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Home My WebLink About08/07/2001 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT August 7, 2001 CALL CALL TO ORDER TO ORDER Mayor Gerald L. Farley called the meeting to order at 7:42 p.m. ROLL CALL ROLL CALL _ Present: Trustee Paul Hoefert Trustee Richard Lohrstorfer Trustee Michaele Skowron Trustee Irvana Wilks Mayor Gerald Farley Absent: Trustee Corcoran Trustee Zadel PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PLEDGE The Mount Prospect Police Department Honor Guard conducted the Posting of Colors, after which Trustee Hoefert led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION iNVOCATION Mayor Farley gave the invocation. ' MINUTES APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Lohrstorfer, seconded by Trustee Skowron, moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held July 17, 2001. Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. BILLS APPROVE BILLS Mayor Farley stated that the next agenda item, "A~F~ROVE BILLS," was noted by an asterisk, and that all items further listed in that manner would be considered with one vote under as "IX. CONSENT AGENDA." MAYOR'S REPORT: MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Farley announced the recent promotions of three members of the Police POLICE Department, and introduced Christopher Lenz (Chairman), Marie Cotton, Rev. Clyde DEPARTMENT Brooks, and Bob McKillop, members of the Board of Fire & Police Commissioners who PROMOTIONS were present. Village Clerk Velma Lowe, assisted by Police Chief Richard Eddington, administered the Oath of Office to the following individuals: Deputy Chief Kevin Condon Commander John Dahlberg Commander John Wagner. Each officer introduced his family members and friends in attendance. ~.~ NATIONAL FRENCH WEEK, Mayor Farley presented Melanie Karsen, local French teacher, and "Ambassador," with a NOV. 7-13, 2001 proclamation recognizing "National French Week," November 7-13, 2001. Mrs. Karsen will visit Sevres, France, Sister City to the Village of Mount Prospect, in the near future, and will present them with the proclamation. With Mrs. Karsen, and Mrs. Gerald Fadey, was Flave BomPaire, a relati,)e of one of the FRENCH GUEST Severs delegates, who visited last spring, when the two cities officially linked. SCHOOL'S Mayor Farley presented Crime Prevention Officer Bill Roscop with a proclamation in OPEN-SAFETY recognition of "School"s Open - Safety Week," August 19-25, 2001. WEEK, AUG. 19-25, 2001 Mayor Farley made the following recommendations to the Board, for Board/Commission reappointments: SAFETY COMMISSION TERM TO EXPIRE BOARD & LeRoy Beening May, 2005 COMMISSION - Charles Bencic (Designated as Chair) May, 2004 APPOINTMENTS SPECIAL EVENTS COMMISSION Janice Farley May, 2005 Jill Friedrichs May, 2005 Laury Youngquist May, 2005 SOLID WASTE COMMISSION Kenneth Westlake May, 2005 George Luted (Designated as Chair) May, 2004 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Kevin Davies May, 2005 David Lindgren May, 2005 Patricia Biedar May, 2005 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Leo Floros May, 2005 Merrill Cotton May, 2005 Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Wilks, moved for approval of the board and ~" commission appointments recommended by Mayor Farley. Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS - CITIZENS TO BE HEARD Lloyd Levin, 1717 Crystal Lane, offered a number of suggestions relative to the reconstruction and/or relocation of the Village Hall, specifically recommending utilizing the recently vacated 3-Com building, on W. Central Road. Additionally, he stressed the importance of the Board and residents lending more support to the Mount Prospect Public Library in its efforts for growth. Board members indicated that they would take his suggestions relative to the Village Hall, into consideration before plans are finalized. CONSENT AGENDA: CONSENT AGENDA BILLS Trustee Lohrstorfer, seconded by Trustee Wilks, moved for approval of the following business items: RES. NO. 45-01, 1. Bills, dated July 31, 2001 PLAT, 801 CATHY LANE 2. Resolution No. 45-01: A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FINAL PLAT OF RESUBDIVISION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 801 CATHY LANE RES. NO. 46-01, PLAT, 301-303 3. Resolution No. 46-01: A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FINAL PLAT OF DOUGLAS AVE. CONSOLIDATION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 301-303 DOUGLAS AVENUE 2 4. Resolution No. 47-01: A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FINAL PLAT OF RES. NO. 47-01, CONSOLIDATION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 305-307 DOUGLAS PLAT, AVENUE 305-307 DOUGLAS AVE. 5. Resolution No. 48-01: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT TO ADOPT AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT RES. NO. 48-01, WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT 57 AND THE MOUNT PROSPECT PARK DISTRICT VOMP & FOR THE TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF MOBILE CLASSROOMS DISTRICT 57 AGREEMENT .6. Bid results: a. McDonald & Feehanville Creek Cleaning/Tree Work Contract (Winkler's Tree Service, not to exceed $47,000); CREEK b. 2001 Sewer Rehabilitation, Cured-in-Place Pipe Rehabilitation (Insituform CLEANING, ~l'echnologies, Inc., $221,152) WlNKLER'S TREE SERVICE Upon roll cell: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None SEWER REHAB, Motion carried. INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES OLD BUSINESS William Cooney, Community Development Director, informed the Board that the petitioner ZBA 15-01 for ZBA 15-01,418 S. Na-Wa-Ta Avenue, had asked that their case be deferred to the 418 S. NA-WA-TA, August 21 meeting. DEFERRED Trustee Skowron, seconded by Trustee Lohrstorfer, moved to defer consideration of case ZBA 15-01 to the August 21, 2001 meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. The ordinance will be presented for second reading at the August 21 Village Board meeting. ZBA 16-01 1006 W. An ordinance was presented for second reading, which would grant a Conditional Use iSABELLA ST. permit for an unenclosed pomh to encroach into the front yard setback at 1006 West Isabella Street. The Zoning Board of Appeals had r~commended approval by a vote 4-0. Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Skowron, moved to approve Ordinance No. 5203: Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrston~er, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. ZBA 16-01 An ordinance was presented to grant a Conditional Use permit for a circular driveway at 1006 W. 1006 West Isabella Street. The Zoning Board of Appeals had voted 4-0 to deny the ISABELLA ST. petitioner's request. Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Skowron, moved to approve Ordinance No. 5204: Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. ZBA 17-01 NEW BUSINESS 305 DOUGLAS An ordinance was presented for first reading to grant a Conditional Use permit for the AVE. construction of a cimular ddveway at 305 Douglas Avenue. The Zoning Board of Appeals had recommended approval with a vote of 6-0. 3 Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Lohrstorfer, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. ORD. NO. 5205 Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Lohrstorfer, moved for approval of Ordinance No. 5205: AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 305 DOUGLAS AVENUE Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. ZBA 19-01 350 S. WE-GO An ordinance was presented for first reading, which would grant a variation for the TRAIL construction of an attached garage, which would encroach into the rear side yard, at 350 S. We-Go Trail. The Zoning Board had recommended denial of the request by a vote of 3-2, therefore, a super-majority vote from the Village Board, was required for approval. Mr. Cooney explained to the Board that the petitioner had not sufficiently presented evidence of a hardship, as defined by the Village Code, after which the petitioners expressed their desire to create more 'living space' and more of a play area for their infant child. Henry Youngquist, adjacent neighbor to the petitioners, expressed his opposition to the variation, and Trevor Lehman, another neighbor expressed his satisfaction with the petitioners' plans. Additionally, Merrill Cotten, Zoning Board member, indicated that he was satisfied with the proposal. it was suggested that the petitioners, John and Kelly A'Acquisto, consult their architect prior to the next meeting, to see if any revisions might be made to present a case more acceptable to the Board. This case will be presented for second reading at the August 21,2001 Village Board meeting. ZBA 20-01 202 N. An ordinance was presented for first reading to grant a Conditional Use permit for the PROSPECT construction of an unenclosed porch, encroaching into the front yard setback at 202 MANOR North Prospect Manor. Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Lohrstorfer, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. ORD. NO. 5206 Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Lohrstorfer, moved for approval of Ordinance No. 5206: AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 202 NORTH PROSPECT MANOR Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. AMEND 2001 An ordinance was presented for first reading, to allow amendments to be made to the BUDGET annual budget for 2001. 4 Finance Director Douglas EIIswo~th explained that amendments to the budget are necessary as a result of various revenue and expenditure variances that have occurred over the past three months. The ordinance will be presented for second reading at the August 21,2001 meeting. MANAGER'S VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT REPORT The following bids results were presented to the Village Board for a squad pumper engine for the Mount Prospect Fire Department: SQUAD PUMPER (FIRE) MANUFACTURER BID AMOUNT Mid-America Truck and Equipment Company $ 419,306 Global Fire Equipment 456,132 A request wis presented for Village Board approval to reject the two bids received, to waive the bidding process for this vehicle, and to approve the purchase of the same vehicle from Mid-America Truck and Equipment Company. Fire Chief Michael Figolah explained that both bids were significantly higher than the budgeted amount of $320,000, however, Mid-America expresse(~ a willingness to negotiate the amount and accept a lower payment. He further explained that Mid- America is interested in placing this type of vehicle in the northwest suburbs as a sales tool for their company, Trustee Hoefert, s'econded by Trustee Lohrstorfer, moved to reject the above bids, and to waive the bidding process for a squad pumper for the Fire Department. Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. MID-AMERICA Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Skowron, moved to approve the purchase of a squad pumper from Mid-America Truck and Equipment in an amount not to exceed $350,000, which includes a $30,000 trade-in allowance for Pumper #512, currently owned by the Village. Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowron, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. VILLAGE HALL A request was presented to the Board for approval to accept a contract with DLK, and ARCHITECTS W.B. Olson, architects for architectural and construction management services. Trustee Lohrstorfer, seconded by Trustee Skowron, moved to approve acceptance of a DLK contract with DLK for architectural services in the amount of $45,000. Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowren, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. W.B. OLSON Trustee Lohrstorfer, seconded by Trustee Skowron, moved to approve acceptance of a contract with W.B. Olson for construction management services in the amount of $154,340. Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowren, Wilks Nays: None Motion carried. 5 ANY OTHER BUSINESS OTHER Mayor Farley noted the recent death of Earl Lewis, former Village Trustee. BUSINESS Mayor Farley also asked staff to investigate the signage of Bristol Court Banquet Hall, and indicated that it was in need of attention. Trustee Hoefert asked staff to take a look at the Weller Creek property, near Route 83, where construction equipment was recently stored, noting that it has become overgrown 'with weeds. Trustees Skowron, Hoefer[, and Wilks reminded the audience of the 13th Annual Antique Auto Show, the pancake breakfast, and the Antique Road Show, scheduled for August 12, at the Bahk One parking lot at Emerson Street and Busse Avenue. ADJOURNMENT ADJOURNMENT Mayor Farley declared the August 7, 2001 Village Board meeting officially adjourned at 9:12 p.m. Velma W. Lowe Village Clerk 6