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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/16/1965 VB minutes , 89 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD NOVEMBER 16~ 1965.. President Congreve called the meeting to order at 8:03 P.M. w~th the following members present: Roll call Bergen Bruhl Collar Ekren Grittani INVOCATION Invocation given by Trustee Colfer Invocation APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Co!far, seconded by Trustee Grittan~, moved for approval of C% the minutes of the Regular Meeting heid November 9, 1965. Minutes -" Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Collar Ekren Grittani ~.~ APPROVAL OF BILLS FOR PAYMENT AND FINANCIAL REPORT Trustee Grittani, seconded by Trustee Bruhl, moved for approval Bills of the following bills: General $2~,78B.72 Fire Station Bond g Interest Public Works Bldg. Bond g Interest 196g 8,587.00 Fire Equip. Bond g Interest 196g 7,190.75 Waterworks g Sewerage Acq. 6 Const. 1,000.00C -.- Waterworks g Sewerage Fund S63,519.9~ Trustee Bergen inquired about authorization of Manager to advertise for bids for ~ree planting and the bill presented 6~r payment from Hook's Nursery for 250 ~rees~ Trustee Bergen stated that approx- Tree bids imately 25 trees,were planted in the 600-700 blocks of Wille~ Pine*and.-Russetl.street that were not replacements of removed or dead trees. President Congreve stated he had so directed the Manager. Trustee Bergen was advised funds for this program would be appropriated from the tree t~mming budget. Upon roll call: Ayes: Colfer Grittani Nays: Bergen Bruhl Ekren Motion failed. Mr, King, Director of Finance, advised the Board Bond and Interes~ payments were due December 1st. and must be presented at the bank. He requested reconsideration of the vote. Trustee Bergen, seconded by Trustee Grlttani, moved ~o reconsider vote. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Colfer Ekren Grittani Motion carried. Trustee Grittani, seconded by Trustee Colfer, moved for approval of Approval of bills for payment, bills Under discussion, Trustees ~ere advised the trees have been inspected and counted, and PubliccWorks Director has a ~ecord of the location of each. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Collar Ekren Gritta~i Motion carried. Trustee Grittani, seconded By Trustee Bruhl, moved the October 31, Financial repo~ 1965 Financial Report be accepted as submitted f~further audit. November 16, 196~ Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Colfer Ekren Grittani Motion carried. Mr. Kine was commended by Trustee Grit=an= for the vez-y fine report p~esented. RIVERHURST HOME AND GARDEN CLUB Riverhurst HomeMrs. Meyer, 717 Eastman Drive, addressed the Board about placing g Garden Club decorative plants and carved redwood "Riverhurst" si§ns at the entrances to the subdivision. Sec. 9.501 of the Municipal Code specifies permission must be granted by the Board ~o plant in parkways. Trustee Ekren cautioned Mrs. ~:/dsyer about the possibility of vandalism. Trustee Colfer, seconded by Trustee Grit=an=, moved permission be granted To Riverhurst Home and Garden Club to be~u~i~ the enTranceways as outlined in accordance with their letter of Noven~ber 9th. Upon roll aall: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Colfer Ekren Grittani Motion carried. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS Forest View Prosposed plat of subdivision of Forest View Addition to Mount Prospect Subd. presented by Kaplan-Braun, inc. Plak referred To Plan Commission for study and recommendation. COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN REPORTS: FINANCE COMMITTEE - Trustee Grit=an= Report covering recent examination of Firemen's Pension Fund presented. Firemen PensionTrustee Grittani, seconded by Trustee Bergen, moved To aocSp~ -- Fund Firemen's Pension Fund report as submitted. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Colfer Ekren Grit-rani Mc~ion carried. Proposed lease of Chicago and North Western Railway Co. parking fac- Lease - Chicago=lit=es considered by Finance Committee anditwas recommended to & NW Rwy. ~Eotiate in accordance with advice of Village Attorney. The Attorney was directed To approach the possibility of purchasing the NorthwesTern Railway land used for municipal parking lots. Repor~ on E. Hofert's bill in the amount of $453.00 given by Trustee Bergen. Judiciary Con,mi=tee recommended bill be paid and Village E. Hofert Treasurer obtain full release for~any claims against the Village. Bill Village Board at meeting bald September 28, 1965, concurred. Present cousel recommends bill be paid at this time, without obtain- ing full release from Mr. Nofert in view of the fact that other money Mr. Hofert claims is To be determined at another date. Trustee Bergen moved, seconded by Trustee Colfer, to amend motion of Board aT September 28, 1965 me~ting, and direct Village Treasurer To pay bill in the amount of S~58.00 due Mr. E. Hofert. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Colfer Ekren Grittanl Motion carried. November 16, 1965 IR~ AND POLICE COMMITTEE Trustee GritTani prms~d~ R~SOLUTION 32-65 authorizing number of police officers and patrolmen from 27 to 29 to confm~m with Res, 32-65 present poli~e complement of personnel. Police 29 member Fire and Police, Committee, by umanimo.us~vote, ~e~omme~d;~h~ ad- option of The above resolution authorizing a police chxef, officers, nineteen parTolmen and one policewoman. Trustee seconded by Trustee Colfer~ moved ~or adoption of the resolution in concurrence with Committee recommendation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Colfer Motion ca.tied. Fire and Police Committee studied question of leasing of police ca~s ~nd believes present purchase plan adequate and recommends no Lease police change, Request To ~move item from Comm~ee approved, cars Bids for Two police cams opened November 3, 1965 ~ef~rred to and Police Committee. Committee recommends acceptance of bid by Bids - police Memk Motors for Plymouth ~lvedere, and purchase of two cams at a cars cast of $3885.1~ Trustee Ekr~n, seconded by Trustee Grittani, moved Village Manager be directed to purchase two Plymouth Belvedere cars at purchase price stipulated by the bidder, Mark Motors, in the amount of S3885.1~. Upon roll call: Ayes: Collar Ek~en Grittani Congreve Nays~ Bergen Bruhl Motion carried. Fire and Police Committee oonsider~d ~ep~r or ~eplacemen~ of Police Car #125, Mr, King informed The~Board the Village mechanic could Car #125 repair the car by r~placement Of motor a= an estimated cest of $110-$260, The Village Manager was instructed to have the work.done, Fire and Police Committee reported on rack-type flashing dome lights and ~hree-way woofer which is removable and of great value from safe~y standpoint at accident scenes, for traffic coetrol and as an emergency vehicle, Committee suggests consideration of purchase of additional units in next budget, JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - Trustee Bergen Trustee Bergen~ seconded by Trustee Colfer, moved for passage of O~dinance #1108: Ord. 1108 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION FROM THE MOUNT PROSPECT DiMucci wazer ZONING ORDINANCE for Salvatome DiMucci, Sr. to penmit construction of a water tank and pumping station in Unit No. 7 of Elk Ridge Villa and Clerk have published in the manner prescribed by ~aw. Upon roll call: Bergen Bruhl Collar Ek~en Grittani Motion carried. November 16, 196~ Trustee Bergen presented Ordinance No. 1109: Ordinance 1109 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MAP 28-S OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT ZONING ORDINANCE reclassifying Golfurst Estates from R-1 Sing!e-family residence Dis~c~ ~o R-X Single-family residence Dis~r~ct-.a~d m~ved,f~econde~ b~us~ee<~Ootfe~ ~2.~aa$~ge,iap~va~naad pub~c&~6nb~nl~]~e manner provided byllaw. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl ColfeP Ekren Grittani Motion carried. Trustee Bergen read for a first reading an~ o~dinance annexing 12.7 Broca~o annex acres of land lying south of Lincoln Street and east of Meier Road. This is the Brocato preperty. The Clerk was directed to schedule on the next Agenda fop second reading. JUDICIARY COMMITTEE REPORT - Trustee Bergen Zoning Case 65-1~, Village of Mount Prospect, heard June 25 and July 18, 1965 studied by Judicia~yCo~mmittee. Request To amend Old O~chard ZOD/~ Ordinance by reclassifyin~ to R-1 District, all those rezone to R-1 portions of the Village lying east of Rand Road~ south of Camp McDonald Road~ west of Elmhu~st Road and north of Euclid Avenue p~operty presently zoned PL A"A~ "B" and PL "C". Zoning Board recommends repeal of Ordinance No. 992 and meclassification of property cited in Village's request to the R-1 District. Judiclar~ Committee recommends concurrence and Village Attorney be directed to prepame necessaz~ ordinances for amendments ~o Zonin~ Ordinance. Trustee Bergen , seconded by T~ustee Colfer, moved to approve repeal of Ordinance No. 992 and Village Attorney be directed ~o prepare necessary ordinances as stated above. Upon ~oll call: Ayes: Bergen Colfer Grittani Congreve Nays: Bruhl Ekren Motion carried. Trustee Bergen requested Case 65-30 and 85-31 - rezoninE of Wedgewood Ter~. Wedgewood Terrace to R-X be placed on next week's Agenda for conside"~. e~ation. PUBLIC WORKS - Trustee Colfer Proposed ordinance to remove trees infected with Dutch elm disease presented for first reading. Clerk directed to schedule on Dutch Elm Dis- Agenda for second and final reading next week. ease Public Works Committee recommended present Plan Ordinance be Plan Ordinance vised to allow only the following trees to be planted in the Village revision me parkways. plantinE of I~ees per- Norway Maple Schwedler's Purple Maple missable Red Maple Crimson King Maple Sugab Maple Hackberry American Beech White Ash Purple-leaf Beech Green Ash European Beech Blue Ash Maidenhair Tree Tulip Tree Moraine Honey-Locust White Oak Northern Red O~k Bur~ Oak Scarlet Oak Pin Oak Red Oak Little-leaf Linden Ch~istlne Buisman Elm November 16, 196~' , 93 TrusTee Colfer, seconded by Trustee GriTTani, moved Village Board concu~ in the ~ecommendation of Public Works Committee and Village ATTorney be instructed to Change the present ordinance updating Sec. 8 of Art. II of Village Plan To list trees as outlined. Upon roll c 11. Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Colfer Ekren GriTTani Motion carried. Planting by Subdividers - Tmustee Colfer ~eporTed a draft' resolution is ~o be pre~a~ed relative deposit to tree planting b~/subdivide~s and a p~oposed deposit requimed. Public Works Committee ~eviewed automatic control system for Well pumping station and recommends purchase of equipment as outlined in letter from Director of Public Works dated October 26, 1965. ~he?e has Well #4 pumpin~ been $2500 budgeted and appropriated for well controls to cover this station - expenditure. Consoe~, Townsend and Assoc. and Greely and Hanson sug- automatic con- gest Consolidated Electric Co. would best serve village requiz~menTs, trols and The Director of Public Works concurs. IT is mecommended tha~ the purchase not be made a bid item because of different ~ypes of applica~ Tions used in automatic control ofspumps. Trustee Bruhl ~v.o~oe~ op- position to waivin~ of bids. Upon ~oll call: Ayes: Bergen Colfer Ekren ~rittani Nays: Motion camried. Attorney Smith's opinion was requested on whether it was necessazs~ Tree planting · o hold a public hearing about tree plantin~ on parkways. He stated on parkways it was and for This reason advised removal of subdivision regulations Village Code from Village Pl~.an~ain¢o~porate in The Village Code. Matter referred To Judiciamy Committee and attomney for study. OTHER BUSINESS T~ustee Bergen read fo~ a second reading O~dinance #1110. Trustee Bergen, seconded by Trustee Colfer, moved for approval and passage Ord. ~1110 - of Ordinance #1110: SA Lincoln, Milburn ORDINkNCE FOR ~AKING LOCAL IMPROVEMENT - PAVING LINCOLN, Manawa MILBURN & MANAWA. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Colfer Grittant Congreve Nays: Bruhl Ekren Motion carried. ATtorney reoo~ended Boamd adop= Resolution 38-65 auThorizin~ him to p~oceed with a petition for disconnection from Weller Creek Drain- age District of Territory which Mount P~ospect ~as annexed since Res. 33-85 Dis. April 17, 1957. Trustee Bergen, seconded by Trustee Colfer, moved connec~ Weller To concum with recommendation of ATTorney. Creek Drainage District Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Co/let Ekren Grittani Motion carried. Trustee Colfer read for first reading an ordinance ~egulating the Spacing of gas spacing of gasoli~ stations and the Clerk was directed to schedule stations on next week's agenda for secund reading. The Mucicipal Traffic Code was referred ~o the Fire and Police Com- Traffic Oode mittee for study, referrec Committee November 16, 196~ resident Congreve read a letter from Department of Public Works, State H~Ehwa~ Division, confir~nlng signalization at Elmhurst Rd. Signals - Elm- (Rte. 83) and Lonnquist Blvd, pending approval of expenditure by burst & LonnquistMFT. Trustee Bergen moved to authorize President Congreve or the Manager to negotiate with the property owner at Rte. 83 and Lonnqulst Blvd. offering to make the improvement at no cost to him if he will make the necessary dedication at no cost to the Village~ or~ if he objects~ to direct the attorney to prepare the .necessary papers for special assessment and condemnation to accomplish the signalization. Trustee Colfer seconded the motion. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Colfer Ekren Grittani Motion carried. Case 32-65 Zoning Board of Appeals Case No, 32-65 (Northwest Christian Youth- NW Christian Senior Citizen apartments ) referred to Judiciary Committee. Youth, Inc. MEMBERS ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS President Congreve ~ecommended the following list of names as App¢intments - me~lbePs~of t~e Zoning Board: ZBA m Phillip Liggett, Chairman - term expiring 1968 * NoPbert Grony - term expiring 1968 m- George Jacobsmeyer - reappointed to 5 year term expiring 1970 Frank Jantac - to fill ~acancy of E. MaPtin'term, expiring 1966 Philip Jeuch - to fill vacancy of M. Young ~nm, expiring 1966 Ted Pandook - five year term, expiring in 1970 * Continued on Board - not reappolntment Trustee ColfeP, seconded by Trustee BePgen~ moved to concur with the President's recommendation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen BPuhl Colfer Ekren Grittani MoTion carried. Appointments - MEMBERS OF PLAN COMMISSION Plan Comm. Malcolm Young, Chairman - ~-year term expiring 1969 Eugene Martin, Secretary - ~-yeaP Term expiring 1969 ~ Lloyd Norris - term to expire 'May 1, 1969 Harold Ross - term to expire May 1~ 1969 Warren Carlson - 2-year te~m expiring 1967 m Edward EPickson = ~mm to expire May 1, 1971 Lynn Kloster - 2-year te~m to expire May 1, 1967 J.C. Busenhart - to fill vacancy c~eated by Jeuck, expiring 1966 Bob Jackson - to fill vacancy created by Jantac - expiring 1967 ~ Continued on Commission - not ~eappointment Tmustee Colfer, seconded by Trustee GPittani~ moved to concur with the President's ~ecommendation. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl colfer Ekren GPittani Motion carried. Cook County ZBA Two Cook County Zoning Board cases, Docket #960 and 962, fop 960 g 962 ion of multiple dwellings, to be placed on Agenda fop November ~3rd. November 16, 196g 295 COMMITTEE MEETINGS Corffnittee Meeting: Trustee Bergen scheduled Monday, Nov. 22 for Judiciary Committee Committee Meet- meeting 8:00 P.M. ings ADDITION TO AGENDA Trustee Bergen moved to suspend Pules of Agenda and ha~e first ~'~ reading of ordinance repealing ordinance#992 and MapsvSON~r~ 0rd. ~eN~r~2-N. Upon Poll call: Ayes: Bergen Bruhl Colfer Ekmen GPittanl Motion card, ed. Trustee Bergen then gave first reading of s~id oPdir~nce. Clerk ~ime~te~ to Schedule ordinance foPsecond<~Peading at next Board Meeting. ~ ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ November 18 - Newcomer's Nite ~ November 17 - ~o~thwest Municipal Conference 8:00 P,M. Announcements ~ Vinton Bacon to ta~k on sewer connection. December 1 - Vehicle and dog licenses go on sale Northwest Side Motors dismissed ease against Village, according tO letter from' Village Attorney. This was in regard to property on west Highway (Morton Pontiac). Case 62S22181 - dismissed without prejudice and without costs to either party. still retains B-2 Zoning District. President Congreve referred to Judiciary Committee review of taxicab ~ ordinance, pamticula~ty ~o licensing of drivers for taxicabs who Refer to have been convicted of felony, audiciaPy Comm. tax~cab ord. Health Committee meeting - Wed. 8:00 P.M. Nov. aDJOURnMENT The meeting was adjourned by acclamation a~ 10:05 P.M. ~roe, Clerk November 16, 196~