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Home My WebLink About01/21/1992 VB minutes M~NUTES OF THE RE~UL~RMEETING OF THE M~YOR ~D BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAOE OF MOUNT PROSPECT JANU~%RY 21v 1992 CALL TO ORDER CALL TO ORDER Mayor Farley called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Mayor Gerald Farley Trustee Mark Busse Trustee Timothy Corcoran Trustee George Clowes Trustee Leo Floros Trustee Paul Hoefert Trustee Irvana Wilks INVOCATION The invocation was given by Trustee Floros. INVOCATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Wilks, moved APPROVE to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the MINUTES Mayor and Board of Trustees held January 7, 1992, as amended. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Clowes, moved APPROVE BIT3S to approve the following list of bills: General Fund $ 533,105 Refusal Disposal Fund 180,922 Motor Fuel Tax Fund 27,880 Community Development Block Grant Fund 5,892 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 75,978 Waterworks & Sewerage Fund 320,774 Parking System Revenue Fund 5,953 Risk Management Fund 115,451 Vehicle Replacement Fund 1,647 Motor Equipment Pool Fund - Capital Improvement, Repl. or Rep. Fund 10,833 Downtown Redev. Const. Fund 1,571 Fire & Police Building Const. 125..878 Flood Control Revenue Fund 234,483 Corporate Purpose Improvemen= 1990 - Debt Service Funds 80,827 Flexcomp Trust Fund 7,320 Escrow Deposit Fund 24,964 Police Pension Fund - Firemen's Pension Fund - Benefit Trust Fund 2.167 $1,755,647 Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Busse, moved to accept the financial report dated December 31, 1991, subject to audit. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONSv CITIZENS TO BE HEARD PRESENTATION: Police officer Bill Roscop stated that during a recent HOLIDAY BUCKLE State-wide program, co-sponsored by local Police UP LOTTERY Departments and the Illinois Coalition for Safety Belt Use, tickets were issued to motorists who were using their seats belts. These tickets were placed into a lottery drawing with prizes of $500 issued to the first two names drawn and $250 issued to the next four names drawn. Officer Roscop announced that Mrs. A. Mazewski of Mount Prospect was one of the two lucky motorists to receive the $500.00 prize. A check was presented to Mrs. Mazewski. REQUEST TO Steve Schwartz, 1216 Crabtree, and owner of Bel-Aire AMEND CH. 14: Plumbing, requested the Village Board to consider an VEHICLES amendment to the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 14) to allow EXCEEDING 8,000# vehicles weighing more than 8,000 lbs. to be parked IN RESIDENTIAL inside a garage in a residential district. DISTRICT It was noted that this request is a result of complaints issued by the Village due to the fact that Mr. Schwartz's commercial vehicle has been parked in his residential driveway. Mr. Schwartz stated that his garage door could be altered, allowing the commercial vehicle to be parked in the garage and out of sight. Mayor Farley stated that the appropriate method of making this request would be to file an application for a hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals and ask that the text of the Zoning Ordinance be amended accordingly. The Village Board would then consider the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals. MAYOR, S REPORT CLASS "S" A request was presented to create a Class "S" liquor LIQUOR LICENSE: license for a new restaurant to be known as Retro RETRO BISTRO Bistro, to be located at 1744 West Golf Road. 1744 W.GOLF RD. It was noted that the proposed restaurant would consist of 3,600 square feet with a seating capacity of 75, as well as another 15 in the bar area. Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved to authorize the creation of a Class "S" liquor license for Retro Bistro. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance will be presented for first reading at the February 4th meeting of the Village Board. Page 2 - January 21, 1992 OLD BUSINESS ZBA 76-V-91, 418 South Emerson Street ZBA 76-V-91 An Ordinance was presented for first reading that 418 S.EMERSON would grant a variation to allow a 1.7' side yard setback to accommodate an existing deck. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended granting this request by a vote of 7-0. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Busse, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an Ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Busse, moved ORD.NO. 4393 for passage of Ordinance No. 4393 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION FOR PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 418 S. EMERSON ST. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. ZBA 77-SU-91, Wal-Mart, Mount Prospect Plaza ZBA 77-su-91 An Ordinance was presented for first reading WAL-MART. that would grant a Special Use to permit a MOUNT PROSPECT 5' 10" diameter satellite antenna on the roof PLAZA of their new building, located within the Mount Prospect Plaza. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended granting this request by a vote of 7-0. This Ordinance will be presented for second reading at the next regular meeting of the Village Board on February 4th. ZBA 79-V-91, 2016 East Euclid Avenue ZBA 79~V-91 An Ordinance was presented for first reading 2016 E.EUCLID that would grant the following variations: A five foot (5') building setback from the interior lot line; A fifteen foot (15') building setback from the rear property line; Parking setback to within zero feet from the front lot line and ten feet (10') from the side lot line; and A 78% lot coverage. This Ordinance will be presented February 4th for second reading. An Ordinance was presented for first reading that AMEND would amend Ordinance No. 4274 by extending the ORD.NO.4274 effective period for variations granted to 101 S.MAPLE the Mount Prospect Historical Museum, 101 South Maple Street. Page 3 - January 21, 1992 Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Wilks, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an Ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None -- Motion carried. ORD.NO. 4394 Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Wilks, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 4394 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 4274 BY EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS MFT FUNDS A Resolution was presented that would authorize the appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax Funds (MFT) in the amount of $400,000.00 for the improvement of specified Village streets. RES.NO. 2-92 Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved for passage of Resolution No. 2-92 A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING MOTOR FUEL TAX FUNDS Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. ACKNOWLEDGE The Village Manager presented the annual results of the RECEIPT audit for 1990 Motor Fuel Tax Funds, conducted by the 1990 MFT AUDIT Illinois Department of Transportation. Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to acknowledge receipt of the 1990 audit of Motor Fuel Tax Funds. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. NO PARKING A recommendation of the Safety Commission was presented EAST SIDE OF to prohibit parking on the east side of Maple Street MAPLE STREET between Northwest Highway and Central Road. This would allow easier access for emergency vehicles leaving the Fire and Police Station at Northwest Highway and Maple Street. The residents of the area had been contacted and they had no objections to this proposal. Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Safety Commission Page 4 - January 21, 1992 and prohibit parking on the east side of Maple Street between Northwest Highway and Central Road. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, ~--- Floros, Hoefert, Wilks ~ ~ Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance will be presented February 4th for first reading. VILLAGE HANA~ER~S REPORT Village Manager John Fulton Dixon presented a proposal WAIVE BIDS: to waive the bidding procedure and authorize the WATER SYSTEM purchase of specialized software for the water system CONTROL: control panel for the Village's water system. The J.M.PROCESS proposal recommends the purchase of the needed software SYSTEMS,INC. from J. M. Process Systems, Inc.in the amount of $35,064.00. Trustee Corcoran noted that the report indicated that the Village has only had the existing software for 7 years and replacement parts should be available, rather than purchasing a new system. Trustee Corcoran also asked what type of warranty would be provided for the software being proposed. ~-~ Trustee Clowes stated that the report indicates the Village maintains 5 deep wells and asked why the Village needs these wells. In order to answer the questions raised, Mayor Farley deferred this matter to the February 4th meeting of the Village Board. The Village Manager presented a request to waive SANITARY the bidding procedure and authorize entering into a SEWER contract with InsituformMidwest, Inc. for the improvement of specified sewers at a cost not to exceed $86,500.00. Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Wilks, moved INSITUFORM to concur with the recommendation of the MIDWEST,INC. administration and accept the proposal received from·Insituform Midwest, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $86,500.00. Upon'roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Mr. Dixon presented a request to waive the bidding PAINT procedure and accept the proposal submitted by STATION 12 J. Bernard Mullen in the amount of $8,390.00 to paint the ceiling of the apparatus floor at Fire Station 12 on Golf Road. It was noted that over the years, the exhaust from the vehicles has coated the ceiling which will have· to be cleaned and then painted. Page 5 - January 21, 1992 Trustee Corcoran asked if chemicals would be used to clean the ceiling and if so, if there was an alternate method of preparing the ceiling. Mr. Dixon suggested this item be deferred to the February 4th meeting in order to obtain the requested information. PURCHASE Mr. Dixon stated that the Village will probably have ALDI PROPERTY: the closing and take possession of the Aldi's property 100 W.NORTHWEST on January 24th. HIGHWAY Mr. Dixon also stated that the parking lot for that building will be divided off, leaving the westerly area for Sara Lee and Steak N Stuff customers. The back, or northerly, parking area will become metered parking for $1.00 per day. HEARINGS: Dates have been established for informational hearings CITIZEN on the proposed purchase of'the Citizens Utilities UTILITIES Water System. Mr. Dixon stated that River Trails Jr. PURCHASE High will be the location of hearings on February 13 at 7:00 PM and February 22 at 2:30 PM. Additional hearings will be held within the area serviced by Citizens Utilities. NEWLY APPOINTED Trustee Wilks stated that the following men were VOLUNTEER recently appointed to the Mount Prospect Volunteer Fire FIREMEN Department: Mark Fedor Scott Slaasted James Sugrue Steven Thompson ARTS COUNCIL Trustee Floros asked if it was the accepted practice INSURANCE to require $1,000,000 insurance for events held at Prospect High School or other schools. Mr. Dixon stated that it was the accepted practice. Trustee Floros expressed his concern that this could create a hardship on civic organizations. EXECUTIVE Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved to SESSION adjourn into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing Personnel. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. The village Board went into Executive Session at 8:38 P.M. RECONVENE Mayor Farley reconvened the meeting at 9:13 P.M. Present upon roll call: Mayor Farley Trustee Busse Trustee clowes Trustee Corcoran Trustee Floros Trustee. Hoefert Trustee Wilks' Page 6 - January 21, 1992 DJOURNMENT ADJOURN Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Clowes, moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Unanimous Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:14 P.M. Carol A. Fields Village Clerk Page 7 - January 21, 1992