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1971-02-01 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 2156 2/1/71 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COUNTIES OF COOK AND LAKE, ILLINOIS HELD ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 1, 1971 AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 50 RAUPP BLVD. , BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS . President Thompson called the meeting to order at approximately 8 :15 P.M. Those present stood and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The Clerk called the roll and the following were found present : President Thompson; Trustees Felten, Thorud, Armstrong, Fabish Cimaglio Absent : Trustee Gleeson (arrived 8 :40 P.M. ) Also present were Mr. R. Raysa, Village Attorney and Mr. A. Seaberg of Hattis Engineering, Village Engineers . 1. Minutes of January 25, 1971 Trustee Felten moved the minutes of January 25, 1971 be approved as submitted. Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion and upon roll call the vote was as follows : f AYES : Trustees Felten, Thorud, Armstrong, Fabish NAYS : None ABSTAIN: Trustee Cimaglio 2. Plan Commission Report (Doc. 71-02) The Plan Commission report consisted of information reference the Public Hearing on the proposed Ranch Mart Apartments being adjourned to February 3rd. The appointment will be handled under New Business and recommendation reference Public Hearing for rezoning in Cambridge will be handled under New Business. 3. Miscellaneous Trustee Felten stated a newspaper article in today' s local paper made reference to the fact that the Tahoe development has received permission to connect to the Village 's sewer line pending approval by the Wheeling Village Board. He moved the Board deny the proposal. Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion. Discussion followed and President Thompson stated that this type 2157 2/1/71 of connection would have to be approved by the Village Engineer. He further stated any fees in connection with such a tie-in would be absorbed by Chesterfield Builders . Further, President Thompson stated that in talking to the Trustees, none had serious objection to a proposal of this type since it was temporary for a maximum of 3 years . Trustee Felten felt this proposal should be rejected since members of the Plan Commission had objected to the development. President Thompson stated that a resident, who is also a member of the Plan Commission objected but as a private citizen. Mr. Heinrich was recognized and stated he so informed the Board at Wheeling when the hearings were being con- ducted that he was objecting as a private citizen. President Thompson stated that Mr. Ed Benjamin stated a charge of $50.00 per house with the work being done by Chesterfield would be a feasible amount to charge. It would be a sewer hookup only, no water. President Thompson stated that the contract which would be entered into would provide for disconnection should any of our flooding problems be increased. The Clerk called the roll and the vote was as follows : NAYS : Trustees Thorud, Armstrong, Fabish, Cimaglio AYES : Trustee Felten At the request of Trustee Felten, President Thompson voted nay. Trustee Thorud and Trustee Cimaglio stated that they voted nay not because they are in favor of the project, but wish to have further consideration at a later date. 4. Engineering Agreement - Well #2 President Thompson then stated that the Village is in receipt of an engineering agreement reference the work on the reservoir at Well #2. He further stated Mr. Raysa has examined the con- tract and it is a standard contract which will cause no prob- lem unless the reservoir is not put in. Trustee Armstrong moved the Village Board authorize the President and Clerk to enter into a contract with Hattis Engineering for the reservoir on Well #2 site. Trustee Fabish seconded the motion. Trustee Felten asked to see a copy of the contract. The Clerk called the roll and the vote was as follows : AYES : Trustees Thorud, Armstrong, Fabish, Cimaglio NAYS : None 2158 2/1/71 Trustee Felten did not vote at this time because he had not finished perusing the contract. He did, however, later in the meeting state he wished to cast an AYE vote. 5. Proposed Changes in Sign Ordinance Trustee Gleeson arrived at 8 :40 P.M. and was present for the meeting. President Thompson read the proposed changes recommended by various committees to the Sign Ordinance. It was the Board ' s desire to handle each of the revisions separately. Trustee Cimaglio moved the amendment to Section 5 on Page 16 reference renewable temporary sign permits be granted only by Village Board approval be approved. Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion and upon roll call vote the motion carried unanimously. Trustee Armstrong moved the amendment on page 17, section 2, paragraph (b) reference addition of the word "storm" be approved. Trustee Cimaglio seconded the motion and upon roll call vote the motion carried unanimously. Trustee Cimaglio moved the amendment on page 18, Section 1, page 18, Section 2, Page 19, Article XI, Section 1 and Article XI, Section 2 reference addition of the words "metal or non- combustible synthetic materials or metal frames " be approved. Trustee Felten seconded the motion and upon roll call vote the motion carried unanimously. Trustee Felten moved the amendment to page 20, Section 3, Paragraph a, reference the addition of the words "but in no case exceeding eight feet from the building nor projecting over public property" be approved. Trustee Cimaglio seconded the motion and upon roll call vote the motion carried unanimously. Trustee Cimaglio moved the change to page 10, section 3, paragraph 2 reference height limitation be approved. Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion. Upon roll call the vote was as follows : AYES : Trustees Felten, Thorud, Armstrong, Fabish, Cimaglio NAYS : Trustee Gleeson Trustee Felten moved changes to Section 3b, page 10, section 3a, page 11 and section 3a page 12 be approved reference 120 sq. ft. limitations. Trustee Cimaglio seconded the motion. Trustee Gleesonquestioned whether this was 120 sq. ft. per side . 2159 2/1/71 Upon roll call the vote was as follows : AYES : Trustees Felten, Thorud, Armstrong, Fabish, Cimaglio NAYES : Trustee Gleeson Trustee Gleeson stated the Finance Committee will review the section concerning fees . 5. Correspondence from School Dist. #96. President Thompson then read a letter from School District #96 (Doc. #71-03) outlining guidelines regarding school site size and criteria for measuring student yields, when a development is planned within the boundaries of the district. Trustee Gleeson stated that he considers the letter merely guidelines and does not feel the Village has to adopt them as policy. He suggested the letter be forwarded to the Plan Commission and put in file for this Board and future Boards to keep in mind when reviewing annexations . He stated he felt President Thompson should write a letter to the school district thanking them for the information, since to his knowledge they have never submitted such guidelines before. Trustee Armstrong stated he agreed basically with Trustee Gleeson and felt emphasis should be put on the fact that they are guide- lines and further than in writing a letter we should convey that we are willing to cooperate on future land acquisitions with the use of these guidelines, to achieve what is best for the Village, School District and Park District as well. Trustee Felten felt that a liaison should be set up. Trustee Gleeson stated he did not think the letter was intended to suggest we attempt to force the developers to donate land, however, he felt thus far the Village has had fairly good luck in securing school sites. He stated the Village will always attempt to negotiate for as much as they can. Mrs. Verna Clayton, Chairman of the School Committee of the Strathmore Homeowner 's Association was recognized and stated she had a statement to read. The letter urged the Village to give its support and cooperation to the proposed guidelines submitted by School District #96 in determining school facility requirements in future annexations and residential developments . (Doc. #71-04) 2160 2/1/71 Trustee Gleeson moved the President write a letter to Mr. Rusk thanking him for his submission of these guidelines and that we are referring them to all Village offices to have in their files for review of future plans . Trustee Felten seconded the motion. Trustee Felten asked that a liaison officer be appoint- ed. President Thompson stated it would have to be an inter- ested citizen since their meetings are also on Monday nights . Trustee Armstrong asked that the motion include a statement to let the district know that the Village Board has every intention to cooperate with them as far as we can in acquisitions of school sites. Trustee Gleeson stated he had no particular objection other than statements of that nature tend to be misinterpreted at a later date. He stated he does not think we have indicated that we will not cooperate. Trustee Gleeson then stated he would change his motion to leave the wording to the discretion of President Thompson. Trustee Felten seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion carried unanimously. President Thompson then stated he would like to make comment on a letter the Board members received which states the President is not cooperating with District 96 . He stated he merely told the newspaper there was a discrepancy in the figures quoted by Mr . Hitzeman reference construction by Levitt and Sons and what the Building Department has. He stated he would like to comment on the fact that he has been accused of making a negative reaction and stated any comments he make are related to the legal aspect and position the Village must take reference avoiding any legal action. Mr. Raysa stated that on a zoning for property already in the Village, the Village cannot force a dedication. However, on property coming into the Village, negotiations can be made. Mr. Sundt was recognized and stated he was the author of the letter submitted to the Board from the Buffalo Grove Alliance. He stated he wished to point out that other communities have gotten land donations for schools and they feel the Village of Buffalo Grove can do more than they have. President Thompson stated land donations have to be equated with density. He stated what the Village has done for Lake County is a reflection of how land was gotten in the Cook County portion. President Thompson further stated that when a developer comes in, the first responsibility of the Board is to secure what is best for the Village since we are under pressure to provide services and police protection. He stated they have tried also to get sufficient land for school sites and generally base requests on past history. District 21 has used smaller sites then that requested in Lake County and built two story schools . President 2161 2/1/71 Thompson stated he is not excusing any situation, however, our thinking must be geared to Village needs in order to provide services without additional taxing. He stated he has always tried to cooperate with schools, however, adjust- ments must be made by both sides . 6 . Civil Defense Ordinance President Thompson then read Ordinance 0-71-03 being a Civil Defense Ordinance, establishing a Civil Defense Commission. Trustee Felten moved Ordinance 0-71-03 be approved as read. Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion. The Clerk called the roll and the motion carried unanimously. 10 :25 P.M. The President declared a recess . 10 :40 P.M. The meeting was reconvened. 7. Salvation Army Request Trustee Thorud moved the Salvation Army be permitted to con- duct their annual Doughnut Tag Day on June 11, 1971 and the required fee be waived. Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion and upon roll call vote it carried unanimously. 8 . Rezoning Request/Wheeling Trust & Savings Bank President Thompson stated the Village is in receipt of a re- zoning request from the Wheeling Trust & Savings Bank for re- zoning of the R-9 portion of the property known as Gerschefske property to M-1. Trustee Fabish moved the request be for- warded to the Plan Commission for Public Hearing. Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. 9. Plan Commission Report (Doc. #71-02) Trustee Cimaglio moved that the Plan Commission be directed to hold public hearings reference rezoning land in Cambridge currently R-7 and R-9 being built R-5. Trustee Fabish seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion carried unanimously. President Thompson then stated upon the recommendation of the Plan Commission he would appoint Richard Heinrich to the Plan Commission for one year. Trustee Cimaglio moved the appoint- ment be confirmed. Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion. The Clerk called the roll and the vote was as follows : 2162 2/1/71 AYES : Trustees Armstrong, Cimaglio NAYS : Trustees Felten, Gleeson, Thorud, Fabish President Thompson stated the Plan Commission is directed to fill the vacancy and report their findings to the Board. 10. Miscellaneous President Thompson then stated that in the proposal from the developers of the property formerly known as Greta Lederer, a five story office building is called for. Presently, our zoning ordinance restricts such a building to 3 story or 45 feet. All other business districts also have height limitations on them. Discussion followed concerning the fact that the development was a good one and the five story building backed up to industrial property. It was determined that a public hearing must be held - to amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow such a structure. Trustee Gleeson moved that the Plan Commission be directed to hold public hearings for the purpose of amending the section of the Zoning Ordinance to allow more latitude in building heights and retain control over this type of development. Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion carried unanimously. Trustee Thorud requested an opinion from the Village Attorney reference signature on petitions . Mr. Raysa stated that in- dividuals are permitted to sign petitions for four independent Trustees since that is the amount of seats to be vacated. How- ever, should a person sign a slate petition, individual petitions cannot be signed, nor can a slate petition be signed if the in- dividual has signed an independent petition. Trustee Felten asked whether Wheeling has been contacted ref- erence inviting Professor Lewis to make his presentation on planning. President Thompson stated he has been unable to contact Mayor Scanlon, however, he would continue to try. Mr. Seaberg stated that the MSD has adopted a policy stating no sewer permit will be accepted or issued unless the Village has adopted the requirements in the manual on Construction Procedures and requirements concerning overhead sewers . Mr. Seaberg stated he would submit a copy of the manual for the Board ' s perusal. 2163 2/1/71 There being no questions from the audience and no further business before the Board, Trustee Armstrong moved the meeting be adjourned. Trustee Cimaglio seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Approximately: 11 :15 P.M. Respectfully submitted, /;-1:764 /2 //1:44tav4,4 Village Clerk 4-e7 tP4*41 APPROVED this � day of , 1971 Village esident