2006-07-17 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 11768
07/17/2006
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF
BUFFALO GROVE,HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS,50 RAUPP BOULEVARD,
BUFFALO GROVE,ILLINOIS ON MONDAY,JULY 17,2006
CALL TO ORDER
President Hartstein called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
Roll call indicated the following present: President Hartstein;Trustees Braiman,Glover,Berman,Kahn,Trilling
and Rubin.
Also present were: William Brimm,Village Manager;William Raysa,Village Attorney;Ghida Neukirch,Deputy
Village Manager; Scott Anderson,Finance Director;Art Malinowski,Director of Human Resources;Rick Kuhl,
Superintendent of Public Works;Police Chief Balinski;Fire Chief Sashko;and Joseph Tenerelli,Village Treasurer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Kahn,seconded by Trilling,to approve the minutes of the July 10,2006 Rescheduled Regular Meeting.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5—Braiman,Glover,Kahn,Trilling,Rubin
NAYS: 0—None
ABSTAIN: 1—Berman
Motion declared carried.
WARRANT#1053
Mr.Tenerelli read Warrant#1053. Moved by Braiman,seconded by Glover,to approve Warrant#1053 in the
amount of$1,296,731.83,authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Braiman,Glover,Berman,Kahn,Trilling,Rubin
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
President Hartstein reported on the recent Public Officials Meeting in preparation for the Transportation Alliance
Summit to take place in September. This meeting will determine prioritization of projects for the coming year.
Trustee Braiman attended this meeting with President Hartstein. Trustee Berman thanked Trustee Braiman for
attending this meeting in his place,and also to staff and Mr.Brimm for preparing an excellent position paper on
behalf of the Board.
President Hartstein thanked everyone involved in the 5th annual Fine Arts Festival this past weekend. President
Hartstein stated that every artist that he spoke with commented that there is nowhere in the country where they are
greeted with the warm welcome and enthusiasm that they receive in Buffalo Grove. Ghida Neukirch,the Arts
Commission,our Village departments,and the many volunteers deserve tremendous thanks for the hard work and
effort that they put into the Festival.
TRUSTEE REPORTS
Trustee Berman read a portion of a letter received from the American Cancer Society thanking the Village for their
support in our highly successful Relay for Life held last month.,
Trustee Berman reminded residents that there is still time to secure tickets to see the production of Kiss Me Kate,
which is being put on by the Buffalo Grove Park District this weekend.
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VILLAGE MANAGER REPORT
Mr.Brimm noted the submittal of the Management Report for the month of June,2006;there were no questions on
the report.
Mr.Brimm noted that Mr.Kuhl attended an informational meeting today in Geneva regarding the Emerald Ash
Borer. Mr.Kuhl then presented a summary of that meeting and brought the Board up to date on the situation,after
which he answered questions from the Board.
CITIZEN'S FIRE ACADEMY
Chief Sashko summarized the training that is involved in completing the Citizen's Fire Academy,after which he
introduced the 2006 graduates of the course. President Hartstein and Chief Sashko presented certificates to each of
the graduates,who were then congratulated by the audience and the Board.
QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
President Hartstein asked if there were any questions from the audience on items not on the agenda;there were
none.
CONSENT AGENDA
President Hartstein explained the Consent Agenda,stating that any member of the audience or the Board could
request that an item be removed for full discussion;there were no such requests. The Village Clerk read a brief
synopsis of each of the items on the Consent Agenda.
After Mr.Kuhl answered a question from Trustee Berman,it was moved by Braiman,seconded by Glover,to
approve the Consent Agenda
RESOLUTION#2006-25—PERSONNEL RULES
Motion to approve Resolution#2006-25,adopting amendments to the Personnel Rules.
RESOLUTION#2006-26—LAKE COUNTY MAJOR CRIMES TASK FORCE
Motion to approve Resolution#2006-26,Intergovernmental Agreement—Lake County Major Crimes Task Force.
PARKWAY TREE REPLACEMENT
Motion to authorize bid for 2006 parkway tree replacement.
BANK OF AMERICA
Motion to approve Certificate of Initial Acceptance&Approval for Bank of America.
PRESTIGE AUTO
Motion to approve Development Improvement Agreement&Final Plat for Prestige Auto.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the Consent Agenda:
AYES: 6—Braiman,Glover,Berman,Kahn,Trilling,Rubin
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
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ORDINANCE#2006-40—TERRITORIAL DISCONNECTION
Moved by Braiman,seconded by Berman,to pass Ordinance#2006-40,disconnecting certain territory from the
Village of Buffalo Grove,Illinois,details of which are contained in the Village Board Meeting Agenda Item
Overview prepared by Mr.Brimm..
Trustee Trilling recused himself from participation on this item because his firm has been doing business with the
developer of the project.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the Consent Agenda:
AYES: 5—Braiman,Glover,Berman,Kahn,Rubin
NAYS: 0—None
RECUSED: 1 —Trilling
Motion declared carried.
METRA STATION
Mr.Anderson presented an update on the reconstruction of the depot on the Meta station.
LAWN MOWER PURCHASE
Moved by Braiman,seconded by Glover,to authorize bid waiver and purchase of two Jacobsen HR-5111 Winged
Deck Lawnmowers through the 2006 State of Illinois Joint Purchase Contract#T-4860 4013469,details of which
are contained in the Village Board Meeting Agenda Item Overview prepared by Mr.Kuhl.
Mr.Brimm briefly reviewed the justification for the bid waiver,and answered questions from the Board.
Following discussion,Trustees voted as follows on the motion:
AYES: 6—Braiman,Glover,Berman,Kahn,Trilling,Rubin
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
EXECUTIVE MEETING
Moved by Kahn,seconded by Berman,to move to Executive Meeting to discuss Pending Litigation. Upon roll
call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Braiman,Glover,Berman,Kahn,Trilling,Rubin
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
The Board moved to Executive Meeting from 8:11 P.M.to 8:53 P.M.
At 8:53 P.M.,it was moved by Braiman and seconded by Berman,to return to the Regular Meeting. Upon roll call,
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Braiman,Glover,Berman,Kahn,Trilling,Rubin
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
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ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Kahn,seconded by Braiman,to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion was unanimously
declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:53 P.M.
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