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2000-07-17 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 10981 7/17/2000 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 17,2000 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 Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover and Berman. Also present were: Ghida Sahyouni,Assistant Village Manager;Richard Skelton,Acting Village Attorney;William Brimm,Assistant Village Manager/Finance Director;Scott Anderson,Assistant Finance Director;Art Malinowski, Human Resources Director;Phil Versten,Communications Manager;Gregory Boysen,Director of Public Works; Raymond Rigsby, Superintendent of Public Works;Richard Kuenkler,Village Engineer;Robert Pfeil,Village Planner;Carmen Molinaro,Director of Golf Operations;Rick Reed,Superintendent of Golf Maintenance;,and Joe Tenerelli,Village Treasurer. WARRANT#914 Mr. Tenerelli read Warrant#914. Moved by Marienthal,seconded by Glover,to approve Warrant#914 in the amount of$612,973.60,authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Berman,seconded by Glover,to approve the minutes of the July 10,2000 Special Meeting. Upon roll call Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 4—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover NAYS: 0—None ABSTAIN: 1 —Berman Motion declared carried. PROCLAMATION—KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARMISTICE DAY President Hartstein read a Proclamation declaring July 27,2000 as Korean War Veterans Armistice Day in the Village of Buffalo Grove,and called upon all citizens and civic organizations to honor our Korean Veterans by flying the American flag at half staff in memory of those Americans who died and those who are still missing as a result of their service in Korea. Mr.Rigsby spoke briefly about the meaning of this proclamation to Korean War veterans. TRUSTEE POSITION President Hartstein presented a status report on the vacant trustee position;the application deadline was July 7,2000; applications have been reviewed and interviews will be conducted on July 24 and 25,2000 and hopefully the candidate chosen will be installed at the August 7,2000 Regular Meeting. P" 10982 7/17/2000 TRAFFIC Trustee Berman reported on the Lake County Transportation Improvement Project,noting that it received nearly 4,000 comments from residents in Lake County, with those comments running better than 4:1 in favor of the Route 53 extension. He thanked staff for their efforts in publicizing this project,and also all the residents that attended the meetings and submitted their comments. Trustee Berman referred to an ongoing issue in the Village with regard to local collector streets;there are rising problems with cut-through traffic,speeding and unsafe vehicle conduct;he is asking that the Board enact an ordinance establishing a local warrant standard that specifically applies to our collector streets with certain geometrics to them and/or streets that have a history of problems. Moved by Berman, seconded by Braiman,to direct staff to prepare an ordinance establishing local warrant standards for certain streets throughout the Village. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks, Glover,Berman NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. Several residents related problems with Newtown Drive, stating that the problem is getting worse,it is has become a drag strip between Weiland and Horatio because it is a shortcut;there is concern for the safety of small children in the area;they presented a petition from residents asking that the Village take some action to curtail this situation. WEILAND/APTAKISIC&BUFFALO GROVE/83 Trustee Marienthal asked that staff look into the timing release that is on both of those intersections,because it appears to continually back up. MANAGEMENT REPORT Ms. Sahyouni noted the submittal of the Management Report for the month of June,2000;there were no questions on same. GOLF FY2000 Scott Anderson presented the six month update on the Golf FY2000 revenues and expenses,details of which are contained in his memo to Mr.Balling of July 12,2000;he then answered questions from the Board. PUBLIC HEARING—CHABAD SYNAGOGUE President Hartstein explained the purpose of this Public Hearing and called the Public Hearing to order at 8:04 P.M. Bruce Logan,representing the petitioner,stated that he and Rabbi Katz,both of whom have already been sworn in, were available to answer any questions;there were no questions. President Hartstein asked if there were any public bodies or members of the audience who wished to comment;there were none. At 8:06 P.M.,President Hartstein continued the Public Hearing until later on in the agenda. PUBLIC HEARING—MILLBRO BUSINESS CENTER President Hartstein explained the reason for this Public Hearing and called the Public Hearing to order at 8:06 P.M.; he the swore in Mark Weir,David Marks and Mark Horn to give testimony. 10983 7/17/2000 Mr. Weir of Millbrook Properties reviewed the request of the petitioner; during his presentation,details of which are contained in the Village Board Meeting Agenda Item Overview prepared by Mr.Pfeil,he referred to the following exhibits: A. Location Map B. Preliminary Plan C. Rendering of overall business park D. Rendering of the proposed building In answer to a question from Trustee Glover,Mr.Weir reviewed the lighting plan;he also stated that they will work with the Tenerife residents with regard to landscaping. Trustee Glover stated that the buildings are very nice looking I and present a good appearance. President Hartstein asked if there were any comments from any public bodies or members of the audience;there were none. At 8:14 P.M.,President Hartstein continued the Public Hearing until later on in the agenda. QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE David Mattis, 1463 Chase Court,commented on the cable system;he presented a brief history of what has happened and the problems that have been incurred. President Hartstein stated that staff will investigate this situation and present a report to the Board,as well as to Mr.Mattis. Rob Sherman related the following items of concern: • AT&T cable • Bus routes—he suggested contacting legislators to ask that financial recovery criteria be changed • STOP lights—he suggested contacting the state to upgrade signals at key intersections • Route 83 overpass—he asked how much extra this project would cost • Chabad—he is in favor of the proposal Trustee Glover noted that stoplights are not in our jurisdiction. PUBLIC WORKS—STORM CLEAN-UP Trustee Marienthal thanked Village staff,and particularly the Public Works Department,for the outstanding job that was done in clearing debris following the storm on May 18,2000;he noted that it was remarkable that the golf course was able to stay open due to the efforts of staff. 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;it was requested that Item XI.A.be removed. President Hartstein then read a brief synopsis of each of the items on the Consent Agenda. Moved by Braiman,seconded by Glover to approve the Consent Agenda. RESOLUTION NO.2000-40—IL Route 83 Overpass at Farrington Motion to approve Resolution No.2000-40,approving an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation providing for Illinois First Funding for the Weiland Road Pedestrian Crossing improvement. 10984 7/17/2000 AERATORS—Authorization to Bid Motion to give authorization to bid two self powered walking green aerators. PARKWATY TREE REPLACEMENTS—Authorization to Bid Motion to give authorization to bid Parkway Tree Replacements. PORTABLE FACILITIES—Waive Bid Motion to waive bid and award contract for portable facilities for Buffalo Grove Days Event. WHEELINGBUFFALO GROVE BIKE PATH—PARCEL 2000-PE Motion to approve Wheeling/Buffalo Grove Bike Path—Parcel 0002-PE. SUNRISE ASSISTED LIVING—Initial Acceptance Motion to approve the Sunrise Assisted Living—Initial Acceptance. Upon roll call Trustees voted as follows on the Consent Agenda: AYES: 5—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. RESOLUTION#2000-41 -PACE President Hartstein reviewed the modifications to the proposed resolution. Moved by Glover,seconded by Hendricks,to pass Resolution#2000-41,a resolution urging Pace to maintain service on Pace Routes 234 and 690,or to provide alternative transportation options for riders. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE#2000-39—CHABAD Moved by Berman, seconded by Glover,to pass Ordinance#2000-39,approving an amendment to the Annexation Agreement for the Chabad property(formerly the New Life Evangelical Church property)concerning the proposed synagogue and pre-school in the R-3 District,northeast corner of Buffalo Grove Road/Deerfield Parkway. Trustee Braiman asked to include language for review and approval by the Village Forester. Representatives of Chabad agreed to this amendment. Trustees Berman and Glover accepted the amendment proposed by Trustee Braiman. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the amended motion: AYES: 5—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. 10985 7/17/2000 ORDINANCE#2000-40—MILLBRO Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Braiman,to pass Ordinance#2000-40,approving the second amendment to the Millbrook Annexation Agreement concerning the proposed five-story office building in the Millbrook Business Center,southwest corner of Millbrook Drive/Route 22. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. RESOLUTION#2000-42—ROUTE 83 OVERPASS Ms. Sahyouni reviewed the revisions to this project,details of which are contained in Mr.Boysen's to Mr.Balling of July 11,200. Trustee Berman asked that this be removed from the Consent Agenda because he did not want to vote negatively on the entire Consent Agenda,but he does intend to vote negatively on this item. Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Hendricks,to pass Resolution#2000-42,approving Supplemental Funding Agreement with IDOT concerning the Illinois Route 83 Bikeway Overpass at Farrington Drive. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 4—Marienthal,Hendricks, Glover,President Hartstein NAYS: 2—Braiman,Berman Motion declared carried. ZIERK'S BUILDING Ms. Sahyouni noted that Hamilton Partners has asked that this item be removed from tonight's agenda. Trustee Braiman asked that the original Plan Commission minutes on this property be made available to the Board. BANNERS Mr.Rigsby reviewed the proposal for banners on light poles,demonstrated the proposed mounting and hardware, and presented staff's recommendation. It was noted that it is a good idea to keep the banners generic so that they can be used more than once;the proposed locations will be reviewed and brought back to the Board. Trustees were unanimous in supporting the proposed banners,stating that it will create pride in the community as well as aesthetically improve the boulevards. Moved by Hendricks,seconded by Glover to authorize staff to move forward with the project,subject to submitting further information to the Board on location and design and possible increase in the number of banners.. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. EXECUTIVE MEETING Moved by Berman,seconded by Glover,to move to Executive Meeting to discuss Personnel. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: 10986 7/17/2000 AYES: 5—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. The Board moved to Executive Meeting from 8:55 P.M.until 9:27 P.M. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Braiman,seconded by Berman,to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion was unanimously declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:28 P.M. S9k.A. `Lug+ Janet M. Sirabian,Village Clerk APPROVED BY ME THIS17 TN DAY OF Ao ,2000. Village President f L/ i