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4 | June 14, 2018 | The tinley junction News tinleyjunction.com Tinley Park Committee of the Whole Village mulls changes to hotel tax code April revenue report released Cody Mroczka, Editor The Village of Tinley Park is considering waiving the retroactive collection of hotel taxes and amending its current code as part of a settlement with online travel companies. Tinley Park is a plaintiff in the Village of Bedford Park, et al. v. Expedia, Inc., et al., a class-action lawsuit filed by Peterson, Johnson & Murray Chicago, LLC. On June 5, the Committee of the Whole came to a consensus to move forward with settlement negotiations based on the advise of legal counsel. According to a letter from the law firm on March 5, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion “that was not favorable to our position in this state court matter.” “Ultimately, the federal court ruled that the OTCs were not subject to any hotel tax ordinances for the municipalities that were part of that litigation, which of course, is a position that we disagree with,” the letter stated. “In order to avoid the uncertainty and expense of litigation, the OTCs have proposed that we settle this case... This resolution makes fiscal sense for your municipality.” Under the proposal, the plaintiff municipalities would waive any claim of retroactive tax recovery and each would amend its hotel tax ordinance to begin capturing hotel taxes from the online travel companies. Village Attorney Patrick Connelly said the settlement was probably the best outcome Tinley Park would reach without avoiding further costly litigation. April financial report Village Treasurer Brad Bettenhausen delivered a presentation regarding revenues and expenses as Tinley Park’s fiscal year came to a close in April. Sales tax was up 7.3 percent for the month of April compared to April 2017, while sales tax as a whole was up 3.9 percent compared to the same time last year. Use tax also saw an increase of 4.1 percent for April and a jump of 6.2 percent for the year. Income tax was arguably the biggest disappointment with the Village reporting a decrease of 15.4 percent from April, down 4.1 percent for the year. Video gaming revenue continues to rise as a 48.7 percent increase for April was reported, up a total of 55.5 percent on the year. Bettenhausen said due to the recent 2019 fiscal year budget passed by the Illinois legislature, municipalities including the Village would see a .5 percent reduction in a state administrative collection fee for sales tax remittance. In addition to that update, a 5 percent reduction in the state’s share of income tax was reduced from 10 percent. Bettenhausen said the Village would begin seeing these changes this July as Illinois’ new fiscal year begins. Queen of Hearts raffle A request from a local youth sports organization to host a Queen of Hearts raffle at a Tinley Park business was brought to the Committee by Clerk Kristin Thirion. The Tinley Park Bulldogs Youth Baseball organization requested to move the ticket sales and drawings for the raffle to Durbins Restaurant and Lounge on Oak Park Avenue with the intent to conduct sales each day and drawings on Thursdays. Back on April 3, the Village Board approved the raffle under the condition that ticket sales and drawings were to take place at the Bulldog Concession facility at Memorial Park. Thirion said the Bulldogs informed the Village that MORTGAGE ALERT! CONTACT THE CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT 708-326-9170 22ndcenturymedia.com several members of their organization, who would oversee the raffle, also work at Durbins, though the business would not receive any money for hosting the raffle. However, Thirion noted, the business would likely see an increase in traffic and wondered if that would violate the code prohibiting businesses from profiting. “I worry about setting a precedent,” she said. Connelly said he didn’t believe the current code outlawed the sale to happen so as long as the Board granted approval. Trustee Michael Pannitto proposed allowing the request and monitoring the situation before making changes to the code. The Committee came to a consensus to allow for the request and the item is expected to appear on a future agenda under consent items for approval. LOCK-IN MORE BUSINESS. ADVERTISE LOCALLY. Other business At the recommendation of Village staff, the Committee agreed to move forward with an annual retainer agreement with the Village Lobbyist Government Consulting Services of Illinois for services listed at $3,000 per month. Village Manager David Neimeyer said the firm will concentrate on a variety of state legislative issues including the Tinley Park Mental Health Center, Cook County tax abatements, firefighter unions, and road infrastructure. Assistant Village Manager Pat Carr requested the Board approve the purchase of seven replacement printers budgeted for fiscal year 2019. Carr said the purchases have already been approved, but due to discounted maintenance cost savings offered if the Village purchases all seven at a time, the recommendation was to move forward with all instead of one at a time. The estimated cost of the seven machines is listed at $59,000 with estimated maintenance costs of $16,500 per year. The Village has a total of 18 printers/copiers in service. Changes to the Village’s staff appointment process are expected to be discussed at a future Board of Trustees meeting. The changes would not affect the initial appointment of an employee by the mayor and the board and would still require annual appointments of upper management positions. Neimeyer said the change is to improve employee morale and uncertainty around positions. A number of corresponding changes would have to be made to codify the new process. Tinley Park PD invites community to National Night Out 35th anniversary event scheduled for Aug. 7 SUBMITTED BY THE VILLAGE OF TINLEY PARK Join the Village of Tinley Park and the Tinley Park Police Department for National Night Out - America’s Night Out Against Crime from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 7 at Zabrocki Plaza 173rd and Oak Park Avenue. Visit with Tinley Park police officers, firefighters, Public Works employees, Emergency Management Agency, paramedics, and representatives from local organizations and businesses. Family friendly entertainment to include face painting by Cupkakes’s Fun Time Entertainment, Odyssey Fun World Cow Train, DJ Jackie McDonald Whirlwind Karaoke, David Fleming Balloons/Magic/Juggling Show and Cloggin’ Craze Demonstration. The Village of Tinley Park and the Tinley Park Police Department will be joining forces with over 38.5 million people in more than 16,500 communities to promote police-community partnerships; crime, drug and violence prevention; safety and neighborhood unity through the National Night Out celebration.
tinleyjunction.com News The tinley junction | June 14, 2018 | 5 Tinley Park Board of Trustees Village supporting efforts for business park incentives Tinley businesses applying for tax relief Cody Mroczka, Editor Two Tinley Park-based businesses received support in the form of resolutions for their applications to Cook County’s economic tax incentive programs. On May 5, the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to approve three ordinances to express support for Class 6B real estate tax assessment incentives which drop commercial tax rates from the normal 25-percent assessment to 10 percent for a period of 10 years. The rates jump to 15 percent in year 11 and 20 percent in year 12. Two corresponding ordinances were in favor of Paul Brown, on behalf of Two Men and a Truck Moving Company located at 7420 Duvon Drive in the Duvon Industrial Drive business Round It Up A brief recap of discussion and action from the June 6 Board of Trustees meeting: • Cynthia Proffitt, a 21-year part-time employee in the EMS 911 Communications Department, was promoted to the full-time position of administrative assistant. • A resolution approving an agreement lasting until 2021 between the Village and the Tinley Park Police Department received unanimous approved. • Mayor Jake Vandenberg said the Village would be cutting meetings down to once-a-month during the summer months. • Village Manager David Neimeyer said $32,000 has spent so far on consulting fees for the New Bremen TIF District. • The Village’s Marketing Department intends to role out an Instagram feed in the coming weeks to promote summer activities. park and also within the designated Mental Health Center TIF District. Brown said he was looking to combine some operations and expand at the Tinley Park property, which is currently in its seventh year of the 6B incentive program. He said the business expects to employ 60- 90 people. The second business that received support from the Village was Hill Company for Airy’s Inc. located at 7455 Duvon Drive, also within the industrial park and Mental Health District TIF. The business is seeking a 6B sustainable emergency New Village commission appointed The Village of Tinley Park’s appointed its newest commission with a unanimous vote of approval by the Board on June 6. The 2018-2019 Economic Commercial Commission members are: Jay Walsh Dennis Ready Dino Sanfilippo Robert Workman Yaser Elkayyal Richard Otsy Mark Wendling Diane Galante Christine Obaggy Jim Fuentes Paul Spass relief real estate tax assessment under the same, aforementioned conditions. Trustee Cynthia Berg said both items were discussed and recommended for approval at previous Economic Commercial Commission meeting. “Thank you for investing in Tinley Park,” Mayor Jake Vandenberg said. Fence variation approved After receiving a 3-1 vote on May 24 from the Zoning Board of Appeals following a public hearing, a request for a zoning code variance was approved by a vote of 4-1 for a first reading after some debate. Petitioners Jennifer and Gregory Roberts are seeking a 1-foot variance to construct a 5-foot-tall opendesign fence with additional posts extending up to 10 feet into the required secondary yard. Trustee Mike Glotz, who voted in opposition, said the property didn’t meet the variance requirements of a hardship and expressed concern that other corner lots would seek similar requests if a precedent was set. Gregory Roberts said he collected 19 signatures from neighbors who supported his plans for the fencing. He said the 5-foot height was requested to match his direct neighbors’s 5-foot fence and believed that was the best option for aesthetics and property value. Trustee Michael Pannitto said he was fine with the request, because it did not block drivers site lines or neighbor’s views. A second reading is tentatively planned for the June 19 meeting. Chief, Trustee search continues The Village received 27 applications for its vacant position of police chief. Assistant Village Manager Pat Carr said interviews would likely begin in the next few weeks. Mayor Jake Vandenberg said he’s received “two or three” resumes for the vacant trustee position and plans to begin reviewing applications for a possible July appointment. Police Reports Underage tobacco sting results in alleged sale to minors A male and female employee at two separate Tinley Park businesses were cited ordinance violations for allegedly selling tobacco to minors on March 4, according to Tinley Park Police Department reports. Allan I. Mohammad, 24, of Surrey Drive in Tinley Park, and Ali Saeed, 22, of W. 95th Street in Hickory Hills, received the citations for reportedly conducting sales that occurred at 6:11 p.m. at Tobacco Leaf and 5:50 p.m. at Alarabi Market, respectively. According to the reports, a <strong>TP</strong>PD officer was conducting a tobacco detail with a “juvenile special agent.” The juvenile reportedly successfully purchased mini cigarillos containing tobacco from Tobacco Leaf and orange hookah product containing tobacco from Alarabi Market. The purchases and receipts were placed in custody and court dates were assigned. March 4 • A Tinley Park automobile dealership reported a possible theft of a dealership plate on March 4. According to a Tinley Park Police Department report, an employee with Apple Chevrolet on 159th Street told police a front dealership plate was missing from a Chevy Tahoe located in the front of the business. There was no video footage available for review. The plate was entered into LEADS as missing/stolen and a 10-day retroactive search yielded negative results, the report concluded. • Tiffany N. Raber, 38, of Jean Lane in Tinley Park, was arrested on March 4 for alleged retail theft and possession of drug paraphernalia/possession/sale/delivery. According to a Tinley Park Police Department report, an officer was dispatched to Natural Healing Centers on Oak Park Avenue in reference to a retail theft. The employee reportedly told the police Raber had been placing various items from the store into her purse. The officer reportedly uncovered a “white powder substance” and various pills in additional to products from the store totaling $147. The suspected narcotics were seized into evidence and further charges may be pending upon completion of the investigation. Editor’s Note: The Tinley Park Junction’s police reports come from the Tinley Park Police Department. 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