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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/20/1960 VB minutes MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD IN MUNICIPAL BUILDING ON DECEMBER 20, 1960 President Lams called the meeting to order at 9:12 P.M. with roll call the following trustees present: Airey, Casterline, Ekren and Norris. Absent, Gaw and Schlaver. Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that the minutes minutes of the previous meeting of December 6th be approved as submitted. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren and Norris. Absent, Gaw and Schlaver. President Lams declared the motion carried. Trustee Norris, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved to advance temporarily the amount of $1,652~B5 from Water Deposit Fund to Fire advance Equipment Bond & Interest Fund (Prior to 1959) for payment of bonds and funds interest due January 1, 1961. This amount to be repaid when taxes are received. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren and Norris. Whereupom the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Norris, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that the following bills for the period to December 20th be approved: bills General $17,69B.54 Garbage 40.57 Library 1,271.85 Motor Fuel Tax 369.00 Fire Equip. Bond & Int. Prior 1959 B,060.O0 Water, operation 23,674.65 Water Bond & Int. 2~585.00 i The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren and Norris. Absent, Gaw and Schlaver. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Norris, seconded by Trustee Airey, moved that the Financial Report for the month of November, 1960 be approved and placed on file. Financial The President put ~he question, the Clerk called the roll, with the Report - No~ following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren and Norris. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Mr. Harry Rasmussen, Chairman of the Northeast Home Owners Association, arose from the audience and read the following letter addressed to the President and Board of Trustees: Traffic - December 16, 1960 Request for Dear Sirs: 1-way street The Executive Co~maittee of the North East Home Owners Association has directed its Road Committee to make formal request of the Village Board to take any necessary official action to designate that portion of Highland Avenue lying between North Main Street (Route 85) and Rand Road (Route 12), as a ONE WAY STREET in an EASTERLY direction. Highland Avenue is but one lane wide at both the North Main and Rand Read entrances. The Association is making this request as a temporary means of insuring the growing need for traffic safety control on this street for both the residents and those motorists who use Highland Avenue in its capacity as an arterial street. The Streets and Roads Committee of this Village Board is well acquainted with the status of the paved and the unpaved portions of this part of Highland Avenue in their continuous efforts to obtain a full width pavement from North Main Street te Rand Road. We are most appre- ciative of the Committee results obtained to date, and we request this action only on a temporary basis until such time as a full width pavement of the street is completed and present traffic hazards reduced. Yours very truly Harry H.Rasmussen, Chairman, N.E.H.O.A. Road Committee December 20, 1960 Traffic Chief George Whittenberg was asked his opinion of the above matter and he stated that he would rather give it some thought. Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Norris, thereupon moved that this matter be referred to the Chief of Police for study and recommendation. ~his motion carried by a~clamation. Trustee Airey brought up Zoning Case 60-28, George Schmidt, of 209 South Main Street (see min. of December 6) and read the followin~ memo from the Zoning Board:" Zoning Case ~ 60-28~ 1~_~0 Schmidt To Board of Trustees Re Case 60-28 - George Schmidt 209 South Main' The petitioner showed no valid reason for change in zoning~ from R-1 to R-2, as required by Village Code. To grant this change would be an. encroachment on the balance of the area; also, no benefit would be derived by'the Village.. E. F. Martin., Ohairman N. L. Gorny, Acting Sec'y Trustee Airey then~ stated that his committee concurred with this view, that the Village seeks to contain such rezoning because of further problems that can then arise. Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt explained that this is a 9-room house, with large rooms, and the separate l~ing quarters upstairs were for her parents. After some discussion, it was decided to~ hold this in Committee for further study. Zoning Case 60-24 Trustee Airey stated that Zoning Case 60-24, Golden, was Golden dropped at the request of the petitioner. Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved as Zoning - follows: That the Village of Mount Prospect Zoning Board of Appeals Amendment to hold a public hearing with respect to the following proposed amendment Code to the Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Mount Prospect: Amend subsection (b) of Sec. 8 (I-1 District) #Yl thereunder to read as follows: "?1. Residential Units" This would exclude any residential ~nits within the Industrial classi- fication. The President put the question, the deputy clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren and Norris. Absent, Gaw and Schlaver. ~nereupon the President declared the motion carried. Foreclosure Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that the Suit Village Attorney be authorized te represent the interests of the 60-S-22914 Village of Mount Prospect in Foreclosure Suit 60-S-22914. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren and Norris. Whereupon the President declared the motion ca~ried. Randview Village Manager Appleby stated that he had that aftermoon Highlands received a report that water mains and appurtenances on Eastwood, Unit #2 Prospect Manor and Fairview Avenues inRandview Highlands Unit #2 Improvements were now completed. The Board indicated that they would prefer giving formalappreval after paving of Forest Avenue (part of Unit #2) is complete, thus approving the entire subdivision unit at once. Mr. Dave McCoy of Brickman Home Builders protested this action, accusing the Board of stalling, and stating that Skokie Valley is under contract to pave Forest, but due to the closing in of the winter weather this street could not be finished and this company's escrow money would therefore be tied up all winter; that Brickman would thereupon not be able to pay off certain debtsincurred, putting a hardship on every- body. December 20, 1960 he Board replied that withholding approval was the only lever the Continued - Village had to assured completion of Forest Avenue; Mr. McCoy said Randview that the Village still held Brickman's Bond. Highlands Unit #2 The consensus of the Board was that if Brickman files a letter with the Clerk stating that Skokie V~lley Asphalt Company is render contract to pave Forest Avenue and will Finish this job in the spring, the Board will then take further action on this matter at the January Srd meeting. Mr. Appleby read the following report from Attorney Downing: Iversen vs "On Monday, December 12, 1960, Judge Donald McKinlay, after a Village hearing with witneeses, dismissed the complaint filed in the Iversen vs. Village of Mount Prospect case. At the conclusion of the case Judge McKinlay stated he recommended the Village authorities seriously consider the puss~ility of granting a variation either for a single- family or duplex use on the property. In response to a question he stated, however, that he did not mean to infer that the authorities should not use their best discretion in consideration of the matter." Mr. Appleby explained that Mr. Di Mucci's request for rezoning County Zoni~ hearing before the County Board of Appeals of his property at the Di Mucci southwest corner of Golf Road and Highway 83 had been withdrawn. In regard to the placing of drain tile on the northeast corner Village of Golf Road and Hwy $S (Village property), the Village engineer, property Mr. Cadigan, stated that a limited amount of drainage might be permitted 8B & 58 at this corner until some other arrangements can be made by the State. It was pointed out that the school bus lets children out at this corner and with the snow covering the hole and pipes, an accident could easily happen. The following letter was received for insertion into the minutes as follows: (this refers to Zoning Case 60-26, Alvina Wille~ Ethel Zoning Case Busse, petition to rezone to R-3 to erect multiple dwellings) 60-26 Wille-Busse December IS, 1960 Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect Village Hall, Mount Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: Article II, Sectien 1, of the By Laws of this organization reads, "The primary purpose of this organization is to sponsor amd foster beneficial improvements, ordinances and laws tending to promote the general welfare of resident property owners in the Southeast portion of Mt. Prospect as well as preserve the property and civic values which are esteemed by the Mount Prospect community as a whole". We do not believe the application to rezone the area occupying the northwest corner of Lincoln and Maple Streets from R-1 to R-S is consistent with the aforesaid for the 2ellowing reasons: 1. Increasing the ~ppulation potential of this given area by fivefold or more is not in the best interests of the existi~ single- family residential property owners. 2. The tax return as realized from this type of ocoupancy is not in proportion to the increased load to our school, civil and park facilities. B. There is still lacking the full SS-foot dedication of Maple Street to accommodate street and sidewalk facilities as is consistent with the Village as a whole, and which is needed for adequate police and fire protection. 4. In this day when many families operate more than one car, the provision of only one automobile parking stall per apartment unit can hardly be considered sufficient. 5. The existence of heavy Juvenile pedestrian traffic at this corner due to the approximation of Lions Park should constitute a reason for prevention of unnecessary added automobile congestion. Multiple dwelling units definitely require more service and utility vehicles than do single family residences. December 20, 1960 Zoning Case 6. Rental units encourage transient occupants and oftentimes 60-25 tend to depreciate adjacent home values due to inadequate upkeep and shabbiness. [ ?. Rental mnits are not needed in Mt. Prospect at this time as evident by the ma~y vacancies in existing buildings. Your consideration of these facts regarding the requested zoning~ change on this property will be appreciated. Richard C. Haut, Secretary Southeast Civic Organization of Mount Prospect This matter was referred ts the Judiciary Comittee. Trustee Norris, seconded by Trustee Airey, moved for the passage of Ord. #?Bg, saving of Memory Lane: O~d.' #73g Paving Memory ~.ane AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR TIL~.; MAKING OF A LOCAL IMPROVEMENT IN AND FOR THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren and Norris. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that the amount of public benefit pertaining to levying of Special Assessment of Memory~Lane be set at 16%. The President put the questlon, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Ekren, Casterline and Norris. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Norris, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved that the Commissioner who will be appointed to spread the assessment re Ordinance #?S9 be advised of and take into consideration the spread of previous assessments of Special Assessment #5?. This motion carried by acclamation. Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Norris, moved for the Res. 30-80 adoption of Res. 30-60 as follows: Advertisement~ for bids bond issue A RESOLUTION DIRECTING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR THE SALE OF BONDS OF '£~ VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT These bomds are for the Fire Station Addition. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll,'with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren and Norris. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. A report on the hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals of County Zoning Cook County on Docket No. 114 was presented by Village Manager Appleby. This covered a request for a special use fsr a planned development of a 152-acre tract bounded by River Road, F~undry Road, Soo Line right- of-way and a line B§5 ft. south of Euclid, consisting of 147 acres of single family units with an exception in lot area per dwelling unit, and approximately 5 acres for B-B uses. Proposed development plans were shown and explained by Mr. McCoy of Brickman Nome Builders. It was reported that a verbal agreement had been made for assistance to the Feehanville School District. It was the consensus of the Board that nc objection would be entered. Trustee Norris, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved, for adjournment, and the meeting was adjourned at 10:48. Respectfully submitted, Phy~is ~ner, Deputy Clerk December 20, 1960