HomeMy Public PortalAbout04.20.87 VB MinutesPLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REGULAR MEETING
DATE: APRIL 20, 19$7
MEMBERS OF BOARD PRESENT: MA
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OTHERS PRESENT: M.
V.
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D.
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AT: VILLAGE .HALL
YOR LATTA, J. BDOTZ, J. DEMENT,
CALLANAN, D. GULLICKSEN, J. PETERSON,
SHARP
PUSINELLI - ADMINISTRATOR
KRNAC - VILLAGE CLERK
HARVEY - ATTORNEY
BENNETT - POLICE CHIEF
STOFKO, R. MILLER
Mayor Latta opened the regular meeting at $:26 p.m. with the
pledge to the flag.,
Roll call was taken, all members were present.
J. Bootz moved to approve the New/Old Section of the Agenda with
corrections - remove - (9) Indian Oaks and ($) Richard Gehrke.
Seconded by J. Dement. Voice vote. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
Mayor Latta read the Consent Agenda.
J. Dement moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Seconded by J.
Bootz. Voice vote. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
Mayor Latta read letter of request from Plainfield Lions Club
requesting permission to have Chicago Street between DesPlaines
and Fox River Streets on Sunday, June 14, 19$7 to conduct their
Annual Chicken Barbecue. It was the consensus of the Board to
approve. The Clerk was directed to send a letter of approval.
Mayor Latta read a letter from Plainfield Lioness requesting
permission to conduct Plainfield Lioness Carmel Corn Day, May 1,
1987. With no objections from the Board, the Clerk was directed
to send a letter of approval.
K. Callanan reported Chief Bennett, Sergeant Martin, Administrator
Pusinelli and Trustee Callanan had a meeting and worked out
the itinerary for Plainfield Fest '87. The Fest is requesting
the use of the Municipal Parking Lot on DesPlaines Street and.
DesPlaines Street between Kelly's Automotive and Andreasen Travel.
The Fest has contracted Wyant Amusements of Countryside to provide
three (3) adult rides (ferric wheel, tilt-a-whirl, octopus) and
three (3) to five (5) juvenile rides. The alley adjacent to
the parking lot will be open for emergency vehicles. The Clerk
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stated, we require a Certificate of Insurance, naming the Village,
on file in the Village Office. K. Callanan stated, also, they
are requesting under security -.one officer remain at Fest site
until all of the vendors .have left after closing on Sunday even-
ing (approximately 2 hours). Because of the limitations necessary
for serving beer and wine, we request one (1) officer be stationed
in the Beer and Wine Tent from $:00 p.m. to 12 midnight both
Friday and Saturday evenings for crowd control and enforcement
assistance. Both of these requests are being paid by Plainfield
Fest '87.
Mr. Dave Banton from Bethesda Lutheran Home of Watertown Wis-`
consin and Mr. Al Malone from Alpha Omego of Decatur, Illinios
appeared in reference to an Intermediate Care Facility - request
for zoning opinion. Mr. Malone stated their intention is to
construct a single story ranch style frame building. These
buildings are required by the State of Illinois to look like
a residential building. A Bethesda Home is a home providing
services of the Lutheran Foundation to retarded individuals.
At present, we are housing approximately 600 individuals at .the
home in Watertown and approximately 1/6 of these people have
come from Illinois. There are about 40 people who are from
Plainfield/Joliet area. We would like to return some of these
people back to their areas. This facility would care for 15
or less individuals. These facilities are licensed under Illinais
Public Health as an Intermediate Care Facility for the develop-
. mentally disabled under the I.C.F. requirements as a nursing
home. All these individuals leave the home every day to go for
developmental or rehabilitation services in the community. There
are very nice rehabilitation centers both in Joliet and Aurora.
W. Sharp questioned if this is a tax paying facility? Mr. Malone
stated, no, it is a religious facility. J. Peterson questioned
if they have a bus to transport the people? Mr. Malone stated
they use vans to carry the people to their workshops. These
people are mostly adults. Attorney Harvey stated, we do not
have previsions in our ordinance for such a facility. After
much much more discussion....
J. Peterson moved to include an Intermediate Care Facility for
the Developmentally Disabled within the definition of a nursing
home (this does not imply that anything other than an Inter-
mediate Care Facility shall be included) in our zoning ordinance.
Attorney Harvey stated because we do not have a definition
(nursing home) now, if the Board sees fit, this could be a part
of the definition. Due to a lack of a second, the motion dies.
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J. Peterson moved to table the Intermediate Care Facility to
the Workshop, Monday, April 27, 1987 - 7:00 p.m. Seconded by
J. Bootz. Voice vote. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
K. Callanan moved to adopt Ordinance No. 1122 Increasing License
(Vehicle Sticerks) Fees. Seconded by W. Sharp. Vote by roll
call. Bootz, yes; Dement, yes; Callanan, yes; Gullicksen, yes;
Peterson, yes; Sharp, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
K. Callanan moved to adapt Ordinance No. 1123 Providing Reim-
bursement For Expenses Incurred By The President, Board of
Trustees and Village Clerk (the Village Clerk will add at the
end of both Sec. 2-7-3 and Sec. 2-7-4: "without riot Board
a~ro~val". This was a directive from the Board.) Seconded by
W. Sharp. Vote by tall call. Bootz, yes; Dement, yes; Callanan,
yes; Gullicksen, yes; Peterson, yes; Sharp, yes. 6 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
Steven, Fox had requested to appear in front of the Board in
reference to his service station at 402 West Main Street. Mr.
fox stated Union 76 has approved our station to sell their gas
and they dropped off a copy of their sign (he supplied all
Board members with a copy of their sign). Mayor Latta questioned
the size of the sign. D. Gullicksen stated there would be 49
square feet an the circular sign; 21 square feet on another
sign; 24 square feet for the Unical sign; total - 94 square
feet. Mayor Latta questioned Attorney Harvey, if the original
request (Public Hearing) was far 50 square feet, and Planning
recommended that the Board not approve it; then it came to the
Village Board and modified to 94 square feet; can the Board
act on this without sending it back to the Plan Commission?
Attorney Harvey stated they have rejected 50 square feet, there-
fore, they should have the opportunity to review it to determine
if they have any suggestions from a planning point that they
could recommend. Mayor Latta stated, we do not have the footage
of all the signs purposed on this property. Mayor Latta ques-
tioned what size are the Goodyear signs? Mr. Fox stated, two
(2) 3' x 3' signs. Mayor Latta stated that this is quite a
variance from the allowable 20 square feet. This should be
turned back to Planning when we see the signs you are requesting
have doubled and you should try to get a smaller price sign.
J. Dement stated, he would like to see this sent back to Planning
in a complete package with no add ons and then they can send
it back to the Berard. We don't have all the information in
front of us tonight. We want to work with you, but you have
to fallow our procedures as any one does.
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D. Gullicksen moved to send Case #155~2587V, Steven Fox Sign
Variance, back to the Zoning Board of Appeals for further
consideration May 5, 1987. Seconded by J. Bootz. Vote by roll
call. Bootz, yes; Dement, yes; Callanan, yes; Gullicksen, yes;
Peterson, yes; Sharp, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
Mayor Latta stated Steven Fox is also requesting long term
temporary permit to rent Ryder Trucks from his business and
store the trucks at Chobars Towing yard (143rd Street). Steven
Fox stated, renting Ryder Trucks is my major income from my
station. After Mr. Chobar heard the city had requested we stop
rending Ryder Trucks, Mr. Chobar offered to allow us to stare
the trucks at his towing unless they are coming or going to
our place for rental. J. Bootz stated he has no problem with
storing the trucks at Chobar's, but my problem is you will have
to have them at your station far pickup and delivery. W. Sharp
questioned if he came in to rent a truck, would Mr. Fox send
someone out at that time to pick up the truck from Chobar's?
Mr. Fox stated, if you called in advance, we would have the
truck there when you arrive to pick it up. W. Sharp stated
that is what he objects to. If you bring the truck in allowing
it to sit there for 2 or 3 hours and then we have trucks parked
on that property. This property is not zoned for trucks. D.
Gullicksen stated he is trying to clean the place up. Mayor
Latta questioned if B-4 is the ,zoning far truck rental, can
we allow him to put up a Ryder Truck sign? J. Peterson stated,
if he puts up a sign Truck Rentals, then he is renting trucks
out of that location. J. Harvey stated, if he would be staring
and renting trucks on that property, he couldn't do it by our
ordinance. Chief Bennett stated, it would be very difficult
to onforce it if those vehicles are parked there longer than
you are indicating. After much much mare discussion it was
the consensus of the Board that Mr. Fox should come back to
the Workshop, April 27, 1987 at 7:00 p.m.
J. Bootz moved to approve the Warrant List of 4/1/87 to 4/16/87
for payment. Seconded by W. Sharp, Vote by roll call, Bootz,
yes; Dement, yes; Callanan, yes; Gullicksen, yes; Peterson,
yes; Sharp, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
10:35 p.m. - Five minute break,
10:40 p.m. - Returned.
J. Bootz acknowledged receipt of the March 31, 1987 Treasurer's
Report.
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J. peterson moved to hire Donna Maffeo of Lockport, Illinois
as a full-time dispatcher, effective May 1, 1987 at $6.06 per
hour. Seconded by J. Bootz. Vote by roll call. Baotz, yes;
Dement, yes; Callahan, yes; Gullicksen, yes; Peterson, yes;
Sharp, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
J. Peterson stated Donna Maffeo was selected from 96 applicants.
She is currently a dispatcher at Lockport Police Department.
Background check and physical has been completed.
J. Peterson acknowledged receipt of the resignation of Thomas
Fassiotto effective April 24, 1987.
J. Peterson moved the Village Board request the Police Chief
and the Police Committee to two (2) patrolman candidates for
two (2) positions to the Village Board from the current selection
process (initially we had 105 applicants, after physical and
testing, we have narrowed it down to 21). Seconded by J. Bootz.
Voice vote. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
Jahn Peterson gave a valediction speech. He stated he had the
interesting experience of being appointed to the Board far the
past two (2) years, rather than being elected. It has been
very interesting and enjoyable. There are a number of things
we can point to and take a great deal of pride in. I have.
enjoyed the support of the Baard and appreciate the efforts
they have given me in the programs I have attempted to com-
plete and get adopted. Good Luck to the new Board.
Mayor Latta presented John Peterson with a plaque (1985-1987)
of appreciation from the Village Board and Village Employees.
Mayor Latta presented Walt Sharp with a plaque (1983-1987) of
appreciation from the Village Board and Village Employees.
Walt Sharp gave a valediction speech. He stated we have faced
some tremendous challenges in the past four (4) years and he
thinks the new Board is going to have more challenges of a
different nature. I have been very happy to have seen the
Village come to life in the past two (2) years, especially.
Progress doesn't happen without some pain. I think what we
will be facing in the next several years by this Board and the
succeeding Boards is some painfull things, but I'm sure they
will keep things moving with growth. Our great desire is to
get same industry type things going to increase employment.
As a private citizen, I would hope the Board could find a way
to increase our sales tax revenue because that is where the
alleviations of the expenses of the Village. It's been a pleasure
working with all the employees in the Village. Thank you for
allowing me to serve for the past four (4) years.
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Vera Krnac, Village Clerk, gave the "Oath of Office" to Jeffrey
Dement and Lawrence Kelly as Trustees. Due to Dennis Lewin
being out of town on vacation, he will receive the oath as soon
as he returns.
Larry Kelly stated he is looking forward to working with the
Board and the residents of the Village. We all want to get
the Village moving, sales tax, base in the community, industrial
development and pursue the avenues of annexation that will be
vital to the Village in the future.
Jeff Dement stated he has appreciated working with everyone
and working with you again. He was very happy the voters that
did turn out thought it was fitting that he maintains this
position. I hope we can work together for the betterment of
Plainfield.
Mayor Latta made the appointments for the year 1987/88:
Planning - Larry Kelly
Ordinance & Licensing - Karen Callanan
Police & Communications - Dennis Lewin
Streets & Sidewalks - Jeff Dement
Cable T.V. - Jeff Dement/Larry Kelly
Water & Sewer - Karen Callanan/Da1e Gullicksen
Building & Grounds - Jeff Dement
Finance - Joseph Bootz
Administration & Personnel - Joseph Bootz
Development - Dale Gullicksen/Larry Kelly
Plainfield Fest - Karen Callanan
Senior/Meals on Wheels - Karen Callanan
Police Pension - Joseph Bootz (2 yrs.)
Police Committee - Dennis Lewin (2 yrs.) To complete term of
J. Peterson
Building Department - Dennis Lewin
Downtown Redevelopment - Jeff Dement/Karen Callanan
Planning
Arlo Simmons, Chairman (1 yr.)
Jim Sobkoviak, Vice Chairman (1 yr.)
Herb Bayer (3 yrs.)
Jim Anderson (3 yrs.)
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Ex-Officio
Robert Russ - 1~ mile territory
Avon Arbo - School District
Marilyn Gehrke - Township
John Myers - Township
Joe Bostjancic - Village Limits
John Eichelberger - Fire District
Electrician - Donald Schmitz
Plumber - Melvin Dralle with Bob Bundy appointed as temporary
Building Inspecfor - Allan Mauer
J. Bootz moved to adjourn.. Seconded by K. Callanan. Voice
vote. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
10:57 p.m.
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