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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 01/10/1967 - � r MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE HELD ON JANUARY 10, 1967 Pr'el!'deht Jack D. Pahl called the meeting to order at 8:10 p.m. in the Municipal Building in said Village. The Reverend Crail of Elk Grove Wesleyan Methodist Church, Elk Grove Village opened the meeting with a prayer. Upon the roll being called by Village Clerk Eleanor G. Turner, the following Trustees answered "PRESENT" - Ronald L. Chernick, George C. Coney, Ralph A. Lewis, George E. Mullen, Charles J. Zettek; "ABSENT" - Thomas A. Garrity. Village Attorney Edward C. Hofert was present at this meeting. It was moved by Trustee Lewis and seconded by Trustee Chernick that the minutes of the regular meeting of December 13, 1966 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. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Lewis that the minutes of the Special Meeting of December 20,1966 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. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Coney that the minutes of the regular meeting of December 27, 1966 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. �1 At the request of the President, the Clerk read a letter of resignation from Village Treasurer Patrick E. Rooney. Mr. Rooney stated that the pressures and responsibilities of his full time position prevent him from devoting the time and effort that the Village Treasurer's position deserves, and that since the Village now employs a full time Director of Finance who could assume the responsibilities of Treasurer, his resignation is effective immediately. Mr. Rooney expressed his appreciation of cooperation from the Village Manager and staff, and to the President and Trustees for the opportunity to serve the Village. President Pahl,speaking for himself and the Board, thanked Mr. Rooney for his outstanding and dedicated services during the past 18 months. The President then appointed Village Finance Director, Paul S. Belin, as Treasurer of the Village of Elk Grove Village and he requested the con- currence of the Board. It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Lewis that the Board concur in the President's appointment of Paul S. Belin as Village Treasurer. 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, Lewis, Mullen, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" Garrity. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Pahl announced that the North Cook County Soil and Water Con- servation District will meet at the Schaumburg Village Hall on Thursday January 19th at 7:30 p.m, and he encouraged attendance of Board members. In reflecting on the past year, the President noted: 1. That a Chamber of Commerce was started in Elk Grove Village and began to take its place among the other fine organizations serving the community. 2. The Park District referendum was successful and a program is being established to take care of recreational needs of the community. 3. The establishment of a Community Services Board. -1- 4. Thanks to Bennett & Kahnweiler for continuing to expand the Industrial Park. Trustee Garrity arrived at 8:23 p.m. The President stated that the comprehensive plan will be published on Tuesday January 24th and that in studying this report the Board should be seeking solutions to transportation problems, and also be considering ways of attracting retail businesses. The President stated that Les Knudson's term on the Plan Commission expires January 28th and he re-appointed Mr. Knudson for a term expiring April 30, 1970. It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Lewis that the Board concur in the President's appointment of Mr. Leslie 0. Knudson to the Plan Commission, term expiring April 30, 1970. 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, Garrity, Lewis, Mullen, Zettek; "NAY" - none; ""ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Attorney Hofert reported.: 1. That Mr.Wesley Luehring is proceeding to renovate the building on Arlington Heights Road which has been termed to be a"dangerous" building. 2. That he will be in Washington D.C. next week and will get a copy of the Supreme Court Master's report on the lake diversion suit which in turn may have some effect on the Village's position as concerned with its contract with the Tree Towns Water Commission. 3. That Division 84 of the Illinois Revised Statutes provides that a municipality may adopt an ordinance whereby a special tax will be levied against property owners who would derive direct benefit from the repair or replacement of damaged sidewalks. Mr. Hofert said khat the procedure for this type of tax is not as cumbersome as a special assessment, and that it may not be necessary to levy the tax in that voluntary compliance or cooperation on the part of the home owners has been forthcoming in other communities. He said that the percentage of the sidewalk cost that is thus passed to the property owners can be 1% to 100% and that this determination is to be made by the governing body. President Pahl asked the Capital Improvements Committee to consider item #3 above. Village Manager George L. Majoros read a report, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Following a brief discussion of item #1 of the Manager's report, it was the consensus that the President write to the Illinois Inspection Bureau request- ing a new fire inspection rating. It was moved by Trustee Lewis and seconded by Trustee Mullen that the Village Board grant a variation to the Becic Company permitting a 40 foot driveway at 800 Lunt Avenue. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Mullen and seconded by Trustee Coney that the Board concur in the Manager's recommendation and grant a variation to permit a 38 ft wide driveway at 1850 Arthur Avenue. The motion was pnloed :pin ny acclamation; Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Mullen and seconded by Trustee Lewis that the Board concur in the recommendation of the Manager and grant a variation for a 47ft. wide driveway for the building at 1300 Pratt Blvd. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. -2- VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT January 10, 1567 1 . Illinois Inspection and Rating Bureau Grading I have discussed with Mr. A. I1. Gent, the Chief Engineer of the Illinoia Inspection and Rating Bureau the scheduling of an inspection of the Village for the purpose of up-dating the October 1L 61 Report which placed the Village in `national Board Grading Class 7. Mr. Gent is of the opinion that the Village should not wait for the completion of a number of develop- ments which will take place in the next few months and which will have the effect of decreasing the Village's deficiency points and consequently possibly improving the classification to request the new survey. The addition of full time firemen in May, the hiring of a full time fire chief, the completion of Well No. 5, and the delivery of the 75' snorkel pumper, are all important items which 1\4r. Gent assured me would be credited to the Village immediately when they are accomplished without the need of another formal inspection, and the appropriate points would be credited to the Village at that time. Any change in classification resulting from accomplishment of these items would also be automatically credited to the Village. I therefore recommend that the Village President immediately write a letter to the Illinois Inspection Bureau asking that Elk Grove Village be placed on their inspection schedule list at the earliest opportunity. 2. T?riveway Widths At a recent meeting of the Board, the request of the Beck Company for a variation in driveway width for a proposed warehouse at 800 Lunt Street was denied. The Company had requested a 60 foot wide driveway to serve two separate loading docks f0 feet back of the street property line. The Village Engineer reoorted that his calculations indicated that the set-back would permit proper maneuvering with a driveway width limited to one required by ordinance. I am now in receipt of an amended request for the same property, reducing their request from 60 feet to 40 feet. Since two tenants will be involved in using this driveway, I feel the variation now requested i�; reasonable. I recommend granting a permit for a 40 foot driveway. Driveway variations for the Custer Construction Co. buildings at 1300 Pratt Boulevard and .1850 Arthur .".venue have been investigated. Both buildings utilize inside loading docks which permit a minimum set-back from the street property line. The driveway width requested is essen- tially the same width as the loading dock area. De%ial of this variation would result in a hardship to the petitioner since the minimum front yard set-back does not permit the maneuverability present in the previously mentioned request. I recommend approval of 38 foot wide drives at the building at 1850 Arthur Avenue and a 47 foot wide drive at the building at 1300 Pratt Boulevard. GLM/dp President Pahl asked the Manager what steps had been taken in regard to the fence around the Library property discussed at the last meeting, Ill . Robert Fleming, President of the Board of Library Directors, was present in the audience, and he stated that the Attorney for the Library Board has advised them that the zoning laws of Ell: Grove Village are not app- licable to the Public Library, the Park District or the Village of Elie Grove Village. Attorney Hofert withheld any comments as to the foregoing; he requested a letter from the Attorney for the Library Board stating the basis for this legal interpretation. Mr. Fleming said that Mr. Hofert will receive such a letter. Mr. Robert Peterson, (Suter, Peterson, Peterson & Suhr), Village Engineer, gave a progress report on construction of Well #5 and also reported; 1. That Layne-Western has given them the cost of the complete job of lowering well #2 - $16,778,65. This includes the removal of the pump, cleaning the well, bailing the sand, new pump bowl, column pipe and other related pieces of equipment. If the Board wishes to have an all bronze pump bowl instead of a cast iron bowl, the additional cost would be $2,848.00 Mr. Peterson said that the life of the cast iron bowl is 7 to 8 years. Previously the Board authorized between $9,000 to $10,000 to cover the cost of pulling the well, .inspecting, re-installing it, and the cost of 200 ft, of new column pipe. Mr. Peterson said that he feels the above-noted total cost is reasonable and recommended Board acceptance. 2. The necessary paper work in connection with 1967 maintenance program is underway and will be completed by the end of January. It was moved by Trustee Lewis and seconded by Trustee Coney that the Board authorize an expenditure not to exceed $17,000 for all necessary work and parts for lowering well #2, it being understood that said amount includes all prior authorizations. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered "AYE"- Chernick, Corney, Garrity, Lewis, Mullen, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Lewis and seconded byiTrustee Chernick that the Board authorize the disbursement of $5,724.31 from the Water & Sewer Dept. Operating Account, $12,294.19 from the General Corporate Account and $172.50 from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund Account in payment of the invoices as shown on the January 10, 1967 Accounts Payable Warrant. 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, Garrity, Lewis, Mullen, Zettek; "NAY" - none; Absent - none, Whereupon the Pres- ident declared the motion carried. Trustee Coney, Chairman of the Capital Improvements Committee, reported that by the next meeting the Committee hopes to have ready its proposed 5 year program which will set forth priorities, amounts and methods of financing. With regard to the comments made by the President as to road improvements earlier in the meeting, Trustee Coney said that the Capital Improvements Committee has approached officials of Elk Grove Township regarding widening and repairing three roads under their jurisdiction which roads will form the periphery of the next residential development of the Village. The Township officials indicated they would cooperate and said there are funds available for this type of work, the Committee will follow through on this matter and report developments to the Board. Mr. S. Schwellenbach, Chairman of the Plan Commission, reported that by January 24th they expect to receive from Tec-Search the proposed zoning ordinance, comprehensive plan, surveys, studies, recommendations, etc. The Plan Commission will then study these documents and present them to the Village Board with their recommendations. Mr. Schwellenbach also reported that the Plan Commission has approved the preliminary and final plats of the apartment development in Section 5, south of Elk Grove Boulevard, and west of Ridge Ave. No action was taken by the Board on this plat, pending 3inspection of the plat by Village Attorney Hofert. The Clerk read a letter dated January 4, 1967 from Andrew V. Plummer, Superintendent of Highways, Cook County, stating that as a result of continuing studies made by the Traffic Engineering Division of the Cook County Highway Dept., four way stop controls will be installed within the next two weeks at the intersections of Devon Ave. and Tonne Road, Devon Ave. and Arlington Heights Road and Arlington Heights and Biester- field Roads. Mr. Pltmnner requested that the Village Board adopt resolu- tions legalizing these four-way stops and that copies of the resolutions be forwarded to his Department. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Mullen that the Board direct the Village Attorney to prepare all ordinances necessary to instrument the letter of January 4, 1967 from Mr. Andrew V. Plummer. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Clerk read a letter dated December 27, 1966 from Frank M. Hines, Attorney for the Board of Junior College District No. 512, petitioning for the granting of a variation from existing pertinent zoning provisions and ordinances relative to the proposed use of the area west of the west arkin lot at the Elk Grove Hi School for portable classrooms and or OF fice facilities and/or other junior college purposes. This letter was referred to the Village Attorney for an opinion as to the proper way to handle this petition in view of the petitioner's being a governmental unit. The Clerk reported receipt of: 1. Notice from the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals (Docket ;1143) of a public hearing to be held on January 16th regarding a petition to increase the sign height at the Cities Service Oil Company station at Oakton Street and Elmhurst Road. 2. The preliminary and final plats of Centex Industrial Park Unit 56 which have been forwarded to the Plan Commission for recommendation to the Board. At this time (10;04 p.m.) the President declared a recess to permit res- idents in attendance at this meeting to address questions and comments to the Board members. President Pahl reconvened the meeting at 10:15 p.m. and directed the Clerk to call the roll. Upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered "PI,EBEM" - Chernick, Coney, Garrity, Lewis, Mullen, Zettek; "ABSENT" - none. It was moved byTrustee Coney and seconded by Trustee Lewis that the meet- ing be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motioncarried and the meeting adjourned at 10:17 p.m. Eleanor G. er Village Cl r Jack D. 1 Presiden -4-