Village of Lombard Legistar System

Thursday, February 17, 2000

7:30 PM

Village of Lombard

Village Hall

255 East Wilson Ave.

Lombard, IL 60148

villageoflombard.org

Board Room - Village Hall

Village Board of Trustees

Meeting Minutes

Village Board of Trustees

Meeting Minutes

February 17, 2000

REGULAR MEETING - FEBRUARY 17, 2000 - 7:30 P.M.

Village President Willliam J. Mueller, Village Clerk Lorraine G. Gerhardt, Trustee

Ralph Borgatell, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee David N. Schaffer, Trustee

Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee Paul Kufrin Jr.

Present:

BOARD ROOM

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Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance

The Regular Meeting of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Lombard

held on Thursday, February 17, 2000 in the Board Room of the Village Hall was called

to order by President William J. Mueller at 7:35 p.m.

President Mueller introduced David Repetti, Matt Steel, Larry Howe and Michael

Mujerskan local Boy Scouts in attendance from St. Pius X School and the First Church

Troops.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the Boys Scouts.

Roll Call

Upon Roll Call by Village Clerk Gerhardt, the following were:

Present: President Mueller, Trustees Borgatell, Tross, Schaffer,Sebby, Florey and Kufrin

Absent: None

Quorum Present

Appointed Officials Present:

Village Manager William T. Lichter

Assistant Village Manager Anne Marie Gaura

Administrative Assistant Ellen Balsamo

Village Attorney Thomas P. Bayer

Village Attorney Thomas Bentz

Director of Community Development David Hulseberg

Fire Chief Ed Seagraves

Chief of Police Leon Kutzke

Director of Finance Leonard Flood

Director of Public Works Stan Rickard

Assistant Director of Public Works John Burg

Village Engineer David Dratnol

Deputy Village Clerk Barbara Johnson

III

Public Hearings

Public Participation

Doug Christensen 301 W. Goeble spoke responding to comments he said had been

made regarding himself to set the records straight. President Mueller requested that

personal comments not be made, that he should stick to the issues. After some

discussion, Mr. Christensen was given three minutes to speak of the issues. His

comments included the promise that the Millennium Group would not give up on trying to

preserve and restore the DuPage Theater as an important entertainment center in

Lombard.

Joan DeStephano, 30 N. Lincoln spoke of Lombard Gateway projects and specific items

which she finds objectionable including the buildings being too tall, too dense and having

too great an impact on traffic.

Pete Kramer 272 E. Taylor, spoke in opposition to condominium developments saying

that it is a type of development that is not desirable and will not improve the quality of life

for residents in Lombard but will lower the standard of living here.

Trustee Borgatell thanked President Mueller for allowing residents to speak. Mueller

explained that the public is always welcome to speak at Village meetings, but he

becomes concerned when personal comments are made.

Approval of Minutes

It was moved by Trustee Kufrin Jr., seconded by Trustee Florey, that the minutes

of the Committee of the Whole of January 25, 2000 be approved. The motion

carried by the following vote:

Aye:

Trustee Ralph Borgatell, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee David N.

Schaffer, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee

Paul Kufrin Jr.

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Committee Reports

Economic/Community Development Committee - Trustee Paul Kufrin,

Jr., Chairperson

Trustee Kufrin said that there had been no meeting, the next meeting is scheduled for

the first Tuesday in March.

Environmental Concerns Committee - Trustee Kenneth M. Florey,

Chairperson

Trustee Florey stated that the February meeting had been cancelled and that the

Committee will meet on March 28, 2000.

Finance Committee - Trustee David N. Schaffer, Chairperson

Trustee David Schaffer announced that there will be a joint meeting between the Village

Board and the Finance Committee on February 24, 2000.

DuPage County Community Development Commission - Trustee

David N. Schaffer, Lombard Representative

Trustee Schaffer said that there is no new report since the last meeting.

Legislative Review Committee - Trustee Ralph F. Borgatell,

Chairperson

Trustee Borgatell said that the Committee has decided to pursue the e- commerce

situation by inviting Congressman Hyde, Senator Cronin and House Speaker Daniels to

future meetings.

President Mueller added that the DuPage Mayors and Managers' dinner meeting in

March will feature the Senator Chairing the Committee on e- commerce

Public Works Committee - Trustee Steven D. Sebby, Chairperson

Trustee Sebby reported that there had been no quorum for the last meeting but there

had been some discussion and four items on tonight's agenda were passed by the

Committee by conducting a telephone vote. He concluded saying that the next meeting

will be held on March 14th.

Transportation & Safety Committee - Trustee Richard J. Tross,

Chairperson

Trustee Tross announced that on March 7th the Committee will address the issues of

Park Street and Brown Street, where staff has put up dead end signs and of St. Charles

and Glenview. Also at the next meeting the Committee will take public comment

regarding North Avenue and Main and Lombard Road and North Avenue, they will

discuss an update on Lombard Road. At President Mueller's suggestion, they will also

consider a review of speed limits throughout the Village.

Community Promotion & Tourism Committee - Trustee Richard J.

Tross, Chairperson

Trustee Tross reported that there had been no meeting but he noted on tonights agenda

there is an Ordinance allowing for an audit receipt of revenue being received by the

Village from the Hotel Motel Operators. He also mentioned that the Committee has

received Grant applications for the CHARACTER COUNTS! Regional Conference and

the Lilac Parade Committee Parade and the Taste of Lombard requests should be to

Committee soon. Tross also announced that the Lombard Boys' League Regional and

National Tournaments may be held here in July and August and that Lombard Service

League is planning a Fashion Show. He applauded the DuPage Theater Arts and

Cultural Society because they are now actively seeking funds.

DuPage Convention & Visitors' Bureau - Trustee Richard J. Tross,

Lombard Representative

Trustee Tross said he had been unable to attend the meeting due to being called out to

a drug and alcohol impact council. He did get a report that the Committee had made

appointments to a nominating committee and discussed membership renewal .

Village Clerk/President of Board of Local Improvements - Lorraine G.

Gerhardt

Village Clerk Lorraine Gerhardt reported that there had been no meeting for lack of a

quorum, so there was no business to report.

VII

Village Manager/Village Board Comments

President Mueller mentioned that the DuPage Mayors and Managers' Meeting he

attended had been on the topic e-commerce. Also at the meeting a representative of

IDOT reaffirmed that North Avenue is still on the Illinois First Program. He Cautioned

residents that March 13th IDOT will begin construction to eliminate the Hillside

Strangler (the bottleneck where Roosevelt Road enters the Eisenhower Expressway in

Hillside) and arterial streets will be greatly affected. He also announced that there will

be major construction on I55 from 355 to into Chicago. The President then welcomed

Police Chief Kutzke back after his illness and surgery. The Chief said how much he had

been encouraged by calls, cards, visits and prayers and thanked everyone for their

support. He announced that May 2nd and 3rd the Regional CHARACTER COUNTS!

Conference will be held at Northern Baptist Seminary's new Conference Center and that

our Village President is co-chair of the conference committee.

President Mueller showed the 6 inch thick RFP for the DuPage Theater Development

Project which is now available to be sent to interested Developers it will be available in

the Trustees room for those who would like to read it.

Trustee Kufrin thanked everyone who sent their expressions of sentiment to his wife

Adeline in the Hospital. He also commended President Mueller, whose idea to have a

smaller type of convention center in Lombard was the subject of an article in the

newspaper, saying he thinks that it would be of benefit to our community. Trustee Kufrin

asked the public for their input about the convention center proposal.

VIII

Consent Agenda

It was moved by Trustee Schaffer, 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 Ralph Borgatell, Trustee Richard J. Tross, Trustee David N.

Schaffer, Trustee Steven Sebby, Trustee Kenneth M. Florey and Trustee

Paul Kufrin Jr.

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000055

This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.

000056

This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.

000062

This Matter was approved on the Consent Agenda.

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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER

INVOLVING AN INCREASE IN THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF

THE CONTRACT OF $10,000 OR MORE