1991-09-16 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 8212
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE
BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE,
ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
VILLAGE HALL, SEPTEMBER 16, 1991
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 Kahn, Rubin, Braiman and Hendricks.
Trustee Marienthal arrived at 7:37 P.M. , and Trustee Reid
was absent.
Also present were: William Balling, Village Manager;
William Raysa, Village Attorney; Lee Szymborski, Assistant
Village Manager; William Brimm Finance Director; Ray
Rigsby, Superintendent of Public Works; Richard Kuenkler,
Village Engineer; Ed Schar, Acting Deputy Building
Commissioner; Police Chief McCann; Fire Chief Allenspach;
and Joseph Tenerelli, Village Treasurer.
Moved by Rubin, seconded by Braiman, to approve the APPROVAL OF MINUTES
minutes of the August 26, 1991 Special Meeting. Upon roll
call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 3 - Rubin, Braiman, President Mathias
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSTAIN: 2 - Kahn, Hendricks
ABSENT: 2 - Marienthal, Reid
Motion declared carried.
Trustee Marienthal arrived at this time.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Braiman, to approve the minutes
of the September 3, 1991 Special Meeting. Upon roll call,
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Mr. Tenerelli read Warrant #702. Moved by Kahn, seconded WARRANT #702
by Braiman, to approve Warrant #702, in the amount of
$1 ,711,778.40, authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon
roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Trustee Rubin reported that the Chamber voted to RED RIBBON
investigate the possibility of a Red Ribbon Campaign. CAMPAIGN
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Mr. Balling noted the submission of the Management Report MANAGEMENT REPORT
for August.
It was requested that a report be submitted with results
of the water usage with the new summer hours.
A report was also requested regarding the collection of
fees collected by the Building Department.
Mr. Balling noted a check received from the State SANITARY SEWER
Treasurer for $379,521.00, representing work by Greg GRANT
Boysen in securing full funding for the Build Illinois
Sanitary Sewer Grant.
President Mathias conveyed the thanks of the Board to Mr.
Boysen.
President Mathias read a brief biography of Commander SERVICE AWARD
William Urry, after which he presented Commander Urry with
a gift from the Village in recognition of his 20 years of
service to the Village of Buffalo Grove. Commander Urry
was congratulated by the audience and the Board.
President Mathias read a biography of Sergeant Robert
Quid, and presented a gift from the Village in recognition
of his 20 years of service to the Village of Buffalo
Grove. Sergeant Quid was congratulated by the audience
and the Board.
President Mathias read a biography of Officer Kerry Kenny
and presented a gift from the Village in recognition of
his 20 years of service to the Village of Buffalo Grove.
Officer Kenny was congratulated by the audience and the
Board.
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 Board could request
that an item be removed for full discussion; there were no
such requests.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Braiman, to pass Ordinance ORDINANCE #91-78
#91-78, Authorizing the Disposal of Surplus Village (Surplus Property)
Personal Property. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as
follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
President Mathias
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
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Moved by Kahn, seconded by Braiman, to pass Ordinance ORDINANCE #91-79
#91-79, Granting a Variance from Section 17.32.020 for the (Zoning)
purpose of constructing a swimming pool that would exceed
the 20% rear yard coverage requirement - 421 Caren
Drive.Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Braiman, to pass Resolution RESOLUTION #91-72
#91-72, Requesting the County of Cook to not Collect the (Not to Collect)
Loss in Collection on Taxable Property in the Village of
Buffalo Grove. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Braiman, to pass Resolution RESOLUTION #91-73
#91-73, Requesting the County of Lake to not Collect the (Not to Collect)
Loss in Collection on Taxable Property in the Village of
Buffalo Grove. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Braiman, to pass Resolution RESOLUTION #91-74
#91-74, Commending Rose Green for Service to the Village (Commending Rose
of Buffalo Grove as a member of the Community Blood Donor Green)
Commission, 1984-1991. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as
follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Braiman, to Proclaim the week PROCLAMATION
of October 6-12, 1991 as Fire Prevention Week in the (Fire Prevention
Village of Buffalo Grove. Upon roll call, Trustees voted Week)
as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
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Moved by Kahn, seconded by Braiman, to Award the Bid - 1991 TREE
1991 Parkway Tree Replacement. Upon roll call, Trustees REPLACEMENT
voted as follows: (Award of Bid)
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Braiman, to Approve Aptakisic APTAKISIC RD. WATER
Road Watermain Project Easement Agreement - Parcel 31. MAIN
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Braiman, to Approve the Final DEERFIELD BAKERY
Plat of Subdivision and Development Improvement Agreement (Final Plat DIA)
- Deerfield Bakery. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as
follows:
AYES: 4 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSTAIN: 1 - Braiman
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Mr. Balling reviewed subject sign, details of which are ORDINANCE #91-80
contained in Mr. Hruby's memo to him of September 9, 1991. (Sign Code variance)
Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Rubin, to pass Ordinance
#91-80, granting variances from sections 14.20.030 and
14.20.090 of the Buffalo Grove Sign Ordinance as it
relates to a Wall Sign for Blockbuster Video, Half Day
Road. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Rubin, seconded by Kahn, to authorize bid for the GOLF COURSE
Buffalo Grove Golf Club stem Irrigation Sy
stem,y details of IRRIGATION SYSTEM
which are contained in Mr. Weyrauch's memo to Mr.Balling
of September 12, 1991. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as
follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
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Moved by Rubin, seconded by Kahn, to pass Ordinance ORDINANCE #91-81
#91-81, authorizing an Appropriation Transfer for FY1991 (Appropriation
within the Village's Buffalo Grove Golf Club Fund for transfer)
Capital Purposes as it concerns the Buffalo Grove Golf
Course Irrigation System, details of which are contained
in Mr. Brimm's memo to Mr. Balling of September 4, 1991.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Trustee Rubin stated that he will not participate in the WOODSTONE TOWNHOMES
following discussion, since his law firm represents the
townhome association.
Mr. Balling reviewed this situation, details of which are
contained in Mr. Hruby's memo to him of September 12,
1991.
Trustee Marienthal pointed out that he believes the
Village has always been a leader in the area of building
codes, and does, in fact exceed the BOCA code in many
instances.
Don Torres, President of Woodstone Townhome Association,
commented on recent events. President Mathias stated that
the Village will continue to monitor the situation.
Mr. Balling read the following comments from Trustee Reid
into the record:
I am not able to attend tonight's Village Board
meeting, but I do have some observations on this item
that I want to share with the Board. I believe that
the situation that we are considering now, i.e.
residential property flooding, as a result of the
encroachment and deterioration of the drainage easement
in the area of Bernard and Belaire Court is symptomatic
of a condition that we, the Village, have already
experienced in the Cambridge subdivision and a condition
that will increase if we continue to ignore it.
Homeowners have been allowed to alter the topography of
the drainage easement by placing outbuildings in the
�./ easement area, constructing fences, planting shrubs, and
hauling in dirt to fill in the yard into the easement
area. These practices have, in some cases, substantially
altered the initial engineering of the subdivision. I do
not feel that the existing policy, Resolution #78-12, is
sufficient. The last three sentences in the first example
of the drainage to find the Village responsibility for
"maintenance guarantees" of an easement. However, the
last sentence shifts the easement responsibility to the
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private property owner. This is confusing and inconsistent.
Also, the policy is out of date with the current
administrative structure of the Village. The third
example of a drainage improvement policy refers to the
Village Board of Local Improvement. Among the questions
we need to consider are:
1. Can the ZBA monitor some of these conditions in
their consideration of rear yard fence and
outbuilding variations.
2. Can we begin a public information education
program and make homeowners more aware of the need
for these drainage easements and the potential
liability for encroachment.
3. Can the staff, now that their attention to the
new construction is waning, devote some time and
attention to this problem. If we, as a Village, do
not pay some attention to this problem now, we will
experience a deterioration in our neighborhoods and
will result in a decline of property values.
Mr. Balling commented on this situation, details of which
are contained in his memo to the Board of September 10,
1991.
Discussion on methods to resolve this situation followed.
It was determined that the best way to handle this would
be to educate residents as to exactly what can happen when
they alter the topography of their property.
Staff will evaluate various methods of educating residents
and report back to the Board.
Mr. Balling reviewed the request for authorization to AUTHORIZATION
solicit bids to replace the 1982 50' aerial bucket lift, TO BID
details of which are contained in Mr. Rigsby's memo to him
of September 6, 1991.
Moved by Rubin, seconded by Braiman, to authorize bid for
a 50' Aerial Bucket Lift replacement. Upon roll call,
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Mr. Szymborski reviewed this situation for the Board, WHISTLEBLOWING
details of which are contained in his memo to Mr. Balling
of September 12, 1991.
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After discussion, it was moved by Rubin, seconded by Kahn,
that staff attempt to arrange public meetings jointly with
the Transportation Commission and the Plan Commission
(subcommittees of those commissions) , and if possible, to
arrange those meetings in close proximity to the location
of the crossings in question, and that the public bodies,
Wisconsin Central, etc. , be invited and asked to
participate, and then for the Village Board to receive
feedback and recommendation from those minutes before
deciding; written opinions from the Fire Chief, the Police
Chief, and the Village Attorney shall be included in the
recommendation.
Sarae Nagel, 2932 Whispering Oaks, asked about obtaining
gates for intersections not gated.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Rubin, seconded by Kahn, to move to Executive EXECUTIVE MEETING
Meeting to approve previous Executive Meeting minutes.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Kahn, Rubin, Braiman, Hendricks
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Rubin, to adjourn the meeting. ADJOURNMENT
Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared
carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:48 P.M.
�anet M. Sirabian
APPROVED BY ME THIS `t'+-L
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