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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/05/1977 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES July 5, 1977 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Krause called the meeting to order at 8:04 P.M. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Trustee Wattenberg ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Krause Floros Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Absent: Hendricks Minton TrUstee Hendricks arrived at the meeting at 8:0? P.M. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING, J~NE 21, 1977 Corrections to minutes: Page 4, motion to re-appoint members to the Business Development and Redevelopment Commission, delete Eugene Friker, who had previously resigned. Page 7, Public Works Committee, first motion: Should read "for concurrence with the "Public Works Committee' " Trustee Murauskis, seconded by Trustee Richardson,. moved for approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of June 21, 1977, with corrections noted. Upon roll call: Ayes: FloroS HendriCks Murauskis Richardson Watt enberg Motion carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 28, 1977 Trustee Murauskis, seconded by Trustee Richardson moved for approval of the minutes of the special meeting of June 28, 1977. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. RATIFICATION OF ACTION TAKEN AT SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 28, 1977 Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved to ratify the action taken at the special meeting of June 28, 1977. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Watt enberg Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved for approval of the following hills: General $268,664.36 Parking System Revenue Motor Fuel Tax 1,369.95 Corporate Purposes Const. 1973 12,368.23 Waterworks & Sewerage Depr.,Impr.. & Ext. 19,147.29 Operation & Maintenance 41,533.85 Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson .Wattenberg Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS - CITIZENS TO BE HEARD Rev. Frank Wachowski, St. Thomas Becket Church, requested waiver of permit fees in order to construct a permanent church at 1325 Burning Bush Lane. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved to ~aive the permit fees for the construction of St~ Thomas Becket Church. Upon roll call: Axes: Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Dolores Haugh, President of the Mount Prospect Historical Society presented Certificates of Appreciation to the entire Village Board, the Village Manager and Assistant Village Manager for their assistance and support of the Historical Society. A Certificate of Appreciation and plaque were presented to Dave Creamer, Director of Public Works, fbr his and the entire Public Works Department's cooperation and work involved in restoring the Original Village Hall and the School House Museum. Jerome .Thomas, 400 S. Wille, requested consideration, from the Board relative to 3 trees that had been scheduled to be removed because of the "S" curve construction. Mayor Krause noted the issue will be investigated before such action is taken. John Kriola, 710 S. Emerson, approached the Board relative to the excess traffic generated on Emerson Street as a result of the construction on the "S" curve. Fir, Kriola suggested re-routing all thru traffic to Mount Prospect or Busse Roads. He also mentioned that the traffic was exceeding the speed limit and was a danger to the residents. Mayor Krause said the situation would be reviewed by the administration. Bob Musser, 504 S. Pine, also spoke to the Board relative to the increased volume of traffic on Emerson Street. MANAGER'S REPORT Village Manager Eppley requested the Board to accept the Pavement Marking Program. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to authorize the Mayor to sign and Clerk to attest the Pavement Marking Program. UPon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Fir. Eppley requested authorization to have the Well #10 property appraised for possible re-sale, since'that site' is no longer in use as a well. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Murauskis, moved to authorize the Village Manager to have Well #10 property appraised. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. It was requested by Mr. Eppley that authorization be given for a staff decision'relative to resident only parking in the Maple Street Lot. Several residents drive company owned cars which' are registered in towns other~ than Mount Prospect and therefore do not display a Village vehicle sticker necessary to identify them as residents. Mr. Eppley noted that i~ is hie intention for this policy to be in effect for the remainder of 1977, since these particular residents will be required to obtain Village vehicle stickers in future years. 7-5-77 Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by. Trustee Richardson, moved to give authorization to the Village Manager allowing certain Village residents not displaying Village vehicle stickers to park in the Maple Street barking lot. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. MAYOR'S REPORT Trustee Murauskis, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for passage of Resolution No. 25-?? A RESOLUTION NOTING THE PASSING OF FIREFIGHTER LEONARD A. KAISER WHEREAS, Firefighter LEONARD A. KAISER served his community as a Firefighter and trained Paramedic since August l, 1962; and WHEREAS, Firefighter LEONARD A. KAISER served as a Volunteer Fireman for the Mount Prospect Fire Department as well as the Charles Bruning Fire Brigade for thmee years before taking the oath of office as a Firefighter for the Mount Prospect Fire Department; and WHEREAS, Firefighter LEONARD A. KAISER served as a Firefighter under Fire Chief Lawrence A. Pairitz and as a Firefighter under former Fire Chief Edwin Haberkamp and was a trained Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic; and WHEREAS, Firefighter LEONARD A. KAISER originated the Cadet Fireman Program in Illinois" in 1973 and spent many personal hours in preparing, promoting and recruiting the program; and WHEREAS, Firefighter LEONARD A. KAISER, under the auspices of the Village of Mount Prospect, personally saw to the training of many high school students under the Fire Cadet Program with the objective that the Program would lead to career employment in fire fighting; and WHEREAS, the Mount Prospect Fire Cadet Program is the first of its kind in the United States and is the only one in the Northwest suburbs; and WHEREAS, Firefighter LEONARD A. KAISER received many commendations over the years for his above the line of duty as a Firefighter and trained Paramedic and for his work with the Fire Cadet Program; and WHEREAS, we as Mayor and Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect are conscious of these many and lasting contributions he made to the advancement of the Mount Prospect Fire Department and to its reputation in the community and throughout the country; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT~ COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION ONE: That there be public acknowledgment of the unselfish service of the departed LEONARD A. KAISER. SECTION TWO: That the sympathy of the Village of Mount Prospect be and the same is hereby expressed to the family of LEONARD A. KAISER, his friends, and his fellow firemen. SECTION THREE: That this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect and that a copy hereof, suitably engraved, P.~. $ 7-5-77 be presented to the family of LEONARD A. KAISER. SECTION FOUR: That this Resolution be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law. AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 1 PASSED this 5th day of July, 1977. APPROVED this 5th day of July, 1977. Village President ATTEST: Village Clerk Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Krause Motion carried. An ordinance relating the responsibilities of the Finance Commission was presented for first reading. Trustee Richardson stated that one of the original purposes of that Commission was to research the tax structure of the Village. There was discussion of this subject and it was noted that the Commission members themselves had expressed an opinion that the project would be of such a magnitude that they could not direct their attention to the project, but would undertake all the other ~ specified responsibilities outlined in the ordinance. Mayor Krause presented the revised report from Fletcher Engineering, noting that Mr. Muldowney from Fletcher Engineering was not present to explain the revisions. The Board was of the opinion that it did not present itself to the Village's need to encourage conserVation of water and the tax structure. Trustee Richardson expressed his desire to see this subject go to Committee for further study with p~rticular attention to he given an escalating schedule. Trustee Wattenberg noted that it was his desire to have the Village staff review and make recommendations on the subject. Mayor Krause referred the subject to the Public Works Committee for further review, in light of the fact that the report was bompiled with the sewer charges included With the water bill. Charles!~rbough, Forest Cove Apartments, spoke to the Board ~ela~e to the water rate structure and the effect the proposed water rate increase would have on multi-family dwellings. Richard Cohen, Huntington Commons Apartments, also spoke to the Board relative to multi-family water use, noting that charges should be per dwelling unit not total volume. Irene Stephan, 218 S. William, spoke to the Board on the effect the new water rate structure would have on senior citizens noting the ~allons used is much below the present minimum. Trustee Richardson stated that the Public Works Committee would meet July 21, and Mr. Muldowney would be requested to attend that meeting. Pg. 4 7-5-77 COMMITTEE REPORTS BUILDING COMMITTEE Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2719, relative to ZBA 8-SU-?? AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 991 which would allow Randhurst Corporation to construct an addition to the existing theater. Upon roll call: Ayes: Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Nays: Floros Motion carried. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by TrUstee Richardson, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2720, relative to ZBA 10-Z-?7 AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH 0F RAND ROAD AND SOUTH OF CENTRAL ROAD FROM R-X TO B-3 (Map 10S) Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2721, relative to ZBA 10-SU-77 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL USE FOR PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF RAND ROAD AND SOUTH OF' CENTRAL ROAD Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Trustee Richardson reported as liason with the Mount Prospect Public Library that a tentative date had been set for the upcoming referendum, that date being Saturday, September 24th. OTHER BUSINESS Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for passage of Resolution 26-77 A RESOLUTION UP-DATING THE COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM MAP Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. ITEMS TO BE REFERRED The following items were referred to the respective committees: Fire Protection Contract between the Village of Mount Prospect and United Airlines and the Oil Tank Farms, referred to Public Health & Safety Committee ZBA 19-SU-??, ZBA 22-V-77, and ZBA 25-V-77 were referred to the Building Committee Request of Attorney Thomas Malato regarding waiver of ceftin restrictive convenants, referred to Judiciary Committee Special Taxing District, capital improvement, water system, referred to Finance Committee Pg. 5 7-5-77 OMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS Building Committee would meet July 13 Public Health & Safety Committee would meet July 14 Fire & Police Committee would meet July 18 Public Works Committee would meet July 21 Finance Committee would meet July 28 Judiciary Committee would not meet in the month of ~uly- ADJOURNMENT Trustee Murauskis, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Murauskis Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried AdJourrmment: 9:31 P.M. Donald Wo Goodman ~g. 6 7-5'-77