HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/08/2002 CS minutes
Timothy J. Corcoran
Paul Wm. Hoefert
"1ichard M. Lohrstorfer
Michaele W. Skowron
Irvana K. Wilks
Michael A. Zadel
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Village of Mount Prospect
100 South Emerson Street Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056
MINUTES
CLOSED SESSION
OCTOBER 8, 2002
Phone:
Fax:
TDD:
(847) 392-6000
(847) 392-6022
(847) 392-6064
MAYOR
Gerald L. Farley
VILLAGE MANAGER
Michael E. Janonis
VILLAGE CLERK
Velma W. Lowe
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The Closed Session was called to order at 7:06 p.m. by Mayor Farley, in the second floor
conference room of Village Hall at 100 South Emerson. The purpose of the Closed Session was to
discuss Land Acquisition, Personnel and Litigation. Present were: Trustees Paul Hoefert, Richard
Lohrstorfer, Michaele Skowron, Irvana Wilks and Michael Zadel. Trustee Timothy Corcoran arrived
at 7:55 p.m. Staff present included: Village Manager Michael Janonis, Assistant Village Manager
David Strahl, Director of Community Development Bill Cooney and Finance Director Doug Ellsworth.
Also in attendance were Dave Olson of W.B. Olson, Dan Poulfus of W.B.Olson and Kevin Kemp
from DLK Architecture. Police Chief Richard Eddington arrived at 10:00 p.m.
Motion made by Trustee Zadel and Seconded by Trustee Skowron to move into Closed Session.
Motion was accepted. Meeting moved into Closed Session at 7:07 p.m.
Land Acauisition
Village Manager Janonis presented a summary of the pros and cons of several scenarios regarding
the Village Hall project. Among those scenarios discussed was the continuation of the current plan,
the acquisition and redevelopment of the Bank One building, stop the project as is or consider other
options. He stated the most critical issue regarding the project that the Board must be aware of is
the downtown parking needs, followed by the Village Hall and the Senior Center status. The Library
had submitted a list of expenses associated with the Parking Deck construction utilizing a but-for
argument that they would have to incur these expenses due to the Parking Deck. He felt that both
sides were not going to move toward conclusion at this point and there may be a need to consider
some type of stipend that the Village could provide to the Library in order to complete the Agreement
in order to move the project along if that is the direction.
General discussion from the Village Board members included the following items:
There was a discussion regarding the utilization of the Bank annex parking lot. There was also
discussion regarding parking needs of the Library due to their expansion and the likely location of
the additional parking. There was also discussion centered on what would be the Village's response
if the parking for the Library expansion was not provided by the Library as part of their building
project at time of building permit submittal. A suggestion was made to consider building a Parking
Deck on the current Village Hall site and what the projected cost of such a change might be. There
were several configurations submitted to include some surface parking on a new Village Hall
footprint but without a parking deck for review. There was a concern raised regarding removing
Bank One from the property tax rolls and the impact on other taxing bodies. There was extensive
discussion regarding potential redevelopment costs of the Bank One property for Village Hall use by
rehabilitating the existing structure and consideration of a parking deck on the current surface lot in
front of the bank.
Consensus of the Village Board was to reconsider the project as currently constituted but
review other options and determine possible costs associated with those options.
Finance Director Doug Ellsworth, Community Development Director Bill Cooney, Dave Olson, Dan
Poulfus and Kevin Kemp left the meeting at this time
Personnel
Village Manager Janonis stated the Public Works Union has voted down the Village's final offer 30-0
and a mediation meeting is scheduled for October 29 and he said depending on the outcome of the
mediation, there will be a need to discuss possible implementation of the Village's final offer.
Litiaation
Eoebergh Case
Village Manager Janonis stated that the Egebergh Case was slated to start on October 8. The latest
demand from the sister is $1 million. He stated the Village's insurance company is not willing to
settle and feels that it is a week case. The Village Board had previously authorized settlement offer
of approximately $50,000.
Romero Class Action Suit
Police Chief Eddington arrived at 10:00 p.m. to participate in the discussion.
Village Manager Janonis stated that the attorneys for this Case are ready to settle and are getting
anxious and do not want to wait any further and the Judge is beginning to pressure the Village to
conclude the settlement. He stated the Officers have been removed from the Suit and at this point,
the settlement just involves the use of Village insurance money. Previously, it was the intention to
combine the Romero settlement with the DOJ agreement but it appears that the timing will be such
that the combination will not be possible. There appears to be some outstanding issues regarding
the agreement with the DOJ with some suggested language from them which is unacceptable so it is
currently being review once again by the decision makers of the DOJ.
There was no further business and the Closed Session adjourned at 10:31 p.m. The regular
meeting adjourned at 10:32 p.m.
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DAVID STRAHL
Assistant Village Manager
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