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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/02/1991 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETIN~ OF THE M~YOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLagE OF MOUNT PROSPECT JULY 2, 1991 CALL TO ORDER CALL TO ORDER Mayor Farley called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Mayor Gerald Farley Trustee Mark Busse Trustee George Clowes TrUstee Leo Floros Trustee Paul Hoefert Trustee Irvana Wilks Absent: Trustee Timothy Corcoran INVOCATION The invocation was given by Trustee Eusse. INVOCATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Clowes, moved APPROVE to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the MINUTES Mayor and Board of TrUstees held June 18, 1991, as amended. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Busse, moved APPROVE BIT~ to approve the following list of bills: General Fund $ 511,237 Flood Control Revenue Fund - Motor Fuel Tax Fund 2,420 Community Development Block Grant Fund 7,929 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 11,.587 Waterworks & Sewerage Fund 80,054 Parking System Revenue Fund 94,892 Risk Management Fund 71,456 Vehicle Replacement Fund 13,289 Motor Equipment Pool Fund Capital Improvement, Repl. or Rep. Fund 15,048 Downtown Redev. Const. Fund 1985 Downtown Redev. Const. Fund 1991 1,553 Fire & Police Building Const. 27,997 Corporate Purpose Improvement 1990 Debt Service Funds 473 Flexcomp Trust Fund Escrow Deposit Fund 16,314 Police Pension Fund 40,799 Firemen's Pension Fund 42,209 Benefit Trust Fund $ 937,257 Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS - CITIZENS TO BE HEARD EXCHANGE Mayor Farley introduced a local resident and an STUDENT exchange student from France. JUBILEE Lil Floros, chairman of the Jubilee Committee gave an COMMITTEE update on the many activities that are planned for the celebration. MAYOR'S REPORT AMEND CH. 13 An Ordinance was presented for second reading that CLASS "P" would create a Class "P" liquor license for the Convenient Food Mart at 2025 East Euclid Avenue. Mayor Farley and Trustee Hoefert stated that they did not support this request and saw no need for liquor to be sold from a Convenient Food Mart. Other members of the Board stated that this is a local businessman and it would appear that the owner would be very diligent about enforcing the rules of the Village because this is a family owned and operated business. ORD.NO. 4325 Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Clowes, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 4325 AM ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Floros, Wilks Nays: Hoefert, Farley Motion carried. APPOINTMENTS Mayor Farley presented the following recommendations for appointment and reappointments to various Committees and/or Boards: BDDRC Business District Development and RedeveloDment COMMISSION Commission COM}4ISSION Reappoint Joseph Janisch, term to expire 5/95 Appoint Keith Youngquist, term to expire 5/93, filling the vacant position held by Paul Hoefert Appoint John Metzenthin, term to expire 5/92, filling the vacant position held by Irvana Wilks FINANCE Finance Commission COMMISSION Reappoint Paul Davies, term to expire 5/95 Reappoint Newt Hallman, term to expire 5/95 Reappoint Ann Smilanic, term to expire 5/95 -- PLAN COMMISSION Plan Commission Reappoint Elizabeth Ann Luxem, term to expire 5/95 Reappoint Louie Velasco, term to expire 5/95 Appoint Carol H. Tortorello, term to expire 5/95 SOLID WASTE Solid Waste Commission COMMISSION Reappoint Carl Maas, term to expire 5/95 Page 2 - July 2, 1991 Zoninq Board of Appeals ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Reappoint Michaele Skowron, term to expire 5/96 Appoint Dennis Sa~iano, term to expire 5/96 filling the position of Lois Brothers Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved to concur with the appointments~and reappointments as listed above. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS ZBA 29-V-91, 18 South Main Street ; ZBA 29-V-91 An Ordinance was presented for second reading that 18 S. MAIN ST would grant a variation to allow a 7 foot high chain link fence. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended granting a variation to permit a fence height of 7 feet, however, they favored a wooden fence rather than chain link. The Village Board concurred with the request for a chain link fence. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Wilks, moved ORD.NO. 4326 for passage of Ordinance No. 4326 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING VARIATIONS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 18 SOUTH MAIN STREET Upon roll call: Ayes: Clowes, Floros, Wilks, Farley Nays: Busse, Hoefert Motion carried. ZBA 96-A-90 An Ordinance was presented for second reading that AMEND CH.14 would amend Chapter 14 (Zoning Ordinance) establishing HOME standards for occupations permitted to be operated OCCUPATIONS out of residential dwelling units. The proposed amendment relative to home occupations has been the subject of discussion at several Committee of the Whole meetings. It was noted that the proposed Ordinanc~ does not require registration nor any type of a registration fee. Jim Hoffman, 1811 Sitka, expressed his disappointment that the proposed ordinance was amended to prohibit .vehicles over 8,000 pounds with lettering advertising the home occupation to be housed in the residential garage. Trustees Clowes and Wilks stated that they would abstain from voting due to the fact that they do business out of their homes and their votes may be considered a conflict of interest. Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved for ORD.NO. 4327 for passage of Ordinance No. 4327 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 (ZONING ORDINANCE) RELATIVE TO HOME OCCUPATIONS Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Floros, Hoefert, Farley Nays: None Abstain: Clowes, Wilks Motion carried. Page 3 - July 2, 1991 NEW BUSINESS ZBA 35-V-91 SBA 35-V-91, 112 East Northwest Highway 112 E.NORTHWEST The Petitioner, Village of Mount Prospect, is HIGHWAY requesting the following variations necessary FIRE & POLICE to construct the new Fire and Police Station STATIONS at the existing location: 1. To allow a 12 foot front yard, instead of -- the required 30 feet; 2. To allow an 8 foot sideyard, instead of the required 10', and a 1' 4" exterior sideyard, rather than the required 30'; 3. To allow a 10 foot parking lot setback from the right-of-way, instead of the required 30', and a 3.77 foot setback on the west lot line, instead of the required 10'; 4. To allow 80.7% lot coverage, rather than the 75% maximum allowed; 5. To allow a building height of 40.5 feet, rather than the 30' allowed; 6. To allow 99 on-site parking spaces, rather than the required 137; and 7. To waive the requirement for a 12' x 35' loading space. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommehded granting the variations requested by a vote of 6-0, except for -- variation #6 which resulted in a vote of 5-1. Members of the Board expressed their concern that the number of parking spaces would not be adequate to accommodate both Village personnel and visitors. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Busse, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and grant the variations requested in ZBA 35- V-91. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance will be presented July 16th for first reading. ZBA 36-V-91 ZBA 36-V-91, 11 South Pine Street 11 S. PINE ST The Petitioner, Village of Mount Prospect, requesting a variation to allow a 5 foot sideyard setback, rather than the required 10'. These trailers will provide the locker rooms for the Police Department -- while they are in these temporary quarters until the new Fire and Police Station is constructed. T h e Zoning Board of Appeals recommended granting this request by a vote of 6-0. Trustee Busse asked where the employees would park their vehicles as well as Village vehicles. It was noted that 32 spaces would be provided inside the old Public Works Building, which should accommodate the Fire Department vehicles and police squad cars. Page 4 - July 2, 1991 Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Clowes, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and grant the variation requested in ZBA 36-V-91. An Ordinance will be presented July 16th for first reading. An Ordinance was presented that would amend the AMEND CH.18 Traffic Code (Chapter 18) relative to that area PINE STREET of Pine Street between Northwest Highway and Central Road. There was a question as to whether the proposed amendment would provide adequate turning radius for the Fire Department while temporarily housed at 11 South Pine Street. As a result, this Ordinance was withdrawn from consideration. A Resolution was presented that would acknowledge IMRF the fact that the Village of Mount Prospect will CREDITS: accept out of state service credits for an active VIRJEAN employee of the Village for inclusion in the DI BLASI Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF). Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved RES.NO. 32-91 for passage of Resolution No. 32-91 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING OUT OF STATE CREDITS FOR VIRJEAN DI BLASI IN THE ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance was presented for first reading that ADDRESS would change certain addresses within areas of the CHANGES Village that have been annexed. Members of the Board expressed concern that many residents would be affected by the proposed address changes. Village Clerk Carol Fields explained that most of these addresses were changed some 6 years ago following annexation, however, some residents have not complied and in a couple of instances the addresses assigned were incorrect. With the enhanced 9-1-1 system nearing completion, it is important that residents and businesses use the correct addresses. Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an Ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Hoefert, Farley Nays: Clowes, Floros, Wilks Motion failed. This Ordinance will be presented July 16th for second reading. Page 5 - July 2, 1991 ACCEPT A request was presented to accept the public and IMPROVEMENTS: private improvements installed in conjunction ROGERS with the development of the Rogers Industrial INDUSTRIAL PARK Park on South Elmhurst Road. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Busse, moved to accept the public and private improvements installed in conjunction with the development of the Rogers Industrial Park. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. FAIR HOUSING A Fair Housing report was presented from the Plan REPORT Commission indicating the annual review had been conducted and noting the Village is in compliancewith local regulations. Trustee Clowes, seconded by Trustee Busse, moved to acknowledge receipt of the Fair Housing Report for 1990. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT BID Village Manager John Fulton Dixon presented the RESULTS: following bid results for gasoline and diesel fuel: Bidder Premium 92 Diesel Clauss .7226 5198 Graham .7290 5290 Lake-Cook .7490 5256 Sweeney .7328 5467 D. H. Martin .7270 5380 Bell .7640 5350 Royal .7490 .5256 Uno-Ven .8035 .5595 CLAUSS Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved to concur with the recommendation of the administration and accept the low bid received from Clauss for approximately 123,000 gallons of Premium 92 gasoline and 32,000 gallons of No. 2 diesel fuel. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. MOVING EXPENSES A request was presented to waive the bidding procedure FIRE & POLICE and accept the proposal received from Von Sydow Moving Company to move the Fire and Police Department's office equipment to temporary quarters while the new building is being constructed. Page 6 - July 2, 1991 The following proposals were received: Bidder Cost Estimate Von SydoQ $ 5,196 North Shore 13,219 Glen Ellyn 9,664 Santini Bros. 5,684 Noffs 7,800 Breda 5,988 Bekins 9,309 Beltman 17,381 Grabel 11,160 ADCO 8,460 Suburban 15,988 Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Busse, moved to concur with the recommendation of the administration and waive the bidding process relative to the moving expenses involved with relocating the Fire and Police Departments to temporary quarters. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. -- Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Busse, moved VON SYDOW to accept the proposal submitted by Van Sydow's Moving and Storage, Inc. to move the Fire and Police Department to temporary quarters at a cost not to exceed $5,196.50. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. A request was presented from the Chairman of the JUBILEE: 75th Anniversary, Diamond Jubilee Committee, for LIGHT UP the Village to purchase and install approximately MOUNT 2,005 strands of lights to decorate municipal PROSPECT buildings and the trees in the downtown district in conjunction with the celebration. It was noted that the cost to purchase the lights is approximately $10,000 and installation cost another $10,000 for a total of $20,000. It was noted that the Jubilee Committee is asking every resident and businessman in the Village to decorate their buildings and/or shrubs with these clear bulbs, resembling "diamonds", with the official 'lighting up Mount Prospect' to take place at 7 PM on the anniversary date, February 3rd. These lights would be installed for use during the 1992 and 1993 Christmas season and therefore would be used for over 16. months. Members of the Board requested the Jubilee Committee to present a proposed budget for activities that would require funding during the existing 91/92 fiscal year, since the request for lights was not included in the current budget. Page 7 - July 2, 1991 Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to waive the bidding procedure in order to purchase approximately 2,0054.strands of lights in conjunction with the D~amohd Jubilee celebration. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Clowes, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Busse, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to concur with the request of the Diamond Jubilee and authorize the purchase and installation of lights at a cost not to exceed $20,000. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks Nays: Clowes Motion carried. CHAMBER OF Janet Hansen, representing the Chamber of Commerce COMMERCE: presented a request, not listed on the agenda, for the HOMETOWN DAYS Village to fund a portion of the activities planned in REQUEST FOR conjunction with the 1991 Hometown Days celebration, FUNDS July 25 - 28, 1991 in the amount of $4,000. It was noted that the Village did participate in the 1990 Hometown Days festivities in the amount of $2,800. Members of the Board stated that while they support the -- annual event, other organizations have requested funds and the Village was unable to comply with their requests. Trustee Floros moved to concur with the request and authorize an expenditure of $4,000 in con]unction with the 1991 Hometown Days festivities. This motion failed due to the lack of a second. Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to authorize an expenditure of $2,800 to be used in conjunction with the 1991 Hometown Days festivities. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros, Hoefert, Wilks, Farley Nays: Busse, Clowes Motion carried. WATER SHORTAGE Village Manager Dixon stated that due to the semi- draught conditions, the sprinkling regulations will be strictly enforced. TIF Trustee Clowes stated that he had not yet received an update to the TIF area indicating the proposed areas of acquisition and proposed development plan. REFUSE Village Manager Dixon stated that the refuse collection COLLECTION program will get underway July 31, 1991 and that informational packages will be sent to all residents in the very near future. NAME NEW FIRE Trustee Busse asked that the Board give consideration & POLICE STATION: to naming the new Fire and Police Station after Robert ROBERT D. D. Teichert, who held the elected position of Village TEICHERT Trustee for 4 years and Village President for 8 years. Page 8 - July 2, 1991 ayor Farley stated that he would like to appoint a 3 member Board, consisting of Village Trustees, to establish a policy for the Village relative to dedicating and/or naming streets and/or municipal buildings after people. Several members of the Board expressed their support to name the new Fire and Police Station in honor of the late Robert D. Teichert. ADJOUP. N ADJOURN Mayor Farley adjourned the meeting at 10:14 P.M. Carol A. Fields Village Clerk Page 9 - July 2, 1991