Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/12/1963 VB minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD MARCH 12, ~963 , President Schlaver called the meeting to order at 8:16 P.M. roll call with the following trustees present: Bruhl Casterline Absent: Bickley, who Ekren Phillips Gaw arrived later Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Gaw, moved for ap- proval of the minutes of March 5th as submitted. minutes Upon ro~l call: Ayes: Bruhl Casterline Ekren Phillips Gaw Motion carried. Trustee Bickley arrived at 8:19 P.M. Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved for payment of the following bills: hills General $11,686.09 Library 735.11 Motor Fuel Tax 11,600.00 Water, operations 5,899.01 Water bond $ int. 1955 4,831.25 S3q,751.46 Upon roll call: Ayes: Bruhl Casterline Bickley Ekren Phillips Gaw Motion carried. Trustee Casterline read letter dated March 11 from the Electri- Electrical cal Commission requesting a change in the electrical permit fee permit fee: schedule, as the present fees are too low and no~ in accord with fees of surrounding municipalities. This letter was referred ~o the Build- ing Committee for further study. Trustee Bruhl read the following letter from Paul D. Speer, Waterworks & Municipal Finance Consultant: Sewerage March 11, 1963 Bonds, 1963 "We have received Mr. Johnson's projection of operations of the Water- works and Sewerage System of the Village of Mount Prospect. As soon as we have the estimates of cost on the work to be done, we will be able to proceed to invite the holders of the present bonds to surren- der or exchange their bonds. "For that purpose, we would like to have a letter indicating our author- ity to offer William Blair & Company, the underwriter of the 1955 Issue, a fee of 1/2 of 1% for contacting the bondholders and securing their assent to either surrender or exchange for new bonds. As you know, we already have the consent of the St. Paul Fire and Marine, and I under- stand also that of the individual holder of the last issue. Best regards, Paul D. Speer" Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Phillips, moved that the Village authorize Mr. Paul Speer to offer William Blair g Company, the under- writer of the 1955 issue, s fee of 1/2 of 1% for contacting the bond- holders and securing their assen~ to either surrender or exchange for new bonds. March 12, 1963 Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Casterline Ekren Gaw Phillips Motion carried. Trustee Ekren read the following petition for annexation Petition for from E. L. Trendel Associates: Annexation Trendel "Dear Sir: We enclose herewith in triplicate three separate verified Petitions for Annexation executed by the respective owners of record. Said Petitions request the' annexation of three contiguous parcels of real estate totalling approximately thirteen acres of land on the west side of Busse Road contiguous to the present boundaries of the Village of Mount Prospect. "There is also enclosed, in triplicate, a Petition for the rezoning of said property from R-i' to R-4~. Said Petition for Rezoning is executed by the undersigned as contract purchaser from all of the above owners of record. If the petition for rezoning must also be executed by the owners of record, kindly advise us and we will ob- tain their signatures on the petition. "The enclosed petitions for annexation are expressly conditioned upon favorable action by the Village Board of Trustees on the en- closed petition for mezoning. We respectfully request that said petition for rezoning be set 'for early hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals for pre-annexation zoning hearing. "Our attorney, Mr. Ray W. Fick, Jr., 105 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois, has been advised by your Village Attorney, Mr. Hofert, that in the event the Board of Trustees does not see fit to grant the requested rezonlng, the enclosed petitions for an- nexation will not be granted. The enclosed petitions are filed in reliance on this information. Kindlyadvise us at your earliest convenience if this information is not correct. Yours ver~ truly, f.L. Trendel, Pres. E. L. Trendel g Associates This refers to property on the west side of Busse Road, south of Algonquin Road. Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Bickley, moved that the Board of Appeals be directed to hold hearing for request of Trendel Associates for rezoning to R-4 contingent upon annexation at the next regular meeting. This motion carried by acclamation. Trustee Phillips, of-the:!Wa~er~'Commi~t~:~em~ded..the~Board Waterworks that~re&apl, dated March llth by Consoer, Townsend g Associates given 1963 tO each member ~ncluded requirements for water revenue bond program, bonds which has.already been acted upon; and then moved, seconded by Trustee Gaw, that there be incorporated into the water improvement program an allowance for erection of a pump house at Well #6. This estimated at an additional amount of $15,000. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Casterllne Ekren Gaw Phillips Motion carried. Trustee Phillips, seconded by Trustee Bickley, moved that Mr. Paul Speer be instructed to include projects incorporated into March 12, 1963 econd Supplement to Report on Water Works Improvements dated March B, 1962 which includes the total requirements of the Water Revenue Bond Program, and that Mr. Speer proceed with the Water Bond financing. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Casterline Ekren Gaw Phillips Motion carried. Trustee Phillips, seconded by Trustee Bickley, read job Fire Dept. specifications for the post of Lieutenant in t~e Fire Department, Lieutenant & and then moved, seconded by Trustee Bickley, that the Village other posts Attorney be directed to prepare a resolution creating the posi- tion gf Fire Lieutenant,. allowing three vacancies to be filled, at a salary of $7,308 per annum. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Casterline Ekren Gaw Phillips Motion carried. Trustee Phillips, seconded.by Trustee Casterline, moved that the Fire & Police Commission be instructed by the Village manager to proceed with the examinations for position of Fire Lieutenant. This motion carried by acclamation. Trustee Bickley read the following letter from Consolidated Traffic g Transportation Engineering Service: Traffic March 8, 1963 Dear Mr. Appleby: This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of February 27~ 1963, notifying us that we have been awarded the conzrac~ for performing a Traffic Study as outlined in our letter to you of February 2, 1963. We appreciate the confidence that your Board and you have placed in us. Rest assured that we will do everything possible to justify this action. We will call on you shortly and submit an ouzline of the desired maps and information which we trust your Staff will be able to furnish us. You will recall that we mentioned in our letter of February 2, that it would be inadvisable to conduct any field counts and surveys at this time. However, we are proceeding to gather information regarding parking problems at the schools and churches. We want to thank you again for selecting us to serve your Village~ and will call on you from time to time as the occation necessitates. Cordially yours, Ralph F. Gross Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Bruhl, moved for adop- tion of Res. 7-63: Res. 7-63 County zoning A RESOLUTION OBJECTING TO THE REZONING OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES IN COOK COUNTY DOCKETED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF COOK COUNTY AS DOCKETS 421, 422 and 423. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Casterline Ekren Gaw Phillips Motion carried. March 12, 1963 '7/3 Ord. 896 Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Bickley, moved for Zoning Map the passage of Ord. 896: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCOMPLISHING COMPREHENSIVE TEXT AND MAP REVISIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Ekren Gaw Casterline Phillips ., Motion carried. President $chlaver appointed the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals to act as a Zoning Commission mentioned in above Ord. 896. Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Bruhl~, moved that the Board of Trustees concur in the appointment by the President of the Zoning Board of Appeals to act as Zoning Commission and that this Zoning Commission hear petition of the Village recomprehensive text and map revisions of the Zoning Ordinances, at hearing~to be held March 29th. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Casterline Ekren Gaw Phillips ~MotiOn carried. Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Bickley, moved that the following notice be published in the March 14th issue of the local newspaper. This motion carried by acclamation: CASE 68-3: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Appeals of the Village of Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois, sitting as a Zoning Co~ission as provided for by ordinance, will conduct a public hearing at the hour of 8:00 P.M., on the 29th day of March, 1963, at the Village Hall, 112 East Northwest Hwy., Mount Prospect, Illinois, on the question of adopting a comprehensive text and map revision of the Zoning Ordi- nances of Mount Prospect; at which time and place all interested parties may appear. . Copies of said revisions are presently available with the Village Clerk of the Village of Mount Prospect for inspection. Eugene Martin, Chairman Zoning Commission Shell Oil Co. Shell Oil Company submitted plat showing proposed water line to be installed in area to be annexed on North Main. This was re- ferred to the Water Committee. Traffic - Village Manager Appleby read letter from Mr. Marshall Golf & Busse Suloway of the Highway Department addressed to Fire Chief Haberkamp Rds. which stated that the Highway Department would be willing to incor- Fire Dept. porate remote control of lights to be erected at Golf and Busse lights Roads, to be operated by the Fire Department when needed. This would allow the Fire Department to turn all lights red when leaving contemplated south side fire station, clearing a lane of traffic in all directions; estimated cost, $1500. Trustee Bruhl, seconded by ~Trustee Phillips, moved that $1500 be authorized for installation of traffic lights control at the corner of Busse and Golf Roads. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Casterline Ekren Gaw Phillips Motion carried. March 12, 1963 Village Manager Appleby brought up County Zoning Docket 503, County Zonln~ petition for B-3 zoning to erect restaurant on north side of Rand Docket 503 Road west of Hwy. 83; no liquor license. Mr. Appleby was asked to attend this hearing, to be held March 20th. Mr. Appleby informed the Board that the plat of subdivision Louis Garde~ of Louis Gardens has been retUrned for revision because the Board of Sub Education is purchasing part of this area. The plat will be re-sub- mitred at a later date. Mr. Appleby also informed the Board that Northern Illinois Gas Co. Gas Company is increasing the number of free therms allowed the Village Hall for their use, based on the increase in population. Problem of drainage at 115 So. Kenilworth Avenue due to sewer elevation of lot at that point was referred to Street Committee with permissiOn to confer with any other committee considered necessary. President Schlaver stated that he had received letters of Street light thanks from Pastor Zeile of St. Paul's Lutheran Church for new street lights around these churches. These lights were installed with the cooperation of Mr. Seltz of Public Service Company. President Schlaver read two letters, one dated March 7th Metropolitan from Messrs. Bacon and Baltis of the Sanitary District, and the other Sanitary from Mayor Herbert Be~rel of Des Plaines, shown below: District March 7, 1963 Weller Creek "Dear President Schlaver: "Weller Creek, which drains an area of approximately 17 square miles, including the Village of Arlington Heights, the Village of Mount Prospect, the City of Des Plaines, a portion of the City of Rolling Meadows, and adjoining unincorporated areas, has presented a very serious storm drainage problem due to the inadequacy of its channel,' plus the existence of many restrictive bridge or culvert openings. "The Sanitary District is vitally concerned with this drainage problem due to the fact that many new subdivisions are being built in the area, and, for all practical purposes, have no drainage outlet for their storm sewer systems. The Sanitary District's facilities are seriously affected by the fact that Weller Creek causes a backup in the local sewer systems, and the Sanitary District's storm relief facilities cannot operate as designed. Because of these conditions, the health and welfare of the populace residing in the Weller Creek Watershed could be seriously jeopardized. "In order to expedite a project to remedy the present defi- ciencies of Weller Creek, it is considered necessary that all inter- ested officials concerned with the matter meet with the purpose in mind of reaching an agreement on any differences of opinion as to the State's proposed plan of improvement. "In addition, ways and means of having the necessary legis- lation introduced in the General Assembly and the release of monies for construction of the authorized project should be explored. The Sanitary District, in this respect, considers that the entire length of Weller Creek should be improved immediately rather than in a number of stages over a period of time. "Such a meeting as outlined above willbe held in the Board Room of the Sanitary District on Tuesday, March 19, 1963, at 1:30 P.M~ Your presence, and that of any others you may care to bring, is urgently requested. very truly yours, Walter S. Baltis Trustee, Chairman of Drainage, Storm Flow and Engineering Committee Vinton W. Bacon General Superintendent" March 12, 1963 eller Creek March 11, 1963 "Dear President Schlaver: "No doubt you have learned that Governor Kernerhas authorized release of $819,000 to the Department of Public Works for that portion of the Weller Creek improvement beginning at the Des Plaines River and designated as "Stage I" in the plans of the State Division of Waterways. "On behalf of the City of Des Plaines, I should like to convey to you our sincere thanks and grateful appbeciation for the assistance and cooperation given by yourself and other members of your board in preparation of House Bill No. 1571, carrying it through the State legislature, including our visits to the Governorts office. "I should particularly like to express our thanks to your attorney, Ed Hofert~ Harold Appleby, Parker Ekren and Harry Bruhl, all of whom were instrumental ih having this bill passed. "We are not unmind'ful of this great assistance and assure you that we will continue to cooperate with you, that the balance of monies still to be authorized may be forthcoming shortly. Yours very truly, Herbert H. Behrel Mayor THE CITY OF DES PLAINES" President Schlaver stated that he thoughtthe work of certain mem- bers of the Board was very worth while in starting this creek control and it is the hope of the Board that the District will finish this program in a unified manner instead of by stages. Attorney Hofert reported that the prime concern of his of- Cook County flce for the past week had been meeting with officers and stock- Water Co. holders of Cook County Water Company; this in conjunction with Mr. James King and Mr. David Creamer; meeting held with Colonial Heights' Neal Hunter and Attorney Dudley Sullivan; discussion with Mr. Fenlan of the Sanlta~y District. President Schlav~announced that sales tax had been received sales Tax for the month of December in th~ amoun~ of $32,802, largest sum ever before received by this Village. Trustee Bickley brought up subject of 20-ft. easement running Easement for east and west through Albert, George and Edward Streets between East sidewalks Council Trail and East Lonnquist Blvd., stating that this easement had originally been set up as pedestrian walk to break up two-block length. Trustee Bickley, seconded by Trustee Gaw, moved that the VillaKe Manager have plans and specifications prepared and secure bids for the installation of sidewalks in a 2-block area as designated above. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Casterline Ekren Gaw Phillips Motion carried. Mr. Michael Mokate arose from the audience stating that he had Weller Creek made a separate, private investigation of conditions in Weller Creek and had reports from a laboratory showing that the water in the Creek is in very unsanitary condition. He turned these documents over to the President. Adjournment by ~acclamation at 9:37 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Ruth C. Wilson, Clerk Ma~ch 12, 1963