1997-02-24 - Village Board Special Meeting - Minutes 10017
2/24/97
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 FEBRUARY 24,1997
CALL TO ORDER
President Mathias called the meeting to order at 7:36 p.m. Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
Roll call indicated the following present: President Mathias,Trustees Marienthal,Reid,Rubin,Hendricks,and
Glover. Trustee Braiman was absent.
Also present were:Lee Szymborski,Assistant Village Manager;William Raysa,Village Attorney;William Brimm,
Finance Director;Richard Kuenkler,Village Engineer;and Joseph Tenerelli,Village Treasurer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Reid,seconded by Hendricks,to approve the minutes of the February 3, 1997 Regular Meeting.
Trustee Rubin made a correction on page 1011,referring to paragraph 2 under Warrant#831,which should read as
follows:
Lengthy discussion took place with regard to Trustee Marienthal's scheduled trip for a seminar
out of state at taxpayers'expense, and guidelines for advance approval of a Trustee's attendance
at out-of-state conferences, seminars and workshops. It was determined that any seminar out of
state attended should only be one with significant benefit to the Village, that the information
should be shared among all Trustees, and that local offerings on the same or similar topics should
take priority over those that are out of state.
Further, that in response to a question from Trustee Rubin, Mr. Balling stated that Trustee
Marienthal's trip is the only trip out of state by a Trustee for a seminar that has taken place in
years. In response to Trustee Rubin's follow-up question, Mr. Balling stated that Trustee
Marienthal has taken an out-of-state trip at Village expense annually for the last several years.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5-Marienthal,Reid,Rubin,Hendricks,Glover
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 1 -Braiman
Motion declared carried.
WARRANT#832
Mr.Tenerelli read Warrant#832. Moved by Glover,seconded by Hendricks,to approve Warrant#832 in the
amount of$2,417,395.08,authorizing payment of bills listed.Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5-Marienthal,Reid,Rubin,Hendricks,Glover
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 1 -Braiman
Motion declared carried.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE
In answer to a question from Trustee Rubin,President Mathias said that he would be making appointments to the
Economic Development Task Force at the next meeting.
VOTER REGISTRATION
The last day to register to vote is March 3, 1997 for anyone with a change of address or name,or wishing to register
for the first time. The next election will be April 1.
�•/ CONSENT AGENDA FORMAT CHANGE
Discussion tookplace regarding a new format for the Consent Agenda. The motion will be made before items on
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the Consent Agenda is listed;the vote will be noted after the last item. Any abstention will be noted with that item.
MANAGEMENT REPORT
Mr. Szymborski noted the submission of the Management Report for the month of January, 1997;there were no
questions on same.
OUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
President Mathias asked if there were any questions from the audience;there were none.
CONSENT AGENDA
President Mathias explained the Consent Agenda,stating that any members of the audience or Board could request
that an item be removed for full discussion;he then read a brief synopsis of each item on the Consent Agenda.
Moved by Hendricks,seconded by Glover to approve the Consent Agenda.
ORDINANCE#97-17-Liquor Comtrol
Motion to approve Ordinance#97-17,Amending Chapter 5.20 of the Municipal Code by reserving a Class E Liquor
License for Zweig's Restaurant,Inc.,228 McHenry Road.
ORDINANCE#97-18-Liquor Control
Motion to approve Ordinance#97-18,Amending Chapter 5.20 of the Municipal Code by rescinding a Class B
Liquor License for NA&EL,and reserving a Class B Liquor License for Byzantino,Inc.D/b/a Giordano's,270
McHenry Rd..
PROCLAMATION
Motion to concur with President Mathias' motion to proclaim March 2-8, 1997 as"Severe Weather Preparedness
Week"in Buffalo Grove.
PROCLAMATION
Motion to concur with President Mathias'motion to proclaim March, 1997 as"Always Buckle Children in the
Backseat"month in Buffalo Grove.
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Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the Consent Agenda:
AYES: 5-Marienthal,Reid,Rubin,Hendricks,Glover
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 1 -Braiman
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE#97-19-Cable Television Franchise Agreement
Trustee Reid introduced the ordinance stating that this ordinance represented three years of negotiations between the
Village and Continental Cablevision for the renewal of the franchise agreement. The agreement will be for ten
years. It is a non-exclusive agreement open to competition,although no competition hasyet been proposed. The
franchise fee rate of reimbursement to the Village is 5%,the highest rate allowed by Federal law.
Phil Versten presented a brief outline of the franchise agreement and negotiation process. The agreement goes into
effect March 1, 1997. Significant highlights are:
• a complete rebuilding of the cable TV system to a fiber optic based 750 MHZ design
• continued support of additional educational applications including Internet access to the schools
• operation of the institutional network
• credit for missed service appointments,and a toll free 24-hour customer service line
The Village is unablein most circumstances to regulate rates due to an agreement between the FCC and Continental
Cable but we will be receiving certain items as a result of the agreement.
Moved by Reid,seconded by Hendricks to pass Ordinance#97-19,Approving a Cable Television Franchise
Agreement Between the Village of Buffalo Grove and Continental Cablevision of Northern Illinois,Inc. Upon roll
call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5-Marienthal,Reid,Rubin,Hendricks,Glover
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 1 -Braiman
Motion declared carried.
President Mathias thanked Trustee Reid and Phil Versten,as liaisons to the Cable Consortium for their help and
efforts to come out with an outstanding agreement.
OLD CHECKER ROAD RECONSTRUCTION-Authorization to Bid
Mr. Szymborski requested an authorization to bid for Old Checker Road reconstruction from Checker Dr.to Buffalo
Grove Road. The project would last for 3 months.A detour plan for east bound traffic has been created;westbound
traffic will use Lake Cook Road.
Moved by Reid,seconded by Rubin to grant authorization to solicit bids for the reconstruction of Checker Road.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5-Marienthal,Reid,Rubin,Hendricks,Glover
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 1 -Braiman
Motion declared carried.
Mr.Kuenkler stated that the contract would be brought back to the Board in one month.
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EXECUTIVE MEETING
Moved by Marienthal,seconded by Reid,to move to Executive Meeting to discuss Approval of Executive Meeting
Minutes. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5-Marienthal,Reid,Rubin,Hendricks,Glover
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 1 -Braiman
Motion declared carried.
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The Board moved to Executive Meeting at 8:12 p.m.
Moved by Reid,seconded by Marienthal to return to Special Meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion was
unanimously declared carried and the Special Meeting resumed at 8:20 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved byReid,seconded byRubin to the meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion wasunanimously adjourng p anunousl
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declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
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APPROVED BY ME THIS ! DAY OF 1997.
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