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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/01/1963 VB minutes MINUTES OF MEETING OF PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD OCTOBER 1~ 1963 President Schlaver called the meeting to order at 8:12 P.M. and upon roll callthe following answered present: Bergen Bickley Bruhl roll call Ekren Phillips Casterline Trustee Casterline, seconded by T~ustee Ekren, moved that the minutes of meeting of September 17 be approved as corrected, minutes Upon roll call: Ayes': Bergen Bickley Bruhl Ekren Phillips Casterline Motion carried. Trustee B~uhl, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved for approval of the following bills: bills General $23,059.04 Library 1,026.54 Motor Fuel Tax 242.50 Waterworks ~ Sewerage 2,951.79 Waterworks ~ Sewerage Acq. 34,325.30 $61,605.17 Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bickley Bruhl Ekren Phillips Casterline Motion carried. Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Bruhl, moved to Trees open bids for tree trimming contract. This motion carried by acclamation and the following bids were opened: Hamer Hargrave Tree Service, Inc. 3.40 per man hour 75 Deerpath Rd., Barrlngton Davey Tree Expert Co. 5.10 per man hour 75 E. Algonquin Rd., Afl. Hts. Davey Tree also handed in an alternate bid, described in four pages, based upon the unit cost per ~ree. raffish Tree Expert Co. 3.40 per man hou~ 918 Duncan-Ave., Elgin Nat'l Shade Tree Spec. 3.75 per man hour Box 331, Fox Lake, Ill. City-Wide Landscape & Tree Experts Co., Inc. 4.80 per man hour 886 So. Milwaukee, Wheeling Nels J. Johnson Tree Experts Inc. 3.40 per man hour 912 Pitner, Evanston Synnestvedt & Associates, Inc. 4.90 per man hour 3602 Glenview Rd., Glenview October 1, 1963 These bids were referred to the Street Committee for study and recommendation. Trustee Bergen reported that meeting was held with Colonial Heights developers of ColonialHeights regarding erection of homes alike (see minutes of September 17) but that nothing concrete had been decided. This matter was held over in Committee for another week. Iversen Tnustee Bruhl reported that letter had been received triangle from Robert L. Stanton, attorney for Mr. Iversen, indicating that Mr. Iversen's offer to sell triangle of land at Lincoln and Elmhurst would be held open for another month. This matter is in the Finance Committee. Trustee Bruhl stated that Treasurer King had prepared Garbage draft of form to be filled out and returned by users of com- Health mercial garbage pick-up. This form was referred to the Board of Health for their approval before being made up and sent out to the business firms. Trustee Ekren read the following report from the Zoning Board: Zoning Case 63-26 R E P 0 R T September 30~ 1963 To: P~esident and Board of Trustees re: Zoning Case 63-26, heard September 27, 1963 Petitioners: Drs. Sorensen~ Giannini and Sachs The Zoning Board of Appeals heard request for rezonlng from R-1 to B-2 of property located on the south side of Walnut Street, 120 feet west of Ridge Avenue, bounded on the south and west by a public alley. The petitioners presented a temporary building plaR, which did not conform to the B-2 zoning ordinance as it relates to the amount of off-street parking space that must be provided. When this was pointed.out to the petitioners, they agreed to re- vise the size of the building and the placement of'the building in order to provide the required 25% of lot area for said parking. The Zoning Board of.Appeals voted 6-0 to approve the requested rezoning. There were no objectors present. E. F. Martin~ Chairman Harold H. Ross, Acting Sec'y Case 63-26 was referred to the Judiciary Committee. Zoning Trustee Ekren reported .regarding Zoning Case 63-21, Case 63-21 petitioner W-G Sales Corporation~ who wish to erect R-4 apartments on East Prospect Avenue, stating that he had received a letter from the Southeast Civic Association giving this zoning their okay. He also reported that he had received further memo from the Zoning Board unanimously recommending denial of this appeal. This case was held in Judiciary Committee. Case 63-28 Trustee Ekren also reported that the Bartmann case (63~2~) was still held in Committee. October 1, 1963 Trustee Ek~en read aloud the following ordinances: Zoning Zoning ordinance allowing Continental Oil Company (Conoco) property on Case 62-33 Rand Road a B-3 zoning; ordinance allowing said company Special Continental Use for Auto Laundry; ordinance annexing this ~roperty to the Vil- Oil Co. lage. ~Trustee Ekren, seconded by Tmustee Phillips, moved for passage of O~d. 934: Ord. 934 Annexation AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING PROPERTY TO THE VILLAGE OF Continental MOUNT PROSPECT, WHICH PROPERTY IS ON THE WEST Oil Co. SIDE OF RAND ROAD NORTH OF JUDITH ANN DRIVE. property Upon roll call: Ayes: Bruhl Bickley Ekren Phillips Pres. Schlaver Nays: Bergen Casterline Motion was declared camried. Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Phillips, moved for the passage of O~d. 935, which would give the Conoco property B-3 zoning. T~ustee Bickley, seconded by T~ustee Cast,line, moved to table this motion. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bickley Casterline Pres. $chlaver Nays: Bruhl Ekren Phillips The motion zo rezone was thereupon tabled. Trustee Bickley, seconded by T~ustee Casterline, then moved To reconsider the vote on 0~d. 934, annexing the property. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bickley Casterline Nays: Bruhl Ekren Phillips P~es. Schlaver Motion to reconsider the annexation vote was defeated. T~ustee Bickley, seconded by Trustee Bruhl, moved to remove motion for rezoning (Ord. 935) from the table. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bickley Casterline Bruhl Ekren Phillips Motion carried. Trustee Bickley asked for a short recess, which was granted by the President with the proviso That it be open To the press. The Board recessed at 9:35 P.M. and reconvened at 9:55 P.M. Trustee Ekren, seconded by T~ustee Phillips, moved for passage of Ordinance 935: Ord. 935 ZodinE - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Continental Oil C( ZONING ORDINANCE RELATING TO PROPERTY LOCATED ON property RAND ROAD NORTH OF JUDI~ ANN DRIVE Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Ekren Phillips Nay: Bergen Casterline Motion was declared carried. October l, 1963 Trustee Ekren, seconded by T~ustee Phillips, moved Ord. 93f for the passage of Ord. 936: Special Use for Car Wash AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT ZONING ORDINANCE BY AUTHORIZING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AN AUTO LAUNDRY ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON RAND ROAD NORTH OF JUDITH ANN DRIVE Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Ekren Phillips Nays: Bergen Casterline Motion was declared carried. Zoning Case Trustee Ek~en reported that the transcript of the 63-22 zoning hearing for the Haberkamp property was going the rounds of the Board members and would be brought before the Board at a regular meeting when all had studied this case (63-22). Well #8 Trustee Phillips, seconded by Trustee Bruhl, moved to award contract for erection of well house at ~o. 6 to Fleetwood Contractors for their bid ~rice of $18,950. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Bergen Caste~line Ekren Phillips Motion carried. T~ustee Phillips, seconded by Trustee Ekren~ moved that checks of the two highest bidders for well house at No. 6 be returned To them and that deposit checks of the two lowest bidders be returned after the contract is signed and approved. This motion carried by acclamation. T~us~ee Phillips reported that Public Service Company had given cost estimate of $2,006 for moving transformers ~o the south side of Foundry Road at site of Well #6 when well house is built and that this proposal was approved by C. T. $ A. engineers. Trustee Phillips, seconded by T~ustee Ekren, moved that proposal to furnish installation of electric power at Well ~6 received from Public Service Company and approved by engineers Consoer, Townsend & Associates be accepted. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Bergen Ekren Phillips Casterline Motion carried. Trustee Phillips, seconded by T~ustee Bickley, moved Well #8 that gas service line to Well ~8.(Hatlen Heights) be installed together with two gas coach lights, at a cost of $470. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Bergen Ekren Phillips Casterline Motion carried. Trustee Phillips invited the other Board members to Fire House meet Saturday afternoon beginning at 1:00 P.M. to interview architects who might he interested in drawing up the plans for proposed' fire house on Golf Road, architect to be hired for that purpose. Trustee Bickley,.seconded by Trustee Bruhl, moved that Traffic payment be made to Consolidated Traffic Engineers in the amount of $6,300 for work done by them to date on their traffic survey~ October l, 1963 representing two-thirds of total sum as per agreement of February, 1965. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Bergen Ekren Phillips Casterline Motion ca, tied. Trustee Bickley pointed out that error had been made in bid specifications for police ca~s (trade-in cars shown as Police Cars 1962 instead of 1963 models) and moved, seconded by Trustee Ekren, that bids be re-advertised for. This motion carried by acclamation. Trustee C~Zerllne read bid specifications for spraying of trees in the parkway. After discussion it was decided to Trees add clause forbidding spraying if the wind velocity is over 5 mph. T~ustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Phillips, moved that the notice, specifications, proposal on a per-tree basis and agreement as presented be approved a~d that bids be received and opened October 15th. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bickley Bruhl Ek~en Phillips Casterline Motion carried. Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee B~uhl, moved for passage of Ord. 937: Ord. 937 Paving of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC. 7, ARTICLE II, APPENDIX A, Streets SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS OF THE VILLAGE PLAN This allows use of Pozzolanic Base Course in street paving by subdividers. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bickley Bruhl Ekren Phillips Casterline Motion ca, tied. Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Bruhl, moved for the adoption of Res. 37-63: Res. 37-63 All&ys A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ESTABLISHING SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALLEYS WITHIN SAID VILLAGE Upon roll call: Ayes: Bergen Bickley Bruhl Ekren Phillips Caste~ine Motion carried. Manager Appleby gave report, mentioning receipt of Park Distr. letter from the Park District confirming Board action taken by Street paving them to pay for their portion of paving East Lincoln Avenue. Trustee Bickley, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved to extend building pez~nit of Verndale Construction Company Building (Tally-Ho apar~ents) for six months. This motion carried by acclamation. Proposal of telephone company To install outdoor booths outside the Fire Departu~ent entrance at Village Hall and at St. Telephones Raymond's pa~king lot was referred To the Finance Committee. October 1, 1963 President Schlaver read petition from residents of 700-block on Street pavin~ Wa Pella askin~ for resurfacin~ of their street using MET funds. This matter was referred to the Street Committee. Petition: We the undersigned~ all residents of the 700 block of South Nawata, do request that our stree~ be resurfaced with funds accruing from Motor V~icle fuel tax. We have noticed that __ some s~ree~s south of the Creek have been surfaced ~wice in the last eight years and ours is so bad that grass is growing in the street. Trustee Bruhi, seconded by TrusTee Bickley, moved that Curfew Ord. Attorney Hofert be requested to prepare suitable ordinance in Police accordance with State statute regarding curfew. Upon roll call: Ayes: Bickley Bruhl Bergen Ekren Phillips Casterline Motion carried. President President Schlaver proclaimed the week of October 6 Schlaver through October 12 as National Business Women's Week. President Schlaver read document re Council of 21 as follows: Tonight, I want to propose a new slogan for our com- munity: "Mount Prospect - Village of Action" To implement this slogan, which is most important, I want to propose the establishment of a Community Development Council of 21 members to sell, maintain and advance Mount Prospect as such a village of action. I am proposing that this council, which I will shortly name, meet in these chambers next Monday night at 8 o'clock for or- ganizationj~as a non-political group of men of varied talents, execu- tive and civic capacities possessing the capability of both spelling out and putting into function a program of continuing action. I want this council to be concerned with the needed re- development of the central business section, the functioning of our two major shopping centers and the attraction of new commercial, light industry, office building, research and development projects which will work to the advantage of all residents of our rapidly ex- panding Mount Prospect. It is necessary that we put aside any petty thinking associated with zoning or business location, to think boldly of the future and to disregard personalities or politics. It will take financing, promotion, hard work and above all, a free exchange of ideas. The council which I am calling together really has something to sell in the advantages we already have, namely: --Commercial, office and light manufacturing space already available and already zoned. --Unique park and recreation system serving a widespread area. --An expanding village, both area and population-wise. --Abundant sales tax revenue for village services with accompanying real estate tax reduction. October 1, 1963 One of the priory functions of the council will be to wisely steep the Mount Pmospect of the futume into the propem land use, type of development and attmaction of commemcial and manufacturing activity which will have a definite effect upon emplosanen~ opportunities close at home~ real estate values and furze taxation of all ~esidents. At next Monday night's meeting, to which all members of the Council of 21, or their designated substitutes, are invited, it is planned to set up the machinery for election of offic~ms, financing, promotion and cmeation of womking sub- committees which may expand the group to 50 membems. All possible co-operation from the Village officials and staff in technical advice will be given. Following a~e the names of those initially designated to the Council of 21, and whose acceptance of the assign~mnt is sincerely invited: Manufacturing and Land Availability--Joseph Weber, Weber Marking Systems; Stanley Ammen, Bmuning Co.; Salvatore DiMucci, developer; and George L. Busse, mealtor. Retail and Commercial--Jack Keefer, pmesident, Mt. Prospect Chamber of Commemce; David Kirkeby, central business amea; Rudy Glockaus, Jack's Men's Shop, Mt. P~ospect Plaza; Matt Strass, P~ospect Ave. business area; Robemt Flynn, Managem of ~ndhurst Center. Financing--William J. Busse, Mt. Prospect State Bank; Raymond Johnston, Randhurs~ Bank; John Reed~ Plaza Bank; Joseph Sokal, Mount Pmospect Federal Savings and Loan Association; Charles Miller, Mullaney & Wells investment house; James King~ Mount Prospect Village dimec~m of finance. P~omotion and Publicity--Pamker Ekmen, Doremus g Co., public relations; Charles W. rayne, Selvage g Lee, public rela- tions; Lloyd W. Norris~ Chicago Association of Commemce and Industry; James Chisholm, Needham, Louis and B~ody, public mela- tions. Village Co-o~eration--C. O. Schlaver, pmesident; and Hamol~ Appleby, village managem. Attorney Hofert repomted that he had attended County Old Orchard zoning heaping Dockets 62~ and 628, Old Omchard Country Club, and Country Club indicated unofficial objection fmom Mount Prospect. This beaming has been continued to Octobem 18th. Attorney Hofemt also meported that one day had been spent Court eases taking depositions from Messrs. Klein and Teubem me Klein's To~al Klein Development case; T~ustee Bmuhl and Bernard Genis weme also pmesent. Attorney Hofert repomted that he has pmepared tentative Boundaries boundamy agmeement fop tmustees of Mount Pmospect and ~lington Heights, with maps. Trustee Ekren mentioned mepomt of Special Committee ap- pointed to look into Old Omchard Country Club zoning hearing as Old Orchard follows: Country Club October 1, 1963 ~d Orchard Country Club REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON OLD ORCHARD September 20, 1963 President and Board of T~ustees A~lington Heights, Illinois Gentlemen: Pursuant to youm direction a meeting of this committee and a committee from Mt. Prospect met in Mt. Prospect on September 19, 196S. In attendance were the following officials: For A~lington Heights ~p~ Mt. Prospect Trustee, Eugene F. Schlickman Trustee, William Casterline Plan Commission Chairman T~ustee, Parker Ekren Hamold Camlson Plan Commission Chairman Plan Commission Member A1 Dressem Cliffomd Johnson Zoning Board Chairman E. F. Martin Also in attendance, by invitation of Amling~on Heights, was Eugene Baughman, Tec-Seamch, Inc., village planning consultant. The Old Omcha~d Country Club consists of 205 acres, of which 88 ame proposed as follows: 49.5 Ac~es R-6 960 Units 15.0 " R-5 80 " 21.0 " B-~ 2.5 " B-3 "88.0 Acres Undem the Cook County Zoning Ordinance, the pemmitted uses in an R-6 General Residence District are (1) multiple-family dwellings, (2) apamtment hotels, (3) Lodging houses and (4) toumist homes. The genemal minimum lot amea mequimament is 1500 squame feet pem dwelling unit, with the exceptions of 1000 square.feet per efficiency unit and 750 square feet per lod~ng room. The maximum floom a~ea marlo is 1.0 times the lot amea. The permitted uses in an R-5 General Residence Distmict ame (1) two family dwellings, (2) multiple-family dwellings, (3) health and medical institutions, numsemy schools and (4) specified accessomy uses. The minimum lot amea requirement is 5000 square feet for two-family dwellings and 2500 square feet per unit in multiple-family dwellings. The maximum floom area ratio is 0.7 times the lot amea. In addition to an indoor theatre, lodges, convention halls, and taverns~ the B-4 General Service Distmict permits bowl- ing alleys, ppol halls, skating minks and swimming pools, auction mooms, automobile service stations~ clothing and cos%ame rental stomes, garages, motor vehicle sales, and pet shops, radio and television service and vending machines. The floor amea ratio shall not exceed 1.2. The committee from the two villages were in general agmeemen~ that this is a well-planned development because it pre- serves open green space. It is the committee's belief that these advantages can be secured while at the same time providing fop maximum lime protection and traffic movement. October 1, 1963 In its review and analysis of the proposed develop- 01d Orchard ment of the 01d Orchard Country Club, both committees were in Country Club fi~m agreement that there should be maximum assurance and guarantee that the golf courses shall be preserved as such. There was concern that the current project may be only the be- f.. ginning and precedent setting. The Village Attorneys are urged to be extremely careful in selecting and agreeing upon the legal devices that will prohibit any future development within the golf courses. As to the height of the buildings, the committees considered the effect on the well-established single-family residential character of the northwest suburbs. Extreme height also constitutes an invasion of the rights of neighboring pro- perry owners. Finally~ height is precedent setting, and what is allowed here could serve as the bases for extreme height elsewhere. However, the committees acknowledge that height is relative, and that the size of the Country Club could support the unusual within reason. A maximum height of 85 or g0 feet (the latter being applicable to Randhurst by Mt. Prospect) is recommended - assuming a drastic reduction in the number of high rise buildings. The land use ~ensity was sharply criticized. And the committees greatly objected to the two-fold use of the golf courses: (1) as revenue producing sporting facilities and (2) as the bases for respectable lot area ratios. The developers' brochure states that "With 1000 apartments on a 200 acre site the resulting density is only 5 units/acre." However, if you take the triangular area on the south side of Camp McDonald Road, which measures 506, 625 square feet and for which 720 units are proposed, the ratio is 704 square feet per unit. (This computation, furthermore, gives no considera- tion to the exclusion of land for streets and, consequently, is gross rather than net). The committees strongly urge that in computing lot a~ea and floor area ratios, only the particular land proposed for development be considered and separated from the golf zourse acres. Further criticism was expressed and agreed upon, with respect to the manner in which the multi-family units are semviced by roadways. For the high rises there has been no apparent consideration given to such a matter as bringing in fire-fighting equipment. There should be a roadway encircling the high rise and as to the atrium units, the committees fear that a chaotic condition would result on Euclid Avenue from having 12 driveways, serving 80 units, providing ingress and egress. The committees' attention was directed to the proposed retirement Village and office buildiug. In their appraisal, they felt hampered by a lack of details with respect, for example, to height. The committees did express concern as to the location of the office building in relation to RandRoad and as to the man- net in which ingress and egress would be provided. Before ~ach- ing a conclusion on these components of the plan, the committees are desirable of more infor~nation. In summary, the committees feel that the proposed 01d Orchard Country Club project should be subject to drastic change if it is To serve as an accomodation of the public. We suggest October 1, 1963 that the attorneys for both municipalities jointly and coopera- tively voice objection and opposition to the petition before the Cook County Zonin~ Board of Appeals at its continued hearing of September 27, 1963. Respectfully submitted, -- Arlington Heights Coramittee ByEugene F. Scblickman Village Trustee T~ustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved to direct Attorney Hofert to represent the Village at further zoning hear- ings of 01d Orchard Country Club and express the opinions of this Village. This motion carried by acclamation. Adjournment by acclamation at 11:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Ruth C. Wilson Village Clerk O6toSer ~,' 1963