1983-04-04 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 6185
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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, APRIL 4, 1983.
President Clayton called the meeting to order at 7 :32 P.M. Those 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, Gerschefske,
and Schwartz. Also present were: William Balling, Village
Manager; William Raysa, Village Attorney; William Brimm, Finance
Director; Gregory Boysen, Director of Public Works; Police Chief
McCann; Deputy Police Chief Voigt; and Paul Kochendorfer, Village
Treasurer.
Moved by Marienthal , seconded by Gerschefske, to approve the APPROVAL OF
minutes of the March 14, 1983 Special Meeting. Upon roll call , MINUTES
Trustees voted as follows :
AYES : 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske,
Schwartz
NAPES : 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by Marienthal , to approve the
minutes of the March 21 , 1983 Regular Meeting. Upon roll call ,
Trustees voted as follows :
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske,
Schwartz
NAPES : 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Mr. Kochendorfer read Warrant #499. Moved by Hartstein, seconded WARRANT #499
by O' Reilly, to approve Warrant #499 in the amount of $393,396.66,
authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon roll call , Trustees
voted as follows :
AYES : 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein , Gerschefske,
Schwartz
NAPES : 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Trustee Gerschefske reported that the Lake County Forest LAKE COUNTY
Preserve has indicated that they will make part of the forest FOREST PRESERVE'
preserve property available for parking for Buffalo Grove Days. DISTRICT
They are also willing to consider putting playing fields on the
property into their long-range planning.
Trustee Stone reported that he had received an invitation from CABLE TV
Warner-Amex for the Village officials to tour the Warner
facilities in Palatine on April 28, 1983 at 7:30 P.M. Trustee
Stone also received a list of cable coverage for the election,
which will be copied and distributed.
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Trustee Marienthal requested that President Clayton pass on to LOW-INTEREST
the press the letter received from George Dunne of the Cook MORTGAGE
County Board stating that there is still low-interest mortgage MONEY
money available.
Trustee Marienthal also noted some homes on Cherrywood that SEWER
had raw sewage back-up over the week-end, and he asked that PROBLEMS
the staff investigate this situation.
Mr. Balling reported that staff has been working with Mr. 1982 SERIES
Norene on evaluation of a refunding of our 1982 series bonds. BONDS
Mr. Norene has run three analyses to date which have not
generated a positive cash savings to the Village. Alternatives
are still being evaluated.
President Clayton asked if there were any questions from the QUESTIONS FROM
audience. There were none. TH-E AUDIENCE
PUBLIC HEARING
President Clayton noted the Public Hearing for the FY1983-84
Appropriation Ordinance, notice of which was published in the
Buffalo Grove Herald on March 25, 1983. The Public Hearing PUBLIC HEARING
began at 7:42 P.M. Mr. Brimm noted that the Ordinance which 1983/84
will be presented will total $18,081 , 115.00 which is approxi- APPROPRIATION
mately 6.38% over the adopted budget, and went on to further ORDINANCE
explain the Appropriation Ordinance. There were no questions
from the Board or the audience. President Clayton stated that
this will be on the agenda for May 2, 1983. President Clayton
closed the Public Hearing at 7:45 P.M.
President Clayton explained the Consent Agenda , and stated that CONSENT AGENDA
any member of the Board or the audience could request that an
item be removed for full discussion. There were no such requests.
Moved by O' Reilly, seconded by Stone, to authorize the bidding 1983 SIDEWALK
for the 1983 Sidewalk Removal and Replacement Program. The REMOVAL AND
proposal has been prepared in accordance with the program REPLACEMENT
approved in the FY83-84 budget. Upon roll call , Trustees voted PROGRAM
as follows :
(Authorize
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske, bidding)
Schwartz
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by O' Reilly, seconded by Stone, to approve the Buffalo BUFFALO GROVE
Grove Business Park, Unit 1 , offsite easements. The Village BUSINESS PARK
Engineer recommends approval of this sanitary sewer, and water- UNIT 1 OFF-
main easement agreement which covers those offsite improvements SITE 'EASEMENTS
for the subject project. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows : _
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske,
Schwartz
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried. yina
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Moved by O'Reilly, seconded by Stone, to approve the Village- VILLAGEWIDE
wide Water Main Reinforcement Project Easement No. 8 (Arlington WATER MAIN
Country Club) . The Village Engineer recommends approval of this PROJECT
easement agreement. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows: EASEMENT NO. 8
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O 'Reilly, Hartstein , Gerschefske,
Schwartz
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by O 'Reilly, seconded by Stone, to authorize the purchase AUTHORIZE TO
and waive the bidding for the Physio Control Lifepak 5 Defibril - PURCHASE &
lator/ECG Monitors. A bid waiver is requested as this model is WAIVER OF
mandated by the Northwest Community Hospital MICU System and the BID FOR PHYSIO
manufacturer is the sole supplier. Two units will be purchased CONTROL LIFEPAk
for a total price of $12 ,605; $3,151 .25 of which will be paid by 5 DEFIBRIL-
Arlington Heights under the combined district agreement. This LATORTECG
equipment has been approved in the FY83-84 budget. Upon roll MONITORS
call , Trustees voted as follows :
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske,
Schwartz
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by O' Reilly, seconded by Stone, to authorize the bidding AUTHORIZE BID
for power rescue tools. Authority is requested to bid these FOR POWER
equipment items which have been approved in the FY83-84 budget. RESCUE TOOLS
Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein , Gerschefske,
Schwartz
NAYES : 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by O' Reilly, seconded by Stone, to approve the WES-TECH
Appearance Commission recommendation for Wes-Tech Addition
(Buffalo Grove Commerce Center) , architecture, materials, and (Aesthetics)
landscaping. The Appearance Commission recommends approval of
these aesthetic elements for the subject property. Upon roll
call , Trustees voted as follows :
AYES : 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske,
Schwartz
NAYES : 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Trustee O' Reilly noted the revised contract for the disposal ORDINANCE
service. Mr. Raysa stated that the "hold harmless" clause is #83-17
acceptable to him. Moved by O'Reilly, seconded by Hartstein , to (Disposal
pass Ordinance #83-17 accepting the service contract between Contract)
Buffalo Grove Disposal Company, a division of Waste Management
Corporation - Illinois and the Village of Buffalo Grove.
Trustee Stone stated that, while he understands that everyone
is happy with the service provided, the Village is now dealing
with a large corporation, which has been noted in the papers in
recent weeks, and he urged the Trustees to consider who they are
dealing with, and he still thinks that a contract of this size
should go out to bid.
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Mr. Raupp will be associated with the company for three years ,
under a contract which was reviewed by Mr. Balling. Upon roll
call , Trustees voted as follows :
AYES : 5 - Marienthal , O' Reilly, Hartstein , Gerschefske, Schwartz
NAYES : 1 - Stone
Motion declared carried.
There was discussion on amending Chapter 10.04 Vehicle Licenses VEHICLE
of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code in the form of LICENSES
increased fees for vehicle stickers ; some of the items raised
in this discussion were:
. . .Having all vehicle stickers the same fee, with no differential
for horsepower
. . .Keeping the fees the same for passenger cars, but raising the
fees more substantially for trucks, since the trucks do the
most damage to the roads.
. . .The possibility of making the penalty fees higher.
Mr. Brimm stated that all increased fees will be directed to debt
service. It was determined that the proposed ordinance should be
deferred until staff is able to secure more information regarding
the points raised in discussion.
President Clayton polled the Board: "Yes" indicates favor of staff
looking into and making some recommendation on increasing the
penalty charge; "No" indicates opposition :
Mr. Brimm stated that, rather than viewing the late charge as
a penalty, he would view it as an incentive to purchase the license
before the deadline.
YES : Marienthal , Stone (not necessarily in favor of increasing it,
but would like alternatives presented from
staff.)
NO: O' Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske, Schwartz
Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by O' Reilly, to defer consideration
of the increase in vehicle license fees. Upon voice vote, the
motion was unanimously declared carried.
Mr. Balling stated that Mr. Cliff Weaver and Mr. Kevin McKenna ORDINANCE
were present to summarize the Water Supply Contract. Mr. Balling 4-3-'18
stated that the contract has been reviewed by the Executive Director (Water
of the Northwest Water Commission , by the Commissioners themselves, Supply
and by the local councils. Mr. Weaver stated that the contract Contract)
before the Board tonight consolidates three documents which were
previously approved, i .e. the original Water Supply Agreement, the
First Amendment to the Water Supply Agreement; and the Inter-
governmental Agreement; he explained the reasons that a single
agreement was preferable. Mr. Weaver then explained three changes
which had been made in the agreement; discussion and questions
from the Board followed.
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Moved by O' Reilly, seconded by Stone, to pass Ordinance #83-18,
approving the first amended water supply contract between the
Northwest Water Commission and its member municipalities. Mr.
Raysa pointed out that on page 2, Section 1 of the Ordinance,
there is an error where the word "Resolution" should be changed
to "Ordinance". Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows :
AYES: 6 Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske,
Schwartz
NAYES: 0 - None
l ' Motion declared carried.
�-/ Regarding the photocopier replacement for the Police Department, PHOTOCOPIER
Mr. Raysa explained how he had investigated possible recourse (Police
action for the Minolta copier purchased last year. He stated Department)
that he did not think that it would be worth pursuing.
Moved by O' Reilly, seconded by Hartstein, to authorize bidding
for the Police Department photocopier replacement. Upon roll
call , Trustees voted as follows :
AYES : 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske,
Schwartz
NAYES : 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Trustee Gerschefske asked that staff be prepared to answer WINDFIELD
questions at next week's meeting from any residents that might ESTATES
be in attendance. Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by Schwartz,
to approve the Appearance Commission recommendation for Windfield
Estates (new model) architecture and materials, landscaping and
lighting. Upon rollcall , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske,
Schwartz
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by Marienthal , to move to EXECUTIVE
Executive Session to discuss litigation. Upon roll call , SESSION
Trustees voted as follows :
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske,
Schwartz
NAYES : 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Trustee Marienthal noted that the Transportation Commission TRANSPORTATION
meeting schedule-i for next Tuesday will be changed to Wednesday. COMMISSION
Moved by Schwartz, seconded by Gerschefske, to adjourn the ADJOURNMENT
�•/ meeting. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared
carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:44 P.M.
(_ V i l l age Clerk _ _
APPROVED BY ME THIS ) �"
DAY OF , 1983.
Village President