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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/27/1978 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES June 27, 1978 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Krause called the meeting to order at 8:02 P.M. INVOCATION Trustee Murauskis gave the invocation. ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Mayor Krause Trustees Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Absent: Trustee Minton SPECIAL HEARING AND DISCUSSION RE POSSIBLE INTERVENTION IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS LAW SUIT CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT ON GOLF AND GOEBBERT ROADS Mayor Krause gave a. brief history on the area involved noting the Metropblitan Housing Development Corporation has a low income proposal for that land, presently located in unincorporated Cook County. That auea has a history of flooding and such a development would cause a severe problem for the residents, therefore Mayor Krause requested discussion from the members of the Board relative to the intervention in a pending law suit brought by the Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. against the Village of Arlington Heights. Mr. Tokarski, President of the Forest View Civic Association, spoke to the Board relative to the various problems presently existing in the area of the proposed development stating such a project would cause additional flooding, traffic, and possibly declining property value. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to authorize the Village of Mount Prospect to spend reasonable and necessary attorney fees and intervene in the pending law suit, and to retain outside counsel Marlin Smith to file an appearance on behalf of the Village of Mount Prospect and do all things necessary to protect and defend the interests of the Village of Mount Prospect. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson wattenberg Krause Nays: None Motion carried. Mayor Krause then adjourned to an Executive Session for the purpose of discussing other pending litigation. The meeting went into ExecutiVe Session at 8:18 P.M. Following the Executive Session, Mayor Krause reconvened the meeting at 8:58 P.M. Present upon roll call: Mayor Krause Trustees Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Absent: Minton Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to authorize outside council' Marlin Smith to file suit against the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago on behalf of the Village of Mount Prospect as a member of the Class of all users of the sanitary sewer system which was the subject matter of an MSD bond issue for wrongful diversion of funds. P?. 1 ~-.27..78 pon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Krause Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Murauskls, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Unanimous The meeting was adjourned at 9:01 P.M. Donald W. Goodman P~, 2 6-27-78