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1967-05-24 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 1075 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 WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1967, IN THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER, 150 N. RAUPP BLVD. , BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS. The President called the meeting to order at 8:10 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 Trustee Wilhelm moved that the minutes of the meeting of May 10th be approved as presented. Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion. Trustee Felten stated that there was a correction on Page 1067, fourth paragraph. The Park and Recreation Commission was to have met only the following Monday in Trustee Lewis ' basement -- regular meetings are scheduled for Thursday evenings. Trustee Wilhelm amended his motion to include the correction. Trustee Gleeson seconded the amended motion and it carried unanimously. Trustee Felten read the Public Relations Committee report. Their committee held a meeting on May 22, 1967 , in which they decided to print a monthly newsletter to be distributed to each home in the Village. The committee is also planning news releases to be sent to Paddock Publications and to post a Community Bulletin Board at the Ranch Mart and the Park Building. In the future, the Public Relations Committee will meet the 3rd Monday of each month at the Ranch Mart Community Room. President Thompson asked Trustee Felten if he would be able to fill a page with news from Buffalo Grove. Trustee Felten replied that he thinks with all the activity that is in the Village there will be no problem filling a page. President Thompson asked if the committee had contacted Paddock Publications as yet. Trustee Felten replied that they had not. President Thompson asked if the committee wanted this accepted in the form of a motion. Trustee Felten stated that they would like Board approval to start the type of program outlined in the report. Trustee Lewis questioned 1076 k paragraph 2 in which they propose to have Trustees appear, if requested, at the meetings of various Village Organizations. Trustee Lewis also said that since all of the Trustees are involved in many committees they may not always be available to attend an extra meeting and that he felt the Village comes first and that anyone would be welcome to attend the Board meetings. Trustee Gleeson suggested that Trustee Felten amend that portion of the report to read that if any Village Organ- ization would like to have a Trustee or the President appear at a meeting that they clear it through Trustee Felten. Trustee Felten stated that he felt paragraph seven, dealing with liaison between ourselves , other villages and school dis- tricts, is very important. President Thompson stated that no motion is necessary, just an understanding by the Village Board that this is the type of program the committee wants to set up and that the Village Board will try to work with them. Eugene Racette, Chairman of the Police and Fire Commission, reported that their commission had gone over the Village ordi- nances dealing with the Police Department and have a couple of amendments to make. Mr. Racette would like to give them to Mr. Raysa with the corrections they have made. They have gone over the Rules and Regulations to change the hiring and firing, if approved by the Board. The Police and Fire Commission will meet the first Monday of the month. Trustee Wilhelm asked if the commission had any specific amendments in mind. Eugene Racette stated that they would like to change Article 4 of the statute on Police and Fire Commissioners to include the volunteers. Mr. Raysa stated that it would be impossible to change the statute to include the volunteers . Trustee Wilhelm asked what benefits the Police and Fire Commission would expect to derive from adding the volunteers . President Thompson said control. Mr. Raysa stated that they could control the volunteers by the Board' s approval. President Thompson stated that he felt for the over- all operation of the Department it would be wise to include the volunteers as far as appointments and dismissals are concerned. Eugene Racette stated that the commission would like to add or subtract a few things that don' t fit the Department. Attorney Raysa stated that he would be clear to go over the amendments with Mr. Racette. 1077 President Thompson stated that the Police Department had elected their two members to the Police Pension Fund as of May 9, 1967 . The two members from the Police Department will be MR. HAROLD SMITH and MR. FRANK HARTH. The beneficiary will be designated as MRS. FRANK HARTH. Eugene Racette stated that at the present time, the Police Chief does not hold a permanent rank and that he felt this was impor- tant. Attorney Raysa stated that the Police and Fire Commissioners could determine the rank. OLD BUSINESS President Thompson asked Engineer Hooper if he had been able to get the necessary information on the temporary road on St. Mary' s property to Attorney Raysa as yet. Engineer Hooper stated that he had not. President Thompson stated that the resolution should be complete before it is taken over to the church to be signed. NEW BUSINESS President Thompson stated that he would like to appoint MR. CHARLES GIEBELHAUSEN and MR. NORMAN DOBBIN to the Plan Commission. Trustee Felten made a motion that the appointments be confirmed. Trustee Thorud seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Trustee Wilhelm asked Alex Stasal, Chairman of the Plan Commission, how many members they had at the present time. Alex Stasal replied that they had ten including himself and are now at full strength. Mr. Zaehler of the Buffalo Grove Jaycee' s stated that they would like to hold their annual Fourth of July celebration here in the park area. The schedule will be the same as last year -- crowning of the Teen Queen, presentation of the Junior Sports Awards and the fireworks . The Jaycee ' s have the appropriate insurance to cover the crowd and the people working on the program. Trustee Lewis stated that Board approval wasn' t necessary, but that it should come through the Park Commission and that the Jaycee' s l' 2 77 1078 should give a copy of their insurance to Trustee Thorud. Trustee Felten stated that the Park Commission would have a meeting on Thursday, May 25th, if the Jaycee' s would like to attend. l' A letter from the National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation was then read requesting permission to conduct a door to door Fund Raising Program during the days of September 10th through 16th, 1967 . Trustee Wilhelm moved that we allow them to con- duct their Fund Raising Program on the days stipulated pending the Clerk' s checking with the Better Business Bureau and that the fee required by Ordinance be waived. Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. President Thompson requested Police Chief Smith to take note of the dates. President Thompson then read a letter from John E. Egan, Presi- dent of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago, in which he sent a copy of a Resolution passed by their Board of Trustees designating the week of May 21 through 27 , 1967 , as Clean Streams Week. President Thompson suggested that we adopt the Resolution by motion. Trustee Felten made a motion that the Public Improvements Committee look into this for Buffalo Grove and then adopt it as a Resolution. The motion was seconded by Trustee Gleeson. Trustee Huxhold stated that we have had enough trouble with the Metropolitan Sanitary District and that we should adopt the Resolution. Trustee Felten then withdrew his motion and Trustee Gleeson withdrew his second. Trustee Lewis moved that we adopt the Resolution as written and make it appli- cable to Buffalo Grove. Trustee Wilhelm seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. (Resolution #R-67-12) . President Thompson then asked if the representative from Humble Oil Company was present to discuss the proposed gas station to be located at the corner of Dundee Road and Arlington Heights State Road. The representative was not present. President Thompson then asked the Building Commissioner ' s wife, Julie Venetianer, if she would ask Mr. Venetianer to have the repre- sentative from Humble Oil contact Mr. Hooper so that this matter could be brought before the Village Board. 1079 A letter from the Lake County Public Works Department was then read in which they stated that in accordance with our request they had arranged a meeting with Engineer Hooper to discuss mutual cooperation in a sewage treatment project for that part of our Village located in Lake County. John Hooper stated that he would have something in report form by the end of next week. A letter from Kenneth Gill, Superintendent of School District 21, was read in which he expressed appreciation for the passage of Resolution #R-67-9 passed at the May 10th Board meeting. State Representative Thomas R. Houde also sent a letter thanking us for the copy of our Resolution #R-67-9 recently sent to him and stated that he would give our resolution every consideration when this matter comes before the Appropriations Committee. President Thompson presented a Letter of Credit on Chase Man- hattan Bank, N.A. from Levitt & Sons. Engineer Hooper stated that this was for Strathmore West and meets the full requirements. The Letter was given to the Clerk for the records. President Thompson read a Legal Notice of Public Hearing re- ceived from the Zoning Board of Appeals of Cook County. The hearing will be conducted June 5th in the Arlington Heights Village Hall and involves land on Schoenbeck Road south of Hintz Road on which the owners would like to construct a whole- sale and retail greenhouse. Trustee Wilhelm moved that we refer the notice to the Plan Commission. Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. President Thompson gave Trustee Wilhelm a letter from the Illinois Bell Telephone Company in which they are requesting permission to do some work. President Thompson gave the Clerk a Letter of Deposit from Richard J. Brown Associates, Inc. , on Cambridge Countryside Subdivision, Unit 4. Engineer Hooper has checked this and it is correct. President Thompson asked Attorney Raysa what should be done with the coupons authorized to be clipped by the Harris Trust & Savings. Attorney Raysa said that these should become a part of the Treasurer ' s record. 7 - 7 1080 A letter from Richard Weiss of Levitt & Sons in which they request an amendment to the Building Code was then read. Presi- dent Thompson stated that he had discussed this with the Building Commissioner and that Mr. Venetianer stated that he would approve a change in the Building Code to coincide with this request. Trustee Wilhelm moved that the amendment to the Building Ordi- nance be given to the Village Attorney to be put into ordinance form. Trustee Lewis seconded the motion and it carried unani- mously. President Thompson then read a letter from the Northwest Muni- cipal Conference in which they have invited Buffalo Grove to become a member. President Thompson stated that this brings up another matter that was discussed prior to this meeting and that is a change of the Board' s meeting nights . President Thomp- son feels that belonging to organizations such as the Northwest Municipal Conference would be of great benefit to the community and that the majority of these organizations hold their meetings on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday nights and he would like to be available to attend some of these meetings. He stated that as a result of talking with some of these organizations, he was invited by the President of Elk Grove Village to sit in on an interview they were conducting for a Village Manager. President Thompson feels very strongly that we should belong to this Con- ference and therefore would like to move our meeting nights. Trustee Wilhelm stated that in the past a discussion on changing the meeting nights had dragged on and on and that he thought taking a straw poll would be of some help since quite a few people are involved. President Thompson stated that if it would be con- venient, the second and fourth Mondays instead of the second and fourth Wednesdays and the second Monday only during the months of June, July, August and September is what he would propose. Upon the taking of a straw poll everyone was in agreement with only Attorney Raysa stating that he has a Library District meeting on the fourth Monday of the month but since he only attends one out of three of these meetings and that they start at seven and break up early, he feels Monday nights would be all right. President Thompson stated that the Building Commissioner has office hours on Monday night and would be available. Trustee Wilhelm asked if the Park Commission has any committments for the Municipal Service Center on Monday nights. Trustee Lewis stated that he would have to check his calendar and would let the Board know at the next meeting. Trustee Felten stated that the newsletter to be sent out 1081 by the Public Relations Committee would show the second and fourth Wednesdays. President Thompson stated that the news- letter should show instead the second and fourth Mondays as Board meeting nights. Trustee Huxhold recommended that Mr. Raysa draw up an amendment to the ordinance. Trustee Wilhelm stated that the Clerk should be able to do this. Trustee Wilhelm moved that the Board authorize the expenditure of $40.00 for dues payable to the Northwest Municipal Conference. Trustee Lewis seconded the motion. Trustee Felten asked if any more money would be involved. President Thompson stated none that he is aware of. The President called for a vote and the motion carried unanimously. A letter from the Village Clerk was read in which she stated that there would be a change in her office hours as of June 1st. The office hours will be as follows: Monday -- 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday -- 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday -- 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday -- 9 to 12:00 noon The notice also stated that voter registration will open in the Clerk' s office on June 8th. Trustee Wilhelm stated that he would like to remind the repre- sentative from Paddock Publications of a request made a few weeks ago and that he would prevail upon the editor to bring the committee chairmen up to date. President Thompson stated that the Public Relations Committee has furnished them a new list. The representative from Paddock Publications stated that the list should be sent to Nancy Benco. Trustee Wilhelm stated that he had a request from the Fire Department, Police Department and Civil Defense to approve the use of the fire siren for alerting the Village of severe storm warnings. The fire siren would be activated for a steady three- minute blast to alert the villagers to go into their homes and turn on the radio for more information. The regular two-minute 1082 oscillating signal would still be in effect for fires which calls the firemen and warns Village residents that emergency vehicles will be on the streets . Trustee Wilhelm stated that he thinks that the Fire Department, Police Department and Civil Defense are going in the right direction in attempting to initiate some sort of storm warning out here but that he is not too convinced that this is the best or the right way of doing it. Trustee Wilhelm requests that they hold off on initiating this until it can be discussed at a regular com- mittee meeting. Trustee Felten asked what seems to be the problem and Trustee Wilhelm stated that he only wanted to make sure that this is the best way of doing it. President Thompson asked if this were the same signal used during an atomic -attach.Bch. �kE"Jey Arnold Krause, Civil Defense Chairman, stated that the signal used for an atomic attack is a wavering sound. President Thomp- son stated that this should come out of committee with all the different aspects having been discussed. Trustee Felten asked if it would be permissible to put in the newsletter about the use of the fluctuating siren in case of attack. Trustee Wilhelm said absolutely. Trustee Wilhelm asked if we were going to have to buy a police car to replace the station wagon. Chief Smith stated that Modern Service Garage had estimated $350.00 to repair the wagon and that it needed rings, bearings, and transmission work. The wagon now has between 63 ,000 and 64,000 miles on it. President Thompson asked if it would be out of order to consider that we set a figure as to what we should invest in an old car. Trustee Wilhelm stated that major repairs on old cars had been done in the past and sometimes it had not been worthwhile and that he would like to have the committee make a report to the Board as to the necessity of getting another car or not. President Thompson asked the Chief to furnish specs as to what he would like to have in a new car. Trustee Huxhold asked if the Safety Committee would handle this -- get the specs and present it to the Board. President Thompson requested that we get more bids on the work needed for the old car at the same time. Trustee Gleeson asked to have an approximate figure on what the new car would cost so that it could be put into the budget. Trustee Lewis said that we are talking under $3,000.00. Police Chief Smith said definitely and that it would have to be a wagon as the Fire Department doesn' t have any ambulance-type equipment as yet. 1083 Trustee Thorud asked if we could possibly pass an amendment to stop the bell ringing on the vendors ' trucks. Trustee Lewis asked if we could ban them from coming into the Village. Mr. Raysa said that we couldn' t ban them from coming into the Village. Trustee Felten made a motion that the Traffic and Safety Committee look into the situation of passing an ordinance to stop the horns . Trustee Thorud seconded the motion and the vote was as follows: AYES : Trustees Huxhold, Lewis, Felten, Gleeson, Thorud NAYS : Trustee Wilhelm Alex Stasal stated that he would like to see the Traffic Com- mittee look into excessive speeding of Davidsmeyer Bus #22. He believes they are exceeding our posted speed limit. President Thompson asked the Police Chief to take note. Mr. Illgen, a representative of Brunswick Rose Bowl, stated that the Rose Bowl is interested in opening a Beer Garden at the east end of their building. Trustee Wilhelm stated that he would not be against anything like this. Attorney Raysa stated that he believes our Liquor Ordinance does not permit any outside dis- tribution of liquor. Mr. Illgen stated that they would erect a redwood fence around a grass area approximately 55 x 55 feet. Trustee Wilhelm suggested that Mr. Illgen get together with his attorney and find out if they could conform to our Ordinance. Mr. Illgen stated that he would check with the Village Clerk for the Liquor Ordinance. Trustee Huxhold stated that the Brunswick Rose Bowl should present plans before getting approval. Mr. Illgen stated that they just wanted to find out about the ordi- nance for an outdoor beer garden at this time. President Thompson suggested that they check with the Chief of Police as to his ideas on what you have in mind. Trustee Huxhold suggested that the Plan Commission should talk it over as there may be some objections. Trustee Huxhold stated that this should be in some committee and the Plan Commission is the only one we have to `./ fit the situation. President Thompson suggested that we wait until he has something definite and then we could appoint some members of the Plan Commission and the Board to give us their opinions. 1084 Mrs. Lally stated that as a mother she was concerned about the speeding in Buffalo Grove and asked if there were some way to put up more signs. President Thompson stated that more deterents than signs were needed and that the Police Department were in- cluding some deterents in their budget. Eugene Racette stated that as a father, he would not allow his children to sit or play in the street and he felt that the biggest problem here was parents . The Public Relations Committee should start a program of educating the Public to keep their children off the streets as much as possible. Trustee Felten stated that if they get a report from Traffic and Safety they will be glad to print it. Alex Stasal stated that the fire engines have a difficult time getting through the streets because of all the bicycles. Trustee Gleeson stated that we should educate the people that when the fire alarm goes off there will be emergency vehicles in the streets and they should make sure their children are not in the streets . Trustee Huxhold asked if the Public Improvements Committee had plans to clean the streets . Trustee Wilhelm stated that as soon as the landscaping is done on Raupp Boulevard he will have the streets cleaned. Julie Venetianer asked if we have a Parking Ordinance banning on-street parking all night. President Thompson stated that we do and all cars should be off the street by 2 A.M. Trustee Wilhelm moved that we adjourn the meeting. Trustee Gleeson seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Village Cl rk Time: Approximately 9:40 P.M.