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COMMII'IEE OF THE WHOLE
AGENDA
Meeting Location Meeting Date and Time
Semor Citizens' Center Tuesday, April 24, 1990
50 South Emerson Street 7 30 P M
I CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
II ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF APRIL 10, 1990
III CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
IV ORDINANCE REGULATING SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS
Th~s Ordinance is redrafted in accordance ',,nth the Board's input at the last
Comnnttee of the Whole meeting Copies of the Schaumburg and Woodndge
Ordinances are attached Attorney Hill vnll be present to review the raodlficat~ons
made in our proposed Ordinance
V ORDINAN(~E PROHIBITING FEEDING OF ANIMALS
The Village's Health Inspection staff has received several complaints in the last
couple of years from residents indicating that their next door neighbors feed
ammals which cause a real health concern in a particular neighborhood We
have had a couple of cases that have gone to Court where Judges have ruled to
stop the feeding However, we find that our Ordinances were not specific enough
in all cases, therefore, we are recommending that the attached Ordinance be
passed by the Board which ~s a modification which adds Section 19 307, Feeding
of Ammals and prohibits excessive feeding which causes a health problem for a
neighbor
VI DISCUSSION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LIOUOR
CODE (FINES AND COSTS)
There are two items that are being recommended for cons~deration by the Board
The first is to increase the dollar amount of a fine from the present m~x~mum
amount of $1,000 to a mayamum amount of $2,500 As a home rule umt of
government, we are permitted to raise our fines Several communities have raised
their fine to the equivalent of one year's Liquor License fee
The second area which is of major concern is the cost of holding a hearing In
the past when we have found people guilty and fine them $1,000, our costs to hold
that Hearing may actually end up being more than the fine itself This proxas~on
will allow us to receive the costs to conduct the Hearing if no fine is issued, or
to receive the Hearing cost in addition to any fine lewed
VII DISCUSSION OF ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR A RATE
STUDY ON FLOOD CONTROL
Staff recommends that the Vfllage Board authorize the engineering firm of RJN
Enmronmental, Inc, to conduct a Rate Study for Flood Control Sermces The
attached memorandum from the Finance D~rector lndtcates reasons from a
financml standpoint why tt would be benefic~al for us to have a Rate Study
conducted When we look at a $5 nulbon Bond Issue, the cost to place that on
the Tax Rate, would be approxtmately a $ 07 increase for a 20-year Bond Issue
If, m fact, the cost for flood control ts a higher number as suspected, maybe as
htgh as $15 rmlhon, that would mean a Tax Rate increase of $ 21 added on to our
present Tax Rate Staff had tndlcated that there is a need to explore other
avenues and opttons, ~n particular, the possiblhty of a surcharge to be placed on
a single-family home and an eqmvalent amount to be placed on business or
industrial property While thts ~s relatively new In the State of Ilhnols, there have
been approximately 25 commumt~es throughout the natron who have done such
a surcharge m thetr communities The Study would enable us to gather
information and would give us enough money to fund the tmtial stage of any flood
control project
We also have to be concerned that there may be certain sections of the Village
that are more affected than others and, therefore, a surcharge specifically to that
section of town may be appropriate This mformatlon can be gathered through
this Rate Study There w~ll be a d~rect Vfllage-wtde benefit to move ahead on
flood control The Village would gain the reputation of being a pro-acttve
commumty tn develop~ng soluttons to the problem of floodtng I am urging you
to authorize RJN Environmental to conduct this study so that we would have thts
reformation as soon as possible so that we can move ahead w~th a program once
the engineering design work is tn hand I further beheve that using the design
f~rm for this Rate Study would be beneficial to the Village
VIII ANA E ' R
IX ~,NY OTHER BUSINESS
X AD.IOURNMENT
32[ EXECUTIVE SESSION - PERSONNEL
DEFERRED ITEMS
S~dewalk Policy on Major Roadways
Crime StaUstlcs/Prevent~on
Parking for Prospect Avenue