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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/27/2014 COW Minutes° � �• ray COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES May 27, 2014 I. CALL TO ORDER — ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Board Room of the Village Hall, 50 South Emerson Street, by Mayor Arlene Juracek. Trustees present included Paul Hoefert, John Korn, John Matuszak, Steven Polit, Richard Rogers and Michael Zadel. Staff present included Assistant Village Manager David Strahl, Administrative Assistant to the Village Manager Doreen Jarosz, Chief of Police Michael Semkiu, Deputy Police Chief Timothy Janowick, Commander Michael Eterno, Sergeant Timothy Griffin and Administrative Intern Alexander Bertolucci. 11. APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES FOR MAY 13 2014 Motion made by Trustee Matuszak seconded by Trustee Rogers to approve the minutes of May 13, 2014. Minutes were approved. III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD None IV. POLICE /PUBLIC WORKS /FINANCEIVILLAGE MANAGER'S OFFICE FEE REVIEW Assistant Village Manager Strahl stated this is the second part of the discussion regarding permits and fees as the first discussion was held on May 13, 2014 and reviewed fees from Community Development and Fire. He provided an overview of fees from the Police, Public Works, Finance and Village Manager Office. He stated the Police Department fees would be the majority of the discussion since staff recommended that business licenses fees remain at their current rate, and the majority of Public Works Department's fees are pass through costs for services provided by a third party that are currently adequate. He stated the Police Department fee review includes parking violations, general compliance violations, burglar alarms license and false alarms. He stated the review compared current fees with surrounding communities, and also estimated staff costs and potential revenues generated by the recommended fee changes. Assistant Manager Strahl stated general parking violations are set at $20 and have not changed in 33 years and general overhead cost per citation is $11.05. He stated that staff recommends different fines that depend on the violation and presented the recommended fine amounts; $30 for a general parking violation, Committee of the Whole Page 1 of 3 05/27/14 $50 for a fire lane and fire hydrant violation due to the seriousness of the violation, and $50 for a daily commuter parking violation to deter parkers from taking the risk of using parking here compared to pay parking rates in downtown Chicago. General consensus of the Village Board was to increase fees as recommended by staff except for fire lane and fire hydrant violations. The Village Board determined to increase the fire lane and fire hydrant violation fee to $75 to reinforce the seriousness of the violation. Assistant Manager Strahl presented staff's recommendation to adjust the general local compliance tickets. He stated the general enforcement costs are calculated at $17.34 per citation and citation fees are currently $20. Staff recommends an equipment violation of $30 compared to the surrounding communities' average of $35.63, and seat belt and distracted driving violation fee to increase from $20 to $50 based on the seriousness of the violation. General consensus of the Village Board was to increase fees as recommended by staff except for distracted driving violations. The Village Board determined to separate seat belt and distracted driving violations to allow for the distracted driving violation to increase to $75 due to the significance of the matter. Assistant Manager Strahl provided information on burglar alarms, false alarms and barking or stray dog violations. He stated the Village has a seven tier false alarm fine matrix for burglar alarms and staff recommends the adoption of a four tier structure to truncate the number of false alarms with no change to the alarm license fee. General consensus of the Village Board was to implement a four tier false alarm fee matrix and increase the barking or stray dog violation fee per staff's recommendation. Assistant Manager Strahl provided an overview of the yard waste sticker fee. He stated the stickers sold outside the Village facilities do not cover cost of the stickers charged to the Village by the vendor. The purposed increase of $0.25 in the yard waste sticker to $2.50 should be sufficient to cover the cost of the program through 2017. General consensus of the Village Board approved staff's recommended yard waste sticker fee increase of $0.25. Assistant Manager Strahl provided information on the current fees for liquor licenses and synthesized the analysis of optional fee increases. He stated the ability to maintain the liquor license fee matrix among the various services levels took priority over adjusting the fees toward the surrounding communities' average since the license purpose is to encourage the applicant to use the Committee of the Whole Page 2 of 3 05/27/14 license that meets their needs. He stated staff recommended a 10% increase to select licenses and $50 increase in the initial application fee. He stated this would be the first increase in fees since the early 1990s. Staff recommends license fees for non - profit establishments, recently created corkage and cosmetic classes, and the movie theater class to remain at the current rates. General consensus of the Village Board was to increase the fees based on staff's recommendations. Assistant Manager Strahl stated that the fees and permits discussed at tonight's meeting and on May 13, 2013 will be brought before the Village Board for a first reading on June 17, 2014. V. MANAGER'S REPORT None VI. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Trustee Korn commented on City of Chicago's consideration to increase the 911 /Emergency Service Tax for cell phones from $2.50 to $3.90. VII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:18 p.m. ALEXANDER BERTOLUCCI Administrative Intern Committee of the Whole Page 3 of 3 05/27/14