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Home My WebLink About11/07/1967 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE ~EGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUST~?S November 7, 1967 CALL TO ORDER Call to 0rde President Congreve called the meetiug to order at 8:05 P.M. INVOCATION Trustee Colfer gave the invocation. Invocation ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Colfer Grittani Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert Roll Call Congreve APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS Iv~TIk~S Minutes Regular meeting of October 17, 1967; Correct typo first page '~Mrs. Waterhouse" Trustee Colfer, seconded by Trustee Grittani, moved to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 17, 1967 as amended. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. Special meeting of October BQ, 1967: Trustee Colfer, seconded by Trustee Kilroy, moved for approval of the Special meeting of October 20, 1967 as submitted. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. Trustee Teichert, seconded by Trustee Lewis, moved for ratification of action taken at the Special Meeting of October 20, 196Z,' Upon roll c~11 ~ Ayes: Colfer Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert Pass: Grittani Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS General 103, ~901.15 Bills Parking System Revenue 2,302.58 Library 8,338.57 Motor Fuel Tax 94.02 Waterworks & Sewerage Dept. Impr. & Ext. 736.25 Waterworks & Sewerage Fund 24~253.89 Total $ 140,253.89 Trustee Colfer requested transfer of $209.02 from Public Benefit - Special Transfer Assessment #52 to Special Assessment #53 for psj~ment of Bod #9, in the of funds amount of $1,000. to be called for redemption on December l, 1967. for Bond #9 This transfer is necessary Since there is a deficit in this Special Assess- ment. Present balance ia $845.98. ~All installments have been paid by the individual property owners. The present balance of Public Benefit - Special Assessment #52 is $239.54. There is no further need for the Public Benefit fund in this assessment. Both assessments were for paving. Trustee Colfer moved for transfer of $209.02 from Public Benefit - Special Assessment #52 to Special Assessment #53 for payment of Bond #9, in the amoont of $1,000. to be called for redersption on December l, 1967. Trustee Rogers seconded the motion. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. November 7, 1967 Transfer of funds for Trustee Colfer, seconded by Trustee Grittani, moved for payment of the Bond #9 bills as submitted. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Kilroy LEwis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. Teachers PROCLAMATION - TEACHERS RECOGNITION DAY - NOVEMBER 8th . Recognition' President Congreve proclaimed Wednesday, November 8, 1967 as Teachers I Day Recognition day. PETITIONS AND CO~g~NICATIONS Churhc of Rev. Daniels of the Church of the Nazarene requested refund of building Nazarene Re: permit fees in the amount of $222.00. Trustee Rogers, seconded by Trustee refund of Lewis, moved to return the building permit fees in the amount of $222. building iper~it fees Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Gritt~ui Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. Lures beer Request of Lures Restaurant for a beer license was referred to the Finance license Committee. EXECL~IVE SESSION The Board recessed at 8:25 P.M. for Executive Session to consider a legal matter. They reconvened at 9:00 P.M. Roll call: Present: Colfer Grittani Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert Congreve Village vs. T~ustee Lewis moved the Board authorize the law firm of Ross, Hardies, Cook Coonty O'Keefe, Babcock, McDu,~ld and Parsons to file the necessary papers for Notice of Appeal in Village of Motmt Prospect vs. County of Cook - Case 56CH5252. Trustee Teichert seconded the motion. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. Ord #2034 JUDICIARY COMM±'I'±'~ REPORT Ill Bell Trustee Rogers, seconded by Trustee Teichert, moved to waive the rules for Fmending two readings regarding a tentative ordinance with Illinois Bell Telephone Ord. 984 Co. The voice vote was unanimous with the exception of Trustee Colfer, who abstained because of a conflict of interest. Trustee Lewis, seconded by Trustee Teichert, moved for passage of Ordinance #2034 after reading AN OFOINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 984 GRANTING TO THE ILLINOIS BMLL TELEPHONE COMPANY, ITS LESSEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, ~CEETAIN RIGHTS IN THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK cOUNTY, YLLINOIS Upon roll call: Ayes: Grittani Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert Abstained: Colfer Motion carried. 67-18P CASE 67-18P Mobil 0il Company request for approval of a proposed sub- Mobil 0il division of property located at the S.E, corner of RTe. 83 and Kensington Plat_ Road. (property commonly known as Gunnell's) The proposal is to purchase the property, subdivide it into 2 lots, raze Gtmmell's Restaurant and erect a filling station, and temporarily, at least, leave the bowling alley, now attached to the restaurant, intact. Plan Commission recommended approval of the petition. The Judiciary Committee found the proposed subdivision plat did not provide for a minin~zm 8' easement at the rear of the proposed lots, as called for under Article 2, Sec. 6 of the Village of Mount Prospect Village Plan Ordinance. Neither did the plat drawing show the minimum 20 ft. setbacks as also required by the same ordinance. Beuause of these discrepancies, it is the recommendation of the Judiciary Committee, by a vote of 3-0, that the Board order the case b~hW to the Plan Commission and that the case be dropped from the Committee charge. Trustee Lewis, seconded by Trustee Colfer, moved to concur with the Judiciary Conndttee and the matter be referred back to the Plan Cmmmission. Unsnimous o CASE 67-9A Petition of Alvin Spielman for special use variation (I-2 67-9~ property) to establish a drop-off and pick-up sub-station for dry cleaning Spie]~n and shirt laundering in the southeasterly portion of the Chicago and North western Railway Depot. The Railroad with the consent of the peitioners, inserted a 30-day cancellation clause in Mr. Spielman's lease. If the establishment of the dry-cleaning and shirt laundering sub-station operation does cause an increase in traffic congestion in the area surrounding the station, Mr. Spielman's lease would be cancelled upon a 30-day's notice. The only requirement for cancellation would be a recomuendation by the Chief of Police to the Village Board requesting the lease be terminated and the petitioner would con~oly. A letter from the railroad, consenting to this cancellation has been submitted to the Board. Trustee Grittani voiced the opinion that this would conm~rcialize the suburban railroad station. Trustee Lewis moved the Board concur with the recormmendation of the Board of Appeals and Judiciary Con~mittee and grant a variation to the petitioner, subject to the letter from the Chicago and North Western Railroad. Trustee Colfer seconded the motion. Trustee Teichert questioned whether it is good to have business in the railroad right-of-way or station and the selection of the business, as well as granting a special_ use for an individual coming into the community. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Kilroy Lewis Congreve Nays: Grittani Rogers Teichert Motion carried. Trustee Lewis, seconded by Trustee Teichert, moved to waive the rules for second reading of an ordinance regarding change of meeting night for Board of Appeals which was erroneously omitted fr~n the agenda. Upon voice vote: Ayes: Grittani Lewis Teichert Kilroy Nays: Rogers snd Colfer Motion carried. Trustee Lewis read for second reading Ordinance 2035: Ord. 2035 Re: Char47e AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1107 REGAPOING SECTION 30 (E)Bd. of Appeal OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT - BOARD meeting day OF APPEALS REGULAR MEETING Trustee Lewis, seconded by Trustee Teichert, moved for passage and approval of Ordinance #2035; Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. Trustee Lewis read for first reading an ordinance granting a specisl use 67-9A within the Chicago and North Western Railroad Depot located between Main Street and Emerson Street and requested it be placed on the Nove~nber 21st agenda for second reading. PUBLIC WORKS The ~ublic Works Committee reviewed bids for shade tree planting as follows: Bids for tree 2" diameter National Chas. Klehm Lundstrom Hooks Chas. Fiore Fred K~lze ~s Landscaping & Son Nursery Nursery Nursery* planting h 3U.00 35.00 34.00 3U.O0 '30.00 no bid Rubrum Maple 56.00 45.00 40.50 no bid 45.00 no bid Sugar Maple 52.00 45.00 41.50 48.00 40.00 no bid Norway M~ple 48.00 45.00 38.50 42.00 35.00 50.00 Pin Oak 54.00 45.00 38.00 42.00 45.00 no bid Moraine honey- 60.00 45.00 41.00 no bid 50.00 no bid Locust *Quoted - Not according to specifications. No guarantee. Village to deliver and plant. The Public Works Conm~ittee recommended that Lundstrom's Nursery be awarded the contract for the purchase of 50 green ash at $34.00 each or a total of $1,700. 50 Norway Maples at $38.50 each or a total of $1,925.00, 50 pin oak at $38.00 each or a total of $1,900.00, or a grand total of $5,525.00, which figure does not exceed the budgeted amount. Trustee Rogers moved to concur witht the recommendation of the Public Works Con~nittee to award the contract to Lundstrom November 7, 1967 Nursery in the amount of $5,525.00. Trustee Colfer seconded the motion. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. Salt Bids The Public Works Committee reviewed salt bids and based on the fact that five cor~panies bid the exact price of $12.80 per ton, numbers for each company were placed on a slip of paper and a drawing was conducted wherein Inter- national Salt Co. was drawn as the sucessful bidder. The Con~nittee recommends the contract for rock salt be awarded to International Salt Company at a price of $12.80 per ton, with an estimated usage of 550 tons, this being within the budgeted amuunt. Trustee Rogers, seoncded by Trustee Colfer, moved to concur with the Public Works Conm~ttee and award the contract to International Salt Company as outlined above. ~-~ Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Kilroy Lewis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. Well #11 Bids%he Public Works Cmmmittee reviewed bids for Well #11, Improvements Division T~revement II, Pumping Equimpent: 'J. P. Miller Artesian Well Co. $41,195.00 Layne-Western Company 42,840.00 Wehling Well Works 43,795.00 Consoer, Townsent & Associates, the consulting engineer for this project, recommended that J. P. Miller be awarded the contract on Section A in the amoant of $41~195. and the Public Works cc~amittee concurred. Tpustee Rogers, seconded by Trustee Colfer, moved for awarding of the contract on Section A Section A to J. P. Miller Artesian Well Co. in the amount of $41,195~00. The estimate by Consoer, Townsend ~ Associates was considerably lower than the bid by $12,195.00. At this point in the meeting Trustee Kilroy left because of an emergency. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Lewis Rogers Teichert "-~ Motion carried. Bidders for Section N Well No. ll Improvements, Div. II, Pumping Equimpent were as follows: Peerless Pump - Hydrodynamics Div. - FMC $ 8,680.00 Aurora Pu~ Div., N.Y. Air Brank Co. 14,774.00 Consoer, Townsent & Associates recon~nended that Peerless Pump-Hydrodynamics Div. - FMC be awarded the contract for Section B and the Public Works Comnittee concurred. Trustee Rogers, seconded by Trustee Colfer, moved to award the contract for Section B to Peerless Pump - Hydrodynemics Div. FMC in the amount of $8,680.00. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Lewis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. Bids were opened for Well #11 - Equipment Division II, Section C, the furnishing of butterfly valves as follows: Amount Make Delivery Henry Pratt Co. $3,228.00 ,Pratt 93 401 S. Highland Ave. Aurora, Ill. Allis-Chalmers $4,537.00 Allis-Chalmers 130 Lincoln & Hartley St. York, Pa. BIF Div. N.Y. Air Brake Co 6,004.00 BIF 154 345 Harris Ave. Prividence, R.I. The plans for Well #11 require approximately 15 butterbly valves ranging from 4" diameter to 14" diameter and are all-inclusive in the submitted bid. Consoer, Townsend & Assocated recommended the low bid of Henry Pratt Well #11 Bids Company, and the Public Works Corm~ttee concurred. Trustee Rogers, In~provement seconded by Trustee Colfer, moved to award the contract to Henry Pratt Co. i~ the amoUnt of $3,228. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Lewis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. Trustee Rogers, seconded by Trustee Teichert, moved the bid deposit check be returned to BIF Div., N.Y. Air Brake Co. and the check of Allis- Chalmers be retained Until a firm contract is underway with the low bidder. The Public Works Cormnittee received information from the Public Works Well //3 Director that the bid prices submitted by Layne-Western for the repair of repair bids Well #3 would still be honored by Layne-Western at this time. The 1967-68 fiscal budget had set aside son~ $52,000 for extraordinary well repairs. To date, the repairs charged to this accoUnt have accumulated to the sum of $33,120.69. The Public Works Cor~ittee recon~nends that the contract be awarded to Leyne-Westem for the repair work &t Well #3, not to exceed a total sum of $18,000, based on Unit price as submitted. Trustee Rogers, seconded by Trustee Colfer, moved to award the contract to Layne-Western, the low bidder, in an moUnt not to exceed $t8,000., based on unit price as submitted. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittaui Lewis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. Annexation OTHER BUSINESS The Village Maua~r requested authorization to engage Ross, Hardies, O'Keefe, Babcock, McDugald and Parsons to represent the Village of Mount Prospect in the recent petition by the Village for aunexati~n before Judge MacNamara. Trustee Colfer, seconded by Trustee Lewis, moved for the authorization for the Manager to engage the law firm to represent the Village in the annexation petition before Judge.~acNamara. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Lewis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. Letter from Township High School District 214 requesting waiving of vehicle H.S. Dist sticker fees for ~ District 214 vehicles was referred to Fire and Police 214 re; Committee. vehicle stickers Trustee Teichert, seconded by Trustee~ bwis, moved the Village, Attorney provide an opinion regarding the necessity of ratification of actions Ratificati¢ taken at special meetings. Unanimous. of action at spec. Trustee Teichert, seconded by Trustee LeWis, moved that legal notices meetings required in behalf of the Village be placed at the discretion of the Village Manager. Legal Notices Upon roll call: Ayes: Grittani Teichert Nays: Colfer Lewis Rogers Motion failed. Trustee Teichert, seconded~by T~ustee Grittani, moved the Vilalge Attorney provide the Board with an opinion as to whether notices given in violation of a motion of this Board of May 11, 1965 were valid. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Lewis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. T~ustee Teichert, seconded by Trustee Grittani, moved the attorney provide the Village Board with au opinion as to what newspapers, in any, are considered legal publications or of general circulation within the Village of Mount Prospect. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Lewis Rogers Teichert Motion carried. November 7, 1967 Trustee Colfer, seconded by Trustee Rogers, moved for the Board to direct Street dep. the Attorney to prepare appropriate amendments to the Building Code fees regarding crawl space and $200 street deposit to a maximum of $2,000 for contractors. Unanimous. Wille's Inc Wille's Inc. 100 W. Northwest Highway, petitioned the Board of Appeals for radio a variation to construct a U.H.F. Radio Tower approximately 200 ft. in height. tower The Board denied the variation request by a 5 to 1 vote. The members 67-55A felt that the overlay into traffic arteries, the existance of power lines in the area (both contrary to BOCA) as well as the lack'of ground anchors on the guylines would be detremental to the public welfare, this matter, the decision of the Board of Appeals is final. Nelson Robert Nelson Realtors - petition before the Board of Appeals requesting a signs at variation for a sif~a on property zoned B-2 and coupled with the petitioner's ' offer to construct and maIntain' a duplicate stone fence with a sign iGolf & 83 worded "Welcome to Mount Prospect" on Village property across the street from the requested variation. For purposes of consideration, the sign on Village property was not considered a part of the petition. The Board of Appeals voted in favor of grauting the variation with Stipulations as follows: The main portion of the wall will not exceed 5 feet in height The corner posts will not exceed 7 1/2 feet in height; The overall length of the wall will approximate 20 feet; The wall will be set back 5 feet from the sidewalks; The wall will be constructed at approxiamately a 45 degree angle to both Routes 58 and 83. The lettering b8 kept simple and In keeping with the aesthetic appearance stressed in the presentation. In this matter, the Village Manager was requested that prior to letting of permits to study the transcript and discuss this with the Board of Appeals. Referred to the Fire and Police Committee. ICitizens iUtilities Co Citizens Utilities Company of Illinois request of rule changes before IItt. Commerce Illinois Commerce Commission (Case 53382) has been re-scheduled until iComv~ case November 17th. Trustee Colfer, seconded by Trustee Grittani, moved that ~ the Vill~A~e be represented in Case 53382. Unanimous. Dockets 1283 1284 1285 Amendments to text of Cook County Zoning Ordinance -Dockets #1283, 1284, 1286 1285, 1286 to be considered in Chicago Civic Center, Em. 310, November 1967 at 10:00 A.M. Trustee Colfer, secnnded by Trustee Grittani, moved to have a representative present at this hearing. Unanimous. Widening of Public Hearing - November 30th at 10:00 AM in Elk Grove re widening of Buase Busse to Road to Golf. A representative from the Village will be present. Golf COF~i'l'i'~ ANNOUNCI~V~NTS Public Health and Safety - 8:00 P.M. November 15th Public Works - November 22nd Judiciary Committee - November l0 - Dr. Marquette, Novak & Parker, Brickman and Mufich Buick · 0 November 13 - at 7.3 Shell Oil and Fairview Gardens Joint Meeting of officials of Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect November 14th Vill~ Hall 7:30 BUilding Conrmittee - NoVember 8th - Fire limit ordinance study ADJOURNMENT Trustee Rogers, seconded by 5¥ustee Lewis, moved the meeting be adjourned. Time: ll:10 P.M. Unanimous. RICHARD H. MONROE Village Clerk