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February 20, 1978
The regular meeting of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of
Deerfield was called to order by the clerk, in the absence of the President, in the
Council Chambers of the Village Hall on Monday, February 20, 1978 at 8:00 p.m. The
clerk called the roll and reported the following were
Present: Norma Gavin
Jerold L. Heisler
Cynthia J. Marty
Edwin B. Seidman
Vernon E. Swanson
Absent: Bernard Forrest, President
D. Jeffrey Blumenthal
and that a quorum was present and in attendance at the meeting. Also present were
Mssrs. James Stucko, representing the Village attorney, and Norris Stilphen, manager.
Trustee Heisler moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, that Trustee Gavin be appointed
President pro tem. Motion carried unanimously.
Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, that the minutes of the regular
co meeting held February 6, 1978 be approved with correction of a typographical error
on page 221 ($10,000). Motion carried unanimously.
Approve Warrant No. W -78 -2 Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee
Swanson, that Warrant No. W -78 -2 - Payment of
bills, including fund transfers and reimbursement, be approved. Adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes: Gavin, Heisler, Marty, Seidman, Swanson (5)
Nays: None (0)
Treasurer's Report The treasurer's report for January, 1978 was
submitted and included the highlight control
report, cash and investment statements, detail expenditures by activity, revenue and
expense statement, and cash flow statements.
In response to Trustee Swanson's questions, the treasurer said collections were
high for damages to traffic signals and signs if it was known who did the damage.
Also discussed were expenses for metered parking lots and a breakdown of costs.
The report was accepted.
Proclamation -ERA Day The Proclamation was read designating February
2/21/78 League of Women Voters 21st as ERA Day on Deerfield, as requested by
the Deerfield League of Women Voters, who will
host a birthday party in honor of Susan B. Anthony in conjunction with the American
Association of University Woman.
Public Hearing on
Revenue Sharing
provide an opporxunity
Sharing Funds. The tr
funds be earmarked for
The Public Hearing on the use of Revenue Sharing
Funds as called to order at 8:12 p.m. The
Notice of Hearing was published in order to
for citizens to express opinions on possible uses of Revenue
aasurer stated the Finance Committee has recommended that these
the construction of the addition for police facilities.
There were no comments by the Board or citizens, and the Revenue Sharing Funds
will be put in the Budget in the same form as proposed.
The Hearing was closed at 8:15 p.m., and the regular meeting re- convened.
Approve Consent Agenda The Consent Agenda, with one item removed, was
presented for consideration as follows:
CONSENT AGENDA
First Presentation: Ordinance establishing boundaries of Village Center.
Ordinance deleting Subsection 11 -9(d) of the Municipal Code. (No x -rays required
for food handlers). (0 -78 -6)
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, that the rules be waived to
permit action on the ordinance providing no x -rays be required at its first presentation.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, that the Consent Agenda be
approved, including passage of the ordinance. Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Gavin, Heisler, Marty, Seidman, Swanson (5)
Nays: None (0)
The President pro tem signed the ordinance indicating her. approval thereof.
Refer City.of Hope The City of Hope requested permission to
Request to U.F. conduct a tag day on April 14 and 15, 1978
and the issuance of a Proclamation de-
claring City of Hope week on these dates.
Trustee Heisler stated the City of Hope was a worthy cause, but he was opposed
to Tag Days other than those the Board has hitherto approved. Trustee Marty suggested,
and the Board concurred, that the manager write to the City of Hope that the Tag
Day is opposed by the Board and that the organization apply to the United Fund for
inclusion in the annual fund raising drive.
Finance & Library Bd. Meeting The manager stated he had written to the
Library Board regarding the Library Board's
request for passage of an ordinance to establish a reserve fund, but had neglected
to propose a date for a meeting with the Finance Committee. He suggested a meeting
on March 13th at 8:00 p.m. when the Finance Committee will meet.
S.C. Report- McDonald's Driveway A report from the Safety Council recommended
Authorize Ordinance- RightTurn Only that right- turns -only be permitted from
McDonald's parking lot onto Waukegan Road,
and the median be moved south to give two lanes for entrance and one lane for exit,
the median to be reradiused to allow right turns only.
Discussion was had on a solution to the McDonald driveway traffic problem.
It was the consensus that right turns only onto Waukegan Road was a stopgap solution
to the problem and the final solution was one big driveway combination with the
Golden Bear drive. Only McDonald's object to this solution, Norco and Mr. DiPietro
having expressed approval. The manager said there were two rear -end accidents per
week on Waukegan Road at McDonald's driveway and the police found it to be too dan-
gerous to direct traffic at this location. The manager said he would write to Norco
and McDonald's, urging them to reach a safe solution to the traffic problem.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, that the attorney be directed
to prepare an ordinance to permit right- turns -only fro: McDonald's driveway onto
Waukegan Road.
Motion carried unanimously.
lst Presentation - Ordinance The first presentation was made of an
Money Collected by Clerk ordinance amending Section 2 -53 of the
Municipal Code to provide that all money
received on behalf of the Village shall be turned over promptly to the Village
treasurer, including all sums received as Local Registrar of Vital Statistics.
Ordinance -Mun. Code Amend. The ordinance was presented amending Section
Sec. 16 -23 Sewer User Code -Rates 16 -23 of the Municipal Code which adopts by
Sec. 408 Users Outside Vlg. Limits reference the Sewer User and Industrial
(0 -78 -7) Cost Recovery Code, a further amendment to
Section 408 of the said Code which provides
an equalization cost applicable to users outside the corporate limits a total cost
of $0.96/100 cubic feet, which includes $0.64/100 cubic feet user charge and $0.32/
100 cubic feet to equalize capital plant expenditures.
Trustee Marty moved;'seconded by Trustee Seidman, that the rules be waived to
permit action on the ordinance at'its first presentation. Motion carried unanimously.
Trustee Marty then moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, that the ordinance be
passed as presented. Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Gavin, Heisler, Marty, Seidman, Swanson (5)
Nays: None (0)
The President pro tem signed the ordinance indicating her approval thereof.
Attorney to Prepare Ordinance A letter was received from Mr. Stucko out -
Establish Development Commission lining various changes he felt should be
Village Center made in the ordinance establishing a development
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and redevelopment commission for the central business district.
Mr. Dan Christensen of the Deerfield Center Study Committee said that Mr. Richard
Ross was out of town.
Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, that the attorney prepare an
ordinance establishing the Commission.
Motion carried unanimously.
Discussion of Proposed Ordinance Mr. Stucko commented on changes he felt should
be included in the draft ordinance sent to the
President and Board by Mr. Christensen. He approved the suggestion that the name of
the commission should be changed to "Deerfield Center District development and redevelop-
ment Commission, but proposed that appointments be made for staggered terms, and the
Chairman be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Board of
Trustees.
A lengthy discussion was had on the duties,responsibilities and function of the
Commission, and there was general agreement that they should be spelled out exactly.
It was determined that the commission should work closely with the Plan Commission, the
Board of Zoning Appeals, and the Safety Council. The manager said the staff would put
00 together ideas on what should be included in the ordinance's definition of duties
and responsibilities. It was pointed out that changes in use or any rezoning will
require a public hearing by the Plan Commission.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded be Trustee Marty, that the attorney be directed
to prepare the ordinance incorporating therein the suggested changes and additions
that were proposed.
Motion carried unanimously.
Clerk's Reports The clerk reported that Mr. Schwarzstein of
General Cinema had sent a letter to the President
and Board of Trustees regarding a coin operated amusement machine he desired to install
in the Deerbrook Cinema lobby. Mr. Stucko had suggested this course of action. A
coin operated motion picture machine has been installed in the Deerbrook Mall lobby.
The present ordinance does not cover coin operated amusement machines.
Copies of Mr. Schwarzstein's letter were not distributed to the Board. It was
suggested that the representative of General Cinema discuss the matter with Mr. Stucko
after the meeting.
Tax bills were in the mail before two plats of subdivision approved in December
were recorded. The plats will be recorded when the County Collector acknowledges
receipt of the tax payment.
Attorney to Prepare Ordinance Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman,
Include All Coin Operated Machines that the attorney'prepare an ordinance to update
the present ordinance and to include all coin
operated machines.
Motion carried unanimously.
The manager reported that the Chief of Police had received an invitation from the
University of South Carolina to give a brief resume on enforcement of the vandalism
ordinance.
There being no further business, on motion by Trustee Seidman and seconded by
Trustee Marty, the meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
APPROVED: &&
Presiders
ATTEST:
Village Clerk