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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/12/2009 CWC minutes MINUTES VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT COFFEE WITH COUNCIL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2009 Community Center 1st Floor Village Hall Mayor Wilks called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m. Trustee Polit, Trustee Matuszak, Trustee Hoefert, Village Manager Janonis and Deputy Police Chief Semkiu were also present. Residents In Attendance Locust Street North School Street Quince Lane Briarwood South Elmhurst Avenue Can-Dota Avenue Briarwood Na-Wa-Ta Avenue Jim Chylik Thomas T ezky Mal Holec Teri Markovits Carol Tortorello Steve Vanarsdale Jan Kent David Schein Jim Chvlik. Locust Street Mr. Chylik thanked Public Works and the Police Department for their efforts during the recent snow storm. Mr. Chylik wished to discuss two issues: 1) His first issue regarded a dumpster located on a driveway in his neighborhood. Mr. Chylik asked if the Village had a time limit for parking dumpsters on a driveway. Mr. Janonis stated permits were valid for a one year period and dumpsters needed to be properly maintained. If the dumpster is not being maintained pursuant to Village code, the Village should be notified. 2) Mr. Chylik was also concerned about an electric cord on the sidewalk at 1836 Locust. He feels it is a hazard and someone could easily trip over it. Mr. Janonis indicated he would have staff look into this matter. Thomas Tezkv. North School Street Mr. Tezky has a rather large puzzle he would like to photograph in various stages of assembly. He attended today's meeting to ask if he could use the Village Hall community room for approximately two hours to do a photo shoot. Mayor Wilks advised him that he would need to reserve the room in advance. Mr. Janonis will direct Human Services to contact him to advise on room availability. Mal Holec. Quince Lane Mr. Holec had the following issues to discuss: 1) The first issue regarded the spa (Spa One) located on Elmhurst Road. Mr. Holec inquired about what the hearing process consisted of. There was a general discussion on the administrative hearing process arid procedures. Mayor Wilks stated this type of hearing is held to determine the final status of a business license. 2) Mr. Holec inquired about the redevelopment of the downtown triangle. There was a general discussion on the project and Mr. Jannois advised that so far the only plan approved was from a zoning standpoint. The Village has not seen any other plans at this time. 3) Mr. Holec briefly commented on the ongoing progress of Levee 37. Coffee with Council Minutes Page 1 of 2 12/12/09 Teri Markovits and Jan Kent. Briarwood Teri Markovits and Jan Kent were in attendance to express their concerns about the sewage backup problems in their neighborhood. They stated their homes are flooding from sewer backup and it is occurring with more regularity. Public Works is aware of the situation and has been out on a daily basis to assess the sewers. It appears that the sewers are filling up with grease. Mr. Janonis recognized this is an issue which needs to be addressed. So far it does not appear that the cause of the backup is from the restaurants in the adjacent shopping centers. The source may be from the apartment complexes across Algonquin Road. Mr. Janonis would like to know the magnitude of how many other homes are involved so as to determine the correct engineering solution. Ms. Kent and Ms. Markovits said they would like to get the homeowners association more involved and suggested putting notices out to the other neighbors. Mayor Wilks, Village Board Members in attendance and Mr. Janonis agreed they would like to attend a meeting with the residents of Briarwood to discuss this issue. Mr. Janonis will contact Ms. Markovits and Ms. Kent next week after he speaks to Sean Dorsey in Public Works regarding the issue. Carol Tortorello, S. Elmhurst Avenue Carol Tortorello is still concerned with the stray/feral cat problem in her neighborhood. Ms. Tortorello feels this is a health issue because the cats are using other yards as their litter boxes. There is a couple living on the east side of the 300 block of Elmhurst Avenue feeding stray cats. Mr. Janonis stated that this is a complicated issue because the Cook County has an ordinance allowing people to sponsor feral cat colonies. The Village is trying to work through the legal issues. The Mayor said the Committee of the Whole meeting on January 12th is scheduled to have a discussion on the feral cat issue. Steve Vanarsdale, Can-Dota Steve Vanarsdale did not have any issues. Mr. Vanarsdale once again complimented the Village on the rain garden/backyard project installed to reduce storm water in his neighborhood. David Schein, Na-Wa-Ta Mr. Schein did not have any issues to discuss. However, he did share with everyone his idea of advertising Mount Prospect as the "Black Squirrel Capitol of Illinois" due to the unusually large population of black squirrels in the Village. The meeting was adjourned at 10:36 a.m. Respectfully submitted, 711~~ Michael Semkiu Deputy Chief of Police Coffee with Council Minutes Page 2 of2 12/12/09