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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 01/05/1971 - MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE HELD ON JANUARY 5, 1971 President Jack D. Pahl called the meeting to order at 8:02 p.m. in the Municipal Building in said Village. The Reverend David D. Crail , Pastor of the Elk Grove Wesleyan Church, opened the meeting with a prayer. Upon the roll being called by the Acting Village Clerk, Margrethe E. Schwellenbach, the following answered PRESENT: Trustees Ronald L. Chernick, Edward W. Kenna, Richard A. McGrenera, James G. O' Brien, Charles J. Zettek; President Jack D. Pahl ; ABSENT: Trustee Eugene V. Keith. The Village Attorney, Edward C. Hofert, was present at this meeting. It was moved by Trustee Kenna and seconded by Trustee Zettek that the minutes of the regular meeting of December 15, 1970 be approved as submitted and that the Board dispense with the reading thereof. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Kenna and seconded by Trustee O' Brien that the minutes of the special meeting of December 21 , 1970 be approved as submitted and that the Board dispense with the reading thereof. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Pahl acknowledged receipt of a communication from Mrs. Dixie Walker, Committee Chairman of the Action Now Group, regarding the Parental Responsibility Law. He directed this be placed on the agenda under the Judiciary, Planning and Zoning Committee. Police Chief Harry P. Jenkins introduced and presented to the Board the following four (4) recently hired members of the Police Department and gave a brief resume of each man: Messrs. Russell E. Marinec, Michael E. Severns, William A. Ulke, and Jon R. Walters, President Pahl administered the Oath of Office and Dr. Alan Shapiro, Fire and Police Commission, presented a Commission Card to each Patrolman. Police Chief Jenkins presented Certificates of Commendation to the following three (3) Patrolmen: 1 . Mr. Robert J. Salvatore - for the completion of a course at the Chicago Crime Lab. 2. Mr. Raymond J. Rose - for the interruption of felons in their attempts to bur g larize buildings in the Industrial Park on separate occasions during the month of November. 3. Mr. Jay Akely - for the detection and surveillance at a burglary in progress at 2300 Arthur Avenue on December 13, 1970. President Pahl gave his Annual Report for the Year 1970, a copy of which will be distributed to each of the Board members and Department Heads. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee O' Brien that the Board authorize the Village President to sign a contract with Meade Electric Company, Inc. for the maintenance of the temporary traffic control signals to be installed at Greenleaf Avenue and at Pratt Boulevard on Busse Road (State Route 83) pursuant to the recommended level of - 1 - Reg. 1/5/71 maintenance service for the temporary traffic control signals as set out in Specification No. 1 , a cost of $90.00 per month per intersection. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the following answered AYE: Trustees Chernick, Kenna, McGrenera, O'Brien, Zettek; NAY: none; ABSENT: Trustee Keith. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Chernick, Chairman of the Capital Improvements Committee, reported that it is the consensus of the Committee that "U" turns be permitted at Kennedy and Elk Grove Boulevards as recommended by the Police Department. Trustee Chernick stated that the Capital Improvements Committee will address the Jaycees on Thursday night, January 7, 1971 at the Maitre d' Restaurant. Trustee McGrenera, Chairman of the Judiciary, Planning and Zoning Committee, requested the President, the Board of Trustees, and the Attorney to attend the Judiciary Committee' s next meeting on January 13, 1971 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the Cook County rezoning of fifty (50) acres of land located in an unincorporated area north of Devon Avenue and east of the 1-90 Expressway, permitting apartment buildings to be built. This is in opposition to our Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan. The Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals' hearing on this will be on January 11 , 1971 at 3:00 p.m. at the Elk Grove Village Municipal Center' s Council Chambers. It was moved by Trustee McGrenera and seconded by Trustee Kenna that the Board direct the Attorney to prepare a statement in opposition to the State of Illinois Zoning Laws Commission' s proposal relative to State control of zoning within the Village' s corporate limits. President Pahl recommended that the Board be represented at local service group meetings to make them aware of the situation and that individuals also direct letters to the Chairman of the Committee, State Representative Eugene Schlickman. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the following answered AYE: Trustees Chernick, Kenna, McGrenera, O' Brien, 7ettek; NAY: none; ABSENT: Trustee Keith. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Clerk acknowledged receipt of the approval of the Judiciary, Planning and Zoning Committee on the plats of subdivision for Higgins Industrial Park Units No. 49 and No. 50. The Clerk read a letter from Mr. Charles A. Ullmann, Elk Grove Village Amateur Hockey Association, Inc. requesting permission to hold their first annual decal sale on January 9th and 16th, 1971 . It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee O'Brien that the Board grant permission for the Elk Grove Village Amateur Hockey Association, Inc. to hold their first annual decal sale on January 9th and 16th, 1971 . The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the following answered AYE: Trustees Chernick, Kenna, McGrenera, O' Brien, Zettek; NAY: none; ABSENT: Trustee Keith. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Kenna and seconded by Trustee O'Brien that the Board waive the first reading rule with respect to an ordinance establish- ing this address (901 Wellington Avenue) as the meeting place for Village Board meetings. The motion was voted upon by acclamation , whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Kenna that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 732 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THIS - 2 - Reg. 1/5/71 ADDRESS (901 WELLINGTON AVENUE) AS THE MEETING PLACE FOR VILLAGE BOARD MEETINGS''. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the following answered AYE: Trustees Chernick, Kenna, McGrenera, O' Brien, Zettek; NAY: none; ABSENT: Trustee Keith. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. j The Village Manager, Mr. Charles A. Willis, reported on the following: 1 . T,he County Board zoning, discussed earlier by Trustee McGrenera. Gross density of twenty-six (26) units per acre and up - a net density would be considerably higher than that when allowances are made for open space and public rights of way. 2. The meeting with the Cook County Highway Department on Wednesday, December 23, 1970, reviewing tentative plans for Arlington Heights Road - estimated to run Five Million Dollars between Higgins Road and Devon Avenue. No firm timetable for consideration at this time. The project will consist of a four (4) lane facility with a mountable median strip with full length curbs and gutters. The intersection at Chelmsford Lane and Cosman Road will fuse into one street entering Arlington Heights Road at a 900 angle. Spaces will be made available along the right-of-way for sidewalks. The County will not pay for new sidewalks not installed but will pay for replacement of existing sidewalks. A bridge will be constructed over the creek and widened for sidewalks. 3. The County' s commitment will be for five (5) traffic control signals along Arlington Heights Road located at Oakton Road, Landmeier Road, Elk Grove Boulevard, John F. Kennedy Boulevard, and Devon Avenue. The County will pay for the full cost of permanent traffic control signals at the County streets of Landmeier Road, Kennedy Boulevard, and Devon Avenue. The Village will pay for fifty (50%) percent of the cost for the Village streets of Oakton Road and Elk Grove Boulevard. Under the proposal , the Village will pay for one hundred (100%) percent of the energy and maintenance cost for four (4) of the traffic control signals at Kennedy Boulevard and Arlington Heights Road at our expense. We are now in the process of securing costs for that temporary traffic control signal . The contractor is to begin underground work for Arlington Heights Road at any time now. 4. The State Highway Department is to conduct two (2) public hearings concerning the proposed improvement of the Elgin-O' Hare Expressway on January 27, 1971 at 7: 30 p.m. at the Lake-Park High School , and on January 28, 1971 in Streamwood, Illinois. 5• The meeting for the Northwest Municipal Conference is scheduled for January 21 , 1971 . 6. The Cook County Highway Department advised last week that they are in the process of developing specific plans for the improvement of Biesterfield Road. A minimum short-term improvement is proposed for early spring between Arlington Heights Road, Bisner Road, and ` Oakton Road. {j# 1 7. Copies of the VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE COMPENDIUM OF DEPART- MENTAL REPORTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1970 containing highlights of operating department activities during the year will be distributed to the Board. 8. The Formal Dedication and Open House for the Elk Grove Village Municipal Center will be some time in February. Trustee Keith arrived at 9:05 p.m. - 3 - Reg. 1/5/71 At this time, 9:08 p.m. , the President asked if there were any persons in the audience who wished to address the Board. There being none, a recess was not called. Mr. Willis reported that at the time we annexed the 208 acre Allabastro property lying south of Devon Avenue now called the Elk Grove Industrial Park, we received a $30,000.00 cash escrow to cover the costs of a buffer zone between that Industrial Park and Mohawk Terrace - a residential subdivision lying south of Devon Avenue at State Route 83• During this past summer, work has proceeded to shape and form that buffer zone. The contractor, A. A. Conte, has requested a partial payment, Elk Grove Engineering has approved, Allan Hamilton of Trammell Crow has approved the payout, the Village Engineer and the Director of Finance confirmed that those arrangements have been completed, and funds are available. It was moved by Trustee Kenna and seconded by Trustee O' Brien that the Board release from the Elk Grove Industrial Park escrow account the sum of $4, 125.00 to A. A. Conte for work completed to date pursuant to papers received, the latest dated December 22, 1970. We are withholding in addition to that payout ten (10%) percent until the project is completed and final payment is in order. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the following answered AYE: Trustees Chernick, Keith, Kenna, McGrenera, O' Brien, Zettek; NAY: none; ABSENT: none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried, President Pahl called an Executive Session after the meeting tonight. Trustee Chernick requested information pertaining to timers to be placed on traffic control signals at problem corners. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Kenna that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 9: 15 p.m. argr 'the E. Schwe henbach Acting Village Clerk APPROVED: // . g D, Pahldent 4 - Reg. 1/5/71