HomeMy WebLinkAboutSeptember 23, 1992 COW COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
SEPTEMBER 23, 1992
Meetinq with E-911 Board
At 5 : 30 p.m. the Council met with members of the E-911 Board.
The Committee of the Whole meeting was called to order by Mayor
VanDeVoorde at 6 : 30 p.m. in the Council Conference Room.
Present: Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters,
Yearman, and Mayor VanDeVoorde.
Approval of Minutes - September 91 1992
Councilwoman Popple made a motion, seconded by Councilman Fox,
to approve the minutes of the September 9, 1992, meeting.
Yeas : Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters,
Yearman, and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays : None.
Request for contribution for Tito Puente Concert
In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, a Tito Puente concert
will be held at the Elgin High School on September 30 . The
Puerto Rican Civic Organization asked the City to contribute the
sum of $1,000 to help defray the costs of the concert. They
were advised that requests for funding for art groups are to be
considered by the Cultural Arts Commission, which then makes
recommendations to the City Council .
Councilman Gilliam made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman
Yearman, to approve the request for a contribution of $1,000,
subject to the recommendation of the Cultural Arts Commission.
Yeas : Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters,
Yearman, and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays : None.
Report on estimated off-street parking needs for State Street,
qateway area.
Planning Director Dahlstrom reported that there are
approximately 40 on-street parking spaces in the Gateway Area.
Existing land uses require approximately 350 parking spaces .
City Manager Rice commented that parking issues in that area
were also discussed at his recent meeting with Metro
representatives .
Presentation by Poplar Creek Valley Concerned Citizens
reqardinq the Fox Valley Expressway
Representatives of the aforementioned group requested that the
Council adopt a resolution opposing the Fox Valley Freeway as
presently planned. Mayor VanDeVoorde asked that the Council be
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given an opportunity to review the material distributed at this
meeting. Consideration of the resolution proposed by Poplar
Creek Valley Concerned Citizens will be placed on the agenda for
the October 14, 1992, meeting.
Elgin Police Department Statistical Report for 1991
The Council received the aforementioned report.
Collection and disposal of white qoods
Assistant Public Works Director Miller briefly reviewed the
memorandum which advises that Appliance Pickup Service backed
out of its prior agreement to pick up white goods disposed by
residents. The Council was requested to reaffirm their prior
approval for Elgin Wayne Recycling and Waste Services to
implement the $25 fee for collection of certain white goods
banned from landfills .
The Council requested that they be furnished with estimates of
how many pickups for white goods are anticipated. This matter
will be considered at the October 14, 1992, meeting.
Chanqe Order No. 1 in the contract with Central Blacktop Co. ,
Inc . for Fox Bluff Corporate Center - Phase I project
Councilman Gilliam made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman
Popple, to approve the aforementioned change order. Yeas :
Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman,
and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays: None.
Staff was directed to determine whether the City has any
recourse against the company which performed the soil borings
for the subject project.
Recapture aqreement with Pulte Homes for the Glens of Colleqe
Green
Councilwoman Popple made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman
Moylan, to approve the aforementioned agreement. Yeas :
Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman,
and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays : None.
Authorization to allow Warzyn, Inc. to investiqate soil
contamination at 229 North Grove Avenue
Councilwoman Moylan made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman
Popple, to approve the aforementioned authorization. Yeas :
Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman,
and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays: None.
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Consideration of 1991/1993 insurance proqram proposal from
Hanchette Insurance
A representative from Corporate Policyholders Counsel gave a
brief overview of the aforementioned proposal . A bid for the
proposed insurance program will be presented at tonight's
Council meeting for award by the City Council .
Adjournment
Councilwoman Popple made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman
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Yearman to adjourn the meeting nd g
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meeting. Yeas : Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple,
Walters, Yearman, and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays : None.
Meeting recessed at 7 :50 p.m.
Meeting resumed at 8 : 30 p.m.
Public discussion reqardinq proposed truck routes,
The Council received comments from the public regarding the
proposed truck routes .
Councilman Gilliam made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman
Moylan, directing staff to modify the proposed truck route plan
to keep trucks out of neighborhoods and add routes to the
industrial area in the northwest part of the City. Yeas :
Councilmembers Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman,
and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays : None.
The modified truck routes will be considered at the
October 14, 1992, meeting.
Adjournment
Councilwoman Yearman made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman
Popple, to adjourn the meeting. Yeas : Councilmembers Fox,
Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters, Yearman, and Mayor
VanDeVoorde. Nays : None.
Meeting adjourned at 9 :22 p.m.
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Dolonna Mecum, `City Clerk Date Approved
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