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Home My WebLink About02/02/1993 VB minutes MIN~','w.S OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAOE OF MOUNT PROSPECT FEBRUARY 2, 1993 CALL TO ORDER CALL TO ORDER Mayor Farley called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M. ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Mayor Gerald L. Farley Trustee Mark Busse Trustee Timothy Corcoran Trustee Leo Floros Trustee paul Hoefert Trustee Irvana Wilks Trustee George Clowes INVOCATION The invocation was given by Trustee Clowes. INVOCATION APPROVAL OF MINOT~S Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Wilks, APPROVE moved to approve the minutes of the regular MINUTES meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees held January 19, 1993. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Busse, APPROVE moved to approve the following list of bills: BILLS General Fund $ 586 535 Refusal Disposal Fund 1 828 Motor Fuel'Tax Fund 35 397 Community Development Block Grant Fund 31 307 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 13 254 Water & Sewer Fund 71 064 Parking System Revenue Fund 1 837 Risk Management Fund 88371 Vehicle Replacement Fund 68,645 Motor Equipment Pool Fund Capital Improvement, Repl. or Rep. 50,996 Downtown Redev. Const. Fund 70 Police & Fire Building Const. 3,310 Flood Control Revenue Fund 140,951 Corporate Purpose Improvement 1990 Debt Service Funds Flexcomp Trust Fund Escrow Deposit Fund 14,013 Police Pension Fund 50,405 Firemen's Pension Fund 51,374 Benefit Trust Fund 218 $1,209,575 Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried.. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS, CITIZENS TO BE HEARD CH. 7: SIGN CODE Richard Hendricks, 1537 E. Emmerson Lane, stated that there appears to be a change in the original draft of the amendment to Chapter 7 (Sign Code) and the final draft adopted by the Village Board. MAYOR'S REPORT 75TH ANNIVERSARY~ Lil Floros, Chairman of the Mount Prospect 75th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary' Committee, noted that the year-long celebration came to a close earlier in the evening when Mayor Farley ~fficially turned off the 'diamond lights' displayed throughout the downtown area. Mrs. Floros also gave a recap of all the activities that took place during the year- long celebration. PRESENTATION: Mayor Farley presented a plaque to Lil Floros in appreciation for all her efforts as Chairman of the 75th Anniversary Co~%%%%ittee. ZBA 77-Z-92 & ZBA 77-Z-92 and ZBA 78-SU-92, 1000 W. Central Road ZBA 78-SU-92 The Petitioner, Kimball Hill, is requesting the 1000 W.CENTRAL RD. subject property be re-zoned from I-1 (Light Industrial) to R-3 (Apartment Residence) and a Special Use in the nature of a Planned Unit Development to permit townhomes. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended denying these requests by a vote of 3 Ayes and 4 Nays. It was noted that the original request was to allow 92 townhouses on this 8.76 acre parcel. That request was amended at the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting to reduce the number of townhomes to 82. Since the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, the Petitioner was informed by the Water Reclamation District that the project would have to provide on- site retention, rather than having the storm water directed to Melas Park. The following residents spoke in opposition to the proposal: Judd Strickland, 906 Whitegate Chuck Litgin, 900 Whitegate Lillian Stegman, 1106 W. Central Road Robert Gloss, 105 N. Lancaster Dave Lindgren, 743 Whitegate Richard Hendricks, 1537 E. Emmerson Lane Roy Stobe, 16 N. Lancaster Judith Kirman, 1042 W. Central Road Sharon Stobe, 16 N. Lancaster Objections to the proposal included: high density, possible flooding, increased traffic, eliminating a wetlands, the construction and size of the proposed townhomes. Leo Floros, seconded by George Clowes, moved to grant the Petitioner a 60 day continuance in order Page 2 - February 2, 1993 to revise the plan in an effort to address the concerns of the residents. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Floros, Farley Nays: Busse, Corcoran, Hoefert Pass: Wilks Motion failed. Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Busse, moved to grant the requested R-3 zoning being the subject of ZBA 77-Z-92 and the Special Use in the nature of a Planned Unit Development, being the subject of ZBA 78-SU-92. Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Floros Nays: .Busse, Corcoran, Hoefert, Farley Pass: Wilks Motion failed. NEW BUSINESS A request was presented to accept the improvements ACCEPT installed in conjunction with the Mount Prospect IMPROVEMENTS: Co~ons Shopping Center, located at the northwest MOUNT PROSPECT corner of Golf and Busse Roads. COMMONS SHOPPING CEMTER Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved to accept the improvements installed in conjunction with the Prospect Com~aons Shopping Center. Upon r611 call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance was presented for first reading that would extend the effective date of Ordinance No. 4394, granting variations for the Historical Museum at 101 South Maple Street. Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an Ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Ftoros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved CRD.N0. 4521 for passage of Ordinance No. 4521 AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE NO. 4394, 101 S. MAPLE STREET Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Page 3 - February 2, 1993 VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT TELEPHONE Village Manager Michael E. Janonis presented the SYSTEM following bid results for replacement of the Village-wide telephone system. ~, Bidder $¥$~em Total Allcom $140,227 Sound 161,399 Communications Direct 165,334 MidCo 173,923 Mr. Janonis noted that the existing system in the Village Hall is unable to handle the increased workload and that with the new Police and Fire~ Headquarters Building scheduled to be completed in June or July a new telephone system would be necessary. It was also noted that in addition to the System Total listed, the cost of some optional equipment would be included, however the total amount would not exceed the budgeted amount. ALLCOM Trustee Hoef~rt, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved to concur with the recommendation of the consultant and the administration and accept the low qualified bid submitted by AllCom in an amount not to exceed $163,000.00 Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, ~-~ Floros~ Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. TRAFFIC SIGNAL The following bids were received for the annual CONTROL traffic signal maintenance: MAINTENANCE Bidder Monthly Amount Aldridge Electric, Inc. $ 1,283.50 Lyons Electric Co., Inc. 1,300.50 Contracting & Material Co. 1,479.10 H & H Electric Co. 1,496.00 ALDRIDGE ELECTRIC Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved to concur with the recommendation of the administration and accept the low qualified bid submitted by Aldridge Electric in the amount of $1,283.50 per month for maintenance of traffic control systems. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None ~ Motion carried. ~ CLASSIFICATION & Mr. Janonis presented a request to proceed with the PAY COMPENSATION Classification and Pay Compensation Study for the STUDY employees. Page 4 - February 2, 1993 Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved to to concur with the recommendation of the administration PERSONNEL and accept the proposal submitted by Cormnonwealth MANAGEMENT Personnel Management Service to conduct a classification and pay compensation study in an amount not to exceed $18,805.00. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Hoefert, Wilks NaYs: Floros MQtion carried. Mr. Janonis presented a reco~%%endation of the Public HEATING Works Director, Herb Weeks, to repair the heating S Y S T E M system in the Senior Citizen Center. REPAIR: SR. CENTER It was noted that the existing heating system is radiant heating, located in the floor. This system is out dated basically inefficient and too costly to repair. It is recommended that hot water baseboard heat be installed in the area needing repair, which is the west end of the large room in-the Senior Center. Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved to waive the bidding procedure in order to make necessary repairs to a portion of the heating system in the Senior Citizen Center. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, ~--- Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved NATIONAL to authorize entering into a contract with National HEAT & Heat and Power to install a hot water.baseboard heating POWER system in the west portion of the large meeting room in the Senior Citizen Center at a cost not to exceed $11,500.00. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Village Manager Janonis requested the Board to consider AUTHORIZE hiring 2 Police Officers over the approved manning level ADDITIONAL which would allow sufficient time for training prior to POLICE the anticipated retirement of 2 existing Police Officers. OFFICERS Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Wilks, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Village Manager and authorize the approved manning level of the Police Department be increased by two officers in order to allow time for training and certification in anticipation of some upcoming officers' retirement. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Page 5 - February 2, 1993 ANY OTHERBUSINESS Richard Hendricks noted that in consideration of the late hour, due to the time spent on the Kimball Hill zoning case, he would ask the BDard to ~ontinue his request to waive the filing fees for an appeal from the interpretation of the Zoning Officer relative to the boat parked in his neighbor's yard, and asked that he be considered at a future meeting of the Board. ADJOURN ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, Mayor F~rley declared the meeting adjourned. The meeting was adjourned at 2~08 AM Carol A. Fields Village Clerk Page 6 -~ ~'ebruary 2, 1993