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1970-05-25 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 1967 5/25/70 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE , COUNTIES OF COOK AND LAKE, STATE OF ILLINOIS , HELD ON MONDAY , MAY 25 , 1970 AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING 50 RAUPP BLVD . , BUFFALO GROVE , ILLINOIS . `., President Thompson called the meeting to order at approximately 8 : 10 P .M . All present stood and recited the Pledge of Alle- giance to the Flag . The Clerk called the roll and the following were found present : President Thompson ; Trustees Gleeson , Thorud , Armstrong , Fabish , Cimaglio ABSENT : Trustee Felten Also present were Village Attorney , Richard Raysa ; Village Engineers , Hattis Engineering represented by R. Brandon ; Village Manager, Richard Decker . President Thompson announced that the Village Offices would be closed on Friday , May 29 , 1970 in celebration of Memorial Day. 1 . Minutes of May 11 , 1970 Trustee Gleeson moved the minutes of the meeting of May 11 , 1970 be approved as submitted. Trustee Cimaglio seconded the motion and questioned whether the easements for the street lights had been received . Mr. Decker stated he had received them but had not had a chance to determine whether they were all there . Upon roll call the vote was as follows : AYES : Trustees Gleeson , Thorud , Fabish , Cimaglio NAYS : None ABSTAIN : Trustee Armstrong 2 . Warrant #190 Trustee Gleeson read Warrant #190in the amount of $26 ,464 . 11 . Trustee Gleeson moved that Warrant #190 be approved for �./ payment. Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion and on roll call vote the motion carried unanimously . 3 . Warrant #33 Trustee Gleeson read Waterworks warrant #33 in the amount of $3 ,591 . 98 . Trustee Gleeson moved Warrant #33 be approved 1968 5/25/70 for payment. Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion and upon roll call vote the motion carried unanimously . 4 . Warrant #31 Trustee Gleeson read Warrant #31 the Municipal Building Fund Warrant in the amount of $20 .00 . Trustee Gleeson moved that Warrant #31 be approved for payment. Trustee Cimaglio seconded the motion and upon roll call vote the motion carried unanimously . President Thompson then stated that due to a severe water shortage in the old portion of the Village served by the Buffalo Utility Company , all sprinkling is banned until further notice . OLD BUSINESS 5 . Dundee Road Agreement President Thompson stated the Village is in receipt of the plans and drawings from the State . He stated the item should remain tabled until the engineer has had the opportunity to check the plans and report back to the Board . Trustee Cimaglio moved the plans be forwarded to the Village Engineers for their inspection and report to the Board . Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion and upon roll call vote the motion carried unanimously . 6 . Police & Fire Commission Vacancy President Thompson stated that to fill the vacancy on the Police & Fire Commission he would appoint Stanley Lieberman for a period of one year. Trustee Cimaglio moved the appointment be confirmed . Trustee Fabish seconded the motion and on roll call vote the motion carried unanimously . 7 . Ordinance 0-70-9 Water Rate Ordinance Discussion followed regarding the corrections to be made to the Ordinance . On page 4 the word "fine" was inserted in Section 8 . On page 8 , a 15 day time limit was inserted in Section 23 . On page 10 , Article 2 , Section 2 , paragraph (a ) was changed to read as follows : "All storm water including but not limited to ground water from foundation drains . " 1969 5/25/70 Trustee Cimaglio moved that Ordinance 0-70-9 be removed from table . Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion and it carried unanimously . Trustee Cimaglio moved that Ordinance 0-70-9 be approved as corrected . Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion and upon roll call vote the motion carried unanimously . 8 . Fence Variation - Kihm request (Doc . #70-36 ) Trustee Cimaglio moved that the request of Mr . Kihm for a variation of the fence ordinance be removed from table . Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion and it carried unanimously . Trustee Fabish moved that the Board approve and grant the variation as requested by Mr . Kihm with the stipulation that he keep the fence 1 ' inside the sidewalk line . Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion . Discussion followed . Trustee Cimaglio felt that corner was a dangerous one to allow a fence since there would be children going to and from school . Upon roll call the vote was as follows : AYES : Trustees Gleeson , Thorud , Armstrong , Fabish NAYS : Trustee Cimaglio President Thompson asked that the Clerk inform Mr . Kihm by letter of the granting of the variation with the stipulation . 9 . Fence Variation —Schmitt request ( Doc . #70-37 ) Trustee Gleeson moved that the request of Mr. Schmitt for a variation of the fence ordinance be removed from table . Trustee Cimaglio seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Trustee Cimaglio moved that the Board approve and grant the variation as requested by Mr. Schmitt with the stipulation 1 that he keep the fence 1 ' inside the sidewalk line . Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion . Upon roll call the vote was as follows : AYES : Trustees Gleeson , Thorud , Armstrong , Fabish , Cimaglio NAYS : None The Clerk was instructed to so inform Mr. Schmitt by letter. 1970 5/25/70 10 . MFT Approval / St. Mary ' s Pkwy and Bernard President Thompson questioned Mr . Brandon as to the difference in the figures on the request for MFT funds for the seal coating of St . Mary ' s Parkway and Bernard Drive . Mr. Brandon stated the figure submitted to the State for approval is the correct figure . Thereupon Trustee Cimaglio moved that the Clerk be directed to advertise for bids to be opened at the meeting of June 22nd. Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion carried unanimously . 11 . Annexation Petition/ Gerschefski Property President Thompson summarized the report of the Plan Commission (Doc . #70-38) regarding additions to the agreement that had been included in the revised annexation agreement. The Plan Commission recommended approval of the annexation . Thereupon , President Thompson read the proposed annexation agreement. Trustee Gleeson moved the boa"d direct the Attorney to draw up the necessary ordinances to enter into the agreement and annex and rezone the property. Trustee Fabish seconded the motion . Discussion followed . It was questioned whether the area would be served by municipal water. Trustee Cimaglio stated it was his understanding that actual construction will not begin for a number of years . Mr. Raysa stated he would like to see a clause in the agreement that would provide authority to the Village to establish fire lanes , speed zones and enforcement of the law on the property . Mr. Beaubien , Attorney for the Petitioners , stated he had no objection to such a clause being inserted . Further discussion ensued regarding parking area . Mr. Steve Attenberg of 594 Patton then asked to be recognized . He questioned how the area could be serviced with water when the present residents in the Village were being restricted because of the shortage of water. It was explained to Mr. Attenberg and to the other residents of the area also in attendance at the meeting that the water that would service that area would come from the Municipal Waterworks not the Buffalo Utility Company . President Thompson stated that the Village is hoping to acquire the BuffaloUtility Company and tie it in to the Village water system to help aleviate the problem. He stated the Utility Company is presently digging another well to enlarge their facility . Trustee Gleeson stated that on page 8 , paragraph 12 of the agreement the words "or evidence that adequate funds have been set aside" should be deleted . 1971 5/25/70 Thereupon Trustee Gleeson amended his motion to Include the deletion of the words on page 8 , as well as including a section granting enforcement powers of the subject area to the Village . Trustee Fabish amended his second . Upon roll call the vote was as follows : AYES : Trustees Gleeson , Thorud , Armstrong , Fabish , Cimaglio NAYS : None 9 :40 P .M . A recess was called by President Thompson 9 : 50 P . M . The meeting was reconvened . NEW BUSINESS 12 . Proposed Ordinances/ Solicitors , Trespass , Abandoned Cars Trustee Fabish moved that the proposed ordinances be forwarded to the legislative committee for their perusal and comments . Trustee Cimaglio seconded the motion . Trustee Cimaglio questioned when the Board could expect a preliminary report . Trustee Armstrong stated he would try to have a report within a month . On roll call the motion carried unanimously . 13 . Mile Creek Subdivision #2 President Thompson then read a memo from the Village Manager transmitting engineering drawings for Mill Creek Subdivision Unit 2 . Trustee Cimaglio moved that the drawings be forwarded to the Village Engineers for their review. Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion and it carried unanimously . 14 . Miscellaneous a . Cook County Zoning Notice was submitted to Trustees for information . b . Letter received from Illinois Commerce Commission giving notice of a hearing for Illinois Bell Telephone Company proposed rates for information system access line services . c . A reminder that a public hearing will be held before the President and Board of Trustees at 7 : 00 P .M . on June 8th . d . Due to error an items was omitted from the agenda , therefore President Thompson stated he would entertain a motion from Trustee Gleeson . Trustee Gleeson moved the Village Attorney be authorized to prepare an ordinance providing for a 25% increase in building permit fees . Trustee Armstrong seconded the motion and it carried unanimously . 1972 5/25/70 e . Trustee Fabish asked that Mr . Decker check with the Village of Wheeling to determine the details of a traffic survey they had conducted and see whether the Village of Buffalo Grove could have a like survey conducted within the Village limits . f . Trustee Cimaglio stated he would like the letter from Dr. Edward H . Gilbert , superintendent of School District #214 read into the record . President Thompson then read the contents of a letter (Doc . #70-39 ) as well as a copy of a report made concerning the amount of children produced from multi -family residences . 15 . Questions from the Audience Mr. Attenburg was again recognized and stated that in addition to the water shortage problem , he and his neighbors were present to ask what could be done about the drainage problem behind their homes . He stated it is a dangerous situation since there is now about 4 ' of mud and water accumulated and little children are constantly playing in the area . He also questioned why trees have never been planted in their area . Mr . Decker stated he would write another letter to Mr. Schwartz since it is the obligation of the developer to plant the trees . He further stated that the Village is aware of the problem of drainage and studies have been made of ways to correct the problem. He stated the property in question belongs to the Archdiocese of Chicago and it has been a problem contacting the proper persons to get permission to enter the property for purposes of solving the problem . He stated the Engineers have submitted what they feel is the solution to the problem and now the work will have to be done . President Thompson stated that the Village is contracting to have the work done , since we cannot do it ourselves , lacking the proper equipment , and time becomes the greatest problems because of previous commitments made by contractors and adverse weather conditions . He stated the Village will " keep at the problem" until it is solved . Mr . Decker stated the major hurdle is over , the Village has secured the permission of the Archdiocese to grade their property and the only problem now is to get the contractor to do the work when the weather is right . Mr . Heinrich stated that the builder , Mr. Schwartz , is very difficult to get hold of and the people cannot get anything done . He stated perhaps he , Mr . Schwartz , should be reminded that the ordinance provides he must put in the trees . President Thompson stated that Mr . Decker will send a letter to Mr . Schwartz. 1973 5/25/70 There being no further business before the board and no further questions or communications from the audience , Trustee Thorud moved the meeting be adjourned . Trustee Cimaglio seconded the motion and it carried unanimously . / 2... _16t-- ati..c_e- Z 4.4.-"/ et/1/4,-f -44..e.t.,4,e Village Cle k APPROVED this day of , 1970 . / .-~, `s Villaa0 President Time : Approximately 10 : 15 P .M . 3