HomeMy WebLinkAbout1699_001COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
A G E N D A
Meeting Location: Meeting Date and Time: OCTOBER
Board Room, 2nd Floor Tuesday, October 9, 1
112 East Northwest Highway 7:30 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 25, 1984
III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
IV. NORTHWEST MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE SOLID WASTE TASK FORCE
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Representatives of the Northwest Municipal Conference
will be in attendance at the Committee of the Whole
meeting to review in detail the recommendations of the
Solid Waste Task Force. The Executive Summary of this
report is attached. The Village reviewed this material
in preliminary form at our Committee of the Whole meeting
of Tuesday, September 25.
The Conference is seeking direction from -its participating
members through the form of a Resolution to be placed
on the October 9 Village Board Agenda. This Resolution
states, in essence, that the Village of Mount Prospect
desires to implement the recommendation of the Solid
Waste Management Plan and appoints a representative and
an alternate to finalize a Solid Waste Agency.
After the presentation by the Municipal Conference the
Mayor and Board of Trustees may want to raise questlions
regarding the format of the Solid Waste Agency.- possible
site options should the Forest Preserve District maintain
its opposition to the Hoffman Estates landfill site and
whether or not usage of the landfill is mandatory by the
participating members.
Like the Joi*nt Action Water-Agency, decisions facing the
member communities today will have a lasting impact upon
future Boards and budgets. The importance of these
decisions cannot be under -estimated.
At the request of Trustee Van Geem, this matter is scheduled
for review by the Mayor and Board of Trustees. The
primary purpose of Zoning controls is to guide development
and protect the properties and values of the community.
Such Zoning controls are most typically thought of as
affecting new development but in a community that is
largely developed, we find more and more of our time
being spent on matters dealing with side yards, fences
and redevelopment or expansion of existing uses.
This is a phenomenon that is taking place across the
country in most of our fully developed communities. The
administration recommends at this time that the Village
utilize the services of a planning intern to research the
field and see how communities have already handled -this
situation. By utilizing a planning intern or graduate
students in area universities., we can satisfy the need
for additional information to the Mayor and Board of
Trustees and permit our existing staff to concentrate
on our redevelopment activities in the Central Business
District.
At the request of Trustee Arthur, the Committee of the
Whole should review the question of whether or not to
proceed to a monthly water billing system. This matter
was reviewed initially by the Village Board of Trustee's
in January of this year at the time we were considering
a proposed increase in the water and sewer rates. Based
upon the final direction of the ;Mayor and Board of
Trustees., the administration 'implemented in May of
this year a bi-monthly billing system. The bi-monthly
system has been in operation through two billing periods
for the entire community and the staff is satisfied that
all the bugs have been eliminated and that it is operating
satisfactorily.
Trustee Arthur had recommended that the administration
consider a monthly billing procedure 'in order to assist
our residents with their household budgeting.
In September, I received a report from our Finance
Director Dave Jepson evaluating the budget proposal and
the monthly billing concept. I subsequently instructed
the staff to contact all residents alfowilng them the
option of adopting a modified budget system where they
could pay on a monthly basis.
Attached for your review is Trustee Arthur's memorandum
of January 12, Dave Jepson's memorandum of September 11
and Trustee Arthur's memorandum of October 2. Additionally,
Finance Director Jeps'on has prepared some cost comparison
data and,outlines some billing procedures that are relevant
to the decision-making process.
VII. MANAGER'S REPORT
1. Lake Water.
2. Route 83 Paving.
3. Emerson Street Crossing.
4. Status Reports
VIII.ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Development Code Update
Sidewalk/Lawsuit Notice
Citizens Utilities Acquisition
Safety Bonus System
Traffic Ordinance Sunset Provisions
Citizens Utilities Rate Case
TIF Districts
Audit Letter