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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/23/2001 COW minutes REVISED 2/13101 MINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE JANUARY 23, 2001 I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:31 p.m. by Mayor Gerald Farley. Present at the meeting were: Trustees Timothy Corcoran, Paul Hoefert, Richard Lohrstorfer, Dennis Prikkel, Michaele Skowron and Irvana Wilks. Staff members present included Village Manager Michael Janonis, Assistant Village Manager David Strahl, Community Development Director William Cooney, Deputy Community Development Director Michael Blue and Environmental Health Coordinator Bob Roels. II, APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of Minutes from December 12, 2000. Motion made by Trustee Hoefert and Seconded by Trustee Lohrstorfer to approve the Minutes. Minutes were approved unanimously. III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD Lloyd Levin, representative of the Crystal Towers Homeowners Association, spoke. He stated that as a representative of the Homeowners Association, he would extend an offer to hold a Candidate's Forum at the Crystal Towers location if desired by the candidates. He stated that traffic has increased since the new Interchange was added at Arlington Heights Road and there is substantially more traffic at Algonquin and Busse than previously. He would suggest a Stoplight at the entry to RecPlex due to the traffic volumes. He has also appeared previously before the Board to request regulation of temporary labor agencies which have proliferated on the south side of the community. He feels that due to these agencies, there are substantially more people in the area after the work assignments are made for the day that may have other intentions including criminal activities available to them, He stated Crystal Towers has undertaken a Neighborhood Watch and has active security but he feels that there could be some more assistance provided by the Police Department. Therefore, he would request additional assistance including patrols from the Police Department to deter crime in the Crystal Towers area. IV. POSTING FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FOOD INSPECTION RATINGS Community Development Director Bill Cooney provided a general overview of the concept regarding the posting of inspection reports at various restaurants. He stated this concept has grown out of a program that was initiated in California.. He stated the Village of Palatine recently began posting the notices as of January 1. He stated the Health Division would grade each business based on the scores from the health inspection and the current inspection cycle is a semi-annual inspection. He stated the score being publicized would help inform customers and put peer pressure on the restaurant owners to maintain a clean establishment. Environmental Health Coordinator Bob Roels stated that the scores are weighted depending on the priority and the severity, therefore, even if an establishment were to get a specific score, they could get a downgrade in the overall score. He stated such a system is not full proof but could go a long way in informing the public. General comments from the Village Board members included the following items: There was some concern regarding the subjectivity of the various scores and grades which may be applied to the restaurants. It was also mentioned that sine flexibility should be considered for restaurants located in older buildings and te possible impact of businesses locating to Mount Prospect. It was suggested that the posting of scores would provide some competitive advantage of the restaurants in Mount Prospect over restaurants in other communities. It was also suggested that consideration be given to a cumulative score and the score that was attained from the previous inspection also be available so that the customer could see if improvement has been made. It was also suggested that input be gathered from community restaurant owners including the Illinois Restaurant Association. Bob Roels stated that he did not see a need to add additional staff to undertake a rating program. He also stated that if a restaurant did get a poor rating in the eyes of the owner, that owner could request a reinspection after they have had the opportunity to correct the items identified in the inspection report and that inspection report would be posted. General consensus of the Village Board was to move forward with the concept as outlined in the staffs presentation and once appropriate discussions have taken place with restaurant owners and restaurant association, it is to be brought back for final discussion among Village Board members for possible implementation at that time. V. DISCUSSION OF FUTURE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ITEMS Village Manager Janonis provided an overview of the items that have been submitted. The first item he would suggest being discussed is the option of deleting the second Committee of the Whole meetings in May, June, July and August unless needed due to a pending discussion. Consensus of the Village Board was to eliminate the second Committee of the Whole meeting in the months of May, June, July and August unless necessary as determined by staff. Village Board members agreed to discussing following items for the upcoming year: 1. Pedestrian crossing at the train station. 2. Traffic flow improvements on major thoroughfares. 3. Consider moving Village meetings to Monday evenings. 4. PUD density discussion for townhomes. 5. Review of Senior Center Human Services' activities. 6. Discuss Village Hall/Senior Center. 7. Train station redesign. 8. Right-of-way restoration and utility impacts. 9. Village road construction preview. 10. O'Hare noise issues. 11. Storm water detention ordinance discussion and modifications to storm sewer inventory update. 12. Development Code revisions. 13. Pavement management program update; state of the streets presentation. 14. Discussion of laws governing conflict of interest and other Illinois Statutes applying to elected officials. 15. Wisconsin Central line. 16. Palwaukee noise discussion. 17. Randhurst discussion including ring-road timetable and redevelopment opportunities. 18. EIFS or Dryvit discussion as a building material. 19. Multiple bond ratings. 20. Review of Village Code. 21. Acceptance of credit cards for Village services. 22. "Sidewalk" inspector. 23. Marketing analysis of Mount Prospect 3 The Board also suggested that the items of the Village computer system update including the GIS status report be forwarded to the Village Board at a regular Board meeting so that a specific Committee of the Whole meeting does not have to be set aside for this discussion. The Village Board also suggested that the tree risk management policy be forwarded for discussion and decision at a regular Village Board meeting. Board members also suggested that executive summaries of material be provided with all material packets so that the general understanding of the topic can be understood without reading all of the material but the material is available if the Board member has an interest in reviewing it. VI. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT The Village Manager reminded everyone of the upcoming Celestial Celebration. VII. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Trustee Hoefert asked whether the information regarding an upcoming public meeting has been distributed regarding the Palwaukee Noise Study that is underway. On a Motion made by Trustee Wilks and Seconded by Trustee Corcoran, the Village Board moved into Closed Session to discuss personnel. The Village Board adjourned into Closed Session at 9:10 p.m. The Village Board returned to open session at 9:56 p.m. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Since there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:57 p.m. Respectfully submitted, DAVID STRAHL Assistant Village Manager DS/rcc H:\GEN\Cow\Minutes\012301 COW Minutes.doc