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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/16/1975 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES September 16, 1975 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Teichert called the meeting to order at 8:10 PM. INVOCATION Trustee Minton gave the invocation. ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Teichert APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 2, 1975 Under Public Works Committee, regarding the need for water, add to the sentence "Trustee Wattenberg suggested the need was urgent and immediate action should be taken" re~arding Lake Michigan water. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved for approval of the minutes of the regular Board Meeting of September 2, 1975 as amended. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Teichert Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustee Rhea, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved for approval of bills in the following amounts: General ................................. $190,779.63 Parking System Revenue .................. 1,010.64 Motor Fuel Tax .......................... 19,901.13 Corporate Purposes Constr. 1974 ......... 820,939.08 Waterworks & Sewerage Depr., Impr., & Ext ................. 32.18 Operation & Maintenance ............. 27,943.00 $1~060,605.66 Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenber9 Motion carried. Trustee Rhea, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved for approval of the Financial Report for the month of August, 1975, subject to audit. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Teichert welcomed Prospect High School AFS Foreign Exchange Students Thelmo Tapia-Pena from Cuenca, Ecuador, Beth Meredith who spent the summer ir Quito, Ecuador, Jane Magnus, who spent the summer in Leamington Spa, England, and John Holm who spent the summer in Napa Valley, California. Mayor Teichert proclaimed Saturday, September 27, 1975 as Mount Prospect Hunting and Fishing Day. Mayor Teichert proclaimed the week beginning October 5, 1975 as Fire Prevention Week. Pg. 1 9-16-75 Mayor Teichert discussed the litigation regarding the POST OFFICE U.S. Post Office construction on Elmhurst and Central. LITIGATION The Village Attorney indicated the building will be con- structed in such a manner as to assure the safety of the community and it would be proper for the Board to waive various rules and procedures and to enter into an agree- ment. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to direct the Village Attorney to proceed with the proper action before the Zoning Board of Appeals to rezone the property of the U. S. Postal Service immediately south of the property identified as U. S. Post Office Resubdiv- ision on W. Central Rd. from R-1 to B-3. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Trustee HendricKs, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved that the petition the Villa§e Attorney will present in behalf of the Village will include the appropriate var- iations to place the building To be constructed in com- pliance with the Village building codes. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved to waive building permit fees for the U. S. Postal Service and Herbert Swanson, with the understanding the waiver does not constitute sewer and water tap-on fees. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenoerg Motion carried. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved RES. 27-75 to waive the rules to consider a matter not on the agenda -- Resolution 27-75 exempting some persons from vehicle sticker fees. The Bicentennial Commission had been omitted. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved to amend Resolution 27-75 to include members of the Bicentennial Commission and for passage of Resolution #28-75: RES. 28-75 A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION #27-75 Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendrick$ Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenb~rg Motion carried. BUILDING COMMITTEE CHEKER OIL Case ZBA-t4~Z-75 Cheker Oil Co. Rand & Central: 14-Z The Committee voted to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals to grant requested rezoning from RX to B-4 to bring an existing service'station in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance, Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trus ~e Richardson, moved to concur with the recommendations of the Building Committee and Zoning Board of Appeals to re~ zone the above property from RX to B-4. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg. Motion carried. Pg.2 9-16-75 Tru~stee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to waive the rules requiring two readings of 14-Z-75 an ordinance in the matter of ZBA-14-Z-75. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros~ Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trust. ee Richardson, moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2586: ORDINANCE NO. 2586 AN ORDINANCE REZONING MAP IO-S OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT ZONING ORDINANCE Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Case ZBA-17-V-75 - 302 £. Northwest Highway Corp. SCHIMMING Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to concur with the r'ecomme'ndation o'f the Zon~ing Board of Appeals and the Bbilding Committee to grant a variation to remodel an existing apartment above a service station. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. An ordinance was presented for first reading and the Clerk was reouested to place it on the October 7th agenda for final passage. Case ZBA-31-V-75 J. Emil Anderson & Son Randhurst Twin Ice Arena By way of a status report, the'Comm'ittee, the Village Attorney and the petitioner's attorney will meet again to further refine the ordinance tha~ had been drafted for review. Case ZBA-23-V-75 St. Emily's Church ST EMILY Petition for variation for 60' antenna for closed circuit television for educational purpose~. T'he Committee recom- mends concurrence with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals to grant the variation. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to concur with the rec- ommendation of the Building Committee and Zoning Board of Appeals to grant the requested variation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ftoros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenber9 Motion carried. An ordinance was read for first reading and the Clerk was requested to place it on the agend'a of the October 7th meeting. Case ZBA-24-V-75 St. Raymond's Church Petition for variation for 60' antenna for closed circ6it television for educational purposes. The Committee recom- ST RAYMON mends concurrence with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals to grant 'the variation. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Building Committee and Zoning Board of Appeals to grant the requested variation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros H~ndricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. An ordinance was read for first reading and the Clerk Pg. 3 9-16-75 was requested to place it on the agenda of the October 7th meeting. FRANK Case ZBA-34-V-75 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Linder 910 Greenfield LINDER Petition for variat'ion to construct room addition within 6'4" of the east Tine of the subject property. The Com- mittee recommended concurrence with the Zoning Board of Appeals. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Building Committee and-Zoning Bo~ard of Appeals to grant the re- quested variation. Upon roll call: Ayes: F.l'oros Hendr~cks Minton Rhea Richardson W~ttenberg Motion carr.ied. Trustee Hendeicks, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to 34-V-75 waive the rules requiring two readings of an ordinance relating to ZBA-34~W75 Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Trustee Hendricks, seconded By Trustee Floros, moved ORDINANCE for passage of Ordinance No. 2587: NO 2587 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT-.910 GREENFIELD COURT Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenber§ Motion carried. A resum~ of a public hearing on the "S" curve on Route "S" CURVE 83 w.a~ presented~by ~rus~ee.-Floros~ Mr. Thomas Heiter, of M/E~, Al.stot, March. & Guillou, Inc. answered questions regarding the proposed improvement. Traffic signals ame warranted and two recommendations were made: A signal at Shabonee plus improvement of the "S" curve, and 2) or a signal a.t Lincoln at Route 83.' Mike Pekala, Village Traffic Engineer, recommended the signal be ~laced at Sh~bonee Trail. Interested citizens were invited to express their opinions. Mrs. Ermi~ Ullrich, residing at Rte. 83 and Pine, stated s~he does not w~sh to loseanymoreof her parkway because it is only four feet wide now, and under the present plans, two more woul~ be removed under Alternate Plan I. Her sug- gestion was more oolicing of the speed limit. Mrs. Ullrich suggested a six-~oint plan: 1) Bank curves slightly; 2) widen the ~anes to 'll' instead of t2': 3) Do not increase Speed limit an,o enforce i.t at 25 mph; 4) Have li§ht in the curve at Lincoln with proper warning signals that vehicles are approaching a stop light; 5) guard rails througnou~ CUrves; and 6) trees replaced to retain the residential character of the area. Mr. Kerner, 401 S. Main sug§ested p~acing of one-way signs at Lincoln because of the high accident rating. Pg.4 9-16-75 Mrs. Carol Ruffalo, 420 S. Main, presented a petition in favor of installation of traffic s~gnal at the intersection of Shabonee Trail and Ill. Highway 83, with.minimum im- provements necessary for such installation. Also, the petition stated the residents are in favor of the install- ation of a warning light for the pedestrian crosswalk at Pine St. and Rte. 83. The residents stated opposition to any signalization ~f Lincoln and Rte. 83 inte'rsection A letter was:read from Thomas Cooper, Director of Par~s and Recreation stating the Board of Commissioners re- quested that stop lights be installed at Shabonee Trail and Elmhurst Ave. Rte. 83. Jill Berger, 506 S. Wille, talked about the location of "no left ~rn" signs. Mr. Michael Carosielli,read a letter directed to the Mayor and Board of Trustees summarizing information gleaned through hearings and research, weighing benefits and suggesting proposed changes to Alternative I to eliminate the cul de sac on Elmhurst Ave. allowing it to 2ccommodate Vehicle traffic, and (2) the marking of a second cross walk at Main and. Rte. 83, the location of the second signal in Alternative I. The benefits listed were: 1) school crossing demand; ~) East/West Collector Steeet at Lincoln; 3) Protection or St. Raymond's school children; 4)/'the two traffic Signals on R~e. 83 at Lincoln and Main will restrict the flow and speed of traffic on Rte. 83; 5) Project cost; 6) State warrants; and 7) Loss of trees, of which the majority are elms and subject to disease, and lastly, the ~ossibility of work done by the State to the exclusion of approval by the Village. A-petition containing approximately 160 signatures was presented which read: "Support Alternative I in Alstott, March and Gillou's report with the proposed changes: (1) eliminate the cul de sac on Elmhurst Avenue, allowing it to accommodate vehicle traffic, and (2) marking of a Second cross walk at Main and Rte. 83, the location of the second traffic signal in Alternative I. Jane Stevo, 208 S. Pine, stated Shabonee does not satisfy people residing at Pine Street because it is not a safe crossing and suggested the light be placed at Lincoln. Mrs. Barbara Kerner, 401 S. Main, questioned the cost of both alternatives. Mr. Randall Wilki, 420 S. WaPella, stated Alternative I as stated in the above petition, was a more advantageous solution. Randall Knudsen, 503 S. Elmhurst, stated he does not see the advantages o~ installation of a light at Shabonee. He suggested an impact study be conducted in neighborhoods adjacent to Rte. 83. Mr. Joseph Vais, 608 Candota, stated younger children attending St. Raymond's will have to walk down Shabonee and it is a hazardou~ street. Mrs. Bernice Ward, ~00 S. Main, was in favor of Proposal #1 and felt the "S" curve should be widened. Mr. Joe Kerr, 418 S. HiLusi urged that a decision on location of the light be voted on at this meeting. He advocated installation at Lincoln '~ecause it~w~ut~ser- ~ideStbe¥~h~d~en attending Lincoln School, Lions Park and St. Raymonds. Pg~ 5 9-16-75 Mr. A1 DiPietro, 419 S. I-Oka, stated he was opposed to a 1-ght placed at Shabonee. Mrs. Helen Granzeler, 314 S. Wille, supported Alternate #1. Mr. Larry Frake, 505 Gowando, spoke in favor of a light at Lincoln. Mr. Art Coy, a member of the Mount Prospect Safety Commission, gave a background synopsis, of the studies taken-over a period of five years. The Safety Commission recommended a stop light to. b e placed at Lincoln because it had been designated as a collec~tor street. Mr. John Thebault, 500 S. I-Oka was opposed to the in- stallation of a light at Shabonee and concurred with one being placed at Lincoln and 83, which would provide a continuous East/West route. Mrs. Connie Caros.ielli, 403 W.. Shabonee, stated'the only safe crossing would be at Lincoln. Mr. Kerner, 401 S. Main, stated if the'parkway trees were removed to widen Rte. 83 the sidewal~s would be next to the rig~ht-of-way of the nighway and snow plowing would be a problem. Mrs. Ermi~ Ullrich suggested the use of the courtyard at St. Raymond's School rather than the playground would be safer for the children. Joe Lapcewich, 502 S. I-Oka, spoke in favor of a light at Lincoln. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved discussion from the floor be terminated. Upon roll call: Ayes: F1oros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Trustee Floros, secondedby Trustee Rhea, moved to in- stall a traffic signal at Shabonee and Rte..83. Under discussion, Trustee Rhea, seconded by Trustee Minton, moved to amend the motion to contain "no Left turn" restrictions from Rte: 83 onto Shabonee east and west at each signalized intersection. Mayor Teichert urged "no left hand turns" not be approved. The traffic light would be ineffective. He encouraged a vote for a light to be installed at Lincoln and Rte. 83, and stated barricades could be placed at peak pedestrian nours. Trustee Hendricks concurred with the Mayor's comments. Trustee Minton was opposed to a light at Lincoln and Rte. 83 because it would not assure the safety of the children. In his opinion, the best ;interest would be a traffic con- ~roi device at Shabonee. The question was called. Roll call: Upon the amendment to the main motion.' Ayes: Floros Minton Rhea Richardson Nays: Hendricks Wattenberg Motion carried. Pg.6 9-16-75 Roll call upon the main motion-as amended:' Ayes: Floros Minton Rhea Nays: Hendricks Richardson Wattenbe~g Teichert Motion defeated. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved for signalization at Lincoln and Route 83, for the improve- ment of ~e. 83 and replacement of trees as much as oractical. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Rhea Richardson Wattenberg ~ays: Minton Motion carried. The Manager was instructed to seek the appropriate engineering drawings to implement the pelicies of the Board. RECESS The meeting was recessed at lq:45 P.M. and reconvened at 12:10 A. M. Present upon roll call: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Teichert JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Trustee Minton read a letter from Samuel Morgan, attorney for Salvatore DiMucci, dated September 9, 1975 stating he and Mr. Tuchow have consented to every suggestion made With regard to litigation at Palm and Tamarack. However, they cannot undertake the additional burden of paying for the paving of one-half of Grove Street at a cost estimated at $45,000, because it would destroy the economic feasi- bility of the undertaking. It was Mr. Mergan's contention ~t is the obligation of the Village. The Village Attorney and Mr. DiMucci's attorney were to review the Consent Decree further to consider an amendment satisfactory to the Board. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved for passage of Ordinance #2588: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2t.1011 OF THE ORDINANCE MOUNT PROSPECT BUILDING CODE (AIR CONDITIONERS) ~0. 2588 Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richarson Wattenberg Motion carried. OTHER BUSINESS ZBA-29-Z-75 & ZBA-30-Z-75 Public hearing on annexation and rezoning from RX to B-3 and B-4 - Property at northeast corner of Busse and Golf ~rustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Building Committee and the Zoning Board of Appeals to grant the requested rezoning. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Pg. 7 9-16-75 he Elk Grove Fire District had not been notified of the proposed annexation. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to continue the ~ublic hearing of the ore-annexation agreement to the next regular Board Meeting held October 7, 1975. Upon roll call: Ayes:' Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motio~ carried. COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS PUBLIC WORKS September 18, 1975 FINANCE September 30, 1975 JUDICIARY October'8, 1975 Jos. Vais, ~resident'of Mt. Prospect Jaycees discussion of l'ssuance of permits for carnivals in the Village ADJOURNMENT Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved the meeting De adjourned. Time 1:00 A.M. Unanimous. DONALD'W. GOODMAN, Vil'l~a§e_Clerk