2001-04-16 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 11085
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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,APRIL 16,2001
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,Braiman,Glover,Berman,and
Johnson. Trustee Hendricks was absent.
Also present were: William Balling,Village Manager;William Raysa,Village Attorney;William Brimm,Assistant
Village Manager/Finance Director;Ghida Sahyouni, Assistant Village Manager;Scott Anderson,Assistant Finance
Director;Art Malinowski,Human Resources Director;Gregory Boysen,Director of Public Works;Robert Pfeil,
Village Planner; and Joseph Tenerelli,Village Treasurer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Glover,seconded by Johnson,to approve the minutes of the April 2,2001 Regular Meeting. Upon roll
call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5—Marienthal,Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson
NAYS: 0—None
ABSENT: 1 —Hendricks
Motion declared carried.
WARRANT#932
Mr.Tenerelli read Warrant#932. Moved by Braiman,seconded by Glover,to approve Warrant#932 in the amount
of $1,671,660.42,authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5—Marienthal,Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson
NAYS: 0—None
ABSENT: 1 —Hendricks
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION#2001-15—CANVASS OF VOTE RETURNS
The Village Clerk reviewed the proposed resolution,which shows the following results of the April 3,2001
Municipal Election to elect three Village Trustees:
Charles D.Johnson -4,173
Jeffrey S.Braiman -4,385
Bruce Kahn -4,119
Moved by Glover,seconded by Marienthal,to pass Resolution#2001-15,affirming canvass of vote returns.
Trustees Braiman and Johnson recused themselves from participation on the proposed resolution.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 4—Marienthal,Glover,Berman,President Hartstein
NAYS: 0—None
RECUSED: 2—Braiman,Johnson
ABSENT: 1 —Hendricks
Motion declared carried.
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President Hartstein then congratulated the three newly elected Trustees.
President Hartstein introduced Judge Richard Kavitt. Judge Kavitt administered the oath of office to Jeffrey
Braiman,Charles Johnson and Bruce Kahn,who then took their seats at the dais.
DIVERSITY FAIR
President Hartstein announced that School District 102 would be sponsoring their second annual Diversity Fair on
April 18,2001 at Stevenson High School.
PROCLAMATION
President Hartstein read a proclamation declaring the week of April 29-May 6,2001 as Municipal Clerks' Week.
VEHICLE STIKER
Trustee Braiman reminded residents that the vehicle sticker design contest continues through June 1,2001,with the
winners being announced in September.
YOUTH TOWN HALL MEETING
Trustee Glover announced that the Youth Town Hall Meeting will be held from 7:00-9:00 P.M.on April 24,2001 at
the Village Hall,and invited all high school students to attend.
SENIOR EXPO
Trustee Glover announced that the Senior Expo will be held from 10:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M.on April 24,2001 at
the Schwaben Center.
RELAY FOR LIFE
Trustee Berman noted that the American Cancer Society Relay for Life is scheduled for June 9-10,2001 at Buffalo
Grove High School,and he encouraged the community to participate.
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION
Trustee Johnson announced that the Civic Involvement and Recognition Commission is considering the presentation
of an Outstanding Civic Involvement award. The award will be designed to honor those in the Village who have
contributed to the community to make the Village a better place. Trustee Johnson asked that citizens submit names
of residents worthy of this award.
MANAGEMENT REPORT
Mr.Balling noted the submittal of the Management Report for March,2001;there were no questions on same.
TREE CITY USA AWARD
Mr.Balling noted that the Village has earned a Tree City USA Award for the 13th year;he briefly reviewed the
award and thanked Mr.Rigsby and Mr.Boysen for their efforts in securing this award for the Village.
PUBLIC HEARING—FORUM PROPERTIES
President Hartstein opened the Public Hearing at 7:55 P.M. Lawrence Freedman,attorney representing the
petitioner,was sworn in to give testimony.
Mr.Freedman reviewed the request of the petitioner,details of which are contained in the Village Board Meeting
Agenda Item Overview prepared by Mr.Pfeil;he referred to the Site Plan and the plan showing the fence variation
during his presentation.
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In answer to a question from Trustee Braiman,Mr.Freedman confirmed that they will do everything they can to
save as many trees as possible.
Trustee Johnson noted that he represents Vernon Township,the property to the north,as their attorney;this does not
constitute any conflict,but he wanted to make that fact clear.
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President Hartstein asked if there were any further questions or comments from any other public bodies,members of
the audience or the Board;there were none.
Mr.Raysa noted that this Public Hearing is to review that certain Annexation Agreement that is available to the
public and is dated 4/11/O1 in the upper left-hand corner on page one entitled Forum Properties.
At 8:01 P.M.,President Hartstein continued the Public Hearing until the ordinances are considered at the Regular
Meeting of May 7,2001.
PUBLIC HEARING—NELSON PROPERTY
President Hartstein opened the Public Hearing at 8:01 P.M. Cal Nelson,owner of the property,was sworn in to give
testimony.
Mr.Nelson reviewed his request,details of which are contained in the Village Board Meeting Agenda Item prepared
by Mr.Pfeil;he referred to the Site Plan and the plan showing the fence variation during his presentation.
President Hartstein asked if there were any questions or comments from any other public bodies,members of the
audience or the Board;there were none.
Mr.Raysa noted that this Public Hearing is to review that certain Annexation Agreement that is available to the
public and is dated 4/11/O1 in the upper left-hand corner on page one entitled Nelson Property.
Trustee Braiman confirmed that Mr.Nelson did have an attorney review the document and that both he and the
attorneyunderstood it. Mr.Nelson's attorneywaspresent at the November 6 2000 meetingwhen there was an
extensive discussion on this property.
At 8:04 P.M.,President Hartstein continued the Public Hearing until the ordinances are considered at the Regular
Meeting of May 7,2001.
PUBLIC HEARING—FY 2001-2001 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE
President Hartstein opened the Public Hearing at 8:04 P.M.
Scott Anderson gave a presentation on the FY 2001-2002 Appropriation Ordinance,details of which are contained
in his April 16,2001 memo to Mr.Balling;he reviewed the requirements and pointed out that the budget approved
by the Board is the control document for expenditures.
President Hartstein closed the Public Hearing at 8:06 P.M.
QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Lou Eisenberg, 1213 Franklin Lane,speaking as a representative for The Crossings Homeowners Association,
thanked Mr.Balling for his help in having a delivery of mulch brought to their site;this turned out to be an
advantageous deed for both the Village and The Crossings.
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. President Hartstein then read a
brief synopsis of each of the items on the Consent Agenda.
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Moved by Glover,seconded by Braiman to approve the items on the consent Agenda.
ORDINANCE NO.2001-17-Stormwater Management
Motion to approve Ordinance No.2001-17 amending Chapter 13.12 of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal
Code concerning stormwater management.
ORDINANCE NO.2001-18—Disposal of Surplus Village Property
Motion to approve Ordinance No. 2001-18,authorizing the disposal of surplus village personal property.
RESOLUTION NO.2001-16—Prairie Grove Subdivision Outlot B
Motion to approve Resolution No.2001-16,conveying ownership of Outlot B in the Prairie Grove Subdivision to
the Buffalo Grove Park District.
.TOINT PURCHASE OF ROAD SALT
Motion to authorize the participation in the State of Illinois Joint Purchase of road salt for winter 2001-02.
LARGE SHEET PDF SCANNER—Authorization to Purchase
Motion to authorize the purchase of a large sheet PDF scanner.
MSA SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS—Authorization to waive bids
Motion to authorize the waiver of bids for purchase of MSA Self Contained Breathing Apparatus(SCBA)upgrades
in an amount not to exceed$25,000 since Air One is the area's only authorized dealer for MSA air packs.
THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA—Authorization to waive bids
Motion to authorize the waiver of buds for the purchase of a thermal imaging camera not to exceed$14,600 in order
to maintain the same type of camera as the other two units in the department for continuity and training issues.
ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION AND TREE CITY USA 2000 AWARD
Motion to accept the Arbor Day Proclamation and the Tree City USA 2000 award.
PRAIRIE GROVE SUBDIVISION OUTLOTS A,B,C -Acceptance of Ownership
Motion to accept the ownership of Outlots A,B,and C in the Prairie Grove Subdivision from Samuels and
Associates.
PROVISION OF ACCESS TO DIGITAL ORTHOPHOTOGRAPHY
Motion to approve an inter-agency agreement for the provision of access to digital orthophotography between the
Village of Buffalo Grove and the Cook County Assessor's office.
Upon roll call,Trustee's voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Marienthal,Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE#2001-19—GIAMETTA PROPERTY
Moved by Braiman,seconded by Johnson,to pass Ordinance#2001-19,annexing the Giametta property,22953-
22981 N.Prairie Road.
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Mr. Balling presented a summary report on this property.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the motion:
AYES: 6—Marienthal,Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE#2001-20—GIAMETTA ZONING
Moved by Berman,seconded by Johnson,to pass Ordinance#2001-20,approving Residential Estate zoning for the
Giametta property,22953-22981 N.Prairie Road. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Marienthal,Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION#2001-17-APWA
Moved by Glover, seconded by Braiman,to pass Resolution#2001-17,approving the Accreditation Agreement
between the Village of Buffalo Grove and the Accreditation Council of the APWA.
Mr.Balling reviewed the proposed resolution.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the motion:
AYES: 6—Marienthal,Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
RESOLUTION#2001-18—INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS
Ms. Sahyouni reviewed the proposed resolution,details of which are contained in the Village Board Meeting
Agenda Item Overview that she prepared.
Moved by Braiman,seconded by Berman,to pass Resolution#2001-18,transferring the Village Industrial Revenue
Bonds. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Marienthal,Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
FLEET REPLACEMENTS
Moved by Marienthal,seconded by Johnson,to authorize bid for FY 01-02 Fleet Replacements as outlined in Mr.
Rigsby's memo to Mr.Balling of April 10,2001. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Marienthal,Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
DOMINICK'S FUEL CENTER
David Hene,representing Dominick's,made a presentation to the Board with respect to the addition of fuel pumps
at the Dominick's store at Chase Plaza,northeast corner of Lake Cook and Arlington Heights Roads.
Trustee Braiman asked staff to be sure that the expanded Buffalo Restaurant is included in the parking statistics.
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It was requested that particular attention be paid to the landscaping between the proposed site and the building
immediately to the east.
Moved by Berman,seconded by Kahn,to refer the proposed Dominick's fuel center,Chase Plaza shopping center,
northeast corner of Lake Cook and Arlington Heights Road to the Plan Commission for review. Upon roll call,
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5—Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn
NAYS: 1 —Marienthal
Motion declared carried.
ARBORETUM BANQUET FACILITY
Mr.Balling stated that staff previously had a concept design for the restaurant/banquet center;progress has been
made to date on two fronts.
Mr.Brimm presented the revised interior layout concept,bringing the Board up to date on the nature of the changes
and the impacts they have on the site. The Board reacted favorably to the concept.
Moved by Berman,seconded by Johnson,to move forward with this concept with the architects. Upon roll call,
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Marienthal,Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
EXECUTIVE MEETING
Moved by Johnson,seconded by Glover,to move to Executive Meeting to discuss lease of Village property. Upon
roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Marienthal,Braiman,Glover,Berman,Johnson,Kahn
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
The Board moved to Executive Meeting from 8:45 P.M.until 9:30 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Braiman,seconded by Johnson,to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion was unanimously
declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:31 P.M.
net M. Sirabian,Village Clerk
APPROVED BY ME THISI-4' DAY OF m ,2001
Village Presi ent