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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/23/1992 COW minutes Minutes COMMITI'EE OF THE WHOLE June 23, 1992 I Roll Call The meeting was called to order at 7:39 p.m by Mayor Gerald L. Farley. Trustees present were George Clowes, Tim Corcoran, Leo Floros, Paul Hoefert and Irvana Wilks. Trustee Mark Busse was absent. Also present were Village Manager John Fulton Dixon, Planning Director David Clements, Inspection Services Director Chuck Bencic, Deputy Fire Chief Lonnie Jackson, Inspection Coordinator Dan Jakes, and Finance Director David Jepson. Additionally, 4 Village residents and 4 members of the print media were in attendance. II Minutes of June 9, 1992 The minutes of June 9, 1992 were approved and filed. III Citizens to be Heard Frank Vlasney Frank Vlasney, 2103 Jody Court, Mount Prospect, Illinois stated he was concerned about the Downtown Redevelopment Plan presented by Broadacre Consulting Company. Mr. Vlasney said he thought the project would be paid for by the developer and that he did not think the Village should subsidize development projects. Mr. Vlasney facetiously suggested that the Village could contact the Buffalo Brothers of Palatine, Illinois to develop the Triangle Property. Mayor Farley said the suggestion was not relevant for Mount Prospect and that the Village Board was concerned with all aspects of the Downtown Redevelopment Project. IV Revised Comprehensive Plan The following changes were recommended to the Comprehensive Plan as presented. Page 5, Objective 3 - Strike "such as illegal home occupations." Page 5, Objective 11 - Separate "over-crowding in higher density housing' into a new Objective 12 · Page 8 - Add a new Objective 11 to reflect the preparation of a 5 year capital improvement plan. Page 14, 6th paragraph under Principles - The word Adopted should be observed. Page 36 - Add the Commonwealth Edison Right of Way and the Old Orchard Golf Course to the Community Facilities Plan. Page 37, 5th paragraph - The words "should be" should be changed to "could be." Page 43, last paragraph - Station No. 1 should be changed to Station No 13. Page 43, Christian Life College - "Seven" acres should be changed to "eight" acres Page 45, Public Works Headquarters and Public Safety Building. Correct data to reflect most current information. Page 46, next to last paragraph - It should ,be mentioned that Citizens Utilities also provides water and service in the southeastern portion of the Village. Page 47, 1st paragraph. The word "effluence" should be changed to "effluent" Page 51, Housing - It was suggested to delete the heading "Special housing programs" Page 54, 1st sentence - Change Gregory School to Christian Life College and add other school facilities. Page 56 - This graphic should be labeled Figure 6 rather than Appendix 1. Also reference 2J should be 4J. Planning Director Clements stated that there would be a public hearing for the revised Comprehensive Plan before the Plan Commission on July 15, 1992 and he expected an ordinance to be presented to the Village Board on August 4, 1992. VI Proposed Changes to the Building and Fire Prevention Codes Inspection Services Director Chuck Bencic explained that the BOCA Codes are revised every three years and that although the Village makes some changes based on the three year cycle, the complete updates are only adopted on a six year basis. Currently the Village uses the 1984 BOCA Code with modifications and the changes being presented will bring the Village's Building Codes up to the 1990 BOCA standards. Mr. Bencic stated the changes being recommended include the 1990 BOCA Building Codes, 1990 BOCA Mechanical Code, Illinois State Plumbing Code, 1989 CABO (one and two family dwelling codes) and the 1990 National Electrical Code Mr. Bencic explained that the National Codes have been modified to reflect conditions in the Mount Prospect area. Mayor Farley asked what the changes represent, i e are they because of life/safety issues or better construction materials and methods? Additionally, he asked what impact the changes will have on the cost of construction. He said he wasn't sure all of the changes were necessary. 2 Mr. Bencic responded that often the changes are due to life/safety issues and new technology that becomes available. He added that in some cases the cost is less but that life/safety requirements can add to the cost. Mr. Bencic then reviewed the changes outlined in his memo of June 2, 1992. Items 1 - 29 were reviewed by the Committee with most of the discussion focused on the additional cost the changes would require Trustee Clowes stated he could understand the changes if there would be a reduction ~n insurance costs to the building owner. He said he would hke to see more exadence to support some of the changes. Trustee Floros stated that he would like to have the proposed changes reviewed by bufldmg professionals to determine their impact. There was support from the committee for th~s suggestion and it was agreed to continue the review at a future Committee of the Whole meeting VI Manager's Report Village Manager Dixon reported that there were 95 to 100 trees down from the June 17, 1992 storm He added that Public Works Department personnel had worked 1,100 overtime hours thus far and had rented additional equipment to try to expedite the cleanup He said that he expected the cleanup to be completed prior to the July 4 holiday. VII Other Business Trustee Clowes stated that in reference to a letter supporting regulation of Cable TV, that he preferred less regulation and more competition. Trustee Wilks said she would hke to see the amount of paper in the agenda packets reduced as much as possible. VIII Adjournment The Committee adjourned to go into Executive Session at 10 22 p m. Respectfully submitted, David C. Jepson, Finance D~rector DC J/sm 3