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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/18/1995 CS minutes MAYOR GERALD L FARLEY TRUSTEES GEORGE A. CLOWES TiMOTHY J. CORCORAN RICHARD N HENDRICKS PAUL WM HOEFERT MICHAELE W SKOWRON IRVANA K. WILKS VILLAGE MANAGER MICHAEL E. JANONIS VILLAGE CLERK CAROL A. FIELDS IMIifii1W\. ~ 1M1II '~2.0 -0 Ll Village of Mount Prospect 100 South Emerson Street Mount Prospect. Illinois 60056 Phone: 708 I 392-6000 Fax: 708 I 392-6022 TOO: 708 I 392-6064 MINUTES CLOSED SESSION APRIL 18, 1995 The Closed Session was called to order at 9:52 p.m., in the conference room of the Senior Citizens' Center, 50 South Emerson Street, for the purpose of discussing Property Acquisition, Litigation and Personnel. Present at the Closed Session were: Mayor Gerald Farley; Trustees George Clowes, Richard Hendricks, Paul Hoefert, Michaele Skowron and Irvana Wilks. Absent from the Closed Session was Trustee Timothy Corcoran. Also present were: Village Manager Michael Janonis, Assistant to the Village Manager David Strahl and Community Development Director William Cooney. Property Acquisition Village Manager Michael Janonis shared with Board members the recently completed Appraisal for Ye Olde Town Inn. The Appraisal included a valuation for the entire building as well as for the most northerly section of the former bowling alley area. After brief discussion, the Village Board expressed no interest in pursuing the purchase of the entire property. Discussion focused on the feasibility of acquiring the bowling alley area so as to facilitate the construction of a public alleyway. It was estimated that the acquisition of the property would be through condemnation. It was anticipated that with payment of value for the property, necessary repair to the remaining building, demolition costs and attorneys' fees that the acquisition could cost up to $200,000. General consensus among the Board was that purchase of the property without some agreement with Northwest Electric to, in turn, purchase some of the property would be imprudent. After further discussion, the Board indicated a willingness to explore the possibility of acquiring the rear part of Ye Olde Town Inn and perhaps using condemnation, if Northwest Electric would, in turn, purchase a portion of the acquired property not necessary for a public alleyway. Board directed staff to make this inquiry of Northwest Electric during Developer Agreement negotiations. As a fall-back position, the Village Board discussed the feasibility of acquiring an option in the Ye Olde Town Inn property; either the entire property or the rear portion which could be exercised at some future date should the property go up for sale or if the current tenant ceased operations or if the building were destroyed by fire or other casualty. The Village Board was amenable to exploring this contingency. Staff was to report back to the Board at a future date. Litigation JY1 ~ ~ The Village is currently involved in a Lawsuit brought by certain property owners on South Busse Road which allege that flooding along Addison Court has caused damage to their properties. The roadway was built some 25+ years ago when the entire area was under the jurisdiction of the Township. The Lawsuit was instituted prior to the Village forcibly annexing the South Busse Road properties in 1988. The original defendants were other property owners along Addison Court. Upon annexation of the area by the Village, the plaintiffs joined the Village in the flooding lawsuit reasoning that the Village was the deep pocket. Efforts to have the Village dismissed from the Suit have proved unsuccessful. Subsequently, the area was disconnected from the Village through a Disconnection Suit. Currently, Addison Court is not within the Village of Mount Prospect yet we remain a party to the Lawsuit. During settlement negotiations, the Village made an offer to contribute monies toward the construction of a storm water sewer system that would alleviate future flooding for the plaintiff properties. One of the conditions of the Village putting up said money was that all of the property owners along Addison Court would annex into the Village. Subsequently, negotiations ensued to bring the Addison Court property owners into the Village. The Village Manager indicated that the Village and property owners were very close to coming to final agreement. The Village Board discussed briefly the desirability of settling this Lawsuit and confirmed that annexation to the Village would be a condition of said settlement. Staff was directed to continue with necessary negotiations and report back to the Board as necessary. Personnel Village Manager gave the Village Board an update regarding the negotiations with the Police Department Union. He indicated that a mediator would be involved in the next round of negotiations. Mr. Janonis indicated that a settlement in the range of 3 to 3-1/2% seemed likely. The Village Board expressed a strong desire that the settlement be as close to 3% as possible. There was also considerable discussion regarding modifications to the prescription drug card benefit and the need to increase the co-payment as a means of controlling medical insurance costs. Mr. Janonis also indicated that should the Police settlement be in excess of 3%, he would press the Board to match the settlement with regard to pay increases for non-union employees. Mr. Janonis suggested that non-union employees should not be put in a disadvantageous position because of their non-union affiliation. The Board indicated a willingness to consider the request pending the outcome of the Police negotiations. ~o ~~ ~1 @5 d~ dl? 2)~ ~@ There was no further discussion and the Closed Session adjourned at 10:39 p.m. Respectfully submitted, M EJ/rcc