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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/18/1986 VB minutes 47 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT MARCH 18, 1986 CALL TO ORDER CALL TO ORDER Mayor Krause called the meeting to order at 8:00 P.M. ROLL CALL ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Mayor Carolyn Krause Trustee Ralph Arthur Trustee Gerald Farley Trustee Leo Fl oros Trustee Norma Murauskis Trustee George Van Geem Trustee Theodore Wattenberg INVOCATION INVOCATION The invocation was given by Trustee Wattenberg. APPROVE MINUTES APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Arthur, moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees held March 4, 1986. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS APPROVE BILLS Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to approve the following list of bills: General Fund $436,811 Revenue Sharing Fund 2,064 Motor Fuel Tax Fund 24,370 Community Development Block Grant Fund 14,622 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 40,965 Waterworks & Sewerage Fund 106,959 Parking System Revenue Fund 1,744 Risk Management Fund 2,718 Capital Improvement, Repl. or Repair Fund 15,866 Corporate Purposes Construction Fund 1973 24,865 Flexcomp Trust Fund 3,352 Escrow Deposit Fund 3,850 $678,186 Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried~ FInAnCIAL Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to REPORT accept the financial report dated February 28, 1986, subject to audit. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS - CITIZENS TO BE HEARD None. MAYOR'S REPORT TREE CITY USA Mayor Krause introduced Herb Weeks, Director of Public AWARD Works and Sandra Forgacs, Village Forester. Mr. Weeks explained that the Village has recently been awarded the "Tree City U.S.A." Award, from Governor Thompson. This award is presented to communities with an excellent forestry program. Mr. Weeks presented two plaques and a flag. The flag will be raised during the annual Arbor Week. HEFFY'S HOTDOGS A request was presented from Heffy's Hotdogs and 1520 N.ELMHURST Pizzeria Inc., 1520 North Elmhurst Road, formerly Prospect Gyros, to continue operation under the existing CLASS "W" Class "W" liquor license. Mr. Brian Hefferan, owner, LIQUOR LICENSE stated that they hope to conclude the sale of the business in order to begin operation April 1st. Mr. Burghard reminded Mr. Hefferan that the proposed sign for this business must conform to Village regulations. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to authorize the existing Class "W" liquor license issued to Prospect Gyros, be continued under the name of Heffy's Hotdogs and Pizzeria, Inc. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. ~ NEW BUSINESS The subject of a proposed parking lot at Busse School, BUSSE SCHOOL located on Henry Street at Owen Street was presented. PARKING LOT This District 57 school was close some 4 years ago due to decline in enrollment. The school now has 3 tenants, including Suzuki Academy of Performing Arts, Parkside Human Services, and Creative Children's Academy. The existing parking consists of 36 spaces in a paved area located in the parkway along Henry Street. School District officials have budgeted approximately $50,000 for an off-street parking lot, however they asked the Village to recommend whether such a parking lot is needed. Staff comments recommended t~e installation of a parking lot located to the east of the school. The lighted parking lot, would accommodate 50 vehicles. The proposed lot would be located approximately 38 feet from the closest single family property line to the east, 73 feet from the closest property line to the south and 5 feet from the school building. It was noted, and shown on video tape, how the parked cars have to back out into the traffic on Henry Street, that the children run between cars, and that especially at peak hours, there is considerable traffic congestion and potential hazards. Page 2 March 18, 1986 he following residents expressed their opinions on ~he issue: Bill Donovan, 9 North Owen Donna Underwire Mark McCarthy, 100 N. Owen Kathleen Peterson, 15 N. Owen Donald Harmon, 16 N. Owen Pauley Knudsen, 100 N. Louis Frances Haron, 16 N. Owen Cathy Young, N. Louis Mrs. Johnson, 104 N. Louis Alan Smith, representing School District 57 Alice Johnson, 6 N. Owen Bill Donovan, 9 N. Owen Mr. Schilling, 101 N. Louis Resident, 14 N. William Some of the suggestions for the area included having a four-way STOP at the intersection of Henry & Louis, installation of the parking lot and removing the existing pavement in the parkway, having a pick-up/drop-off semi-circular area, having barricades posted during school hours for one-way traffic, having the proposed parking lot on the north side of the school instead of the east side. It was noted by staff that when the School District requested the Village to conduct this study, alternate areas for the parking lot were considered, however it was the determination of staff.that the play areas, baseball diamonds, etc. would be effected if the parking lot was placed to the north of the school building. There was considerable discussion on this subject by both the residents and the Village Board. It was also noted that the Suzuki Academy has classes on Saturdays resulting in a considerable amount of traffic on that day too. Members of the Village Board noted that the proposed parking lot would only provide 14 additional spaces and that the benefit of the additional spaces did not warrant the cost. It was also proposed that the existing parking layout, perpendicular to the roadway be change to angle parking, which would result in a loss of only 5 spaces, and that barricades be posted during school hours to limit traffic movement one-way westbound. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to change the existing parking to angle parking and make traffic one-way westbound during school hours. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, KraJse Nays: Farley, Van Geem, Wattenberg Motion carried. The subject of the parking lot was then discussed, noting that if the ~xisting parking is to remain there wo~Id be no need to install the proposed parking lot. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, move~ to install the 50 space parking lot on the east of Busse School. Upon roll call: Ayes: None Nays: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Mura_skis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Motion failed. Page 3 !qarch 18, 1986 ANNEXATION: An Ordinance was presented for second re~ding that S.BUSSE ROAD would annex property located on the west side of (ROSENOW) Busse Road, approximately 800 north of the Tollroad, commonly known as the Rosenow ~roperty. The subject pr6perty is the subject of two zoning cases, ZBA 3-Z-86 and ZBA 4-V-86 and would require and amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, ORD.NO. 3623 moved for passage of Ordinance No. 3623 AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING TO THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT LAND LYING THE SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS (ROSENOW PROPERTY) Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. AMEND The Plan Commission considered the propcsed COMPREHENSIVE amendment to reclassify the subject property from PLAN multi-family residential to light industrial at their last meeting. The recommendation of the Plan Commission was to amend the Comprehensive Plan - Official Land Use Map - to reflect light industrial. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Plan Commission and amend the Official Land Use MaP and Comprehensive Plan to reflect light industrial use for property located on the west side of Busse Road approximately 800 feet north of the Tol!way. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. · An Ordinance will be presented April 1st for first reading on this amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. ZBA 3-Z & 4-V-$6 ZBA 3-Z-86 and ZBA 4-V-86, South Busse Road This case deals with the property being the subject SOUTH BUSSE ROAD of the preceeding discussion that upon annexation the property would be rezoned from R-X to I-1 as well as variations to reduce the number of parking spaces from one per 200 sq.ft, to one for 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area of office area; one space per 1.500 sq. ft. for warehouse an~ one space per 1,000 sq. ft. of assembly area; 20 ft. side yard on the north, instead of the required 40 ft.; and 10 ft. side yard on the south, instead of the required 30 ft. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended approval of all requests 4-0. Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and grant the requests being the subject of ZBA 3-Z-86 and ZBA ~-V-86. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, FL3ros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None ~otion carried. ~? 4 --:~:"r~'h 18, t9~6 Ordinances will be presented Ap~ii~ilSt for first read:-~s. An Ordinance was presented for f~rst reading that SERT!CE ENLARGE AREA ~5 would authorize the~nl~gsm@~t..0f Special Service Area ~5 to include property annexed Within the Kensington Center for Business in January, 1986. A public hearing was held on this subject. Sixty days have passed and no objections have been received. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an Ordinance in order to take action of the enlargement of Special Service Area ~5. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved for ORD.NO. 3 passage of Ordinance No. 3624 AN ORDINANCE ENLARGING THE BOUNDARIES OF SPECIAL SERVICE AREA NO.5 Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. ZBA 2-A-86, Text kmendment ZBA 2-A-86 An Ordinance was presented for first reading that TEXT AMEND would amend Chapter 14 to 'grandfather in' lots that do not meet the width requirements of the Village. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended approval of this text amendment by a vote of 4-0. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an ordinance in order to take action on this amendment. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved for ORD.NO.362 passage of Ordinance No. 3625 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance was presented for first reading that would T.I.F. authorize the purchase of property commonly known as ACQUISITI( 206 East Evergreen as part of the Tax Increment Finance 206 EVERG~ District No. 1 project of the Village. This Ordinance will be presented April 1st for 2nd reading. NEW BUSINESS ZBA 53-Z-85 and ZBA 54-SU-85, Mr. How Property ZBA 53-Z-1 This case deals with a request to rezone the subject ZBA 54-SU- property from B-1 to B-3 and a special use to permit 2 signs 200 W.RAN! on one lot of record, instead of the on~ sign permitted. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended granting the rezoning by a vote of 6-0. The Zoning Board of Appeals, by a vote of 1-4, reco~nmended denial of the special use for the signs due to the s~ze of ~he ~ropos~d ~entificatio~ ~ign. The 130 sq. ft. sign proposed would contain space for 8 to 10 tenant identification panel~. The petitioner, Mr. Robert Fink, stated that the proposal is to improve the existing site and to build a 17,000 sq. ft. addition to the ~est portion of the existing building. It is proposed that the addition will house 8 toil2 small shops. There is presently a sign for Mr. How Home Improvement Center and a sign for the Chicago Health Club. It was the petitioners request to permit two signs on the property to identify the shopping center with tenant panels on that sign. It was explained by the petitioner that the Chicago Health Club sign is a part of the lease and he could not remove it until 1988 when that lease would be re-negotiated. Mr. Fink stated that he would like to amend the request for the sign by reducing the size of the identification from 130 sq. ft. to,90 sQ. ft. The new sign would identify the shopping center and not have tenant panels on it. Also, as part of the Zoning Board's recc~mendation, it was noted that the petitioner should work with staff on the configuration of the entrance/exit driveways as well as landscaping. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Arthur, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and grant the rezoning from B-1 to B-3 as requested in ZBA Case No. 53-Z-85. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Wattenberg Nays: Van Geem Motion'carried. Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to grant the special use for the signs, as amended to permit a sign 90 sq. ft. in size, as shewn on the exhibit submitted at the Village Board ~eeting this evening, and to permit the 2nd sign (Chicago Health Club) until 1988 Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Ftoros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None ~.~otion carried. Ordinances will be presented April 1st f~r first readings. ZBA 71-V-85 ZBA 71-V-85, Acme Wiley (Montgomery War~s sign) !qONTGOMERY W~RDS The petitioner ~in this case is requesting permission SIGN to alter the existing non-conforming Montgomery Wards Auto Center sign, located on Kensington Road. The petitioner noted that while Rouse/Ra~dhurst will be presenting a 'master sign plan' before the Zoning Board of Appeals in the near future, Montgomery Wards would like to change their existir~ sign to make it more attractive using the exist~qg poles. The petitioner stated that when the 'master sign plan' is submitted and a~proved by the '.illage, the petitioner would be wil~ing to remo,,e the e~isting sign no later than June 30, 1989. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended ~?proval of the request by a vote of 5-1. rustee Farley, seconded bY~rus~ee~'F'l~orOs, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and grant the request to alter the existing Wards Auto Center sign on Kensington Road. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance will be presented for first reading on April 1st. ZBA 5-V-86, 219 South Elmhurst Avenue ZBA 5-V-86 The petitioner is requesting the Village Board to grant a 219 S.ELMHUR variation to exceed the floor area ratio from the permitted .35 to .38. The petitioner is proposing a single family, 2 story home on a 50 foot wide lot. The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variation to permit the home on the 50 ft. lot and that Board is final on that request. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended granting the request to exceed the FAR by a vote of 6-0. Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and grant the .38 FAR for the subject property. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance will be presented at the April 1st Board meeting for first reading. KENSINGTON The Kensington Center Plat of Resubdivis,ion XVIII was RESUBDIVISI~ presented for approval. This plat divides existing lots of XVIII record. The Plan Commission recommended approving this plat. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee wattenberg, moved to authorize the Mayor to sign and Clerk to attest her signature on the Kensington Center Plat of Resubdivision XVIII. Upon roll call~:~yes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. VILLAGE MANAGE~!S REPORT Village Manager Terrance L. Burghard presented three SELL VILLAG~ Ordinances for f'~rsti~ readings that would authorize the sale OWNED REAL of three municipally owned lots, located on Lonnquist W.LONNQUIST Boulevard at We Go Trail. These lots were advertised for sale to the highest written bid. Bids were opened on March lOth with the following top two bids for each lot as follows: Lot I - Westerly Lot, 1006 W. Lonnquist Blvd. $80,100 Terrance E. and Patricia L. Frediani $76,101 Thomas R. and Joan A. Remkus Page 7 - March 18, 1986 Lot 2 - Middle Lot, 1004 W. Lonnquist Blvd. $75,011 John C. Cassidy $72,000 Larry McKone Lot 3 Easterly Lot, 1002 W. Lonnquist Blvd. $75,000 Larry McKone $70,011 John C. Cassidy These Ordinances will be presented April 1st for second readings. Mr. Burghard then presented a Resolution authorizing an Agreement between the Village and PACE (regional transportation). This transportation agreement allocates a maximum of $14,000 to the Village for reimbursement of senior and handicapped residents taxi fares. AGREEMENT: REGIONAL Trustee Van Geem, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, TRANSPORTATION - moved for passage of Resolution No. 11-86 PACE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF RES.NO.11-86 MOUNT PROSPECT AND PACE Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried SELL VILLAGE An Ordinance was presented for first reading that OWNED PROPERTY: would authorize the sale of 2 dump trucks DUMP TRUCKS owned by the Village to be sold by auction in conjunction with the Northwest Municipal Conference annual event. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an Ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, ORD.NO.3626 moved for passage of Ordinance No. 3626 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Farley, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. FACILITY REPORT: The Village Manager distributed the facility study PUBLIC WORKS to the Village Board This report describes the BLDG. existing Public Works facility and proposes various options with sites for possible acquisition on which Page 8 - March 18, 1986 new facility could be constructed. The Village Manager stated that discussion on this proposal will take place at a Committee of the Whole meeting within the next few weeks. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Mayor Krause stated that she would be attending a meeting in O'HARE NOI~ Des Plaines relative to the O'Hare noise/expansion problems, noting that there is pending legislation relative to this problem and placing some authority on regulation with the State. Trustee Van Geem asked that the Board be informed when the Mayor plans to represent the Village on similar type forums. ADJOURN Trustee Murauskis, seconded by Trustee Arthur, moved to ADJOURNMEN1 adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Unanimous Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 P.M. Carol A. Fi el ds Village Clerk Page 9 - March 18, 1986