HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 07/11/1963 - VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES OF THE REGULAR i,iJETING OF
THE PRESIDENT A14D BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF ELIC GROVE VILLAGE
HELD ON JULY 11, 1963 I
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President James R. -Gibson called the meeting to order at 8:10 PM in the
Municipal Building in said Village and directed the Village Clerk to
call the roll. Upon the roll being called the following Trustees ans-
wqxed "PRESENT" - Francis J. .Dillon, Eugene V. Keith, Ralph A Lewis, j
Ralston D. ..Malonek, George E. Mullen, Charles J. 'Zettek, Jr. : "ABSENT" 1
none.
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It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Lewis that the
minutes of the regular meeting of July 5, 1963 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 reported as follows :
1. Stated that at the previous Board meeting, action was taken on the I
recommendation of the Plan Commission regarding Unit 13 of the
Industrial Park. On the basis of subsequent discussion with Att-
orney Hofert, this action is subject to question, and the President
asked that the Attorney, in his report, discuss the matter of an
escrow for curb and gutter along Landmeier Road in Unit 13.
2. Reported that he is addressing a letter to the Cook County Board
of Commissioners requesting that Landmeier Road be improved and
straightened on the basis that this road will become a main arter-
ial entrance aid exit to the Village.
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3. Stated his belief that there was an unfortunate reference in the
July 11th issue of the Elk Grove Herald concerning candidates for
' the post of Administrative Assistant. Out of approximately 50
I � candidates the name of 1 candidate was mentioned in the Herald
article, which candidate is a member of the Village Board. The
President said that in fairness to the Board and in fairness to
the individual, names should not have been mentioned in the art-
icle since it is privileged matter so far as the individual is
concerned in applying for ajob..
Trustee Dillon stated that Mr. Cavanaugh,. of the Cook County Highway
Department, called him and expressed concern at the report of possible
installation of curb and gutter along Landmeier Road. When told that the
Board was not considering such this time, but was putting money in escrow
1 for this purpose, Mr. . Cavanaugh asked that they be permitted to participate
in the discussion of future plans for the installation since it is their
road and they have opinions as to its improvement.
At this time, (8:22 PM), due to the large number of residents in attendance,
President Gibson asked that the Board deviate from the agenda for the pur-
pose of recognizing those persons in the audience who might wish to address
lthe Board.
The President reconvened the meeting at 8:55 PM and directed the Village
Clerk to call the roll. Upon the roll being called the following Trustees
answered "PRESENT - Dillon, Keith, Lewis, Malonek, Mullen, Zettek; "ABSTENT
(none.
'resident Gibson asked that the Board again deviate from the agenda for a
+port from the Special Citizens Committee investigating the operation of
�e Chicago MEg net Wire Co.
There were no objections , Trustee Lewis reported as follows;
1. That the Special Citizens Committee members met with officials of
Chicago Dragnet Wire Co. on two occasions, contacted research organi-
zations engaged by this' Company to help solve the odor problem;
contacted manufacturers of equipment used for the purpose of reducing
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odor; corresponded with 45 communities throughout the United States
which had 73 plants in the same kind of industry, that of wire coating; they
met with the Village Attorney and they also contacted Federal and State agen-
cies regarding the problem of the odor from the Chicago Magnet Wire oper-
ation.
2. Read a report of the Committee which contained the following recommendations :
a. The Village Board of Trustees officially request that Chlca�;q
Magnet Wire Company voluntarily suspend all odor producing
operations which are in violation of the Municipal Code of
Elk Grove Village.
b. In recognition of the claims made by Chicago Magnet Wire Company I,
that complete control of the problem is possible, the Village
Board of Trustees allow, as a special exception to the Municipal
Code, the operation of the new vertical oven with two afterburners
and hot spill feed-back system, and the new General Electric vert-
ical recirculating oven with internal catalyst for experimental
purposes only. The purpose of allowing the operation of the new
ovens for experimentation is to give Chicago Magnet Wire Company
the opportunity to prove their claim that the odor problem can be
completely solved. I
c. The Village Board of Trustees set up a special group as a Watchdog
Committee to observe whether or not these units actually eliminate
all odor.
d. If Chicago Magnet Wire does not agree to the voluntary suspension
of their operations, which we have stated to be in violation of
the Municipal Code, the Village Board of Trustees take whatever
legal action is necessary to terminate Chicago Magnet Wire oper-
ations.
e. In order to facilitate this task and to hm dle any other related
legal matters involved the Village Board of Trustees hire a legal
expert in municipal matters of this type.
If. The Village Board of Trustees reexamine the present zoning of the
entire 740 acre "Hotpoint Tract" which is contiguous to the r.esid-
4 ential area of the village with the view to preventing any possible
future nuisance to the citizens of Elk Grove Village.
The foregoing report in its entirety, will be on file in the Cleric ' s Office,
j Trustee Dillon said that before the Chicago Magnet Wire Co. moved to the
l Village the Board was given to understand that they would come in with new
j equipment and without odor. Regarding the reference in the foregoing re-
port to the Board's being permissive in allowing the Company to move here,
Trustee Dillon said that it was not a question of the Board's being per-
missive; the question then was whether or not it was a permitted use under
the Village zoning, and in the opinion of the Attorney it was .
Trustee Mullen objected to the reference in the report that the Planning
and Zoning officials of the Village had a "permissive attitude" . Trustee
Mullen said that the Plan Commission and Zoning Board were never officially
consulted on the question, and that if any of the members did any research,
it was as individuals and not as a group.
!Attorney Hofert daid that at the time (the Board discussed the intended move
oto Elk Grove Village of the Chicago Magnet Wire Co. ) the question asked was
',:-''-ether or not this operation was a permitted use under the existing zoning.
had nothing to do with the desirability of the zoning law; it was a ques-
i Dn as to whether or not the laws which existed at that time, and still do,
IJJrmit the operation of this Company. Mr. Hofert said that it was on this
iarticular feature that he made the comments with reference to Chicago Ylagnet
Aire Co. ; and that it was within the framework of this zoning that the Village
oard had to operate.
Ittorney Hofert also stated that the proposed legal action, to terminate
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Chicago Magnet Wire Co. operations, is of quite a serious nature and from
a legal standpoint, in addition to the foregoing statement on the existing
zoning, no attorney, whatever his background, could enter this case except
with evidence and with people who must be hired as experts in this field-
to study the problem because a court of law will not listen to testimony
unless the court is convinced of the complete and thorough background of
the persons giving the testimony.
A lengthy discussion followed concerning the foregoing subject and it was
decided that the Board would meet in Committee for further discussion and
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weeks hence 9.a report would be made to the Village as to the recommendations made by the
Special Citizens Committee.
Attorney Hofert reported that he has been in contact with representatives
of the Cook County Highway Dept. on the question of curbs and gutters on
County roads . As a result he learned that this installation cannot take
place except with the consent of the County, and they will not consent
unless the road has been expanded to a full four-lane (42 to 46 ft. ) road.
It is unusual for curbs and gutters to be along county roads, the reason
being they may wish to expand the highway and would then have to remove
the curbs and gutters.
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In reply to Trustee Keith, Attorney Hofert said that the stand-by authority
which has been granted the Water and Sewer Committee would be sufficient
authority with which to send restrictive lawn sprinkling regulations to
Village residents; and that he would prepare an ordinance on this for pass-
age at the next Board meeting.
Trustee Keith said it is the plan to ban all lawn sprinkling for a 48 hour
period to build up the water supply in the reservoirs and then institute
restrictive sprinkling.
It was moved by Trustee Mullen and seconded by Trustee Keith that the Board
authorize an expenditure of $150 for postage for mailing notices regarding
Irestrictive lawn sprinkling regulations . The President directed the Clerk
to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called the following
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Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Keith, Lewis, Malonek, Mullen, Zettek;
"NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none . Whereupon the President declared the motion
carried.
It was moved by Trustee Mullen and seconded by Trustee Lewis that the Board
reconsider the action taken by the Board at the last regular meeting con-
curring in the recommendation of the Plan Commission and accepting that
i portion of Unit 13 in the Industrial Park bounded by McCabe Avenue and
Nicholas Blvd. on the south side of Landmeier Road and that the Board require
jthe placing of 100% of the estimated cost of curb and gutter in an escrow
account for work to be performed at a later date.
During discussion, Trustee Dillon said that according to the County 's policy
they will not permit installation of the curb and gutter unless Landmeier
is a 4 lane road. In the future, if and when the road is widened, the Board
may deem it undesirable to have a curb and gutter; but Trustee Dillon said
it would seem preferable to require the escrow to insure that the money
will be on hand if and when needed.
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The above motion was withdrawn with the consent of the second ,
Trustee Dillon further stated that it may be unreasonable to ask for an
iescrow for an unspecified length of time; and he suggested that the money
be placed in escrow for from 2 weeks to 1. year until a decision` is reached
j— by the County as to if and when the road will be widened, and a decision
i is reached by the Board as to whether or not the Village should require
l that curb and gutter be along "Landmeier.
Mr. E. W. Stebbins, Centex Construction Co. , stated that Centex Construction
Co. would be agreeable (1) to working with -the Village Boar1- , arl, _t
j bodies, to, widen, straighten and improve Lm :dmeier Road; (2) to dedication
of property to make Landmeier Road a 4 lane road or to straighten it; (3 )
to cooperate with the Village as far as the proportionate co,-:-'U of- in to..ng
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curb and gutter if it were considered by the Village Board, Plan Commission,
Engineer, and adjacent property owners to be in the best interests ; the
reason being that they do not own all the land on both sides of Landmeier. I
Following further discussion by the Board and the Attorney, Mr. Stebbins
said he would be willing to put the above statements in writing: He also
said he would be willing to agree that the acceptance. of the plans of Unit j
13 would not constitute a waiver on the part of the Village to enforce the
Subdivision Control Ordinance (which requires the installation of curb and
gutter ) . i
It was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Zettek that the
Board approve the plans of Unit 13 of the Industrial Park based upon the
recommendation of the Plan Commission and subject to a letter of consent j
from Centex Construction Co, agreeable to the Village Attorney. The Pres-
ident directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll
being called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Keith, Lewis,
Malonek, Mullen, Zettek; "NAY"- none; "ABSENT" - none. Whereupon the PrGS_ue
declared the motion carried.
The Clerk read a letter dated July 11, 1963 from Mr. Evan Stebbins, Centex
Construction Co. , enclosing the original and three prints of Centex Indust-
rial Park; Unit 13 Mr: Stebbins said that this Unit has been revised in
accordance with a report made by Mr. Harry .Mikkelsen, Secretary of the Plan
Commission; to the Village Board on July 5th; and that he has forwarded a cop;
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of this revised print to Mr Mikkelsen for his approval;
1 Mr. Mikkelsen reported that it is the recommendation of the "lari COmmiSsion
thatUnit 13 of the Industrial Park be approved in accordance with the final
plans submitted; and subject to the Subdivision Contl4ol Ordinance require-
! ment that curb and gutter be installed!
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Regarding a County zoning hearing on June 28th in Miti - Prospect, Mr. Mikkel-
sen reported as follows; 58Tis a request to .rezone 1.4 acres on the south-
east corner of Algonquin & Elmhurst Roads from B2 to B4 for a restaurant
and cocktail lounge; 588 is a request to rezone 2:4 acres immedi?.te)_y south
from R to B3 for an office building;y 4 g; 589 is a request to rezone 15-.9
i east of property in dockets 587 and 588 from R4 to R5 multiple family dis••
i trict for the construction of. apartments . The Plan Commission recorrnended
that the Village Board file objections to dockets 587, 588 and 589 on th-_
basis that: the petitioner has not shown any hardship to request rezoning;
i the requested rezoning is needed for the sale of the land in question; to
rezone this land would be contrary to the basic principles of a> ning; the
office building, cocktail lounge and restaurant have no prospective tenants ;
there are inadequate parking facilities; inadequate plans for water and
sewer service; and the development is poorly planned inasmuch as some of
the building would be inaccessible to fire equipment.
i It was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Mullen that the Board
accept the recommendation of the Plan Commission regarding dockets 587, 588
and 589 and direct the Attorney to prepare objections based upon the comm-
i ents of the Plan Commission. The motion was voted upon by acclamation;where-
upon the President declared the motion carried.
! It was moved by Trustee Mullen and seconded by Trustee Dillon that the Board
accept the recommendation of the Plan Commission on the final plans of Unit
i13 of the Industrial Park subject to a letter of intent(as discussed prey
I iously .in the meeting)instead of adherence to the Subdivision Control Ord-
inance. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the motion_
iand upon the :roll being called the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon.
Keith, Lewis, Malonek, Mullen, Zettek; "NAY" —none; "ABSENT" - none , Where-
Iupon the President declared the motion carried.
President Gibson extended the appreciation of the Board and the Village Res-
idents to the members of the Special Citizens .Committee who prepared the re-
port on the Chicago Magnet Wire Co. operation.
Mr. A. Walla, Building Inspector, presented a report of Building Permits
! issued during the month of June 1963 showing 38 permits issued, for a value
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of t915,210, and fees of $31753 ;50` i
Treasurer Coney presented a report for June, 1963 and year to I
report will be on file in the Cle 'rk's Office y date which
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Regarding the amount of $3,406:11 which was transferred from Motor Fuel
Tax to General Corporate Account in 1961; Mri . Coney said that he has located
the numbers of the checks which paid the amounts .totaling $3,406. 11 from
the General Corporate Account, m d that copies of the invoices will be I
forwarded to Mr. Fletcher who will write -to the State with an explanation
of the expenditures. (This was discussed at the June 20, 1963 Board Meeting
following receipt of the Motor Fuel Tax audit report. )
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Trustee Malonek presented 20 invoices totaling $2,935.03 payable from the
General Corporate Account. (Itemization will be on file in the Clerk ' s
Office. )
It was moved by Trustee Malone.k and seconded by Trustee Mullen that the
Board authorize the payment of 20 invoices totaling $2,935.03 from tie
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, Keith, Lewis, Malonek, Mullen, Zettek; "NAY" - none;
"ABSENT" - none. [Thereupon the President declared the motion carried,
The Clerk reported receipt of a letter dated July 11, 1963 from Mr. Evan X .
I Stebbins Centex Construction Co. , enclosing the proposed plat of subdivision
1 for Centex Industrial Park Unit 14. Mr. Stebbins said that the engineering
plans have previously been submitted and approved by the Village Engineer.
This was referred to the Plan Commission.
'I The Clerk reported receipt of a notice to the President and Trustees and
other officials of a luncheon meeting on Tuesday, July 16th at the Pick-
Congress for an address by Governor Kerner on "State of the State of Ill-
inois" and "Where Do We Go From Here" . President Gibson asked that the
Board notify the Clerk no later than Saturday as to whether or not they
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plan to attend so that reservations can be made.
The Clerk reported receipt of a request from the Anglo-American Tourist
Service Association, Inc. for details, photographs and information concerning
the Village. This was referred to the Public Relations Committee and Pir.
i R. Richards, Village Photographer.
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The Clerk reported receipt of notice from School )istrict 59 of a petition by
the School District and two other property owners to annex the second (east-
ern) half of the Higgins School property, sub-divided, and two other parcels
of property extending northward along York Road, to the Village . The hear.--
ing is scheduled for 10= AM Jwly 30, 1963 in Room 603 of the County Building.
It was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Zettek that the Boars?
adopt Resolution No. 23-63 entitled "RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE GENERAL 1PREV1
i AILING RATE OF HOURLY WAGES IN THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE LOCALITY-
FOR
OCALITYFOR CONSTRUCTION WORK" . The President directed the Clerk to call the roll
on the motion and upon the roll being called the following Trustees 2ns;,ered
j "AYE" - Dillon, Keith, Lewis, Malonek, Mullen, Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT"
i - none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried,
' It was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Mullen that the '3oard
( direct the Village Attorney to prepare an Ordinance amending Section 13 . 108
, of the Municipal Code by deleting the provision that a fifty dollar deposit
Imay be made by the contractor in lieu of furnishing a Contractor ' s Bond in
( the amount of $5,000. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on
the motion and upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered
I "AYE" - Dillon, Keith, Lewis, Malonek, Mullen, Zettek; "i?AY" - none; "ABSE•1VT"
,none . Whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
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IIt was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Lewis that the Board
(authorize an advance of $75 to Trustee Mullen for expenses in connection
with his attendance at the Illinois Municipal League Conference for Newly
Elected Officials in Springfield on July 19th and 20th. The President direct-
6d the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called
the following Trustees answered "AYE" - Dillon, Keith, Lewis , 11alonek, iiullen,
7,ettek; "N4Y" - none. "ABSENT" - none . Whereupon the President de :are�. the
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motion carried.
It was moved by Trustee Zettek and seconded by Trustee Mullen that the
Board reject the request of the Bensenville Cab Co. for a license to oper-
ate in Elk Grove Village based upon the fact that their stated minimum r_.tes
are in excess of that provided by the Municipal Code. The President
the Clerk to call the roll on the motion and upon the roll being called i-he
following Trustees answered "AYE"- Dillon, Keith, Lewis, Malonek, Mulley.,
Zettek; "NAY" - none; "ABSENT" - none. :Thereupon the President declare:-:
the motion carried.
Trustee Keith stated that the following two areas of the Zoning ".rc_inance ,
in his opinion, are in need of immediate revision : (1) the section 1,;;1i
permits detached buildings on residential lots; anc. (2) parking requirer,ients y
in commercial areas . President Gibson asked the Judiciary Committee re`, a_
report in two weeks on these two proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance ,
Trustee Mullen reported that he has talked to the Planning Consultant. i I
Kesler, and to the Judiciary Committee, Building Committee and members of
the Zoning Commission regarding the request for a gas station permit I--
Industrial
_nIndustrial Park. It was the consensus that there would be no harm in per- I
mitting such construction. Mr. Kesler prefers that gas stations be lc,cated
in major shopping centers but did not see a problem with them in indust-ial
areas .
It was moved by Trustee Mullen and seconded by Trustee Zettek that !,he Board
direct the Village Attorney to prepare an Amendment to the zoning ordinance
excluding Bl and B2 permitted uses from the permitted uses under iii Light
industrial zoning. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll on the
i motion and upon the roll being called the following Trustees ans-veered -
Dillon, Keith, Lewis, Mc,lonek, Mullen, Zettek; "NAY" - none; " BSE1\ T '- none,
iWftereupon the President declared the motion carried.
The Clerk reported that the Municipal Code does not provide for licensing
of barber shops and dry cleaning plants, and that Mr. Hofert had been re
quested to prepare a proposed ordinance providing for same . ?fir. Hofert sub-
mitted copies of Chicago ' s ordinances on these subjects with the thought
'I that they would form the basis of an ordinance for Elk Grove Village and
would provide thoughts as to what °should and should not be included, This
was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Clerk reported that representatives of School District 59 have requested
copies of the Village ' s history (prepared in April 1962 for a radio station ) ,
The Public Relations Committee was asked to"up-date" this history for trans-
mittal to the School District in their program of informing school teachers
of the area.
It was moved by Trustee Dillon and seconded by Trustee Lewis that the meeting
be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the Pres-
ident declared the motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 11: 10 _M
eanor G. Turner
Village Clerk
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J esR. Gibson
'?resident
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