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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/02/1990 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT JANUARY 2v 1990 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 "Skip" Farley Trustee Ralph Arthur Trustee Timothy Corcoran Trustee Leo Floros Trustee George Van Geem Absent: Trustee Mark Busse Trustee Theodore Wattenberg INVOCATION The invocation was given by Trustee Van Geem. INVOCATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Van Geem, APPROVE MINUTES moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees held December 19, 1989. Upon roll call: Ayes: Corcoran, Floros, Van Geem, Farley Nays: None Pass: Arthur Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Van Geem, APPROVE BILLS moved to approve the following list of bills: General Fund $ 677,263 Motor Fuel Tax Fund 113,371 Community Development Block Grant Fund 1,836 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 9,026 Waterworks & Sewerage Fund 416,975 Parking System Revenue Fund 1,747 Ri~kManagement Fund 136,834 P.W~ Facility Construction Fund A - P.W. Facility Construction Fund B Capital Improvement, Repl. or Rep. Fund 5,125 Special Service Area Const. #5 Special Service Area Const. #6 Downtown Redev. Const. Fund (1985) Downtown Redev. Const. Fund (1987) - Corporate Purpose Improvement 1989 - Debt Service Funds 629,985 Flexcomp Trust Fund Escrow Deposit Fund 54,506 Police Pension Fund 36,693 Firemen's Pension Fund 41,567 Benefit Trust Fund - $2,187,928 Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Corcoran, Floros, Van Geem Nays: None Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS - CITIZENS TO BE H~ARDI None. ' ~' MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Farley expressed New Years greetings. OLD BUSINESS ZBA 69-SU-89 ZBA 69-SU-89, 1716 FREEDOM COURT 1716 FREEDOM CT. An Ordinance was presented for second reading that would grant a special use to permit a 3-car garage. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended denying this request by a vote of 3-2. Due to the fact that the Petitioner requires a majority' (5 of the 7 members of the Board) in~o~dWr to approve this request, the Petitioner requested that the Ordinance be continued to a meeting ~when mo=e members of the Board will be in attendance. ~ .' Trustee Van Geem, seconded by Trustee Floros, mo%ed ~ continue this item to the meeting of February 6, 1990'~ Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Corcoran, Floros] Van Geem Nays: None Motion carried. ZBA 59-V-89 ZBA 59-V-89, 1512 Larch Drive 1512 LARCH DRIVE An Ordinance was presented for second reading that would grant a variation to permit an above-ground swimming pool to be located five feet from~>~an underground electrical service line instead off'the required 15 feet. ORD,NO. 4128 Trustee Van Geem, seconded by Trustee Floros, for passage of Ordinance No. 4128 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION FOR PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1512 LARCH DRIVE'~i Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Corcoran, Floros, Van Geem Nays: None Motion carried. ~'~ .... ZBA 77-SU-89 & ZBA 77-SU-89 and ZBA 78-V-89, Courtesy Home Center ZBA 78-V-89 An Ordinance was presented for second reading ~that COURTESY HOME CTR would grant a Special Use in the nature of a plahhe~ unit Development as well as variations and cond~tL~s relative to that mixed use development. T h.~ ~ development as requested would include a self-storage warehouse facility, a quick oil change business'~'an outlot for a future building, and an Aldi's grocerY store. Gary Dane, resident of the Harvest Heights subdivision, immediately north of the'subject property, presented a Petition in opposition to the proposed PUD baSed on traffic safety, security and aesthetic reasons. Additional wording on the Petition requested the Village Board to olose the entrance to the shopping center onto Harvest Lane and install a traffic signa1 in front of the Courtesy property. It was noted by the Petitioner that several details Page 2 - January 2, 1990 must be finalized and since the attorney for the Petitioner would be out of town for the next couple of weeks, it was the request of the Petitioner to continue final action on these requests until the meeting of February 6, 1990. Trustee Van Geem, seconded by Trustee Flores, moved to defer final action on ZBA 77-SU-89 and 78-V-89 to the February 6, 1990 meeting of the Village Board. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Corcoran, Flores, Van Geem ~ ~ · Nays: None Motion carried. A]4END CH. 21 ~A~Qrdinance was presented for second reading that & CH 22 .~w0uld establish regulations governing the size, DOWNSPOUTS ~!ocation and permitted direction of downspouts, as ~rovided in Chapter 22 of the Village Code. Also presented for second reading was an ordinance amending that section of Chapter 21 of the cvi!!age Code governing downspouts and gutters in the Property Maintenance Code. Richard Bachhuber stated that the Ordinance as presented was unclear and recommended revising this ordinance to make the intent clear. It was also noted that the penalty for directing the downspouts into the sanitary sewer or combined system as provided in the Ordinance ranged from a minimum of $100 to maximum of $1,000. Trustee Cq~pran stated that the minimum fine should be ~ncreased to at least $300.00, as well as language setting forth the intent of the ordinance. It was also noted that an effective date should be specified, with November 1, 1990 as the suggested Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Flores, moved to defer the Ordinances amending Chapter 22 and Chapter 21 relative to downspouts to the January 16, 1990 Village Board meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Corcoran, Flores, Van Geem Nays: None Motion carried. NEW ~BUS II~ESS An.i~rdinance was presented for second reading that AMEND CH. 22 wo~d amend, in its entirety, the Fair Housing FAIR HOUSING ~egulations of the Village. ~r~s~{ee Corcoran, seconded by TrUstee Flores, moved oRD.NO. 4129 for passage of Ordinance No. 4129 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE XII OF CHAPTER 22 OF T~{E VILLAGE CODE Upo~ roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Corcoran, Flores, Van Geem ~ ~ Nays: None ~o %i..o n carried. ZBA 83-V-89, 805 South Elmhurst Road ZBA 83-V-89 The Petitioner is requesting a variation to allow 805 S.EI34HURST a circular driveway and to permit an impervious ROAD coverage of 52% rather than the permitted 35% due Page 3 - January 2, 1990 to the driveway. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted to grant the variations by a vote of 6-0. It was noted that the subject property is located on Elmhurst Road (Route 83) which is an extremely busy road and difficult for a car to back out ontO. It was also noted that the neighbor to the south has installed a fence which makes visibility almost impossible when backing out of the driveway. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board 6f Appeals and grant the variation requested in ZBA 83- V-89. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Corcoran, Floros, Van Geem Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance will be presented for first reading at the next meeting of the Village Board on January 16t~.' ZBA 85-SU-89 ZBA 85-SU-89, 1731 W. Pheasant Trail 1731 PHEASANT TR. The Petitioner is requesting a Special Use in order to operate a day care home for children. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended granting this request by a vote of 6-0. It was noted that while the Village requires a Specia~ Use permit in order to operate a child care facil~itY in a home, the State of Illinois assume ~the responsibility of inspecting and regulating these operations. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeal~ and grant the Special Use requested in ZBA SU-89. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Corcoran, Floros, Van Geem Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance will be presented on January 16th ~'f~r first reading. ZBA 86-SU-89 ZBA 86-SU-89, 1201 North Ardyce Lane 1201 ARDYCE LN The Petitioner is requesting a Special Use to permit a family care home with 6 residents rather than~'the permitted 5 residents. The Zoning Board of Appeal~ recommended granting this request by a vote of 6-Q-~~ The Petitioner, Glenkirk, is a facility specializing in providing care for developmentally disabled ad, Its in a single family home environment under the supervision of live-in adults. Trustee Ftoros, seconded by Trustee ~an Geem, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and grant the Special Use requested in ZBA 86- SU-89. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Corcoran, Floros, Van Geem Nays: None Motion carried. Page 4 - January 2, 1990 ZBA 66-SU-89 and ZBA 67-V-89, 1500 So Elmhurst Rd. ZBA 66-SU-89, The Petitioner is requesting an amendment to the ZBA 67-V-89 ~?lanned Unit Development governing the Venture Store 1500 ELMHURST ~ located at 1500 South Elmhurst Road. The amendment ..~includes a request to create 2 new outlots, which t~will include 2 fast food restaurants, one of which will be a Kentucky Fried chicken. The request also includes a request to expand the existing Venture Store building with a 20,000 square foot addition, c~which will be located on the north side of the %~uilding. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended _granting this amendment by a vote of 6-0. The Petitioner is also requesting variations to allow a 20 foot parking lot setback, instead of the required 30 feet along Elmhurst and Dempster and a zero foot parking lot setback instead of the required 20 feet On the west and north property lines. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended granting these variations by a vote of 6-0. The~Petitioner also requested modifications from the Development Code to waive the requirement for street lights and parkway trees. The Plan Commission recommended denying these requests, but did express ~iinterest in the Petitioner entering into an agreement With the Village to install the street lights at a future date. There was discussion as to what the existing PUD ~tually includes and how it varies from the .proposed amendments. ~The Petitioner noted that the request to waive the parkway tree requirement did not affect the landscaping p~oposed to be installed in conjunction with the ~-~ improvement of this property. Mayor Farley questioned the plans for screening the dumpsters, noting that they should be screened within a structure and therefore hidden from view. It was also noted that the easement between the May Company (owners of the Venture property) and the Mount Prospect Park District for water main was almost finalized. This easement would allow the Park District to.~obtain Village water for the new Center that will be constructed just west of Venture. Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Van Geem, moved to.concur with the recommendation of the Plan Commission and deny the request to waive the requirement to install parkway trees and enter in~ an agreement relative to the installation of street lights. U'p6m roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Corcoran, Floros, Van Geem Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Van Geem, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and grant the Special Use as requested in ZBA 66-SU-89. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, C°rcoran, Floros, Van Geem Nays: None Motion carried. ~ Page 5 - January 2, 1990 IDOT AGREEMENT A Resolution was presented wherein the Village accepts certain responsibility for performing roadway work on State roadways. Passage of this Resolution eliminates the necessity for the Village to obtain a permit from the State for such road improvements. RES.NO. 1-90 Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved for passage of Resolution No. 1-90 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT TO PERFORM SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION WITHIN STATE RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN LIEU OF A SURETY BOND Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Corcoran, Floros, Van Geem Nays: None Motion carried. MANN'S SUB. Mann's Plat of Subdivision, South Maple Street A Plat of Subdivision was presented that would authorize the consolidation of 3 lots into 2 lots of record for property located in the area of Maple Street and Sha Bonee Trail (a portion of the property formerly used as a parking lot for South Baptist Church). The Plan commission had reviewed this request and recommended approval. Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Arthur, moved to authorize the Mayor to sign and Clerk to attest her signature on the Mann's Plat of Subdivision. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Corcoran, Floros, Van Geem Nays: None Motion carried. VILLAGE MA~AG~R'B R~OR? WATERMAIN Village Manager John Fulton Dixon presented a request IMPROVEMENTS to retain an engineer to prepare plans and specifications necessary to secure bids on replacing specified watermains at a cost not t© exceed $10,800. The current budget provides for $420,000 for water main replacements on Route 83, Lonnquist to Golf Road and Forest Avenue, Memory to Kensington. It is the recommendation of staff that the water main on Council Trail between Elmhurst Road and Hi Lusi and on Oak between Forest and Gregory be replaced due to the numerous breaks experienced. It was noted that the Engineering Department usually prepares bid specifications however their workload and time-table will not allow the time necessary and it is recommended that a consultant engineer be retained. The following proposals were received from local consulting engineers: Design Inspection Firm Phase Phase Total Beling Consultants $5,900 $4,900 $10,800 ~ Midwest Consultants $13,100 Patrick Engineering 11,165 12,750 $23,915 Trustee Corcoran stated that since the documentation explaining this request was not in the agenda package and received by the Board at the beginning of this Page 6 - January 2, 1990 ~.he would like additional time to review the request. 'Trustee Van Geem requested information as to ~'the difference in cost between repairing the water mains versus replacement. · Mr. Dixon explained that the request is to authorize acceptance of the proposal of Beling Consultants to prepare the engineering specifications for water main improvements as stated. iTrustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to BELING concur with the recommendation of the administration CONSULTANTS and authorize Beling Consultants to prepare the engineering specifications for water main replacement as specified at a cost not to exceed $10,800. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Farley Nays: Corcoran, Van Geem .Motion carried. An Ordinance was presented for first reading that BUDGET would amend the Village's budget for 1989/90. AMENDMENTS Mr. Dixon stated that this item will be presented for discussion at the Committee of the Whole meeting on January 9th and back to the Village Board.for 2nd reading at the January 16th meeting. The Village Manager presented various options and INSURANCE recommendations of the Finance Director relative to insurance coverage for Workers Compensation, General Liability, Auto Liability, Police Liability, Public Officials Errors and omissions, Paramedic Errors and Omissions and Property, as follows: 1990 1989 Proposal Costs Property $20,500 $27,380 Workers Comp 39,669 49,500 Liability: Paramedic E & O 5,400 5,400 Public Officials E & O 17,926 28,000 police Liability 39,669 - .~AUto Liability 30,000 - General Liability 67,500 - Totals $220,664 $110,280 There was discussion as to whether the Village should purchase various insurances. Finance Director David Jepson stated that while he doesn't like the Village's exposure of to up to $1,000,000, which is the point at which stop loss coverage comes into effect, he recommends obtaining the insurance as listed except for the general liability. Mr. Dixon stated that he doesn't recommend purchasing auto insurance, noting that the Village hasn't had that type of insurance in several years due to the high costs. Trustee Corcoran, seconded by Trustee Arthur, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Finance Director to secure insurance as noted, minus the general liability. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Corcoran, Floros, Van Geem Nays: None Motion carried. Page 7 - January 2, 1990 Village Manager Dixon gave a status report on various items. PUBLIC SAFETY The Village Manager noted that members of the Village BUILDING MEETING Board would meet on Saturday, January 6, at 9 AM in the Village Hall in order to discuss either the replacement or remodeling of the Public Safety Building, 112 East Northwest Highway. ELK GROVE RURAL Mr. Dixon also reported that the Elk Grove Rural Fire FIRE PROTECTION Protection District will be meeting next week and will discuss the agreement between the Village and the Fire District relative to the Village providing fire and ambulance protection within that District. FORMER P.W. It was noted that the Manager is negotiating with FACILITY LEASE Francis Cadillac to renew the lease of the Village property at 11 South Pine Street, the former Public Works facility. HOTELS Mr. Dixon stated that inquiries were made relative to a hotel in the Village. BUSSE SCHOOL Trustee Van Geem asked if the Busse School parking PARKING problem was a dead issue since the Mount Prospect Park District Board had met and had decided that since the building would be demolished in 3 years that they would not spend any money to install a parking lot. Mayor Farley stated that he has requested the administration to give cost estimates to remove a portion of the asphalt in the parkway presently used for parking, or possibly have the Village pay to have a parking lot installed. These options are under review by the administration. Trustee Corcoran suggested the administration negotiate with the Park Board, noting that with the construction of Dempster Development Center there may be areas in which could be negotiated that would reduce building costs to the Park District and those funds could pay for the Busse School parking lot. Trustee Floros stated that the Village should send official notification to the Mount Prospect Park ' District Board that the Village is not satisfied with their solution to this problem. TRUSTEE BUSSE: It was announced that Trustee Busse and his wife are BABY BOY the proud parents of their 3rd child, a 9 lb. 11 oz boy named Kent. The Mayor and Board of Trustees extended their congratulations to the Busse family and welcomed the new resident to the Village. ADJOURN ADJOURNMENT Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Unanimous Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 P.M. Carol A. Fields Village Clerk Page 8 - January 2, 1990