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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-10-26 MinutesI &II. 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. III. ROLL CALL Village Clerk Tony Kalogerakos called the roll. Present were: Trustees Dan DiMaria, Larry Gomberg, Bill Grear, Shel Marcus, John Thill and Maria Toth. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Regarding the minutes of the October 7, 2009, special meeting, Trustee Marcus moved, sec- onded by Trustee DiMaria, to approve the minutes as presented. There was no discussion. Motion passed unanimously via voice vote. Regarding the minutes of the October 12, 2009, special meeting, Trustee Marcus moved, seconded by Trustee Thill, to approve the minutes as presented. There was no discussion. Motion passed unanimously via voice vote. Regarding the minutes of the October 12, 2009, regular meeting, Trustee DiMaria moved, seconded by Trustee Toth, to approve the minutes as presented. There was no discussion. Motion passed unanimously via voice vote. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS VI. SPECIAL REPORTS Welffil VII RESIDENTS' COMMENTS (Agenda Items Only) Eric Poders, 7940 Foster - Mr. Poders expressed concern that there were no dollar amounts in Ordinance 09 -26. He also asked about whether the Village was installing the red light cam- eras for revenue or because of accidents at the designated intersections. Mayor Staackmann felt Mr. Poder's answers would be answered when the ordinance was presented and the Po- lice Department made a small presentation. ` ° "- MinWes of October 26, 2009 Board Meeting: REPORT a. Mayor Staackmann presented and sought concurrence with the following board /commission appointments: Nancy Brothers to the Advisory Commission on Aging, for a three year term. Trustee Thill moved to concur with the appointment, seconded by Trustee Marcus. There was no discussion. Motion passed unanimously via voice vote. Mayor Staackmann then stated there was a nice article this week in the Tribune which high- lighted Morton Grove as a great community in which to live. He thanked staff for working hard to make Morton Grove such a great village. IX, CLERK'S REPORT Clerk Kalogerakos had no formal report; however stated he was liaison to the Cable and Telecommunications Commission and as such wanted to announce a new community pro- gramming schedule. These programs will be aired to better inform residents about Village services. This month, fire prevention and safety from the Fire Department, and crime preven- tion from the Police Department will be featured. In time, all the various departments will have segments. Last month a bus tour focused on street repair, the Dempster Street resurfacing, and the Public Works pumping station. This programming will run on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12 noon, on Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00 pm, and on Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 am. Clerk Kalogerakos also encouraged residents to visit the Village's website when seeking information and to sign -up for the Village's e- newsletter. X. STAFF REPORTS a. Village Administrator Mr. Wade announced the fourth Budget Workshop is scheduled for 7:00 pm on No- vember 3, 2009, to discuss the Village's 2010 revenues and expenditures. A budget book should be available at that time for the Board to review. Mr. Wade also an- nounced the next Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting would be held at 5:30 pm on November 3, 2009 to discuss the commercial and institutional solid waste services agreement and the preparation of a Request for Proposal for the residential and com- mercial solid waste services contract. b. Corporation Counsel Corporation Counsel had no formal report. XI. REPORTS BY TRUSTEES a. Trustee DiMaria 1) Trustee DiMaria presented Resolution 09 -59, Authorizing the Village to Ac- quire Property Commonly Known as 8720 -26 Ferris Avenue. Trustee DiMaria stated a contract was negotiated for a purchase price of $625,000. The closing will occur on or before April 30, 2010, and tenants will be vacated before the closing. Minutes of October 26, 2069 Board Meeting . Funds for this purchase come from the Lehigh /Ferris TIF Fund and Corporation Coun- sel will handle the closing as part of her normal workload. There was no discussion, however, Trustee Marcus stated he was a tenant in this building and would abstain from voting. - Trustee DiMaria moved, seconded by Trustee Thill, to approve Resolution 09 -59. Mo- tion passed: 5 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstain. Tr. DiMaria aye Tr. Gomberg afire Tr. Grear aae Tr. Marcus abstain Tr. Thill aye Tr. Toth aye 2) Trustee DiMaria presented Resolution 09 -60 authorizing the Execution of a Contract with McDonough Associates, Inc. for the Dempster Street Water Main Improvements. Due to an anticipated delay associated with obtaining federal funding for the roadway improvements /paving, acquiring additional right -of -way necessary for the roadway improvements, and investigating the disposition and future handling of ex- isting soil to be excavated, it is strategically practical to separate the roadway construc- tion from the water main construction since this portion of the project is already fully funded with Village funds. This separation will require additional engineering; how- ever, since this is being done, staff recommended the water main installation be ex- tended to the river on the western terminus. In answer to a brief question raised by Trustee Thill, the scope of this work is at a not to exceed amount of $83,832.08 for the water main design and construction engineering. It is anticipated there will be a Janu- ary 2010 letting with funds coming from the 2010 and 2011 Village Budget. There was no discussion. Trustee DiMaria moved, seconded by Trustee Toth, to approve Resolution 09 -60. Mo- tion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria aye Tr. Gomberg aye Tr. Grear aye Tr. Marcus acre Tr. Thill aae Tr. Toth aye 3) Trustee DiMaria deferred the presentation of Ordinance 09 -26 Amending Ti- tle 5, to Add a New Chapter 2A Entitled Automated Traffic Law Enforcement Sys- tem (ATLES System) for a first reading to Trustee Marcus who is the liaison to the Police Department, Trustee Marcus stated this system will produce recorded images of violators who enter specific intersections against a red signal indication. These cameras will help reduce violations, prevent crashes, avoid injuries, and positively change drivers' behavior and save lives. Cities using these cameras have reported accident reductions of between 20% and 80 %. Violators will face a $100 fine if paid within 30 days or a $200 fine if paid thereafter. The Village will give warning notices to violators for thirty days following the installation before issuing the citations. This or- dinance will appear for its second reading on the November 9, 2009, Agenda. Police Chief Mark Erickson stated he and Police Officer Ken Vanderhagen have been working on a contract for the ATLES System with American Traffic Solutions. They like this company because the Morton Grove Police Department will have the final and only say on whether a ticket is issued for a violation of this type. Chief Erickson stated there is very little risk to the Village and this type of system has helped with traffic and public safety elsewhere. It has even shown to be effective when other crimes are in progress because of its recording capabilities. There is no installation cost but there Minutes of tictober 26, 2009 So2trd Meeting] will be a small monthly fee. He stated law enforcement's future is automated. Skokie and Lincolnwood are also installing the same type of equipment. Cameras in Morton Grove maybe installed at Dempster and Waukegan Golf and Waukegan, and Demp- ster and Central b. Trustee- Gomberg 1) Trustee Gomberg presented Ordinance 09 -20, Amending Title 1, Chapter 8, Section 11 and 12 Entitled "Code of Ethics" and "Code of Ethical Conduct" in the Village for a second reading. This ordinance addresses prohibition of Village offi- cials from being financially interested in Village contract work or business, political ac- tivity during compensated time, acceptance of gifts, or economic benefit, limits on po- litical donations, maintenance of confidential information and other considerations. This ordinance also incorporates the Gift Ban Act. All elected officials and members of the Village's Boards and Commissions will also have the option of signing the Village of Morton Grove's Code of Ethical Conduct. Trustee Gomberg moved, seconded by Trustee DiMaria, to approve Ordinance 09 -20 Trustee Thill expressed some concern over the section on political activity. Corpora- tion Counsel stated these sections are the same as in the State of Illinois Statute which prohibits certain political activities during Village compensated time. This is specifically outlined in 1 -8 -11A Prohibited Political Activity, and 1 -8 -11 E, Prohibited Po- litical Activity, number 3. Trustee Marcus also expressed concern but felt more comfortable with Corporation Counsel's explanation. He felt the Code of Ethics was a good thing and would help residents know their officials have integrity. Mayor Staackmann then called for the vote. Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria awe Tr. Gomberg afire Tr. Grear aye Tr. Marcus aye Tr. Thill awe Tr. Toth aae 2) Trustee Gomberg presented Resolution 09 -61, Authorizing the Acquisition of Property Commonly Known as 6410 Chestnut Street. This parcel is being ac- quired for future development in the Lehigh /Ferris TIF District. A contract has been negotiated for a purchase price of $1,050,000 which includes the razing of the building, clearing of the site, and termination of all leases. The closing will occur on or before December 18, 2009. Funds for this purchase come from the Lehigh /Ferris TIF Fund and Corporation Counsel will handle the closing as part of her normal workload. Trustee Gomberg moved, seconded by Trustee Toth, to approve Resolution 09 -61. Trustee Marcus was in support of this purchase. He asked for clarification on whether TIF funds could be used only for purchasing TIF properties. Mr. Wade stated by State law, TIF funds could only be used for TIF properties unless, there is a reasonable in- frastructure improvement that would directly affect the TIF area. Then TIF funds could be used. The example he used was the Dempster water main because it will service the Lehigh /Ferris TIF area. Mayor Staackmann then called for the vote. Motion passed: 5 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstain. Minutes of October 26, 2009 Board Meeting Tr. DiMaria abstain Tr. Gomberg aye Tr. Grear aye Tr: Marcus aye Tr. Thill aye Tr. Toth aye Trustee Gornberg stated the next Condominium Association meeting would be at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, here at Village Hall. Toth aye C. Trustee Grear Trustee Grear had no formal report. He wished Police Chief Mark Erickson a happy birthday since his birthday was tomorrow. The Board congratulated Chief Erickson with a round of applause. d. Trustee Marcus Trustee Marcus had no additional report beyond Ordinance 09 -26 which he earlier presented. e. Trustee Thill 1) Trustee Thill presented Ordinance 09 -25, Amending Title 5, Chapter 13, Ar- ticle M, Section 1 Entitled "Parking Zones for Buses" of the Municipal Code for its second reading. This ordinance replaces Ordinance 92 -41 which established a parking zone for businesses on the west side of Gross Point Road near the main en- trance of Edison School. The current restrictive hours have been determined by the Traffic Safety Commission not to be sufficient to insure unhindered access for loading disabled students. The proposed change would amend the current ordinance to allow for a time change from the original 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm to 2:30 pm — 3:30 pm. This time period coincides more closely with the dismissal time for loading disabled students. The estimated cost for the new signage at this location is $50. There was no discus- sion. Trustee Thill moved, seconded by Trustee Marcus, to approve Resolution 09 -25. Mo- tion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria a +fie Tr. Gomberg aye Tr. Grear aye Tr. Marcus aye Tr. Thill aye Tr. Toth aye Trustee Thill stated last Saturday he was at Oakton Community College wherein 100 volun- teers worked in the wooded area around the campus. He then attended the annual Park Dis- trict Halloween Party. He stated there were more than 80 volunteers and was pleasantly sur- prised at what a good time everyone had. He thanked the Park District for their hard work to bring this event to the community children. Trustee Toth 1) Trustee Toth presented Ordinance 09 -23, Granting an Amendment to the Special Use in the !Village for the Property Located at 8340 Concord Drive to Construct 33 Townhomes in Lieu of a 75 Unit Condominium Building, for a sec- ond reading. This Planned Unit Development (PUD) will allow for a 33 unit town home development in lieu of the original condominium building. The multi -use structures will M'inufes of October 28, 2669 Boird.MeeGng] encompass six buildings and is actually a better project than the original proposed con- dominium building at the former Schwarz Paper Company property. This PUD in- cludes seventeen more parking spaces, a green outdoor seating area, and plantings similar to the surrounding condominium buildings. A condition was also added to pro- vide denser landscaping between the Woodlands and this proposed development since there was concern over the differential in elevation. Concerns had been ex- pressed concerning storm water detention and that has also been addressed by the installation of an oversized underground pipe. There was no discussion. Trustee Toth moved, seconded by Trustee Thill, to approve Ordinance 09 -23. Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria gye Tr. Gomberg aYe Tr. Grear aye Tr. Marcus aye Tr. Thill aye Tr. Toth aye 2) Trustee Toth presented Ordinance 09 -24, Amending Title 2, Chapters 1 through 18 entitled `Boards and Commissions ", for a second reading. Miscellane- ous text amendments have been made to these various chapters to update and clarify the Municipal Code relative to the various boards and commissions in the Village. She stated these changes also help to make Board procedures consistent and clarify the Boards' and Commissions' powers and duties. There was one minor change made to the Board of Environmental Health. Membership will now be seven instead of from nine to 12 members. There was no discussion. Trustee Toth moved, seconded by Trustee Grear, to approve Ordinance 09 -24. Trus- tee Grear thanked everyone particularly Corporation Counsel for their hard work on this ordinance. Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria aye Tr. Gomberg ave Tr. Grear aye Tr. Marcus acre Tr. Thill aave Tr. Toth aye XII. OTHER BUSINESS NONE XI I I. WARRANTS Trustee Gomberg presented the Warrant Register for October 26, in the amount of $727,958.62. He moved to accept the Warrants, seconded by Trustee Marcus. Trustee Thill then questioned several items on the warrant list which were answered by various Department Directors. Trustee Marcus questioned the bill for GIS Partners, Inc. Mr. DeMonte responded it was a monthly bill the Village received for mapping system services. The GIS is used Vil- lage wide by all the departments and Village residents can access this system by entering through the Village's website. There being no additional questions, Mayor Staackmann called for the vote. Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. DiMaria aye Tr. Gomberg aye Tr. Grear aae Tr. Marcus aye Tr. Thill Me Tr. Toth afire Minutes of bctober 26, 2009 Board Meefin:" { v Rudy Firenza, 7628 Lake — Mr. Firenza thanked the Mayor for the answers to his previous questions. He stated he had additional questions about what has not been answered and new questions that he wanted to ask. Mayor Staackmann reiterated flooding questions would not be answered until `the end of the first quarter of 2010. A meeting would be arranged with Public Works Director Andy DeMonteto hopefully resolve some of Mr. Firenza's issues. Patty Owens, 8719 Ferris -- Ms. Owens expressed concerns over a lack of concern for her various problems. She stated she was having problems with not only her landlord but with Nicor, Commonwealth Edison, and the Village. She stated the only help she received was from the Fire Department. Mayor Staackmann stated a follow -up meeting would be held at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 in the Mayor's Conference Room, to hopefully work out some of Ms. Ownes concerns. Mr. Hildebrandt along with Trustee Toth would also attend this meeting. XV& ADJOURNMENT/EXECUTIVE SESSION XVI. There being no further business, Trustee Marcus moved to adjourn the Regular Board Meet- ing, seconded by Trustee DiMaria. The motion passed unanimously via voice vote. The Board Meeting adjourned at 7:59 pm. PASSED this 91h day of November 2009. Trustee DiMaria Trustee Gomberg Trustee Grear Trustee Marcus Trustee Thill Trustee Toth r 9"' day of November 2009. 6ani`el J. Staackmann, Village President Board of Trustees, Morton Grove, Illinois APPROVED and FILED in my office this 10`h day of November,42009. Tony S`. KalogOako� Village Clerk Village of Morton Grove, Cook County, Illinois Minutes by Susan Lattanzi 7