1993-02-01 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 9163
2/1/93
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO
GROVE, ILLINOIS, HELD IN COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, VILLAGE HALL, FEBRUARY 1, 1993
President Mathias called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M. CALL TO ORDER
Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag.
Roll call indicated the following present: President ROLL CALL
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; Robert Pfeil, Village
Planner; Fire Chief Allenspach; Deputy Fire Chief Wieser;
and Joseph Tenerelli, Village Treasurer.
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Reid, to approve the APPROVAL OF MINUTES
minutes of the January 18, 1993 Regular Meeting. Upon
roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSTAIN: 1 - Marienthal
Motion declared carried.
Mr. Tenerelli read Warrant #735. Moved by Hendricks, WARRANT #735
seconded by Kahn, to approve Warrant #735 in the amount of
$685,625.38, authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon
roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
President Mathias appointed the following to serve on the BG DAYS COMMITTEE
1993 Buffalo Grove Days Committee: Cheryl Winstead,
Chair; DeAnn Glover, Vice Chair; Joe Tenerelli, Sherry
Hrisko, Sheryl Greenstein, Maureen Welborn, Dennis Murray,
Ron Dettmann, Paul Loeffler, Sue Masarachia, Joan
Karnauskas, Terri Pitt, Larry Dorfman, Richard Drazner,
Charles Pitt and Linda Lambrecht.
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Kahn, to concur with
President Mathias' appointments:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
President Mathias thanked those serving on the Committee for
their hard work.
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Mr. Balling reported on a meeting held on Friday regarding WISCONSIN CENTRAL
the status of the Wisconsin Central Railroad. RAILROAD
President Mathias reported on the results of the penalties LIQUOR VIOLATIONS
for the recent liquor license violations. In answer to a
question from Trustee Kahn, Mr. Balling reported on the
use of money collected from fines.
Trustee Rubin reported on a meeting last week of the NATIONAL ORGANIZA-
National Organization on Disabilities. TION OF DISABILITIES
Trustee Rubin stated that there had been a resignation RESIDENTS WITH
from the Commission for Residents with Disabilities, and DISABILITIES COMM.
asked that anyone interested complete a Talent Bank form.
Trustee Reid reported on a meeting of the Route 53 ROUTE 53 CORRIDOR
Corridor Council last week; an alternative proposal was COUNCIL
presented by Long Grove, and is available for review in
the Village Manager's office.
Trustee Braiman reported that, at the last meeting of the POST OFFICE/
Residents with Disabilities Commission, it was brought up SENIOR WATCH
that the Wheeling Post Office has a program for seniors,
whereby a carrier reports mail that is not picked up over
a certain period of time to the Police Department.
Trustee Braiman asked staff to contact the Buffalo Grove
Post Office regarding instituting a similar program.
Trustee Braiman reported on last week's meeting of the BG DAYS COMMITTEE
Buffalo Grove Days Committee, and stated that volunteers
are still needed and should contact the Village Hall.
The Village Clerk reported on the opening of the filing MUNICIPAL ELECTION
period for the April 20, 1993 municipal election at 8:00
A.M. this morning, noting that there were three
candidates present at 8:00 A.M. , so there will be a
lottery held to determine ballot placement at 5:00 P.M. on
Monday, February 8, 1993, which is also the close of the
filing period.
It was also noted that, because of the Village Hall
reconstruction, there will not be room for in-person
absentee voting at the Village Hall for the Municipal
Election; absentee voting may take place either by mail or
in person at the Township or County offices.
Mr. Balling commented on the proposed signage to improve CONDELL ACUTE CARE
access for the Condell Acute Care Center, details of which CENTER
are contained in Mr. Pfeil's memo to him of January 28,
1993; a recommendation to the Board will be forthcoming.
Richard McCarty and John Green from the Rotary were ROTARY/BIKE PATH
present to discuss the bike path system; Mr. Green gave a
report to the Board on Rotary's proposal for the bike path
system.
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The Board commended the Rotary Club for all their efforts ROTARY/BIKE PATH
regarding the bike path system.
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Rubin, to direct staff to
prepare a letter of support to the Intergovernmental Bike
Path project on behalf of the Rotary project and their
quest for a grant. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as
follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
President Mathias asked if there were any questions from QUESTIONS FROM THE
the audience; there were none. AUDIENCE
President Mathias explained the Consent Agenda, stating CONSENT AGENDA
that any member of the audience or the Baord could request
that an item be removed for full discussion; there were no
such requests.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Reid to pass Ordinance #93-8, ORDINANCE #93-8
Granting a Variance from Section 14.20.070 of the Buffalo (Sign Ordinance)
Grove Sign Ordinance concerning the Riverwalk Marketing
Sign, 2150 E. Lake Cook Road. Upon roll call, Trustees
voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Reid, to pass Resolution #93-6, RESOLUTION #93-6
Authorizing the opening of a Corporate Checking Account (Checking Account)
for Pension Fund purposes. Upon roll call, Trustees voted
as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Reid, to Approve a License RESOLUTION #93-7
Agreement between the Village of Buffalo Grove and the
Wisconsin Central Railroad permitting the crossing of the
proposed Aptakisic Road watermain. Upon roll call,
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
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Moved by Kahn, seconded by Reid, to Approve the ASBURY DRIVE
Certificate of Initial Acceptance, Asbury Drive (Initial Acceptance)
Subdivision, Lot 5. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as
follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Reid, to Approve the Fee Waiver OMNI YOUTH SERVICES
for Omni Youth Services raffle. Upon roll call, Trustees (Fee Waiver)
voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Reid, to accept the Appearance ARLINGTON NISSAN
Commission Approval: Arlington Nissan, 915 W. Dundee Road (Aesthetics)
- Signs. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Reid, to accept the Appearance NORTH SHORE GAS
Commission Approval: North Shore Gas Company, Hastings (Aesthetics)
Drive - Elevations/Materials/Lighting/Landscaping. Upon
roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Reid, to accept the Appearance HARBOUR RIDGE
Commission Approval: Harbour Ridge Nursing Home, Weiland NURSING HOME
Road - Elevations/Materials/Lighting/Landscaping. Upon (Aesthetics)
roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Hendricks, seconded by Kahn, to pass Ordinance ORDINANCE #93-9
#93-9, approving a Special Use in the I District to allow (Computer Discount
limited retail operations at Lot t of the Chevy Chase Warehouse)
Business Park West (Computer Discount Warehouse) , details
of which are contained in Mr. Pfeil's memo to Mr. Balling
of January 27, 1993.
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Mr. Raysa suggested the following language in that certain
draft dated 1/28/93, Section 3. ,B: "for sale of computers
and computer-related products".
Trustee Marienthal asked that the hours of showroom retail
operations be stated in the ordinance; after discussion, a
poll was taken to determine whether the hours of operation
should be added: "YES" indicated favor; "NO" indicated
opposition:
YES: Marienthal
NO: Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows on the original
motion as amended by the Village Attorney:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Hendricks, to pass a CHANNEL 6
resolution renewing the Channel 6 Community Network Block
Purchase Agreement for March 1, 1993-February 28, 1994
in the amount of $20,202. Details are contained in Mr.
Versten's memo to Mr. Balling of January 28, 1993.
There was discussion regarding credit for broadcasts which
are poor, whether or not there should be provision in the
contract for chargebacks, how many hours were actually
used last year. Mr. Raysa will work with Mr. Szymborski
and Mr. Versten to determine language to be inserted.
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Reid, to table the proposed
resolution. Upon roll call, Trustees voted s follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Mr. Balling reviewed this topic, details of which are FIRE TRAINING &
contained in his memo to the Board of January 28, 1993. ADMINISTRATIVE
CENTER
Trustee Reid stated that he believes this equipment should (Furniture bid)
go to bid, and made a motion to do same, which was
seconded by Trustee Kahn. Upon roll call, Trustees voted
as follows on the motion to authorize bid for furnishings
in the Fire Training and Administrative Center:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
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Mr. Balling introduced and reviewed the proposed TIF DISTRICT
alternatives to restructure the Tax Increment Financing
Debt Schedule for the Town Center, details of which are
contained in his memo to the Board of January 28, 1993.
Martha Weiss of the Buffalo Grove Park District Board
stated that they had met on Saturday morning, seriously
considered all the options, and as a Board, decided that
Option 3 is the best for the entire community.
Bob Kosak, District 102 Board member, stated that they
believe the interest of the district could be served by
the contribution of a school site; Option 3 appears to
present the greatest opportunity for that achievement.
Trustee Reid commented on Option 3; he has a difficult
time contemplating issuance of General Obligation Bonds as
a means of bailing out this project; he believes this
project needs to stand on its own; he believes the Village
has already made a significant contribution; he is willing
to consider the Village's continued financial loss, but
not at the expense of adding new money.
Trustee Braiman stated that he agrees with Trustee Reid;
he is not convinced that the Village should do anything,
but he definitely could not support General Obligation
Bonds; he would want to see Melvin Simon make the
investment to purchase the extra TIF bonds; he commented
on the theaters.
Mr. Hummell responded on behalf of Melvin Simon &
Associates, as did Mr. Maskey.
Mrs. Weiss stated that they do have a lot to gain with
this option, so they are endorsing the option; if it stays
as is, they will get tax money sooner, but they are
gaining more with the option.
Mr. Kosak stated District 102 stands to lose a great deal
in tax dollars, but they are in need of the school site
which would be gained; the cash dollars would be more
advantageous in the long run, but eliminating the use of
tax dollars to purchase the school site will be very
advantageous.
Trustee Hendricks cannot support Option 3; he could
possible support Option 2, but is definitely leaning
toward Option 0; he is extremely distressed about the
theatre situation.
Trustee Marienthal stated that he believes Option 3 is
completely out of the question; he cannot see the Village
lending itself to General Obligation Bonds; the Village
must look at the entire picture, including the effect on
all taxing bodies; his support would be for Option 0.
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In answer to a question from Trustee Rubin, Mr. Maskey
explained the ownership of the project; Trustee Rubin
sees benefit to the community with Option 3, with the
exception of the General Obligation Bonds; he has a
concern with credibility.
Trustee Marienthal does not think the movie theaters will
solve all the problems at the center.
Trustee Reid has a problem with adding areas to the TIF;
Mr. Rummell and Mr. Balling responded with parameters for
the TIF District.
Trustee Kahn agrees with the points previously made
regarding the theater issue; the problem at hand is the
re-financing of the TIF District; ;the Village has to be
open-minded if a creative solution is to be reached which
will benefit all parties involved.
Mr. Maskey addresses the issue of credibility regarding
the theater, and presented a background on same; he also
pointed out the Village Green, the Post Office, and the
road system as benefits which the Village has received
from the TIF funds.
President Mathias polled the Board as to the options which
they would consider:
MAR-CENTRAL - Option 0 or Option 3 without General
Obligation Bonds, however, many points in Option 3
which he does not agree with.
REID - Option 3 has the benefit of having the most to be
able to offer to the most people; General Obligation
Bonds are totally out of the question; he would be
willing to look at a re-structuring of an Option 3.
KAHN - Open on all accounts
RUBIN - Open; would like to see a re-structuring of Option
3 without General Obligation Bonds.
BRAIMAN - Other than Option 0, he would possibly be in
favor of Option 3, provided it was TIF bonds, and
provided there was specific language and assurances
that the theaters would be built.
HENDRICKS - Option 0, 2, 3; Option 3 - absolutely no
General Obligation Bonds and some re-structuring as
to the TIF district.
President Mathias stated that staff and the other
districts need to see what they can come up with, and we
need to get some more definitive answers as to the
legality of doing this at all.
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Mr. Balling introduced the request for annexation, details SPEEDWAY GAS
of which are contained in Mr. Pfeil's memo to him of STATION
January 28, 1993.
John Brohier, appearing on behalf of the Speedway Service
Station, briefly explained their request.
Moved by Rubin, seconded by Kahn, to refer the Speedway
Gas Station, Milwaukee Avenue, to the Plan Commission for
review.
Trustee Braiman asked if it would be possible for this to
be in the B-3 district; Mr. Pfeil stated that it is
feasible.
Trustee Reid stated that he questions the need for two
curb cuts on Riverwalk.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows on the motion:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Rubin, seconded by Kahn, to move to Executive EXECUTIVE MEETING
Meeting to approve Executive Meeting Minutes. Upon roll
call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Reid, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman,
Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Rubin, seconded by Reid, to adjourn the meeting. ADJOURNMENT
Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared
carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:44 P.M.
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Jane Sirabian, Village Clerk
APPROVED BY ME THIS 1.5`
DAY OF , 1993.
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