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Home My WebLink AboutVILLAGE BOARD - 07/23/1962 - VILLAGE BOARD • e MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE i PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF { THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE HELD ON JULY 23. 1962 i President James R.. Gibson called the meeting to order at 8:28 PM in the Municipal Building im said Village and directed the Village Clerk to call the roll. Upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered "PRESENT" - Francis J. Dillon, Robert E. Hartshorn, Eugene V. Keith, Charles P. Smith, James R. Young, Charles J. Zettek, Jr. ; "ABSENT" - none. It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Keith that the minutes of the regular meeting of July 16, 1962 be approved as submitted i 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 Young and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board �II deviate from the normal order of business for opening of bids on maintenance I of various Village streets. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; where- upon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Young and seconded by Trustee Hartshorn that the Board authorize the Village Clerk to open and-read the bids received on the maintenance of various Village streets. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The following bids were .then opened and read: Arrow Road Construction Co. $12,988.10 ($1300 check enclosed) P.O. Box 334 Mount Prospect, Ill. Skokie Valley Ashhal.t Co., Inc. $ 7,434.60 ($500 check enclosed) 1228 Harding Avenue Des Plaines, Illinois Rock Road Construction Co. $ 8,438.00 ($500 check enclosed) I 5915 N. Rogers Avenue Chicago, Illinois The Board then referred the above bids to the Engineer for study and recommendation. President Gibson requested the concurrence of the Board in the followng appointments to the Elk Grove Village Volunteer Fire Department: John Haar, Acting Fire Chief Andy Tangorra, Acting lst Assistant Chief John Mergens, Acting 2nd Assistant Chief. It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board concur in the President' s appointments to the Volunteer Fire Department as i follows: John Haar, Acting Fire Chief; Andy Tangorra, Acting lst Assistant I Chief; John Mergens, ,Acting 2nd Assistant Chief. (During the discussion on the motion, President Gibson said that these are temporary appointments and that permanent appointments well be made after October lst.) The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being i called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, Smith, Young, Zettek; "NAY" - none' "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. j Attorney Hofert stated (1) that he has prepared a new appropriation ordinance which is set up in such a way as to provide for the levying of a special tax for Bridge and Street maintenance and improvement; (2) that regarding the acquisition of the Water Company, he has had several meetings with Mr. Paul Speer; that negotiations have been taking place, and it is the hope that the Water Company will make the Village an offer. 'i -1- Reg. 7-23-62 f Mr. Quigley Fletcher/ stated that, as requested, the Engineer's office has finished the plans on the Ridge Avenue drainage ditch and that an estimate of the cost I is: $1610 to dredge the ditch, $3185 to install 210 feet of 36" pipe. The Engineer and Streets and Sewers Committee will discuss this. I Mr. Quigley Fletcher also stated that (1) a proposed Resolution regarding the pre- vailing wage rates has been given to Attorney Hofert and recommended that it is I adopted as soon as possible; (2) a recommendation regarding drainage problems at 277 Greenbriar and 340 Walnut will be presented at the next meeting. Trustee Smith presented 13 invoices for a total payment of $1,033.59 from the General Corporate Account. (Itemization will be on file in the Clerk's Office. ) It was moved by Trustee Smith and seconded by Trustee Young that the Board authorize the payment of 13 invoices totaling $1,033.59 from the General Corporate .Account. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on-. the . motion and upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, Smith, Young, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. I !thereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Clerk read letters from the following: I (1) from the Plan Commission, to the President & Board of Trustees, dated July 18, 19621 recommending that the Higgins School property be annexed to the Village; (2) from Mr. J. C. Clemans, Director of Buildings and Grounds, School District 59, dated July 13, 1962, stating the desire of the School District for said annexation and stating that they would be willing to assume the expense of connecting to the water and sewer facilities which now exist on the south side of Higgins Road. I It was moved by Trustee Young and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board authorize the Village Attorney to draft an ordinance of annexation of the Higgins School property to the Village of Elk Grove Village and submit said ordinance to the Village Board upon the receipt of the proper petition from the School District. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered "AYE'; - I ' Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, Smith, Young, Zettek; 11NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Clerk reported receipt of (1) a maintenance bond from Centex Construction Company, Inc. for Section 9 North in the amount of $30,000.00; (2) notice from the State Division of Highways of completion by that Department for Section 2-CS. IThe following notices of public hearing on August 1, 1962 in the County Building were referred to the Plan Commission: IDocket 427 - seeks to amend the text of the Cook County Zoning Ordinance rewriting the definition of "Home Occupation" use. l Docket 428 - seeks to amend the text of the Cook County Zoning Ordinance rewriting the definition of a "roadside stand". Docket 429 - seeks to amend the text of the Cook County Zoning Ordinance rewriting the definition of "Lot of Record". Docket 430 - seeks to amend the text of the Cook County Zoning Ordinance i by adding a new item as follows: Rock crushing, washing and grading. IDocket 431 - seeks to amend the text of the Cook County Zoning Ordinance by adding a new special use item as follows: Refuse reduction plants and incinerators (all types) It was moved by Trustee Young and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board l adopt Resolution No. 15-62 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE PRESIDEiNT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE RELATING TO PREVAILING WAGE iRATES") -2- Reg. 7-23-62 1 1 I _ I The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and- upon .the roll I being called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, Smith, Young, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Young and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board adopt Resolution No. 16-62 entitled "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF ENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS, DEPARTI OF PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDING, DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS". The President directed the Clerk to call the roll_ on the motion and upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, Smith, Young, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. t The Clerk presented a proposed ordinance, prepared by Attorney Hofert, repealing Ordinance No. 238, the appropriation ordinance. It was moved by Trustee Smith and seconded by Trustee Hartshorn that the Board I waive the first reading rule with respect to the above proposed ordinance. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, Smith, Young, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President d declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Smith and seconded by Trustee Hartshorn that the Board adapt Ordinance No. 239 entitled "AN ORDNANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. 238, WHICH ORDINANCE MADE APPROPRIATIONS TO DEFRAY EXPENSES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE FOR: MUNICIPAL PURPOSES DESIGNATED AS THE "ANNUAL APDROPRIATION BILL" FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING MAY 1, 1962 AND ENDING APRIL 30, 1963" . The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, Smith, Young, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The revised appropriation ordinance was presented. It was moved by Trustee Smith and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board waive the first reading rule with respect tothe above ordinance. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, Smith, Young, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none.. Whereupon the President declared the I� motion carried. IIt was moved by Trustee Smith and seconded by Trustee Young that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 240 entitled "AN ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES DESIGN1ATED AS THE "ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BILL" FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING MAY 1, 1962 ANI? ENDING APRIL 30, 1963" . (during discussion of this ordinance Trustee Smith stated that it is with regret that the Board approves an additional tax (Bridge and Street Department) but the financial condition of the Village so dictates; and estimated that the annual additional tax per home will be approximately $4.00) . ! The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll ti being called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, Smith, Young, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. j Action on the proposed sign ordinance was deferred until the next meeting. It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board award the squad car bid to George C. Poole, Inc. for a 1962 Ford Galaxie Mainliner V-8 with Fordomatic drive for a total price of $1350.42, equipped per bid notice, plus Squad Car #117 (1961) . (Trustee Zettek stated that comparisons have shown that the Police Department squad car with the automatic transmission is getting better gasoline mileage than are the cars with regular transmission). The President direted -3- Reg. 7-23-62 1 i �I 1 1 The President directed the Clerk to call the n roll t I o he motion and upon the roll i being called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, Smith, Young, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. i Trustee Dillon reported receipt of blueprints showing a proposed plexiglass backing for railing in the Municipal Building lobby and glass partition at the i -� Police Department counter; these will be circulated to Board members for review. It was moved by Trustee Smith --nd seconded by Trustee Young that the Board instruct the Attorney to draft an ordinance amending the Code concerning vehicle li license as follows: Trucks, having a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds but not more than 20,000 pounds, including the weight of vehicle and maximum load, the fee shall be $15.00; for trucks, having a gross uuight of more than 20,000 I pounds, including the weight of vehicle and maximum load, the fee shall be $25.00. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, i Smith, Young, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. i Chief Clifford was instructed to notify the Police force to be alert for persons who park their cars blocking driveways of property owners near Churches. It was moved by Trustee Hartshorn and seconded by Trustee Young that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted upon Ly acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried, and the meeting adjourned at 9:18 F1. Eleanor G. Turner Village Clerk Approved: J s R. Gibson esident I I I 7 i I i i -4- Reg. 7-23-62 VIII l