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1983-01-17 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 6140 1/17/83 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, VILLAGE HALL, JANUARY 17, 1983. President Clayton called the meeting to order at 7:31 P.M. CALL TO ORDER Cub Scout Pack #79, Den 4, from Willow Grove School presented �./ the colors, and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. President Clayton thanked the scouts and their leaders for attending the meeting tonight. Roll call indicated the following present: President Clayton; ROLL CALL Trustees Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein and Gerschefske. Trustee Schwartz was absent. 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, and Paul Kochendorfer, Village Treasurer. Moved by Marienthal , seconded by O' Reilly, to approve the APPROVAL OF minutes of the January 3, 1983 Regular Meeting. Upon roll MINUTES call , Trustees voted as follows : AYES: 5 - Marienthal , Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein , Gerschefske NAYES: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Schwartz Motion declared carried. Mr. Kochendorfer read Warrant #494. Moved by Stone, seconded WARRANT #494 by Gerschefske, to approve Warrant #494 in the amount of $617,778.90, authorizing payment of bills listed. Mr. Brimm answered a question from the Board. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows : AYES: 4 - Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske NAYES: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Schwartz ABSTAIN: 1 - Marienthal* `Reason being that there is an item payable to the company by which Trustee Marienthal is employed. Motion declared carried. President Clayton reported that the intersection improvement LAKE REGION CATS of Route 83 and Buffalo Grove Road, which has been approved by the Transportation Committee of the Lake Region CATS, is scheduled for full council approval at the January 26, 1983 meeting of the Lake Region CATS. Trustee Marienthal noted that Warner-Amex is doing construction CABLE TV in the Lake County portion of Strathmore, and he recently noted 5 areas which had been staked by the utility companies, and none of those residents had been notified of the construction going on. Mr. Marienthal requested that the Village Manager be in contact with Warner-Amex to insure that residents are notified of construction. 6141 1/17/83 Mr. Balling noted the submission of the Management Report for MANAGEMENT the month of December, and pointed out a correction on same. REPORT Mr. Balling noted that the Alrington Heights Plan Commission McDONALD'S will be hearing the McDonald 's petition for the site on Dundee (Arlington Road on Wednesday, January 19, 1983. Trustee Marienthal will Heights) be attending that meeting. President Clayton asked if there were any questions from the QUESTIONS FROM audience. There were none. THE AUDIENCE President Clayton noted a Proclamation proclaiming the week of PROCLAMATION February 6 to February 12, 1983 as Scouting Anniversary Week (Scouting in the Village of Buffalo Grove. Anniversary Week) President Clayton noted a Proclamation proclaiming the week PROCLAMATION of January 24 to January 31 , 1983 to be Employment Opportunity (Employment Week in the Village of Buffalo Grove. Opportunity Week) President Clayton explained the Consent Agenda, stating that CONSENT AGENDA any member of the audience or the Board could request that an item be removed for full discussion. It was requested that Item XII , B, be removed from the Consent Agenda. Moved by O'Reilly, seconded by Marienthal , to accept the ACCEPTANCE OF water main easement, the subject easement is required for the WATER MAIN _ installation of a water main necessary for the Lake Michigan EASEMENT Water Project. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows: (Karafotias) AYES: 5 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske NAYES: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Schwartz Motion declared carried. Discussion was held regarding justification for amending the RESERVOIR AND upset cost adjustment for construction engineering of Reservoir PUMPHOUSE- #7 and Pumphouse Number Seven. Mr. Boysen explained the rationale behind the request for this increase in cost. A letter from Keifer Engineering to Mr. Boysen dated January 4, 1983, and Mr. Boysen 's memo to Mr. Balling of January 12, 1983 explain this request in detail, and are on file in the Clerk's office. Board members were quite concerned about the fact that additional monies are being requested during the term of the Contract. Mr. Carlos commented on the position of Keifer Engineering. Mr. Balling stated that the contract was negotiated very competitively by Keifer and the Village; however, the Village is now faced with the situation of having substantial additional construction. It was stated that this is perhaps an example of a company underbidding to get the job, and then coming back and asking for more money. Mr. Carlos again explained the reasons of Keifer Engineering for these additional costs , and stated the unanticipated costs which have arisen during the project. YY_ 11 6142 1/17/83 Mr. Boysen pointed out incidents to justify this increase, and stated that he thinks the most desirable course of action is to approve this upset cost to insure continuity and maximum performance on the contract. Further discussion ensued in an attempt to resolve the question. Mr. Raysa addressed a possible breach of contract, and suggested acting on a motion to defer the matter so that he will be able to study the contract further. Moved by O 'Reilly, seconded by Stone, to defer, pending more information from Greg Boysen, and also Mr. Raysa's opinions. After further discussion, the motion was unanimously declared carried by voice vote. Mr. Rigsby clarified the tabulation of bids and the manner in 1983 MFT which the low bidder is determined. MATERIALS Moved by O' Reilly, seconded by Marienthal , to award the bid for 1983 MFT Materials. The Director of Public Works recommends the award of contract for Group I material to Liberty Asphalt in the amount of $21 ,623.50, and the contract for Group II material to Meyer Material in the amount of $5,602.50. Both firms submitted the low bids. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows : AYES: 5 - Marienthal , Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske NAYES: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Schwartz Motion declared carried. Moved by O'Reilly, seconded by Stone, to move to Executive EXECUTIVE Session to discuss litigation following the Committee of the SESSION Whole meeting. Upon voice vote, the motion was unsnimously declared carried. Moved by O'Reilly, seconded by Stone, to adjourn the Regular Meeting. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:26 P.M. Janet . Sirabian, Village Clerk APPROVED BY ME THIS 1141, DAY OF ` 11-0-0u , 1983. Village Pr sident Pro Tem