1999-01-04 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 10298
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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. 1 LINOIS ON MONDAY JANUARY 4. 1999
CALL TO ORDER
President Mathias called the meeting to order at 7:45 P.M. Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the
Flag.
ROLL CALL
Roll call indicated the following present: President Mathias; Trustees Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, and
Glover. Trustee Hendricks was absent.
Also present were: William Balling, Village Manager; William Raysa, Village Attorney; William Brimm,
Finance Director; Phil Versten, Administrative Assistant; Gregory Boysen, Director of Public Works;
Raymond Rigsby, Superintendent of Public Works; and Joseph Tenerelli, Village Treasurer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Glover, to approve the minutes of the December 21, 1998 Regular Meeting.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 4 -Marienthal, Rubin, Braiman, Glover
NAYS: 0- None
ABSTAIN: 1 - Reid
ABSENT: 1 -Hendricks
Motion declared carried.
WARRANT#877
Mr. Tenerelli read Warrant#877. Moved by Marienthal, seconded by Glover, to approve Warrant#877 in the
amount of$1,199,335.32, authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Glover
NAYS : 0- None
ABSENT: 1 -Hendricks
Motion declared carried.
COMMENDATION
President Mathias read and presented a commendation to Josh Weiner recognizing him for his exemplary
contributions to citizenship in Buffalo Grove; Josh was congratulated by the audience and the Board on his
receipt of the Sheriff Sheehan's Youth Service Award.
REFUSE PICK-UP
Mr. Balling reported on the status of revised refuse pick up due to the snowstorm which occurred on Saturday.
SNOW REMOVAL
Mr. Balling commended the Public Works Department for the excellent job that they did in clearing the streets
after Saturday's near-record snowfall. Mr. Rigsby reviewed the procedure from this point forward to clear
intersections, bus stop corners, cul-de-sacs, as well as alleviating the high snow piles at the corners; he also
presented a brief overview of the snow plan.
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It was suggested that owners of shopping centers be contacted to see that they clear snow so that there is
sufficient line of sight, and residents, particularly near schools, were asked to shovel their sidewalks.
All members of the Board commended the Public Works Department on the great job that was done during this
snowfall.
WISCONSIN CENTRAL WHISTLE BLOWING
Mr. Balling presented an update on the information gathering process regarding nighttime whistle blowing on
the North Central line.
COM ED
Mr. Balling reviewed the action plan for rectifying the ComEd outage situation, details of which are contained
in Mr. Boysen's memo to him of December 29, 1998.
Trustee Reid thanked ComEd for raising previously mentioned power lines on St. Mary's Parkway; he has
some problems with the Rider 28 as he does not understand why the Village must ask residents to pay for tree
trimming when ComEd is publishing that they are spending$30,000,000 to trim trees; he believes the Village
must get more out of a Rider 28 agreement.
Trustee Rubin concurs with Trustee Reid; his concern is that the tree trimming argument "does not fly"; he
believes that the problem has more to do with maintenance and replacement of equipment; he does not believe
the Village should hesitate in filing the complaint with the ICC; he would like an update on where the regional
effort to solve the problem stands.
Trustee Braiman asked about the time frame for cutting the trees over which ComEd does have control; he
would like a time frame for upgrades to the system; he believes the residents who own the trees must be
contacted so that there is a frame of reference.
Trustee Glover concurs with all issues stated; she would like to see a full assessment of the infrastructure as to
when replacements have been made in the past, as well as how soon some of the promised upgrades will take
place, and if those system upgrades are going far enough; she does not believe that all of the power outages are
due to acts of nature.
Trustee Marienthal also concurs with all comments; he would like to have some sort of plan that is in place for
maintenance of the system in Buffalo Grove and its close proximity; he has a problem with the credibility of
ComEd; he would like to proceed with the filing of the complaint.
Trustee Rubin believes that it is a waste of time to review more data, and he believes the complaint should be
filed without further delay.
Several residents commented as follows:
It must be the system because there is a drop and voltage, which is not caused by trees.
Would be disappointed in anything less than a resolution to file a complaint.
A Rider 28 should include a proposal put to the residents on bearing a power system for the older section
of Buffalo Grove.
ComEd stands to gain money by eliminating the breakdowns and the outages.
If trees are removed, stumps should be removed and replaced with another tree.
Ron Crawford, ComEd, responded to the comments and questions made this evening; he reviewed what has
been done recently in working with the Village and identifying and rectifying problems, details of which are
contained in his letter to Mr. Boysen of December 28, 1998.
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After further discussion, it was moved by Braiman and seconded by Rubin to have staff prepare the necessary
documentation to file a complaint with the ICC and bring it back for Board review and approval at the 60 day
period, which would be in approximately 30 days.
Mr. Balling reviewed the regional approach, which is gaining momentum. He stated that ComEd will put
utilities underground if directed, but the issue would be funding.
Mr. Raysa reviewed the procedures for filing both an information and a formal complaint; his recommendation
would be to begin with an informal complaint, which could be handled through his office.
The motion was amended by Braiman and seconded by Rubin to clarify that the Village begin by filing an
informal complaint.
It was suggested that staff compile preliminary information on the procedure and costs for filing a formal
complaint, and also suggested that we share our actions with other communities that might wish to follow suit.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows in the amended motion:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Glover
NAYS : 0- None
ABSENT: 1 - Hendricks
Motion declared carried.
This will probably again appear on the agenda at the second meeting in February.
Trustee Reid stated that he is not prepared to take action regarding any tree removal; he is not comfortable
with the information received thus far; he would not support a Rider 28 tonight.
Trustee Braiman stated that he would not support Rider 28.
Trustee Rubin wants to see what the feeling is concerning the cost of underground.
Trustee Reid stated that, if we do proceed with Rider 28, we should go ahead and spend the full amount and
remove the stump.
PUBLIC HEARING-FY 1999 GOLF COURSE APPROPRIATION
President Mathias opened the Public Hearing at 9:15 P.M., after which he read from the Notice of Public
Hearing published in the Daily Herald on December 24, 1998.
Mr. Brimm made a presentation to the Board, details of which are contained in his memo to Mr. Balling of
December 22, 1998; he briefly reviewed the process, but reiterated the fact that the budget is the control
document.
President Mathias if there were any comments or questions from the audience or the Board; there were none.
At 9:17 P.M., President Mathias continued the Public Hearing until January 18, 1999.
QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
President Mathias asked if there were any questions from the audience; there were none.
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CONSENT AGENDA
President Mathias explained the Consent Agenda, stating that any items on the Consent Agenda may be
removed by a Board member or member of the audience for full discussion; there were no such requests.
President Mathias read a brief summary of each item on the Consent Agenda. Trustee Rubin abstained on
Item H.
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Reid to approve the Consent Agenda.
ORDINANCE#99-1 -Traffic
Motion to Amend Title 10 of the Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code
ORDINANCE#99-2 Fire Lane
Motion to approve an ordinance providing for the installation of Emergency Access Lanes at Grove Court
Shopping Center.
ORDINANCE#99-3 Liquor Control
Motion to Amend Chapter 5.20, Liquor Controls revoking a Class A liquor licenses for Hang Time and
Arboretum Golf Course.
ORDINANCE#99-4 Liquor Control
Motion to Amend Chapter 5.20, Liquor Controls revoking a Class B liquor license for Lee's Wok Inn.
ORDINANCE#99-5 Liquor Control
Motion to Amend Chapter 5.20, Liquor Controls revoking a Class C liquor license for World Wide Liquors.
ORDINANCE#99-6 Liquor Control
Motion to Amend Chapter 5.20, Liquor Controls revoking a Class E liquor license for Silver Spoon
Emporium.
ORDINANCE#99-7- Sign Code
Motion to accept the Zoning Board of Appeals Recommendation: Osco Drug, 1202 W. Dundee Road-sign
Code, Section 14.20.030 and 14.20.080 additional wall signs.
METRA PARKING LOT EXPANSION PROJECT
Motion to approve the property purchase for detention area for the Metra parking lot expansion project.
CONGREGATION B'NAI SHALOM-Raffle
Motion to approve a request for fee waiver for a raffle.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 -Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Glover
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 -Hendricks
Motion declared carried.
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RESOLUTION#99-1 -FY 1999-00-FY 2003-04 CIP
Moved by Glover, seconded by Reid, to pass Resolution#99-1, approving FY 1999-00-FY 2003-04 CIP.
Mr. Balling reviewed the proposed resolution.
Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 -Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Glover
NAYS : 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Hendricks
Motion declared carried.
EXECUTIVE MEETING
Moved by Braiman, seconded by Glover, to move to Executive Meeting to discuss Personnel. Upon roll call,
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 -Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Glover
NAYS : 0- None
ABSENT: 1 -Hendricks
Motion declared carried.
The Board moved to Executive Meeting at 9:23 P.M., and the Regular Meeting reconvened at 9:48 P.M.
GOLF COURSE FOOD LEASE
Moved by Glover,seconded by Braiman, to defer action on a lease between the Village of Buffalo Grove and
Creative Hospitality, Inc. until the next meeting. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5 - Marienthal, Reid, Rubin, Braiman, Glover
NAYS : 0- None
ABSENT: 1 -Hendricks
Motion declared carried.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Reid, seconded by Rubin, to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously
declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:48 P.M.
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Janet M. Sirabian, Village Clerk
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APPROVED BY ME THIS l 7 DAY OF A , 1999
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