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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM�1l�
COFFEE WITH COUNCIL
November 3, 1979
Coffee With Coundil was convened at 10 a.m. in the Trustees' Room of
the Village Hall Saturday, November 3, 1979. In attendance at the
meeting were Mayor Krause, Trustees Farley, Floros, Murauskis, and
Wattenberg; Village Manager Burghard, Director of Management Services
Martha Pappler, and numerous citizens.
Village Manager Burghard introduced Ms. Peppler to the Trustees and
members of the audience as the new Director of Management Services.
1. Traffic & Miscellaneous: Mr. Richard VanDyke addressed the
members of the Board present and indicated after lengthy review,
numerous matters that troubled him including: too many stop
and yield signs in the Village; general traffic control; absence
of police officers directing traffic; joggers in the streets;
kids in the streets; snowplowing; parties by youthful residents;
vandalism; and a ticket that he received for making an improper
left turn. Mr. VanDyke reviewed the events of the prior week
and his encounter with the Police Department and the paramedic
service. Subsequently, Trustee Wattenberg invited Mr. VanDyke
to the Public Health & Safety Committee meeting on the 29th
where he could express his views about safety matters.
Note: The Village Manager passes on no instructions to the staff
regarding this matter.
2. Condominium Relationships: Mr. Iry Ackerman of Colony Country
condominiums inquired as to whether or not it was possible for
the Village to do the snowplowing in his condominium units since
they are being assessed for this service and yet pay taxes to
the municipality. Mayor Krause responded, as did several Trustees,
that condominium units are considered private property and, in
fact, the roads in internal street networks for these condominiums
are essentially private property and not designed to municipal
standards and therefore must bear the burden of maintenance for
these roadways.
Mr. Ackerman inquired as to whether or not the police could
enforce certain parking laws within the private property, and
the Village Manager responded that the only way this would be
feasible is if the condominium association intered into a contract
with the Police Department to provide for this service on private
roads. If such a contract is drafted, the police will enforce
any and all ordinances of the local government and that may not
be in the condonimiums interests, particularly if they have a
parking shortage.
Note: The Village Manager passes on no instructions to the staff in
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this matter; however, if members of the administration do discuss
with any condominium association in the community the assumption
of maintenance for private streets, they should remember that it is
the policy of this Board not to assume additional responsibilities
in condominium units, particularly where roadway expenses are
necessitated.
3. Leaf Pickup: Mrs. Marguerite Gannon of 406 S. Main complained
that the leaf pickup in her neighborhood was not on the regularly
scheduled day and that there was some confusion among Public
Works personnel because at the same time they were trying to
pick up leaves there were certain sewer and manhole repairs
being made. Mrs. Gannon indicated she called Public Works and
they denied having any work being performed on the street, yet
the street does have barricades and a substantial amount of work
around the sewers. The Mayor and various Trustees responded
regarding the citizens' patience in the leaf pickup program, and
indicated in their opinion that the program is going moderately
well, and that the Village Manager or someone from Public Works
would contact her very shortly regarding the repairs, and see
to it that the leaves are properly picked up. Trustee Wattenberg
inquired of Mrs. Gannon as to whether or not she would prefer
bagging the leaves and then having the bags picked up at the
curb, rather than waiting for equipment to remove the leaves.
Mrs. Gannon indicated that she would accept such a system.
Instructions to Staff: The Public Works Department should contact
Mrs. Gannon immediately at 253-3040 and communicate to her what kind
of work is being done on South Main and by whom. There is no need
at this point to change the procedure and schedule her leaf pickup.
4. Mr. Fred Heisler indicated that there were frequent holdups on
Main and Emerson when the trains are in the station, and that
in his opinion there was no need for blocking both intersections.
Mr. Heisler suggested that the platform be moved one direction
or the other so that at least one street can be left open for
normal traffic. The Mayor and various Trustees responded that
this matter is being looked into presently with the RTA and the
Chicago Northwestern and, in fact, the matter is to be discussed
this month by the Public Works Committee under the Chairmanship
of Trustee Farley.
Note: The Village Manager suggested that the Department of Community
Development accelerate exploration with the RTA about the time of
moving the platform eastward and solicit a letter from the RTA
g approximate schedule.
Mr. Weeks of Public Works is preparing various inf
indicating their interest in this matter and the a
ormation so this
matter can be discussed before the Public Works Committee.
5. South Church Lot & Miscellaneous: Edna Bowler expressed her
reservations about the Village' s use of the South Church parking
lot on Maple,& Shabonee for commuters, citing children in the
area attending early classes for music lessons at the school
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and restricted parking in the remaining neighborhood, and that
the lot would present additional parking and traffic problems.
In exploring the neighborhood parking situation with Ms. Bowler,
the Trustees indicated that the administration should look at
a residential sticker system for neighborhoods that have these
kinds of problems.
Ms. Bowler also indicated that she and her neighbors had made
some calls to the Village Hall regarding the Weatherization Program
and have received conflicting advice. The Village Manager in-
dicated that Mr. Murphy or someone from Community Development
would call her at 392-6013 in the afternoon of the following week
to discuss in detail the methods by which the Weatherization
Program will operate so that she can inform her other neighbors.
Ms. Bowler also indicated the need for some additional signage
at Prospect and Emerson. Since southbound traffic has the right
of way, this causes a hazardous situation, in Ms. Bowler's opinion,
and she f6els that additional signage is necessary.
Note: The Village Manager requests that Chief Doney contact the
principal at Lions Park School to see specifically what time music
lessons and on what day music lessons are at Lions Park School so
that this matter can be discussed when it is heard before the Zoningp
Board of Appeals.
The Department of Community Development should contact Ms. Bowler and
give her specific information on the working of the Weatherization
Program. The staff is to do nothing at this point with additional
signage at Emerson and Prospect Avenue.
6. Miscellaneous: Members of the Board present at the meeting in-
dicated that they were satisfied with the program of the leaf
removal pickup program this year, and while there have been some
delays, that is understandable.
Trustee Floros pointed out that in reviewing a memo by the
Village Manager regarding the costs of the construction of the
sidewalk for the Dell Senior Citizens Housing Project, he recalled
that the mana ement of Dell indicated that they would be willing
to pay for this expense, and that this matter should be discussed
with them directly. The Village Manager asks that
FanEisan,
Senior Citizens Coordinator, contact Dell Corp. in writingand
request reimbursement for the expense for constructing the sidewalk
as they had earlier promised Trustee Floros.
Terran L. Burghard
TLB:msw Village Manager
To: Mayor & Board of Trustees
Department Directors