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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/22/2000 COW minutes MINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FEBRUARY 22, 2000 I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:33 p.m. by Mayor Gerald Farley. Present at the meeting were: Trustees Paul Hoefert, Richard Lohrstorfer, Dennis Prikkel, Michaele Skowron and lrvana Wilks. Trustee Comoran arrived at 7:35 p.m. Staff members present included Village Manager Michael E. Janonis, Assistant Village Manager David Strahl, Public Works Director Glen Andler, and Solid Waste Coordinator Lisa Angell. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of Minutes from February 8, 2000. Motion made by Trustee Hoefert and Seconded by Trustee Lohrstorfer to approve the Minutes. Min Jtes were approved unanimously. Ill. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD Uta Gilbert, 15'10 East Emmerson Lane, spoke. She is appearing before the Village Board to voice concerns about the trouble aneighbor has caused and the continued abuse of 9-1-1 for frivolous Police calls. She stated that this resident makes it a point to call 9-1-1 to advise the Police of his activities especially when leaving the State which was depicted in the recent newspaper articles. She stated this resident has parked his car in her driveway and removed a construction horse from her apron that she had placed there to keep him from parking in her driveway. She has concerns and does not feel comfortable around this resident based on his repeated actions. Rich Benson, President, Harvest Heights Homeowners Association, spoke. He stated that the stocking of the Menards store is currently underway and there are many claims, which have yet to be addressed, and he is concerned the Village may grant occupancy without these outstanding items being addressed. Joe Liberio, 302 Autumn Lane, spoke. He was promised that someone would view the damage to his home and after that review, a report was drafted stating the damage was not caused by the construction process. He felt the allowances offered by the insurance provider are too Iow and he has an insurance deductible to cover if tumed over to his own insurance company. He stated his fence was also knocked down and has not been repaired. Mr. Bevacqua, 222 Autumn Lane, spoke. He stated that no contact has been made by the insurance company and has received no letter from them. He stated that paint remains on his house and his garden was damaged to the point where it was completely unusable. Trustee Corcoran voiced significant concerns that the CO should be withheld until these issues are resolved and felt that there should be additional discussion with the residents to arrive at settlement if necessary. Richard Hendricks, 1537 East Emmerson, spoke. He is recommending the Village take over the entire intersection of Wolf Road and Central instead of having the intersection split between Mount Prospect and Des Plaines. He also stated that he brought up a concern regarding the hiring of Ron Pavlock as Police Chief 30 years ago and stated that he had tipped off the Daily Herald regarding a previous investigation and has most recently asked for resignations of certain Village officials including the Chief. IV. SOLID WASTE CONTRACT DISCUSSION Lisa Angell, Solid Waste Coordinator, provided a general overview of the negotiations between the Village and ARC Disposal to date. She stated the discussions also included the possibility of commemial waste hauling. As part of the negotiations, she surveyed other communities to determine what rates they were obtaining through competitive bids and found that the majority of the bids that are coming back are substantially higher than the proposed rate recommended by ARC for multi-year agreement. ARC has offered a 4% annual increase through December 31, 2004. She stated the Solid Waste Commission has endorsed this proposal. The proposed commemial rates presented by ARC could not be confirmed as to whether they were competitive because of the limited availability of other commercial contracts. Therefore, it is recommended that the Village Board consider going out to competitive bid for commercial waste hauling. General comments from Village Board members included the following items: A statement was made that it is well known that Mount Prospect has a favorable waste contract among other communities, it was also stated that while the 4% annual increase seems a little bit generous, it could be conceived that the amount could be assumed to be catch up from prewous lower percentages agreed to between ARC and the Village. There was a question regarding the acceptance of No. 4 plastic material There was also a discussion regarding household hazardous waste day. Lisa Angell stated that there is not much of a market for plastic No. 4 and stated that there is virtually no State funding available for household hazardous waste days any longer. There is an option in the proposed contract for a household hazardous waste day for an additional charge of approximately $50,000. The Household Hazardous Waste Day would be available if the Village Board budgeted for the program. Ken Westlake, Chairman, Solid Waste Commission, spoke. He stated that whoever accepts the solid waste day collection is responsible for the disposal and at the point of acceptance, exempts the homeowner from any liability. General consensus of the Village Board was to consider the new proposed contract, which would run through 2004 with a 4% annual increase. The Board also supported the rejection of the commercial hauling quote from ARC and directed staff competitively bid out the commercial corn ponent of the contract. IV. VILLAGE HALL TASK FORCE DISCUSSION Village Manager Michael Janonis stated the concept was to bring together stakeholders for suggestions and confirm or modify suggestions as presented by staff. The purpose is to identify persons that may offer input into the process. General comments from Village Board members included the following items: It was recommended that only one representative be appointed for TAP Mount Prospect and the Youth Commission and four resident representatives are recommended instead of two as suggested by staff. There was also a question regarding the appointment of a representative from the Mt. Prospect Park District. It is intended to garner as much public input for the Village Board to consider at the time a decision is necessary. It was also recommended that there is a need for a facilitator to participate. Village Manager Janonis suggested that a target report date of May 23 be established for the Task Force. Consensus of the Village Board was to accept representatives as follows: 1 representative from the Village Board with an alternate member. I representative of the Senior Advisory Council. 1 member of the Finance Commission. ,,_. I member of the Plan Commission. ~ member of the Economic Development Commission 1 representative of the Mount Prospect Public Library 3 I representative of School District 57. 1 Representative of the Chamber. 4 residential representatives. I representative from the Youth Commission/TAP Mount Prospect. 1 ex-officio member from the Mt. Prospect Park District. 1 Village staff liaison. The charge of the group as recommended by staff was also acceptable. The Village Board also reached consensus on the charge of the staff task force to discuss administrative needs of the facility. V. MANAGER'S REPORT None. VI. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Trustee Wilks requested additional discussion regarding the Menards' situation and the residential damage. Trustee Skowron suggested that a mediator be considered in order to bring the groups together to negotiate with an insurance provider if necessary. Village Manager Janonis stated that he could convene a meeting with Menards and the appropriate parties to determine the outstanding issues. Trustee Hoefert supported the idea of a mediator if necessary to get this resolved. Trustee Hoefert also raised an issue regarding the right-of-way work that continues in the Union Pacific station area. He recently saw an article regarding an altemative snow removal material that is sprayed on the snow which causes itto melt. Finally, a suggestion was brought up at a recent Coffee with Council that the Village Newsletter be three-hole punched for retention and future reference by residents and he requested that this be considered by staff if it does not cost any additional money to provide. CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Trustee Hoefert and Seconded by Trustee Wilks to move into Closed Session to discuss Litigation and Collective Bargaining. Motion was approved. Meeting moved into Closed Session at 9:53 p.m. · Meeting reconvened into Open Session at 12:20 a.m. II. ADJOURNMENT No other business was transacted and the meeting was adjourned at 12:21 a.m. Respectfully submitted, DAVID STRAHL Assistant Village Manager DS/rcc H:\GEN\Cow\Minutes\022200 COW Minutes.doc 5