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Home My WebLink About09/04/2001 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT September 4, 2001 CALL CALL TO ORDER TO ORDER Mayor Gerald L. Farley called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. ROLL CALL ROLL CALL Present: Trustee Paul Hoefert Trustee Timothy Comoran Trustee Richard Lohrstorfer Trustee Irvana Wilks Trustee Michael Zadel Mayor Gerald Farley Absent: Trustee Michaele Skowron PLEDGE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Trustee Corcoran led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION INVOCATION Trustee Zadel gave the invocation. MINUTES APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Lohrstorfer, seconded by Trustee Wilks, moved to approve the minutes of the August 7, 2001 meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Wilks, Farley Nays: None Abstain: Corcoran, Zadel Motion carried. Trustee Zadei, seconded by Trustee Lohrstorfer, .moved to approve the minutes of the August 21, 2001 meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Hoefert, L0hrstorfer, Wilks, Zadel Nays: None Abstain: Corcoran Motion carried. BILLS APPROVE BILLS Mayor Farley stated that the next agenda item, "APPROVE BILLS, "was noted by an asterisk, and that all items further listed in that manner would be considered with one MAYOR'S vote under as "IX. CONSENT AGENDA." REPORT: UNITED WAY MONTH MAYOR'S REPORT A proclamation recognizing September, 2001 as "United Way Month" was presented to LIBRARY CARD Mike Abruzzini, United Way President, and Paul Nelson, United Way Board member. MONTH Mayor Farley presented Laura Luteri with a proclamation for "Library Card Sign-Up CHAMBER Month, September, 2001," for the Mount Prospect Public Library. WEEK A proclamation was presented to Mike Nelson, as President of the Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce, for "Chamber of Commerce Week, September 9-15, 2001. APPOINTMENTS There were no recommendations for board or commission appointments. CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS - CITIZENS TO BE HEARD George CIowes, former Trustee and resident of 604 S. Elm Street, addressed the Board with a number of concerns relative to the matter of the Board not going to referendum to determine whether to build a new Village Hall. He also stated his concerns about the possible financial impact that construction of a new facility might have on taxpayers. Dennis Prikkel, former Trustee and resident of 1731 W. Pheasant Trail, stated his support ' of the Board's decision to construct a new Village Hall and community center. ADD AGENDA ITEM Mayor Farley asked the Board to consider the addition of one business item to the agenda, tha'( being a request (with resolution) from Albany Molecular Research, Inc. for the Village's support of their application for Class 6 property tax abatement. Trustee Zadel, seconded by Trustee Lohrstorfer, moved to add a business item to the agenda, under "NEW BUSINESS." Upon roll call: Ayes: Corcoran, Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Wilks, Zadel Nays: None Motion carried. The resolution was approved as item "C" under "NEW BUSINESS." CONSENT AGENDA: CONSENT AGENDA Trustee Wilks asked that item '%.3 (bid results)," under the "VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT," be removed from the Consent Agenda, to allow questions and discussion. Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Hoefert, moved for approval of the following business items: BILLS 1. Bills, dated August 30, 2001 TANK CLEANING 2. Bid results: & REPAIR, A. Cleaning, repair, and repainting of.~o (2) million gallon ground storage GEORGE steel water tank at Station 16, 1629 Algonquin Road; contract approved KOUNTOUPES for George Kountoupes Painting Company of Lincoln Park, Michigan, for PAINTING CO. an amount of $197,000. MCC B. Motor Control Center (MCC) replacement at Pump Station 17, Camp McDonald Road and Route 83; contract approved for Adlite Electric REPLACEMENT, Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, for an amount not to exceed $90,444. ADLITE ELECTRIC CO. Upon roll call: Ayes: Corcoran, Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Wilks, Zadel Nays: None Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS: OLD BUSINESS ZBA 15-01 ZBA 15-01,418 S. Na-Wa-Ta Avenue, Residence Director of Community Development William Cooney presented a request from the 418 S. NA-WA-TA petitioner to withdraw this case from Board consideration. AVENUE, WITHDRAWN 2 NEW BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS ZBA 21-0t, 1001 S. Busse Road ZBA 21-01 An ordinance was presented for first reading to grant a Conditional Use permit for the 1001 S. BUSSE RD. construction of a Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins restaurant, with drive-thru lane. The ~ petitioner also requested variations for setback and landscape variations. The Zoning DUNKIN DONUTS, Board of Appeals had recommended approval by a vote of 4-0. BASKIN ROBBINS Thomas Niemira, Jason Doland, Pat O'Brien, and Nitin Patel, representatives for the project, addressed concerns of the Board, some of which were parking, ingress and egress of the property, potential noise from the drive-thru speaker box, and landscapin9 . and lighting, as they relate to neighboring residential properties. Trustee Corcoran asked Mr. O'Brien to investigate the possibility of installing an order display device, which shows the customer to see how the order was received, and enabling him/her to make corrections easily, before the order is picked up at the window. While Mr. O'Bden stated it is not likely that the parent company will allow such, he did indicate that he would submit details to Village staff before the next meeting. This ordinance will be presented for second reading at the September 18, 2001 meeting. ZBA 24-01 1778 CREE LANE ZBA 24-01, 1778 Cree Lane An ordinance was presented for first reading, which would grant a Conditional Use permit to allow the construction of a circular driveway. The Zoning Board of Appeals had recommended denial of the petitioner's request, by a vote of 4-0. The petitioner stated her need for the driveway, for convenience in transporting groceries from her car, to allow more space for the family's cars, to aid an elderly parent, and to aid parents in dropping off day-care children at her house. Several Trustees indicated that they would not approve a circular driveway at this address because of the srflailer lot size, the fact that the property is not on an extremely busy street, and because it is not in keeping with the character of the neighborhood. The ordinance will be presented for second reading at the September 18 Village Board ALBANY meeting. MOLECULAR RESEARCH, INC. A resolution, added to the agenda earlier in the meeting, was presented stating support for Albany Molecular Research, Inc. making applicaf~ion for Cook County Class 6 tax abatement. Mr. Cooney explained that the property is at 601 E. Kensington Road, currently occupied by Great Lakes Cherriical Corporation, which plans to close the facility. Albany Molecular Research, based in Albany, New York, plans to purchase the property and hire the employees that will be displaced by the closure of Great Lakes Chemical. James Graves, representing Albany Molecular, addressed questions of the Board and explained that his is a chemistry-based drug discovery and development company, focusing On small molecule prescription drugs. Mayor Farley and other Board members stated that they would not feel comfortable voting on Albany's request at that time, as they had just received the request the day of the meeting. They also asked Mr. Graves to provide the Board with additional information relative to the company's financial status, as well as general information about the company. The resolution will again be presented at the September 18 Village Board meeting. 3 MANAGER'S VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT REPORT: The following business item was removed from Consent Agenda at the request of Trustee Wilks. WELLER CREEK Bid results for the Weller Creek Streambank Stabilization Project, Reach A2, were STREAMBANK presented: STABILIZATION PROJECT CONTRACTOR BID AMOUNT Thos M. Madden Co. $1,841,900.00 Martam Construction, Inc. 2,279,383.50 Kovolic Construction Company, Inc. 2,386,242.50 THOS. A. MADDEN ' Lodg Construction Company 2,786,140.75 COMPANY Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Zadel, moved to concur with staff's recommendation to award the Weller Creek Streambank Stabilization Phase A2 project to Thos. A. Madden Cor:npany, of Carol Stream, Illinois, for an amount of $1,841,900.00. Upon roll call: Ayes: Corcoran, Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Wilks, Zadel Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Wilks and Sean Dorsey, Deputy Director of Public Works, noted State CDBG Representative Carolyn Krause's involvement and efforts towards obtaining Illinois First STREETLIGHT funds to assist with the project. IMPROVEMENTS Jeff Wulbecker, Village Engineer, presented a request for Board acceptance of a proposal for design engineering services for the following Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) streetlight improvement projects: 1. Boxwood Subdivision 2. Wheeling Road, from Kensington Road to Euclid Avenue 3. Westgate Road, from Central Road to Wildwood Lane 4. We-Go Trail, from Central Road to Lincoln Street 5. Huntington Commons Road, from Elmhurst Road to Linneman Road The following engineering firms had submitted proposals for this project: COMPANY AMOUNT Stanley Consultants, Inc. $22,687.96 Hancock Engineering Co. 36,300.00 Knight Infrastructure, Inc. 49,842.00 Ciorba Group, Inc. - 58,850.00 STANLEY Trustee Wilks, seconded by Trustee Corcoran, moved to accept'the proposal submitted CONSULTANTS, by Stanley Consultants, Inc. for the design of various street light projects throughout the INC. Village, in an amount not to exceed $22,687.96. Upon roll call: Ayes: Corcoran, Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Wilks, Zadel Nays: None - Motion carried. Ross Rowe, Cable Production Coordinator for the Village, presented the Board with a request for Board approval to hire one part-time Production Assistant for the TV Services Division. TV PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Village Manager Michael Janonis explained that with the agreement between the Village and School District 59, the addition of one part-time Production Assistant is necessary to expand the current MPTV programming. The Production Assistant's salary will be funded by District 59. 4 Trustee Hoefert, seconded by Trustee Lohrstorfer, moved to approve the hiring of one part-time Production Assistant for the Village. Upon roll call: Ayes: Corcoran, Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Wilks, Zadel Nays: None Motion carried. COFFEE WITH COUNCIL Mr. Janonis noted that Coffee with Council will be Saturday, September 8 at Village Hall. OTHER ANY OTHER BUSINESS BUSINESS ' Trustee Hoefert inquired about the traffic light status at Feehanville Drive and Wolf Road. Mr. Wulbecker indicated that Illinois Department of Transportation is currently investigating the matter; he stated that he would provide the Board with a future update. Trustee Hoefert also asked about the installation of a pedestrian crossing at the train station. Glen Andler, Director of Public Works stated that communication is ongoing with authorities. Trustee Wilks requested an update on the parking problem at Prospect High School. Mr. Janonis stated that he and the Mayor have met with school officials, signage has been posted at certain streets, and letters have been to residents in the area. He further stated that the Safety Commission would address the matter at its September 10 meeting, and possibly submit recommendations to the Village Board at the September 18 meeting. ADJOURNMENT ADJOURNMENT Mayor Farley declared the meeting adjourned at 9:22 p.m. Velma_W. Lowe Village Clerk {:~WIN\MINUTESISepl 4, 01 ,doc 5