Board of Trustees

12877 MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Mayor and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Skokie, Cook County, Illinois held in the Council Chambers at 5127 Oakton Street at 8 p.m. on Monday, February 2, 2015 Pledge of Allegiance led by Cub Scout Pack #85 from Middleton School The Clerk called the Roll. Those present were Trustees Roberts, Sutker, Ulrich, Bromberg Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Van Dusen. Motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Moved: Trustee Sutker Seconded: Trustee Roberts Ayes: Roberts Sutker, Ulrich, Bromberg, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Van Dusen Nays: None. Absent: None MOTION CARRIED * Approve, as submitted, minutes of regular meeting held Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Omnibus vote. * Approve Voucher List #18-FY15 of February 2, 2015. Omnibus vote. * Appointments, Reappointments and Resignations. A. Appointments: Board of Health Commission: Dr. Swapna Dave, Dr. Michael Vernon and Dr. William Werner (Terms Expire 05/01/17) Sustainable Environmental Advisory Commission: Olivia Mahoney, Kristoffer Nequin and Charles Saxe (Terms Expire 06/01/18) Consumer Affairs Commission: Dimitri Trivizas (Term Expires 03/01/17) B. Reappointments: Appearance Commission: Michael Lynk (One Year Term as Chair Expires 02/01/16 & Term Expires 02/01/18) Commission on Family Services: Arlene Doppelt (One Year Term as Chair Expires 02/01/16 & Term Expires 02/01/18) Omnibus vote. Report of the Village Manager. * A. Motion to award a contract to R.N.O.W., Inc., West Allis, Wisconsin in the amount of $246,255.50.for one refuse packer truck. Omnibus vote. Report of the Corporation Counsel. CONSENT: * A. Ordinance 15-2-Z-4118 Motion to adopt an ordinance approving a plat of dedication for a portion of the property located at 4925 Oakton Street, Skokie, Illinois in a CX Core Mixed-Use district. This item is on the consent agenda for second reading and adoption. Omnibus vote. *B. Ordinance 15-2-Z-4119 Motion to adopt an ordinance approving a plat of dedication for a portion of the property located at 4913 and 4915 Oakton Street, Skokie, Illinois in a CX Core Mixed-Use district. This item is on the consent agenda for second reading and adoption. Omnibus vote. FIRST READING: C. An ordinance terminating Special Service Area Number One in the Village of Skokie. This item is on the agenda for first reading and will be on the February 17, 2015 agenda for second reading and adoption. 12878 Meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees Monday, February 2, 2015 Page Two Unfinished Business. A. 2015-16 Community Development Block Grant Public Hearing #3 Planner/CDBG Administrator Carrie J. Haberstich presented the CDBG Public Hearing #3. The Village's entitlement grant for Program Year 2015-16 remains unknown, so the estimate of $450,000 continues to be assumed at this point based on an approximate 5% reduction of the Program Year 2014-15 entitlement funding. In addition to the new entitlement, $70,000 in unobligated funds and $11,895 in program income is recommended to be applied to the Program Year 2015-16 budget. (The main sources of unobligated funds are from previous surplus entitlement funds or capital improvement project bids coming in under budget.) The program cap of 20% for administrative funding is applied only against the new entitlement while the 15% cap for public service funding (non-capital expenditures) is applied against the new entitlement plus program income. Per our normal procedures, a balance of unobligated funds will be retained for emergencies for activities such as the Home Improvement Program, Street Resurfacing, or the 50/50 Sidewalk Replacement Program, should the recommended allocations prove inadequate during Program Year 2015-16. The total estimated budget is $531,895. CDBG Funding Recommendations for Program Year 2015-16 Village of Skokie Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program February 2, 2015 - Recommendation Program Year 2015-16 Recommendation ($) Administration VOS - Program Funding will be used to administer the Village’s CDBG Program, implement 90,000 Administration and monitor all projects, submit required documentation to HUD, and coordinate planning activities relative to the Village’s community development efforts. (Activity subject to 20% administrative cap.) Housing VOS - Home Funding will be used to continue the Village's program of repairing single- 75,111 Improvement family homes. This program began in 1983. Low-income households (less Program than 50% of area median family income) are eligible to receive grants up to $8,000 to pay for building materials or contractors' services, and moderate- income households (50-80% of median family income) can receive loans up to $8,000 from local banks with the entire interest charges being subsidized through the program Infrastructure VOS - Street Funding will be used to resurface a street in a designated low/moderate- 180,000 and Alley income mixed-use and multi-family residential area northeast of the Skokie Resurfacing Boulevard and Oakton Street intersection. The street is Kilpatrick Avenue from Oakton Street to Madison Street. VOS - Sidewalk Funding will be used to provide grants to homeowners meeting 3,000 Replacement low/moderate income eligibility who are required to participate in the Program Village’s 50/50 sidewalk replacement program. Public Services VOS - Social Funding will be used to offset the costs for a Village Social Worker position. 32,284 Worker The Social Worker works exclusively with low/moderate-income residents who need various types of case management, financial assistance, counseling, and referrals. Metropolitan Funding will be used to cover a portion of a counselor and intake 6,000 Family Services worker/program supervisor who provides information and referral services, including grief, trauma, family/couple and/or parent/child relationships, child and adolescent school performance and behavior problems, work performance, substance abuse, individual and family development, and family violence JCFS Funding will be used to provide financial stability services and coordinated 3,500 case management for "newly poor" Skokie residents.  12879 Meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees Monday, February 2, 2015 Page Three Center for *** Note: Should the Village have available $476,700 in entitlement 0 Enriched Living funds and additional program income, it is recommended that $2,000 be awarded to this organization. *** If available, funding will be used to provide scholarships to enable low-income Skokie residents with developmental disabilities to enroll in programs that provide skill development and social enrichment programs within a community where everyone feels accepted and valued. Maine-Niles *** Note: Should the Village have available $476,700 in entitlement 0 Association of funds and additional program income, it is recommended that $2,000 Special be awarded to this organization. *** If available, funding will be used to Recreation enable extremely low- to low-income children and adult Skokie residents (MNASR) with developmental disabilities the opportunity to participate in therapeutic recreational activities and providing their caregivers much needed respite. PEER Services Funding will be used to offset the costs associated with employing a half- 6,000 time substance abuse outreach counselor to provide outreach, assessment, and treatment services to Skokie teens, families, and single adults who are experiencing problems related to substance abuse. Children's Funding will be used to support child victims of abuse, and their non- 2,500 Advocacy offending family members, through expert child interviews and crisis Center intervention services during the investigation of the alleged abuse. The Harbour Funding will be used to serve the needs of homeless youth (including 5,000 locked-out, runaway, and abandoned) ages 12-21 in the north and northwest Chicago suburbs. North Shore Funding will be used to offset the staffing costs associated with providing 8,000 Senior Center long-term case management and counseling services to low-income, older (NSSC) adult residents of Skokie. Youth Funding will be used to offset the staffing costs for a youth development 6,000 Organizations specialist for after school and summer learning programs at Lincoln Junior Umbrella High, Old Orchard Junior High, and Edison Elementary Schools. (YOU) Public Facilities CJE SeniorLife Funding will be used to repair the kitchen floor by leveling pitted areas and 20,000 applying an epoxy coating and cove base on the floor, thereby creating a solid surface floor at the Lieberman Center for Health and Rehabilitation at 9700 Gross Point Road. Turning Point Funding will be used to replace the 4-foot bulbs and ballasts in the older 9,500 section of the Turning Point building at 8324 Skokie Boulevard. . Search Funding will be used to replace windows, doors, and trim in a group home 15,000 for individuals with developmental disabilities at 4505 Concord Lane. SHORE Funding will be used to install up to two new heat, ventilation, and air 5,000 conditioning (HVAC) units for a Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA) facility at 8900 Central Park Avenue Orchard Village Funding will be used to replace the upstairs and downstairs bathrooms and 20,000 top priority bedroom windows of a group home for men with developmental disabilities at 9238 Lavergne Avenue. Housing Funding will be used to assist with the extensive upgrade of the Armond 20,000 Authority of King Apartments at 9238 Gross Point Road Cook County (HACC) Asian Human Funding will be used to assist with the installation of an elevator for its new 25,000 Services - Skokie Clinic at 8800 Lockwood Avenue. Skokie Clinic Program Year 2015-16 $531,895 12880 Meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees Monday, February 2, 2015 Page Four Motion to concur with the recommended projects and funding levels for 2015-16 CDBG Programs, Moved: Trustee Bromberg Seconded: Trustee Klein Ayes: Roberts, Ulrich, Bromberg, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Van Dusen Nays: None Absent: None Abstain: Sutker MOTION CARRIED Plan Commission. A. Plan Commission Case 2014-25P – Special Use Permit: 8001 Lincoln Avenue, #202 (Religious Assembly) C. Plan Commission Case 2014-32P – Special Use Permit: 8001 Lincoln Avenue, #101 (Child Day Care) Pastor Arlem Brown answered questions from the Board. Motion to table Plan Commission Case 2014-25P and Plan Commission Case 2014-32P for 6 weeks to study the Building and gather more information on the proposed Special Uses. Moved: Trustee Sutker Seconded: Trustee Klein Ayes: Roberts Sutker, Ulrich, Bromberg, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Van Dusen Nays: None. Absent: None MOTION CARRIED B. Plan Commission Case 2014-26P – Subdivision: 8001 Lincoln Avenue Motion to concur with the Plan Commission that the petitioner’s request to subdivide 2 existing parcels into 1 lot at the property 8001 Lincoln Avenue in a CX Core Mixed-Use district be approved subject to all conditions. Moved: Trustee Ulrich Seconded: Trustee Bromberg Ayes: Roberts Sutker, Ulrich, Bromberg, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Van Dusen Nays: None. Absent: None MOTION CARRIED Citizen Comments. None Adjournment Motion to adjourn at 9:00 p.m. Moved: Trustee Roberts Seconded: Trustee Sutker Ayes: Roberts, Sutker, Ulrich, Bromberg, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Van Dusen Nays: None. Absent: None MOTION CARRIED __________________________ Pramod Shah, Village Clerk Approved: ______________________ Mayor George Van Dusen