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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-03-28 MinutesCALL TO ORDER Village President Dan 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. II. Village Clerk Tony Kalogerakos called the roll. Present were: Trustees Larry Gomberg, Bill Grear, Shel Marcus, John Thill, and Maria Toth. Trustee DiMaria was absent with notice. a. Regarding the Minutes of the March 14, 2011 Regular Meeting, Trustee Thill moved, seconded by Trustee Gomberg, to accept the Minutes as presented. There was no discussion. Motion passed unanimously via voice vote. b. Regarding the Minutes of the Special Meeting of March 21, 2011, Trustee Marcus moved, seconded by Trustee Toth, to accept the Minutes as presented. Trustee Toth noted one correction: the Minutes indicate that Trustee Thill was in attendance, when in fact he was not. With that correction, the Minutes were approved passed unanimously via voice vote. c. Regarding the Minutes of the March 21, 2011 Special Meeting /Workshop, Trustee Marcus moved, seconded by Trustee Thill, to accept the Minutes as presented. There was no discussion. Motion passed unanimously via voice vote. IV. SPECIAL REPORTS V. PUBLIC HEARINGS NONE COMMENTS VI. RESIDENTS' (Agenda OnIf Eric Poders, Northwest Corridor. Mr. Poders wanted to comment aboutResolution 11 -17, the resolution authorizing the closure of Dempster for the annual Fourth of July Parade. Minutes of March 28,2011 Board Meeting VI. RESIDENTS' COMMENTS (Agenda Items Only) Mr. Poders remarked that, last year, he had told people that it would be the last year the pa- rade was down Dempster Street. He had walked from Dempster to Chinatown Restaurant at School Street, and said he was astonished at the work that was done on the north side of the street. He asked if Dempster would be done in time for this year's parade. Mayor Staackmann asked Village Administrator Wade to provide an update. Mr. Wade said the plan is for Dempster to be completed by the 4'" of July. He said that some people might think that's not realistic because the work seemed to take quite long, but the reason it took so much longer was - because =of the relocation of utilities. It was essential that it be done, and it was complex work with many complications, taking about 6 -8 weeks to accomplish. Mr. Wade anticipated the construction on the south side of the street to go much quicker. He said the Village knows how important Morton Grove Days and the parade are to the residents. VII. PRESIDENT'S REPORT Mayor Staackmann had several proclamations: 1. He proclaimed the month of April as "Sexual Assault Awareness Month" and encouraged residents to support anti- sexual violence service programs in the belief that all communities must be part of the solution to end sexual violence. 2. Mayor Staackmann then proclaimed April 2011 as "Fair Housing Month," noting that it is the 43rd anniversary of the passage of the U.S. Fair Housing, which outlined a national policy of fair housing without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, and disability. He said Morton Grove is committed to fair housing and to providing or supporting equal housing opportunities for all current and future residents of the Village. 3. Next, Mayor Staackmann proclaimed April 5, 2011, as "MB Financial Bank Day" to honor MB Financial Bank for its 100 years of service and to recognize the ongoing contributions of MB Financial Bank to the Village. 4. The fast proclamation marks April 8, 2011 as "Strike Out Diabetes Day." Mayor Staackmann noted that Joseph Mullarkey Distributors and the Morton Grove Lions Club are working to "Strike Out Diabetes y sponsoring a local fundraising event on April 8, 2011, as 6:30 p.m. at St. Martha Church, and urged all residents to attend. 5. Mayor Staackmann brought forward Ordinance 11 -11, Amending Title 4, Chapter 3, Sections 9 and 10 Entitled "Liquor Control" of the Municipal Code of the Village of Morton Grove. This is the second reading of this ordinance. a. Mayor Staackmann explained that this ordinance will amend Title 4, Chapter 3, Entitled Liquor Control. This chapter is periodically updated to make sure licensee requirements are kept current. KA VII. PRESIDENT'S REPORT (continued) b. The changes suggested include more specifics on the qualifications Establishments will now be required to have their principal business drug store) where the sale of alcohol is less than one -half of all gros establishments would be required to have a Class "D" (full package) ordinance also requests that the number of those Class "D" licenses to ten. Minutes of March 28, 2011 Board Meeting:. for a Class "F" license. (a grocery store or a sales, otherwise, these liquor license. This be increased from five c. A new Class "K" temporary tasting permit authorizes the holder of a Class "A ", "B ", "D", "E ", or "F license to provide small - samplings of liquor - at- on-premise _tastings, in connection with sales promotional efforts. The Class "K" permit will cost $60 and only one per month is allowed. d. Mayor Staackmann asked for a motion on Ordinance 11 -11. e. Trustee Marcus moved to adopt Ordinance 11 -11, seconded by Trustee Thill. The mayor asked if there was any discussion. f. Trustee Thill noted that the liquor licenses for gas stations will no longer be allowed. He asked for clarification about whether gas stations that currently hold liquor licenses would be grand - fathered in. Corporation Counsel Liston confirmed that they would be. Trustee Thill asked if a liquor license held by a gas station would stay "attached" to the business if the business changed hands. Ms. Liston said that, once a business is sold, a new license would need to be applied (and qualified) for. Liquor licenses are not transferrable. VIII. Mayor Staackmann called for the vote. Motion passed: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria absent Tr. Gomberg gye Tr. Grear aye Tr. Marcus aye Tr. Thill awe Tr. Toth aye 1. Clerk Kalogerakos stated that a ground- breaking ceremony would take place at the Home- stead of Morton Grove (the new independent senior living facility on Lincoln Avenue) at 1:00 p.m. on April 6. A reception would follow afterwards at the Civic Center, 2. Clerk Kalogerakos announced that the Lions Club / Mullarkey Distributors fundraising event to strike out diabetes would be held on Friday, April 8, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Martha's, 8523 Georgi- ans Avenue. Clerk Kalogerakos noted that early voting ends on Thursday. People can vote at Village Hall, 3. upstairs in the Mayor's Conference Room, Monday through Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. He also reminded the assemblage April 5t" is Election Day and encouraged everyone to come out and vote. Ix. A. Village Administrator Mr. Wade had no report. 3 Minutes of March 28, 2011 Board Meotin ` IG4 B. Corporation Counsel: X. STAFF REPORTS (continued) Corporation Counsel Liston had no report. A. Trustee DiMaria: TRUSTEES' REPORTS Trustee DiMaria was absent —no report. B. Trustee Gomberg: Trustee Gomberg had no formal report, but announced that, in Springfield last week, a proposal was made to reduce the amount of revenue available to local governments, including Morton Grove's, in the amount of about $300,000,000. Last year there was a proposal which would have reduced the amount of local distributed fund (a portion of the state income tax). The Village currently gets 10 %, and that proposal would have reduced that by 30 %. That proposal fell by the wayside. This current proposal would cut the amount of revenue the Village receives from the state income tax AND the motor fuel tax revenues the Village receives, which go directly to road improvements. The Northwest Municipal Conference has issued a statement opposing this proposal. Trustee Gomberg said the Board had this evening signed a letter opposing this proposal, and he encouraged all residents to contact their state representatives and the governor stating their opposition to this. C. Trustee Grear: Trustee Grear had no formal report, but said that Morton Grove Days is alive and well. This year the festivities happen July 1st 2 nd 3'd, and 4` ". Volunteers and donations are needed! Trustee Grear emphasized that the Parade will take place on Dempster Street. He added that anyone interested in volunteering should contact him or Village Hall. D. Trustee Marcus: Trustee Marcus had no formal report, but announced that there would be a Community Blood Drive on April 7 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Civic Center. For more information, residents are asked to call 847- 470 -5223. E. Trustee Thill: 1. Trustee Thill presented Resolution 11 -13, Authorizing the Acceptance of the Low Bid and Execution of a Contract With G&L Contractors, Inc. and Ravenswood Disposal Service, Inc. For the 2011 Material Hauling Program. TRUSTEES' REPORTS (continued) Minutes of March; 28, 201180ard Meeting E Trustee Thill: (continued) Trustee Thies said the estimated contract value is $230,000, but the final contract amount will be based on the actual quantity of work performed. Trustee Thill moved to approve Resolution 11 -13, seconded by Trustee Toth. Motion passed: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria absent Tr. Gomberg afire Tr. Grear afire Tr. Marcus aye Tr. Thill afire Tr. Toth aye 2. Trustee Thill next presented Resolution 11 -15, Authorizing the Execution of Change Order No. 1 to the Contract With Chicagoland Testing Laboratory, Inc, for Material Testing Services. He explained that this resolution will extend the contract termination date to May 10, 2012. The contract does not guarantee that the Village will authorize any work; however, there is a budget allocation of $15,000. Trustee Thill moved to approve Resolution 11 -15, seconded by Trustee Gomberg. Trustee Toth asked if the Material Testing Services included go out and testing asphalt / concrete currently in place. Mr. DeMonte said yes. Trustee Marcus asked if thi that every road isn't tested, Upon the vote, the motion Tr. DiMaria absent Tr. Marcus aye s testing is something that is consistently done. Mr. DeMonte said but certain roads that need to be patched and re- patched are. passed: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. Gomberg aye Tr. Grear 2e Tr. Thill aye Tr. Toth afe 3. Trustee Thill then presented Resolution 11-16, Authorizing the Acceptance of the Low Bid Award and Execution of a Contract With Meyer Material Company for the 2011 Material Purchasing Program. Keeping in mind about what Trustee Gomberg said about the State's proposal to cut funding to local governments, this could be a shorter program that the Village would like it to be. Trustee Thill moved to 5 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria absent Tr. Marcus aye 4. Lastly Trustee Thill pre Closure of Dempster approve Resolution 11 -16, seconded by Trustee Toth. Motion passed: Tr. Gomberg aye Tr. Grear ale Tr. Thill aye Tr. Toth aye �sented Resolution 11 -17, Authorizing the Annual July 4 Parade and Street. He said that this Resolution will authorize the closing of Dempster Street on July 4 between Central and Ferris Avenues from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and if Dempster Street isn't done, Austin Avenue will be the backup. 0 Minutes of March 28, 2011! Board poeetin. (.A E. Trustee Thill: (continued) TRUSTEES' REPORTS (continued) Trustee Thill moved to approve Resolution 11 -17, seconded by Trustee Gomberg. Trustee Grear said he would guarantee that C Parade. Trustee Marcus said he suspected it there and finish it himself, adding that he'd be Upon the vote, the motion passed: 5 ayes, 0 Tr. DiMaria absent Tr. Gomberg Tr. Marcus afe Tr. Thill F. Trustee Toth: Trustee Toth had no report. empster Street was finished in time for the would be, even if Trustee Grear had to go out willing to help. nays. awe Tr. Grear aye aye Tr. Toth afire XI. OTHER BUSINESS NONE XII. WARRANTS Trustee Gomberg presented the Warrant Register for March 28, 2011 in the amount of $430,561.11. He moved to accept the Warrants, seconded by Trustee Thill. Trustee Thill had several questions: a. On page 1, he noted five different debits and credits to Ashland, Inc. He wondered if this was a bookkeeping error. Mr. DeMonte said that the credit for $12,000 was because the company had overbilled the Village. They later corrected it for $13,000, but the new amount also included back orders which had not been previously included. b. On page 2, there are four charges from the City of Chicago for water, totaling nearly $196,000. He asked if that was a monthly or quarterly charge. Mr. DeMonte explained that it is a monthly charge and the reason it shows as four charges is because there are four different "meters" where the City's water comes into the Village. Trustee Thill was astounded that the Village pays $196,000 a month for water. c. On page 5, he questioned a charge for energy services from Integrys for the north pumping station. He said he thought ComEd was used. Mr. DeMonte said that, through deregulation, the Village had an opportunity to get cheaper electricity for its two pumping stations. ComEd still comes and reads the meters, but the rate is cheaper. In fact, the Village saved about $25,000 in 2010. d. On page 7, Trustee Thill noted a charge of $146 for "typewriter correction tape "i and he wondered who in the day and age still used a typewriter. Police Chief Mark Erickson said the Police Department did, because the State still sends them carbon -paper forms which can only be filled in using a typewriter. The $146 is for a typewriter and correction tape. Cj Minutes of March 28,,2011 Board Meeting XII. WARRANTS (continued) There being no further discussion, Mayor Staackmann called for the vote. Upon the vote, the motion passed: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria absent Tr. Gomberg afire Tr. Grear a)re Tr. Marcus aye Tr. Thill afe Tr. Toth p XIII. RESIDENTS' COMMENTS a. Joe Hedrick, 8610 School Street, Mr. Hedrick was in attendance representing the American Legion. He said he likes to talk about how the Village and the Legion work together to make Morton Grove a great place. The Legion has some concerns about the changes in the liquor licenses. Currently, the ordinance allows for the issuance of only six Class "J" licenses (one - day licenses) per year. The Legion receives a lot of requests for its bar services and is worried b. about being in the position of having to refuse future requests. Mr. Hedrick noted that three of their six licenses have already been used this year (one for a Chamber event, one for a District 67 PTA event, and one for a M -NASR event), and that was only in the first three months of the year. He said the Legion feels that only six licenses will be quite restrictive, and wondered if there was some type of workaround that could be found. c. Mr. Hedrick said the Legion is one of only two "C" (club) license holders in the Village, and wondered if the Village would consider changing the ordinance to allow "C" license holders to have a catering license so they wouldn't have to get a "J" license for each event. As there are a number of events coming up, and since "J" licenses are $50 each while a catering license is $1,250, he felt this would be a It for everyone. d. Trustee Marcus asked if anyone who had an event at the Civic Center had to use the Legion's bar services. Mr. Hedrick said no, people could use other local liquor licensees, such as the Bringer Inn. Trustee Marcus wondered if kitchen equipment was necessary for a catering license. Corporation Counsel Liston said that a "catering liquor license" is different from a "catering business license." XIV. ADJOURNMENT /EXECUTIVE SESSION Trustee Marcus moved to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss personnel matters, labor negotiations, pending litigation, and real estate. Trustee Thill seconded the motion. Motion passed: 5 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria absent Tr. Gomberg aye Tr. Grear afire Tr. Marcus aye Tr. Thill afire Tr. Toth awe The meeting adjourned to Executive Session at 7:34 p.m. 7 PASSED this 11th day of April, 2011. Trustee DiMaria Trustee Gomberg Trustee Grear Trustee Marcus Trustee Thill Trustee Toth APPE� 0 D b'y tyis I h day...of April, 2011. Daniel A taackm nn, Village President Board of ustees, Morton Grove, Illinois Minutes of March, 28, 2011 Board Meetin Minutes by: Teresa Cousar I