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1967-10-23 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 1163 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, OCTOBER 23, 1967, AT THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER, 150 N. RAUPP BLVD. , BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS In the absence of the President, Trustee Huxhold called the meeting to order at approximately 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: Trustees Huxhold, Wilhelm, Lewis, Felten, Gleeson, Thorud Absent: President Thompson Trustee Wilhelm moved that the minutes of October 9th be approved as presented. Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Trustee Gleeson read Warrant #121. Trustee Gleeson then moved that Warrant #121 be approved. Trustee Lewis seconded the motion. Discussion of the Warrant followed. Trustee Wilhelm questioned the Engineering fees to be paid to John Hooper as to whether these would be reimbursed to the Village by builders under the Sub- Division Regulations. Trustee Gleeson stated that he would check into this matter. Upon roll call, the motion carried unanimously. Warrant #12, a combined Waterworks and Sewerage Warrant was read by Trustee Gleeson. Trustee Gleeson moved that everything on the Warrant with the exception of the $2, 210.00 interest due on $80,000 bonds to Harris Trust & Savings Bank, be pulled off and held until the decision on selling additional bonds for the Waterworks is com- pleted. Trustee Wilhelm seconded the motion. Upon roll call, the motion carried unanimously. The Clerk was directed to pay the Harris Trust & Savings Bank (2) interest due out of the General Fund to be reimbursed at a later date. The Clerk was also directed to contact Engineer Hooper for the contractural agreement with Mr. Friedman in order to facilitate the sale of bonds. / 'i C. _� 1164 Trustee Huxhold directed the Clerk to open the only bid received on the Police Vehicle. The bid was from Mark Motors and quoted a price of $2,438. 73 , delivery to be in 45 to 60 days after ordering. Trustee Gleeson moved that the bid be referred to Trustee Lewis for review against the specifications that were sent out. Trustee Felten seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Trustee Huxhold stated that no bids had been received on snow plowing and that Engineer Hooper had stated that he would get some bids for the Village. Trustee Wilhelm stated that the re- quest for bids was published in the local paper about two weeks ago and that he questioned the advisability of republishing. Trustee Gleeson stated that he thought it would be better to send out specifications to several companies as well as advertise in the paper. Trustee Wilhelm recommended that Engineer Hooper look around for bids for snow plowing. Since Engineer Hooper was not at the meeting, Trustee Wilhelm stated that he would contact him. Trustee Huxhold stated that no bids had been received on the purchase of salt. A letter from Meyer Material Company quoting a price of $3.05 per 100# bag was read by Trustee Huxhold. Trustee Wilhelm stated that we are able to get a better price than that by merely ordering the salt but he was trying to comply with the bid procedure. President Thompson arrived at 8: 31 P.M. Trustee Huxhold brought up the next item on the agenda -- the School District' s request for a deed for a portion of Lot B in Arlington Hills. Attorney Raysa stated that a legal description is still needed from John Hooper. Trustee Wilhelm stated that permission had been given Kings Terrace, Lexington Green and J. L. Davero & Company to resume building in the areas where the streets had been deemed unsafe due to the streets having been repaired. Trustee Wilhelm stated that certain areas are still lacking in improvement but the builders have until October 26th to repair these areas. If they are not fixed by then, Trustee Wilhelm will again request that Mr. Venetianer ,/� - > 1165 stop issuing permits. Golfview, Chenault and Raupp have been paved. The streets in the south end of the Village have been graded and filled and Trustee Wilhelm has the assurance of the Field Engineer for the builder that he will stay on top of the situation. The MacArthur area is not fixed at all as yet, but the assurance has been received from the builder that they will be fixed. The Plan Commission Report was then read by Trustee Huxhold. The Plan Commission recommends that Special Use permits be granted the Buffalo Utility Company for the two lift stations that are already installed and operating. The Plan Commission also recommends the approval of a Planned Development on the Northwest corner of Dundee and Arlington Heights pending approval of the Engineering. Discussion followed on the proposed develop- ment. A. Howard Borde, Attorney for Intercontinental Construction Company builders for the proposed development presented an architectural drawing and plans for the development. This would be a multi- family complex and as presented would be in accordance with the Village' s regulations according to Mr. Borde. According to the plans presented, the streets in the area would be private streets rather than public. Attorney Raysa stated that before approving this development a letter should be received from the owner of record that Police Department speed limit signs could be posted and that the Police would be able to patrol the area. President Thompson stated that under the circumstances and con- ditions which exist we should call a Special Ieeting for next Monday night, October 30th, and in the interim John Hooper should go over the plans for Engineering approval and the Board willbe able to look into other Village situations where there are pri- vate streets. President Thompson suggested that Mr. Venetianer start a rough perusal of the plans. Discussion followed on public streets versus privare,streets. Trustee Wilhelm moved that the Board direct' the Village Attorney to draw up an Ordinance for Special Use permits for the two lift stations installed and operating by the Buffalo Utility Company under Article VI, Section 2 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Village. Trustee Lewis seconded the motion. Upon roll call, the motion carried unanimously. 1166 The bill from the Buffalo Utility Company for $183. 55 which was eliminated from Warrant #120 was then discussed. President Thompson questioned the sewer rates which amount to more than $35.00 permonth. Trustee Wilhelm moved that we pay the water portion of this bill and do not pay the sewer portion, and re- quest the Clerk to inquire of the Buffalo Utility Company as to the rates for the sewage. Trustee Lewis seconded the motion. i Trustee Wilhelm then amended his motion to add the $95. 35 to Warrant #121 previously approved. Trustee Lewis seconded the amendment. Upon roll call, the motion carried unanimously. President Thompson stated that the Buffalo Utility Company' s request for an increase in sewer rates was not granted by the Illinois Commerce Commission at this time and a date will be set for a public hearing at a later time. President Thompson requested that anyone who objects to this increase should write to the Illinois Commerce Commission requesting that their repre- sentatives be heard as to not wanting this increase in sewer rates. Trustee Thorud requested the Clerk to provide each of the Board members with the portion of the pre-annexation agreement that pertains to the Planned Development on the Northwest corner of Dundee Road and Arlington Heights Road for the next Board meeting. President Thompson stated that in the Executive Session called at the Special Meeting held on October 13th, a discussion was held regarding the acquisition of private property. Mr. Hefter of Kings Terrace has offered their Sales Office to the Village. The Sales Office is located on land belonging to the owners of Lexington Green and Kings Terrace has been directed to removed said Sales Office by the 27th of October. President Thompson stated that he asked for and received an estimate on the cost of moving the building from its present location to an area in the Park which would be at right angles to the Emmerich Park Building. The estimate was $1, 500.00 maximum. John Hooper estimates that the cost of putting in footings and utilities would be approximately $1, 500.00. Trustee Felten asked if anyone had figured out what it would cost to convert the building into a Police Station. Presi- dent Thompson stated that the cost would probably be minimal. Trustee Wilhelm stated that he felt accepting this building was the right thing to do though he doesn' t feel this should be the ultimate situation; we do need a Municipal Building at a future date. Discussion followed. 1167 Trustee Felten moved that we accept the building as offered by Mr. Hefter. Trustee Lewis seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. President Thompson pointed out that Mr. Hefter has admitted that we will be saving him money by accepting_sthe building because he would otherwise have to have the building off the property within the week so we will not be beholding to anyone. NEW BUSINESS Edmond Venetianer requested that the Board waive the Building Permit fee for the Library addition on the Alcott School. Trustee Lewis moved that the Board waive the fee for the Alcott School Library addition. Trustee Felten seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Edmond Venetianer proposed that the Board amend the Building Code to damp proof and waterproof exterior walls of crawl spaces. Mr. Venetianer stated that a substantial number of cracks have been found in crawl space walls at the present time and that water might seep in and puddle on the vapor barrier and thus cause dampness in the homes. Discussion followed. Mr. Venetianer stated that he would check this problem further before coming back to the Board with a recommendation. Mr. Venetianer recommended that we get an estimate from Engineer Hooper as to the size of the sidewalk bond needed for multi-family dwellings. Discussion on Plumbing and Electrical Contractors Bonds followed. Trustee Felten raised the ;question of when we are going to start drawing revenue from the water department. Trustee Wilhelm agreed that we should be collecting revenue at the present time but felt that this was out of his realm of capabilities, that is establishing a billing set up. He stated that he would like some Board direction to get started in this area. Trustee Gleeson stated that the forms are already ordered for the billing and as soon as they are received we can get the billing started fairly simply. Trustee Gleeson stated that we would set a target date of December 1st as far as getting the billings started. Edmond Venetianer suggested that we ask the builders to notify the Village as to occupancy of their homes. Trustee Wilhelm asked Mr. Venetianer to get together with him on some of the details. /Z 1168 Trustee Gleeson requested the members of the Board to contact their committees and find out what will be needed in the area of expenditures that have not been budgeted for as the Village is getting close to the point where we should be investing some of the funds. l 1 Alex Stasal stated that he has noticed two large trucks driving into the Village on service roads loaded with black dirt and wondered where that was being delivered. Trustee Wilhelm asked Mr. Stasal to talk with him and given him the names of the truckers and he would try to find out what is going on. Trustee Huxhold stated that three names have been submitted to the Board for appointments to the Plan Commission and the Board will interview these people and make the appointments at a subsequent date. President Thompson set up an interview date for the 1st of November. President Thompson stated that he has the honor of taking the first shovel full of dirt from under the bridge on Tuesday, October 24th at 11 A.M. Trustee Huxhold stated that a letter had been received from Harper College announcing a Seminar Series for Community Planning Officials on October 25th and 26th. Trustee Wilhelm asked the Plan Commission Chairman, Alex Stasal, if any of the members were planning to go. Mr. Stasal said he didn' t think so. President Thompson announced that the Northwest Municipal Con- ference meeting was this Wednesday, October 25th, at 8 P.M. at the DesPlaines Village Hall. Trustee Wilhelm moved the meeting be adjourned. Trustee Gleeson `./ seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Village Clerk Approximately 10:15 P.M.