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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/11/2000 CWC Minutes'MISS '$ G Pa .f MAYOR Gerald L. Farley TRUSTEES Timothy J. Corcoran Paul Wm. Hcefett Village of Mount Prospect Richard M. Lohrstorfer Dennis Prikkel Community Development Department Michaele W. Skowron Irvana K. Wilks 100 South Emerson Street Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 MINUTES COFFEE WITH COUNCIL Saturday, November 11, 2000,9:00 a.m. 2nd Floor Conference Room, Village Hall VILLAGE MANAGER Michael E.Janonis VILLAGE CLERK Velma W. Lowe Phone: 847/818 -5328 Fax: 847/818 -5329 TDD: 847/392 -6064 The meeting was convened at 9:00 a.m. Those present were Mayor Gerald Farley, Trustees Timothy Corcoran, Paul Hoefert, Dennis Prikkel, Michaele Skowron and Irvana Wilks. Representing staff were Village Manager Michael Janonis and Community Development Director William Cooney. Residents in Attendance: Raymond Rubio Glen Anderson Fred & Patty Walpole Mr. & Mrs. Louis Tyska Mr. & Mrs. Al Barry David Schein John Coswell George Zervos 412 N. Elmhurst Rd. 405 S. Hatlen 206 S. George St. 1499 Dearborn Court 632 S. George 512 Na -Wa -Ta 22 N. Lancaster 1050 E. Northwest Highway Mr. & Mrs. Louis Tyska, 1499 Dearborn Court: Mr. Tyska indicated that he was recently cited by the Village for installing a concrete patio at their new duplex at 1499 Dearborn Court. They had installed the patio without benefit of a permit and were informed that the Village had prohibited concrete patios as part of the PUD approval process for their development. He is requesting that the Village Board permit him to maintain his patio since he felt it was an improvement to the property and he was unaware that there was a prohibition against these patios. Mr. Tyska also indicated that there are at least two other such patios in the development and felt he was being singled out unfairly. The Village Board discussed at length the prohibition of these patios in the Dearborn Villas development and it was pointed out the Board approved wood decks only, due to the overall lot coverage in the development. Had the homeowners come in for a permit they would have been informed of this at that time. There was also discussion regarding the responsibility of the developer to inform the residents that concrete patios were not permitted in that development. The homeowner indicated he had not discussed installation of a patio directly with the developer but that he had the concrete installed as a side job. The Board asked Mr. Cooney to investigate the matter in order to determine the history of the other patios in the development and to inform those owners that they also must remove thetas. Glen Anderson, 405 S. Hatlen: Mr. Anderson said that he was concerned about the traffic safety at Northwest Highway and Central Road. He stated that the left -turn movement on eastbound Central onto Northwest Highway was very dangerous and created a logjam of traffic at that location. He stated that over the past summer, while the police officers have been directing traffic at this intersection and prohibiting this turning movement, the flow through that intersection had greatly improved. He wondered if the Village would consider the elimination of that left -turn movement to improve the overall efficiency of the intersection. There was general discussion Coffee With Council November 11, 2000 Meeting Minutes Page 2 regarding this and concurrence that it was an issue worth pursuing. Mr. Janonis indicated that the police officers would no longer be manning that intersection after the Rte. 83 construction project was done at the end of this month. He indicated that staff would review the impact that the elimination of the left -hand turn lane could have and would report back to the Village Board. Mr. & Mrs. Al Barry, 622 S. George Street: The Barrys said they had recently received a letter from Village staff indicating that they had several structures encroaching on Village property along Weller Creek. Mr. Barry said the structures include a fence and a shed and that they had received permits for them in the mid- 1980s. Mr. Barry indicated the whole issue arose when he called the Village to have a tree trimmed in that area and was informed at that time that his fence and shed were on Village property. He stated that the Village has since gone out and notified several other of his neighbors of similar encroachments into Village property. He stated that he thought it was unfair that he would need to remove his structures since he had received permits for the work and that he didn't feel that the fence or shed prohibited the Village from maintaining that area. There was much discussion among the Village Board members regarding whether the Village needed to pursue the removal of the structures at this time or if it was possible to allow them to be maintained until a future date. In addition, there was discussion regarding the possible sale and/or licensing of that property to allow these structures to remain. Mr. Janonis indicated that staff would be working with all the affected neighbors to attempt to resolve this issue. He indicated that it was ultimately a policy decision of the Village Board to determine how the Village would address encroachment on Village property. John Caswell, 22 N. Lancaster: Mr. Caswell indicated that he had recently read in the paper that the Village Board is considering changing the transfer stamp policy. He stated that he purchased his home about six years ago and he paid for the transfer stamp at that time. He felt it was unfair that he would have to pay that fee again if he were to sell his home in the future. He stated that, while he understood why the Village Board would consider requiring the seller rather than the buyer to pay the fee, he felt it would be unfair to double -tax those homeowners who have previously paid the fee. Mr. Caswell was informed that the Village Board would be further discussing this matter at their December 12 Committee of the Whole Meeting and that he should attend that meeting and make his feelings known. George Zervos, 1050 E. Northwest Highway: Mr. Zervos indicated that he is the owner of the Shell Gas Station located at the northwest corner of Northwest Highway and Mount Prospect Road. He stated he recently was informed by Village staff that he could not place signage on his property advertising a promotion for his company. He stated that, while he understood the Village was attempting to maintain aesthetics throughout the Village, he felt it put the small business owner at a big disadvantage when it comes to these special promotions. He indicated that he was required to pay Shell approximately $500 to participate in the promotion and that it is a burden for him to pay that fee without being able to utilize the signage. There was discussion regarding the merits of his request and the rationale for the Village Code requirement The Village Board indicated they were not open to modifying the Sign Code to allow for these types of promotions. They stated that the petitioner should work with staff to determine what types of promotions would be allowed. The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m. Re pe tfully submitted, i liam J. Ciboney, Jr., A P Director of Community Development HiCDADMIMBILL\Coffee w- nciNninutes \I 1.11 -00 dm