Thursday, February 21, 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
February 21, 2002
REGULAR MEETING - FEBRUARY 21, 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 |
Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee Rick Soderstrom |
Present:
Trustee Steven Sebby
Absent:
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 February 21, 2002 was |
called to order by President Mueller at 7:31 p.m. in the Board Room of Village Hall. |
Two Scouts, Mike Swanson and Chris Neizlik from Pack #202, from the Faith Lutheran |
Church led the Pledge of Allegiance. |
II
Roll Call
Upon Roll Call by Village Clerk, Suzan L. Kramer, the following were Present: President |
Mueller, Trustees DeStephano, Tross, Koenig, Florey and Soderstrom. |
Appointed Officials Present: |
Village Manager William T. Lichter |
Finance Director Len Flood |
Village Attorney Thomas P. Bayer |
Village Attorney George Wagner |
Interim Chief of Police George Graves |
Fire Chief George Seagraves |
Village Engineer Dave Dratnol |
Director of Public Works Stan Rickard |
Assistant Director of Public Works John Burg |
Director of Community Development David Hulseberg |
Records Clerk Diane Jantelezio |
III
Public Hearings
None
IV
Public Participation
Members of the Public Who Spoke |
Terry Hoppie, 41 N. Columbine, spoke about the no left turn signs for Charles Lane, |
Madison Street, and Harding Road and the back up of traffic that these signs will cause. |
She asked if these signs were permanent and what could residents do. |
Trustee Tross agreed with the resident and he clarified the signage. |
Trustee Soderstrom was going to cover this issue during the Transportation and Safety |
report. He stated that the Village had posted the signs on Harrison and Charles Lane, |
and that the township and county had installed the other signs. He commented that the |
Village had no prior knowledge that these signs were to be installed that day. |
Village Engineer, Dave Dratnol, stated that the signs on Route 53 were installed by |
IDOT. He also commented that advance warning signs were put up before Village signs |
were installed. |
Trustee DeStephano said that the Board never supported blocking off all streets and the |
recommendation to the State was to leave Madison open until Route 53 is done. |
President Mueller stated that IDOT, the County and the Township would be contacted |
regarding this issue. He commented that in discussion with Township Highway |
Commissioner, Dick Schroeder, it was agreed to install no left turn on Charles Lane, |
Harrison and Harding, but Madison was not discussed. |
Trustee Soderstrom said that previous to his chairing the Committee, when the Route 53 |
scenario was originally discussed, it was the Committee's plan that all four streets be no |
left turn. He also said at a recent Board meeting it was decided not to "no left turn" |
Madison Street. |
President Mueller stated that he received a letter from a resident regarding Madison, |
and that he understands that there is a large group of Madison street residents that will |
address the issue, as they do not want Madison to become the main thoroughfare. |
020084
Enactment No: National Engineer's |
020101
Enactment No: Suicide Awareness Da |
*C. Proclamation - Dan Tani Day (February 19, 2002)
A Proclamation was read by Clerk Kramer regarding Dan Tani Day, February 19, 2002. |
The Proclamation explained that Dan Tani is a 1979 graduate of Glenbard East High |
School who was a Mission Specialist on the crew for the space shuttle STS-108 Mission |
on board the Endeavour which was launched on December 5, 20021 and returned to |
Earth on December 17, 2002. He completed a four hour and twelve minute space walk |
to install insulation on mechanisms that rotate the international space station's main |
solar panel |
President Mueller discussed the events that took place on Dan Tani Day. |
Trustee Soderstrom reviewed Dan's accomplishments and also the presentation that he |
gave at the Rotary Club. Trustee Soderstrom also commented that Dan will be in a |
training session for the next year and half for a future rotation to man the space station |
for a three to six month period. |
V
Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Trustee Florey, seconded by Trustee Tross, to approve the |
minutes of the meeting of the Committee of the Whole of January 8, 2002, and the |
Regular Meeting of the President and Board of Trustees of February 7, 2002. 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 |
5 -
Absent:
Trustee Steven Sebby
1 -
VI
Committee Reports
Economic/Community Development Committee-Trustee Kenneth M. |
Florey, Chairperson |
Trustee Florey stated that the Committee had not met since the last Board meeting. He |
did remind the Board and those watching that the Committee was accepting nominees |
for business awards. He commented that these nominations could be accepted online. |
Trustee Florey said that the next meeting will take place on March 12, 2002 at which |
time the proposed special service district will be discussed. |
Environmental Concerns Committee-Trustee Joan DeStephano, |
Chairperson |
Trustee DeStephano said that the Committee had not met since the last Board meeting. |
The next meeting will be held on February 26, 2002 at which time they will be going to |
Glenbard East to see how the school is utilizing the recycling grant. |
Finance Committee-Trustee Karen S. Koenig, Chairperson
Trustee Koenig reported that had not met since the last Board meeting and that the next |
meeting will be February 26, 2002 which will be a joint meeting with the Village Board to |
discuss the budget. She said that the next regular meeting will be March 19, 2002. |
Public Works Committee-Trustee Steven D. Sebby, Chairperson
As Trustee Sebby was not present, Director of Public Works, Stan Rickard reported that |
were six change orders on that evening's agenda and the next meeting will take place |
on March 12, 2002. |
Trustee Soderstrom stated that he had been told by Trustee Sebby that the Strategic |
Plan had been discussed at the last meeting. |
Transportation & Safety Committee-Trustee Rick Soderstrom, |
Chairperson |
Trustee Soderstrom said that the Committee had not met since the last Board meeting |
and there was one item on that evening's agenda, the no parking on Collen Drive issue. |
Trustee Soderstrom announced that the speed analysis had been concluded, has gone |
to staff, and will be presented with recommendations to the Board on March 7, 2002. He |
said that the next meeting will be March 4, 2002, at which time Deputy Chief Dane Cuny |
will be in attendance with a presentation. |
Community Promotion & Tourism Committee-President William J. |
Mueller, Chairperson |
President Mueller stated that the Committee had not met as there were no grants |
presented. The next meeting will be the third Thursday in March. |
Village Clerk- Suzan L. Kramer
Clerk Kramer reported that the Board of Local Improvements met on Thursday, |
February 14, 2002 and addressed the following items of business: |
SA213: West/Windsor/Woodland, approved payouts totaling $138,683.31 |
SA213B: West Road, approved a payout in the amount of $8,694.92 |
SA214 A&B: Harrison/Pleasant, approved payouts totaling $104,001.43; and passed a |
resolution authorizing a change order in the amount of $768.43 |
SA217: Lombard Lagoons, approved a payout in the amount of $7,785.09, and |
approved a contract in the amount of $2,800.00. |
Clerk Kramer mentioned that the new BOLI member, Molly O'Toole was welcomed at |
that meeting. |
The next meeting is scheduled for March 14, 2002. |
VII
Village Manager/Village Board Comments
Trustee Tross thanked President Mueller for filling the vacancies on BOLI. He also |
mentioned that Village Clerk, Sue Kramer had been nominated for President of BOLI, |
and the vote was unanimous in favor. |
Village Manager, William T. Lichter, introduced and welcomed Interim Police Chief |
George Graves, who has 40 years of experience, 30 years of which were spent as |
Police Chief of Western Springs and Downers Grove. |
President Mueller stated that staff has met with AT&T regarding cable service and would |
be coming back with more information regarding rates, service, and the upcoming |
merger. |
President Mueller mentioned that the hotel industry is rebounding and the State has |
rebudgeted some of the funds that were cut from the Visitors Bureau budget. |
President Mueller also informed the Board that the new Chairman of the DuPage Water |
Commission has suggested not refunding the ten cents per one thousand gallons of |
water used. He said that this will reflect in the Village's Budget process and to be aware |
that the Village is not in favor of this change. |
President Mueller commented on the Mayors and Manager Conference which welcomed |
the new Director, Mark Baloga, who replace retiring Director Lynn Monte. |
Trustee Tross stated that he received four phone calls from Village residents and a letter |
from a resident on east Madison. Trustee Tross believed that a hysterical response is |
present. He agrees that east access is needed. He stated that Madison is a collector |
street, but will not generate 10,000 cars per day. |
Trustee Tross went on to say that the Transportation and Safety Committee originally |
recommended Meadow and Madison. He commented that his may not have been the |
best compromise. He suggested to stay with the pattern and take that sign down. |
President Mueller mentioned New York City firefigher Joseph Gick and his wife Marie, |
who will be in Lombard on March 1, 2 and 3, 2002. Mr. Gick has been a firefighter for |
nine years and was a firefighter for the lower Manhattan Seaport area which lost |
fourteen members on September 11, 2001. President Mueller stated that the itinerary for |
the three day visit would be forthcoming. |
Trustee Tross questioned Fire Chief Seagraves about the EPA levels regarding noise. |
Chief Seagraves explained that the newspaper only had a partial transcript of the |
ordinance and that this ordinance only applied to construction. He said that emergency |
situations were exempt. |
Trustee Tross requested further clarification. |
Trustee Koenig informed the Board that she initiated this issue after hearing the |
testimony of how disruptive the noise was during construction of the Town and Country |
development, from Sheryl Spontak. The residents in the area wanted to increase |
enforcement of the noise issues. |
Chief Seagraves commented that the ordinance parallels State laws and was drafted in |
ordinance form to allow the Police Department to issue a citation in the absence of |
inspectors. |
President Mueller said it was a good ordinance and asked if a notice will be given to all |
builders and remodelers during the permit education process. |
Chief Seagraves said that an informational sheet will be prepared and given out with |
permit applications. |
VIII
Consent Agenda
It was moved by Trustee Florey, seconded by Trustee Tross, 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 Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee Rick Soderstrom |
5 -
Absent:
Trustee Steven Sebby
1 -
020064
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
020085
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
020086
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
020052
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 93, SECTION 93.02 OF THE LOMBARD |
VILLAGE CODE IN RELATION TO DECLARING THE CONDUCT OF ANY BUILDING |
CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE INVOLVING LOUD OR |
UNUSUAL NOISE A NUISANCE DURING CERTAIN HOURS OF THE DAY |
BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Lombard, DuPage |
County, Illinois as follows: |
Section 1:That Title 9, Chapter 94, Section 93.02 of the Lombard Village Code is amended by |
adding a new Subsection (B) thereto which shall read in its entirety as follows: |
"(B)" It is unlawful to conduct any operations (construction, repair, reconstruction, or |
maintenance), other than within a fully enclosed building or structure, or exterior property |
maintenance work (including, but not limited to landscaping and landscaping maintenance work), |
which involves the operation of any steam shovels, hammers (including power hammers, |
pneumatic hammers and jackhammers), tractors, bulldozers, pile drivers, chain saws, graders, |
riveters, earth movers, tree and stump grinders, trenchers, cement mixers, power hoists or |
derricks, demolition balls, power shovels, trucks, power equipment on wheels or traction chains, |
power lawnmowers, power edgers, power weed wackers or power hedge/bush trimmers, |
gasoline powered pumps, directional boring machines, and generators, between the hours of |
10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. at any location within the Village in relation to which the buildings |
within a three hundred foot radius (300) are used exclusively for residential purposes. (The |
300-foot radius is measurable to the actual structure and not the property line.) The provisions of |
this subsection shall not be applicable to emergency situations where the building operations or |
property maintenance work are being undertaken in response to a situation that poses an |
immediate danger to the building or threat to the health, safety and welfare of the surrounding |
residents or occupants. Nor does this provision apply to street openings or work performed by |
the Village of Lombard's Public Works Department. |
Section 2: That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for |
any reason held to be invalid, such decision or decisions hall bot affect the validity of the |
remaining portions of this Ordinance. |
Section 3: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption, |
approval, and publication in pamphlet as provided by law. |
The word "building" has been removed from the lst line so that ordinance is all encompassing |
and is not limited to construction noise. |
Areas in bold print have been added, as per the recommendation of the Code Talkers |
Committee. |
This Matter was passed on first reading on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Ordinance 5079 Noise |
020058
This Matter was adopted on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Resolution 118-02 Ma |
020065
This Matter was adopted on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Resolution 119-02 Ad |
020066
This Matter was adopted on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Resolution 120-02 SA |
020067
This Matter was adopted on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Resolution 121-02 Li |
020068
This Matter was adopted on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Resolution 122-02 Lo |
020072
This Matter was adopted on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Resolution 123-02 Lo |
020088
This Matter was adopted on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Resolution 124-02 SC |
020034
This Matter was passed on second reading on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: Ordinance 5074 326 W |
020087
This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.
Enactment No: 710 N. Main Street |
IX
Agenda Items for Separate Action
010929
Mr. Lichter offered to answer any questions, but there were none. |
Joe Thomas, the Secretary of the Mar Thoma Church, introduced members of Church, |
Rev. V. T. Josen, President, Jacob George, Treasurer, George Varghese, Accountant |
and Jonathan Stack, Architect. He continued on to give a brief history of the Church that |
dates to the first century. He said that there are forty five parishes in America. Their |
current location is in Des Plaines, which consists of 380 families, 100 of which live in the |
Western and Southern suburbs. He thanked the Board for their time and consideration |
in this matter. |
Enactment No: Ordinance 5075 710 N |
It was moved by Trustee DeStephano, seconded by Trustee Koenig, to approve |
on second reading: |
1. A conditional use for a religious institution |
2. A variation from Section 155.406(G) to allow for a church steeple exceeding the |
maximum building height; and |
3. A variation from Section 15.406(H) to allow for a decrease in the 50% minimum |
lot area required to preserve as open space, all while located withing the R2 |
Single Family Residential District.. 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 |
5 -
Absent:
Trustee Steven Sebby
1 -
010910
Mr. Lichter had no further comments. |
Trustee Soderstrom said this was brought forth on the basis of sight line issues. He |
stated that Collen Drive bows to the North and has accident potential. |
Trustee Koenig said that she was familiar with the area and its concerns. She stated that |
the condo complex has worked hard to clean up problems in the area and the condos |
homeowners association was not in favor of parking on the north side of the street. She |
said she has heard a lot of ideas, but the consensus is that parked cars slow the traffic |
down. |
Trustee Tross agreed and talked about street parking versus parking lot useage. |
Trustee Soderstrom said that the issue to avoid parking at the condos is not really |
addressed. He stated that he was disturbed that resident concerns and constituent |
complains are not being addressed. |
Trustee DeStephano asked Trustee Koenig asked how many residents in the area are |
in favor of this and how many are against it. |
Trustee Koenig said that she did not poll all of the residents on Collen Drive. She said |
the request came from one person. She sent letters to twelve residents and she |
received three responses or 25%. She stated that each respondent wanted something |
different, and there was more concern about speeding issues than parking issues. |
Enactment No: "No Parking" Signage |
President Mueller said that the issue was not related to not listening to residents |
concerns. He commented that the parking situation has helped the area, due to the multi |
family buildings butting up to single family residences. |
Trustee Tross stated that there are two buildings, each building having forty units, and |
the members of the condo association does not want this changed. He stated that the |
request came from one single resident that lives two blocks away. |
Trustee Soderstrom said that it was unfortunate that the letter did not come to his |
attention. |
A motion was made by Trustee Soderstrom to approve the recommendation of the |
Transportation and Safety Committee to remove the "No Parking" signage on the north |
side of Collen Drive and to install "No Parking" signage on the south side of Collen Drive |
between Rebecca Road and Main Street. |
It was moved by Trustee Koenig, seconded by Trustee Tross, to deny the |
recommendation from the Transportation and Safety Committee to remove the |
"No Parking" signage on the north side of Collen Drive and to install "No Parking" |
signage on the south side of Collen Drive between Rebecca Road and Main |
Street.. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Trustee Joan DeStephano, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee Karen |
Koenig and Trustee Kenneth M. Florey |
4 -
Nay:
Trustee Rick Soderstrom
1 -
Absent:
Trustee Steven Sebby
1 -
X
Agenda Items for Discussion
None
XI
Executive Session
It was moved by Trustee Soderstrom, seconded by Trustee Florey, to recess to |
Executive Session at 8:38 p.m. to discuss: |
Purchase of Real Property |
Employment of an Employee for the Village. 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 |
5 -
Absent:
Trustee Steven Sebby
1 -
Reconvene
The Regular Meeting of the President and Board of Trustees of February 21, 2002 was |
reconvened at 8:51p.m. 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, Florey and Soderstrom. |
XII
Adjournment
It was moved by Trustee DeStephano, seconded by Trustee Koenig, to adjourn |
the Regular Meeting of the President and Board of Trustees of February 21, 2002 |
at 9:14 p.m.. 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 |
5 -
Absent:
Trustee Steven Sebby
1 -