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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 03/05/1962 - VILLAGE BOARD � r i MINUTES OF A REGULAR PEETI14U OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GRO"JE. VILLAGE HELD ON MARCH 5, 1962 11 President James R. Gibson called the meeting to order at 8:10 FM at the Municipal Building in 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, James R. Young, Charles J� Zettek, Jr.; "ABSENT" - Charles P. Smith. i It was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Keith that the minutes of the regular meeting of February 26, 1962 be approved as submitted and that the Board dispense with the reading thereof. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Gibson administered the oath of office to the following Reserve Policemen: Casimir E. Dykier, Louis A. Hartig, Donald C. Vorndran, William R. Field, James DeLill, Duane H. Napen, Paul N. Hasselquist, Louis A. Champa. President Gibson gave the following report: i 1. Requested Trustee Keith to work with Mr. E. Stebbins and lir. M. Bennett in completing a Community Survey form provided by the State Board of Economic Development. 2. Recommended that the Village authorize the American Red Cross drive for funds and members, to be conducted in March. 3. Referred to the Citizens Building Committee through Trustee Dillon, names of three resident registered professional engineers, interested in serving the Village, furnished by the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers. 4. Requested the Parks, Recreation and Public Property Committee, Fir. R. Moore, and Mr. R. Beaupre to participate in discussions with the Board of Education to study and plan toward a recreational program for youth and adults of Elk Grove Village. 5. Urged residents to support the annual dance of the volunteer Fire Department on May 26, 1962. 6. Stated that on March 7th he and Attorney Hofert will meet with Mr. Budwick, President of the Branigar Homeowners Association and their Attorney, to discuss further the annexation of Branigar Estates to the Village. Trustee Smith arrived - 8:18 Fm. Trustee Smith presented 50 bills for total payment of 0,142.98 from the General Corporate Fund; 1 bill in the amount of u20o02 from Motor Fuel Tax funds; 1 bill in the amount of 1;40.71 from the Bond account. j It was moved by Trustee Srreth and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board approve for payment the 50 bills presented for a total payment of 53,142.98 from the General Corporate Fund. 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. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Smith and seconded by Trustee Dillon that the Board approve for payment to Allied Asphalt Paving a bill in the amount of ; 20„02 from Motor Fuel i Tax funds. 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. 4:Ihereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Smith and seconded by Trustee Hartshorn that the Board I approve payment of an invoice in the amount of :40.71 to Gilbert A. Force Coy, to be paid from the Bond fund. 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. rrihereupon the President declared the motion carried. I i -l- keg. 3-5-62 I I i Trustee Zettek recommended that consideration of having a traffic survey be deferred until the first meeting in August inasmuch as the Village is not in a position to afford such an expenditure at this time. j Trustee Young reouested that the Traffic Safety Committee study conditions at the intersections of Ridgewood and Crest, and Ridgewood and 4:illow, and report any recommendations to the Board. i It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board approve an expenditure of no more than 405. for a fingerprint magnifier and an iodine fumer for use by the Police Department. The President directed the Clerk j to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following {{ Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, Smith, Young, Zettek; "ivAY" - I none. Whereupon the' President declared the motion carried. Fire Chief Haar requested approval of an expenditure of 4,135. to change the crystals in the Fire Dept. radios, the reason for the change being that the Fire Dept. wishes to apply for a change in frequency - to channel 154.30. Chief '-Haar stated that the Fire Dept. is presently on a frequency with Prospect Heights, Hoffman Estates and other communities to the south; that neighboring northwest communities are reported to have applied for a change to 154.30 and that it would be to the advantage of the Village Fire Department to be on the same channel to afford better communication. I It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Dillon that the Board authorize an expenditure of 4.135. to allow the Fire Department to make a change ,I in frequency to alloxr them to communicate with more surrounding communities. Following discussion, it was the consensus that an overall survey of the Village radio communication systems is urgently needed. The above motion was withdrawn with the consent of the second. 'i It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Dillon that the Board authorize an expenditure of ',�:.135. .for the purchase of crystals allowing the F ire Dept. to change to a frequency more in use by neighboring communities, contingent on the Fire Chief's ascertaining that the neighboring communities have applied for 154.30. Following discussion, it was the consensus that: i 1. the Fire Dept. apply for the change in frequency; 2. they keep in close communication with surrounding communities and when they j get approval of the change in frequency, an order be placed for a change in crystals; 3. Chief Haar contact Motorola, Inc. and request that there be a delay in their installation of the new base station until the question of a change in frequency is resolved. With the consent of the second, the above motion was withdrawn. i I It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Dillon that the Board authorize an expenditure of x,235.00, including all taxes, for acetylene equipment i to be mounted on one of the Fire Department trucks, to be disbursed from the Bond Account. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon j the roll being called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn, I Keith, Smith, Young, Zettek; "NAY" - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. I� Regarding Docket 306, Cook County Zoning Hearing, Chairman Brown of the 'Plan i ` Commission, reported that I4r. DiMucci, in this case, has requested a variance in the side yard requirement from 10 feet to not less than 10`x; of the width of the lot; and that in the opinion of the Plan Commission, this variance should not be granted. i I It was moved by Trustee Smith and seconded by Trustee Hartshorn that the Board instruct Attorney Hofert to enter the objections of the Village against the petitioner on Docket 3065 on the basis that he has failed to demonstrate hardship. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered "AYL" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, i Smith, Young, Zettek; "NAY" - none. whereupon the President declared the motion carried. -2- lteg, 3-5-62 I Mr. George B. Johnson, General Manager of the Carl M. Behrens Insurance Agency, � presented the following proposal: "Herewith is our proposal for a Blanket Position Bond in the amount of X2,500.00 on each village employee, including the elected trustees. We will exclude by endorsement, the Village Officials which have by statute filed a separate bond namely: President, James Gibson; Clerk, Eleanor .T _finer- and Police Magistrate, Richard Ahlgren. All other employees will be covered. We are also including on this bond, a 000.00 limit per man, for the Special Police Reserve. The annual cost of this bond will be W127.52." IIt was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board adopt the above blanket bond proposal. Following discussion, Trustee Dillon withdrew the above motion with the consent of the second. It was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board approve Mr. Johnson's proposal in the amount of 4n127.52 and instruct Attorney Hofert to delete the portion of Chapter 5.1 of the Municipal Code that pertains to the furnishing of a performance bond by the Reserve Policemen. 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. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Mr. Johnson also presented insurance policies for the Fire Station and 11'1unicipal Building and Street Department building which will be reviewed by the Finance Committee and a report and recommendation made at a later meeting. It was moved by Trustee Smith and seconded by Trustee Dillon that the Board autho- rize payment of X119.00 to Carl M. Behrens Insurance Agency for premium on the Bond for the Village Treasurer of General Building Fund, Fire and Street Equipment 'I Funds from December 2, 1961 to December 2, 1962. 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. i Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. A letter from Mr. A. J. Scherer, Jr. , President of the O'Hare Taxi Corp., Park Ridge, requesting a taxi license or franchise to service Elk Grove Village was l referred to the Finance Committee. The Clerk read a letter from the Leukemia Research Foundation, Inc. requesting permission for a fund drive Play 7, 1962 and enclosing a fact sheet which lists ways their money is distributed. Trustee Keith suggested that requests for fund drives be given to a committee for lreview and recommendation to the Board. President Gibson asked that in the future all such requests '. be directed to Trustee Keith. It was the consensus that approval be given the Red Cross for their drive in March. The Clerk reported receipt of notice from the Cook County Dept. of Public Health stating that samples of water taken from various locations in the Village during the month of February 1962 indicated that the water was safe to drink. The Clerk reported receipt of information from the County Clerk Pro-Tem shooing an itemized list of valuation, levies, rates and extensions for Elk Grove Village I for 1961. (This report will be on file in the Clerk's Office. ) iIt was moved by Trustee Keith and seconded by Trustee Dillon that the Board approve an expenditure of X110.32 for a three year service contract on the Remington Rand electric typewriter in the Village Clerk's Office. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following Trustees I answered "AYE" - Dillon, Hartshorn, Keith, Smith, Young, Zettek; "HAY" - none, Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. IChairman Brown, Plan Commission, stated that the preliminary plans for Section 5, the apartment area, have been approved by the Plan Commission, that a few minor ' changes were made on the plat and that he has signed same. I Reg. 3-5-62 i I I The Clerk read a letter from Mr. E. Stebbins, Centex Construction Co�, Inc. enclosing an original and two copies of the final plat of Section 5. This wa5 referred to the Plan Commission. President Gibson administered the oath of office to Reserve Policeman Charles I F. Slack. I The following proposed-ordinances were presented for first reading: 1. An Ordinance establishing an Electrical Commission and defining the powers and duties for the members thereof, amending Chapter 7 of the Municipal Cod:: of Elk Grove Village 2. An Ordinance amending provisions relating to trees of Section 8:005, Chapter 8. Subdivisions, of the Municipal Code of Elk Grove Village. The Clerk presented a proposed resolution authorizing the Lions Club to represent the Village in the Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade. It was moved by Trustee Keith and seconded by Trustee Dillon that the Board adopt Resolution No. 3-62 entitled, "A HE60LUIION AUTHORIZI14G THE LI014S TO REPhESENT THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE IN THE CHICAGO ST. PATkICK'S DAY PAhA-DE", 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. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. I It was moved by Trustee Hartshorn and seconded by Trustee Dillon that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the President, declared the motion c arried, and the meeting adjourned at 10:35 P14- Eleanor G. Turne I Village Clerk I Approved: 1 . ,I antes R. Gibson iP�esident I i 1 'I I i r �2 _(�_ Reg. 3•-�-•��-