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1984-03-19 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 6375 3/19/84 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, VILLAGE HALL, MARCH 19, 1984. President Clayton called the meeting to order at 7:31 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, Glover and Reid. Also present were: William Balling, Village Manager; William Raysa, Village Attorney; James Doyle, Assistant Village Manager; William Brimm, Finance Director; Gregory Boysen, Director of Public Works; Raymond Rigsby, Superintendent of Public Works; Keith Maclntyre, Engineering Tech; Richard Kuenkler, .Village Engineer; Frank Hruby, Director of Building & Zoning; James Truesdell, Village Planner; Tom Stachura, Health Officer; Police Chief McCann; Fire Chief Winter; and Paul Kochendorfer, Village Treasurer. Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Glover, to approve the minutes APPROVAL OF of the March 5, 1984 Regular Meeting. Upon roll call,Trustees MINUTES voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover, Reid NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Mr. Kochendorfer read Warrant #522. Moved by Stone, seconded WARRANT #522 by Glover to approve Warrant #522 in the amount of $766,846.97, authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover, Reid NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Mr. Balling noted the submission of the Management Report for MANAGEMENT February, 1984. Trustee Marienthal suggested that this would REPORT be a good location to place any item which is incurring extra- ordinary repair bills. • Mr. Balling noted that there will not be a meeting on March 26, FUTURE 1984, and that the next Regular Meeting will be on April 2, AGENDA 1984. President Clayton asked if there were any questions from the QUESTIONS FROM audience; there were none. THE AUDIENCE PUBLIC HEARING - CORPORATE GROVE President Clayton stated that the next order of business is the continuation of the Public Hearing for the Corporate Grove Annexation Agreement, which is 190 acres located north of Busch Road extended, generally between the Soo Line Railroad and Milwaukee Avenue. 6376 3/19/84 President Clayton stated that Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Buffalo Grove Herald on December 28, 1983, for a hearing to be held on January 16, 1984, at which time the Hearing was continued to February 6, 1984, at which time it was continued to February 21, 1984, at which time it was continued to February 27, 1984, at which time it was continued to March 5, 1984, at which time it was continued to March 19, 1984. President Clayton opened the Public Hearing at 7:37 P.M. Mr. Balling stated that the language has been reviewed and is acceptable to all parties. There is a technical matter to be resolved, which does not affect the Annexation Agreement itself, but does affect the timing of its execution. Mr. Balling stated that the draft is in order, and recommended that the Public Hearing be closed. Mr. Raysa stated that the draft is available for review to any member of the public; he stated that there are a few minor changes to be made, but is in agreement that the Hearing may be closed tonight. There were no other questions or comments. President Clayton closed the public Hearing at 7:40 P.M. Mr. Balling stated that the ordinances should be ready for passage in two weeks. President Clayton explained the Consent Agenda, and stated CONSENT that any member of the audience or the Board could request AGENDA that an item be removed for full discussion. Trustee Glover requested that Item XIV, C. , be removed from the Consent Agenda. Moved by Hartstein, seconded by Reid, to approve the 1984 1984 ZONING Zoning Map update. State law requires that all municipal MAP zoning maps be updated in March of each year. The updated map was recommended for approval by the Plan Commission on March 14, 1984. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover, Reid NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Trustee Reid introduced the proposed ordinance, and Chief ORDINANCE McCann explained same. Mr. Raysa also reviewed the reason #84-26 for the proposed ordinance. Moved by Reid, seconded by (Traffic Code) O'Reilly, to pass Ordinance #84-26, amending Chapter 10.16 Vehicle Traffic Code of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover, Reid NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Trustee Glover introduced the proposed ordinance, and Tom ORDINANCE Stachura summarized same for the Board and the audience, and #84-27 also answered questions. Moved by Glover, seconded by Hartstein, to pass Ordinance #84-27, amending Title 8 of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover, Reid NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. 6377 3/19/84 Mr. Balling reviewed the proposed resolution, and stated that RESOLUTION Mr. Ron Norene's written comments are not yet available, but ##84-14 will be available for review for the April 2, 1984 Board (Richco) Meeting. Mr. Herman Herkert then ran a short film strip profiling Richco Plastic Company. Mr. Herkert stated that this is a split issue, and the Village of Buffalo Grove is being asked for $3.3 million. Mr. Raysa stated that all issues will be simultaneous and contingent. The property is to be located in the Corporate Grove, and Mr. Herkert stated that Richco will not locate in that location unless the property is annexed to Buffalo Grove. Mr. Raysa then reviewed the background regarding this request, and also talked about the disconnection provision, and the status of this IRB in the event that the Corporate Grove does not actually annex to Buffalo Grove. There was lengthly discussion, and it was determined that the Board would take a short break in order for Mr. Raysa to draft some language regarding the disconnection provision and the Corporate Grove annexation. Mr. Herkert explained the reasons why they would like the Board to proceed tonight. President Clayton declared a recess from 8:16 P.M. until RECESS 8:35 P.M. Mr. Raysa reviewed Paragraph 27 of the draft Annexation Agreement, stating that Paragraph 27 basically states that, in the event the purchaser does not obtain, within 6 months after the date of this agreement, Lake County's approval of purchaser's application to the IEPA, then, upon notice of the Village, there will be automatic disconnect. When the Corporate Grove property obtains the approval, 1 Paragraph 27, in effect, ceases. Mr. Raysa stated that, under Paragraph 4 of the Memorandum of Agreement, a new Paragraph C will be inserted as follows: "This Agreement is contingent on: 1. Annexation of the property on which the project is to be located to the Village of Buffalo Grove, and 2. The lapsing, for any reason, of the disconnection right of the property as set forth in the draft Annexation Agreement that covers said property." Moved by Hartstein, seconded by O'Reilly, to pass Resolution #84-14, as amended, reflecting the language added by the Village Attorney, and contingent upon a favorable report from our financial consultant. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Glover, Reid NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. 6378 3/19/84 Moved by Hartstein, seconded by Reid, to pass Resolution RESOLUTION ##84-15, adopting the Fiscal 1984-1985 Program Budget for the #84-15 Village of Buffalo Grove. Mr. Balling stated that this docu- (1984/85 Budget) ment is identical to the one which the Board reviewed, and has incorporated all changes made by the Board. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal, Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Reid NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Mr. Balling thanked the Board for the consideration of this budget. Trustee Marienthal thanked the staff for the complete and thorough job which they did in the preparation of this budget. Mr. Dennis Depcik of Omni-House thanked the Board for their support of Omni-House in the budget. Mr. Kuenkler reviewed the parking situation at the Kilmer KILMER SCHOOL School site, and stated that he cannot concur with the school's request. Mr. Kuenkler stated that additional "No Parking" signs would require ordinances, which will be prepared for Board consideration on April 2, 1984. There was no representation present from the school district. It was suggested the comments from School District #21 be sought before drafting ordinances. After further discussion, it was determined that consideration of this situation should be deferred until the next meeting when the school district representatives are present. Surveys done with regard to this situation are detailed in Mr. Maclntyre's memo to Mr. Kuenkler of February 27, 1984, and Mr. Kuenkler's memo to Mr. Balling of March 13, 1984, which are on file in the Clerk's office. Mr. Lawrence Freedman, attorney for the Lexington Development BRUNSWICK Corporation, introducted himself to the Board, and introduced PROPERTY Mr. Jon Nelson, of Johnson and Associates, land planners. Mr. Nelson reviewed the original presentation, and the changes which have been made in the plan presented tonight; these changes are itemized in Mr. Truesdell's memo to Mr. Balling of March 14, 1984. Trustee Hartstein stated that, conceptually, this is an improvement; he approves of the upgrading; he is bothered by the cul-de-sacs, and the long streets; and he thinks thought should be given to what can be done to improve pedestrian access. Mr. Nelson responded to Trustee Hartstein's comments. Trustee Glover stated that he is encouraged to see the single- family increased; he is disappointed to see the multi-family increased; he would like to see the multi-family changed to single-family south of the creek; he would not have a problem with most of the variations requested, except for the lot width variations in the front, and the rear yard variations. Mr. Bianchini responded to Trustee Glover's comments, and talked about the economics of the project. IL - } 6379 3/19/84 Trustee O'Reilly stated that she would like to compliment Lexington on some of the innovations, and thinks that the plan has come a long way; she is not as pleased with the increase in the multi-family; she echoed Trustee Glover's concern regarding the multi-family south of the creek, and thinks that his suggestion makes sense; she is also concerned about the pedestrian access; she also asked about the creek depth, to which Mr. Nelson responded. Mr. Bianchini stated that the product will be similar to their project which was such completed in Schaumburg, with lot sizes being between 1,800 and 2,300 square feet, and prices ranging between $100,000 and $140,000. Mr. Freedman said that the centralized lake would be dedicated, and the others would probably be taken over by the Association. Trustee O'Reilly questioned the parking area surrounding the park, and Mr. Nelson stated that that is not finalized yet because they have not met with the Park District. Trustee Stone echoed Trustee Glover's comments regarding the single-family homes on the portion south of the creek; he also has some problems with the variations being requested; he is concerned about the effect of the flooding downstream from the lakes. Mr. Bianchini stated that these lakes would do nothing but enhance the flooding situation. Trustee Marienthal has concerns regarding the multi-family which abutts Busch Road, and would like to see all of it, or a minimum of one-half of it removed; he stated that the 65' front widths could, in many cases, be eliminated by changing the configuration of the abutting lots. Mr. Bianchini stated that most of the 65' front width lots are pie-shaped, and, therefore, large lots; he also stated that most of the lots where rear yard variations are being requested are on cul-de- sacs with large, pie-shaped lots. Trustee Reid stated that this plan is much more attractive than the previous one; he is also concerned about the area south of the creek. Mr. Nelson addressed the area south of the creek from a land- use standpoint. Trustee Hartstein made some comments in defense of the land use, and stated that, although there are some problems which need to be worked out, he thinks that this is a plan which will enhance the community. President Clayton stated that she is pleased with the R-4; she understands Mr. Nelson's thoughts with regard to Busch Road; but she would somehow like to see the amount of multi-family reduced; she does not mind the multi-family in the present area, but she thinks the present plan shows too much multi-family. 6380 3/19/84 Trustee Glover stated that he appreciates the innovative planning; he appreciates the quality single-family homes; he agrees with Mr. Nelson's rationale regarding the streetscapes; he would still like to see single-family to the south of the lake; he thinks the variances can be worked out at the Plan Commission level. Trustee Marienthal stated that he also appreciates the rationale with regard to the streescape, but he cannot buy the streetscape by increasing the multi-family to the extent that it has been increased. Trustee Reid stated that, although he is pleased to see the improved plan, that does not mean that it still cannot be improved further. With regard to reducing the multi-family, Mr. Bianchini stated that he thinks they have pushed themselves to the limit economically while still maintaining quality. Mr. Bianchini stated that they will look at the possibility of dropping a few of the multi-family units, but if they were asked to drop 75 or 80 of the multi-family units, there is no question in his mind that they would not pursue the project. President Clayton asked each of the Trustees what they would and would not consider with regard to the amount of multi-family units and any other comments they would have on the plan; it is under- stood that the entire Board wishes to see the quality of the R-4 maintained. Trustee Marienthal - wants to see the multi-family on the south side of the two lakes reduced by a minimum of one-half, and turn that into single-family. Trustee Stone - wants to see the multi-family decreased, and an increase in the single-family on the south end. Trustee O'Reilly - she is looking at what we are getting, rather than what we are losing; she thinks that if all of the multi- family cannot be taken out south of the lakes, it does not matter whether any is taken out; she thinks that there are enough positive things about the plan to overcome the multi-family. Trustee Hartstein - he would like to see additional single-family, but he thinks that we are gaining more than we are losing; if, in fact, the street system could be readjusted to increase the amount of single-family in an R-4 category, he would be supportive of that; he urged other Board members to consider the fact that this plan offers something which is currently not offerred in the Village of Buffalo Grove. Trustee Glover - he would like to see more single-family, and less multi-family; he would like to see all the homes south of the creek be single-family, but he is not saying that he would not be agreeable to another innovative plan. 6381 3/19/84 Trustee Reid - he would like to see more single-family, and suggests that the developer take another look at the plan. Mr. Bianchini stated that they would be willing to take another look at the plan. President Clayton stated that the Board will want to take another look at the plan before sending it to the Plan Commission. Trustee Glover stated that he asked that this item be removed 1984 CENTRAL from the Consent Agenda, because he has received reports that GARAGE TRUCK the newest equipment is the least reliable, and he would like toFLEET REPLACE- see that steps are taken to see that this does not happen in MENT the future. Mr. Rigsby responded to Trustee Glover's concerns; he stated that they do their best to stay away from unreliable dealerships. Chief Winter stated that they seem to have corrected the problems which were occurring. Moved by Hartstein, seconded by Glover, to authorize bidding for the 1984 Central Garage Truck Fleet Replacement. Authorization is requested to bid these truck replacements included in the Central Garage program as approved by the Village Board on November 11, 1983. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried. 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 10:10 P.M. Janet 64a Sirabian, Village Clerk APPROVED BY ME THIS . DAY OF , 1984. Village President 62