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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/01/1979 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT MAY 1, 1979 - CALL TO ORDER Mayor Krause called the meeting to order at 8:04 P .M. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Pastor Clifford Kaufman, of St. Paul's Lutheran Church on School Street in Mount Prospect. ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Mayor Krause Trustees Floros Hendricks Minton Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Village Board held April 17, 1979. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Minton Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Pass: Trustee Hendricks Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Minton, moved to approve the following list of bills: General 377,092.32 Capital Imp. & Repair Rep. 300.59 Parking System Revenue 125.12 Motor Fuel Tax 65,206.64 Corporate Purposes Constr. 1973 4,807.79 Corporate Purposes Constr. 1974 364.00 Waterworks & Sewerage Dep., Imp., & Ext. 7,568.42 Operation & Maintenance 61,432.74 517,287.96 Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Minton and Trustee Hendricks made their final comments and statements before stepping down from office, stating their appreciation for having been able to serve. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Ftoros, moved to bring an item to the floor that was not listed on the agenda. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Murauskis Richardson Nays: Wattenberg Motion carried. Trustee Hendricks brought the subject of the Village Manager's contract to the floor stating that he was unaware of certain sections of that Employment Agreement. Trustee Minton, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to re-confirm and ratify the Village entering ~nto an Employment Agreement with Terrance L. Burghard, which was to authorize the Mayor to sign and Clerk to attest the Employment Agreement with Mr. Burghard. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Minton Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: Hendricks Motion carried. Mayor Krause presented Certificates of Merit to Skip Farley, who had served on the Planning Commission, and to Edward Miller, for serving on the Fire and Police Commission, both of which resigned from the respective Commissions to take their places on the Village Board. Trustee Minton, seconded by 'Trustee Richardson, moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call: . Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:56 P.M. Village Clerk Donald Goodman administered the Oaths of Office to Gerald L. Farley,.Edward J. Miller, and Theodore J. Wattenberg, after which they took their chairs. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Krause called the meeting to order at 9:00 P.M. ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Mayor Krause Trustees Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg RESOLUTIONS OF APPRECIATION Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for passage of Resolution No. 14-79 A RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION FOR THE SERVICE EXTENDED BY RICHARD N. HENDRICKS WHEREAS, RICHARD N. HENDRICKS has devoted his time, experience knowledge, and dedication to the position of serving in the elected office of Village Trustee of the Village of Mount Prospect from May, 1973 to May, 1979; and WHEREAS, RICHARD N. HENDRICKS served as a Commissioner on Special Assessment 70, and as a member of the Drainage and Clean Streams Commission from 1971 to 1973, prior to his election as Village Trustee; and WHEREAS, RICHARD N. HENDRICKS served unselfiShly and diligently on the various Committees composed of the elected Village Trustees anda$ Chairman of the Public Health and Safety Committee and the Building cdn~nittee; and Pg. 2 .i/1/79 WHEREAS, the Village of MoUht prosp~t has been greatly enhanced by the knowledge and concentrated efforts expended by RICHARD N. HENDRICKS in the performance of his position as Village Trustee; and WHEREAS, the residents of the Village of Mount Prospect are deeply indebted to RICHARD N. HENDRICKS for his distinguished service to our Village; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect desire to express to RICHARD N. HENDRICKS on behalf of all the residents of the Village their gratitude to him for his dedicated and distinguished service to this Village. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION ONE: That by this Resolution the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect express to RICHARD N. HENDRICKS their deep gratitUde for his dedicated, faithful, and constructive service as an elected official, Village Trustee, of the Village of Mount Prospect. SECTION TWO: That as a perpetual memento a copy of this Resolution he spread upon the minutes of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospeot, and that a certified copy of same be suitably engraved upon parchment and delivered to RICHARD N. HENDRICKS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolutipn shall he in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenherg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved for passage of Resolution No, 15-79 A RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION FOR THE SERVICE EXTENDED BY MICHAEL H. MINTON WHEREAS, MICHAEL H. MINTON has devoted his time, experience, knowledge, and dedication to the position of serving in the elected office of Village Trustee of the Village of Mount Prospect from May, 1975 to May, 1979; and WHEREAS, MICHAEL H. MINTON served unselfishly and diligently on the various Committees composed of the elected Village Trustees and as Chairman of the Building Committee, the Judiciary Committee, and the Fire and Police.Committee; and WHERAS, the Village of Mount Prospect has been greatly enhanced by the knowledge and concentrated efforts expended by MICHAEL H. MINTON in the performance of his position as Village Trustee; and Pg. 3 5/1/79 WHEREAS, the residents of the Village of Mount Prospect are deeply indebted to MICHAEL H. MINTON for his distinguished service to our Village; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect desire to express to MICHAEL H. MINTON on behalf of all the residents of the Village their gratitude to him for his dedicated and distinguished service to this Village. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROPSECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTICN ONE: That by this Resolution the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect express to MICHAEL H. MINTON their deep gratitude for his dedicated, faithful, and constructive service as an elected official, Village Trustee, of the Village of Mount Prospect. SECTION TWO: That as a perpetual memento a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect, and that a certified copy of same be suitably engraved upon parchment and delivered to MICHAEL H. MINTON BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. MAYOR'S STATE OF THE VILLAGE ADDRESS Mayor Krause gave the following State of the Village address: "It is with pleasure that I present this, my third State of the ViIlage address. As we enter this new year, I would like to pause for a moment and look back, briefly, at this past year. The hiring of a new Village Manager brought to Mount Prospect a Chief Administrator who has made those internal reorganization steps deemed necessary to administer municipal affairs. The past year saw our Village annex 357 acres with a population increase of 3,700 to an estimated 55,600 people. During the past two years we have placed emphasis on fiscal matters, attempting to hold the line on taxes while maintaining services or improving them where we can. Another area which I believe is of major importance is in the area of assistance to our fellow citiz~hs. Over this past year, our "Coffee with Elected Officials" held on the first Saturday of each month, has given us an opportunity to hear the complaints, questions, ideas and just visits of our Mount Prospect citizens over a myriad of issues. If I comment on one other matter that occurred over this past year, may it would be the "blizzard of ' 79". This winter saw all of us called upon to respond to an extreme emergency, over a period of a number of weeks. The administration responded in an outstanding fashion to the multitude of problems presented by this past winter. They kept the switchboard open late into the evenings to handle many calls; the senior citizen lines Pg. 4 5/1/79 were also kept open to see that any senior could be reached to see if anything had to be delivered to tli~m; the efforts by the Engineering, Building, and Fire departments to check and inspect the many homes wherein homeowners contacted the Village because of concern of damage to their homes; the Police Department that also put in extensive service; the Public Works Department where the men and women did a great job everytime, To all of the Village employees we publicly thank you for a fine job during an extremely difficult period. What does the upcoming year have in store for us and where do the challenges lie? This new Board will address community needs in six broad areas: location of senior citizen housing; determination of Lake Michigan water route; revised zoning; traffic control; accountability of all Village expenditures and continuing to meet the concerns of the citizens. 1. The determination of the site for senior citizen housing will be made this year and the launching of this program will help meet the growing needs of the age group, It will also assist our senior citizens in continuing to live in the community they built and to which they contributed so much. Our continued concern for our seniors is reflected in the growth of our Center and the involvement of the seniors in many community activities. 2. We will determine the best route for our Lake Michigan allocation of water -- a decision that will affect our citizens for decades to come. The extensive studies, the years of work, will now come to fruition. 3. We have always discussed a revised zoning ordinance from the view- point of raising the height limitations and mixed uses. I hope that when we address the subject of revisions in the zoning ordinance, we also stress lowering the permitted density.of the number of units per acre and stopping the practice of granting a multitude of variations. 4. With the growth of our Village, traffic problems and control Of these problems take a greater significance for all of us -- residents and businesses alike. In the upcoming year, on many of the items we will be working on solving, the attendant traffic which will be generated, will be an integral part of how well a project will succeed. 5. I will, once, again, touch upon the "accountability" of all of us for expenditures, as a major item of concern. We must not lose sight of the fact that the citizens expect sound fiscal management. 6. The continued attempt to meet the concerns of the citizens. As I mentioned earlier, Mount Prospect has reached a population of 55,600 -- now the 19th largest community in the State of Illinois. Certainly, we are not a "small little Village". But when the great majority of the citizens of Mount Prospect say that they do not want to lose being a "small town", what they are referring to are the attitudes and feelings found in smaller communities -- the concern citizens have for one another -- an appearance of vitality -- yet not bigness and a spirit -- a spirit of cooperation between the local govenment and its people -- that by working together they can have a good community to live in and grow in -- they want to feel an integral part of their Village. We now have 62 years of history behind us, a community with a fine heritage and a promise of an excellent future. Thank you." COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS - CITIZENS TO BE HEARD A representative of the Mount Prospect Jaycees requested the Village Board waive the permit fees involved with holding the annual carnival May 23-28, 1979, at the Mount Prospect Plaza. Pg. 5 5/1/79 Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to waive the permit fees involved with the 1979 Jaycees Carnival. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Flores Miller Muruakis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Arlene Bloom, representing Campus Life, requested the Board waive the permit fees relative to the "Garage Sale" to be held May 17-19, 1979. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved that the permit fees be waived relative to the Campus Life Garage Sale. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Flores Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. MANAGER'S REPORT Village Manager~ Burghard presented his report. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to concur with the recommendation of the administration, and approve the engineering plans for the Sable Chase Apartments (to be located south of Algonquin on Busse Road). Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Flores Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Mr. Burghard presented the bids received relative to life, AD & D, and medical insurance, which bids were opened April 24, 1979. Trustee Flores, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to accept the low bid submitted by Connecticut General, thru A.J. Gallagher & Co., in the amount of $234.007.32, and to authorize the Mayor to sign and Clerk to attest her signature on a one year contract with Connecticut General for life, AD & D, and medical insurance, pending approval by the Village Attorney and administration of the contract and the amendments to the existing policy. (Copies of the bids recieived are attached to these minutes.) Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Flores Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Mr. 'Burghard presented the following bids opened on April 26, 1979, for the proposed purchase of gasoline dispensing control equipment. Installed Installation Bidder Mske/System Cost Date Peter J. Hartmann Co. Wm. Wilson $5,387.23 45 Days Aetna Tank & Pump Co. Petro Vend, Inc. $5,670.00 S0-40 Days "Keegard" · Sheffield Tank Co. Petrovend $5,163.00 5-10 Days K-095-M-30 H. M. Boles & Son ,Inc. Petrovend $5,409.85 14 Days "Keegard"K-095 Cope Supply Co. ,Inc. "Keegard" K-095 $5,511.82 21 Days Ampsco, Inc. Petrovend $5,511.82 21 Days "~<eegard" K-095 P. J. Hartmann Co. ~Casboy" ~5,000.00 30 Days Pg. 6 5/1/79 Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to concur with the recommendation of the administration, and accept the low bid submitted by P. J. Hart_mann Co. in the amount of $5,000.00 for the installation of a gasoline dispensing control unit. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Mr. Burghard stated that on April 5, 1979, invitational bids were requested for two sub compact sedans, however, on April 24, 1979, when the bids were opened, only one bid had been submitted, which bid was from Lattof Motor Sales Co., for a Chevrolet Chevette 1TB68, at a cost of $4,428.00 per unit, or $8,856 for the two vehicles. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to concur with the recommendation of the administration and accept the low bid submitted by Lattof Motor Sales Co., in the amount of $8,856.00 for the purchase of two Chevrolet Chevettes. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson / Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. The Manager also stated that bids had been invited for the roof repair on the Senior Citizen Center, however only· one bid was received. The bid had been submitted by Van Doom Roofing Company at $13,000.00. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Miller, moved to concur with the recommendation of the adminstration and accept the bid submitted by Van Dcorn Roofing Company in the amount of $13,000 for the necessary repairs to the Senior Citizen Center building. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. On April 19, 1979, bids were opened for uniform rental and cleaning service for the Public Works Department. Mr. Burghard presented the results of that bid opening, which are attached to th~se minutes. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to concur with the recommendation of the administration and accept the low bid for uniform rental and cleaning service sUbmitted/by Uniform Rental System for a two year contract not to exceed $5,885.94 per year. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Mr. Burghard presented a Resolution granting a license to the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago to install an interceptor Pg. ? 5/1/79 on Wheeling Road, for Board consideration. ~ The following residents voiced various questions relative to the proposed interceptor project: Mary Stembridge, 600 Greenwood Mrs. Friedman, 801 Ironwood Ed Simons, $03 Ironwood Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved for passage of Resolution No. 16-79 A RESOLUTION LICENSING MSD FOR INTERCEPTOR , ON WHEELING ROAD Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. The subject of executing a retainer for outside counsel with Ross, Hardies, O'Keefe, Babcock, and Parsons was discussed. Trustee Ricl{ard~on, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to authorize the Mayor to sign and Clerk to attest her signature on a contract with Ross, Hardies, O'Keefe, Babcock, and Parsons for services for the forthcoming fiscal year, 1979-80, Which contract would be in the amount of $4,000 for 60 to 100 hours per month, any hours in excess of the 100 hours, would he billed at the average rate charged by that law firm. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson ~-- Nays: Wattenberg Motion carried. Mr. Burghard stated that negotiations with the Fire DePartment have been finalized and would be brought to the Board during Executive Session on May 8, 1979. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Krause proclaimed the month of May, 1979, as Senior Citizen Month. The week of May 13 - 19, 1979, was proclaimed ~.unicipal Clerk's ~'eek. Mayor Krause presented ordinances relative to the following Zoning Board of Appeals cases for first readings: ZBA 11-V-79, NI-Gas Property ZBA 14-V-79, 2024 Seneca Lane ZBA 15-Z-79 and ZBA 16-V-79, 117 East Prospect Avenue The following residents spoke in opposition to ZBA 11-V-79, NI-Gas Property: Gina Borgstrom, 604 Dogwood Naomi Morgan, 1005 Hemlock Nancy Wall, 1006 Westgate Mr. Stefano, 1417 Lowden Anna Fenella, 1103 Westgate Mary Stembridge, 600 Greenwood Mr. Kirkwood,317 S. Edward I~{r. Shields, 1418 Lowden Mr. Ruskoff, 1105 Crabtree Don Rabb, 904 Westgate ~r. Sarnick, 507 E. Highland Pg. 8 5/1/79 Miss Nipper, 1216 Meadow Lane, spoke in favor of the proposed development. Mayor Krause announced that the ordinance relative to variations requested by the petitioner in ZBA 11-V-79, would be on the May 15th agenda for second reading. ZBA 14-V-79, 2024 Seneca Lane At the request of the petitioner, Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an ordinance relative to ZBA 14-V-79, ~'~ Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis , Richardson Wattenberg ~ Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2905 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING SPECIFIED VARIATIONS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2024 SENECA LANE Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. ZBA 15-Z-79 and ZBA 16-V-79, 117 East Prospect Avenue At the request of the petitioner, Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee FlorOs, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an ordinance relative to ZBA 15-Z-79 and ZBA 16-V-79. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2906 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING RE-ZONING AND SPECIFIED VARIATIONS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 117 EAST PROSPECT AVENUE Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Krause Nays: None Motion carried. Mayor Krause made the following Committee assignments: Building Committee Leo Floros, Chairman E. F. Richardson Norma Murauskis Finance Committee Ed Miller, Chairman E. F. Richardson Ted Wattenberg Fire and Police Committee Norma Murauskis, Chairman~ Leo Floros Ed Miller Pg. 9 5/1/79 Legislative/Judiciary E.F. Richardson, Chairman Committee Ted Wattenberg Skip Farley Public Health & Safety Ted Wattenberg, Chairman Committee Norma Murauskis Skip Farley Public Works Committee Skip Farley, Chairman Ed Miller Leo Floros The Committee meetings dates will be announced by the respective Committee Chairman at the May 15th meeting of the Village Board. Mayor Krause requested the Village Board members submit for consideration, the names of fellow residents willing to serve on various Commissions, where vacancies exist. COMMITTEE REPORTS BUILDING COMMITTEE No report. FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to engage the firm of Lester Witte and Company to conduct the 1978-79 audit at a fee not to exceed $14,000. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. FIRE AND POLICE COMMITTEE No report JUDICIARY COMMITTEE No report. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE Trustee Murauskis, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2907, amending Section 18. 1220 of the Traffic Code AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TRAFFIC CODE Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance Amending Schedules XVI and IX of the Traffic Code'had its first reading, 2nd reading will take place May 15, 1979. Mr. Kirkwood, a member of St. Raymond's Church, voiced objection to the proposed amendment to the Traffic Code which would eliminate Elmhurst Avenue, between Milburn and Lincoln, from the "Loading Zone" Schedule of the Traffic Code. Trustee Murauskis explained {hat if the proposed amendment did cause problems, it could be ~mended at a later date. Pg. 10 5/1/79 UBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Trustee Richardson presented the Public Works Committee report of the meeting held April 19, 1979. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to concur with the recommendation of the administration and Public Works Committee for the Village of Mount Prospect to accept the donation of the water mains located at Timberlake Apartments (south Busse Road) Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. OTHER BUSINESS None. ITEMS TO BE REFERRED None. COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS None. FOR INFORMATION ONLY Mayor Krause noted that a Special Meeting of the Village Board would be held Tuesday, May 8, 1979, for the purpose of discussing the participation in the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency. ADJOURNMENT Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Unanimous Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 12:17 A .M. Donald W. Goodman Village Clerk Pg. 11 5/]/79