Village of Lombard Legistar System

President Mueller asked for a moment of silence for the passing of Mark Stricker,

President of Matteson, and William Alter, a builder in the Village of Lombard many years

ago. He expressed condolences to the families of both men.

President Mueller introduced Christine Yeager of Lombard Town Centre.

Christine Yeager thanked the Village Board, the committee and staff for their support

and introduced Laura Gergson, the newly-appointed Executive Director of Lombard

Town Centre. She stated they had received a lot of resumes, but that Laura had a

can-do attitude and had been recommended by Congressmen and Mayors.

Laura Gergson stated she appreciated being invited to the Village Board meeting. She

stated it will be a pleasure to serve the Village Board, the community and Lombard

Town Centre. She stated she knows she can make a difference and will bring her

knowledge to Lombard. She stated her compassion is contagious.

President Mueller stated Astronaut Dan Tani had visited the Village yesterday. Dan

Tani was in town to throw out the first ball at the Cubs game. He also sang during the

7th inning. President Mueller stated that Dan Tani wanted to personally thank the first

responders who handled the accident his mother was fatally injured in December.

President Mueller stated that while Dan Tani was on his second space shuttle, his

mother Rose Tani was killed. President Mueller stated that day-in and day-out the fire

and police departments do an excellent job. He thanked Dan Tani for the beautiful

photos that had been presented to the Fire and Police Departments. The photos

contained 2,000 small pictures that made one large picture.

State Representative Carole Pankau spoke about what was going on in Springfield.

She stated the Senate voted on amendatory vetoes. One amendment that was passed

was regarding insurance coverage for children up to the age of 26 and military

personnel. She stated the property tax rebates did not pass. She stated one of the big

issues was the retirement of Emil Jones and who would be his successor. She felt Emil

Jones III would be selected. She stated the Democrats were jockeying for position.

She stated September was the cut-off date for bills.

Trustee Tross requested on behalf of public officials that Ms. Pankau help to

communicate to Springfield the difficulty that local governments are having with all the

unfunded mandates. He stated these actions are paralyzing local government.

Trustee O'Brien stated he had been to Springfield twice. He thanked Ms. Pankau for

coming to the Village Board meeting. He also encouraged her to vote against unfunded

mandates. He encouraged her to bring other state officials to the Board meeting.

Village Clerk Brigitte O'Brien issued the Oath of Office to Firefighters Alex Johnson,

Gregory Bashore and Joshua Hays.

President Mueller stated the Fire Department had lost four thirty-year employees to

retirement. He extended congratulations to Frank Angileri, Jim Streu, Glenn Foster and

Greg Sauchuck on their retirements, wished them well and thanked them for their

dedication. He stated the three candidates would help fill those vacancies.

Fire Chief Seagraves introduced the three new candidates and also the new Fire

Department Training Officer Jeff Holst who had been selected to fill Jim Streu's place as

training officer. Chief Seagraves stated the candidates are enrolled at the Academy

and will then be assigned to a shift. The Chief stated that bringing new personnel into

the fire family was the best part of the job. He stated that getting through the first two

years on the job is really tough. He said they will also have to attend EMT and

Paramedic School.

Each of the firefighters introduced family and friends who were in attendance for the

swearing-in ceremony.

President Mueller welcomed the new firefighters to the best Fire Department in the State

of Illinois. He thanked the families for coming and wished the new recruits success.

Trustee Greg Gron, Chairperson of the Environmental Concerns Committee, stated two

months in a row the Village realized a fuel savings by using the anti-idling procedure.

He encouraged residents to also turn off their engines while they were parked waiting for

someone. Trustee Gron spoke about the lightbulb give-away. He stated the committee

had a table set up at the Taste of Lombard and gave away lightbulbs at the Bingo tent.

He spoke about the great success of the Rain Barrel Program and that in the 30 days

the first amount allotted for the grant had been used. He stated a request for an

additional $5,000 grant was on the agenda. Trustee Gron spoke about the Recycling

Extravaganza to be held on September 13 from 9am to 3pm and will be held in the

parking lot on the northwest corner of North Avenue and Route 53. He reminded

residents to enter on the Route 53 side. He stated the committee is working with the

Garden Club and they will accept flower pots at the Extravaganza. Any clay pots

donated will be painted and sold at the Prairie Days event on September 21 and any

plastic pots will be donated to the Park District for planting. He stated that the $5,000

grant will pay for 62 barrels. He also stated the beautifully painted rain barrel will be

raffled off at Prairie Days. He stated the next meeting will be August 26.

Trustee Dick Tross, Chairperson of the Public Works Committee, reported the

committee had met on August 12; is reviewing the Sewer Stub ordinance and the item

had been tabled, but that changes may be necessary in order to maintain the same level

of service. He stated the program was wonderful for those residents who had suffered

from a sewer back-up and that a resident can call the Village 24/7 with a sewer back-up

problem and if the problem is on the Village side, the resident does not see a bill. He is

working with Dave Gorman, Angela Podesta and Tom Bayer on the changes and the

changes will be brought to the Village Board after a positive recommendation from the

committee. Change orders had been approved. He stated the next meeting will be

September 9. He asked residents to be patient with all of the road construction and that

everyone would be happy with Main Street and the Lagoon area when the work was

done.

Trustee Soderstrom questioned the policy and stated he called the Village with a sewer

back-up. He stated he had to pay the plumber and the Village was going to reimburse

him.

Trustee Tross disagreed and stated that Trustee Soderstrom should not have had to

pay the plumber.

Acting Public Works Director Dave Gorman stated if the problem was on the Village

side, the resident would not see a bill.

Trustee Soderstron stated he was the resident and he did pay the bill.

President Mueller suggested that Trustee Soderstrom talk to Acting Public Works

Director Gorman regarding his sewer back-up.

Trustee Jack O'Brien, Chairperson of the Transportation and Safety Committee,

reported the committee met on August 4 at the Village Hall even though there was no

power due to the storms. The committee discussed parking on North Garfield, a request

from All Star Cab for a license to operate in Lombard, the elimination of no parking on

East Harding, and no parking at Stewart and 17th.

He stated he attended the Circulator meeting in August and that will provide service to

Yorktown, Main Street and Butterfield Road.

Trustee Tross questioned the fence that Villa Park was to install along the Union Pacific

Railroad. He stated the Village's fence was up, but questioned when the Village of Villa

Park was going to install their fence.

President Mueller stated the Village of Villa Park held a dedication for the fence and

asked Acting Director Dave Gorman to follow up. He stated Villa Park had received a

larger grant than Lombard. He reported there were a lot of small children in the

apartments behind that area and the fence was supposed to be installed.

Trustee Tross questioned a Village-wide speed limit study.

Village Manager Hulseberg stated he was not aware of a Village-wide speed study.

Village President Mueller stated he polled the Board prior regarding lowering the speed

limit on all Village streets to 25 miles per hour, but that brings up other concerns. He

stated there was an accident today where a car went through a yield sign striking a van

and pushing it on its side. He felt education was important. He felt this issue should be

referred to the Transportation and Safety Committee.

Chief Byrne stated he did not feel that lowering the speed limit to 25 miles per hour

would solve the problem.

President Mueller suggested getting a speed study done for the Village to help the

Board better determine action.

Trustee Soderstrom stated the Board gave no direction the last time this issue came to

them from the Transportation and Safety Committee.

President Mueller stated the Village is not Home Rule.

Trustee O'Brien stated that reducing the speed will not necessarily help.

President Mueller felt it was easier if the speed limit was the same on all residential

streets instead of being 25 in some areas and 30 in others. He felt the education

process would be easier.

Trustee Moreau questioned if lowering the speed limit did not work, what other options

there were.

President Mueller stated speed bumps.

Acting Public Works Director Gorman stated narrowing the streets makes people feel

like they need to drive slower.

Trustee O'Brien stated the next meeting will be September 8 at 7pm.

Trustee Soderstrom thanked the Public Works Department for the excellent response

provided following the last storm. He stated the Village was fortunate that this storm

was not as severe as the one in July.

Trustee Gron suggested that residents holding block parties contact the Public Works

Department as the Village still had a large supply of light bulbs that could be given to

residents. He reported that light bulbs will be handed out at the Recycling

Extravaganza, Prairie Days, the Senior Fair and at the Village Hall.

President Mueller thanked Public Works for the great service they provided during the

last storm. He also thanked Dave Hulseberg for his efforts the night of the storm to

make certain that everything was under control. President Mueller reported the Village

has been in contact with Pace and Yorktown trying to resolve the issues and that

concessions were being made on each side to try and resolve the bus issue. As soon

as the matter is resolved, information will be provided to the residents. President

Mueller thanked Trustee O'Brien for sitting in on the meetings for him.

President Mueller thanked everyone for the support, the prayers, the cards and phone

calls. He stated the good news is his cancer is in remission after 14 chemo treatments.

He reported he had to call the paramedics a few weeks earlier and thanked them for the

great service they provided although he felt the ambulance did not ride very easily. He

thanked the officials and staff for filling in for him and his wife Eileen for her great

care-giving. He thanked Dave Hulseberg for being at the hospital. He reported he was

on a maintenance program now and he hoped to get his strength back soon. President

Mueller stated he was looking forward to moving on and that he was proud to be the

Village President of Lombard where the people are so nice.

President Mueller requested an update on Bike to Work Week.

Acting Public Works Director Dave Gorman reported 1 out of 8 Village of Lombard

employees biked to work. Lombard was one of the top villages and came in sixth place.

He stated a lot of first-time bike riders enjoyed it and some have continued to ride their

bikes.

Trustee Tross noted the appointment of the Village Clerk to the Historical Commission

and questioned the Village Board receiving committee reports.

President Mueller stated that committee reports would be made available to the Village

Board. He stated he is working on some changes to the ordinance and that will come to

the Village Board. He reported the Clerk will now be a member of the Historical

Commission and that they are trying to structure the commission similar to other Village

committees.

Acting Community Development Director Bill Heniff reviewed the request for a fence

variation on the northeast corner of Maple and Lombard. He stated the resident

currently has a four foot chain link fence and is requesting a five foot privacy fence.

Trustee Moreau stated that Maple is a busy street and the resident is looking to gain

some privacy.

Trustee Moreau requested approval of the variation with a waiver of first reading.

Trustee Tross questioned the east property line.

Acting Community Development Director Heniff reported there is a six-foot fence that is

staying.

Trustee Soderstrom stated that the fence issues are becoming more and more murky

and the Board just reviewed fence issues not long ago. He felt is was unfair to the

Zoning Board of Appeals to overturn their recommendation. He felt is was difficult to

satisfy residents without being unfair to the Zoning Board of Appeals. He felt the Village

Board was spinning their wheels and not changing the ordinance and then within two

months the Board receives two more variation requests. He was not criticizing the

petition and felt that a resident with a pool or close to a school would pose a safety issue

and he could understand those requests.

Trustee Moreau felt it was not fair to the Zoning Board of Appeals to overturn their

recommendations.

Trustee Gron stated he worked with Bill Heniff regarding fence designs. He felt corner

sideyards should be afforded some kind of privacy. He felt the corner houses should be

allowed to have some privacy. He felt the corner needed more privacy than a yard

between two neighbors. He felt the 75% rule does not afford enough privacy.

Village Manager David Hulseberg stated a detailed report had been provided to the

Village Board and the Board was to give staff direction, but no direction was given.

Trustee Tross recalled this discussion had been held when Trustees Florey and Sebby

were on the Board. He indicated this had to do with the corner side yard and interior

and driveway issues. He stated he thought the code was going to change. The

recommendation from the Plan Commission and ZBA was to change, but the Board did

not make any changes. He questioned how long it would take if the code was changed

before someone would request a variance.

President Mueller stated the fence requirements were discussed. He reminded the

Board that the same night that code revisions were discussed there were two variations

on the agenda. One resident was required to take down the fence as they had it

installed before obtaining a permit and the other resident had to cut their fence down.

He indicated he wanted to be fair to residents.

Trustee Tross stated that people have rights and that some ordinances do not work for

some lots. He indicated he has not seen a fence variation that he liked. He stated that

in comparison to the number of single-family homes, there have not been that many

variation requests. He stated all people do not have the same eyes or shoe sizes and

changing the ordinance will not change residents requesting variations. He felt staff

looks at the issue and goes by the code. He felt the ordinance should be reviewed and

possibly softened. He stated changing the ordinance will not make every fence variation

go away.

Trustee Moreau felt issues had to be resolved regarding height and privacy and safety.

She did not feel that a resident could achieve privacy or safety with open fencing.

President Mueller stated the revisions will be brought to the Village Board again.

Acting Director of Community Development Bill Heniff reported on the request for a

six-foot fence variation on the corner of Berkshire and Garfield. He stated the Zoning

Board of Appeals recommended denial.

Trustee Moreau stated the resident is requesting a six-foot fence where there was a

six-foot fence before and there were no line-of-sight issues. She commended the

residents for the beautification to the property.

Trustee Moreau moved the Village Board overturn the recommendation of the Zoning

Board of Appeals, waive first reading and approve the six-foot fence request.

Trustee Moreau moved the Village Board approve the waiver of fees with the exception

of the signage and ads.

Trustee Gron questioned the set back.

Acting Director Heniff replied.

Trustee Soderstrom questioned why the waiver of fees.

Village Manager Hulseberg stated usually the waiver of fees is for financial reasons.

Trustee Moreau stated the residents were on a fixed income.

Gron, Tross, O'Brien and Moreau

Fitzpatrick and Soderstrom

Agenda Items for Discussion

Allowing Groundwater Wells for Cooling Towers

Discussion relative to allowing the construction and use of a groundwater well for the

sole purpose as a redundant water supply for cooling towers.

Private Development Engineer Nick Hatfield gave a presentation on the request. He

stated a request had come to staff to allow a ground water well to be constructed on

property and this was not allowed under Village ordinance unless it was a municipal

well. He stated the text in the Code would have to be changed. He stated the staff was

looking for direction before a text amendment was brought to the Village Board. He

stated the company operates every hour of every day of the year and that a certain

temperature is necessary to be maintained. He stated the facility is rated based on

redundancy and there was a question about the Village water system being used as a

back-up system. Staff was recommending denial of the request. Engineer Hatfield

stated the current pumps have back-up generators, the water storage tanks hold a day's

worth of water, DuPage County has an additional day's worth of water and the back-up

wells are checked as are the back-up generators. He felt the Village system had

sufficient back-up that could be relied on. He felt if the Village lost power, there were

still two wells with back-up generators. He also stated there were other back-up

systems available beside the ground water well.

Rob Tazelaar, 347-61st Street, Willowbrook, the engineer for the project, stated the

company is a 12,000 square foot data center. He reported that the data center is almost

complete and they expect to request a final inspection shortly. The mission of the data

center is critical and they operate 24/7 365 days a year. He stated the back-up well is

for the facility in the event of a failure for any reason to the municipal water supply. He

spoke about various interruptions to the water supply including contamination, a water

main break or power outages. He stated the company is requesting to be allowed to

install a well on the site as a back-up to insure no break in service. He stated if it was

necessary to get water from this well, it would be on a temporary basis until the

mainwater supply could be put back in operation, but the water supply is critical to the

company. He stated the well would be a small well pumping only 18 gallons of water a

minute and would be tested on a regular basis and maintained by the company at their

expense. He stated the well would be safe and would not be able to cross-contaminate

Village water as there would be no common pipes. He stated there would be no safety

risk to the Village. They have studied other options, but felt they were not

recommended due to space and noise. He stated the water used evaporates in the air.

He said the water was critical to the operation of the data center and would not cause

any negatively to the Village. He stated the well was a better option and more reliable.

He stated cost was a factor in the decision to request the well, but not the only factor.

Engineer Hatfield stated the well is isolated and there is no risk of contamination. He

reported that granting the request would set a precedent, as other requests have been

denied.

Bob Tazelaar stated there is an exception to the code with a retention pond within a mile

of this location. He stated he understood that the Village would not want a lot of

amendments to the Code, but felt this was a valid reason for a tenant with a specialized

need for the operation of their business. He felt there was no need for the Village to

deny this request.

Trustee O'Brien questioned what would happen with the loss of water.

Bob Tazelaar stated without water, the data center would shut down within five minutes.

He stated any interruption to the water supply to the center would cause the center to be

in trouble quickly.

Trustee O'Brien inquired abut contamination of the well.

Bob Tazelaar stated the well would strictly be used as a back-up system and the water

would evaporate into the air so there would be no contamination.

Trustee Tross inquired about a break in the water supply and holding water on the site.

He asked if there were two Village water lines going to the building so if one main went

down, the other would still supply water.

Engineer Hatfield stated there was a four-inch line from the main and there were not two

lines.

Trustee Tross stated he felt the use was not appropriate for the area. and inquired about