A. Village Board & Board Committee
Regular MeetingLake Zurich, IL · December 4, 2023
Agenda
VILLAGE OF LAKE ZURICH
Board of Trustees
70 East Main Street
Monday, December 4, 2023 7:00 p.m.
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL: Mayor Thomas Poynton, Trustee Dan Bobrowski, Trustee Mary Beth
Euker, Trustee William Riley, Trustee Marc Spacone, Trustee Roger Sugrue, Trustee
Greg Weider.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
This is an opportunity for residents to comment briefly on matters included on the
agenda and otherwise of interest to the Board of Trustees. Public Comment is limited
to 30 minutes total and up to 5 minutes per speaker.
5. PUBLIC HEARING ON CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED VILLAGE OF LAKE
ZURICH ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 (Mayor Poynton)
Summary: This is a public hearing for the proposed annual budget for the Village of
Lake Zurich’s 2024 fiscal year, which will run January 1 through December 31, 2024.
This public hearing was noticed in the Daily Herald on November 24, 2023, on the
front of the Village website, and in Benchmarks and Facebook. The proposed 2024
budget totals $78 million to fund a full-service municipality with 164 full-time
employees at Police and Fire, Public Works, Community Development, Parks and
Recreation, Finance, and Administration.
The Village enjoys a stable financial position and as such, this budget is presented as
a balanced operational plan for the next year with a projected operating surplus of
$5,000 for the General Fund. The 2024 budget includes over $21 million in local
infrastructure improvements and more than $1.2 million in municipal fleet and
equipment upgrades for public safety and public works.
Total revenues and other financing sources for 2024 are budgeted to be at $65.7
million, an increase of 10% over the 2023 budget. A copy of the proposed budget has
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been available for public review at Village Hall, Ela Area Public Library, and on the
Village website since November 17, 2023. All interested persons are invited to attend
this public hearing and provide feedback to the Village Board on the proposed budget.
Recommended Action #1: A motion to open the Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year
2023 Village Budget and receive into the record public comments. Voice Vote.
Recommended Action #2: A motion to close the Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year
2023 Village Budget. Voice Vote.
6. CONSENT AGENDA
(These titles will be read by the Village Clerk and approved by a single Roll Call Vote.
Any item may be pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion by any Village
Trustee).
A. Approval of Minutes from the Village Board Meeting of November 20, 2023
B. Approval of Semi-Monthly Warrant Register Dated December 4, 2023 Totaling
$1,917,242.79
C. Annual Village of Lake Zurich Meeting Schedule for 2024
Summary: Each year the Village Board approves the annual schedule of
meetings for the following calendar year. Upon approval, the schedule for Lake
Zurich public bodies and advisory commissions will be published accordingly
to fulfil the State of Illinois Open Meetings Act requirements.
D. Agreement with Axon Enterprises for Body Worn and Squad Car Videos,
Electronic Weapon Systems, and Digital Evidence Storage in the Amount
Not-to-Exceed $636,000
Summary: The State of Illinois mandates the use of body-worn cameras by
Illinois police departments stateside starting January 1, 2025 for
municipalities with populations under 50,000. While this is a new mandate
for body-worn cameras, in-car cameras and audio recording devices have been
used since 2016 but are due for an upgrade. The Police Departments taser
electrical weapons systems are also beyond the end of their useful life. Staff
recommends replacing the in-car video, conducted electrical weapon systems
and integrating body-worn cameras through a single vendor, Axon Enterprise.
Axon is the sole distributor and retailer of all Taser-branded products and
bundling all three hardware components into a single, integrated solution is
only available through Axon.
E. Ordinance Amending Title 13 “Comprehensive Fee Schedule” of the Village
Code to Amend Fines and Fees related to the Costs of Municipal Services
(Assign Ord #2023-12-536)
Summary: In 2018, Title 13 was added to the Lake Zurich Village Code as a
Comprehensive Fee Schedule to provide a single convenient location for a list
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of all fees and fines that have been codified into the Village Code over several
decades. The proposed Ordinance amends various fees and fines that have not
been adjusted in several years in order to offset increases to the Village’s costs
of administering and enforcing local laws for zoning violations, land
development violations, and fees relation to building permits, business
regulations, the traffic code, public health and safety, and animal violations.
F. Ordinance Amending Title 3 of Chapter 3 of the Village Code to Increase
Authorized Class A-1 Liquor Licenses for Lago Lake Zurich Partners, LLC at
350 North Old Rand Road (Assign Ord #2023-12-537)
Summary: Lago Lake Zurich Partners, doing-business-as Lago by Fabio
Viviani at 350 North Old Rand Road have applied for a full-service restaurant
Class-A1 Liquor License for on-site premise consumption including its outdoor
seating area. Application, supporting documents, and background checks have
passed for a Class-A1 Liquor License.
G. Agreement with Layne Christensen Company for Well #12 Maintenance in
the Amount Not-to-Exceed $131,481
Summary: In October 2023 during normal operation, Well 12 experienced an
electrical fault, resulting in the well being out of service. On September 6, 2022,
the Village Board approved a five-year professional services agreement with
Layne Christensen Company, a sole-source provider of Byron Jackson parts
and service in Illinois. All five Village wells utilize Byron Jackson pumping
equipment.
H. Ordinance Authorizing Disposal of Surplus Property Owned by the Village of
Lake Zurich (Assign Ord. #2023-12-538)
Summary: Staff has identified pieces of equipment that are not in working
order, would requires repairs in excess of present market value, or are
obsolete.
I. Letter of Credit Reduction to $64,997 for Alpha Tekniko at 1400 Rose Road
Summary: Alpha Tekniko provided a guarantee of site improvements in the
amounts of $769,917 for site work at its new development in the industrial
park on Rose Road. The amount the Village will maintain is required to
guarantee the improvements against faulty workmanship for two years.
Village Staff have inspected the property and concur with the reduction to
$64,997.
J. Agreement with Flock Safety for Automatic License Plate Reader System in
the Amount Not-to-Exceed $100,500
Summary: The proposed Flock Safety automatic license plate reader system
will provide the Lake Zurich Police Department with additional investigate
resources. The Flock Safety system is currently in use in over 150 agencies in
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Illinois and all data is deleted from the system after 30 days. No information
obtained through this system is sold to anybody or used to issue any type of
traffic citations, it is strictly an investigate tool for law enforcement to solve
crimes.
K. Ordinance Amending Chapter 6 of Title 1 of the Village of Lake Zurich
Municipal Code Adopting a Paid Leave Section for Employees of the Village of
Lake Zurich (Assign Ord. #2023-12-539)
Summary: The Paid Leave for All Workers Act goes into effect on January 1,
2024 and requires all employers in Illinois to provide one hour of paid time off
for every 40 hours worked up to a maximum of 40 hours of paid time off in
total. The Village finds the law places an obligation on the Village as an
employer given the current rights employees already have available under
collective bargaining agreements and the Village of Lake Zurich Personnel
Manual. The Village finds it in the public interest to clearly define the
minimum requirements regarding paid time off that apply to the Village and
its employees with the proposed Ordinance.
L. Agreement with Stryker for Patient Transport and Treatment Equipment in
the Amount Not-to-Exceed $198,528.17
Summary: The Fire Department utilizes Stryker transport and patient care
equipment to provided EMS services on a daily basis. Stryker is a vendor that
supplies patient power cots, LifePak devices, and Lucas CPR devices. While
Stryker is not the sole source provided for patient transport and treatment
equipment, the Department transitioned to Stryker products in the 1990’s to
benefit from equipment standardization among all four stations. A ten-year
lease agreement with Stryker is proposed for the ongoing maintenance needs
of patient care equipment.
Recommended Action: A motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
7. OLD BUSINESS
A. Ordinance Granting a Planned Unit Development for Chipotle Mexican Grill
at 442 South Rand Road (Assign Ord. #2023-11-536) (Trustee Bobrowski)
Summary: Terraco Incorporated requests approval to construct a new quick
service Chipotle restaurant with a drive-through pick-up lane and outdoor
patio at 442 South Rand Road, located at the southeast corner of Rand Road
and Route 22. This request was discussed at the November 20, 2023 Village
Board meeting but was tabled to allow the developer to address issues raised
by the Village Board regarding the sidewalk along Rand Road and the location
of the trash enclosure.
The Applicant has submitted a revised site plan indicating a new sidewalk
along the Rand Road frontage of the property. The new sidewalk will require
the removal of three existing parkway trees. However, their removal is offset
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by the new trees, shrubs, grasses and other plant material proposed as part of
the overall landscape plan for the project. The sidewalk condition therefore
remains in place from the previously provided recommendation.
The Applicant has provided an exhibit showing two options for the location of
the trash enclosure: Chipotle’s previously proposed and preferred location
along Rand Road (Option 1), and a location interior to the site, southeast of
their building (Option 2). Option 2 will be close to a Village water line and may
require Chipotle to use smaller corrals and have more frequent garbage
pickups, but Staff regard Option 2 as being closer to the Village Board’s stated
expectations for the site.
At its June 21, 2023 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission provided
unanimous recommendation for approval to the Village Board. Village Staff
also recommends approval of the Planned Unit Development with the
conditions for approval incorporated into the attached Ordinance.
Recommended Action: A motion to approve Ord. #2023-11-536 Granting a
Planned Unit Development for Chipotle Mexican Grill at 442 South Rand
Road, with the inclusion of garbage enclosure Option 2.
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. Ordinance Amending Title 13 Entitled “Comprehensive Fee Schedule” of the
Village of Lake Zurich Municipal Code to Increase Water and Sewer Rates
(Assign Ord. #2023-12-540) (Trustee Spacone)
Summary: The Water and Sewer Fund is an enterprise fund and accounts for
all revenues and expenditures related to the production, distribution and
collection of the Village’s public water supply and sanitary sewer system.
Increasing cost of operations, maintenance and capital investment in the
system necessitate an increase in the user charge for this service.
The 2024 Budget includes $3.68 million in capital investments comprised of
the continuation of water main replacement and engineering for sanitary
sewer lining. The budget also allocates $5 million to begin design engineering
for bringing Lake Michigan water to Lake Zurich.
Staff is recommending a two-year water and sewer rate schedule with new
rates going into effect on January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025.
• In 2024, the proposed rates will increase 3% for operations,
maintenance and infrastructure improvements for the Water and
Sewer Fund, plus a $3 per 1,000-gallon charge that will start to
generate a revenue source for the pending Lake Michigan Water
project.
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• In 2025, the proposed rates will increase another 3% for operations,
maintenance and infrastructure improvements for the Water and
Sewer Fund, plus another $3 per 1,000-gallon charge for the Lake
Michigan water rate.
• The Lake Michigan Water rate is scheduled to increase annually by $3
per 1,000-gallons up to $15 in 2028.
The Lake Michigan water rate schedule establishes the dedicated funding
source needed to support the debt payments anticipated to start in 2028. This
schedule may be adjusted in the future to reflect non-home rule sales taxes or
other revenues that may be applied to the project, as well as any cost savings
realized during project implementation.
Recommended Action: A motion to approve Ordinance #2023-12-540 Amending
Title 13 Entitled “Comprehensive Fee Schedule” of the Village of Lake Zurich
Municipal Code to Increase Water and Sewer Rates.
B. Ordinance Adopting the Annual Budget of the Village of Lake Zurich for All
Corporate Purposes for the Fiscal Year Commencing January 1, 2024 and
Ending December 31, 2024 (Assign Ord. #2023-12-541) (Trustee Riley)
Summary: At the November 18, 2023 Committee of the Whole budget
workshop meeting, Mayor Poynton and Trustees reviewed with Village Staff
the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024, which begins January 1.
The Fiscal Year 2024 budget is presented as a balanced operational plan for
the next year with a projected operating surplus of $5,000 for the General
Fund. Expenditures in the General Fund next year are expected to total $35.6
million, ending 2024 with a 37% fund balance.
The 2024 budget includes a reduction of the Village’s bond debt by $3.3 million.
Ten years ago this bonded debt level was at $34 million. At the end of next
year, this total debt is projected to be $18.7 million. This is an impressive
reduction of 45% of overall Village debt over the past decade, a significant
accomplishment that allows for AAA bond ratings and lower interest rates for
tax payers.
Among all Village Funds, the 2024 budget totals $78 million to fund a full-
service municipality with 164 full-time employees. This budget blueprint was
created with an eye on sustaining multi-year progress towards strategic goals
and includes over $21 million in local infrastructure improvements and more
than $1.2 million in municipal fleet and equipment upgrades for public safety
and public works.
Recommended Action: A motion to approve Ordinance 2023-12-541 Adopting
the Annual Budget of the Village of Lake Zurich for All Corporate Purposes for
the Fiscal Year Commencing January 1, 2024 and Ending December 31, 2024.
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9. PRESIDENT’S REPORT / COMMUNITY UPDATE
10. TRUSTEE REPORTS
This is an opportunity for Trustees to report on matters of interest to the Board of
Trustees.
11. VILLAGE STAFF REPORTS
This is an opportunity for Village Staff to report on matters of interest to the Board of
Trustees.
12. EXECUTIVE SESSION called for the purpose of:
• 5 ILCS 120 / 2 (c) (21) approval of executive session minutes
5 ILCS 120 / 2 (c) (5) purchase or lease of real estate
13. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled Village Board meeting is on Monday, December 18, 2023.
The Village of Lake Zurich is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990. Individuals with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who require certain
accommodations so that they can observe and participate in this meeting, or who have questions
regarding the accessibility of the meeting or the Village’s facilities, should contact the Village’s ADA
Coordinator at 847.438.5141 (TDD 847.438.2349) promptly to allow the Village to make reasonable
accommodations for those individuals.
*Agenda posted on 11-30-2023
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