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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1. COW Agenda 01/10/2012ti^ ti JN, IV Meeting Location: Mount Prospect Village Hall 50 South Emerson Street COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGENDA Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL Trustee Paul Hoefert Trustee John Korn Trustee Steven Polit Mayor Irvana K. Wilks Trustee Arlene Juracek Trustee John Matuszak Trustee Michael Zadel ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE NOVEMBER 22, 2011 ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DECEMBER 13, 2011 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD PREVAILING WAGE IMPACTS The Illinois Prevailing Wage Act is a state statue that requires the Village to pay a prevailing wage for work paid with public funds. A prevailing wage is generally considered to be the hourly wage, usual benefits, and overtime paid to skilled workers, laborers, and mechanics within a specific geographic area. In Illinois, most municipalities pay the prevailing wage established for the county in which the community is sited. The Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, like similar laws in other states, is modeled after the federal Davis -Bacon Act. When originally passed in the 1940s, this Illinois law was narrowly construed and deemed to apply only to work on state - financed construction projects. Over the years, the scope and application of this law has widened significantly. Presently, it is generally accepted that the law applies to both construction and maintenance work on "fixed works" paid for by any unit or political subdivision of Illinois government. However, one common and long -held assumption was that the law did not apply to tree work, grounds maintenance work, or janitorial work. Recently, staff learned that the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) intends to expand their enforcement of the Act to include tree and grounds maintenance work. This action has the potential to adversely affect the Village's forestry and grounds maintenance programs. Appropriate staff will be on hand to present the matter in further detail and facilitate discussion. V. MASSAGE PARLOR REGULATIONS Over the past several years the Village has experienced several massage business operations that did not retain a legitimate business model and were shuttered due to criminal activities. The effort to terminate the business licenses for such businesses has required an extraordinary effort on the part of law enforcement personnel. The Village currently has an ordinance regulating massage establishments; however, based on the experiences that have occurred and the effort to terminate business licenses from establishments with criminal activity staff has found that the ordinance should be modified to provide better regulatory parameters. Unfortunately, the state of Illinois has preempted the Village from strict regulation of massage therapist due to the state licensing regulation. The state does not allow the Village from an outright prohibition of such operations within the community. Therefore, these modifications to the ordinance establishes a minimal level of local regulation which would hopefully discourage future criminal activity in such business operations. Staff originally drafted a revised (attached) ordinance which was discussed at the February 8, 2011 Committee the Whole meeting. The Village Board directed staff to make several modifications to the ordinance and those modifications were incorporated into the draft presented for discussion at this Committee of the Whole meeting. Appropriate staff and the Village Attorney will be present to facilitate the discussion. Staff is requesting consensus from the Village Board to consider the draft ordinance at an upcoming Village Board meeting. VI. BLACKOUT INTERSECTIONS FOR CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS In February of 2010 the Village Code was modified to limit the number of street solicitation "Tag Day" permits issued to qualifying organizations. Since that time additional safety concerns have been identified. During Winter Months: Limited Visibility and Hazardous Road Conditions Street Intersections: High Volume, Speed Limits, and Split Jurisdiction The purpose of this discussion is to review these safety concerns for the participants and motorists. Appropriate staff will be available to present recommendations, answer questions and facilitate discussion. VII. DEREGULATION OF TAXI LICENSING Discussion on Amendments to Chapter 11, Article XI of the Village Code entitled: Public Passenger Vehicles; including a recommendation by the Police Chief to rescind certain taxi cab licensing and chauffeur license requirements currently required by Village Code. The current individual taxi cab and chauffeur licensing requirements required by existing Village Code require significant supervisory personnel time to administer and manage. Further, said licensing requirements involve hard costs that can be eliminated moving forward without jeopardizing public safety. The police department has identified requirements contained in portions of Article XI that it feels can be effectively eliminated to better reflect current police department operating realities and the state of the public passenger vehicle industry locally. Appropriate staff will be on hand to present the matter in further detail and facilitate discussion. VIII. MANAGER'S REPORT • Status IX. ANY OTHER BUSINESS X. ADJOURNMENT 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 AT 50 SOUTH EMERSON, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS 60056, 8471392 -6000, EXTENSION 5327, TDD #8471392 -6064