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Home My WebLink About09/18/1979 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES September 18, 1979 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Krause called the meeting to order at 8:07 P .M. INVOCATION _., The invocation was given by Trustee Miller. ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Mayor Krause Trustees Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg APPROVAL OF MINUTES 'Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees held September 4, 1979, with corrections noted. Upon roll Call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Abstain: Wattenberg Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS AND FINANCIAL REPORT Trustee Miller ~ seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to approve the following list of bills: --~ General 314,887.12 Revenue Sharing Fund 54,678.55 Motor Suel Tax 44,468.97 Community Development Fund 2,555.93 Waterworks & Sewerage Fund 78,924.47 Parking System Revenue 2,378.40 497,893.44 Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros .Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. ~Trustee Miller, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to accept the financial report dated August 31, 1979, subject to audit. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller .Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS - CITIZENS TO BE HEARD -- None. MANAGER'S REPORT Village Manager Burghard presented a resolution for Board eonsideration naming Edward A. Geick as an alternate to the Executive Committee of VENTURE. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved for passage of Resolution No. 30-79 A RESOLUTION NAMING EDWARD A. GEICK AS AN ALTERNATE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORHTWEST SUBURBAN WATER SYSTEM (VENTURE) PAGE 1 9/18/79 Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to · acknowledge receipt of the 1978-79 Audit Management Letter as prepared by Lester Witte & Company. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. The 1978-79 Audit Management Letter was referred to the Finance Committee for further review. Mr. Burghard presented a report on the North Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District submitted by outside counsel. DueIo various regulat/ons and the fact that municipalities have the option at this time ~to withdraw from the District, the Village Board decided to disconnect. Trustee Miller, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to waive the rules requiring two readings of sn ordinance (relative to the above named District). Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Miller, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2940 AN ORDINANCE DISCONNECTING THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT FROM THE NORTH COOK COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. The Village Manager then presented results of two bids, the first being the law library. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to authorize the sale of the law library to Robert F. Moore, being successful bidder in the amount of $3,000 for the entire library. -- Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Eloros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. The Manager presented the bid results for planting of parkway trees, tabulations of results attached to these minutes. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to accept the low bid submitted by Klehm's Nursery in the amount of $9,000 for parkway tree planting program. PAGE 2 9/18/79 Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richs~0n Wa~t~nberg Nays: None Motion carried. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Krause proclaimed the week of October 7 - 13, 1979o, as FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. --- The Mayor also signed a proclamation honoring the MOUNT PROSPECT TOASTMASTERS CLUB on the occasion of their 25th Anniversary. Mayor Krause presented an ordinance and resolution enabling the transfer of titles for the present Senior Citizens Center (formerly the Library) to the Village and the new Library (formerly Central School property) from the Village to the Library Board. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to waive the rules requiring two readings of an ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. - Trustee Floros, 'seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2941 AN ORDINANCE REQUESTING THE SALE OF PROPERTY FROM THE BOARD OF LIBRARY DIRECTORS OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Krause Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved for passage of Resolution No. 31-79 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SALE OF MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TO THE BOARD OF LIBRARY DIRECTORS OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Krause Nays: None Motion carried. ~'~ An Ordinance passed by the Board of Library Directors requesting : the transfer of the subject properties was presented to the Mayor i by Sally Viger, President of the Library Board. Mayor Krause announced that the DAMP meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 19th had been cancelled. COMMITTEE REPORTS BUILDING COMMITTEE Trustee Floros presented those items under the Building Committee Report. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved for passage PAGE 3 ~/18/79 of Ordinance No. 2942 AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF WEST HENRY STREET LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Krause Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2943 AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF PROSPECT AVENUE LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenbarg Krause Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2944 AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF THE ALLEY 'LOCATED BETWEEN HENRY STREET AND PROSPECT AVENUE LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Krause Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, mo{,ed to authorize the Mayor to sign and Clerk to attest her signature on the Plats of Vacation, being the subject of Ordinance Nos. 2942, 2943 and 2944. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Krause Nays: None Motion carried. ZBA 36-V-79, 100 West Northwest Highway Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to waive the rules requiring two readings of an ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2945 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING SPECIFIED VARIATIONS FOR 100 WEST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. PAGE 4 9/18/79 BA38-SU-79, 606 West Northwest Highway Trustee Floros. seconded by Trustee .Miller, moved to waive the rules requiring two readings of an ordinance. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Floros ,~ seconded by Trustee Farley, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2946 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2625 Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Riehardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. FINANCE C(~MMITTBE Trustee Miller, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to bring an item to the floor not listed on the agenda. Upon roll-call: Ayes: Farley ¥1oros Miller Murauskis _ Riehardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Miller brought up the subject of the fee for the upcoming 1980 vehicle stickers for the Village. The subject had been discussed in the Finance Committee and a vote of 2-1 was taken in favor of reducing the present $15.00 fee to $12.50. Hal Predovich, Chairman of the Business District Development and RedeveloPment C. ommission, requested the Board to consider the funding of the Maple Street Crossing with any additional revenue gained if the fees were not reduced. Following discussion ,' Trustee Miller, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to direct the Village Attorney to draft the necessary ordinance establishing a fee for the 1980 vehicle stickers in the amount of $12.50 for stickers purchased t~efore January 31, 1980, and $15.00 if purchased after January 31, 1980. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Miller Richardson Nays: Floros Murauskis Wattenberg Krause Motion defeated. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to direct the Attorney to draft the neeessary ordinance to reduce the fee for 1980 vehicle stickers to $10.00. Trustee Farley, seeonded by Trustee Floros, moved to table the motion to the October 2nd meeting of the Village Board. Upon roll call: Ayes: ]Farley Floros Miller Richardson . Nays: Murauskis Wattenberg Krause Motion carried. Mayor Krause instructed the administration to notify those residents that would be affected, should the Maple Street Crossing be approved, that the subject of the crossing would be discussed at the October 2nd meeting. The Mayor also requested that any and all recommendations PAGE 5 9/18/79 by the Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Commission, and Business District Development and Redevelopment Commission be submitted for review at that time. FIRE AND POLICE COMMITTEE Trustee Murauskis gave a status report on the Anti-Theft Ordinance, Community Development Code, and amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. LEGISLATIVE/JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Trustee Richardson reminded the Board members that the Legislative/ Judiciary Committee meeting would be held as a Committee of the Whole on September 20th in order to meet with the State Representatives. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE No report. PUBLIC WORKS COMlVlITTEE Trustee Farley presented an ordinance changing certain street names for a first reading. Miss Nipper, 1216 East Meadow Lane, and Ray Fritz, 804 Meyer, spoke in favor of their respective street names being changed for public safety purposes. Trustee Farley presented a resolution for Board consideration authorizing the Village to participate in a review of the qualifications and specifications relative to those companies having submitted proposals for the installation of Cable Television, which review would cost the Village $1~ 50~ refundable upon installation of the Cable T .V. Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for passage of Resolution No. 32-79 A RESOLUTION OF PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT IN THE CABLE TELEVISION STUDY OF THE NORTHWEST MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. - Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to retain Fletcher Engineering as a consultant relative to obtaining Lake Michigan water, ~vith the fee to be dete~mined~by the Village Manager~. Upon roll call: Ayes: Parley Floros Miller Murauskis Wattenbarg Krause Nays: Richardson Motion carried. OTHER BUSINESS Trustee Miller, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission and waive the public improvement requirements for property known as the Hess' Subdivision (East Meadow-~Lane), with the provision that at such t~me as public improvements are required, a special assessment will be placed against the respective ~roparty?ownars. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenbarg Nays: None Motion carried. PAGE 6 9/18/79 rustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to waive the rules requiring two readings of an ordinance, relative to an ordinance establishing election procedures. Upon roll call: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Riehardso~i Wattenberg Nays: None Motion carried. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Farley, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2947 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING VILLAGE ELECTION PROCEDURES IN THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Upon roll eall: Ayes: Farley Floros Miller Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg ITEMS .TO BE REFER~ED The following items were referred: Regulation of On-Street Soliciation, referred to Legislative/ Judiciary Committee Adoption of Village of Mount Prospect Safety Program, referred to Public Health & Safety Committee COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS Finance Committee meeting rescheduled from the 19th to 17th of September. Committee of the Whole - Legislative/Judiciary Committee Buffet Meeting would be held September 20, with the State Legislators in the Trustees' Room of the Village Hall, Buffet 7:00 P .M., meeting to take place at 8:00 P.M. FOR INFORMATION ONLY A Special meeting of the ViBage Board had been called for 6:00 P.M. September 18th for the purpose of visiting the Rauenhorst Construction ' - site. ADJOURNMENT Trustee Farley, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Unanimous Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 11:12 P .M. Donald W. Goodman Village Clerk. PAGE 7-~ / 18/7 9