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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/29/1964 VB minutes MINUTES OF SPECIAn MEETING OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD JUNE 29, 196~ Clerk Ruth Wilson called the special meeting to order at 8:10 P.M., which meeting was duly called and notice duly given to all T~ustees~ the following members were present: roll call Bergen Busse Casterline Ekren Phillips T~ustee Bruhl a~ived at 8:14 Absent: President Schlaver T~ustee Casterline~ seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved for Tmustee Phillips %0 act as P~esident P~o Tem for the meeting. This motion ca~ied by acclamation. The first item brought befoz'e this special meeting Rand Auto Wash was the Rand Road Auto Wash. Mr. Appleby reported that the plan (Continental 0il with the new acceleration lane is acceptable to the State and the Co. - see petitioners were ready to go ahead with the car wash as on this Zoning Case plan, which would eliminate the north driveway and move the two 62-33) northerly d~iveways farther south. Mr. Pecora, Mr. Gill and McPartlin~ a Vice President of the Mortgage Dept. of the Commer- cial National Bank, Chicago, were at the meeting representing the cam wash. M~. Pecora stated that they had bought the extra property on the west for ext~ra pa~ki~ of cars and had no intent to use it for anything else at this time. Mr. Hofert explained ~hat this piece of property, whether annexed to the Village or left in the County, would have to have a Special. Use permit for the car wash. Mr. Pecora stated that if the State's plan were used they would not use the no~herly part of it abutting Rand Road for anything else at this time. Mn. McPartlin stated that the petitioners had a Con- tract to purchase all of the property on Rand Road and, before he would agree to a covenant running with .the land that the bal- ance of the land would be used only for a ca~-wash and g~Dline facilities, he would have to talk to the principals involved. Mr. Pecora was asked to present a ~evised set of plans which would incorporate the exterior layout of the plans approved by the State and the interior layout of the plans originally presented to the Village and a covenant that the land would not be used for other than a car wash. The second item brought before themeeting .was Special S.A. #63 Assessment No. 63, Kenilworth Avenue et al. M~. Hofert explained Kenilworth Ave that the total cost of the improvemen~ on Kenilwo~h and Prospec~ pavin~ Avenues including relocation of sidewalks, pavements and drive- ways along Kenilworth south of Thayer would cost $~8,000.of which there was $13,000 in public benefit and assessment for the proper- ty on-~enilworth south of Thayer in the amountof $16,000, an assessme~t~of $18,000 for'the p~opemty'nor~h.of Thayer~ and that the $13,000 in public benefit had been spread in suc~ a manner as to benefit Kenilworth south of Thayer with little regard for any public benefit to any improvemenT.~orth of Thayer. Mr. Hofert explained this byreferTing-to a map which showed the various lots in the improvement andthe assessment for each lo~. Me that legal objections have ~been filed by Messrs. t~miger and Di Mucci objecting to the assessment north of Thayer on the grounds: June 29, 196~ 1. That their property was not benefited to the extent of the assessment against the various lots. 2. That the public,benefits were unevenly distributed. , Mr. Hofe~t stated that appraiser, Raymond Wright, had indicated to him that he could not testify in favor of the roll as to the assessment north of Thayer, and felt the amount as- sassed against the impDDvement north of Thayer was in error by at least $6,000 and the assessment north of Thayer would have to be reduced by $6,000 before he would 'testify in favor of the roll. Mr. Hofert stated the Village had the following alterna- tives: Accord an additional $6,000 in public benefit to the property north of Thayer and obtain the agreement of the objec.tors to proceed with the special assessment on this revised basis. Encourage the Park Distr~ct tO condemn the property north of Thayer and~vacate the streets after it had acquired same. In this regard Mr.. Payr~e, P~esident of the Park Boar~, stated that although he had not talked to his board, a pa~k could be used in this area ~nd this property ~together with the vacated streets would constitute a desirable park and he ,was willing to bring this issue before the Park Board. Mr. Mofert said another alternative was to abandon, the present special assessment and start a new special assessmant 66r Kenilworth south of Thayer and, if the Village wished, start another special assessment for this area north of Thayer, thus having two separate special assessments which could be handled much more speciously. Mr. Wright verified t~he statements which had been made by Mr. Mofert relative to what his testimony wQ~ld be ~nd his refusal to testify unless additional public benefits were accorded the area north of Thayer. He indicated that the reason the cost of the improvement north of Thayer did not equal the amount shown on the. roll was the fact there were too many streets for the land involved. He recommended improving Kenilwo~h south of Thayer and letting the property owners improve their own property at a future date. There was general discussion had as to whether or. not the public benefit accorded Kenilworth south of Thayer was too great and should be reduced. T~ustee Busse, seconded by T~ustee .Ekren~ moved tocon- tinue the special assessment spreading the assessment along Kenil- worth between Central and Thayer with public benefits not toex- ceed 20% and to ignore the proper~y north of Thayer and leave this for future development, at which time the developer would be asked to improve the streets. After discussion this motion was withdrawn, --~ Trustee Casterline, seconded by T~ustee Bruhl, moved to authorize the Village Attorney to proceed with the Special As, sessment with an addition of $6~000 additional public benefitl t° be used on the property north of Thayer. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Casterline Nays: Busse Ekren Phillips Motion failed. June 29~ 196~ S. A. $63 Kenilworth Ave Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Phillips, moved to proceed with the assessment from Central to Thayer and authorize the Village Attorney to revise the assessment accordingly so that the property owners would be assessed approximately the same, elim- inating the Di Mucei and Irmiger area north of Thayer. Before roll call was completed the motion was withdrawn. Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Bruhl, moved to author- ize the Village Attorney to ask for a continuance of the case. Upon roll call: Ayes: Busse Bruhl Ekren Phillips Nays: Bergen Casterline Motion carried. Adjournment hy acclamation at 11:05 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Ruth C. Wilson, Clerk June 29, 1964