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AGENDA
Meeting Location: Meeting Date and Time:
Mount Prospect Senior Center Tuesday, September '14, '1993
50 South Emerson Street 7:30 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 24, 1993
III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
IV. FUGITIVE MOUNT PROSPECT
Trustee Wilks has developed a concept for a local origination cable television
program which focuses on unsolved crimes and the apprehension of wanted
suspects and criminals. Her concept is outlined in the attached memorandum.
Staff has reviewed and discussed the concept and finds it to have considerable
merit. While funding and the appropriate allocation of staff time would need to be
addressed, this program appears to have the potential to get important information
out into the community which could help to both solve and deter crime in Mount
Prospect.
Chief Pavlock, Cheryl Pasalic and Crime Prevention Officers Wagner and Roscop
will be available to facilitate discussion.
V. DEPARTMENT REVIEWS - PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
During the last round of Budget Hearings, it was determined that it would be
beneficial to conduct a series of workshops during which the Village Board could
review the operations of each Village Department and Division.
The review would consist of an overview of the Department's mission, organizational
structure, staffing levels, scope of services, contracting out, use of technology, etc.
Where appropriate, comparative data would be provided to show staffing levels and
scope of services in like communities.
The purpose of the workshops is to provide elected officials and the public with a
better understanding of how the Village operates and provides services. It is also an
opportunity to raise and discuss issues affecting Departmental operations (internal
issues) as well as Village-wide concerns (external issues). This format is designed
to take place away from the "glare" of the annual budget hearings so that the
discussion can focus on operations and issues, and not the bottom line.
It is hoped that the discussion in this forum will then provide the basis for setting the
fiscal parameters that will guide the preparation of the 1994/1995 budget.
Appropriate staff will be in attendance to facilitate discussion.
VI. APARTMENT COMPLEX ISSUES - POTENTIAL FUNDING
MECHANISM
As staff continues to put together a comprehensive plan to address the increasing
crime and property maintenance problems associated with many of our apartment
complexes throughout the Village, it has become increasingly apparent that
additional staffing in the areas of Police, Inspectors and social services will be
necessary if we hope to get a firm grip on a fast deteriorating situation. Funding will
obviously be a major part of any discussion undertaken by the Village Board. The
need to address apartment-related problems cannot be deferred while we wrestle
with the Village's larger revenue/expenditure imbalance. The additional costs which
will arise from the plan must be factored into the overall deficit formula.
While details of our plan of attack are being finalized, staff has been looking at
possible funding mechanisms. One mechanism that appears to have considerable
merit is a Special Service Area covering those properties which require the
extraordinary attention of the Village. The attached package of information from Mr.
Jepson discusses various funding options with an emphasis on the mechanics and
timing for creation of a Special Service Area.
The Special Service Area as proposed would cover a substantial number of the
multi-family properties located in the southern portion of town. Each $.10 on the tax
rate of the Special Service Area would generate $48,000 in Revenues. The cost to
individual apartment owners would range from $12.00-$24.00 per year, per
apartment. The average would be $17.00 per year, per apartment.
If the Board wishes to pursue creation of a Special Service Area, timing will be
extremely critical. The last page of Mr. Jepson's information package shows a
proposed timetable for adoption that would allow its inclusion on the 1993 Tax Levy
Ordinance. With this timetable, the Village would not begin receiving revenues from
a Special Service Area until September of 1994. If we miss this "window" but decide
to go ahead with the creation of a Special Service Area, the earliest we would
receive revenues is September of 1995. Also attached for your information is a
Legal Opinion from the Village Attorney covering basic threshold issues which must
be addressed when considering creation of a Special Service Area.
Appropriate staff will be available to facilitate discussion.
VII. MANAGER'S REPORT
VIII. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
IX. ADJOURNMENT