1996-06-03 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes II
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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. JUNE 3, 1996
CALL TO ORDER
The Village Clerk called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M. Those present stood
and pledged allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
Roll call indicated the following present: Trustees Marienthal, Reid, Braiman,
Hendricks and Glover. President Mathias and Trustee Rubin were absent.
Also present were: William Balling, Village Manager; William Raysa, Village
Attorney; Lee Szymborsi, Assistant Village Manager; William Brimm, Finance
Director; Robert Giddens, MIS Director; Richard Kuenkler, Village Engineer;
Raymond Rigsby, Superintendent of Public Works; and Joseph Tenerelli, Village
Treasurer.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Moved by Reid, seconded by Braiman, to elect Trustee Marienthal as Temporary
Chairman for tonight's meeting. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously
declared carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Glover, seconded by Reid, to approve the minutes of the May 20, 1996
Regular Meeting. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 3 - Marienthal, Reid, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSTAIN: 2 - Braiman, Hendricks
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
WARRANT #815
Mr. Tenerelli read Warrant #815. Moved by Braiman, seconded by Reid, to approve
Warrant #815 in the amount of $1,491,740.00, authorizing payment of bills listed.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
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ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Mr. Balling brought the Board up to date on two road projects to commence shortly
on Buffalo Grove Road, just south of Lake-Cook Road, and also the Wisconsin
Central crossing at Busch Parkway.
LOSS PREVENTION PROGRAM
Mr. Balling noted an award presented by IRMA to the Public Works Department for
1995 for the best vehicle accident record; he presented the award to Mr. Rigsby.
RESOLUTION #96-34 - HE 1780
Mr. Balling introduced Dr. Richard DuFour of School District 125, who presented
a history of Conway Farms South to give the Board a sense of the issue, and
stated that he and Mr. Hartstein are here this evening to seek the help of the
Board in petitioning Governor Edgar to prevent what they regard as a blatant
abuse of the legislative process.
Moved by Reid, seconded by Hendricks, to pass Resolution #96-34, urging
Amendatory Veto of House Bill 1780 - Amendment 10.
Trustee Reid urged support for this resolution, because he believes that this
scenario is another example of the State Legislature usurping the power of local
government.
Trustee Braiman stated that it is important for the letter accompanying this
resolution to relate to the Governor how strongly the Board feels about this
issue; he suggested that each Board member also send individual letters to the
Governor.
Trustee Reid stated that all legislators representing Buffalo Grove should be
sent copies of the resolution and letter to the Governor.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows on the motion:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
OUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Temporary Chairman Marienthal asked if there were any questions from the
audience; there were none.
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CONSENT AGENDA
Temporary Chairman Marienthal 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; he then read a brief synopsis of
each item on the Consent Agenda.
ORDINANCE #96-40 - Zonina Variance
Moved by Reid, seconded by Glover, to pass Ordinance #96-40, Granting a Variance
from Section 17.32.020 of the Buffalo Grove Zoning Ordinance permitting
construction of an enclosed deck five feet from the existing garage at 286
Lincoln. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE #96-41 - Fees
Moved by Reid, seconded by Glover, to pass Ordinance #96-41, Creating Chapter
3.52 of the Municipal Code establishing commuter train station parking lot fees.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE #96-42 - Fines
Moved by Reid, seconded by Glover, to pass Ordinance #96-42, Amending Chapter
10.18 of the Municipal Code pertaining to enforcement, penalties and disposal of
fines. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION #96-34 - House Bill 1780
Moved by Reid, seconded by Glover, to pass Resolution #96-34 Urging Amendatory
Veto of House Bill 1780-Amendment 10. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
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RESOLUTION #96-35 - Partners of Clean Air
Moved by Reid, seconded by Glover, to pass Resolution #96-35, Joining the State
of Illinois'Partners for Clean Air efforts. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as
follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
PUBLIC WORKS EOUIPMENT - Award of Bid
Moved by Reid, seconded by Glover, to Award of Bid - Public Works Equipment
including 1) 1-ton 4x4 truck; 2) 1-50" and 1-60" mowers 3) 3/4 ton 4x4 pickup 4)
32,000 GVW truck. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
VFW RAFFLE - Fee Waiver
Moved by Reid, seconded by Glover, to Approve a Fee Waiver - VFW Post 7879 to
benefit the Voice of Democracy Scholarship Program. Upon roll call, Trustees
voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
CONDELL ACUTE CARE CENTER - Aesthetics
Moved by Reid, seconded by Glover, to Accept the Appearance Commission
recommendation: Condell Acute Care Center, 150 Half Day Rd.- lighting of entrance
signs. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
HARRIS BANK - Aesthetics
Moved by Reid, seconded by Glover, to Accept the Appearance Commission
recommendation: Harris Bank, 1191 McHenry Rd. (formerly Household Bank) - sign
face changes. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
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AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
ABC PLUMBING, HEATING AND COOLING - Aesthetics
Moved by Reid, seconded by Glover, to Accept the Appearance Commission
Recommendation: ABC Plumbing, Heating and Cooling, 760 Hastings Ln. - ground
sign. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY - Aesthetics
Moved by Reid, seconded by Glover, to Accept the Appearance Commission
Recommendation: Pediatric Dentistry/Dr. T. Loiben, 147 McHenry Road. - revised
front elevation. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
VALENZIANO PROPERTY - Trustee's Deed
Moved by Reid, seconded by Glover, to Accept the Trustee's Deed for Roadway
Construction (Valenziano property) . Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE #96-43 - Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion Annexation
Mr. Balling reviewed the proposed ordinance, as well as the following ordinances,
details of which are contained in his memo to the Board of May 30, 1996.
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Reid, to pass Ordinance #96-43, annexing certain
territory to the Village of Buffalo Grove for the Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion, east
side of Weiland Road north of the Abbott Business Center. Upon roll call,
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
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ORDINANCE #96-44 - Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion Zoning
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Reid, to approve Ordinance #96-44, amending the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Buffalo Grove - Twin Rinks Ice
Pavilion. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE #96-45 - Weiner ROW
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Reid, to pass Ordinance #96-45, annexing certain
territory to the Village of Buffalo Grove, Weiner Property right-of-way. Upon
roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Mareinthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE #96-46 - Valenziano ROW
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Reid, to pass Ordinance #96-46, annexing certain
territory to the Village of Buffalo Grove, Valenziano Property right-of-way.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION #96-36 - Busch/Weiland Improvement
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Hendricks, to pass Resolution #96-36, approving an
amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement related to the Busch Road/Weiland
Road improvement project, details of which are contained in Mr. Boysen's memo to
Mr. Balling of May 21, 1996. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Mareinthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
VETERAN'S MEMORIAL
In response to a request from the Board at a previous meeting, Mr. Balling
reviewed the way the Village can assist the Amvets and VFW in erecting a memorial
to the veterans of Buffalo Grove.
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OLD CHECKER ROAD
Mr. Balling reported on the proposed 1997 reconstruction of Old Checker Road,
details of which are contained in Mr. Kuenkler's memo to him of May 15, 1996.
Mr. Kuenkler then reviewed the project further, referring to a Plan Scale.
It was noted that particular attention should be paid to traffic flow on Checker
so that a problem is not created; concern was also expressed with regard to the
bike path being placed in an area where it is not constantly under water;
notification and signs should be prepared well in advance to help eliminate
problems; an approximate starting construction date was requested; it was
requested that an estimate be prepared as to what the cost would be to erect
temporary lanes so that the road does not have to be closed.
Further discussion on this project will take place at the June 17, 1996 Regular
Meeting.
DUNDEE ROAD/BGHS TRAFFIC SIGNAL
Mr. Balling reviewed the staff recommendation regarding the proposed traffic
signal. The Board requested that a breakdown of maintenance cost
responsibilities between all parties be presented at the next meeting.
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Reid, to authorize bid for the Intergovernmental
Traffic Signal Improvement at Dundee Road (IL 68) and the east drive of the
Buffalo Grove High School parking lot, pursuant to Mr. Boysen's memo to Mr.
Balling of May 31, 1996. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Reid, seconded by Glover, to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote, the
1 motion was unanimously declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 P.M.
anet '1u1: Sira 'an, illage Clerk
APPROVED BY ME THIS DAY OF , 1996.
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