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Home My Public Portal About03-01-1999 Village MeetingPLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE MEETING DATE: MARCH 1, 1999 AT: VILLAGE HALL BOARD PRESENT: R. ROCK, J. DEMENT, K. STALZER, R. SMOLICH, K. O'CONNELL, J. DARNELL. S. RATHBUN WERE ABSENT. OTHERS PRESENT: T. BURGHARD - ADMINISTRATOR J. HARVEY - ATTORNEY D. BENNETT - CHIEF OF POLICE H. HAMILTON - ENGINEER S. JANIK - VILLAGE CLERK C. MINICK - FINANCE DIRECTOR J. DURBIN - COMMUNITY DEVE. DIRECTOR A. PERSONS - PUBLIC WORKS L. VAUPEL - ECONOMIC DEVE. COORDINATOR At 7:00 p.m. President Rock called the meeting to order. Roll call was taken. S, Rathbun was absent; all other Trustees were present. Clerk Janik led the pledge to the flag. PRESIDENTIAL COMMENTS: Dave Meadows, Pastoral Associate from St. Mary's Parish gave a short invocation. Mayor Rock congratulated the staff and the quick and efficient move, and Mr. Carl Bryant for the new facilities. TRUSTEES COMMENTS: Trustee Stalzer also thanked Mr. Bryant for being determined to bring this facility to Plainfield. Trustee Dement commented that its been in the 70's since the Village Hall has been downtown and that it is an asset to downtown. PUBLIC COMMENTS: No comments K. Stalzer moved to approve the Agenda. Smolich, yes; Stalzer, yes; Dement, yes; Motion carried. Seconded by J. Dement. Vote by roll call. O'Connell, yes; Damell, yes. 5 yes, 0 no. K. Stalzer moved to approve the Consent Agenda to include: Bills Payable 3/1/99 and Wallin Woods Unit 2 Letter of Credit Reduction. Seconded by J. Dement. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Stalzer, yes; Dement, yes; O'Connell, yes; Damell, yes. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. PLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MARCH 1, 1999 PAGE TWO #3 CONSIDER INCENTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD AND UNITED DISTILLERS & VINTNERS, INC. Trustee Darnel recused himself at 7:05 p.m. L. Vaupel told the Board that United Distillers and Vintners, Inc. have decided to expand its current operation in Plainfield. Plainfield was competing with two other locations for the expansion. They are located on 143rd Street and have been a corporate resident of Plainfield since the 1960's. 70 new jobs and several manufacturing lines will be transferred from the company's plant in Allen Park, Mich. In addition, a state-of-the-art technical center will be transferred from Hartford, Conn., adding another 30 jobs. The agreement before the Board provides an estimated $85,000 to $90,000 in incentives. It includes a 50 percent waiver of building permit and inspection fees, a 100 percent rebate in real estate taxes for the expansion phase over a three-year period, and a similar rebate on utility taxes. United Distillers & Vintners agreed to operate the Plainfield facility for at least six years after the expansion is completed. The Plainfield Board of Education also approved a three-year, 50% real estate tax abatement. Mr. Gary Grams, a company representative was present and stated that he sensed enthusiasm on the part of Village Officials. J. Dement moved to approve the agreement between the Village of Plainfield and United Distillers and Vintners, Inc. regarding the rebate of certain real estate taxes, building inspection fees and utility taxes. Seconded by K. O'Connell. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Stalzer, yes; Dement, yes; O'Connell, yes. 4 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. Trustee Stalzer commented that having an economic development director made it possible to aggressively pursue the company. Trustee Darnell returned to the meeting at 7:14 p.m. #4 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL CLASS "F" LIQUOR LICENSE FOR "OVERTIME" (RENWICK PLACE). T. Burghard, Village Administrator informed the Board that Ms. Magers has requested to operate a restaurant more than a bar. That type of establishment would come under a Class "F" license. It would mean that 75 percent of its space be devoted to food service and 25 percent to a bar. After discussion, it was apparent that there were concerns of the Board as to whether there is enough parking to meet village zoning. Janice Magers spoke and told the Board that she met with neighbors and believes she has satisfied their objections with a name change and the fact that the sports bar would face Route 59, not Renwick Road. One of the neighbors indicated the issue was increased traffic that the facility would generate 'on Renwick Road. One solution might be to install sidewalks there. PLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MARCH 1, 1999 PAGE THREE J. Dement moved to authorize the attorney to draw up the Ordinance to allow for an additional Class "F" License and that it be reviewed at the next meeting along with the parking and the other issues that have been addressed. Seconded by K. O'Connell. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Stalzer, yes; Dement, yes; O'Connell, yes; Darnell, Abstain. 4 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT Village Administrator Terry Burghard informed the Board that the School District 202 is still considering the Village's offer to extend water and sewer lines to a potential high school site southwest of the Village limits. Also the School District is still concerned about getting service to the site before the school is to open. A decision by the School Board on a site is expected in a few weeks. FINANCE DIRECTOR'S REPORT C. Minick told the Board that Staff has investigated the possibility of using the budgeted bond issue for water and sewer system improvements that is currently proposed for the 1999-2000 budget to fund this improvement. Mr. Lewis Greenbaum, legal counsel with Katten, Muchin, and Zavis has advised that the proposed bond issue could indeed be used. To maintain the Federal tax-exempt status of our bond issue, the Board needs to adopt a Resolution of Official Intent. K. Stalzer moved to adopt Resolution No. 1225 of the Village of Plainfield, Illinois declaring its official intent to reimburse certain capital expenditures from the proceeds of future debt issues. Seconded by J. Dement. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Stalzer, yes; Dement, yes; O'Connell, yes; Darnell, yes. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. C. Minick publicly thanked J. Durbin, Amenity Movers, Rodd Hansen, Barb Kujath, Doug Carroll, Chris Ervin, Ray Samowski and also every member of the Village Hall Staff for all the help in the recent move of the Village Offices. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTORS REPORT No report ENGINEER'S REPORT No report COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT J. Durbin thanked C. Minick for all of his work in the move to our new building at 530 W. Lockport Street. He also introduced Mr. Jim Testin as the new Village Planner. PLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MARCH 1, 1999 PAGE FOUR POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT C. Bennett told the Board that one of our vehicles was involved in an accident on Thursday. Officer Friddle escaped with no broken bones and he is home recovering and he thanks everyone for their kind thoughts. ATTORNEY'S REPORT No report J. Dement moved to go into Executive Session to discuss Land Acquisition not to reconvene. Seconded by K. O.Connell. Vote by roll call. Smolich, yes; Stalzer, yes; Dement, yes; O'Connell, yes; Darnell, yes. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. SUSAN JANIK, Vfi~LAGE CLERK