1993-08-02 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 9354
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS, HELD IN
CHIPPER'S RESTAURANT, 48 RAUPP BOULEVARD, AUGUST 2, 1993
CALL TO ORDER
President Mathias called the meeting to order at 7:39 P.M. Those present stood
and pledged allegiance to the Flag.
POLL CALL
Roll call indicated the following present: President Mathias; Trustees
Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, and Hendricks.
Also present were: William Balling, Village Manager; William Raysa, Village
Attorney; Lee Szymborski, Assistant Village Manager; William Brimm, Finance
Director; Phil Versten, Administrative Assistant; Ray Rigsby, Superintendent of
Public Works; Richard Kuenkler, Village Engineer; and Joseph Tenerelli, Village
Treasurer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Reid, to approve the minutes of the July 19, 1993
Regular Meeting. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
WARRANT #747
Mr. Tenerelli read Warrant 1747. Moved by Kahn, seconded by Rubin, to approve
Warrant #747 in the amount of $956,752.76, authorizing payment of bills listed.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
SWANCC
Mr. Balling reported on several Public Hearings to be held by the Midwest
Division of the Army Corps of Engineers concerning the proposed SWANCC balefill
project.
TIF DISTRICT
Mr. Balling brought the Board up to date on the status of the Local Review Board
and the TIF District, details of which are contained in Mr. Brimm's memo to him
of July 29, 1993.
GAIL DRIVE/GREEN KNOLLS DRIVE
Mr. Balling presented a progress report on the Gail Drive/Green Knolls Drive
pavement reconstruction program; he stated that Frank Welwert and John Ambrosia
for Baxter & Woodman are present this evening to further explain the progress.
Mr. Welwert made a presentation clarifying all processes of the project.
Mr. Balling reviewed the avenues of communication which have been used with the
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Trustee Rubin stated that he has no complaint about the process and the need for
it; he believes the problem is partially one of communication and partially the
location of the two streets; he believes that the streets should have been worked
on separately.
Trustee Reid concurs with Trustee Rubin; he is disappointed that not more
attention was being paid to the effect that this would have on the residents;
sometimes we let our "professionalism" get in the way of our humanity.
Trustee Braiman stated that we should learn from this experience regarding
communications in future projects.
President Mathias apologized on behalf of the Board for the inconvenience to the
residents.
Mr. Welwert stated that they have tried to be very responsive to the concerns of
the residents; he noted the reasons that the project has gone on longer than was
originally anticipated.
Several residents of the area spoke regarding their concerns, i.e. :
• Sand was left on driveways; area should be cleaned up nightly
• Cars were vandalized when they had to park in the parking lot
• Mr. Smith spoke with Mr. Balling and Mr. Kuenkler regarding cost comparisons
• Hazards of having to park away from homes and walking home after dark
• Communications to residents of exactly when the road was or was not open
• Dirt residents have had to live with all summer
• Cracked foundations
• Exactly how much longer this is expected to continue
• Workmen were very nice and tried to help as much as possible
• Signs could be posted on the street/barricade with daily information
• Residents should have had more information in the beginning as to exactly
what the project entailed and how long it was expected to take
Mr. Balling stated that there would be detailed communications to residents with
the approximate timetable for the remainder of the project.
9UESTIONS 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 member of the
audience or the Board could request that an item be removed for full discussion;
there were no such requests.
ORDINANCE #93-62 -Raupp Boulevard Bridge Parking
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Reid, to pass Ordinance #93-62, amending
Title 10 of the Municipal Code designating No Parking at the Raupp Boulevard
bridge. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
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AWARD OF BID - Custodial Services
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Reid, to award bid for contractual custodial
services to Total Cleaning Services, Inc. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as
follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
EASEMENT AGREEMENT - Village of Lincolnshire
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Reid, to approve an Amended and Restated Easement
Agreement with the Village of Lincolnshire for Sanitary Sewer at the Barclay
Station Development. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
BENNETT AND KAHNWEILER - Temporary Sian
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Reid, to approve Appearance Commission
recommendation for Bennett and Kahnweiler - Temporary Sign at Lexington Drive and
Hastings Lane. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
MANCHESTER GREENS - Sign and Awning Color
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Reid, to approve Appearance Commission
recommendation for Manchester Greens Sign and Awning Color Change. Upon roll
call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE - Village Hall Expansion Construction Sign
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Reid, to approve Appearance Commission
recommendation for the Village of Buffalo Grove Village Hall Expansion
Construction Sign. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
PRIVATE YARD DRAINAGE POLICIES
Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Braiman, to keep in place the rear yard drainage
regulations that are presently in place; details are contained in Mr. Boysen's
memo to Mr. Balling of July 8, 1993.
Trustee Reid stated that he has no problem with the policy, however, he does
believe that staff needs to become aware of when an individual problem becomes
a neighborhood problem.
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Trustee Marienthal agrees with Trustee Reid, and believes that staff needs to
look for situations that could become a problem.
In answer to a question from Trustee Kahn, Mr. Balling explained the recourse
available to a resident experiencing problems caused by a neighboring property.
Trustee Marienthal asked that drainage into the Buffalo Grove Road right-of-way
be investigated by staff.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT - Driveway Width Standards & Service Walks
Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Braiman, to refer the Zoning Text Amendment on
Driveway Width Standards and Service Walks in the parkway area, as outlined in
Mr. Kuenkler's memo to Mr. Balling of July 16, 1993, to the Plan Commission for
review.
Trustee Reid stated that he believes service drives are very beneficial and
helpful to property owners.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows on the motion:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Reid, to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote, the
motion was unanimously declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:02 P.M.
Janet M. Sirabian, Village Clerk
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