Village of Lombard Legistar System

Anne Gaura from Village Manager's Office was in attendance. Anne informed the

committee that the Village Board had approved the rate increase that was discussed at

the last meeting. Anne addressed the two issues in her agenda item:

1. Create a senior advisory council or an ad-hoc committee. Attached the code from

Village of Carol Stream/they have a senior advisory council. To do this, the taxi

ordinance would have to be changed/advisory committee would have a part in reviewing

items to do with this ordinance/also looking at compliance by various taxi companies

with rates, etc. Commuter complaints also would be handled here. Also, recommend

any changes to the taxi ordinance to the board. Would get the members for this

committee from senior homes, etc. Combine residents over 65 and residents with

disabilities. Anne asked the committee if they were receptive to this idea?

Paul Kufrin, Jr.: if we went with a standing committee, all taxi issues would be out of this

committee's hands. If we developed an ad-hoc committee, T & S would still have a

hand in the decisions.

Anne: if that is what we choose to do.

Tom Johansen: Asked Anne what her interaction with the retirement community was

like?

Anne: replied that she did not have as much interaction as she used to. Don't have

very many complaints or problems anymore.

Paul Kufrin, Jr.: What about residents using taxis for Doctor or Dentist in town?

Anne: Keeps copies of log sheets/reports form various taxi companies/we do track the

rides. A number of residents using the taxi service do use them to see Doctors.

Paul Kufrin, Jr.: Question before this committee is do we want an ad-hoc committee or

a standing committee? Do we want to lose our involvement with this issue?

John Schwarz: The name of our committee empowers us to be part of these activities.

Tom Johansen: The concern is that we should leave things pretty much the way that

they are...just leave things stand.

Bill Pool: All of the members of any sort of a committee formed should live in Lombard.

Paul Kufrin (added after Tom Johansen's motion): When the time comes, we can alway

establish an ad-hoc committee to address a certain assignment for a certain time period.

2. Reciprocal agreements within the neighboring communities.

Anne: so far has been unable to find one with an acceptable Reciprocal agreement.

Thought this would be particularly good as far as taxi inspections/cannot find this from a

neighboring community. Any feedback from committee? The two important issues to be

addressed would be fares and inspections. We have one of the most comprehensive

inspection programs in the county.

Tom Johansen: Possibly a topic for DuPage Council of Mayors & Managers.

Paul Kufrin, Jr.: Has never seen this brought before them in the past.

Anne: We based everything in the current taxi ordinance on the model from DuPage

Council of Mayors & Managers. So far, we are the only community to have adopted this

model.

Paul Kufrin, Jr.: Should we continue to explore these taxi issues?

Anne: Felt that the board wanted to do this. Feels like she is hitting a brick wall with the

other communities.

Tom Johansen: What are some of the complaints that your are receiving, Anne?

Anne: one woman called and said that the fares are inconsistent within companies

going to other towns.

Tom Johansen: Fare to one community and return trip/2 different amounts.

Anne: If all taxis assigned to Lombard are being used/the taxi company will pull a taxi

from a neighboring community to service our residents. That taxi driver may not be

familiar with the rates, etc. Everything contained in our current ordinance is based on

the Mayor & Managers guidelines.

Paul Kufrin, Jr.: Anne, are there any communities interested in Reciprocal agreements?

Anne: None have them, didn't ask if they were interested.

Bunni Cassidy: We seem to be going backwards/let's tell the other communities that

this is what we have (based on DuPage Mayors & Managers)/would they be interested

in adopting this same ordinance so that we could have a Reciprocal arrangement with

you?

Paul Kufrin, Jr.: Should we be specific about what we are looking for?

Committee members, staff and ad-hoc committee members reviewed the site plans for

Burger King on North Ave./Main St.

Paul Kufrin, Jr.: asked ad-hoc committee members present about their interest in the

Burger King restaurant and the North Ave./Main St. intersection?

Gary Rothbart: According to the site plan/driveway is right turn only on to North Ave.

Tom Johansen: Looks like there could be additional fast food restaurants?

Gary Rothbart: 1,2,3,and 4 will be exiting on to Main Street. Why can't they ingress

and egress off of North Ave., not Main St.?

Paul Kufrin, Jr.: Are we guarding against any future developments? Asked ad-hoc

committee if they can live with the Burger King the way it is now...work on cutting off

further traffic later?

Gary Rothbart: Can deal with Burger King/concern is with additional properties being

developed. Would love for them to have an ingress and egress off of North Ave. with

the possible addition of a traffic signal there/also a variable median.

Bill Pool: What is really needed is a frontage road with a traffic light at North Ave. We

are trying to save lives here.

John Schwarz: There will be limited access to North Ave. approved by IDOT.

Bunni Cassidy: asked John Schwarz if IDOT was against installing any additional traffic

lights on North Ave.

John Schwarz replied yes, that is correct.

Paul Kufrin, Jr.: We can recommend to direct Community Development to cautiously

avoid any further ingress and egress on to Main Street from North Ave.

Tom Johansen: asked if there was any further news on the temporary signalization at

Lombard Rd.

Stan Rickard replied that this is still in the discussion phase.

Tom Johansen: anything to be done at Main St./North Ave. should conform to the IDOT

master plan for North Ave.

Bill Pool: The bottom line is that this committee is worried about lives being lost.

It was the concurrence of the T & S Committee as follows: This matter be returned to

Community Development to assure conformance with proposed North Ave. IDOT

project and that any further development of the property east of the proposed Burger

King be prohibited from using the north driveway by Burger King as an ingress or egress

off of Main St.