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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/14/2002 COW agendaMeeting Location: Mount Prospect Senior Center 50 South Emerson Street COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGENDA Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 7:00 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL Mayor Gerald L. Farley Trustee Timothy Corcoran Trustee Michaele Skowron Trustee Paul Hoefert Trustee Irvana Wilks Trustee Richard Lohrstorfer Trustee Michael Zadel II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF APRIL 9, 2002 III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD IV. FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT The financial health of the Village is of paramount importance to the Mayor and Board of Trustees and administration. Constant review of the Village's financial position with regard to revenues and expenditures allows budgetary decisions to be made in an informed manner. To that end, the Village has engaged in quarterly reporting of the Village's financial position. As was the case last year, it is again especially important to be vigilant given the weakened national and local economies. Pending State legislation could also seriously impact our financial position. Finance Director Douglas EIIsworth has prepared a general overview of our revenue and expenditure position based upon the recently completed first quarter. While it is early in the year, and clear trends have not been established, there is enough information to begin looking for areas of concern that merit close scrutiny and some preliminary strategic discussion. Appropriate staff, will be on hand to answer questions and facilitate discussion. 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 A T '100 SOUTH EMERSON, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS 60056, 847/392-6000, EXTENSION 5327, TDD #847/392-6064. V. STREETSCAPE UPDATE VI. Vii. Viii. iX. With the start of construction season, work will again begin on various downtown streetscape projects. Staff would like to provide the Village Board and public with an oral status of both current and future projects. A PowerPoint presentation is planned. Also, Community Development Director Bill Cooney and Public Works Director Glen Andler will serve as tour guides. REVIEW OF ACCESSORY SHED REGULATIONS Earlier this year, two Variation requests for the size and placement of sheds came to the Village Board for consideration. In each case, the sheds' respective sizes greatly exceeded the current 120 square foot maximum allowed by Code. Both cases also requested Variations to allow placement of the sheds in existing utility easements or setback areas. These Cases and the issues they raised prompted considerable discussion among Village Board members. As a result of that discussion, the two shed Variation Cases were tabled, and staff was directed to research whether the current Village shed regulations were outdated as to both allowable maximum size of a shed and its placement on one's property. As a result, staff surveyed surrounding communities regarding their regulatory schemes and found that two methods of regulation prevailed. Some communities simply state the maximum allowable size for a shed, regardless of lot size, with the only other limiting factor being overall lot coverage. Other communities followed a formula wherein the maximum size of a shed was determined by multiplying lot size by some factor to determine maximum shed size, again with overall lot coverage being a limiting factor. Staff would be comfortable in administering either type of regulatory scheme. From a policy standpoint, the Village Board needs to determine whether overall lifestyle changes and demands in housing amenities dictates the need to modify current Village regulations. The Village Board discussed this topic at the April 9, 2002 Committee of the Whole meeting. The general consensus reached at that time was the need to increase the current 120 square foot size limit. There was also general agreement that setback requirements be maintained. Still to be determined is maximum shed size and how that size is arrived at, by way of a formula, or a fixed maximum size. Refer to the April 9 Committee of the Whole minutes included in this package. Appropriate staff will be on hand to answer questions and facilitate discussion. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT ANY OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT CLOSED SESSION PROPERTY ACQUISITION 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (5). "The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body."