Minutes - 12/08/1998 - Board of TrusteesE
1, EUINYQ CALL:
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BY VILLAGE' BOARD CAN � January 12. 1999.
The Public Ilearing was called to order by President Bushy at 7:20 p.m, in the Samuel E.
Dean Board Room of the Village Commons. The meeting was call pursuant to Notice
given by law, copy of which is attached.
2. &QLL CALF.:
The Clerk called the roll with the fbllowing persons
PRESENT: President Bushy, Trustees C, eel, Kenny, McInerney, Savino and Shumate.
ABSENT: Trustee Bartecki.
IN .ATTENDANCE: Stephen B. Veitch, Village Manager; Michael A. Crotty, Assistant
Village Manager; Dale L. Durfey, Jr., Village Engineer; Tons Hawk, Director of
Community Development; Debra J. Jarvis, Fire Chief /Building Commissioner; Bruce F.
Kapf, , Director of Infon- nation Services & Purchasing; Darrell J. Langlois, Finance
Director/Treasurer; Richard A. Martens, Village Attorney; Ruth A. Martin, Library
Director; Allen W. Pisarek, Chief of Police; and Bonnie Sartorc, Bath and Tennis Club
Manager.
3. EVIBLIC HEAFjNQ - PRQMSED 1929 M TI IP . B D '':
President Bushy indicated that a Special Meeting Budget Workshop was held on
December 5, 1998 from 9:04 a.m. to 11:43 a.m. to discuss in public the proposed 1999
Village of Oak Brook Budget. The proposed 1994 Village Budget was distributed to the
Village Board on November 6, 1998 and placed on rile November 10, 1998 for public
review at the Oak Brook Public Library and Village Hall reception desk.
Village Manager Veitch discussed the Village Board's request, at the Budget Workshop,
to illuminate the true sire of the budget. Exhibit. titled "Sources and Use of Funds -All
Fund 'types ". has been developed for the budget manual. The exhibit views the budget
by fund type.
President Bushy asked if anyone wis -hed to publicly comment.
David 1~ ichter, 3804 Washington, addressed the Board on the police manning figures aW
noted that since 1994 the patrol officers have remained the same. He stated the Villagge °s
crime rate has increased 8% last year and the previous year despite a lower national
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average. 'The program goal states the goal is to increase the safcty and security of the
community. tie recommended an increase of patrol officers in the budget, improve patrol
and crime prevention techniques. [le remarked that the 1995 Lohan Plan recommended
connection of Joric Boulevard and Spring Road, Commerce, Enterprise and Cicarwatcr.
but that no fundine has been set aside in the budget for a feasibility study to review this
proix)sal. On the; saie's tax collection, he stated that the last five year's of sales tax
revenue has been fiat and recommended the 'v'illagc should scrutinize the Village's
spending in a prudent fashion.
President Bushy explained that the Lohan Study is a report not a plan of possibilities for
the Village. She clarified that the Oak Brook shopping center is within the fifty -five
peicent of our sales tax revenue with the remaining coming from other tax producing
businesses within Oak Brook.
Village Manager Veitch commented the ups and dowms of the sales tax revenues has
primarily been from the corporate sector in the Village. The Village's finance objectives
of redevelopment of the office areas, quantified by the Lohan Study, has occurred with
corporate office users who generate sales tax revenue. The store retail base has increased
with the new Oak Brook Court, Shops of Oak Brook Place, Marshall field's Horne Store
and recently the Costco Store. These are revenue sources that the Lohan Study
recommended to the Village. The Lohan firm is presently contracted by the Village to
review several density scenarios to determine how much additional office density may be
accommodated with the existing or easily achievable traffic infrastructure improvements.
Once this is determined, it will then be established graphically in the Village's
Comprehensive Plan. Also included would be the possibilities of more ambitious
improvements, and those improvements would not be financed publicly. Regarding the
police manpower, Village Manager Veitch explained that neither the population nor the
area of the Village has increased. A manpower study is initiated every eighteen months
which has indicated that the Village is appropriately staffed at our level. if the Police
Chief should indicate otherwise, with proper analysis. then it would bc: recommended to
the Village Board to increase our police manpower.
President Bushy remarked that the 1999 Village of Oak Brook's Municipal Budget has
been placed on tonight's active agenda for approval.
Motion by Trustee McInerney, seconded by Trustee Catlecl. to ad ourn the Public Nearing
at 7:47 p.m. VOICE VOTE: Motion carried.
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