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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/04/1956 VB minutes ("~ ~~ '/' ~ drJ ~- MINUTES OF A REGULAR lVIEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1956 The meeting was called to order by President Lams at 8:15 P.M. and the Clerk was then directed to call the roll. On roll call the ~ollowing Trustees answered "Present": Schlaver, Viger, Wier and Wilson. Trustees Airey and Willer were absent on roll call. The Trustees having previously received copies o~ t~e minutes o~ the meeting held November 20th, a ~otion was made by Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Wier, that the minutes be approved as submitted. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the ~ollowing response: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Trustees also having previously received copies o~ the minutes of tile adjourned meeting of November 27th, a motion was made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Wilson, that the minutes be approved as submitted. 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 following communications were then read: November 25, 1956 The Fresident & Members of the Board o~ Trustees o~ the Village o~ Mount Prospect Gentlemen: Your appointed Committee to study business street lighting has concluded its work and is hereby submitting its findings. ~le Co~m1ttee finds that better street lighting for business areas is urgently needed as a matter of convenience and public safety. We, therefore, suggest your immediate consideration for more efficient street lighting in the ~ollowing areas: On Prospect Ave. - commencing from the east side of Pine Street to a point 200 ft. south easterly of Emerson Street. On Northwest Hwy. - commending at a hal~ way point between Wille and Pine Streets thence south easterly to a half way point between Maple and Elm Streets. On Maple St. - commencing ~rom the Northwest Hwy. thence north to a distance of about 250 ft. On Emerson St. - commencing from Prospect Avenue thence north to a'~:point of about 250 ft. north of the Northwest Hwy. On Main St. - commencing at Evergreen Avenue thence north to Central Road. On Busse St. - commencing from Wille Street east to Emerson St. The following locations require better street lighting and our Committee suggests that these be given secondary con- sideration: On Emerson St. - commencing about 250 ft. north of the Northwest Hwy. thence south to Busse Street. On Wille St. - commencing at Northwest Hwy. thence north to Central Road. On Central Road - commencing at Main Street thence east to Emerson Street. December 4~ 1956 "'"" ,"0, , ~ '.'. . r, .;, kf.(dJ Village of Mt. Prospect 112 E. Northwest Highway Mount Prospect, Illinois Public Service Company 654 Graceland Avenue DesPlaines, Illinois November 27, 1956 AT~~TION: Mr. Robert T. Milligan, Village Clerk Gentlemen: In accordance with Section 16-E of the Mt. Prospect, Illinois Zoning Ordinance this Company herewith applies for a zoning variation on the ~ollowing parcels of property located on the North side of Mt. Prospect Road East of Northwest High- way for which we hold limited options to purchase, to permit the use of this property for the installation and operation of an electrical distribution center. <~l~~~ Lots Sixty Four (6~) and Sixty Five (65) in Maplewood Heights, being a subdivision of the East Fifteen (15) chains of that part lying North of Railroad, of South- east Quarter (SEt) of Section Twelve (12) (except the Southerly Sixty Six (66) Feet for road), also of Block Twenty Six (26) in Busse's Eastern Addition to Nt. Prospect, in the East Half (Ei) of Section Twelve (.12)i All in Township Forty One (41) North, Range Eleven ,(11), East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, State of Illinois. <:""<1'-'<< A(". .... 'II,} (:; < ~~~ r......,..J The growt~ of this community and correlate~ increase~ demand for electric service imposes on the Company the responsi- bility of expanding its facilities to keep pace with the communi~ development. The installation and operation of a distribution center at the location described above will increase the quality and efficiency of electric service throughout the Village of Mt. Prospect, and in particul~r ~o the residents in this section of the city. The installation will be a standard unit type distri- bution center with electrical transformers, switches and steel cabinets in a fenced enclosure. Attached is our check for $90 to cover the fee pre- scribed in Section B of your Ordinance Number 423 together with photo copies of the options on Lots 64 and 65 obtained from the present owners, and certified copies of the deeds by which these owners obtained title to said lots. Also attached is a map show- ing the above location.. I will appreciate your favorable consideration of this request. (S) Yours -very truly, R. J. Seitz, Dist. Sup't. A motion was made by :erustee Schlaver, seconded by Wier, that this petition be referred to the MOunt Prospect Zoning Commission for the holding of a pUblic hearing and their re- commendations. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupol the President declared the motion carried. The following letter was then read: November 26, 1956 President and Village Trustees o~ ~t. Prospect Mt. Prospect, Illinois Attention: Committee on Streets Gentlemen: December 4, 1956 C) i.~.d I would like to petition the Board to make Thayer Street one way (east to west) between Route 83 and Wille Street from eight to twelve o'clock on Sunday. I would also like to petition that one or two blocks on each side of Thayer Street on Route 83 "Slow" signs be placed. Thank you, David L. Ewalt, Senior St. John's Warden Episcopal Church (S) A motion was then made by Trustee Airey, seconded by Wilson, to authorize the posting of traffic signs indicating one- way traffic, west bound on Thayer Street between Route 83 and Wille Street on Sundays from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon. 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 made by Trustee Airey, seconded by Schlaver, to authorize the Village Attorney to prepare an ordinance restrict- ing parking to two hours, from 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., at the following locations: Along both curbs of: 1. Pine St. from Henry St. N. to Thayer St. 2. Wille St. from Henry St. N. to Thayer St. 3. Main St. from Henry St. N. to Thayer St. 4. Emerson St. from Henry St. N. to Thayer St. 5. Maple St. from Henry St. N. to Thayer St. 6. Elm St. from Central N. tq Thayer St. 7. Henry St. from Maple St. E. to Elm St. 8. Russell St. from Henry St. N. to Thayer St. 9. Tha~rer St. from Russell St. E. to Elm St. 10. Central from Pine St. W. to Elmhurst Ave. 11. Elmhurst Ave. from Northwest Hwy. N. to Central Rd. 12. Prospect Ave. from Pine St. W. to Central Rd. 13. Elmhurst Ave. from Prospect Ave. S. to Evergreen Ave. 14. Evergreen Ave. from Pine St. W. to Ioka 15. Ioka Ave. from Prospect Ave. S. to Evergreen Ave. 16. Busse Ave. from Elmhurst Ave. W. to Hi Lusi Ave. 17. Hi Lusi Ave. from Prospect Ave. S. to Busse Ave. 18. Owen St. from Central Rd. S. to Northwest Hwy. 19. Busse Ave. from School St. 'E. to Owen St. 20. Evergreen from School St. E. to Owen St. 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. Trustee Schlaver then presented Ordinance No. 526 en- ti tled: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 518" and moved that this ordinance be passed. The motion was seconded by Trustee Airey. 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 and said ordinance passed and approved. Trustee Schlaver then presented Ordinance No. 527 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE RESTRICTING WE WEIGHTS OF VEHICLES ON COUNCIL TRAIL EAST OF ROUTE 83u. Trustee Sch1aver then moved, seconded by Trustee Viger, that this ordinance be passed. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None. ~nereupon the President declared the motion carried and said ordinance passed and approved. The meeting was recessed at 9:45 P.M. and reconvened at 10:10 P.M. Trustee Schlaver presented Ordinance No. 528 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 525" . A motion was then made by Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Airey, that this ordinance be passed. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None. ~hereupon the President declared the motion carried, and the ordinance passed and approved. December 4~ 1956 t"'~ --:1 I',r' VAl. ti ~ 4-,,0 Ji.. '1-; As a third phase, our Connni ttee sugges.ts more efficient street lighting along the balance of the Northwest Hwy. ~rom our Eastern to our Western Village limits. You will note that some of the areas recommended for better lighting are not business districts, however, our Com- mittee took the liberty of including these areas because of the presence of public buildings and the traffic problem. Upon a survey conducted by us of other munioipalities in this region, we have found that their souroe of revenue for street lighting was derived from the following: - 1. State motor .fuel tax 2. Sales tax 3. Bond issues In the event your Board concurs with our findings we recommend that you obtain the necessary revenue for better street lighting from any of the above stated sources. '!'f"JI...."!": Respectfully submitted . Richard R . Young, Chairman Street Lighting Committee Att: hereto is a Village Map with key indicating proposals. (S) :'0 {"",.~ '.......".~ ~.,;'? -'.~~ Members of Committee: Roy Schlemmer, Fred Meeske, Robert Whitely, Edward McDowell, Richard McMahon, Wm. Keefer ~ Mr. Theodore A. Lams, President and Members of the Mt. Prospect Board of Trustees, Mt. Prospect, Illinois December 4, 1956 Gen tlemen : The Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce, consisting of approximate] 100 business and pro.fessional residents of the town, request the Village Board carefully consider the attached report of the Chamber's planning committee. This report is self-explanatory and is ~am11iar to most of you whe have been guests at our recent meetings. We know that the thought and plans in the report are at least parallel with your thinking and, in some instances, you have anticipated our recommendations by placing options on some lots f'or off-street parking. We f'eel that a quick start may be made by exploring all possible means of financing without adding to the tax burden of the general property owner. We further suggest that you appoint a oommittee to include the Village Treasurer, the City Manager and the Village Attorney to make an immediate survey of financing possibilities. On page five of the attached report we suggest use of' the sales tax, state gasoline tax refund and meter funds. A most urgent matter in the program is that of' better street lighting in the business district. Lack of lights has been a contributing factor in the number of' accidents. Cordially, Mt. Prospect Chamber 0 f COnImerc (S) Harold Ricklefs, President These letters were referred to Committee for study and reconmlenda tions. Trustee Airey arrived at and took his place at 8:43 P.M. The following communication was then read: December 4, 1956 ,l>, p ,,} November 28, 1956 Mr. Theodore A. Lams, Village President Village Hall 112 E. Northwest Highway Mt. Prospect, Illinois Dear Mr. Lams: Referring to the agreement dated March 19, 1955, between Town & Country Construction, Inc. and the Village whereby this firm a~eed to pay the Board of Education of S.chool District 57 the sum of $300.00 per home upon the issuance of a Certificate of Oc- cupancy or within l20 days after issuance of the building permit, whichever is first. A check of the occupied homes in this subdivision made. November 27, 1956, discloses 42 homes occupied on which no payment has been made to the School District as per the above letter of agreement with the Village. 'Since a number of these homes have been occupied for many months, the school would appreciate having this account brought up to date as an amount of $12,600.00 is now due the school under the terms of the agreement. As you know, the school is in the midst of a heavy finan- cial burden in its effort to keep ahead of the population growth of children, and it would be very helpful to keep this account on a curren t basis. The school will be very hEp py to work wi th the Village in any way possible to get this account on a current footing, but since the account is between the developer and the Village, it would be appreciated if the Village would do everything possible to achieve this result. Very truly yours, Howard J. Wilson BU~f~~~~~~t~t~ 5che.ob A motion was then made by Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Airey, that the Village Clerk be instructed to write the developers of the subdivision referred to above requesting that payment be made in line with the agreement entered into when the subdivision was approved. The rr.otion was voted upon by acclamation, with Trustee Wilson passing, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. A motion was made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Wier, to approve for payment estimate covering change orders on Contract No. 2 in the amount of $1,635.30 to John Erskine Company as recommended by the Village Engineers under date of July 20ths. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the ~?resident declared the motion carried. A motion was mad~ by Trustee Viger, seconded by Wier, to authorize the payment of :W2,700.00 to John Erskine Company covering work on the Pistol Range Building addition. 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 made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Schlaver, to a"_1thorize the purchase of additional fire fighting equipment for a sum not to exceed $400.00. 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 made by Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Viger, to authorize a refund in the amount of $210.00 to St. Raymond t s Church covering building permit fees on Permit No. 5207. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with th~ following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None. ~~reupon the Pres~dent declared the motion carried. The following petition was then read: December 49 1956 Trustee Schlaver then presented Ordinance No. 5Jgentitled: ".AN ORDINANCE CREATING A PLAN COIvWIISSION IN llND FOR 'mE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. If A, motion was then made by Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Airey, that this ordinance be passed. 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 and said ordinance passed and approved. Resolution No. 19-56 enti tIed: itA RESOLUTION CON- CURRING IN THE APPOINTMENTS OF ME1113ERS OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT PLANNING COMMISSIONn, was then presented. A motion was made by Trustee Wier, seconded by Viger, that this resolution be adopted. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None. There- upon the President declared the motion carried and said resolutio: adopted. ~ A motion was made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Wilson, that Joseph Brickman, Western National Bank of Cicero as ~~ustee under Trust No. 806, Michael Babiarz and Julia K. Babiarz be notified that the escrow agreement with Talman Federal Savings & Loan Association, to which they are a party, should be amended to include the Village of Mount Prospect as a party. 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. ~t.., '....,.~ ~:: ,~~~ t~~ , There being no further business to come before the meeting, a motion was nade by Trustee Wier, seconded by Airey, that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation Whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned. .~~.~ Village Clerk , MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING~ MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER l.S, 1.956 The meeting was called to order by President Lams at 8:25 P.M. and the Clerk ~as then directed to call the roll. On roll call the following Trustees answered n:presenttt': Airey, Schlaver, Viger, Wier, Willer and Wilson. Absent: None. The Trustees had previously been given copies of the minutes of the meeting held December 4th. A motion was made by Trustee Schlaver and seconded by Airey that the minutes be approv as submitted. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Theraup,on the President declared the motion carried. A motion was made by Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Airey, that the Treasurer's Report for the period ending November 30, 1956 be approved and placed on ~ile. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following re- sponse: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereup~'on the President decl.ared the motion carried. A motion was then made by Trustee SChlaver, seconded by Willer, that the Treasurer's Report of the Special. Assessment Fund be accepted and placed on file. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the President declared the motion carried.. A motion was made by Trustee Schlaver. seconded by Viger, that the bills for the month of November, as approved by the Finance Committee, be approved fo!' payment. The President December 18, 1956