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Home My WebLink About07/28/1971 VB minutes MINUTES OF ~HE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES July 28, 1971 CALL TO ORDER Call to order President Teichert called the meeting to order ay 8:25 P.M. INVOCATION Invocation Trustee Scholten gave the invocation. ROLL CALL Roll call Present upon roll call: Ahern Anderson Furst Monroe Scholten Teichert PRESIDENT'S REPORT ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION President Teichert recommended the reappointment of Reappointment of Ray Scholtz, G.W. Lebsock, Theodore Erbach and Bernard H.R. Hemmeter to the Architectural CommissionRay Scholtz and requested Beard concurrence Trustee Monroe, G.W. Lebsock Theodore Erbach seconded by Trustee Furst, moved vo concur in the President's recommendation. Bernard H.R. Hemmeter Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahem ~nderson' Furst to the Monroe Scholten Architectural Commission Motion carried. BOARD OF APPEALS -, President Teichert recommended the appointment of Appointment of Caroline Kra~ss to fill the vacancy created by the Caroline Krause resighati~n of Frank Jantac as a member of the to the Board of Board of Appeals for a five year term and re- Appeals to fill quested Board concurrence. Trustee Furst, seconded vacancy by Trustee Scholten, moved to concur in the Pres- ident's recommendation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahern Anderson Furst Monroe Scholten Motion carried. DRAINAGE AND CLEAN STREAMS COMMISSION President Teichert recommended the appointm~nt2~ of Appointment of William Reinert to fill the vacancy created by the William Reinert resignation of Roberv Klovstad as a member of the to the Drainage Drainage and Clean Streams Commission and requested Clean Streams Board concurrence. Trustee Furst, seconded by Comm. to fill Trustee Ahern, moved to concur in the President's vacancy recommendation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahem Anderson Furst Monroe Scholten Motion carried. President Teichert recommended the appointment of Appointment of Richard Hendricks to fill the vacancy created by Richard Hendric) the resignation of James Atkinson as a member of to the Drainage the Drainage and Clean Streams Commission and Clean Streams requested Board concurrence. Trustee Furst, Comm. to fill seconded by Trustee Ahem, moved vo concur in the vacancy President's recommendation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahern Anderson Furst Monroe Scholten Motion carried. July 28, 1971. ppointment of INDUSTRZAL DEVEDOPMENT AND ECONOMZC COMMISSZON John Griffin to President Teichert recommended th appointment the Industrial of John Griffin to fill the vacancy created by Developmenv and the resignation of Earl Miller as a member of Econ. Comm. to the Industrial Developmenv and Economic Commis- fill vacancy sion.a~d requested Board concurrence. Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Furst, moved To concur in the President's recommendation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahem Anderson Furs~ Monroe Scholten Motion carried. PLAN COMMISSION Reappointment of President Teichert recommended ~the reappointment Eugene Bradtke of Eugene Bradtke as a member of the Plan vo the Plan C~mm. Commission and requested Board concurrence. Trustee Ahem, seconded by Trustee Monroe, moved to concur in the President's recommendation. Upon ro12 call: Ayes: Ahern Anderson Furst Monroe Scholtea Motio~ carried. Appoinvmen~ of President Teichert recommended the appoinvmenv James Grier vo of James Grief to fill the vacancy created by the Plan Comm. co the resignation of Edward Eriekson as a member fill vacancy of the Plan Commission and requested Board concurrence. Trustee Ahem, seconded by Trustee Furst, moved to concur in the President's recommendation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahern Anderson Furs~ Monroe Scholten Motion carried. SAFETY COMMISSION Reappointment of President Teichert recommended the reappointment Josep~ Reising & of Joseph Reising and Truman Gustus as members ~ruman Gustus to of the Safety Commission and requested Board the Safety Commo concurrence. Trustee Furst, seconded by Trustee Scholten, moved to concur in the President's recommendation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahern Anderso~ Furst Monroe Scholten Motion carried. Appointment of President Teichert recommended the appointment Art Coy to the of Art ~oy to fill the vacancy created~by the Safety Comm. to resignation of A1 Finch as a member of the Safety fill vacancy Commission for a 'term to expire May 1~ 1975 and requested Board concurrence. Trustee Furst, seconded by Trustee Anderson, moved to concur in the President's recommendation. ~--h Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahern Anderson Furst ~ i Monroe Scholten Motion carried. July 28, 1971. NSURANCE COMMISSION President Teichert recommended the reappointment of Reappointment ~ Donald Dobbs as a member of the Insurance Commission Donald Dobbs t¢ and requested Board concurrence. Trustee Scholten, the Insurance seconded by Trustee Furst, moved to co, cur in the Comm. President's recommendation. Monroe Scholten Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahern Anderson Furst Motion carried. COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN REPORTS FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee Furst presented the appropriation ordinance appropriation o and moved to waive the rules requiring two read- ings of an ordinance. Trustee Scholten seconded the motion. Upon roll call: Ayes: Aher~ Anderso~ Furst Monroe Schotten Motion carried. Trustee Furst, seconded by Trustee Scholte~, moved for approval of Ordinance #2310: Ord. #2310 AN ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES DESIGNATED AS THE "ANNHAL A?PROPRZATION BILL" FOR THE PERIOD "Annual Appropr~ BEGINNING MAY 1, 1971 AND ENDIN~ APRI~ 30, 19Z2. tion Bill" Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahem Anderson Furst Monroe Scholten Motion carried. The administration solicited proposals for appraisal appraisal set- services covering certain asse~s of the Village. vices covering T~is appraisal would cover buildings, con~envs and certain assets o equipment presently owned by the Village and is the Village necessarM for insurance purposes. Two firms re- sponded: the First Appraisal Company proposed to make an appr&~aal this year a~ a cost of $1800. Marshall and Stevens, Inc. offered to make the appraisal this year for $2]00 with the further obligation on their part ~o upgrade this appraisal from year to year hereafter at an annual cosy vo the Village of approximately $250. Zt was the con- sensus of the Committee that the latter offer was the best. The Finance Committee recommended that the President and Board of Trustees re~ain Marshall and Stevens, Inc. to do the appraising a~ this year's fee of $2300 with the further understanding that they be re~ained on a year-to-year basis for revisio~ services at the fee' of approximately $250 per year, and Trustee Fu~st, seaon'ded ~y Trustee Scholte~, moved ~o concur in the abo~e recommendation of the Finance Committee. (It was further ~nderstood that a total amount of $2550 would be paid this year.) Upon roll call: Ayes: ~her~ Anderson Furst Monroe Schol~en Motion carried. July 28, 1971. Trustee Ahem, seconded by Trustee Furst, moved to waive the rules to consider an amendatory res- olution regarding 43CS, a matter not on the agenda. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahern Furst Scholten Nays: Anderson Monroe Motion carried. Trustee ~hern, seconded by Trustee Scholten, Amendment of a moved the Board approve the amendment of a resolution under resolution under ~3CS for additional funds to ~CS for add'l, improve three blocks on Lincoln Avenue in the funds amount of $22,000, said resolution to be known as 23-71. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahem Scholten Nays: Anderson F~rst Monroe Motion failed. OTHER BUSINESS Trustee Monroe, seconded by Trustee Ahem, moved Ord. amending to waive the rules requiring two readings of an Sec. 2.20? re ordinance amending Sec. 2.207 of the Municipal a quorum of the Code re a quorum of the Board. Board Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahem Anderson Furst Monroe Scholten Motion carried; Ord. #2311 Trustee Ahem, seconded by Trustee Monroe, moYsd for passage of Ordinance 2311: AN DRDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.'20- OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahern Anderson Furst Monroe Scholten Motion carried. Trustee Ahern, seconded by Trustee Anderson, moved the Board adopt the recommendations of March, 1971 Water the March, 1971 Water Report submitted by the Report Acting Village Engineer, with the exc'eytion of Item IX, page 9, ~o implement and expand the existing water system in the estimated amount of $1,457,~00~.00 without regard to-how the funds are collected. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahern Anderson Furst Monroe Scholten Motion~carried. Trustee Furst, seconded by Trustee Anderson, moved to waive tha rules,requiring 5wo read- ings of an ordinance increasing the water rates. Upon roll call: Ayes: Anerson Furst Monroe Scholten Nays: Ahern Motion carried. July 28, 1971. onsiderable discussion ensued on various methods of financing the proposed improvements recommended in the March, 1971 Water Report and Trustee Ahern read a prepared statement advocating taxation rather than increasing water rates. Citizens voicing opinions on various methods of accomplishing the raising of the necessary funds were Lloyd Norris, Bernie Wassmer, Adolph Sitkiewicz, Wes Pinchot. Trustee Monroe, seconded by Trustee Furst, moved for passage of Ordinance 2312: Ord. #2312 AN ORDZNANCE AMENDING SECTION 23.306 OF THE Amending Section MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT 23.306 of the PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Municipal Code Upon roll call: Ayes: Anderson Furst Monroe Scholten Nays: Ahem Motion carried. COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS Committee Fire and Police Committee - August 9, 1971 Announcement ADJOURNMENT Adjournment Trustee Furst, seconded by Trustee Scholten, moved the meeting be adjourned. Time: Midnight. Unanimous. July 28, 1971