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Home My WebLink About2016-10-24 MinutesMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, HELD AT THE RICHARD T. FLICKINGER MUNICIPAL CENTER OCTOBER 24, 2016 CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Village President Daniel P. DiMaria called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Richard T. Flickinger Municipal Center Council Chambers. After leading the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance, he directed the Clerk to call the roll. ROLL CALL Village Clerk Travis called the roll. Present were: Trustees Bill Grear, Rita Minx, John Pietron, Ed Ramos, John Thill, and Janine Witko. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. V VI. VII. Regarding the Minutes of the October 10, 2016, Regular Board Meeting, Trustee Minx moved, seconded by Trustee Witko, to accept the minutes as presented. There was one correction; that being "Shore does not take TV monitors, etc...". There being no additional concerns, a motion to approve the minutes passed unanimously via voice vote. SPECIAL REPORTS There were no special reports held this evening. PUBLIC HEARINGS There was no public hearing held this evening. RESIDENTS' COMMENTS (Agenda Items Only) There were no residents' comments on Agenda Items this evening. PRESIDENT'S REPORT a. Mayor DiMaria requested confirmation from the Board for the appointment of Frank Rodgers to the position of Fire Chief. Trustee Thill made a motion, seconded by Trus- tee Minx to appoint Frank Rodgers as Acting Fire Chief until his swearing-in on Novem- ber.14, 2016. There were no questions or discussion. Tr. Grear aye Tr. Minx aye Tr. Pietron aye Tr. Ramos aye Tr. Thill aye Tr. Witko aye Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent Mr. Rodgers briefly thanked the Village Board for the opportunity to serve the Village in r Minu"tes�`ofOctober�24�201G;`LB a�d7dMeetin �' this capacity and he believes he is up for the challenge. b. Mayor DiMaria then requested confirmation from the Board for the Chairmanship ap- pointment of Steve Blonz to the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals. He stated Ron Farkas was stepping down after approximately 12 years of service as Chairperson. Mr. Farkas will however remain on the Board. A motion was then made by Trustee Pie- tron and seconded by Trustee Grear to confirm the appointment. A general unanimous voice vote was taken to confirm the appointment. Mr. Farkas then stated it had been a privilege to serve as Chairperson of this very im- portant commission; however, he felt it was time to step down and let someone else chair the meetings. c. Mayor DiMaria then presented Resolution 16-64 Authorizing the Appointment of a Delegate and Alternate Delegate to the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency. Mayor DiMaria explained the Village has been a member of this agency for some time and delegates are needed to represent the Village in IRMA matters. This resolution will designate Ralph E. Czerwinski as the Risk Manager and Thomas J. Friel as the Alternate. Trustee Pietron moved, seconded by Trustee Minx to approve Resolu- tion 16-64. Tr. Grear aye Tr. Minx aye Tr. Pietron aye Tr. Ramos aye Tr. Thill aye Tr. Witko aye Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent Mayor DiMaria then presented Resolution 16-65 Authorizing the Appointment of Delegates to the Intergovernmental Personnel Benefit Cooperative. Mayor DiMaria stated the Village has been a member of this agency for some time and delegates are needed to represent the Village. This resolution will designate Ralph E. Czerwinski and Thomas J. Friel as the Village's representatives. Trustee Minx moved, seconded by Trustee Thill to approve Resolution 16-65. Tr. Grear aye Tr. Minx aye Tr. Pietron aye Tr. Ramos aye Tr. Thill aye Tr. Witko aye Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent e. Mayor DiMaria then presented Resolution 16-66 Authorizing the Appointment of a Delegate and Alternate Delegates to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. Being a member of the Illinois Retirement Fund the Village is required to send a representa- tive from the Village regarding IMRF matters. This resolution will designate Ralph Czerwinski as the Village's representative with Hanna Sullivan and Thomas J. Friel as alternates. Trustee Pietron moved, seconded by Trustee Minx to approve Resolution 16-66. Tr. Grear aye Tr. Minx aye Tr. Pietron aye Tr. Ramos aye Tr. Thill aye Tr. Witko aye Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent f. Mayor DiMaria then did a quick summary of upcoming events and relevant dates that the Village Board and residents should be aware of: ® The replacement of the Meade/Moody sewer is now completed. The Village saved a great deal because this work was done in-house by Public Works crews. He 2 Ti x+.54 �Y, 5 .•.11r."._ October 2. ,2016; BOard Meetin i thanked those involved for all their hard work. ® Mayor DiMaria noted the Street Resurfacing Project is currently on budget and on time. • The free leaf pick-up service around town started on October 10. Mayor DiMaria noted residents should only put leaves in the street for pick-up and not branches or grass or other debris. If residents have questions they should contact the Public Works Department at 847.470.5235. ® Mayor DiMaria congratulated Jerusalem Lutheran School located at 6218 Capulina for their pursuit and receipt of an accreditation through the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation Program and the National Counsel for Private School Accreditation. They received the highest level of accredited status — "exem- plary". He went on to state this rating is rare for a school to achieve on its first at- tempt at accreditation. • Mayor DiMaria noted the Artists Performance will be held this weekend at 4:OOpm on October 29 at the Civic Center. ® Halloween will be celebrated throughout the Village on October 31 from 3:OOpm to 7:OOpm. m November 6 will be the Veterans Day Ceremony at the Civic Center grounds. As has been customary in past years, there will be no parade this year. ® November 22 pictures are due for the Fall Photo Contest. • The Winter Farmers' Indoor Market will be held from 9:OOam to 2:OOpm on Decem- ber 3 at the Civic Center. m The Village Board will be meeting at 6:OOpm on October 27, November 3, and No- vember 15 to conduct budget workshops. These meetings will be held in the Scanlon Conference Room of Village Hall. • Mayor DiMaria concluded with a heartfelt good luck to the Cubs as they embrace the upcoming World Series. Go Cubs! VIII. CLERK'S REPORT Clerk Travis had no formal report; however, she did state the Community Relations Commis- sion was working diligently on next year's projects. The fall photo contest photographs are due on November 22. IX. STAFF REPORTS a. Village Administrator 1) Miscellaneous Reports and Updates. Mr. Czerwinski thanked the Village Board for their concurrence of Frank Rodgers as Fire Chief. He believes Frank will be a great addition to the management staff of the Village and looks forward to working with him. Mr. Czerwinski then thanked staff for their work on the Ex- change newsletter. He stated there is a lot of information contained within that publication and looks forward to residents giving feedback and/or comments on what is going on around town. b. Corporation Counsel Corporation Counsel had no formal report. 3 X. r.;. f• a minatiovot ctober 24 ;263 IEta diMeetin r REPORTS BY TRUSTEES a. Trustee Grear 1) Trustee Grear presented Ordinance 16-24 Amending Title 6, Chapter 7 of the Municipal Code Entitled "Cannabis and Drug Paraphernalia" and Title 1, Chapter 4 Entitled "Monetary Penalties and Fines for Specific Violations and Offenses" for a First Reading. He noted this amendment will add monetary penalties for violations associated with the possession of paraphernalia with as- sociated minimum amounts of illegal cannabis and/or other drugs. These changes will allow for local ordinance prosecution consistent with state statutes resulting in fines of between $100 and $750. The Second Reading for this ordi- nance will be on November 14 when a formal vote will be taken. 2) Trustee Grear stated Ordinance 16-25 Approving a Special Use Permit for a Parking Waiver in Excess of 30% and to Establish the Required Number of Parking Spaces for the Expansion of the Existing Building at 5628 Demp- ster would be presented by Trustee Minx. b. Trustee Minx 1) Trustee Minx then presented Ordinance 16-25 Approving a Special Use Per- mit for a Parking Waiver in Excess of 30% and to Establish the Required Number of Parking Spaces for the Expansion of the Existing Building at 5628 Dempster for a First Reading. This parking waiver in excess of 30% will set the number of parking spaces for this project (expanding an existing building to three stories) at 14. Before moving on, Trustee Thill made a motion to waive the second reading for this ordinance (Ord 16-25) in order to give the developer additional time to get this project started since the weather will be deteriorating as the season closes out for the year. Trustee Witko seconded the motion. Trustee Grear felt it important to give the neighbors an opportunity to speak on this matter and a second reading was required. He also stated there had been no formal request by the developer to waive the second reading. Mr. Farkas stated Mr. Israel as well as another property owner (who sent a letter) had been at the Plan Commission meeting when this item was on their agenda. Trustee Grear again reiterated there appears to be no urgency regarding this project and it should go through the proper channels. The developer of the property stated he did not know there was an option. Mr. Czerwinski stated there will be really no time lost since the drawings have yet to be received by the Building and In- spectional Services department. Those will take time to review once submitted and he believes by the time the second reading will take place (November 14) the documents will have been reviewed and permits ready to issue. There being no additional comments, a roll call vote was taken: Tr. Grear nay Tr. Minx nay Tr. Pietron nay Tr. Ramos nay Tr. Thin aye Tr. Witko nay Motion passed: 1 ayes, 5 nays, 0 absent 4 Yt Minutesof�0et`o a 2201'6Boad:Meetin� The motion was denied and as a result, this ordinance will be up for a second reading on November 14. c. Trustee Pietron Trustee Pietron had no report. d. Trustee Ramos Trustee Ramos had no report. e. Trustee Thill Trustee Thill had no formal report; however he stated developers should be advised they have the option of requesting the waiving of a second reading of a particular ordi- nance which pertains to their project. f. Trustee Witko Trustee Witko had no formal report. OTHER BUSINESS NONE XI. WARRANTS Trustee Witko presented the Warrants for October 24, 2016, in the amount of $714,073.80. She moved to approve the Warrants which was seconded by Trustee Thill. Tr. Grear aye Tr. Minx aye Tr. Pietron aye Tr. Ramos aye Tr. Thill aye Tr. Witko aye Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent XII. RESIDENTS' COMMENTS (non -agenda items) XIII& XIV. There were no resident comments. ADJOURNMENT/EXECUTIVE SESSION There being no further business to come before the Board, Trustee Minx moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:28 pm. Trustee Thill seconded the motion which was unanimously approved via voice vote. 5 Minutes of October 24, 2016, Board Meeting PASSED this 24th day of October 2016. Trustee Grear Trustee Minx Trustee Pietron Trustee Ramos Trustee Thill Trustee Witko is U 4. APPROVED by me this 24th day of October 2016. Daniel P. DiMaria, Village President Village of Morton Grove Cook County, Illinois APPROVED and FILED in my office this 25th day of October 2016 41,_,„(_,2,„. :9'1 04'10 Connie Travis, Village Clerk Village of Morton Grove Cook County, Illinois Minutes by: Susan Lattanzi 6