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Home My Public Portal About05-18-2015 Village Board Minutes 6 U 6//,31 r VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD MEETING MINUTES MAY 18, 2015 AT: VILLAGE HALL BOARD PRESENT: B.LAMB, E.O'ROURKE, G.PECK (7:01 P.M.), J.RACICH, B.WOJOWSKI, AND M.BONUCHI. BOARD ABSENT: M.COLLINS. OTHERS PRESENT: T.PLECKHAM, MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR; J.HARVEY, ATTORNEY; M.GIBAS, VILLAGE CLERK; T.ORBON, ENGINEER; A.PERSONS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR; M.GARRIGAN, PLANNING SUPERVISOR; J.KONOPEK, CHIEF OF POLICE. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, PLEDGE Trustee Bonuchi called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll call was taken, Trustee Peck arrived at 7:01 p.m., all other Trustees were present at the time of roll call. Mayor Collins was absent. Trustee Bonuchi led the pledge to the flag. There were approximately 27 persons in the audience. Trustee Racich moved to appoint Trustee Bonuchi as Chairman for this evening's meeting. Second by Trustee Wojowski. Vote by roll call. Lamb, yes; O'Rourke, yes; Peck, absent; Racich, yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi, yes. 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Motion carried. PRESIDENTIAL COMMENTS Chief Konopek presented: • A Distinguished Service Award to Andrew Hendon, GIS Department. • PEMA Years of Service Award—Mark Stofko • 2014 Office of the Year—Officer Jason Kopek • 2014 Supervisor of the Year— Sgt. Jen Myers • 2014 Civilian of the Year—Associate Prosecutor Deb Abbott Trustee Lamb moved to approve the reappointments of Michael Bortel as Chairman, and Suzanne Derrick, as Vice-Chair to the Historical Preservation Commission with terms expiring April 30, 2016. Second by Trustee Peck. Vote by roll call. Lamb, yes; O'Rourke, yes; Peck, yes; Racich, yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. Trustee Bonuchi congratulated all of the award recipients and pointed out that she tries to attend the ceremony every year. TRUSTEES COMMENTS Trustee Wojowski thanked Chief Konopek for his leadership and congratulated the award recipients. Trustee Lamb: • Pointed out that year to year is getting better from a Police safety point of view. • Asked Mr. Persons for an update on snow removal. Mr. Persons reviewed some of the steps staff has taken to improve the process including salt purchasing and intergovernmental agreements with Plainfield and Wheatland Townships. Village of Plainfield Meeting Minutes—May 18,2015 Page 2 Trustee Peck requested that the staff provide a snow removal update at a future Committee of the Whole Workshop. Trustee Wojowski requested that an after action report also be provided. Trustee O'Rourke suggested holding off on the Workshop Meeting until we have all of the pieces. Trustee Racich commented on the Mail Carrier Food Drive and thanked all of the mail carriers. They collected over 7,000 pounds of food. PUBLIC COMMENTS (3—5 Minutes) No Comments. BUSINESS MEETING 1) APPROVAL OF AGENDA Trustee Lamb moved to approve the Agenda. Second by Trustee Peck. Vote by roll call. Lamb, yes; O'Rourke, yes; Peck, yes; Racich, yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. 2) CONSENT AGENDA Trustee Lamb moved to approve the Consent Agenda to include: a) Minutes of the Board Meeting held on May 4, 2015. b) Bills Paid and Bills Payable Reports for May 18, 2015. c) Cash & Investments, Revenue, and Expenditure Reports for April, 2015. d) Approval of the GIS Annual Maintenance Agreement with ESRI in the amount of $9,600.00. e) Approval of the Laserfische Annual Maintenance Agreement with TKB Associates in the amount of$7,586.00. Second by Trustee O'Rourke. Vote by roll call. Lamb, yes; O'Rourke, yes; Peck, yes; Racich, yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. 3) KENSINGTON CENTER SOUTH SIGN VARIANCE (Case#1680-031815.V) Trustee Racich moved to adopt Ordinance No. 3213, granting approval of a sign variance to permit three additional monument signs at the development commonly known as Kensington Center South, located at the southwest corner of Route 59 and 127th Street. Second by Trustee Lamb. Trustee O'Rourke stated that he did not feel that this would help the small businesses and suggested that negotiations continue with Target. Vote by roll call. Lamb, yes; O'Rourke, no; Peck, yes; Racich, yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi, yes. 5 yes, 1 no. Motion carried. Village of Plainfield Meeting Minutes—May 18,2015 Page 3 4) TEXT AMENDMENT (RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY) Trustee O'Rourke moved to direct the Village Attorney to draft an ordinance requiring Religious Assemblies to obtain a Special Permit in the B-1 and B-3 Commercial Districts. Second by Trustee Wojowski. Trustee Lamb clarified with Attorney Harvey that the proposed Ordinance would only authorize a review process and not make it easier to deny. Attorney Harvey stated that the Special Use is a legislative finding that they fit into the category and a public hearing would need to be held to determine the impact. Trustee Lamb stated that a review process can be productive. Trustee Peck clarified that the motion is just to authorize the Village Attorney to prepare the ordinance. Vote by roll call. Lamb, yes; O'Rourke, yes; Peck, yes; Racich, yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. 5) WEINHOLD (SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF PLAINFIELD/NAPERVILLE ROAD AND 127TH STREET) Mr. Garrigan stated that when this property was originally annexed, the southeast corner of the property was never annexed due to an error on the original legal description. The subject property was rezoned last year to B-3 based on the belief of staff and the applicant that the property was within the Village's municipal boundaries. The proposed ordinances annexing the property and rezoning the property would rectify the original error. Trustee Lamb moved to adopt Ordinance No. 3214,annexing the southeastern corner of Plainfield/Naperville Road and 127trh Street into the Village of Plainfield. Second by Trustee Wojowski. Vote by roll call. Lamb, yes; O'Rourke, yes; Peck, yes; Racich, yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. Trustee Lamb moved to adopt Ordinance No. 3215, rezoning the southeastern corner of Plainfield/Naperville Road and 127th Street to B-3 (Business Highway) zoning. Second by Trustee Wojowski. Vote by roll call. Lamb, yes; O'Rourke, yes; Peck, yes; Racich, yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT No Report. MANAGEMENT SERVICES REPORT No Report. ENGINEER'S REPORT No Report. PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT No Report. Village of Plainfield Meeting Minutes—May 18,2015 Page 4 BUILDING DEPARTMENT REPORT No Report. PUBLIC WORKS REPORT No Report. POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT Trustee Racich moved to authorize the purchase of 1,000 Midland NOAA Weather alerting radios from Walgreens in the amount of$22,000.00. Second by Trustee Lamb. Vote by roll call. Lamb, yes; O'Rourke, yes; Peck, yes; Racich, yes; Wojowski, yes; Bonuchi, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. Chief Konopek presented the Operations Report for April, 2015. Chief Konopek reminded everyone of the Special Events for this weekend including the Wounded Warrior 5K and the Memorial Day Parade. ATTORNEY'S REPORT No Report. Trustee Bonuchi read the reminders. Trustee Racich moved to adjourn. Seconded by Trustee O'Rourke. Voice Vote. All in favor, 0 Opposed. The meeting adjourned at 7:47 p.m. Michelle Gibas, Village Clerk