HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/10/2001 COW agenda COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
AGENDA
Meeting Location: Meeting Date and Time:
Mount Prospect Senior Center Tuesday, April 10, 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
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF MARCH 13, 2001
III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
IV. REQUEST FOR WATER FROM PROSPECT HEIGHTS PARK DISTRICT AND LIBRARY
DISTRICT
Late in 2000, the Village Manager's office was contacted by representatives of the Prospect
Heights Park District inquiring about the possibility of securing a permanent water supply from the
Village of Mount Prospect. The inquiry was also made on behalf of the Prospect Heights Library
District. The inquiry was prompted by the recent defeat of a Referendum in the City of Prospect
Heights to secure a Lake Michigan water source. The quality of water produced by the Districts'
wells apparently was resulting in costly filtration efforts and long-term damage to capital
equipment. A formal request came to the Village in December of 2000 (attached).
The Village Code allows for Mount Prospect to enter into Intergovernmental Agreements with
entities outside of the Village corporate limits for the purpose of selling water. The Village
currently has in place Agreements with the City of Prospect Heights and the Elk Grove Township
Rural Fire Protection District. An Agreement with the Prospect Heights Park District would benefit
a number of Mount Prospect residents as the Park District's corporate boundaries include Colony
Country, Old Orchard Country Club Village and Wedgewood Terrace developments within Mount
Prospect. There is no such overlap with the Prospect Heights Library District, however, their total
water usage would be minimal.
From the technical side, the Village's water system would have no problem providing these two
entities with the volumes of water they would require. The Village already has an interconnect at
the intersection of Elmhurst and Camp McDonald Roads supplying the City of Prospect. An
appropriately sized water main could be extended off the interconnect and provide service to
these two entities. It is a given that all design and construction costs for the main extension
would be borne by the two entities. The sale of water would be patterned after the
Intergovernmental Agreements already in place with the City of Prospect Heights and the Elk
Grove Township Rural Fire Protection District.
NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS MEETING BUT BECAUSE OF A
DISABILITY NEEDS SOME ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE, SHOULD CONTACT THE
VILLAGE MANAGER'S OFFICE AT lO0 SOUTH EMERSON, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS 60056,
847/392-6000, EXTENSION 5327, TDD #847/392-6064.
While staff has no reservations regarding their requests from either a technical or policy
standpoint, it is ultimately the Village Board's decision to enter into such an Agreement. Staff is
seeking direction on how to proceed.
Representatives from the two entities have been invited to attend Tuesday evening's meeting.
Appropriate staff will be on hand to answer questions and facilitate discussion.
V. REVIEW OF SENIOR CENTER/HUMAN SERVICES ACTIVITIES
A Committee of the Whole discussion topic requested by two Board members covered a review
of how the Human Services Department tracks and accounts for the services it provides to its
customer base. The Finance Commission expressed a desire to undertake a similar review as
part of its 2001 Work Plan. The basis for the request was to achieve a better understanding of
the make-up of the Department's customer base and a better understanding of the service
demands of various sub-groups within that client base; i.e., seniors, youth, indigent, etc.
The Finance Commission undertook discussion of this topic at their March 22 meeting. A copy of
the draft Minutes are included for your review. Basically, the Finance Commission felt that the
Human Services Department clearly served a broad spectrum of community residents and that it
was in the best interest of the community to more clearly identify the Department's client base.
This would help to publicize the work of the Department and become a better known resource
within the community. The Finance Commission also felt that changes should be made to the
format of the Human Services' budget presentation. The various service categories should be
broken out within the budget along with more specific program costs. Again, it was felt that this
would better identify the varied activities of the Department and allow better analysis and
resource allocation during the budget process.
The information package provided by the Human Services Department provides a detailed outline
of the various services it provides to the community, along with a glossary of terms and a
breakdown of staff allocation by primary service category. This information will facilitate
discussion.
Appropriate staff will be in attendance.
VI. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT
Vii. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
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