1984-09-10 - Village Board Special Meeting - Minutes 6465
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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO
GROVE, ILLINOIS HELD IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, VILLAGE HALL, SEPTEMBER 10, 1984.
President Clayton called the meeting to order at 7:34 P.M. CALL TO ORDER
Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag.
Roll call indicated the following present: President Clayton; ROLL CALL
Trustees Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, and Glover.
Trustee Reid was absent. Also present were: William Balling,
Village Manager; William Raysa, Village Attorney; James Doyle,
Assistant Village Manager; Gregory Boysen, Director of Public
Works; Raymond Rigsby, Superintendent of Public Works; Richard
Kuenkler, Village Engineer; James Truesdell, Village Planner;
Police Chief McCann; and Paul Kochendorfer, Village Treasurer.
Moved by Hartstein, seconded by O'Reilly, to approve the minutes APPROVAL OF
of the August 20, 1984 Regular Meeting. Upon roll call, Trustees MINUTES
voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Mr. Kochendorfer read Warrant #533. Moved by O'Reilly, seconded WARRANT #533
by Glover, to approve Warrant #533 in the amount of $1,330,615.41,
authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon roll call, Trustees
voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
President Clayton welcomed Boy Scout Troop #140 from St. Mary's BOY SCOUT
Church to the meeting. The leaders were introduced, and TROOP #140
explained the badges that the boys were working toward when
attending the Village Board Meeting.
President Clayton asked Police Chief McCann and Commander Del Re POLICE DEPART-
to come forward; she also asked Sergeant Lester Aradi of the MENT COMMENDA-
Buffalo Grove Police Department and Sergeant Mike Ossler of TIONS
the Arlington Heights Police Department to come forward.
President Clayton then read Certificates of Commendation to
these two officers, after which they were congratulated by
the Board and the audience.
President Clayton then asked Investigator Robert Quid and
Investigator James Stoner of the Buffalo Grove Police Depart-
ment, and Officer Art Anderson of the Arlington Heights Police
Department to come forward. President Clayton then read
Certificates of Commendation to the above three officers, as
well as Commander Gary Del Re; these gentlemen were then
congratulated by the Board and the audience.
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President Clayton stated that the Village is very proud of
our Police Department, and the cooperation with the neighboring
Police Department.
President Clayton announced that there will be a Swearing In POLICE DEPART-
Ceremony for four new officers on Tuesday, September 11, 1984 MENT SWEARING
in the Council Chambers at 7:30 P.M. ; she urged Board members IN
to attend.
Mr. Truesdell reviewed his memo to Mr. Balling of August 30, COMMUNITY
1984 regarding the Community Development Block Grant Program. DEVELOPMENT
Mr. Truesdell's recommendation is that Option #4 in his memo BLOCK GRANT -
be followed, which requires no action by the Board. Trustee COOK & LAKE
Hartstein asked a question of Mr. Truesdell. After Mr. COUNTY OPTIONS
Truesdell answered Trustee Hartstein, President Clayton stated
that the Board would follow Mr. Truesdell's suggestion to remain
as is, which would not require any action by the Board; there was
no objection from the Board.
Mr. Balling reviewed his memo distributed to the Board on the WASHBURN
dais this evening regarding the desire of Washburn Industries INDUSTRIES
(formerly Fretted Industries) to sublease a portion of the
building which they had purchased in the Buffalo Grove Commerce
Center with the aid of Industrial Revenue Bonds. Staff does
recommend to the Board that the Village accept the sublease
subject to the business use being in conformance with the
September 4, 1984 representation by Central Specialty Company's
President, Mr. Ballanger. Moved by Hartstein, seconded by
O'Reilly, to authorize Mr. Balling to acknowledge and accept by
letter the lessee. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Mr. Balling brought the Board up to date on the status of the NORTHWEST
Water Commission failure which occurred recently. The Commission WATER
met on Friday and authorized an attorney to retain necessary COMMISSION
experts to investigate the causes of the failure, assess what
needs to be done to repair the facility, and also what needs to
be done to get the system into operation. Mr. Balling then
explained the failure. The Commission set up a special meeting
this coming Friday to receive a report from the attorney and
the experts. It is not known at this point what impact the
failure will have on the reception of Lake Michigan water.
Trustee O'Reilly asked if Mr. Balling would make certain that
citizens are aware of the situation as soon as some answers
are established, even if it means a special newsletter mailing.
President Clayton asked if there were any questions from the QUESTIONS FROM
audience; there were none. THE AUDIENCE
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President Clayton explained the Consent Agenda and stated that CONSENT
any member of the audience or the Board could request that an AGENDA
item be removed for full discussion. There were no such requests.
Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Glover, to approve Resolution RESOLUTION
#84-56, a resolution accepting a settlement agreement between #84-56
the Village of Buffalo Grove, Jenkins & Boller Co. , Inc. and (Reservoir #7)
Keifer Engineering Inc. concerning Reservoir Seven, 400 LaSalle
Lane. This agreement permits the Village of Buffalo Grove to
allocate the financial burdens resulting from the closure of
the leaks at Reservoir Seven. The agreement was negotiated by
the Village Attorney and approval is recommended. Upon roll call,
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Glover, to award the bid for AWARD OF BID
council chamber seating to the low bidder, D & L Office Furniture, (Council Chamber
for nine chairs in the amount of $2,548.20. This purchase is seating)
for nine chairs for the council chambers; two seats are being
ordered with additional back support. Upon roll call, Trustees
voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Glover, to accept the first FINAL
phase of Buffalo Grove Business Park, Unit I. Staff recommends ACCEPTANCE
acceptance of the first phase of the Business Park. Pursuant to (B.G.Business
Board input, this subdivision is being recommended with the Park Unit I)
existing parkway and front yard landscaping as is. Upon roll
call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Glover, to accept the additional R.O.W.
R.O.W. dedication for JoAnn's Country Flowers (IL 83) . The (JoAnn's
annexation agreement provides for the dedication of additional Country
R.O.W. on IL 83 on demand by the Village of Buffalo Grove. The Flowers -
property has been requested in connection with the proposed IL 83)
tenant change. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
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Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Glover, to approve the SNAP ON TOOLS
Appearance Commission recommendation for Snap On Tools (Buffalo (aesthetics)
Grove Commerce Center) : architecture/materials, sign, lighting,
landscaping. The Appearance Commission recommends the acceptance
of the aesthetic elements of this project. Upon roll call,
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Glover, to authorize to 1984-85 ROCK
purchase through joint bidding the 1984-85 rock salt from SALT JOINT
Domtar Co. for $21.22 and $21.47 for early and standard PURCHASING
delivery respectively. The Village participates in the
NWMC Joint Purchasing Program to identify the most economic
purchase of rock salt. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as
follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Mr. Brimm reviewed his memo to Mr. Balling of July 23, 1986 ORDINANCE #84-57
regarding the 1984 Village Tax Levy Ordinance. At the request (Tax Levy)
of Trustee Marienthal, Mr. Brimm explained the various tax
abatements to the audience. Trustee Stone and Trustee O'Reilly
commended Mr. Brimm on the excellent job which he did.
Moved by Hartstein, seconded by O'Reilly, to pass Ordinance #84-57,
an ordinance for the levy and collection of taxes for the fiscal
year commencing on the 1st day of May, 1984, and ending on the
30th day of April, 1985. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Hartstein, seconded by O'Reilly, to pass Resolution #84-57, RESOLUTION
a resolution requesting the County of Cook to NOT collect the Loss #84-57
in Collection on Taxable Property in the Village of Buffalo Grove.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Chief McCann reviewed his memo to Mr. Balling of September 4, 1984 ORDINANCE
regarding precious metal dealers. Moved by Hartstein, seconded by #84-58
Stone, to pass Ordinance #84-58, an ordinance amending Title 5 of (Precious
the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code: Business Taxes, Licenses & Metal
Regulations. Chief McCann answered a question from Trustee O'Reilly Dealers)
regarding enforcement. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
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AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Stone, seconded by Glover, to approve the Preliminary WINDFIELD
Plan for the Windfield Subdivision Phase II. SUBDIVISION
(Phase II)
There was discussion regarding the Title XIX requirements.
Mr. Raysa clarified that the references to the Concept Plan
do, in fact, mean the Preliminary Plan; Mr. Larry Freedman
agreed.
Mr. Raysa referred to the fact that the Preliminary Plan is being
approved with the outlot on it; Mr. Freedman stated that their
position on that is that, if they are able to realign that and
finalize the agreement which they have made, their final plan will
not include that lot; if they cannot, they will come before the
Board prior to final approval to report that they could not, and
they will include the lot as presently shown on the plan. Mr.
Gilbert, owner of Windfield Phase IIA, presented their position on
the realignment.
Trustee Stone amended the motion to insure that the developer is
responsible for all obligations under Title XIX; Trustee Glover
seconded the amendment. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Trustee Stone stated that this was not discussed by the Plan AMOCO PUMPER
Commission at their last meeting, tecasue necessary information REBUILD
was not submitted; however, at this time, all documents are in
order.
Mr. Mike Hubbard, real estate attorney for Amoco, and Mr. William
Teegan, Project Engineer, displayed a drawing showing the one
driveway, and stated that Amoco is satisfied with the one driveway.
Mr. Kuenkler stated that he had reviewed this further after the
last Board meeting, and is now of the opinion that the one
driveway is preferable.
Moved by Stone, seconded by O'Reilly, to approve the final plat for
the Amoco pumper rebuild, subject to acceptance by Mr. Raysa of
a maintenance covenant on the landscape in the drawing submitted
dated 8-29-84, Revision #6, alternate 1 (drawing submitted to the
Village at the 9-10-84 Board meeting) . Upon roll call, Trustees
voted as follows:
AYES: 4 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
ABSTAIN: 1 - Glover
Motion declared carried.
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Mr. Balling reviewed the proposed repairs to Well #6. Trustee WELL #6
O'Reilly questioned the problems which have occurred with Well #6,
and whether or not, given these problems, repair of this well is a
practical solution; she also questioned whether or not. the submersible
pump would alleviate past problems. Mr. Balling stated that the
submersible pump should alleviate the problems which have occurred,
and Mr. Boysen then explained the mechanics of the submersible pump.
Mr. Boysen stated that the cost of the submersible pump will probably
approach $100,000, which is substantially less than the $600,000 it
would cost to sink a new well; a new drive shaft would cost less than
the submersible pump, but would be less reliable. Mr. Balling stated
that the staff's recommendation is to bring back proposals to the Board
at the September 17, 1984 Board meeting. Mr. Boysen anticipates that
repairs to Well #6 will take 6-8 weeks. Trustee Glover questioned why
the submersible pump was not used initially, and Mr. Boysen stated
that the submersible pumps have become more widely used in recent years.
Moved by O'Reilly, seconded by Marienthal, because of the emergency
nature of this repair, to waive bids for the work at Well #6 and
direct staff to obtain proposals for the work and return to the
Board on September 17, 1984 with a recommendation to award contract.
Trustee O'Reilly stated that, when this again comes before the Board,
some of the questions posed this evening, should be answered.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Mr. Jon Nelson, of Johnston & Associates, made a presentation JAMES
to the Board on behalf of James Investment for 9.73 acres on INVESTMENT
Weiland Road north of Armstrong Drive. The property is on the
west side of Weiland Road, approximately 1,000' north of Lake-
Cook Road, and there is a single-family lot of approximately 2
acres directly to the south, which separates this property from
the Steepleview Development; their parcel comprises two lots;
there are several small lots within the area; the Master Plan shows
this property as multi-family; they are proposing a 6-unit multi-
family property, which is essentially 2 townhouses and a 1-level
unit over the garage, with two of these plans comprising one building;
Mr. Nelson reviewed a rendering of the proposed units; he then reviewed the
road network; there will be 93 units, with a gross density of 9.7; the
product is somewhat similar to LeParc; all entrances will be private,
and Mr. Nelson reviewed the entrances on the plan; the detention
will be privately owned, and it will be dry detention.
There was lengthy discussion on the possibility of acquiring the
property to the south; Mr. Nelson stated that attempts had been made
to do same; it was requested by the Board that the developer continue
to pursue that property. It was noted that there is only one access
to the development, and Mr. Nelson pointed out where an emergency
access could be included.
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Moved by Glover, seconded by O'Reilly, to refer the James Investment
property (9.73 acres on Weiland Road north of Armstrong Drive) to
the Plan Commission, along with all the comments made by the Board
at this meeting. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 3 - O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
NAYES: 2 - Marienthal, Stone
ABSENT: 1 - Reid
Motion declared carried.
Trustee Stone noted that his "no" vote was made because he does
not see anything different, unusual, or imaginative in this plan;
Mr. Nelson responded to Trustee Stone's comments.
President Clayton declared a recess from 9:00 P.M. to 9: 17 P.M.
Mr. Ronald Benach, Lexington Development Company, made a presen- SEIFERT PROPERTY,
tation on the subject property. Mr. Benach stated that the property
lies on the north side of Checker Road, west of Buffalo Grove Road;
the property is approximately 68 acres, divided by a ditch and a
significant portion of flood plain; there are 275 units on the
eastern half of the parcel, and 150 units on the western half of
the property; the density on the eastern half of the property is
7.87, and is 4.3 on the western half of the property.
Trustee O'Reilly stated that this plan is a slight improvement, but
is much the same as the previous plan which was rejected by the
Board; she does not think that the concerns of the Board were
addressed.
Trustee O'Reilly stated that she could consider shifting the plan
now placed on the western portion of the property to the eastern
portion of the property, and putting good single-family on the
western portion of the property; if this were done, she thinks
there would be something to discuss.
Trustee Glover stated that he had basically the same thoughts
as Trustee O'Reilly; he likes the product on the western portion
of the property, but he believes that it belongs on the eastern
portion of the property; he could consider commercial on the
eastern portion of the property; he believes that single-family
belongs on the western portion of the property.
Trustee Marienthal shared the thoughts of the two previous
speakers, but he stronglybelieves that there should be commercial
on the eastern portion of the property to benefit School District ##96.
Mr. Benach stated that, with the proposed Town Center on the other
side of Buffalo Grove Road, commercial does not belong on the
eastern portion of the property. Mr. Benach stated that he does
not believe that single-family belongs on the western portion of
the property; he stated that he had talked with the Park Director,
who had indicated that the Park District would be interested in
the property if funds were available. Mr. Benach suggested that
they be allowed to do a clustered multi-family product on the
western portion of the property also, to a lesser density, and
they would then see to it that there were an additional 7-9 open space
acres added to what is already there, which would make a good
sized park area.
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Mr. James Borowski, Park Board President, stated that they are
very interested in the western portion of the property, and are
exploring all alternatives available to them.
Trustee Stone stated that he likes the Rob Roy Villas product, and
he would like to see something similar on the western portion of the
property; he believes that the western portion of the property is
one of the most desirable areas in the Village; he does not believe
that, because of the proximity of the proposed Town Center, commercial
belongs on the eastern portion of the property.
There was lengthy discussion on the various possibilities for this
piece of property.
Trustee Hartstein stated that he believes this plan is a bit too
dense, and he is not particularly pleased with the presented plan,
but he does not think that the western portion is necessarily
appropriate for single-family homes; he also believes that the
eastern portion of the property is more suitable to multi-family,
rather than commercial
A number of residents of Springside Lane, which abutts the western
portion of the subject property, expressed the following concerns:
. . .the creation of flooding problems on their property;
. . .the close proximity of the proposed buildings to their property.
A resident of Springside Lane asked a number of questions
regarding zoning, etc. , which were answered by the Board and
the staff.
President Clayton polled the Board: "Yes" indicates favor of
the developer pursuing the plan which he has presented tonight;
"No" indicates opposition:
YES: None
NO: Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
ABSENT: Reid
Mr. Borowski stated that the Park District's interest in the
western portion of the property would be exclusively for
creating active use athletic fields.
President Clayton polled the Board: "Yes" indicates favor of
the developer pursuing another plan with additional park land, and
multi-family on both sides of the ditch; "No" indicates opposition:
YES: None
NO: Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover
ABSENT: Reid
President Clayton asked each Trustee what they would be willing to
look at on the east parcel of land, realizing that the developer
will have to come back with an imaginative plan incorporating
the ideas mentioned:
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TRUSTEE MARIENTHAL: If there is going to be any type of housing,
he wants to see something other than what the community already
has; he wants it to be very low in density (basically what is
shown on the western portion of the property) .
TRUSTEE STONE: He likes the Rob Roy type of Villas, with
whatever type of density works without asking for too many
variations for the east side.
TRUSTEE O'REILLY: She does not want to separate the parcels;
she would like to see the product shown on the western portion
of the property built on the eastern portion of the property,
with single-family built on the western portion of the property.
TRUSTEE HARTSTEIN: He could support something in the neighbor-
hood of 5-6 units to the acre, possibly a combination of the
Rob Roy type product, including some type of duplex and some
townhomes.
TRUSTEE GLOVER: He would like to see the parcel developed in
its entirety, and he also would like to see the product shown
on the western portion of the property developed on the eastern
portion of the property.
PRESIDENT CLAYTON: She likes the Rob Roy development, and hopes
that that type of product can be developed someplace in the
community.
Moved by O'Reilly, seconded by Stone, to adjourn the meeting. ADJOURNMENT
Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 P.M.
JANEM. SIRABIAN, VILLAGE CLERK
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