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2005-11-21 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 11690 11/21/2005 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,NOVEMBER 21,2005 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,Berman,Kahn,Trilling and Rubin. Trustee Glover was absent Also present were: William Balling,Village Manager,William Raysa,Village Attorney;William Brimm,Assistant Village Manager/Finance Director;Ghida Neukirch,Assistant Village Manager; Art Malinowski,Human Resources Director;Robert Pfeil,Village Planner;and Joseph Tenerelli,Village Treasurer.. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Braiman,seconded by Kahn,to approve the minutes of the November 7,2005 Regular Meeting. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 4—Braiman,Berman,Kahn,Rubin NAYS: 0—None ABSENT: 1 -Glover ABSTAIN: 1 -Trilling Motion declared carried. WARRANT#1039 Mr. Tenerelli read Warrant#1039. Moved by Braiman,seconded by Berman,to approve Warrant#1039 in the amount of$2,845,259.25,authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5—Braiman,Berman,Kahn,Trilling,Rubin NAYS: 0—None ABSENT: 1 —Glover Motion declared carried. BUFFALO GROVE ROAD EXTENSION President Hartstein and Trustee Braiman attended the ribbon cutting ceremony of the extension of Buffalo Grove Road north of Port Clinton Road to Hwy.60. MONTHLY MANAGEMENT REPORT Mr.Balling noted the submittal of the Management Report for the month of October,2005. There were no questions on same. FY2005-2006 BUDGET Mr. Brimm made a presentation summarizing the six-month budget performance for FY 2005-2006,details of which are contained in Scott Anderson's memo to Mr.Balling of November 9,2005 . GOLDEN BOOT AWARD President Hartstein commended the Buffalo Grove Fire Department and all those who participated in the Annual Boot Drive to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. 11691 11/21/2005 Krista Anderson,District Manager for the North Shore office for Muscular Dystrophy Association recognized the Buffalo Grove Fire Department for raising the leading amount of over$25,000 in the State for fire departments. Joe Alexander accepted the Golden Boot award on behalf of the Buffalo Grove Fire Department for the ninth year in a row. Chief Sashko raised$2400 by participating in the Lock-up which was added to the total. He thanked all those who participated by collecting and donating to the MDA. Seth Goldberg,MDA Ambassador for the Arlington Heights and Buffalo Grove Fire Departments, shared how special the firefighters are to him because of what they do every year. Seth then signed a special version of a song for the firefighters who are his heroes,after which he received a standing ovation from the audience and the Board. RECOGNITION TO BUFFALO GROVE FIRE FIGHTERES Fire Chief Sashko outlined the events leading up to hurricane Katrina and how the Lake County Fire Deparments quickly mobilized personnel and equipment to assist the residents of New Orleans. Firefighters who traveled to New Orleans and offered assistance were: Lt. Kent Brecht;Firefighters/paramedics Scott Olsen,Clark Pound,Nick Otto,Patrick Dinsmore,and Andrew Russell. They were all recognized by the Board and audience for their efforts. SAVED BY THE BELT AWARDS Sergeant Scott Kristiansen reviewed the criteria for the Thanksgiving edition of the Saved by the Belt awards,and thanked the Board and the Police Department for their support of traffic safety in the Village. Sgt.Kristiansen then presented the awards to Jennifer Cichy and Calli and Roy Dusell who were involved in automobile accidents where they were saved from serious injury because they were wearing their seatbelts,and also to Alexi Sykovich and Jeffrey Stark who were saved from serious injury when wearing their bicycle helmets. THANKSGIVING COLORING CONTEST WINNERS Cpl.Brian Spolar explained the coloring contest and presented savings bonds donated by First Midwest Bank to the winners of the contest. Kindergarten,Erika Sinkiewicz;first grade,Robert Rivas; second grade, Carly Santini;third grade,Bekka Hamburg. President Hartstein congratulated all of the winners,as well as the Police Department. PROCLAMATION—NATIONAL ANTHEM President Hartstein outlined the Proclamation which will promote in Buffalo Grove,the National Anthem Project. The object of the Proclamation is to promote the learning and singing of the national anthem for the calendar year 2006. 185 NORTH MILWAUKEE AVENUE—PUBLIC HEARING President Hartstein stated the purpose of the Public Hearing is to hear the request for re-zoning of the B-3 district for the property at 185 N.Milwaukee Avenue,which is continued from November 7,2005. The petitioner is not ready to proceed and requested the hearing be continued to December 19,2005. Moved by Braiman seconded by Kahn to continue the hearing. Upon voice vote,motion declared carried. QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE Joan Melina,a resident of Noah's Landing,reported that the noise level of train whistles has increased. She asked for an update on the progress of the Quiet Zone. Mr.Brimm responded that North Central Corridor group is working on a Quiet Zone concept. A Memorandum of Understanding from communities between Prospect Heights and Antioch has been signed in support of the corridor Quiet Zone concept. Trustee Berman added that the federal government has mandated that horns be sounded at every crossing and has created a process to obtain exceptions to that mandate. This process must be followed before the exemptions can be granted. 11692 11/21/2005 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 Deputy Village Clerk read a brief synopsis of each of the items on the Consent Agenda. Moved by Kahn, seconded by Rubin to approve the Consent Agenda. ORDINANCE No.2005-71—Disposal of Surplus Property Motion to approve Ordinance No. 2005-71, authorizing the disposal of surplus Village personal property. 700 EASTWOOD LANE PARKING LOT—Acceptance&Approval Motion to approve the certificate of Initial Acceptance&Approval for 700 Eastwood Lane—Parking Lot. STORM SEWER EASEMENTS—Insignia Development/Prairie Road Motion to approve the offsite storm sewer easements for Insignia Development—Prairie Road LOADER/BACKHOE REPLACEMENT—Authorize to Purchase Motion to approve the authorization to purchase—New Holland LB 110-B Loader/Backhoe replacement for 1985 John Deere(Unit FEL-02)front end loader/backhoe. • Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the Consent Agenda. AYES: 5—Braiman,Berman,Kahn,Trilling,Rubin NAYS: 0—None ABSENT: 1 —Glover Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE No.2005-72—Busch Grove Community Park Special Use Moved by Berman,seconded by Rubin, to approve Ordinance No.2005-72,approving an amendment to the special use for the telecommunications tower facility at Busch Grove Community Park, 801 McHenry Road,zoned in the R- E District. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5—Braiman,Berman,Kahn,Trilling,Rubin NAYS: 0—None ABSENT: 1 —Glover Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE No. 2005-73—Child Day Care Homes Zoning Ordinance Amendment Moved by Trilling,seconded by Kahn,to approve Ordinance No.2005-73,amending the Zoning Ordinance,Title 17,of the Municipal Code,concerning child day care homes. Trustee Berman asked if the Plan Commission considered further restricting R-8 or R-9 be equivalent to R-5 in terms of minimum lot area before it would be eligible for a Special Use. Mr.Pfeil responded that a minimum lot area limitation was not included as part of the amendment. The thought was that a Special Use would be required for each property so the Plan Commission could evaluate the size of the lot and other issues such as parking on a case-by-by case basis. Trustee Berman responded that he believes that smaller lots in the R-8 and R-9 districts are not suitable for day care homes,and the text amendment should not create the impression that any 6,000 square foot 11693 11/21/2005 property can be eligible for a Special Use. He noted that a day care home on a small lot could create impacts on neighboring property owners.He would like to see language in the text amendment that ties eligibility to lot size. Trustee Braiman requested that Staff identify if there are any child day care homes in an R-6 district.Mr. Pfeil noted that the minimum lot area in the R-6 District is 6,600 square feet and in the past there have been day care homes in this district. Trustee Berman moved to amend the motion and the ordinance to specify that Section 1 (R-8 District)and Section 2 (R-9 District)of the proposed text amendment reads: "child day care home in a one-family detached dwelling on a lot of not less than 7,200 square feet." Trustees Trilling and Kahn concurred with the amendment. There was no further discussion on the amendment. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5—Braiman,Berman,Kahn,Trilling,Rubin NAYS: 0—None ABSENT 1 -Glover Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE No.2005-74-621 Harris Drive,Planned Unit Development Moved by Trilling, seconded by Berman, to approve Ordinance No.2005-74,approving a special use for a child day care home at 621 Harris Drive zoned R-9 Planned Unit Development(P.U.D.) Upon roll call,.Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5—Braiman,Berman,Kahn,Trilling,Rubin • NAYS: 0—None ABSENT: 1 -Glover Motion declared carried ADJOURNMENT President Hartstein wished the Village residents a happy Thanksgiving. Moved by Braiman,seconded by Kahn,to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion was unanimously declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 P.M. J Olson,Deputy Village Clerk APPROVED BY ME THIS DAY OF jOCI y1 I'eA,2005 Village President