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Home My WebLink About5. NEW BUSINESS 02/16/2010 Mount Prospect INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Village of Mount Prospect Mount Prospect, Illinois TO: VILLAGE MANAGER MICHAEL E. JANONIS -p~. ~~ 1-1'~ ,0 FROM: VILLAGE CLERK DATE: FEBRUARY 2, 2010 SUBJECT: AMEND CHAPTER 23, "OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS REGULA TI ARTICLE XV, "SOLICITATION ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS" OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Under the current Village Code, eligible charitable and not-for-profit organizations are allowed to conduct solicitation activities at highway and street intersections where solicitation is permitted up to four (4) times during a twelve (12) month period. [Street intersections: where all traffic is required to come to a full stop.] In general, most eligible organizations request permission to conduct street solicitation once a year in conjunction with a nationwide, state or multi-community fund-raising campaign. However, there are also eligible organizations that apply for solicitation permits up to the allowable four (4) times per twelve (12) month period. While the safety and saturation of street solicitation has generated public concern in the northwest suburbs, the Village of Mount Prospect recognizes many of the charitable and not-for- profit organizations rely on the street solicitation of financial donations to further their humanitarian projects. Therefore, to address the public concerns associated with street solicitation activities staff recommend: 1) Amend Section 23.1502: "Permits" of the Village Code by limiting the number of street solicitation permits to any organization to one (1) per calendar year. 2) Continued enforcement of all requirements to obtain a street solicitation permit and safety regulations when conducting solicitation activities. Accordingly, only those organizations that comply with both the application requirements and safety regulations will be issued a street solicitation permit. Please forward this memorandum and draft ordinance for the Village Board's consideration and approval at the February 16, 2010 Village Board meeting. Staff will be in attendance to respond to questions. ~~~ M. Lisa Angell Thank you. c: Police' Chief John Dahlberg Deputy Village Clerk Kimberly Dewis H'~lKD\WIN\MEMOS\ame"""'.pte<2"Ol;dtatl,"mejmem_201 O.doo h ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23, ENTITLED "OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS," OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS ACTING IN THE EXERCISE OF THEIR HOME RULE POWERS: SECTION ONE: Section 23.1503 entitled "Permit Required" of Chapter 23 entitled "Offenses and Miscellaneous Regulations, II as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting Section 23.1503 in its entirety and inserting the new Section 23.1503 to be and read as follows: 23.1503: PERMIT REQUIRED: An organization eligible to conduct solicitation activities shall apply for a street intersection permit for such solicitation from the village clerk. The village clerk shall review the application for compliance with the eligibility requirements set forth in section 23.1502. No permit shall be issued unless all requirements are met. Not more than one permit shall be issued to any organization within any calendar year. SECTION TWO: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form in the manner provided by law. AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: PASSED and APPROVED this day of February 2010. Irvana K. Wilks Mayor ATTEST: M. Lisa Angell Village Clerk H:\CLKO\WIN\ORDlNANCE2\Chapter 2323.1503permitrequiredsolicitationfeb201 O. DOC KLEIN. THORPE & JENKINS, LTD. Attorneys at Law 20 N. Wacker Drive, Ste 1660 Chicago, Illinois 60606-2903 T 312 984 6400 F 312 984 6444 DD 312 984 6420 emhil/@ktjlaw.com 15010 S. Ravinia Avenue, Ste 10 Orland Park, Illinois 60462-5353 T 708 349 3888 F 708 349 1506 www.ktjlaw.com MEMORANDUM ~b. ).,\"'" z.11f.1 (0 FROM: Everette M. Hill, Jr. TO: The President and Board of Trustees Village of Mount Prospect DATE: February 12, 2010 RE: Aged Escrow Accounts Pursuant to certain Village Code provisions, builders and developers are often required to establish escrows or deposit cash bonds in order to assure that certain work is completed. From time to time, and despite attempts to notify them, the depositors fail to claim these funds. After seven years, the Village is permitted to declare these funds as abandoned. I have attached a resolution that accomplishes this and directs the Finance Director to transfer these into the General Fund. The Village Manager has asked that I also prepare an ordinance that, in the future, will permit these transfers to take place automatically after seven years. I will have that available for the next meeting. c 247559_1 RESOLUTION Preamble The State of Illinois has established at 765 ILCS 1025/8.1 that any property held by a unit of local government for more than seven years, that has remained unclaimed shall be deemed abandoned. The Village of Mount Prospect has held certain escrows, cash bonds, guarantees and other forms of assurance of performance for longer than seven years. The Village of Mount Prospect President and Board of Trustees find that it is in the best interests of the residents of the Village of Mount Prospect that these deposits be transferred to the Village's general fund. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACTING PURSUANT TO ITS HOME RULE POWERS, RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: All escrows, cash bonds, guarantees and other forms of assurance that have been held by the Village for longer than seven years are declared to be abandoned and shall become the property of the Village of Mount Prospect. The Finance Director is directed to transfer such monies into the General Fund to be used in accordance with General Fund policies. SECTION 2: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law. AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: PASSED and APPROVED this day of ,2010. Irvana Wilks, Mayor ATTEST: M. Lisa Angell, Village Clerk 247543_1