December 3, 2007
Trustee Jim Patterson was absent
Village President's Report:
- Recognition of Village Attorney Jeff Randall, who is retiring after more than 30 years of service.
Approved:
- Village Budget for Fiscal Year 2008. Total sources for 2008 are projected at $194.3 million. Total uses are projected at $206.6.
The planned $12.3 million difference is primarily the result of a draw down
in the Special Revenue Funds of $9.1 million, the Capital Projects Funds of $3.6 million,
and the Corporate Fund of $1.1 million. Read the Board Report. (A Truth in Taxation Hearing was held on this matter.)
- Tax levy for Fiscal Year 2007. After abatements (see below) and provisions for loss
and cost in collection, the proposed Village levy will be $9,917,000.
- Abatements to 2007 tax levy:
- $157,500 Special Service Area No. 11, Series 1989
- $6,175,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 1997
- $24,400,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 1998B
- $4,970,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2000
- $41,800,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2001
- $9,990,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003-A
- $1,955,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003-B
- $25,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004-A
- $22,315,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004-B
- $10,000,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2005
- $10,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006-A
- $27,940,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2006-B
- Rezoning of 1139 Huber Lane (from R-1 to R-4).
- Amendments to the consumption charges per 1,000 gallons for the:
- Glenview Water and Sewer System: increase of 24 cents (for water) and 13 cents (for sewer).
- North Maine Water and Sewer System: increase of 66 cents (for water) and 12 cents (for sewer).
- Increase of one quarter of one percent (.25%) in Glenview's Home Rule Sales tax.
- Contract Awards:
- Colfax Area Sanitary Sewer Study to Baxter & Woodman. Budget: $77,649.
- Geographic Information Systems Consortium Service Provider to Municipal GIS Partners. Budget: $170,166.
- Issuance of General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, including:
- $5,000,000, Series 2007A, to be used for infrastructure improvements to the Village Water and Sewer Systems.
- $1,200,000, Series 2007B, to be used for infrastructure improvements to the North Maine Water and Sewer Systems.
- Single-Lot Subdivisions:
- 635 Lehigh Avenue - Rudi Manor.
- 1430 Meadow Lane - Garvey's.
- 430 North Branch Road - Marinescu.
- Purchase of cardiac monitor/defibrillators from Zoll Medical Corporation. Budget: $91,417.
- Transfer of $155,300 from the 2007 Corporate Fund to the Capital Projects Fund to provide temporary advance funding for the 40-59 Park Drive Sanitary
and Storm Sewer Special Service Areas (SSAs). These funds will be paid back when permanent funding for the projects is provided through bonding, which area residents will
pay back via their property tax bills.
- Cost sharing of site lighting (rear) and signage modification (north side) to the Glenview Post Office
for a cost not to exceed $18,282. These modifications will ensure that the light levels and signage are compliant with Village standards.
- Annexation agreement, annexation, rezoning, site plan review, associated variations and final subdivision for 2211-2215 Sanders Road (A Public Hearing was held on this matter).
First Consideration:
- Use of electronic changeable message signs under certain circumstances. Such signs would need to have screens that were no more than
72 square feet and no more than 50 percent of the total sign area. They would be at least 500 feet from any residential district
and from any other electronic changeable message sign. Vote 4-1 in favor.
Other Presentations and Actions:
- Consideration of a Downtown Development District and map amendment rezoning those properties in the district. Remanded to
Plan Commission for further consideration, particularly regarding the northeast corner of Waukegan and Glenview Roads. Under the proposed plans for
the District, a four-story structure would be permitted at this site.
- Annual outdoor dining update. In 2006, the Board approved administrative review and approval of requests to provide outdoor dining (previously, each was
handled through conditional use requests.) At this meeting, staff reported on how this process had worked over the past year.
Continued:
- Consideration of a six-month trial membership agreement with the Chicago's North Shore Convention and Business Bureau beginning January 1, 2008.
This agreement would expand the Village's current relationship with the Bureau to include area hotels and motels. Cost: $27,863.
- Increase of the Village's hotel/motel tax from five to six percent. Anticipated new revenue: $150,000 annually. This increase
would fund the expansion of the Village's membership in the CNSCVB to include hotels and motels (see item above.)
- Establishment of staff guidelines to quantify the impact of property annexed to (or disconnected from) the Village
and a policy for developing revenue assumptions in construction of the annual tax levy and budget.
- Design guidelines for signs in Downtown Glenview.
- Consideration of a new Liquor License Code for the Village that will streamline enforcement and be more understandable to licensees and the
general public. For example, the proposed code includes eight license classifications -- as opposed to 17.
- Regarding the Village Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan, an amendment to the Tree Preservation Ordinance.
- Public Hearing regarding annexation ordinance, rezoning, final site plan and preliminary subdivision for 600 Milwaukee Avenue, Central and Milwaukee Plaza.