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1991-01-14 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 8026 1/14/91 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, VILLAGE HALL, JANUARY 14, 1991 I The Village Clerk called the meeting to order at 7:34 P.M. CALL TO ORDER Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag. Roll call indicated the following present: Trustees ROLL CALL Marienthal, Reid, Mathias, O'Malley, and Kahn. President Clayton and Trustee Shifrin were absent. Also present were: William Balling, Village Manager; William Raysa, Village Attorney; Lee Szymborski, Assistant Village Manager; Gregory Boysen, Director of Public Works; and Joseph Tenerelli, Village Treasurer. Moved by Reid, seconded by Kahn, to appoint Trustee TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN Marienthal as Temporary Chairman for tonight's meeting. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried. Moved by Mathias, seconded by Reid, to move to Executive EXECUTIVE MEETING Meeting to discuss Litigation. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Mathias, O'Malley, Kahn NAYES: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Shifrin Motion declared carried. The Board moved to Executive Meeting at 7: 35 P.M. , and reconvened at 8:07 P.M. , with all members present during roll call. Trustee O'Malley stated that the Chairman of the ESDA had E.S.D.A. requested some space in the basement of the Fire Station to store equipment in the event of an emergency. Mr. Balling stated that he will check into the issue. Temporary Chairman Marienthal asked if there were any QUESTIONS FROM THE questions from the audience; there were none. AUDIENCE Temporary Chairman Marienthal explained the Consent Agenda, CONSENT AGENDA stating that any member of the audience or the Board could request that an item be removed for full discussion; there were no such requests. Moved by Mathias, seconded by Reid, to approve a Hold NORTHWEST WATER Harmless Agreement with the Northwest Water Commission. COMMISSION Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: (Hold Harmless Agreement) 8027 1/14/'91 AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Mathias, O'Malley, Kahn NAYES: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Shifrin Motion declared carried. Moved by Mathias, seconded by Reid, to approve a Fee Waiver NORTHWEST JCC - Raffle License for the Northwest Suburban Jewish Community(Raffle Waiver) Center. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Mathias, O'Malley, Kahn NAYES: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Shifrin Motion declared carried. Moved by Mathias, seconded by Reid, to approve a Fee Waiver OMNI YOUTH CENTER - Raffle License for Omni Youth Services. Upon roll call, (Raffle Waiver) Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Mathias, O'Malley, Kahn NAYES: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Shifrin Motion declared carried. Mr. Balling reviewed this item for the Board, details of BUFFALO GROVE POST which are contained in Mr. Boysen's memo to him of January OFFICE 10, 1991. Mr. Szymborski brought the Board up to date on the progress of the purchase of land. Moved by Mathias, seconded by Reid, to authorize bid for the Buffalo Grove Post Office construction. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Mathias, O'Malley, Kahn NAYES: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Shifrin Motion declared carried. Mr. Balling introduced the refuse collection option. Mr. REFUSE COLLECTION Szymborski then reviewed the progress of same, details of which are contained in his memo to Mr. Balling of January 10, 1991. Lengthy discussion took place with regard to the options in Mr. Szymborski's memo, with the consensus being that the Board needs more detailed information. Mr. Balling stated that the information requested will be brought before the Board at the next meeting. Mr. Balling reported on the Joint Senior Citizen Program SENIOR CITIZEN with the Buffalo Grove Park District, details of which are PROGRAM & FUNDING contained in Mr. Szymborski's memo to him of January 9, 1991. 8028 1/14/91 Lengthy discussion followed, with Board members stating that the Village and the Park District should work together in addressing the needs of the senior citizens; that the Village should participate financially over the next several years; that specific guidelines should be identified for the commission; and that staff should provide the Board with more details regarding financing. Mr. Reiner stated that the Park District wants to address this situation together; that the commission should identify the senior needs, other than strictly leisure; that the rooms will be used for senior citizen service only; and that any remaining benefit that the Park District has left, should the senior citizen program move elsewhere, will go back to the Village. Moved by O'Malley, seconded by Mathias, to instruct staff to initiate steps to form a commission, it's make-up organization already set forth in Mr. Szymborski's memo of January 9, 1991, in paragraph 3 under recommendations; that said commission should first form a mission statement, recognize the needs of the seniors in the community, and then make recommendations regarding financial contributions, but no obligations regarding financial contributions, which would be determined at a later date by this Board. Mr. Balling clarified the financing. The Board expects to have a reliable funding source to support their obligations, and he wants to underscore his initial recommendation this evening that that source has not been identified, and will not likely be identified before Finance Committee hearings in February. Staff had no intention of not meeting the obligation regarding capital contributions, but the Board should recognize that this service is one that would represent a new and expanded service that is not presently contemplated within our revenue structure, and would require additional resources. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Mathias, O'Malley, Kahn NAYES: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Shifrin Motion declared carried. Mr. Reiner asked for direction regarding the capital issues. After further discussion, it was moved by Mathias, and seconded by Kahn to transfer to the Park District the sum of $10,000 per year for the next seven years as a capital contribution to them from our unrestricted fund. Trustee Reid stated that he will not support the motion because he does not feel that we have the necessary staff 8029 1/14/91 input at this time to make that decision; he believes staff can be directed to bring back a recommendation regarding that motion, but he thinks we are setting a very dangerous precident to act favorable on that motion. Mr. Balling stated that an audit has not been done on the cost, but that staff can do an audit. Mr. Reiner stated that the Park District will give the direction to the commission when they draft up their papers that, if there is a life left to the improvements the Park District has made, and the property is vacated by the senior citizen program, the Park District will make sure that money goes back to the Village. Trustee Mathias amended the motion to add the following: "subject to any recapture if that portion of the building is no longer used for senior citizen needs, and subject to an audit by the Village staff." Upon roll call, Trustees voted on the motion: AYES: 4 - Marienthal, Mathias, O'Malley, Kahn NAYES: 1 - Reid ABSENT: 1 - Shifrin Motion declared carried. Moved by Kahn, seconded by Mathias, to adjourn the meeting. ADJOURNMENT Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 P.M. JanetT .�i�m -l.aAtu hSirabian, Village Clerk APPROVED BY ME THIS DAY OF , 1991. l Vi lage President V J±