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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/12/1957 VB minutes 396 with the following response: Ayes: All, Nays: None, whereupon thePresiden t declared the mation carried and Resolution .No. 21-57 formally adopted. Mr. Eugene White, of 713 Hi Lusi, inquired of the BQard the reasons for their objeotions to the rezoning of properties consisting of approximately 29~ acres located on the north side of Evanston- Elgin Road and approximately 350 ft. west of Mount Prospect Road. Objeetions to the proposed rezoning had been filed with the Zoning Board of Appeals of Cook County on October 22, 1957, on the grounds that it would affect the public health and safety 0 f the residents of the Village of Mount Prospect. Mr. White requested the Board of Trustees to reconsider their objections to the above rezoning on the strength of past performance 0 f the .finn which he represented, Semmerling Home Builders. There being no motion to reconsider the above objections, Pres- ident Lams declared the matter closed. Some discussion of the installation of a foot bridge over Weller Creek at the foot of Main Street resulted in the suggestion to interested citizens that they contact Mr. O'Day in an effort to learn the stage of the progress being made on said bridge. There being no further busines s to come before the board, it was moved by Trustee Broad and seconded by Trustee Norris that the meeting be adjourned. The President put the question and a vote was taken by aeclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned at 10:40 P.M. aJ~a-> 9'/ ~ William H. Keith. Village Clerk MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, NOVEJYlBER 12, 1957. The meeting was called to order at 8:42 P.M. by President Lams and the Clerk was then directed to call the roll. On roll call, the following Trustees ,answered "Present'l: Airey, Casterline, Norri 51, Schlaver and Willer. Absent: Trustee Broad. All Trustees having previously received copies of the minutes of a meeting held November 5, 1957, a motion was made by Trustee Norris and seconded by Trustee Casterline that the minutes be approved as submitted. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None, whereupon the President declared the motion carried and said minutes approved as submitted. Trustee Airey read the following letter: November 12, 1957 Mount Prospect Village Board Board of Trustees 112 E. Northwest Highway Mount Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: November 5t 1957 39'd A few months back the Park District installed a public sidewalk on the West Side of Elmhurst Road from Council Trail to Na Wa Ta Trail crossing Weller Creek. Due to the location of the bridge the portion of walk on the bridge proper is at the position of the curb. This, in the minds of the Park Board, constitutes a very bad hazard, especially to the childreN as they bike to and from school. Request is hereby made for your consent in permitting the Park District to install a two inch rail fence approximately 83 feet in length at the curb as a safety measure. This fence would be 36 inches in height with the center rail 18 inches high. This installation would be made by the Chicago Cyclone Fence Company. Your immediate reply and concurrence would be greatly appreciated. Yours very truly, ".,....~ sj Edward W. Boddy Secretary for the MOUNT PROSPb;CT PARK DIS'fRICT. /""......... \....-/ ~; <,1:.- A motion was made by 'l'rus tee Airey and seconded b Trustee Norris to grant the request of the Park Distric as contained in the above letter of November 12. The Presiden t put the question and the vo te was taken by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. .~.~t r"-:'''~\ '- It was moved by '1rustee Schlaver and seconded by Trustee Norris that in response to their request dated August 23, 1957 a permit be issued to A. L. Jackson Company to furnish and install a t their own expense, a 10" water main along Central Road in accordance with drawing prepared by A. Epstein & Sons, Inc., entitled "Plan and Profile 10" Water Main Extension", dated November 19, 1956, revised to June 10, 1957 and specifications enti tled "tvater Main Extension"dated November 19, 1956, as approved by Consoer, Townsend, & Associates, the Village Engineers, in accordance wi th Village Ordinances. 'Ihe President put the questioj and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Airey, Casterline, Norris and Schlaver. Nays: Trustee Willer, Absent: Trustee Broad, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by 'I'rustee Schlaver and seconded by Trustee Airey that the Village Manager be authorized to secure bids for end loader and back hoe with suitable tractor for street and water department use. The President put the question and the vote was taken by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Schlaver read a proposed ordinance for the first time. AN ORDINANCE TO INCREASE THE WATER DEPOSIT FEE FROM $5.00 TO $10.00. ~" ? Trustee Casterline stated that some comp~aints had been registered on the inadequate lighting at the intersection of Maple and Evergreen Streets~ He further stated that this has become more apparent because of recently installed sand bag parking. A motion was made by Trustee Casterline and seconded by T~ustee Willer to authorize the Village Manager to contact the Public Service Company for the purpose of having a suitable light installed in the circle at the intersection of Maple and Evergreen. The President put the question, and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. November 5~ 1957 0g..Q,/ 2) ~ lJ Trustee Casterline made the following motion that was seconded by Trustee Norris: "Move that the Village Attorney be authorized to prepare an ord- inance designating Central as a through street, requiring traffic to stop (not Northwest Highw~l) before entering Central between Arthur Avenue~st,..... T/lff and Mt. Pro spect.R&~ the East'.. Police Chi ef /) Whittenberg told of a dire need for school crossing guards. He requested anyone interested in such AN assignment, contact the Police Department. Trustee Airey informed the assembly that Crossing Guards cost the Village approximately $11,000.00 per year. Much discussion ensued concerning crossing guards. 'I'he President restated the motion made by 'l'rustee Casterline and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Mr. Salvator DiMucci requested that water mains be installed to feed the property located at Arthur and Central Road. Mr. DiMucci stated that he represented Mr. George Kirchhoff and felt obligated to furnish water to said property. He stated that previous committment had been made to furnish water to this property in exchange for an easement. This matter was referred to the Water Committee. Trustee Willer read rules of Board of Appeals as follows: RULES OF BOARD OF APPEAL S. 1. Regular hearings requiring publication to be held on the last Friday of the month at 8 P.M. 2. Appeals from the rulings of the Building Supt. will be heard on the last Friday of each month at 7:30 P.M. 3. Proof of ownership required for all rezoning petitions to be provided at the time of hearing. ~.. Peti tioner or legally qualified representative required to be present at all hearings. 5. Petitions must state concisely what is wanted and why. 6. Personal appearance required. Objections or assents by letter not acceptable. 7. There are three types of Variations which will be heard by the Board of Appeals. (a) Appeals from the rulings of the Building Supt. These are classed as minor variations from the buil~ing code, or minor variations (less than 25%) of the zoning restrictions. These do not require pUblication. (b) Variations in land use specified in the Zoning Ordinance. These require publication notice and a court reporter. (c) Variations greater than 25% of the specified zoning classification. These are treated as in (b) Board of Appeals. Trustee Willer then read the following letter: No vember 4, 1957 Board of Trustees Village of Mt. Prospect Mt. Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: In re Case 57-13 November 5~ 1957 .'.Q9: ~ Q..,W v Petition 57-13 concerns the reclassification of a triangular tract of land fronting on Central Road to the South and bounded on the Northeast by Rand Road. Said tract was divided into six separate parcels by the petitioner and he requested a: B-3 classification for pcl. 1 B-3 " II It 2 P-3 " II tt tt 3 P-3 " tt " 4 B-1 " " " 5 B-3 " u " 6 Said Property is presently in the County of Cook and Zoned F(Farming) by the County of Cook. The Zoning commission recommends too t if said property ,9hould be annexed by the Village of Mt. Prospect tha t pcls. 2 through and including pcl. 6 be zoned as petitioned ~~'" As to pcl. 1, the Zoning Commission recommends that the reclassification petitioned for be denied. (vote 5 to The Zoning Commission does further recommend that pcl. 1 be classified P-3 (vote 5 to 0). In re Case S7-16 :""'~~ ;l.,.-.'i! ,~-t Petition 57-16 concerns the North Westerly corner of North West Highway and William. Said property is presently zoned B-1. Petitioner requested a rezoning to B-3. No objection was made to the relief petitioned for. The Zoning Commission recommends the reclassification of said property to B-3. Vote 5 to O. S/ Eugene F. W. Martin, Chairman. Trustee Willer requested the Village Clerk to furnish a copy of the Plat referred to in Case 57-13 to the Judiciary Committee for further study. A motion was made by Trustee Willer and seconded Trustee Schlaver to concur in the recommendation of the Zoning Commission with respect to Case 57-16 and to authorize the Village Attorney to draw up the necessary papers to bring about the Zoning change. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None, whereupol the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Willer read a proposed ordinance for the first time. AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE INCREASE OF ANNUAL FEES FOR MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES. Trustee Willer read a proposed ordinance for the first time. AN ORDINANCE PER1'AINING TO THE FURNISHING AND DISPLAY OF VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS OR STICKERS. Village Manager Appleby reviewed the rising cost of all services to the Village and presented reasons wh~ the increases contained in the 2 previously read ord- inanceS were necessary. Trustee Willer read the following communication: November 10, 1957 412 Foundry Road Mt. Prospect, Illinois Board of Trustees Village of Mount Prospect 112 East Northwest Highway Mount Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: Attached is a petition from the community of Prospect Meadows in wr:ich we set forth our objections to the proposed rezoning and annexation of the property November 5, 1957 400>/ located between Foundry and Rand Roads. This petition is signed by only those residents who own and occupy property immediately adjacent to the above described property. The Board of Directors has delegated the under- signed to act as the representative for this Association at the Village Board meeting when this subject comes up for discussion. It is requested that you advise the undersigned of the date of this m0eting SO that I might be present, whether permission is granted for me to outline our views or not. Yours very truly, sf Kenneth R. Larson Presiden t Prospect Meadows Property Owners' Association The attached petition contained 10 signatures. The above letter and petition was referred to the Village Clerk for file. Trustee Willer requested the Village Clerk to write a letter to Mr. Larson requesting that he attend both the ~ovember 19th and November 26th meetings of the Board of Trustees to insure that he would be present when the question of annexation of the property located between Foundry and Rand Roads was reviewed by the Board of Trustees. Village Manager Appleby reported on a hearing before the County Board of Appeals held on ~hursday, November 11 at the Municipal Building in Mount Prospect concerning Elk Ridge Villa, an area bounded on the North "by Golf Road, on the West by Busse Road and on the South by Dempster Street, and consisting of approximately 160.92 acres. Mr. DiMucci related difficulties in arranging a suitable settleme,nt with School District 59 relative to the above mentioned property. It was the decision of the Board not to file an objection to the proposed subdivision of Elk ~ro~e Villa. r Di5>~ A question from a citizen concerning parking of trucks at the Mobile Gas Station on Northwest Highway resulted in a decision to refer the matter to the Village Attorney. Mr. K. J. Krembs, of 13 N. School Street, requested information from the Village Engineers and asked permission to install drain tile to drain standing water from lots located between School and Owen Streets and between Central Road and Henry Street. Mr. Townsend informed the Board that the condition would be reviewed and report~on at the next meeting. President Lams informed the Board that he had received a petition objecting to annexation or rezoning of Village perimeter property for certain purposes and signed by 14 citizens. There being no>further business to come before the Board, a motion was made by Trustee Airey and seconded by Trustee Norris that the meeting be adjourned. The Pre.sident put the question and the vote was taken by acclamation whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned at 10:33 P.M. V~~'~r/~ William H. Keith Village Clerk November 5, 1957