2001-12-17 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 11179
12/17/2001
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF
BUFFALO GROVE,HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS,50 RAUPP BOULEVARD,
BUFFALO GROVE,ILLINOIS ON MONDAY,DECEMER 17,2001
CALL TO ORDER
President Hartstein called the meeting to order at 7:38 P.M. Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
Roll call indicated the following present: President Hartstein;Trustees Marienthal,Glover,Berman,Johnson and
Kahn. Trustee Braiman arrived at 8:02 P.M.
Also present were: William Balling,Village Manager;William Raysa,Village Attorney;William Brimm,Assistant
Village Manager/Finance Director;Ghida Neukirch, Assistant Village Manager;Art Malinowski,Director of
Human Resources;Scott Anderson, Assistant Finance Director; Gregory Boysen,Director of Public Works;Robert
Pfeil,Village Planner; Greg Summers, Associate Planner;Carmen Molinaro,Director of Golf Operations;and
Joseph Tenerelli,Village Treasurer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Glover, seconded by Kahn,to approve the minutes of the October 15,2001 Committee of the Whole
Meeting. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 4—Marienthal, Glover,Johnson,Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
ABSTAIN: 1 —Berman
ABSENT: 1 —Braiman
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Glover,seconded by Johnson,to approve the minutes of the October 22,2001 Committee of the Whole
Meeting. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 4—Marienthal,Glover,Johnson,Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
ABSTAIN: 1 —Berman
ABSENT: 1 —Braiman
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Glover,seconded by Kahn,to approve the minutes of the December 3,2001 Committee of the Whole
Meeting. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 4—Marienthal,Glover,Berman,Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
ABSTAIN: 1—Johnson
ABSENT: 1 —Braiman
Motion declared carried.
WARRANT#948
Mr.Tenerelli read Warrant#948. Moved by Glover, seconded by Johnson,to approve Warrant#948 in the amount
of $3,742,139.03 authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 —Marienthal,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
ABSENT: 1 —Braiman
Motion declared carried.
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E.S.D.A.MOBILECOM
President Hartstein commended the E.S.D.A. Commission for the countless hours spent in assembling the Mobilcom
vehicle to service the community in the event of an emergency; he thanked all of the volunteers that put in over
1.600 hours of time in getting this vehicle ready for service.
ARTS COMMISSION
President Hartstein appointed the following people to the Arts Commission: Lynne Schneider,Gayle Pervos and
Bonnie Gold.
Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Berman,to concur with President Hartstein's appointments. Upon roll call,
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5—Marienthal,Glover,Berman,Johnson, Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
ABSENT: 1 —Braiman
Motion declared carried.
YOUTH COMMISSION
President Hartstein appointed the following people to the Youth Commission: Allison Kahen,Scott Cutler and Lisa
Mallinger.
Moved by Johnson,seconded by Berman,to concur with President Hartstein's appointments. Upon roll call,
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5—Marienthal,Glover,Berman,Johnson, Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
ABSENT: 1 —Braiman
Motion declared carried.
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
President Hartstein took the opportunity,on behalf of the entire Village Board,to extend our very best wishes to the
entire community for the holiday season and to wish everyone the very best for a healthy,happy and prosperous
2002.
CABLE TV
Trustee Marienthal stated that he would like staff to look into competitive broadband wire systems.
Trustee Berman stated that he would prefer to ask Mr. Versten to present a report at the next Board meeting.
Mr. Balling stated that he will have a report from Mr. Versten available this week.
MANAGEMENT REPORT
Mr. Balling noted the submission of the Management Report for the month of November,2001;there were no
questions on same.
ROLLING HILLS SUBDIVISION
Mr. Balling presented a status report on the Rolling Hills Subdivision storm sewer recommendation; the test exercise
using the mudjacking technique is under way;if that proves successful, staff will authorize work to proceed using
that method; this work is being performed by the developer.
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LAKE COUNTY PARTNERS
Mr. Balling that there is an item on the Consent Agenda regarding a unique intergovernmental agreement with the
Lake County Partners. David Young,Executive Director of the Lake County Partners, is present. Mr. Balling
explained the program being put together to more efficiently process Industrial Revenue Bonds.
QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
President Hartstein asked if there were any questions or comments from the audience;there were none.
CONSENT AGENDA
President Hartstein explained the Consent Agenda, stating that any member of the audience or the Board could
request that an item be removed for full discussion; there were no such requests. The Village Clerk then read a brief
synopsis of each of the items on the Consent Agenda.
Moved by Glover,seconded by Johnson to approve the Consent Agenda.
ORDINANCE No.2001-78—Automobile Renting Occupation Tax
Motion to approve Ordinance No. 2001-78,Establishing a municipal automobile renting occupation tax and adding
Chapter 3.68 to the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code.
ORDINANCE No.2001-79—Automobile Renting Use Tax
Motion to approve Ordinance No. 2001-79,Establishing a municipal automobile renting use tax and amending
chapter 3.68 of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code.
ORDINANCE No.2001-80—Title 10(No Parking on Penny Lane)
Motion to approve Ordinance No. 2001-80, Amending Title 10 of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code
(Designation of No Parking on Penny Lane).
RESOLUTION No.2001-50—IL First Grant(Public Service Center Addition)
Motion to approve an Amendment to the Agreement with the IL Capital Development Board Concerning the IL
First Grant for the Public Service Center.
RESOLUTION NO.2001-51—Private Activity Volume Cap
Motion to recommend 1)the transfer of unused private activity volume cap from Lake County home rule
communities to the Village of Buffalo Grove for projects in Lake County;and 2)the creation of a Private Activity
Bond Allocation Advisory Committee.
PUBLIC WORKS STORAGE ADDITION—Authorization to Bid
Motion to authorize to bid the Public Works Storage Addition.
2002 VILLAGEWIDE STREET MAINTENANCE
Motion to bid the 2002 Villagewide Contractual Street Maintenance Program
Upon roll call Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5—Marienthal,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
ABSENT: 1 —Braiman
Motion declared carried.
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ORDINANCE#2001-81 —TAX ABATEMENT
Mr. Brimm made a presentation regarding the abatement of taxes levied for the Village of Buffalo Grove,details of
which are contained in his memo to Mr. Balling of December 4,2001.
Moved by Berman,seconded by Marienthal, to pass Ordinance#2001-81,an ordinance abating taxes levied for the
Village of Buffalo Grove,Cook and Lake Counties,Illinois. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 —Marienthal, Glover,Berman,Johnson, Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
ABSENT: 1 —Braiman
Motion declared carried.
FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
Debi Kamick,Director of Operations,representing the principals for the proposal for the Family Entertainment
Center;she noted that two of the principals involved in this program and proposal are William Feldgreber and Les
Ottenheimer. Ms. Kamick then reviewed the proposed family entertainment center to be located in the former Cub
Food facility; she reviewed the statistics for the type of use being proposed,and referred to the floor plan during her
presentation.
Trustee Braiman arrived at this time.
In answer to a question from President Hartstein,Ms. Kamick explained the extent to which the shopping center
owner has with regard to use,and what types of meetings have been held to this point regarding the proposed use.
Trustee Berman stated that it is important that the Board gets copies of documents indicating what rights Mr.
Goldner has and may exercise with regard to this project. The question before this Board is one of zoning approval,
and he sees no reason to withhold forwarding this to the Plan Commission;he believes the Plan Commission must
be fully informed on what the possibility is that Mr. Goldner is going to approve the project and to have Mr. Goldner
sign off on the project before it comes back before the Village Board.
Trustee Johnson believes this is a good addition to the center;he thinks it is a good family activity center and,in
concept,he favors the proposal.
Trustee Kahn echoed the sentiments of Trustee Johnson; he would like to have staff input with regard to the video
game ordinance;he would like input from the Police Department as to what type of police presence would be
required at this type of a facility;he would like staff to contact neighboring communities that do have bowling
establishments and get their input; he suggested that perhaps the bar and lounge area should be made smaller and the
laser tag area made larger. Ms. Kamick stated that they would be willing to add an outside security force so as not
to burden the Buffalo Grove Police Department.
Trustee Braiman stated that he generally agrees with the concept;he would like to see documentation from Mr.
Goldner because he does not want to refer the proposal without knowing that Mr. Goldner will consider this type of
use.
Trustee Berman stated that he would like the control room to be able to view the games and players in the game
room; he also stated that he would be concerned if they plan to operate the lounge independent of the bowling
facility.
President Hartstein stated that he believes this is an exciting prospect and he urged the developer to move forward
with their exploration.
FY 2002 GOLF BUDGET PRESENTATION
Mr.Balling reviewed the golf budget message and made the initial budget presentation.
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Mr. Anderson presented an overview of the revenues and expenditures for each course. Mr. Molinaro and Mr.
Anderson then provided a summary of the directions for both courses.
Staff answered various questions from the Board.
There was lengthy discussion on marketing, with the final comment being that this should be left to the outside
marketing firm to be hired,since that is their business. However, it was noted that any monetary incentives given to
induce play must be built into the budget. Discussion also took place with regard to whether or not and how much
to discount rates in order to get golfers to play the course and to become repeat patrons.
i v The Board wants to be up to date on the status,and asked that a separate memo be distributed to them each month to
make sure that they are aware of the situation; it was also noted that the Board wants to be aware of any promotional
ideas that are being offered.
Mr. Balling stated that it is the intent of staff to publish a marketing plan. Staff will provide answers to all questions
raised by the Board this evening and bring the budget back in January.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Kahn, seconded by Johnson,to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion was unanimously
carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 P.M.
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.irabian,Village Clerk
APPROVED BY ME THIS 7DAY OF _,2002
Village President
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