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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/05/1957 VB minutes 116 A motion was then made by Trustee Willer, seconded by ~irey, that the reco~~endations of the Village Manager regarding tree spraying be approved. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. There being no further business to come before the meeting, a motion was made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Wier, that the meeting be adjourned. A motion voted upon by acclamation whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned. '~ ~~~~ Village Clerk < . t / v MINUrl'ES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1957 8:30 P.M. The meeting was called to order by President Lams at The Clerk was then directed to call the roll. On roll call the f'ollowing Trustees answered Itpresen tIt : Airey, Schlaver, Viger, Wier, Willer and Wilson. "Absent": None. The Trustees having previously received copies of' the minutes of' the meeting held February 19th, a motion made by ~~ustee Airey, seconded by Willer, that the minutes be approved as presented. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll with the following response: Ayes: All, Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. The f'ollowing petition was then read: February 23, 1957 The President and Board of' Trustees, Mt. Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: Request is hereby made for the rezoning of the f'ollowing described property: "Lot tlAfl in Hill Crest being a subdivision in the East half' 0 f the Southwest quarter of' Section 34, Town 42 North, Range 11, East or the Third Principal Meridian according to plat of' said subdivision recorded July 15, 1926 as Document No. 93398221t. The property is located on the West side of' Main Street at the Southwest corner or Henry. The request is f'or the rezoning from its present zoning R-2 to liB". (Commercial). A check in the amount or ninety dollars ($90.00) is attached as provided f'or in a zoning request by the Village of' Mt. Prospect. Respectf'ully submitted, sl Erwin M. Hurt (agent f'or the owner) 1106 S. Home Avenue Park Ridge, Illinois !Vlarch 5 ~ 1957 A motion was then made by Trustee Willer, seconded? ~ by Wilson, tha t this petition be referred to the Zoning . Commission for the holding of a public hearing and their recommendation. The President put the question, the Clelk called the roll, with the :following response; Ayes: All, Nays: None. Thereupon the Preslden t declared the motion carried. A motion ~ade by Trustee Willer, seconded by Wilso~ to grant the request of' the Girl Scout COlmcil of' Northwest Cook COlmty to hold their cookie sale on May 3rd to lOth, 1957. A motion voted upon by acclamation whereupon the ~resident declare the motion carried. A Resolution No.2-57 enti tIed TlRESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM JOSEPH A. 'WEBER AND MARGARET E. WEBER" was presented by Trustee Willer and a motion made and seconded by Trustee Wilson that this resolution be ,adopted. The President put the question, the Cle~ called the roll ,with the following response: Ayes: All, Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried, and said resolution adopted. - ~~~ ,.J4v"'" " ~ The following communication was then read: February 26, 1957 ,~"., Mr. Raymond L. Willer Village Hall Mt. Prospect, Illinois Dear Mr. Wlller: ..-f My client, Associated Constructors, Inc., has instructed me to advise you that, upon adoption of an ordinance by the Board of' Trustees of' the Village of' Mt. Prospect, vacating so much of the public street as is encroached upon by the new post of'f'ice building, Associated Constructors, Inc., will pay to the Village of' Mt. Prospect, in consideration of said portion of' the p~blic street, the sum or $525.00, which sum it believes to be the reasonable value of said real estate. In addition, Associated Constructors, Inc., agrees to pay all costs and attorneys' fees in connection with said vaea tion . In the event that the Judiciary Commdttee decides to recommend. the adoption of' such an ordinance, I would appreciate being advised or the decision in order that I may arrange to have a check f'or $525.00 deposited with the Village treasurer. On behalf' of my client, I wish to thank you and the other member s of' your commi ttee f'or the time and ef'fort spent on this matter. Yours very truly, sj Edward Slovick A motion was then made by Trustee Willer, seconded by Airey, that the Village Attorney be authorized to proceed wi th the preparation of an Ordinance vacating so much of the public street as is encroached upon by the new Post Of'f'ice Building and this Ordinance be presented after a check f'or $525.00 has been deposited with the Village Treasurer and with the understanding that attorneys' fees will be paid f'or by Associated Constructors, Inc. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll with the f'ollowing response: Ayes: All, Nayes: None. There- upon the President declared the motion carried. A motion made by Trustee Wier, seconded by Schlaver, to approve the application f'or a permit for the Sinclair sign at Northwest Highway and Busse. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Airey, Schlaver, Viger, Wier, and Willer. Nays: Trustee Wilson. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. March 5, 1957 " ,~ 1_1: The f'ollowing memorandum was then presented: MEMORANDUM TO: THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SUBJECT: PAY OF CROSSING GUARDS. It has been dif'f'icult to secure and keep crossing guards with the present rate of pay ~ which provides take home pay as follows: Take Home Pay Per Month Per Day Per Month Per Day $75.00 100.00 $3.40 4.50 $60.00 80.00 $3.00 4.00 Arlington Heights pays its guards $6.00 per day and provides unif'orms. Des Plaines Pays its guards $5.00 per day and does not provide unif'orms. It is suggested that the f'ollowing raises b~ made effective March 1, 1957: Per Month Take Home Pay Per Month Per Day $75.00 to $90.00 100.00 to l15.00 $73.00 90.00 $4.00 5.00 This recommendation is concurred in by Chief' Whi ttenberg and members of the Police Commission. Respectf'ully submitted, S/ H. G. Appleby Village Manager A motion was then made by Trustee Airey, seconded by Schlaver, to concur with the recommendations of the Village Manager and that the increases be eff'ective as of' March l~ 1957. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the f'ollowing response: Ayes: All, Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. The f'ollowing was then introduced: MEMORANDUM TO THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS 0 F THE BOARD.. SUBJECT: PAY RATES IN 'IRE WATER DEPARTMENT. After Mr. Collison's death, it was f'elt that the other two men in the Water Department should be given a chance to step up, that is Dave, Creamer would be more or Ie ss in charge of the outside work, and Kenneth Miller, the second man. It was felt that Miller should be given an opportunity to learn the meter testing work as soon as the equipment is received. He already knows the outside work, and could be pulled f'rom the meter testing in case of an emergency. Two men have been hired on a probationary a?rangement to learn the outside work. , , '& ii" Because of the additional responsibilities required of' Creamer and Miller, it is recommended that their wages be raised from: Creamer $2.00 to $2.15 per hour Miller ~ 1.65 to 1.80 per hour ef'f'ective February 15, 1957, the approximate time they were asked to assume additional respon~ibilities. March 5~ 1957 "20"" /g c~ , (-~.. '-~ o.:aIJ -,,-v' This recommendation is concurred in by Mr. Kranz and the Water Committee. Respectfully submitted, sl H. G. Appleby Village Manager. A motion was then made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Willer to concur in the recommendations of the Village Manager as outlined above. The President put the question the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes:' All, Nays: None.. Thereupon the Presiden t declared the motion carried. The following was then presented: MEMORANDffivI TO: THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES SUBJECT: TELEPHONE FRANCHISE. ~l. Ordinance No. 370 adopted October 14, 1952 granted the Illinois Bell Telephone Company a 25 year franchise. Under the terms of' this f'ranchise the Village was to receive the equivalent of 19 f'ree telephones. At the present time we are using the equivalent of 30 telephones. Af'ter several conferences with the local manager of' the Telephone Company, it has been tentatively agreed that he will recommend increasing the amount of' free service to the equiv- alent of 41 phones, cancelling the present f'ranchise and entering into a new f'ranchise at this time. The Telephone Company would like to have a perpetual franchise, whjch was not recommended by Mr. Opeka after he had studied the proposed franchise Ordinance. ~>i'4 ""I" -.., "" '--" /"""~"" l'.......~ It is recommended that the old franchise be cancelled and be renewed f'or 25 years from the present time, and that the equivalent of 41 free phones be accepted. This in eff'ect, will mean that the franchise will have approximately 5 years more to run than the present franchise, had it been allowed to run out. There should be an inf'ormal concurrance with this recommendation and then the Telephone Company will prepare the necessary documents and present them to the Board for its final action. Extending the f'ranchise with the additional f'ree service will save the Village approximately $88.00 a month on its present telephone service. It is therefore recommended that action be taken without any unnecessary delay. Respectfully submitted, sl H. G. Appleby Village Manager A motion was then made by Trustee Willer, seconded by Airey, to concur in the recommendations of' the Village Manager as above. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: All, Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. A motion was then made by Trustee Willer, seconded by Airey, that an Ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF MT. PROSPECT OF 1957 (ORDINANCE NO. 534) BY AMENDING SECTION 18.510" be passed~ The motion and second were then withdrawn and the proposed ordinance referred back to committee ror clarifica- tion. rlarch 5 t 1957 '"'I, ;>v' ~ f l-w. b:! 'Vi The following communications were then read: March 2, 1957 President and Board of' Trustees; Village of' Mount Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: It has been broughtto our a ttention that the Hatlen Construction Company and Sal DiMucci are about to subdivide some land ror the construction of' residential houses along Busse Road, north and south of Golf' Road. This area lies within School District No. 56 and is adjacent to and within the one and one-half' miles of your village. It is also our understanding that you have an Official Plan giving you jurisdiction with respect to subdivision plats in an area within one and one-half miles of' the boundaries of your village. School District No. 56 is rather small in area and has a low assessed valuation. It maintains one school house on State Road near Algonquin Road. The construction of the proposed homes will create an unbearable situation in that the existing f'acilities will be wholly inadequate to meet any sudden increase in enrollment. Our bonding capacity is practically exhausted and we have no means of raising funds for the construction or additional facilities and providing educational requirements. It is urgently requested that when a plat of sub- division from either or both of' the above named developers is submitted to you f'or your approval that you give due consideration and demand dedication of lands of' school purposes bef'ore giving your approval, or in the alternative, such cash consideration as may of'f'-set the land dedication which could be used to expand or extend the existing f'acilities. Also, before any action on such plat is taken by you, perhaps the developers should clear with our board f'irst. sj Eunice Hutchings, Clerk Board of' Directors. Yours very truly, Sj W. H. Grismer Presiden t Board of Directors February 20, 1957 To the President and Members of the Board of Trustees Village of' Mount Prospect Mt. Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: Recently publicity with regard to the Hatlen Heights and Hatlen Heights Estates subdivisions raise questions as to the dedication of' land for public use. It is our understanding that 311 homes are involved in the area north of Lincoln Avenue and west of Busse Road, which is wi thin school District #57. Under Mt. Prospect Village rules with respect to new sub- divisions, this would require a dedication of' approximately 5 acres. It is rumored that a somewhat similar sized develop- ment is planned f'or the area south of Lincoln Avenue, which is within School District #56. The Board of Education of School District #57 and the Board of' Directors of' School District #56, have discussed this matter and believe that the best interest of' the two school districts would be served in the requirement for dedication would be handled on the f'ollowing basis: March 5t 1957 1. School District #$6 f""t\. '-- i" b:" &.J <u' Deed to the district a school site in the south west portion of' the area in question. 2. School District #57 Donate to the district ~ cash sum equal to the value of' 5 acres of' land. This could be applied to the purchase and development of' the si,te near the corner of Busse and Central Roads, which is immediately across the road from the or~ginal Hatlen Heights Development. Your cooperation in obtaining these objectives will be greatly appreciated. School District #56 President - sjW. H. Grismer President - SIRussell Smith Secretary - sf Eunice Hutchings Secretary - S/ R. E. Whiteley Sincerely, These communications were ref'erred to committee. ""'^" The following communication was then read: 112 E. Northwest Hwy. February 23, 1957 !!;"'~ Of'fice of Village Clerk Village of' Mt. Prospect Mt. Prospect, Illinois Dear Sir: This is to inf'orm you that the Fire Department of Mt. Prospect are not going to sponsor a village carnival this year as scheduled. The dates f'or the carnival were to have been from June 13 to June 16 inclusive. We therefore give our permission to the Veterans of Foreign Wars to hold a carnival on these dates. Respectfully ~urs, S/ Edwin Haberkamp Chief of Fire Department. March 2, 1957 Office of Village Clerk Village of Mt. Prospect Mt. Prospect, Illinois Dear' Sir: Application for a Carnival Permit is hereby applied f'or. Dates for carnival are to be from June 13 thru and includ- ing June 16, 1957. Carnival is to be held on our Club property at 601 N. Main Street. As requested by the Village Board, please f'ind enclosed a letter rrom Mt. Prospect Fire Dept., stating that they are not going to have a carnival this year, also our check in the amount of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) as a deposit for the permit. Thanking you in advance for your co-operation, sl Chester C. Voss Club Secretary The f'ollowing memorandum was then read: l1arch 5, 1957 S2 MEHORANDUM THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO: SUBJECT: STATEMENTS OF THE VILLAGE IN REGARD TO COUNTY ZONING ADMENDMENT. A report on this matter has already been made to the Board. No action was taken but authorization or direction should be given for filing of a statement on behalf of' the Village with the Zoning Board of' Appeals. It is suggested that a brief' letter, substantially as follows be authorized at the next meeting: "The Village of' Mount Prospect concurs in the s tate- ments made by Mr. Paul Fischer of' the Chicago Regional Plan- ning Association at the hearing held on February 15, 1957 on the Ordinance to amend the County Zoning Ordinance. "It is the belief of the Village that the proposed amendment will create more, rather than less, declaratory judgements. It is the fUrther belief that suits brought in regard to variations granted under the proposed amend- ment might jeopardize the entire Zoning Ordinance. "Thi s Ie tter is en t at the direction of the Village Board of' the Village of' Mount Prospect.". . Respectfully submitted, H. G. Appleby Village Manager A motion was then made by Trustee Willer, seconded by Airey, that the letter as recommended by the Village Hanager be filed with the Zoning Board of' Appeals. The motion voted upon by acclamation whereupon the President declared the motion carried . The following memorandum was then presented: MEMORANDUM TO: THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES SUBJECT: VILLAGE ENGINEER. Rich~_ Doherty, to whom the position of Superintend- ent of Building was of'fered by the Village Board, has had dif.ficult;y in making himself available fop tlBt posit:l(_ln. He has suggested that other applicants be contacted and if a satisfactory one can be secured before he is avail- able that he will drop out of the picture. An application has been received from Kenneth E. Long who has been City Engineer f'or the City of Ironwood, Michigan since April 1951. Mr. Long is a graduate of' Marquette University with a Civil Engineering Degree in June, 1950. He was born July 19, 1922, is 611u tall, weighs 190 pounds, is married and has six children. He was in military service f'rom 1943 to 1946. November 1950 to April 1951 he was on special assign- ment with the Lake Superior District Power Company for re- mapping and distribution system. In August 1950 to October 1950 he was Field Engineer wi th the Milwaukee County Highway Department. August 1949 to August 1950, Engineer Aid (Part Time) United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. President Lams, Trustees Wier and Wilson were present when Mr. Long was interviewed. He seems to have an excellent background and enthusiasm. If he can fi~d housing, he has indicated a willingness to accept $7500.00 per year plus $300.00 per year car allowance if the position is offered to him. It is therefore suggested March 5~ 1957 C)r:: that the Village Manager be authorized to of'fer Mr. Long ,~L) the "position of' Superinten9.ent of Building at a salary of $7500.00 per year plus $300.00 per year car allowance, and the Village to pay the employment agency's f'ee, hi s employment to be conditioned, however, on a satisfactory check-out of' his ref'erences. Respectf'ully submitted, 81 H. G. Appleby Village Manager A motion was then made by Trustee Wier, seconded by Willer, that Mr. Long be employed as recommended by the Village Manager. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the f'ollowing response: Ayes: All, Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carri ed. The following communication was then read: March 4, 1957 -'''7'~~ The President and Board or Trustees Mount Prospect, Illinois "''-y--li'I" (':) Gentlemen: -.j",.i--^ < The proposed plat of Bluett's Fairview Gardens Subdivision was ref'erred to the Plan Commission f'or study and report. The Commdssion requested the suggestions of' Evert Kincaid and Associates on this plat and a copy of' their comments is attached. The Plan Commission concurs in the Kincaid comments, and a copy of' them has already been sent to R. J. Bluett & Son. The Commdssion further recommends that the following deviations from the Village's Planning Ordinance be called to the attention of the subdivider: 1. Lots 29, 53, 82, 83, 84, 153, 168, 196, 213, and 214, while not meeting the requirement of' 125' depth are acceptable because of' their f'rontage and area. 2. The frontage of' lots 96, 112, 136, and 143 be increased to the minimum of 75'. 3. A 20' right of way for public walk ways be provided between lots 221 and 222, between lots 179 and 180, and between lots 102 and 103. 4. While the block containing lots 96 thru 112 is 1230' in length and the block containing lots-113, 114, and 215 thru 229 is 12241; they substantially comply with the 1200 maximum established ordinance. 5. On the basis 0 f 1 acre per 60 lots, the dedication f'or public use should be a minimum of 3.816 acres instead of 3.30 acres as proposed. 6. Lots 145 and 147, containing .506 acres be added to the land dedicated for public use, making a total of 3.806 acres so dedicated. This would leave 227 lots in the subdivision requiring a minimum dedicat- ion of 3.784 acres for public use. 7. The tier of lots 19 thru 24 and 30 thru 35 rront on two streets, a practice not permitted by the planning ordinance. It is further recommended that the land to be dedicated f'or public use be located along the east side Harch 5, 1957 ) h 4 ':j "lJ . of the subdivision for combination with f'uture dedication from the area immediately east of the proposed plat. , It is further recommended that the subdivision be re-designed. ATTEST: sl H. G. ApplebY Secretary This matter was referred back to the Plan Commission f'or a meeting with the subdivider and f'inal recommendation by Plan Commission. Respectfully submitted, MOUNT PROSPECT PLAN COMMISSION sj A. D. Dresser Chairman Resolution NO.3-57 regarding the storm sewers proposed for Northwest Meadows was then introduced and a motion made by Trustee Wilson, seconded by Willer that this resolution be adopted. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the f'ollowing response: Ayes: All, Nayes: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried, and said resolution adopted. The f'ollowing communication was then read: February 26, 1957 Board of' Trustees Village of Mount Prospect Mount Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: The Zoning Commission conducted their f'irst meeting of' 1957 on Friday, February 22, at the Village Hall at 8:00 P.M. Four. members of' the Commission were present. Case 57-1 involved a request f'or rezoning part or the property on the west side of' Main Street between Central Road and Henry Street. Mr. Erwin Hurt presented papers indicating proof' of' ownership with a Torrence survey of title. Part of' the property in the location mentioned is now zoned f'or business. Another section, now zoned f'or residential usage, is being used f'or business purposes. The plot submitted by the above mentioned gentleman covered full territory, indicating one-story buildings would be erected on about one-third of the area; the remaining two-thirds would be conf'ined to driveways aqd parking areas. The plot submitted, however, covered a portion of' land that was not described in the legal description of' the property and in the petition for rezoning. Under the circumstances, we believe that the decision will have to be withheld until additional ownership of the full parcel is covered in the March hearing. Mr. Hurt stated that the intended use of this property would be to the best interest of' the village as we ROW a~' f'aced with a shortage of parking area~ in the shopping center of our community. Property improvement such as he indicates will not devaluate the surrounding property - it will be properly land- scaped and will be designed f'or exits and entrances to parking areas to af'f'ord best possible saf'ety f'or school children, and also f'or the elimination of' traf'fic bottle- necks or slowing down of traf'fic on Main Street. ~1arch 5, 1957 were: There were several who had opposed rezoning. They (j" I ,;lid ':~ Mr. Jas. W. Powell 23 N. Main St. Mr. Haines 14 N. Emerson Mr. O'Neil 18 N. Emerson Mr. Carter 20 N. Wille St. Mr. Weiss 101 N. Main St. ~ Each of' these representatives indicated that re- zoning, as requested, would devaluate their property. All of them also indicated that they had purchased homes in the location, believing that the particular parcel under discussion would remain as residential property. Some of' those protesting also indicated that a new shopping area at this location would cause additional traf'fic problems. It is the intention or the Zoning Commission to awai t a further hearing on addi tional property at the March meeting and then bef'ore making a recommendation to the Board of' Trustees, we want to discuss the proposals with the School Board and Chier Wittenberg of' the Police Department. ''Y'" \..: "'"' .""""-... '-' .r~"''!' ~" >.. ~.~ o Attest sl E. F. Martin Chairman Yours truly~ SI Stuart W. Goodenough Secretary The meeting was recessed at 11:04 P.M. and re- convened at 11:53 P.M. A motion was then made by Trustee Willer, seconded by Wilson, that the Village Manager be authorized to notif'y Chicago Title & Trust Company that in relation to escrow agreement #219295 dated September 25, 1956, between the Village of Mount Prospect and Hatlen Construction Company, Inc. that Mr. Robert J. Downing be substituted as Village Attorney in lieu of' Mr. Frank M. Opeka and that Mr. Downing, in the case of' Hatlen Construction Company, Inc. be instructed to take such legal action as is necessary to protect the interests or the Village of' Mount Prospect. The President put. the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Schlaver, Viger, Wier, Willer and Wilson. Nayes: None. Absent, Trustee Airey. Thereupon the President declared the motion; carried. There being no rurther business to come before the meeting a motion made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Wier, that the meeting be adjourned. The motion voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned. ,.. .' o ert F. liga Village CI rk MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUS'YB::ES HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1957 The meeting was called to order by President Lams at 8:10 P.M. and the Clerk was then directed to call the roll. On roll call the following Trustees answered "Presen t": Airey, Schlaver, Viger, Wier and Willer. Harch 19, 1957