HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/16/1959 VB minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD
IN TH~ MUNICIPAL BUILDING, VIL2~GE OF
MT. PROSPECT, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1959
The meeting was called to order at 8:15 P.M. by President
Lams. Upon roll call, the following trustees ansered "Present":
Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Absent, none.
Ail trustees having previously received copies of the minutes
of June 9th, Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Gaw, moved that
the minutes be approved as submitted. The President put the question minutes
and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes,
Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw and Norris. Trustee Schlaver
passed, because he did not attend the previous meeting. President Lams
declared the motion carried.
Trustee Gaw, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that the bil~s
for the week ending June 16, 1959 be approved as follows:
General $10,605.06
Library 855.96
Water 8,029.60 bills
$19,490.62
The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the
following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw,
Norris an0 Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President declared
the motion carried.
Trustee Norris referred to Mr. J. A. Weber's request of the
previous week which was referred to the Street Committee, asking for
vacation of utility easement between Lots 10 and 17 of J. A. Weber's Vacation of
Addition. Trustee Norris stated that the Village Engineers recommend easement,
that sewer s.ervin~ Lots 1 to 9 be relayed so that the sewer .~erving Weber Propert
Lots 1 to 9 would empty into the interceptor on Lincoln rather than
into the sewer on the easement proposed to be vacated. Trustee Norris,
seconded by Trustee Ekren, then moved that the request of Joseph Weber.
for the vacation of the utility easement between Lots 10 and 17 of
J. A. Weber's Addition be granted provided Mr. Weber reconstructs the
sewer serving Lots 1 to 9 in said addition so that it will empty into
the intercepting sewer on Lincoln Street, and that Mr. Weber pay the
cost of preparing the recording the legal documents necessary to
accomplish the vacation.
Mr. Weber announced at once that he was glad to do this, also that
this plan is less costly than the former one. The President put the
question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes,
Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none.
Whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Trustee Norris, then moved that the
Village Attorney be instructed to prepare the necessary ordinance to
vacate the easement as approved by the Board of Trustees with respect
to J. A. Weber's Addition. The President put the question, the Clerk
called the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey,
Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Nays., none. Whereupon
the President declared the motion carried.
Trustee Norris, seconded by Trustee Gaw, moved for the
adoption of Resolution 20-59: Res. 20-59
Arterial
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE FOLLOWING STREETS Streets
AS ARTERIAL, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & BUILDINGS
Ioka Ave. from Prospect to Council Trail
Milburn Ave. from Pine to Ioka
Pine St. from Milburn to Prospect
June 16, 1959
The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with
the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Caster!ine, Ekren~,
Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President
declared the motion carried.
Trustee Norris, seconded by Trustee Schlaver, moved for
the adoption of Resolution 21-59:
Res. 21-59
EFT STREET A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING TH~ FOLLOWING STREETS '~
IMPROVEMENT TO BE IMPROVED UNDER THE MOTOR FUEL TAX LAW
Pine St. from Prospect Ave. to Council Trail
Milburn Ave. from Pine to Elmhurst
Ioka Ave. from Prospect to Council Trail
Busse Ave. from Main to Wille & Northwest Hwy
E. Evergreen from Maple to Elm
Elm from Central Rd. to Busse Ave.
So. Main from Lincoln to Shabonee Trail
Council Trail from Elmhurst to Ioka
Evergreen from Main to Elmhurst
The President put the ouestion, the Clerk called the roll, with
the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren,
Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President declared
the motion carried.
Trustee Norris, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved for the
adoption of Resolution 22-59:
Res. 22-59
EFT Street A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE FOLLOWING STREET
Improvement TO BE IMPROVED UNDER MOTOR FUEL TAX LAW:
Council Trail from Emerson to Elm
The President tmt the question, the Clerk called the roll, with
the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren,
Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President
declared the motion carried.
Trustee Schlaver explained that a serious water shortage has
Well ~4 developed because Well #4 is beinE pulled due to causes which will
repair not be known until the entire well is cleared of machinery. This is
causing a strain on the remaining two wells. Trustee Schlaver, seconded
by Trustee Ekren, moved for passage of proposed Ordinance #8?8:
Ord. #578 AN ORDINANCE ALLOWi~G THE VILLAGE MANAGER
Water restrictions TO IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF WATER
DURING FAILURE OF WELLS OR WATER SHORTAGE
The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the
following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw,
Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President declared
the motion carried.
Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Trustee Ekren, made the
following motion: "That the Board concur with the recommendation
No Sprinkling of the Village Manager to ban sprinkling forthwith as long as the
water shortage emergency exists". The President put the question,
the Clerk called the roll, ~ith the following response: Ayes,
Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Nays,
none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Trustee Norris, moved that
the Village Manager be directed to mail to all water users as soon
as possible a notice of the ban on sprinkling. The President put
the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response:
Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Norris, Ekren, Gaw and Schlaver.
Nays, none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
June 16, 1959
Trustee Casterline brought up the subject cf the inter-
section at Busse Avenue, Wille Street and Northwest Highway. In One-way street
195~ an ordinance was passed making the block on Busse between on Busse betwee
MAin and Northwest Highway omo way to the west. T~i~ cannot be Main & NW Hiway
controlled without cutting down the intersection at Wille, Busse,
and Northwest Highway. He then passed around a sketbh showing how
this might be done, stating that the cost is estimated to be only
about $250~, and that if this plan did not work out the controls could
easily be removed. Wille Lumber Compare, the largest merchant on the
corner, has no objection. It was agreed that this plan be left in
Committee, meanwhile consulting Chief Whittenberg and allowing the
business men affected a chance to be heard.
Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Norris, moved for the
passage of proposed Ordinance #679: Ord. 679
Annexation of
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING COUNTRY CLUB Country Club
PROPERTY WHICH IS AT PRESENT OUTSIDE property
THE VILLAGE LIMITS
and also moved that the Clerk and President be directed to sign the
plat~ cf annexation.
The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the
following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw,
Norris and Schtaver. Na~s, none. Whereupon the President declared
the motion carried.
Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Gaw, moved for the
passage of Ord. #680:
Ord. 680
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORD. 6?5 WITH RESPECT St. Paul' s
~TO SETBACK LINES FOR ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the
following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw,
Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President declared
the motion carried.
Trustee Airey read the following report and memorandum on
Zoning Case #S9-18:
Zoning Case
REPORT #59-18
CASE 59-18
Heard June S, 1959
Petitioner:Edw. P. Clarke
Robert Lanfranchi
This was a request to amend the zoning ordinance to allow rezoning
of property fr~m R~l to B-2, located at lO1 North Forest Avenue.
For dental offices.
Vote to deny request, 6-0.
MEMORANDUM
CASE 59-18
The disapproval on this case follows the past decisions of not permit-
ting business offices to be mixed with residential. This spot zoning
wot~ld not benefit the Village or the adjacent home owners.
S/ E. F. Martin, Chairman
N. L. Corny, Acting Sec'y
Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Schlaver, moved that %he Board of
Trustees concur in the findings of the Zonin~ Board of Appeals in
regard to Case #59-18. The President put the question, the Clerk called
the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterli~e,
Ekren, Caw, Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President
declared the motion carrried.
June 1~, 1959
Trustee Airey read the following report regarding
Case 59-17, residences in industrially zoned districts:
Case 59-17
ResidenCes Case 59-17
in Heard June 5, 1959
Industrially- Petitoner, Village of Mt. Prospect
zoned Attorney, Robert Downing
districts
Request to amend zoning ordinance so as to prevent residential
units from being permitted in industrially zoned areas as ~llows:
I-District
Sec. 8~ Subsect~.o.n B
Residential units, except for residential apartments
housing a caretaker or watch_man employed on the
premises and their families, provided such residential
apartments do not in number exceed one family living
unit for each 2400 sq. ft. of lot area.
This portion of the petition passed by vote of 5-0.
Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Oaw, moved that the Board of
Trustees concur in the recommendation of the Zoning Board regardir~
Sec. 8, Subsectic~ B, I-District, and authorize the attorney to
prepare the necessary ordinance in this respect. The President put
the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response:
Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris and Schlaver.
Na~s~ none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
Trustee Airey read the second half of the report of the
Zoning Board regarding Case 59-17:
Request for ~mendment allowing certain types of residential units
in areas zoned for business, excluding all other types of residential
zoning as follows:
Sec. 7.1, Subsection 1
B-1 District
Residential apartments, if located above the first
floor and above a permitted business use as provided
in the various "B" districts of this ordinance,
provided such apartments do not exceed one family
living unit for each 2400 sq. ft. of lot area.
This portion of the petition did not pass; vote to deny request,
4-2.
S/ E. F. Martin, Chairman
N. L. Gorny, Acting Sec'y
After some discussion, this part of the report from the Zoning
Board was referred to the Judiciayy Committee for further study.
Ethel~ Busse
- Case 59-13 Mr. Chester Busee arose from the audience and asked if he
would be permitted to continue building on his property
inasmuch as the pertinent ordinance had not yet been passed. Trustee
Airey, seconded by Trustee Norris, moved that construction be
authorized to proceed under the temporary building permit issued to
Chester Buese. The President put the question, the Clerk called the
roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline,
Ekren, Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President
declared the motion carried.
June 16, 1959
Trustee Airey presented plat of First Addition to Bluett's Fairview
Bluett's Fairview Gardens outside Village limits, which has Gardens 1st Addn.
been approved by the Plan Commission and made the following
motion, seconded by Trustee Gaw: "That the Village President
and Clerk be authorized to sign plat of subdivision of First
Addition to Bluett's Fairview Gardens". The President put the
question and the motion carried by acclamation.
President Lams read petition from residents in the 500
and 600 blocks on South William Street in which they asked Petition to repair
that the contractor, Santucci, be held responsible for resur- So. William St.
facing this street in such a manner that it will be in the
same state of good repair from curb to curb as it was prior to
excavation, that patch surfacing is not satisfactory, and ~urther
that this work commence immediately due to the severe dust
constantly raised by the unimproved street. They requested that
the Village take the necessary steps to expedite this work.
Trustee Schlaver asked to clear up misunderstanding re-
garding meeting between Village Board and representatives of Zoning meeting
Des Plaines, stating that Mt. Prospect has been willing to meet with DesPlaines
an~ time to discuss proposed limits and zoning in the zones of
overlapping influence. Village Manager Appleby was asked to
contact Mayor Behrel of Des Plaines to arrange for a meeting between
representatives of his city and our Chairmen of the Plan and
Judiciary Committees and Chairman of the Z~ning Board of Appeals.
Mr. Lams brought up the subject of parking on Prospect
Avenue east of Emerson Street, saying he was ih'~favor of parallel
parking on the north side of Prospect, and that he thought there
would be no problems regarding diagonal parking on the south side.
However, no parking lines will be painted until the improvements
are in.
Trustee Norris, seconded by Trustee Airey, moved for
adjournment, and the meeting regularly adjourned at 10:18 P.M.
Resp~~ubm~+~ted,
.t~lla~ge Clerk
June 16, 1959