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1959-05-21 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 7TH, 1959, OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, HELD THURSDAY, MAY 21ST, 1959, AT 8:00 P.M. , at 182 BUFFALO GROVE ROAD, IN THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS. The President called the meeting to order. �./ The President stated that the Clerk was unable to attend the meeting, and with the unanimous consent of the Board, called the roll and recorded the minutes. On roll call the following were found present: President Bunescu; Trustees McGahan, Frank, Walters, Bochniak, Schreiber and Dorner Absent : Mrs . Clohesey, Clerk The Board dispensed with the reading and approval of the minutes of the meeting held May 7, 1959 until the next regular meeting. Upon report from Trustee Schreiber, action on building permit fee ordinance was deferred pending further study by the Building Committee . The President read Resolution No. R-59-4, being a bank resolution, authorizing Margaret Bochniak, Treasurer, and Paula D. Clohesey, Clerk, as co-signers of all Village checks . Trustee Frank moved that Resolution No. R-59-4, as presented, be adopted. Trustee Dorner seconded the motion. On roll call the vote was as follows : AYES: Trustees McGahan, Frank, Walters, Bochniak, Dorner and Schreiber NAYS: None Trustee Frank moved that the meeting adjourn. Trustee Walters seconded the motion and it was unanimously carried. President MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, HELD THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH, 1959, AT 8:00 P.M. , IN THE BUILDING ON LOT 71 (182) BUFFALO GROVE ROAD, BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS. The President called the meeting to order. On roll call the following were found present: President Bunescu; Trustees Dorner, McGahan, Bochniak, Walters and Frank Absent: Trustee Schreiber Trustee Dorner moved that the minutes of the regular meeting held May 7, 1959 be approved as written. Trustee McGahan seconded the motion. On roll call the vote was as follows: AYES: Trustees Dorner, McGahan, Bochniak, Walters and Frank. NAYS: None Trustee Dorner moved that the minutes of the special meeting held May 21, 1959 be approved as written. Trustee McGahan seconded the motion. On roll call the vote was as follows : AYES: Trustees Dorner, McGahan, Bochniak, Walters and Frank NAYS: None The President stated that he had the report on building permit fees in the hbsence of Trustee Schreiber, Chairman of the standing committee on building. He stated there is some question as to the number and cost of inspections to be conducted, and the members of the committee investigating would like to have a little more time to come up with something concrete. Trustee Walters reported for the special committee appointed to recommend appointment of a village attorney. He stated that some of the members of this committee had been out of town a good deal of the time, so not much had been done on this. He suggested that until this committee has its report that Mr. Huszagh be retained on a basis of $75.00 a month, pending the report and the decision of the special committee. Trustee Walters moved that Mr. Huszagh be retained as village attorney pending a report and final decision by the committee which has been established, on a retainer basis of $75.00 per month. Trustee Bochniak seconded the motion. Trustee Frank asked if this is still a temporary appointment. The answer was yes. On roll call the vote was as follows: AYES: Trustees Bochniak, Dorner, Frank, McGahan and Walters NAYS: None �K� Trustee Bochniak read the report of the Treasurer, stating that thru the 4th of June, 1959, there was cash in the bank of $6619.69. The motor fuel tax allotment to that date amounted to $742.37, making a total of $7362.06. Trustee Bochniak stated that he has contacted Brundage & Short; that Mr. Short will be in on Monday and he will call to arrange a discusson on the bill. Trustee Bochniak read Warrant #16. Trustee McGahan moved that Warrant #16 in the amount of $321.90 be approved. Trustee Walters seconded the motion. On roll call the vote was as follows: AYES: Trustees Bochniak, Dorner, Frank, McGahan, Walters NAYS: None The President called for reports from the standing committees : Trustee Walters - Planning Committee . Trustee Walters stated that there has been some discussion about hiring a professional planner for the Village. He stated that this may be prohibitive, but they are in the process of contacting a number of people, and hope by the next meeting will be able to report on the cost, etc. of a professional planner. Trustee Frank - Public Safety Committee. Trustee Frank reported that they are looking for 24 hour radio coverage for the emergency vehicle. At the moment the vehicle is not being used to its maximum capacity because the vehicle is not equipped with a radio. Cost of a radio hookup with the Village of Wheeling is *430.00 a month. Inquiry has been made of private radio stations. Northbrook would charge 0375.00 per month, plus some initial costs. Another possibility would be to hook-up with the County at $45.00 per month, however, the County requires that the car be manned 24 hours a day, and then it will be part of their police setup to assist them. At this time the car cannot be manned 24 hours a day. He stated that for the present they are going to talk to the telephone company and attempt to obtain some type of telephone service. They don't know how this will work out, but hope t o r eport at the next meeting. Trustee Frank stated that the Public Safety Committee, with the approve& of the Chief of Police and Lt. of Police, recommends that Roland LaPlante and Ernest Barnett be removed from their probationary period and be put on the reserves as serge .s. A discussion followed on the insurance coverage on the emergency vehicle. The policy at present shows that only the Chief of Police and Lt. of Police will drive it. Trustee Frank recommended that the insurance be broadened so that any authorized member of the Police Department, including reserve both on and off probation, be covered. Trustee Dorner moved that Roland Laplante and Ernest Barnett �... be removed from their probationary period and be put on as 8ergeante in the Reserve. Trustee Bochniak seconded the motion. Trustee Walters inquired as to why they are the only 2 being removed from the probation period. Trustee Frank stated that the others have not qualified. Mr. Laplante has had similar police experience in Wheeling, and Mr. Barnett, thru his experience with court reporting, has come into contact with the legality, etc. and has devoted more time than the rest of the reserves in order to get off probation. The roll was called, and the vote was as follows: AYES: Trustees Walters, McGahan, Frank, Dorner, Bochniak. NAYS: None Trustee McGahan moved that the insurance coverage on the emergency vehicle be broadened to cover all police personnel, both regular and reserves. Trustees Walters seconded the motion. On roll call the vote was as follows: AYES: Trustees Dorner, McGahan, Bochniak, Walters, and Frank NAYS: None Following a discussion on traffic laws, fines, etc. , the President `.. suggested that a comprehensive traffic and safety ordinance should be compiled, and possibly it would be in order to appoint a committee to contact other communities to see what they have done. He further suggested that the Police Chief should be consulted to see if he or one of his men would serve as a representative on this committee, with, possibly, 3 or 4 other residents. Suggested that the Public Safety Committee look into this. The President read a letter from Arthur Dick, addressed to the President and Board of Trustees, dated June 2, 1959 (Doc. No. 38) recommending that Elaine Scharringhausen be paid the sum of $25.00 for her work during the past year in watching over the children each morning prior to the arrival of the school bus• and further that she be appointed Police Matron at a salary cf $25.00 per month. The matter was referred to the Public Safety Committee for its recommendation. Trustee Dorner - Street Committee. Trustee Dorner read a letter from the Superintendent of Highways (Doc. No. 39) dated May 14, 1959, which stated in substance that the vehicular volumes using the intersection of Buffalo Grove Road and St. Mary's Parkway is insufficient to warrant "Stop" signs. Mr. Branicki offered to find out what the vehicular requirements are. Trustee Bochniak - Finance Committee. There was a discussion on the appointment of an advisory committee to study the financial needs of the Village, its sources of revenue, other than building `"� permits, and to make recommendations to the Finance Committee. Trustee Bochniak stated that this would be a temporary committee, not related to the Finance Committee, and stated further that he would like to serve on this advisory committee. Following Discussion, the President appointed Arlo Stevens, Leo Drakeley, Fred Bencriscutto and Elmer Boehm to the Citizens Advisory Board of Finance. Trustee MeGahan - Zoning Committee. Trustee McGahan stated there will be as open meeting to be held on June 17th by the Plan Commission, at which time they will hear and consider amending the Zoning Ordinance regarding the side yard limits of Unit I. President Bunescu stated that he would like to appoint a committee to study the water rates, contact surrounding communities in person and those at a distance, by mails to find out what similar Villages are charging. The President then appointed Don Pracht, Jack O'Grady and Fred Cotterell to this committee. Trustee Walters suggested that in their investigation, the committee use comparable communities and utilities that have been constructed recently. The President stated that he attended a recent meeting of the Wheeling School Board to discuss possibility of a school in the Village in the near future. He was left with the impression that we may have a school in operation in 1960. He stated that the Board will shortly go into negotiations with the landowners about a site. Letter from the Department of Commerce (Doc . No. 40) re taking a special census was read. Discussion followed with suggestions that a census be taken at this time of the newly annexed territory. The matter was referred t o the Finance Committee to report at the next meeting. The President then appointed Kenneth J. Felten and Ronald K. Black as Deputy Civil Defense Directors. Trustee Walters moved that the appointments be approved. Trustee Frank seconded the motion. On roll call the vote was as follows : AYES: Trustees McGahan, Bochniak, Walters, Dorner, Frank and President Bunescu NAYS: None A discussion followed on the Park area. The President stated that it would seem more feasible to combine the school site and the park area; and that as soon as this was decided the Park and Recreation Commission could go ahead with their plans. He stated that the present proposed park area has not been accepted because of the problem of a bridge across the creek. The meeting was then opened to the public for questions and discussion. Following a discussion on open drain tiles in the Village, The President stated that the Drainage Committee should encompass not only the creek but also the storm drainage. Whereupon, Eugene Bochniak volunteered to serve on the Drainage Committee. Mr. Boehm stated that he would make a survey of the number of open drains and consult with Mr. Branicki of DeSoto Be. McCabe & Associates, the Village Engineer, about the possibility of screening them. There being no other business to come before the meeting, Trustee McGahan moved that the meeting adjourn. Trustee Dorner seconded the motion and it was unanimously carried. Village Clerk `.,. TIME: 10:10 P.M. / /L-6