Board of Trustees Minutes

2121 West Lake Street

Hanover Park, IL 60133

President Craig called the Meeting to Order at 7:39 P.M.

PRESENT: Trustees Joseph Nicolosi, Robert Packham, Wesley Eby, William Manton, Toni Carter, Lori Kaiser, and President Rodney Craig

ABSENT: None

ALSO PRESENT: Village Manager Marc Hummel and Corporation Counsel Norman E. Samelson

All joined in the Pledge of Allegiance. President Craig asked that they remain standing while Fire Chaplain Jenny Swanson offered a word of prayer and asked for a moment of silence for the victims of Northern Illinois University tragedy last week.

President Craig thanked the Chaplain. He read the Governor’s Proclamation of February 15, 2008 regarding the tragedy on the campus of Northern Illinois University. In the proclamation, the Governor proclaimed a period of mourning for NIU victims in Illinois and ordered all State facilities to fly the flag at half staff until February 23, 2008.

President Craig stated upon receiving the Proclamation, the Village lowered the flags to show support. He noted there were many stopped hearts not only in this community but in this building, because there were youth of our employees who were there, and one who was in the class and witnessed it.

Approved: Consent Agenda

Appointments: Rey Hernandez and Dan Flowers to the CONECT Committee; Pamela Fowler to the Sister City Committee; Wm Cannon to the Development Commission, all with Terms to Expire 4/30/09

Passed ORD O-08-14: Authorizing the 2^nd Amend. to the 2007-2008 Budget

Authorized: Payment of $37,222.14 to the Cook Co. Collector for Liability Amount on the 2006 Tax Levy for SSA#2

Approved: Three Year Contract for the Creek Bank Turf Maintenance to Alaniz Landscaping Group in an Amount Not to Exceed $18,206.00

Approved: Contract for the Security Improvemts. to Two Water Tanks at Village Hall & Sewage Treatment Plant Vault to Strand Associates, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $13,800.00

Removed: From the Table RES R-08-02:

Passed RES R-08-02: Endorsing the Metro. Mayors Caucus’ Greenest Region Compact

Approved: Funding Agreement with the Hanover Park Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Approved: Contract for the Purchase of 22 Dell Optiplex 755 Computers w/Monitors to Dell in an Amount Not to Exceed $26,281.20 5-

Approved: Contract for the Purchase of 22 MS Office Pro Licenses to CDWG in an Amount Not to Exceed $6,542.36

Passed ORD O-08-15: Authorizing Execution of an Annexation Agreement…

Passed ORD O-08-16: Annexing Property to the Village…

Passed ORD O-08-17: Amending the Compre-hensive Plan…

Passed ORD O-08-18: Granting Variations for an Increase …

Passed RES R-08-04: Approving the Prelim. Plat of Subdivision…

Waived Reading and Approved Minutes of: Workshop – Feb 4 ‘08

Public Hearing Fisher Scientific – Feb 7 ‘08

Public Hearing – Lake/ Bartels Annex–Feb 7 ‘08

Reg Board – Feb 7 ‘08

Motion by Trustee Manton and seconded to Place Items 5-A.1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 7-A.1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 on a Consent Agenda. Roll call:

AYES: Nicolosi, Packham, Eby, Manton, Carter, Kaiser, and President Craig

NAYS: None

ABSENT: None

Motion by Trustee Manton and seconded to Adopt the Consent Agenda. Roll call:

AYES: Nicolosi, Packham, Eby, Manton, Carter, Kaiser, and President Craig
NAYS: None

ABSENT: None

5-A.1 Appointed Rey Hernandez and Dan Flowers to the CONECT Committee with a Term to Expire April 30, 2009.

5-A.2 Appointed Pamela Fowler to the Sister City Committee with a Term to Expire April 30, 2009.

5-A.3 Appointed William Cannon to the Development Commission with a Term to Expire April 30, 2009.

5-A.8 Passed Ordinance O-08-14: Authorizing the Second Amendment to the 2007-2008 Budget of the Village of Hanover Park.

5-A.9 Authorized the Payment of $37,222.14 to the Cook County Collector for the Liability Amount on the 2006 Tax Levy for SSA#2.

5-A.10 Awarded a Three Year Contract for the Creek Bank Turf Maintenance to Alaniz Landscaping Group in an Amount Not to Exceed $18,206.00 and Authorized the Village Manager to Execute the Contract Documents.

5-A.11 Awarded the Contract for the Security Improvements to the Two Water Tanks at Village Hall and a Sewage Treatment Plant Vault to Strand Associates, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $13,800.00 and Authorized the Village Manager to Execute the Contract Documents.

5-A.12 Removed from the Table Resolution R-08-02: Endorsing the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus’ Greenest Region Compact.

5-A.13 Passed Resolution R-08-02: Endorsing the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus’ Greenest Region Compact.

5-A.14 Approved the Funding Agreement with the Hanover Park Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Authorized the Village Manager to Execute the Agreement.

5-A.16 Awarded the Contract for the Purchase of 22 Dell Optiplex 755 Computers with Monitors to Dell in an Amount Not to Exceed $26,281.20 and Authorized the Village Manager to Issue a Purchase Order.

5-A.17 Awarded the Contract for the Purchase of 22 Microsoft Office Pro Licenses to CDWG in an Amount Not to Exceed $6,542.36 and Authorized the Village Manager to Issue a Purchase Order.

5-A.18 Passed Ordinance O-08-15: Authorizing the Execution of an Annexation Agreement Providing for the Annexation to the Village of Hanover Park (Lake Bartels L.L.C. Property – Northeast Corner Lake Street and Bartels Road) and the Development of Such Property.

5-A.19 Passed Ordinance O-08-16: Annexing Property to the Village of Hanover Park (Lake Bartels, L.L.C. Property – Northeast Corner of Lake Street and Bartels Road).

5-A.20 Passed Ordinance O-08-17: Amending the Comprehensive Plan Designation and Establishing the Zoning Classification of the Lake Bartels, L.L.C. Property Located at the Northeast Corner of Lake Street and Bartels Road and Annexed to the Village Pursuant to Ordinance 0-08-16.

5-A.21 Passed Ordinance O-08-18: Granting Variations for an Increase in the Permitted Lot Coverage and to Permit the Continued Use of the Existing Well and Septic System for Property Located at the Northeast Corner of Lake Street and Lake Bartels Road Hanover Park, Illinois.

5-A.22 Passed Resolution R-08-04: Approving the Preliminary Plat of Subdivision for the Lake Bartels, L.L.C. Property.

7-A.1 Waived the Reading and Approved the Minutes of the Board Workshop – Police Department of February 4, 2008, as Published.

7-A.2 Waived the Reading and Approve the Minutes of the Public Hearing – Fisher Scientific Annexation Amendment of February 7, 2008, as Published.

7-A.3 Waived the Reading and Approve the Minutes of the Public Hearing – Lake/Bartels Annexation Agreement of February 7, 2008, as Published.

7-A.4 Waived the Reading and Approve the Minutes of the Regular Board of Trustees’ Meeting of February 7, 2008, as Published.

Motion by Trustee Manton and seconded to Pass Ordinance O-08-12: Amending the Basset Program Requirements and the Penalty for Late Filing of Renewal Applications for Hanover Park Liquor Licenses.

It was noted that during the last Liquor Commission Hearing there was discussion about a training course possibly run by the Village for Not-for-profits, and it was questioned where we were at with this. President Craig stated it was his understanding we were looking at an approval process from the Police Department. He stated we currently had ECC and Harper College, and we did receive an offer for a no-charge class for our festival through Harper College. President Craig stated the not-for-profit was the Lions Club in conjunction with selling beer at a festival, with specialized training for that environment. Roll call:

AYES: Nicolosi, Packham, Eby, Manton, Carter, Kaiser NAYS: None

ABSENT: None

Motion by Trustee Kaiser and seconded to Pass Ordinance O-08-12: 13: Deleting the Position of Village Collector in the Village of Hanover Park.

Trustee Carter stated she had a concern with the motion being made at the closing at the last meeting. She questioned if Human Resources and the Legal Department had been consulted on this issue or if the Finance Department had been consulted in absorbing this position into their responsibilities. She noted on the internet there was a comment by Trustee Manton posted indicating that there were Board discussions, and she stated this was in violation of the Open Meetings Act, as she was not informed of any such meetings. She also had four issues: 1) Retaliatory Firing; 2) Bad Timing; 3) Age Discrimination; and 4) Discrimination based on Affiliation (Mayor’s wife). She stated she was also concerned about the Finance Department taking over the Collector’s job. She stated that since there no basic changes in the Finance Department recently, she questioned why this was not done 10 or 15 years ago. She also stated this position elimination was never discussed at the Board Retreat in November. She questioned why this could not wait until the end of Mrs. Craig’s term.

Trustee Carter commented that this game playing needed to stop. She continued there were 350 homes foreclosed in this Village, there were people who needed jobs, we had a shortage of police officers, we had two entire rental communities that had gone down the tubes, our DARE program was not re-activated even though we had several drug busts, and it took a month or two to get any action from this Board.

President Craig asked those wishing to speak to please step up to the microphone and state your name and address.

Kevin Swan, stated he owned a business on Devon Avenue. He wanted to share what Sherry Craig meant to him. He stated 5 years ago he moved his business into this Village and she assisted him with his business license. He noted because of her concern going the extra mile for him, he has volunteered his time and efforts to the Village. He said without the welcome he received from her, the outcome for his volunteering may have been a different story. He gave his thanks and stated he supported her.

Mr. Swan also read a letter from Gail Tobin, the Hanover Park Branch Library Coordinator, and Hanover Park CONECT Chairperson, who was unable to attend. Ms. Tobin wrote she was saddened to learn of these events. She noted while she could not comment on the budget issues, she could comment on the integrity of Sherry Craig in the time she had known her. She wrote her conduct had been above reproach and she had gone out of her way to be informative and welcoming to everyone. She noted that Mrs. Craig did far more than just collect bills for the Village, from the first time she came to the Village to volunteer for the CONECT Committee, she had been an invaluable resource to help guide and support the work of the community. She further noted she had never done anything to tarnish the image of Hanover Park. She ended by commenting you could not argue Sherry Craig ‘s integrity or dismiss the evidence of her service to the community. She hoped the trustees would not end 20 years of service to the community on such a negative note and would reconsider eliminating the Collector’s position so abruptly and in the middle of an elected official’s term. She noted Sherry Craig would be sorely missed and difficult to replace.

Mike Wang, resident and homeowner, stated he and neighbors had come to rely on Mrs. Craig at the Village Hall, noting she would help you if you had a problem. He stated by eliminating this position would leave a huge void in our Village staff and hoped they would reconsider this move.

Pamela Hailey, 1136 Westchester Drive, addressed the Board and stated she lived in Hanover Park for 13 years. She stated she heard a lot of great things about Sherry Craig, and she felt the elimination of this position seemed short-sighted and very quick. She stated it was about handling business in an appropriate manner and noted she did not feel that was done.

Tom Schaeffer, President of Hanover Square Condominiums, stated he was not thrilled when he heard the news about this. He stated he knew Sherry very well on a personal level and she was invaluable in helping his Association as well as many other associations. He was personally worried who would assist him and asked the Trustees to re-think this through. He stated Sherry was the face of the Village and he would truly miss her and felt Hanover Park would be a less friendly place without her.

Dr. Arlene Rodriguez, Owner of Hanover Park Animal Care Center, stated she was shocked to hear the news. She stated 12 years ago she met Sherry and Irv Bock and invested her life savings to stay here. She stated because of Sherry and her vision to what Hanover Park would and should be, she decided to stay. She commented Sherry involved herself in many ways and was the face of Hanover Park. She stated she was very unsettled how this whole thing came down. She noted it shaked her trust in the Village and the way it was handled was appalling. She stated you do not let a colleague go in the last minutes of a meeting, after over 20 years; it was not the right procedure, it was very unprofessional, and it made the trustees look quite bad and she hoped upon election time, people would see this.

Jeffrey Bates, resident for 32 years, stated he was personally involved with the Village for over 10 years. He commented they were talking about the leading collector’s position, not the Village Clerk. He stated Sherry was a very good Village Clerk, she had welcomed everybody, she was the face here, but he noted we were about the leading collector. He stated she was still the Village Clerk, and if the Village was strapped that much financially, it was probably the best alternative they had. He noted other positions were eliminated such as a CSO and there was no outcry. Unfortunately, he stated, it was the way business was done.

Rob Laschinski, 1725 Windjammer, noted he’s been a resident for 30 years. He stated he was not politically connected but he stated he was first involved regarding the arterial fence on his block. He stated at that time he tried to contact Village management and was very dissatisfied with the response. He then called the Trustee call-in program and was extremely dissatisfied as most of the trustees decided his issue was not important enough to reconsider. He stated then the fence came to the east end of Windjammer and several residents came before the Board seeking help. He stated the only person who came to his block and actually saw what was going on was Mayor Craig. He stated residents came before the board and begged for help and no one seemed to care. He stated their only access to democracy was by the elected officials and those of you who mistreated us with your vindictive vote, and the decision to build the defective fence and expose residents to carbon monoxide and debris and litter and noise, and the degradation of property values. He stated to do this in a way which was obviously politically vindictive to make the Mayor look bad or somehow hurt the Mayor was unforgivable. He stated now he was politically active and he was determined to see that all who come for re-election, to not be re-elected. He stated they desecrated democracy.

Pastor Larry Greathouse stated he had been pastoring here for 10 years. He stated he heard some of the same things shared here for coming to Hanover Park and he had a question for the board: What due diligence was done in this decision, or was it done, was there any process?

He stated he would never eliminate a position without some due diligence or process, or discussion with that individual. He noted the integrity of this process was terrible and he felt it hurt the integrity of the Village and it was shamefully done. He also stated if it were strictly a budgetary move, then we wanted to know why the Village was in such a dire need that they had to immediately terminate this position. He questioned the integrity of this board and he supported this community and he felt this hurt the community’s reputation. He again questioned what due diligence was done, what was the plan, how was this done and why was this done.

President Craig asked the Board if they wanted to answer these questions.

Trustee Carter addressed the issue and stated legally there should not have been any due diligence done because she was not notified of any discussion regarding this position. She stated she would like to think none was done but based upon Trustee Manton’s posting on the internet, she stated she believed the Unity Party had been having discussions she was not privy to. She stated this was not something that the Village had to do. She stated this Village was not strapped for cash, we had millions of dollars in the bank, so she agreed due diligence should have been done. She stated a lot of this was emotionalism and retaliatory measures. She stated what she was hearing tonight was the voters were tired of the games, they were tired of business as usual, and she stated it needed to stop and we needed to get down to helping the people of Hanover Park.

Trustee Manton addressed the comment made by Trustee Carter regarding a posting on the internet. He clarified the discussion referred to was when Sonya Crawshaw was the Mayor, not a discussion in recent time.

Phil McBride, resident since 1983 and business owner since 1994, stated many people said many good things. He stated what was at issued was how people were handled, how people were dealt with and whether or not the process was fair, reasonable or appropriate. He stated when people are treated unfairly through an elimination like that of the Collector’s position, what happens is the best and brightest employees will look twice before coming here.

Debra McDonnell, resident stated she lost her son last year, and stated Sherry Craig always had a smile and was willing to help, she was had also been loving, compassionate towards me and my family, and she truly appreciated her and all she did. She asked them to reconsider, not only the Clerk, but as a person, she played a valuable role and the love shown here made her want to stay. She asked the Board to reconsider.

Patricia Langenstrass, stated she has known Sherry 17 years, and has worked with her for many years in a professional capacity. She worked with Sherry when she was Village trustee in Streamwood, a trustee in Hanover Township, and now as the new Executive Director of the Hanover Park Chamber of Commerce. She stated Sherry was the impetus in getting the Chamber and she stated by listening to those speak tonight, Sherry touched every facet of this community, and it would be a shame to lose her presence in the Village on a daily basis.

Anita Komorski, business owner and resident, and stated she had an uneasy feeling because this was never on the agenda, was not listed as an agenda item to be discussed, and it was voted in underhandedly, in her opinion. She asked for concrete reasons individually why the trustees wanted this position removed. She stated she was told the majority of Mrs. Craig’s salary came from the Water & Sewer budget, not from the general fund. She stated at the last meeting she was told that the Water &Sewer money budget had to stay balanced at all times. She stated she hated to see the head cut off and the tree dies. She asked the board to individually stand up and let her know why and what the reasoning was and how we could avoid this. She stated since this position hadn’t been eliminated all these years, since the last time it was supposedly discussed was with Sonya Crawshaw, it seemed odd that now it was so important. She asked them to reconsider this, express why it was important to do it right this budget year, and convince her to be on their side at election time.

Glenn Dailey, architect and businessman in town stated he used to live here . He stated we were all expendable and replaceable. He stated he had had confrontations with Sherry Craig but there were procedures that had to be followed. He noted he was on two committees and he was still going to give 110%, but he stated they could not have special meetings unless it was in the newspapers, and there were procedures.

Rob Laschinski stated the budgetary issue was that the driver to eliminate the collector had him confused since just a few months ago a majority of this board voted to spend $90,000 on a section of fence nobody wanted. He stated since we were talking about a tight budget, he questioned why they spent $90,000 on something that didn’t help the residents and that he was hurt by the fence, not helped by it.

Sherry asked to address the Board. She stated she has been here for 23 years. She continued that she first ran with Sonya Crawshaw when she ran for Mayor and she asked her to run for Clerk. She noted at the time she had a career and was told that the Clerk/Collector were one and the same. She stated she made decisions for the residents of this community, for the businessmen of the community as well as for her family. Every four years when she re-ran for election, the Collector position was part of the Clerk position that paid her salary and her decision was made on that basis. She stated she believed that the residents in this community are the heart of the Village of Hanover Park and the business men in this community are the soul of the Village of Hanover Park. She stated she enjoyed working with each and every one of them. She commented that she was very disappointed with the way this came down; that we had budget retreats and positions were eliminated over the 23 years and added. She noted she vehemently spoke against eliminating the Code Enforcement position last year because we had come a long way to clean up areas in our community. She stated she understood if they wanted to eliminate the position of Collector but she asked them to eliminate the position at the end of the term of the Village Clerk so that anyone who would go into an election would know what they are running for and what they were up against so that the residents who were voting for that person would know what they were going to get by that position. She stated by State law, the only position that she could hold was the position of Collector. The position of Collector was set by State statute that an elected official could hold in a municipal government the position of Collector as a full-time position. She stated people on the Board have said that they did not know what she did. She noted she did not sit at a desk behind a computer. She stated she was a working supervisor. As an example, she stated on Tuesday, 580 people walked into her office to pay their water bills; 168 people over the weekend put their payments in the drop box; 416 people paid their bill by mail - all on Tuesday. She noted she has 3 people that work in Collections, that handle phones, the counter, and over the years more had been given and it was handled. From the time a police officer writes a ticket, the ticket came to her office, all the data entry was done in the Collections Department, the collections of the monies were done in the Collections Department, court dates were set in the Collections Department. When you implemented the transfer tax, that all fell into the Collections Department. Those documents were processed in her department, they’re given to attorneys and realtors and residents to record out of her department, and they come back from the county through her department. When you enacted a vehicle immobilization policy, all of those dollars come through her department, all of the paperwork came through her department, all of the spreadsheets were done in her department. There’s a Hearing Officer twice a month, all of those documents came through her department, both before the hearing and after the hearing. It’s a very busy department, extremely.

When you enacted nice things, such as the Maxwell Street West twice a year, and the Harvest Fest, all of that was handled through the Collections Department. She noted she had never charged the Village any comp time, any overtime, ever, in the 23 years that she had been here.

She reiterated she was very disappointed when it wasn’t part of the budget discussions. It’s always come through Mr. Hummel and his budget team when there were situations or when there were employees or positions that needed to be rearranged. She stated she was disappointed that there was no discussion at the budget retreats and was disappointed to see that it was just a direction that was given for a vote to be taken at the next meeting. She also stated in her own opinion, that it was very vindictive, not only to the position that you want to eliminate but to her personally. She also asked that if you wanted to get rid of the position that you do so at the end of the Village Clerk’s term, which would be April 30, 2009, so that everybody who would run in the next election for the position of Village Clerk would be on an even playing field and the residents and the business men in this community would know what they were dealing with.

Frank Dominowski, stated he was an employee here for 34 years and had seen first hand, many times, Sherry’s concern for residents, for employees, for everyone around. He commented just listening, you were hearing people’s hearts. He stated there were jobs to be done, and it was the trustees’ job to help the residents. He stated that was what was on his heart just listening to all those people to not eliminate this position.

President Craig asked if there was any discussion from the Board. There was none. Roll call:

AYES: Packham, Eby, Manton, Kaiser NAYS: Nicolosi, Carter

ABSENT: None

President Craig recessed the meeting at 8:40 p.m.

President Craig reconvened the meeting at 8:49 p.m.

PRESENT: Trustees Joseph Nicolosi, Robert Packham, Wesley Eby, William Manton, Toni Carter, Lori Kaiser, and President Rodney Craig

Motion by Trustee Packham and seconded to Pass Resolution R-08-03: Urging the General Assembly to Stop Making Costly Benefit Improvements and Adopt Reforms that Protect Police and Fire Pensions.

Mr. Hummel stated several municipal agencies including the Illinois Municipal League were asking that municipalities support a legislative effort to raise awareness related to public safety pension plans. He stated these plans were consuming an ever greater portion of the payroll costs for the Village and specifically with ours, we had seen increases far in excess of inflationary increases. He stated this particular plan had two emphases: 1) to provide legislators information as it related to the public costs; and 2) to take necessary steps to ensure the solvency of those plans. Mr. Hummel stated the municipality was the obligated party as it related to funding these and we all needed to be aware of those escalating costs and do everything that we could to protect their solvency.

President Craig noted that in the submission there was no data in the blocks, and Mr. Hummel stated he did not specifically provide the data, the prior information as it related to the actuarial studies. He stated the information in the more regional statewide explanations was pertinent and reflective of the issues faced in Hanover Park.

Trustee Manton commented that he did not want to send the message for them to stop approving new and increased pension benefits, but rather to include the necessary funding sources, etc. Mr. Hummel clarified that it was to stop the enhanced benefits, and that we were interested in improving the pension fund by maintaining its solvency, but to add additional benefits, i.e. enhancements, making further costs passed onto the municipalities. He further added two years ago we had to take general fund reserves at the end of the year to try to bring the unfunded liability up (meaning to improve it). He noted typically the legislators approved unfunded mandates and never had he seen a public safety pension fund that came with funding from Springfield. He stated it was passed on and that was being said. Trustee Manton agreed with Mr. Hummel; however, he would like to say if they approved new and increased pension benefits to include the revenues source to go with it. He felt this gave the message that we did not support new and increased public safety pension benefits.

President Craig commented that he was deeply engaged in this with the Northwest Municipal League, DuPage Mayors and Managers, and with all our legislators, and he stated they were of the same mindset that we had to find a way to get this under control. He addressed the funding a few years ago, and once the actuarial explained it all, our Village was not in bad shape; in fact, better than most. He further commented our State legislators locally had taken the lead in some of this and he would be there dialoging with them. President Craig stated he wished to sit down with Firefighters, Police and our legislators to get the issues on the table and to try to find a way to find a balance. Other trustees agreed with President Craig and noted his point was well taken. Trustees agreed to support his initiative.

Motion by Trustee Manton and seconded to Table this Resolution until the first meeting in April. Roll call:

AYES: Nicolosi, Packham, Eby, Manton, Carter, Kaiser NAYS: None

ABSENT: None

Motion Carried: Called the Question

Motion by Trustee Packham and seconded to Authorize a 50^th Anniversary Family Festival Carnival Agreement with Fantasy Amusement Company, Inc. and Authorize the Village Manager to Execute the Contract Documents.

Mr. Bill Johnson, President of Fantasy Amusement Company, addressed the Board regarding some issues on the contract. He stated it had to do with his company selling soft drinks noting the past three years he worked with the Park District and had sold soft drinks from his two food stands and he made profits off of that. He stated these last three years his insurance costs had doubled, fuel costs had tripled, and with minimum wages, his payroll increased. He noted when he last worked with the Village in 2002 or 2003, he was not allowed to sell soft drinks because the non-profit groups served them. He stated he allowed that because the event with the Village went on for a number of years, and now the event with the Park District had been going on for a number of years. He stated he would give the non-profit groups selling soft drinks $500 to allow him to sell soft drinks. He also noted reference items 3A, B, and C, noting the up to numbers. He stated in the 3 years with the Park District, he has had 16 rides in that area and did not feel he could get any more rides, due to the fact the he could not utilize the parking area any more. He requested those items be changed from up to 9 kiddie rides, to between 7-9 kiddie rides, and 7-8 adult rides. He also added section 12 with trucks and trailers on site, it was easier to keep the tilt-a-whirl trailer on site than off-site.

Mr. Hummel stated that staff did not concur with Mr. Johnson’s recommendations and stated he believed that soda and water should be sold as it was in the Harvest Fest days for the not-for-profits. He stated they made substantial charitable benefits in excess of the financial consideration that Mr. Johnson had offered. He also stated that the vehicles, other than essential, should be parked at the Village, as it was better appearance, provided more room, and that it worked better. He also stated with regard to the "up to" issue that the proposed language could hypothetically mean 1 kiddie ride. Mr. Johnson agreed, but Mr. Hummel stated they were looking for a good balance between the adult rides and the kiddie rides. He stated the language as currently provided was appropriate.

Mr. Hummel stated the negotiations for the contract had been done and this was staff’s recommendations and they asked for the Board’s support of the contract as proposed. The cost of the carnival was questioned and Mr. Hummel stated that the carnival cost including entertainment was in excess of $100,000 and he assured Mr. Johnson that there was going to be a great deal more of attendance than what he dealt with in the past three years. He also noted this was a 50^th anniversary and the Village was sincerely attempting to provide the residents as well as the region a free entertainment endeavor, and felt it would serve all purposes well including the carnival. It was noted costs were also incurred by Public Works personnel, overtime over the weekend, Fire Department and Police Department personnel time and overtime, and also this year Finance Department personnel and overtime costs. It was noted how could a Collector’s position be cut and then spent $100,000 on this.

President Craig noted that it always worked out well for the not-for-profit organizations to sell the water and the soda and they could commit to the time that they could afford. He stated he felt the carnival would make plenty of money and do much better than in the past few years. The question was called. Roll call:

AYES: Nicolosi, Packham, Eby, Manton, Kaiser

NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTENION: Carter

Motion carried

Motion by Trustee Eby and seconded to accept the Agreement as written.

Roll call:

AYES: Nicolosi, Packham, Eby, Manton, Kaiser

NAYS: Carter
ABSENT: None
ABSTENION: None

President Craig stated there was recent change to an additional item on the Human Relations Committee. He suggested this be added to the next Board meeting since there was some late information received. Motion by Trustee Eby and seconded to Table this item until the next meeting. Roll call:

AYES: Nicolosi, Packham, Eby, Kaiser

NAYS: Manton, Carter
ABSENT: None
ABSTENION: None

Motion by Trustee Eby and seconded to Approve Warrant SWS590 in the Amount of $1,770,923.65. President Craig fielded questions on the warrant. Roll call:

AYES: Nicolosi, Packham, Eby, Manton, Kaiser NAYS: Carter

ABSENT: None

Motion by Trustee Manton and seconded to Approve Warrant SW591 in the Amount of $211,138.12. President Craig fielded questions on the warrant. Roll call:

AYES: Nicolosi, Packham, Eby, Manton, Carter, Kaiser NAYS: None

ABSENT: None

Mr. Hummel announced that at the dais was the Preliminary Fiscal Year 2009 Budget document. He noted there would be scheduled a Special Board Meeting one week from tonight, February 28, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in Room 214 to begin the review of this preliminary budget.

Clerk Craig had no report.

Mr. Samelson had no report.

Trustee Nicolosi had no report.

Trustee Packham had no report.

Trustee Eby had no report.

Trustee Manton had no report.

Trustee Carter had no report.

Trustee Kaiser had no report.

Sherry L. Craig

2121 West Lake Street

Mr. Hummel stated the Petitioner, Mr. Richard Blaurock, represented by Counsel, Mr. Tracy Kasson, were present. He stated the topic was the annexation of the property at Lake Street and Bartels Road in unincorporated DuPage County. He stated the Petitioner was seeking annexation for the property to be zoned B-2 for the Comprehensive Plan to be amended and for a preliminary plat of subdivision to be approved with the final action to be a variance, which Mr. Hummel stated, would be explained later.

He continued that as background Regal Mall was a multi-tenant commercial structure and the property was approximately 4.5 acres. He noted, however, after the annexation of Bartels Road to the municipality, it would comprise 3.8 acres.

He stated to the north and to the east of the property was Turnberry Lakes Business Park, to the south was McDonald’s, and to the west was Wendy’s. He noted the Comprehensive Plan showed this parcel as business park, originally enacted due to the Turnberry Lakes Business Park. He further noted with this annexation the property would be zoned B-1 commercial, which he stated was appropriate land use. He stated it was currently a single lot, but as part of the annexation agreement, it would be subdivided so that the south lot would continue with the Regal Mall (2 acres), and a second lot would be created to the north comprised of 1.69 acres fronting Bartels Road. He stated the Petitioner requested a variance in terms of lot coverage from 75% to 77% and specifically a consideration related to the property dedicated as a public right-of-way. He stated the Development Commission reviewed all of these topics and unanimously recommended (at two separate meetings) all of the topics. He stated staff requested that board approve all of the actions on the regular Board agenda: 1) An ordinance authorizing the annexation agreement; 2) An ordinance authorizing annexation of the property; 3) An ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan to establish the commercial zoning; 4) A variance be granted related to lot coverage and use of a septic system on the property; and 5) A preliminary plat of subdivision be approved.

Clerk Craig stated she had met Mr. Blaurock at the International Shopping Center Convention in Las Vegas several years ago and that was when this process started. She stated she was happy to see this through fruition and she wanted to be the first to welcome him into the Village of Hanover Park!

President Craig stated these ordinances were in the agenda for approval labeled as items 5-A.18 through 5-A.22.

Sherry L. Craig

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