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AGENDA
Meeting Location: Meeting Date and Time:
Mount Prospect Senior Center Tuesday, May 25, 1993
50 South Emerson Street 7:30 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF MAY 11, 1993
III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
IV. CONTINUATION OF REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF
DRAFT PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY/KEG TAGGING ORDINANCES
At the April 27, 1993 Committee of the Whole meeting, the Village Board began
review and discussion of proposed Parental Responsibility and Keg Tagging
Ordinances. These draft Ordinances were offered by the TAP Mount Prospect
group as a result of their deliberations. On April 27, the Board expressed a desire to
give the community at large an opportunity to comment on the proposed
Ordinances. Tuesday evening's meeting will provide a public forum for further
comment and review.
For the past year and one-half, a group of concerned citizens has been meeting to
address one of the Village's most painful problems, the tragic loss of young lives as
a result of underage drinking and driving. The group is called TAP Mount Prospect,
which stands for Teens and Parents for a Better Mount Prospect (TAP-MP).
The ad hoc group was originally formed when Mayor Farley called together
representatives from concerned families and community organizations to determine
if there should be any community response to the problem of underage drinking and
driving. Concerned parents and representatives from our local School Districts,
many of our churches, the Library and the Village have all volunteered their time to
the group. But some of the most valuable insights into the problem were provided
by a group of young adults representing local high schools and junior high schools.
TAP-MP seeks to promote youth as responsible citizens in Mount Prospect through
the cooperative efforts of youth, families and concerned community organizations
such as churches, schools, park districts, library and the Village. The name "TAP
Mount Prospect" was chosen to emphasize tapping the resources of the Village to
work together for a better community, one that provides a safe and secure
environment for all citizens. In the fall of 1992, Trustee Clowes assumed
chairmanship of the group.
During the course of the last few months, TAP-MP made several important decisions
about community response to youth issues, parenting issues and law enforcement
issues (these were the three subcommittees that TAP-MP broke its work into). This
was done after hearing from representatives of OMNI, CRUSH and Fighting Back
about their programs and activities. The group wanted to make sure they were not
duplicating programs and activities that were already in place; they also wanted to
take advantages of existing programs and resources.
Some of the projects and proposals that TAP-Mount Prospect is currently working on
include:
Youth Producing a combined youth calendar for the summer called
"YO-Mount Prospect!" Emphasis will be on unscheduled,
affordable activities. "YO-Mount Prospect!" stands for Youth
Organizations of Mount Prospect.
Parenting Educating parents, teens and pre-teens on the laws that affect
them in Mount Prospect. Wherever possible, take advantage
of existing parenting programs and other activities run by
CRUSH, OMNI and Fighting Back.
Law Enforcement Drafting a Parental Accountability law for Mount Prospect that
makes parents responsible, through fines, for any underage
drinking that occurs in their homes whether they have prior
knowledge of it or not.
The TAP-Mount Prospect Law Enforcement Sub-Committee has produced a draft of
a Parental Accountability Ordinance which Trustee Clowes and TAP-Mount
Prospect members would like to present to the Village Board for their review and
comments. This Ordinance was drafted with the assistance of Village Attorney
Everette Hill after several meetings of the Law Enforcement Sub-Committee
including a meeting with Judge James Geocaris, Chief Judge for the Third Municipal
District.
The work of the Law Enforcement Sub-Committee also included the drafting of a
Keg Tagging Ordinance in line with one suggested by Trustee Irvana Wilks. The
draft Ordinances have several points which require discussion and policy decisions
by the Board in order to achieve a final and acceptable version.
Your packet of information contains a memorandum from Trustee Clowes outlining
the salient points of the Ordinances, identifying discussion points and policy issues
which the Village Board will need to address. The draft Ordinances with alternate
language are also attached. Members of TAP-Mount Prospect will also be in
attendance to contribute to the discussion.
V. MANAGER'S REPORT
VI. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Vii. ADJOURNMENT