1999-08-02 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 10484
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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 AUGUST 2, 1999
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,Reid,Braiman,Hendricks,
Glover and Berman.
Also present were: William Balling,Village Manager;William Raysa,Village Attorney;Ghida Sahyouni,Assistant
Village Manager;William Brimm,Assistant Village Manager/Finance Director; Scott Anderson,Assistant Finance
Director;Robert Pfeil,Village Planner;Fire Chief Allenspach; and Joseph Tenerelli,Village Treasurer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Berman,seconded by Reid,to approve the minutes of the July 12, 1999 Special Meeting and the
July 19, 1999 Regular Meeting. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6-Marienthal,Reid,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman
NAYS: 0-None
ABSTAIN: 2-Hendricks,Glover(July 19, 1999 Regular Meeting)
Motion declared carried.
WARRANT#891
Mr. Tenerelli read Warrant#891. Moved by Marienthal,seconded by Glover,to approve Warrant#891 in the
amount of$1,077,741.45,authorizing payment of bills listed.Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6-Marienthal,Reid,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman
NAYS: 0-None
Motion declared carried.
ROLLING HILLS SUBDIVISION
President Hartstein stated that he had received numerous complaints from residents of the Rolling Hills Subdivision
regarding the completion of both public and private improvements;he has directed a letter to Mr.Morelli requesting
that he provide the Village with a date as to when he will be following through on these items;he understands that
Mr. Morelli has been meeting with staff.
BUFFALO GROVE DAYS
President Hartstein encouraged all residents to mark their calendars for Labor Day week-end and be sure and plan to
enjoy the celebration that will take place from September 2-6, 1999.
NEW BUSINESSES
Trustee Reid stated that he recently attended groundbreaking events for two new businesses;he briefly described the
nature of the businesses.
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HEAT UPDATE
Mr. Balling reported that all Village systems and operations performed flawlessly during the recent heat wave,and
he extended compliments to the Police and Fire Departments and the Public Works Department for their efforts;
there were some ComEd outages,and he stated that staff is meeting with ComEd officials.
CLIFFORD CHRYSLER
Ms. Sahyouni reviewed the request of Clifford Chrysler regarding parking,details of which are contained in her
L./ memo to the Board of July 29, 1999.
Lengthy Board discussion followed,with Trustees being concerned with setting a precedent,but also wishing to be
business friendly.
President Hartstein polled the Board: "YES"indicates favor of allowing Clifford Chrysler to park no more than 25
cars for no more than 30 days on the north side of the property;"NO"indicates opposition:
YES: Marienthal,Reid,Braiman,Glover,Berman
NO: Hendricks
Ms. Sahyouni will notify Clifford Chrysler of the Board's decision.
FIRE DEPARTMENT APPOINTMENTS
Mr. Balling reviewed the process for Fire Department appointments,explaining that these appointments follow the
retirement of Deputy Chief Hansen.
Fire Chief Allenspach administered the oath of office to Deputy Chief Peter Ciecko and Captain Gary Belfield;both
officers were congratulated by the audience and the Board.
QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Steven Black stated that he wants to seek immediate changes in Police Department priorities;he does not believe that
cars parked in elementary school parking lots during school programs should be ticketed;he believes that the Police
Department should overlook parking violations during these events;he is concerned that there are not Police officers
at major intersections during power outages;he is concerned that Police officers cannot respond to other crimes
because they are responding to traffic situations.
President Hartstein stated that there will be a full discussion of the Police Department at the August 16, 1999 Board
meeting,and invited Mr.Black to attend.
Trustees asked that Mr.Black supply specific instances to be reviewed.
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. Moved by Glover,seconded by Hendricks to approve the
Consent Agenda.
ORDINANCE#99-63-Ivy Hall Lane
Motion to approve Ordinance#99-63,Amending Title 10 of the village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code
(designation of"No Parking"on Ivy Hall Lane).
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CHEVY CHASE BUSINESS PARK BUILDING NO. 7
Motion to approve the Plat of Easement and Development Improvement Agreement:Chevy Chase Business Park
Building No. 7.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6-Marienthal,Reid,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman
NAYS: 0-None
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE#99-62-JCYS FAMILY CENTER
Moved by Marienthal,seconded by Reid,to pass Ordinance#99-62,approving a Preliminary Plan for the proposed
JCYS Northwest Family Center,southwest corner of Weiland Road/Aptakisic Road.
For the record,Mr.Balling pointed out that this is the first project that the Plan Commission handled as the
Appearance Commission,and staff received a revised elevation last week which is somewhat different than the Plan
Commission reviewed,but consistent with the design principles of the Plan Commission. Both elevations have been
included in the packet;one is marked Exhibit F;both he and Mr. Schar believe the Plan Commission would have
endorsed this had it been delivered to them prior to their meeting.
Mr. Freedman and Mr. Gillespie answered questions from the Board;they referred to Elevations,Site Plan,
Landscaping Plan and Floor Plan during their presentation.
Trustee Braiman asked the developer to make sure that the lighting is down to zero candles at the property line.
Plan Commissioner Trilling reviewed the Plan Commission recommendation,and stated that he does not believe it
would have been any different with the revised plan.
Trustee Reid believes that a motion should be made subject to final approval by the Plan Commission,but he does
not believe that it needs to go through the full process again;he does believe that this information needs to be
reported back to the Plan Commission. Mr.Freedman agreed to this provision.
Trustees agreed that the aesthetics did suffer in going to the revised plan.
Trustee Marienthal amended the motion,making it subject to concurrence by the Plan Commission that these
particular changes do not require any further review;Trustee Reid seconded the amendment.
Trustee Braiman stated that he wants to make sure that the repositioning of the lights is included in the ordinance;
Mr.Freedman agreed to this provision.
Trustee Glover stated that every Plan Commissioner should be given a complete set of both elevations;Mr.
Freedman stated that they will provide the items requested.
President Hartstein polled the Board:"YES"indicates favor of voting on this proposal tonight subject to the
concurrence of the Plan Commission with regard to the changed elevations;"NO"indicates opposition:
YES: Marienthal,Reid,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman
NO: None
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the amended motion:
AYES: 6-Marienthal,Reid,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman
NAYS: 0-None
Motion declared carried.
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MATRIX DEVELOPMENT
Moved by Glover,seconded by Berman,to refer the Matrix Development,22527 N.Prairie Road(adjacent to
Mirielle Phase 2 subdivision),annexation with residential zoning.
Carey Chickerneo,representing the developer,made a presentation to the Board,details of which are contained in
the staff memo dated August 2, 1999.
Trustee Berman asked that the Plan Commission be made aware that the developer suggested reserving a portion of
the lot along Avalon for potential combination with the lot to the north.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the motion:
AYES: 6-Marienthal,Reid,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman
NAYS: 0-None
Motion declared carried
EXECUTIVE MEETING
Moved by Glover,seconded by Berman,to move to Executive Meeting to discuss Personnel and Land Acquisition.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6-Marienthal,Reid,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman
NAYS: 0-None
Motion declared carried
The Board moved to Executive Meeting from 8:44 P.M.until 10:00 P.M.
Moved by Glover,seconded by Reid,to return to the Regular Meeting. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6-Marienthal,Reid,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover,Berman
NAYS: 0-None
Motion declared carried
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Glover,seconded by Reid,to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion was unanimously
declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 P.M.
et M. Sirabian,Village Clerk
APPROVED BY ME THIS 1 / DAY OFF/ , 1999.
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Village President