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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/21/1961 VB minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF '.'~ BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING ON FEBRUARY 21, 1961 President I~ms called the meeting to order at 8:08 P.M. with the following trustees present: Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw and Norris. roll cal~ Absent, Trustee Schlaver. Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Gaw, moved that the minutes of the previous meeting of February 14th be approved as submitted. The minutes President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw and Norris. Absent, Trustee Schlaver. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Gaw, seconded by Trustee Norris, moved that the following bills for the week of February 21st be approved as follOWs: General $11,62B.11 Parking Syst. Rev. 188.50 bills Library 1,649.02 Water, operations 3,888.42 $17,349.05 The President p~t the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw and Norris. Absent, Trustee Schlaver. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Gaw, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that the Financial Report for the month of January, 1961 be approved and placed on file. The Financial President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following report response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw and Norris. Absent, Trustee Schlaver. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Norris, moved that the Clerk be authorized to open the bids presented from contractors for Open bids fc building the addition to the Village Hall. This motion carried by Village Hall acclamation, and the bids were opened and read accordingly. Addition (bid list herein enclosed and made part of the minutss) Trustee Ekren, seconded by TrusteeAirey, moved that the foregoing bids be referred to the Building & Grounds Committee and the architect for study and recommendation. This motion carried by acclamation. Trustee Oaster~ine, seconded by Trustee Norris, moved that any certified checks submitted by bidders whose base bid was $180,000 or over be return bid chec~ returned to them sub,eot to the approval of the architect. This motion carried by acclamation. President Lams read the follOWing letter from the Library Board: February 21, 1961 Library Mount Prospect Village Board Board Gentlemen: The Library Board herewith submits its resolution asking for a referendum on March 18, 1961, for the issuance of Village bonds in the amount of $198,000 in accordance with the plan proposed by the Village Board at the joint conference of January 20, 1961. The Library Board is grateful to the Village Board for its help in the matter of the Busse property purchase. It is aware of vexing problems which have risen overnight. These, however, do not alter the acute and immediate need for expanded library area in which to provide service for the more than lO,O00 who actively use the library and whose requirements must be the Library Board's first duty. Yours very truly, Mount Prospect Library Board Ruth K. Anderson, Secretary February 21, 1961 '64 President Lams also reported that the Park District is proposing a referendum to be held on April ~s~ for the purchase of the golf course and an area on the north Side. Discussion ensued, in which the following persons gave reasons for holding the Library referendum on March 18th: Referendums - Library and Dorothy Kester - Chairman of the Library Board Park District . Robert Pitt - ~ 10 So. William L. W. Snyder - - 502 SOuth Ioka Gil Liebenow - - 400 North Main Victor Btttner - 300 West Milburn Mary Lauck - - 217 North Elmhurst Clerk Reynolds and Attorney Downing pointed out that it might not be physically or legally possible to hold a referendum that soon, asking them'to consider running this proposition along with the regular April 18th electiens. Mr. Bittner, acting as spokesman, insisted that the referendum be held on March 18th, stating that members of~ the Board of Trustees had Promised themthis date. Attorney DOWning stated that every effort would be made to do so, but that there were only four working days in which to do it~ and he could not promise to have everything in order. Trustee Airey, secnnded by Trustee Norris, then moved that the Village Board concur in the resolu%ion presented to them by the Board of Library Directors of the Village of Meunt Prospect, authorizing the Village Attorneyto prepare the necessary ordinance and to engage the services of Chapman & Cutler for bond approval. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris. Absent, Schlaver. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Airey outlinedthe items that are before the Judiciary Committee. Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved for the passage of Ord. #Y49: Zoning Ordinance AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 8 AND SECTION ?.2 OF amendment THE VILLAGE OE MOUNT PROSPECT ZONING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED This ordinance deletes from the R-$ Section of the Zoning Ordinance the following: "4. General hospitals for humans, orphanages, homes for the aged and similar institutions, with sleeping roomsin number not exceeding one for each 800 squ~re feet'ef lot area." and adds it tothe B-2 District. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with thefoll~wing~esponse: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw and Norris. Absent, Schlaver. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Norris, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that the Firemen's Mount Prospect Firemen's Pension Fund be established, with deposits to Pension Fund be made at the Mount Prospect State Bank. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following respcnse: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Castertine, Ekren, Gaw and Norris. Absent, Schlaver. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Clerk Reynolds announced there would be voter registration in voting registration the Village Hall on Marchl, 2 and B during regular hours~ and from ?:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. on March Brd. Trustee Ekren, secon~ded by Trustee Airey, moved that the plat Colonial Heights of Colonial Heights ~g~.~Addition be referred to the Plan Sub. (outside of Commission for study and recommendation. This motion carried by Village) acclamation. February 21, 1981 Village Manager Appleby announced County Zoning hearing to be held on March 8th: County Docket #lB1 Zoning Three acres located on the north side of Dempster Street 181 Ft. west of Busse Road in Elk Grove Township, asking permission to erect an Electric Substation in residential district. Docket #146 One acre on west side of Ltnneman Road about 659 ft. north of De~pster, asking for well pumping station and ground storage tank, in residential district. Mr. Appleby stated that he would attend this hearing and report to the Board. Mr. Appleby presented the State audits of the Motor Fuel Tax ~T Audit Fund for calendar years 1958 and 195~. Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Norris, moved for adjournment, and the meeting was regularly adjourned at 10:15 P.M. February 21, 1961