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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/10/1995 CWC minutes` MAINTAIN ' Mount Prospect Public Works Department � o INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM WEE CrrV IS" TO: Village Manager FROM: Deputy Director of Public Works DATE: April 10, 1995 SUBJ: Coffee with Council April 8, 1995 The Coffee with Council meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. with Mayor Farley, Trustees Corcoran, Hendricks, Skowron and Wilks attending, as well as Assistant to the Village Manager, David Strahl, Deputy Director of Public Works, Glen Andler and Village Engineer, Jeff Wulbecker. Camp McDonald Road Residents in attendance: John Lacko 1814 Camp McDonald Rd. 296-6957 Joseph Divita 1816 Camp McDonald Rd. 803-3656 Virginia Divita 1816 Camp McDonald Rd. 803-3656 Dorothy Wieder 1812 Camp McDonald Rd. 299-7771 Pauline Lacko 1814 Camp McDonald Rd. 296-6957 Discussion Village Engineer, Jeff Wulbecker presented the following informa- tion, which was obtained during traffic observations on Camp McDonald Rd. on Thursday, April 6, 1995 from 7:50 to 9:50 a.m. * Buses: 42 buses were observed travelling along Camp McDonald Rd. Approximately 90% were from SEPTRAN (Davidsmeyer Bus Service Inc.) * Trucks: 18 trucks were observed, 2 of them were 18 wheelers * The weight limit for Camp McDonald is 72,000, same as Euclid Ave. Both Euclid Ave. and Camp McDonald Rd. are under the juris- diction of the Cook County Highway Department. The normal weight of an 18 wheeler is 28,000 empty and 71,000 loaded. * The police department has the capabilities to check the weight of trucks. Scales at Foster and Camp McDonald in Wheeling could be used. * Cook County Highway Department considers the classification of Camp McDonald Rd. same as that for Euclid Ave. The speed limit is 35 mph for both Camp McDonald Rd. and Euclid Ave. After Mr. Wulbecker's report Mr. Divita, acted as the primary spokesman for the Camp McDonald residents present and expressed to the Mayor and Trustees their concern over increased traffic and safety issues on Camp McDonald Rd. They would like the Village to reconsider the widening of Camp McDonald Rd. between Wolf and River to three lanes, the same that is being done west of Wolf Rd. in Prospect Heights and Arlington Heights. Mr. Divita further explained that since the residents voted the widening down in 1992, a number of those residents have moved and the majority would now favor the widening to three lanes. Trustee Corcoran pointed out that the only way Cook County would consider improving Camp McDonald Rd. to the increased width would be if the Village assume jurisdictional transfer. He further explained it has been the Village Board's policy not to accept jurisdictional transfers because of the extra burden it puts on the local municipality for all future maintenance and repair costs of the roadways. Trustee Skowron pointed out it was the residents who rejected the road widening because of their fear of increased traffic volumes. Mayor Farley added that since that time there have been new developments such as the new commuter train station scheduled to be built in Prospect Heights just west of Wolf at Camp McDonald Rd. Once this train station is operational in 1996 there will no doubt be an increase in traffic volumes in that entire area, including Camp McDonald Rd. Action: Mayor Farley summarized by telling the residents present, specif- ically Mr. Divita, that all residents along Camp McDonald Rd. need to be contacted to see if in fact, there is 100% support for this road widening. Mr Divita said there was a new resi- dent, next door to him that had expressed a willingness to do this for him. Mayor Farley asked that Mr. Divita have this person contact Mr. Wulbecker, who in turn would coordinate with him on assembling a list of all residents along Camp McDonald Rd. including names, addresses and whether or not they support the widening of Camp McDonald Rd. In addition Mayor Farley instructed staff to contact Cook County to see if it is still possible to have this project added back into the program. Also while contacting the county they should be notified that some of the ditch areas are holding water, some have been filled in and many of the culverts under the resi- dents' driveways are blocked and not flowing properly. Staff was instructed to see if the county could come out and get these culverts to drain properly and try and place them on a regular maintenance program. Wapella/Central - No Left Turn Sign Residents in attendance: Raymond Zapfel 321 N. Maple St. 253-0535 Beverly Zapfel 321 N. Maple St. 253-0535 Discussion Mr. Zapfel requested a "No Left Turn" sign be installed on west- bound Central at Wapella. He thought there previously had been a sign installed and wanted to know why it was removed. Recent- ly he got caught behind a number of cars waiting to make a left hand turn from westbound Central onto Wapella and was stuck on the railroad tracks. He feels this is a hazardous condition which could be rectified by installation of a "No Left Turn" sign. It was pointed out to Mr. Zapfel that the "No Left Turn" sign he saw, was placed there only temporarily during the con- struction of the storm sewer on Wapella. After construction the sign was removed. Trustee Wilks also remembered the previous "No Left Turn" sign but cautioned, before consideration is given for its reinstalla- tion, we need to look at turning movements all along westbound Central. Intersection review should include Central and Cathy, Miller's Lane, WeGo Trail and Weller Ln. She has noticed occa- sions of near accidents both at WeGo Trail and Weller Ln. Trustee Corcoran suggested the possibility of a limited "No Left Turn" between the hours of 4 and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Fri- day. This would possibly be more appealing to residents living in the immediate area. Action Mayor Farley told Mr. & Mrs. Zapfel he would refer this matter to the Village Safety Commission and that staff will schedule this matter for discussion at the earliest possible meeting. Staff will see they are notified of the meeting date and time along with all other residents within the affected area. Mr. Zapfel asked if he could ask one additional question. He has a groundhog living under a shed at the rear of his property and wanted to know if there is anything the Village could do to get him out of there. Mr. Andler suggested he -contact Mr. Bob Roels of the Village Health Division. The Village has traps available for loan, which he could utilize to trap the groundhog for relocation or otherwise he could contact an animal control contractor. Mr. Roels could provide Mr. Zapfel with a list of names and phone numbers of those contractors. Mount Prospect Rd. and Prospect Avenue Discussion Trustee Wilks has observed cars wanting to make a left-hand turn from eastbound Prospect Ave. onto northbound Mount Prospect Road having to wait an exorbitant amount of time for the traffic light to give them a green arrow. In some cases she has noticed cars making a right-hand turn to go southbound on Mount Prospect Rd. down to the next available intersection where they turn around and go back in a northbound direction, the original way they wanted to go. This was a result of them never receiving a green arrow at Prospect Ave. She inquired as to who was respon- sible for the timing on this traffic signal Action The Engineering Division will check into whether or not the pave- ment sensing devices are functioning properly. If not they will have the Village traffic light contractor repair them as needed, and/or check the main traffic light controller for proper timing sequence. Rand Rd. Rear End Collision Discussion Trustee Wilks was contacted by a resident who recently was in- volved in a rear end collision accident on Rand Rd. within Mount Prospect village limits. According to this resident no ticket was issued by the Mount Prospect police and as a result his insurance company was denying the claim for repairs (approximate- ly $3000 to his vehicle). The resident said if the accident had occurred down the road in Arlington Heights a ticket would have been issued and he would not have a problem with his insurance company. Action The police department is requested to update Trustee Wilks, the Mayor and other trustees on the "no tickets issued" policy. What was the original justification and why, when and what ordi- nances were changed. Property Maintenance Code Discussion Both Trustee Wilks and Corcoran had various comments on the lack of maintenance on a number of homes and grounds they visited recently during their campaign for reelection. Their mutual feeling was that at some point in time in the near future the Village Board and staff needs to focus on property maintenance code violations on single family dwellings, similar to the way we are addressing the multifamily dwellings. Action Trustee Corcoran requested that this be a topic of discussion for a future COW meeting. Miscellaneous Trustee Requests For Community Development's (Building Division)attention: 1. At O'Brien's Florist on Rand Rd. there are two storage sheds at the rear of the parking lot with "For Sale" signs on them. This had occured once before and O'Brien's was ordered to remove them. Staff needs to follow up once again. (Hendricks) 2. On Elmhurst Rd., west side, three to four houses south of Euclid, there is a shed in the front yard. (Corcoran) 3. Communications between Citizens Utilities and the Village should be established whereby Citizens Utilities notifies the village if they have disconnected sewer/water service to any Mount Prospect resident for any period in excess of a reasonable period of time for nonpayment of bills. Proposed Rt. 83 Improvement Staff reviewed with the Mayor and Trustees the Village Manager's recent response to IDOT regarding their proposed improvements to Rt. 83 between Golf Rd. and Prospect Ave. Their being no other business Coffee With Council was adjourned at 11:00 a.m. Glen R. Andler GRA/eh cc: All Department Heads CWC410/FILES/ADMIN