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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 12/05/1967 - MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE HELD ON DECEMBER 5, 1967 President Jack D. Pahl called the meeting to order at 8:13 p.m. in the Municipal Building in said Village. The Reverend David D. Crail, Pastor of the Elk Grove Wesleyan Methodist Church, opened the meeting with a prayer. 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. Village Attorney Edward C. Hofert was present at this meeting. It was moved by Trustee Coney and seconded by Trustee Gibson that the minutes of the regular meeting of November 28, 1967 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. President Pahl appointed Brother Ferdinand, C.F.A., Administrator of St. Alexius Hospital, and Mrs. Stanley Quinn, 970 Lonsdale Road, to fill the vacancies created by the resignations of the Reverend J. Ward Morrison and Mrs. G. Wallace Meyer on the Community Services Board, terms to expire April 30, 1969. He requested the concurrence of the Board in these atm ointments. It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Chernick that the Board concur in the President's appointments of Brother Ferdinand, C.F.A., and Mrs. Stanley Quinn to the Community Services Board for terms expiring April 30, 1969. 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" - nohe. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Due to a technicality as to Plan Commission membership, President Pahl reappointed Mr. Francis J. Dillon to the Plan Commission for a term expiring April 30, 1969 and requested the concurrence of the Board in this appointment. It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board concur in the President's atm ointment of Francis J. Dillon to the Plan Commission for a term expiring April 30, 1969. 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. Charles A. Willis, Village Manager, reported that he has received notice from the Director of Business Services of School District 214 advising that they have terminated the service of the Coach Cab Companv for transporting students to their work stations in the Industrial Park and St. Alexius Hospital. The Village Manager reported receipt of a letter from the Cook County Highway Department stating that a preliminary study of Arlington Heights Road indicated that a forty (40) mile per hour speed limit is appropriate and that the sight distances at roadways are adequate. Additional studies have been scheduled as to the need for additional highway control signs. Mr. Willis distributed copies of a report dated December 1st from Mr. Peterson and a report from himself to the Board dated December 5th, relating to the Zenith Radio Corporationsts request for the Village to vacate a drainage easement on the south side of Arthur Avenue approxi- mately seven hundred sixty-eight (768) feet east of Busse Road. Mr. -1- Reg. 12/5/67 (as amended) Willis stated that Zenith is interested in purchasing two (2) Industrial lots because a shell of a building is on one lot and the second lot provides space for future expansion. However, the lots are separated by a dedicated fifty (50) foot drainage easement which would block any future expansion. Zenith has requested that the dedication be vacated and an easement be substituted in its place and designated to be used solely for underground drainage purposes. Mr. Willis stated that the drainage ditch serves a major portion of the Industrial Park east of Busse Road between Greenleaf Avenue and Devon Avenue. The above men- tioned report from Mr. Willis contained additional comments and recom- mendations concerning this question. Following discussion between the Board and Mr. Sletteland of Zenith, who was present in the audience, Mr. Sletteland was told that the Board will take this under advisement and probably reach a conclusion by next week. The Clerk read a letter dated December 5, 1967 from Robert W. Calkins, Manager of the Elk Grove Apartments, requesting a building permit to erecta temporary building on the partially developed apartment land at J.F. Kennedy Boulevard, Ridge Avenue, and Cypress Lane. The building will be a frame structure, one story, approximately 24 x 24, the purpose of which is to house equipment for snow removal and lawn maintenance. When the entire apartment complex has been developed (no longer than eighteen (18) months), this building will be demolished and relocated permanently to a more central area to accommodate the entire complex. The foregoing was referred to the Plan Commission for recommendation to the Village Board. Village Engineer Robert Peterson reported that he has prepared the plans and specifications for Well No. 6 and that he has transmitted same to the Village Manager. Mr. Peterson explained the alternates provided for in the specifications and answered Board members' questions in rela- tion to these alternates. It was agreed that if the Village Manager does not have any recommended changes to the plans and specifications, they should be processed through the State Board of Health for approval. Trustee Coney, Chairman of the Capital Improvements Committee, reported that the Committee has completed interviews of architects and will be reporting back to the Board next week on their selection. Trustee Zettek reported that the Personnel Committee has completed interviews for Finance Director applicants and is in the process of making a selection. President Pahl administered the oath of office to Francis J. Dillon as a member of the Plan Commission. In the absence of the Plan Commission Chairman, the Village Clerk reported that the Plan Commission expects to have a recommendation on street light spacing by January 9th. A report is expected to be ready by December 12th on the following items: Higgins Road Unit No. 29; second addition to Section 12; the Gottlieb zoning petition for an office building; annexa- tion petitions relating to 26 acres of land, 30 acres of land and a motel at the corner of Landmeier and Higgins Road. The Plan Commission has reviewed the preliminary plat of the Rogers Subdivision and has returned it to the developer with a request for changes. The developer has not resubmitted the preliminary. No action is recommended by the Plan Com- mission on the current Cook County Zoning Dockets. A hearing has been scheduled for January 4th on the petition for pre-annexation zoning of a 100 acre site, and a hearing has been scheduled for December 21st on the petition for R-4 zoning and special use. The Clerk read a letter dated November 30, 1967 from Mr. Evan W. Stebbins, Real Estate Manager of Centex Corporation, enclosing a plat of Section 14, and advising that the construction of pavement, curbs and gutters, side- walks, storm drainage, sanitary sewer and water has now been satisfactorily completed in a portion of Section 14• Mr. Stebbins enclosed a plat showing the improvements that are requested to be approved at this time. He stated that Centex guarantees the improvements against faulty workmanship and materials, exclusive of ordinary wear and tear for a period of one (1) -2- Reg. 12/5/67 year, and agrees to provide the Village with a maintenance bond when the Village has accepted these streets. The foregoing was referred to the Village Engineer for recommendation to the Village Board. It was moved by Trustee Chernick and seconded by Trustee Coney that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 512 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AND AMENDING CHAPTER 2 AND CHAPTER 7 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE". 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. A brief discussion followed on the proposed annexation procedures which were submitted by Mr. Willis by report dated September 26, 1967 and the Judiciary Committee recommendations of November 28th, which were dis- tributed to the Board. Mr. Willis requested that the portion of the procedures, wherein three (3) copies of the formal inquiry are requested from the petitioner, be left blank and that the required number be inserted -- be it four (4) or five (5) . It was moved by Trustee Keith and seconded by Trustee Gibson that the Board adopt the annexation procedures submitted by Mr. Willis dated September 26, 1967 with the changes as recommended by the Judiciary Committee dated November 28, 1967 and that the required number of copies of the petition be the number deemed necessary by the Village Manager. 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. The proposed fence regulations dated November 7, 1967 by the Village Manager and the recommendations of the Judiciary Committee dated November 27, 1967 were referred to the Attorney for preparation of a proposed ordinance. A discussion followed concerning street standards, bonds, and the Village's acceptance of public improvements. Mr. Willis said that this matter is on his desk and that, as time permits, he will prepare a report on the policy recommendations which resulted in the meeting held two (2) or three (3) months past attended by members of the Village Board, Centex Corporation representatives, the Village Manager, and the Village Engineer. It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Coney 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 10:30 p.m. Eleanor G. Tur r Village Clerk APPROVED: Jack D. P Pre den -3- 12/5/67