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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/08/1991 COW minutes MINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE JANUARY 8, 1991 ! ROLL CALL ' The meeting was called to order at 7 40 p m. Present at the meeting were: Mayor Gerald L. Farley; Trustees Ralph Arthur, Mark Busse, Leo Floros, George Van Geem and Don Weibel. Absent from the meeting was: Trustee Timothy Corcoran Also present at the meeting were: Village Manager John Fulton Dixon, Assistant Village Manager John Burg, Public Works D~rector Herb Weeks, Deputy Pubhc Works Darector Glen Andler, Finance Director Dave Jepson, Randy Patchett, Dick Bodner and Catherine Morley of RJN Associates; four members of the press and 16 persons in the audience II. MINUTES The Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting of December 11, 1990 were accepted and hied The Minutes of the Stormwater Management meeting held on December 29, 1990 were also accepted and filed. III CITIZENS TO BE HEARD There were no c~t~zens who w~shed to be heard. IV. RECAPTURE AGREEMENTS Village Attorney Everette Hill reported that two Sections of the Village Code regarding Recapture Agreements are in conflict. He outlined the suggested wor&ng for the new Ordinance to provide more flexibihty. Trustee Weibel asked if there is a pending request Attorney Hall said that a developer recently requested a Recapture Agreement, but staff would not allow this under the more strict Section of the Village Code Trustee Welbel indicated that since there appeared to be no emergency involved that he would recommend a review by the Plan Commission because the Development Code has normally fallen under the jurisdiction of the Plan Commission This matter was referred to the Plan Commission for their recommendation ~ ¥. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION Mayor Farley said the d~scussion would include projects contained in Phase I. Trustee Van Geem said he would hke to form a Commission to study the various recommendations made by RJN Associates. Mayor Farley said he is reluctant to form a Commission to rehash this material because this could cause a delay of six months to two years. Trustee Arthur agreed with Mayor Farley, stating he was very confident with the work performed by RJN Associates noting that we cannot tolerate any further delay. Trustee Van Geem said this is a very large project costing approximately $23 rmlhon. He said the Village has Commissions for Recycling and other concerns, and he would like to see a matter of such great significance reviewed by such a group He said that he could get a study done and a recommendation in a month on Phase I. Mayor Farley still felt the V~llage needs to move forward as quickly as possible, and he did not favor the formation of a Commission. Trustee Van Geem indicated he would like to know how much damage has occurred with various flooding events and relate this to the cost of repairs recommended by tLIN Assocmtes Trustee Weibel said he does not see the need to study this any further. He said r. the Drainage and Clean Streams Commission looked at this many years ago and agreed with recommendations very sinnlar to those proposed by RJN Associates He noted this work was previously recommended by another firm. Trustee Van Geem requested permission to obtain various names for a Commission, have them approved at the first meeting in February, hold the meeting and then make a recommendation by the end of February. Trustee Busse said he has no trouble with Trustee Van Geem's request as long as it does not delay the projects. Trustee Floros said he would not support a Commission to discuss this He said the Village has discussed this over the years and he is comfortable wath the recommendations made by RJN Associates. Mayor Farley then asked Randy Patchett to explain the various projects contained in Phases I-IV. The Committee asked questions about the various Phases After Mr Patchett explained the various portions of the project contained in the four Phases, Mayor Farley asked the Committee if there was consensus on whether the V~llage should proceed with these projects. There was a consensus by the Committee to proceed with various flood control projects totalhng approximately $14.4 nulhon subject to obtaining adequate funding and doing addataonal research as required. Village Manager Dtxon recommended holding off on the Des Plaines River work because this work is considered the number one priority by the Army Corps of Engineers and there may be an opportunity for Federal funding. Also, he recommended holding off on almost $6 mllhon of the improvements in the Weller Creek channel because he would like to explore possibilities of working with Arlington Heights and the State on this project. The Committee agreed with these recommendations. It must be noted that Trustee Van Geem strenuously disagreed with the approval of these projects in concept without a cost-benefit analysis being performed. The following projects were approved by the Committee in concept and represent approximately $14.4 rmllion in repairs. In Phase I, Central/Wa-Pella project has already been authorized for design. The Prospect Manor/North Main project and the backwater control system by the Des Plalnes River were also approved in concept. In Phase II, the See-Gwun/Golf project, the Weller Creek projects totalling approximately $400,000 including the Main Street Bridge, the Emerson Street Bridge, the realignment of the Creek at Elmhurst and the erosion control behind Crumley Basin were included. Also approved in concept in Phase II was the Falrview Gardens project. In Phase III, the See-Gwun/Mflburn project, the Hatlen Heights project, the Clearwater flooding project and the Stevenson/Thayer project were approved ~n concept. In Phase IV, the Catalpa/Birch project was approved in concept. Mr. Patchett indicated that all of the projects recommended by RJN Associates are stand-alone projects and wall not have an adverse ampact on other properties within the Village The Committee also authorized the staff to proceed with discussions with D~strict 57 regarding the possibility of detention at Lincoln School. Finance Director Dave Jepson noted that a one-quarter percent Sales Tax would bring in approximately $1,050,000 in a year and this would support approximately a $13 milhon Bond Issue. He said he will provide a report, hopefully next week, to firm up the figures Pubhc Works Director Herb Weeks said there may be areas in town which experience flooding He noted the proposed projects should prowde a ripple effect for other flooding areas in the Village. Randy Patchett, of RJN Associates, agreed this project should benefit other areas of the town. The Committee complimented Mr Patchett for an excellent job in his knowledge of the subject. Trustee Van Geem also commended RJN Associates but said he cannot support any work without an economic analysis with the exception of the Central/Wa- Pella project. VI. MANAGER'S REPORT There was no Village Manager's Report. VII ANY OTHER BUSINESS There was no further discussion to come before the Committee of the Whole VIII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10 52 pm. Respectfully subn'ntted, JOHN P. BURG Assistant Village Manager JPB/rcw