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Home My WebLink About11/18/1975 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES November 18, 1975 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Teichert called the meeting to orden at 8:05 P.M. INVOCATION Trustee Rhea gave the invocation . ROLL CALL~ Present upon roll call: Teichert Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 4, 1975 Trustee Rhea, seconded by Trustee H~ndricks, moved for ap- proval of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees held November 4, 1975 as submitted. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustee Rhea, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved for approval of bills in the following amounts: General ._..._ ,.... ...... $'174 941 27 System'Reven ]~'']''i'']''']]i' I 138 10 Parking ue ........... Motor Fuel Tax................ .... 11 845 50 PurpoSeS'c°nstr''1973''''''''' 100 500 69 Corporate .......... Corporate Purposes Constr. 1974 ............ 355 516 50 General Obligation Bd. &Int ...... ~ ........ 53 909 14 Waterworks & Sewerage Fund ................. ~21 849 72 $719,700.92 Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Trustee Rhea, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved to approve the financial report for the month of October, 1975 subject to audit. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS & PETITIONS - CITIZENS TO BE HEARD Mrs. Evelyn Heinz~ 1204 Robert Drive, presented the Board with a petition signed by 142 persons request- ing traffic signals at the intersection of Busse Rd. and Willow lane. Mrs. ~inz was assured the findings would be given to the Safety Commission on December 1st. Mrs. Norma Murausk'is, Chairwoman of the Blood Donor · Drive, and Mayor Teichert presented forty-two awards to citizens who had given half-gallons of blood. MAYOR'S REPORT Mrs. Joseph Grittani, Chairman of the Fire and Police Commission, and Fire Chief Pairitz, presented Captain's badges to Dennis Thill, John Gibson, Raymond Kordecki, and Leslie Wuollett. MANAGER'S REPORT Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Hendricks Pg. 1 11-18-75 moved for approval of Resolution 35-75: RESOLUTION FOR IMPROVEMENT BY MUNICIPALITY UNDER THE ILLINOIS HIGHWAY CODE (Sec. 75-00055-00TL CS $25,000. for installation of "Opticom" emergency vehicle preemption equipment when the State of Illinois upgrades the traffic signals to meet with latest requirements of the Illinois Manual on Uniform Traffic Control devices at the intersections of Elmhurst Rd and Golf, Oakton, Rand, Kensington, and the intersection of Rand Rd. and Kensington.) Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. A second resolution designated as Sec. 52-E CS in the amount of $7,000, for a traffic sign inventory was deferred to the next meeting. Trustee Floros commended Dolores Haugh, Public Relations Officer, for the Village newsletter recently published and mailed to residents along with their applications for vehicle stickers and dog tags. Mayor Teichert proclaimed the week of November 23 to 30, 1975 as Bible Week. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved to authorize the Chairman, Robert Teepe, to engage engineers for consulting servi, ces up to $5,000, for Mount Prospect, as requested by the Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights and Palatine (DMAP) Commission. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to deny the request for Nortran funding in the amount of $1,106. for conducting bus route #60. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN REPORTS BUILDING COMMITTEE Trustee H~nd~cks, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved the Village Board concur with the recommendation of the Building' Committee and Zoning Board of Appeals and grant the variation for a side yard at 905 S. Golfview, Robert Blemaster, petitioner. (Case ZBA-43-V-75) Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros H~ndricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to waive the rules requiring two readings of an ordinance re ~Z~A-43-V-75. iUpon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. Pg. 2 11-18-75 Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved for passage of Ordinance #2601: Ord. 2601 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SIDE YARD REQUIREMENT_VA~AT~ON FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 905 SQUTH GOLFVIEW'PLACE, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. The Building Committee reviewed the petition of Chester W. Parker, 1703 N. Park Drive for a side yard variation. The Zoning Board of Appeals and.the. Buildin9 Committee recommended denial. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Floros, moved to concur in the above recommendation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. FIRE AND POLICE COMMITTEE The Committee reviewed pricing of individual food packages and did not recommend an ordinance at this time, but re- quested the item be kept on the charge sheet. The C~mmittee studied cable TV franchises and recommended a cable TV system could have a beneficial purpose and direct benefit to the citizens of Mount Prospect, and the Village grant a franchise To a private cable TV company. Therefore, Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Rhea, moved the Board concur with the majority of the Fire and Police Committee to expend an additional amount "not to exceed $10,976" for completion of a survey to determine interest. Upon roll call: Ayes: Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Nays: Floros Wattenberg Motion carried. The Safety Commission recommended installation of a "four- way stop" sign at the intersection of Emerson and Isabella, and the Fire and Police Committee concurred. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee qichardson, moved to concur with the above recommendation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea qichardson Nays: Wattenberg Motion carried. Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved the administration be directed to install the appropriate signs immediately at Emerson and Isabella. UPon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Nays: Wattenberg Motion carried. JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Trustee Minton requested the matter of "Carnival Policy" be placed on the Committee's agenda for December 8th and Louis Velasco and J. Vais, be requested to attend. The Village Attorney was requested to redraft an ordinance concerning this matter. The subject of revision of the Village Board agenda was deferred to~ the next meeting for further input. Pg. 3 11-18-75 The matter of Village employees accepting gifts at Christmastime was discussed, but no ~ction was taken. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE The Committee recommended the vacation of the walkway at WeGo Trail to SeeGwun, subject to reservation of sufficient easements, and effective upon recordation of a fully ap- proved plat of resubdivision. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Rhea, moved to vacate the subject public walkway abutting four side lots and recovering the amount of $350, for appraisal, and requiring that vacation be approved upon properly recording of the plat and that sufficient easements be retained for Village purposes, Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried, A proposal was made by the Senior Citizens Advisory Council for use of the old library as a multi-services Senior Citizens Center. After considerable discussion, it was decided not to take a vote on the proposal at this time~ Committee members requested additional information from the Council. Library Board President John Parsons gave assurance that the Village will be given title to the old library property upon completion of the new library. The Dell Corp. proposed to build a lO0-unit apartment for the elderly north of the Mount Prospect Plaza. Trustee Richardson urged the Committee and the Senior Citizens Advisory Council to support the proposal. Further information will be provided at the next Committee ~eeting The Committee recommended that the Mayor and Administration be authorized to enter into an agreement with Elk Grove Township Supervisor Richard Hall to take over both the Hot Line and Counseling Services of Prospectus immediately and retain the Village two full-time and one part-time employees, in exchange for a three-year lease of the annex~ building at 110 E. Northwest Hwy. Trustee Richardson, second- ed by Trustee Wattenberg, moved to concur with the recommendation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenberg Motion carried. OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Albert Newman owner of the Old Orchard Country Club, appeared regarding a proposed amended site plan to the amended Consent Decree (Case 65CH5300) which would permit the construction of a golf cart shed. Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved to authorize an amend- ment to the Consent Decree (Case 65CH5300) to allow a ca~t shed to be constructed in conformity with Exhibit which shall be attached to the Consent Decree. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hend~ks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattehberg Motion carried. Mr. Tom Doyle, owner of a 99-year lease for property at the northwest corner of Kensington and Rand Roads~ requested Ordinance No. 2243 be amended to reclassify the~iproperty former- ly known as E1 Rando (Case 70-3P-1) from RX to B-3. The matter was mefemred to the Judiciary Committee for consideration on December 8th. A~request was received that the Village Board concur in the acceptance of the public improvements for sewer and water lines Pg. 4 11-18-75 or Unity Venture property. The lines are in condition for accep- tance and Trustee Wattenberg, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to accept the sewer and waterlines for Unity Venture. Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros Hendricks Minton Rhea Richardson Wattenber9 Motion carried. COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE - Thb~sd~D~e~ll 1975 BUILDING COMMITTEE Dec. 10, 1975 (Loras~ Inc.)ZBA-39-Z-75 PUBLIC WORKS Nov. 20 - Water conservation sidewalks FINANCE - Nov. 19, 1975 JUDICIARY - Dec. 8 at 8:00 P.M. FIRE & POLICE - Dec. 4 ADJOURNMENT Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved the meeting 6e adjourned. Time: 10-:30 P.M. Unanimous. MARIE T. HARD, Deputy Clerk Pg. 5 11-18-75