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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 07/05/1967 - MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE HELD ON JULY 5, 1967 Village Clerk Eleanor G. Turner called the meeting to order at 8:05 p.m. in the Municipal Building in said Village. Upon the roll being called, the following Trustees answered "PRESENT" - Ronald L. Chernick, George C. Coney, James R. Gibson, Eugene V. Keith, Richard A. McGrenera, Charles J. Zettek; "ABSENT" - President Jack D. Pahl. Village Attorney Edward C. Hofert was present at this meeting. It was moved by Trustee Coney and seconded by Trustee Gibson that, in the absence of President Pahl, the Board appoint Trustee Zettek to serve as Chairman Pro Tem at this meetingi The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the Village Clerk declared the motion carried. The Clerk noted that the following paragraph should be added between paragraphs two (2) and three (3) on page three (3) of the minutes of the regular meeting of June 27, 1967: "Trustee Gibson explained his vote in the two foregoing motions stating that he met Mr. Willis for the first time earlier this evening." It was moved by Trustee Coney and seconded by Trustee McGrenera that the minutes of the regular meeting of June 27, 1967 be approved, as amended, and that the Board dispense with the reading thereof. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the Chairman Pro Tem declared the motion carried. The Village Attorney reported that the ordinance establishing fire lanes in the shopping centers and at the St. Alexius Hospital will be prepared as soon as he receives a complete description as to the delin- eation of such fire lanes. The Village Attorney was requested to: 1 . Follow through on the transfer of the Village's property and agreement with School District 59, as concerned with the Grant Wood School and Youth Center, to the Elk Grove Park District. 2. Research and study the possibilities of regulating cats in the Village. The Village Engineer reported that: 1 . Well No. 5 is being tested. 2. Street paving work, repair and certain replacement, is now under way. With the permission of the Board, the Chairman Pro Tem deviated from the agenda and the Village Clerk administered the Oath of Office to recently appointed Fire Chief Virgil E. Botiller. It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Coney that the Board authorize the Village Attorney to draft a resolution which will set forth the following pay for the Paid-on-Call Firemen: 1 . Forty ($40.00) Dollars per day for loss of work as a result of capacity as Firemen. -1- Reg. 7/5/67 2. When on special detail or stand-by, compensation is to be at the rate of Two Dollars and Fifty ($2.50) Cents per hour. 3. If the number of calls and payment therefor would exceed the payment they are receiving while on such special detail or stand-by, then they would receive the greater sum. 4. Paid-on-Call Firemen are to be paid Four ($4.00) Dollars per call. If that call or any combination of calls received in the first hour extends beyond one (1) hour, the pay shall.be Four ($4.00) Dollars per hour thereafter. The Chairman Pro Tem 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 Chairman Pro Tem declared the motion carried. A discussion followed concerning the pending petition before the Zoning Board of Appeals as concerned with the fence around the Elk Grove Village Public Library. A member of the Zoning Board, present in the audience, stated that the Zoning Board has been unable to reach a decision since certain information, requested at the hearing, has not been supplied to them by the Library Board. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board direct the Building Department to give ten (10) days notice to the Board of Library Directors to move the fence and bushes in question or the Village will have them removed. Following further discussiorij the foregoing motion was withdrawn with the consent of the second and the Board requested the Village Clerk to write the Zoning Board asking for immediate action and to make a report, using whatever information they have on hand at this time, by the next meeting of this Board and send a copy of said letter to the President of the Library Board with a notation to the effect that if the Zoning Board does not provide such a report, the Village Board is inclined to have the fence removed. At this time (9:00 p.m.) , the Chairman Pro Tem declared a recess to permit the residents in attendance at this meeting to address questions and comments to the Board members. The Chairman Pro Tem reconvened the meeting at 9:10 p.m. and directed the Clerk to call the roll. Upon the roll being called, the following Trustees answered "PRESENT" - Chernick, Coney, Gibson, Keith, McGrenera, Zettek; "ABSENT" - President Jack D. Pahl. It was moved by Trustee Coney and seconded by Trustee Keith that the resolution to be prepared by the Village Attorney as to the Paid-on-Call Firemen's salary also be worded to indicate that the present practice of paying the Paid-on-Call Firemen Forty-two ($42.00) Dollars per year to take care of clothing, telephone and insurance will be dispensed, with the provision that the Village take up and pay for the insurance coverage and that the Village will pay Five ($5.00) Dollars for the training sessions; all of said salary treatment to be made retroactive to June 1, 1967. The Chairman Pro Tem 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 Chairman Pro Tem declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Keith and seconded by Trustee Gibson that at the -2- Reg. 7/5/67 request of Mr. Harry Smith, the Board authorize a public hearing by the President and Board of Trustees for a special use on property located at the southwest corner of Devon Avenue and Elmhurst Road at 7:00 p.m. on July 25, 1967 at the Municipal Building, Elk Grove Village, sub3ect to the Village Clerk receiving the proper fees and information for such a hearing. The Chairman Pro Tem 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 Chairman Pro Tem declared the motion carried. The Clerk announced that the total coat for the special census was $3,192.48; a certified copy of the official results is expected within the next ten (10) days. Copies were distributed to the Board members of two proposed ordinances and an agreement prepared, as directed, by the Village Attorney. It was moved by Trustee Coney and seconded by Trustee Chernick that the Board waive the first reading rule with respect to an ordinance estab- lishing a Three-fourth (3/4%) Per Cent Tax on persons selling tangible personal property in Elk Grove Village. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the Chairman Pro Tem declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Coney and seconded by Trustee Chernick that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 482 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THREE-FOURTH (3/4%) PER CENT TAX UPON ALL PERSONS ENGAGED IN SELLING TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE". The Chairman Pro Tem 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 Chairman Pro Tem declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board waive the first reading rule with respect to an ordinance amending the Village Manager portion of the Municipal Code. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the Chairman Pro Tem declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 483 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 10, VILLAGE MANAGER, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE" . The foregoing Ordinance was accompanied by a letter of opinion, dated July 5, 1967, to the President and Trustees from the Village Attorney stating that, from a reading of the State Statutes pertaining to the appointment of the Fire Chief and Police Chief and the opinions of other municipal experts solicited, it would indicate that the delega- tion of power to hire and fire the Fire Chief or the Police Chief by the Village Manager cannot be delegated to a Village Manager by ordinance. The Chairman Pro Tem directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Chernick, Coney, Keith, McGrenera, Zettek; "NAY" Gibson; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the Chairman Pro Tem declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee McGrenera and seconded by Trustee Coney that the Board adopt Resolution #41-67 entitled, "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE AND MONARCH DISPOSAL COMPANY FOR SCAVENGER SERVICE IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA OF THE VILLAGE". The Chairman Pro Tem 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 Chairman Pro Tem declared the motion carried. -3- Reg. 7/5/67 The foregoing agreement changes the monthly sum to be charged each resident for curb pickup from Two ($2.00) Dollars per month to Two Dollars and Twenty-five ($2.25) Cents per month. It was moved by Trustee McGrenera and seconded by Trustee Coney that the Board direct the Village Attorney to prepare an ordinance rezoning, from R-1 to R-3, approximately 1100 acres of property located on the West Side of Route 53. The Chairman Pro Tem directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called, the follow- ing Trustees answered "AYE" - Coney, Gibson, Keith, McGrenera, Zettek; "NAY" - Chernick; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the Chairman Pro Tem declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board direct the issuance of a license to operate a sound amplifier at the Lions Pool on Monday nights from 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. by the high school youths, said license to be issued without fee. The Chair- man Pro Tem 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 Chairman Pro Tem declared the motion carried. A discussion followed on the question of a fence located at 215 and 219 Parkchester Road. Chairman Zettek announced that the Village President has recommended that the property owners petition the Zoning Board )f Appeals for a variation as concerned with this particular fence. It was the consensus that the Building Department be directed to stay action for ten (10) days, pending application of the owners of the above-mentioned fence for a variation. It was moved by Trustee Coney and seconded by Trustee McGrenera that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the Chairman Pro Tem declared the motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 9:58 p.m. Eleanor G. Tur er Village Clerk APPROVED: C rhA 1 Z Chairman Pro m -4- Reg. 7/5/67