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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/12/1984 COW MinutesMINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE JUNE 12, 1984 I. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Present at the meeting were: Mayor Carolyn Krause, Trustees Ralph Arthur, Gerald Farley, Leo Floros, Norma Murauskis, George Van Geem and Theodore Wattenberg. Also present at the meeting were: Village Manager Terrance Burghard, Administrative Assistant to the Village Manager John Bowman, Fire Chief Lawrence Pairitz, Captain Dennis Thill, Captain Les Wuollett,, Inspector Phil Knudsen and Director of Health Services Patrick Luehring. There were two persons in the audience. II. MINUTES The Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting of May 22, 1984 were accepted and filed. III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD There were no citizens present wishing to address the Committee of the Whole at 0this dime. - ll 7 A/ ag,gp ,00 IV. CABLE TV GRANT PROGRAM fw 011, The Committ-ee of--the'Whole reviewed the Guidelines and Agreement for the proposed Cable Television Public Access Grant Program as presented by the Cable Commission members. The following Cable Commission members were in attendance: Michaele'Skowron, Mary Wajer, Chuck Bennett and Chairman John Coleman. Mr. Coleman described for, the Committee of the Whole the nature and the purpose of such a Grant Program, stating 'that "'the Program was patterned after a similar Program /"in ,iE/vr,/, n,,' �,—on. --�Mr. Coleman also described the history of the Cable Commission and explained that Mount Prospect has taken a,lead in cable activities among Cablenet communities. The Committee,of the Whole complimented the Commission on their efforts to develop this Program and the supporting documents. During a general discussion on the Grant Program, several issues were raised. —, .. .. ....... .... . . .. "I'll", MINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE JUNE 12, 1984 I. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Present at the meeting were: Mayor Carolyn Krause, Trustees Ralph Arthur, Gerald Farley, Leo Floros, Norma Murauskis, George Van Geem and Theodore Wattenberg. Also present at the meeting were: Village Manager Terrance Burghard, Administrative Assistant to the Village Manager John Bowman, Fire Chief Lawrence Pairitz, Captain Dennis Thill, Captain Les Wuollett,, Inspector Phil Knudsen and Director of Health Services Patrick Luehring. There were two persons in the audience. II. MINUTES The Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting of May 22, 1984 were accepted and filed. III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD There were no citizens present wishing to address the Committee of the Whole at 0this dime. - ll 7 A/ ag,gp ,00 IV. CABLE TV GRANT PROGRAM fw 011, The Committ-ee of--the'Whole reviewed the Guidelines and Agreement for the proposed Cable Television Public Access Grant Program as presented by the Cable Commission members. The following Cable Commission members were in attendance: Michaele'Skowron, Mary Wajer, Chuck Bennett and Chairman John Coleman. Mr. Coleman described for, the Committee of the Whole the nature and the purpose of such a Grant Program, stating 'that "'the Program was patterned after a similar Program /"in ,iE/vr,/, n,,' �,—on. --�Mr. Coleman also described the history of the Cable Commission and explained that Mount Prospect has taken a,lead in cable activities among Cablenet communities. The Committee,of the Whole complimented the Commission on their efforts to develop this Program and the supporting documents. During a general discussion on the Grant Program, several issues were raised. Trustee Van Geem expressed his concern that the Application process may be too extensive vis-a-vis the amount of the Grant.; Trustee Van Geem also auestioned the provision which requires' reimbursement to the Village of up to double the Grant amount in the event that a projectgenerates revenue. Mr. Coleman ,explained 'that the Application process was necessary to ensure a success- ful project. On the issue of reimbursement, Mr- Coleman. explained that the funds would be used to award additional Grants and stated that the provision would discourage' applicants who intend to use the Grant for projects which are likely to generate revenue Other Board members expressed their support,for the reimbursement provision,, Other issues dis,cuss,od included the type of organizations or, individuals who would be eligible, the potential for ,using this Program, for charitable purposes, and the potential subject matter 'of, Grant projects. Mr. .Colo� au stated that the Co. ission would not necessarily, shy away from controversial topics, but,would require that all Public The Mayor suggested that the hoard take up a,.Resolution to adopt the Program at the meeting of June 19. V. REFUSE CONTRACT AN/011 The Mayor explained that the Village's existing Refuse Contract with Browning-Ferris` Industries will expire in July;. The Village has received a proposal from BFI which would extend, the contract for a three year period at a fixed rate which is approximately 14% over current rates. The Village Manager explained that the proposal was solicited from BFI based on the performance of the firm in the past and because bidding,of the contract in prior years has resulted in incomplete or very high bids', from other firms with the contract ultimately awarded to BFI. Trustees, Arthur and Wattenberg expressed support for - authorizing a three-year extension to the contract. Trustees' Farley and Floros, however, expressed their objections to a contract extension stating that the contract should be rebid. Trustee Van,Geem also favored a''rebid of the contract, adding that the price quoted is favorable but it would not be proper to waive bids on a.contract of this size. Based on this discussion, the Mayor requested that staff prepare the necessary specifications to bid the Refuse Contract, the results of which would be brought to the Board in late July. The Village Manager stated that the specifications used for the last bid would have to be updated and all bidders will be prequalified. VI. BUILDING AND FIRE CODE UPDATE Fire Chief Law tie Pairitz summarized,,the-proposed revisions to the Village's Fire and Building Codes., stating that most of these changes were "housekeeping." Trustee Floros raised several questions, including the reasons for requiring smoke detectors in allexisting"single - family homes. The Chief explained, that the Village has actively pursued an educational program for several "years, and we now have smoke detectors in approximately 92% of Village homes. An Ordinance is seen as the most effective way to encourage the use of smoker detectors in the remaining 8%. A general discussion ensued regarding enforcement of this provision. Other provisions included the heatingxegulation­s in multi -'family housing units and a provision which would allow homeowners to do electrical work incertain situations. The Trustees also discussed a provision__w , hic'h'w-ould double permit fees when work is started before.a permit is secured. Chief Pairitz explained that*some discretion would be needed, since the intent is not to punish home- owners who were simply, not aware that,,a permit was required. TheMayok requested that the Ordinance to adopt these changes be on the Agenda for June 19 if alll changes can be finalized by that time, VII. MUTUAL AID GEOGRAPHICAL DISPATCHING Chief Pairitz described the history of the Village's involvement in Mutual Aid which began.14 years,aigo with 11 communities; There are now over 128 communities in the MABAS system which i,s one of the largest in the country. Aside from more efficient delivery of fire protection services, Mutual Aid provides additional benefits such as joint purchasing, combined training, programs.on arson investigation, etc. I o 1 IX. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Trustee Wattenberg suggested that,other Trustees who support .seat belt legislation may wish to write to their legislators to express support for changes in the law that would reduce insurance premiums for persons who regularly use seat belts. Also, Mr. Wattenberg applauded the efforts of local police and the press for exposing the enormous costs involved in drawn out court proceedings for DUI and other offenders. The Mayor and the Board of Trustees and Village staff congratulated Trustee Van Geum on the recent birth of his baby daughter, Mary Katherine Van Geem. X ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9;40 p.m. 'Respectfully submitted', y TERRANCEL. BURGHARD J Village Manager TLB/rcw