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2002-06-17 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 11246 6/17/2002 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,JUNE 17,2002 CALL TO ORDER President Hartstein called the meeting to order at 7:32 P.M. Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL Roll call indicated the following present: President Hartstein;Trustees Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn and Trilling. Also present were: William Balling,Village Manager;William Raysa,Village Attorney;Robert Pfeil,Village Planner;Fire Chief Sashko;and Joseph Tenerelli,Village Treasurer. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Berman,seconded by Johnson,to approve the minutes of the June 3,2002 Regular Meeting. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5—Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Trilling NAYS: 0—None ABSTAIN: 1—Kahn Motion declared carried. WARRANT#960 Mr.Tenerelli read Warrant#960. Moved by Glover,seconded by Braiman,to approve Warrant#960 in the amount of $2,419,093.10,authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6—Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn,Trilling NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. RELAY FOR LIFE President Hartstein reminded residents that this year's Relay for Life sponsored by the American Cancer Society will be held at Stevenson High School on June 21-22,2002. Both Buffalo Grove and Stevenson High School students are involved in this event. President Hartstein encouraged residents to form teams to participate in and support this cause,and he noted that further information may be found on Channel 6 and the Village of Buffalo Grove website. Trustee Berman stated that he is again honored to be captain of the Village team,which has a full slate of participants;he thanked everyone for their effort and support,with a special thanks to Stacey Kelly whose help has made it easy to pull the Village team together. GEESE Trustee Johnson noted the memo from Mr.Balling regarding this issue,and he looks forward to staff presenting a report to the Board to see what can be done to combat the problem of the abundance of geese on the Village golf courses. NICOR Trustee Trilling noted that the Village website has incorporated the ability for residents to obtain information relative to the different alternatives that are available for a natural gas supplier. 11247 6/17/2002 ART FESTIVAL Trustee Trilling reported that he had the opportunity to attend an art festival over the weekend that was put on by Amdur Productions,the same company that will handle the Buffalo Grove Fine Arts Festival next month;he noted that they did a wonderful job and he looks forward to them doing the same for the Village of Buffalo Grove. ROLLING HILLS SUBDIVISION Trustee Glover stated that she had spoken with a resident of the Rolling Hills Subdivision concerning the driveway situation. Mr.Balling commented on the known status,and he stated that he will check further and present a report to the Board. LAKE COOK ROAD OVERPASS Trustee Berman asked about the schedule on the Lake Cook Road overpass construction work. Mr.Balling presented an update on the project. Trustee Berman asked that updates be posted on the Village website. MILWAUKEE AVENUE/DEERFIELD PARKWAY Trustee Berman stated that he has been asked about the sign on Milwaukee Avenue and Deerfield Parkway that suggests a shopping center will be built in 1997;he asked staff to check into this and encourage the owner to remove the sign. MANAGEMENT REPORT Mr.Balling noted the submittal of the Management Report for the month of May,2002;there were no questions regarding the report. ZBA Mr.Balling reported that the regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals has been changed to July 16,2002. MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY Fire Chief Sashko noted that the Muscular Dystrophy Association will be presenting the 5th annual Golden Boot Award to the Village. Chief Sashko recognized Firefighter/Paramedic Joe Alexander who has tirelessly spearheaded the efforts of the Fire Department for MDA,and noted that Mr. Alexander deserves a big round of applause.Chief Sashko then introduced Matt Zubal from MDA. Mr.Zubal,Director for North Shore Operations of the MDA,presented a brief background of the"Fill the Boot" program;he is privileged to be here tonight to thank Board members,the citizens of Buffalo Grove,and the Fire Department for their tireless efforts to raise money for MDA;all funds stay local and pay for summer camp programs and research efforts. Buffalo Grove has raised over$60,000 over the past 5 years. This past year,Buffalo Grove raised almost$10,000,which was the most in the Chicago area. Mr.Alexander thanked residents and commuters that drive through the intersections where personnel are stationed; he thanked all firefighters and stated that there are 45 people volunteering every year;he also thanked staff,the Board and management for their support. In answer to a question from President Hartstein,Mr. Alexander stated that collections this year will be on Friday, August 23,2002 from 6:00 A.M.-6.00 P.M. Chief Sashko noted that he received a statement from New York,and our community sent over$13,000 to New York after 9/11/01. 11248 6/17/2002 CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY Chief Sashko presented a brief background on the Citizens Fire Academy and explained the activities in which the participants are educated. This is the 7th graduating class of the Citizens Fire Academy,and there are nine graduates that attended class one night per week for eleven weeks.The graduates then came forward where they were presented with certificates by President Hartstein and Public Information Officer Skip Hart,the coordinator of the program. Chief Sashko again thanked the Village for their support of this program. QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE President Hartstein asked if there were any comments or questions 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 Johnson,seconded by Berman to approve the Consent Agenda. ORDINANCE NO.2002-33—Park District Signs Motion to approve Ordinance No.2002-33,providing for signs for Park District Farmers market and lawn Chair Lyrics at Willow Street Park,651 Old Checker Road. 2002 SANITARY AND STORM SEWER TELEVISING PROJECT—Authorization to Bid Motion to approve the authorization to bid the 2002 Sanitary and Storm Sewer Televising Project. NOAH'S LANDING DIA AND FINAL PLAT Motion to approve Noah's Landing Development Improvement Agreement and Final Plat Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6—Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn,Trilling NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE#2002-34—MUNICIPAL CODE/FIRE DEPARTMENT Mr.Balling reviewed the reason for the proposed ordinance. Moved by Trilling,seconded by Kahn,to pass Ordinance#2002-34,an ordinance that amends Buffalo Grove Municipal Code 2.50(Fire Department)identifying the position classification of"Battalion Chief',replacing the position classification"Captain"in alignment with the approved operational practice of the department staff deployment. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6—Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn,Trilling NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE#2002-35-PARK DISTRICT GOLF DOME Park District Director Rylko introduced the Commissioners present,after which he made a presentation to the Board with regard to their request on the Golf Learning Center. Mr.Rylko answered questions from the Board,mostly with regard to the number of days of operation. 11249 6/17/2002 Moved by Braiman,seconded by Kahn to pass Ordinance#2002-35,approving an amendment to the Special Use concerning the Buffalo Grove Park District Golf Learning Center dome,801 McHenry Road. Trustee Glover noted that this has been a difficult decision for her,and she explained the reasons why she cannot support this proposal. Chief Sashko reviewed the regulations with regard to permanent versus temporary structure. Lengthy discussion took place regarding the number of days the structure should be allowed to be used and the definition as to whether the structure is to be considered permanent or temporary. Trustee Berman stated that he believes everyone is willing to work with the Park District,but he is uncomfortable with moving forward tonight. Trustee Berman moved to defer action on this matter;Trustee Johnson seconded the motion. With regard to timing,Mr.Rylko said that they have a deadline for their fall brochure; President Hartstein asked Mr.Raysa if the Board can approve this ordinance as it is proposed in its current form,and also if Mr.Raysa believes that it is within the confines of what can legally be done. Mr.Raysa answered affirmatively to both questions. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the motion to defer: AYES: 2—Glover,Berman NAYS: 4—Braiman,Johnson,Kahn,Trilling Motion declared defeated. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the motion to pass Ordinance#2002-35: AYES: 5- Braiman,Berman,Johnson,Kahn,Trilling NAYS: 1 —Glover Motion declared carried. President Hartstein asked that staff get back to the Board with regard to further information clarifying the issues that were raised by Trustee Braiman tonight so that it can be determined as to whether or not there should be any further modification to this ordinance. RESOLUTION#2002-31 -PACE Moved by Berman,seconded by Trilling,to pass Resolution#2002-31,authorizing the execution of an Agreement between the Village of Buffalo Grove and Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority(Pace). Mr.Balling reviewed the changes in this new agreement,details of which are contained in Mr.Brimm's memo to him of June 13,2002. Rob Sherman,resident,stated that he supports the project,but he is concerned with what he considers to be flaws in the agreement as to the schedule being too tight,and further definition of what routes will be followed. In response,Trustee Berman stated that this is a draft,subject to further work by Pace,and all points raised are being taken into account. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the motion: AYES: 6—Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn,Trilling NAYS: 0—None Motion declared carried. President Hartstein thanked Mr.Brimm for the extraordinary amount of work that he put into getting this agreement drafted. 11249 6/17/2002 ORDINANCE#2002-28-TOWN CENTER Moved by Braiman,seconded Berman,to rescind and expunge from the minutes the motion to reconsider Village Ordinance#2002-28,adopted at the Village Board meeting of June 3,2002. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 5-Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Trilling NAYS: 0-None ABSTAIN: 1 -Kahn Motion declared carried. v Moved by Braiman,seconded by Johnson,to ratify,reconfirm and reacknowledge Village Ordinance#2002-28. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6-Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn,Trilling NAYS: 0-None Motion declared carried. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Johnson,seconded by Berman,to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion was unanimously declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:48 P.M. 411fk aneanet M. Sirabian,Village Clerk APPROVED BY ME THIS / DAY OF ,2002 re -/s/fe.,//'(- - Village President