Thursday, October 3, 2002
7:30 PM
Village of Lombard
Board Room - Village Hall
Village Board of Trustees
Village President: William J. Mueller |
Acting Village Clerk: Barbara Johnson |
Trustees: Joan DeStephano, Richard J.Tross, |
Karen Smith-Koenig, Steven D. Sebby, |
Kenneth M. Florey and Rick Soderstrom |
Meeting Minutes
Village Board of Trustees
Meeting Minutes
October 3, 2002
REGULAR MEETING - OCTOBER 3, 2002 - 7:30 P.M.
Village President Willliam J. Mueller, Council Member Suzan Kramer, Trustee |
Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen Koenig, Trustee |
Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee Rick Soderstrom |
Present:
BOARD ROOM
Broadcast on Cable TV Channel 6
I
Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
The Regular Meeting of the President and Board of Trustees of October 3, 2002 was |
called to order by President Mueller at 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room of Village Hall. |
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Village Clerk Suzan L. Kramer. |
II
Roll Call
Upon Roll Call by Village Clerk, Suzan L. Kramer, the following were Present: President |
Mueller, Trustees DeStephano, Tross, Koenig, Sebby, Florey and Soderstrom. |
Appointed Officials Present: |
Village Manager William T. Lichter |
Assistant to the Village Manager Ellen Balsamo |
Village Attorney Tom Bayer |
Assistant Village Attorney George Wagner |
Finance Director Leonard Flood |
Director of Community Development David Hulseberg |
Deputy Fire Chief Jerry Tonne |
Village Engineer Dave Dratnol |
Director of Public Works Stan Rickard |
Assistant Director of Public Works John Burg |
Deputy Village Clerk Barbara Johnson |
III
Public Hearings
IV
Public Participation
020602
Enactment No: Probationary Firefig |
Trustee Tross arrived at 7:45
020603
Enactment No: Fire Prevention Week |
020604
Enactment No: Lombard Junior Week |
020605
Enactment No: National Breast Canc |
020606
Enactment No: Illinois Arts Week |
020612
Enactment No: TransAutoTec Day |
020618
Enactment No: Lions Club Candy Day |
President Mueller stated that Clarence Berger had passed away this week. He said that |
Clarence was our friend as well as the Village's representative to Waste Management. |
His wife had said that he worked with other communities, but he loved Lombard. A |
comment was included in his eulogy that he never failed to say thank you. President |
Mueller said that we should remember to say thank you to all who help us. The |
President then asked for a moment of silent prayer and offered condolences to his wife |
Lois and to his family. |
V
Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Trustee Florey, seconded by Trustee Sebby, that the minutes of |
the regular meeting of August 15, 2002 be approved. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee |
Rick Soderstrom |
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VI
Committee Reports
Economic/Community Development Committee-Trustee Kenneth M. |
Florey, Chairperson |
Trustee Florey reported that John Nolan has submitted his resignation from the |
Committee. He said that his contribution to the Committee will be missed. He said that |
the appointments of Jay Tovian and Edlyn Andrlik are on tonight's agenda. In |
conclusion, he stated that the next meeting will be held on November 5, at which time |
they will discuss a Special Service Area in the downtown area. |
Environmental Concerns Committee-Trustee Joan DeStephano, |
Chairperson |
Trustee DeStephano said that Clarence Berger had been at the last meeting of the |
Environmental Concerns Committee and had always made a great contribution to their |
efforts and will be missed. She gave details of the materials handled at the Recycling |
Extravaganza. The event drew 488 cars and collected 49.5 tons of recyclable goods |
including 38 tons of lumber, 8 tons of metal, 128 cell phones, 402 pair of eyeglasses and |
4 hearing aids. She said the Committee had set the goal of 600 cars and 75 tons of |
materials for next year's Extravaganza. She thanked various volunteers who helped. |
She said that the appointment of Gary Brennimen is on the agenda. |
Finance Committee-Trustee Karen S. Koenig, Chairperson
Trustee Koenig stated that the Committee has not met but will meet on October 22 at |
7:30 pm, which is the 4th Tuesday instead of their usual meeting day of the third |
Tuesday. |
Public Works Committee-Trustee Steven D. Sebby, Chairperson
Trustee Sebby informed the Board that next meeting will be held on October 8th and |
joint meetings with the Village Board will be held in November and December. |
Transportation & Safety Committee-Trustee Rick Soderstrom, |
Chairperson |
Trustee Soderstrom said that the Committee had not met since the last Board Meeting |
and they will not meet on Monday October 7th, but will meet the following Monday, |
October 14. |
Community Promotion & Tourism Committee-President William J. |
Mueller, Chairperson |
President Mueller stated that 3 grants recommended by the Committee appear on the |
agenda and asked for the Board's concurrence on them. |
Village Clerk- Suzan L. Kramer
Clerk Kramer reported that BOLI had not met, the next meeting is scheduled for |
Thursday October 10 at 1:00 pm. |
VII
Village Manager/Village Board Comments
Trustee Tross spoke as a member of Municipal Officer's Electoral Board, stating that the |
Board did not interpret Election Law to reach their decision. He said that as a signer of |
the petition he feels very perplexed and concerned that the referendum will not be on |
the November ballot, and the Village Board chose not to put the question on the ballot. |
He explained that the Electoral Board had followed the law and did not just make a |
decision. He wanted the public to understand that each of them did what the law |
required them to do. He reminded the public that either side, either for or against the |
referendum, had the right to go before a judge to interpret the law. He said he hopes |
that people will let the subject of the Theater go and leave the decision to the Elected |
Officials. President Mueller said that as Elected officials and in serving on the Electoral |
Board, they are charged, by our Oath of office, with upholding the law. He said that |
when he leaves office he wants to know that he upheld the ordinances and laws. |
VIII
Consent Agenda
It was moved by Trustee Soderstrom, seconded by Trustee Florey, to pass the |
Consent Agenda, to suspend the rules, waive first reading and pass on second |
reading, waive competitive bidding and award contracts approve and adopt |
resolutions as needed for the following items and as read by the Clerk on the |
Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee |
Rick Soderstrom |
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020592
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
020608
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
020609
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
*D. ZBA 02-20: 229 W. Roosevelt Road (Fruitful Yield) (Moved to |
IX-D) |
*E. ZBA 02-21: 661 N. Charlotte (Moved to IX-E)
020598
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Grant Awards |
020616
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Re-appointments and |
020617
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Appointment - Enviro |
*I. Re-appointments and Appointments - Various Committees |
(Moved to IX-C) |
020613
This Matter was waived of first reading and passed on second reading under |
suspension of the rules on the Consent Agenda. |
Enactment No: Ordinance 5200 Annu |
020599
This Matter was adopted on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Resolution 62-03 Int |
020610
This Matter was adopted on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Resolution 63-03 Wat |
020556
This Matter was passed on second reading on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Ordinance 5201 One-W |
020557
This Matter was passed on second reading on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Ordinance 5201 One-W |
020593
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Kenilworth Avenue Ea |
020615
This Matter was waived of first reading and passed on second reading under |
suspension of the rules on the Consent Agenda. |
Enactment No: Ordinance 5202 Vehic |
020596
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Demolition Services |
020601
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
020607
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
020611
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Seat Wall Installati |
020600
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: 1900 S. Highland Ave |
IX
Agenda Items for Separate Action
020614
Enactment No: Resolution 64-03 DuP |
Pete Kramer 272 E. Taylor, spoke to say that there has recently been some rancor and |
this week he watched a television feature on the Statue of Liberty. He likened the |
history of the Statue to the DuPage Theater as it was gift from France, it was |
controversial in the beginning and no one wanted to fund it in hard times. He noted that |
the monument was called grandiose and Americans would not contribute the needed |
quarter of a million dollars. They raised the money through the efforts of Joseph Pulitzer |
and it opened in 1886. The people who had done so little to help were pleased to attend |
the unveiling and called the Statue a wonder of the world. He thinks that the subject of |
the Theater has also been treated with skepticism. He asked what the nation would be |
like without the Statue and said that the DuPage is equally the symbol of Lombard. He |
said that it cost seventy million to restore the Statue and now terrorists want to destroy it |
because it is the symbol of our Freedom. He said that the DuPage Theater is more |
important to Lombard than the Statue of Liberty is to America and the world. |
Trustee Sebby commented that the ad hoc Committee is to be commended for their |
dedication. He said that he has heard comparison of the demise of the Theater to the |
Statue of Liberty, the collapse of the twin towers and the leaning Tower of Pizza. He |
finds these comments offensive. He said that we are here to represent the citizens. |
There is no one on the Board who can say that they know the majority opinion, so to go |
ahead and spend money on this project, which the Board has not approved, does not |
make sense. |
Trustee Sebby also said that all the money was originally set aside to use for the |
architect if the project goes forward. The roof is in disrepair, and to look into phasing on |
a building that has not been approved is astonishing. He said that a better use would be |
to repair the roof. He quoted Abraham Lincoln saying "Public sentiment is everything. |
With Public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed. He said the |
Board can't know what the public sentiment is, the citizens own the building and our |
obligation is to represent our citizens, he said therefore he can't support any money |
being spent on the project. |
President Mueller explained that we can't use the DCCA Grant money for the roof, to |
repair or build. He said that looking into phasing would give the Village Board as much |
information as possible to help them in their decision. He said that they had asked staff |
to check what needed to be done to secure the building for winter. |
Trustee Tross clarified that the money is left over from the DCCA and can't be used on |
repairs, only for architectural services. Trustee Florey confirmed that and said if we |
don't use the money, we loose it. |
It was moved by Trustee Florey, seconded by Trustee Soderstrom, that the |
Village Board approve Change Order #1 to the Contract with Daniel P. Coffey & |
Associates, Ltd. for additional architectural services for the DuPage Theater and |
Shops. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee Rick Soderstrom |
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Nay:
Trustee Steven Sebby
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Trustee Tross asked about the turn around time Trustee Florey said that they hoped the |
information would be ready by the next Board meeting. |
020591
Enactment No: 611 W. St. Charles R |
611 W. St. Charles Road (Crossroads Community Church) Continued
Director of Community Development David Hulseberg gave a presentation of the |
petitioners' request |
Scott Nichols, 36 S. Columbine, spoke as pastor of the Crossroads Community Church. |
He gave a history of the church saying that they have renovated the facility and are |
serving the needs of the members and the community with divorce care, food |
assistance, rent assistance and Bible Studies. He said that the changeable copy of the |
proposed sign would allow them to communicate their varying programs and schedule. |
He likened the sign to that at Glenbard East because it is in a residential neighborhood. |
He said that their situation is unique compared to other churches as the corner of Route |
53 and St. Charles is a high traffic area and he said that it would not set a precedent. |
Phil Lobdell, 1134 Kenilworth, spoke requesting approval of the sign as there are many |
activities going on and their schedule of events is ever changing. He said the sign would |
be a benefit to the church and to the community. He pointed out that the sign wouldn't |
scroll or flash. He said that the Church has great programs and kids programs. He said |
that he would like to get the skate park kids in and they would forget about the skate |
park. He said that he is involved with the youth and they have a lot of fun and teach |
good values which would benefit the community. He asked the Board to look favorably |
upon their request. |
Joseph Voss, stated that he is a Lisle resident with a Law office in Lombard, as well as |
a member of Crossroads Community Church. He felt that the sign would be of value to |
the community as the time and temperature features would be a landmark to Lombard, |
especially that area of Lombard. He said that the church is on a unique property, most |
churches in the area would not find it cost effective to install such a costly sign unless |
they were in a high traffic area. He said that the neighbors seem to favor the sign. He |
said that the Church has been a great asset to the community. |
Trustee DeStephano said the congregation has done a wonderful job rebuilding the |
Church. Her concerns are the size of the sign and the changeable nature of the sign, |
the precedent, and the drivers being distracted, causing accidents. |
It was moved by Trustee DeStephano, seconded by Trustee Koenig, that the |
Village Board deny the variations and direct staff to work with the petitioner to |
accommodate their signage needs. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee |
Rick Soderstrom |
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020619
Trustee DeStephano requested to separate all appointments.
Enactment No: Re-appointments and |
Board of Building Appeals
It was moved by Trustee Florey, seconded by Trustee Koenig, that the |
appointment of Bob Mueller and Steve Flint to the Board of Building Appeals be |
approved. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee |
Rick Soderstrom |
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Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
It was moved by Trustee Sebby, seconded by Trustee Florey, that the |
re-appointment of Bob Iiori to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners be |
approved. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, |
Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee Rick Soderstrom |
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Nay:
Trustee Joan DeStephano
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Board of Local Improvements
It was moved by Trustee Tross, seconded by Trustee Koenig, that the |
re-appointment of James Hogan to the Board of Local Improvements be |
approved. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee |
Rick Soderstrom |
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Electrical Commission
It was moved by Trustee Florey, seconded by Trustee Sebby, that the |
re-appointment of James Tamburino and Russell Schroeder to the Electrical |
Commission be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee |
Rick Soderstrom |
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Community Promotions and Tourism Committee
It was moved by Trustee Florey, seconded by Trustee Tross, that the |
appointment of Cindy Ascher to the Community Promotions and Tourism |
Committee be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee |
Rick Soderstrom |
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Historical Commission
It was moved by Trustee Soderstrom, seconded by Trustee Sebby, that the |
re-appointment of Marge Neely, Dennis McNicholas, Larry Bouldin and Patricia |
Poskocil to the Historical Commission be approved. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Karen Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, |
Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee Rick Soderstrom |
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Nay:
Trustee Richard J. Tross
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Police Pension Fund
It was moved by Trustee Florey, seconded by Trustee Koenig, that the |
appointment of Jerry Peterson to the Police Pension Fund be approved. The |
motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee |
Rick Soderstrom |
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Zoning Board of Appeals
It was moved by Trustee Soderstrom, seconded by Trustee Florey, that the |
re-appointment of John DeFalco and Erica Suta (Fisette) be approved. The |
motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee |
Rick Soderstrom |
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020589
It was moved by Trustee Tross, seconded by Trustee Sebby, that this matter be |
continued to the October 17, 2002 regular Village Board Meeting so the owner can |
be present. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee |
Rick Soderstrom |
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Enactment No: 229 W. Roosevelt Roa |
020590
It was moved by Trustee Sebby, seconded by Trustee Tross, that this matter be |
tabled to the October 17, 2002 regular Village Board Meeting. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee |
Rick Soderstrom |
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Enactment No: 661 N. Charlotte Str |
X
Agenda Items for Discussion
XI
Executive Session
It was moved by Trustee Koenig, seconded by Trustee Sebby, that the regular |
meeting of the President and Board of Trustees recess to Executive Session at |
9:03 for the purpose of discussing: The Sale of Real Property, The Acquisition of |
Real Property and Employment of Specific Employees of the Village. The motion |
carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee |
Rick Soderstrom |
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Reconvene
The Regular Meeting of the President and Board of Trustees of October 3, 2002 was |
reconvened at 9:56 pm. in the Board Room of Village Hall. |
Upon Roll Call by Village Clerk Suzan L. Kramer, the following were Present: President |
Mueller, Trustees DeStephano, Tross, Koenig, Sebby, Florey and Soderstrom. |
XII
Adjournment
It was moved by Trustee Koenig, seconded by Trustee DeStephano, the the |
Regular Meeting of the President and Board of Trustees of. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee |
Rick Soderstrom |
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