HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/13/2001 COW agenda COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
AGENDA
Meeting Location: Meeting Date and Time:
Mount Prospect Senior Center Tuesday, February 13, 2001
50 South Emerson Street 7:30 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER. ROLL CALL
Mayor Gerald L. Farley
Trustee Timothy Corcoran Trustee Dennis Prikkel
Trustee Paul Hoefert Trustee Michaele Skowron
Trustee Richard Lohrstorfer Trustee Irvana Wilks
I1. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 23, 200t
II1. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
IV. CHANGE OF MEETING DATE FROM TUESDAY TO MONDAY EVENINGS
One of the topics included on the Committee of the Whole Discussion List involved moving
Village Board and Committee of the Whole meetings from their current Tuesday evening
schedule to Monday evenings. The suggestion originated with Trustee Corcoran.
Village staff was polled to see if there were any unavoidable conflicts that would prevent the
change in meeting time. None was identified. Two minor logistical issues need to be
discussed and resolved. First, many of the Cable Television volunteers who help in the
production of our Tuesday evening meetings also work for Des Plaines (who hold their
regular and Committee of the Whole meetings on Mo.nday nights). Cable Production
Coordinator Ross Rowe noted that Des Plaines pays its "volunteers" $10.00 an hour,
whereas we provide no remuneration. Ross felt with enough advance notice, scheduling
volunteers to work Monday night meetings in Mount Prospect would not be a problem.
Should remuneration become an issue, it is estimated that it would cost approximately
$2500 per year to compensate production volunteers at a rate commensurate with Des
Plaines.
The second area for discussion involves the timing for distribution of Agenda packages to
Village Board members. Currently, Agenda Board packages are delivered to Village Board
members on Saturday morning. This allows almost four full days to review the material. If
the meetings were moved to Monday and the delivery time was maintained, Board
members would have one less day to review material. It would be possible to push up
delivery of packages to Friday evening but due to the fluid nature of weekly Agenda
development, it would be very difficult to complete the Agenda package prior to noon on
Friday.
NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS MEETING BUT BECAUSE OF A
DISABILITY NEEDS SOME ACCOMMODATION TO PARTIClPATE, SHOULD CONTACT THE VILLAGE
MANAGER'S OFFICE AT 100 SOUTH EMERSON, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS 60056, 847/392-6000,
EXTENSION 5327, TDD #847/392-6064.
If the Board decides to change its meeting day, staff would require approximately 60 days
to make all necessary scheduling adjustments as well as provide adequate notice to media
outlets and the public. The attached memorandum includes a variety of comments solicited
from the various Departments and Divisions of the Village. The points they raise, while
valid, are all easily dealt with.
Appropriate staff will be on hand to answer questions and facilitate discussion.
V. QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEY
Another item included on the Committee of the Whole Discussion List called for the
commissioning of a Community Opinion Survey designed to elicit from both residents and
non-residents their views on the Village. The goal of such a survey would be to garner a
better idea of what attracts people to Mount Prospect as well as why people choose to live
elsewhere.
The results of such a survey could be used to identify both strengths and weaknesses in
the community and provide opportunity to better market the positive attributes of the
community and address things that are considered negative.
Recently, Public Information Officer Maura Jandris initiated this type of survey as part of our
Welcome New Resident Program. Invitees to this bi-annual event were asked to complete
a short survey regarding their reasons for moving to Mount Prospect and their initial
impression of the services provided by the Village. A copy of the survey along with some
initial results are included in the Agenda package.
Finally, with the recently announced closings of Wards and JCPenney at Randhurst, as well
as the general downturn in the retail sector of the economy, it may behoove the Village to
survey the community as to their likes and dislikes with regard to the retail environment in
Mount Prospect. Information gathered from such a survey would be helpful in targeting
retailers for vacancies throughout the Village as well as the soon to be completed
downtown retail development.
Funds were not included in the 2001 Municipal Budget for such a project. It is anticipated
that Tuesday evening's discussion would determine whether there was support among
Board members to proceed, provide some guidance on the scope of said survey and direct
staff to solicit proposals from qualified professionals to assist in the development and
tabulation of the survey instrument. Solicitation of proposals would provide a clearer idea
of associated costs and, if the Board decided to proceed, an appropriate Budget
Amendment would be required.
Appropriate staff will be on hand to answer questions and facilitate discussion.
VI. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT
VII. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
VIII. ~
CLOSED SESSION
PERSONNEL
5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1). "The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or
dismissal of specific employees of the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint
lodged against an employee to determine its validity."
5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (2). "Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees
or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of
employees."
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