03/06/1989March 6, 1989
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of
Deerfield was called to order by the Mayor in the Council Chamber
of the Village Hall on Monday, March 6, 1989 at 8:00 P.M. The
Clerk called the roll and announced that the following were
Present: Bernard Forrest, Mayor
James L. Marovitz
Harriet B..Rosenthal
Edwin B. Seidman
Vernon-E.`Swanson
J. Robert York
and that a quorum was present and in attendance. Also present was
Village Manager Robert Franz and Village Attorney James Stucko.
Trustee Rosenthal requested the minutes of the previous meeting be
amended by substituting the word "surveyor" for "appraiser" in
listing Nicholas Raimondi's occupation in the minutes regarding
resubdivision at 702 Elm Street. Trustee Rosenthal also requested
the following sentence be inserted in the same paragraph: "Mrs.
Houpt pointed out that the lot did not meet the subdivision code
required lot depth of 110 feet."
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marovitz, that the
minutes of the previous meeting as amended be approved. Motion
carried unanimously.
DEPT. OF COMMUNITY Barbara Houpt, Director of Community
DEVELOPMENT - Development, appeared before the Board to
OBJECTIVES discuss her report on Department objectives.
Ms. Houpt advised that a building inspector
trainee and a part time planner have been hired to help relieve
some of the burdens in the Department. Additional efforts are
being made to educate applicants in their submission of documents
to the Appearance Review Commission and Building Department.
R -1 SUBDIVISION Mayor Forrest suggested the matter on
1500 WILMOT ROAD resubdivision and annexation of property
at 1500 Wilmot Road be referred to the Plan
Commission for-another hearing.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson, to refer the
request for R -1 subdivision and annexation of certain property
located at 1500 Wilmot Road back to the Plan Commission for their
review. Motion carried unanimously.
FIRE LANES -
ED DEBEVIC'S
Consent Agenda
Ordinance amending Section 22 -167 of the
Municipal Code re fire lanes (Ed Debevic's).
First reading.
0 -89 -10 ORDINANCE Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance to
SALE OF SNACK ITEMS permit the sale of snack items in automobile
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE service stations.
STATIONS
Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee York, that the Consent
Agenda be accepted and the Ordinance adopted. Motion carried by
the following vote:
AYES: Marovitz, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, York (5)
NAYS: None (0)
0 -89 -11 ORDINANCE Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee
REMOVAL OF DISABLED Swanson, to remove from table the Ordinance
VEHICLES FROM re removal of disabled vehicles from private
PRIVATE PROPERTY property. Motion carried unanimously. A fee
of $25.00 per day for failure to remove an
inoperable motor vehicle was agreed upon.
Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee Marovitz, that the .,
Ordinance re removal of disabled vehicles from private property be
adopted. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Marovitz, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, York (5)
NAYS: None (0)
0 -89 -12 ORDINANCE Trustee Marovitz moved, seconded by Trustee
STREET NAME CHANGE Rosenthal, that the rules be waived to permit
FROM FRANKEN AVENUE passage of the Ordinance on first reading.
TO POPLAR LANE Motion carried unanimously.
Trustee Marovitz moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson, that an
Ordinance re change in street name from Franken Avenue to Poplar
Lane be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Marovitz, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, York (5)
NAYS: None (0)
PACE PARA- TRANSIT Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee
AGREEMENT Seidman, to remove the Pace Para - Transit
Agreement from table. Motion carried
unanimously.
Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, to table the
Pace Para - Transit Agreement to a date certain of'March 20 to allow
the Board time to review input from the public and other
communities and obtain more information from the Village financial
officer. Motion carried unanimously.
DISCUSSION: Mayor Forrest advised that the Village Clerk
has submitted her resignation as of March 24.
The Mayor noted that most communities appoint the Village Manager
as Village Clerk and recommended that Deerfield do so. Trustee
Swanson moved, seconded by Trustee York, that an ordinance be
prepared appointing the Village Manager as Village Clerk. Motion
carried unanimously.
The Deerfield Commons Shopping sign was discussed. The Board
agreed it was not according to the drawing the Board originally
approved. Staff was requested to respond to the letter from the
architect and instruct him of the Board's request that the word
"shopping" be removed from the sign. It was noted that the Village
will also in some way grandfather the sign so that it will not have
to be taken down for this change.
Trustee York discussed the broken water main situation at the
Commons on Saturday. He felt the matter was mishandled. There
were not enough signs posted to alert tenants of the problem.
Village Manager Franz advised that the problem occurred on private
property and a private plumbing company was handling the repairs.
Mayor Forrest suggested this matter be investigated and a procedure
be initiated whereby the private sector communicate with the
Village immediately when a problem arises.
Trustee Rosenthal inquired if there was a response from the Jewel
regarding their use of plastic bags. The letter to the Jewel was
mailed that day. It will have to be determined what type of bags
the Jewel is dispensing. Mayor Forrest commented that there is a
significant difference of opinion on which plastic bags are
recyclable.
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There being no further business, upon motion of Trustee Swanson,
seconded by Trustee Marovitz, the meeting adjourned at 8:35 P.M.
APP OVED:
Mayor
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
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