1978-02-27 - Village Board Committee of the Whole - Minutes SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
N., THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE HELD MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1978, AT THE MUNICIPAL
BUILDING, 50 RAUPP BOULEVARD, BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS.
President Fabish called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M. The Clerk called
the roll and found the following:
PRESENT: President Fabish; Trustees Rech, Marienthal , Keister, Stone,
Mendenhall . Trustee Bogart arrived at 9:00 P.M.
Also present were William Balling, Village Manager; William Raysa, Village
Attorney; William Brimm, Finance Director; and William Sommer, Administrative
Assistant.
Parliamentary Procedure
Eleanor Rohrbach, City Clerk of Des Plaines and parliamentarian, conducted
a session on "Conducting An Effective and Efficient Board Meeting" using
Robert's Rules of Order as a basis.
9:00 P.M. - The President declared a recess.
9:20 P.M. - The meeting resumed.
Lexington Hills
Representatives of Lexington Development Company were present to resolve
issues regarding their request for annexation and R-7 zoning of property
located approximately 1 ,000 feet north of Lake-Cook Road between Route 83
and Weiland Road.
Bruce Johnston, land planner, reviewed the width of roads in the Village and
in the vicinity of their property. He noted that Pauline, east of the subject
property is a half road (12 ' wide) one-way heading east. He said as a temporary
measure the developer has proposed Pauline to be a half r.o.w. with a pavement
of 24' wide with a curb, gutter, and sidewalk installed on the south side and
with either a stabilizing edge or a 3' shoulder on the north side. He felt
this was more than adequate to serve the temporary needs in this part of the
Village because it would be equal to Route 83 and greater than other surrounding
roads.
Mr. Balling stated that if the Village approves less than a full road (44') ,
there must be 1 ) some shoulder or stabilization on the north side, 2) a parking
ban on both sides of the street, and 3) some tapering of the street east of
route 83.
Mr. Johnston then reviewed the two proposed plans, one locating the park site
along Pauline Avenue which would require no variations, and one locating the
park site adjacent to the bicycle path which would require a side yard set back
variation on three lots.
Carl Genrich, Chairman of the Plan Commission, stated that he felt the
Commission 's negative recommendation on the project was because of the proposal
for Pauline Avenue to be 24' and because of over-reaction to the school district 's
problems. He said he had felt no negative reaction to the duplex unit concept.
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President Fabish did not oppose Pauline Avenue being 24' wide because it would
be temporary until development of the property on the north side. He asked for
comments from the Trustees.
Trustee Marienthal did not favor the 24' street.
Trustee Keister felt that 24 ' would be wide enough for two-way traffic for
the anticipated traffic volume. For this reason, he said he would go along
with 24' .
In response to questions from Trustee Rech, Mr. Balling stated that because
Pauline Avenue would be depicted as a full street (44') on the official map,
the Village could widen the road at a later time. He did not know the cost.
He was not optimistic that Pauline could be improved with FAUS funds.
Trustee Rech felt it would be unwise for the Village to permit Pauline to be
24' in the subject area because it will be heavily travelled. She felt the
Village would have to widen it within two years.
Trustee Stone preferred the wider street, but he liked the duplex unit concept.
He felt that if other streets can survive at that width, Pauline could, also.
For these reasons, he favored the 24' street.
Trustee Mendenhall favored the 24' street in order to have lower density.
Mr. Raysa stated that according to the Zoning Ordinance, neither the Z.B.A
nor the Village Board has the power to grant variances in the R-7 zoning
district. It was felt that the required variances could be accomplished
under a Planned Unit Development with an underlying R-7 zoning. Mr. Balling
said he would investigate this and report to the Board.
Salary Administration Plan
Mr. Balling reviewed his memo, dated February 24, 1978, outlining a proposed
salary administration plan. Objectives of the plan were 1) to establish all
pay grades at competitive market rates, 2) to combine all job titles into
common pay grades, 3) to permit all pay adjustments to be on a merit basis,
and 4) to provide a cost effective alternative to the traditional stepped
pay plan. After a lengthy discussion, each Trustee was asked to comment on
the concept.
Trustee Mendenhall favored the concept for all departments except the Police
Department.
Trustee Stone favored the concept of merit compensation adjustment.
Trustee Rech said she was more comfortable with the stepped pay plan. She
`.� wanted to know the cost of the proposed program.
Trustee Keister agreed with the merit concept, but he wanted more details.
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Trustee Marienthal said he did not mind the merit concept, but he felt there
should be some reclassifications.
Trustee Bogart favored the concept of the proposed program, but he felt more
work should be done on it.
President Fabish stated that he favors the incentive program, but he felt
the Board is uncomfortable with some of the ranges and how much control the
Board would have. He said he would like to see some specific salary pro-
gressions using this plan.
The Board requested that before discussing this matter at the workshop session
of March 13, the Village Manager prepare information regarding cost of the
program, how many employees are at the top of their classification now, and
specific examples of salary progressions.
Route 53 and Dundee Road
Trustee Mendenhall referred to a letter, dated February 16, 1978 from the
Illinois Highway Department, and reported that this summer an extra exit
lane will be provided from Route 53 onto Dundee Road.
Youth Commission
Trustee Bogart announced there will be a public hearing of the Youth Commission
on February 28, 1978, at 8:00 P.M. He urged attendance.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 11 :30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Verna L.lay n, Village C rk