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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/11/2006 CWC minutes MINUTES VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT COFFEE WITH COUNCIL SATURDAY, February 11, 2006 9:00 A.M. Community Center 1 st Floor, Village Hall Mayor Wilks called the Coffee with Council meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. Trustees Paul Hoefert and Michaele Skowron were present. Staff was represented by Police Chief Richard Eddington and Village Manager Michael J anonis. Residents In Attendance Carl Erikson North Pine Street Gerald "Skip" Farley North Emerson Street Carol Tortorello South Elmhurst Avenue Elaine Nekritz South Des Plaines River Road Lee Williams North Albert Street Ken Gehrke South Albert Street Linda Hoefert East Evergreen Avenue David Schein NaWaTaAvenue Jim Uszler South Elm Street Carl Erikson, North Pine Street Mr. Erikson was concerned about the upkeep of a nearby house on North Pine Street. He said that he had raked the front parkway recently and that just the day before the property had been cleaned up. The Village Manager explained the process for recovering the cleanup cost by liening the property upon its sale. Additionally, the Village levied a $50 fine per day for non-compliance. There is a demolition order filed with the court and the Village awaits the outcome ofthat court order. Gerald "Skip" Farley, North Emerson Street Skip Farley expressed his concern about a home adjacent to his that had been sold in the early fall. The former owner had rented the home for a couple of months until his new home was ready in Glenview. Skip Farley had several questions about the requirement to wash the brick once an addition is completed and disposal of construction debris. In addition, he voiced concern that lawn care will become an issue. Mayor Wilks expressed her appreciation that the Village Board had acted to pass the Administrative Adjudication Process. This ordinance will be the appropriate mechanism to more efficiently manage ongoing property issues. Carol Tortorello, South Elmhurst Avenue Carol Tortorello wanted to make the point that people do read the newsletter. Over the last two months four new blood donors responded to the announcement in the newsletter. Additionally, the Celestial Celebration was a wonderful gathering. Carol Tortorello had a question regarding Comcast service to the 500 Block of South Albert. Channels 15 and 17 are showing Des Plaines local access rather than Mount Prospect. Carol Tortorello was asked to have the parties contact Howard Kleinstein at MPTV Services to address the issue. Elaine Nekritz, South Des Plaines River Road Representative Elaine Nekritz attended Coffee with Council. Upcoming issues include the Governor's Budget Address. The Mayor asked about the proposed smoking ban and eminent domain. These two topics were extensively discussed, including Representative Nekritz's insightful comments regarding perceptions of bills in Springfield. Lee Williams, North Albert Street Lee Williams reported that a stolen car had recently been recovered on his block and requested extra police patrols, as the neighbors are somewhat alarmed regarding this incident. Also discussed was the possibility of soliciting volunteers from this block for service endeavors in the Village. Carl Erikson, North Pine Street Mr. Erikson asked a question regarding the status of the Chase Bank building and a short history ofthe status of the property was provided by the Village Manager. David Schein, NaWaTa Avenue David Schein inquired about the status of The Lofts' signs. The Manager assured him that action would be taken regarding the signs that were now obsolete, as all The Lofts had been sold. Mr. Schein asked several other questions regarding the status of property in the downtown area. His last issue was a question about use of canines by police. The costs of such programs were outlined for Mr. Schein. Lee Gehrke, South Albert Street Lee Gehrke requested contact be made with Union Pacific whose freight trains are now switching in front of his house. He asked if the switching locations could be changed back to the prior locations due to noise and diesel fumes between 2:00 a.m. and 5 :00 a.m. Jim Uszler, South Elmhurst Street Jim Uszler, Executive Director of the Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce, made a statement regarding the Candidates' Forum that will be from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. this Saturday. David Schein, NaWaTa Avenue Dave Schein posed a question about the driveway code and resurfacing his driveway. He was referred to the code. Carl Erikson, North Pine Street Mr. Erikson brought up issues of signage on Route 83 and Rand Road. Representative Nekritz will relay this information to mOT and the Village signage on Rand Road will be brought to the attention of Glen Andler, Director of Public Works. At 10:35 a.m., the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, ~ Richard Eddington Chief of Police