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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 01/23/1968 - MINUTES OF THE REGULFR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE HELD ON JANUARY 23, 1968 President Jack D. Pahl called the meeting to order at 8:02 p.m. in the Municipal Building in said Village. Upon the roll being called by the Village Clerk Eleanor G. Turner, the following Trustees answered "PRESENT" - Ronald L. Chernick, George C. Coney; James R. Gibson, Eugene V. Keith, Richard A. McGrenera, Charles J. Zettek; "ABSENT" - none. Attorney Robert J. DiLeonardi was present representing the Village Attorney Edward C. Hofert. It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Coney that the minutes of the regular meeting of January 16, 1968 be approved as sub- mitted and that the Board dispense with the reading thereof. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Clerk read a letter from Paul S. Belin dated January 23, 1968 resigning his position as Village Treasurer effective February 1 , 1968. President Pahl read a report, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board concur in the President's appointment of Mr. Donald Eppley as Village Treasurer effective February 1 . 1968. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Chernick, Coney, Gibson, Keith, McGrenera, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the Pres- ident declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee McGrenera and seconded by Trustee Zettek that the Board direct the Village Attorney to prepare an ordinance accommo- dating the Department of Finance. The motion was voted upon by acclama- tion, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Attorney Robert DiLeonardi reported that the Village Engineer and the Engineer for Zenith Radio Corporation have agreed upon engineering plans to serve Lot No. 208 in Centex Industrial Park where Zenith has requested permission to build over the drainage easement. The Village Engineer has prepared plans, copies of which are available for inspection. A. proposed agreement has been prepared by Mr. Hofert and copies have been made available to the members of the Board. Mr. Charles A. Willis, Village Manager, reported: 1 . That the aforementioned agreement between the Village and Zenith Radio Corporation has been approved by all the parties involved in the sale and purchase of the land in question. 2. That the Village Engineer has reviewed and approved the underground engineering plans for Section 16, which is the northeast section of the planned unit development, and the Engineer recommends that the work be approved by the Village for construction. During discussion of the Engineering plans for the underground utilities in Section 16, concern was expressed that the approval of these plans might prevent or hinder the Village from requiring a full width street on Cosman and Bisaer Roads at some point in the future. It was the opinion of lMr. DiLeonardi that the Village is not precluded from requiring full streets on the perimeter of this Section by the approval of interior underground utilities. In response to questions, Attorney DiLeonardi also stated that should the Village approve the underground utilities and later not approve the street layout the Village would have a problem. - 1 - Reg. 1/23/68 It was moved by Trustee McGrenera and seconded by Trustee Coney that the Board accept the set of plans approved for underground utilities only in Section/6, approved by Robert Peterson, subject to a letter from Centex Corporation indicating that the Village is not committing themselves to the acceptance of the entire planned unit development in total which includes streets and the widening of Cosman and Bisner Roads. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Chernick, r Coney, Gibson, Keith, McGrenera, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Mr. Willis reported that the Village Engineer has approved the plans for the underground utilities on Walter Street in the Higgins Road Commercial area and recommends that they be approved by the Board at this time, whereupon it was moved by Trustee McGrenera and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board accept the underground utilities plan for Walter Street. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Chernick, Coney, Gibson, Keith, McGrenera, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Mr. Willis reported that the Audits of Waterworks and Sewerage Funds, and Funds for other Municipal purposes for the year 1966 - 1967 have been received, whereupon it was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Coney that the Board authorize the acceptance of, placement on file, and the distribution, as required, of the 1966 - 1967 Audit Reports. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Chernick, Coney, Gibson, Keith, McGrenera, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Mr. Willis also reported that he will recommend that the salt supplier's_ ( bond not be forfeited in view of the fact that the supplier will cancel J)` invoices sent to the Village on deliveries of an inferior quality. It was the consensus that the Board will offer no objection to the proposed zoning variation for McDonald's Training Center on Higgins Road as concerned with the transitional yard requirement. Mr. Willis also reported that the Cities Service Oil Company will send a letter outlining the steps necessary to acquire ownership of the two underground storage tanks presently situated near the Street Department garage. It was moved by Trustee Coney and seconded by Trustee Chernick that the Board authorize the disbursement of $6262.11 from the Water and Sewer Department Operating Account, $11 ,333.94 from the General Corporate Account, and 01 ,573.12 from the Motor Fuel Tax Rind Account in payment of the invoices as shown on the January 23, 1968 accounts payable Warrant. When it was noted that the foregoing motion to approve $1 ,573.12 from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund is in payment of a Cargill invoice for salt, it was moved by Trustee Coney and seconded by Trustee Chernick that the foregoing motion be amended to withdraw the said $1 ,573.12 payable from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund Account. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the amendment and upon the ;oll being called, the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Chernick, Coney, Gibson, Keith, McGrenera, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the Pres- ident declared the amendment carried. Roll call on the amended motion to pay 1x262.11 from the Water and Sewer Department Operating Account and 411,333.94 from the General Corporate Account. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the amended motion and upon the roll being called, the following Trustees answered "AYE' - Chernick, Coney, Gibson, Keith, McGrenera, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the Fresident declared the amended motion carried. - 2 - Reg. 1/23/68 Street Department Foreman Jack Andrews and Water Superintendent James Clementi read the monthly operating reports for the Public storks Depart- ment and the Water and Sewer Department for the month of December, 1967. It was noted that the Treasurer's Report for the month of December, 1967 was distributed to the Board members during the past week. Village Attorney Edward C. Hofert arrived. Discussion followed concerning the proposed agreement between the Village and Zenith Radio Corporation as to a drainage easement vacation. It was agreed that the proposed agreement, as presented to the Village Board, be amended to include the provision that reconstruction of the drain when necessary and all above normal costs of maintenance are to be borne by Zenith Radio Corporation. The Village Clerk reported that the Plan Commission has approved the plat of vacation and the agreement between the Village and Zenith provided that the engineering plan has been approved by the Village Engineer. It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Coney that the Board adopt Resolution #3-68 authorizing the President and the Clerk to sign an agreement between the Village of Elk Grove Village and Zenith Radio Corporation. Nor. Willis stated that the engineering plans are to be changed to make provision for a cleanout position along the easement. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Chernick, Coney, Gibson, Keith, McGrenera, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board authorize the President and Clerk to sign the Plat of Vacation in connection with the Zenith Radio Corporation drainage easement. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Chernick, Coney, Gibson, Keith, McGrenera, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Coney, Chairman of the Capital Improvements Committee, reported that the Board as a whole has agreed to leave the fire station site at Greenleaf and Route 83 and that the traffic signal and crossover inter- section requests have been relayed to the State as set forth in the President's Report dated January 18, 1968. Trustee Gibson, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, reported that it is the opinion of the Village Attorney that the B-1 Zoning Classification provisions have requirements for parking aco.."odstions 'for office buildings and on this basis the Committee has no objection 'co the proposed zoning to B-1 of the Gottlieb property located at the southwest corner of Higgins Road and Nicholas Boulevard. The Clerk reported that the Plan Commission has given the Board written approval of the Knaack-Olson and Ken Gundersen plats_of_subdivision in the Devon-O'Hare Industrial_Park Unit. No. 2 and that the Village Engineer ( has reviewed these proposed plats and has given a written report that (` they meet the engineering requirements of the Village. Mr. Willis stated that he recommends that the two plats might be approved by the Board but that no future plats should be approved by the Board until a study has been prepared and an agreement entered into as dis- cussed last fall concerning the capacity of the sewerage treatment plant in the Devon-O'Hare Industrial Park. It was moved by 'Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Coney that the Board refer the plats df Knaank-Olson Srnbdi.visi.on and Ken Gundersen - 3 - Reg. 1/23/68 Subdivision in the Devon-O' Hare Industrial Park back to the Village Engineer for a recommendation with this problem of sewerage treatment capacity in mind. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Keith said that he would like to have a deadline established for the completion of the Comprehensive Plan and Comprrehensive_Zonin¢ Ordinance, Attorney Hofert stated that he will be meeting with Mr. Campbell of Tec-Search and will set up a schedule and send it to the Village President. During the above discussion, it was noted by Trustee Chernick that Mr. Campbell of Tec-Search has said that the corrected Official Map and Plan will be back on February 1 , 1968. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board direct the Plan Commission to have a hearing on the Official Map and Plan at the earliest possible date. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. At this point 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. The Clerk noted that a request from the Water Department Superintendent for an employee to attend the Tenth Sanitary Engineering Conference at the University of Illinois has been received and is not on the Accounts Payable Warrant. This conference will be February 6th and 7th, the registration fee is Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars and the expenses anticipated will total Fifty (450.00) Dollars. It was moved by Trustee Keith and seconded by Trustee Coney that the Board authorize an expenditure of Seventy-five ($75.00) Dollars for the { attendance of Keith Quade, sewerage treatment operator, to attend the (e Tenth Sanitary Engineering Conference sponsored by the University of Illinois to be held February 6th and 7th at Urbana, Illinois. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Chernick, Coney, Gibson, Keith, McGrenera, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Keith and seconded by Trustee Zettek that the Board waive the first reading rule on a proposed ordinance rezoning the Gottlieb proper located at the southwest corner of Higgins Road and Nicholas Boulevard from M-1 Light Industrial to B-1 Business District. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Keith and seconded by Trustee Coney that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 514 entitled, "Ali ORDINAXE AMENDING THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE'S ZONING ORDINANCE RELATING TO PROPERTY CONSISTING OF APPRO%IMATELY 53,000 SQUARE FEET LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF HIGGINS ROAD AND NICHOLAS BOULEVARD" . The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Chernick, Coney, Gibson, Keith, McGrenera, Zettek; "NAY" - none; ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the Pres- ident declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Coney and seconded by Trustee Zettek that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; where- upon the President declared the motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 10.42 p.m. Eleanor G. Tur r, Village Clerk APPROVED: 17` D. ahl, President - 4 _ Reg. 1/23/68 PRESIDENT'S REPORT January 23, 1968 1. I hereby appoint Air. ^onald Eppley as Village Treasurer effective February 1, 1968 and ask the Board to concur in this appointment. )s\ 2. I ask the Board to direct the Village Attorney to prepare an ordinance to accommodate a Department of Finance. 'this ordinance would take into account the statutory duties of the Village Collector and Village Comptroller. It should also provide a clear line of authority between the Village Manager and statutory functions of the 'I reasurer, Comp- troller and Collector as it relates to appointment by the President and Board of Trustees . 3. I would like to thank the members of the Board, the administrative staff, the Elk Grove Village ?aycees and the high school students who participated in "Youth in Government ",ay " on :!anuary 20, 1968. This was a memorable experience for all and hopefully, can become an annual affair. 4. The Northwest Municipal Conference and Northeastern Illinois Plann- ing Commission have set up a committee to work on the 2egional Policies Plan. The committee from the Conference is made up of Mayor John G. '�Afoods of Arlington E.eights, Mayor Daniel Congreve of Mount Prospect and myself. Any advice members of this Board )( can give me would be extremely welcomed. ( 5. Cn February 1, 1968, I have been invited to appear before the Advis- ory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations from Washington, D. C . to testify about urban-rural problems, local tax inequities and related matters. 6. As required reading, I recommend to the Board an article entitled "So You Want to Build a New City Hall" in this month's issue of Nation's Cities. 7. Appointments to Boards and Commissions will be made at the next regular Board meeting.