1980-01-07 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 5 589
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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, JANUARY 7, 1980.
President Clayton called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M. CALL TO ORDER
Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag. Roll
call indicated the following present: President Clayton;
Trustees Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt, Gerschefske.
Also present were William Balling, Village Manager; William
Sommer, Assistant Village Manager; William Raysa, Village
Attorney; William Brimm, Finance Director; Paul Kochendorfer,
Village Treasurer; and Raymond Rigsby, Superintendent of
Public Works.
Moved by O'Reilly, seconded by Hartstein to approve the minutes APPROVAL OF
of the December 17, 1979 Regular Meeting. Upon roll call , MINUTES
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein , Kavitt, Gerschefske
NAPES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Marienthal
Motion declared carried.
Village Treasurer Paul Kochendorfer read Warrant #418. Moved WARRANT #418
by Hartstein, seconded by Kavitt, to approve Warrant #418 in
the amount of $279,689.03 authorizing payment of bills listed.
Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Stone, O' Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt, Gerschefske
NAPES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Marienthal
Motion declared carried.
Trustee Hartstein reported that the Home Rule Citizen 's HOME RULE CITIZEN 'S
Committee has met and is in the process of preparing a fact COMMITTEE - FIRE
sheet. There will be approximately four public information SERVICE CITIZEN 'S
meetings, which will probably combine Fire Service and Home COMMITTEE
Rule information.
The next meeting for the Home Rule Citizen 's Committee is
January 17, 1980, and the next meeting for the Fire Service
Citizen 's Committee is January 9, 1980.
President Clayton urged all Trustees and citizens to become
\./ involved with these committees.
President Clayton reminded Trustees to set up meeting times
with the Deputy Clerk to avoid any conflicts.
Mr. Balling introduced Ray Rigsby, Superintendent of Public PERSONNEL
Works, to the Board.
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Mr. Balling cited the November Monthly Activities Report, MONTHLY ACTIVITIES
and asked that it be accepted as submitted. REPORT
Mr. Balling stated that the Buffalo Grove Police Department POLICE DEPARTMENT
was participating in a no-cost management consulting appraisal
of organizational elements of the Buffalo Grove Police Depart-
ment. The study was undertaken by the Illinois Department of
Law Enforcement. A summary report has been filed with the
Village; a more complete report will be forthcoming. It was
a highly complimentary report, finding the Buffalo Grove Police
Department within the upper 20% of the law enforcement agencies
in Illinois .
President Clayton asked if there were any questions from the QUESTIONS FROM
audience. There were none. THE AUDIENCE
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. There were no
such requests.
Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by Hartstein to pass Resolution RESOLUTION #80-1
#80-1 , the 1980 MFT Maintenance Authorization. 19 0 MFT Maintenance
Authorization
This resolution is prepared to cover Buffalo Grove's antici-
pated use of MFT funds for maintenance purposes for calendar
1980. This period covers portions of two fiscal years with
the majority of funds drawn from this resolution covered in
the FY 80-81 year. Funds not billed during the calendar year
will remain in our account.
Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows :
AYES: 5 - Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt, Gerschefske
NAPES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Marienthal
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by Hartstein, to approve the HIGHLAND GROVE
Plat of Resubdivision for Highland Grove, Unit 3A. UNIT T 3A
The Hoffman Group has been successful , through replatting,
in eliminating zoning violations which resulted from erroneous
foundation staking on the part of the Builder.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Stone, O 'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt, Gerschefske
NAPES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Marienthal
Motion declared carried.
Trustee Gerschefske asked that the record show that there was GOLF COURSE -
no representation present from F & M Enterprises. F & M ENTERPRISES
Mr. Gerschefske referred to a memo and agreement dated December
7, 1979, signed by John Eggen of F & M Enterprises and Mr.
William Balling, Village Manager. At that time, the Board had
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President Clayton stated that , if there were no objections,
discussion on this subject would be deferred.
President Clayton stated that there have been several requests SENIOR CITIZEN
from senior citizens for a reduction in the vehicle sticker DISCOUNT POLICY
fee. Mrs. Clayton cited the information showing policies of
other municipalities in the Northwest suburbs. She stated
that there are 485 people in the Village that are age 65 or
older.
Mrs. Busse, a senior citizen, stated that surrounding communities
offer discounts , and feels that Buffalo Grove should also extend
the courtesy to senior citizens.
Discussion followed on the fee to be charged.
Trustee Hartstein stated that he feels senior citizens should be
given vehicle stickers at a reduced price.
Trustee Stone feels that everyone who uses the streets should pay
for them. He feels that perhaps discounts could be given to
senior citizens in other areas.
Trustee Gerschefske feels that senior citizens should be given
free stickers.
Trustee O' Reilly stated that, philosophically, she disagrees with
the discount, but because there is not a great deal of money involved,
she would go along with it.
The Village Attorney stated that the statute states that a municipal
entity has the right to issue a tax for vehicle stickers , so there
would be no legal problem with either charging $1 or issuing a free
sticker.
Moved by Hartstein, seconded by Kavitt, that all senior citizens
over the age o; 65 should be entitled to a special senior citizen
discount rate of $1 .00 for any passenger vehicle, effective for
the 1981 sticker and subsequent years and directing the Village
Attorney to prepare an amendment to the ordinance providing for
same. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 4 - O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt , Gerschefske
NAYES: 1 - Stone
ABSENT: 1 - Marienthal
Motion declared carried.
Mr. Balling explained the changes being made in the architectural VILLAS OF
elevations on the models of Villas of Buffalo Creek. He pointed BUFFALO CREEK
out renderings of same, and stated that there has been Appearance
Commission approval .
Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by Kavitt, to uphold the Appearance
Commission recommendation and approve the architectural change for
Villas of Buffalo Creek. Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES : 5 - Stone, O 'Reilly, Hartstein , Kavitt, Gerschefske
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Marienthal
Motion declared carried.
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requested Mr. Balling to proceed with the 1980 lease for food
and bar services for the Golf Course, subject to certain con-
ditions. At present, only one of those conditions has been
met. As of December 20, 1979, a personal note has not been
fulfilled, nor has payment of January 3, 1980. For the afore-
mentioned reasons , Trustee Gerschefske recommended that Resolution
#80-2 be denied.
Trustee Hartstein stated that he felt the Village has bent over
�•/ backwards in this situation, and also feels that the lease should
not be renewed.
Moved by Gerschefske, seconded by Stone, to direct the staff to
find another tenant for food and bar operations at the Golf Course.
Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt, Gerschefske
NAPES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Marienthal
Motion declared carried.
Mr. Balling will report to the Board in the near future.
Mr. Raysa clarified that the Village Manager has the authority
to cancel the lease for F & M Enterprises .
Trustee Kavitt briefly explained Resolution #80-2. Moved by RESOLUTION #80-2
Kavitt, seconded by O 'Reilly, to pass Resolution #80-2 accept-
ing an intergovernmental agreement for the Village of Buffalo
Grove, Section 80-00021-00-TL (Signal Improvement - Bernard,
Nichols & Arlington Heights Roads) . Upon roll call , Trustees
voted as follows :
AYES: 5 - Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt , Gerschefske
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Marienthal
Motion declared carried.
Trustee Stone briefly explained that this is an agreement be- RESOLUTION #80-3
tween the Village and Roadway Express for access to their
truck scale, and stated that it will cost the Village $830 to
upgrade their (Roadway's) present scale. Mr. Balling stated
that our own scale would cost in the neighborhood of $15,000.
Moved by Stone, seconded by Hartstein, to pass Resolution
#80-3 accepting an agreement between the Village of Buffalo
Grove and Roadway Express for access to their truck scale.
Upon roll call , Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt, Gerschefske
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Marienthal
Motion declared carried.
President Clayton stated that Trustee Marienthal had requested MUNICIPAL LIBRARY
that discussion on the Municipal Library be deferred until SERVICES
further information can be obtained by the committee.
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Moved by Hartstein, seconded by Gerschefske, to adjourn to ADJOURNMENT
Executive Session to discuss personnel and land acquisition.
Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried.
The meeting was adjourned to Executive Session at 8:20 P.M.
The Executive Session was adjourned at 9:50 P.M.
Janet Sirabian, Village Clerk
APPROVED BY ME THIS a_ DAY
OF , 1980.
Village President