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VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
TO BE HELD AT THE RICHARD T. FLICKINGER MUNICIPAL CENTER
March 12, 2012
7:00 pm
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Approval of Minutes— Special Meeting ofFebruary 27, 2012
Regular Meeting of February 27, 2012
5. Special Reports
a. Plan Commission Case PC12 -01 Requests a Special Use for a Proposed Karaoke Bar at the
Address Commonly Known as 9235 Waukegan Road, to be Presented by Plan Commission
Chairperson Ron Farkas
b. Plan Commission Case PC 12-02 Requests a Special Use for an Existing Funeral Home with a
Proposed Expansion in the CI District at the Address Commonly Known as 6251 Dempster Street,
to be Presented by Plan Commission Chairperson Ron Farkas
C. Presentation of a Property Maintenance Report by Building Commissioner Pro Tem Bill Porter
6. Public Hearings
7. Residents' Comments (agenda items only)
8. President's Report — Administration, Northwest Municipal Conference, Council gfMayors, TIF
Committee, Capital Projects, Real Estate Committee
9. Clerk's Report — Legal, Cable and Telecommunications Commission
a. Approval of Executive Session Minutes (04/25/11 pre, 04/25/11 post, 05109/11, 06/13/11,
07111/11, 08/08/11, 10/10/11, 11/14/11111/28/11)
b. Release of Executive Session Minutes —None
C. Destruction of Tapes of Executive Sessions as Authorized by the Illinois Open Meetings Act
(10/07/09, 10/12/09, 10/21/09, 11/04/09, 11109/09, 11111/09, 11/20/09, 12114/09, 01/11/10 pre,
01/11/10 post, 01/25/10, 02/08/10, 02/15/10, 02/22/10, 03/02/10, 03/22/10, 04/12/10, 04/26/10,
05110/10, 05/24/10, 06/14/10, 06/28/10, 07/12/107 08/13/10, 08/30/10, 09/13/10)
1 1. Reports by Trustees (continued)
d. Trustee Marcus (continued)
5) Resolution 12 -22 (Introduced March 12, 2012)
Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with Insituform Technologies, Inc. for the 2012
Sewer Lining Program
e. Trustee Thill — Building Department, Appearance Commission, Capital Projects, Plan
CommissionlZoningBoard ofAppeals (Trustee Toth)
I) Ordinance 12 -06 (Introduced February 27, 2012) (Second Reading)
Granting an Amendment to the Special Use Permit for the Property Located at 8710 Fen-is
and 8701 Lincoln Avenue for a Planned Unit Development in the Village
2) Ordinance 12 -07 (Introduced March 12, 2012) (First Reading)
Granting a Special Use Permit to Allow a Funeral Home (Undertaking Establishment)
Expansion at the Property Located at 6251 Dempster
Trustee Toth — Finance Department, Finance Advisory Commission, Northwest Municipal
Conference, Advisory Commission on Aging, Family and Senior Sernrices Department (Trustee
Gomberg)
l) Ordinance 12 -08 (Introduced March 12, 2012) (First Reading)
Amending title 4, Chapter I, Section 3, and Title 4, Chapter 5, Section 6 of the Municipal
Code to Modify when Business Licenses and Liquor Licenses are Due
12. Other Business
13. Presentation of Warrants - $313,017,58
14. Residents' Comments
15. Executive Session — Personnel Matters, Labor Negotiations, Fending Litigation, and Real Estate
16. Adjournment -To ensure full accessibility and equal participation for all interested chLens, individuals with disabilities
who plan to attend and who require certain accommodations in order to observe and /or participate in this meeting, or who
have questions regarding the accessibility of these facilities, are requested to contact Susan or Marlene (847/470 -5220)
promptly m allow the Village to make reasonable accommodations.
10. Staff Reports
a Village Administrator Pro Tern
1) Miscellaneous Reports and Updates
Corporation Counsel
11. Reports by Trustees
a. Trustee DiMaria — Fire Department, Emergency Management Agency, RED Center, NIPSTg,
Police and Fire Commission (Trustee Grear)
b. Trustee Gomberg— Police Department, Environmental Health, Police and Fire Commission, IT
Communications (Trustee Marcus)
1) Resolution 12 -23 (Introduced March 12, 2012)
Authorizing the Purchase of Panasonic CF -31 Toughbook Mobile Data Computers through
the Illinois State Bid Program Contract 4CMSI 560940A
C, Trustee Grear— Community and Economic Development Department, Chamber of Commerce,
TVaukegon Road TIE Review, LehighlFerris TIF Review, Dempster Street Corridor Pian, Real
Estate Committee, Comprehensive Plan, Economic Development (Trustee DiMaria)
1) Resolution 12 -19 (Introduced March 12, 2012)
Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing Regarding a Redevelopment Plan and
Project, Designating a Redevelopment Project Area, and Adopting a TIF, All for the
Dempster /Waukegan Redevelopment Area
d. Trustee Marcus — Public hhorks Department, Condominium Association, Community Relations
Commission, Solid Waste Agency ofNorthern Cook County, Natural Resource Commission,
Traffic Safety Commission (Trustee Thill)
I) Ordinance 12 -03 (Introduced February 27. 2012) (Second Reading
Amending the Municipal Code, Title 7, Chapter 2, Section 6 Entitled "Removal of `Trees"
in the Village
2) Ordinance 12 -05 (Introduced February 27, 2012) (Second Reading)
Amending Title 7, Chapter 6, Section 12 and 13 Entitled "Pollution Control Facility" of
the Municipal Code of the Village
3) Resolution 12 -20 (Introduced March 12, 2012)
Authorizing the Acceptance of a Host Community Agreement Between the Village and
Lakeshore Waste Services, LLC
4) Resolution 12 -21 (Introduced March 12, 2012)
Authorizing the Purchase of a 2012 Ford F -350 Chassis Cab with Dump Body and Snow
Plow through the North Suburban Purchasing Procurement Program
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MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 27, 2012, SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
RICHARD T. FLICKINGER MUNICIPAL CENTER
6101 CAPULINA AVENUE
MORTON GROVE, ILLINOIS 60053
Pursuant to proper notice in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, the special meeting was
called to order at 6:00 pm by Village President Daniel. Staackmann who led the assemblage in
the pledge of allegiance. In attendance were:
Elected Officials: Mayor Daniel J. Staackmann, Village Clerk Tony S. ICalogerakos,
and Trustees Daniel DiMaria, Larry Gomberg, William Grear,
Sheldon Marcus, John Thill, and Trustee Toth
Absent: Corporation Counsel Teresa Hoffinan Liston
Village Staff: f ire Chief Tom Friel
Also Present: None
Mayor Staackmann stated the purpose of the meeting was to discuss pending litigation, personnel
matters, and purchase /sale of real estate, and review of Executive Session minutes all of which
are appropriate for Executive Session.
Trustee DiMaria then moved to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss pending litigation,
personnel matters, purchase /sate of real estate, and review of Executive Session minutes. The
motion was seconded by Trustee Thill and approved unanimously pursuant to a roll call vote at
6:02 pm.
At the conclusion of the Executive Session, Trustee DiMaria moved to adjourn the Special
Meeting. The motion was seconded by Trustee Marcus and approved unanimously pursuant to a
voice vote at 6:47 pm.
Minutes by: Tony S. Kaloverakos, Village Clerk
Special meeting minu(cs2 -27 -11
Richard T. Flickinger Municipal Center
6101 Capulina Avenue ^ Morton Grove, Illinois 60053 -2985
Tel: (847) 965 -4100 Fax: (847) 965 -4162
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Recvcled Paper
CALL TO ORDER
I. Village President Dan Staackmann called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and directed the
Clerk to call the roll.
Village Clerk Tony Kalogerakos called the roll. Present were: Trustees Dan DiMaria, Larry
Gomberg, Bill Grear, Shel Marcus, John Thill, and Maria Toth,
Ill. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Regarding the Minutes of the Special Meeting /Community Workshop of January 30, 2012,
Trustee DiMaria moved, seconded by Trustee Grear, to accept the Minutes as presented.
Motion passed unanimously via voice vote
Regarding the Minutes of the February 13, 2012 Regular Board Meeting, Trustee DiMaria
moved, seconded by Trustee Toth, to accept the Minutes as presented. Motion passed
unanimously via voice vote.
IV. SPECIAL REPORTS
NOUN
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS
NONE
Vl, RESIDENTS' COMMENTS (Agenda Items Only)
Greg Gilbert, Chairman of the Natural Resources Commission, spoke regarding Ordinance
12 -03 on this evening's Agenda. He said that the Ordinance has to do with establishing a
process for the removal of trees 10 inches in diameter or greater. While the Commission does
not advocate the removal of trees, Mr. Gilbert said that this Ordinance gives the Village a "say"
in the removal process to ensure safety, and is ultimately for the good of Morton Grove. He
said he hoped the Board would consider the ordinance favorably.
VI. RESIDENTS' COMMENTS (Agenda Items Only) (continued)
Mr. Gilbert
added that he had just learned
from
Bill
Burns,
the Village's Forester,
some
good news
—Morton Grove has received a
$10,000
aae
grant
for the planting of new
trees.
Dena Anastos, a 51 -year resident, wanted to know how many instances there have been
where people have gotten hurt by trees. She said she was opposed to having trees destroyed.
Mayor Staackmann reminded her that this portion of the meeting is for Residents' Comments,
not a question- and - answer period. Ms. Anastos said she felt that no decision should be made
by the Board without public input. The mayor explained that the Village does want public
input. The Ordinance is merely being introduced this evening, no vote will be taken. This
procedure gives the public two weeks to comment on the Ordinance before it is voted upon.
VII. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Mayor Staackmann proclaimed March 31 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. as "Lights Out
America —Earth Hour" in the Village. He noted that Earth Hour encourages communities..
businesses, and individuals to turn off non - essential lights for one hour, a simple step which is
needed to cut carbon dioxide emissions. He urged residents and businesses to participate by
turning off all non - essential lighting between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. on March 31.
2. Mayor Staackmann brought forward Ordinance 12 -04, Amending Title 1, Chapter 5,
Section 8 of the Municipal Code to Modify the Meeting Agenda.
This is the second reading of this Ordinance.
He explained that the Board had recently gone through some training provided by the Illinois
Attorney General's Office regarding the Open Meetings Act. This training highlighted the
need to update the Village Code and agenda for Village Board meetings to make provisions
granting all persons an opportunity to address the public body (currently, the Village Code
only provides for "resident comments ") at Board meetings. This ordinance will formalize the
Village's protocol of imposing a reasonable time limit (four minutes) for public comments.
In keeping with past practice, this time limit can be extended at the discretion of the Village
President.
Trustee Thill moved to
adopt Ordinance 12 -04,
seconded
by Trustee Marcus. Motion passed:
6 ayes, 0 nays.
Tr. DiMaria aye
Tr. Gomberg
aae
Tr. Grear acre
Tr. Marcus aye
Tr. Thill
acre
Tr. Toth acre
Vill,
CLERK'S
REPORT
Clerk Kalogerakos had
no report.
Ix. STAFF REPORTS
A. Village Administrator:
Electrical Aggregation Referendum
a. Village Administrator pro tem Ryan Horne introduced Dave Hoover from the Northern Illinois
Municipal Electrical Collaborative (NIMEC) to give a brief report on electrical aggregation.
b. Mr. Hoover said that NIMEC is a buying group comprised of 10 municipalities in northern
Illinois whose purpose is to help municipalities purchase power for such things as street
lighting and water pumping. The State of Illinois has recently passed legislation allowing
municipalities to purchase power for its residents. He said that, to date, 19 communities have
taken advantage of this new law, and in each case, their residents and small businesses are
realizing significant savings. The new law does not pertain to municipal operations; rather,
it is similar to the way municipalities negotiate rates and "aggregate" garbage and recycling
pick -up.
c. Mr. Hoover explained that, prior to deregulation, ComEd was "one -stop shopping ". After
the 2007 deregulation, ComEd was left with distribution of power while its parent company,
Exelon, kept the nuclear reactors. Exelon can and does compete with other power companies
to deliver power. Businesses and residents are free to negotiate with any of those companies,
but ComEd will still be doing the actual delivery of power. Mr. Hoover said that many
businesses have taken advantage of deregulation and have negotiated less expensive rates
with other power companies, but not too many residential customers have done the same.
d. Thus, the State is trying to "jumpstart" this in order to get more residential customers on board
with saving more. The State told ComEd that it had to continue billing (for customer familiarity)
and allowed municipalities to act as "purchasing agents" for residents and buy power "in bulk"
to get more competitive rates. NIMEC's role is to help with the bidding /evaluation process.
e. The Village has a referendum on the March 20th ballot asking residents to allow it to
"aggregate" electrical rates —in effect, acting as the residents' purchasing agent. Residents
currently and would continue to have the option to "opt out" of any agreement the Village
enters into, should the referendum pass. Mr. Hoover said again that 19 communities have
negotiated "bulk" electrical purchase and residents are saving as much as 25 -30% or $115
per year. He said this was about twice as much savings as residents could get if they
negotiated with a different power company on their own.
f. If the referendum passes, there would be two public /informational hearings about this process
ComEd comes out with its new rates in May. A bid package would be sent to other companies
in June, and hopefully, by late summer, new power company rates would kick in.
g. Mayor Staackmann pointed out that the village is not taking a position on the referendum. It's
there for the people to decide.
h. Trustee Thill noted that if residents can realize a 25% savings, they must have been paying
ComEd a 25% markup. Mr. Hoover said that, in effect, they are, because the Illinois Power
Agency (IPA) negotiated long -term rates with ComEd in the pre- recession days. Current
market rates are much lower.
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IX. STAFF REPORTS
A. Village Administrator
Trustee Thill also asked about ComEd's ability to raise the fees it charges for their lines.
Mr. Hoover said that the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) regulates this, so if ComEd
wants a rate increase, it must go before the ICC or change the rules at the State legislative
level, which is what they did earlier this year.
j. Trustee Gomberg asked if NIMEC was a private company. Mr. Hoover said yes, and noted
that there are other companies out there who do what NIMEC does, however, NIMEC has
done about 80% of the aggregated electrical business.
k. Village Administrator pro tern Horne said that information and FAQs would be posted on
the Village's website. He said the Village has worked with NIMEC before to purchase electricity
for the Water /Enterprise Fund. The resolution regarding working with NIMEC is on this
evening's Agenda so that, if the referendum passes, the Village can get the ball rolling much
sooner. He said, "The sooner we get to the market, the sooner residents save money."
2. District 67 Referendum Presentation
a. Mr. Horne introduced District 67 Superintendent, Dr. Jamie Reilly, to give a presentation on
the two District 67 questions on the March 20th ballot.
b. Dr. Reilly reviewed District 67's current state, noting that both Golf and Hynes Schools
received awards from the State of Illinois for Academic Excellence in 2011. In 2010, Chicago
Magazine ranked Hynes School #32 and Golf School #35 of the 300 elementary schools in
Cook County. No other Niles Township schools were ranked within the top 35.
c. Describing how school funding works, Dr. Reilly said that school districts levy annually for
taxes. 84% of District 67's revenue is from property tax. Tax cap limits mandate that each
year's levy request is equal to the previous year's plus CPI. The State recommends
maintaining a 25% fund balance to cover expenditures to avoid short -term borrowing;
District 67 is currently at 27 %. Dr. Reilly stated that, by the end of this fiscal year, the fund
balance would be below 25 %. School districts do have the ability to issue bonds without voter
approval, but District 67 has maxed out its capacity to do so (without voter approval) for the
next 16 years. The cost per pupil is $13,889 for operational and $8,001 for infrastructure,
which places District 67 in the middle of all the other Niles Twp. High School feeder schools
in terms of cost - per - pupil.
Dr. Reilly said that the District's cost - cutting measures over the last four years have included,
among other things, staffing reductions, salary freezes for non - certified staff and administra-
tion, outsourcing of the food service; concessions from the Teachers Association (including
elimination of tuition reimbursement and some salary concessions), reduction of clubs; a
25% budget reduction in supplies, and the replacement of contracted services with in -house
employees. The District also refinanced some outstanding bonds to take advantage of lower
interest rates and restructured the Business Office (a $100,000 savings). She said that the
last successful referendum for District 67 was in 1969. D67's fund balance is the lowest of
all the Niles Twp. Elementary Districts at 27 %. Dr. Reilly commented that other area school
districts have healthier fund balances because they've had successful referendums.
IX. STAFF REPORTS
A. Village Administrator:
e. There are two questions on the ballot. One asks to go out for bonds for facilities— things
such as building repair, a new HVAC system, new boilers plumbing and a new gym for Hynes
School —and for safety improvements such as secure entrances at both schools. Dr. Reilly
pointed out that the State mandates that each school must offer physical education every day
for the same amount of time as other content areas. For the past 17 years, the District has
gotten a waiver from the State for Hynes because its gym doubles as its lunchroom, and is
unavailable for use as a gym for a significant block of time each day.
f. Currently, the District's waiver goes through the year 2014, and then it can apply for one more
waiver, which would go to 2016. If this referendum fails and a new gym cannot be built, the
District's only option would be to put two classes in PE at once beginning In 2016.
g. The other question on the ballot has to do with operating costs. Dr. Reilly said the School
Board is looking to be able to maintain the current level of programming and staffing, and be
able to meet increasing annual expenditures and decreasing State and Federal revenue.
Dr. Reilly reviewed the period 2002 through 2008. She noted that, in 2002, the District's fund
balance was 91 %, meaning its revenues were closely balanced with expenditures. However,
since 2002, revenue has been going down while expenditures have been going up. If the
referendum does not pass, and no cuts are made, in a short time, the District will have no
fund balance at all. There is a list on District 67's website indicating the ramifications and
cuts for both facilities and operations if both referenda questions are not approved.
Dr. Reilly said that the financial impact on taxpayers in Morton Grove for the facilities question
would be $31 per $1,000 of property taxes paid, and $47 per $1,000 for the operations
questions, or a total of $78 per $1,000 total. She explained that the language used for the
Limiting Rate question (the operations question) is dictated by the State, and does not factor
in the Cook County multiplier, thus, if voters could be confused by reading the question as
stated on the ballot. She said it's much easier to think of the financial impact in terms of
one's property tax, as noted previously. That gives a truer estimate of what residents will pay.
Dr. Reilly noted that early voting began today, and the questions both appear on the
March 20th primary ballot.
k. Trustee
Thill
asked if only
District 67 residents would be voting
on this issue.
Dr. Reilly said
yes, it is
not
Village -wide.
A portion of Niles voters will also be
voting on it.
Trustee Marcus thanked Dr. Reilly for the information. He said this issue is personal for him
as his children went to Golf School and he himself served on the District 67 School Board a
number of years ago. He said he hoped people realize that schools operate separately from
the Village, and that the community benefits from having good school systems. School
districts are an important part of everyone's tax bill, and he encouraged residents to be aware
of the taxes they pay for local elementary schools and the high school district in their area.
B. Corporation Counsel:
Corporation Counsel Liston had no report.
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TRUSTEES' REPORTS
A. Trustee DiMaria:
Trustee DiMaria had no report.
Trustee Gomberq
Trustee Gomberg presented Resolution 12 -13,
Authorizing
the
Purchase of Police Pursuit
Vehicles Through the Suburban Purchasing
Cooperative
Bid
Program.
He explained that every three years, high mileage squad cars are replaced to insure key
equipment utilized by the Village's police officers does not fail during their normal course of
duty. The squad cars are utilized 24 hours a day and need to be in excellent condition at all
times. Four police squad cars were budgeted for purchase in 2012 at a cost of $100,000.
Thanks to the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative, the Village is able to purchase four 2012
Dodge Charger police cars for $23,766 each, or a total of $95.064, which is under budget.
Trustee Gomberg moved to approve Resolution 12 -13, seconded by Trustee DiMaria. Motion
passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays.
Tr. DiMaria ave Tr. Gomberg awe Tr. Grear ave
Tr. Marcus aye Tr. Thill aye Tr. Toth acre
Trustee Gomberg announced that Officer Dennis Johnson had received the Police
Department's "Officer of the Year" award. Many other officers were commended at this
awards ceremony. The Police Department received 65 letters of appreciation from grateful
citizens last year.
C. Trustee Grear:
Trustee Grear had no report.
D. Trustee Marcus:
1. Trustee Marcus presented for a first reading Ordinance 12 -03, Amending the Municipal
Code, Title 7, Chapter 2, Section 6, Entitled "Removal of Trees" in the Village of Morton
Grove.
a. Trustee Marcus said that in 2005, the Village created the Natural Resource Commission,
which studied the Village's existing ordinances regulating and protecting trees. Commission
members then presented the Board with several recommendations. This ordinance
incorporates one of those recommendations. The management of this program would be
handled by Public Works as part of their normal work activities. The Public Works Director
will coordinate any tree removal operation.
There was much discussion on this topic.
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X. TRUSTEES' REPORTS (continued)
D. Trustee Marcus: (continued)
b. Trustee Grear thanked the Natural Resource Commission for its due diligence. He said that,
as an elected official, his primary concern must be the safety of residents in Morton Grove.
Nevertheless, he said he had some concerns about legislating the removal of trees on private
property. Trustee Grear said he has talked with staff and several of his colleagues about this,
but still does not feel comfortable passing an ordinance stating whether a resident can or
cannot take down a tree on their own property. He also pointed out that a 10" diameter tree is
a fairly large tree.
Trustee Toth said that she had similar concerns, and wondered if the Village had any records
as to how many trees 10 inches in diameter or greater have been removed from private
property in the last year, or if any surrounding towns had a similar ordinance. She asked if the
Public Works Director would have to go out and look at each tree to make a determination
whether a permit was needed, and if the Public Works Department would be doing the actual
tree removal.
d. Trustee Grear said he was confused about how the ordinance is written. It would appear that
the Village is charging a permit fee of $75 for residents to possibly have a large tree removed.
e. Trustee Marcus noted that a tree with a diameter of 10 inches or greater is likely to be 20 to
25 feet high. He said that he was first presented this ordinance, he had the same concerns;
however, the Village can and does set permit fees for the safety of the community and
individual to make sure things (such as tree removal, in this case) are handled properly, so
to pose no problems to an individual's home or his neighbor's. Tree disposal also must be
done properly. Residents do not need to get a permit to remove smaller (under 10 inches in
diameter) trees, but even in those cases, the way the tree is disposed of is vital, especially if
the tree is diseased. Trustee Marcus said he felt the permit fee of $75 was fair and equitable,
and also felt the $500 penalty for not following the stated process was valid. He said he did
not feel that this ordinance "goes too far'; it establishes guidelines and a process.
f. Trustee Grear wanted to clarify whether or not this ordinance was merely amending the
Municipal Code to set a permit fee, or was it telling people what they can or can't do.
g. Mayor Staackmann said the ordinance does not regulate what a person can or cannot do.
It gives the Village the ability to see that large trees are cut down safely, by a licensed tree
professional, and disposed of properly — especially diseased trees. With this ordinance in
place, the Village will also be able to begin building a database of what trees are being cut
down.
h. Trustee Toth asked if a portion of the $75 permit fee could go toward purchasing /planting
new trees. Mayor Staackmann said that would be at the Board's discretion. Trustee DiMana
noted that, in the construction industry, if a 10 -inch tree is taken down, the builder has to put
10 inches of tree back (it could be two 5 -inch trees or five 2 -inch trees, etc.). It doesn't
necessarily have to be a 10 -inch tree.
Trustee Gomberg asked if there's anything in the ordinance that states that the tree has to
be diseased in order for it to be removed. Mayor Staackmann said no, and reiterated that
there is nothing in the ordinance that infringes on property rights.
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D. Trustee Marcus: (continued)
TRUSTEES' REPORTS (continued)
j. Trustee Marcus felt that Trustee Toth's suggestion had merit, and pointed out that the Board
had taken $10,000 from the Village's recycling program and put it toward tree planting, and, as
stated earlier by the Natural Resource Commission Chairman, the Village has now received a
grant for $10,000, also for tree planting.
k. Mayor Staackmann said that staff now has an indication of the Board's concerns, which they
can address. This ordinance will be voted on at the Board's regular meeting on March 12th.
2. Next, Trustee Marcus introduced for a first reading Ordinance 12 -05, Amending Title 7,
Chapter 6, Sections 12 and 13 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Morton Grove
Entitled "Pollution Control Facility ".
He explained that the Village, like other communities in the area, has received inquiries
regarding allowing pollution control facilities to be located within its corporate limits. This
would be any site which stores waste, transfer stations, waste treatment facilities with
incinerators, or sanitary landfills. In order to be proactive, this amendment to the Village
Code will establish regulations consistent with the Environment Protection Act of Illinois to
codify a procedure for an application wishing to obtain permission from the Village to locate
and operate such a facility in Morton Grove. This ordinance also sets forth requirements for
any applicant to escrow funds with the Village to cover the Village's entire cost for reviewing
applications and conducting approval hearings.
Trustee Marcus then presented Resolution 12 -14, Authorization to Execute a Contract
With Twin Supplies, Ltd. For the Retro -Fit and installation of Energy Efficient Lighting
in Village -Owned Buildings.
He explained that the Village had received a free energy audit from Twin Supplies, Ltd., and
determined afterwards that lighting in Village -owned building could be upgraded. This would
provide enhanced lighting and energy efficiency. The cost to do so is $144,093.18, but Twin
Supplies will fill out grant applications on behalf of the Village. The grants would provide the
total amount of funding from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the
Illinois Clean Energy Act. After the Village receives the grant monies, Twin Supplies will
provide all material and labor in order to complete the lighting upgrades. Once the upgrades
are complete, the Village will turn over the remaining grant proceeds to Twin Supplies, Ltd.
Trustee Marcus moved to approve Resolution 12 -08, seconded by Trustee Toth. Motion
passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays.
Tr. DiMaria afire Tr. Gomberg afire Tr. Grear ave
Tr. Marcus aye Tr. Thill acre Tr. Toth ave
4. Next, Trustee Marcus presented Resolution 12 -15, Guarantee of Municipal Work
Performed on State of Illinois Right -of -Ways Within the Village of Morton Grove.
He explained that this is a routine guarantee provided by many municipalities.
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D. Trustee Marcus: (continued)
TRUSTEES' REPORTS (continued)
j. Trustee Marcus felt that Trustee Toth's suggestion had merit, and pointed out that the Board
had taken $10,000 from the Village's recycling program and put it toward tree planting, and, as
stated earlier by the Natural Resource Commission Chairman, the Village has now received a
grant for $10,000, also for tree planting.
k. Mayor Staackmann said that staff now has an indication of the Board's concerns, which they
can address. This ordinance will be voted on at the Board's regular meeting on March 12th.
2. Next, Trustee Marcus introduced for a first reading Ordinance 12 -05, Amending Title 7,
Chapter 6, Sections 12 and 13 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Morton Grove
Entitled "Pollution Control Facility ".
He explained that the Village, like other communities in the area, has received inquiries
regarding allowing pollution control facilities to be located within its corporate limits. This
would be any site which stores waste, transfer stations, waste treatment facilities with
incinerators, or sanitary landfills. In order to be proactive, this amendment to the Village
Code will establish regulations consistent with the Environment Protection Act of Illinois to
codify a procedure for an application wishing to obtain permission from the Village to locate
and operate such a facility in Morton Grove. This ordinance also sets forth requirements for
any applicant to escrow funds with the Village to cover the Village's entire cost for reviewing
applications and conducting approval hearings.
Trustee Marcus then presented Resolution 12 -14, Authorization to Execute a Contract
With Twin Supplies, Ltd. For the Retro -Fit and installation of Energy Efficient Lighting
in Village -Owned Buildings.
He explained that the Village had received a free energy audit from Twin Supplies, Ltd., and
determined afterwards that lighting in Village -owned building could be upgraded. This would
provide enhanced lighting and energy efficiency. The cost to do so is $144,093.18, but Twin
Supplies will fill out grant applications on behalf of the Village. The grants would provide the
total amount of funding from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the
Illinois Clean Energy Act. After the Village receives the grant monies, Twin Supplies will
provide all material and labor in order to complete the lighting upgrades. Once the upgrades
are complete, the Village will turn over the remaining grant proceeds to Twin Supplies, Ltd.
Trustee Marcus moved to approve Resolution 12 -08, seconded by Trustee Toth. Motion
passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays.
Tr. DiMaria afire Tr. Gomberg afire Tr. Grear ave
Tr. Marcus aye Tr. Thill acre Tr. Toth ave
4. Next, Trustee Marcus presented Resolution 12 -15, Guarantee of Municipal Work
Performed on State of Illinois Right -of -Ways Within the Village of Morton Grove.
He explained that this is a routine guarantee provided by many municipalities.
X. TRUSTEES' REPORTS (continued)
D. Trustee Marcus: (continued)
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) requires a permit and financial security
(highway bond) within their rights -of -way, similar to the Village's permit process for work
performed in its own rights -of -way. Municipalities have the option of providing financial
security for each repair, or may provide a guarantee that all work performed by the Village
within the State's rights -of -way will conform to their requirements of the performance for the
work. Providing this guarantee will eliminate the time and cost of procuring a bond for each
permit.
Trustee Marcus moved to approve Resolution 12 -09, seconded by Trustee Thill. Motion
passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays.
Tr. DiMaria acre Tr. Gomberg Z Tr. Grear aye
Tr. Marcus Bare Tr. Thill ave Tr. Toth ave
5. Trustee Marcus then brought forward Resolution 12 -16, Authorizing the Purchase of a
2012 Ford F -250 Pica; -Up Through the North Suburban Purchasing Cooperative
Procurement Program.
He explained that the Public Works Department routinely inspects vehicles and equipment for
fuel economy, safety, dependability, age, and excessive repair cost. This resolution authorizes
the purchase of a 2012 Ford F -250 Pick -Up to replace a 1998 Chevrolet pick -up with high
mileage. Funding in the 2012 budget has been approved in the amount of $223,335 for the
replacement of Public Works vehicles and equipment. This vehicle will cost $27,876.
Trustee Marcus moved, seconded by Trustee DiMana, to approve Resolution 12 -16. Motion
passed: 6 ayes, 0 rays.
Tr.
DiMaria
Byre
Tr.
Gomberg
ave
Tr.
Marcus
Byre
Tr.
Thill
ave
Tr. Grear ave
Tr. Toth ave
6. Lastly, Trustee Marcus presented Resolution 12 -18, Authorizing the Northern Illinois
Municipal Electric Collaborative (NIMEC) and Preparing Documents for the Aggregation
of Municipal Electric Supply.
He explained that the Village has placed a referendum on the March 20, 2012 ballot seeking
authorization to aggregate electric supplies for all residents and small businesses who do not
choose to opt out of the program. It is believed that such aggregation will result in lower
electric rates. Should the referendum pass, the village will need assistance in assembling
documents and completing the necessary paperwork to finish this lengthy process. Working
with NIMEC will get Morton Grove out into the market as quickly as possible to ensure that
savings start as soon as possible. The Village has worked with NIMEC in the past: they have
the most experience in helping communities achieve optimal competitive electrical pricing.
This resolution will authorize NIMEC as the Village's exclusive consultant and broker for the
aggregation process.
Trustee Marcus moved, seconded by Trustee Toth, to approve Resolution 12 -18.
Trustee Gomberg asked if there would be any cost to the Village.
X.
D. Trustee Marcus: (continued)
TRUSTEES' REPORTS (continued)
Village
Administrator pro tem
Horne
said the Village will not
pay directly,
NIMEC's fees will be
paid by
the winning bidder. If
there
are no competitive bids,
NIMEC will
not be paid.
Trustee Thill asked how NIMEC makes any money. Mr. Horne reiterated that NIMEC's fees
are paid by the winning bidder, similar to a broker relationship.
Upon the vote, the motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays.
Tr. DiMaria aye Tr. Gomberg aye Tr. Grear ave
Tr. Marcus acre Tr. Thill acre Tr. Toth ave
Trustee Marcus thanked his colleagues for tonight's discussion, saying that he was pleased
to work with individuals who are honest in their opinions, and noting that even when there's
differences of opinion, everyone is thinking about what is in the best interests of the
community.
E. Trustee Thill:
Trustee Thill presented for a first reading Ordinance 12 -06, Granting an Amendment to the
Special Use Permit for the Property Located at 8710 Ferris and 8701 Lincoln Avenue for
a Planned Unit Development in the Village of Morton Grove.
He explained that this Planned Unit Development was originally for the construction of 65 town
homes, but in 2007, at the request of the owners, the Village approved an amendment to the
special use permit to provide 64 town homes and to change the mix of the style of the units.
The current request is to reduce it to 63 units with 8 units in Building #4 instead of 9. Per the
Village's Unified Development code, such minor changes are allowed without the need of
going through a full formal Plan Commission process, as long as the amendment has been
approved by the Village Administrator, Corporate Counsel, Building Commissioner, and Plan
Commission Chairperson. All of those officials have approved of this proposed amendment.
F. Trustee Toth:
Trustee Toth presented Resolution 12 -17, Authorizing the Support of the Northwest Mu-
nicipal Conference 2012 Legislative Program.
She explained this resolution will confirm the Village's support of the Northwest Municipal
Conference's efforts to provide a comprehensive platform on legislative issues in order to
protect and benefit the interests of its member municipalities, residents, and businesses.
This platform strives to help protect local government revenues, online sales tax collection
and sales tax sourcing rules, and addresses labor - related cost drivers such as pension
reform, preventing abuse of the Public Safety Employees Benefit Act, and balancing the
interest arbitration process. The Village is in support of all of these various platforms.
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X TRUSTEES' REPORTS (continued)
F. Trustee Toth: (continued)
Trustee Toth moved to approve Resolution 12 -17, seconded by Trustee Grear. Motion
passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays.
Tr. DiMaria aye Tr. Gomberg ave Tr. Grear ave
Tr. Marcus ave Tr. Thill ave Tr. Toth acre
XL OTHER BUSINESS
NONE
XII. WARRANTS
Trustee Toth presented the Warrant Register in the amount of $1,102,045.32. She moved to
accept the Warrants, seconded by Trustee Marcus.
Trustee Thill asked if a payment made to A -Lamp Construction was the final payment for the
Dempster Street work. Public Works Director Andy DeMonte said it was a check for work
done on the Lincoln /Ferris improvements, and he wasn't sure if it was a final payment. He said
he would let Trustee Thill know.
There being no discussion, Mayor Staackmann called for the vote. Motion passed: S ayes,
0 nays, 1 abstain.
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Tr. Marcus ave T r. Thill aye Tr. Toth ave
Xlll. RESIDENTS' COMMENTS
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XIV. ADJOURNMENT /EXECUTIVE SESSION
Trustee DiMaria moved to adjourn the Meeting. Trustee Thill seconded the motion. Motion
passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays.
Tr. DiMaria ave Tr. Gomberg ave Tr. Grear acre
Tr. Marcus ave Tr. Thill ave Tr. Toth ave
The meeting adjourned at 8:31 p.m.
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PASSED this 12th day of March, 2012.
Trustee
DiMaria
Trustee
Gomberg
Trustee
Grear
Trustee
Marcus
Trustee
Thill
Trustee
Toth
APPROVED by me this 12th day of March, 2012.
Daniel J. Staackmann, Village President
Board of Trustees, Morton Grove, Illinois
APPROVED and FILED in my office this 13th day of March, 2012,
Tony S. Kalogerakos, Village Clerk
Village of Morton Grove, Cook County, Illinois
Minutes by Teresa Cousar
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To:
From:
Date:
Planning Commission
moaning 50 of Appeals
Village President and Board of Trustees I /
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Ronald U. Farkas, Chairman, Plan Commission � �i' � f� /"__
February 29, 2012 v
R Plan Commission Case PO12 -01; Halle Yurovksy (9235 Waukegan Road":
Request for Special Use for a proposed karaoke bar in the CI District
Commission Report
Public Notice was provided for the public hearing for this request in accordance with applicable
requirements. A public notice was originally published on December 29, 2011, and letters were
sent to surrounding property owners on February 2, 2012. A public notice sign was placed on the
subject property on December 29, 2011.
On February 20, 2012, a public hearing was conducted by the Morton Grove Plan Commission
after notice for this public hearing was duly provided, as noted above, for Plan Commission case
PC 12 -01. PC 12 -01 consists of the following:
A Special Use request by applicant Halle Yurovsky in accordance with Sec. i2 -4 -3 -D
of the Unified Development Code (UDC) to permit a proposed karaoke bar at 9235
Waukegan. (The Special Use includes a parking variation, as described later in this
report.)
Director of Community Development and Village Planner John D. Said introduced the case on
behalf of the Village. He reviewed details of the request, including the proposed business, the
applicable zoning aspects for this request, and details of the area where the proposed 'business is
seeking to locate. Mr. Said emphasized that the proposed business is not strictly a bar, as those
are not allowed in the Village, but rather most closely fits the classification for 'taverns with live
and vocal entertainment as referenced in the Unified Development Code, Mr. Said also explained
the parking variation, which amounts to a minor 5 -space variation to establish consistency with
current parking requirements.
The applicant was present at the hearing, along with Civil Engineer Mr, Mike Kipnis. Both Ms.
Yurovsky and Mr. Kipnis testified concerning their request, including providing details of the floor
plan, parking, and other operational details of the proposed business. Their testimony and
overview included the following information:
The subject site, at 9235 Waukegan Road, is a tenant space in a shopping center that has
approximately 13 tenant spaces and about 75 parking spaces. The shopping center is located at
the southeast corner of Waukegan and Beckwith. The existing businesses in the center include
food stores, a tobacco shop, a liquor store and other retail and commercial uses. The only vacant
space in the center would be occupied by the karaoke lounge.
Richard T. Flicking er Municipal Center
6101 Capulina Avenue o Morton Grove; Illinois 60053 -291 -
Tel: (847) 965 -4100 Fax: (847) 965 -4162 vv,t
The applicant further testified that the business will include liquor service, soft drinks, and snack
foods. The layout will include a series of three small rooms where smaller groups will be present
for karaoke entertainment The applicant emphasized that this business would provide Psian-
style karaoke, which uses smaller rooms for entertainment, unlike the American -style karaoke in
larger tavern settings. The applicant also testified that soundproofing will be provided to
minimize noise to neighboring businesses and properties, as well as between interior rooms.
Upon questioning from the Plan Commission, applicant Ms, Yurovsky testified concerning liquor
service, smoking (strictly prohibited inside the business per state law), and the soundproofing for
the business. The Commission also asked about the later weeknight hours, to which the
applicant replied that her typical customers will likely be Asians, specifically Mongolians, that often
have different hours than the typical office or business hours many people have. According to
Ms. Yurovsky, because many Mongolians are employed as personal in -home care providers, their
working hours usually extend later than typical office hours.
Further questions from the Commission focused on parking and the shopping center. In
response, the applicant and Mr. Klpnis testified that their review of the center indicated that most
businesses close in the late afternoon or early evening, which is about the time that the karaoke
business would begin its operations. They testified that this offset in hours would allow an
increased availability of parking in the shopping center lot.
After Commissioner questions were concluded, members of the public in attendance were invited
to express their views on the project. They included the following individuals:
• Mike Kalodimos, 6805 Beckwith, questioning the appropriateness of the proposed
use in this area, and expressing concern regarding drunk driving accidents. He also
testified as to the nearby location of Golf Middle School, and that the proposed use
would increase traffic accidents in the area.
• Bob Clark, 6841 Maple, testifying in opposition to the business locating there. He
also identified the middle school location, and said if the proposed business could
locate somewhere else he would be okay with it. He also testified as to traffic
concerns with visibility. He also asked if the second story patio would be available
for customers. He concluded by noting a concern with customers in the waiting area
simply there to consume alcohol and not participate in the karaoke use.
• Richard Toth, 8917 Nashville, testified as to his concerns that the project does not
meet the Standards for Special Use, especially concerning health, safety and welfare,
and with surrounding properties. He said that adding the business would lower the
quafity and standards of the Village, and property values. He also testified as to the
concentration of liquor and tobacco businesses in this area, and that these are
counter to the goals of the TIF that the Village has been trying to achieve with that
plan.
• Herman Banchello, 9225 Waukegan Road, testified concerning this request. He
testified that he is the landlord of the property and so he has the strongest interest
in its success. He said that nearby uses are similar to this proposal and are not
causing any problems. He also said the applicant has a good credit rating and good
character and that she would do a good job with this business. He also said that the
upstairs balcony is his part of his office and not available for tenants. He closed by
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testifying that he cleans the alley behind the center, and that he wants to fill this
vacancy as he has bills including a large property tax bill
• Mike Kaiodimos, 6805 Beckwith, testified in response to Mr. Barichello by testifying
that he appreciates the owner's concerns, but that he visited many houses in the
area and no residents were okay with the use.
• Harz Ikhlas, 6901 Beckwith, testified concerning the project He said he is the
closest neighbor and has concerns with children in the area, especially with the
existing tobacco and liquor businesses, and now this.
Carden Zembron, 9328 Oak Park Ave., testified asking about Police records for this
type of use. Mr. Said replied that he checked with many other communities and that
none indicated particular problems with this type of business.
6 Bill Luksha, 5640 Capri, testified that he's familiar with the shopping center because
he shops there. He said that there's ice on the driveways in the winter, and as a
result there's been some near miss traffic accidents. He said that this business
would add to that concern. He also asked if there were any minimum distance
requirements between this type of use and schools (Staff responded that the
Village's liquor regulations specified 100 feet, and that this site is about 1000 feet
from the school). He testified that while the applicant might have a successful and
legitimate business, problems could arise if the business is sold to someone else in
the future.
Staff then read two letters into the record; one from Dr. Jamie Reilly, Supt. of School
District 67, expressing concerns about the project, especially the TIF efforts and the
idea that this business would be counter to the Village's goals for this corridor. The
second letter was from Kathy Pearson of 9226 New England, expressing concerns
that parking would overflow onto her street and that customers would cut through
her yard.
Upon conclusion of testimony from the public, Mr. Kipnis provided the details of his traffic and
parking analysis. He mentioned that parking counts were done several times with no problems
observed. Commissioners asked about when the counts were done; Mr. Kipnis noted that
they were done weeknights and weekends; however Mr. Kipnis noted that the business times
for parking demand had been Tuesday nights.
Further discussion between the Commission, the applicant and the landlord focused on school
hours, soundproofing and the kitchen area. The Commission learned from the applicant that
the kitchen area would be used to prepare snacks, steamed dumplings and appetizers.
Findinos of Fact — Special Use
The applicants provided written testimony concerning the applicable Standards for a Special Use as
specified in Sec. 12 -16 -4C of the Unified Development Code. Three of the Commissioners
concurred with this testimony, and with the verbal testimony of the applicant, while the other three
did not concur with the testimony of the applicant. The written testimony of the applicant is
summarized below:
1. Preservation
of Health, Safety,
Morals and
welfare — The establishment,
maintenance
and operation
of the Special
Use will not be detrimental to or
endanger the
public health,
safety, morals
or general welfare.
The business will be a small -scale business, and only for adults. IT is located in an existing
business plaza and contained inside of the building. The business will, follow applicable
requirements,
2. Adjacent Properties — The Special Use should not be injurious to the use and
enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity for the uses permitted in
the zoning district.
The property will be well- equipped
with soundproof walls
that will
not
create any
disturbance to neighboring areas.
The entrance will only
be from
the
front door.
Orderly Development — The establishment of the Special Use will not impede
normal and orderly development or impede the utilization of surrounding
property for uses permitted in the zoning district.
The entire area is already developed, and all existing business are operating.
4. Adequate
Facilities
— Adequate utilities, access
roads, drainage and other
necessary
facilities
are in existence or are being
provided.
The business will be using existing utilities, access roads, and drainage.
s. Traffic Control — Adequate measures have been or will be taken to provide
ingress and egress designed to minimize traffic congestion on the public streets.
The proposed use of the subject site should not draw substantial amounts of
traffic on local residential streets.
The business will be using existing driveways and parking lots. It is locating on a site that
has easy access from the main road, on a commercial street and not in a residential area.
Customers can easily access the area from the lot.
d. /adequate Buffering — Adequate fencing and /or screening shall be provided to
ensure the right of enjoyment of surrounding properties to provide for the public
safety or to screen parking areas and other visually incompatible uses.
There is an adequate buffer because the plaza has already been developed. This is a low
key type of activity, and the plaza is separated by fences and trees from the houses behind
it.
7. Conformance to Other Regulations — The Special Use shall, in all other respects,
conform to applicable provisions of this Ordinance or amendments thereto.
Variation from provisions of this Ordinance, as provided for in Section 12-16 -
3A1, may be considered by the plan Commission and the Village Board of
Trustees as a part of the special use permit.
The business will conform to applicable provisions and do so in a reasonable manner.
Commission Recommendations
Special Use:
It was moved, and seconded, to recommend approval of the Special Use for this project.
The motion failed: Yes 3; No 3; Absent 1
The voting:
Chairman Farkas
Aye
Commissioner
Blonz
Aye
Commissioner
Dorgan
Aye
Commissioner
Gabriel
No
Commissioner
Witko
No
Commissioner
Roepenack
Absent
Commissioner
Shimanski
No
The Plan Commission recommended the following conditions of approval:
1.
2.
3
4.
5
6.
5
The proposed karaoke business shall be constructed in accordance with the floor plan
submitted by the applicant titled "Existing Floor Plan" (no date).
A parking variation of 5 spaces is hereby granted as part of this Special Use.
Should the Village observe future difficulties with parking, such as parking demand that
exceeds supply or excessive offsite parking, the Village then reserves the right to:
a. Conduct future reviews of parking supply and demand at this location, including both
the karaoke business and the entire shopping center.
b. Require the applicant to appear before the Plan Commission and Village Board to
amend their special use with a plan to solve parking concerns identified by the Village.
The shopping center shall be required to provide accessible (handicap) parking that
conforms to the Illinois Accessibility Code.
There shall be no public (customer) access through the rear entrance adjacent to the alley.
The hours of operation of the business shall 'oe limited to the following:
a. 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday;
b. 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday; and
c. 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
The soundproofing insulation to be installed for this business shall have a minimum
value of 55 STC (sound transmission coefficient).
To:
From:
Date:
.� Rage of n Norton � ry1rove.
Planning Commission
�omng Board of Appeals
Village President and Board of Trustees /
Ronald U. Farkas, Chairman, Plan Commission
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February 24, 2012
Re: Plan Commission Case PC12 -02; Simkins Funeral Home (6251 Dempster
Street); Request for a Special Use for an existing funeral home with a
proposed addition in the C1 District
Commission Report
Public Notice was provided for the public hearing for this request in accordance with applicable
requirements. A public notice was published on February 2, 2012, and letters were sent to
surrounding property owners on February 2, 2012. A public notice sign was placed on the property
on February 8, 2012.
On February 20, 2012, a public hearing was conducted by the Morton Grove Plan Commission after
notice for this public hearing was duly provided, as noted above, for Plan Commission case PC 12-
02. PC 12 -02 consists of the following:
• A Special Use request by Michael Simkins /Simkins Funeral Home in accordance with
Sec. 12 -4 -3 -D of the Unified Development Code (UDC) to permit an existing funeral
home ( "Undertaking establishment ") with a proposed addition.
Director of Community Development and Village Planner John D. Said introduced the case on behalf
of the Village. He reviewed details of the request, including the existing business, proposed
addition, layout and applicable zoning aspects for this request. Mr. Said noted that the existing
business is a legal nonconforming operation that was apparently constructed legally long before
adoption of current zoning requirements. He noted that the addition (and existing building) meet
building placement, height and bulk requirements. Mr. Said also explained that existing parking for
the funeral home, including the expansion, exceeds Village requirements.
Mr. Said further explained that the proposed building addition will be about 40' wide and will extend
out to the front from the existing building about 17'. The addition will consist of an interior
expansion containing about 490 square feet (29' by 17). The addition also includes a covered
walkway /portico that is about 11' wide (also extending to the front about 1T).
The applicants, Mike and Bill Simkins, were present at the hearing. Both testified that the proposed
addition will expand the chapel space for one of the chapel areas in the funeral home, in order to
accommodate larger funeral /memorial gatherings. They also testified about the proposed facade
for the addition by explaining that the addition will be a beige - colored brick. They could not match
the existing brick, so they chose another attractive exterior.
Richard T. FIieIcinger Municipal Center
6101 Capulina Avenue • Morton Grove. Illinois 6005'-2901 a
Tel: (847) 965 -4100 A"= (847) 965 -4162 �&7
There were
only a
few general
questions from
Ran Commissioners concerning
the addition's
location and
facade
materials, and
no one from the
audience chose to comment on
this reauest.
Findings of Fact — Special Use
The applicants provided testimony concerning the applicable Standards for a Special Use as
specified in Sec. 12 -16 -4C of the Unified Development Code. The Plan Commission unanimously
concurred with this testimony. The testimony of the applicant is summarized below:
S. Preservation of Health, Safety, Morals and Welfare — The establishment,
maintenance and operation of the Special Use will not be detrimental to or
endanger the public health, safety, morals or general welfare.
Simkins Funeral Home is an established business that has provided funeral services to the
community for a long time. It is in the third generation of ownership and has been involved
in community service for a long time. The minor addition will in no way change the
business operations.
2. Adjacent Properties — The Special Use should not be injurious to the use and
enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity for the uses permitted in
the zoning district.
The proposed addition will not alter at all the use of other properties in the area. The
improved and updated look of the business on Dempster Street will enhance the
neighborhood.
3. Orderly Development —The establishment of the Special Use will not impede
normal and orderly development or impede the utilization of surrounding
property for uses permitted in the zoning district.
The expansion should in no way affect any development of surrounding property, which is
already developed.
4. Adequate Facilities — Adequate utilities, access roads, drainage and other
necessary facilities are in existence or are being provided.
The expansion will not need new access roads or drainage systems.
S. Traffic Control — Adequate measures have been or will be taken to provide
ingress and egress designed to minimize traffic congestion on the public streets.
The proposed use of the subject site should not draw substantial amounts of
traffic on local residential streets.
The business has several driveway access points and two parking lots for vehicles, so no
problem is anticipated with traffic on public streets.
6. Adequate Buffering — Adequate fencing and /or screening shall be provided to
ensure the right of enjoyment of surrounding properties to provide for the public
safety or to screen parking areas and other visually incompatible uses.
Recent improvements to Dempster Street, and the location of this addition in the front of
the property, eliminate the need for additional buffering.
7. Conformance to Other Regulations — The Special Use shall, in all other respects,
conform to applicable provisions of this Ordinance or amendments thereto,
Variation from provisions of this Ordinance, as provided for in Section 12-1& -
3A1, may be considered by the Pian Commission and the Viliage Board of
Trustees as a part of the special use permit.
The way
of
doing business and the
building layout are not changing; the business will
continue
to
conform the applicable
Village regulations,
Commission Recommendations
Special Use:
It was moved, and seconded, to recommend approval of the Special Use for this project.
The motion was approved: Yes 6; No Q; Absent 1
The voting:
Chairman Farkas
Aye
Commissioner
Blonz
Aye
Commissioner
Dorgan
Aye
Commissioner
Gabriel
Aye
Commissioner
Witko
Aye
Commissioner
Roepenack
Absent
Commissioner
Shimanski
Aye
The Plan Commission had no recommended conditions of approval.
LeOslative Summary
Resolution I2 -23 —�
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF PANASONIC CF -31 TOUGHBOOK MOBILE DATA
COMPUTERS THROUGH THE ILLIIe'OIS STATE BID PROGRAM, CONTRACT #CMS1560940A
Introduced:
March 12, 2012
Synopsis:
To authorize the Village President to approve the purchase of seven (7)
Panasonic CF -31 Toughbook mobile data computers from CDS Office
Technologies in Springfield, Illinois. CDS Office Technologies was
awarded by the State of Illinois a contract to sell the Panasonic CF -31
Toughbooks. Purchasing the mobile data computers from the State laid
Program allows municipalities to bypass formal bid procedures.
Purpose:
To replace aging squad car mobile data computers subjected to 24 -hour use
and adverse working environments not conducive to electronic equipment.
I
Background:
Mobile data computers (MDC) are given a life expectancy of three to five
years depending on type of usage. Squad MDCs are exposed to the elements
such as heat, cold, dust, constant jarring and many outdoor elements not
conducive to lengthening their service. Officers are reliant on the
information they retrieve from their MDCs. It is another tool for our officers
that enhance their safety and the safety of the people that they come in
contact with. New units will replace (7) seven MDC units purchased in
2009.
Programs, Departments
Police and MIS Departments.
or Groups Affected
i
Fiscal Impact:
A total $28,700.00 for (7) seven mobile data computers.
Source of Funds:
023014 - 572010
Workload Impact:
The ordering will be coordinated by the Police Department.
Administrator
Approval as presented.
Recommendation:
Second Reading:
Not Required
Special Considerations or
None
Requirements:
Respectfully submitted: Z!%�✓J7 -- C_
Ry .I. rne, age Administrator Pro Tem
Prepared by: Reviewed by:
ark Erickson, Chief of Police Teresa Ho r Liston, Corporation Counsel
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF
PANASONIC CF -31 TOUGHBOOK MOBILE DATA COMPUTERS
THROUGH THE ILLINOIS STATE BIB PROGRAM, CONTRACT 4CMS1560940A
WHEREAS, the Village of Morton Grove (VILLAGE), located in Cool: County. Illinois, is a home
rule unit of government under the provisions of Article 7 of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois,
can exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government affairs, including but not
limited to the power to tax and incur debt; and
WHEREAS, the Village Board has authorized the acquisition of Mobile Data Computers for Police
patrol cars in the Calendar Year 2012 Budget, and
WHEREAS, the Police Department has investigated the Village's needs and specifications for
mobile data notebooks and has determined CDS Office Technologies, who was awarded by the Illinois
Department of Central Management Services to sell Panasonic CF -31 Toughbooks is capable of providing
the commodity that meets the Village's needs and specifications; and
WHEREAS, funding for the above equipment is included in the Village of Morton Grove 2012
Budget in Account Number 023014 - 572010; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police recommends the Village to enter into a purchase contract with CDS
Office Technologies for seven (7) Panasonic CF -31 Toughbooks at a unit price of $4,100.00 for a total
price of $28,700.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The Corporate Authorities do hereby incorporate the foregoing WHEREAS clauses
into this Resolution as though fully set forth therein thereby making the findings as hereinabove set forth.
SECTION 2: The Village President and Board of Trustees hereby authorize the purchase of seven
(7) Panasonic CF -31 Toughbooks at a unit price of $4,100.00 from CDS Office Technologies per the terns
and conditions of the Illinois Department of Central Management Services bid, Master Contract
#CMS I 560940A, for a total cost of 528,700.00.
SECTION 3: The Police Chief, Village Administrator, Director of Finance and /or their designees
are hereby authorized to take all steps necessary to complete this purchase.
SECTION 4: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption.
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Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
DiMaria
Gomberg
Grear
Marcus
T'hill
Toth
APPROVED by me this 12`" day of March 2012.
Daniel J. Staackmann, Village President
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
APPROVED and FILED in my office
this 13`x' day of March 2012.
Tony S. Kalogerakos, Village Clerk
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
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Le6islative summary
Resolution 12-19
SETTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A REDEVELOPMENT
PLAN AND PROJECT, DESIGNATING A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, AND ADOPTING
A TIF, ALL FOR THE DEMPSTER/WAUKEGAN REDEVELOPMENT AREA
Introduced:
March 12, 2012
Synopsis:
The Village is pursuing designation of the Dempster /Waukegan Area for TIF Increment financing (TIF) in
response to a. request from the owners of Prairie View Shopping Center, who desire to redevelop tine center as
a new retail /commercial shopping center, thereby revitalizing the entire Dempster /Waukegan commercial
area. This resolution addresses those steps necessary in the TIF designation process.
Purpose:
To set a public hearing on April 30, 2012, as the date for a prerequisite to designate the area as a
Redevelopment Project Area and the area for redevelopment, and adopting tax increment allocation fnaancinu
for the area pursuant to the Illinois Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act.
Background:
The owners of Prairie View Shopping Center, Federal Construction (Montreal, Canada), have approached the
i Village of Morton Grove about redeveloping the shopping center. They have identified significant costs
associated with the redevelopment, including asbestos abatement and storm water facilities installation
requirements that would be part of any redevelopment of the shopping center. Federal has noted these costs
make the project financially unfeasible unless local assistance is provided. The Village, in its limited powers
as a municipal authority, can implement a TIF (Tax Increment Finance) program to assist in such a project.
Consistent with applicable state law, the Village has determined the Dempster /Waukegan Area has met the
applicable criteria for designation as a TIF redevelopment area. Criteria such as blight and a decline in
properly tax revenues were identified as qualifying factors in a TIF study provided to the Village by
consultants SB Friedman and Company of Chicago, Illinois. This study is available for public review on the
Village website www.mortongroveil org as well as in the Village Clerk's office. Federal Construction has
informed the Village that without the TIF, the Prairie View redevelopment cannot and will not be done,
which would lead to further decline for the Dempster /Waukegan area in particular, and for the Village
overall
Programs, Departs
Administration, Community and Economic Development, Finance, and Legal Departments
or Groups Affected
Fiscal Impact:
The financial impact of this designation will be dependent on numerous variables which are not solidified at
this time.
Source of Funds:
N/A
Workload impact:
The management and preparation of the appropriate documentation will be done by the Village
Administrator, Community and Economic Development Director, Finance Department, and Corporation
Counsel as part of their normal work activities.
Admin Recommend:
Approval as presented
Second Reading:
N/A
Special Considerat None
or Requirements:
Respectfully submitted:
Administrator Pro Tem
Prepared by:'
Reviewed by:
Teresa H%Arrr6 tston, Corporation Counsel John D. Said, Community and Economic Develop Dir
RESOLUTION 12 -19
SETTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING
A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROJECT, DESIGNATING A REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT AREA, AND ADOPTING A TIE, ALL FOR THE DEMPSTER/WAUKEGAN
REDEVELOPMENT AREA
WHEREAS, the Village of Morton Grove (Village), located in Cook County, Illinois, is a
home rule unit of government under the provisions of Article 7 of the 1970 Constitution of the State
of Illinois, can exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government affairs,
including but not Limited to the power to tax and incur debt; and
WHEREAS, the Village desires to consider the adoption of tax increment allocation
financing, pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, as amended, constituting
Division 74.4 of Article I I of the Illinois Municipal Code (the Act) in order to implement the
redevelopment plan and project described in the document entitled "Dempster /Waukegan Tax
Increment Financing District Eligibility Study, Redevelopment Plan and Project" (the
Redevelopment Plan), prepared by S.B. Friedman & Company; and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Plan constitutes the "redevelopment plan" and
"redevelopment project", as such terms are defined in the Act; and
WHEREAS, the "redevelopment project area" (as such term is defined in the Act) consists
of approximately 134 acres, is legally described in the Redevelopment Plan and generally bounded
by the following streets: on the west by Sayre Avenue, the Village corporate limits and Waukegan
Road; on the east by the Cook County Forest Preserve; on the north by parcels along the western
frontage of New England Avenue to approximately Churchill Street; and on the south by the north
line of Meadow Lane, and as further described in the Redevelopment Plan (the Project Area); and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Plan includes an eligibility analysis of the Project Area
which concludes the Project Area is eligible for tax increment financing as a "blighted area" (as
such term is defined in the Act) because the Project Area suffers from obsolescence; deterioration;
the presence of structures below minimum code standards; excessive vacancies; inadequate utilities,
lack of community planning; and stagnating or declining property values due to a lack of private
investment; and the Redevelopment Plan, including such eligibility analysis, has been available for
public inspection at least ten days prior to the adoption of this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 11- 74.4 -5(a) of the Act, prior to the adoption of ordinances
approving the Redevelopment Plan or designating the Project Area, the Act requires the Village to
mail notice of the availability of the Redevelopment Plan and how to obtain information relating
thereto (i) to all residential addresses that, after a good faith effort, the Village determines are
located outside the boundaries of Project Area and within 750 feet of the boundaries of the Project
Area and (ii) to all organizations and residents that had registered with the Village in the interested
parties registry for the Project Area; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section I I- 74.4 -5(a) of the Act, prior to the adoption of ordinances
approving the Redevelopment Plan or designating the Project Area, the Act requires the Village to
adopt a resolution or ordinance fixing a time and place for a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11- 74.4 -6(c) of the Act, the Act requires the Village, not
less than forty -five (45) days prior to the date fixed for the public hearing, to give notice by mailing
to each affected taxing district having taxable property included in the Project Area and to the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (the Deparlrnent), that such taxing district or
the Department is invited to participate in ajoint review board; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11- 74.4 -5(b) of the Act, the Act requires the Village to
convene ajoint review board not less than fourteen (14) days but not more than twenty -eight (28)
days after the Village provides notice to the taxing districts and the Department pursuant to Section
11 - 74.4 -6(c) of the Act, and to provide administrative assistance to such joint review board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOhVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRiJSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE. COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Incorporation gjRecuals. The foregoing recitals to this Resolution are
incorporated in this Resolution as if set out in fill by this reference, and the statements and findings
contained therein are found to be true and correct, and are hereby adopted as part of this Resolution.
SECTION 2: Time and Place for Public Hearing. A public hearing (the Hearing) shall be
held on the 30 °i day of April 2012, at 7:00 p.m. at the Richard T. Flickinger Municipal Center, 6101
Capulina Avenue, Morton Grove, Illinois 60053, to consider the adoption and approval of
ordinances by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village (i) approving the Redevelopment
Plan as the redevelopment plan and project for proposes of the Act respecting the Project Area, (ii)
designating the Project Area as the redevelopment project area for purposes of the Act, and (iii)
adopting the use of tax increment allocation financing respecting the Project Area to pay
"redevelopment project costs" (as such term is defined in the Act) as set forth in the Redevelopment
Plan.
SECTION 3: Mailing of Notice Concerning Availability of Redevelopment Plan. The
Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed, upon approval of this Resolution, to mail notice of
the availability of the Redevelopment Plan and instructions for obtaining copies of such report and
related information (i) to all persons or organizations that have registered as interested parties for
the Project Area with the Village and (ii) to all residential addresses that, after a good faith effort,
the Village determines are located outside the proposed Project Area and within 750 feet of the
boundaries of the proposed Project Area.
SECTION 4: Joint Review Board. Pursuant to the Act, a Joint Review Board (the "Review
Board ") shall be established and shall first meet on April 5, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at the Richard T.
Flickinger Municipal Center, 6101 Capulina Avenue, Morton Grove, Illinois 60053. At or prior to
the first meeting of the Review Board, the Village shall furnish to any member of the Review Board
copies of the proposed Redevelopment Plan and any related documents which such member of the
Review Board shall reasonably request. The Village shall provide such information and material
promptly upon the request of the Review Board and shall also provide administrative support and
facilities as the Review Board may reasonably require.
SECTION 5: Mailing of Notice to Taxing Districts and Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity. Not less than 14 days before the Village shall convene the Review Board
with respect to the approval of the Redevelopment Plan, the Village Clerl< is hereby authorized and
directed to mail notice of the Hearing and the Redevelopment Plan to all taxing districts of which
taxable property is included in the Project Area and to the Department, and such notice shall include
an invitation to submit comments to the Village concerning the subject matter of the Hearing prior
to the date of the Hearing.
SEC "PION 6: Notice ofPublic Hearing. Notice of the Hearing shall be given by publication
and by mailing. Notice by publication shall be given at least twice, the first publication to be not
more than 30 or less than 10 days prior to the Hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within
the taxing districts having property in the Project Area. Notice by mailing shall be given by
depositing such notice in the United States mails by certified mail addressed to the person or
persons in whose name the general taxes for the last preceding year were paid on each lot, block,
tract or parcel of land lying within the proposed Project Area. Such notice shall be mailed not less
than 10 days prior to the date set for the Hearing. In the event taxes for the last preceding year were
not paid, the notice shall be sent to the persons last listed on the tax rolls within the preceding three
years as the owners of such property. The notice shall be in substantially the following form:
SECTION 7: Invalidity of Any Section. If any section, paragraph or provision of this
Resolution shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or
unenforceability of such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining
provisions of this Resolution.
SECTION 8: Effective Date, This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its
adoption.
PASSED this 12 °i day of MARCH 2012
Trustee DiMaria
Trustee
Gomberg
'Trustee
Grear
Trustee
Marcus
Trustee
Thill
Trustee Toth
APPROVED by me this 12`x' day of MARCH 2012
ATTESTED and FILED in my office
this 13`x' day of MARCH 2012
Tony S. Kalogerakos, Village Clerk
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
U
Daniel J. Staackmann, Village President
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 1 1- 74.4 -6 of the Tax Increment Allocation
Redevelopment Act, as amended (the "Act ") that on the 30`s day of April, 2012, the President
and Board of Trustees of the Village of Morton Grove (the "Village ") will hold a public
hearing at 7:00 p.m. at the Richard T. Flickinger Municipal Center, 6101 Capulina Avenue,
Morton Grove, Illinois 60053, regarding (i) approval of the "Dempster /Waukegan Tax
Increment Financing District Eligibility Study, Redevelopment Plan and Project" (the
"Redevelopment Plan "), as the redevelopment plan and project under the Act for the area more
fully described below (the "Project Area "),- (ii) designation of tlhe Project Area as a
Redevelopment Project Area for purposes of the Act; and (iii) adoption of tax increment
allocation financing pursuant to the Act to finance all or a portion of the costs of improvements
proposed to be made in the Project Area.
The Project Area is generally bounded by the following streets: on the west, by Sayre
Avenue, the Village corporate limits and Waukegan Road; on the east by the Cook Cotmty
Forest Preserve; on the north, by the north line of Prairie View Park and a line just south of
Churchill Street for certain parcels with frontage on Waukegan Road or New England Avenue,
and on the south, by the north line of Meadow Lane.
A boundary legal description of the Project Area is attached to and made a part of this
Notice as Exhibit 1. A boundary map of the Project Area is attached to and made a part of this
Notice as Exhibit 2.
The overall goals of the Redevelopment Plan are to: (1) reduce or eliminate conditions
that have the potential to lead to blight within the Project Area; (2) provide the direction and
mechanisms necessary to establish the Project Area as a vibrant commercial district that
accommodates a mix of uses including public /institutional and open space through new
development; (3) stimulate the redevelopment of vacant, obsolete, ill configured, and
underutilized parcels; and (4) provide and improve necessary public infrastructure, facilities
and utilities. Redevelopment of the Project Area will strengthen the economic base and enhance
the quality of life of the Village as a whole by revitalizing the commercial corridor along
Dempster Street and Waukegan Road.
The Redevelopment Plan seeks to achieve these goals by implementing an integrated
and comprehensive strategy that leverages public resources to stimulate additional private
investment, principally through the use of tax increment financing, as well as other funding
sources, to encourage further private investment. In pursuit of these goals, the Village may
enter into redevelopment agreements for the construction of public and private improvements,
and to finance a portion of the costs of such improvements using funds from the special tax
allocation fund described in the Act and to issue one or more series of obligations secured by
such funds. PIease see the Redevelopment Plan for a more complete description of the
proposed activities. Copies of the Redevelopment Plan are available at the Richard T.
Flickinger Municipal Center, 6101 Capulina Avenue, Morton Grove, Illinois 60053, during
business hours, Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the Hearing. The
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and each taxing district having
taxable property included in the Project Area are invited to submit comments to the Village
concerning the subject matter of the Hearing prior to the hearing date addressed to: John D.
Said, AICP, Community and Economic Development Director, Village of Morton Grove, at the
Richard T. Flickinger Municipal Center, 6101 Capulina Avenue, Morton Grove, Illinois 60053
or to Mr. Said at commdevnmortonnroveil ore. The Hearing may be adjourned by the
President and Board of Trustees of the Village without further notice other than a motion to be
entered upon the minutes of the Hearing fixing the time and place of the subsequent hearing.
Legislative Summary
-- _ Ordinance 12 -03
AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE 7, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 6 ENTITLED "REMOVAL
OF TREES" IN THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE
Introduced: March 12, 2012
Synopsis: This ordinance will amend Village regulations regarding the removal of trees to
add a new section regarding the removal or trimming of trees on private property.
Purpose: To require anyone removing a tree with a diameter of more than ten inches on
private property to have a commercial tree service company first obtain a permit
and ensure the tree is removed and disposed of safely and properly.
Background: The Natural Resource Commission has recommended permits be obtained for the
removal or trimming of any tree with a diameter of over ten inches from private
property. The proposed ordinance will require that prior to removing or trimming
such tree, a Commercial Tree Service Company with a certified arborist on staff
that is licensed, insured and bonded in the state of Illinois first obtain a permit
from the Building Department. The initial cost for these permits shall be $75 for
tree removal and $30 for tree trimming. After obtaining a permit, it shall be the
responsibility of the tree service to ensure the safe removal and proper disposal of
said trees. This ordinance is intended to protect the safety of property owners, and
others when a large tree is trimmed or removed. Further, obtaining permits for
such tree removal or trimming will allow the Village to collect data on the nature
and location of trees which are removed.
Programs, Departments Public Works and Building Departments
or Groups Affected
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Source of Funds: N/A
Workload Impact: The Building Department will issue permits as part of their normal operations.
Administrator Approval as presented
Recommendation:
Second Reading: Municipal Code Book Change — March 26, 2012
Special Considerations None
or Requirements:
Respectfully submitted:
Prepared by: _
Teresa
Village Administrator Pro Tern
iston, Corporation Counsel
Reviewed by:
*1y ,eMonte, Pabiic Works Director
ORDINANCE 12 -03
AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE 7, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 6
ENTITLED "REMOVAL OF TREES"
IN THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE
WHEREAS, the Village of Morton Grove (VILLAGE), located in Cook County, Illinois is a
home rule unit of government under the provisions of Article 7 of the Constitution of the State of
Illinois, can exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government affairs,
including but not limited to the power to tax and incur debt; and
WHEREAS, the Village has a policy of regularly reviewing and revising its Municipal Code as
necessary to insure the provisions of the Code remain compliant with contemporary statutes and
relevant to the current operations and requirements within the Village; and
WHEREAS, currently the Village Code regulates the protection of trees through Title 7,
Chapter 2, entitled "Tree Preservation ", and the current Code section Title 7, Chapter 2, Section 6
regulates the removal of trees from public property; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities believe it is in the best interest of the Village to provide
additional regulations for the safe removal and trimming of trees on private property; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Code amendment will require any person removing, trimming, or
causing to be removed or trimmed a tree with a diameter greater than ten (10) inches as measured at a
distance of four and one half feet (4.5') above the ground, must first have a Commercial Tree Service
Company with a certified arborist on staff, is licensed, insured and bonded in the State of Illinois
obtain a permit from the Building Department; and
WHEREAS, the Commercial Tree Service Company after receiving permit will ensure
conditions for the safe removal and proper disposal of said tree are adhered to in order to protect the
public welfare and safety, and to prevent damage to surrounding property; and
WI3EREAS, the cost for a tree removal permit shall be determined from time -to -time by the
Village Administrator; and
WHEREAS, the Village Administrator has indicated initially a tree removal permit of seventy -
five dollars ($75) and a tree trimming permit of thirty dollars ($30) per tree is appropriate; however, in
the event any person removes, trims, or causes to be removed or trimmed any applicable tree from
private property with a diameter greater than ten (10) inches as measured at a distance of four and one
half feet (4.5') above the ground without having first secured a permit shall be required to pay in
addition to any applicable fines an increased permit fee in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500);
and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities have determined in order to ensure the safe removal and
trimming of trees in the Village, it is reasonable, appropriate and necessary to update Title 7, Chapter
2, Section 6 of the Village Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The Corporate Authorities do hereby incorporate the foregoing WHEREAS
clauses into this Ordinance as though fully set forth herein thereby malting the findings as hereinabove
set forth.
SECTION 2: Title 7, Chapter 2, Section 6 of the Municipal Code ofthe Village of Morton
Grove is hereby amended by deleting the current Section 6 in its entirety and replacing it as follows:
7 -2 -6: REMOVAL OF TREES:
A. Removal of Trees from Public Property_ No person shall, without first obtaining a permit from
the Director of Public Works remove any tree from public property. The Director of Public
Works may impose conditions for the removal and disposal of said tree, and may require any
tree removed by permit or otherwise be replaced with a tree or trees of substantially equal size
and quality. The cost of said permit shall be determined from time -to -time by the Village
Administrator. Any person who violates this section shall pay to the Village of Morton Grove
in addition to any fine imposed, reasonable costs for the replacement and replanting of a tree or
trees of similar size and quality as that removed.
B. Removal of Trees from Private Property: No person shall remove or cause to be removed a
tree with a diameter greater than ten (10 ") inches measured at a distance of four and one -half
feet (4.5') above ground without first having a Commercial Tree Service Company with a
certified arborist on staff, that is licensed, insured and bonded in the state of Illinois obtain a
permit from the Building Department. The Commercial 'Tree Service Company after receiving
a permit will ensure conditions for the safe removal and proper disposal of said tree are adhered
to in order to protect the public welfare and safety and to prevent damage to surrounding
property. The cost for said permits shall be determined from time -to -time by the Village
Administrator. In the event any person fails to obtain a tree removal or tree trimming permit as
required by this section, shall pay in addition to any fine imposed an enhanced tree removal
permit fee of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) as determined from time -to -time by the
Village Administrator.
(Ord 92 -26, 5- 11 -92; Ord. 95 -27, 7- I7 -95; Ord. 07 -02, 2- 12 -07; Ord 12- , 02- 27 -12)
SECTION 3: The terms and conditions of this ordinance shall be severable and if anv section.
term, provision, or condition is found to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason by a court of
competent jurisdiction, the remaining sections, terms, provisions, and conditions shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 4: In the event this ordinance or any part thereof is in conflict with any statute,
ordinance, or resolution or part there, the amendments in this ordinance shall be controlling and shall
supersede all other statutes, ordinances, or resolutions but only to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption,
approval, and publication as provided by law.
PASSED THIS 26'' day of March 2012.
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
"Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
DiMaria
Gomberg
Grear
Marcus
Thill
Toth
APPROVED BY ME THIS 26 (" day of March 2012.
Daniel J. Staackmann, Village President
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
ATTESTED and FILES in my office
This 27`u' day of March 2012.
Tony S. Kalogerakos, Village Clerk
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
Legislative Sumrnan7
Ordinance 12 -05 J
AMENDING TITLE 7, CHAPTER 6, SECTIONS 12 AND 13
ENTITLED "POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY "'
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE
Introduced February 27, 2012
Objective To amend Title 6, Chapter 7, Sections 12 and 13, Of the Village Municipal Code entitled
"Pollution Control Facility."
Purpose: �, To update the Village's Municipal Code to include specific regulations concerning
Pollution Control Facilities
Raekaround: The Village, like other communities in the area have received inquiries regarding
allowing pollution control facilities to be located within their corporate limits. A
pollution control 'Facility includes any site which stores waste, transfer stations, waste
treatment facilities with incinerators, or sanitary landfills. in order to be proactive.
Village staff has prepared an amendment to the Village Code which will establish
regulations consistent with the Environmental Protection Act of Illinois to codify a
procedure for an applicant wishing to obtain permission from the Village of Morton
Grove to locate and operate a pollution control facility. The ordinance also sets forth
requirements for any applicant to escrow funds with the Village to cover the Village's
entire cost for reviewing applications and eonductinghearings to determine the Village's
approval siting for such facilities.
Programs, Departments i Legal and Administration Departments
or
Groups Affected
Fiscal Impact: Not applicable.
Source of Funds: Not applicable.
Workload Impact: 1 impact for the administration and enforcement of this ordinance will he handled by the
Village's Administration off-ice and Legal Department during their normal course of
duties.
Administrator I Approval as presented.
Recommendation:
Second Reading: March 12, 2012, required —code amendment
Special Considerations or None
Requirements:
i
Administrator Approval
cyan .L kiolrncXhlaac Administrator Pro Tern
Prepared by: '1X : ` . ,C.11
Teresa I -toffm it Liston, Corporation Counsel
ORDINANCE 12 -05
AMENDING TITLE 7, CHAPTER 61 SECTIONS 12 AND 13 ENTITLED
"POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY" OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE
WHEREAS, the Village of Morton Grove (VILLAGE), located in Cook County, Illinois, is a
home rule unit of government under the provisions of Article 7 of the 1970 Constitution of the State of
Illinois, can exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government affairs,
including but not limited to the power to tax and incur debt; and
WHEREAS, the Village is continually in the process of reviewing and as necessary, updating
existing Municipal Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of Village staff Title 7, Chapter 6, be amended to add a
new Section entitled "Pollution Control Facility'; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this new Code provision is to codify a procedure for applicants
wishing to obtain permission from the Village of Morton Grove to locate and operate a Pollution
Control Facility within the Village of Morton Grove pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act of
Illinois 415 ILCS 511 et seq; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this section is also to set forth a requirement for the applicant to
escrow funds with the Village to cover the Village's entire cost for a compliance review of the
application, and reviewing such applicant and conducting a legal hearing to determine the Village's
approval for the siting of such Pollution Control Facilities; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE, COOk COLiNTY, ILLINOIS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The Corporate Authorities do hereby incorporate the foregoing
WHEREAS clauses into this Ordinance as though fully set forth therein thereby making the findings as
hereinabove set forth.
SECTION 2: Title 7, Chapter 6, Section 12 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Morton
Grove is hereby added to read as follows:
7 -6 -12: POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY:
A. Definitions: Whenever the following terms are used in this Chapter, they shall have the
meanings respectively ascribed to them hereafter provided:
7701516.1 37094/145069
C
C
ACT "The Environmental Protection Act," 415 II_,CS 5l1 et seq.
APPLICANT Any person, partnership, firm, association, corporation, municipal corporation or
unit of local government, company or organization of any kind that files a
request for siting approval of a pollution control facility pursuant to the Act and
this Ordinance.
FACILITY A pollution control facility as defined in the Act.
PETITION The application filed by the Applicant requesting siting approval for a Facility.
VILLAGE The Village of Morton Grove, County of Cook, State of Illinois.
VILLAGE Tine Village ofMonon Grove Clerk.
CLERK
VILLAGE Tine Village of Morton Grove Board of Trustees.
BOARD
In addition, all
other words
used in this
Chapter and defined in the Act shall have the same
definitions and
mc;mings as
set forth in
the Act.
Notice of Request for Siting Approval
No later than fourteen (14) days before the date on which the Village Clerk receives a
request for siting approval, the Applicant shall cause written notice of such request to be
served either in person or by registered mail, return receipt requested, on owners of all
property within the subject area that is not solely owned by the Applicant and on the
owners of all property within 250 feet in each direction of the lot line of the subject
property, said owners being such persons or entities which appear from the authentic tax
records of Cook County; provided tine number of feet occupied by all public roads,
streets, alleys and other public ways shall be excluded in computing the. 250 feet
requirement; provided further in no event shall this requirement exceed 400 feet,
including public streets, alleys and other public ways.
Such written notice
shall also
be served
upon members of the Illinois General
Assembly
from the legislative
published in a newspaper
district in
of general
which
the proposed Facility is located and shall
circulation.
be
Such notice shall state the name and address of the Applicant, the location of the
proposed Facility, the nature and size of the Facility, the nature of the activity proposed,
the probable life of the proposed activity, the date when the request for site approval
will be submitted, and a statement persons have the ria t to comment on such request.
Application for Siting Approval:
An original application, ten(10) paper, and a minimum of ten (10) electronic copies of
the entire application, including all plans, exhibits, reports, maps and other submittals
(other than the materials on file at the IEPA, at time of the filing of the application),
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shall be delivered to the office of the Village Clerk. Upon receipt of any such
application, the Cleric shall date stamp, retain and preserve the original application as
the start of the public record on this matter. The Clerk shall also date stamp and retain
a paper copy of the application and, with respect to the the other copies of the
application, deliver one paper and one electronic copy to the Village President and each
Village Board Member. The Clerk shall also deliver two (2) paper and electronic
copies to the Corporation Counsel's office.
The date on the stamp of the Village Cleric shall be considered the official filing date for
all purposes relating to the time of filing. Receipt and acceptance of a petition by the
Village Clerk is pro forma, and does not constitute an acknowledgment the applicant
has complied with the Act or this Article. Should the petition be presented to the Village
Clerk without the correct number of copies, in the incorrect form, or without the
sections and fee described in this subsection, the petition shall be rejected by the Village
Clerk.
A copy of the Application shall be made available at Village Hall for public inspection
in the office of the Village Clerk or such other location as may be convenient to the
operation of the Village government. Another copy of the Application shall be made
available for purposes of fulfilling copy requests submitted to the Village. The Clerk
may employ an outside copy service for this purpose and said service may be furnished
a copy of the Application forpurposes of reproduction. Members of the public shall be
allowed to obtain a copy of the Application or any part thereof upon payment of the
actual costs of reproduction. All copying requests shall be fulfilled by the Village Clerk
within a reasonable time and in conformance with the Freedom of Information Act.
Applications shall include the following:
a. A written petition on 8 �'h" x I l" paper setting forth or including the following:
I) The identification of the applicant, owner of the subject property and the
proposed operator of the Facility. If the subject property is owned in a
trust, then also identify the beneficiary(ies) of the trust(s). Also indicate
for each whether the Applicant, the landowner, and the operator is an
individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation or unit of
eoverr ment. In the case of an individual, Iist his or her address. In the
case of a partnership, submit the names of all partners. In the case of a
limited liability company, submit the names and addresses of all
members and managers and attach a certificate of good standing for the
LLC from the Secretary of State's office. In the case of a corporation,
submit the names and addresses of all officers and directors, and the
names and addresses of all shareholders owning 10% or more of the
capital stock of the corporation; together with certified copies of the
articles of incorporation in the State of Illinois or, if not incorporated in
the State of Illinois, its certificate of authority to do business in the State
of Illinois.
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2) The legal description of the proposed site of the Facility and a street
address or some other reasonable description of where the Facility is to
be located.
3) A description of the proposed Facility, its operation and the anticipated
longevity thereof.
4) The area to be served by the proposed Facility and a statement of the
needs in such area for such a Facility.
5) The expected types, amounts and methods of treatment or storage of all
wastes proposed for the site and the origins of these wastes.
6) The monitoring plan (including background analyses) for ground water
and the procedure by which surface water and air will be monitored
(including procedure by which the applicant will establish background
levels).
7) The plans for closure of the site and continued monitoring thereafter.
8) Proof of notice pursuant to Section 39.2(b) of the Act.
Site plans showing details of the proposed Facility including, but not limited to:
I) Engineering cross - sections;
2) All existing wells within 1,000 feet of the subject property;
3) All monitoring systems, including, but not Iimited to, ground wale;;
surface water, and air;
4) Fences, buildings and other structures;
5) Roads, entrances and driveways;
6) All core sample locations on the subject property;
7) Location and purpose of any other drill -holes on the subject property;
and
8) Any information to demonstrate the proposed Facility is so designed,
located and proposed to be operated in such a manner that the public
health, safety and welfare will be protected, in addition to that which has
been provided already pursuant to this article;
9) Whether any existing uses will be continued.
c. A detailed topographic survey of the subject property and the surrounding area
within 500 feet of the property line indicating topographical variations in no
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greater than two (2) foot intervals for the subject property and USGS data for the
property within 500 feet of the property line (unless otherwise required);
existing land uses; existing zoning; and, if applicable, the boundary of any
floodway or flood plain. For all purposes related to any siting application,
"floodway° and "flood plain" shall mean the regulatory `floodway" and
regulatory "flood plain" as defined by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA). These features may be shown on one or more exhibits.
d. A statement of the plan of operation for the proposed Facility including, but not
limited to, the following:
C.
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I) Method of landfilling, incineration, composting, resource recovery or
other process;
2) Hours of operation;
3) Personnel and their training;
4) Litter, vector, dust and odor control;
5) Surface drainage and erosion control (this information shall include
proof from the Cook County Storm Water Management Committee the
proposed; design of the Facility has obtained technical compliance with
the Watershed Development Ordinance and /or the U.S. Clean Water
Act);
6) Fire control;
7) Corrective actions for spills and other operational accidents; and
&) Coordination of operations with any other pollution control facility
and /or recycling facility operated on, adjacent to, or within 500 feet of
the Facility.
A report analyzing the projected traffic impacts attributable to the proposed
Facility and describing how the proposed Facility has been designed to
minimize the impacts on existing traffic flows. The report shall include, but not
be limited to the following:
1) Description of the anticipated number, type, size, origin, routing and
expected distribution of arrival and departure times of all vehicles
accessing the Facility site. If any of these factors are expected to vary
significantly over the expected life of the Facility, details of the expected
variance shall be presented along with the anticipated peak traffic data;
2) Description of any changes in traffic volumes or patterns to or from any
existing development on the site that may be altered as a result of
construction of the Facility;
3) Description of the roadway network adjacent to and surrounding the
proposed Facility, including number of lanes, turning lanes at
intersections, traffic controls, and vehicle turning and classification
counts at the site entrances and exits, all signalized intersections and
significant unsigmalized intersections along principal routes of access.
The area of detailed study shall extend along principal routes of access
until the site traffic represents an insignificant percentage of the overall
traffic stream. Traffic counts shall be taken during the expected daily
peak periods of operation of the proposed Facility as well as the existing
peak traffic periods on the surrounding roadways;
4) Descriptions of any traffic concerns identified by roadway jurisdictions
within the area of detailed study.
5) Operational capacity analysis during peak periods at principal
intersections within the area of detailed study for a minimum of two
scenarios: (i) existing traffic volumes, and (ii) with the addition of site
traffic. If projected traffic volumes are analyzed, the report shall include
the basis for the projections and the analysis should consider both build
and no -build scenarios;
6) Analysis of vehicle accidents at intersections within the area of detailed
study;
7) Detailed analysis of anticipated traffic at the entrance(s) and exit(s) to
mid from the proposed Facility, including either a traffic signal warrant
analysis or gap study. and an intersection design study meeting the
requirements of the agency having jurisdiction over the route providing
access to the proposed Facility. This information should include
information on traffic for any pollution control facility and/or recycling
facility located on, adjacent to or within 500 feet of the Facility.
£ A written commitment (by Host Agreement or otherwise) to obtain certificates
of insurance from companies having a Best rating of A VI or better shall, at such
time as the Facility is permitted, cover accidents such as 'fires, explosions, non-
sudden accidental occurrences and pollution impairment.
g. If the site is a proposed hazardous waste Facility, a copy of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act Contingency Plan.
h. A statement describing the past operating experience of the Applicant and, if
different, the Operator of any solid waste or gas handling operations on any
active unit or any proposed expansion of any active unit (and, for each, any
subsidiary, member, manager or parent corporation) in the field of ,solid or
hazardous waste management. Also include a statement describing the past
operating experience of subsidiaries of the parent corporation operating or
licensed in Illinois in the field of solid or hazardous waste management. For
purposes of this paragraph, the term `active" means available to receive
additional waste.
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A statement setting forth a complete record of violations from the last ten (10)
years of the Applicant and any proposed Operator of any solid waste or gas
handling operation on any active unit or any proposed expansion of any active
unit (and any subsidiary, member, manager, parent corporation or subsidiary of
the Applicant or proposed Operator) of any with environmental laws and
regulations governing solid or hazardous management operations or activities.
Said statement shall include, but not be limited to, a citation of the applicable
statute or ordinance violated or alleged to be violated and a brief written
summary ofthe activities or operations giving rise to the actual or alleged
violations and the ultimate outcorne of the matter. including whether- any fines
or penalties were imposed. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "active"
mearvs available to receive additional waste.
A description of the following (if applicable):
1) Leachate collection system.
Type, location and consauction of the subsurface collection
system;
ii. Written narrative describing methods and processes of the
collection, management and treatment of the leachate:
iii. Program for monitoring effectiveness of the collection.
management and treatment of the leachate; and
iv. Discharge points of effluent.
2) Final cover system, including proposed soil and /or geomembrane
specifications if applicable.
3) Facility construction quality assurance and quality control program;
4) Personnel requirements for Facility operation and the training
requirements for those personnel.
5) Gas collection system.
Type, location and construction of the subsurface collection
system;
ii. Written narrative describing methods and processes of the
collection, management and utilization of the gas;
iii. Program for monitoring effectiveness of the collection,
management and utilization of the gas; and
iv. Manner, method, and design of system to utilize the gas for
energy.
k. The Application Fee for a request for siting approval is required and shall be
administered as follows:
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1) The Applicant shall deposit the sum of $50,000.00 in the form of
certified or cashier's check, to cover the costs associated with the siting
process, including (but not limited to) court reporter costs, transcript
costs, Village legal and consultant costs, and other expenses incurred by
the Village in conducting the review of the request for siting approval,
the subsequent public hearing and the siting approval decision; provided,
however, that any portion of the application fee that remains unexpended
at the conclusion of the siting approval decision shall be returned to the
applicant. An accounting of expenses attributed to the hearing process
shall be provided monthly.
2) In the event, at any time prior to the conclusion of the siting approval
process, the Village has expended such sums as to reduce the balance of
the application fee to a figure less than $20,000.00, the Applicant will be
notified in writing. The Applicant would then have fourteen (14) days to
deposit with the Village Clerk an additional $15,000.00 in the form of a
certified or cashier's check, unless the Village Administrator andlor his
designee determines, in his/her sole discretion, additional funds in excess
of $15,000.00 are necessary based upon the status of the siting process,
in which case the Applicant shall deposit that amount. Any portion of
the fees, including any additional fees, which remain unexpended at the
conclusion of the siting approval decision shall be returned to the
Applicant.
- A table of contents shall be provided which readily identifies all sections and
subparts of the application, including all accompanying appendices, exhibits,
tables, and illustrations. The pages, appendices, exhibits, tables, and
illustrations shall be denoted in logical sequence.
m. The Applicant shall also produce a copy of the entire Application in pdf or other
searchable electronic format such that the Application may be uploaded to the
Village's website and that read -only copies of the Application may be provided
to members of the public requesting same.
An Application may not be filed that is substantially the same as an application
disapproved within the preceding two (2) years pursuant to a finding under any of the
criteria of subsection 8B of this Ordinance.
5. Although date stamped at the time of delivery, the Application shall be subject to
further review to assure compliance with the requirements of this Ordinance concerning
the content of the Application. Following receipt of the Application, the Village Clerk
shall cause the publication of a black border notice stating said Application and
supporting evidence have been filed and are available in the Village Clerk's office for
public inspection. The Village Clerk shall cause such notice to be published no later
than thirty (30) days from the date of filing,
6. In order to give members of the public an opportunity to make informed written
comment and to give members of the public and the Village an opportunity to prepare
adequately and fairly for the public hearing hereinafter described, the Applicant must
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fully comply with all requirements of this Section of the Ordinance and failure to
submit the required information as of the Date of Filing shall, absent good cause shown
in the judgment of the Hearing Officer, render such information inadmissible at the
public hearing.
At any time prior to the completion by the Applicant of the presentation of the
Applicant's factual evidence and opportunity for cross - examination by the Village
Board and any participants, the Applicant may file not more than one amended
application containing substantive amendments or revisions upon payment of additional
fees in the sum of $25,000.00, unless the Village Administrator and/or his designee
determines, in his/her sole discretion, the funds in excess of the $25,000.00 are required
due to the nature of the changes of the amended application, in which case that areater
amount shall be the sum due. Upon the filing of an Amended Application, the time
limitations for final action by the Village Board shall be extended for an additional
period of ninety days.
Other amendments may be made it., in the opinion of the Hearing Officer, any such
proposed amendment is nonsubstantive and the Hearing Officer otherwise allows such
amendments.
D. Review of Application:
The Village Administrator and /or his desigunee together with the assistance of Special
Counsel to the Village, shall be responsible for coordinating the review of the
Application by Village Staff and its consultants and to render such reports, advice or
recommendations to the Village President and Village Board as the Villaee
Administrator and /or his designee shall deem prudent to assisting the Village President
and Village Board in making their decision. The Village Administrator and /or his
designee is authorized to calf meetings and set deadlines for the submittal of reports and
recommendations in preparation for submission through the public hearing process.
The Village Administrator and /or his designee, Special Counsel, Village Staff, and the
Village's consultants shall not discuss the Application or the review thereof with, nor
submit reports or recommendations to the Village President, Village Board, or
Corporation Counsel except in accordance with the public hearing process set forth
below.
Should the Village Administrator and/or his designee desire to enter any reports,
testimony or other evidence into the record of the public hearing, such shall be entered
in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Ordinance and such shall also be
available for copying by the public upon the payment of the actual costs of
reproduction.
E. Participation and Information from Other Parties:
1. The Applicant is a Participant.
2. The Village is a Participant. For purposes of the Act, the Village and its employees and
staff, and any experts, consultants, investigators or attorneys hired by the Village to
review, investigate, present at hearing, or otherwise work for the Village concerning the
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Petition, all constitute one Participant. To the extent the Village employees and staff
wish to participate in the public hearings outside their roles or employment with the
Village, they must submit a Notice of Participation, as do other members of the public.
.1 Any person other than described in (1) a>ad (2), above, must file a written "Notice of
Participation" on aform supplied by the Village Clerk notifying the Village Clerk and
counsel for the Applicant of that person' s or entity's intent to participate.
a. Every Notice of Participation must be filed with the Village Clerk before the
adjourmnent of the first day of public hearing. In the case of counsel of record
for any Participant, said counsel shall, on or before the 80`h day from the Date of
Filing, serve a letter upon the Village Clerk and upon counsel for the Applicant
entering his or her appearance for the Participant.
b. Every Notice of Participation shall provide the following information: the name,
address daytime phone number and, if available, facsimile number of the
Participant or counsel: whether the Participant will be participating on his /her
own behalf or as a representative /spokesperson of another person or entity (and
if on behalf of another person or entity, identify the name of that person or
entity); whether the person (or the entity or association he /she represents) will be
represented by an attorney during the public hearings; and whether the person
intends on providing oral testimony or comment during the public hearing. All
members of the public who desire to present sworn testimony, unsworn
comment, or submit written questions to the Hearing Officer must file a Notice
of Participation.
c. No person may become a Participant after the first day of the hearing except for
good cause shown. The Hearing Officer shall liberally interpret this limitation if
the additional participation shall not delay the process or unfairly prejudice a
prior Participant. No late Participant shall be entitled to recall a witness who has
previously testified.
G. Participant rights. Participants have the right to present swom testimony and witnesses.
Participants represented by counsel have the right to cross - examine or question
witnesses who provide sworn testimony. Participants who are not represented by
counsel may provide witnesses, evidence and sworn testimony subject to cross -
examination by others. provide unsworn testimony or comment during the public
hearing (subject to the Hearing Officer's judgment and consistent with fundamental
fairness); or, as is the case for members of the public generally, submit written
questions to the Hearing Officer who, in his /her sole discretion, shall decide whether
such questions shall be posed and the manner of posing such questions. Participants
who are not represented by counsel shall not cross - examine witnesses directly.
5. Any attorneys acting as counsel and representing a Participant must be licensed and in
good standing to practice raw in the Sate of Illinois, or if licensed and in good standing
to practice law in another State which is part of the United States, shall be allowed to
serve as a counsel for a Participant upon motion made to and granted by the Hearing
Officer.
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6. All witnesses (other than those called purely for purposes of rebuttal) and the subject
matter on which they will testify shall b.e disclosed, and all reports, studies, exhibits or
other evidence, or copies thereof, that any person, other than the Applicant, desires to
submit as evidence for the record at the public hearing must be filed with the Village
Clerk and with counsel for the Applicant no later than eighty (80) days after the Date of
Filing of the Application. In the event the 80`x' day after the Date of Filing falls on a
Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the next business day shall be considered the date by
which all such information must be filed. Copies of all such information shall also be
available for copying by the public upon the payment of the actual costs of
reproduction. Evidence or witnesses not so disclosed by the required date shall be
admissible at the hearing only where the Hearing Officer shall find the admission of
such evidence is necessary to provide fundamental fairness to the parties.
F. Public Hearings
The Public Hearing shall be held no sooner than ninety (90) days from the Date of
Filing and shall not commence any later than one hundred twenty (120) days from the
Date of Filing. The Public Hearing shall be at such times and places as is convenient
for the public generally but shall be conducted so as to comply with tile statutory
requirement the Village render a decision prior to the one hundred eighty (180) day
from the Date of Filing, and accounting for the thirty (30) day period for written
comment following the close of the public hearing, with due time for the corporate
authorities to deliberate and render a decision. The Village Administrator and/or his
designee shall determine the date(s), time(s) and location(s) for the Public Hearing as
soon as is practical but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the Date of Filing.
2. Once determined by the Village President and /or his designee, the Village President
and /or his designee shall notify the Applicant of the date, time and location of the
Public Hearing and shall request the Applicant cause notice of the Public Hearing to be
made as follows:
a Publish two (2) legal notices in a newspaper of general circulation published in
the Village or Cook County. The first such notice shall be published no sooner
than fifty (50) days from the Date of Filing and no later than sixty (60) days
from the Date of Filing; the second such notice shall be published no sooner
than sixty -five (65) days from the Date of Filing nor later than seventy -five (75)
days from the Date of Filing. Said notices, which may be in lower case, shall
consist of the following:
1) The name and address of the Applicant;
2) The owners of the site and, if ownership is in a land trust, the names of
the Beneficiaries of said trust;
3) Legal descriptions of the Property and the Facility Boundary, with each
depicted on a Plat of Survey:
4) The street address of the Property and, if there is no street address for the
Property, a description of the site with reference to location, ownership
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or occupancy or in some other manner that will reasonably identify the
property to the residents of the neighborhood;
5) The nature and size of the proposed Facility;
6) The Date of Filing and the time and date of the public hearing;
7) The location of the public hearing;
8) A statement the Application with all required information is available in
electronic format from the Village Clerk's office and further that all
witness lists and copies of reports and other evidence must, absent good
cause, be filed with the Village Clerk and all counsel of record no later
than the eiuhtieth (80) day from the Date of Filing.
b. Certified mail to all members of the Illinois General Assembly from the district
in which the proposed site is located.
c. Certified mail to the IlIinois Environmental Protection Agency.
d. Certified mail to the County of Cook and all municipalities or townships within
one and one - half (I I /z) miles of the proposed Facility.
e. Public hearing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in Cook County
published as a display at least once during the week preceding the public
I
earing. Such notice shall consist of all items described in subsection BI above
except for item B.I.C.
Hearing Procedures:
a. The Village's Corporation Counsel shall designate a licensed attorney to act as a
Hearing Officer to preside over the public hearing, and the Hearing Officer shall
make any decisions concealing the admission of evidence and the manner in
which the hearing is conducted, subject to this Ordinance. The Hearing Of �cer
shall make all decisions and rulings in accordance with fundamental fairness.
The Hearing Officer may exclude irrelevant, immaterial, incompetent or unduly
repetitious testimony or other evidence. All testimony and all public meetings
concerning the Petition shall be in the presence of a certified court reporter who
shall report all proceedings regarding consideration of the Petition. The Hearing
Officer shall have the following powers or duties:
1) Administer oaths and affirmations;
2) Conduct a public meeting, prior to the start of the public hearings, to
explain the public hearing procedure and site location review process;
3) Arrange for the presence of a certified court reporter to attend and
transcribe the conduct of all public hearings for the public record;
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4) Regulate the course of the hearing, including, but not limited to,
controlling the order of proceedings, consistent with this Ordinance, and
to grant recesses for good cause shown. For example. good cause may
be found when issues, facts, data or other pieces of evidence arise in the
course of the hearing that were not reasonably foreseeable to the party
requesting the recess. No recess may extend past five (5) days except
due to the availability of a suitable forum for the hearing;
5) Require a witness or person presenting unsworn public comment to state
his /her position either for, against, or undecided with respect to the
proposed Facility;
6) Examine a witness and direct a witness to testify;
7) Establish reasonable limits on the duration of public hear ng consistent
with the Act and this Ordinance, includhig but not limited to the
reasonable limitation of sworn testimony, unsworn oral comment, direct
and cross - examination of any witnesses, and the limitation of repetitive
or cumulative testimony and questioning;
R} Rule upon objections and evidentiary questions, with the understanding
such rulings must be consistent with fundamental fairness, but need not
be in strict compliance with the Illinois Supreme Court, Illinois Code of
Civil Procedure, or any local rules of evidence govemins a civil judicial
trial in the State of Illinois:
9) Allow the introduction of -late-filed evidence, be it written or testimonial,
on behalf of any Participant, provided good cause is shown for the late -
filing, the evidence is offered in and is relevant to the rebuttal portion of
the Applicant's or Participant's case, and evidence was filed with the
Village Clerk at least one (1) day before the public hearing at which it is
offered, and fundamental fairness to all parties will be preserved;
10) The Hearing Officer shall be an attorney, licensed to practice in Illinois.
The Hearing Officer shall confer with the Village Board concerning the
Petition, between the Date of Filing of the Petition and the Board's
decision on the Petition. Given the Hearing Officer's role of
communicating with the Village Board, the Hearing Officer may not
confer with the Participants (members of the public, Applicant and
Village included) concerning the Petition, unless such conference takes
place during the public hearing, is through correspondence which is filed
with the Village Clerk (and, thus, available for everyone to view), or
concerns location, time or other similar scheduling aspects of the public
meeting or public hearing, or the notices for same= only additional
exception from this restriction is the Hearing Officer may confer with the
Village Clerk about the upkeep or status of the public record, make a
request to review or copy the public record, or confer with the Village
Clerk regarding the scheduling or location of the public meeting or
hearing, or arrangements for the notices of the public meeting and
hearing;
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1 I) At the conclusion of the public hearing and after consideration of all
timely -filed written comments, the Hearing Officer shall submit draft
written findings (of law or fact) to the Village Board and file a copy of
such findings with the Village Cleric;
12) The Hearing Officer does not have the right or the power to vote, as a
Village Board Member votes, on the Petition.
b. Conduct of the public hearing shall be substantially as follows:
1) Call to order;
2) Introduction of the Village Board Members who are present together
with the Village's Corporation Counsel who is acting as Counsel for the
Corporate Authorities;
3) Introduction of the Hearing Officer;
4) Recognition of the Applicant and identification of the Petition;
5) Recognition of fees, notices, and date of filing of the Petition;
6) Recognition of the Village staff and Special Counsel present;
7) Recognition of all other Participants who have filed the Notice of
Participation;
8) Recognition of all reports, exhibits. maps or documents of record;
9) Applicant, Participants represented by Counsel, and Special Counsel for
the Village Staff may the make an opening statement;
10) The Village Board shall then hear testimony from the Applicant and /or
any witnesses the Applicant may wish to call. Upon the close of the
Applicant's testimony, Participants represented by counsel may present
sworn testimony, including any witnesses and evidence they wish to
present. Upon the close of all such testimony, the Village may present
sworn testimony, including witnesses and evidence it may wish to
present. The Hearing Officer, in the exercise of his or her discretion,
may then permit rebuttal testimony and sur- rebuttal testimony;
11) All witnesses shall testify under oath and be subject to reasonable
questioning as follows: direct examination by counsel; cross -
examination by counsel for other Participants or the Village Staff, the
Village Board and /or the Hearing Officer (including the use of written
questions submitted by the Public to the Hearing Officer); redirect
examination; re -cross examination;
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12) Following the testimony outlined in subparagraph {j) above, any
Participant not represented by counsel wishing to provide sworn
testimony subject to cross - examination by others may proceed;
13) Following the testimony, if any, outlined in subparagraph (1) above, any
Participant that has not otherwise presented testimony may provide
unsworn testimony or comment, subject to the Hearing Of lcer's
judgment concerning content and duration and consistent with
fundamental fairness;
14) Closing statements, if any, by counsel for the Applicant, Participants
represented by counsel, and counsel for the Village Staff;
15) Rebuttal statement, if any, by the applicant, subject to limitations as
imposed by the Hearing Officer;
16) Hearing declared closed.
Public comment: written and oral:
1) Any person has the right to file written comment concerning the
appropriateness of the proposed Facility, or its compliance with the
requirements of Section 39.2 of the Act, with the Village Cleric, at any
time after the filing of a Petition and within the time limitation nrovided
in subsection (4), below. Likewise, the Applicant, Village Staff, the
Corporation Counsel and /or any Participant may file draft proposed
findings of fact within the sarne time Iimitation;
2) The Village Clerk, on behalf of the Village Board, shall receive written
comment or draft findings of fact and the Clerk shall date stamp same,
shall serve copies of the same on counsel for the Applicant and counsel
for the Village, Village Staff and counsel of record for all participants;
and shall file written comment and the postmarked envelope in which
comment is received;
3) Copies of such written comments shall be made available for public
inspection in the offices of the Village. Clerk, and members of the public
shall be allowed to obtain a copy of any written comment upon payment
of actual cost of reproduction;
4) Any written comment received by the Village Clerk or postmarked not
later than thirty (30) days after the date of the last public hearing shall be
made part of the record at the public hearing as hereinafter described and
the Village Board shall consider any such timely written comments in
making its final detennination concerning said Petition. In the event that
the thirtieth (30) day falls on a Sunday or a Federal holiday, the next day
on which mail is delivered shall be considered the thirtieth (30) day for
purposes of this subsection;
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5) Any person has the right to provide oral, unsworn comment during the
course of the public hearing, upon reasonable notice to the Hearing
Officer the person desires to provide such comment and consistent with
the Hearing Officer's judgment concealing the conduct of the hearing.
All oral testimony may be submitted in written form if the Hearing
Officer so directs. This type of comment, since it is not provided under
oath, is not subject to cross - examination.
G. Records Kept
The Village Clerk shall be responsible for keeping the records of said hearing. The
records shall consist of the following:
a. The Application and all amendments thereto;
b. Proofs of the required notices;
Notices of Participation;
d. Written comments filed by the public (either received by the Village Clerics
office or postmarked between the Date of Piling and thirty [30] days after the
close of the hearing);
e.
All reports, studies, exhibits, documents or statements received in evidence at
the public hearing;
£ The transcript of the public hearing;
g. Any motions filed during the public hearing;
h. All transcripts, when available, or disclosures of meetings, other than the public
hearings held pursuant
to this Article,
at which the Village
President or
a Village
Board Member was in
attendance and
the Application was
discussed;
The Hearing Officer's proposed findings of fact and recommendations to the
Village Board (including any conditions of approval);
j. The resolution containing the final decision of the Village Board:
2. The Village Cleric shall be responsible for certifying all copies of the record of the
public hearing.
H. Siting Approval Decision
1. On or before the one hundred and eightieth (180) day following the Date of Piling, or
on or before the two hundred seventieth (270) day following the Date of Filing if the
Applicant filed an amendment to the Application in compliance with the timing
requirements of the Act, the Village Board shall, by written resolution, upon the vote of
a majority of its members, decide whether to:
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a Grant the Petition, without any conditions; or
b. Grant the Petition, but with conditions on such approval, provided such
conditions are reasonable and necessary to accomplish the purposes of Section
39.2 of the Act and are not inconsistent with the regulations promulgated by the
Illinois Pollution Control Board: or
C. Deny the Petition.
2. In making
its
recommendation on the request for
siting approval,
the Village Board
shall base
its
decision on the following criteria:
a. The Facility is necessary to accommodate the waste needs of the area it is
intended to serve;
The Facility is so designed, located and proposed to be operated that the public
health, safety and welfare will be protected;
C. The Facility is located so as to minimize incompatibility with the character of
the surrounding area and to minimize the effect on the value of the surrounding
property;
d. The Facility is located outside the boundary of the one hundred year flood plain;
e. Tile plan of operations for the Facility is designed to minimize the danger to the
surrounding area from fire, spills or other operational accidents;
£ The traffic patterns to or from the Facility are so designed as to minimize the
impact on existing traffic flows;
g. If the Facility will be treating, storing or disposing of hazardous waste, an
emergency response plan exists for the Facility which includes notification,
containment and evacuation procedures to be used in case of an accidental
release;
h. If a solid waste management plan was previously adopted for Cook County prior
to the filing of the petition, the Facility is consistent with that plan; and
If the Facility will be located within a regulated recharge area, any and all
applicable requirements specified by the Illinois Pollution Control Board for
such area have been met.
In its evaluation of statutory criteria (ii) and (v) as set forth in 415 ILCS 5/39.2. the
Village Board may also consider as evidence the previous operating experience and past
record of violations and penalties of the Applicant and, if different, the Owner or
Operator of any solid waste or gas handling operations (and, for each, any subsidiary,
member, manager or parent corporation) in the field of solid or hazardous waste
management.
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4. No determination by the VilI n
lage Board of a siting approval request may be
reconsidered.
A local siting approval granted under this Chapter shall expire at the end of two (2)
calendar years from the date upon which it was granted, unless the local siting approval
granted under this Chapter is for a sanitary landfill operation, in which case the
approval shall expire at the end of three (3) calendar years from the date upon which it
was granted, and unless within that period the applicant has made application to the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for a permit to develop the site. In the event
tike local siting decision has been appealed, such expiration period shall be deemed to
begin on the date upon which the appeal process is concluded.
Administration of Fees and Costs
Upon termination of any proceedings under this Chapter, a final accounting and
summary of all authorized expenditures and reimbursements shall be presented to the
Village Board.
?. Any portion of an application fee not required for reimbursement to the Village for
costs and expenses incurred by the Village under this Chapter shall 'Me returned to the
applicant. Should there be costs and /or expenses in excess of the amount paid by the
applicant in the application fee, the applicant shall bear any and all additional costs.
In order to properly administer the application fee received with respect to this Chapter,
the Finance Director is hereby authorized and directed to receive and hold such
application f es for admin stratian subject to the review and approval of the Village
Board.
4. In order to expedite payment of all bills incurred as a result of administering this
Chapter, all bills and questions concerning billing should be directed to the Finance
Director.
Compliance Review: Prior to filing its application pursuant to Title 7, Chapter 6, Section 12.C,
the applicant shall submit information to the Village Administrator staff or the Village's
consultant, in the Village Administrator's discretion, for review as to the compliance of the
application with this Chapte . This review shall not be for the purposes of making any
de
tennination on the Criteria set forth in Section 34.2 of the Act. The Village staff and /or
consultants performing this compliance review may, in their discretion, and in addition to
identifying any areas of potential non - compliance with this Chapter, may seek supplemental
information to confirm compliance. The purpose and intent of this subsection is to, among
other things, avoid amendment of an application and delay the hearings as a result of not,-
compliance with this Chapter. The Village shall not consider this compliance review in making
its final determination on whether to approve or deny the application filed, in performing this
compliance review. the Village has not consented to, concurred in or objected to the proposed
plans of any applicant to develop, construct and operate a pollution control facility, and nothing
in the Village staffs and /or consultants' review, compliance comments or compliance
determination shall be deemed by the applicant, the Village, other public agencies, or the public
to indicate the Village has herein or heretofore adopted any position on the potential
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evelopment of the proposed Facility. The date the compliance review documentation is
submitted by the applicant is not considered an official filing date under Title 7, Chapter 6,
Section 12.C.1. The Applicant shall reimburse the Village the reasonable costs to the Village
for a consultant to assist it in this compliance review, but such amount shall not exceed fifteen
thousand dollars ($15,000.00).
(Ord 12- , 03- 12 -12)
SECTION 3: Title 7, Chapter 6, Section 13 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Morton
Grove is hereby amended to read as follows:
7- 6 -1.3: PENAL'T'IES: Unless otherwise provided herein, any person who violates,
disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with, or resists the enforcement of any of
the provisions of this chapter shall be fined in accordance with Title 1, Chapter 4 of this code for each
offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
The occupant of any premises upon which a violation of this chapter has occurred and the owner of
any such premise shall be deemed prima facie liable for the violations occurring and subject to the
penalties provided therefore.
in the event a waste disposal rirm violates any provisions of anv ordinance of this village, the village
shall have the right, in addition to enforcing the penalties otherwise provided, to revoke the license of
such waste disposal firm. (Ord. 08 -22. 5 -12 -2008; Ord 10 -25, 12- 13 -10; Ord 12- , 03- 12 -12)
SECTION 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Chapter is
for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions hereof.
SECTION 5': This
Ordinance
shall
be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication in
pamphlet
form
according to law.
PASSED this 12th day of March 2012.
Trustee
DiMaria
Trustee
Gomberg
Trustee
Grear
Trustee
Marcus
Trustee
Thill
Trustee
Toth
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APPROVED by me this 12'h day of Mach 2012.
Daniel J. Swaekmann, Village President
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
APPROVED and PILED in my office this
13'� day of March 2012.
Tony S. Kalogerakos, Village Clerk
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
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Legislative Summary
Resolution I2 -20
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A HOST COMMUNITV AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE
OF MORTON GROVE AND LAKESHORE WASTE SERVICES, LLC
Introduced: I March 12, 2012
Synopsis:
Purpose:
Background
Programs, Depts
or Groups Affected
Fiscal Impact:
Source of Funds:
Workload Impact:
Admin Recommend:
Second Reading:
Special Consider
or Requirements:
Respectfully submitted
To authorize the Village President to execute a contract with Lakeshore Waste Services, LLC
that provides the Village with fees and other guidelines for the operation of a transfer station
within the corporate limits of the Village, if the transfer station receives site location approval
from the Village.
hi the event Lakeshore Waste Service, LLC is granted siting approval to operate a Transfer
Station within the Village of Morton Grove, this Agreement will establish certain monetary and
nonmonetary benefits to the community. The Agreement sets forth the hours of operation for
the facility, the type of waste which can be accepted and waste which is prohibited. The
Agreement establishes a citizen complaint processing procedure and establishes rules regarding
the storage, operation, noise, litter, and other nuisance controls. In addition, the Agreement
provides that the Village receive a benefit, or Host Fee, for the first three years of operation of
$.50 per ton of land filled municipal waste. This amount small increase on the fourth anniversary
of the operation date to $1.00 per ton retroactively as adjusted by the consumer price index.
Lakeshore Waste Services, LLC leases property within the Village of Motion Grove near the
intersection of Oakton and Lehigh. Lakeshore Waste Services, LLC has advised the Village of
Morton Grove that it proposes to develop, construct, and operate a transfer station. The
approval for such development, is prem ised on permits to be issued by the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to a siting approval process which includes public
notice, time for public comments, and a public hearing to occur within the Village of Morton
Grove. As of yet, the Village has not consented to or concurred in the application for the siting
of the Transfer Station In the event the Village approves the application and the IEPA issues
permits, the Transfer Station operator has indicated that it is willing to provide Host Benefit fees
to the Village of Morton Grove to help meet direct and indirect costs of the Village associated
with the approvals and siting of the Transfer Station and for the general revenue needs of the
Village. The Village staff and Lakeshore Waste Services, LLC have negotiated a Host
Community Agreement which sets forth operational rules for the Transfer Station and monetary
and indirect benefits which shall be come due and owing to the Village. Section 39.2(e) of the
IEPA recognizes the authority of the Village to enter into such Host Agreements.
Legal, Finance, and Administrative Departments
The Village will realize a profit from the Transfer Station. The minimmn revenue to be derived
by the Village for the first three years of operation is $60.000 and said amount is expected to
rise thereafter.
N/A
The management and implementation of the agreement will be performed by the Legal, Finance,
and Administrative Departments as part of their normal work activities.
Approval as presented.
Not required
None
Ry i Horne, illage Administrator
Pro Tern
yl-'
Prepared by
Teresa Hoffman % on, Corporation Counsel
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A HOST COMMUNITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE AND LAKESHORE WASTE SERVICES, LLC
WHEREAS, the Village of Morton Grove (Village), located in Cook County, Illinois, is a home
rule unit of goverment under the provisions of Article 7 of the 1970 Constitution of the State of
Illinois, can exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government affairs,
including but not limited to the power to tax and incur debt; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Morton Grove allows Lakeshore Waste Services, LLC, to lease and
operate a transfer station located within the corporate Limits of the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Village understands the Transfer Station Operator intends to file with the
Village an application for siting approval under Section 39.2 of the Illinois Environmental Protection
Act, 415 ILCS 511 et seq. ( "Act") for the development, construction and operation of a Transfer Station
on the property located at 6132 W. Oakton Street; and
WHEREAS, the Village has not consented to or concurred in the Application for siting of the
Transfer Station the Transfer Station Operator proposes to develop, construct and operate on the
Property and nothing in this Host Community Agreement shall be deemed by the Transfer Station
Operator, the Village, other public agencies, the public, or any other person or entity, to indicate the
Village has herein or heretofore adopted any position with regard to the proposed Application or the
proposed Transfer Station; and
WHEREAS, if the Village approves the Application for the siting of the proposed Transfer
Station with or without conditions, and if the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issues permits
for the development and operation of the Transfer Station, and if the Transfer Station Operator
develops, constructs and operates the Transfer Station, the Transfer Station Operator is willing to pay
to the Village, and the Village desires to accept Host Benefit Fees as hereinafter set forth to help meet
direct and indirect costs of the Village associated with the approvals and the siting of the Transfer
Station, and for other general revenue needs of the Village as the Village may deem appropriate; and
WHEREAS, Section 39.2(e) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (hereinafter "the
Act "), 415 ILCS 5(39.2(e), recognizes the authority of the Village to enter into Host Agreements; and
WHEREAS, the Transfer Station Operator is desirous of earning the good will of the citizens of
the Village of Morton Grove by demonstrating its good faith to educate the community of the benefits
of waste reduction, recycling and proper management of wastes, and as to the nature of its operations,
and in demonstrating that its operations are, and will continue to be conducted in an environmentally
sound manner: and
WHEREAS, the Village is desirous of protecting the health, safety and welfare of its citizens by
measures set forth herein, and insuring that factually accurate information is provided to the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION L The Corporate Authorities do hereby incorporate the foregoing WHEREAS
clauses into this
Resolution as though
fully
set forth therein thereby malting the
findings as hereinabove
set forth.
SECTION 2: The Corporate Authorities hereby authorize the Village President to sign and the
Clerk to attest to a Host Community Agreement between the Village of Morton Grove and the
Lakeshore Waste Services, LLC in substantial conformity with Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
SECTION 3: The Village Administrator and Corporation Counsel are hereby authorized to
take all steps necessary to implement and manage said contract.
SECTION 4: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon the date of its adoption,
approval and publication according to law.
PASSED this l2`r day of MARCH 2012
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
DiMaria
Gomberg
Grear
Marcus
Thill
Toth
APPROVED by me this 12'' day of MARCH 2012
Daniel J. Staackmann, Village President
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
ATTESTED and FILED in my office
this 13r' day of MARCH 1.012
Tony S. Kalogerakos, Village Clerk
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
I40ST COMMUNITY AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT ( "Agreement ") is executed this day of 2012,
by the Village of Morton Grove, Illinois, an Illinois municipal corporation (the "Village ") and
Lakeshore Waste Services, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company ( "Transfer Station
Operator ").
WHEREAS, the Transfer Station operator currently leases with an option to purchase the
property described in Exhibit A of this Agreement ( "Property ") and the Property is located
within the corporate limits of the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Village understands the Transfer Station Operator intends to file with
the Village an application for siting approval ( "Application ") under Section 39.2 of the Illinois
Environmental Protection Act, 415 ILCS 511 et seq. ( "Act') for the development, construction
and operation of a Transfer Station on the Property; and
WHEREAS, the Village has not consented to or concurred in the Application for siting of
the Transfer Station the Transfer Station Operator proposes to develop, construct and operate on
the Property and nothing in this Host Community Agreement shall be deemed by the Transfer
Station Operator, the Village, other public agencies, the public, or any other person or entity, to
indicate the Village has herein or heretofore adopted any position with regard to the proposed
Application or the proposed Transfer Station; and
WHEREAS, if the Village approves the Application for the siting of the proposed
Transfer Station with or without conditions, and if the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
issues permits for the development and operation of the Transfer Station, and if the Transfer
Station Operator develops, constructs and operates the Transfer Station, the Transfer Station
Operator is willing to pay to the Village, and the Village desires to accept Host Fees as
hereinafter set forth to help meet direct and indirect costs of the Village associated with the
approvals and the siting of the Transfer Station, and for other general revenue needs of the
Village as the Village may deem appropriate•, and
"WHEREAS, Section 39.2(e) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (hereinafter
"the Act'), 415 ILCS 5/39.2(e), recognizes the authority of the Village to enter into Host
Agreements; and
WHEREAS, the Transfer Station Operator is desirous of earning the good will of the
citizens of the Village of Morton Grove by demonstrating its good faith to educate the
community of the benefits of waste reduction, recycling and proper management of wastes, and
as to the nature of its operations, and in demonstrating that its operations are, and will continue
to be conducted in an environmentally sound manner; and
WHEREAS, the Village is desirous of protecting the health, safety and welfare of its
citizens by measures set forth herein, and insuring that factually accurate information is provided
to the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, the preceding recitals are incorporated by reference herein and in
consideration of the mutual obligations undertaken herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, it is mutually understood and agreed by the Transfer Station Operator
and the Village as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS: When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have
the following meanings. Any tern not otherwise attributed to it shall have the same meaning as
under the Act.
a. Act: The Illinois Environmental Protection Act, 415 ILCS 511, et seq.
b. Application: The application under Section 39.2 of the Act that the Transfer
Station Operator intends to file with the Village requesting siting approval for the
Transfer Station on the Property.
c. Asbestos - Containing Materials:
§2642(4 ). The meaning provided in 15 U.S.C.S.
d. Construction
and Demolition Debris: The
meaning
provided in 41.5 ILCS
5/3.160 of the
Act and regulations promulgated
under the
Act.
e. Effective Date: The date on which this Agreement is executed, as shown at the
top of the first page of this Agreement.
£ hazardous Waste: The meaning provided in 415 ILCS 5/3.220 of the Act and
regulations promulgated under the Act.
g. host Fees: The dollar amount per ton of Municipal Waste transferred to alandfill
from the Transfer Station that the Transfer Station Operator has agreed to pay to
the Village under this Agreement.
h. Illinois EPA: The Illinois Environment Protection Agency.
i. Industrial Process Waste: The meaning provided in 415 ILCS 5/3.235 and
regulations promulgated under the Act.
j. Landscape Waste: The meaning provided in 415 ILCS 5/3.270 of the Act and
regulations promulgated under the Act.
k. Liquid Waste: The meaning provided in 35 IAC 811.107(m)(3)(A).
1. Municipal Waste: The meaning provided in 415 ILCS 5/3.290 of the Act, and
shall include garbage, general household and commercial waste, industrial
lunchroom or office waste. Municipal waste includes landscape waste and
Construction and Demolition Debris.
m. Operations Date: The date on which all of the following conditions have been
satisfied: granting of Transfer Station Operator's Application for site location by
the Village; and issuance by Illinois EPA of a development permit for the
Transfer Station on the Property; and issuance by Illinois EPA of an operating
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permit for the Transfer Station on the Property; and construction of the Transfer
Station; and receipt of Waste at the Transfer Station.
n. Portable Empty Container: The meaning provide in 415 ILCS 5/3.475(c)(2)
and any liner for any such container.
o. Recyclables:
Any
recyclable materials,
whether or not source - separated, which
the Transfer
Station
Operator determines
to accept.
p. Waste Acceptance Hours: The Transfer Station shall accept Waste and
Recyclables from commercial collection vehicles other than Lakeshore
Waste Services, LLC or companies with identical shareholders from 5:00
am to 7:00 pm Monday through Friday and 5:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday
and Sunday. Lakeshore Waste Services, LLC is excluded from this
restriction. Lakeshore Waste Services, LLC's hours for waste acceptance
at the Transfer Station are from 4:00 a.m. to 8 :00 p.m. The Transfer
Station shall not accept Waste from non - Lakeshore Wastes Services, LLC
(or companies with identical shareholders) vehicles on the following
federal holidays: January 1, Memorial Day (fourth Monday in May), July
4, Labor Day (first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (fourth
Thursday in November) and December 25. The restrictions in this
Paragraph are limited to Waste acceptance and do not impact any other
operations of the Transfer Station or any other businesses located on or a
portion of the Site (e.g., the hauling company). These hours and days of
operation may be extended for Lakeshore Waste Services, LLC vehicles
or companies with identical shareholders, by approval by the Village
Administrator, as long as there is no disturbance of the quiet and peace of
the community. Additionally, there is no hour limitation on the Transfer
Station operations, other than Waste and Recyclables acceptance as
described herein.
q. Special Waste: The meaning provided in 415 ILCS 5/3.475 of the Act and
regulations promulgated under the Act.
r. Transfer Station: The transfer station, as defined in 415 ILLS 513.500 of the Act
and regulations promulgated under the Act, to be developed, construction and
operated on the property and subject to this Agreement.
s. Transfer Station Operator: Means Lakeshore Waste Services, LLC an Illinois
limited liability company and includes its successors and assigns.
t. Waste: The meaning provided in 415 ILCS 513.535 of the Act and regulations
promulgated under the Act. "Waste" does not include "Hazardous Waste."
2.
TERM OF
AGREEMENT: This Agreement is effective on
the
date
signed and
shall expire
on the date on
which the use of the property permanently ceases
to
be as
a Transfer
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Station or upon the certified closure of the Transfer Station by the Illinois EPA. However, the
obligations under this Agreement, including but not limited to those identified in Paragraphs 3-
17 do not commence until the Operations Date.
3. AUTI3ORIZATION FOR TRANTSFER STATION DEVELOPMENT,
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION: The Transfer Station Operator shall be responsible
for obtaining approval of the Application and for obtaining all other permits and authorizations
which are necessary under applicable law for the development, construction or operation of the
Transfer Station on the Property. The Transfer Station Operator shall provide the Village with a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon any application to modify or amend any
Illinois EPA permit before such is filed, provided the Village's approval cannot be unreasonably
withheld. Following receipt by the Village of an application to modify or amend an Illinois EPA
permit for the Transfer Station, the Village has sixty (60) days to approve or comment on the
application or such application is deemed approved by the Village. The Village must approve
any new operator of the Transfer Station and must approve any change of controlling interest of
greater than forty -nine percent (4901'0) in the Transfer Station Operator or in any of its parent
companies or members, provided the Village's approval cannot be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. If, within ninety (90) days of receiving a request from Transfer Station Operator for a
change in interest pursuant to this paragraph, the Village has not approved or denied such request
in writing through resolution or ordinance by the Village Board, such request is deemed
approved by the Village.
4. WASTE ACCEPTABLE FOR DELIVERY TO THE TRANSFER
STATION:
a. The Transfer Station Operator may accept delivery at the Transfer Station of any
Waste which it is permitted to accept by the Illinois EPA and which it is not
otherwise prohibited from accepting under this Agreement.
b. Waste which may be accepted at the Transfer Station under this Agreement
includes the following: Municipal Waste, Landscape Waste, Construction and
Demolition Debris, non - liquid Industrial Process Wastes, and Special Waste. An
example of some of the types of Special Wastes acceptable at the Transfer Station
and not specifically excluded in Paragraph 5, below, includes, off - specification,
contaminated or recalled wholesale or retail products that can be disposed of in a
non - hazardous solid waste landfill. Additionally, Reeyclables are acceptable for
transfer at the Transfer Station.
5. WASTE NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR DELIVERY TO THE TRANSFER
STATION: The Transfer Station Operator shall not knowingly accept delivery of treat or
dispose of any of the following types of waste at the Transfer Station:
a. Asbestos - containing materials;
b. Hazardous waste, and in the event hazardous waste is inadvertently accepted,
received, stored, treated, disposed, or transported to or from the property, the
Transfer Station Operator shall comply with all regulations of the Act and the
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Illinois Pollution Control Board ( "IPCB "), and shall immediately inform the
Village orally and in writing of any hazardous waste accepted, received, stored,
treated, disposed, or transported to or from the Property,
c. Liquid waste;
d. Pollution control waste (whether or not a special waste), unless approved in
writing by the Village Administrator;
e. Poly- chlorinated byphenyis;
£ Source, special or by- product nuclear materials;
g. Radioactive waste (both high and low level);
h. Transurantie waste;
i. Lead acid batteries:
j. Potentially infectious medical waste; and
k. Any other Waste deemed unacceptable for delivery to the Transfer Station under
permits issued by the IlIinois EPA, or under regulations promulgated by the
Illinois Pollution Control Board.
6. COMMUNICATION, COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND
RESOLUTION: From and after the Operations Date:
a. The Transfer Station Manager shall be the Village's point of contact for
matters relating to the Transfer Station or this Agreement;
b. The Transfer Station Manager shall have an office at the Property;
c. The Transfer Station shall maintain a telephone number for public
inquiries, complaints, and customer calls. This phone number will be answered by a
person employed or retained by the Transfer Station Operator during regular business
hours. The Transfer Station Operator shall also provide voice mail for the telephone
number and a website with an email address for public inquiri es and complaints.
d. In addition, the Transfer Station Operator shall provide the Village with
the Transfer Station Manager's mobile phone number for use by the Village after
Regular Business Hours;
e.
All citizen complaints
will be
responded
to by the Transfer Station
Operator
within twenty -four (24)
hours
of receipt,
and investigated within a
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reasonable time thereafter, unless otherwise agreed to by the complaining citizen,
Village Administrator, or his designee;
f The Transfer Station Operator shall maintain a Iog of all complaints
received, and shall supply to the Village upon request, a copy of the log showing the
date each complaint was received, a summary of the nature of the complaint, the
disposition of the complaint, and the date of such disposition; and
g. All records required to be maintained by this Agreement should be
provided to the Village, unless otherwise stated, in a word searchable, electronic
format, where reasonably available, and where not reasonably available (e.g.,
handwritten documents) in a non -word searchable, electronic format.
7. OPERATIONS, STORAGE, RECYCLASLES AND CONTAINERS:
a. All tipping of Waste at the Transfer Station shall be on the tipping floor inside the
transfer building, and the Transfer Station Operator shall have the tipping floor
free of Waste by the end of each operating day or at least once every twenty -four
(24) hours. No Waste shall be left on the tipping floor inside the transfer building
or outside the transfer building on the Property overnight while the Transfer
Station is not operating, except:
i. In transfer trailers, provided such trailers are suitably covered;
ii. In the event of an emergency, to the extent approved by the Village
Administrator or his designee; and
iii. Reeyclables shall be stored inside the transfer building or in
containers outside, as designated on the Illinois EPA operating
permit.
b. Empty waste collection containers may be neatly stored outside the transfer
building;
c. Empty transfer trailers may be stored outside the transfer building;
d. Containers of construction and demolition debris maybe stored (in or outside of
the containers) and transferred, but not processed outside the transfer building on
the Property, unless otherwise agreed to by the Village Administrator, and in
compliance with its operating permit from Illinois EPA;
e. Nothing herein shall relieve the Transfer Station Operator from its obligation to
control litter, odor, noise and dust;
£ No concrete shall be crushed at the Transfer Station or on the Property;
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g. The Village acknowledges incidental to the Transfer Station Operations, white
goods, rebar and other scrap metal may be accumulated. The Transfer Station
Operator shall remove such material no less than monthly, unless otherwise
agreed to by the Village Administrator and in compliance with its operating
permit with Illinois EPA;
h. The Transfer Station Operator will visually screen all storage, loading and
unloading of Waste from viewing from Lehigh Avenue or Oakton Street.
Acceptable visual screening includes, but is not limited to, the existing or
proposed building and fencing;
The Transfer Station Operator shall comply with the Waste Acceptance Hours as
defined in this Agreement;
j. The Transfer Station Operator shall conduct all operations in a manner that is
protective of the public health, safety, welfare, groundwater resources, and the
environment. The Transfer Station Operator shall strictly comply with all Village
ordinances and all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations;
k. The Transfer Station Operator shall, on no less than a daily basis, patrol the areas
identified in Exhibit attached to this Agreement for litter from vehicles utilizing
the Transfer Station, including transfer trailers and commercial collection
vehicles, and promptly remove such litter on public ways. The Transfer Station
Operator agrees to promptly investigate and respond to any litter complaint on the
same operating day that the complaint is made, should the complaint be made
during Waste Acceptance Hours;
1. The Transfer Station Operator agrees all interior access drives, parking areas and
vehicle maneuvering areas on the subject property shall be paved. Site access
drives and vehicle maneuvering areas shall be cleaned on an as needed basis.
Any dust or mud on Oakton Avenue, between and, caused by trucks using the
Transfer Station will be cleaned by the Transfer Station Operator on an as needed
basis;
m. All equipment utilized for operations shall be equipped with mufflers or other
sound suppressing devices required for compliance with applicable state statutes
and regulations.
n. The Transfer Station Operator shall retain a pest control service on an on -going
basis to address the potential for rodent /vector infestation, whereby such service
shall inspect the Transfer Station on an as needed, but no less than monthly basis.
o. The Transfer Station shall be equipped with a sprinkler system designed in
accordance with applicable requirements of the Village's building Ordinance.
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p. Commercial collection vehicles and transfer trailer trucks accessing the Property
shall be informed of the Village's approved truck routes as shown on Exhibit B.
8. AUDIT AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION:
a. Audit. Starting on the third anniversary of the Operations Date and every three
years thereafter, the Village may request an audit of the Transfer Station
Operator's books and records. The Village and Transfer Station Operator shall
share equally in the cost of an auditor to review the host fee receipts to determine
by the Village under this Agreement, unless the result of the audit is that an
underpayment of over five percent (5 %) is identified by the auditor, in which case
the Transfer Station Operator is responsible for the entire cost of the auditor. [If
the Village audits the host fees receipts more frequently than every three (3)
years, the Village shall pay the entire cost of such audit.] If an audit results in the
identification of an underpayment to the Village of more than ten percent (10 %),
then the Transfer Station Operator shall pay the entire cost of the auditor plus a
ten percent fee of the total amount of the auditor - identified underpayment. The
auditor performing the audit pursuant to Paragraph 8.a., shall be chosen by the
Village.
b. Host Fee Disputes: In the event of a dispute over fees, the Village and Transfer
Station Operator agree that within thirty (30) days of a party receiving written
notification of a fee dispute, the Village and Transfer Station Operator shall meet
in an effort to resolve the dispute. If the dispute is not resolved prior to or at that
meeting, or, alternatively, the thirty (30) days is not mutually extended by the
parties in writing, then the Village and Transfer Station Operator agree to submit
the dispute to a mutually agreeable auditor for purposes of a non - binding
determination for disputed fee amounts at or above Twenty - Thousand Dollars
($20,000) and a binding determination below those amounts. The auditor
handling the fee dispute under this Paragraph 8.b., shall not be the same auditor
and not from the same firm or company (or a firm or company with fifty percent
(50 %) or more related shareholders) as the auditor who performed the audit or
past audits pursuant to Paragraph 8.a. If the Village and Transfer Station
Operator cannot agree to an auditor, then the Village and Transfer Station
Operator will exchange three names of auditors, using different names in each
exchange than any party's previous submittal for the dispute at issue, until the
parties reach a matching name. Payment for the auditor's fees shall be solely the
responsibility of the Transfer Station Operator, unless the Village initiates the
dispute and the auditor's determination is that there was no underpayment or an
underpayment of less than five percent (5 %) of the total amount that should have
been paid, then the Village shall reimburse the Transfer Station Operator for half
of the cost of the auditor's fees. The Village's reimbursement of auditor's fees
may be made in the form of a credit toward future host fees. Within sixty (60)
days of a binding or non- binding final decision of the auditor, either party may
appeal an adverse decision against it by the auditor to a mediator by sending
notice to the other party (postmarked on or before the sixtieth day following the
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auditor's decision, unless the sixtieth day is a Sunday or holiday, then the next
business day on which the Post Office is open is the deadline date). The mediator
shall be mutually selected by the parties through JAMS Mediation. If no party
sends notice to proceed to mediation from a non - binding auditor final decision,
then, within one hundred and twenty (1.20) days of a non binding determination of
the auditor (and if the 120th day falls on a weekend or Holiday, then the next
business day in which the Court Clerk's Office is open is last date for filing) one
or both parties must file suit in Cook County Circuit Court seeking a
determination on the disputed issue(s). For a binding auditor final decision, there
is no right to proceed in court following the appeal to the mediator or otherwise.
c. Operational Disputes: In the event that the Village alleges that the Transfer
Station Operator fails to perform subsection 7.a -7.o it may pay or dispute the
below listed amounts to the Village. If the Transfer Station Operator disputes
such allegation of non - performance under subsection 7.a -7.o, or the Transfer
Station Operator is otherwise notified by the Village Administrator or his
designee, in writing, of having allegedly violated any Village- enforceable law,
ordinance, rule or regulation related to the Transfer Station or operation, the
Village and Transfer Station Operator agree to proceed with the following dispute
resolution: the Village, in its written notification of operational failure, shall
designate a timeframe for correction from the date of the Transfer Station
Operator's receipt of that notice; the Transfer Station Operator shall either correct
the alleged failure in that timeframe or agree to a different timeframe with the
Village, such agreement to be in writing; if the Village is not satisfied that the
alleged failure has either been corrected or otherwise resolved with the Transfer
Station Operator, then the Village shall notify the Transfer Station Operator and
agree to promptly meet to discuss the dispute. If the meeting between the Village
and Transfer Station Operator does not resolve the dispute or the Village and
Transfer Station Operator do not agree to a timeline for tine dispute resolution:
Transfer Station Operator must file a complaint for declaratory judgment with the
Cook County Circuit Court seeking judicial determination of the alleged violation
within thirty (30) days of the above referenced meeting between the Village and
Transfer Station Operator, unless the Court Clerk's Office is closed on the thirtieth
(30) business day, in which case the following business day on which the Clerk's
Office is open is the deadline date. If Transfer Station Operator fails to timely file
the complaint pursuant to this paragraph, then it waives all defenses related to the
alleged operational failures at issue.
i. Should the Village allege the Transfer Station Operator is not in
compliance with any operational item under Paragraph 8.c, the
Village shall notify the Transfer Station Operator in writing
identifying the alleged violation. The Transfer Station Operator
shall respond to the Village and resolve the allegation with the
Village in seven (7) calendar days from the Transfer Station
Operator's receipt of the Village's notice or alternate compliance
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schedule as may be approved by the Village Administrator
(hereinafter "Resolution Period ").
ii. If the Village's notice under Paragraph 8.c. is not resolved within
the Resolution Period, the Transfer Station Operator shall pay to
the Village the following amounts:
a) For the first violation in a calendar year, up tofive- hundred
dollars ($500.00) per operational failure;
b) For a duplicate operational failure (i.e., the second of the
same operational failure) in a calendar year, up to seven -
hundred hundred dollars ($700.00) per operational failure;
c) For the third or greater of the same prior operational
failures in a calendar year, up to one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) per operational failure.
iii. Operational failures are identified numerically by type and not by
number of days.
iv. The Village shall not pursue an alleged operational failure under
under its ordinances, laws and rules, if it notifies the Transfer
Station Operator under Paragraph 8.c.
d. The parties agree to submit to non - binding mediation all disputes
concerning this Agreement between the parties, other than host fees
(Paragraph 8.b.) and operational items (Paragraph 8.c.) which disputes
shall be treated as discussed in the referenced Paragraphs, above. Those
matters submitted to non- binding mediation under this Paragraph 8.e, shall
use a mutually agreed upon mediator through JAMS Mediation,
9. VILLAGE INSPECTION OF THE TRANSFER STATION: The Village
may, during regular business hours of the Transfer Station, inspect the Transfer Station for
compliance with this Agreement, the site plan, conditions of approval, conditions of any IEPA
permit, Village ordinances and any other applicable laws or regulations.
a. The Village has not, by entering into this Agreement with the Transfer Station
Operator, predetermined whether it will approve, approve with conditions, or
disapprove the Application, and has not pre judged whether the Transfer Station
Operator and the proposed Transfer Station will meet the criteria for approval
under Section 39.2 of the Act;
b. The Village shall review the application in accordance with the criteria set forth in
415 ILLS 5139.2 In the event the Village imposes a siting condition that conflicts
with the financial terms or tonnage restriction in this Agreement, without
otherwise amending this Agreement with the consent of the Village and the
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Transfer Station Operator (including by seeking such amendment to non - financial
terms through a condition on the site location decision), the parties agree that this
Agreement is controlling;
c. The Village shall have no duty to act or not act on the application; and
d. The Transfer Station Operator shall reimburse the Village for all reasonable fees
and costs, including but not limited to Village consultants, a hearing officer, a
Village attorney and court reporters associated with the Village's review of and
the hearing on the application.
11. HOST FEES: If the Transfer Station obtains site location approval from the
Village, development and operational permits from the Illinois EPA, and is in operation
accepting Municipal Waste, in addition to the benefits and privileges provided to the Village
above, the Transfer Station Operator shall pay to the Village as a Host Fee the following:
a. During the first three (3) years of the operation of the Transfer Station, starting on
the Operations Date, the host fee per ton of landfilled Municipal Waste shall be
$0.50. The host fee in Paragraph l l.a. shall remain unadjusted for its term. Under
this Paragraph 11.a., the Transfer Station Operator shall pay the Village a
minimum of sixty- thousand dollars ($60,000.00) in host fees per year of
operation under this Paragraph (i.e., per annual anniversary under Paragraph I I.a.
and not per calendar year);
b. On the fourth (4th) -year anniversary of the Operations Date and thereafter, the
base host fee per ton of landfilled waste per operating day shall be $1.00 per ton
of landfilled Municipal Waste, adjusted pursuant to Paragraph I Le.;
e. Beginning the first (1") anniversary of the Effective Date of this Agreement and
every year thereafter, the base host fees shall be adjusted upward by the
Consumer Price index, All Items, Chicago -Gary- Kenosha, not seasonally adjusted
rate published by the United States Department of Labor - Statistics. (hereinafter
"CPT") adjustment as set forth below. However, in no event is any single
adjustment to exceed three percent (3 %) ;
i. The base host fees shall be increased by the same percentage as the
lesser of (a) the percentage change in the average CPI for the
preceding year compared to two years prior or (b) the percent
change in the CPI between January of the preceding year and the
January in the year in which the adjustment is being made. To
calculate the CPI the Transfer Station Operator will use the CPI
data available from the United States Department of Labor
Statistics Internet Database as of and including January of the year
in which the adjustment is made (e.g., if 2011 is the year of an
adjustment, the CPI for January 2011 is typically available in
March 2011) For example, if 2011 was the year of an adjustment,
when the data was available in or around March 2011, the Transfer
Station Operator would calculate (a) the percent change in the
average of the preceding year compared to two years prior as
follows: (the annual average for 2010) 212.870 — (the annual
average of 2009) 209.995 = 2.875/209.995 (the annual average of
2009) = 0.0136 x 100 = 1369 (percent change). Additionally, the
Transfer Station Operator would calculate. (b) the percent change
in the CPI between January of the preceding year and the January
in the year in which the adjustment is being made as follows:
215.155 (the CPI for January 2011) — 212.104 (the CPI for January
2010) = 3.051/212.104 (CPT for January 2010) — 0.01438 x 100 =
1.438 (percent change). Since, in this example, the (a) percent
change in the average of the preceding year compared to two years
prior is the lesser of the two options, the CPI increase for 2011
would be 1.369. Since the CPI is calculated in or around March of
each year when the data becomes available from the United States
Department of Labor Statistics, after the percent change is
calculated, the Transfer Station Operator will apply it retroactively
to start January of the year it is being applied. If the CPI Price
Index data herein referenced is no longer published, the Village
and the Transfer Station Operator shall designate comparable data
which shall then be used for determining the percent change. The
host fee will not decrease and if a year occurs where there is either
no increase in the CPI or a decrease in the CPI, as calculated
herein, the host fee remains the same as the previous year; and
ii. Adjusted host fees shall
be rounded upward to
the
nearest penny
and the percent change
shall be calculated with
no
more than the
thousandth place after the decimal point.
d. The host fees shall be paid on the thirtieth (30th) day following the close of a
calendar quarter (for example, the fee is due on April 30th for the first calendar
quarter, ending March 31st), without demand from the Village, except in the year
of a CPI where the adjustment to the payment for the first quarter due to the
percent change shall be included by the Transfer Station Operator in the payment
for the second quarter.. Payments of host fees shall be made by the Transfer
Station Operator to the Village of Morton Grove, attention Finance
Director /Treasurer, 6101 Capulina Avenue, Morton Grove, IL 60053.
e. The Transfer Station Operator shall keep complete and accurate books and
records relating to the determination of the Host Fees to be paid under this
Agreement for two years from the date on which payments to the Village were
made Additionally, with each payment to the Village, the Transfer Station
Operator shall submit to the Village an accounting by day of the amount of fees
payable to the Village, including the basis for those fees.
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£ The Transfer Station Operator shall provide the Village, at the Village's request,
with weight receipts from a certified scale at the facility where the waste is
landfilled. Additionally, the Transfer Station Operator shall permit the Village's
designated representatives, upon reasonable notice, access to such books and
records for inspection, audit, and photocopying during the Transfer Station
Operator's normal business hours. The Village shall maintain as confidential the
information which it derives from the Transfer Station Operator's books and
records, except to the extent the Village obtains documents from Transfer Station
Operator which must be disclosed pursuant to State of Illinois law. However, the
Village shall be permitted to disclose the information it obtains from Transfer
Station Operator to employees and consultants which the Village believes, in its
sole discretion, such disclosure is appropriate in order to monitor and ensure the
Transfer Station Operator's compliance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. In no event, however, is Transfer Station Operator required under
this Agreement to reveal to the Village its hauling or Transfer Station customer
list(s), as the. Village acknowledges that information is proprietary and if the
books and records which are kept and relate to Host Fees also contain customer
list or other confidential or privileged information, Transfer Station Operator may,
at its sole discretion, redact any and all portions of the information prior to
providing the books and records to the Village and /or copies of any document to
the Village, as long as the redaction does not remove any numerical information
such as tare and weight of trucks. Further, in the event Transfer Station Operator
does not redact such documents at the time the Village views them, but later
redacts when the Village requests copies, such failure to redact is not a waiver of
the confidentiality or privilege of the redacted information. In the event that any
such inspection /audit reveals any underpayment of Host Fees, Transfer Station
Operator shall within seven (7) days of receipt of notice of underpayment by the
Village, pay the Village the amount(s) of such underpayment(s). Additionally,
should the underpayment be five percent (5 %) or more of the total amount that
should have been paid, Transfer Station Operator shall reimburse the Village for
the costs and expenses of the audit In the event that such inspection reveals any
overpayment(s) of the subject fees, the Transfer Station Operator may credit the
amount of such overpayment(s) against payments of the subject fees made after
the audit.
g. The Village must notify the Transfer Station Operator in writing of any dispute
regarding payment of host fees to the Village within two (2) years from the last
calendar day of the month for which disputed fees are payable. Otherwise, any
such dispute is deemed waived;
h. If this Agreement is terminated, host fees shall be paid to the date of termination
and no further payments of host fees shall be due from the Transfer Station
Operator to the Village.
12, SCALE. The Transfer Station. Operator shall maintain and operate a certified
scale which shall be inspected and certified at least once each calendar year. The Transfer
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Station Operator shall allow the Village reasonable use of the Transfer Station Operator's scale
by any trucks or vehicles from the Village's Public Works Department or for the official
business of the Police Department or the Village, provided that:
a. the Village gives the Transfer Station Operator reasonable notice of the Village's
intended use of the scale and the Transfer Station Operator approves such use;
b. such use does not interfere with the operations of the Transfer Station; and
c. the vehicle being weighed is not a vehicle owned, operated or contracted by the
Transfer Station Operator or any company owned by the same shareholders, or
any vehicle (regardless of ownership) utilizing the Transfer Station. The Village
agrees that it will not seek to hold the Transfer Station Operator liable as a result
of any loss of fine or loss of violation on a suspected overweight case due to
alleged or actual issues or evidentiary issues or claims concerning the scale or its
certification. Further, the Village acknowledges that by the Transfer Station
Operator's agreement to allow the use of the certified scale, the Transfer Station
Operator is not agreeing to provide any personnel, such as its scale operator, to
testify or to aid the Village in its prosecution of the case, and the Village does not
seek such personnel through subpoena or other force, and to do so only with the
Transfer Station Operator's agreement. The Transfer Station Operator shall have
the right to schedule the Village's use of the scale based upon operating hours of
the Transfer Station and the inflow and outflow of Waste and Recyclables at the
Transfer Station. Paragraph 16, below (indemnification), specifically excludes
the Village's use of the scale.
d. The Village shall be responsible for any injury or damage caused by the Village's
use of the scale.
13. NEW TAXES: In consideration for the Transfer Station Operator's agreement
herein to locate the Transfer Station in the Village and for host fees as provided in this
Agreement, the Village shall not levy any new taxes or assess any fees against the Transfer
Station Operator, the Property, or the Transfer Station even if such fees are specifically allowed
by State Law to be charged by a host community to a pollution control or other similar facility
such as the subject Transfer Station, provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to: real
estate taxes, or other fees or taxes validly and uniformly assessed against all members of a class
of taxpayers or fee payers, other than as an owner or operator of a waste transfer station,
collector of Municipal Waste, Landscape Waste, and /or Recyclables, or a solid waste
management facility.
14. CONTRACTUAL TONNAGE RESTRICTIONS: The Village acknowledges
that the Transfer Station is designed to manage a greater amount of Municipal Waste than
provided by this Contractual Tonnage Restriction and that this restriction is not a reflection of
the design or operational capabilities of the Transfer Station. However, during the first two (2)
years that the Transfer Station is operating, the Village desires and Transfer Station Operator
agrees to limit the tonnage at the Transfer Station to average daily maximum of 1500 tons per
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day of Municipal Waste that is received and transferred through the Transfer Station to a landfill,
on a rolling calendar year basis calculated on a monthly basis. A rolling calendar year calculated
on a monthly basis, means the interval calculated to determine the average is the daily average
from the month prior to the current operating month, to the subsequent month a year prior to it,
for example, to determine the average as of July 2010, the tonnages from July 1, 2009 through
June 30, 2010 are divided by 365 days. Except as proposed and approved in the site location
application, the Transfer Station Operator shall not physically increase the square footage of the
Transfer Station tipping floor. Further, in the event the Village determines to approve the
Transfer Station site location, and it determines that a condition related to tonnage is reasonable
and necessary based on the evidence presented in the siting public record, then Transfer Station
Operator agrees to re- negotiate this Section to address the matter. After the second (2nd) year of
operation, and annually thereafter, the maximum tonnage under this Paragraph will be increased,
based on the percent change in CPI calculated in the same manner and applied on the same years
as for the host fee, pursuant to Paragraph II.e. The tonnage will not decrease and if a year
occurs where there is either no increase in the CPI or a decrease in the CPI, the tonnage
restriction remains the same as the previous year. In addition to the adjustments in this
Paragraph, the average daily maximum identified in this Paragraph may be adjusted at the
request of the Transfer Station Operator with the approval of the Village Administrator.
15. ASSURANCE OF PERFORMANCE AND GUARANTEE: The Transfer
Station Operator shall take in a timely fashion all steps necessary to insure the prompt and
complete performance and satisfaction of all liabilities, obligations, payments and duties of any
type, kind, or sort which may arise by operation of federal, state, and local statute, law, rule,
directive, ordinance or mandate, as well as the terns and conditions of this Agreement.
16. INDEMNIFICAT'IONT: Effective as of the Operation Bate and through the term
of this Agreement, except as otherwise excluded in this Agreement, the Transfer Station
Operator shall defend, indemnify and hold the Village, its agents, servants, officers, employees,
consultants and attorneys harmless from and against all third party claims, judgments, orders,
fines, penalties and other liabilities (including without limitation attorney's fees and costs)
resulting from the negligence of the Transfer Station Operator during the actual operation of the
Transfer Station or arising out of this Agreement.
17. GENERAL PROVISIONS:
a. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended or otherwise modified only by
written agreement duly executed on behalf of the Village and the Transfer Station
Operator
b. Captions. Captions in this Agreement are for the convenience of reference only
and do not affect this Agreement or its interpretation;
a Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire, final and exclusive
Agreement and understanding of the Village and the Transfer Station Operator in
respect to the matters covered hereby;
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d. Governing Law,
Venue and Jurisdiction.
This
Agreement and all disputes
hereunder shall be
governed by the laws of the
State
of Illinois;
e. Assignment of Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Transfer
Station Operator and its successors and assigns. As additional consideration for
this Agreement, Transfer Station Operator will not transfer its interests in this
agreement or its Illinois EPA permit(s) for operation of the Transfer Station
without the prior written approval of the Village, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed. In assessing a proposed transfer or ownership
of the operational permits, the proposed assignee shall provide to the Village its
consent to be bound to the provisions and remaining term of this Agreement, and
the Village may consider financial capability of the proposed transferee to operate
the Transfer Station in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and all
applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, such transfers of ownership or other interest may be made without the
Village's prior approval to any affiliates or companies which are owned or whose
shares are owned by shareholders of the Transfer Station Operator.
f. Recordation of Agreement. This Agreement shall
running with the land. Within thirty (30) days
Transfer Station Operator shall cause a copy of this
the Office of the Cook County Recorder, such that
for the Property.
be deemed to be a covenant
of the Operations Date, the
Agreement to be recorded in
it will be in the chain of title
g. Coordination and Cooperation with Village Programs The Transfer Station
Operator and the Village shall reasonably cooperate with each other in securing
federal or state grants or other aid for recycling and other waste collection and
disposal programs, provided that neither the Transfer Station Operator nor the
Village shall be required to fund or match funding for any such grants or
programs except as otherwise required in this Agreement.
h. Compliance with Applicable Laws. The Transfer Station Operator shall conduct
operations at the Transfer Station in accordance with all applicable federal, state,
and local laws.
i. Relationship of the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to
create a joint venture, partnership, association or employment relationship
between the Village and the Transfer Station Operator.
j. Recitals. The recitals are a part of this Agreement.
k. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or any document executed in
connection herewith shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect under any applicable law, the validity, legality or enforceability of the
remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall not be affected or impaired.
In such case, the parties shall achieve the purpose of the involved provision by
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agreeing to a new legally valid and enforceable provision, which shall become
part of this Agreement or such document.
1. Third Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to
confer any right or remedy on any person other than the Village and the Transfer
Station Operator, and their respective successors and permitted assigns, nor is
anything in this Agreement intended to affect or discharge any obligation or
liability of any third person to the Village or the Transfer Station Operator, nor to
give any such third person any right of action or subrogation against the Village
or the Transfer Station Operator.
m. Insurance. The Transfer Station Operator shall meet the minimum requirements
for insurance in the Village's siting ordinance in effect at the time the siting
application is submitted to the Village.
n. Waiver.
The failure of the Village or the Transfer
Station Operator at any time to
require
the performance of any provision of this
Agreement
shall not affeet its
right to
enforce the provision at a later time. No
waiver of
any nature by the
Village
or the Transfer Station Operator, whether
by conduct
or otherwise, shall
I
e deemed to be a continuing waiver.
o. Mutual Review. The Village and the Transfer Station Operator have jointly
participated in the preparation of this Agreement, and for purposes of principles
of law Govening the construction of the terms of this Agreement, no party shall
be deemed to be the drafter of this Agreement. The Village and the Transfer
Station Operator specifically acknowledge their individual legal counsel has
reviewed and advised them concerning this Agreement, and the undersigned have
been authorized to enter into this Agreement on behalf of each party respectively.
p. Notijzcatiou. All notices and other correspondence required or permitted under
this Agreement shall be given at the following addresses or such other address as
the Village or the Transfer Station Operator may in writing designate: Notices
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i. When delivered personally; or
ii. If deposited with a commercial courier for next business day
delivery, one (1) business day after being so deposited.
iii. All notices under this Agreement require the sender to obtain a
signature of the recipient at time of delivery.
VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE:
Village Administrator
Village of Morton Grove
6101 Capulina Avenue
17
Morton Grove, IL 60053
COPIES TO:
Corporation Counsel
Village of Morton Grove
6101 Capulina Avenue
Morton Grove, IL 60053
TRANSFER STATION OPERATOR:
Joshua Connell, Mgr.
Lakeshore Waste Services, LLC
6132 W. Oakton St.
Morton Grove, Illinois 60053
COPY TO:
Jennifer J. Sackett Pohlenz
Clark Hill PLC
150 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 2700
Chicago, IL 60601
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have affixed their signatures on behalf of the Village
and the Transfer Station Operator this day of _ _ , 2012.
FOR THE VILLAGE:
Village President, Village of Morton Grove
FOR THE TRANSFER STATION OPERATOR:
AFTER RECORDING MAIL TO THOSE PERSONS IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 17.p.
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Lecrislative Summary
Resolution 12 -21
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A 2012 FORD F -350 CHASSIS CAB
WITH DUMP BODY AND SNOW PLOW
THROUGH THE NORTH SUBURBAN PURCHASING PROCUREMENT PROGRAM
Synopsis:
Purpose:
Background:
Programs, Departments
or Groups Affected
Fiscal Impact:
Source of Funds:
Workload Impact:
Administrator
Recommendation:
Second Reading:
Special Considerations
or Requirements:
As a member of the Northwest Municipal Conference, the Village of Morton
Grove takes advantage of the Conference's competitive bidding process known as
the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative Procurement Program which is ajoint
purchasing program for local government agencies representing 143 municipalities
To replace a 1995 Chevrolet dump truck with high mileage assigned to the Street
Department.
The Public Works Department routinely reviews vehicles and equipment for fuel
economy, safety, dependability, age, and excessive repair cost, thereby replacing
or eliminating equipment that no longer meets the department's needs.
Public Works and Finance Departments.
Funding in the 2012 Public Works Adopted Budget has been approved in the
amount of $223,335 for replacement of vehicles and equipment. The cost for the
vehicle replaced pursuant to this resolution will be in the amount of $39,228.00.
General Fund.
The implementation of the program is done as part of the normal operations of the
Public Works and Finance Departments.
Approval as presented.
Not required.
None.
Respectfully submitted:
Ryan ; Horn ihage Administrator Pro Tem
r ,
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Prepared by: f Reviewed by:
7, De Monte, Director of Public Works
Teresa Hoffman Liston, Corporation Counsel
RESOLUTION I2 -2I
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A 2012 FORD F -350 CHASSIS CAB
WITH DUMP BODY AND SNOW PLOW
THROUGH THE NORTH SUBURBAN PURCHASING PROCUREMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Village of Morton Grove (VILLAGE), located in Cook County, Illinois, is a
home rule unit of government under the provisions of Article 7 of the 1970 Constitution of the State of
Illinois, can exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government affairs,
including but not limited to the power to tax and incur debt; and
WHEREAS, the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative representing 143 municipalities who
conducted a bidding process for the purchase of 2012 Ford F -350 dump trucks with dump bodies and
plows, and the low bidder for said purchases was found to be Freeway Ford, 8445 45`h Street, Lyons.
Illinois 60534; and
WHEREAS, the Village as a member of the Northwest Municipal Conference has previously
utilized the North Suburban Purchasing Cooperative Procurement Program for purchases of vehicles;
and
WHEREAS, the Village Board approved the 2012 Adopted Budget on December 12, 2011, as
Ordinance 11 -47, which included account number 025017- 572010, in the amount of $223,335 which
provides funding for vehicles and equipment replacement; and
WHEREAS, the description and purchase price negotiated by the North Suburban Purchasing
Cooperative Procurement Program for the vehicle is as follows:
2012 Ford F -350 XL 4x4 Cab and Chassis with
Dump Body and Plow truck: Total: 539,228.00
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The Corporate Authorities do hereby incorporate the foregoing WHEREAS
clauses into this Resolution as though fully set forth therein thereby making the findings as
hereinabove set forth.
SECTION 2: Only that company listed and described on this Resolution for the purchase of a
2012 Ford 4X4 Cab and Chassis with Dump Body and Plow Truck be approved in this Resolution.
SECTION 3: The Director of Public Works and Finance Director of the Village of Morton
Grove is hereby authorized to execute an agreement for the purchase of a 2012 Ford F -350 4X4 Cab
and Chassis with Dump Body and Plow Truck for a total amount of $39,228 from Freeway Ford, 8445
45"' Street, Lyons, Illinois 60534,
SECTION 4: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and upon its passage and
approval.
PASSED this 12 "' day of MARCH 2012,
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
DiMaria
Gomberg
Grear
Marcus
Thill
Toth
APPROVED by me this 12 "' day of MARCH 2012
Daniel J. Staackmann, Village President
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
ATTESTED and FILED in my office
This 13`h day of March 2012
Tony S. Kalogerakos, Village Clerk
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
271 20' 2 I5: 37 70@4.4.200003 ._1 '0t.
,SUBURBAN PURCHJIath'C 'v "
January 27, 2012
Freeway Ford
Mr, Peter iiC Me1B
8445 4511 Street
i.yotss, TL 60534
Dear Mr. S7eMeis,
This letter is to inform you that the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative's Governing Board I:aS approved
a one -year contract extension on the Ford P -350 XL 4x2 Chassis Cab C;ontraot with Freeway Ford of
Lyons, TL,
The extension has been approved trait January 22, 2012 through January 21, 201". This is the seoond of' dyes
,) possible one year extensions_ With acceptance of this contract extension, Freeway Ford, Lyons, TL agrees to
all terms and conditions set forth in the specifasations contained within the original Requests for Propasa; to
which you responded. The SPC reserves the right to extend these contrasts for one additional one -year term
upon mutual agreement of the both the vendor and the SPC on a negotiated basis,
Freeway Ford Lvorss. IL will handle all billing Each vehicle inrchas ®d will be at;IE R e ,3106.06,
administrative Pee per vehicle which shat) be said directly by the vendor to the SPC on A.-Quarterly bass
The SPC
ioois forward to
ruiother productive year woricing with
Freeway Ford. Please sign, and date this
agreement
below, retaining
copies for your files and returning the original
to my attention.
Sii'nncerely,,
Y,�(�itl. `j /'
of #.�
to
Ellen Dayan
Program Manager for Purchasing
Northwest. Municipal Conference
l7
Name: Ellen Dayan Date Name: Peter DeMcis Date
Northwest Municipal Conference Freeway Ford
Du Page N7avors h
Managers Cortfaranea
1.20 Oak Brook- Riau
Oak Brook, IL 60513
S+cerrc ournicA
phone (6.40; 571.0480
Fax: ( &90)371.0464
Northwav Municipal
Coktcrencc
1616 Earn Golf flood
I3us P)ainex. IL 60016
F110n Daynn
Phonct (V7) 296 -91110
°a;.' (80) 294-9107
South Suburban hfmmrS
AndManoyrm. AassnrJarinn
1904 Well 171'" S+rae!
rust Nn:el Crest, IL 60429
Fd Poet l
Phone: (708) 206.1155
Fasr (708) 206 -11.13
W711 cnunry
Govcrrsmenea; i,eaPUe
3/80 Theodore SirceC Swim 101
lo7iar. IL 6043,"
C.'heria Belem
Phnnct (315) 729 -3531
Fax: (8151 729.JSJ6
Paul Tobin
Division Superintendent
7540 Nagle Ave.
Morton Grove, Illinois 60053
We are pleased to do your quote on the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative Contract 2012
Ford F350:
Includes the following:
*F350 Chassis Cab 4X4, Cab to Axle 60" 522,900.00
*Spare Tire R .lack
*Plow Prep
*Trailer Break Controller
*Running hoards
*Shop Disc
*8.0' Western Snow Plow S 51492.00
*Rugby 9.0' Dump Body and Accessories 5101736.00
*Exterior White
Total price $39,228.00
Sincerely,
Peter DeMcis
Freeway Ford
8445 W.45" Street • Lyons, IL 60534 -0286 • 708 - 442 - 9000 office • 708 - 442 - 9018 fax
www, f re e wa yt r u c k. co m
r
Please enter thil fallowitta:
Ford Fled Number K'1397
Contact ?ram': Pau! Tobin
('hone Number 847 -470 -5235
Pureitasc Order Number
84ate'axxemptNarnbeE E9998- 1491 -06
PLEA SE SLIBAlIT P.O. TO: Freewfry ford- Slailinn 7 ruck 5'cles
8445 45t1i Strerl
Lporrs', 7L 60534
PHO,,VE: i'68)4 1: (71l8)447 -90 f t'
Contact Person: Peter T eA;reis
trderneisia ;,rrrlaif.('0111
r
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Fleet
A4anuai SlidmL Rear Windov.' $125.00 I
Air Conditioning Delete - (NW, with remote Start) (S275 00i
Cruise
Radio [Delete _ (S2000
Delivery of more than 30+ miles $200.00
Detailed Shop Manual (CD $296.00
4.2 Gas
indicate miles and /or length of estende.d powertrain :varram% ° yr.
coverage offered and price 100,000
Powertrain
S11 .550
.Additional Options
Snow Plow Prep Packace(4x4isneeded) !Chassis Total:
Exterior Colors y & Plow Total:
mop Fee:
Dark Blue Pearl Metallic i
Vermillion Red — Purchase 'Total:
Forest Green Metallic_ i
Pale Adobe Metallic_�� —�
f
( Tuxedo Biaek Metallic
5r 'terline Grev Metallic
Ingot Silver Metallic
Oxford White - - --
$22,900
$16,228
$ i00
$39,228.00
If ire have missed an € ption or equipment that you need please call
Pete- DeNleis ON) 442 -9000
PAGi
Legislative Summary
Resolution 12 -22
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH
INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR THE 2012 SEWER LINING PROGRAM
Introduced:
March 12. 2012
Synopsis:
To authorize the execution of a contract with Insituform Technologies, Inc.,
12897 Main Street, Lemont, I I lino is, for the 2012 Sewer Lining Program.
Purpose:
The 2012 Sewer Lining Program is necessary to maintain the Villages sewer
system. The program includes the repair of a sanitary sewer on Palma Lane from
Shernner Road to Foster Avenue and the sanitary sewer on Harlem Avenue from
Golf Road to Wilson Terrace.
Background:
The Village contracts with a sewer lining contractor to rehabilitate sewers within
the Village to maintain the structural integrity, improve efficiency, decrease
infiltration, and extend the service life of the sewer. The cured -in -place pipe
reduces costs, parkway destruction, tree removal, and resident inconveniences
caused by traditional repairs requiring excavation. This contract was bid through
the Local Government Public Improvements Consortium for Sewer Lining
Improvements and bids were publicly opened and read at the Village of Glenview
Village Hall on February 28, 2012.
Programs, Departments
Public Works, Engineering Division and Sewer Division
or Groups Affected
Fiscal Impact:
The estimated Base Bid contract value is $63,348,38. Since this is a unit price
contract, the final contract amount will be based on the actual quantity of work
performed.
Source of Funds:
Funding for the 2012 Sewer Lining Program is in the Enterprise Fund - Account
No.: 405034 - 552290 in the amount of $72,000.00
Workload Impact:
The Public Works Department, Engineering Division, as part of their nornnal
work activities, performs the management and implementation of the program.
i
Administrator
Approval as presented.
Recommendation:
Second Reading:
N/A
Special Considerations or i None
Requirements:
Respectfully su?J.amn, tted: J. sv
R an Ho e, Village Administrator, Pro Ten
Prepared by: Reviewed by:
Josep� Superintendent, Water /Sewer Teresa Hoffmay' Ljston. Corporation Counsel
RESOLUTION 12 -22
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH
INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR THE
2012 SEWER LINING PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Village of Morton Grove (Village), located in Cook County, Illinois, is a home rule
unit of government under the provisions of Article 7 of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois. can
exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government affairs, including but not limited to
the power to tax and incur debt; and
WHEREAS, the 2012 Sewer Lining Program is necessary in order to maintain the Village's
infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the Base Bid sewers included in the 2012 Sewer Lining Program are as follows:
Size and Type Street Between Length
8" Sanitary Sewer Palma Lane Shermer Road to Oconto Avenue 990 LF
8"
Sanitary
Sewer
Oconto
Avenue
Palma Lane to Foster
Avenue
350
LF
8"
Sanitary
Sewer
Harlem
Avenue
Golf Road to Wilson
Terrace
870
LF
and
WHEREAS, the Local Government Public Improvements Consortium advertised inviting bids for the
2012 Sewer Lining Program; and
WHEREAS, six bids were received, publicly opened, and read at the Village of Glenview Village
Hall at 2:30 pm on February 28, 2012, with the Morton Grove bid results as follows:
Contractor Total
Insituform Technologies, Inc. $ 63,348.38
Visu -Sewer of Illinois $ 71,190.00
Michels Corporation $ 75,657.00
Utility Services Authority $ 81,150.00
Hoerr Construction $ 81.700.00
Kenny Construction $146.250.00
and
WHEREAS, the low bidder is Insitufom Technologies, Inc., 12897 Main Street, Lemont, Illinois
60439; and
WHEREAS, funding for the above work is included in the Village of Morton Grove 2012 Budget in
Account Number 405034 - 552290 in the amount of $72,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the qualifications and availability of the low bidder have been verified.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The Corporate Authorities do hereby incorporate the foregoing WHEREAS clauses into
this Resolution as though fully set forth therein thereby making the findings as hereinabove set forth.
SECTION 2: The Village President of the Village of Morton Grove is hereby authorized to execute,
and the Village Clerk to attest, a contract with insitufom Technologies. Inc.. 12897 Main Street, Lemont,
Illinois 60439, based upon their bid for the "2012 Sewer Lining Program" in the estimated amount of
$63,348.38.
SECTION 3: The Village Administrator and Village Engineer are hereby authorized to coordinate the
implementation of this contract with Insitufom Technologies, inc.
SECTION 4: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.
PASSED this 12f' day of March 2012
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
'Trustee
DiMaria
Gomberg
Great
Marcus
Thill
Toth
APPROVED by me this 12`' day of March 2012
Daniel J. Staackmann, Village President
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County. Illinois
ATTESTED and PILED in my office
This 13`' day of March 2012
Tony S. Kalogerakos, Village Clerk
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
Legislative Summary
Ordinance I2 -06
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8710 FERRIS AND 8701 LINCOLN AVENUE FOR A PLANNED UNET
Introduction:
Synopsis:
Purpose:
Background:
Programs, Departments
or Groups Affected
Fiscal Impact:
Source of Funds:
Workload Impact:
Administrator
Recommendation:
Second Reading:
DEVELOPMENT IN THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE
February 27, 2012
Special Considerations or
Requirements:
This ordinance will grant an amendment to the special use permit for the property located at
8710 Ferris and 8701 Lincoln Avenue to allow the unit mix to be reduced to 63 units.
The Unified Development code requires an amendment to a special use permit when
revisions are made to Planned Unit Developments.
In 2005, pursuant to Ordinance 05 -28, the Corporate Authorities approved a special use
Permit for a Planned Unit Development at 8710 Ferris and 8701 Lincoln Avenue for the
construction of 65 town homes. in 2007, at the request of the owners, Toll Brothers, Inc.,
and pursuant to Ordinance 07 -07, the Village approved an amendment to the special use
permit to provide 64 town home units and to change the mix of the style of the units.
Previous ordinances in 2007 and 2009 adjusted the total number of units between 64 and 65;
there were 65 town homes approved in the original Planned Unit Development: which was
later reduced to 64. The current request from Toll Brothers consists of a minor modification
to remove the unit ( #27 Oakton) as shown on the attached plan. This translates to a total of
63 units with 8 units in building 94 instead of 9. Pursuant to the Unified Development Code
adopted pursuant to Ordinance 07 -07, such minor changes all allowed without the need of
going through a full formal Plan Commission process, so long as the amendment has been
approved by the Village Administrator, Corporation Counsel, Building Coin missioner, and
Plan Commission Chairperson. All these officials have approved the proposed amendment.
Approval of this ordinance will formally grant an additional amendment to the special use
permit granted pursuant to Ordinance 05 -28.
Building and Inspectional Services; Community Development, Village Engineer
N/A
N/A
The special use amendment was processed by the Building Commissioner, Village Attorney,
and Director of Community Development pursuant to the normal course of business.
Approval as presented.
Required — March 12, 2012.
None.
— Respectfully submitted: "a� _
liofite, Vi ) Ilage Administrator Pro Tern �
Prepared by: c C Reviewed by John D. D. Said, Director of Community Development Teresa Floffnah Liston, Corporation Counscl
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT
FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8710 FERRIS AND 8701 LINCOLN AVENUE
FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT IN THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE
WHEREAS, the Village of Morton Grove (VILLAGE), located in Cook County, Illinois,
is a home rule unit of government under the provisions of Article 7 of the 1970 Constitution of
the State of Illinois, can exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its
government affairs, including but not limited to the power to tax and incur debt; and
WHEREAS, the applicant, Toll Brothers, Inc. located at 1035 E. Woodfield Rd.,
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173 was granted pursuant to Ordinance 05 -28 a special use permit in the
Village of Morton Grove approving a Planned Unit Development for that property known as
8710 Ferris Avenue and 8701 Lincoln Avenue for the development and construction of 65 town
houses on or about May 23, 2005; and
WHEREAS, on October 8, 2007 (Ordinance 07 -27), June 23, 2009 (Ordinance 09 -10),
and August 10, 2009 (Ordinance 09 -14) Toil Brothers, Inc. was granted amendments to its
special use permit to adjust the total units of town homes to 64 (63 units are now proposed); and
WHEREAS, the applicant, Toll Brothers, Inc. has made a proper application to the
Village of Morton Grove for another minor amendment to the Planned Unit Development to
change a portion of the site plan to provide a total of 63 units of town homes pursuant to the site
plan attached as Exhibit,' '.. and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 07 -07 the Village adopted Unified Development
Code which set forth an abbreviated procedure for minor revisions to special use permits and
allows said minor amendments to be made without a formal grant permission process upon the
approval of the Village Administrator, Corporation Counsel, Building Commissioner and Plan
Commission Chairperson' and
WHEREAS, the Village Administrator, Corporation Counsel, Building Commissioner
and Plan Commission Chairperson have approved this proposed amendment and have found the
proposed site plan changes meet the standards for the abbreviated procedure; and
WHEREAS, the property is zoned in the CR "Residential District" pursuant to the
provision of the Village of Morton Grove Unified Development Code; and
WHEREAS, the property is zoned in the CR "Residential District" pursuant to the
provisions of the Village of Morton Grove Unified Development Codc; and
WHEREAS. pursuant to the provisions of the Village of Morton Grove Unified
Development Code, the Corporate Authorities have determined the proposed amendment to the
special use shall be approved subject to conditions and restrictions as set forth herein,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: The Corporate Authorities do hereby incorporate the foregoing
WHEREAS clauses into this Ordinance, as though fully set forth herein, thereby making the
findings as hereinabove set forth.
SECTION 2: The property located at 8710 Ferris Avenue and 8701 Lincoln Avenue,
Morton Grove. Illinois is hereby granted an amendment to the special use permit for a Planned
Unit Development as follows:
The proposed planned unit development shall be constructed in accordance with
the site plan and elevations plan as originally approved in Ordinance 05 -08 but
amended to change that portion of the site plan and elevation as shown on the site
plan dated February 7, 2012, by ESE, and elevation plan dated February 13, 2012,
by Toll Architecture.
2. Except as inconsistent with this amendment, all other provisions of Ordinance 05-
28 and subsequent ordinances will remain in full force and effect.
3. The special use as amended is granted so long as the occupant and users of this
property utilize the property for the purposes as herein designated.
SECTION 3: The owners, lessees, and occupants of 8710 Ferris Avenue and 8701
Lincoln Avenue their successors and assigns shall allow employees and authorized agents of the
Village of Morton Grove access to the premise at all reasonable times for the purpose of
inspecting said premise to verify all teens and conditions of the special use permit, as amended,
have been met.
SECTION 4: The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to amend all pertinent
records of the Village of Morton Grove to show and designate the special use permit as amended
hereunder.
SECTION 5: The Applicant /Owner shall comply with all applicable requirements of the
Village of Morton Grove. Ordinances and Codes.
SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication in pamphlet form according to law.
PASSED this 12 "h day of March 2012,
Trustee DiMaria
Trustee Gomberg
Trustee Grear
Trustee Marcus
Trustee Thill
Trustee Toth
APPROVED by me this 12 °i day of March 2012,
APPROVED and FILED in my office this
13'h day of March 2012.
Tony S. Kalogerakos, Village Clerk
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
Daniel J. Staaekmann, Village President
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
V ]Ad rn n4Legis\ord\20128710 Fertis and 9701 Lincoln, special use\
February 15, 2012
John Said, AICP
Director, Community and Economic Development
Village of Morton Grove
6101 CapulinaAvenue
Morton Grove, IL 60053
Re: Revision to the Crossings at Morton Grove PUD and Site Plan
Dear Mr. Said:
Please accept this letter as a formal request to revise the Planned Unit
Crossings at Morton Grove. 1 would like to request to modify Building
site plan and elevation renderings for your review.
The site plan shows that this revision is consistent with the applicable
appearance requirements already met throughout the community. The re
- depicts the elimination of the Oakton (unit 27), therefore changing the o`
64 to 63. Building 94 will have 8 units instead of 9. Please note Building
already approved conaguration of 6 Henning floorplans. There will be n
to the landscape plan.
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vision of Building 44
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significant changes
I look forward to hearing from you after you have had an opportunity to review this request.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have questions or need additional materials.
Sincerely,
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Tricia A. Patton
Proiect Manager
New York Stock Exchange • Symbol TOL
ILLINOIS DIVISION
2035 E. WoodSeld Road • Schaumburg, IL 60173 • (847) 590 -5100
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(847) 590 -5640
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Legislative Summary
Ordinance 12 -07
GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A FUNERAL HOME (UNDERTAKING
ESTABLISHMENT) EXPANSION AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6251 DEMPSTER
Introduced:
March 12, 2012
Synopsis:
This ordinance will grant a special use permit to allow a funeral home
(undertaking establishment) to operate at the property located at 6251
Dempster, Morton Grove, Illinois.
Purpose:
This property is located in the Cl General Commercial District. Funeral
homes (undertaking establishments) are allowed in that district pursuant to a
special use permit.
Background:
The applicant, Simkins Funeral Home, applied for a special use permit to
operate a funeral home at 6251 Dempster. The applicant proposes to expand
the funeral home with a small addition. A special use is required because of
the proposed expansion, and because no special use had been granted
previously. It is believed the existing building was built in conformance
with previous zoning rules, but became legal non - conforming when the
zoning rules changed. A public hearing was held regarding this request
before the Village of Morton Grove Plan Commission on February 20, 2012.
Village staff had no major concerns with the applicant's proposal and no
concerned parties spoke regarding the matter. The Plan Commission is
unanimously recommending the Village Board grant the special use at the
property commonly known as the Simkins Funeral Home at 6251 Dempster.
Programs, Departments
Building and Inspectional Services; Community and Economic Development
or Groups Affected
Department; Village Engineer
Fiscal Impact:
i
N/A
Source of Funds:
N/A
Workload Impact:
The special use application was processed by the Director of Community
Development, and the Village Engineer, pursuant to the normal course of
business.
Admin Recommendation:
Approval as presented.
Second Reading:
March 26, 2012, required
Special Considerations or None
Requirements:
I
Respectfully submitted:
Village Administrator Pro Tem
-r
Approved by:
John D. Said, Community and Economic Develop Dir
Prepared by
Teresa Hoffman: Y' on, Corporation Counsel
GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A FUNERAL HOME (UNDERTAKING
ESTABLISHMENT) EXPANSION AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6251 DEMPSTER
WHEREAS, the Village of Morton Grove (VILLAGE), located in Cook County, Illinois, is a
home rule unit of government under the provisions of Article 7 of the 1970 Constitution of the State of
Illinois, can exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government affairs,
including but not limited to the power to tax and incur debt; and
WHEREAS, the applicant, Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster, Morton Grove, Illinois
60053, has made a proper application to the Plan Commission in the Village of Morton Grove under
Case No. PC 12 -02 requesting the approval of a special use permit to operate a funeral home
(undertaking establishment), with an expansion, at the property commonly known as 6251 Dempster,
Morton Grove, Illinois 60053: and
WHEREAS, the property is located in the CR Commercial/Residential District; and
WHEREAS, Section 12 -4 -3 of the Village ofMorton Grove Umfied Development Code allows
undertaking establishments to be located in the C1 General Commercial District pursuant to a special
use permit; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Municipal Code upon public notice
duly published in the Morton Grove Champion Newspaper, a newspaper of general circulation n the
Village of Morton Grove, which publication took place on February 2, 2012, and pursuant to the
posting of a sign on the property and written notification sent to properly owners within 250 feet of the
subject property as required by ordinance, the Morton Grove Plan Commission held a public hearing
relative to the above referenced case on February 20, 2012, at which time all concerned parties were
given the opportunity to be present and express their views for the consideration of the Plan
Commission, and as a result of said hearing, the Plan Commission made certain recommendations and
conditions through a report dated March 1, 2012, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part
hereof and marked as lWxlibit "A ",; and
WHEREAS, the
Corporate Authorities have considered this matter
at a Public Meeting
and find
pursuant to the relevant
provisions of the Village of Morton
Grove Unzfied
Development Code,
the
proposed Special Use is
so designed, located, and proposed
to be operated
so the public health,
safety,
and welfare will be protected and will not cause substantial injury to the value of the other properties in
the neighborhood in which it is located; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the i/illage of Morton Grove Municipal Code, the
Corporate Authorities have determined the Special Use as approved by the Plan Commission shall be
issued subject to the conditions and restrictions as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: The Corporate Authorities do hereby incorporate the foregoing WHEREAS
clauses into this Ordinance as though fully set forth therein thereby making the findings as hereinabove
set forth.
SECTION 2: The property located at 6251 Dempster. Morton Grove, Illinois 60053, is hereby
granted a special use permit to allow a funeral home (undertaking establishment) with an expansion to
be located and operated at that address.
SECTION 3: The owners, lessees, occupants, and users of 6251 Dempster, their successors,
and assigns allow employees and authorized agents of the Village of Morton Grove access to the
premise at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting said premise to verify all terms and
conditions of this special use permit have been met.
SECTION 4: The special use permit is granted so long as the owner, occupant and users of the
properly utilize the area for the purposes as herein designated.
SECTION 5: The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to amend all pertinent
records of the Village of Morton Grove to show and designate the special use as granted and amended
hereunder.
SECTION 6: The Applicant /Owner shall comply with all requirements of the Village of
Morton Grove Ordinances and Codes that are applicable.
SECTION 7: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after- its passage,
approval, and publication in pamphlet form according to law.
PASSED this 26 "s day of March 2012.
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
DiMaria
Gomberg
Grear
Marcus
Thill
Toth
APPROVED by me this 26 "' day of March 2012
Daniel J. Staackmann, Village President
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
APPROVED and FILED in my office this
27`" day of March 2012.
Tony S. Kalogerakos, Village Clerk
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
Village of r ,
Punning Conmdssion
Zoning Board of Appeals � 7
To: Village President and Board of Trustees
h �l
From: Ronald L. Farkas, Chairman, Plays Commissions %
Date: February 29, 2012
Re: Plan Commission Case PC12 -02; Simkins Funeral Home (6251 Dempster
Street); Request for a Special Use for an existing funeral home with a
proposed addition in the C1 District
Commission Report
Public Notice was provided for the public hearing for this request in accordance with applicable
requirements. A public notice was published on February 2, 2012, and letters were sent to
surrounding property owners on February 2, 2012. A public notice sign was placed on the property
on February H, 2012.
On February 20, 2012, a public hearing was conducted by the Morton Grove Plan Commission after
notice for this public hearing was duly provided, as noted above, for Plan Commission case PC 12-
02. PC 12 -02 consists of the following:
• A Special Use request by Michael Simkins /Simkins Funeral Home in accordance with
Sec. 12 -4 -3 -D of the Unified Development Code (UDC) to permit an existing funeral
home ( "Undertaking establishment ") with a proposed addition.
Director of Community Development and Village Planner John D. Said introduced the case on behalf
of the Village. He reviewed details of the request, including the existing business, proposed
addition, layout and applicable zoning aspects for this request. Mr. Said noted that the existing
business is a legal nonconforming operation that was apparently constructed legally long before
adoption of current zoning requirements. He noted that the addition (and existing building) meet
building placement, height and bulk requirements. Mr. Said also explained that existing parking for
the funeral home, including the expansion, exceeds Village requirements.
Mr. Said further explained that the proposed building addition will be about 40' wide and will extend
out to the front from the existing building about 17'. The addition will consist of an interior
expansion containing about 490 square feet (29' by 17'). The addition also includes a covered
walkway /portico that is about 11' wide (also extending to the front about 17').
The applicants, Mike and Bill Simkins, were present at the hearing. Both testified that the proposed
addition will expand the chapel space for one of the chapel areas in the funeral home, in order to
accommodate larger funeral /memorial gatherings. They also testified about the proposed facade
for the addition by explaining that the addition will be a beige - colored brick. They could not match
the existing brick, so they chose another attractive exterior.
Richard T. Flickinger Municipal Center
6101 Capulina Avenue • Morton Grove, Illinois 60053 -2985
Tel: (847) 965 -4100 Fax: (847) 965 -4162 a].OF,
There were only a few general questions from Plan Commissioners concerning the addition's
location and facade materials, and no one from the audience chose to comment on this request.
Findings of Fact — Special Use
The applicants provided testimony concerning the applicable Standards for a Special Use as
specified in Sec. 12 -16 -4C of the Unified Development Code. The Plan Commission unanimously
concurred with this testimony. The testimony of the applicant is summarized below:
F. Preservation of Health, Safety, Morals and Welfare — The establishment,
maintenance and operation of the Special Use will not be detrimental to or
endanger the public health, safety, morals or general welfare.
Simkins Funeral Home is an established business that has provided funeral services to the
community for a long time. It is in the third generation of ownership and has been involved
in community service for a long time. The minor addition will in no way change the
business operations.
2. adjacent Properties — The Special Use should not be injurious to the use and
enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity for the uses permitted in
the zoning district.
The proposed addition will not alter at all the use of other properties in the area. The
improved and updated look of the business on Dempster Street will enhance the
neighborhood.
31 Orderly development — The establishment of the Special Use will not impede
normal and orderly development or impede the utilization of surrounding
property for uses permitted in the zoning district.
The expansion should in no way affect any development of surrounding property, which is
already developed.
4. Adequate
Facilities
— Adequate utilities,
access roads, drainage and other
necessary
facilities
are in existence or are
being provided.
The expansion will not need new access roads or drainage systems.
5. Traffic Control — Adequate measures have been or will be taken to provide
ingress and egress designed to minimize traffic congestion on the public streets.
The proposed use of the subject site should not draw substantial amounts of
traffic on local residential streets.
The business has several driveway access points and two parking lots for vehicles, so no
problem is anticipated with traffic on public streets.
Adequate Suffering — Adequate fencing and/or screening shall be provided to
ensure the right of enjoyment of surrounding properties to provide for the pubii*
safety or to screen parking areas and other visually incompatible uses,
Recent improvements to Dempster Street, and the location of this addition in the front of
the property, eliminate the need for additional buffering.
Conformance to Other Regulations — The Special Use shall, in all other respects,
conform to applicable provisions of this Ordinance or amendments thereto.
Variation from provisions of this Ordinance, as provided for in Section 12-16 -
3A1, may be considered by the Plan Commission and the Village Board of
Trustees as a part of the special use permit.
The way of doing business and the building layout are not changing; the business will
continue to conform the applicable Village regulations.
Commission Recommendations
Special Use:
It was moved, and seconded, to recommend approval of the Special Use for this project.
The motion was approved: Yes 6; No o; Absent 1
The voting:
Chairman Farkas
Aye
Commissioner
Blonz
Aye
Commissioner
Dorgan
Aye
Commissioner
Gabriel
Aye
Commissioner
Witko
Aye
Commissioner
Roepenack
Absent
Commissioner
Shimanski
Aye
The Plan Commission had no recommended conditions of approval.
Le! islaiive Summary
Ordinance 12 -08 J
AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 1, SECTION 3, AND TITLE 4, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 6
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO MODIFY WHEN BUSINESS LICENSES AND LIQUOR LICENSES
ARE DUE
Introduced
March 12, 2012
Objective
To amend the Village Code Sections 4 -1 -3 and 4 -5 -6 to change the renewal dates for
Village business and liquor licenses.
Purpose:
{ The amendments proposed in this ordinance will bring the term for business and liquor
licenses in conjunction with the Village's Municipal Code from January I to December
31 so they may all run concurrently.
Background:
The Village's current Code requires business and liquor license fees be renewed each
year on May 1. Village staff is currently in the process of reviewing and updating its
procedures and applicable ordinances for the application process of business and liquor
licenses and the regulation of local businesses. 'file Village Board shall review a
comprehensive overhaul of Title 4 within the next six months. Staff has recommended as
part of these revisions, business licenses and liquor licenses run concurrent with the
Village's budget, i.e.,.lanuary 1 through December 31. In order to accomplish this
change it is necessary at this time to amend 4 -1 -3 (Renewal Periode for Business
Licenses) and 4 -5 -6 (Renewal Periods for Liquor Licenses) to state effective January I,
2013, licenses shall run on a calendar year basis and for 2012 licenses will run from May
I to December 31, and the fees for said licenses shall be prorated based on this eight
month period. This ordinance will amend the Code to effectuate this change.
Programs, Departments
Administration, Finance, and Legal Departments
or Groups Affected
Fiscal Impact:
i
; Not applicable
r
Source of Funds:
Not applicable
Workload Impact:
The Administration, Finance, and Legal Departments will implement th is ordinance in
the course of their normal duties.
Administrator
Approval as presented.
Recommendation:
Second Reading:
Required — code amendment, March 26, 2012
Special Considerations or
C None
Requirements:
Administrator Approval' °
Ry rile, Village Administrator
Prepared by:
Teresa Hoffman Liston, Corporation Counsel
1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 1, SECTION 3, AND TITLE 41
CHAPTER 5, SECTION 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO MODIFY WHEN
BUSINESS LICENSES AND LIQUOR LICENSES ARE DUE
WHEREAS, the Village of Morton Grove (VILLAGE), located in Cook County, Illinois
is a home rule unit of government under the provisions of Article 7 of the Constitution of the
State of Illinois, can exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its goverment
affairs, including but not limited to the power to tax and incur debt; and
WHEREAS, Title 4, Chapter I. Section 3 and Title 4, Chapter 5, Section 6 of the Village
Code of the Village of Morton Grove addresses the I ength of time business licenses and /or liquor
licenses shall be held by a local business within the Village's corporate limits; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Morton Grove, through its elected officials, has have
determined the best interest of the Village will be served by changing the time for the renewal of
business and Iiquor licenses from starting in May 1 and ending on April 30 to beginning on
January 1 and ending on December 31, effective January 1, 2013; and
WHEREAS, in order of accomplish this change it is necessary to amend the Village's
Municipal Code for 201.2 only and prorate the business licenses and/or liquor licenses for the
period of May 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 (8 months); and
WHEREAS, henceforth, all business and liquor licenses shall run concurrently with the
Village of Morton Grove Municipal Budget from January i to December 31.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The Corporate Authorities do hereby incorporate the foregoing
WHEREAS clauses into this Ordinance as though fully set forth therein thereby making the
findings as hereinabove set forth.
SECTION 2: Title 1 entitled Business Regulations, Chapter I entitled Business and
License Regulations, Paragraph 3 entitled Licenses Granted, Term of the Municipal Code is
hereby amended by repealing the existing Paragraph 4 -1 -3 to be replaced with a new Paragraph
4 -1 -3, to read as follows:
4 -1 -3: LICENSES GRANTED, TERM: Every license except as otherwise provided
shall be signed by the president and attested by the office of the finance
director /treasurer under the corporate seal. Licenses shall run from January I to December 31
each year, except for 2012, when licenses shall run from May I through December 31 and the
fees for such licenses shall be prorated at 1/4 of the annual fee. In all cases where it is not
otherwise express provided, the president and board of trustees shall have the power to hear and
grant applications for licenses, upon the terms specified by this chapter. (Ord 91 -51, 11-11-1991
Ord 12- , 03- 26 -12)
SECTION 3: Title 1 entitled Business Regulations, Chapter 3 entitled Liquor COnfrol,
Paragraph 6 entitled Privilege Granted by License of the Municipal Code is hereby amended by
repealing the existing Paragraph 4 -3 -6 to be replaced with anew Paragraph 4 -3 -6, to read as
follows:
4 -3 -6: PRIVILEGE GRANTED BY LICENSE: A liquor license granted pursuant to
this chapter is solely a personal privilege, and unless sooner revoked pursuant to
this chapter or by federal or state law shall last for no more than one year; from .January l (or
later for an initial application) through December 31, except for 2012, when licenses shall run
from May I through December 31 and the fees for such licenses shall be prorated at 114 of the
annual fee, except for classes "G ", "J ", and "K" licenses which shall expire on the date specifies
thereon. A license shall not constitute property and may not be transferred. It shall not be used
as collateral, nor be subject to voluntary or involuntary attachment, assignment, garnishment, or
execution, encumbrance or hypothecation, nor shall it descend by the laws of testate or intestate
devolution. Renewal of this license is aprivilege and shall not be construed as a vested right
which shall limit or prevent the decreasing number of licenses to be issued within the Village.
No license shall be renewed under this section unless the manager of the licensed establishment,
and each employee of the licensee who is or will be engaged in the selling, mixing, preparing, or
serving of alcoholic liquor at the licensed premises has successfully completed a Basset program,
TIPS program or such other alcohol sales and service training program approved in writing by
the commissioner. (Ord 10 -13, 6 -14 -2010; Ord 12-, 03- 26 -12)
SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval.
PASSED THIS 26`x' DAY OF MARCH 2012.
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
DiMaria
Gomberg
Grear
Marcus
Thill
Toth
APPROVED BY ME THIS 26`x' DAY OF MARCH 2012
Daniel J. Staackmann, Village President
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois
ATTESTED and FILES in my office
This 27`x' day MARCH 2012
Tony S. Kalogerakos, Village Clerk
Village of Morton Grove
Cook County, Illinois