1964-02-20 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 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 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1964
IN THE LOUISA MAY ALCCTT PUBLIC SCHOOL, ILLINOIS.
The meeting was called to order at approximately 8 :10 P.M. All
stood and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The
Clerk called the roll and the following were found present:
President Farrington; Trustees Rueckel, Racette, Marsh, Weiskopf,
Huxhold
ABSENT: Trustee Frank (Arrived 8 :15 P.M. )
Trustee Marsh moved the minutes of the meeting of February 6th be
approved. Trustee Racette seconded the motion and it was
unanimously carried.
In the absence of the Treasurer, Trustee Weiskopf gave the treasurer's
report. Cash in bank - January 31, 1964 is $30,480.24; MFT allotment
is $30,398.83
Public Improvement Committee stated their budget is completed. The
backhoe has not yet been removed and further steps will be taken.
President Farrington asked the committee to make it their policy
to see if there are any other pieces of equipment lying around and
also to see to the removal of same.
Trustee Frank arrived and was present for the meeting.
Trustee Marsh gave the Police and Traffic Committee report. He
stated the present status of the Police Department is 17 men and
5 radio operators. It has been recommended that the salary of the
daytime telephone "operator" be raised to $100.00, a month since
she is at home all day from 7 :30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. to answer police
calls. A radio has been installed in her home so that she can
contact the police car directly without going through Wheeling. The
recommendation was made to the Finance Committee for their approval.
A review was made of the curfew ordinance but since the UART is
going to be revised by the County, it was thought it would be best
to wait until a uniform code is adopted. A survey is being made
of the traffic control signs in the Village. The County will be
contacted about lowering the speed limit on Buffalo Grove Road
and also placing a traffic light on the corner of Dundee and Buffalo
Grove Roads. A bicycle safety program and the spring bulletin were
discussed. A cafeteria court will be in operation - meaning that
Li violators of Village Ordinances who do not wish to appear in Court
may come to the Police station from 8 P.M. to midnight, plead guilty
and pay their fine. The regular Court date for the Village is the
last Saturday of the month at 9:30 A.M. in Arlington Heights. License
plates and stickers were to have been displayed by February 15th.
The police will ticket any violators. Trustee Marsh stated he is
very pleased to report that the transition between the fulltime force
and the volunteer force has been very smooth. The committee recommends
and requests the appointment of Lt. Arlie L. Page as Chief of the
Buffalo Grove Department.
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Rex Lewis, Park Con d.ssioner, stated the budget has been completed.
They would like to request that at the convenience of the Board, a
meeting be set up to discuss the use andlayout of the park building
which is proposed. They would also like to request permission to
present plans at the next board meeting for several summer park
programs to be decided upon by the Board. Both requests were given
an affirmative answer.
Charles Wilhelm gave the Plan Commission report. (Doc. #219). It
listed those items (questioned by the Plan Commission) which were
missing from the Glen Grove submission for preliminary approval.
OLD BUSINESS
President Farrington stated that the first step is to agree upon the
pre-annexation agreement which has been drafted and redrafted so many
times. The legals have been checked by the engineer to make sure
that they concur with the ones called out in the agreement - all docu-
ments correspond with the petition.
Trustee Rueckel then asked whether the Village is in receipt of any
further communications from the Buffalo Utility Company. President
Farrington stated no formal presentations have been made. Trustee
Rueckel then asked Mr. Hooper whether the new proposal would affect
the engineering study for municipal utilities in any way; would the
rates be more or less . Mr. Hooper stated a "top of the hat" figure
would be from 40 to 43 cents on water and from 38 to 40 cents on
sewer. Trustee Rueckel then asked Mr. Raysa what would be required
as far as payment to him for issuance of the revenue bond issue.
Mr. Raysa stated there is no hard and fast rule but it would not be
less than 1% nor more than 2% of the issue. With these facts in
mind, Trustee Rueckel moved that immediately upon the signing of the
pre-annexation agreement, the Attorney and Engineer take whatever
steps are necessary to obtain a revenue bond issue for the purpose of
financing a municipally owned water facility and sewer plant.
Trustee Marsh seconded the notion and on roll call the vote was as
follows :
AYES: Trustees Rueckel, Racette, Marsh, Weiskopf, Huxhold, Frank
NAYS: None
President Farrington then stated he would read the pre-annexation
agreement. Trustee Frank questioned whether comments were in order.
Trustee Frank questioned who the Glen Grove Company was , whether
they own the property or not. He stated they are not to his know-
ledge incorporated as a business nor has any official correspondence
been received from them by the Village. Mr. Siegal stated theowners
of the property have signed the last page of the agreement. The
property is partially in trust. Glen Grove Company is the contract
purchaser. Mr. Raysa stated that as long as owners of the property
are accepting and ratifying the terms of the pre-annexation agreement
and their signatures are affixed to the agreement, they are bound
by the agreement. He stated that he is satisfied that the requirements
of statute have been met. The words "of record" will be stricken.
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Trustee Frank then questioned what Exhibits A-1 thru A-8 were. Mr.
Raysa stated Exhibit "A" constitutes the legals of the property
to be annexed and Exhibit "B" constitutes the property already
annexed into the Village. Trustee Frank asked how we can be sure
the property in the legals is what is being annexed. President
Farrington stated we are paying a retainer to the Engineer and
Attorney and would ask before going any further whether the Exhibits
referred to have been checked out. Mr. Hooper stated that all the
legal documents have been thoroughly checked and corrected. Trustee
Frank stated that whereas the board should rely on their professional
people "we cannot abdicate our duty" it is the board's responsibility
and having witnessed large annexations that took place in Wheeling
where the board was not aware of what they were taking in, he thought
the legals should be checked by a registered surveyor. He stated
he did not mean to imply that this is the case here. Mr. Siegal
stated that the legals were prepared by a registered land surveyor,
signed and sealed. Trustee Weiskopf moved that the agreement be read
with the exception of the legals without comment until the end.
Trustee Racette seconded the motion.
Trustee Frank then rose to make his comments. He stated this board
is about to vote, and it is a foregone conclusion on how it will vote,
on a 50 million dollar enterprise coming into Buffalo Grove. With-
out question, it is singularly the most serious undertaking this
village board or any village board has ever had to discuss . (Trustees
Racette and Marsh left the room) He stated that to the trustees
that left the room it may not be as important as replacing stop signs
or hiring policemen but it is important enough that all facets should
be discussed. He stated it will be a great disappointment to this
board and people in the audience if he votes in favor of it because
it is a foregone conclusion that he would vote against it from the
beginning. (Trustees Racette and Marsh returned) He stated he is
in favor of Glen Grove annexing to the Village because it will get
the Village out of the era .f a one horse town and make it a two horse
town, but if the horses cannot be controlled it may not be so good.
He stated he stands to profit very materially with the annexation of
Glen Grove because development and building activities will increase
property values of land which corporations in which he has an interest
hold title to. He stated he does not want anyone to think otherwise.
At times in the past, it was his lot to play devil's advocate to get
concessions from Glen Grove, but much to his sadness he has not
received the support from the other "village fathers". He stated
perhaps another board could have received a better "deal" from Glen
Grove but he is willing to abide by the decisions of the majority of
the Board. He stated considering present personnel of the board,
this is the best deal we could have gotten from Glen Grove. He stated
we are entering into a 20 page agreement which is in essence a
contract between Buffalo Grove and owners of record of the land.
It is incumbent upon the board to be sure this is the way in which
it should be developed and to make sure we have a binding agreement.
This is all he proposes to do, to try to bring out many things in
the agreement which would tend in his opinion to make it illegal and
unbinding on Glen Grove and the Village.
Trustee Marsh stated he wished to remind the audience that this board
is thoroughly competent contrary to what was stated. Every man is
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cognizant of the fact and he is aware of his responsibility to the
villagers. Their social obligations took second place when there
were meetings to discuss this for the last two years . The other
five members of the board are fully aware of every word that is in
the agreement and though they do not agree with everything the
integrity or competence of the board was attacked and he resents
the ineundos. He stated that there is only one course of action
and that is to take the decision Of themajority of the board who
have studies it so thoroughly and act accordingly. Trustee Racette
stated his only comment was "you can fool some of the people some
of the time but not all of the people all of the time. "
The roll was called and the vote was as follows :
AYES: Trustees Rueckel, Racette, Marsh, Weiskopf, Huxhold
NAYS: Trustee Frank
President Farrington then read through the remainder of the pre-
annexation agreement. Questions followed: Trustee Weiskopf asked
that the 5 % interest rate be written in as a maximu. Mr. Siegal
stated he had no objection. Trustee Weiskopf also stated that on
page 12 regarding the Raupp Memorial, he would rather it said
library, museum, historical society, or similar thing rather than
have it limited. Mr. Siegal stated that the reason for the 5 year
period mentioned is because the agreement is valid for only five
years . It will be put into the deed of conveyance that a 10 year
reversion clause is effective. He stated they will accept anything
comparable to library use.
A five minute recess was called. (During this time the trustees
viewed the various Exhibits which are a part of the agreement. )
The meeting was reconvened.
Trustee Rueckel asked why paragraph "h" on page 2 had to be included
in the agreement. Mr. Raysa stated we are agreeing to zoning in
a particular manner, not approving a preliminary plat but a general
plat with respect to the entire area. They will have to conform in
all respects to subdivision regulating ordinances. This is recited
in Section 4. Trustee Rueckel then questioned the 300 dwelling
units called out on page 12. Following discussion Mr. Siegal stated
that the following be included "provided however that the first site
for school purposes be conveyed upon approval of a plat providing
for 100 dwelling unit." Trustee Rueckel stated that on page 17,
paragraph "b" the words "increase not to exceed 25% of the current
fees" should be inserted. He also questioned what paragraph 18 on
page 20 meant. Mr. Siegal stated it means if a breech should occur
four years and 11 months later, both parties would have the right
to enforce the contract.
Trustee Frank stated he did not wish to confuse the board because
their minds are already made up but he will perform his duty to the
village and public and in a perfunctory manner state his objections
to the contract, hoping that it will make the board members , in
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their wisdon, reconsider. In paragraph "b" on page 1 - he stated
it is not a subdivision but a proposed subdivision. Mr. Siegal
stated they had no objection to the addition of the word proposed.
In paragraph "c" on page 1, he objected to the words "sought by
the Village". He stated the Village did not seek them, they came
to the Village. He moved that the entire paragraph "c" be stricken
from the agreement. There being no second to the motion, it was
not voted an. Mr. Siegal stated that the purpose of the preamble
is considerations, one to the other, he stated since the Village is
willing to annex the property, it is desirous that the property be
within the Village. It was agreed to change the word "sought"
to "desires". Trustee Frank stated he objected to the word "desires"
also. He stated paragraph "e" is not true since we had a public
hearing on a different piece of property not the piece that is
being annexed and we are nOt complying with the statutes of the
State of Illinois because we have not conducted a hearing on the
new plan. Mr. Raysa stated we did have a public hearing - all that
was done was property was deleted not added therefore the public
hearing we have had was sufficient. If property had been added,
he would agree with Mr. Frank, but property has been deleted,
therefore he feels the hearing was sufficient. Trustee Frank stated
that added or subtracted, it was immaterial, he did not agree that
we had a hearing but if Mr. Raysa says we did - - fine.
Trustee Frank stated that in his opinion, in paragraph "h", the
Village is giving approval to the preliminary plan. He stated
we are giving approval in violation of our own subdivision regula-
tions because as the Plan Commission stated, all items are not on the
plan and yet through the combination of paragraph "h" and "g", he
feels we are approving a plan and the Plan Commission has no alter-
native but to approve it to live up to the agreement, contrary to
our own ordinances . Mr. Raysa stated before any approval can be
given, they must conform to provisions of the subdivision ordinance.
We are approving a plan, not a preliminary plat because they will
come in with the plat that will conform with the provisions of the
ordinance. Mr. Siegal stated he wished to make a distinction between
a plan, which are approving, and a plat which must be approved by the
Plan Commission. It has to have preliminary and final approval before
it can be recorded and lots sold. He stated a preliminary is a
layout of the lots and location of the streets and improvements and
it is perfectly clear that they are not going to come in with a final
plat for the entire thing, therefore, we are not approving a sub-
division, but a plan. Trustee Frank stated we were presented with a
sketch plan on February 13th and to the best of his knowledge the
Plan Commission has not had an official meeting to approve it. Only
two people showed up at the meeting they did have. President
Farrington asked if the plan does not comply with existing ordinance,
does the existing ordinance then supersede the agreement for compliance.
Mr. Siegal stated it did.
Trustee Frank stated he did not agree and also objected to the
manner in which the exhibits were presented to the board. He
stated it is far beneath the dignity of the board to go climbing
around on the floor on their hands and knees to view exhibits .
The plats should have been attached to each member's copy so that
they could have been read. Other than having pictures taken, no
good came of crawling on the floor to look at exhibits.
Trustee Frank stated that in the last two lines on page 10, reference
is made to required public improvements. Because of the large
scale of the land involved, public improvements may be required
elsewhere to service Glen Grove. It is entirely possible that
with the additional storm drainage through unit 6, extensive enlarge-
ments would have to be necessary. If Glen Grove does not pay for
them, the Village would have to. He stated that on that particular
item, we have the assurance of our Village Engineer that the sewer
will not have to be enlarged but since we do not have the required
items for preliminary submission, we do not know that they may not
be needed elsewhere and in the event any enlargements are needed in
order to service Glen Grove whether on-site or off-site, they
should be responsible to pay for them. President Farrington stated
they are bound by the subdivis ion ordinance and if there is a require-
ment they will meet it. Trustee Frank thought it should be deleted
from the agreement because it may tend to confuse. There are no
provisinns in the agreement for over-engineering to serve areas
contingent to the north and west of Glen Grove. President Farrington
stated that as to the storm drainage, there is no substantial
change in the alignment of the street areas which are tributary to
units 2 and 6, they are the same as on the previous submittal. Tax
on the sewer will be no greater than it exists today, it was in-
adequate 5 years ago when put in by the developer then. Mr. Hooper
stated that, in fact, some waters are being diverted. Trustee Frank
stated we should not make policy decisinns on the basis of engineering
decisions. If improvements are required, they should be paid for,
if not required we have lost nothing. Mr. Siegal stated the improve-
ments will have to be approved by the Plan Commission and the
Engineer and any problems will be taken care of at that time.
Trustee Frank stated that the last sentence on page 12 stated
"for the purpose of erecting school buildings" - if they are not
erected, would we be in violation of the agreement. He stated if
the Village acquires title to the public land and conveys it to
the school district and the district refuses them and if we retain
them for park, we would not be living up to the agreement. Mr.
Siegal stated we cannot force school districts to take the land,
we can only go so far and not further. As long as we offer the
land, we are living up to the agreement.
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Trustee Frank questioned paragraph 8 0.040 13 regarding
installation of sewers , etc. He asked whether Glen Grove will put
them in even if not on the platted area. Mr. Siegal stated they
will, at their expense construct improvements which are necessary
to service the area whether within or without the platted areas. It
will be platted in sections and if necessary improvements are not
in, the plats will not be approved. He stated they will service
the entire area in Exhibit "C". In reference to paragraph 9,
Trustee Frank stated that since the village is paying for the water
and sewer facilities through the bond issue, he is wondering why
they have to collaborate on the design and construction of the
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facilities , why can't the village do it 100%. Mr. Raysa stated
"two heads are better than one", he could not see any concern in
this statement, if we do not take advantage of collaboration, we
are not being smart. President Farrington stated we do not have
to collaborate but why would we want to ignore them. Trustee
Frank stated if Glen Grove would like to design these facilities
and have the Engineer review them, this would be fine because
we would save an $80,000.00 engineering fee. Mr. Siegal stated
the present villagers are not paying, it will be the people who
are using the system. Trustee Frank stated he did not think our
Engineer should be restricted. President Farrington stated the
Attorney did not think the engineer is being restricted. Trustee
Frank stated that on page 15, Exhibit "E" is called out. He
asked what Exhibit "E" was. President Farrington stated it was the
engineer's feasibility study on water and sewer system. Trustee
Frank stated that if this is for the previous submittal, it is
not for the newest submittal and we are in fact, saying something
that is not true. Mr. Siegal stated if it would service the pre-
vious area, it will also service the present area.
Trustee Frank then stated he would like to ask the Attorney what it
means n it says the owners will provide a market for the bonds .
Mr. Raysa stated it means simply that they will buy them or they
can be sold on the open market at a rate not to exceed 5*%. Mr.
Raysa asked that the words "at the village's request" be added.
Mr. Siegal stated this was agreeable. Trustee Frank stated we are
putting a provision in Whereby payment of principal and interest
would be withheld in the event there is insufficient revenue to
retire the issue. He asked if we were sure at this point that
300 customers are enough to pay the cost of bonds for the sewer
and water that will be initially installed and bonds sold for.
President Farrington stated that at a meeting when John Hooper
was asked how many homes would be required to pay the initial bond
issue, he came up with a figure of 300. Mr. Hooper stated it was
written in a subsequent letter. Trustee Frank stated it seems
we are relying on ourselves, we should not limit it to 300 if we
have no idea of operating cost. President Farrington statedlhe
operational cost of the plant is based on the engineer's study.
Trustee Rueckel stated the study is not a guess it is based on
existing municipal facilities and the utility will not service
only Glen Grove.
Trustee Racette moved that the pre-annexation agreement be accepted
with corrections as stated. Trustee Weiskopf seconded the motion.
Trustee Frank stated the agreement states rates will be charged
in accordance with the engineers report. President Farrington
stated this was correct. Trustee Frank asked what rates will be
charged. President Farrington stated we are establishing a minimum
and a maximum in the engineer's report. If the report is accepted
and the Village Board feel& the rate is sufficient, that rate
cannot exceed rates now in existence in the Village. Trustee Frank
stated if we are to charge rates in accordance with the engineering
report, all money will be held in a separate account which would
mean we cannot charge higher rates and cannot use funds for any
other village purposes. Mr. Siegal stated that the revenue bonds
ordinance provides for segregation of funds for several accounts -
principal and interest, replacement and repair, and a sinking fund.
Requirements for these funds must be satisfied before funds can be
used elsewhere. Trustee Frank stated he felt the Village Board
should determine what rates will be and not be bound by the agreement.
Mr. Raysa and President Farrington both stated that it is the
Village Board which establishes rates on a municipal utility. Trustee
Frank stated then the engineering report is in violation
of the agreement.
Trustee Frank asked of paragraph 10 means they are not going to
be required to post bond, and asked what a letter of credit is.
President Farrington then read a sample letter of credit, Exhibit "F".
Trustee Frank commented that it is a very good letter of credit.
Trustee Frank asked Trustee Marsh to explain paragraph "g" on
page 18, since he was so well studies on it. Trustee Marsh stated
that since it was no longer on the plat, the paragraph should be
stricken. Trustee Frank complimented Trustee Marsh on his astute
ability to recover from a quick question.
Trustee Marsh asked Mr. Siegal what is the status of that property.
Mr. Wild stated the property was in his control and could ultimately
be annexed with a zoning for industry and research which would give
the school district a relief from the tax burden. He stated that
depended on when and where he could get sewer and water facilities.
Paragraph "g" was stricken.
Trustee Frank stated that since the ownemof the property are signing
the agreement and have title to the property, why cannot the park
site adjacent to our present park site be deeded over immediately.
It is something which the Village could use to good advantage this
summer and a relatively small thing to ask. We may have to wait
5 years. Mr. Siegal stated they have it under contract, all
they can do is offer it as soon as possible. President Farrington
asked whether the Village could use the area since it was not farmed
last year and stood idle. Mr. Siegal stated we would have to
assume all liability.
President Farrington then stated that the owners of all property
are accepting and ratifying the terms and conditions of the pre-
annexation agreement and therefore shall be bound by it. He asked
the Clerk to call the roll. Trustee Weiskopf asked that before
roll is called the corrections be reviewed.
The following were called out :
page 1, paragraph a - strike words "of record"
b - insert word "proposed" before "subdivision"
c - substitute word "desires" for "sought"
page 2, paragraph g - Exhibit "D" instead of "C"
page 12 - insert words "provided however, that the first
site for school purposes be conveyed upon approval
of a plat providing for 100 dwelling units"
Mr. Siegal stated publicly that he will write a letter stating that
the deed of conveyance on the Raupp property will contain a 10
year reversion clause.
page 14 - words "at the village's request" inserted before
"will provide a market"
- maximum be inserted before 52-% interest rate
page 15 - words "at the village's request" inserted after
"will be purchased by the owners"
-"during the interim period" be inserted
page 17, paragraph b - "increase not to exceed 25%'
page 18, paragraph g - Omitted
paragraph j - acreage changed to 4.3 acres .
Mr. Siegal stated that the agreement would have to be accepted by
Ordinance. Thereupon, President Farrington read Ordinance 0-64-2.
Trustee Racette amended his previous motion to accept the agreement
to read, adopt Ordinance 0-64-2, an Ordinance approving a pre-
annexation agreement. Trustee Weiskopf seconded the motion. On
roll call the vote was as follows :
AYES : Trustees Rueckel, Racette, Marsh, Weiskopf, Huxhold,
President Farrington
NAYS : Trustee Frank
President Farrington then read Ordinance 0-64-3 annexing certain
territories to the Village. Trustee Frank moved that the reading
of the legals be dispensed with. Trustee Marsh seconded the motion
and it was unanimously carried. Trustee Racette moved Ordinance
0-64-3 be adopted. Trustee Marsh seconded the motion. On roll
call the vote was as follows :
AYES : Trustees Rueckel, Racette, Marsh, Weiskopf, Huxhold, Frank
NAYS : None
President Farrington then read Ordinance 0-64-4 annexing certain
territories to the Village. Trustee Marsh moved that Ordinance
0-64-4 be approved and adopted. Trustee Racette seconded the
motion and the vote on roll call was as follows :
AYES: Trustees Rueckel, Racette, Marsh, Weiskopf, Huxhold, Frank
NAYS: None
President Farrington then read Ordinance 0-64-5 annexing certain
territories to the Village. Trustee Weiskopf moved Ordinance 0-64-5
be adopted. Trustee Racette seconded the motion. On roll call
the vote was as follows :
AYES : Trustees Rueckel, Racette, Marsh, Weiskopf, Huxhold, Frank
NAYS : None
President Farrington then read Ordinance 0-64-6, an Ordinance amending
the Comprehensive ZoningOrdinance. Trustee Racette moved Ordinance
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0-64-6 be adopted. Trustee Marsh seconded the motion. On roll
call the vote was as follows :
AYES: Trustees Rueckel, Racette, Marsh, Weiskopf, Huxhold, Frank
NAYS: None
Trustee Marsh moved the board authorize the publication of Ordinance
0-64-6, cost to be paid by the developer. Trustee Racette seconded
the motion and it was unanimously carried.
President Farrington then stated he wished to thank everyone involved
for expending their time and effort. He stated he wished to give
a standing ovation to Mr. Frank and commend him for holding his
temper.
Mr. Siegal stated he personally appreciated the courtesy the Board,
Plan Commission and Mr. Frank extended to him and he believes it
will be to the best thing that the board has done for the Village
and certainly anyone who now has doubts will have their doubts
erased and agree that this was the proper thing to do.
President Farrington then stated the meeting will continue. Upon
the recommendation of the Police and Traffic Committee, he appointed
Lt. Arlie L. Page, Chief of Police of the Buffalo Grove Police
Department. Trustee Marsh moved the appointment be approved.
Trustee Weiskopf seconded the motion. Trustee Frank asked that the
maker of the motion amend his motion to read the appointment be
effective for a period of one year rather than indefinitely. Trustee
Marsh stated the appointment can be cancelled at any time and it
was not the intention of the committee to limit the period of
appointment. The board can remove any man at any time. Roll was
called and the motion carried unanimously.
A five minute recess was called.
(Chief Page was sworn in by the Village Clerk at
this time)
The meeting reconvened.
Trustee Marsh moved that the board authorize the sum of $ 100.00
a month for the purpose of paying a police telephone answering
and radio service. Trustee Weiskopf seconded the motion and it
was unanimously carried.
Trustee Weiskopf moved that a sum of $50.00 be authorized for the
purpose of setting up the signs necessary for the Cafeteria Court.
Trustee Marsh seconded the motion. Trustee Frank stated the motion
should be amended to include a suitable sign to identify the
Village Hall. Trustee Weiskopf amended his motion to read that
$75.00 be authorized for the necessary signs. Trustee Marsh
seconded the motion and it was unanimously carried.
President Farrington stated that the Petition for Annexation for
the gas station is scheduled to come up for discussion this evening.
Since the owners of the existing station could not attend due to
illness in the family and because of the length of the meeting,
action would be deferred to the following board meeting.
President Farrington stated that action of the Arlington Heights
board regarding annexation North of Dundee Road has been deferred
to the second meeting in March. They are entering into a pre-
annexation agreement with those developers . The Board should take
a closer look at what we should do in relation to this.
Trustee Weiskopf stated that at a previous meeting discussion was
had regarding a man injured in the line of duty receiving compensa-
tion from workmen's compensation and the finance committee's
recommendation that the Village pay the difference to $75.00 per
week or 75% whichever is greater. The man has furnished his actual
pay verified by employers. Thereupon Trustee Weiskopf moved that
the board authorize the payment of $331.50 to the Police Officer
that was injured. Trustee Marsh seconded the motion and it was
unanimously carried.
Trustee Marsh then asked that the Chair direct Mr. Raysa to file
civil action to regain this payment. President Farrington stated
this should be discussed by the Village Board to see if they wish
to do this. Trustee Frank stated it may be more trouble than it
is worth. Mr. Raysa stated he did not think the Village would have
recourse because it was voluntary payment.
Judge Porter then stated that he has the committee for the review
of Village Ordinances together. They are : Al Thorud, Joseph Davera,
Jack Lane, Richard Henry, James Conroy and himself. They will
meet on the 4th Thursday of the month. A meeting will be called
between then and the next board meeting so that the appointments
can be made.
Trustee Weiskopf stated that the fire department has requested
10 shirts at $4.75 each. In keeping with the general policy of
the Village, he moved that the board authorize an amount not to
exceed $60.00 for the purchase of 10 shirts. Trustee Racette
seconded the motion and it was unanimously carried.
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Trustee Weiskopf moved that $5.00 be authorized for the purchase
of one Lt. Badge for the Fire Department. Trustee Rueckel
seconded the motion and it was unanimously carried.
Trustee Huxhold reminded residents of the Pancake Breakfast to be
held on March 8th at St. Mary's for the benefit of the Fire
Department.
President Farrington then removed Derek Palmer from the Plan
Commission. Reason for removal was because Mr. Palmer was working
on the Park Commission and did not feel he could do justice to
both working on both and preferred the Park Commission. Trustee
Weiskopf moved the removal be approved. Trustee Marsh seconded
the motion and it was unanimously carried.
Thereupon President Farrington appointed
Derek Palmer
Robert Ostrander
Edward Kaszubowski
to the Park Commission. Trustee Marsh moved the appointments be
approved. Trustee Weiskopf seconded the motion and it was unanimously
carried.
President Farrington then read a letter from the Library (Doc. #220)
thanking the board for their past assistance and offer of space
in the building on Dundee Road and stating their reasons for not
accepting same.
The MFT appropriation Ordinance is being prepared by John Hooper.
Mrs. A. Ruck representing the Girl Scouts has asked for a suggestion
of a project that the girl scouts could pursue during the month
of March, outdoors .
Trustee Marsh moved the meeting adjourn to February 27th at 8 :00 P.M.
at the Louisa May Alcott Public School. Trustee Racette seconded
the motion and it was unanimously carried.
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