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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/14/2003 COW minutes MINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE JANUAY 14, 2003 II. III. IV. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Gerad Farley, in the Mt. Prospect Park District Community Center, 1000 West Central Road. Present at the meeting were: Trustees Timothy Corcoran, Paul Hoefert, Richard Lohrstorfer, Michaele Skowr0n Irvana Wilks and Michae! Zadel. Staff members present inclu~d: Vi!lage Manager Michael Janonis, Assistant Village Manager David Strahl, Public Works Director Glen Andler and Village Engineer Jeff Wulbecker. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of minutes from November 26, 2002. Motion was made by Trustee Zadel and Seconded by Trustee Corcoran. Minutes were approved. Trustee Hoefert abstained. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD Paul Dowd, Public Works employee and President of local SEIU 73 spoke. He stated that the employees are still wo[kinG without a contract and have b~een working without a raise for sometime. He is requesting Village Board involvement in the next meeting with Village staff, Mayor Farley responded stating the Village Board will not become involved in the negotiation process and remains confident that the staff has the full knowledge and backing of the Village Board. LEVEE 37 DISCUSSION Village Engineer Jeff Wulbecker provided a summary of the background that initiated the study for Levee 37. He stated much of the discussion for the floodwall was initiated after the floods of 1986 and1987. He stated previous consideration about raising River Road was undertaken but it was found that construction of the Levee was more effec;tive and I~S$ costly. He stated the Feasibility Study was completed in June of 1999 arid v~lu'e engine~?ing Was completed in February of 2000. Preliminary engineering was c0~npleted in 2001 and there are various agent:les involved including the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, IDNR, IDOT, Cook County Forest Preserve an(~ the communities of Prospect Heights, Mount Prospect and Des Plaines. He stated the proposed levee would be on the east side of River Road between Euclid and Palatine and would consist of a concrete wall that would vary ~n height from one foot to seven feet. VI. He also stated that !DOT Would reconStruCt Milwaukee Av~nue. and.i~r0ve the intersection at Milwaukee and River, Which would be incorporated into the floodwall. He stated the wall would be constructed in an effort to protect the Village from a ten-year flood level and all 114 buildings currently in the flood Plain would be remOVed saving the homeowners approximately $650 a year for flood insurance since they no longer would be in the flood plain. The project cost of $13 million is primarily covered by the Federal government at 65%, IDNR at 31%, local shares split between Prospect Heights, Mount Prospect and Des Plaines amounts to approximately $250,000 each or 2% plus the need to mitigate the I~nd Co~t. There is a need for an easement of land before moving forward on the project and there needs to be flood level water compensation which w0ul¢ be Buffalo Creek expansion fu[ther up River Road in Lake County. If the issues are resolved n a timely basis and agreements can be reached with the Cook County Forest preserve, the construction could start as early as 2004. Village Manager Janonis stated there are existing funds available for funding assistance once it is approved and the project is determined tO move forward. Consensus of the Viila§e Board was t° PrOvide funding for the local share of this project. 2003 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TOPICS DISCUSSION Village Manager Michael Janonis provided a summary of the process for choosing Committee of the Whole topics, which the Village had used in the past. He stated the priority for early meetings in 2003 would be the financial discussion, which would hopefully be completed by the end of March The next Committee of the Whole meeting on January 28 would be a finance workshop initial meeting and woulcl not be televised. Village Manager Janonis went through each item for consensus of the Village Board and all suggested items were incorporated and accepted for discussion purposes. Village Manager Janonis statea he would facilitate the necessary timing for the topics based on recommendations or available resources. Addit 0na items inc~ludod shopping cart remQval ,di~ssion and, speed limit study as part of a traffic issue discussion. It was also racom.mended that a C0r~-dot Study rev ew be added to the list. LOCALETi~II'C'S 'I~iSCLOSURE FORM DIS~ISSiON Village Manager Janonis stated this topic had come up in the past and is being brought forward due to some confusion between the local disclosure statement and the required disclosure statement that must be filed by the County annually. Trustee Skowron provided a summary of the issues that she sees with the disclosure statement. She st,a,t§d the Village version is not significantly different than the County's version bu~'ti~e Village V~fsiOh d6e§ have additional property disclosure and there is a n~ed to defihe conflict of interest for clarification and use on the form She also suggests that the Village Attorney be included in 'the discussion on this topic. General cornmefit§ f~bm Vill~g~ Bo~i~8 ~Sh~l~f'§ iii6188~d th'b f0116wihg items: 2 II. VIII. IX. It was recommended that the Code itself b~ s~fb§~lined tO ihC0rp°rate this item in one specific location so it is not necessary to search for the details throughout the Code to determine compliance. There also was a comment regarding the clearest definition of conflict of interest as it relates to the proposed regulations. Consensus of the Village Board was to defer this item so that it can be rescheduled with involvement and diScussion of the Village Attorney participating. Them were several minor items clarifying the disclosure statement, which are recommended to be completed in the interim for consideration. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT The Village Manager reminded everyone that the January 28 Finance Workshop will be not be televised and wi!! take place at the Police and. Fire Bui!~ing training room. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Mayor Farley wanted to recognize the Mayor of Des Plaines for his involvement in getting the Levee 37 Project moving. Trustee Hoefert requested a status report on the LOuis Street townhomes, downtown traffic signals and Costco. Village Manager J~i~bnis stated the Zoning change is currently underway with Louis Street. He stated the downtown traffic signals have a software issue, which is being addressed by IDOT. Costco is stil! interested in the Randhurst site, however, the project has been delayed due to possib!e reconfiguration at the Randhurst site. ADJOURNMENT There being no further bu~inbss, the meeting adjourned at 9:09 p.m. Respectfully submitted, DAVID STRAHL Assistant Village Maha9er DS/rcc 3