The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About03/26/1996 COW minutes MINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MARCH 26, 1996 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Fadey, celled the meebng to order at 7.33 p m . Present at the meeting were: Trustees George Clowes, Richard Hendncks, Paul Hoefert, M;chaele Skowron and Irvana Wilks Absent from the meebng was' Trustee Timothy Corcoran Also present were' Village Manager M~chael Janonis, Assistant Village Manager David Stmhl, Pohce Chief Ronald Pavlock and village Attorney Everette H~II II MINUTES M~nutes of March 12, 1996 Motion made by Trustee Wilks and Seconded by Trustee Skowron Minutes were approved unammously III CITIZENS TO BE HEARD None IV. EFFECT OF CITY OF HARVARD COURT DECISION ON MOUNT PROSPECTS YOUTH AND GANG RELATED OFFENSES ORDINANCE Village Attorney Buzz Hill prowded an overview of the Secbons of the Ordinance which the Mount Prospect village Board recently approved wh;ch are m conflict w~th a decks;on recently handed down by the Second D~stnct Court of Appeals in a challenge to the C,ty of Harvard Ordinance The two Sections of the village Ordinance which have now been brought into question by the recent Court decks;on include Sectmn 23 608 (a) and 23 608 (b) General comments of the Village Board Included the following items Some Board members felt that resources could be utilized better by not defending questionable components of the Ordinance Other members felt it was not necessary to break new ground ~n th~s area at th~s time Consensus of the Village Board was to remove the questionable parts of the Ordinance affected by the recent Court decision but defend remaining portions of the Ordinance In Court, if necessary. ~ V. O'HARE AIRCRAFT NOISE MONITORS Assistant Village Manager Dave Strahl prowded general mformabon concerning the history of Mount Prospect's d~scuss~ons with O'Hare representabves related to noise He also stated that funding for placement of the noise momtors ~s from the bcket tax for users of O'Hare Airport O'Hare completed a Part 150 Study as required by the FAA This Study provided an overlay of sound patterns throughout the area and estabhshed proposed s~tes for noise monitors to identify a~rcraft which generate excessive noise over populated areas Mount Prospect has been targeted for placement of two momtors w~th the potential for a third depending on the results and placement of the initial two monitors In order to generate the necessary data, two temporary sites have been established, one at the Fire Station at the corner of Golf and Busse and another s~te at One West Berkshire These sites will remain for approximately ten days Once the data from these sites has been analyzed, permanent sites vail be estabhshed pending Board approval. The two permanent s~tes recommended are at the corner of Lavergne and Pheasant m the V~llage right-of-way and at the corner of School and Lonnquist on V~llage- owned property The no~se events which can be recorded from the monitors will be matched with actual flight patterns of aircraft utilizing O'Hare A~rport These two elements are combined to ~dent~fy spe=flc aircraft and pilots which may be following alternative fl~ght patterns contrary to recommended patterns estabhshed to reduce no~se over populated areas The Iocabon of the monitors has been arrived at through d~scuss~ons w~th O'Hare representatives and a tracking of noise complaints for the year 1995 Emie Lasse, 805 South Elm, spoke He stated that certain weather conditions seem to exacerbate the no~se which ~s generated by a~rcraft, spe=fically spnng days or when outdoor actlvibes are more prevalent, noise seems to affect quality of I~fe more than dunng poor weather conditions He also asked whether an Outreach Program w~ll be ~nlbated by the V~llage Aselstant Village Manager Strahl stated that area residents will be nobfied at the t~me of the devices and their placement to not,fy them of the permanent purpose of the momtors Consensus of the Village Beard was to accept staffs recommendation for the placement of the monitors at the temporary locations at Golf and Busse and at One West Berkshire, for approximately ten days. The permanent sites will be established at Lonnqulst and School Village-owned property and at the Village owned right-of-way at the comer of Lavergne and Pheasant. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DEFERRED ITEMS MST-FINAL PRIORITIZATION Mayor Farley stated the Board members were allowed 21 votes to pnont,ze the 21 ,tams that had been passed out previously. Board members were allowed to ass,gn any number of votes to an ~tem they chose just so they came to a 21-vote total. Each Board member's sheet containing their votes was turned in th,s evemng and has been summarized by staff He would suggest a group of ~tems gett,ng tho top number of votes be I~m~ted to five or six items General d~scuss~on of the Village Board followed Among the concerns of the Board members was items dropp,ng from the I,st wh,ch d~d not get the requisite number of votes to put it in the top group as defined There was also'concern that the items may be so numerous that th,s sitting Board would have no opportun,ty to conclude the items or address the items pnor to the mumc~pal elect,on in 1997. Consensus of the Village Beard was to list the top eight Items as the priority Items to be assigned to the Deferred Items Mst on the Committee of the Whole Agenda. The Items are ranked as follows: 1. D~scuss~on regarding prohibiting s~gns in publ,c right-of-way Rece,ved 25 votes 2 ' Rev,ew of Density Requirements and Resident,al Redevelopment Received 22 votes. 3 Future Downtown Redevelopment Opbons Received 16 votes 4 Carbon Monoxide Detectors for all homes Rece,ved 11 votes 5 Busse Road w, denmg d~scuss,on Rece,ved 10 votes 6 Review of Roberts Rules of Order/Parliamentary procedure w~th regard to Village meetings inciud~ng specific requirements set for V~llage Code Received 9 votes 7, Review of Annexation opportumbes Received 8 votes 8 Rewew of Chapter 5, appointment and reappo~ntment of Board and Commission members, possible term hm~ts and rotation of chairmanships Received 8 votes 9 Rewew of Conflict of Interest laws Received 7 votes 10 Rewew of Open Meetings Act requirements Recewed 6 votes 11 General Emergency Preparedness Received 6 votes 12 Rewew of feas~b~hty of Pohce Traffic Un,t Received 6 votes 13. Rewew of current two-can refuse d~sposal Received 5 votes 14 D~scussion of ~mpact of Federal Mandates on local government (Tenth Amendment) Received 3 votes 15. Rewew of Street Improvement Program Received 3 votes 16 Resolve questmns of Mayoral Veto Power Received 2 votes The following items received no votes Wisconsin Central Commuter L~ne M~bgat~on Plan Creating a C~t~zen Survey regarding quahty of mumc~pal services Pohcy regarding jurisdictional transfer and future ~mprovements to Camp McDonald Road Seced,ng junsd~ct,onal transfer of Sem,nole/Willow Road to Prospect Heights Rev, ew of Vehicle replacement pohcy The top e,ght items will be hsted on the Deferred Items hst on future Agendas and staff has been d~rected to proceed w~th necessary research to bring these ,tems up for d,scuss~on to an upcoming Committee of the Whole meeting VII MANAGER'S REPORT Manager Janonis requested a Closed Session to d~scuss Potent,al L~bgation VII. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Trustee Skowron requested the Board d~scuss the format and style of the V~llage Newsletter. Consensus of Village Board members was to request staff to provide some comparable newsletters from the area for comment by Board members. Trustee WilI~ stated that she has experienced numerous d~ffieulbes ~n rece,v, ng calls from other area codes into the 847 area code She stated her research has revealed that some older systems are unable to recognize the new area code and some systems may not be cost effect,ve to program in the new area code She recommends that residents contact people that would typically call them from other area codes and ask them to call their local telephone provider to ensure the 847 area code ,s ava,lable to them to use for future calls Trustee Hoefert made Mobon to enter into Closed Session to d~scuss Potenbal L,tigation, Seconded by Trustee Skowron Roll call vote w, th all Trustees vobng to Move into Closed Session V,Ilage Board moved into Closed Sess,on at 9 00 p m Vdlage Board ex~ted from Closed Session at 9.38 p m VIII. ADJOURNMENT The meebng was adjourned at 9 39 p m w~th no action taken concerning d~scuss,ons from the Closed Sess,on Respectfully submitted. DAVID STRAHL DS/rex: Assistant V~llage Manager