HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 07/09/1962 - VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
HELD ON JULY 9, 1962
President James R. Gibson called the meeting to order at 8:15 PM in the Municipal
Building in said Village and directed the Village Clerk to call the rcll. Upon
�-. the roll being called the following Trustees answered "PRESENT" - Francis J,
Dillon, Robert E. Hartshorn, Eugene V. Keith, Charles P. Smith, Charles J_ Zettek, I
Jr. ; "ABSENT" - James R. Young.
It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Dillon that the minutes
of the regular meeting of July 2, 1962 be approved as submitted and than the Bcird
dispense with the reading thereof. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; -zhnre--
upon the President declared the motion carried.
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Trustee Zettek suggested that the Board deviate from the agenda to alloy:; ?'r. Gerald
Brubaker to address the Board.
There being no objections, Mr. Brubaker requested the use of Village-owner_'
equipment, when not in conflict with Village operations, to maintain the 15 acre ;
park owned by Elk Grove Lions Park, Inc. inasmuch as this park will be deeded to
the Village when the Lions Club has paid for and completed the perk. iir. Brubaker
stated that the funds which they would have to use at this time to purchase or rent
mowing equipment could be used elsewhere in the development of t!-,3 park. Mr.
Brubaker also stated that the Lions Club would pay for any physical damage to t-he i
equipment.
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It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Dillon that the Board
authorize the Village Attorney to draft the necessary papers in order to enable
the Village to lease Village equipment, namely the Pennington Mower, to the Eli: j
Grove Lions Park, Inc. for $1.00 per year. (The Board requested that the Lions I
Club furnish a Certificate of Insurance naming the Village as an additional
insured.) 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, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - Young. L.-'hereupon the
President declared the motion carried.
President Gibson (1) stated that the Village does not have a State flag and
inasmuch as the authority of the Village stems from the State, recommended that
a State of Illinois flag be purchased to be placed in the Court Room which is
the official assembly room of the Village; (2) stated that the Industrial Park
Association will have its first meeting of the year in September and that he,
Trustee Keith and Mr. Marshall Bennett, of Bennett & Kahnweiler, will prepare
an agenda for this meeting.
It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Smith that the Board
authorize an expenditure of no more than $35.00 for the purchase of a State of
Illinois flag. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion
and upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - :.�:ith,
Zettek; "NAY" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith; "ABSENT" - Young. Whereupon the
President declared the motion failed.
Attorney Hofert stated (1) that the one Village property eligible for tax
exemption. has, this date, been exempt; (2) that regarding the Guendling/Lada/
Village agreement on the Ridge Avenue drainage ditch, the Village Engineer
is of the opinion that certain drawings and plans must be worked out before �
an agreement can be drafted and that Engineer Fletcher will discuss this with
the Chairman of the Streets and Sewers Committee; (3) that regarding the foreign
fire insurance premiums, he has requested the Illinois Municipal League to
submit any and all documents which must be instrumented by the Village in order
to receive said premiums.
Attorney Hofert reported that he has talked to School District 59 Attorney LeWy I
regarding the agreement on the use of park and school lands, and that Mr. Lewy
felt that a letter approving the May 2, 1962 letter of Dr. Bardwell to Trustee
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Keith would be all that was necessary; and that Mr. Lewy requested that the
Village agree that any person in the School District would be permitted the use
of Village facilities. Following is the letter prepared by Attorney Hofert
and read at this meeting:
„July 9, 1962
Elk Grove Schools
Community Consolidated School District 59
2118 East Higgins Road
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Attention: R. W. Bardwell, Superintendent
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Re: Your letter of May 2, 1962 to Eugene
V. Keith, Chairman of Village Park Commis-
sion concerning mutual use of Recreational
Facilities and Grounds
Gentlemen:
Please be advised that we are in receipt of the above noted letter; that
I have been authorized on behalf of the Village to accept all agreements
which you propose in your letter of May 2; that further, the Village agrees
to permit the use of its facilities by any person residing within your School
District; that discussion with your attorney, Everett Lewy, as of date hereof
would indicate to me that our mutual exchange of letters is sufficient under
these circumstances; and that a specific agreement is not needed. i
However, if for any reason the School District prefers a more formal
agreement, we will be happy to oblige by signing same.
Sincerely,
Village Attorney"
Following are the points regarding the joint development and use of park and
school land of Dr. Bardwell's letter to Trustee Keith of May 2, 1962 which
letter was read by the Clerk:
"The ownership of any equipment placed on a park site by the school district
or on a school site by the park commission should remain in the technical
ownership of the group purchasing and then placing the equipment.
The maintenance of each facility should be under the supervision of the board
that has title to that facility.
Certain areas of certain parks would be placed under the control of school
officials during school hours and for activities immediately after school.
This would be worked out by mutual agreement.
Use of play facilities on school grounds by residents would be limited to
times when school was not in session.
The Board of Education would also have use of certain park sites for the
school' s summer program, again subject to mutual agreement.
Specifications for equipment to be placed on park sites would be drawn up by
the Park Commission." i
Following discussion of the foregoing and of the difficulties which might be j
encountered as a result of the Village corporate limits and the School District
boundaries not being the same, the Board agreed that the letter prepared by
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Attorney Hofert would be approved subject to its being amended to include a
provision for a year to year renewal of the agreement.
Mr. A. Walla, Building Inspector, gave the following report for the month of
June 1962: 165 permits issued for a total construction value of $3,287,660.00
and total fees collected were7 246.00.
$ , (This report, in detail, will be on
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Police Chief Clifford read a report of Police Department activities for the
month of June 1962. (This report will be filed in the Clerk's Office. )
Trustee Smith presented 23 invoices for a total payment of 0,598.40 from the
General Corporate Account and 1 invoice for $894.64 from the Municipal Building
Bond Account.
It was moved by Trustee Smith and seconded by Trustee Hartshorn that the Board
authorize payment of 23 invoices totaling $3,598.40 from the General Corporate
Account and 1 invoice for $894.64 from the Municipal Building Bond account.
The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the i
roll being called the following Trustees answered "hi" - Dillon, Hartshorn,
Keith, Smith, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - Young. Whereupon the President
declared the motion carried.
Mr. Jack Michala, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals, stated (1) that an
August 2nd hearing is scheduled for rezoning of 30 acres at Bisner and
Biesterfield Roads and for the variance for a fence requested by Air. J.
McDonough; (2) that he has received a report that a property owner whose
property is located approximately 500 feet west of Tonne Road and on the north
side of Devon Avenue, is remodeling his home to include a tele;-__o-ion rerair
shop, and that this property is classified R-3 Residential. President Gibson
stated that he will write the Cook County Zoning Officer, and Cook County
State's Attorney requesting that they investigate this reported violation of
the County zoning law.
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Mr. Ted Brown, Chairman of the Plan Commission, stated (1) that he has attended
a meeting in Mt. Prospect and one in Elmhurst on water and flood control, and
that meetings in other locations will be attended in order to get the complete
picture for Elk Grove Village; (2) that the Plan Commission has a meeting
scheduled with the School Board to discuss the proposed annexation of the
Higgins School site; (3) that regarding the Planning Commission for Cook County,
this would be a non-paid fact-finding group which would present information to
the County Board of Commissioners, act as special counsel to the Cook County
Zoning Board of Appeals, and would work for the coordinated development of
unincorporated areas. Mr. Brown stated that this might present some problems
to the Village regarding annexations and influence on growth. There will be j
a hearing on this matter which Mr. Brown will attend and also the Village will
be given an opportunity to formally voice its opinion concerning this proposed
Commission.
Mr. Brown stated that Mr. Kesler, Planning Consultant, has been working on the
Zoning Ordinance and as soon as possible will begin the land use survey; fol lowing
this Mr. 1,1ichala will work with Mr. Kesler on zoning regulations. A sti,.dy of
the annexation of Branigar Estates is also planned.
Trustee Zettek stated that he has met with Acting CD Director Boyce and Members
Al Hartig and J. Robertson and they reported that they can no longer fund=on
as a Civil Defense group unless they can get additional members, Trustee Zettek
requested that President Gibson write all civic organizations and religious
associations asking that the Presidents or a delegate attend a meeting at which
time an appeal would be made to have them appoint one member from each group to
the Village's Civil Defense group.
Mr. Tom Hamilton, Aviation Committee, reported on air traffic over Elk Grove
Village by giving background information and stating, "As the procedure now
stands, pilots are instructed to observe the following:
1. When the weather is clear and visibility is good, westbound aircraft
are advised to make a left turn "as soon as practical. "
2. When the weather is below 2000 feet and/or 3 miles visibility, westbound
aircraft are advised to climb to 2000 on their runway heading before
making a left turn. "
"A short time back, the committee did an informal study of air traffic over
the Village. It was determined that certain airlines and certain types of
airplanes are causing most of the disturbance that does exist. We have
discussed this with O'Hare officials and are now working with the Air Transport
Association to effect the solution to the problem. The solution will come from
a personal meeting with the airlines involved or in a general revision of noise
abatement procedures, or both. "
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The Clerk reported receipt of Notice of Lien against Public Funds and S-,,orn
Statement of Claim, and a Notice of Claim on Contractor's Bond from Material
Service Division of General Dynamics Corporation in the amount of $242.24 for
material sold to Unit Construction Co. under contract with U. F. Fitzsim?ions
and Co. , general contractors for the Municipal Building.
It was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Hartshorn that the Board
authorize and direct the Village Treasurer to transfer the sum of ; 242.24. into
a separate escrow account and to be held pending satisfactory disposition of
the lien. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the Dresident
declared the motion carried.
The Clerk reported receipt of notice from the State Division of H=_ghw ys statin;
that the prevailing wage scale for public works be filed with the Ssc_reta.ry of
State each six months; if there are no changes it is unnecessary to file same,
however, a resolution so stating will have to be passed and filed. I
The Clerk reported that a copy of the Bicycle Safety Program, prepared by The
Reverend David Crail and other members of the Traffic Safetv Committee, will
be on file in the Clerk's Office. I
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It was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Zettek that the Board I
authorize the change of opening of bids for a- street maintenance program
covering various streets in the Village from July 30th to July 23rd. The i
motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the
motion carried.
The Clerk presented two proposed ordinances, prepared by Attorney Hofert,
amending Section 16.206 of the Code, and amending Section 17.206 of the Code.
It was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Zettek that the Board
waive the first reading rule with respect to the ordinance amending 16.206 of
the Code changing the wording used from "garbage" to "garbage and refuse" .
The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the i
motion carried.
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It was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Zettek that the Board
adopt Ordinance No. 236 entitled "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 16.206 OF THE i
MUNICIPAL CODE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE, CHANGING THE WORDING USED THEREIN FROM �
"GARBAGE" TO "GARBAGE AND REFUSE". 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, Zettek; "NAY" - none;
"ABSENT" - Young. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
It was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board
waive the first reading rule with respect to the crdinance amending 17.206
of the Code relating to dog bites. The motion was voted upon b;; acc_.^.-:_tion;
whereupon the' President declared the -potion carried.
It was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board
adopt Ordinance No. 23'7 entitled "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17.206 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE RELATING TO DOG BITES. " The President I
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, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - Young. Whereupon the President
declared the motion carried.
It was moved by Trustee Smith and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board
authorize an expenditure of $139.00 for printing of working cash fund bonds,
to be paid from the proceeds of the bonds. The President directed the Clerk
to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the followin
Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, Smith, Zettek; IINIA-Z`t -
none; "ABSENT" - Young. Whereupon the President declared the orotic^ carries.
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It was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Zettek that the Board
authorize an expenditure not to exceed $50.00 for the purpose of constructing
a fence along certain areas in front of the Municipal Building and Fire Statior.
The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the
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roll being called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn,
Keith, Smith, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - Young. Whereupon the President
declared the motion carried.
Trustee Zettek stated that there is a need for additional members on the Traffic
Safety Committee.
It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Dillon that the meeting
be adjourned. The motion was voted upon.by acclamation; whereupon the President
declared the motion carried, and the meeting adjourned at 10:01 Pini.
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Eleanor G. Turner
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Approved:
mes R. Gibson
President
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