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2000-09-11 - Village Board Special Meeting - Minutes 11002 9/11/2000 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE,HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS,50 RAUPP BOULEVARD, BUFFALO GROVE,ILLINOIS ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11,2000 CALL TO ORDER President Hartstein called the meeting to order at 7:34 P.M. Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag, led by the Little Beaver Indian Princess tribe. ROLL CALL Roll call indicated the following present:President Hartstein;Trustees Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover, Berman and Johnson. Also present were:William Balling,Village Manager;William Raysa,Village Attorney;Bill Brimm,Finance Director/Assistant Village Manager; Ghida Sahyouni,Assistant Village Manager; Scott Anderson,Assistant Finance Director;Art Malinowski,Human Resources Director;Phil Versten,Communications Manager;Fire Chief Allenspach;and Joseph Tenerelli,Village Treasurer. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Berman,seconded by Glover,to approve the minutes of the August 21,2000 Regular Meeting. Upon roll call Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman,Johnson NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. WARRANT#917 Mr.Tenerelli read Warrant#917. Moved by Glover,seconded by Marienthal,to approve Warrant#917 in the amount of$1,719,858.99,authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman,Johnson NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. COMMENDATION—CHRISTOPHER ALVEY President Hartstein reviewed the efforts of Christopher Alvey to alert his neighbors to a fire in the neighbor's home on July 1,2000. In recognition of Mr.Alvey's actions to rise to the occasion when needed on that day,the Village of Buffalo Grove expressed appreciation by presenting him with an award. Mr.Alvey was then congratulated H,the audience and the Board. RESOLUTION#2000-45—VILLA VERDE FIRE President Hartstein thanked and recognized everyone involved in the efforts to aid those affected by the tragic fire at �./ Villa Verde on September 1,2000. President Hartstein noted that members of the Little Beaver Indian Princess tribe collected over$500.00 during the Buffalo Grove Days parade to be presented to the fire victims. President Hartstein then read the resolution and symbolically presented it to the entire Little Beaver Indian Princess tribe to accept on behalf of the Buffalo Grove community. Moved by Berman, seconded by Glover,to pass Resolution#2000-45,thanking and recognizing the entire community for lending assistance in response to the tragic fire on September 1,2000 at 1 Villa Verde Drive. Upon voice vote,the motion was unanimously declared carried. 11003 9/11/2000 YOUTH COMMISSION President Hartstein appointed Jason Abrahams from Buffalo Grove High School and David Levinson from Aptakisic Junior High School to the Youth Commission. Moved by Glover,seconded by Johnson,to concur with President Hartstein's appointments. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman,Johnson NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. CIVIC INVOLVEMENT AND RECOGNITION COMMISSION President Hartstein appointed Monyca Price Flack to the Civic Involvement and Recognition Commission. Moved by Hendricks,seconded by Berman,to concur with President Hartstein's appointments. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman,Johnson NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. BUFFALO GROVE DAYS Trustee Glover publicly thanked the Buffalo Grove Days Committee for another wonderful Labor Day festival. The festival was well attended and it seemed as though everyone was having a great time,and she wanted to personally thank them for a job well done,as well as thank them on behalf of the residents. President Hartstein echoed Trustee Glover's thoughts,and also thanked her for her role as liaison to the committee. ROUTE 53 Trustee Berman noted that nearly 800 signatures showing support for the Route 53 extension were collected during Buffalo Grove Days,and he thanked everyone who helped in the booth as well as those who came out to fill out forms. President Hartstein echoed Trustee Berman's comments,and also thanked him for his tireless work on this project. FUTURE AGENDA Mr.Balling noted that there will be a Regular Board Meeting on Monday,September 18,2000. THOMPSON BOULEVARD Mr.Balling commented on frequent power outages that have recently occurred in the Thompson/Buffalo Grove Road area;he explained that these outages were caused by contractor cable cuts; staff is working with Lake County to discover the source of the problem in order that it can be corrected. QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE Walter Merzynski,lives at Thompson and Buffalo Grove Road and said his lawn has been torn up for approximately 6-8 weeks,and asked when there would be closure on this project. Mr.Balling stated that this is a county project,so he does not have an exact answer,but he believes it should be wrapped up this fall;he will check into it and have a status report for Mr. Merzynski and the Board. 11004 9/11/2000 David Mattis, 1463 Chase Court,updated the Board on the cable situation that he brought before the Board several meetings ago. President Hartstein thanked Mr.Mattis for his efforts,and noted that staff will follow up on the problem. 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. President Hartstein then read a brief synopsis of each of the items on the Consent Agenda. Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Hendricks,to approve the Consent Agenda. ORDINANCE NO.2000-49—Zoning Ordinance Variation Motion to approve Ordinance No.2000-49,granting a variation to Section 17.44.060.E.6 of the Buffalo Grove Zoning Ordinance,pertaining to Town Center Signs,for the purpose of installing an additional wall sign on the south elevation of the Cub Foods store for Guaranty. ORDINANCE NO.2000-50—Sign Code Variation Motion to approve Ordinance No.2000-50,granting variation to Sections 14,20.030, 14.20.070 and 14.20.080 of the Buffalo Grove Sign Code for the purpose of installing a ground sign and two additional wall signs at the Jewish Council for Youth Services(JCYS)/Northwest Family Center at 1700 Weiland Road. PARKWAY TREE REPLACEMENT—Award of Bid Motion to approve the Award of Bid for Parkway Tree Replacement. GENDELL/TAXMAN SUBDIVISION—Initial Acceptance Motion to approve the Gendell/Taxman Subdivision—Initial Acceptance. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the Consent Agenda: AYES: 6—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman,Johnson NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE#2000-51—CAMBRIDGE COMMONS Moved by Braiman, seconded by Glover,to pass Ordinance#2000-51,an ordinance providing for emergency access lanes for Cambridge Commons Shopping Center at 15-45 East Dundee Road,pursuant to the memo from Chief Allenspach dated September 11,2000. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6—Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman,Johnson NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE#2000-52—HIGHLAND PARK HOSPITAL FITNESS CENTER Moved by Glover,seconded by Berman,to pass Ordinance#2000-52,granting variation to Section 14.20.080 of the Buffalo Grove Sign Code for the purpose of displaying a 35' inflatable balloon at the Highland Park Hospital Health and Fitness Center at 1501 Busch Parkway from September 17 through September 24,2000. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: 11005 9/11/2000 AYES: 6-Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman,Johnson NAYS: 0-None Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE#2000-53-CAFT Moved byMarienthal,seconded byGlover,topass Ordinance#2000-53,an ordinance approving an Amendment to PP g a Special Use in the Industrial District,Village of Buffalo Grove,Cook and Lake Counties,Illinois for the Combined Area Fire Training Facility(CAFT), 851 Krause Drive, southeast corner of Deerfield Parkway and Krause Drive. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6-Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman,Johnson NAYS: 0-None Motion declared carried. EXECUTIVE MEETING Moved by Berman, seconded by Glover,to move to Executive Meeting to discuss Collective Bargaining and Sale/Lease of Real Estate. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6-Marienthal,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman,Johnson NAYS: 0-None Motion declared carried. The Board moved to Executive Meeting at 8:07 P.M. The regular meeting resumed at 9:29 P.M. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Glover,seconded by Berman,to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion was unanimously declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M. l . au net . Sirabian,Village Clerk APPROVED BY ME THIS 6'14 DAY OF SEp` tVl6E9*- 2000. Village President