1973-11-13 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 2915
11/13/73
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD
OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE
COUNTIES, HELD TU` S1AY, NOVEMBER 13 , 1973 , AT THE MUNICIPAL
BUILDING, 50 RAUPP BLVD. , BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS.
President Armstrong called the meeting to order at approximately
8:15 P.M. Those present stood and recited the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
In the absence of the Clerk, President Armstrong appointed
Karen Fergadis Clerk Pro Tem. Trustee Osmon made a motion to
that effect which was seconded by Trustee Rech. The motion
passed unanimously.
The Clerk called the roll and found the following present:
President Armstrong; Trustees Shirley, Osmon, Mahoney, Rech,
and Driscoll.
Trustee Rathjen was absent.
Also present were Dan Larson, Village Manager; Richard Raysa,
Village Attorney; and William Balling, Administrative Assistant.
1. Minutes of November 5 , 1973
`. Trustee Osmon moved the minutes of November 5 , 1973 , be approved
as submitted. Trustee Rech seconded the motion. Trustee Rech
also requested that on Page 2910 under Tahoe Drainage, the
following be inserted as the opening sentences of the second
paragraph: Trustee Rech made the motion that the reservations
regarding the Tahoe retention as recommended by the Flood Control
Committee be presented to Judge Cavelli and that the engineering
data related to this project be made available for Buffalo
Grove' s review. Trustee Rech amended the motion to include
the direction to have Judge Cavelli enjoin further construction
until questions can be resolved regarding this matter. Trustee
Mahoney seconded the motion. A roll call vote found the
following:
AYES: Trustees Shirley, Osmon, Mahoney, Rech, Driscoll
ABSENT: Trustee Rathjen
NAYES : None
The motion carried with changes noted.
2 . President' s Report
President Armstrong read the letter of resignation from Eugene
Racette, member of the Fire and Police Commission, to Nick
Tufano, Chairman of the Buffalo Grove Fire and Police Commission,
to be effective November 1 , 1973 . President Armstrong expressed
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regret at losing such a valuable and dedicated member of the
`—' Commission and said he would write a letter of appreciation to
him.
President Armstrong then introduced Mr. George J. Burnetti
who is to be the new Commission member. His resume was
distributed to the Board and President Armstrong reviewed
Mr. Burnetti ' s impressive background and list of credits.
Trustee Rech made a motion that the Board concur with President
Armstrong's appointment of Mr. Burnetti to the Police and Fire
Commission. Trustee Shirley seconded. All Board members voted
"aye" with the exception of Trustee Osmon who abstained and
Trustee Rathjen who was absent. Motion carried.
In response to Trustee Shirley, President Armstrong said
Mr. Burnetti would complete Mr. Racette' s term of office which
he said was about 2 1/2 years.
President Armstrong announced that he was appointing John Walker
of 242 Anthony Court, Buffalo Grove, Illinois , an environmental
engineer, to the committee formed last week to investigate the
land fill proposal by Browning-Ferris. Mr.Walker had expressed
an interest in serving on the committee. President Armstrong
said the Village is fortunate to have an individual with his
talent serving on this committee.
Trustee Rech said that the committee to investigate the proposal
will meet Saturday, November 17th at 9:00 A.M. to begin evaluation.
3 . Standing Committee Reports
Trustee Osmon stated that his Fire Study would be considered
during the workshop session.
4. Questions from the Audience
This being the second meeting of the month, President Armstrong
stated that this portion of the agenda was for questions from
the audience instead at the end of the meeting.
There was one question regarding the date when the Phoenix
proposal would be before the Plan Commission. President Armstrong
replied that the attorney for the petitioner has requested that
it be delayed and a new date has not been set.
5. Committee of the Whole
Police Commendation
President Armstrong read and presented to Officer Gary
�— Wenckebach a Certificate of Commendation regarding an incident
on October 18 , 1973 , involving a stolen auto which again exhibited
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Officer Wenckebach' s alertness and professional follow up
which is always characteristic of a good Police Officer.
Ordinance No. 73-31
Trustee Osmon made a motion to remove Ordinance #73-31 from
table. Trustee Shirley seconded. All voted "aye" and the
motion carried.
Mr. Larson explained that the Ordinance has been adopted by the
Metropolitan Sanitary District and applies to the Cook County
portions of the Village. Ordinance 73-31 as proposed is to
insure compliance for the entire Village and to prohibit the
entry of extraneous water flows into the sanitary sewer system
through illegal connections from private properties. Mr. Larson
further said that directions had been given to the Village
Attorney to review the Ordinance as there had been some questions
by members of the Board; he made several changes, the main one
being in the first sentence in the second paragraph of Section 6
as outlined in his letter of October 18, 1973 .
President Armstrong stated that the Ordinance had been publicly
read.
Trustee Osmon raised the question of charging the resident for
additional inspections above two and this being added to the
Ordinance to insure cooperation from residents. There was
some discussion. Attorney Raysa said the Ordinance as it reads
is good and when a resident does not comply with the Village' s
request, he should be cited as this is the normal administration
of problems of this nature. Trustee Mahoney said he thought it
impractical, as following the fee for additional inspections
the Village would then sue for the cost of the additional inspec-
tions if they are not paid especially since the additional fees
are usually less than the fine. Trustee Osmon withdrew his
comment.
Trustee Shirley made a motion to approve Ordinance #73-31
prohibiting entry of extraneous flows in the sanitary sewer
system subject to changes made by the Village Attorney. Trustee
Mahoney seconded. A roll call vote found the following:
AYES: Trustees Shirley, Osmon, Mahoney, Rech, Driscoll
NAYES: None
ABSENT: Trustee Rathjen
Motion carried.
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Ordinance No. 73-53
L. President Armstrong read Ordinance #73-53 providing for
regulation of streets and fire lanes in various subdivisions
and planned developments in Buffalo Grove, Cook and Lake
Counties, Illinois. Trustee Osmon moved that the Ordinance
#73-53 be adopted as read. Trustee Driscoll seconded.
Trustee Osmon inquired when the Ordinance would be enforced.
Mr. Larson said that after the Ordinance is properly published
and signs are posted it would be enforced. The materials for
the signs have been ordered and he said there would be no delay
in putting up proper signs and enforcement.
Trustee Rech questioned whether the Cambridge-on-the-Lake plan
was the final one. Mr. Larson said that the plat was the
original plan and outlined the parking requirements to be in
effect. He said the street parking that is allowed has been
reviewed and approved by Chief Winter and Chief Dettmer. He
also noted that parking would be permitted only along the
eastern road curb along Building Three and along the southern
road along Building Four and Five. This is noted on the exhibit
to the ordinance.
A roll call vote found the following:
AYES: Trustees Shirley, Osmon, Mahoney, Rech, Driscoll
NAYES: None
ABSENT: Trustee Rathjen
Motion carried.
Resolution No. 73-24
President Armstrong distributed a copy of the newspaper article
pertaining to the proposed housing development on the NIKE
site in School District 103 and introduced Mr. John Kunesh of
that school district who was present. President Armstrong then
read the Resolution #73-24 .
Trustee Osmon made a motion to approve Resolution No. 73-24 as
read. Trustee Shirley seconded.
In response to questions, Mr. Hunesh gave the following back-
ground. the rights ground. The Navy has acquiredhts to the abandoned g
Nike site wedged between Highway 45 and Milwaukee Avenue north
of Highway 22 . Their plans call for 350 3-4 bedroom units in a
row housing arrangement necessary because of small airplane
runways and a FAA beacon in the middle of the parcel with
�-- restrictions as to what can be built near the beacon. The
property is in excess of 100 acres and a great deal of it is
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L. unbuildable. The estimate is that there will be a minimum
of 600 children and of course, the Navy doesn't pay taxes.
Most of the impact will be felt by District 103 with some spill
into Adali Stevenson. Mr. Kunesh said they can apply for aid
under impacted areas legislation but it is a painful procedure.
Each year' s operating funds have to be applied for and each
l year it is questionable as to how much dollars will be received.
�J As far as construction of new facilities, Mr. Kunesh said they
are informed they have high priorities; however, their real
concern is long range in regard to year to year operating costs.
As far as negotiating with HEW, Mr. Hunesh said he felt there
is no chance. Theirs is a high cost education area and if they
are put on a national average funding basis , there would be
difficulty.
Mr. Kunesh said the Navy has agreed to a Public Hearing to be
held November 29 , 1973 , at Daniel Wright Jr. High School,
Riverwoods Road and Congressman Crane said he would attend.
The purpose of their appearance at the meeting, Mr. Kunesh said,
was to get expressions of support from their neighbors which
would have some effect.
Trustee Mahoney noted that the wording of the resolution calls
for abandonment of the proposed housing project. He asked Mr.
Kunesh if it would be satisfactory if the resolution stated
that the project should be abandoned unless an equitable
financial arrangement cannot be reached with District 103 .
Trustee Mahoney said he would feel better voting for such a
resolution as he felt the Board didn't know enough about the
situation to express an opinion otherwise. Mr. Kunesh said the
Navy cannot agree to any kind of long term financial commitment.
Trustee Osmon felt the Board should express disapproval only;
any offer should come from them - the Navy or HEW - as it is
obvious District 103 cannot absorb the impact.
Further discussion followed. Trustee Shirley stated he felt it
was a resolution the Board had to support as the Village itself
does not accept a project without reasonable provisions for
schools. Trustee Shirley then read what Trustee Mahoney had
additionally written on the resolution and what he, Trustee
Shirley agreed with, and that is: Add to the last paragraph
at the end of the last sentence "unless Department of Navy
would furnish to the affected school districts the money equiv-
alent of what the development would generate if it were on the
tax rolls" or wording to that effect.
The original Osmon motion to approve the resolution as originally
presented was voted on. A roll call vote found:
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L. AYES : Trustees Osmon and Driscoll
NAYES : Trustees Shirley, Mahoney and Rech
ABSENT: Trustee Rathjen
Motion defeated.
Trustee Shirley made the motion to accept the resolution with
the additional wording as suggested by Trustee Mahoney and to
the effect that the project be abandoned "unless the Navy
furnish money equivalent of what development would generate if
it were on tax rolls" . Trustee Mahoney seconded. A roll call
vote found:
AYES : Trustees Shirley, Mahoney, Rech
NAYES: Trustees Osmon and Driscoll
ABSENT: Trustee Rathjen
Motion carried.
Buffalo Grove Disposal Company - Rate Increase
Mr. Jim Raupp of the Buffalo Grove Disposal Company appeared
before the Board to request a rate increase. He stated that
on October 1 his employees got 75G per hour increase in labor
and $3 a week in health and welfare and $2 a week in pension,
for a package of $1. 05 per hour, the highest in recorded history
of rubbish removal. He stated that he cannot absorb this increase
and is asking for 50 increase per month - to a cost of $4. 50
per month effective November 1. Mr. Raupp further said the con-
tract is a three year contract which will provide employees with
a salary of $6 . 30 per hour at the end of the three years.
President Armstrong referred to the contract with the Disposal
Company, page 5, Section 2 . 4 which as worded would grant an
increase effective May 1st "by a percentage factor equal to
3/4 of the average percentage of such wage increase or decrease" .
Mr. Larson said when this was discussed in March, 1972, and
approved by the Board on March 11, the decision was to make it
retroactive to March 1 , 1972 .
President Armstrong pointed out that the increased cost of $4 . 50
is still less than some neighboring communities. Mr. Larson said
this same situation exists in other areas; the same union covers
other cities and their Boards are facing the same question.
Trustee Rech and Trustee Driscoll related to the Board comments
of Buffalo Grove residents expressing displeasure with the
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increase. Mr. Heinrich of the ZBA pointed out the increase is more
than the 5.5% wage-price guidelines.
There followed discussion on when the increase would be made
effective; May 1 as the contract states on page 5 , Section 2. 4
or November 1 as requested by Mr. Raupp, this being permissible
as a comparable situation occurred in March, 1972 , and the
Board granted the increase mid-year. Trustee Shirley said he
felt there was no way of getting around having to grant an
increase and deferring the increase to May would create a
problem in the form of an even greater increase requested by
Mr. Raupp to cover the past increase and meet the future increase
provided by the second year of the contract. There was discussion
as to whether or not he could ask for an increase to cover a
future wage increase. President Armstrong favored granting the
increase effective November 1 as requested. Attorney Raysa
recommended Mr. Raupp bring in his union contract.
Trustee Shirley made a two-part motion: 1) Trustee Shirley
moved that the Board approve the request as presented by Mr.
Raupp effective November 1, 1973 , for a 50G increase. 2) Trustee
Shirley moved that Mr. Raupp be directed in conjunction with
administrative staff and Mr. Larson to, no later than March 1,
1974 , bring in a total proposal for bagging type service for
review by this Board and analyzation before the time when he
comes back for his next rate increase. Trustee Mahoney seconded
the first motion as Trustee Shirley' s motion was considered two
motions. A roll call vote found:
AYES: Trustees Shirley, Osmon, Mahoney, Rech
NAYES : Trustee Driscoll
ABSENT: Trustee Rathjen
Motion carried.
Regarding Trustee Shirley' s second motion, Trustee Osmon
seconded. Trustee Mahoney said he felt the burden of investiga-
tion and preparation of the proposal for bagging type of service
should be placed on the Village staff as they would be best able
to do so. Trustee Shirley amended the motion to reflect this
change. Trustee Osmon seconded. A roll call vote found:
AYES: Trustees Shirley, Osmon, Mahoney, Rech, Driscoll
NAYES : None
ABSENT: Trustee Rathjen
L. Motion carried.
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Resolution No. 73-25
President Armstrong introduced an item not listed on the agenda,
that of Resolution No. 73-25. He read the resolution. Trustee
Rech made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 73-25 having to do
with the State of Illinois responsibility for the improvement
of Route 68, Dundee Road. Trustee Driscoll seconded.
Trustee Osmon asked for an amendment to the resolution, Section
2 , asking for alignment of Arlington Heights and Buffalo Grove
Roads and also that a cover letter under President Armstrong's
signature be sent to Governor Walker thanking him for his
positive action regarding accomplishment of the project. Mr.
Larson informed the Board that the Project Engineer for Dundee
Road improvement, Mr. Sifer, had informed him that alignment
of Arlington Heights Road will be possible with work on Saturdays,
but Buffalo Grove Road is improbable and will not be done until
next spring. This report was met by the Board with disapproval
and it was decided to amend the resolution, Section 2 , to reflect
Trustee Osmon' s statement.
Trustee Rech pointed out an error in Section 4 where the date
is April 1, 1975, and should be April 1, 1974.
President Armstrong read letter dated 11/8/73 to Mr. Larson
under Mr. Ziejewski' s name regarding Dundee Road reconstruction.
There was some discussion of the letter.
Trustee Rech amended her motion to adopt the resolution to
adoption with the changes: realignment of Arlington Heights
and Buffalo Grove Roads requested in Section 2 and the date
change in Section 4 . A roll call vote found:
AYES : Trustees Shirley, Osmon, Mahoney, Rech, Driscoll
NAYES: None
ABSENT: Trustee Rathjen
Motion carried.
Village Clerk
President Armstrong told the Board that Mrs. Clayton, the
Village Clerk, had undergone surgery to correct back problems
and he was happy to report the surgery was successful. She is
still at Holy Family Hospital, he said, and he wished her well
from the Board and the citizens of Buffalo Grove. President
Armstrong said she is expected to be back with the Board after
the first of the year.
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Energy Crisis
Trustee Mahoney asked if any thought had been given to taking
steps of the Village in response to the energy crisis message
of last week; for instance, maintenance of temperatures,
( cutting of lighting, reduced use of fuel.
Mr. Larson replied that one of the areas that have been looked
into is that of staff vehicles . He said staff cars are retired
police squad cars which get only 6-8 miles per gallon of gas.
They are exploring the idea of purchasing smaller vehicles for
next year which would give the Village better mileage per gallon.
Mr. Larson said the other area is that of heating of the
building and lighting. He said constant surveillance is being
maintained. Due to the unusual system of heating and air con-
ditioning and in order to balance it, one section of the building
is 69° and another section is 71°. Trustee Mahoney said he
thought the temperature was 2 or 3 degrees higher than was
recommended in the energy message and felt the temperature could
be lowered some as business and government should take the lead
in helping to curtail effects of the crisis. President Armstrong
asked Mr. Larson to see what he could do to bring about the
change. Trustee Rech stated that residents felt one garbage
pick-up per week would be another way to aid in reducing the
:... energy crisis.
Mr. Heinrich of the ZBA requested a legal opinion from the
Village Attorney on a variation of the Zoning Ordinance
regarding building height before the Public Hearing on November
21st. President Armstrong referred him to Village Attorney Raysa.
There being no further matters to discuss Trustee Osmon moved
that the meeting adjourn to workshop session. Trustee Shirley
seconded. A voice vote found unanimous approval.
Time: 9 : 45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Clerk Pro Te
APPROVED t ,! Alf 1973 .
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