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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING
HELD ON APRIL 23, 2012
The Board
of Commissioners of the Village of Palos Park, Cook County, Illinois
held its regular meeting on Monday, April 23, 2012. Mayor Mahoney called
the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Answering to roll call were
Commissioners Milovich-Walters, Reed, Polk, Oliven, and Mayor Mahoney.
Also in attendance were Marie Arrigoni, Village Clerk; Rick Boehm,
Village Manager; Tom Bayer, Village Attorney; Jacob Karaca, Assistant
Village Attorney; Mike Sibrava, Public Works Director; Steve Manning,
Community Development Director; Joe Miller, Police Chief; Julie
Fitzgibbons, Administrative Assistant; and Cathy Gabel, Deputy Clerk.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON APRIL 9,
2012: Commissioner Milovich-Walters moved, seconded by Commissioner
Reed, to approve the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on
April 9, 2012 as presented.
On the call of the roll, the vote was as follows:
AYES:
-5- Commissioners Milovich-Walters, Reed, Polk, Oliven, and Mayor
Mahoney
NAYS: -0-
ABSENT: -0-
RECOGNITIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/APPOINTMENTS/PRESENTATIONS:
MUNICIPAL CLERK’S WEEK APRIL 29, 2012-MAY 5, 2012: Mayor Mahoney
proclaimed April 29, 2012-May 5, 2012 as Municipal Clerk’s Week in the
Village of Palos Park. The Municipal Clerk is the oldest among public
servants and serves as the information center on functions of local
government and community. Mayor Mahoney extended his appreciation to
Clerk Arrigoni for the vital services of her office and her dedication
to the community.
BUILDING SAFETY MONTH: Mayor Mahoney proclaimed May 2012 as Building
Safety Month throughout the Village. Building Safety Month is sponsored
by the International Code Council. Building Codes developed by the
International Code Council ensure the safe construction of buildings.
Mayor Mahoney encouraged everyone to use safe practices and follow the
high standards in our building and fire safety codes.
MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS MONTH: Mayor Mahoney proclaimed May 2012 to be
Motorcycle Awareness Month in the Village of Palos Park and urged all
motorists of Illinois to join the ongoing effort to improve safety and
awareness on our streets and highways.
HEARINGS:
PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CREATE A PLAN OF OPERATION AND GOVERNANCE
FOR THE VILLAGE OF PALOS PARK’S ELECTRIC AGGREGATION PROGRAM: At 7:38
p.m. Mayor Mahoney opened the first of two public hearings in accordance
with the requirements of Public Act 96-1076 allowing municipalities to
aggregate electrical loads for residential and small commercial retail
customers within the corporate limits of the Village. On March 20, 2012,
voters approved a referendum to operate an Aggregation Program as an
opt-out program.
Maribeth Shover, Director of Customer Service and Operations, for
Northern Illinois Municipal Electric Collaborative (NIMEC) addressed
Council answering questions regarding the issues about the deregulation
of the electric power supply market in Illinois. It was noted; NIMEC has
not been retained by the Village, but would solicit bids for the
Village’s aggregated load if asked to do so. Residents will continue to
call ComEd in the event of a service disruption and ComEd will continue
to send residents their monthly bill. A second public hearing will be
held on Monday, May 14, 2012. An Ordinance authorizing Aggregation of
Electrical Load will be considered as well as an Electrical Power
Aggregation Plan of Operation and Governance. Mayor Mahoney closed the
public hearing at 8:45 p.m. following questions and comments from
Council and residents.
CONSENT AGENDA:
All items on the consent agenda are routine or have been brought forward
at the direction of the Board of Commissioners and will be enacted with
one motion. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the
consent agenda and considered separately.
Commissioner Milovich-Walters moved, seconded by Commissioner Reed to:
A. pass
a resolution to close a portion of McCarthy Road for the annual
parade to be held on Saturday, September 15, 2012
B. approve the Application for the State of Illinois Special Event
Retailer’s Liquor License and IRMA Special Events Liquor Liability
for Concert in the Park to be held on June 21, 2012.
C. approve the Application for the State of Illinois Special Event
Retailer’s Liquor License and IRMA Special Events Liquor Liability
for Autumn in the Park to be held on September 15, 2012.
D. approve payment of invoices on the Warrant List for April 23,
2012 in the amount of $110,597.21
AYES: -5-
Commissioners Milovich-Walters, Reed, Polk, Oliven, and Mayor Mahoney
NAYS: -0-
ABSENT: -0-
OLD BUSINESS: None
BOARD, COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS: None
INFORMATION & UPDATES:
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS AND STREETS/RECREATION, NICOLE MILOVICH-WALTERS:
Commissioner Milovich-Walters had no formal report this evening however,
she read several announcements.
COMMISSIONER OF BUILDING & PUBLIC PROPERTY, G. DARRYL REED:
BUILDING DEPARTMENT REPORT: Commissioner Reed reported the Building
Department issued 13 building permit totaling $1,290.00 in fees from
April 5, 2012 through April 18, 2012. The Building Department conducted
19 inspections. No Certificates of Occupancy were issued. No exaction
fees were collected.
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, DANIEL POLK:
POLICE ACTIVITY REPORT: Commissioner Polk reported the Police Department
received 438 calls for service from April 9, 2012 through April 22,
2012. Palos Park Police also issued 0 parking tickets, 34 adjudication
tickets, 31 traffic tickets, 0 ordinance violations, completed 18 case
reports, arrested 3 adults and 0 juveniles, 2 impounds, 6 Senior Checks,
14 citizen assists and 15 community contact hours.
BICYCLE HELMETS: An anonymous member of the community will once again
sponsor free helmets to Palos Park children this spring and summer.
Bicycling injuries account for 500,000 emergency room visits each year
in the United States. It has been suggested that helmet use is an
effective means of preventing injury. Helmets are available at the
Police Department Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
HALF MARATHON: The First Midwest Bank Southwest Half Marathon will take
place on Sunday, May 6, 2012 along Route 83 in Palos Heights, and Palos
Park. To ensure a safe environment for the runners, Route 83 will be
closed to all traffic from 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. between Harlem Avenue
and Archer Avenue. Residents are encouraged to avoid the area and seek
alternative routes during this time. Contact Chief Miller at 671-3770
with any concerns or questions.
DISASTER PREPARATION: Emergency preparedness is not just for a select
few. Knowing what to do before, during and after an emergency is a
critical part of being prepared and may make all the difference when
seconds count. Residents can learn more about appropriate ways to
respond to emergencies by going to www.ready.gov.
SUMMER INITIATIVES: The Palos Park Police Department is focusing on
several summer initiatives to include bike safety/helmets, child safety
seat inspections, bike patrols and outdoor roll calls.
COMMISSIONER OF ACCOUNTS AND FINANCES, KENT OLIVEN:
RESOLUTION FOR ESTABLISHING AN ENTERPRISE FUND FOR THE ACCOUNTING OF
SOLID WASTE, REFUSE AND RECYCLABLES: Commissioner Oliven stated that to
assure cost recovery of refuse/recycling services and a more equitable
distribution of those costs, many local governments have removed their
refuse/recycling operations from the General Fund and started accounting
for these services in a separate “Enterprise Fund”. Commissioner
Milovich-Walters preferred that the Enterprise Fund be called
Refuse/Recycling Fund.
Commissioner Oliven moved, seconded by Commissioner Milovich-Walters, to
pass a Resolution For establishing an Enterprise Fund for the accounting
of Solid Waste, Refuse and Recycling.
On the call of the roll, the vote was as follows:
AYES:
-5- Commissioners Oliven, Milovich-Walters, Reed, Polk, and Mayor
Mahoney
NAYS: -0-
ABSENT: -0-
MAYOR’S
REPORT: Mayor Mahoney has no formal report this even however, he read
several announcements.
CLERK’S REPORT:
PALOS PARK SENIOR CLUB: Clerk Arrigoni reported the Palos Park Senior
Club will meet on Monday, June 11, 2012 in the lower level of the
Recreation Center. Cheryl and Jack Bartz, owners of Active Personal
Business Management, will address the seniors. Their topic is “Golden
Maturity”. Questions and answers will follow. Entertainment by Michael
Finn will follow. For more information or to make a lunch reservation
please call Marie Arrigoni at 480-4103.
VILLAGE MANAGER’S REPORT:
PURCHASE OF A DELL SERVER: Manager Boehm reported the Village’s IT
Consultant, 3 Points, completed a full audit in March 2011 and
determined the existing 2003 file server has very little memory left and
is in danger of crashing. Failure of the file server could effectively
shut down many of the Village’s non-emergency computerized operations
necessitating an emergency repair.
Commissioner Polk moved, seconded by Commissioner Reed, to approve the
purchase of a new 2008 Dell rackmount server to replace the existing
file server.
On the call of the roll, the vote was as follows:
AYES:
-5- Commissioner Polk, Reed, Milovich-Walters, Oliven, and Mayor
Mahoney
NAYS: -0-
ABSENT: -0-
CITIZENS
AND VISITORS COMMENT PERIOD:
Sylvia Perisin – 17 St. Moritz, Palos Park, IL – Mrs. Perisin asked if
the bike routes that were published in the April/May Newsletter go
through Edelweiss in the Park or Edelweiss on the Lake.
Maria Rogers – 12021 S. 93rd Avenue, Palos Park, IL – Mrs. Rogers
expressed sympathies on the passing of Bob DeNovo.
Robert Walsh – 11903 S. 89th Ct., Palos Park, IL – Mr. Walsh asked what
fee a consultant such as NIMEC would receive helping the Village select
the most aggressive supplier for electric aggregation.
Mike Gaichas – 8502 W. 121st Street, Palos Park, IL – Mr. Gaichas
remembered Mr. Bob DeNovo.
ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING: There being no further business,
Commissioner Reed moved, seconded by Commissioner Oliven, to adjourn the
meeting at 9:25 p.m.
On the call of the roll, the vote was as follows:
AYES: -5- Commissioners Reed, Oliven, Milovich-Walters, Polk, and Mayor
Mahoney
NAYS: -0-
ABSENT: -0-
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Cathy A. Gabel
Deputy Village Clerk
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