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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/28/1992 COW minutes Minutes COMMITrEE OF THE WHOLE January 28, 1992 Roll Call The meeting was called to order at 7:38 p.m. by Mayor Gerald L] Farley. Trustees present were Mark Busse, George Clowes, Tim Corcoran, Leo Floros, Paul Hoefert, and Irvana Wilks. Also present were Village Manager John F. Dixon, Public Works Director Herbert L Weeks, Planning Director David Clements, Inspection Services Director Chuck Bencic, Deputy Public Works Director Glen Andier, and Finance Director David Jepson. Additionally, there were nine citizens and three members of the news media present. II Minutes The Committee of the Whole lVhnutes of January 14, 1992 were accepted and filed. ~ III Citizens To Be Heard No citizens appeared before the Committee. ? IV CDBG Funds - Downtown Eli~bili _ty Planning Director David Clements reported to the Committee that the Vdlage has been using CDBG monies for the facade program and street improvements in the Downtown area since 1984. During this period the Village has expended about $275,000 for 49 facade improve- ments and $283,000 for improvements to Prospect Avenue. Mr. Clements stated that the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) which admlni~ters the CDBG grants notified the Village that these types of projects will no longer be eligible for fu~dlng from the CDBG funds. He said that HUD has determined that there is not sufficient deterioration on an area-wide basis in the Downtown area for this area to be ehgible for funding. Mr. Clements stated that in effect t~e Village is being pevali~ed because of the success of the ,program, He added that interest in the program I~as been slackening, but that the program would be continued using General Fund monies. He also said thi.~ was not the end of the CDBG program, but that the funds received would be used primarily for the single-rurally and multi-family rehab progr~m~. In response to a question by Mayor Farley, Mr. Clements stated that the Village is not being asked to reimburse any previous funds that have been expended, the change only applies to future projects. V Solid Waste Trustee Tim Coreoran stated that at a public hearing held by the Illinois EPA regarding a transfer s~te in Wheeling Township, there were a number of questions raised that he asked SWANCC to respond to in more detail. Trustee Corcoran submitted a list of quesuons to SWANCC and the written responses were dtstributed to the Vdlage Board with the agenda for this meeting. Bill Abolt, Executtve Director of SWANCC, stated that he submitted the written responses to the Village Board and that he also submitted detailed responses to the IEPA. Mr. Abolt explained that the questions were focused on the level of the water table at the proposed site, traffic volume, cleanliness and the concern of contamanated liqmd or leachates. Mr. Abolt and Mr. Devon Moose, Vice-President ~of Patrick Engineering, summarized their responses to the questions that were raised. They stated that the water table in the subject area is at 600 feet and the proposed facility would be at 640 feet. They smd approximately 120 refuse packer trucks would deliver garbage to the transfer station and 40 semi- tractor/trailers would haul the baled garbage away. Mr. Moose said he had visited a number of garbage baling transfer stations in England and the Green County W~sconsin baling station and leachates are not a problem. Mr. Moose said there was a dust problem at the Green County s~te but that fluids are not a problem. In response to questions by Trustee Hoefert, Mr. Abolt said the proposed location was not under water in 1987 and that the area is not designated as a 'M, etlands" area. He also said the garbage is not exposed to rain and that there would not be contaminated runoff going into tile sewers or the DesPlaines River. Mr. Moose responded to a question about the pressure used in the baling system. He said the proposed system would use medmm density baling at about 400 PSI and would not use the hxgh density 3,000 PSI system. Richard Hendricks of 1537 East Emerson stated that he was concerned that the proposed site 'lies in a flood plain and a wetlands area. He requested that the Village Board pass a resolution opposing this site. Trustee Wilks suggested a citizen's committee to help gain acceptance of the transfer station. Trustee Clowes asked what would happen if the transfer station was not bmlt. Mr. Abolt said that our refuse disposal costs would increase dramatically. He explained that one of the siLznifieant elements of the cost of refuse disposal is the transportation cost.. He said the baiefill site is 16 to 35 miles from the member communities. However, if the baiefill is not built the member communities could be hauling refuse up to 150 miles by the year 2000. He said it is much more economical to haul the bales than to transport the garbage in the packer trucks. Trustee Floros stated that no matter where the site was proposed, there would be problems He said he supported the Wheeling site. He commended Mr. Abolt and SWANCC for the thorough job they had done. 2 Gail Steriadis, who lives in the unincorporated area near the proposed site said she opposed the project and requested the Village give the opponents more time to express their position. VI Kensington Center - Ponds Robert Molzahn of Camp, Dresser & McKee summarized a report they had prepared regarding the retention ponds at the Kensington Center, He said they inspected each of the eleven ponds including the inlet/outlet structures, pond depth, and water quality. They recommended the water quahty be controlled by appropriate chemicals rather than pumping fresh water into the ponds. They also listed a series of maintenance actions that would be needed. Mr. Molzahn said grates should be placed over the inlets and that some of the inlet and outlet structures needed to be repaired. He said that some sediment had accumulated in some of the ponds and that at some time the ponds would need dredging to maintain their ascetic quahties. Trustee Coreoran said he thought it was the Village's duty to repair the inlet and outlet structures and that the property owners should take the responsibility for future maintenance. Dale Jesse, President of the Kensington Business Owners Association, said he would hke to rewew the report from Camp, Dresser, & McKe..e. with the Board of Directors of the AssoclaUon. He said he will theh get hack to the Village Manager with their recommenda- tions. ~ VII Flood Program Update Dean Long, Branch Manager of RJN Environmental Associates Inc., and Randy Patchett, Project Engineer, reviewed the initial recommendations for the Central/Wa Pella and the See Gwrm/Milburn flood control projects which originally had been proposed as two separate projects. The See Gvam/Milbum project included a proposed detention area at Lincoln Junior High School. Mr. Patchett reported that they have determined that the proposed detention area at Lincoln Jr. High is no longer feasible because it would require too large an area. He stated that they are recommending that the two projects be combined with one sewer line going down Can Dota rather than separate lines going down Wa Pella and We Go Trail. A revised project schedule was presented which places the Stevenson/Thayer Project in 93/94 and the Hatlen Heights Flooding Project in 95/96 rather than in 91/92 and 92/93 as previously scheduled. The schedule also places the Hatlen Heights Sanitary Project in 95/96 rather than in 94/95. The above changes were necessary because the See Gwun/Mllburn Project is being moved up from 95/96 to 92/93. Mr. Patchett also stated that KIN is proceeding with the application for the Low Interest Loan Program for the North Main/Prospect Manor Project and the other projects scheduled for 93/94. Trustee Clowes asked if moving all the water to Weller Creek during a storm would overload the Creek. Mr. Patchett said that as the Creek fills up the water hydraulics would automatically restrict the flow into the Creek. Mr. Dixon stated that the change would also benefit the 'Street Program because Can Dota is scheduled for reconstruction m the next 2 to 3 years and this will be accomplished through the Flood Program rather than with Mir Funds. The Committee consented to the change in the plans. Village Manager D~xon reported that the four intergovernmental bodies have met to discuss the proposed Auditorium at Lincoln Junior H~gh School. Trustee Corcoran added that the ad-hoc committee had requested the architect to design a more flexible auditorium. He also stated that the governing body would be made up of one representative from each of the parttclpatlng governmental units and the Mount Prospect Arts Council. It is expected that this effort wall be a model for future intergovernmental relationships. IX Trustee Wllks remanded the Committee members of the open form on Saturday, February 1, 1992 regarding the Americans with Disabihties Act. She also mentioned the loss of Earl Johnson who had given many unselfish hours to the Village. Trustee Hoefert reminded the Committee and the audience of the Hands Across Mount Prospect on Sunday, February 2, 1992. The meeting adjou/ned at 11:39 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, David C. Jepson, Finance Director DGl/sm