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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/05/1974 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES March 5, 1974 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Teichert called the meeting to order at 8:20 P.M. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Trustee Anderson. ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Teichert Absent: Link APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved for approval of the minutes of the regular meeting held February 19, 1974 as submitted. Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Hendricks Richardson Teichert Pass: Gustus Scholte~ Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS Trustee Scholten, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for approval of bills in the following amounts: General $124,835.17 Waterworks & Sewerage Dept., Imp. & Ext. 358.64 Operation & Maintenance 18,895.09 '$'14'4,088.90 Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carried. MANAGER'S REPORT The Village Manager reported' the newly ordered squ~ cars have been delivered and three of four are in service and the rest should be in operation by March 15th. The Villa§e Manager requested removal from the charge she~t~ "Review of'Municipal Airplane Noise Abatement" and gave a status report on the current situation. His request was approved. r. Eppley further reported on another item on the charge sheet ""Renewal 6f M~nicipal Parkihg'Lot Leas'es C & NW RR" and stated he was negotiating with the railroad and would have a complete report for the next Board meeting. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Teichert ~advised the Board that Commissioner Lawrence Ostlin9 had resigned from the Fire and Police Commission but had indicated that during a pending case before the Commission he wished his position held until completion of the matter. For the unexpired term (May 1, 1974) Mayor Teichert recommended the. appoint- ment of Thomas Eeo, 6,13 S. Albert, and requested Board concurrence. Truste6 Richardson, seconded by Trustee Scholten, moved for approval of the Mayor's appointment of Thomas Leo. Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carried. Mayor Teichert reported that Mr. Will'iam Demmert had resigned as a member of the Drainage and Clean Streams Commission for health reasons and elicited recommendations from thle Board on ~a replacement. The Mayor then reported on a proposed amendment to the Firemens' Pension Law and explained the background Of the pension fund and some of the inadequacies in the current law, especially when involving former volunteer firemen who became paid full time employees. Because the Village is involved in sucn a situation, Mayor Teichert stated the Attorney General has been requested to institute suit against the Village in this matter because the law is ambiguous and needs clarification. COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN REPORTS PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE The Public Works Committee met with representatives~and parents of children of the Westbrook School regarding a traffic signal. The Committee agreed with the following recommendations of the Safety Commission: 1. That the Westbrook School signal proposal be included in the 1974 MFT budget along with the school signal pmoj~et for Route 83 and Lincoln. Further, that Alstot, March & Guillou, Inc. be i~structed to qualify this new project for Federal ass.istance money, if possible. If not, then the Westbrook School project should be first priority for 1975. 2. The County of Cook, through Mr. Richard Kanak, has given the Westbrook parents assJrance that Cook County would stripe the crosswalk as soon as possible. 3. The Public Works Committee recommends that Public Works personnel install the flashing beacon facing north and south to further mark the crosswalk area. It was recommended that i~t operate from approx- imately 7:30 A.M. to 10:00 P.~M. Also, to install a street light so that children- can be seen more easily going and coming between the playground and Hatlen Heights. 4. Members of the School Board were to meet and arrange to provide the'll5 volt. AC power to operate the beacons and street light to help reduce costs of getting power to the project. March 5, 1974. . Installation of a guard rail to replace the wooden posts on the west side of Busse Rd. would be an improvement and would as~sist the crossing guard during the wait for a school signal installation to be completed. Trustee Gustus, seconded by ~rustee'He'ndricks~, movedto concur with the" above recommendations of the Public Works Commit- tee for the Westbrook School traffic signal and make it a priority item. Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardso~ Scholten Motion carried. BUILDING COMM'~'TTEE Case Nos. ZBA-24-Z-73 and ZBA-25-~SU-73 -. L & D Builders petition to rezone from RX to R4-and special use fo, r a PUD at 623 Golf Road. The Zoning Board of Appeals and Building Committee recommended den4al. A letter from the petitioner's agent had been receiced following such rec- ommendation requesting that the matter be withd'rawn in its entirety. Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to dism4ss the petition pursuant to the request in the letter dated February 26th. Upon roll cal-l: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carried. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE The Public-Health and ~Safety Committee considered a peti'tion from residents of South William Street regarding increased traffic hazards. It was the recommendation of the Safety Commission and the Village Engineer to: 1. Place additional stOp'~s at the intersection of William St. and Berkshire La. to make it a 3-way stop intersection with advance stop warning s~gns to' be placed on William Street before each StOD sign. 2. Post speed limit signs of 25 miles per hour along the entire length of William Stree~ from Golf Road to Prospect Avenue. 3. Post "Children Playing" signs along the park and play- ground areas on William Street. 4. Direct the Village Attorney to draft the appropriate ordinances to fulfill the above recommendati-ons,. Trustee Hendricks, seconded by Trsutee Richardson, moved to concur with the recommendation-of the Public Health and Safety Committee concerning the above recommendations. Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carried. The Committee discussed the possibility of posting speed limit signs along Sunset Road from Edward Street on the East to William Street on the West, and requested the Vil- lage Engineer's recommendation. March 5, 1974 BUILDING COMMITTEE (CONTINUED) Case ZBA~6-V-74 Henry Friedrichs, Jr. Peti,t'io'n for variation at 320 W. Central Rd. for building addition for residence in a business district. The Building Committee recommended concurrence with the Zoning Board of Appeals to grant the variation to allow residential use within a B-3 zone and request the Village Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance to concur with the recommendation to grant the variation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carried. Case No. ZBA-2-Z-73 Petition of owner of Winkelman's Service Station to rezone ~rom B-3 district to B-4 to become a conforming use. The Building Committee recommended denial but suggested a rehearing for a special use in order to remodel the service station. At the request.of th~ petitioner, this matter was deferred and will be further reviewed at the next Build- ing Co~mi,ttee meeting. The Building Committee considered updating of the Building Code, Pl~umbing Code, Electrical Code, Elevator ~ode to'~lect the latest changes a~opted on a national basis and/~r to place more restrive provisions in certain areas of these codes. Those changes were outlined in the Building C~mmi'ttee memorandum d~ted February 21, 1974 and Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved to concur with the recommendations of the Building Committee re- garding the adootion of the code updating. Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carried. Trustee Anderson, seconded by.~s~te~e~ Gustus, moved for waiver of the rules requiring two readings of an ordinance amending the Bu~l~ing Code. Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carried. Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Scholten, moved for passage of Ordinance #2491: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE BU)LDING CODE Uoon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carried. March 5, 1974 Case ZBA-8-Z-74 and ZBA-9-~V-74 - Mount Prospect Stat~ Bank property in block bounded by Northwest Highway, Emerson, Maole and Busse Streets"to be zoned B~2.1 and bank parcel in block to the north i-s zoned P Parking. Petition for variations in height, number of parking stalls, parking stall size and loading'space reqaireme'nt~ Because of the complexity of this petition, the Building Committee had requeste~d'the ma~te'r b~"considered before the full Board. 'Testimony was presen~e~ by~Mr. ~R.D~ Pad,la, President of'the b~'n-k, Mr~ Pe~'rson, Traffic Engineer of Barton-Aschm~n Associates, and Mr. Lawrence Kern, Attorney. The discussion was deferred to permit the petitioners to gather certain exhibits. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 P.M. and reconvened at 10:15 P.M. Present upon roll call: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Teichert Absent: Link Case ZBA-6-V-74 Henry Friedrichs, Jr. 320 W. Central Rd. whose petition nad bee~ approved earlier in the meeting, requested the Board waive th'~ rules requiring two readings of an ordinance because t~erewas a time element. Trustee Anderson, seconded by Truste~ Scholten, moved to waive the rules requiring two readings of an ordinance granting a vari- ation for property located at 320 W. Central Rd. Uoon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carried. Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Scholten, moved for_~ passage of Ordinanc'e Number 2'~92: . LOCATED AT 320 WEST CENTRAL ROAD Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carri, ed. Case ZBA-8-Z-74 and ZBA-9-V-?4 Mount Prosoect State Bank. An artist's rendering of the proposed six-story ba~k building was presented along with the site plan and a Plat of property. Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved to concur with the'-'recom~e~dati'on of the Zoning Board of Appeals and approve'th~"r~'~o~in~~-o~:bot~~ ~'~the ~ubj"ect areas wi th the follow'ing variations fop the~ain'parcel: a 96 ft. height variation, (1 ft.) variation in stall size, reduced park- ing from 1/200 to 1/300 sq. ft. of net space, and a vari- ation of one loading space from three to.two. Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carried. The Village Attorney was requested to draw the proper documents to finalize this matter. FINANCE COMMITTEE The, Finance Committee considered the request for a package license for the A,& P Co. to be constructed at Rte. 83 and Dempster but recommended denial because the location did not meet the 100 feet requirement from a school (Dempster Jr. March 5, 1974 High)~. ~ The second request for a liquor license for E1 Presidente Restaurant, Inc. was withdrawn by the petitioner. Truste. e Scholten, seconded by Trustee Gustus, moved to concu'r with the recommendation o.f the Finance Committee to deny the request for a p6ckage liquor license four th.e A & P Upon ,roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus · Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion 'carried. The Finance Committ~ee considered reduction of veh- icle lice'ns~e fees, an item int'roduced by Trustee Hendricks. After review of the matter the commit- tee recommended against reducing the fees. Trustee Hendricks presented material in support ~of his recommendati'on. Considerable discussion ensued. Trsutee Scholten, seconded by Trsutee Gustus~, moved to concur with the recommendation of the Finance Committee that there be no reduction in vehicle license fees. Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Richardson Scholten Teichert Nays: Hendricks Motion carried. ~U~~ Trustee Scholten, seconded by Trustee Richardson, moved for passage of Ordinance Number 2493: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIO~ ll.lll7 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE Uoon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carried. JUDICIARY COMMI~TTEE T~s,t~ Richardson, seconded by T'r~s~e Scholten, moved to waive the rules to consider a matter not on the agenda -- Prosoect'Heigqts Incorpor'ation, Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carried, ~t~ Richardson, seconded by T'we~t~e~ Hendricks, moved to file objection to the Prospect Heights proposed incorgoration on the basis that, while Rob Roy was deleted from the new boundary lines, the plan does take in the southerly portion of Palwaukee airoort, and the Village would oppose inclusion of that area. Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carried. March 5, 1974 THER BUSINESS Roppolo's plat of subdivision of property outside the Village limits at Belmont and Noyes in unincorporated Cook County: Trustee Richardson, seconded by Tra~tee Scholten, m~ved-~o approve Ropp'ol'o's Subdivision plat, authorizing the Mayor an'd Clerk to sign and attest the plat of subdivisi~on, subject to a contribution on the already est'ablished~formula for that area towards Spec- ial Assessment #70; plus a performance bond for install- ation of the storm sewer and dedication of storm sewer to the' Village. Upon roll call: Ayes: Andersom Gustus Hendricks Richardso~ Scholten Motion carried. Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved to approve the plans and soecifications for the Alter property, to be known as the Forest Cove Subdivision, and a~artment development~on Busse Road ~south of the Crystal Towers apart~ment~s,-wi't'h the added provisions that "Standard specifications for water and sewer main construction in IllinGis" be included in the soecifications as required. Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Gustus Hendricks Richardson Scholten Motion carried. ITEMS TO BE REFERRED Ordinance Number 2473 amending Sec. 14.2001 of the Zoning Ordinance scheduled to be read at this meeting was re- ferred to Aoril 16, 1974. COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS JUDICIARY - Special Meeting- March 8 FINANCE - March-l~8 PUBLIC WORKS - March 21 at 7:30 P.M. FIRE & POLICE - March 6 Agenda: Rte. 83 & Lincoln & Metron. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE- March 7 at 7:30 P.M. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - March 12 at 7:30 P.M. - Executive Session re litigation and land acquisition ADJOURNMENT Trustee Scholten, seconded by Trsutee Gustus moved the meeting be adjourned. Time: 1~:15 A.M. Unanimous. DONALD W. GOODMAN VILLAGE CLERK March 5, 1973