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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 24, 1990 COW Committee of the Whole Meeting January 24 , 1990 Page 1 The meeting was called to order at 7 : 10 p.m. Members present: Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Shales , Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Absent : None. Lord' s Park Traffic Patterns . Pat Crawford of 659 Franklin Boulevard, accompanied by a large group of residents , voiced concerns concerning traffic on Linden and Grand Boulevard, Forest , Lillie, Park, Franklin, Preston, and Grand Avenue bordered on the west by Liberty Street , bordered on the south by Bode Road, to the North by Summit ; including portions of Lord' s Park itself with Hiawatha as an intersecting street entering the park and their neighborhood. Mr. Crawford presented the Council with an outline of proposed changes to the traffic patterns in this area. Mayor VanDeVoorde thanked the residents for coming to the meeting, and requested that the Council give consideration to the proposal, and have this matter placed on the Committee of the Whole Meeting on February 14th, for further discussion. Consideration of an ordinance amending the City' s Comprehensive Plan. Roger Dahlstrom stated the Council has been furnished with a copy of the proposed boundary changes to the Plan. Area K is now designated as part of the Northwest Area Plan and the proposed designation for this area is office research. If this is not approved by the Council it would be necessary to amend the proposed Plan. Mayor VanDeVoorde stated that Judson College has indicated to the City they /�ooking to future expansion and they would not qualify for the designated land use. Councilwoman Shales stated she would like to see Area K deleted from the Northwest Area Plan. Councilman Fox stated he would not support the Plan unless Area K is deleted. There is an abundance of office space now, and this area could be a unique, beautiful riverside park. If Judson College needs to expand, we can deal with that , but Area K should be excluded from the Northwest Area Plan. A majority of the Council indicated they agreed with Councilman Fox's remarks , and they would vote to delete Area K from the Plan at the Council Meeting. Committee of the Whole Meeting January 24 , 1990 Page 2 Consideration of a report on North McLean Blvd. , improvements and other road work in the northwest area of the City. Staff advised Council the construction of Big Timber Road will take approximately 18 months to complete and will involve both a temporary one lane bridge and a two lane roadway. The North McLean Boulevard project will involve a temporary two lane roadway for approximately one year. The access to the roadway would be, as in the case of Big Timber Road, severely limited and difficult to use. Staff recommended to reschedule the North McLean Widening project to begin in early 1991 and that the staff be directed to take steps necessary to provide for the installation of temporary signals at the intersection of North McLean Boulevard and Forest Drive. The cost of the temporary signals is estimated to be $30 , 000, of which $15 , 000 worth of equipment will be reused for the permanent signals to be installed as part of the North McLean widening. Councilwoman Shales made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Popple to approve the staff ' s recommendations . Yeas : Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Shales , Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays : None. Consideration of a memorandum reporting on the Economic Develop- ment Council review of policies regarding water system contributions . Status Report Consideration of a Community Development Block Grant hearing dates . Councilwoman Moylan made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Popple to set the following Community Development Block Grant Hearing Dates : March 20 , 1990 at 7 :00 p.m. April 17 „ 1990 at 7 : 00 p.m. May 9 , 1990 at 8 : 00 p.m. Yeas : Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Shales , Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays : None. Consideration of setting a date for the public hearing on the Safety Kleen siting application. Mayor VanDeVoorde stated he would like to have a written recommendation from the Fire Chief and Staff regarding this proposal prior Committee of the Whole Meeting January 24 , 1990 Page 3 to the Public Hearing. Councilman Fox made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Popple to set this Public Hearing for April 4 , 1990 , at 7 :00 p.m. Yeas : Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Shales , Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays : None. Consideration of the City' s contribution to employees ' "Y" membership. Staff recommends that the Council adopt a change in policy that would allow employees to be reimbursed the equivalent of 50% of the "Y"s ' annual membership dues for membership in any reputable provider of physical fitness program approved by the Human Resources Department . Councilman Walters made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Moylan to approve the staff' s recommendation. Yeas : Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Shales , Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays : None. Consideration of a request by the Elgin Symphony Orchestra regarding vertical banners . Councilwoman Shales made a motion, seconded by Councilman Fox to approve donation of the "Illinois Orchestra of the Year 1988" banners to the Elgin Symphony Orchestra. Yeas : Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Shales , Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays : None . Consideration of a letter to be sent to Area II residents . Council requested that the format of the subject letter be changed to a report , with an accompanying letter. Councilman Fox made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Popple to approve Council' s direction. Yeas : Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Shales , Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays : None. Consideration of award of an engineering contract for Big Timber Road. Councilwoman Moylan made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Popple to authorize an agreement with Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick, Inc. in the amount of $170 , 374 . 15 and to direct staff to prepare the necessary resolution and to submit the agreement to the appropriate governmental agencies for concurrence and approval. Yeas : Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Shales , Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays : None. i • • Y Committee of the Whole Meeting January 24 , 1990 Page 4 Consideration of a change in the engineering agreement with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly for the design services on Shales Parkway. The contract awarded to Crawford, Murphy and Tilly on May 10 , 1989 was in the amount of $98 , 000 for engineering services . The additional cost for the design of Route 58 intersection improvements is a not-to-exceed amount of $2 , 600 . Councilwoman Popple made a motion, seconded by Councilman Gilliam to approve the proposed contract amendment in the amount of $2 , 600 . Yeas : Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Shales , Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays : None. Consideration of the Capital Projects Report for December, 1989 . Status Report . Consideration of a reporet on outstanding water accounts . Status Report . I Adjournment i Councilman Fox made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Shales to adjourn the Committee of the Whole meeting to go into the Council Meeting. Yeas : Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Mo Y lan, Popple, Shales , Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde . Nays : None. The meeting adjourned at 8 : 09 p.m. Marie Year an, City Clerk