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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/14/1992 COW minutes Minutes COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE April 14, 1992 I Roll Call The meeting was called to order,at 7:40 p.m. by Mayor Gerald L. Farley. Trustees present included Mark Busse, George Clowes, T~m Corcoran, I~o Floros, Paul Hoefert, and Irvana Wilks. Also present were Village Manager John Fulton Duton, Planning Director David Clements, Fmance Director David Jepson, six Village residents and three members of the print merlin. II Minutes of March 24. 1992 The rmnutes of the March 24, 1992 Community of the Whole meeting were accepted and fried. III ' ~z Trudie Berndt Trudie Berndt of 3 West Euclid asked the Committee if there had been any action taken by the Village Board to stop the coastruct~on of a parking lot at a church located at 1 West Euchd. Mayor Farley stated that the Vdlag¢ Code pernuts a parking lot under these circumstances, but that the Village Board will be reviewing th~s provision in the coming months. Ms. Berndt said she understood there was a restrictive covenant on the property which prohibited this type of use. Mr. Dixon responded that a covenant is a private matter and would need to be pursued in a c~vil suit. Ms. Berudt suggested that the Village should be sensitive to the concerns of neighbonng property owners in matters like this. IV Maple Street Townhomes Parking Agreement Mr. Ramesh Gandhi, 342 Maple Street, of the Maple Street Townhomes Associatxon stated that Association members were requesting that the Village lease parking spaces in the Maple Street Parking Lot to the Association members. The spaces would be used from April 1 - November 30 and during the hours of 7.30 p.m. to 7.00 a.m. Mr. Dixon said this had been chscussed at a Coffee With the Councd meeting and that a draft agreement had been prepared. Under the terms of the agreement, the Association members would pay $1.00 per night for using the spaces. Mr. Gandhi stated the $1.00 per day rate would total about $160 per year and he asked ff the fee could be based on an annual payment of $90 per space. The $90 is based on the fee that businesses pay for lease spaces in the Wflle Street Lot or on Prospect Avenue. During the discussion that followed, the Comrmttee members generally agreed that a reduced fee for the Association members should be considered and that the fee being charged to businesses should be rewewed to see if it should be increased. The consensus was that an annual fee of $120.00 based on $.75 per day for 160 days should be estabhshed Trustee Busse d~d not take part m the dlscnss~ons and said he would abstain from any vote because of a possible confl~ct of interest. V Impact of the State of Ilhno~s Income Tax Surcharge Proposal Village Manager Dixon stated that on April 7, 1992 Governor Edgar proposed eliminating the mumc~palities' and counties' share of the Income Tax Surcharge as of July 1, 1992. If the Legislature enacted the Governor's proposal, the V~llage of Mount Prospect would lose an estimated $775,000 in the 1992/93 fiscal year and $250,1100 in the 1993/94 fiscal year. As a contingency measure, Mr. Dixon recommended that the Village Board could use $425,000 from the Police and Fire Building Construction Fund and then reduce expenditures by $350,000 for the 1992/93 fiscal year. The specific expenditures to be reduced included the following: Defer Kenneth Drive Reconstruction $100,0O0 Defer New Phone System 75,000 Reduce Provision for Computer System 50,000 Reduce Street Resurfac~ng 50,000 , Reduce Linneman Road Project 25,000 Ehminate New Technology Projects 50.000 Total $35O.0O0 Mr. Dixon added that we will not know if the Surcharge funds are to be ehmmated until the end of June, but that the above steps could be taken if the funds are elnninated. During the d~scuss~on that followed, Mayor Farley and Trustees Busse, Floros and Wilks smd they supported the recommendations Trustee Hoefert said he would hke to reduce the budget now rather than watting. Trustee Clowes said he was concerned about delaying the telephone system and the computer replacement and that he would hke to reduce the contingency m the Police and F~re Building Construction Fund. Mr. Dixon responded that the contingency remaining was about 10% of estimated costs and he thought we needed this mount. He said the committee would get an update at the April 28, 1992 Comamttee of the Whole meeting. Trustee Coreoran said he would like to delay the acquisition of the Sewer TV Truck and the ~mprovements to the Senior Center until later in the year. Mr. Dixon said we had planned on starting the Semor Center Project as soon as possible so it would be dosed up before unnter. He said the Public Works Department would do some of the work during the wrater months. ~-~Trustee Corcoran said he would like to see hard numbers before we move ahead. 2 Finance Dtrector Jepson stated that by early July, he would be submitting an update of financial projections for the next several years VI Name for the New pohce and Fire Building Mayor Farley and Trustee Clowes presented a resolution which stated that the name of any public buddings m Mount Prospect should reflect the functional use of the building Additionally, a plaque or plaques containing the names of appropriate elected officials and other individuals could be placed inside the building at the discretion of the Vdlage Board. Trustee Clowes stated the intention was to eliminate possible confusion by including the functional use in the name, and Mayor Farley added a budding could be dedmated to an lnd~wdual but it should not be named after the individual The Committee members concurred wath the intent of the resolution Mayor Farley suggested that the new Police and Fire Building be called the Mount Prospect Police and F~re Facility and dedicated to the memory of Robert Tiechert. No action was taken Trustee Hoefert said he would like to see the building called the Mount Prospect Police and Fire Stauon No. 1. Trustee Floros said he would like the building called the Mount Prospect Pohce and Fire Building Trustee Clowes said he would support the Mount Prospect Police and Fire Budding. Trustee Wilks made motion that the building be called the Robert B. Tiechert Pohce and Fire Facility. The motion failed with three yes and four no votes Trustee Hoefert's motion to call the budding the Mount Prospect Police and Fire Station was defeated 5 to 2. A motion to name the building the Mount Prospect Police and Fire Headquarters passed 4 to 3. Trustee Wilk's motion to dedicate the building to former Mayor Tiechert passed 7 to 0. Trustee Coreoran's motion to include a plaque recognizing the C~t~zens' Committee passed 7 to O. VIi Mr. Dtxon reported that the owners of the Health Spa had appealed the revocation of their business license. VIII Other Business Trustee Clowes stated that the minutes of the Solid Waste Commission were not clear regarding the response of the Commission to the report of the two container hnutation. Additionally, he mentioned that the minutes for the Sign Review Board were not clear regarding the E1 Sombrero Restaurant. Trustee Clowes also asked when the zoning of church property would 3 be discussed, and Mr. Dixon said it would be at the Committee of the Whole meeting May 12, 1992 ~ IX Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 9'27 p m. Respectfully submitted, Davad C. Jepson, Finance Director DC J/sm