1995-05-15 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 9698
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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, MAY 15, 1995
CALL TO ORDER
President Mathias called the meeting to order at 7:38 P.M. Those present stood
and pledged allegiance to the Flag.
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Roll call indicated the following present: President Mathias; Trustees
Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Hendricks and Glover. Trustee Braiman arrived at
8:04 P.M.
Also present were: William Balling, Village Manager; William Raysa, Village
Attorney; Lee Szymborski, Assistant Village Manager; William Brimm, Finance
Director; Robert Pfeil, Village Planner; Ray Rigsby, Superintendent of Public
Works; Richard Kuenkler, Village Engineer; Fire Chief Allenspach; and Joseph
Tenerelli, Village Treasurer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Rubin, to approve the minutes of the
May 1, 1995 Regular Meeting. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Braiman
Motion declared carried.
WARRANT #790
Mr. Tenerelli read Warrant #790. Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Glover, to
approve Warrant #790 in the amount of $2,691,632.13 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.
PIC SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
President Mathias introduced Village of Buffalo Grove/Private Industry Council
scholarship recipient Melissa Mills, and Mary Pepperel, President and Executive
Director of the Private Industry Council of Northern Cook County.
Ms. Pepperel presented a background of the Private Industry Council as well as
the scholarship program.
Ms. Mills thanked the Board and the PIC for the scholarship and shared her
educational plans with the audience.
President Mathias read the Award of Scholarship, which he then presented to Ms.
Mills, along with the scholarship.
President Mathias thanked the firm of Landis & Gyr for their $1,000.00 donation
to the scholarship program.
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TRUSTEE LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
President Mathias made the following Trustee liaison assignments:
John Marienthal Appearance Commission
Electrical Commission
Joint Commission on Aging
Bill Reid Route 53
Cable TV Consortium
Community Blood Donor Commission
Brian Rubin E.S.D.A.
Finance Committee
Police Pension Board
Jeff Braiman ZBA
Board of Health
School Districts
Chuck Hendricks BG Days (1995)
Commission for Residents with Disabilities
Fire Pension Board
Trustee Cable TV Committee
De Ann Glover Plan Commission
Fire & Police Commission
Library Districts
COMMISSION RE-APPOINTMENTS
President Mathias recommended the following individuals for re-appointments to
Commissions:
Joint Commission on Aging Harriet Rubinstein
Karolyn Swanson
Bonnie Factor
Gina Sheade
Diane Breslow
E.S.D.A. Paul Soucy
David Morton
Roger Remblake
Paul Zucker
Community Blood Donor Commission Barbara Spence
Julien Bloom
Barbara Bloom
Nancy Grove Nichols
Phyllis Ungerleider
John Welker
Tom Bozek
Boris Shargorodsky
Fire & Police Commission Clarke Walser
Harvey Morowitz
Robert Anderson
Ernest Karge
David Bendoff
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Appearance Commission Richard Gordon
Fred Weissman
Albert Viehman
Carmelo Cea
Board of Health Mary No Jasinski
Joan Kuffel
Janet Schotz
Byron Wigodner
Richard Pervos
Mark Heiss
Electrical Commission Breg Buss
Harold Kabb
Ronald Hackett
Wayne Kowalski
John Mackey
Plan Commission Stephen Goldspiel
George Krug
Allen Rosenston
Maureen Howard
Michael Samuels (term to expire 4/30/96)
Jeffrey Berman
Steven Trilling
Roger Lundine
Les Ottenheimer
Police Pension Fund Board Robert Greenberg
Donna Molloy
Commission for Residents with Disabilities Deborah Holm
Susan Jungheim
Marla Chorney
Susan Gottlieb
Sarah Holcombe
Michael Yublosky
John Mangen
Richard Kahen
Beverly Sussman
Zoning Board of Appeals Rich Heinrich
Michael Kearns
Jay Paul
Bruce Entman
Louis Windecker
Herman Hefler
Lee Arbus
Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Hendricks, to concur with President Mathias' re-
appointment recommendations. 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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PARK DISTRICT PRESENTATION
Jan Nowers, Park District Public Information Office, explained several Earth Day
activities sponsored by the Park District on April 22, 1995. One of the
activities was an educational activity which provided Buffalo Grove children an
opportunity to draw a picture or write a story depicting ways to protect our
environment; these were then placed in a book which will be presented to the
Village.
Another activity involved correctly guessing how many recycled plastic bottles
it took to prepare an environmentally sound t-shirt. The winner of this contest,
Cameron Edelman, and his family presented the book and the t-shirt to President
Mathias. President Mathias thanked Cameron and the Park District for their
interest in saving the environment.
PROCLAMATION - "BUCKLE UP AMERICA" WEEK
President Mathias read from a Proclamation designating May 22-29, 1995 as "Buckle
Up America" week in the Village of Buffalo Grove, and encouraged residents to
buckle up when driving.
MANAGEMENT REPORT
Mr. Balling noted the submittal of the Management Report for April, 1995; there
were no questions on same.
PUBLIC HEARING - JESPERSON PROPERTY
President Mathias re-opened the Public Hearing, continued from May 1, 1995, at
7:58 P.M.
Mr. Balling brought the Board up to date on this property, details of which are
contained in Mr. Pfeil's memo to him of May 11, 1995.
Mr. Raysa stated that he did have one more recommendation as far as language
regarding termination of water service.
Trustee Rubin stated that he feels very strongly about the language regarding the
septic fields.
At 8:04 P.M. , President Mathias continued this Public Hearing until June 5, 1995.
PUBLIC HEARING - OLSON PROPERTY
At 8:04 P.M. , President Mathias re-opened the Public Hearing, continued from
May 1, 1995, and continued this Public Hearing until June 5, 1995. Details
regarding this property are also contained in Mr. Pfeil's memo to Mr. Balling of
May 11, 1995.
Trustee Braiman arrived at this time.
QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
President Mathias asked if there were any questions from the audience; there were
none.
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CONSENT AGENDA
President Mathias 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; it was
requested that Item XI. , I, be removed from the Consent Agenda.
ORDINANCE #95-45 - Old Checker Road
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Hendricks, to pass Ordinance #95-45 Amending Title
10 of the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code lowering the speed limit on Old Checker
Road to 35 MPH. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION #95-38 - First America Bank
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Hendricks, to pass Resolution #95-38, Approving a
Custodial Agreement with the First of America Bank. Upon roll call, Trustees
voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION #95-39 - Operation Greenlight
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Hendricks, to pass Resolution #95-39, Approving a
Grant Agreement between the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Village
of Buffalo Grove as it concerns Operation Greenlight funds for the Wisconsin
Central project. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Hendricks, to Authorize to Execute Second Year
Option of Three-Year Streetlight Maintenance Contract. Upon roll call, Trustees
voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
LAKE COUNTY MAJOR CRIMES TASK FORCE
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Hendricks, to Approve a Revised Intergovernmental
Agreement with the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force. Upon roll call, Trustees
voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
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HOLMATRO RESCUE TOOLS - Authorize to Bid
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Hendricks, to Authorize to Bid - Holmatro Rescue
Tools for the Fire Department. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
32,000 GVW Truck - Authorize to Bid
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Hendricks, to Authorize to Bid - 32, 000 GVW Truck
with snow removal attachments. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
BUFFALO GROVE METRA STATION - Grant of Easement
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Hendricks, to Approve a Grant of Easement to
Commonwealth Edison Company and Ameritech - Buffalo Grove Metra Station site.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
PAVEMENT CRACK SEALING CONTRACT
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Hendricks, to Approve the 1995 Pavement Crack
Sealing Contract in cooperation with the Northwest Municipal Conference. Upon
roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE #95-46 - NO PARKING/BEECHWOOD ROAD
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Rubin, to pass Ordinance #95-46, amending Title
10 of the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code designating NO PARKING on portions of
Forestway Drive, Katherine Court, Beechwood Court West and Chatham Circle.
Mr. Balling reviewed the proposed ordinance, details of which are contained in
Mr. Kuenkler's memo to him of May 9, 1995.
Trustee Reid questioned how far the Village should go in terms of restricting
Village residents to accommodate high school students who feel that they must
drive to school; he thinks moving the driver education program from the spring
semester to the fall semester would be a very good idea; he has serious
reservations about implying that there is any suggestion from the Village of
Buffalo Grove for the high school to alter it's driver education program from a
three-phase program to a two-phase program by eliminating the range portion of
the program; the Village should not be cast in the light of reducing an
educational program to accommodate parking; he believes the Village of Arlington
Heights also needs to be involved in this situation. Mr. Balling responded to
Trustee Reid's comments.
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Trustee Hendricks agreed with Trustee Reid's comments; he stated that parking
spaces have been provided, but the students choose parking which is more
convenient for them.
Trustee Rubin stated that he questions the necessity of so many students driving
to school; bus service is available; he wonders how many times this type of
ordinance has to come back before the Board.
Upon roll call, Trustees votes as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION #95-40 - STREET MAINTENANCE PROJECT
Mr. Balling reviewed the proposed project, details of which are contained in Mr.
Kuenkler's memo to him of April 10, 1995; he and Mr. Kuenkler then answered
questions from the Board.
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Reid, to pass Resolution #95-40, approving an
Agreement for Design Engineering Services for the 1996 Villagewide Contractual
Street Maintenance Project. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION #95-41 - STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
Mr. Balling noted that this resolution ties in with the previous resolution, and
is also detailed in Mr. Kuenkler's memo to him of April 10, 1995.
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Rubin, to pass Resolution #95-41, for Improvement
by Municipality Under the Illinois Highway Code - MFT Fund authorization for the
1996 Contractual Street Maintenance Program. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as
follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover 1
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
JOINT FIRE TRAINING FACILITY
Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Reid, to approve a License Agreement between the
Village of Buffalo Grove and the County of Lake concerning the Joint Fire
Training Facility.
Mr. Balling explained this agreement, details of which are contained in Martin
Galantha's letter to him of May 8, 1995.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
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JOINT FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING FACILITY
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Glover, to approve a bid waiver and authorization
of agreement between owner and architect for the Joint Fire Department Training
Facility. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
CHECKER DRIVE
Mr. Balling reported on the regulation and signage put in place intended to
divert cut through traffic from Checker Drive, details of which are contained in
his memo to the Board of May 11, 1995.
President Mathias stated that the Board was aware of the trying times experienced
by the Police Department, and asked Mr. Balling to convey the appreciation of the
Board to the Police Department for upholding Village ordinances.
Trustee Reid stated that, with regard to modifying the right turn, it should be
modified by ordinance rather than relaxation of enforcement; he believes it is
premature to make a judgment after only three months, when it had been used for
two years as a cut through during construction, particularly when the corrective
action was taken at the end of the construction; there should be a better sign
indicating that there is no right turn, and it should be posted further south on
Arlington Heights Road; traffic counts should also be done on Busch Road.
Trustee Hendricks agrees with Trustee Reid for the most part; he would caution
that the signaling is going to be changed at Route 83/Busch/Checker, which will
allow fewer residents and create a greater time frame restriction for them to
access their own subdivision; the right turn restrictions have been disregarded;
when this is reviewed in September, the residents can be polled for their
opinions after they have seen the results of the restrictions.
Trustee Glover stated that her major concern is that the speed limit on Checker
has been lowered, but the driving speed has lowered very little; she would like
to see aggressive enforcement of the speed limit. Deputy Chief Gozdecki reported
on the enforcement procedures of the Police Department.
Trustee Marienthal stated that the traffic situation is being moved further to
the north and is affecting another school area.
Trustee Braiman stated that he agrees with Trustee Reid in that this has not been
given enough time; he also agrees with modification of the signs; he does not
think those changes should be made now.
Paul Bartusiak, 571 Checker Drive, stated that he does not wish to re-direct cut-
through traffic; the feedback that he has gotten from residents agrees with the
turning restriction; he believes the lowering of the speed limit has helped; he
believes if the signs were taken down, everyone would begin using it again; he
again suggested that STOP signs be scattered along Checker; something more needs
to be done in the evening.
Dick Burns, 420 Checker Drive, thanked the Village staff for the quick response
at getting the signs put up; he thanked the Police Department for their
enforcement; he believes keeping the right-hand turn restriction in the morning
is appropriate; when the train station is erected, it will make it more
attractive to cut through on Checker; he believes Busch will be widened to 4
lanes, which will then dump onto Checker, making the situation even worse.
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A resident of Brandywyn Lane just off of Busch, stated that his neighborhood is
in a similar situation, and they would like to see the same type of consideration
in their neighborhood.
Trustee Rubin stated that he would support at least investigating more STOP signs
near the schools; he is in favor of making the turning signs more visible; he
would not be in favor of expanding turning restrictions to the evening hours
until there has been more of a trial period; he agrees that there will be more
traffic with the train station; he also stated that Board members received many
letters and phone calls from Buffalo Grove residents who were very upset with the
restrictions.
Trustee Glover stated that she finds driving through Checker Drive is very
burdensome, and would like to find some way to convey to drivers that it is much
easier to use the Arlington Heights Road/Route 83 intersection; she also would
like some more clarification on why STOP signs do not work.
President Mathias polled the Board: "YES" indicates favor of removing the right-
turn restriction on the week-end; "NO" indicates favor of keeping the
restrictions as they are now:
YES: Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NO: None
The ordinance will be brought before the Board at the next meeting, and President
Mathias asked Mr. Balling to inform the Police Department not to enforce that
particular regulation until the ordinance is passed.
Trustee Reid asked that staff bring back a report in three months, including
another traffic study.
FENCE AT 125 PAULINE
Mr. Balling reviewed this request from the Raefs at 125 Pauline, details of which
are contained in Mr. Schar's memo to him of May 10, 1995.
James Murray, attorney representing the Raefs, also explained the request.
In answer to a question from Trustee Rubin, Mr. Raysa stated that, if the Board
were so inclined, the proper action would be to direct the Village Attorney to
remove the covenant from the land.
Moved by Rubin, seconded by Reid, to direct staff draft appropriate language to
release the covenant.
Trustee Reid stated that he does have reservations about this because he is not
totally comfortable that the Board is acting with full information tonight; he
thinks there are covenant provisions in other parts of the Village that are
obsolete, and he would request that staff review covenants that currently exist
and, where appropriate changes are necessary or recommended, they be brought to
the attention of the Board.
Trustee Braiman is troubled by this because of the fact that the owner went ahead
and put the fence up without a permit, knowing that there was a restriction; he
also sees the fact that the covenant is not necessary any longer; he suggested
amending the motion to indicate that, if there is a stockade fence, there be some
type of plantings on the outside, thereby approving the same type of amendment
as was done in 1982.
Trustee Rubin amended the motion as was suggested by Trustee Braiman, and Trustee
Reid seconded the amendment.
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Trustee Hendricks agreed with Trustee Braiman's concerns regarding the fact that
Mr. Raef put the fence up without a permit; he would like to know what legal
costs were involved by the Village for the enforcement of the ordinance as it
exists, and he would like to see that cost passed on to Mr. Raef.
Trustee Rubin stated that, although Mr. Raef went ahead without the consent of
the Village, he attempted to get permission from all the other homeowners; he
would like to see more information on the dollars expended by the Village before
determining whether it should be passed on to Mr. Raef.
Trustee Reid is also disappointed that it got to this level before being brought
to the Board's attention.
Mr. Balling stated that Mr Raef was advised that putting up the fence would be
in violation, and he decided to ignore the rules.
Trustee Rubin amended the motion to include that any cost for the enforcement of
the court proceeding be included; Trustee Reid seconded the amendment.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
SCARSDALE DEVELOPMENT - PROPOSED OFFICE BUILDING
John Green, System Design Group, representing Scarsdale Development, made a
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presentation to the Board, details of which are contained in Mr. Pfeil's memo to
Mr. Balling of May 11, 1995.
Moved by Rubin, seconded by Reid, to refer the Aptakisic Road Commercial
Building/John Green to the Plan Commission, along with the comments made at
tonight's meeting.
Trustee Rubin is not sold on the B-1; he would be more comfortable with the O/R
with the variations necessary because of the small parcel.
Trustee Marienthal agrees with Trustee Rubin; he does not believe that the B
district is the proper zoning classification; he questions why the building
should be two stories instead of one story; he also questioned why there should
be minimum set-back requirements; he believes this is a showcase corner, and he
has some serious reservations regarding the plan.
Trustee Reid stated that he would prefer to see the Office/Research; he believes
the B-1 zoning is too blank a check to provide for that piece of property.
Mr. Green stated they have no objections to the O/R; they listed it as B-1
primarily because it had the minimum number of variations.
Trustee Rubin stated that he feels very comfortable architecturally with John
Green's decision as to making a quality product on this "showcase corner" .
Trustee Braiman stated that he would prefer O/R, however, he could be convinced
to go with the B-i with proper restrictions.
Trustee Hendricks is also concerned with the B-1; he would want to see covenants
in the B-1.
Trustee Glover would prefer to see the O/R.
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Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 1 - Marienthal*
*Does not want to see two-story building; too dense and too intense for this
particular area.
Mr. Green stated that they will take all comments into consideration, and they
will present the best possible product to the Board.
SHELL OIL PROPOSAL
Sanford Stein, attorney representing Shell Oil Company, made a brief presentation
to the Board with regard to their proposal.
Ted Johnson, Certified Planner and Landscape Architect, made a presentation to
the Board, referring to the Site Plan, and details of which are contained in Mr
Pfeil's memo to Mr. Balling of May 11, 1995.
Trustee Rubin stated that he goes past that corner every day, and it is a very
busy corner; he understands why Shell wants a station there; he has concerns
about whether the curb cuts requested will be approved; he would not support a
curb cut on the side street; the Master Plan showed that this is zoned for
office; the office building would not have traffic volume at night or on week-
ends; he has strong reservations on the use; he would go along with a referral
to the Plan Commission, although he would still have reservations if it came back
with a positive referral.
Trustee Braiman commends the fact that there is a lot of green space, although
he believes it is in the wrong location; he would prefer to see the green space
between the residents and the use; he has a problem with the three-story office
building; he would not approve anything that would be any taller than the
surrounding existing homes; the access off of Fremont would be inappropriate; he
could possibly be convinced to vote for the gas station if it was done properly,
and if the rest of the acreage was left vacant and there were enough barriers and
screening; he does not think the gas station will increase traffic any more than
what is already there; he would not agree to the plan as presently shown.
Trustee Hendricks that he would only consider this if both things are built at
the same time; he would definitely want input from IDOT regarding traffic; he
would want to see more information regarding the access on Fremont.
Trustee Glover stated that she has many of the same concerns as the other
Trustees; the dedicated right-turn lane from Route 83 on to Arlington Heights
Road is very difficult to get into to turn on to Fremont, much less to get in to
a driveway before Fremont; she could not possibly support an entrance off of
Fremont without much more information, as she believes that would be a real
detriment to the neighborhood; she would not consider a three-story office
building, since there is nothing that tall in that area; she has concerns with
regard to parking for the office building; although the proposed landscaping
looks very nice, she does not believe it belongs at it's present location.
Trustee Marienthal asked why this Village needs another gas station, and why it
needs another three-story office building at this site; the developer needs to
ask what real benefit this will serve Village residents; the intersection is very
busy, and he believes putting a gas station on the site would just compound the
problem; other things which need to be addressed are the setback by the
residential to the west, the location of the office building, and the height of
the office building.
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Trustee Reid stated that he believes there are very serious problems with the
traffic; the medians are not suitable for cross traffic, so southbound traffic
is the only possible customer; he believes it is set too close to the corner to
get an adequate turning area; he believes the curb cut on Fremont is out of the
question; the residential should not be affected by the commercial; he asked what
kind of lighting there would be, since it would be a 24-hour operation; he would
want more detail on the buffering.
Trustee Rubin stated that he is sure Shell would be successful if the gas station
were to be built; since this is a pre-application conference, Shell has the
option of coming back with a revised plan.
Trustee Braiman asked for further details regarding the car wash. Mr. Stein
stated that it would be a conveyer type of wash, not a full service wash.
Trustee Braiman stated that he is not pleased with the location of the wash.
Andrea Brim, 1245 Bristol, stated that a recent newspaper article cited this
intersection as having the 5th highest accident rate in Lake County; she is
concerned about property values; a third mini-mart is not needed at that
intersection; she would not want a three-story office building outside of her
window.
Lou Eisenberg, 1213 Franklin Lane, stated that the residents do not want a gas
station on that site; zoning is a commitment to residents that the land will be
developed in a given way; this would create a safety hazard for the children in
the area.
A resident of Fremont Way stated that school buses pick up children at Bristol
and Fremont Way; her son stated that the gas station should not be built in a
residential area; he suggested building a park.
Karen Larson, 1279 Farnsworth, stated that the Village does not need another gas
station and another three-story office building; she does not believe a gas
station should be on this property no matter where it is located on the site;
there is also a cut through in the Crossings from Route 83 to Arlington Heights
Road; she does not believe that this plan should move forward to the next step;
she brought up the possibility of a special assessment district being formed and
buying the property and having it belong to the area residents.
A resident of Bristol Lane stated that all residents agree that they do not want
Shell Oil there; he stated that the residents do not want a McDonald's there
either.
Trustee Braiman stated that this could be a perfect opportunity for the Park
District to do something with this property.
Mr. Stein stated that Shell is not going to simply go away; someone is going to
develop this site; they want to work together with the homeowners and the
Village.
President Mathias suggested that Shell Oil meet with the homeowners association
before coming back before the Village Board. Mr. Stein stated that they will be
delighted to take that suggestion.
CONGREGATION B'NAI SHALOM
As a member of Congregation B'Nai Shalom, Trustee Rubin stated that he will
refrain from discussion and voting on this item.
Mr. Balling explained the request of Congregation B'Nai Shalom, details of which
are contained in Fredi Brown to the Village Board.
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Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Reid, to approve a fee waiver for a raffle to be
held by Congregation B'nai Shalom. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSTAIN: 1 - Rubin
Motion declared carried.
EXECUTIVE MEETING
Moved by Reid, seconded by Braiman, to move to Executive Meeting to discuss
Pending Litigation. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
The Board moved to Executive Meeting from 10:36 P.M. until 11:17 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Rubin, seconded by Braiman, to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote,
the motion was unanimously declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at
11:17 P.M.
M. Sirabian, Village Clerk
APPROVED,Y)ME THIS DAY OF , 1995.
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