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Home My WebLink About2009-08-10 MinutesI&u CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Village President Daniel J. Staackmann called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. After leading the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance, he directed the Village Clerk to call the roll. ROLL CALL IV V VI VII VIII Village Clerk Tony Kalogerakos called the roll. Present were: Trustees Dan DiMaria, Larry Gomberg, Bill Grear, Shel Marcus, John Thill and Maria Toth. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Regarding the minutes of the July 27, 2009, special meeting, Trustee Dimaria moved, sec- onded by Trustee Thill, to approve the minutes as presented. There was no discussion. Motion passed unanimously via voice vote. Regarding the minutes of the July 27, 2009, regular meeting, Trustee Toth moved, seconded by Trustee DiMaria, to accept the minutes as presented. Trustee Gomberg stated on page one, under approval of minutes, the second paragraph, "Motion passed unanimously via voice vote" should be added. There being no additional changes, Mayor Staackmann called for the vote. Motion passed unanimously via voice vote. Regarding the minutes of the July 28, 2009, special meeting, Trustee DiMaria moved, sec- onded by Trustee Marcus, to approve the minutes as presented. There was no discussion. Motion passed unanimously via voice vote. PUBLIC HEARINGS NONE SPECIAL REPORTS NONE RESIDENTS' COMMENTS (Agenda Items Only) NONE Mayor Staackmann had no formal report. He did state he attended an orientation at Red Cen- terand was amazed at the technology. IX. CLERK'S REPORT Clerk Kalogerakos had no formal report. X. STAFF REPORTS Village Administrator 1) Mr. Wade announced the regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees to be held on August 24, 2009, will be cancelled. The next regular meeting will be held on September 14, 2009. 2) Mr. Wade announced a special meeting would to be held at 9:00 am on Sun- day, August 30, 2009, to examine the Village's infrastructure needs. This bus tour will begin at Village Hall and will examine infrastructure needs such as a rail walk, rail re- alignment at Lehigh and Lincoln, and the movement of the Metra rail yard, among other items. Included with the other Village dignitaries will be Representative DiAmico and Representative Lang. The public was also invited to attend. 3) Mr. Wade announced a special meeting would be held at 7:00 pm on Wednes- day, September 2, 2009, in the Trustees' Conference Room. This special meeting will focus on capital improvements and address Village streets and alleys, the water/sewer system, and Village building needs. Corporation Counsel Corporation Counsel had no formal report. XI REPORTS BY TRUSTEES Trustee DiMaria Trustee DiMaria had no formal report. Trustee Gomberg Trustee Gomberg had no formal report. He did state a Condominium Association meeting would be held at 7:00 pm on September 23, 2009, in the Council Chambers. He has been notifying the individual condominiums and is looking forward to this upcoming meeting. c. Trustee Grear Trustee Grear had no formal report. He stated he also went to Red Center with the Mayor and found it very interesting. Trustee Grear also thanked John Hill and the members from the Emergency Management Agency for volunteering their time to film all the various meetings. He also thanked the Department Directors for their extensive knowledge and ex- pertise. Trustee Marcus Trustee Marcus had no formal report. He stated with the onset of the hot weather that the Village and Park District have opened cooling centers during the day to anyone who wishes to use them. The Civic Center and Prairie View Community Center were both open this weekend. He also reminded residents to check on their neighbors, particularly those who are elderly to make sure everyone is ok during the hot and muggy days ahead. Trustee Thill 1) Trustee Thill presented Resolution 09-45, Authorizing an Agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation for the Lehigh Avenue Resurfacing Improve- mentfrom Oakton to Lincoln Avenue. Trustee Thill stated this agreement is necessary in order for the Village to receive the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding in the amount of $328,000. Resolution 09-24 has already been approved by the Board which ex- pressed the Village's willingness to participate and provide its share of the project, which to- tals $145,491. He noted this project will be very similar to the Austin Avenue, Harlem Avenue, and Shermer Road LAPP projects which have been recently completed. Sufficient funds are anticipated to be available in the 2010 Fiscal Year Budget in the Lehigh/Ferris TIF Fund and the Capital Projects Fund to cover the Village's portion of the project ($145,491). There was no discussion. Trustee Thill moved, seconded by Trustee Marcus, to approve Resolution 09-45. Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria ~ Tr. Gomberg ~ Tr. Grear Tr. Marcus ~ Tr. Thill ~ Tr. Totha~ Trustee Thill stated the Ice Cream Social held at the Civic Center this weekend was a huge success. He thanked everyone involved for helping with this well attended event. Trustee Toth 1) Trustee Toth presented for a second read Ordinance 09-14, Granting an Additional Amendment to the Special Use Permit for the Property Located at 8710 Ferris and 8701 Lincoln for a Planned Unit Development in the Village. Trustee Toth stated this Ordinance will allow the unit mix for this town home development to be reduced to 64 units. Ordinance 09-10 granted a special use to change the mix to 65 units as originally approved in the Planned Unit Development; however Toll Brothers wishes to change the mix back to 64 units. There was no discussion. Trustee Toth moved, seconded by Trustee Thill, to approve Ordinance 09-14. Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria ~ Tr. Gomberg ~ Tr. Grear Tr. Marcus ~ Tr. Thill ~ Tr. Totha~ Trustee Toth thanked staff for updating the committee/commission/board section on the web site. She also encouraged anyone interested in serving on a board to please send their re- sume to the Mayor for review and consideration. XII. OTHER BUSINESS NONE XI I I . WARRANTS Trustee Gomberg presented the Warrant Register for August 10, 2009, in the amount of $474,552.57. He moved to accept the Warrants, seconded by Trustee Thill. Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria ~ Tr. Gomberg ~ Tr. Grear Tr. Marcus ~ Tr. Thill ~ Tr. Totha~ XIV. RESIDENTS' COMMENTS Christina Otte. Ms. Otte stated she is spearheading a committee regarding the previously discussed Farmer's Market. A meeting has been planned for 7:00 pm on August 27, 2009, in the Trustees Conference Room. She invited anyone interested to attend. Rudy Furundzic, 7628 Lake. Mr. Furundzic stated he came to the meeting this evening to get the answers to his questions. Mayor Staackmann stated the Village is working on a com- prehensive plan for the sewer system and flooding, and anticipated that document being ready during the first quarter of 2010. Mr. Furundzic stated he was a mechanical engineer and all he wanted was a logical explanation to his concerns. David Conrad, 5717 Capulina. Mr. Conrad expressed his dismay over the use of the Muslim Education Center. He felt they were in violation of the special use permit and wanted the Vil- lage Board to convene a hearing and revoke their special use permit. Mr. Conrad stated this membership has grown to 2,500 participants and the street parking has become more prob- lematic. Trustee DiMaria asked Mr. Conrad to leave his list of complaints and violations against the special use. Mayor Staackmann acknowledged he received Mr. Conrad's a-mail. Mayor Staackmann stated he and Trustee Gomberg have been working with the MEC. He is not at liberty to dis- cuss those conversations at this time, and he asked for Mr. Conrad's patience as this problem is worked out. XV& ADJOURNMENT/EXECUTIVE SESSION XVI . There being no further business, Trustee DiMaria moved to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss personnel, collective bargaining negotiations, the purchase and sale of real estate, and pending litigation. Trustee Marcus seconded the motion. Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria ~ Tr. Gomberg ~ Tr. Grear Tr. Marcus ~ Tr. Thill ~ Tr. Totha~ The Board Meeting adjourned to Executive Session at 7:29 pm. Following the Executive Session Trustee DiMaria moved to adjourn the Regular Board Meet- ing, seconded by Trustee Thill. The motion passed unanimously via voice vote. The Board Meeting adjourned at 9:02 pm. PASSED this 14`h day of September 2009. Trustee DiMaria Trustee Gomberg Trustee Grear Trustee Marcus Trustee Thill Trustee Toth APPROVED by me this 14`h day of September 2009. Daniel J. Staackmann, Village President Board of Trustees, Morton Grove, Illinois APPROVED and FILED in my office this 15`h day of September 2009. Tony S. Kalogerakos, Village Clerk Village of Morton Grove, Cook County, Illinois Minutes by: Susan Lattarrzi