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Home My WebLink About09/16/1997 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT September 16, 1997 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Farley called the meeting to order at 7:35 PM. ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Mayor Gerald "Skip" Farley Trustee George Clowes ,~ Trustee Richard Lohrstorfer Trustee Daniel Nocchi Trustee Irvana Wilks Absent: Trustee Timothy Corcoran Trustee Paul Hoefert INVOCATION : The invocation was given by Trustee Lohrstorfer. INVOCATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Clowes, seconded by Trustee Lohrstorfer, moved APPROVE to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the MINUTES Mayor and Board of,Trustees held September 2, 1997. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Farley Nays: None Abstain: Wilks Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Nocchi, moved to · APPROVE BILLS approve the following list of bills: General Fund $779,469 Refuse Disposal Fund 3,197 Motor Fuel Tax Fund 287,109 Community Development Block Grant Fund 34,998 Debt Service Fund Capital Improvement Fund 6,309 Downtown Redev Construction Fund Police & Fire Building Construction Flood Control Construction Fund 114,345 Street Improvement Construction Fund Water & Sewer Fund 134,610 Parking System Revenue Fund 8,033 Risk Management Fund 106,099 Vehicle Replacement Fund 4,263 Vehicle Maintenanc~e Fund 37,499 Computer Replacement Fund Flexcomp Trust Fund Escrow Deposit Fund 208,104 Police Pension Fund Fire Pension Fund 3,696 Benefit Trust Fund $1,735,369 Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks Nays: NOne Motion carried, FINANCIAL Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Nocchi, moved to accept the REPORT financial report dated January, 1997 through August, 1997, subject._.. to audit. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. MAYOR'S REPORT ST. JOHN'S Stasha White, of St. John Lutheran Church, gave the Village LUTHERAN Board and audience, historical information on the church. CHURCH The 1998/99 vehicle sticker contest's theme was "St. John Lutheran Church--150 Years of Service? in recognition of the longevity of this congregation. VEHICLE Laury Youngquist, member of the Mount Prospect Arts Council, STICKER announced the four finalists in the 1995/99 Vehicle Sticker CONTEST Contest. The following finalists received cash awards and free vehicle stickers for the upcoming year: . Julie AndersOn 1st place winner $100 Tim Meyer 2nd place winner $ 50 Angela Halog 3rd place winner $ 25 Marilyn Johansen 3rd place winner $ 25 There was no 4th place winner, as there was a tie for 3rd place. FIRE Mayor Farley proclaimed the week of October 5 through 9, 1997 PREVENTION as Fire Prevention Week. The Public Education Officer for the WEEK Mount Prospect Fire Department, Rich D0ubek, accepted the proclamation and urged residents to check their smoke detectors regularly and practice fire safety all year. EMPLOYEE Mayor Farley and Glen Andler, Director of Public Works, RECOGNITION: recognized the following members of the Public Works PUBLIC WORKS Department on celebrating their.quinque, nnial aniversaries with the Village: Glen Andler 25 years Larry Stanley 25 years Anthony Patrasso 20 years James Guenther 20 years Sandra Clark 20 years Joel Villarreal 20 years? Richard UgOlini 10 years Michael Stephenson 10 years George Chlystek 5 years AMEND CH. 13: An Ordinance was presented for second reading to delete the LIQUOR SALES requirement for having a separate cash register for liquor sales at liquor stores, yet retain the requirement that the cashier must be at leaSt 19 years old to process the sale. Page 2 - September 16, 1997 Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Ci6~';~ ~:'f~' ~§S'age ORD. NO. of Ordinance No. 4887 4887 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13.117 OF CHAPTER 13 OF THE VILLAGE CODE Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks Nays: None i' Motion carried. A request was presented to authorize the new owner of Martini's NIKKI D'S Restaurant, 113 South Emerson Street, to continue operation under CHARHOUSE the existing Class "S" liquor license. The Class "S" designation 113 S. provides for the operation of a restaurant with a lounge offering full EMERSON ST. service liquor by the ddnk. The name of the restaurant will be changed to Nikki D's Charhouse. Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Nocchi, moved to authorize the owner of the restaurant at 113 South Emerson Street, formerly Martini's and now Nikki D's Charhouse, to continue operation under the existing Class "S" liquor license. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. A request was presented to authorize the new owners of Bolzano's BALZANO'S Liquors, 2316 South Elmhurst Road, to continue operation under LIQUORS the existing Class "C" liquor license. The Class "C" designation 2316 S. provides for retail sale of packaged goods. The name of the store ELMHURST RD, will be changed to Balzano's Liquors. Trustee Clowes, seconded by Trustee Lohrstorfer, moved ko authorize the new owners of Balzano's Liquors, 2316 South Elmhurst Road to continue operation under the existing Class "C" liquor license. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. A request was presented to authorize the new owner of House of SUN'S CHINESE China Restaurant, 1747.49 West Algonquin Road, to continue RESTAURANT operation under the existing Class "R" liquor license. The Class "R" designation provides for, the consumption of alcoholic beverages at dining tables only. The name of the restaurant has been changed to Sun's Chinese Restaurant. Trustee Clowes, seconded by Trustee Nocchi, moved to authorize the new owner of Sun's Chinese Restaurant, 1747-49 West Algonquin Road, to continue operation under the existing Class "R" liquor license. Upon roll call:Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. ., Page 3 - September 16, 1997 APPOINTMENTS There were no appointments. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD CROSSWALKS Clarence Bobikewicz, 1114 N. Meadow Lane, approached the Village Board with the suggestion of street crosswalks at the intersections of Rand Road at Route 83, Euclid Avenue at Route 83, and Rand Road at Euclid Avenue. Trustee Clowes stated his support for the installation of crosswalks, primarily because of the movie theatre development in that area. Mayor Farley asked about the possibilitylof area homeowner associations sharing the cost of these projects. He asked that Staff research the feasibility of installing crosswalks and report that information to the Board. OLD BUSINESS ZBA 11-97 An Ordinance was presented for second reading that would MID-CITY BANK grant a Conditional Use for a drive-thru facility at Mid-City Bank 15 E. PROSPECT National Bank, 15 East Prospect Avenue. AVENUE Trustee Wilks expressed her concerns regarding traffic flow, signalization, and parking in the area of the bank, and explained her reasons for voting against the requested Conditional Use. ORD. Trustee CIowes, seconded by Trustee Nocchi, moved for NO. 4888 passage of Ordinance No. 4888 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE FOR PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 15 EAST PROSPECT AVENUE, MID-CITY NATIONAL BANK Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Farley Nays: Wilks Motion carried. ZBA 18-97 An Ordinance was presented for second reading which would 2225 W. rezone 2225 West Lincoln Street from R-X to R-1 (Single Family LINCOLN ST. Residential), ORD. Trustee Nocchi, seconded :)y Trustee Ciowes, moved for NO. 4889 passage of Ordinance No. 4889 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP WITH RESPECT TO THE ZONING OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM R-X TO R-1 (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDEN CE DISTRICT), 2225 WEST LINCOLN STREET Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Page 4 - September 16, 1997 · . I A Plat of Subdivision, being the subject of ZBA 18-97, Was PLAT OF was presented that would divide a large parcel of land in SUBDIVISION: order to create three single family lots. The Plan Commission PINE HILL recommended approval by a vote of 7-0. Trustee Clowes, seconded by Trustee Wilks, moved to authoriZe the Mayor to sign and the Clerk to attest his signature on the Pine Hill Plat of Subdivision. Upon roll call:Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Zba 7-97, 50 North Main Street ZBA 7-97 An Ordinance was presented for first reading to grant a Conditional 50 N. MAIN Use for drive-thru lanes and setback variations for the proposed Mount Prospect National Bank. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended granting this request by a vote of 6-0. Trustee Nocchi, seconded by Trustee Clowes, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an Ordinance. Upon roll call:Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Nocchi, seconded by Trustee Lohrstorfer, moved for passage ORD. of Ordinance No. 4890 NO. 4890 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE AND VARIATION FOR PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 50 NORTH MAIN STREET, MOUNT PROSPECT NATIONAL BANK Upon roll call:Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks, Farley Nays: None Motion carried. A Plat of Subdivision was presented which would consolidate PLAT OF the property at 200 South Wille Street, St. Mark Lutheran Church, SUBDIVISION: into one lot of record. The Plan Commission recommended ST. MARK approving this subdivisi(~n by a vote of 6-0. Trustee Clowes, seconded by Trustee Nocchi, moved to authorize the Mayor to sign and the Clerk to attest his signature on the St. Mark Lutheran Church P, lat of Subdivision. Upon roll call:Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks, Farley Nays: None Motion carried. Page 5 - September 16, 1997 NEW BUSINESS VEHICLE An Ordinance was presented for first reading which would IMMOBILIZATION: amend the vehicle immobilization/impoundment procedure to DENVER BOOT allow police officers to use the "boot" on any parked vehicles having unpaid traffic violations. The existing regulation allows the "boot" to be applied only when that vehicle is committing yet another violation. Trustee Wilks raised several questions regarding the language and enforcement of this Ordinance. This Ordinance will be presented for second reading at the next Village Board meeting on October 7. ' ~ PUBLIC Mayor Farley opened the floor for a Public Hearing at 8:58 PM HEARING: for the purpose of vacating an easement dedicated for an LAMS COURT/ unimproved public walkway located between Lams Court and DRESSER DRIVE Dresser Drive. Legal notice was published in the Mount Prospect Herald on August 21, 1997. Bill Cooney, Director of Community Development, provided background information on this property' and addressed concerns from Trustee Nocchi regarding the transfer of ownership to the eight adjoining property owners. There were no comments from the audience, so Mayor Farley declared the Public Hearing closed at 9:11 PM. VACATE An Ordinance was presented for first reading to vacate an ~. PUBLIC unimproved public sidewalk. SIDEWALK Trustee W ks, seconded by Trustee Nocchi, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an Ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks, Farley Nays: None Motion carried. ORD. Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Nocchi, moved for passage NO. 4891 of Ordinance No. 4891 AN ORDINANCE VACATING AN UNIMPROVED PUBLIC SIDEWALK Upon roll call: Ayes: CIowes, Lohrst6ffer, Nocchi, Wilks, Farley Nays: None Motion carried. SAFETY The Safety Commission presented the following requests: COMMISSION: A request was presented for 4-way stop.signs at the 4-WAY STOP: intersection of Maple Street and Memory Lane. Jeff Wulbecker, MAPLE & Village Engineer, indicated that traffic volume surveys have MEMORY been conducted, and that none of them warrant the need for installation of these signs, therefore the. Safety Commission Page 6 - September 16, 1997 recommended denying 'this request Mary Jane Meyers, 503 North Maple Street, representing residents in the Maple/Memory area, stated the need for 4-way signs due, primarily, to the fact that there are many small children in the area, as well as residents from other countries who might not possess a full understanding of traffic laws in Mount Prospect. Board members expressed their concerns and understanding of this matter, while recognizing that the Safety Commission surveys do not indicate a need for such signage. Trustee Clowes, seconded by Trustee Lohrstorfer, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Safety Commission to deny this request. Upon roll call:Ayes: CIowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks, Farley Nays: None Motion carried. Mr. Wulbecker suggested the installation of "Children Playing" signs. Michael Janonis,. Village Manager, emphasized the importance of residents realizing that while this measure is expected to help somewhat, it does not provide for any additional traffic law enforcement. A request was presented for 4-way stop signs at Tano and 4-WAY STOP: Lama Lanes. The Safety Commission has recommended TANO & LAMA denying this request by a vote of 5-0. LANES Mr. Wulbecker provided traffic survey results, and indicated that with yield signs already being in place at this intersection, there appears to be no justification for installing 4-way stop signs. Trustee Clowes, seconded by Trustee Nocchi, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Safety Commission and deny the request for 4-way stop signs at Tano and Lama Lanes. Upon roll call:Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks, Farley Nays: None Motion carried. A request was presented for 4-way stop signs at the 4-WAY STOP: intersection of See-Gwun Avenue and Sha-Bonee Trail. After SHA-BONEE conducting traffic counts during the golf season, the Safety & SEE-GWUN CommiSsion recommended that this request be denied, by a vote of 5-0. Trustee Nocchi left the meeting room at this time. Page 7 - September 16, 1997 Trustee Clowes, seconded by Trustee Nocchi, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Safety Commission to deny this request. Upon roll call: Ayes: CIowes, Lohrstorfer, Wilks, Fadey Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Nocchi returned at this point. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT DOWNTOWN Village Manager Michael Janonis presehted the results of MARKET proposals received for a downtown market analysis study. The ANALYSIS results of the study are to be used by the Downtown Ad Hoc Committee in preparing the DowntOwn Strategic Plan. The following proposals were received: Clarion Associates, Inc. $32,000 REPG & Goodwin Williams Group 32,950 S.B. Friedman & Company 35,000 It was the recommendation of the administration that the contract be awarded to Clarion Associates, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $32,000. Mr. Janonis stated that monies were not specifically allocated for this in the 1998 budget, but are eligible under the TIFcriteria, and would be transferred at the appropriate time. CLARION Trustee Nocchi, seconded Dy Trustee Wilks, moved to accept ASSOCIATES the proposal for a downtown market analysis study submitted by Clarion Associates, Inc. at a cost notto exceed $32,000. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks, Farley Nays: None Motion carried. ~ COMPUTER Mr. Janonis stated that the next agenda item, a request to WORK waive bidding procedure and authorize the purchase of in-car STATIONS computer work stations for squad cars, has been deferred until the November 5 meeting of the Village Board. Deferral is being requested to allow more time for staff to complete additional analysis. Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Clowes, moved to defer the bid results for squad car computer workstations until November 5, 1997. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks, Farley Nays: None Motion carried. Page 8 - September 16, 1997 ANY OTHER BUSINESS Trustee Clowes stated that he would like to include employee VEHICLES & vehicles and the employee sick leave incentive program as part SICK LEAVE of the upcoming budget discussions. Trustee Clowes stated his concerns in reference to a recent RECYCLING newspaper article which suggests that two types of plastic coating on recyclables are not compatible. Trustee Nocchi reminded the audience of the November 4 election ELECTION and encouraged voter registration, and made a clarification regarding the recent increase of the telecommunications tax. TAX INCREASE Trustee Nocchi stated that he and. Trustee Corcoran feel that VillageAREA CODE officials should take an active role in preventing the addition of yet ADDITION another telephone area code. He also stated that County Commissioner Carl Hansen has been instrumental in seeing that all remaining numbers are utilized before creating another area code. He also referred back to the matter of 4-way stop signs at Maple CHILD SAFETY Street and Memory Lane, and reminded the audience that parents are primarily responsible for teaching their children street safety habits. CLOSED SESSION CLOSED SESSION Trustee Clowes, seconded by Trustee Nocchi, moved to go into Closed Session for the purpose of Considering Personnel 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1), and to consider Land Acquisition 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (5). , Upon roll call:Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks, Farley Nays: None Motion carried. The Board went into Closed Session at 9:35 PM. Mayor Farley reconvened in Open Session at 10:03 PM Trustee Lohrstorfer, seconded by Trustee CIowes, moved to APPROVE approve the minutes of the August 5, 1997 Closed Session. MINUTES Upon roll call:Ayes: Clowes, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks, Farley Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Wilks reported that she had recently visited the owner of YE OLDE Ye Olde Town Inn, Todd Curtis, to discuss his future plans for the TOWN INN property. Trustee Wilks reported that Mr. Curtis might be amenable to a sale of his property if a price agreeable to both parties could be reached. Page 9 - September 16, 1997 fter brief discussion, Village Board members indicated no immediate desire to pursue Mr. Curtis' property. ADJOURNMENT On a motion by Trustee Wilks, and seconded by Trustee ADJOURNMENT CIowes, the regular Board meeting was adjourned on a unanimous vote at 10:06 PM. ~er~me W Lowe ' Deputy Village Clerk Page 10 - Septen~ber 16, 1997