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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/09/1997 COW minutes COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DECEMBER 9, 1997 I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Fadey called the meeting to order at 7:36 p.m. Present at the meeting were: Trustees Timothy Corcoran, Paul Hoefert, Richard Lohrstorfer, Daniel Nocchi and Irvana Wilks. Absent from the meeting was Trustee George Clowes. Staff present included: Village Manager Michael Janonis, Assistant Village Manager David Strahl, Public Works Director Glen Andler and Solid Waste Coordinator Lisa Angell. I1. MINUTES Minutes of November 25, 1997. Motion made by Trustee Nocchi and Seconded by Trustee Corcoran to accept the Minutes. Trustee Hoefert requested two revisions to his comments concerning the Minutes. Trustee Wilks requested a revision to her comments in the Minutes. Members voted to accept the Minutes with revisions from Trustees Hoefert and Wilks. II1. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ~one. IV. ARC DISPOSAL - ROUTE CHANGE REQUEST Public Works Director Glen Andler provided an overview of the request to change the route schedule of single-family routes to take advantage of the proximity of some homes to the Wheeling Township Transfer Station. ARC has informed the Village that such a reworking of the routes would increase efficiency of waste collection operations and recycling operations. ARC would cover the cost of revising the notices and mailing to residents. The proposed route change would affect about 2100 homes and would be effective February 1, 1998. Solid Waste Coordinator Lisa Angell stated that the Village would assist ARC in notifying residents of the change and will assist in drafting the transition materials. She also stated that ARC has been cooperative in the transition of route changes in the past. General comments of the Village Board members included the following items: There was discussion concerning who was responsible for all the notification materials to the residents concerning the route change. There was also discussion concerning the means of this communication to the residents. t Solid Waste Coordinator Lisa Angell stated that it is her intention to work closely with ARC to ensure numerous means bf communication is undertaken with the residents to notify them of the change. Village Manager Janonis stated that solid waste, yard waste pick-up and recycling would be on the same day of the week just as before and he will utilize the on-hold message and channel 17 for additional notifications. Consensus of the Village Board was to accept the proposed route changes from ARC Disposal effective February 1, 1998. V. FUTURE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DISCUSSION ITEMS Village Manager Janonis provided a general overview of the selection process for Committee of the Whole topics for the upcoming year. He stated that he has solicited input from Village Board members and staff members suggesting subject matters to be considered for Committee of the Whole discussions for the upcoming year. He also stated that there are a number of items which have already been committed to during the upcoming year or are already in the pipeline that have been designated on the tally sheet provided to each Trustee. General comments from the Village Board members included the following items: There was some discussion concerning if an item were listed, how it would be determined to be included on the list for discussion for the upcoming year. Village Manager Janonis responded by stating that he would request a majority consensus on each item and the staff would bring the item to the Board for discussion purposes as research was completed. Consensus of the Village Board members included the following items. There was consensus to remove discussion of the Busse Road widening from the list for consideration for 1998. However, the subject should be back for consideration if there is any movement concerning possible road improvements by the County. General comments from the Village Board members included the following items: There was discussion concerning the details regarding the Underage Tobacco Purchasing Ordinance and whether the current regulations within the Village Code could address this issue. There was also general discussion concerning possible mitigation of noise if a second track is built on the North Central commuter line. There was also a discussion concerning the use of"P" tickets for possible local theft ordinance enforcement. J The consensus of the discussion is summarized in the attached chart highlighting the subject matter and projected date of discussion. VI. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT Village Manager Janonis reminded those in attendance that Coffee with Council is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on December 13 at Village Hall. VI. ANY OTHER BUSINESS None. VII. ADJOURNMENT On a Motion by Trustee Wilks and Seconded by Trustee Nocchi, it was moved to go into Closed Session to discuss Property Acquisition and Litigation. The meeting was adjourned at 9:12 p.m. to convene into Closed Session. The Committee of the Whole meeting reconvened into open session at 9:51 p.m. On a Motion made by Trustee Corcoran and Seconded by Trustee Hoefert, it was moved and approved to accept the Closed Session Minutes of November 25, 1997. There was no further business and the meeting was adjourned at 9:52 p.m. Respectfully submitted, DAVID STRAHL DS/rcc Assistant Village Manager 3