Environmental Concerns Committee

Village of Lombard Village Hall 255 East Wilson Ave. Lombard, IL 60148 villageoflombard.org Minutes Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:00 PM Lorraine G. Gerhardt Community Room Environmental Concerns Committee Trustee Mike Fugiel - Chairperson Trustee Reid Foltyniewicz - Alternate Chairperson Diana Lavaque, Nancy Schukat, Winnie Lyons, Darlene Bartt, Jason Cooper, Dustin Smith, Daniel Richardt and Dana Moreau Staff Liaison: Dave Gorman Environmental Concerns Minutes February 25, 2014 Committee 1.0 Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance Meeting was called to order by Chairperson Fugiel at 7:00 PM. 2.0 Roll Call Staff: Dave Gorman, Assistant Public Works Director Present 7 - Trustee Mike Fugiel, Diana Lavaque, Nancy Schukat, Winnie Lyons, Jason Cooper, Dustin Smith, and Dana Moreau Absent 2 - Darlene Bartt, and Daniel Richardt 3.0 Public Participation Mike Brink, Waste Management Alison Costanzo, Lombard Historical Society 4.0 Approval of Minutes A motion was made by Winnie Lyons, seconded by Dustin Smith, that these minutes be approved . The motion passed by an unanimous vote. 5.0 Unfinished Business 050616 Current Solid Waste Contract - Update In addition to the tonnage numbers for January 2014 and 2013 that were in the agenda packet, Mike Brink also distributed the 2012 tonnage for comparison. Moreau: how can the committee make the best use of these reports? Gorman: there is not much to discuss for an individual month or even year, but they should inform the Committee's work regarding solid waste to see the multi-year trends, the relative tonnage, the overall recycling rate and the contamination rate. These will also provide data necessary to evaluate behavioral changes, especially to the Village's initiatives. 6.0 New Business 140074 Mosquito Control Contract for 2014 and 2015 Staff recommends that the Village renew the contract with Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management, Inc. Gorman: briefly reviewed the memo in the packet. A motion was made by Nancy Schukat, seconded by Dana Moreau to recommend the Village Board of Trustees approve the Contract with Clarke for 2014 and 2015 with an option to extend for 2016. The motion passed by an Village of Lombard Page 1 Environmental Concerns Minutes February 25, 2014 Committee unanimous vote. 140075 Lombard Historical Society Summer Chicken Display Chairperson Fugiel welcomed Alison Costanzo, the Victorian Site Coordinator. Alison Costanzo: described the Society's summer programs, which will include a "Pioneer Life" display. As part of this display, the Society would like to keep four or five hens at the Victorian House, 23 W. Maple Ave., for three months over this summer. The existing shed used to be Colonel Plum's chicken coop. The chickens would be stored in it each night. At the end of the summer, the chickens would be returned to the service from which they were borrowed. The neighboring properties include one house to the east, a church to the west, and a church parking lot to the south. The municipal parking lot separates the Victorian House's grounds and the church to the west. The owner of the house is fine with the proposal. Gorman: explained that he talked with the Community Development Department about how this might proceed. The Village's Nuisance Code does not allow the keeping of livestock, including chickens. Also, there is no variance provision in the Code. The most direct way to allow this would be under a special event permit. These permits have included petting zoos and pony rides as part of weekend events. However, the proposed period of three months is longer that such a permit typically allows. Suggested that the Committee could vote to recommend that the Board of Trustees direct Staff to issue a special event permit good for 90 days for the expressed purpose of keeping chickens for educational and historical purposes. Will follow up with Ms. Costanzo to submit the required permit application form to him to forward to the Board of Trustees. A motion was made by Dana Moreau, seconded by Diana Lavaque, that the Board of Trustees direct Staff to issue a special event permit good for 90 days for the express purpose of keeping chickens for educational and historical purposes. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. 7.0 Other Business 8.0 Information Only 9.0 Adjournment A motion was made by Nancy Schukat, seconded by Dustin Smith, that this meeting be adjourned at 7:30 PM. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. Village of Lombard Page 2