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1981-05-04 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 5834 5/4/81 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE , ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, VILLAGE HALL, MAY 4, 1981 . President Clayton called the meeting to order at 7:30 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, Gerschefske and Schwartz. Trustee Stone was ill and left at 8: 50 P.M. Also present were William Balling, Village Manager (arrived at 7:50 P.M.) ; William Raysa, Village Attorney (arrived at 7:50 P.M.) ; William Sommer, Assistant Village Manager; William Brimm, Finance Director; Frank Hruby, Director of Building and Zoning; Gregory Boysen, Director of Public Works; and Paul Kochendorfer, Village Treasurer. Moved by O' Reilly, seconded by Schwartz, to approve the APPROVAL OF minutes of the April 20, 1981 Regular Meeting. Upon roll MINUTES call , Trustees voted as follows: AYES : 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske, Schwartz NAYES : 0 - None Motion declared carried . Mr. Kochendorfer read Warrant #451 , dated April 27, 1981 . WARRANT #451 Moved by Stone, seconded by O'Reilly, to approve Warrant #451 in the amount of $43,464.09, 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. Mr. Kochendorfer read Warrant #452, dated May 4, 1981 . WARRANT #452 Moved by Marienthal , seconded by Gerschefske, to approve Warrant #452 in the amount of $193,586.51 , 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. President Clayton read Certificates of Appreciation to be CERTIFICATES OF presented to Harry Wolter, for service on the Blood Donor APPRECIATION Commission; Lorraine Sipchen, for service on the Blood Donor Commission; James Siko, for service on the Youth Commission; Brett Samsky, for service on the Youth Commission; and Gina Gaudio, for service on the Youth Commission. Mr. Wolter and Miss Gaudio were in attendance to personally receive their Certificates, and President Clayton thanked them for their service to the Village. (-) 5835 5/4/81 President Clayton reappointed Donald Hardt, Louis Paolillo, APPEARANCE Leland Gibbs , and Patricia Carr to the Appearance Commission, COMMISSION all terms to expire April 30, 1984. Moved by Gerschefske, REAPPOINTMENTS seconded by Stone, to concur with President Clayton 's appoint- ments . Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried . President Clayton reappointed Patricia Uhlmeyer, Donald BOARD OF HEALTH Uhlmeyer, and Mary Jo Jasinski , to the Board of Health, all REAPPOINTMENTS `./ terms to expire April 30, 1984. Moved by Marienthal , seconded by Schwartz, to concur with President Clayton 's appointments. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried. President Clayton reappointed Thomas Mahoney to the Business BDDC District Development Commission for a term to expire April 30, REAPPOINTMENT 1984. Moved by O'Reilly, seconded by Stone, to concur with President Clayton 's appointment . Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried. President Clayton reappointed Stephen Goldspiel , Barbara PLAN COMMISSION Sheldon, and Mary Jo Reid to the Plan Commission. The REAPPOINTMENTS terms of Commissioners Goldspiel and Sheldon will expire April 30, 1984; the term of Commissioner Reid will expire April 30, 1982. Moved by O'Reilly, seconded by Marienthal , to concur with President Clayton 's appointments. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried. President Clayton reappointed Glen Ahrenholz, Robert S. TRANSPORTATION Pinzur, and Earl Sabes to the Transportation Commission, COMMISSION all terms to expire April 30, 1984. Moved by Hartstein, REAPPOINTMENTS seconded by Gerschefske, to concur with President Clayton 's appointments. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried. President Clayton reappointed Frank Mayfield and Richard YOUTH COMMISSION Hemme to the Youth Commission, terms to expire April 30, REAP'POINTMENTS 1984. Mrs . Clayton also reappointed Cheryl Adlesick and Therese Smith to the Youth Commission, terms to expire April 30, 1982. Trustee O'Reilly requested that these appointments be tabled for further discussion under Trustee Reports. President Clayton appointed Paul Kochendorfer, Village FIRE PENSION Treasurer; Janet Sirabian, Village Clerk; Wayne Winter, BOARD APPOINT- Fire Chief; Verna Clayton, Village President; and William MENTS Raysa , Village Attorney; to the Fire Pension Board, all terms to expire April 30, 1984. Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by Stone, to concur with President Clayton ' s appointments. It was then decided that these appointments would not be made to individuals, since the ordinance stated that the persons holding said offices shall be members of the Fire Pension Board. Mr. Sommer stated that the appoint- ments of the firemen to the Board would not be made until there is a full staff of firefighters . 5836 5/4/81 President Clayton stated that she will defer making TRUSTEE Trustee Liaison appointments until the next meeting, as LIAISON there are some minor changes to be made in same. APPOINTMENTS Trustee O'Reilly suggested that it might be timely to take YOUTH some positive direction in changing the make-up of the Youth COMMISSION Commission. She proposed a meeting, which would include a member of the Village Board, a member of the Village staff, a member of the Park Board, a member of the Park District staff, a member of the Youth Commission, and a member of the Jaycees. The goal would be to transfer the Youth Commission to the Park District , her reason being that the Park District has the staff that is used to dealing with programming, and other aspects unique to the Youth Commission. Mrs. O'Reilly stated that this suggestion would, in no way, affect the building itself. There was no objection to Trustee O' Reilly's suggestion. President Clayton stated that she wished to have the Intergovernmental Trustee, and the Trustee Liaison to the Youth Commission to be involved with this meeting. Mr. Sommer stated that there is a meeting of the Youth Commission tomorrow evening, and said that the concerns of the Village Board could be discussed , and a meeting date set up to discuss same. President Clayton asked that it be made clear to the Youth Commission that the concern of the Board is that they feel that the youth activities and recreation does belong with the Park District. It was requested that all Board members be apprised of when said meeting will take Ii place. President Clayton made the following Trustee liaison appoint- TRUSTEE LIAISON ments: APPOINTMENTS Trustee Marienthal : Plan Commission; Electrical Commission Trustee Stone: Intergovernmental Trustee O' Reilly: Fire and Police Commission; Youth Commission Trustee Hartstein : Business District Development Commission; Transportation Commission; Community Blood Donor Commission Trustee Gerschefske: Finance Committee; Buffalo Grove Days; Police Pension Board; Board of Health; Fire Pension Board Trustee Schwartz: Zoning Board of Appeals; Appearance Commission Trustee Gerschefske noted the new Warrant produced by the IBM IBM SYSTEM_ 34 System 34. He stated that this new format will be much more detailed, and he thanked Mr. Brimm and Mr. Kochendorfer for the long hours of work they have put in on this program. ) i i ', u '� i I i u 5837 5/4/81 Trustee Stone announced that there will be a Cable TV meeting CABLE TV with Warner-Amex in Rolling Meadows on May 9, 1981 at 9:00 A.M. Trustee Marienthal informed the Board that the Plan Commission TOWN CENTER is working on a retooling of the Town Center Plan. He said that, if an additional Public Hearing is necessary, it would be held the last week in May , thereby allowing the Board to set its Public Hearing for the first week in June. Trustee �•/ Hartstein stated that he is not sure which direction the plan is going; he thinks there should be a workshop so that the Board and the Plan Commission are on the same "wavelength". Mr. Hartstein' s concerns are: this plan has a major thoroughfare cutting through the Center; the new plan is not unique because it makes the Jewel food store the focal point of the Center; one major entrance has a "backdoor" effect. Plan Commissioner Goldspiel explained to the Board how the Commission arrived at the point where they now stand with the plan . Mr. Goldspiel suggested that the Board allow the work to go forward on this particular proposal , and let the Plan Commission come up with a plan which will meet the criteria for the Town Center. Discussion then took place regarding the last Plan Commission meeting. Regarding the Plan which was distributed to the Board tonight, Mr. Goldspiel stated that the Plan Commission has not seen that plan; his understanding is that they are to react to it in an informal manner, thereby determining whether or not it is worth pursuing the plan formally; he thinks it has a chance of making progress . Mr. Goldspiel stated that the plan is the result of an informal discussion between the Village Planner, the developer, and Commissioners, which took place after the meeting had adjourned. President Clayton stated the events which had taken place as they had been explained to her the day following the Plan Commission meeting. President Clayton polled the Board: "Yes" indicates favor of having a workshop with the Plan Commission on the new plan; "No" indicates opposition : YES: O'Reilly, Hartstein , Gerschefske, Schwartz NO: Marienthal , Stone Mr. Balling stated that the workshop would be held either on May 11 , 1981 or May 18, 1981 . Mr. Balling noted that the Police Pension Fund Annual Report POLICE PENSION has been published. There were no questions on same. FUND ANNUAL REPORT Mr. Balling noted that there will be a meeting on Thursday LANDFILL evening at the Riverwoods Village Hall to discuss a possible landfill at the southwest corner of Aptakisic Road and Milwaukee Avenue. There will be a full presentation by the owner of the landfill site. 5838 5/4/81 Mr. Balling noted that the Lake County Council of Mayors FADS FUNDING had determined that there may be funds available at the end of the year for local projects. Buffalo Grove is going to make application for FAUS funds for the resurfacing of Busch and Checker Roads; staff will report to the Board in June on the status of these applications. President Clayton asked if there were any questions from the QUESTIONS FROM audience. There were none. THE AUDIENCE President Clayton stated that the next item of business would PUBLIC HEARING be the Public Hearing for the Appropriation Ordinance. Mrs . APPROPRIATION Clayton read the Notice of Public Hearing which appeared in ORDINANCE the Buffalo Grove Herald on April 18, 1981 . President Clayton called the Public Hearing to order at 8:25 P.M. Mr. Brimm explained that the Appropriation Ordinance for FY 81 -82 is the legal authorization for expenditure of funds from May 1 , 1981 through April 30, 1982; he stated that the budget is the control document for revenue decisions. Mr. Brimm answered questions from the Board on the Ordinance. President Clayton stated that the Ordinance will be on the agenda for the May 18, 1981 Regular Meeting. President Clayton closed the Public Hearing at 8:30 P.M. President Clayton explained the Consent Agenda, and stated CONSENT AGENDA that any member of the Board or the audience could request that an item be removed for full discussion. It was requested that items XII , H, I , J, K, and L be removed. Moved by Stone, seconded by O'Reilly, to pass Resolution #81 -21 , RESOLUTION establishing a bank account for the Municipal Fire Pension #81-21 Fund. This account is established as a depository for payroll deductions from firefighter salaries pursuant to Statute. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows : AYES: 6 - ;larienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske, Schwartz NAYES: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Moved by Stone, seconded by O'Reilly, to approve Appearance BUFFALO GROVE Commission recommendation for the Buffalo Grove Commerce COMMERCE CENTER Center architecture (Lots 38, 39) . The Appearance Commission recommends approval of this architectural element for this project . Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske, Schwartz NAYES : 0 None Motion declared carried. yr:a 5839 5/4/81 Moved by Stone, seconded by O' Reilly, to approve Appearance NORTHWEST Commission recommendation for Northwest Community Hospital COMMUNITY Medical Arts Building - perimeter screening. The Appearance HOSPITAL MEDICAL Commission recommends approval of this architectural element ARTS BUILDING— for this project. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske, Schwartz NAYES : 0 - None Motion declared carried. President Clayton read a Proclamation designating the Week PROCLAMATION - of May 10-16, 1981 as MUNICIPAL CLERK'S WEEK in Buffalo MUNICIPAL Grove. CLERK'S WEEK President Clayton read a Proclamation designating the month PROCLAMATION - of May, 1981 as ALCOHOLISM AWARENESS MONTH in Buffalo M ALCOHOLIS Grove. AWARENESS MONTH Trustee Marienthal explained the proposed "Handbill" ordinance. PROPOSED There was lengthy discussion regarding the constitutionality, "HANDBILL" enforcement , and other aspects of the Ordinance. Trustee ORDINANCE Marienthal made a motion to pass Ordinance #81-21 . There was no second to the motion. Trustee Stone left the meeting at this time. Mr. Boysen explained Ordinance #81-21 , amending 13. 16 Water ORDINANCE #81-21 Conservation of the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code. Mr. Boysen 's (Water Conserva- memos of February 17, 1981 and April 29, 1981 regarding this tion) ordinance are on file in the Clerk's office. Mr. Boysen then answered questions from the Board. Moved by O'Reilly, seconded by Hartstein , to approve Ordinance #81-21 , amending 13.16 Water Conservation of the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code, with the inclusion of the following phrase on page 2 , 5th line, just before the end of the parenthesis : ", but not to exceed 14 days) ". Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows : AYES: 5 - Marienthal , O ' Reilly, Hartstein , Gerschefske, Schwartz NAYES : 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Stone Motion declared carried. Mr. Sommer explained the proposed Resolution #81 -22, providing MILWAUKEE AVENUE for common planning and lanscaping requirements along the CORRIDOR LAND- �./ Milwaukee Avenue Corridor. Mr. Truesdell 's memo of April 30 , SCAPING 1981 , subject "Milwaukee Avenue Landscape Study"; a copy of "Milwaukee Avenue Landscape Study for the Village of Riverwoods , Illinois and the Village of Lincolnshire, Illinois"; Mr. Truesdell 's memo of November 4, 1980; an Intergovernmental Agreement adopted by the Villages of Riverwoods and Lincolnshire; and the proposed Resolution are on file in the Clerk's office. After discussion, it was decided that, since this would be an extension of what we currently do, and since we already do a good job of landscaping, Buffalo Grove should merely reaffirm our present standards , rather than passing the proposed resolution. C�7 5840 5/4/81 President Clayton declared a recess from 9:10 until 9:25 P.M. RECESS Mr. Balling explained Resolution #81-22, accepting agreement RESOLUTION #81 -22 to provide Fire Service for portions of the Wheeling Rural Fire Protection District. Mr. Balling 's memo of April 30, 1981 , subject: Fire Service Contract for a Portion of the Wheeling Rural Fire Protection District, and a map showing the areas to be serviced, are on file in the Clerk's office. l •/' Mr. Balling answered questions from the Board on same. � Moved by Marienthal , seconded by O 'Reilly, to pass Resolution #81 -22. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5 - Marienthal, O' Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske, Schwartz NAYES : 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Stone Motion declared carried. Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by O'Reilly, to pass Ordinance ORDINANCE #81-22 #81 -22 authorizing the borrowing of money from the Bank of Buffalo Grove (Headquarter Station Financing) . The Bank of Buffalo Grove has approved the Village 's renegotiated extension of the existing headquarter loan at 6.5% throughout the life of the loan. Mr. Brimm's memo of April 28, 1981 , subject : Dundee Road Fire Station Loan, is on file in the Clerk's office. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows : AYES: 5 - Marienthal , O'Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske, Schwartz NAYES : 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Stone Motion declared carried. Mr. Boysen explained Resolution #81-23, approving an RESOLUTION #81 -23 engineering agreement to provide pavement evaluation services. (Pavement (FY 81 -82 Pavement Evaluation Program) . The FY 81 -82 budget Evaluation) provides for our Pavement Evaluation Program based on a scope of services contained in this Agreement. Mr. Boysen 's memo of April 28, 1981 , and other reference material , are on file in the Clerk 's office. Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by O'Reilly, to pass Resolution #81-23. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows: AYES : 5 - Marienthal , O'Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske, Schwartz NAYES: 0 - None L./ ABSENT: 1 - Stone Motion declared carried. Moved by O' Reilly, seconded by Gerschefske, to pass Resolution RESOLUTION #R1 -24 #81-24 approving expenditure of MFT funds for FY 81-82 Pave- ment Evaluation Program. This resolution authorizes the expenditure of MFT funds for the 81 -82 Pavement Evaluation Program. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried. >1Yrk il/ LI 5841 5/4/81 Mr. Richard Heinrich, Chairman of the ZBA, explained the ORDINANCE #81-23 Commission 's action on this proposed ordinance; he stated (Anden) _ that it was a close vote. Moved by Hartstein , seconded by O'Reilly, to pass Ordinance #81-23, granting a specific use pursuant to our Zoning Ordinance. Anden Corporation has requested that a model building be used as an administration office. Upon voice vote, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5 - Marienthal , O ' Reilly, Hartstein, Gerschefske, l ' Schwartz NAYES: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Stone Motion declared carried. Mr. Heinrich explained this Ordinance. Moved by Hartstein, ORDINANCE #81-24 seconded by Marienthal , to pass Ordinance #81 -24 amending the Sign Code (Scrivener's error) . A scrivener's error was contained in the adopted Sign Code relating to Pylon Sign locations. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows : AYES: 5 - Marienthal , O' Reilly , Hartstein, Gerschefske, Schwartz NAPES: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Stone Motion declared carried. Mr. Dave Duggar, Sr. , Project Manager for Pulte Homes , PULTE HOMES explained the reason for the request for the change in the Annexation Agreement . Mr. Balling 's memo of April 30, 1981 , subject: INTERPRETATION OF MINOR CHANGE IN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT (PULTE HOMES) , is on file in the Clerk's office. Discussion followed on whether or not this is a minor change, and whether or not residents should be apprised of same. It was determined that surrounding homeowners should be notified of this change, and this matter will be put on the agenda for May 11 , 1981 . There were no objections to deferring the subject. It was also recommended that the next item on the agenda, i .e. Third model - Pulte Homes , should also be deferred until the May 11 , 1981 meeting. There was no objection to this recommendation. Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by Schwartz, to adjourn the ADJOURNMENT meeting. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:13 P.M. `vJ Janet K. Sirabian, Village Clerk APPROVED BY ME THIS P--t4- DAY OF to 1981 . Village President yy t'y • • • • • . :f; • • y' •r it 7 • Sri A. i:. • 7L • • :d • F s