HomeMy Public PortalAbout2012-07-09 COW minutesMinutes of the Committee of the Whole Workshop of the President and the Board of Trustees Held on July 9, 2012 In the Boardroom Mayor Collins called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present were: Mayor Collins, Trustee Racich, Trustee Rippy, Trustee Bonuchi, Trus tee Fay, Trustee Lamb, and Trustee Peck. Also Present: Brian Murphy, Administrator; Michelle Gibas, Village Cl erk; Michael Garrigan, Planning Supervisor; Jon Proulx, Planner; Joan Meyers, A ttorney; Traci Pleckham, Manageme nt Services Director; and John Konopek, Chief of Police. There was one person in the audience. Trustee Fay moved to approve the Minutes of the Joint Meeting held on June 11, 2012. Seconded by Trustee Lamb. Voice Vote. All in favor, 0 opposed. Motion carried. PRESIDENTIAL COMMENTS Mayor Collins stated that the clean up from the st orm is almost completed and thanked Sam Reichert and the Plainfield Township Highway Department for their help. TRUSTEES COMMENTS Trustee Peck stated that he spoke with Trustee Peck of Kaneville, IL and suggested that the Village take a look at Kaneville’s or dinance regarding chickens. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. WORKSHOP MEETING #1 CIVIC ARTWORKS PRESENTATION Mr. Garrigan stated as part of the long term visioning of the Division Street co rridor, staff invited Civic Artworks to give a presenta tion. Civic Artworks is a professi onal firm that specializes in the concept of crowd sourcing which is a way to obtai n community input at a very low cost to the community through social media along with more traditional forms of outreach. Mr. Zack Borders and Mr. Jared Patton gave a presentation rega rding the crowd sourcing. Mr. Borders stated that community fee dback is used to generate a 3D vision. Mr. Borders then reviewed their 8-step process. Residents will be able to go to online log in their suggestions and receive a response from the rest of the community. Mr. Bord ers stated that the cost of the project is not expected to exceed $5,000. The majority of the cost will be the 3D creating, artwork, printing costs, and website fees. Trustee Fay cautioned that resident s should be made aware that wh at they are commenting on is a concept. Trustee Lamb stated that he likes the idea of inte raction, but expressed con cern regarding getting the same interaction effect with a we bsite. Mr. Garrigan pointed out th at traditional forums (workshop) will be held also to maximize input. Trustee La mb also expressed concern with being anonymous. Mr. Borders stated that in order to make commen ts, people will be required to log on to the website
and we can require specific information before logging on. Trustee Lamb also suggested utilizing this for 143 rd Street. Trustee Bonuchi also expressed concern with anonymous comments. Trustee Racich stated that since this is such a new concept, we should concentrate on using it for BTD and see how it works. Trustee Racich reques ted more information so the Board can do further review. Trustee Rippy also agreed with the focus on BTD. #2 LIQUOR LICENSE ORDINANCE Chief Konopek stated that the propo sed changes include clarification of certain license classifications, amendments to the background checks, and BASS ETT requirements. The ordinance also makes changes to allow for video gaming as per the State of Illinois requirements. Mayor Collins pointed out that currently, the Village Ordinance does not permit gambling. If the Board would like to allow video gaming, the Ordinance will need to be change d to reflect that. The proposed ordinance before the Board this evening, allows video gaming. It was the consensus of the Board to proceed with the administrative changes proposed to the ordinance and to remove the proposed change al lowing video gaming. Staff will bring the proposed ordinance to the next Village Bo ard Meeting for formal adoption. #3 TOBACCO LICENSE ORDINANCE Chief Konopek reviewed the proposed changes to the Tobacco License Or dinance. The proposed changes include additional defined terms, additio nal applicant terms and conditions, increased fee, and restricts on the sale of certain tobacco accessories. Trustee Rippy requested to remove the word “fle xible” in the definition of Hookah. Trustee Peck stated that he did not support the fee increase. It was the consensus of the Board to bring the to bacco ordinance for formal adoption at the next Village Board Meeting. Mayor Collins read the reminders. Trustee Fay moved to adjourn. Seconded by Truste e Lamb. Voice Vote. All in favor, 0 opposed. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Michelle Gibas, Village Clerk