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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/20/1981 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES January 20, 1981 CALL TO ORDER CALL TO ORDER Mayor Krause called the meeting to order at 8:03 P .M. INVOCATION INVOCATION The invocation was given by Trustee Richardson. ROLL CALL ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Mayor Krause Trustees Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Absent: Trustee Wattenberg APPROVAL OF MINUTES APPROVAL OF Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to M. INUTES - 1/6/81 approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the ~'-.ayor and Board of Trustees held January 6, 1981. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Nays: None Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS AND FINANCIAL REPORT APPROVAL OF BILL.¢ Trustee Miller ~ seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to approve the following list of bills: General Fund $ 406,235.08 Revenue Sharing Fund 17,691.46 Motor Fuel Fund 3,513.30 Community Development Block Grant- 11,205.84 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 18,501.24 Waterworks & Sewerage Operation & Maintenance 56,054.36 Dep., Impr., & Ext. 45,219.79 Parking System Revenue Fund 14,933.59 Special Service Area #2 Const.Funds 11,645.13 Trust Fund 2,215.54 $587,215.33 Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Miller, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved APPROVAL OF to accept the financial report dated December 31, 1980, FINANCIAL REPORT subject to audit. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Nays: None Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS - CITIZENS TO BE HEARD Mayor Krause presented Certificates of Merit to seven senior SR. CITIZEN FIRE citizens in appreciation for their efforts in educating senior citizens PREVENTION in fire prevention. These citizens are members of the Senior COMMITTEE Citizen Fire Prevention Committee and have ongoing programs to reach numerous residents and groups relative to safety. Dolores Haugh, Executive Director of the Mount Prospect .CHAMBER OF, Chamber of Commerce presented Mayor Krause with the Village's COMMERCE 1981 membership in the Chamber. MEMBERSHIP Page 1 1/20/81 MANAGER'S REPORT RAND ROAD Village Manager Terrance Burghard presented a proposal from IMPROVEM~NT the Illinois Department of Transporation pertaining to the improvement of Rand Road (Route 12). Mr. Burghard noted MAINTENANCE that IDOT had included in the proposed Letter of Agreement OF STATE ROADS: that the Village would assume areas of responsibility relative POLICY to State roadways. It was the recommendation of the Village Manager that the Village Board adopt a policy relative to this and future roadway improvements proposed by the State that the Village elects not to participate in maintenance. Trustee Murauskis, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to authorize the Mayor to advise IDOT that the policy of the Village is not to accept maintenance responsibility on State roadways, however, the Village would agree to prohibit encroachments and parking along those rights-of-way. Upon ron call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Nays: None Motion carried. EXPENDITURE: WHEELING & EUCLII~ The Village presented a proposal to have Opticom equipment OPTICOM installed at the traffic signal recently approved by the Board at Wheeling and Ehclid. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to authorize the installation of Opticom at the traffic signal at Wheeling and Euclid at a cost not to exceed $9,500. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Nays: None Motion carried. WAIVE BIDDING Mr. Burghard requested the Village Board to waive the bidding PROCESS: process in order to purchase replacement windows for the TRAIN STATION Chicago-Northwestern train station ,noting that under the ~EPLACEMENT recently executed lease, the Chicago-Northwestern will WINDOWS assume half the expense. Mr. Burghard announced that quotes had been received from Aria for $5,900, from Bookman for $5,626.04 and from Wilson Installations in the amount of $5,588. Due to the detailed specifications, the Manager requested that the bidding process be waived and the Board authorize the expenditure to replace the windows at the train station. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to waive the bidding process relative to replacement windows at the train station. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to authorize the Village Manager to issue a purchase order to Wilson Installations for a price not to exceed $5,488 for the purchase of replacement windows at the train station. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Nays: None Motion carried. Page 2 1/10/81 The Village Manager announced that Dell Corporation has ,SjENIOR CITIZEN been successful in receiving approval from HUD on the HOUSING: DELL senior citizen housing development known as Centennial, C~ORP. (Centennial). and that the development has been funded. Mr. Burghard also announced that the necessary documents are being prepared for the purchase snd transfer of the property being the subject of the proposed senior citizen housing site with a closing scheduled for the first week in February. Mr. Burghard informed the Board that a bid had been WATER TESTING received from the Village of Glenview in the amount of .LAB $6,000 for the purchase of the water testing laboratory and pursuant to the Board's direction at a previous meeting, the necessary documents are being prepared to transfer ownership to Glenview. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Krause presented a Resolution for Board consideration MSD: that would authorize a settlement in litigation between the CASE 78 CH 5555 Village and the Metropolitan Sanitary District under Case No. 78 CH 5555. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved for passage of Resolution No. 2-81 RES. NO. 2-81 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT IN CASE NO. 78 CH 5555 (MSD) Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Krause Nays: None Motion carried. BUILDING COMMITTEE ZBA 55-V-80, 714 Chris Lane ZBA 55-V-80 714 CHRIS LANE.. Trustee Floros presented An Ordinance Granting Specified Variations for Property at 714 Chris Lane for first reading and will present it February 3rd for second reading. FINANCE COMMITTEE No report. FIRE AND POLICE COMMITTEE No report. LEGISLATIVE/JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Trustee Richardson presented the Legislative/Judiciary ,STREET LIGHTING Committee's recommendations relative to the street lighting .PROGRAM program as reported in the Committee report dated October 27, 1980. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Legislative/Judicary Committee to have the staff develop an overall street lighting program for the Village based upon the outline presented at Committee level. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Legislative/Judiciary Committee Page 3 1/20/81 Trustee Richardson presented the following recommendation of the Legislative/Judiciary Committee relative to the street lighting program: 1. The staff should begin drafting the and go out for bid for street lighting along Northwest Highway with specifications to consider lighting along Northwest Highway - Waterman to Central; Central to Emerson and Emerson to Mount Prospect Road, with the Committee to review the bids and make further recommendations. 2. That the staff draft specifications and go out for bid on lighting for the downtown area around Busse Avenue at Wille redevelopment area. 3. That badly lit areas be identified, particularly the northeastern section, working with specific requests from citizens. 4. That high pressure sodium lighting be used along Northwest Highway and other major thoroughfares and that the Village continue to use mercury-vapor lighting in residential areas. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Legislative/Judiciary Committee relative to the street lighting program. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Nays: None Motion carried. REVENUE ACT: Trustee Richardson presented An Ordinance to Elect Neighborhood Non-Participation in Certain Assessment Relief Provided Preservation by the Revenue Action of 1939, As Amended for first reading and it will be presented February 3rd for second reading. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE No report. PUBLIC WORKS COM~!~ITTEE ~CABLE T..V. Turstee Farley reported that the Northwest Municipal Conference membership had voted on the various candidates for a Cable T.V. franchise, noting that they selected three companies for further consideration, those companies being Cablevision, Cablenet and Warner Amex. TRAFFIC SIGNAL: j Trustee Farley presented the Public Works Committee COUNCIL TRAIL & recommendation on the proposed traffic signal at ELMHURST ROAD Council Trail and Elmhurst Road (Route 83), noting that previous action by the Board authorized the installation of a traffic signal approximately 100 feet south of the actual intersection. Funding would have been shared by Federal, State and local entities, however, recent communication from the Federal agency stated they would not participate if the signal was not installed at the actual intersection of Council Trail and Elmhurst Road. The matter was referred back to Committee and following discussion with various residents and Board of Education representatives, the Committee recommended the Village authorize a 4-way traffic signal that would be activated on Council Trail by a pedestrian crossing button and the pressure of vehicles. page 4 1/20/81 The following people spoke on the subject: William Howard, 518 S. Elmhurst Road Pete Oleson, 125 Bobby Lane Jaekie Frank, 517 S. Elmhurst Road Michele Showran, 1404 W. Busse Avenue John Frank, 517 S. Elmhurst Road Eugene Kaid, Main & Council Trail Dr. Sutter, Superintendant District 57 Corella Dunn, 711 S. I-Oka Robert Guthrie, Principal Lions Park School David Shine, 512 Na Wa Ta Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Public Works Committee and authorize the installation of a 4-way signal, pedestrian and traffic activated, at Council Trail and Elmhurst Road. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Farley requested the Board of Education representatives arrange for a joint meeting of the Village and Education Boards relative to various upcoming projects. Such a meeting will be arranged. The Board also authorized the Manager to include the expense OPTICO.~: COUNCIL of Opticom, not to exceed $9,500, in the total cost of the TRAIL & EL~HURST signal at Council Trail and Elmhurst Road. Trustee Farley presented the balance of the Public Works Committee report for status purposes: Acquisition of Lake Michigan Water Weller Creek Stabilization Lake Briarwood drainage problem Railroad commuter lease - Station and lot OTHER BUSINESS The Centennial Plat of Subdivision, for the proposed senior CENTENNIAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION citizen housing site, was presented for Board approval. Due to the fact that an easement had been requested on the southeast corner of Lot 3, the owners of the property will give that portion of property to the Village instead of the easement. Since the plat of subdivision had been changed to reflect the revised lot line, the amended plat was being presented for Board approval. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to authorize the Mayor to sign and Clerk to attest her signature on the Centennial Plat of Subdivision, as amended. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Nays: None Motion carried. BUDGET PREVIEW Village Manager Burghard presented his projections on the upcoming 1981-82 budget bringing certain matters to the Village Boards attention and requesting additional direction from the Board. It was the opinion of the Village Board to have the Village Manager prepare the proposed 1981-82 budget in accordance with the guidelines set forth in his memorandum. Page 5 1/20/81 Mr. Burghard presented his recommendation to discontinue RE-CYCLING CENTER the re-cycling center. The re-cycling center was established 5 years ago and is located on the perimeter of Randhurst Shopping Center, and upon reviewing the program, it has been determined that the program is taking more administrative time and is actually costing the Village money to maintain. Trustee Murauskis, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Village Manager to immediately discontinue the re-cycling program located at Randhurst Shopping Center. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Nays: None Motion carried. BUDGET MEETINGS ITEMS TO BE REFERRED None. COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS The following budget meetings were announced, which meetings will be held in the Board Room of the Public Safety Building at $:00P.M.: RE-SCHEDULED March 5 .MEE. TINGS March 9 March 16 Since the budget meeting dates fall on the evenings regularly scheduled for Committee meetings, the following Committee meeting dates were re-scheduled: CO.MMITTEE MEETING DATES Building March 11 Public Works March 12 The next regular Committee meeting dates are as follows: Building February 9 Finance January 22 Fire & Police January meeting cancelled ~ADJOURN Legislative/Judiciary January 29 Public Health & Safety January 22 Public Works February 5 ADJOURNMENT Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Unanimous Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 P.M. ~--~ Carol A. Fields Village Clerk Page 6 1/20/81