1979-01-08 - Village Board Special Meeting - Minutes 5339
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE VILLAGE
BOARD OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, VILLAGE HALL, MONDAY,
JANUARY 8, 1979
CALL TO ORDER The special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
Village of Buffalo Grove was called to order by Village
President Edward A. Fabish at 10:35 P.M.
ROLL CALL Roll call indicated the following present : President
Fabish and Trustees Rech, Bogart, Marienthal , Mendenhall ,
Kandel . Trustee Stone was absent.
Also present were William Balling, Village Manager;
William Raysa, Village Attorney; William Davis, Director of Public Works;
and William Sommer, Assistant Village Manager.
MINUTES Moved by Marienthal , seconded by Kandel to approve the
minutes of the regular meeting held December 18, 1978,
as published. Upon roll call , the vote was:
AYES: 4 - Bogart, Marienthal , Mendenhall , Kandel
NAPES: 0 - None
ABSTAIN: 1 - Rech
ABSENT: 1 - Stone
Motion declared carried.
VEHICLE STICKERS President Fabish stated that he has received telephone
calls and correspondence requesting the Village Board
to consider a special vehicle sticker rate for senior
citizens. It was decided that the matter should be
pursued and placed on a future agenda as soon as possible.
SNOW REMOVAL/ President Fabish stated that he has received telephone
SIDEWALKS calls requesting the Village to consider snow removal
from sidewalks for the safety of children walking to
school .
Mr. Sommer stated that he had met with Public Works personnel
and school administrators and defined the following two objectives: 1) provide
pedestrian safety for school children and 2) removal of a 6" accumulation of
snow from pedestrian school routes as defined by the school districts. He
said it was determined there is no equitable means to pay for that type of
service; therefore, he recommended the Board entertain 1) voluntary citizen
participation and 2) Village clean the sidewalks along Dundee Road and along
Arlington Heights Road which are not fronted by private property. Of the
66 miles of Village sidewalks, 7 miles were identified as basic school pedestrian
routes. Labor cost to clean sidewalks would be $7 per mile, and cost of a piece
of equipment would be $21 ,000.
Trustee Kandel referred to an Illinois Supreme Court case,
and stated that if the Village removes snow from sidewalks, the Village becomes
liable for any accidents on those sidewalks. It was noted that the Village
also would be liable for any damage to sod caused by the snow removal .
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Sandy Bornstein, 890 Dorncliffe, urged the Board to
consider plowing the sidewalks along the main streets. She said he would
visit the Parent Teacher Organizations to urge them to assist in getting
citizen participation.
Mr. Balling read a memo from Trustee Stone in which he
stated that he felt the burden of sidewalk snow removal should rest with
the residents.
It was decided that the Village Attorney should look
into the legalities involved with the subject, and after receiving the opinion,
the Village would consider plowing sidewalks which are not fronted by private
property. In addition, the Village would work with the schools to solicit
voluntary citizen participation.
BUFFALO GROVE Mr. Balling stated the Village has received revised
MALL landscaping plans for the Buffalo Grove Mall to offset
the impact of the 9 ' setback zoning error and increase
the buffer between them and the single family residents.
The plan will be reviewed by the Village Forester, the
Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Appearance Commission
prior to any action by the Village.
CERTIFICATE OF Mr. Balling reported that the Village was advised by the
OCCUPANCY Vernon Township Assessor that, in 1977 and 1978, certain
PROCEDURE properties were not fully assessed within their identified
time constraints because of a lack of filing of a certificate
of occupancy by the Village to the Vernon Township Assessor.
Evaluation of the impact found that the financial burden placed on Lake County
taxing districts relates to 55 homes occupied between October, 1977, and
December, 1977. For that three month period those 55 homes were assessed on
a land only criteria rather than a full assessment criteria. All 1978
certificates of occupancy have been filed pursuant to standard procedures. For
certificates received after June 1 , the Lake County Board of Review will meet
within the next 10 days to add those properties to the tax roll . Maximum loss,
resulting from the partial assessment of the 55 homes for the 3 month period
is projected between $6,800 and $10,300. He then reviewed change in procedures
to process C/Os more efficiently. A full detailed report will be sent to the
Board in the near future.
Trustee Rech asked to be notified of the time and date
that the Board of Review would be meeting on this subject.
MUNICIPAL Burton Harris, 701 Silver Rock Lane, asked why the Village
ELECTION and Park District were holding their elections on different
days. It was noted that the Village must hold their
election on the third Tuesday of April , but the Park
District may hold theirs on either the first or third
Tuesday. After discussion, it was decided to send a
letter to the Park District inviting them to share in the
Village election.
ANNEXATION AGREE- Moved by Marienthal , seconded by Rech to direct the Village
MENT EXTENSION Attorney to draft an amendment to the annexation agreement
N.W. OF LAKE COOK dated June 8, 1979, by and between the Village and Wheeling
AND ROUTE 83
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Trust and Savings Bank as Trustee under Trust #723 extending the effective
date of the agreement to June, 1979. Property is commonly known as the
Santoro property and consists of 2.6 acres located at the northwest corner
of Lake Cook Road and Illinois Route 83. Upon roll call , the vote was:
AYES: 5 - Rech, Bogart, Marienthal , Mendenhall , Kandel
NAPES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Stone
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE #79-1 Moved by Mendenhall , seconded by Rech to pass Ordinance
(ELECTION) #79-1 , 1979 REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION ORDINANCE, VILLAGE
OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. Upon
roll call , the vote was:
AYES: 5 - Rech, Bogart, Marienthal , Mendenhall , Kandel
NAPES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Stone
Motion declared carried.
ARLINGTON COUNTRY Moved by Marienthal , seconded by Bogart to defer until an
CLUB CONDOMINIUMS unspecified time consideration of an amendment of the
ANNEXATION AGREE- annexation agreement dated June 2, 1978, between the Village
MENT and E. L. Holzrichter and Taggart Interests. Property is
commonly known as Arlington Country Club Condominiums and
consists of 5 acres located on Dundee Road east of Buffalo
Grove Road. Upon roll call , the vote was:
AYES: 5 - Rech, Bogart, Marienthal , Mendenhall , Kandel
NAPES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Stone
Motion declared carried.
ZONING ORDINANCE Moved by Mendenhall , seconded by Rech to refer to the Plan
RE PARKING Commission for public hearing an amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance regarding parking of vehicles other than passenger
autos in a residential district.
The Board requested that prior to sending the amendment to
the Plan Commission, the Village Attorney add a section that would exempt any
existing 28' RV and that the exemption runs with that vehicle only and not
with any replacement of same. Also, the Board requested staff to prepare
procedures for administering the ordinance.
Upon roll call , the vote was :
AYES: 4 - Rech, Marienthal , Mendenhall , Kandel
NAPES: 1 - Bogart
ABSENT: 1 - Stone
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION #79-1 Moved by Marienthal , seconded by Mendenhall to pass
(SNOW PLOWING/ Resolution #79-1 , A RESOLUTION REGARDING SNOW PLOWING TO
STATE OF ILLINOIS) THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Resolution requests the State to
take necessary action to provide appropriate manpower and
equipment to meet their plowing responsibilities to the
Village in an efficient and timely manner.
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The Board requested staff to investigate the possibility of
negotiating to have the Village take over the maintenance of
the road with reimbursement for time, labor, and material .
Upon roll call , the vote was:
AYES: 4 - Rech, Bogart, Marienthal , Mendenhall
NAPES: 1 - Kandel
ABSENT: 1 - Stone
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION #79-2 Moved by Marienthal , seconded by Rech to pass Resolution
(SNOW PLOWING/ #79-2, A RESOLUTION REGARDING SNOW PLOWING TO THE COUNTY
_COOK COUNTY) OF COOK. Resolution requests the County of Cook to take
necessary action to provide appropriate manpower and equip-
ment to meet their plowing responsibilities to the Village
in an efficient and timely manner.
Upon roll call , the vote was:
AYES: 4 - Rech, Bogart, Marienthal , Mendenhall
NAYES: 1 - Kandel
ABSENT: 1 - Stone
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION #79-3 Moved by Marienthal , seconded by Rech to pass Resolution
(SNOW PLOWING[ #79-3, A RESOLUTION COMMENDING SNOW PLOWING TO THE COUNTY
LAKE COUNTY OF LAKE.
Upon roll call , the vote was :
AYES: 4 - Rech, Marienthal , Mendenhall , Kandel
NAPES: 1 - Bogart
ABSENT: 1 - Stone
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE #79 The Board reviewed a proposed Ethics Ordinance.
(ETHICS ORDINANCE)
Mr. Raysa reviewed his memo, dated January 8, 1979, in
which he questioned the right of the Village to enact this
ordinance absent home-rule powers.
Some discussion took place concerning the section regarding
gifts. President Fabish polled the Board to determine the
value of a gift that could be received. The poll found
the following:
$25 - 3 - Bogart, Mendenhall , Kandel
0 - 2 - Rech, Marienthal
Section to remain as written.
Moved by Marienthal , seconded by Bogart to pass Ordinance
#79-2, AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING ETHICS, subject to the
following changes :
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1 . Page 3, Section 2.48.030 - Conflict of Interest
Disclaimer - third numerical paragraph eliminated. Remaining paragraphs
renumbered to be in numerical order.
2. Page 4 - Section 2.48.040 - Filing - Add to
numerical paragraph 2 the following: If not elected, same shall be returned
to the candidate.
3. Page 5 - Section 2.48.070 - Supplier's Statement -
second paragraph "Village Clerk" changed to "Village Manager".
Upon roll call , the vote was:
AYES: 5 - Rech, Bogart, Marienthal , Mendenhall , Kandel
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Stone
Motion declared carried.
STRATHMORE The Board reviewed a letter, dated December 29, 1978,
SHOPPING from Thomas P. Conrardy of Prudential Realty, developer
PLAZA of the Strathmore Shopping Plaza located at the southeast
corner of Arlington Heights Road and Route 83, requesting
a waiver of the landscape requirements until weather permits.
Mr. Conrardy stated that the fence is in place. He requested
Occupancy permits for the remaining stores.
Moved by Bogart, seconded by Kandel to waive landscape
requirements for the Strathmore Shopping Plaza until
May 1 , 1979, and to issue the necessary occupancy permits
as requested. Upon roll call , the vote was :
AYES: 5 - Rech, Bogart, Marienthal , Mendenhall , Kandel
NAPES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Stone
Motion declared carried.
ADJOURNMENT Moved by Mendenhall , seconded by Rech to adjourn the meeting.
Upon voice vote, the motion passed unanimously.
Time: 12:20 A.M.
Ver a L. Clayton, Village C rk
PASSED BY ME THIS / DAY
OF 1979. E
Vi lage President