1981-01-26 - Village Board Committee of the Whole - Minutes SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
\./ OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS, HELD MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1981 ,
AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 50 RAUPP BOULEVARD, BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS.
President Clayton called the meeting to order at 7:40 P.M. Roll Call
indicated the following present: President Clayton; Trustees Marienthal ,
Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt, Gerschefske. Also present were William
Balling, Village Manager; William Raysa, Village Attorney; William Sommer,
Assistant Village Manager; William Brimm, Finance Director; and Gregory
Boysen, Director of Public Works.
BALLOT PLACEMENT LOTTERY FOR APRIL 7, 1981 ELECTION
The Village Clerk stated that, since there were four petitions filed
simultaneously at 8:30 A.M. on January 19, 1981 , a lottery must be held to
determine ballot placement. Each of the names of the candidates was in a
sealed envelope, and the names will be placed on the ballot in the order
that they are drawn. The names were drawn in the following order:
1 . Stephen Stone
2. Marc Schwartz
3. Charles Birch
4. Elliott Hartstein
A fifth candidate filed on January 26, 1981 , and his name (Mark Stuart)
will be in the fifth position on the ballot.
MUNICIPAL LAKE MICHIGAN WATER POLICY
President Clayton stated that she appreciated all the information y pp put together
by staff, stating that it will be most helpful in the evaluation of the
situation.
Mr. Balling explained the inquiries he had made regarding Buffalo Grove's
possible participation in the DMAP program (NWC) , stating that he had received
a favorable response from all parties contacted. He stated that tonight's
meeting is the third in a series of workshops on this subject. The first
subject to be discussed tonight will be a summary comparison of the financial
strategies of the Venture and the Northwest Water Commission; Mr. Raysa will
then give comments regarding the Niles litigation; finally, there will be a
summary of staff's first draft of a proposed contract between the NWC and
Buffalo Grove. It is the intent to bring this back to the Board on February 9,
1981 for policy direction.
Mr. Brimm then highlighted his memo of January 22, 1981 , re Water System
Financing - Single Point vs. Multiple Source Financing. Mr. Brimm then
answered questions on the financing from the Board. Lengthy discussion
on the financing followed.
Mr. Raysa then gave the Board a brief update on the Niles vs. City of Chicago
litigation; however, he pointed out that the outcome of that case would be of
no benefit in Buffalo Grove's decision, since a ruling is likely to take at
least 8 months. Mr. Raysa will present a total legal review to the Board
`./ before a final decision is made.
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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
JANUARY 26, 1981
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President Clayton polled the Board, asking that the record show that this
polling is based strictly on the information available at this point in time,
with each Trustee stating their preference for the Northwest Water Commission
or the Northwest Suburban Water System:
Marienthal - Northwest Water Commission
Stone - Northwest Water Commission
O'Reilly - Northwest Water Commission
Hartstein - Northwest Water Commission
Kavitt - Northwest Water Commission
Gerschefske - Northwest Water Commission
President Clayton polled the Board: "Yes" indicates favor, in concept only,
of the financing package presented by Duff Phelps, Speer & Company (outlined
in Mr. Brimm's January 22, 1981 memo to Mr. Balling) ; "No" indicates opposition:
YES - Stone, O'Reilly, Hartstein, Kavitt
NO - Marienthal , Gerschefske
President Clayton asked if any of the Trustees required any more information
from staff before the meeting where the final decision is made; there were no
such requests.
Mr. Balling stated that the next item to be discussed is the concept of a
contract for water service; the Northwest Water Commission requests a contract
between its members prior to the issuance of bonds. Mr. Balling then high-
lighted the contents of his memo of January 23, 1981 on this subject.
Mr. Raysa stated that it is his opinion that the representative to the Commission
should be an elected official . Mr. Raysa then brought up some questions he
had raised regarding the contract; Mr. Balling answered these questions. Mr.
Balling and Mr. Boysen also answered questions from the Board regarding the
contract; specifically, ownership and operation of the system, emergency
service, points of connection, terms of payment, and quality of water. All
reports and memos referred to are on file in the Clerk's office,
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by O'Reilly, seconded by Stone, to adjourn to Executive Session to
discuss land acquisition and personnel . Upon voice vote the motion was
unanimously declared carried. The meeting adjourned to Executive Session at
8:59 P.M. The Executive Session adjourned at 10:35 P.M.
Janet M, irabian, Village Clerk