK M. Lisa Angell Phone: 847/392-6000 Fax: 847/392-6022 TDD: 847/392-6064 www.mountprospect.org Village of Mount Prospect 50 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 MINUTES COFFEE WITH COUNCIL Saturday, August 11, 2007 Community Center, Village Hall The meeting convened at 9:05 a.m. Village Board members present were Mayor Wilks and Trustees Hoefert and Korn. Representing staff was Village Manager Michael Janonis and Finance Director David Erb. Residents in Attendance Roger Kruse Mal Holec Carol Tortorello David Schein Jim Chylik Pam Nelson Wayne Serbin Leon & Connie Dumas Rick & David Hindmund South Louis Street Quince Lane South Elmhurst Avenue Na-Wa-Ta Avenue Locust Lane East Lincoln Street (Des Plaines Resident) Cayuga Lane South Owen Street Mayor Wilks opened the meeting with general remarks and introduced Trustees and staff in attendance. Mayor Wilks then moved to the resident portion of the meeting. Mal Holec, Quince Lane - Mr. Holec had several questions he wanted to pose to the group. First, Mr. Holec was interested in the status of plans for building fire station #14. Mr. Janonis responded that the Village was doing its due diligence and would be releasing information when available. Mr. Holec was also concerned about the proposed changes for Randhurst turning the area into a lifestyle center. General discussion on the changes followed. He also was inquiring on the status of meeting with FEMA and the Des Plaines River Levee project. Mayor Wilks and Mr. Janonis informed Mr. Holec that based on information from a recent meeting they both attended the project is moving forward. Finally, in light of the budget situation down in Springfield, has there been any impact on the Village's ability to obtain grants. At this point the Village had not been negatively impacted by the State's inability to pass a budget. Jim Chylik, Locust Lane - Mr. Chylik recently received a citation for failing to relocate his toters as per Village Code. Village Code calls for toters to be placed in the rear of the property when not at the curb for collection. Mr. Chylik felt that this requirement was difficult for him to comply with due to how his home was situated on the lot and the difficulty he would have trying to move the toters to the rear of the house. Pictures of the property and location of toters were passed to Board and staff members. Mr. Janonis explained that nothing has changed in the Code from before the toters were put in place and asked Mr. Chylik how he managed his refuse containers before the changeover. Mr. Chylik also questioned how long toters can be left at the curb before being taken back to the rear yard. It was explained that property owners have a 24 hour window where they can place the toters at the curb the night before collection and when they need to be returned to the house after collection. General discussion followed. Roger Kruse, South Louis Street - Mr. Kruse wanted to thank the Police Department for enforcement of vehicle sticker requirements and other traffic offenses. Mr. Kruse was interested in obtaining a DVD copy of a particular Planning and Zoning meeting from the Library but was told none were available. When contacting the Village, Mr. Kruse was told they were only being sent upon request. Mr. Janonis was going to look into this with Television Services. In the future, DVD Copies of all Planning and Zoning meetings will be made available to the Library after each meeting. David Schein, Na-Wa-Ta Avenue - Mr. Schein questioned the placement of the stop sign at We Go and Lincoln and will contact Matt from Public Works Engineering to discuss further. Mr. Schein noted that for the second year the Fire Open House fell on the Yom Kippur holiday. Mr. Schein wanted to thank Dave Hull from Forestry for working with him on some tree issues. Mr. Schein also wanted to comment on an earlier discussion regarding Levee 37. He was scheduled to meet with the Army Corps of Engineers later the next week and said there were going to be discussions that could impact the work planned on the levee. Mr. Schein would be able to share more after the meeting. Lastly, Mr. Schein mentioned that his neighbor had replaced a sidewalk that was situated on the lot line. The height of the sidewalk is 4" above grade and was wondering if this was following Village Code. Mr. Janonis was going to have someone from the Building Department look into the matter. Wayne Serbin, Des Plaines Resident - Mr. Serbin did not have any comments for the group. As a Des Plaines resident, he wanted to see how the Village of Mount Prospect conducts its Coffee with Council meetings as Des Plaines government does not hold these types of meetings. Leon & Connie Dumas, Cayuga Lane - The Dumas' were concerned about the flight pattern of Palwaukee Airport. The flight pattern takes aircraft directly over their home. The Dumas' were wondering whether the Village could inquire on their behalf to see if there could be some way to redirect the flight pattern away from over their house to over a retail center where there would be less impact on residential properties. Mr. Janonis stated that the airport was operated jointly by Wheeling and Prospect Heights and the FAA likely had jurisdiction over flight patterns. Mr. Janonis did point out a meeting scheduled for August 15th where the Dumas' could comment directly to the Airport Board. 2 The Dumas' also noted road barriers along Camp McDonald and Wolf Road by the train tracks that are in disrepair and could cause a safety hazard. They were informed that the maintenance of them falls under the jurisdiction of Prospect Heights. Village staff would contact Prospect Heights to make them aware of this problem. Rick & David Hindmund - Rick and his son David were attending the meeting in an effort to obtain a Scouting merit badge. David requested that he be able to interview the Mayor as part of the process. The Hindmunds were welcomed to the meeting. Carol Tortorello, South Elmhurst Avenue - Ms. Tortorello wanted to comment on the success of the Downtown Block Party. She felt it was a success and wanted to thank the Village Public Works staff for a job well done. Pam Nelson, East Lincoln Street- Ms. Nelson, a member of the Mount Prospect Historical Society and was looking to get support from the Village to provide funds to help the Historical Society to move the Central School House from where it is currently located to the Mount Prospect Museum property. Ms. Nelson was interested in sharing with the group the need to preserve the history of the Village. General discussion followed and Ms. Nelson was thanked for her comments. Mayor Wilks asked if there was any further business for the good of the Village. Hearing none the meeting was adjourned at 10:55 a.m. Respectfully Submitted, David O. Erb Director of Finance 3