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Home My WebLink About02/07/1989 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT FEBRUARY 7, 1989 CAT~,TOORDER Mayor Krause called the regular meeting of the Mayor CALL TO ORDER and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect to order at 7:30 P.M. Present upon roll call: Mayor Krause Trustee Ralph Arthur Trustee Gerald Farley Trustee Leo Floros Trustee Norma Murauskis Trustee Van Geem Trustee Wattenberg INVOCATION The invocation was given by Trustee Arthur. INVOCATION APPROVi~LOFMI]~JTES Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Arthur, moved APPROVE MINUTES to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of T~ustees held January 17, 1989. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem Nays: None Pass: Wattenberg Motion carried. ~ APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Van Geem, moved APPROVE BILLS to approve the following list of bills: General Fund 616,352 Motor Fuel Tax Fund 7,479 Community Development Block Grant Fund 23,009 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 19,243 Waterworks & Sewerage Fund 353,244 Parking System Revenue Fund 1,931 Risk Management Fund 99,878 P.W. Facility Construction Fund A - P.W. Facility Construction Fund B 197,274 Capital Improvement, Repl. or Rep. Fund 287,783 Special Service Area Const. #5 - Special Service Area Const. #6 -- Downtown Redev. Const. Fund (1985) 4,335 ~ Downtown Redev. Const. Fund (1987) - ~ Debt Service Funds 6,364 Flexcomp Trust Fund 576 Escrow Deposit Fund 21,453 ! Police Pension Fund 36,918 Firemens' Pension Fund 30,247 ~'~ Benefit Trust Fund $1,699,722 Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS R.HENDRICKS: Richard Hendricks, 1537 E. Emmerson Lane, M.P.PLAZA complimented the Village on the new Public Works Facility and their decision to honor the Director of Public Works in naming the building the Herbert L. Weeks Public Works Facility. Mr. Hendricks also stated that he thought he should have been notified about a recent case before the Sign Review Board which granted permission to place signs on the rear __ walls of the businesses backing up to Central Road, since he had been an objector on a previous case. Mayor Krause explained that Western Development Corporation, owner of the Mount Prospect Plaza has internal regulations prohibiting such signs and the reference to these signs at the Sign Review Board was simply to inform the Board members that they had amended their regulations and now permit such signs. BUDGET PROPOSAL Trustee Floros stated that he would be unable to attend the Committee of the Whole meeting on February 14th, which is the first hearing on the proposed budget for 1989/90 and stated that he wanted to go on record that he can not support the proposal to add 17 employees to the Village, stating that he thought it was excessive. BOY SCOUT TROOP Scout Master William Penham of Lions Park School #154: LIONS PARK presented members of his Troop No. 154. The Scouts were in attendance as part of obtaining their Citizenship Badge. MAYOR'S REPORT ACKNOWLEDGE Mayor Krause noted that the Mount Prospect Rotary __ ROTARY CLUB GIFT Club has recently purchased a van through fund raising events and presented the keys to the van to the Village for use by the Human Services Division. Mayor Krause presented Brian Wegrzny, President of the Club with a plaque of appreciation. OLD BUSINESS AMEND CH. 6 An Ordinance was presented for second reading that would amend Article VI of Chapter 6 regulating Cable Television standards. Trustee Farley suggested amendments to the Ordinance as presented. Mark Hess, presenting TCI, stated that while he is aware of the proposed changes, TCI would like an opportunity to revise the Franchise Agreement in the near future. Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Arthur moved for passage of Ordinance No. 4022 Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Murauskis, Van Geem Nays: Wattenberg Pass: Floros Motion carried. ZBA 66-V-88 ZBA 66-V-88, Text Amendments AMEND CH. 14 Ordinances were presented for first reading that Page 2- February 7, 1989 would amend specified Sections of Chapter 14, entitled AMEND CH.21 "Zoning" and Chapter 21 dealing with the height of FENCES fences in residential districts. Richard Hendricks, 1527 E. Enunerson Lane stated that he opposed the height standards for all fences within the Village to be increased from 5 feet to 6 feet. These Ordinance will be presented for second readings at the next meeting of the Village Board of February 21st. An Ordinance was presented for second reading that would AMEND CH.11 · amend Article XI of Chapter 11 by expanding the drug and alcohol level and procedures for violating these regulations as it pertains to taxi cab drivers. It was noted that these standards are established by PACE and in order for the Village to continue to qualify for subsidized funding of the senior taxi cab program, the Village must conform to the standards set forth. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved for ORDoNO.4023 passage of Ordinance NO. 4023 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE XI OF CHAPTER ll OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem Nays: Wattenberg Motion carried. An Ordinance was presented that would amend specified AMEND CH.10 Sections of Chapter 10 and Chapter 11 dealing with & 11 the licensing period for business licenses. Effective LICENSE YEAR ~ i January 1, 1990, all business licenses will be issued on a calendar year basis, rather than fiscal year. For the 1989 year, all business licenses will be pro- rated on an eight-twelfths billing. Trustee Arthur, seconded Van Geem, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an Ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved for ORD.NO.4024 passage of Ordinance No. 4024 A~ ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10 AND CHAPTER 11 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None ~ Motion carried. Page 3 - February 7, 1989 TIF: AMENDMENT An Ordinance was presented for first reading that would amend the recently enlarged Tax Increment Redevelopment Project and Plan No. 1. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Van Geem, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an Ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. ORD.NO. 4025 Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 4025 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT AMENDED TAX INCREMENT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND PLAN NO. 1 Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS ZBA 8-V-89 ZBA 8-V-89, Alter Group - Lake Center Plaza LAKE CENTER PLAZA The Petitioner in this case is requesting variations in conjunction with the development, of an industrial park north of Algonquin Road and just west of Elmhurst Road. The variations requested were granted by the Village in September, 1987, however since construction did not begin within the required one year period, those variations had expired. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended granting the variations by a vote of 6-1. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and grant the variations being the subject of ZBA 8-V-89. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Van Geem, Murauskis, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance will be presented for first reading at the next meeting of the Village Board on February 21st. Trustee Farley requested the staff to provide a report outlining the changes in the Village Code since the variations were originally granted in 1987. MFT: GENERAL A Resolution was presented that would authorize the MAINTENANCE appropriation of $107,000 from Motor Fuel Tax Funds for general maintenance during 1989. Page 4 - February 7, 1989 Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, RES.NO.1-89 moved to for passage of Resolution NO. 1-89 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION OF MOTOR FUEL TAX FUNDS Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg __ Nays: None Motion carried. VILT~GENANAGER'SREPORT Village Manager John Fulton Dixon presented a request OLD ORCHARD to approve the engineering plans for Old Orchard COUNTRY CLUB Country Club Village Development. Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Arthur, moved to approve the engineering plans for the Old Orchard Country Club Village development. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Mr. Dixon presented a proposal to expand the pilot RECYCLING program to include the entire Village. In order to ~hase in the entire single family homes into the program, additional bins would have to be purchased and in order to be consistent with the bins used in the pilot area, the Village Manager asked that the ~--: bidding procedure be waived and authorization be given to purchase the additional 12,003 bins from Rehrig Pacific Company at a cost of approximately $4.73 for each bin. It was noted that the process of phasing in the entire community would take place over a period of time with May 1, 1989 as the target date for completion. The Village Manager noted that the State of Illinois has a grant available and that purchasing bins for recyoling qualifies and if the Board authorizes the purchase of additional bins, the appropriate grant application will be made to the State for reimbursement up to $25,000. Tim Corcoran, 524 Hill Street, stated that he is a member of the Recycling Commission and noted that the pilot program has proved to be successful. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to expand the recycling program to include all single family residences and authorized waiving the bidding procedure in order to purchase 12,003 bins from Rehrig Pacific Company at a cost not to exceed $57,000. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. A Resolution was presented that would authorize the CENTRAL RD Mayor to execute an agreement between the State of IMPROVEMENT Illinois and the Village of Mount Prospect relative Page 5 - February 7, 1989 to the widening of Central Road between Rand and Wolf Roads. This is a joint venture between Des Plaines, Mount Prospect and the State of Illinois. RES.NO. 2-89 Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved for passage of Resolution 2-89 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN ADDENDUM TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, CITY OF DES PLAINES AND STATE OF ILLINOIS RELATIVE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF CENTRAL ROAD, BETWEEN RAND ROAD AND WOLF ROAD, AS ORIGINALLY SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION NO. 1-88 Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: Floros Motion carried. An Ordinance was presented for first reading that would accept the jurisdictional transfer of Central Road, between Rand and Wolf Roads, from the State of Illinois to the Village of Mount Prospect. It was noted that Central Road to the curb-side of Des Plaines would be maintained by Mount Prospect and the other side of the curb would be the responsibility of Des Plaines. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an Ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg : Nays: None Motion carried. ORD.NO. 4026 Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Van Geem, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 4026 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING JURISDICTION OF CENTRAL ROAD, BETWEEN RAND AND WOLF ROADS, BY THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSECT Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Arthur, moved to authorize execution of the engineering contract relative to the improvement of Central Road between Rand and Wolf Roads. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. MFT: CENTRAL A Resolution was presented that would authorize the ROAD IMPROVEMENT appropriation of $156,200 from Motor Fuel Tax Funds which is the amount of money the Village of Mount Page 6 - February 7, 1989 Prospect will pay towards the widening of Central Road between Rand and Wolf Roads. Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Arthur, moved for RES.NO.3-89 passage of Resolution No. 3-89. A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING MOTOR FUEL TAX FUNDS Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Village Manager Dixon presented proposals received AUDIT from the following companies to conduct the annual PROPOSALS audits for the next 3 years: Karrison & Byrne $43 200 Pandolfi, Topolski, Weiss $46 300 Touche Ross $50 165 Ernst Whinney $51 750 Coopers & Lybrand $54 000 Grant ThorntOn $56 500 KPMP Peat Marwick $64 500 It was noted by the David Jepson, Finance Director, that Karrison & Byrne had been performing the audit for the past 7 years and it might be an appropriate time to change auditors. The recommendation was to accept the proposal submitted by Touch Ross. There was discussion by members of the Village Board pertaining to the options and reasoning behind the recommendation of staff. Trustee Floros noted that prior to Karrison & Byrne, Touche Ross had been retained by the Village and that the change was made at that time due to the fact the Village was not satisfied with the level of detail provided by Touche Ross. Additional information was requested by members of the Board and this matter was continued to the next regular meeting of the Village February 21st. Trustee Murauskis left the meeting at this time. The Village Manager presented a request to waive ASBESTOS the bidding procedure and authorize entering into REMOVAL: a contract with Asbestos COntrol Methods in order VILLAGE HALL to prepare the documents and project management involved with the removal of asbestos from the Village Hall building. It was noted that this is a specialized area and the total for this project, excluding the actual asbestos removal project, would not exceed $5,200. Mr. Dixon noted that the estimated cost for the actual removal process will be $4,000. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, ASBESTOS moved to waive the bidding procedures and authorize CONTROL Asbestos Control Methods to prepare the documents METHODS and project management involved with the removal Page 7 - February 7, 1989 of asbestos in the Village Hall building, 100 South Emerson Street. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Mr. Dixon noted that during the severe cold weather, and as in the past, the train station will remain open until 9:00 P.M. to provide shelter for residents. ANY OTHER BUSINESS A request was presented to accept the public improvements in conjunction with the jogging path located within the Kensington Center for Business. The jogging path was provided by the developer and the Village of Mount Prospect, following acceptance, will maintain the path. Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to accept the public improvements relative to the jogging path within the Kensington Center for Business, Phase II. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. EXECUTIVE SESSION EXECUTIVE SESSION Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to go into an Executive Session for the purpose of discussing pending litigation and personnel. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Van Geem Nays: Wattenberg Motion carried. The Village Board went into Executive Session at 9:29 P.M. Mayor Krause reconvened the meeting at 10:27 P.M. Present upon roll call: Mayor Krause Trustee Arthur Trustee Farley Trustee Floros Trustee Murauskis Trustee Van Geem Trustee Wattenberg ADJOURN Trustee Murauskis, seconded by Trustee Van Geem, moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Unanimous Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:28 P.M. Carol A. Fields Village Clerk Page 8 - February 7, 1989