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Home My WebLink About02/16/1971 VB minutes REGULAR ME~i'iNG OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOAPD OF TRUSTh~S Febz,~_a~ 16~ 1971 Call to order CAT,T, TO OEDER President Teichert called the meeting to order at 8:10 P.M. IN~ATION Invocation ~tee Soderman gave the invocation. ROLL CALL Roll Call Present upon roll call: Ahem Furst Eilroy Norris Reiter Soderman Teicher~ APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 2, 1971 Pg. ~ Vote on motion to delay action for passage of O~diuance Approval of #2286 - Trustee Ahem voted "Nay" and Trustee Narris voted minutes February "Aye". Pg. 2 - Finance Committee report - delete "(It is 2, 19?l understood that the ordinance accomplishing the change will not be passed until any and all remodeling has been con%oleted. )" Pg. 5 - Public Works Conmtittee: delete word "material" so that sentence will read: "Obtaining this machine would also involve the purchase of a trailer to haul this machine and other heavy equipment." Trustee Furst, seconded by 5¥ustee Soderman~ moved the minutes of the regular meeting of February 2, 1971 be approved as amended. Upon roll call: Ayes~:,~ Ahem ~%L~St Kilroy NorI'is Reit~er Soderman Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BTT,T~S Trustee Sodern~n, seconded by Trustee Kilroy. moved for approval Approval of bills of bills in the following amounts: General $87,185.82 Parking System Revenue 164.64 Motor Fuel Tax 8,2?6,94 General Obligation Bd. &Int. 12,212.50 Fire Equip. Fund - 196q 1,47?, 80 Waterworks & Sewerage Depr., Trot0., & Ext. 5,9?6.00 Operation & M~intenance ~ Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahen~ Furst Kilroy Norris Reiter Soderman Motion c~"ried. Trustee Soderman, seconded by Trustee Reiter, moved for approval of the Financial Report for the month of Ja~l~wy, 1971j subject to audit. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahem F~rst Eilroy Norris Reiter Soderm~n Motion carried. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS discussion au Mr. Eichard Hendricks, a resident of the Fairview Gardens issuance of Subdivision, appeared before the Board bo discuss the liquor licenses issuance of liquor licenses. It was his opinion the Board should consider the benefits, w~ighing them against the detriments, the problem of issuing a .liquor license to aid a restaurant owner, creating a cocktail lounge under the guise of creating a better business, and the dangers of establishing more of this type of business along Rand Road, a heavily-trafficked highway. Trustee Ahem felt the Board was granting a liquor license on the past performauce of the owner and the establishment, when the basic questiau ..was whether or not Mount Prospect wants to keep increasing its nu~oer of liquor licenses. Other members of the Board stated they were careful to judge each petition as an individual matter, considering prior business experience and prior liquor experience, and were against setting up a policy by ratio. President Teichert urged the Board to carefully consider certain guidelines the elective representatives could follc~ in the issuance of liquor licenses to determine what would serve the community best. This matter was charged to the Finance Co, l~ttee. Mr. George Flaherty, Chairman of the Industrial Development report au and Economic ComTlssion, gave a report on the progress, potential potential, and conditions that exist relating to industrial annexation expansion via potential annexation of adjacent unincorporated /and areas to create additional tsx revenue for the Village. It was the recoranendation of the Commission that the 'P~d extend an offer to United Air Lines and the City of Des Plalnes to enter into negotiations in order to obtain a settlement of the litigation with a compromise decision mutually agreeable to all parties concerned. discussion ~n -- flooding Mr. Joseph Progolski, a resident of Jody Court, discussed the in Kaplan - flooding in some of the homes in the Kaplan and Braun Braun Subdivision Subdivision. FIRE AND POLICE CO~I±Tr~E Au ordinance was presented for second reading ~egarding fire fire and and poli~-e guards at public gatherings. Mr. James Kurmen, police guards Assistant Principal at Prospect High school, stated the at public officials of the school have voiced objection to the gatherings ordinance and requested clarification. This matter was deferred until after a joint meeting with the Fire and Police Corauittee set for March 8th at 8:00 P.M. Trustee Norris reported the Committee will submit a mem- orandum ot the Finance Committee on the matter of Fire Department personnel and equipment. JUDICIARY CO~VII'I'I'~E Trustee Ahem, seconded by Trustee Furst, moved for passage Ord. 2287 of Ordinance No. 2287: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MAP 38S OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT Amending Map 38S ZONING ORDINANCE of Zoning Ord. -- Case ?0-13P ¢Case ?0-1BP) This ordinance rezaued the Southwest corner of Algonquin and Busse from B-3 to B-4. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahem Furst Kilroy Norris Soderman Nays: Reiter Motion carried. February 16, 1971 Case 70-5P - Village of Mount Prospect - amend Zoning Ordinance Case 70-5P Sec. 26, Max. Heights, Sec. 27Min. Side Yard, Sec. 28 Min. Front Yards: ~he Judiciary Committee is not in agreement with the draft ordinance. The constitutionality of some of its provisions are questionable; it tends to encourage height in the Village; and the effect of the proposal would be to eliminate the necessity of requesting variations of the Board of Appeals. Property at the hk~thwest comner of Foundry and Wolf was next considered. Trustee Ahem, seconded by Trustee Reiter, moved the Acting Villsge Manager initiate a hearing before the Plan Con~.'~ssion to rezone from R-X to B-2. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahem Norris Reiter Nays: Furst Kilroy Sodermau Teichert MOtion defeated. Review of Ordinance No. 2286: After considerable discussion of this ordinance and whether it Review of would be best to set guidelines for measurement at the subject Ord. 2286 lot lines or at the structures themselves as presently reflected in the ordinsnce, the Conm~ttee decided to keep the matter on the docket for further consideration at a later date. *Case 75-5P was again considered by the Board. Trustee Ahem, seconded by Trustee Reiter, moved to deny the recommendation of the Plan Commission in approving the amendment to the Zoning Case 70-5P Ordinance $ ~. 26, M~x. Heights, Sec. 27, Minimum Side Yard, Sec. 28, Minirmmm Front Yard. Trustee Ahem, seconded by Trustee Reiter, moved to defer action on the above motion to the nex~ regular meeting March 2, 1971 and request the Plan Commission submit a supportive paper. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahem Furst Kilroy Norris Reiter Soderman Motion carried. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SA~'~'I'~ Intersection of Evergreen and Main Street: Trustee Reiter gave a resume of the discussions held with the Intersection of Safety Commissic~ and Chamber of Commerce regarding the inter- Evergreen section of Evergreen and Main St. Mr. Jack Keefer spoke before ~i~ the Board and objected to the proposals submitted. Trustee Reiter, seconded by Trustee Kilroy, moved that the inter- section of Evergreen and Route 8B be changed by remov~,~g the stop light and "Right T~u-n 0nly" and stop si~ be placed at the entrance to Route 8B from Evergreen. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahem Furst Kilroy Reiter Soderman Nays: Norris Motion carried. As an alternate, Trustee Kilroy, seconded by Trustee Reiter, moved that if the above plan fails to pass the State test, to follow the Crawford, Bunte plan to allow no exit all at Evergreen, with the condition that a ~nn-around bay be installed. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahem Furst Kilroy Reiter Sodermsn Nays: Norris February 16, 1971 \qq Trustee Reiter I~her stated that it would be necessary for the administration to provide for ponce at that intersection for traffic movements at peak hours, and the ad~stration advise the Safety Commission and Acting Village Engineer the Village would want to have the possibility of establish- lng some left-turn bays on Prospect Avenue. MANAGER'S REPORT eo~tra~et Trustee Reiter, seconded by Trustee F~rst, moved to authorize .~tb .~.J. ~,io the President to sign and the Clerk to attest his signature to enter a contract with AoJ. D~vis in the amotmt of SB0,O00. ~pon roll call: Ayes: Ahem Fur~t Kilroy Norris Reiter Soderman Motion carried. S~NITARY SEWER ORDINANCE ~?en~!n~ The Acting Village Manger presented an ordinance amending ~rt!e!e -~ ~rticle II of Chapter 22 regarding the issuance of sanitary of t'~ _~pte~ 2'2 sewer permits. Trustee Soderman, seconded by Trustee Furst, moved to waive the rules requiring two readings of an ordinance. Unanimous. Trustee Furst, seconded by Trustee Soderman, moved~for passage Ord. 2255 or O~dinance #2288: AN ORDINANCE AMEEDING ARTICLE II OF CHAPi'E~ 22 Chapter ~2 Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahem Furst Kilroy Norris Reiter Soderm~n Motion carried. Amending Sec. 21.20~ (e) was referred to the Building Committee Request of Motmt Prospect State Bank for "No Parking ~nytime" on portions of Maple Street and Emerson Street was referred to the Fire and Police Cosmdttee. Request of Arthur Schwa~tzkopf for '~No Parking Anytime'' 100 block of North Wille was .referred to the Fire and Police Committee. Corm~ty mosquito control progrsm was referred to the Board of Health and Public Health and Safety Committee. CO~'fl'~E ANNOUNC~I~EETS FINANCE CO~'~'~'~:~:- Budget meetings Feb. 22, Mar. I and 8. PUBLIC WORKS CO~l'l'l'h~J - Febr~ l?,- Hea~y equipment & Bauer Report BU]Y,DING CO~'IT~E - February 2~ ~dJou~m~n~ ADJO~ Trustee Soderman, seconded ~y Trustee Furst, moved the meeting be adjourned. Time: ll:20 P.M. Unanimous, DONALD W. GOODMAN, Village Clerk