1979-09-04 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 5494
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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, ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1979.
CALL TO ORDER President Clayton called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M.
Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag.
�•/ ROLL CALL Roll call indicated the following present: President Clayton;
Trustees Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
Gerschefske.
Also present were William Balling, Village Manager; William
Raysa, Village Attorney; William Sommer, Assistant Village Manager; William
Brimm, Finance Director; Frank Hruby, Director of Building and Zoning; Gregory
Boysen, Director of Public Works.
APPROVAL OF Moved by Marienthal , seconded by Hartstein, to approve the
MINUTES minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of
August 20, 1979. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES : 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O 'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
Gerschefske
NAPES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
WARRANT #410 William Brimm, Finance Director, presented Warrant #410 in the
amount of $264,080.79. Moved by Hartstein, seconded by Kavitt
to approve Warrant #410 authorizing payment of bills listed.
Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O 'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
Gerschefske
NAPES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
PEACE DAY President Clayton read a Proclamation designating September 7,
PROCLAMATION 1979, as PEACE DAY in Buffalo Grove. Mrs. Clayton explained
that this is requested by the International Shinsundo Associa-
tion for World Peace, and they ask that everyone spend one
minute in prayer or thought for World Peace at 12:00 Noon on
this day.
PLAN COMMISSION President Clayton appointed Mary Jo Reid to the Plan
APPOINTMENT Commission for a term to expire April 30, 1980. Moved by
Marienthal , seconded by Stone to concur with President
Clayton 's appointment. Upon voice vote, the motion was
unanimously declared carried.
TRANSPORTATION President Clayton and the Trustees commended the Transportation
COMMISSION Commission on the work they have done in Buffalo Grove.
Stephen Goldspiel , Chairman of the Transportation Commission,
explained that the Village of Buffalo Grove has been approached
by the Village of Northbrook regarding alerting riders to park
free in lots throughout the Village, and then take a shuttle
bus to the railroad station. This would be done in order to
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free up the downtown parking space. The Transportation
Commission is working with Northbrook toward this end.
Moved by Hartstein, seconded by Gerschefske to accept the
Annual Report of the Transportation Commission. Upon voice
vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried.
BUFFALO GROVE President Clayton commented on the success of Buffalo Grove
DAYS Days. Mrs. Clayton then presented a trophy to Mr. Robert
Bogart, Chairman of Buffalo Grove Days from 1971 to 1979,
and thanked him for all the work he has done.
Mr. Bogart stated that there would be a final financial
report presented to the Board in approximately two weeks. He also thanked
the Board for their help, and particularly thanked Trustee Marienthal for his
work on the Parade.
TALENT BANK President Clayton stated that the "Talent Bank" will go into
effect immediately.
Mrs. Clayton explained that the Talent Bank will have
applications on file of those persons interested in serving on a committee
or commission. When a vacancy occurs on one of these committees or commissions,
they would notify the Clerk's office, and that office would send the applica-
tions of two or three interested persons to that committee or commission for
theirconsideration.
HOME RULE Trustee Hartstein made some recommendations to the Board
regarding Home Rule. He recommended that there be a separate
referendum for Home Rule, and for the Fire Protection District,
with the referendum on Home Rule being held first. He feels
this should be done because they are two separate issues, and each should pass
or fail on its own merits. Holding each referendum separately would also
eliminate confusion to the voters, and give the Board a clearer understanding
of exactly what the people want.
Trustee O 'Reilly said she feels the Board should wait to see
the Fire Service Study before deciding on whether or not to have a referendum
on same.
Regarding Home Rule, Trustee Hartstein stated three reasons
why there should be a referendum at an early date:
1. An obligation to follow through on the recommendation
of the Blue Ribbon Committee, and follow through on the Board recommendation
of February 6, 1978.
2. Giving the Village additional tools with which to work
to serve Buffalo Grove.
3. Giving the citizens of Buffalo Grove the opportunity to
decide whether or not they wish to make these tools available to the Village.
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Trustee Hartstein 's overall recommendation is that the Board
pass a motion requesting that the Village Attorney prepare an appropriate
resolution for holding a referendum, with a suggested date of either November
10, 1979, or November 17, 1979. Mr. Hartstein also recommended that, if the
Board concurs, the staff be instructed to prepare factual data on Home Rule
for inclusion in a special Village Newsletter, with a copy to be reviewed by
the entire Board to be presented by September 24, 1979. He suggested that a
citizen 's committee be formed for informational meetings and data. He feels
there should be a minimum of five neighborhood educational meetings to be
held two weeks prior to the holding of the referendum.
Trustee O'Reilly feels that, because there is a Park District
referendum on October 27, having the Home Rule referendum on November 10 or 17
would be too much in less than one month. She feels we are moving too rapidly
on this. Trustee O'Reilly feels the Fire Protection referendum, if it is to
be held, should be held first.
Trustee Hartstein explained why he feels that they should
either be held together, or else that the Home Rule referendum should come
before the Fire Protection referendum.
Trustee Hartstein feels that the Board should decide tonight
whether or not it is appropriate to have a Home Rule referendum so that
education of the voters could begin. He feels that putting this off until
spring is a disservice.
Trustee Stone stated that he feels the information could
be put together, but he does not feel it is imperative to set a date tonight.
Trustee Kavitt suggested holding the referendum in conjunction
with the March, 1980 primary election, which could perhaps save the Village
money.
President Clayton explained that the Village does not save
any money this way, but she did say that it would probably ensure a better
voter turnout.
Trustee Hartstein moved that the Board instruct the Village
Attorney to prepare an appropriate resolution for holding a Home Rule referendum
for either November 10 or November 17, 1979, with specific date to be determined
at the next Regular Village Board Meeting. Trustee Gerschefske seconded the
motion. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES : 3 - Hartstein, Kavitt, Gerschefske
NAPES: 3 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly
President Clayton stated that she would vote "Yes" if the
reference to the November dates were removed.
At this point, the Trustees that voted "No" stated that their
objections were the same as President Clayton's.
Mr. Balling stated that the Fire Study will be discussed at
the September 10, 1979 Workshop Meeting, but he said that it is a very complex
issue, so it may not be completed at that meeting.
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Trustee Hartstein asked for a polling on a revised motion
which would state that a date certain be set at the September 17, 1979,
Regular Board Meeting.
AYES: 3 - Hartstein, Kavitt , Gerschefske
NAYES: 3 - Marienthal , Stone, O' Reilly
President Clayton stated that she wants to vote "Yes"
regarding whether or not the referendum should be held, but she does not
want to set a date. She said that everyone seems to want to hold the
referendum, but does not wish to set a date at this time.
Mr. Balling stated that there would be some time constraints
involved in having this referendum in November.
Trustee Hartstein asked if the information to go into an
informational newsletter could be assembled, so that it would be ready when-
ever the issue does come up again.
Mr. John Panel la stated that he thinks the timetable to
get all the information out to everyone is too short. He feels it is an
important issue, and does not think it should be hurried. He feels that
there should be a longer period of time to educate everyone.
Trustee Hartstein moved that the staff be prepared, in
conjunction with the Legislative Committee, to assemble copy for a possible
special Village Newsletter on the subject of Home Rule to contain factual
data answering questions on same and to bring same to the Village Board at
the earliest possible time for review by the full Board. Trustee Kavitt
seconded the motion. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared
carried.
TERRAMERE Trustee Gerschefske reported that he had attended an Arlington
SUBDIVISION Heights Plan Commission meeting regarding the rezoning of
(ARLINGTON three residential lots to commercial on the corner of Arlington
HEIGHTS Heights Road and Whitehall Drive.
The recommendation of the Arlington Heights Plan Commission
to their Board was to approve this rezoning.
Trustee Gerschefske stated that it has been the policy of
Buffalo Grove to avoid business traffic from exiting into a residential area.
Mr. Balling stated that the staff would recommend that the
residential street alignment as presently approved continue to line up with
Whitehall , and take advantage of the improved intersection on Arlington Heights
Road.
Trustee Gerschefske would like to have a letter sent to
Arlington Heights stating our position. President Clayton asked if any Board
members objected to this ; they did not. President Clayton asked Mr. Balling
to draft the letter.
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BUFFALO GROVE Regarding a letter sent to President Clayton, Trustee O' Reilly
ZIP CODE stated that she is quite concerned about the refusal of the
Post Office to put Buffalo Grove back into the Zip Code
Directory. Therefore, she has asked the staff to prepare a
resolution requesting that the Post Office return Buffalo
Grove to the Zip Code Directory.
In talking with the Wheeling Postmaster, Mrs. O 'Reilly found
that he has also requested that Buffalo Grove get its own Post Office. They
are waiting for the results of a study to determine whether or not Buffalo
Grove should have its own Post Office.
If the above mentioned study determines that Buffalo Grove
should not have its own Post Office, then Mrs. O'Reilly feels that action
should be taken by the Village to reverse that decision. However, at this
point, she is just requesting that the resolution to get the Village of
Buffalo Grove back into the Zip Code Directory be passed.
President Clayton read the proposed resolution.
Moved by O 'Reilly, seconded by Hartstein, that the Board
pass Resolution 79-60 requesting the United States Post Office to reinstate
Buffalo Grove in the Zip Code Directory. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as
follows :
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
Gerschefske
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
FRANKLIN Mr. Balling stated that the issue of Franklin Boulevard
BOULEVARD Hospital has surfaced again as a proposed unincorporated
HOSPITAL Cook County development. He stated that Buffalo Grove has
taken a very clear position on this matter through Resolutions
75-41 , 78-7, and 78-50. He also stated that the staff
anticipates giving testimony to the Cook County Zoning
Board of Appeals asking that they deny this request for
redevelopment in unincorporated Cook County.
Moved by Marienthal , seconded by O'Reilly to reaffirm the
Village' s past position with regard to the Franklin Boulevard
Hospital . Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
Gerschefske
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
YOUTH CENTER Mr. Robert Bogart reported that the Village of Long Grove has
donated the sum of $1 ,000 to the Buffalo Grove Youth Center.
CONSENT AGENDA President Clayton asked if there were any items that the
members of the audience or Board members wished to remove
from the Consent Agenda for further discussion. There were
none.
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ORDINANCE Moved by Stone, seconded by Hartstein, to pass Ordinance
#7 9937 #79-37 declaring certain property surplus to participate
in the NWMC auction.
Twice yearly the Village of Buffalo Grove participates in the
NWMC Auction to sell rotating vehicles and equipment. This auction is scheduled
for October 6, at the Village of Arlington Heights Public Works Center, 222
North Ridge at noon.
Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
Gerschefske
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION Moved by Kavitt, seconded by Stone, to pass Resolution #79-61
#79-f1 concerning the compatibility of proposed Long Grove annexations
to Buffalo Grove FAP 432 policy.
Trustee Hartstein feels that we must also present our position
to the people who have influence with regard to regional transportation policy,
namely the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Lake County Board.
President Clayton stated that we could reaffirm our past
position on this. She also stated that we should be talking with the Lake
County Board members to be sure that they are totally aware of our position.
Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows :
AYES: 5 - Marienthal , Stone, Hartstein, Kavitt, Gerschefske
NAYES: 1 - O'Reilly
Motion declared carried.
1979 TAX LEVY Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by Kavitt to pass Ordinance
ORDINANCE #79-38. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
(79-38 AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
—�: Gerschefske
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by Marienthal , to pass
#79-62 Resolution #79-62 requesting tax levy for street and bridge
use. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows :
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
Gerschefske
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by O'Reilly to pass
#79-13 Resolution #79-63 abating the Cook County loss and collection
fee on taxable property in Buffalo Grove. Upon roll call ,
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
Gerschefske
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
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COMPREHENSIVE Moved by Marienthal , seconded by Kavitt, that the Board accept
PLAN REVISION the Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies and move forward
with Step II of the Comprehensive Plan Review. Upon voice
vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried.
APPEAL OF ZBA Trustee O'Reilly stated that she had attended the ZBA meeting
*CORRECTION DECISION Lot whe e t ts. a de i n s x lain th t BA r d
130, DevonshireWitract�•urc�i seP of�Tof T 0 wS �nn8t prpsen at ttUe'Z� �M aih eUnit II evcontractwpurchaser, Mr. ' Ira Berman, exp ained c�onsis en�.
situation to the Board.
Mr. Alan Wolf, attorney for the Bermans, also stated why he
felt the ZBA decision should be reversed.
Moved by O'Reilly, seconded by Hartstein, that the Board
grant the appeal of the ZBA decision on Lot 130 in Devonshire, Unit II , and
grant the variance for .7 of 1 ' on a front yard variation.
Mr. Raysa stated that a 2/3 vote is required in order to
overrule the ZBA action.
Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
Gerschefske
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Trustee Hartstein requested that this developer, as well as
all developers in the Village, in the future, use caution to assure compliance
with the Village ordinances to insure that this situation does not happen again.
ZONING ORDINANCE Moved by Marienthal , seconded by Stone, to refer the Zoning
AMENDMENT Ordinance Amendment concerning driveway width requirements
to the Plan Commission. Upon voice vote, the motion was
unanimously declared carried.
FY 79-80 Moved by Stone, seconded by Hartstein , to grant the authority
PARKWAY TREE to bid - FY 79-80 Parkway Tree Replacement Program.
REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM The bid authorization will start the acquisition procedure
to comply with our FY 79-80 budget program for Tree Replacement.
Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
Gerschefske
%„/ NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
PULTE Moved by Stone, seconded by Hartstein, to accept Appearance
TANGLEWOOD) Commission approval of the Pulte (Tanglewood) parking area.
PARKING AREA Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
Gerschefske
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
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EARLY Moved by Stone, seconded by Hartstein, to refer to the Plan
LEARNING Commission annexation and zoning to B-1 PUD, Lots 69 and 70
CENTER Dunlo Highlands , Rainbow Path Early Learning Center.
The pre-application conference on August 27, 1979 revealed
support for this land use proposal . This action will begin
our legislative review process.
Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
Gerschefske
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
FY 79-80 Moved by Stone, seconded by Hartstein, to authorize execution
VEHICLE of supplemental purchase order for three inspection vehicles
PURCHASE for FY 79-80.
Circumstances beyond our control require the Village to
purchase three 1980 model year Chevettes rather than the
desired ' 79 model year. Sorenson Chevrolet remains both
low bidder and under budget after the 3% model year increase.
Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
Gerschefske
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
BUFFALO GROVE Moved by Stone, seconded by Hartstein, to authorize waiver
GOLF COURSE of bid for the Buffalo Grove Golf Course Clubhouse doorway
remodeling.
Authorization of this specialty work will permit the club-
house improvement to occur this fall consistent with program
guidelines.
Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt,
Gerschefske
NAYES: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
ADJOURNMENT Moved by Kavitt, seconded by Stone to adjourn the meeting.
Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 P.M.
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