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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/14/1996 COW minutes MINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MAY 14, 1996 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Farley, called the meebng to order at 7.37 p m Present at the meeting were Trustees George CIowes, T~mothy Corcoran, R~chard Hendncks, M~chaele Skowron and Irvana Wilks Trustee Paul Hoefert arrived at 8 24 p m Also present were V~llage Manager Michael Janonis, Assistant V~llage Manager Dawd Strahl, F~re Chief Edward Cavello, F,nanca D~rector Dawd Jepson, Assistant F~nance D~rector Carol Widmer and F~nance Director designee Brian Caputo II MINUTES Minutes of Apnl 23, 1996 Motion made by Trustee Corcoran and Seconded by Trustee Skowron to accept the Minutes Minutes were approved unammously III CITIZENS TO BE HEARD Village Manager Janonis ~ntroduced F~nance D~rector designee Bnan Caputo to the V~llage Board and the wew~ng audience and stated his first day would be June 17, 1996 IV. CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR DISCUSSION Fire Chief Edward Cavello prowded a general overview of the previous d~scussmns with the Board He had previously recommended a deferment of an Ordinance which would require the detectors ~n all residential dwelhngs until the technology ~mproves He stated that h~s Department has worked very closely with the Communlcabons D~ws~on ~n providing proper installation information to residents through cable tv He also stated that he has worked very closely with the manufacturers to ~mplement some changes ~n the dewces Among the changes which have come on line s~nce October 1995 are a UL I~st~ng, a reset button and ~nstructmns which are more specific in terms of what to do m case the detector sounds He stated that although changes have been made and the standards are becoming more consistent, issues sbll remain concerning the detectors Among the Issues which remain are price, enforcement and accuracy of the device itself He would recommend that any Ordinance requ~nng the installation of the detectors be deferred at th~s bme He w~ll continue to momtor the developments of the dewces and report back to the Board periodically Consensus of the Village Board was to continue to monitor the technology of carbon monoxide detectors and staff Is to periodically update the Village Board of any changes in the industzy. Mr. Janonis stated the public relations effort will continue and be specifically focused on the use of the detectors during the heating season. V. REVIEW OF FINANCIAL CONDITION Finance Director David Jepson prowded a general overview of th~s topic to the Village Board He stated that by way of a companson, ~f Mount Prospect were compared to Chicago area corporations, Mount Prospect would be tn the top 200 He stated th~ngs have ~mpreved substantially s~nce 1992 and the financial pos~t~on is much stronger based on the d~vers~flcat~on and expansion of the Revenue base which the V~llage Board undertook at that t~me Projections for the future are strong and the V~llage should be able to maintain ~ts financial pos~bon over the long term The financial statements which were prowded m the packet are wrtually a snapshot taken at one point ~n bme concermng the finan~al pos~t~on The Audit ~s currently ~n process and should be completed by the end of May He also provided a general overview of the Balance Sheets and defined numerous terms including Fund Balance He also prowded an overview of available Fund Balance sheets which ~llustrate the ending point for fiscal year 1996 and the starting pom.t for fiscal year 1997 One of the items which was d~scussed at a recent meeting with the Bond Rabng company was the need to increase Fund Balance from two months to three months Mr Jepson stated that Sales Tax revenues are on target so far th~s fiscal year Village Manager Janonis stated that this rewew reflects an effi=ent operation and hwng w~thin spe=flc spending targets He stated the need for the Fund Balances is to smooth out changes In economic cond~bons The Revenue sources which are ubhzed by Mount Prospect are geared toward the community type and the so=o-economic make-up of the commumty. Information provided as a general update and requires no acbon by the Village Board VI REVISED SOLICITATION REGULATIONS Assistant Village Manager David Strahl provided a general overview of th~s topic based on the previous d~scuss~ons with Village Board members and a Court Order which was arnved at ~n March 1996 between Precision Home Dehvery and the V~llage of Mount Prospect He stated the general focus of the Ordinance is to regulate the delivery methods not necessanly the type of matenal which is dehvered He stated the V~llage has received approximately 15 calls from residents concerning the dehvery method of the Ch~cagoland Express The proposed Ordinance is presented for d~scusslon and rews~on to Board members to address the concerns which had been presented by the Board to staff at an earher meeting General comments by the Board members included the following ~tems Concern was raised about d~stnbubon of Election-style material and material which could be considered for the public good Some Board members voiced concerns that the Ordinance as presented appears reasonable ~f the No Sohc~tors Inwted language ~s deleted from the Ordinance itself Village Manager Janonis stated that th~s Ordinance, as with many other Ordinances, is considered a tool which ~s enforced on a cempla~nt-only bas~s and th~s Ordinance rews~on ~s brought forth based on prewous concerns and hm~ted ab~hty to follow-up on cemplalnts Consensus of the Village Board wes to revise the Ordinance by deleting the No Solicitors Invited language and bring back to a Village Board meeting for review and possible approval. VII. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT Village Manager Janonls prowded a general mvltabon to all c~t~zens concerning the Public Works Open House scheduled for May 18 VIII. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Trustee Clowes invited the pubhc to Youth Sports and More scheduled for May 19 at RecPlex from 1'30 p m unbl 4 00 p m Trustee Wilks wanted to thank members of the Umted States A~r Force A~r Refueling VVing at O'Hare for the recent tour and also voiced thanks to the V~llage staff for the successful South S~de Clean-Up effort Mayor Farley wanted to welcome Hacienda Restaurant which officially opens today IX. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9 17 p m Respectfully submttted.~ DAVID STRAHL DS/fcc Assistant V~llage Manager