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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/25/1963 VB minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON TUESDAY~ JUNE 25, 1963 President Schlaver called the meeting to order at 7:18 P.M. with the following members present: roll call Bruhl Bergen Casterline Ekren Phillips Absent: Bickley The entire membership of the Fire Department, with Mr. Fire Douglas Ca,ney of the Buikting Department and Manager Harold Appleby, received certificates from William Yost, who had acted as Course Co- ordinator for the successful completion of the ICMA Municipal Fire Administration Course. Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that the minutes of June 18th be approved as corrected (typographical minutes error). Upon roll call: Ayes: Bruhl Bergen Casterline Ekren Pass: Phillips Absent: Bickley Motion carried. Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Bergen, moved for ap- proval of the bills as of June 20th as follows: bills General $17,987.42 Library 4,246.39 Library Bldg. Con, struction 1961 11,562.00 Waterworks & Sewerage Fund 2,351.10 $36,146.91 Upon roll call: Ayes: Bruhl Bergen Ekren Casterline Phillips Absent: Bickley Motion carried. Trustee Bergen, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that re- fence quest of Richard Stade, 314 South Main Street, be granted for erection of 6-foot high louvered fence to be used as patio screen against Route 83 traffic. Mr. Stade staled he will remove the fence if re- quested when house is built on vacant lot next door. This motion carried by acclamation. Trustee Bergen, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved that request of S. M. Springer of 319 South Albert be granted to erect fence fence 6 feet high, 12 feet long adjacent to vacant lot to be used as a screen. Mr. Springer offered to remove this fence if someone builds on this property. This motion carried by acclamation. Trustee Bruhl read letter from Mr. Paul Speer, Financial Consultant dated June 21st as follows: Water Bond~ "My attention has been called to an error in calculating the interest due on Item N~. 17, being $170,000 of the 1955 Bonds June 25, 1963 owned by the Policemen's Pension Fund. The amount of interest is $1,234.88 which is $411.46 higher than the amount you have remitted. "Will you please remit the additional amount to the American National Bank and T~ust Company instructing them to change the amount of interest due under Item No. 17 to $1,234.38. This addditional deposit will increase Item No. 20 to $4,058.14. "The bonds have been deposited today with the American National Bank and Trust Company, which completes all deposits ex- cept $8,000 outstanding bonds under Item No. 18. Best regards, Paul D. Speer" Trustee Bruhl, seconded by T~ustee Phillips, moved that the Trea- surer be authorized to issue check in the amount of $411.4B to the American National Bank & Trust Company, instructing them To change the amount of interest due under Item #17 to $1,234.38. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bruhl Bergen Phillips Ekren Casterllne Absent: Bickley Motion carried. Waterworks g Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Phillips, moved for Sewerage Bonds the passage of Res. 23-63 as follows: 1963 RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND Res. 23-63 EXCHANGE OF $322,000 VILLAGE OF MT. PROSPECT WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1965, AND PROVIDING THE INTEREST RATES THEREFOR AND OF ESTRBLISHING THE PEACE OF PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST OF SAID BONDS. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bruhl Bergen Phillips Ekren Casterline Absent: Bickley Motion carried. Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Phillips, moved for the Res. 24-63 passage of Res. 24-63 as follows: Redemption of old Waterworks RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE QALL AND REDEMPTION OF bonds CERTAIN WATER REVENUE BONDS OF THE VILLAGE OF MT. PROSPECT AND PROVIDING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRUST FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON SAID CALLED BONDS. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Phillips Ekren Casterline Absent: Bickley Motion carried. Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Phillips, moved for the adoption of Res. 25-63 as follows: Res. 25-63 Purchase of Cook County A RESOLUTIQN AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF $409,500 TO THE Water Co. property COOK COUNTY WATER CORPORATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF Hatlen Hts. well ITS PROPERTIES Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Phillips Ekren Casterline Absent: Bickley Motion carried. June 25, 1963 Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Phillips, moved for the adoption of Res. 26-63 as follows: Res. 26-63 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND VILLAGE CLERK TO EXECUTE AN ESCROW AGREEMENT WITH THE CHICAGO TITLE $ TRUST COMPANY AS ESCROWEE AND THE COOK COUNTY WATER CORPORATION. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Phillips Ekren Casterline Absent: Bickley Motion carried. Trustee Ek~en stated that letter had been received Trendel Zoning from E. L. Trendel & Associates dated June 25th withdrawing its Case 63-11 petition for annexation. This is in connection with Zoning Peti- tion ~63-11. T~ustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee PhilLips, moved that Mr. Trendel's withdrawal of petition for annexation be accepted by the Village. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Phillips Ekren Casterline Absent: Bickley Motion carried. Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved that Zoning Case the Board concur in the recommendation of the Zoning Board to deny 62-35 request in zoning case 62-35 for erection of water tower in Hatlen Heights. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Phillips Ekren Casterline Absent: Bickley Motion carried. Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved to Zoning concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals to Case 63-15 grant request of David Foster and Elmhurst National Bank Trust ~1383 for variation of present zoning of B-3 for property au 950 East Northwest Highway to wholesale operation distributing laboratory supplies~ and that the attorney be requested To prepare necessary documents for this variation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bruhl Bergen Phillips Ekren Casterline Motion ~rried. Trustee Phillips read memos dated June llth from the Water Dept. Water Superintendent recommending installation of a new 1000 gpm Wells 3 & 5 Peerless booster pump powered with an Ideal motor at Well 5, re- moving used pump from Well5 to Well 3, thus increasing the gallons per minute at Well 3 from 400 to 600. T~ustee Phillips then read memo from the Village Manager concurring in the recommendation to purchase new pump and exchange the old, suggesting purchase of pump from J. P. Miller A~tesian Well and pointing ou~ that it is not necessary to advertise for bids in this case; that specifica= tions for pump aud motor be prepared immediately. After discussion by the Board, Trustee Phillips, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved that exact specifications for needed new pump and motor be prepared immediately by Consoer, Townsend $ Associates, and that June 25, 1963 upon receipt of the prepared specifications consideration be given to qualified bidders. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bruhl Bergen Phillips Ekren Casterline Absent: Bickley Motion carried. Water Dept. Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Bergen,moved that Wells 3 & 5 the Village Manager upon receipt of the specifications from the engineers, bbtain also a list of qualified bidders from them (at least three bidders) and send copy of specifications to these potential bidders. Upon roll call: Ayes; Bergen Bruhl Casterline Ekren Nays: Phillips Absent: Bickley Motion Carried. Trustee Phillips read memo dated June 18th from the Water Dept. Village Manager concurring in Water Supt. Creamer's recommenda- Well 4 tion that motor on gasoline-powered auxiliary booster pump at Well 4 be electrified to allow operation either way. T~ustee Phillips, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved that the Water Superintendent be directed to have the wiring done on booster pump at Well 4 as soon as possible. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Phillips Ekren Casterlir~ Absent: Bickley Motion carried. Trustee Phillips, seconded by Trustee Bruhl, moved that Water Dept. the pump be lowered at Well #2 and the well acidized at the same Well 2 time in order to increase the productivity of this well without disturbing the present water system supply, total estimated cost to be $1,593; and that J. P. Miller Artesian Well Company be authorized to proceed with this work. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Phillips Ekren Casterline Motion carried. Water Dept. Trustee Phillips read memo from Water Superintendent Main on Creamer recommending abandonment of 4-1nch water main on the south Lincoln Ave. side of Lincoln Avenue between Wego Trail and Waverly Place, pro- posing instead to auger underneath Lincoln Avenue from the north side, running two service lines in each auger hole at a cost of an estimated $850.00. This matter was referred to the Water Commi~e~for study and recommendation. President Schlave~ read letter from Pure Oil Company traffic regarding traffic along Golf Road and Hwy. 83, copy of which was sent to bit. Suloway of the State of Illinois; President Schlaver also asked Manager Appleby to forward copy to Consolidated Traffic g Engineering Company, calling attention at the same time to the need for widening of Hwy. 83 between Golf Road and the Tollway. Letter from Pure Oil Co., dated June 19, 1963: June 25, 1963 ear Mr. $chlaver: Traffic The Pure 0il Company has a long and continuing interest in the field of traffic safety. Recently our attention has been called to the traffic situation on Golf Road, a high speed, heavily travelled local highway. We believe a jazardous situation exists that can only be improved by expanding Golf Road to a four-lane highway west from Wolf Road in Des Plaines. This improvement would in our opinion facilitate the flow of traffic on Golf Road and make a material contribution toward improved traffic safetyon this important local highway. If you agree with our conclusion that Golf Road should be widened, you may wish to do what you can in order to obtain this imppovement. We will certainly appreciate any assistance that you can offer. Thanks very much. Yours very truly, Verne Whltnell, Manager, Employee $ Community Relations The following is a letter from ConsOlidated Traffic ~ Engineering Company dated June 20~h giving their report of traffic survey. "Dear Mr. Appleby: In reply to your inquiry as to the status of pmogress of the traffic and parking survey that we are making for the Village, we wish to submit the following: "1. A questionaire was sent to all church pastors, re- questing certain basic data~ as well as~information relative to traffic conditions at their church. "We received a reply from all churches. Where the pastors indicated they had a problem, a personal interview was arranged for and his problems were discussed in detail by one of our engineers. Also field studies were made on several Sundays to determine traffic operations and controls. This information will be considered in our final report and recommendations. "2. A questionaiDe was sent to all grade and high schools. A personal visit was made to all principals that indicated they had a traffic problem. This information will be submitted in our report. "3. Several field trips were made, along with studies of current aerial photos, to determine which street or streets should cross Well Creek. From the preliminary studies there are several streets which, because of their continuity lend themselves to this type treatment. "4. Recently field surveys were made of parking and turn- over of typical week days, as well as Saturday. Parking lots were checked for usage. This information is now being collated with findings to be intepreted and recommendations made where necessary. "5. Field surveys were made of traffic movement and con- gestion at several of the more important streets. From this infor- mation recommendations for street improvements are being prepared. "8. Visits were made to the County Highway Depamtment to discuss what highway plans are being projected for the Village, so that we can advise the Village Officials as to their effect on the street system. June 25, 1963 "7. Visits were made to the State of Illinois Highway traffic Department to discuss what highway plans are being projected for the Village~ similar to that above. This information~ will be discussed in our report. "8. Ail forms for gatherlng the above information were designed and printed. "9. Aerial photos were made Of the Village in order that the street system in the Village can be viewed from an overall aspect and proposed improvements indicated thereon. "We hope that this brief resume will indicate the progress that is being made. "Please be assured that we can submit interim recommenda- tions~ if such is desired by the officials. Very truly yours~ Richard G. Fenel" Police Village Manager Appleby read tetterof June 19th from 0fficer~Allan P. Taylor giving his resignation from the Police de- partment in order to go with the Detective Bureau of the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Trustee Bruhl~ seconded by Trustee Ekren, then moved that the Police & Fire Commission be directed to fill the vacanc~ caused by Officer Taylor's resignation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Phillips Ekren Casterline Absent: Bickley Motion carried. Trustee Casterline~ seconded by Trustee Bruhl, moved for Res. 27-63 the adoption of Res. 27-63: Wage Law MFT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PREVAILING WAGES IN THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE Upon roll call: ~yes: Bergen Bruhl Phillips Ekren Casterline Absent: Bickley Motion carried. Street Dept, Problem of possible lease-purchase arrangement for Hough Village vehicles Payloader and for shipper to be used by the Street Depar%Tnent was referred to the Finance Committee and Street Committee for recommendation. Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Casterline~ moved for Ord. 914 the passage of Ord. 914: Annexation United Plaza AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING PROPERTY TO THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT WHICH PROPERTY IS 731~FEET SOUTH- EASTERLY FROM BUSSE ROAD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ALGONQUIN ROAD. This is appeal for annexation br6ught by Walter Johnson co-incidental with request for rezoning which follows~ Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Phillips Ekren Casterline Pres. Schlaver Nays: None Absent: Bickley Motion carried. June 25~ 1963 Trustee Ekren, seconded by-Trustee Casterline, moved Ord. 915 for the passage of 0~d. 915: Zoning United Plaza AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT ZONING ORDINANCE RELATING TO PROPERTY 731 FEET SOUTHEASTERLY FROM BUSSE ROAD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ALGONQUIN ROAD This refers to Zoning Case 69-14, Walter Johnson, pezvnitting B-2 zoning. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Phillips Ekren Casterline Absent: Bickley Motion carried. Village Manager Appleby reported that the first samples Manager's are being taken for Dutch Elm Disease this year; tha~ Well 7 is now repom~ 1400 feet; that file me Country Club Subdivision 2nd Addition has been turned over to the Finance Committee; that bids are to be re- ceived on July 16th for sewer work and for lights on public parking lots. President Schlaver asked for concurrence of the Board in Plan his re-appointment of Louis Carton to the Plan Commission, teton To Commission expire May 1, 1967. Appointment Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved to concur in the re- appointment of President Schlaver of Louis Carton to the Plan Commission, ter¢~ to expire as of May 1, 1967. This motion carried by acclamation. President Schlaver mead following letter: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF COOK COUNTY, ILL. County Zoning June 22, 1963 THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF COOK COUNTY DEAR MEMBERS: As you know, a Tremendous amount of building development has been taking place in the unincorporated areas of Cook County as well as in the sububban cities and villages. Consequently, the County Board has been and will continue to be required to make de- cisions with regard to zoning which are crucial and will affect the development of Cook County for years To come. In full recognition of this responsibility, the Zoning Board of Appeals has conscientiously analyzed and evaluated the difficult, nebulous and elusive factors involved in the zoning problems presented for our consideration. Each of the members of the County Board has acted with great ca~e and deliberation in passing upon the recom- mendations which have been received by them from the Zoning Board of Appeals. Based upon the type of applications which have been pre- sensed to us, I think we would all agree that we stand presently upon the threshhold of an attempt by owners of land and real estate devel- opers to construct apartment house dwellings in even greater numbers than in the past in the unincorporated areas. An example is the two ordinances adopted at the meeting of the Board on Monday, June 17, 1963~ changing zoning To R6, the most intensive residential use per- June 25, 1963 ounty Zoning mitred under our zoning code. One of these rezonings was the Apartments subject matter of Item No. 54710 on the agenda of the Public Service Committee; the other was Item No. 55091 on the same agenda. The legal description of one of these parcels is as follows: Item No. 54710 -- The North 360.71 feet of the South 586.74 feet of the West 150 feet of the East 691 feet of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 11, as measured on the West line and the South llne of said Section, in Township 41 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois. The legal description of the other parcel is as follows: Item No. 55091 -- The east 450 feet of the North 555 feet of the Northwest QuarTer of the Northeast Quarter of Section 15, Town- ship 41 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois. The properties are in close proximity, lying to the west of Golf and Greenwood in Maine Twonship, one parcel being to the north of Golf and ~he other parcel being on the south side of Golf. Both ordinances were unanimously approved. In voting for the ordinances~ I was persuaded by the argument advanced by the Zoning Board of Appeals that the rezoning would help to solve the financial problems of the school district in which the parcels in question are located. The reasoning of the Board was that the occupants of the smallem apartments built in R6 zoning would not be as likely ~o have school-~ge children as the occupants of the larger apartments which are required under the former R5 zoning. R6 zoning may in some measure be a guarantee against the arrival of additional school-age children, but it will also bring a larger number of dwelling units into the area since its effect is ~o reduce lot area requirements from 2500 square feet per dwelling unit to 1500 square feet per dwelling unit. I am disturbed over the pos- sibility that the R6 zoning will create a host of new difficulties in a locale which only mecently commenced to develop and is already plagued with problems which are irritants to its mesidents. Serious inquiry must be made into what effect a larger number of dwelling units will have on the following: The adequacy of existing fire and police protection, water and sewer facilities, roads and highways; the potential impact of such a development on traffic patterns; and the consequences of the rezoning upon the future development of suburban areas. Unfortunately those who ob- jected failed to spell out the specific nature of their objections and were, therefore, not as helpful to the Zoning Board and County Board in making these inquiries as they might have been. I am also concerned with the effect our decisions will have on other applications for rezoning. The experts testifying on behalf of the rezoning stated a great demand exists in the suburban areas for small apartments of the type R6 zoning permits. If this is so, our action may open the floodgates to a new wave of zoning requests for an intensity of use that was severely limited in our ordinance adopted only three years ago. A successful land developer often finds his development ideas copied by others, and it will not be long before owners of other'vacant land attempt to June 25, 1963 atapult their property into R6. County Zoning Since the passage of the Cook County Zoning Ordinance Apartments in 1960, owners of vacant parcels have in many instances sought ~o change single family zoning to multiple R5 zoning with the purpose of giving more value to their land. Now the trend ap- pears to be in the direction of rezoning from R5 to R6 and even from single family to R6. This will give even greater value to land; the evidence in these cases indicates that a change from R5 to R6 zoning will result in almost doubling the value of the land. The impact of rezoning does not end at the borders of the parcel in question. These two parcels rezoned might well form the springboard for adjoining property owners to apply for rezoning to R6. In fact, in Item No. 54710 the applicant frankly stated that prior action of the County Board had rezoned to R6 his property directly east of the parcel now under consideration and that this prior action wa's the basis of his present request for an R6 rezoning. Is this not a classic example of pulling one's self up by his own boot straps? If these applications are granted, the County Board is likely to be triggering further R6 requests in this area as well as in other areas. Having taken this action, the County Board will find it extremely difficult to resist applications of a like nature. The introduction of R6 uses in this area could well form the basis for further zoning changes until large sections of the unincorporated area become filled with apartment houses. Several municipalities of Cook County have expressed extremeconcern over expanding apartment house construction in the unincorporated areas. In an unprecedented action, the Zoning Committee of the County Board held a meeting on May 8, 1963 at the Village Hall in Arlington Eeights for the purpose of confer- ring with the membership of the Northwest Municipal Conference. This organization consists of presidents or mayors of the fol- lowing villages or cities and many of the elected and appointed officials of these municipalities: Arlington Heights~ Barrington, Barrington Hills, South Barrington, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, NoffTnan Estates, Mount Prospect~ Park Ridge, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Wheeling and Schaumburg. Strong objections were presented by these officials to any change in zoning either by action of the County Board or by judicial decision which would permit more apartment construction in the unincorporated areas or a more intense use of land. These representatives spoke from close personal observation and exper- ience. Their position was based on the increased demand for municipal services which expanded apartment development places on their already over-taxed municipal facilities. Following that meeting, I attended a night meeting at the Niles Village Hall. Jresent were the president of Niles, of- ficials of the village an~.officials, including the able super- intendent, of the school distDict in which these two properties are located. They, like the municipal officials who attended the Arlington Heights meeting, objected to multiple family construc- tion and their objections were focused on the very area to which these app.lications relate. Perhaps R6 is good medication for the local school ills, but those who attended this meeting did not indicate confidence in the healing effect of any type of apartment construction. And what information I have obtained since our meeting last Monday reveal~kat the people who~est!e with local school problems in the area are not impressed by the curative value of an R6 prescription. June 25', 1963 County Zoning The traditional concept of suburban development has been Apartments open space, grass, light and air in contrast to the more crowded development of the city. R6 zoning contravenes that traditional image of suburbia. The trend in unincorporated Cook County to construction of apartment complexes is being duplicated in the suburbs of other large metropolitan areas. Large apartment struc- tures containing small apartments similar to those found in the central city are being provided in the suburban areas. Perhaps development of this nature cannot be blocked; perhaps suburban areas with a more citylike appearance is a requirement of the future--desired by the people and best for our metropolitan areas. But, before we embark upon a path, the ultimate result of which will be to make the suburban areas undistinguishable from the city itselt, I would suggest that deeper consideration be given to this problem. I would like to see the public given greater opportunity to discuss what the development of the future should be. I am, therefore, vetoing the action taken by the County Board on Items Nos. 54710 and 55091 to allow the County Board to take a second look at the trend of development not only in this area but throughout the entire unincorporated part of the County. If theCounty Board desires to reconsider these matters, it would be my recommendation that it do so at a special meeting he~d at night in Maine Township so that the residents of the area may have ample opportunity to come forth and express their views. At such a hearing I would suggest a more penetrating inquiry than the transcript reveals into whether the community involved has planned for R6 zoning and is prepared and equippDd to handle it. If single family residential development is to be dis- couraged in the unincorporated areas, the Cook County Board should decree its farewell with more than a passing salute. We have a serious obligation to call this trend to the attention of the resi- dents of the suburban areas so that all of us, including officials of suburban municipalities, may make intelligent plans for the future. . Respectfully yours, Seymour Simon President Attorney Hofert reported that the conclusion of Water- works Bonds and purchase of Cook County Water Company should be made by this coming Monday. Mr. Hofert also reported that sale of !Lot 4 Maplecrest Lot 4 Maplecrest along Rand Road is being concluded; that by law this parcel of property must be served water and sewage service by Citizens Utility Company. County Zoning Mr. Hofert also reported that he attended County Zoning Hearing re Cases 590, 591 and 592, and registered objection by the Village; that Fire Chief Haberkamp and Building Inspector Joe Pecoraro did a fine job appearing as witnesses for the Village. Mr. Appleby added that the Village Attorney also did a very ,fine job presenting his case and bringing out evidence that until lately has not been brought forth in zoning cases of this kind. Engineer Ben Hemmeter verbally reported that Mr. Serafine Building Dept. is beginning repair and reconstruction of building on East Lincoln which had been inadvertently built partially over a sewer line. Adjournment by acclamation at 9:52 P.M. Respectfully submitted~ Ruth C. Wilson, Village Clerk June 25, 1963