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Home My WebLink About08/07/1984 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AUGUST 7, 1984 CALL TO ORDER CALL TO ORDE5 Mayor Krause called the meeting to order at 8:00 P.M. INVOCATION INVOCATION The invocation was given by Trustee Arthur. ROLL CALL ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Mayor Carolyn Krause Trustee Ralph Arthur Trustee Leo Floros i Trustee Norma Murauskis Trustee George Van Geem Trustee Theodore Wattenberg ~- Absent: Trustee Gerald Farley APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Arthur, moved APPROVE MINUT to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the 7/17/84 Mayor and Board of Trustees held July 17, 1984 Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS APPROVE BILLS Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to approve the following list of bills: General Fund $ 348,007.37 Revenue Sharing Fund 7,758.64 Motor Fuel Tax Fund 29,130.84 Community Development Block Grant 31,460.67 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 6,120.34 Water and Sewer Fund: Operations & Maintenance 135,845.84 Depreciation, Improvement & Extension 28,000.00 Parking System Revenue Fund 12,574.67 Risk Management Fund 30,457.26 Capital Improvement Repair or Replacement Fund 25,707.88 Corporate Purposes, 1973 300.00 Trust Fund 14,516.25 $ 669,879.76 Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONSi CITIZENS TO BE HEARD PARTY IN THE Hank Friedrichs, representing the Festival Association, PARK, WAIVEK requested the Village Board to waive all out-of-pockets OF FEES expense fees in connection with the Party in the Park, which will be held at Melas Park on August 24, 25 & 26. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to waive the fees involved with conducting the Party in the Park. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. 100 PROSPECT Paula Johnsoni representing the Booster Club of BOOSTERS, Prospect~High School also requested the waiver of WAIVER OF fees that might be connected with conducting a fund FEES FOR raising flea market at the Mount Prospect Plaza on FLEA MARKET September 22, 1984. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to waive the fees for the Booster Club's Flea Market. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. CITIZENS UTILITIES Mayor Krause announced that the following local home- owner associations have donated money to the Village WATER RATE to help defray the costs involved with fighting the INCREASE: proposed rate increase for Citizens Utilities Water DONATIONS Company: Northwest Suburban Council $500 Woodview Homeowners Assoc. $500 Euclid/Lake Homeowners Assoc. $500 Mayor Krause expressed the appreciation of the Village Board to these groups for their support. MAYOR'S REPORT An Ordinance was presented for first reading that would AMEND CH.13 amend Chapter 13 to establish a new classification of liquor license,Class "F". This classification would CLASS "F" permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the D & C premises of a food court located with within a shopping center ENTERPRISES The Ordinance also established the fee, hours permitted for operation and the creation of one such license to D & C Enterprises. __ This Ordinance will be presented August 21 for 2nd reading. OPPOSE A Resolution was presented that expressed the Village's COOK COUNTY opposition to a variation request before the Cook County ZONING Zoning Board of Appeals to allow the erection of an outdoor advertising sign on property at Busse Road and abutting the north side of the Tollway. This property is presently located within the unincorporated area. RES.NO.38-84 Trustee Murauskis, seconded by Trustee Van Geem, moved for passage of Resolution No. 38-84. A RESOLUTION TO OBJECT TO THE GRANTING OF VARIATIONS BY COOK COUNTY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TO ALLOW THE ERECTION OF AN OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGN AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BUSSE ROAD AND THE NORTHWEST TOLLWAY IN ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. O'HARE Mayor Krause requested the Board's feeling on supporting NOISE & the law suit pending opposing the expansion of O'Hare EXPANSION Airport. It was the feeling of the majority of the Board that they support enforcement of noise abatement, but could not support giving $5,000 to defend the law suit on enpansion. Mayor Krause stated that the expansion plan would effectively benefit Mount Prospect residents since the east/west runway would be extended, placing the aircraft above communities other than Mount Prospect. A Resolution will be prepared for the August 21st meeting expressing the Village's opinion on this subject. August 7, 1984 Page 2 10!: OLD BUSINESS ZBA 23-V-84, 520 Hill Street ZBA 23-V-84 An Ordinance was presented for 1st reading that would 520 Hill St. grant a variation to permit a 3 car attached garage. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Arthur, moved to waive the rules requiring 2 readings of an ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Wattenberg Nays: Murauskis, Van Geem, Krause Motion denied. This Ordinance will be presented August 21st for 2nd reading. ZBA 26-V-84, 1711 Myrtle Drive ZBA 26-V-84 An Ordinance was presented that would grant a varia'tion 1711 Myrtle Ds to permit a 4 car detached garage. At the request of the petitioner, Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to waive the rule requiring 2 readings of the ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved ORD.NO. 3438 for passage of Ordinance No. 3438 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1711 MYRTLE DRIVE Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance was presented for 2nd reading that would SALE OF VILLAG authorize the sale of real estate property owned by OWNED PROPERT the Village to Lee's Marketing. Trustee Van Geem, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 3439 ORD.NO. 3439 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Upon roll call: Ayes: .Arthur, Floros, Murauskis Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carriedl PLAT OF RE-SUB Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to authorize the Mayor to sign and Clerk to attest her KENSINGTON signature on the Kensington Center Plat of Resubdivision CENTER #15 No 15 Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. A Resolution was presented that would call for a public INDUSTRIAL hearing on the proposal to issue Industrial Revenue Bonds REVENUE BOND: and authorize execution of a Memorandum of Agreement with LEE'S Lee's Marketing for the issuance of IRB's in an amount MARKETING not to exceed $600,000. Page 3 August 7, 1984 102 Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved RES.NO.39-84 for passage of Resolution No. 39-84, subject to Lee's Marketing submitting the necessary forms requesting Industrial Revenue Bonds and payment of the appropriate fee. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH LEE'S MARKETING SERVICES, INC. AND CALL A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED PROJECT Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. FREEDOM'OF A Resolution was presented, carried over from the July 17th INFORMATION meeting of the Village Board, that would officially adopt ACT the procedures to be followed relative to the recently adopted legislation governing"Freedom of Information". It was the feeling of Trustee Wattenberg that procedures be established by the administration but official action should not be necessary. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved for RES.NO.40-84 passage of Resolution No. 40-84 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ILLINOIS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis Van Geem Nays: Wattenberg Motion carried. TOKO An Ordinance was presented for first reading that would AMERICA authorize issuance of $2,000,000 Industrial Revenue Bonds INDUSTRIAL for Toko America, Inc. for the acquisition and construction REVENUE of a building within the Kensington Center for Business. BONDS This Ordinance will be presented August 21st for 2nd reading. ZBA 27-A-84 NEW BUSINESS ZBA 27-A-84, Text Amendment AMEND CH.14 The Zoning Board of Appeals recommendation of 5-0 was presented to authorize a text amendment to Chapter 14, toning, which would ~ermit dry cleaning on the premises with the stipulation that the premises doing the dry cleaning could not accept cleaning from no more than 3 satellite stores. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Arthur, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and grant the requested text amendment in ZBA 27-A-84. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None An Ordinance will be drafted for first reading on August 21st. ZBA 28-V-84 ZBA 28-V-84, 800 Cathy Lane 800 CATHY LN This case deals with a request for a 3 foot 8 inch variation to allow a driveway 21' 8" wide instead of the permited 18' The Zoning Board of Appeals August 7, 1984 Page 4 103 recommended by a vote of 5-0 to grant the variation. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by TrUstee Floros, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and grant the requested variation in ZBA 28-V-84. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance will be prepared for first reading at the August 21st Village Board meeting. ZBA 29-V-84, 2832 Briarwood Drive ZBA 29-V-84 The requested variation is for a 3 car attached garage 2832 BRIARWC on a house presently under construction. The request also includes a request for a driveway of 28 feet wide, instead of the permitted 18 feet wide. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended granting the request for a 3 car garage, by a vote of ~5-0, however, recommended that the driveway at the garage be 28 feet wide and taper off to 18 feet at the curb. Mrs~ Lukas, petitioner, requested the Board consider granting the 28 foot wide driveway to the curb, since having a 3 car garage with a narrow driveway at the curb would create more of a problem for the resident. There were no objectors to this case. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to concur with the Zoning Board of Appeals to grant the variation allowing the 3 car attached garage, but to grant the 28 foot wide driveway at the curb. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None MOtion carried. An Ordinance will be presented to the Village Board on August 21st for first reading. ZBA 30-V-84, Northwest corner Edward & Northwest Highway ZBA 30-V-84 NORTHWEST The petitioner would like to build a one story office HIGHWAY building on a vacant pie-shaPed lot. In order to build this building, the petitioner has requested a variation to permit parking in the required rear yard; to eliminate a truck loading space, as required by Code; and to permit the reduction of one parking stall by one foot. The Code requires 10~parking spaces and the petitioner plans to provide tl spaces. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended by a' vote of 6-0 to grant all the variations requested. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and grant the variations requested in ZBA 30-V-84. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. An Ordinance will be presented August 21st for first reading. ZBA 31-V-84, 1504 Emmerson Lane ZBA 31-V-84 This case deals with a request from a single family 1504 E~ERS@I~ LANE Page 5 August 7, 1984 104 homeowner to re-locate a wooden shed from his back yard to an area within the side yard. This lot is a pie-shaped lot, with the wider portion in the front of the lot. The petitioner requests a variation in order to permit the accessory building (a she~) to be located in the side yard within the 8 feet required from the property line. The Zoning' Boar~ of Appeals recommended 2-4 to deny the request. Upon reviewing the neighborhood and proposed location of the shed it was the opinion of the majority of the Board that it would not effect the neighbors provided adequate screening in the form of landscaping was provided. . -- Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to grant the petitioners request for variation in ZBA 31-V-84. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros, Murauskls, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: Arthur Motion carried. An Ordinance will be presented for first reading at the August 21 Village Board meeting. ZBA 20-V-84 ZBA 20-V-84, 800 WeSt Central Road 800 WoCENTRAL The petitioner, Mr. Marshall Smith, has Submitted ROAD a request to expand the existing office building in two phases. The first phase being a building in the rear of the property, which would require a variation to reduce the parking ration to one space for every 250 square feet o~ office space and one space for every 1,500 square feet of warehousing space, and to bring the existing building into conformance with the Code by a variation to permit parking within 20 feet of the side yard instead of 30 feet. The petitioner also requested a variation to permit parking at 0 feet o'f the property line instead of the required 5 feet and to permit a building within 5 feet of the front lot line. The Petitioners original request also include a variation to eliminate ~ the loading docks required, however that request was withdrawn at the Zoning Board of Appeals. It was the feeling of the Village Board that permitting a building within 5 feet of the front lot line would not enhance the neighborhood and that perhaps the property had re~ched its maximum building capacity. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to grant the variation to permit a side parking with parking from the required 30 feet to 20 feet. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to grant the r.equeSt to permit the reduced Parking ratio as applicable to office and warehouse uses. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floro$, Murauskis, Van G~em, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. August 7, 1984 Page 6 10'5 Trustee Arthur, seconded~by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to grant the request to permit building within 5 feet of the front property line. Upon roll call: Ayes: None Nays: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Motion failed As to the request to permit parking within 0 feet of the side property line, instead of the required 5 feet, was deferred in order for the petitioner to restrict parking in this area, since it is basically the area of roadway used for egress and ingress and at present parked cars partially obstruct the roadway. -, An Ordinance will be prepared for first reading on the one variation'granted at the August 21st meeting. ZBA 24-Z & ZBA 24-Z-84 and ZBA 25-V-84, Lincoln Circle 25-V-84 The petitioner, Donald Craig, has petitioned the Village LINCOLN for annexation of the 4.4 acre site on the north side CIRCLE of Lincoln Street; approximately 300 feet west of Meier Road. Mr. Craig proposes the construction of 13 single family homes on a cul de sac. It is proposed that these homes will have a market value in excess of $180,000. As required by law, annexed property is immediately zoned R-X therefore, if annexation is granted, Mr. Craig has requested the parcel be zoned R-1. Also requested is a variation for the 5 lots located on the bulb of the cul de sac in order to reduce the width of the front lot line from the required 65 feet to 50 feet. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-0 to grant the re-zoning and variation on the 5 lots. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals to grant R-1 zoning and 50 foot lot widths on the 5 lots being the subject of ZBA 25-V-84, all subject to annexation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. A public hearing will be held August 21, 1984 on the petition to annex this parcel to the Village of Mount Prospect. Ordinances will be presented at that time to annex, re-zone and grant variations.. A Resolution was presented calling for a public hearing 1984/85 LEVY on the proposed levy, setting the amounts and categories proposed. The public hearing would be held August 21st. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved RES.NO.41-84 for passage of Resolution 41-84 A RESOLUTION TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNTS OF MONEY ESTIMATED TO BE NECESSARY TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION BY THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT UPON THE TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE VILLAGE FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING MAY i, 1984, AND ENDING APRIL 30, 1985. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Page 7 August 7, 1984 ANY OTHER BUSINESS NAKANISHI'S The Nakanishi's Plat of Resubdivision was presented. RESUBDIVISION This plat places the property loCated behind Village Hall, just south of Busse Avenue on Main Street in the appropriate lots of record. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to authorize the Mayor to sign and Clerk to attest her signature on the Nakanishi's Plat of Resubdivision. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg ~ Nays: None Motion carried. STREET NAME ~ CHANGE MAMIYA DRIVE- An Ordinance was presented that would change the BIERMANN name of Mamiya Drive to Biermann Court. This particular COURT roadway is a cul de sac, with the bulb named Biermann Circle and the straight portion named Mamiya Drive, and was named to accommodate a business on that roadway. Mamiya Corporation (Bell & Howell/Osawa) has gone out of business therefore the entire roadway is proposed to have one name. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an ordinance in order to take action on the subject ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. ORD.NO. 3440 Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, -- moved for passage of Ordinance No. 3440 AN ORDINANCE RENAMING A PORTION OF A STREET WITHIN THE CORPORATE BOUNDARIES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. BRIARWOOD An Ordinance was presented for first reading that ; EAST BRIDGE would prohibit parking on the new bridge proposed for construction within the Briarwood Subdivision, AMEND CH. 18 on Briarwood Drive East. Since MFT funds will be used for this project, the State of Illinois, Department of Transportation requires this action. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Arthur, moved to waive the rule requiring two readings of an ordinance in order to take action on the subject ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. ORD.NO. 3441 Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Van Geem, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 3441 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SCHEDULE VI ENTITLED "NO PARKING ANYTIME" OF CHAPTER 18, TRAFFIC CODE Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. ~,~!cu~ 7, ]984 ~ ~,~ ~ 107 MFT AUDITS: The Village recently received audits conducted by the 1981, 19~i Illinois Department of Transportation on the 1981, 1982 and 1983 Motor Fuel Tax Funds (MFT). The audits indicated & 1983 that all items met requirements. Trustee Van Geem, seconded by Trustee MurauskiS, moved to acknowledge receipt of the 1981, 1982 and 1983 MFT Audits condUcted by IDOT. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT Village Manager Terrance L. Burghard presented the following bids: BIDS: AMBULANCE Bids fOr a replacement ambulance were received as follows: Bidder Amount Frontline Emergency Vehicles $45,306.00 Represented by Essential Service Sales, Inc. Mc Coy Miller, Inc. $45,585.00 Represented by McCarty Fire Equipment Wheeled Coach Corporation $46,700.00 Represented by Rolland Specialty Vekicles and Products E.V.E. Inc. $46,390.00 Represented by Midwest Ambulance Sales, Inc. Mr. Burghard stated that $46,000 has been budgeted for this expenditure. Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved FRONTLINE to concur with the recommendation of the administration EMERGENCY and authorize the purchase of a replacement ambulance VEHICLES from Frontline Emergency Vehicles, represented by Essential Service Sales, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $45,306.00. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Bids were requested from various suppliers for the COMMONWEALTH improvement of the Commonwealth Edison Right-of-Way EDISON ROW including pathway construction, landscaping, regrading, IMPROVEMENT and a play structure. It was reported that only two bids were received, one for the play structure and one for all items except the play stuucture. The bid for play structure submitted by Paul Buckley, Inc. of Gene~a, Illinois, was for $8,324.00, however the bid submitted for the balance of the work was submitted by MARCONI-BAND Marconi-Band Paving Co, Inc. of Franklin Park Illinois PAVING CO for an amount of $111,669.32-. It was the opinion of ' the administration that the bid for the play structure was well within the amount budgeted, but the bid submitted by Marconi-Bank Paving Co., Inc exceeded the budgeted amount by at least $45,000. It was the recommendation of administration that both bids be rejected. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Arthur, moved to REJECT Bi~! reject the two bids submitted for the Commonwealth Edison Page 9 August 7, 19! 108 Right-Of-Way Improvement. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. PAUL BUCKLEY Trustee Murauskis, seconded by Trustee Arthur, INC. moved to authorize the Village Manager to negotiate with Paul Buckley, Inc. for the purchase of a play structure at a cost not to exceed $8,324.00. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, F!oros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None ~- Motion carried. WATER SYSTEM Bids were received from the following companies for IMPROVEMENT improvements to the Village water distribution system, necessitated by the anticipated receipt of Lake Michigan water. The Village's consultant engineer, Greeley & Hansen, prepared the specifications for this project: P - D Mechanical Service Company $272,545 Northwestern Industrial Piping, Inc. $274,201 Trustee Arthur, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved P-D MECHANICAL to concur with the administration and the consultant SERVICE CO. engineer to accept the bid submitted by P - D Mechanical Service Company in an amount not to exceed $272,545 for the water system improvements. Upon roll call: Ayes: Arthur, Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. ADJOURNMENT ADJOURN Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Arthur,<moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Unanimous Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:43 P.M. Carol A. Fields Village Clerk August 7, 1984 Page 10