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1995-10-02 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 9789 10/2/95 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, OCTOBER 2, 1995 CALL TO ORDER The Village Clerk called the meeting to order at 7:37 P.M. Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL Roll call indicated the following present: Trustees Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks and Glover. President Mathias was absent. Also present were: William Balling, Village Manager; William Raysa, Village Attorney; Lee Szymborski, Assistant Village Manager; William Brimm, Finance Director; Phil Versten, Administrative Assistant; Robert Pfeil, Village Planner; Richard Kuenkler, Village Engineer; and Joseph Tenerelli, Village Treasurer. TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN Moved by Rubin, seconded by Braiman, to elect Trustee Reid as Temporary Chairman for tonight's meeting. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Rubin, seconded by Braiman, to approve the minutes of the September 18, 1995 Special Meeting. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYS: 0 - None Motion declared carried. WARRANT #798 Mr. Tenerelli read Warrant #798. Moved by Rubin, seconded by Hendricks, to approve Warrant #798 in the amount of $1,214,184.42 authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYS: 0 - None Motion declared carried. BUFFALO GROVE DAYS On behalf of President Mathias, Temporary Chairman Reid appointed Maureen Welborn as Vice Chair of the Buffalo Grove Days Committee. Moved by Braiman, seconded by Rubin, to concur with the appointment recommended by President Mathias. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYS: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Temporary Chairman Reid congratulated Mrs. Welborn and thanked her for the countless hours that she has given to the Buffalo Grove Days Committee. Again on behalf of President Mathias, Temporary Chairman Reid appointed the following residents to the Buffalo Grove Days Committee: Joe Tenerelli, Sherry 9790 10/2/95 Hrisko, Paul Loeffler, Sue Masarachia, JoAnne Dettmann, Al Preusker, Les Benson, Murray Spring, Barbara Spence, Paulette Greenberg, Rosemary Maziarz Aaron, Gary 1 Friedlander, Rocco Pape, Matthew Moodhe, Dean Hoelting and Howard Hoffman. Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Rubin, to concur with the appointments recommend by President Mathias. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: 1 AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYS: 0 - None Motion declared carried. SALT STORAGE AWARD Mr. Balling explained the Excellence in Salt Storage Award, and congratulated Mr. Rigsby and the Public Works Department on the receipt of the 7th consecutive such award. 3CMA NEWSLETTER AWARD 1 Mr. Versten stated that, at the recent City Managers Association meeting, Buffalo Grove had the honor of receiving an award from the 3CMA City-County Communications & Marketing Association for the Village newsletter, which took first place in the category of 100,000 and under population. Mr. Versten presented the award to Temporary Chairman Reid. Mr. Balling stated that Mr. Versten is the principal behind the newsletter, and stated that this is the first time that the Village has entered the competition, and took first place out of 183 entries. Both Mr. Balling and Temporary Chairman Reid congratulated and thanked Mr. Versten for the excellent job he has done in getting information out to the residents through the newsletter. PROCLAMATION - TRICK-OR-TREAT DAY Temporary Chairman Reid read a Proclamation declaring October 31, 1995 between the hours of 2:00 and 7:00 P.M. as Trick-or-Treat Day in the Village of Buffalo Grove. BUFFALO GROVE/OLD CHECKER ROADS Trustee Rubin stated that the STOP light at Buffalo Grove and Old Checker Roads is scheduled to be turned on this coming Thursday. SKATEBOARDING ORDINANCE Trustee Rubin asked staff to research and make a recommendation to the Board with regard to the feasibility of enacting legislation controlling skateboarding in parking lots. NEW SPEED LIMIT Trustee Glover asked residents to be aware of the fact that the new speed limit of 25 MPH on all residential streets is now in effect, and that tickets will be issued to those who do not observe the new speed limit. "WALK" SIGNALS Trustee Hendricks stated that he has observed, particularly at the corner of Buffalo Grove and Dundee Roads, that the "Walk" signals at the STOP lights are not always long enough for the elderly to cross the street, and he asked staff to look into installing longer "Walk" signs so that everyone can safely cross the street. 9791 10/2/95 ROUTE 53 Temporary Chairman Reid stated that he had distributed the Executive Summary of the Toll Plaza Location Study for the North Extension of the North-South Tollway (FAP 342) which was presented to the Lake County Corridor Council at the last meeting; he asked that the Board review the report, and he will have a resolution prepared for the next Board meeting presenting the position of the Village on the location of the Toll Plaza; he noted that there is an aerial photo showing the location of the proposed extension of Route 53 in the vicinity of Buffalo Grove. ST. MARY'S FENCING Mr. Balling stated that the Village had received a request from St. Mary's Church for a waiver of fees with regard to an upcoming variance and subsequent building permit related to fencing proposed to be replaced along Church Road; he stated this is standard practice with regard to not-for-profit organizations. Moved by Braiman, seconded by Rubin, to waive the fees associated with the variance application to be made by St. Mary's Church. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYS: 0 - None Motion declared carried. POLICE EXCHANGE PROGRAM Mr. Balling reported that the Village is again participating in the Police Exchange Program, and is hosting Inspector Carl Heffer of the Norfolk Constabulary in the United Kingdom; this program is sponsored by the University of Illinois Police Academy and the Northwest Police Academy. PUBLIC HEARINGS - ICE PARTNERS AND WEINER PROPERTY At 7:57 P.M. , Temporary Chairman Reid re-opened the Public Hearings for the Ice Partners and the Weiner property, both of which are continued from September 11, 1995. Mr. Balling presented an update on this item, and recommended that the Public Hearing be continued until the October 16, 1995 Board Meeting. It was suggested that, since this Public Hearing has been continued so many times, the Public Hearing should be closed and re-published. Marc Schwartz asked that the Board continue this one more time, since the developer has encountered unexpected delays; he is confident that they can resolve this and be ready for the October 16, 1995 Regular Meeting. Temporary Chairman Reid polled the Board: "YES" indicates favor of closing the Public Hearings and re-publishing; "NO" indicates favor of continuing the Public Hearings one more time: YES: Reid NO: Marienthal, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover At 8:05 P.M. , Temporary Chairman Reid continued the Public Hearings until October 16, 1995. Mr. Schwartz stated that he understood that, if they are not ready on October 16, 1995, the Public Hearing will be closed and have to be re-published, and he will notify his clients accordingly. 9792 10/2/95 QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE Temporary Chairman Reid asked if there were any questions from the audience; there were none. CONSENT AGENDA l J Temporary Chairman Reid explained the Consent Agenda, stating that any member of the audience or the Board could request that an item be removed for full discussion; he then read a brief synopsis of each of the items on the Consent Agenda; there were no such requests. ORDINANCE #95-94 - Liquor Controls Moved by Rubin, seconded by Hendricks, to pass Ordinance #95-94, Amending Chapter 5.20 of the Liquor Controls Ordinance creating a Class E license for Mongolian Restaurant, 1034 Weiland Road. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE #95-95 - Liquor Controls Moved by Rubin, seconded by Hendricks, to pass Ordinance #95-95, Amending Chapter 5.20 of the Liquor Controls Ordinance deleting a Class A license for El Torito Restaurant, Plaza Verde Shopping Center. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE #95-96 - Siqn Ordinance Moved by Rubin, seconded by Hendricks, to pass Ordinance #95-96, Granting a Variance from Section 14.40.020 of the Buffalo Grove Sign Ordinance pertaining to Animated and Intensely Lighted Signs at Town Center. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE #95-97 - Siqn Ordinance Moved by Rubin, seconded by Hendricks, to pass Ordinance #95-97, Granting a Variance from Section 14.20.070 of the Buffalo Grove Sign Ordinance pertaining to Area of Ground Signs at 1400 W. Dundee Road (Walgreens) . Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: j v AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. RESOLUTION #95-64 WI Central Railway Moved by Rubin, seconded by Hendricks, to pass Resolution #95-64, Authorizing an Agreement Between the Village of Buffalo Grove, the State of Illinois, the County of Lake and Wisconsin Central ltd. related to grade crossing improvement at the WI Central Railway crossing. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: 9793 10/2/95 AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. RAFFLE LICENSE - Waiver of Fees Moved by Rubin, seconded by Hendricks, to Approve a Fee Waiver - Teacher/Parent Council - Buffalo Grove High School raffle fee. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. WENDY'S - Aesthetics Moved by Rubin, seconded by Hendricks, to accept the Appearance Commission Recommendation: Wendy's, 245 McHenry Road - revised parking lot lights. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. TOWN CENTER - Aesthetics Moved by Rubin, seconded by Hendricks, to accept the Appearance Commission Recommendation: Town Center - revised lighting and landscaping. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. STERLING CREEK - Aesthetics Moved by Rubin, seconded by Hendricks, to accept the Appearance Commission Recommendation: Sterling Creek, Lot 13 - Weiland Road and Marvin's Way - sales trailer and landscaping. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. PRAIRIE GROVE - Aesthetics moved by Rubin, seconded by Hendricks, to accept the Appearance Commission Recommendation: Prairie Grove - Temporary Sign on Prairie Road. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE #95-98 - Scarsdale Center Office Moved by Glover, seconded by Rubin, to pass Ordinance #95-98, rezoning to the B-3 Planned Business Center District and approving a Planned Unit Development for Scarsdale Center Office, Aptakisic Road. 9794 10/2/95 John Green, Systems Design Group, introduced Gerald Tenner, attorney for the petitioner. Mr. Green then made a presentation to the Board, details of which are contained in Mr. Pfeil's memo to Mr. Balling of September 28, 1995; he referred to the Site Layout Plan. In answer to a question from Trustee Braiman, Mr. Raysa stated that he is comfortable with the language in the Annexation Agreement with regard to permitted uses. Mr. Green responded to Temporary Chairman Reid that they do not anticipate any retail sales or operations on this property. Temporary Chairman Reid noted a concern with overnight outside parking on the property; he is concerned about trucks and construction vehicles being parked overnight. Lengthy discussion took place with regard to language which would allow an employee to leave an automobile parked overnight, but would prohibit commercial or construction vehicles from being left parked overnight. Temporary Chairman Reid stated that the petitioner has requested that a third category of "Offices - Business & Professional" be added under Paragraph F. Trustees Glover and Rubin accepted the above amendment to the Annexation Agreement, as well as language to be added by Mr. Raysa regarding overnight parking. Mr. Tenner asked that "drainage" be added to the paragraph where it is stated that the Village shall provide an easement to allow construction of storm water/sewer. This addition was also accepted by Trustees Glover and Rubin. Plan Commission Berman reviewed the discussions of the Plan Commission, particularly with regard to the uses. Mr. Raysa noted that the document being considered tonight is dated 9/28/95, Scarsdale Center Office Building, South side of Aptakisic Road, east of Buffalo Grove Road, Planned Unit Development Ordinance. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYS: 0 - None Motion declared carried. TRAFFIC SIGNALS Moved by Rubin, seconded by Braiman, to authorize bid for traffic signals at IL Highway 83 and Pauline Avenue, and Dundee Road at Fire Station #25 driveway, details of which are contained in Mr. Kuenkler's memo to Mr. Balling of September 18, 1995. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYS: 0 - None Motion declared carried. BUFFALO GROVE DAYS Trustee Hendricks thanked the Committee for another outstanding Buffalo Grove Days, and personally thanked and congratulated them on their fantastic efforts. 9795 10/2/95 Mr. Brimm reviewed the financial aspects of Buffalo Grove Days, details of which are contained in his memo to Mr. Balling of September 25, 1995. Ron Dettmann, Chairman, reviewed the 1995 Buffalo Grove Days Committee Wrap-Up Report dated October 2, 1995; he thanked everyone on the Committee, local businesses, Village staff, and Village organizations for their efforts. Temporary Chairman Reid also thanked Mr. Dettmann and the Committee for an outstanding job. Discussion took place regarding the use of the carryover funds, with some suggestions being to reimburse the Corporate Fund for the overtime costs for staff members, putting it in a reserve toward the cost of a possible move to another site, or putting it toward entertainment; it was determined that the Board would wait for a recommendation on same from staff. 1 BOZNOS PROPERTY Scott Hargedon, attorney, introduced Michael Sidebottom, principal of Buffalo Grove Development; Don McKay, architect; and Rob Petruia, engineer; and Michelle Bauers. Mr. Hargedon reviewed the request of the petitioner. Mr. Sidebottom presented a brief personal background, after which he made a presentation to the Board, details of which are contained in Mr. Pfeil's memo to Mr. Balling of September 28, 1995; he referred to the Site Plan. Mr. McKay made a presentation with regard to the architectural design of the project. Mr. Petruia reviewed the storm water management issues on the site. Trustee Braiman asked why the developer would present a plan with more density to the Village of Buffalo Grove than they did to the Village of Lincolnshire; Mr. Sidebottom responded. Trustee Braiman stated that he would like to see more commercial and less of the single-family detached. Trustee Marienthal also noted the differential between the density shown to Lincolnshire and the density being presented to Buffalo Grove; he would prefer to see the area on Milwaukee Avenue be commercial rather than single-family attached; he would prefer to see the assisted care more toward the center of the Village; he would prefer less density; he asked if the developer has met with the school districts; he asked the length of the cul-de-sac. Trustee Rubin stated that it is clear that the plan is too dense; he also would like to see commercial along Milwaukee Avenue; he thinks the site for the assisted care might be better than what was originally proposed; he has a major concern with the rental aspect of the development; he would be more comfortable if it was single-family attached; he believes there is a major problem with regard to the school districts, and he would have to see something worked out with the districts. Trustee Glover stated that it is very important that the residential and the commercial be developed at the same time; she stated that statistics show that the number of children in rental complexes is much higher than previous studies have shown; she sees no reason for this Board to accept a plan that is more dense than what was rejected at Lincolnshire; she is opposed to the narrower streets. Mr. Sidebottom responded to the comments from the Trustees. 9796 10/2/95 Trustee Hendricks stated that the concept is interesting; he is very concerned about the density, particularly in the multi-family; he does not have a problem with the commercial; the assisted care is a good idea; they will have to work with the Plan Commission on the roads. It was requested that there be a staff report regarding this type of street design; it was requested that floor plans be presented regarding the multi- ` family. v Temporary Chairman Reid stated that he considered all of the densities to be too high; the Park District will not accept land that is in the flood plain; he is concerned about the concept of all of the green space on one side. Fredi Schmutte, President of School District 102 read a letter which was presented to Mr. Balling and the Board; the district anticipated commercial, not residential on this property. Stan Robin, District 102 Board member, stated that he is very happy to hear that the Trustees have the same concerns that they have; he commented on the impact on the schools, the residents, and the Village. Jan Stickel, 3220 Indian Creek, is also concerned about all of the issues that have been upby brought the Board, and thanked the Board for their concerns; she g stated that her family recently lived in an apartment nearby which was full of children, and their rent was $1,200/month. Jodi Smith, Astor Place, is very happy to hear that the Trustees are concerned about the impact of this development on the schools; she is also happy to hear that there is concern for the impact on the Park District. Martha Marks, Lake County Board member, stated that Buffalo Grove is coming into her district for the first time, and also coming into their water shed; she made a presentation to the Board with regard to the Des Plaines River and the flood plain maps; she asked the Board to take the time to set up a presentation from the planner and engineers at the Storm Water Management Agency. It was determined that this evening's presentation should be considered a pre- application conference, and that the developer has heard the comments from the Board if they wish to address those concerns and bring the plan back to the Board. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Rubin, seconded by Marienthal, to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover NAYS: 0 - None Motion declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 P.M. �^ , . t(��M.ct l}uaYv det M. Sirabian, Village Clerk APP Y ME IS D OF / 1/ ��4{/// k( r 1995. i e s t