1999-02-01 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 10310
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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 FEBRUARY 1,1999
CALL TO ORDER
President Mathias called the meeting to order at 7:35 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,Hendricks
and Glover.
Also present were: William Balling,Village Manager;William Raysa,Village Attorney;William Brimm,Finance
Director;Phil Versten,Administrative Assistant;Ray Rigsby,Superintendent of Public Works;Robert Pfeil,Village
Planner;and Joseph Tenerelli,Village Treasurer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Hendricks,seconded by Glover,to approve the minutes of the January 18, 1999 Regular Meeting. Upon
roll call Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6-Marienthal,Reid,Rubin,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover
NAYS: 0-None
Motion declared carried.
WARRANT#879
Mr.Tenerelli read Warrant#879. Moved by Marienthal,seconded by Glover,to approve Warrant#879 in the
amount of$1,473,948.47,authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6-Marienthal,Reid,Rubin,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover
NAYS: 0-None
Motion declared carried.
NORTHWEST MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE
Trustee Rubin noted that he will be representing the Village at the Northwest Municipal Conference sub-regional
meetings on March 8 and 15, 1999,with the basic topics being growth,management,and Com Ed rolling blackouts;
he will report back to the Board.
The NWMC has set up a sub-committee on ComEd,and Mr.Balling is representing the Village on that committee.
COM ED
Trustee Marienthal stated that there was an accident in Wheeling allegedly caused by a power outage,and he asked if
staff knew the reason for the outage;Mr.Balling will investigate and report to the Board.
E-MAILS
Trustee Rubin stated that he has received several a-mails regarding parking at Stevenson High School;Mr.Balling
noted what staff has done,and will continue to update the Board on what transpires.
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CENSUS
Trustee Glover asked if the results of the latest census have been published;Mr.Balling responded that the numbers
were published in the last newsletter,but the demographics have not been published.
LOTTERY-4/13/99 ELECTION
The Village Clerk noted that there were four candidates for Village Trustee that were in line at 8:00 A.M.on the first
day of the filing period for the April 13, 1999 municipal election,thereby necessitating a lottery to determine ballot
placement. Each of the four candidates chose a number from a container,and the ballot placement for three,four-
year Village Trustee positions will be as follows(including those not in the lottery):
1. Jeffrey Berman
2. John Marienthal
3. Steve Rissman
4. DeAnn Glover
5. Paige Donnelly
6. Robin Weiss
7. Eric Smith
Also on the ballot will be two candidates for Village President:
1. Brian Rubin
2. Elliot Hartstein
And one candidate for Village Clerk,Janet Sirabian.
President Mathias asked that Mr.Balling distribute copies of the Village Sign Ordinance to all candidates.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Mr.Balling reported on the Buffalo Grove Chamber of Commerce Installation Dinner,which was held this past
week-end,at which time the Village received recognition for 20 years of membership in the Chamber.
FUTURE AGENDA
Mr.Balling noted that,because of the President's Day Holiday falling on the third Monday of February,the
scheduled meeting will be held on Tuesday,February 16, 1999.
PALATINE TOWNSHIP FIRE
Mr.Balling reported that the Village Hall facility was open for a time as a shelter during a fire which displaced
approximately 60 families in Palatine Township.
OUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
President Mathias asked if there were any questions from the audience;there were none.
CONSENT AGENDA
President Mathias 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 Mathias then read a brief
synopsis of each of the items on the Consent Agenda.
Moved by Hendricks,seconded by Glover to approve the Consent Agenda.
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ORDINANCE NO. 99-12-J.U.L.I.E.
Motion to approve Ordinance No. 99-12,Authorizing joining of the state-wide one call notice system(J.U.L.I.E.)
ORDINANCE NO. 99-13-Metricom
Motion to approve Ordinance No. 99-13,Authorizing Execution of our Amendment to Municipal Facilities Use
Agreement with Metricom.
RESOLUTION NO. 99-6-Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
Motion to Support the Illinois Development Finance Authority issuance of Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
for the R.G.Ray project.
CUSTODIAL SERVICES-Authorization to Bid
Motion to authorize to solicit sealed bids-custodial services.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6-Marienthal,Reid,Rubin,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover
NAYS: 0-None
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE#99-14-WHITE HEN PANTRY
Moved by Rubin,seconded by Glover,to pass Ordinance#99-14,amending Chapter 5.40 for Hours of Operation of
a Retail Use Adjacent to a Residential Area.
Mr.Balling reviewed the proposed ordinance,details of which are contained in Mr.Brimm's memo to Mr.Balling
of January 19, 1999.
Trustee Braiman stated that he believes this should be postponed to allow interested parties to speak,even though
there is only one residence affected. Discussion followed,with the rest of the Board believing that this could be
handled tonight because this business is in the center of the shopping center,with cars parking along Dundee Road,
well away from any residences.
Trustee Braiman stated that he will cast a negative vote on this issue,only because the person did not get a chance to
comment.
Mr.Raysa pointed out two minor changes in the wording on the copies of the draft ordinance that was distributed in
the packets. Trustee Rubin accepted this as an amendment to the ordinance,and Trustee Glover seconded the
amendment.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5-Marienthal,Reid,Rubin,Hendricks,Glover
NAYS: 1 -Braiman
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE#99-15-VILLAGE MANAGER SALARY
Moved by Glover,seconded by Reid,to pass Ordinance#99-15,establishing the annual salary for the Village
Manager.
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Trustee Rubin noted that several things should be taken into consideration when looking at this compensation,
i.e.he is on call 24 hours a day,seven days a week,he has been with the Village for over 20 years,and he is the
"glue"that holds this Village together.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6-Marienthal,Reid,Rubin,Braiman,Hendricks,Glover
NAYS: 0-None
Motion declared carried.
Mr.Balling thanked the Board for both the compensation,and the excellent working relationship between himself
and the President and Board of Trustees.
RESOLUTION#99-7-WISCONSIN CENTRAL WHISTLE BLOWING
Moved by Marienthal,seconded by Reid,to pass Resolution#99-7,requesting that the Wisconsin Central Ltd.
Railroad refrain from night-time whistle blowing at all Buffalo Grove crossings along the North Central Service Line
that have been excused from whistle blowing by the Illinois Commerce Commission.
President Mathias read the resolution.
Trustee Rubin stated that,since all crossings in Buffalo Grove are gated,he does not believe that safety would be
compromised by the cessation of whistle blowing.
Trustee Marienthal stated that he believes residents would appreciate being relieved of hearing the train whistles at
night.
Trustee Reid stated that he received an e-mail regarding the Route 22 crossing,which has limited vision,and he
asked that this e-mail be forwarded to the Wisconsin Central so that they are aware that is a crossing they might want
to monitor more closely.
Trustee Braiman believes the safety issues might outweigh the benefits of no whistles being heard;he also stated that
the train engineer will be able to do whatever he wants to do anyway,since whether or not to blow the whistle will be
left to his discretion.
Mr.Balling commented on the actions of other municipalities in this regard.
Julian Franklin,495 Bernard Drive,stated that sometimes the gates malfunction,and he believes the whistles need to
be heard.
Paul Friedman,Route 22,stated that he is a new resident,but may have to move because of the noise of the train
whistles;other communities have noise bans,and he believes Buffalo Grove should also.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the motion:
AYES: 5 -Marienthal,Reid,Rubin,Hendricks,Glover
NAYS: 1 -Braiman
Motion declared carried.
President Mathias noted that this Resolution will be forwarded to the Wisconsin Central Railroad.
VETERINARY SPECIALTY CLINIC
Mr. Balling introduced this proposal.
Rick Klawiter,Rudnick&Wolfe,introduced the members of the development team;he then made a presentation to
the Board,details of which are contained in Mr.Pfeil's memo to Mr.Balling of January 28, 1999.
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Dr.Rhonda Feinmill,veterinarian,briefly reiterated what they have planned for the site;she pointed out that,even
though this will not be a tax-generating use,clients who bring their animals to the facility will be spending money in
nearby restaurants,hotels and shopping centers.
Tom Dobbin,architect,reviewed the site plan.
In answer to questions from the Board,it was stated that there will be approximately 40-50 employees,with 5 or 6
being present at night;an attendant will always be with the animals;there will not be any boarding on this site,with
the exception of animals that require medical attention.
Trustees Glover and Braiman are not ready to take this out of possible commercial use;they have no objection to the
concept,but do not like it at this location.
Dave LeCavalier,Vice President of Sales for Van Vlissingen,stated that they have tried to market this site for a
restaurant,but have been unsuccessful,mainly because of the vast amount of restaurants located along Milwaukee
Avenue and the limited view of the site.
Moved by Rubin,seconded by Reid,to refer the proposed Veterinary Specialty Clinic,southwest corner of Busch
Parkway and Milwaukee Avenue,special use in the Industrial District,to the Plan Commission for review.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the motion:
AYES: 4-Marienthal,Reid,Rubin,Hendricks
NAYS: 2-Braiman,Glover
Motion declared carried.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Reid,seconded by Glover,to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion was unanimously
declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:47 P.M.
Jearet M. Sirabian,Village Clerk
APPROVED BY M ISOP' AY OF 91 , 1999.
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