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1968-12-09 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 1461 12/9/68 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 MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1968, AT THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER, 150 N. RAUPP BLVD. , BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS The President called the meeting to order at 8: 05 P.M. All 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 Huxhold, Wilhelm, Lewis, Felten, Gleeson, Thorud 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 25TH Trustee Wilhelm moved that the minutes of November 25th be approved as written. Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion. A vote was taken with the motion passing unanimously with Trustee Lewis abstaining. 2. WARRANT #147 Warrant #147 in the amount of $17, 992.67 was read by Trustee Gleeson. Trustee Gleeson moved that Warrant #147 be approved as read. Trustee Lewis seconded the motion. Discussion followed. Trustee Huxhold suggested that the fees for inspections for the Building Department Inspectors be looked into. Upon roll call, the motion carried unanimously. 3. WATERWORKS WARRANT #32 Waterworks Warrant #32 in the amount of $4, 943. 19 was read by Trustee Gleeson. Trustee Gleeson moved that Waterworks Warrant #32 be approved as read. Trustee Wilhelm seconded the motion and upon roll call, the motion carried unanimously. 4. TREASURER' S REPORT Trustee Gleeson read the Treasurer' s report in the absence of Edward Dreher. There were a total of $300, 720. 74 in all funds as of the end of November, 1968. Discussion followed. 5. PARK COMMISSION REPORT President Thompson stated that the Park Commission report contains 1462 12/9/68 information as to various facilities and some comments on the bussing of the Cambridge children. He further stated that item #7 in the report will be taken up under new business. OLD BUSINESS 6. ACQUISITION OF BUFFALO UTILITY Trustee G:leeson moved that the Board enter into Executive Session to discuss the contract for the acquisition of the Buffalo Utility Company. Trustee Huxhold seconded the motion. Trustee Felten stated that he feels the Board is now at the point where this matter could be discussed openly. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows: AYES: Trustees Huxhold, Lewis, Gleeson, President Thompson NAYS: Wilhelm, Felten, Thorud The motion carried. The President called the meeting back to order at 9: 10 P.M. The President stated that for purposes of clarification, the reason for the executive session was to discuss the acquisition of the Buffalo Utility Company with the principals involved, and that no legal motions were made in that session. Trustee Felten moved that the Village Attorney be directed to con- tinue with the drawing of the contract with the Buffalo Utility Company as per the discussion held in Executive Session, i.e. , there should be no tap-on fees in the Buffalo Utility Company' s present certificated area provided the developers install their own on-site improvements and subsequently deed them to the village; there will be a meter charge pursuant to Ordinance; and, no dis- crimination in rates as far as any land in their certificated area, the rates will be uniform to a class in all areas; the Village will put in off-site improvements to service the area taken care of in the scope of the bond ordinance. Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion. The principals of the trust of the Buffalo Utility Company were present in the audience and Mr. Ernest Dorner stated that they are agreeable to the motion. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows: AYES: Trustees Huxhold, Wilhelm, Lewis, Felten, Gleeson, Thorud, President Thompson NAYS: None The motion carried. 1463 12/9/68 7. CUMBERLAND SUBDIVISION President Thompson stated that the Plan Commission had recommended Board approval of the Cumberland Development with a recommendation that 9. 3 acres of land beobnated instead of a cash donation by Mr. Harold Friedman. The President stated that the negotiations were for land in the development, a cash donation or land in another area of the Village. The President stated that Mr. Friedman has suggested that he dedicate and deed to the Village a ten acre site on which the Village ' s sewage treatment plant now exists and give the Village an option to purchase the remainder of the land within a two year period. Trustee Lewis moved that the Board approve the Cumberland Development plat and accept the donation of ten acres of land. Trustee Huxhold seconded the motion. Trustee Felten stated that he has noted that the houses in the development back onto Arlington Heights Road which would mean that there would not be any sidewalks on the road. He further stated that with a shopping center on the northern end of the development this could be a big problem: and he feels the plat is not propertly presented. Trustee Wilhelm asked Mr. Friedman if he intended to screen plant along Arlington Heights Road. Mr. Friedman stated that he did intend to do so as this is included in the Subdivision Regulations Ordinance. Attorney Raysa stated that the Village should enter into a contract with Mr. Friedman as to the right to buy the additional acreage. Trustee Felten moved to amend the motion to include the names of two of the past Presidents of the Village, Mr. Bunescu and Mr. Clohesy, as street names in the development. Trustee Wilhelm seconded the motion. Trustee Wilhelm stated that he is not in opposition to naming things after past prominent people in the Village but is opposed to stating that this shall be done in one particular area. Discussion followed. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows: AYES: Trustee Huxhold NAYS: Trustees Wilhelm, Lewis, Felten, Gleeson, Thorud The motion did not carry. A vote was now taken on the original motion to approve the plat with a ten acre site donated to the Village and that vote was as follows: 1464 12/9/68 AYES: Trustees Huxhold, Wilhelm, Lewis, Gleeson, Thorud NAYS: Trustee Felten The motion carried. 8. KNUTH ANNEXATION The President stated that Mr. Knuth had called and said that he would not be ready with the plat for the meeting tonight and re- quested that this matter be held over until the meeting of the 16th. Trustee Felten moved to continue the annexation of the Knuth property until the meeting of December 16th. Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS 9. RE-PRINTING OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE Trustee Wilhelm moved that the Board authorize an expenditure not to exceed $200. 00 to have the Zoning Ordinance printed. Trustee Lewis seconded the motion. Trustee Felten stated that he would like to point out that the President had appointed him as Chairman of the Comprehensive Planning Committee last summer and that the committee has been delayed in meeting because of the inability of the people on the committee to attend meetings. He further stated that he had been advised by the Manager and notified by the President that as soon as a new Village Engineer was hired this would be one of the first points on their agenda. He stated that he doesn' t think it is fair for the Manager to recommend this under New Business under the circumstances and that he doesn' t think this particular ordinance is ready for reproduction at this time. The President stated that he thinks the Village Manager merely wants to get new copies to tide us over. Trustee Felten stated that he would arrange a meeting for Thursday night and would have a complete report ready for the next Board meeting. Discussion followed. Trustee Felten stated that as long as he is Chairman of the committee he would like to have the courtesy extended to him to at least be able to look into the matter. Further discussion ensued. Trustee Gleeson stated that there would be a period of possibly four weeks before all of the changes, recommendations, amendments, etc. , are pulled together before some action could be taken. He further stated that he would tend to go along with a reduction of the number of copies printed so that some copies are available. Trustee 1465 12/9/68 Gleeson then moved to amend the motion to reduce the number of copies reprinted to fifty copies. Trustee Wilhelm seconded the motion. Discussion followed. Trustee Wilhelm moved to question. Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows: AYES: Trustees Huxhold, Wilhelm, Lewis, Gleeson NAYS: Trustees Felten, Thorud The motion carried. A vote was then taken on the original motion with the following results: AYES: Trustees Wilhelm, Lewis, Gleeson, President Thompson NAYS: Trustees Huxhold, Felten, Thorud The motion carried. Trustee Felten then asked the President to accept his resignation as Chairman of the comprepsive planning committee. 10. PROPOSED ANNEXATION -- ARLINGTON COUNTRY CLUB President Thompson stated thata pre-annexation agreement and re- quest for annexation has been received from the principals of the Arlington Country Club. The request for annexation includes a re- quest for re-zoning for condominiums on a six acre site with the rest of the acreage to remain public land. Trustee Lewis moved that this be referred to the Plan Commission for their hearing. Trustee Wilhelm seconded the motion and upon roll call, the motion carried unanimously. Attorney Raysa advised the Board that they should have a plat before establishing a date for their public hearing. Trustee Gleeson moved to forego setting a date for a public hearing and directed the Clerk to write the trust and get the necessary plat. Trustee Wilhelm seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. 11. PROPOSED VOTING PRECINCTS. President Thompson stated that the Village Clerk has sent a memo to the Board suggesting the establishment of polling precincts for the April 15, 1969 Village election. Discussion follwed. Trustee Lewis moved that this matter be tabled to enable the Board 1466 12/9/68 to give it further study and recommended that it be put on the agenda for the third meeting in January. Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. 12. PARK COMMISSION REPORT President Thompson stated that the Park Commission would be holding a teen dance in December and requests an expenditure of $260.00 to be made out in eight individual checks. Trustee Lewis moved that the Board authorize the expenditure. Trustee Wilhelm seconded the motion. Trustee Gleeson stated that the check should be made out to either the Park Commission or the liaison man to the Parks, Mr. Felten, rather than in eight individual checks. Discussion followed. Upon roll call, the motion carried unanimously. The Park Commission has also requested Board approval to interview applicants for the planning of the development of parks within the Village. Trustee Felten stated that this has been in the thinking stage for about four months and that he had advised the Park Commissioner to wait until a new Village Engineer was hired to see if this could be worked out with those people. Trustee Lewis stated that he would like to move that the Board authorize the Park Commission to investigate this matter thoroughly and come back to the Board with a more comprehensive recommendation. Trustee Huxhold seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Trustee Felten stated that he would like to point out paragraph five in the report wherein it stated that he would be in charge of park use permits and scheduling of the Park Building as of January 1, 1969 and that he would appreciate the various committees and commissions giving him a schedule of their meeting dates. \./ 13. ARLINGTONHEIGHTS PLAN COMMISSION Trustee Wilhelm stated that as a matter of information for the Board, the Arlington Heights Plan Commission will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, December llth at 8: 30 P.M. to discuss their thoroughfare plan . Discussion followed. 14. SOLICITORS Trustee Wilhelm stated that there was a religious group soliciting 1467 12/9/68 funds in the Village and he would like to clarify the fact that all requests for solicitation of funds should be cleared through the Village Board. He further stated that apparently there was no intent to deceive and that he would like re-direction from the Board to the responsible person to see that this policy is adhered to. Discussion followed. Trustee Wilhelm stated that he would move that the Board re-affirm the policy of permission to solicit be obtained through the Board. Trustee Lewis seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. 15. MUNICIPAL BUILDING BONDS Attorney Raysa suggested that a letter be written to Isham, Lincoln and Beale requesting their bill for services rendered in connection with the issuance of the Municipal Building Bonds. 16. CAMBRIDGE AREA DE-ANNEXATION FROM WHEELING PARK DISTRICT Discussion followed on the deannexation of certain areas of Cambridge from the Wheeling Park District. 17. LONG GROVE PROPOSED STRIP ANNEXATION Attorney Raysa asked the Board for direction to take whatever action necessary in connection with the proposed strip annexation of Long Grove to the Village limits of Lincolnshire. President Thompson stated that the Long Grove Village Board had held a special meeting to dis- cuss holding a referendum to annex a 300 foot strip of land from the corporate limits of Long Grove to Lincolnshire which would, in effect, stop the orderly growth of Buffalo Grove. A hearing date is set for Monday, December 30th at 10 P.M. and the Village President stated that it is his intention to appear on behalf of the Village of Buffalo Grove. Trustee Huxhold moved to direct the Village Attorney to do everything in his power to protect the interests of the Village of Buffalo Grove. Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. 18. COOK COUNTY ZONING BOARD President Thompson stated that a notice of public hearing has been received from the Zoning Board of Appeals of Cook County regarding a proposed re-zoning of land east of the Greta Lederer property and west of the Saidel Animal Hospital. The zoning request is for a gasoline station. Trustee Lewis moved that the Village Attorney 1468 12/9/68 be directed to draft a letter for signature by the President to pro- test the re-zoning. Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion. Discussion followed. Upon roll call, the motion carried unanimously. 19. ADJOURNMENT Trustee Wilhelm moved that the meeting be adjourned. Trustee Lewis seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Village Clerk APPROVED THIS ate- �' " DAY OF DECEMBER, 1968. Village sident Approximately 10: 37 P.M.