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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/03/1981 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES March 3, 1981 CALL TO ORDER CALL TO Mayor Krause called the meeting to order at 8:06 P .M. ORDER INVOCATION INVOCATION The invocation was given by Trustee Murauskis. ROLL CALL ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Mayor Krause Trustees Farley Floros l~iller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg APPROVAL OF MINUTES APPROVAL OF Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg,~moved to MINUTES - approve the minutes for the regular meeting of the Mayor and 2/17/81 Board of Trustees held February 17, 1981. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS APPROVAL OF Trustee Miller, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to BILLS approve the following list of bills: General Fund 318,418.35 Revenue Sharing Fund 2,905.02 Motor Fuel Tax 10,283.56 Community Development Block Grant 2,496.82 Special Sewer Fund 249,789.14 Waterworks & Sewerage Operation & Maintenance 60,618.95 Depreciation, Improvement & Extension 89.80 Parking System Revenue 2,479.39 Trust Fund 251.24 $ 647,332.27 Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays:. None · Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS - CITEEENS TO BE HEARD M.P.JAYCEES_ A representative of the Mount Prospect Jaycees requested the CARNIVAL Board to waive the permit fees normally associated with having WAIVE FEES a carnival, noting that this year the Jaycees Carnival will conduct that event May 20 through 25 at the Mount Prospect Plaza. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to waive the permit fees for the 1981 Jaycees Carnival. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. I%iANAGER'S REPORT Village Manager Terrance Burghard presented an ordinance SALE OF to authorize the sale of Lot One in the Centennial Subdivision, VILLAGE OWNE] being the proposed location for a senior citizen housing site. pa~e 1 3/3/81 ,CENTENNIAL SUB. (Senior Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved .Citizen Housing~ to waive the rule requiring two readings of an ordinance in order to take action on the subject ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg ~ Nays: None Motion carried. .ORD. NO. 3085 Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 3085 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF LOT ONE OF THE CENTENNIAL SUBDIVISION Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller l~lurauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Mr. Burghard noted that a plat of dedication for the roadway will be presented under "Other Business" at this meeting. BIDS: The Village Manager presented the bid results for curb ramps Handicapped for the handicapped as follows: Curb Ramps SFN Construction Co. $ 30,854.00 Alliance Contractors 28,689.65 Tri-On Concrete 28,400.24 Johnson Paving 25,639.75 JR & V Construction 23,181.25 American Curbs 22,394.75 C & F Construction 15,702.36 D'Addosio Construction 15,608.50 M & A Cement 15,388.18 Lake Park Construction 14,816.10 Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to Lake Park Construction accept the Iow bid submitted by Lake Park Construction in the amount of $14,816.10 for curb ramps for the handicapped. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Mr. Burghard noted that inasmuch as a higher amount had been budgeted for this item, the administration might make a request to the Board later in the year to authorize an expenditure for additional curbs at the figures quoted by Lake Park Construction. PURCHASE.'.. The Village Manager presented a request for the Board to P. Police S(~uad authorize the purchase of a police squad car to replace a vehicle recently involved in an accident and which the and Village.. Manager's insurance company has declared a total loss. 5{r. Burghard vehicle - proposed that the purchase be made in conjunction with the Woodfield Ford Iow bids previously approved by the Board by Woodfield ' Ford. Mr. Burghard also noted that the vehicle assigned to the Village Manager has undergone a great deal of repair at considerable expense and still needs addtional mechanical attention and therefore requested the Board consider a proposal to purchase a new vehicle for the Village Manager utilizing the same low bidder, Woodfield Ford. It was noted bY the Village Manager that both purchases Page 2 3/3/81 could be made from the reimbursement received from the insurance company, and the present vehicle assigned to the Village Manage could be traded-in. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to authorize the purchase of a replacement squad for the Police Department and a new ear for the Village Manager, both vehicles to be purchased from Woodfield Ford using insurance reimbursement funds. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. The Village Manager presented resolutions in connection with SEWER REHAB the sewer rehabilitation program, which resolutions are required PROGRAM to be passed in accordance with grant application requirements. Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved for RES.NO. 6-81 passage of Resolution No. 6-81 A RESOLUTION REGARDING FINANCIAL AND LEGAL CAPABILITIES AND PROPERTY AVAILABILITY Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved RES .NO. 7-81 for passage of Resolution No. 7-81 A RESOLUTION REGARDING UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved for RES .NO. 8-81 passage of Resolution No. 8-81 A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO COMPLETE SEWER SYSTEM REHABILITATION Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for RES .NO. 9-81 passage of Resolution No. 9-81 A RESOLUTION OF INTENT REGARDING INITIATION OF DESIGN (STEP 2) WORK Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis k Richardson Wattenberg ~k Nays: None Motion carried. Page 3 3/3/81 MAISEL Mr. Burghard presented a request received from Maisel Corp. BONDS to extend the issuance date for the industrial/commercial revenue (K-5%kRT) bonds for the K-Mart building at the Mount Prospect Plaza. Trustee Miller, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to authorize the Mayor to execute a letter of extension for the issuance of industrical/commercial revenue bonds for 5~aisel Corp., which extension would be through April 21, 1981. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. FRED Mr. Burghard presented Fred Tennyson, being a new member TENNYSON of the Engineering Division, noting that Mr. Tennyson will be .-~' dealing with MFT funds and other engineering responsibilities. 5tAYOR'S REPORT None. COMMITTEE REPORTS BUILDING COMMITTEE Trustee Floros presented the report of the Building Committee meeting held February 9, 1981. ZBA 23-Z-79 ZBA 23-Z-79, 705 East Rand Road 705 E. Rand Rd. Trustee Floros presented the subject case being a request for B-3 zoning from R-1. Trustee Floros noted that this matter had been referred back to the Building Committee some months ago in order to clarify the dedication of that portion of Louis Street adjacent to the subject property. It was noted that the petitioner would dedicate the 16 foot for right-of-way along Louis Street. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee ~urauskis, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Building Committee to grant the requested B-3 zoning in the subject case. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. LOUIS S~. It was noted that while the dedication will be made for Louis Street DEDICATION at the time the property is subdivided, the petitioner will install curb and gutters but due to the fact that this lot is only a portion of Louis Street not improved to full width, and at the request of the neighboring residents, the petitioner will not be required to improve that dedicated portion of Louis Street to a full width street. ZBA 52-V-80 ZBA 52-V-80, 705 East Rand Road 705 E. Rand Rd. Trustee Floros presented the Building Committee's recommendation to grant the requested variations to permit more than one main use on a lot; a 4 foot setback along LoUis Street instead of the required 20 feet; a 3 foot setback along the south property line instead of the required 10 feet; to provide a truck loading space 10' x 25' instead of the required 10' x 50'; to permit 9' x 20' parking stalls instead of the required 10' x 20'; and to permit parking in the required yard along Louis Street. Page 4 3/3/81 Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to concur ~ith the recommendation of the Building Committee and grant the requested variations in ZBA 52-V-80. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ferley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson ~vattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Ordinances will be presented March 17th for first readings. ZBA 57-V-80, 18 West Busse Avenue ZBA 57-V-80 Trustee Floros presented the Building Committee's recommendation !8 W. Busse AY on the request to grant a variation to permit 0 parking spaces instead of the 2 required for the expansion of the Ye Olde Town Inn one store front to the east. It was agreed that the petitioner ~'ou]d post funds in lieu of the parking spaces, which funds would be placed in an.account for future acquisition of Proper~t~z.; for parking purposes. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Building Committee to grant the requested Variation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller l~{urauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. An ordinance will be presented to the Board on March 1?th for ~rst reading o ZBA 1-A-81, 101 East Rand Road ZBA 17A-81 Trustee Floros presented the recommendation of the Building 101 E. Rand Rd Committee to grant an amendment to Ordinance No. 2789, in order to permit the sale of gasoline without other merchandise, presently required. Trustee Floros, seconded by Richardson, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Building Committee to amend Ordinance No. 2789 to permit the sale of gasoline without other merchandise. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. ZBA 2-V-81, 101 East Rand Road ZBA 2-V-81 Trustee Floros presented to Building Committee's recommendation 101 E. Rand Re to grant the requested variation to permit three uses on a lot and to legalize an existing building encroachment into the south side yard. The petitioner had stated that one of the proposeduses is an auto repair shop and it was stated that the Village would not permit vehicles to be parked outside the building while in a state of ill-repair. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Building Committee and grant the requested variations. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None page 5 3/3/81 Motion carried. Ordinances will be prepared al~l presented 5{arch 17th for first readings. FINANCE COMI~ITTEE No report. FIRE AND POLICE COM~ITTEE No report. LEGISLATIVE/JUDICIARY COMMITTEE STREET Trustee Richardson presented the report of, the Legislative/Judiciary LIGHTING Committee meeting held February 19, 1981. PROGRAM The street lighting program was discussed and it was the opinion .NORTI-DVEST of the Board that the Northwest Highway lighting improvement take HWY. place in three phases, with the first phase from Waterman and then gradually working down to Mount Prospect Road with an estimated cost of $270,000 which would come from MFT funds. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Legislative/Judiciary Committee to proceed with the bidding process for street lighting along Northwest Highway, which improvement will be accomplished in three phases - the initial phase to begin at Waterman Street. 9: Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Nays: Wattenberg Motion carried. MFT FUNDS Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to bring an item to the floor that was not listed on the agenda, being an MFT Resolution appropriating funds for the street lighting program. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. RES.NO. 10-81 Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved for passage of Resolution No. 10-81 A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING MFT FUNDS ($200,000 for street lighting) Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros 5.{iller Murauskis Richardson Nays: Wattenberg Motion carried. GOLD & SILVER Trustee Richardson presented the Committee report on regulating MERCHANTS gold and silver merchants. AMEND CH. 11 Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Legislative/Judiciary Committee to direct legal counsel to draft the necessary ordinance to regulate merchants buying silver and gold. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis RichardsOn ~Vattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Pa~e' 6 Trustee Richardson presented the balance of the report for status purposes on the following subjects: Raffles and Chances Solicitors Ordinance Frivolous Suits Mayor Krause called a brief recess at 10:05 P.M. The meeting was reconvened at 10:13 P.M. Present upon roll call: Mayor Krause Trustees Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE No report. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Trustee Farley presented the Public Works Committee report of the meeting held February 5, 1981. WATER: Trustee Farley presented the Committee's report on Prospect PROSPECT Heights' request to purchase water from the Village of Mount Prospect. HEIGHTS It was noted that ProspectHeights anticipates developing a municipal RE©UEST FOR water system of their own in the near future, and with the WATER proposed develgpment of the Rob Roy site, itwould be necessary to either acquire water from the Village of Mount Prospect or the developer would have to connect to Citizens Utilities. The Committee offered the following proposals relative to selling Village water to Prospect Heights: 1.Purchase of bulk water from the Village at a rate of $2.00 per thousand gallons (60e above the current Village rate); 2.Prospect Heights would pay the present $3,000 tap on fee for a 12" line; $. Prospect Heights would install and maintain the master meter and all of the water main from the master meter to the Rob Roy property; 4. Mount Prospect would provide treated bulk water to the master meter and would provide storage. (Treated bulk water refers to the same quality received by Mount Prospect citizens); and 5. The City of Prospect Heights would reserve the right to discontinue from the meter at some future date. It was also noted that Prospect Heights' residents would be required to adhere to the conservation ordinances effective in M~ount Prospect. It was estimated that the projected usage would be approximately 200,000 gallons per day. Ronald Cassidy, a resident of Mount Prospect using Citizens Utilities water spoke in opposition to the Village selling water to Prospect Heights. Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Public Works Committee to sell water to the City of Prospect Heights with conditions as stated and with the stipulation that if water rates are increased in the Village, the rate would also be increased to the City of Prospect Heights. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Wattenberg Nays: Murauskis Richardson Krause Motion carried. Page 7 3/3/81 SET ASIDE Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Miller, moved to provide ~r~U~S ~©~ that all funds in excess of the current Village rate generated CITIZEN - by the sale of water to Prospect Heights be set aside for the benefit UTILITY USERS of residents of the Village of Mount Prospect presently usin.~ citizens Utilities water. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Krause Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Murauskis made a motion to repeal the conservation ordinance presently in effect in the Village of Mount Prospect. The motion failed for lack of a second. A resolution and agreement will be drs£ted for Board consideration at the March 17th meeting. Trustee Farley stated that a public meeting'had been held WELLER February 21st to further discuss the B'eller~ Creek bank CREEK stabilization and a detailed report will be presented to the Village Board at the March 17th Board meeting with recommendations. A status report was given on the following subjects: Sewer system evaluation survey Cable T .V. Lake Briarwood Drainage Inlet Acquisition of Lake Michigan water In line with the final decision to choose a Cable T. V. franchise, CABLE T.V. it is necessary to have a designated representative and alternate DELEGATE to that review board. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to designate Trustee Farley as the Village's delegate to the final Cable T. V. discussions with Assistant Village Manager Ed Geick as the alternate delegate. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. SOLID WASTE It was. requested that the Northwest Municipal Conference explore the so]id waste problems being experienced by Mount Prospect as well as northwest suburbs. OTHER BUSINESS DI MUCCI Mayor Krause presented a resolution and proposed settlement LAW SUIT in an existing law suit brought by Salvator Di Mucci, Sr., ~ relative to sewer charges for the Alpine Apartments. 75 L 15728 - ._ALPINE APTS. Trustee Miller, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for passage of Resolution No. 11-81 RES .NO. 11-81 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT IN THE PIONEER TRUST AND SAVINGS VS. VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT (75 L 15728) Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. CENTENNIAL SUB. (Lot 3) A plat of dedication and easement was presented for Board DEDICAT~ approval. The subject plat involves Lot 3 of Centennial - Page ~ 3/3/~1 ubdivision, being the proposed site for senior citizen housing, which Lot 3 is to be dedicated for roadway purposes. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to authorize the Mayor to sign and Clerk to attest her signature the Plat of Dedication and Easement (Lot 3 of Centennial Subdivision). Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson ~sttenberg Nays: None Motion carried. ITEMS TO BE REFERRED ZBA 43-A-80 was referred to the Building Committee ZBA 43-A-80 COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS It was announced that all meetings would be held as scheduled, except the Finance Committee which March meeting was cancelled. FOR INFORMATION ONLY It was announced that budget discussions would be held at 8 P .M. on March 5, 9 and 16 in the Board Room of the Public Safety Building. ADJOURNMENT ADJOURN Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Unanimous Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 11:29 P .M. Carol A. Fields Village Clerk Page :~'~ 3/3/81