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12/16/1963 (2)N December 16, 1963 The regular meeting of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Deerfield was called to order by the President in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall on Monday, December 16, 1963 at 8 :40 p.m. The clerk called the roll and reported the fol lowi nT..were Present: David C. Whitney, President Ira K. Hearn, Jr. John A. S. Lindemann James E. Mandler George P. Schleicher Ellis W. Smith James M. Wetzel Absent: None and that q quorum was present and in attendance at the meeting. Also present were Messrs. Seymour Axelrood, representing the Village attorney, and Norris Stilphen, manager. Bids - Cedar, Spruce, etc. S/A #102 and read as follows: BIDDER Sealed bids for the construction of the Spruce Pine, Cedar, Arbor Vitae, Hemlock improve- ments, Special Assessment No. 102, were opened 11 14HU114 E. A. Meyer Construction $ 73,474.50 $7500 Skokie Valley Asphalt Co. 74,593.00 7500 Cowman Paving Div. of Best Built Corp. of 11 1 i`noi s 79,670.00 ..9000 Mayer Paving Co. 74,944.00 7500 Moved by Trustee Mandler, seconded by Trustee Lindemann, that the bids be turned over to the engineers for study and analysis, for recommendations to the Board. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was recessed at 8:45 p.m. for a meeting of the Board of Local Improvements. The meeting was reconvened at 10 :50 p.m., all members being present. Minutes of the regular meeting held December 2, 1963 were discussed, and several additions and corrections were made and noted. President Whitney criti- cized the village clerk for holding two jobs, one with a newspaper, and asked that remarks of his and other Board members be added to paragraphs relating to the discussion had in connection with the amendment to Personnel Rules and the petition requesting a restudy of the zoning on the jurisdictional map for the area south of County Line Road. These paragraphs will be re- written and sub- mitted to the Board. He further asked that minutes of meetings be furnished to the Board on the Friday immediately following the Board meetings. Trustee Hearn moved that the Board authorize the employment of a competent secretary to take minutes of the meetings and furnish copies of same to the Board. Motion failed for lack of a second. The tape- recording of meetings was suggested by Trustee Mandler. Approve Bills - Payroll sideration: November Payroll Deerfield Review C. B. Construction U. S. Post Office Baxter & Woodman Baxter & Woodman Baxter & Woodman Deerfield Review C. B. Construction Co. Aldridge Electric C. W. Greengard Deer. Park District Fred S. Breitling Carolyn Breitling The following bills and payroll for the month of November were presented for con- $ 22,559.27 21.85 22,250.58 53.04 1,904.82 131.19 161.99 43.93 14,419.35 1,427.65 84.72 175.00 224.70 224.70 1 1 1 V. of Deerfield Water 10.00 Antes Sign Co. 5.00 Peter Baker � Son 2,059.72 Baxter & Woodman 790.88 Beco Equip. Co. 48.24 Board'of Supervisors 660.00 B.A.T. Inc. 265.25 Burris Imp. Co. '.48.00 0. E. Carlson Co. 48.05 County Line Shell 15-.09 Crown Temperature 35.95 Deerfield Camera 23.60 Deerfield Electric 40.00 Deerfield Review 1 -5.03 Deerfield State Bank 236.32 Di Pietro Plumbing .1$2.77 Duro -Test Corp. 51.43 Robert E. Bowen 63.45 E. H. Uti 1 i ty Sales ;'7308 ,Bill Emery's Standard 11.80 Frabimor Equip Co. 53.88 Gerber Mfg. Co. Inc. 16.23 in Grimm- Hansen - Treland 78.96 L. Gulbrandsen 527.15 George ,Hall 1.50 U Hautatuu& Otto 255.68 City of Highland Park 12,197.40 Hillsman Equip. Co. 102.00 Kenneth Hogan 25.00 'Home Newspapers 10.00 Idlewood Electric Co. 52.92 Illinois Be.. Telephone 364.31 Illinois Society 30.00 Johnson Service Co. 109.71 Joseph Lumber Co. 10.50 Edward Kohler Co. 9.80 Elmer Krase 93.00 Lakeland Redigas 25.20 Leaks, Inc. 294.00 Dicks Sports Huddle 4.30 Lutz Construction 90.00 Madison Chemical 21.80 Management Service 75.00 Thomas A. Matthews 590.00 Menoni & Mocogni 240.97 Milton Merner 5.00 Meyer & Wenthe, Inc. 60.60 Motor Parts & Machine 20.16 Monarch Mach. Co. 43.79 Mutual Service 56.00 National Cash Register 4.44 National Power Corp. 300.00 North Shore Gas Co. 2.08 No. West Build. Conf. 15.00 Arthur O'Brien 70.00 Ann S. Olesak 6.80 Pavlik Bros 14.59 P. F. Pettibone Co. 45.54 Public Service 1,390.14 Recorder of Deeds 71;00. Reiland & Bree J. A. Renaldi Co. 19.54 7.20 Fred. E. C. Schnell 90.00 Sears Roebuck &- Co. 5.07 Shore Line Co. 10.00 Alvin I. Singer 6.00 Wm. I. Staton 145.00 Illinois Soc. Prof. Eng. 30.00 Standard Const. Co. 270.00 Sunray DX Oil Co. 100.87 Sunray Products 47.17 Thompson's Auto Serv. 18.00 Traverse City 230.05 Verako Products 97.02 V. of Deerfield Pension 30.10 Village Hardware 85.13 D 4 6 Village of Deerfield 10.98 Visi -Flash Rental 19.75 Waukegan News -Sun 24.84 Windsor Sales 25.00 Robert C. Wheeler 350.00 P. W. Wright Co. 887.75 J. D. Zelazny 25.00 Zep Manufacturing 46.89 Trustee Mandler moved, seconded by Trustee Wetzel, that the bills as listed above be approved for payment. Adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Hearn, Lindemann, Mandler, Schleicher, Smith, Wetzel (6) Nays: None (0) Sara Lee Signs The manager reported the Building Commissioner had issued permits for the Sara Lee signs as a part of the building permit, as being i•n compliance with the provisions of the 0 & R Ordinance, and that the dictionary definition of "facade" included "wall ". Trustee Mandler suggested that when signs are included in the building permit, the Board be made aware of the fact. Trustee Lindemann stated signs for automobile service stations are issued as a part of the building permit, and he could see no legal reason to retract the permit for the Sara Lee Signs. Letters to be Published Trustee Hearn stated that five mem- bers had signed the letter rega H ing the communication sent to all residents by three citizens pertaining to the zoning of the'area south of County Line Road, which had been read prior to the meeting and given to the paper for publication. He stated the letter read by Trustee Smith at that time was worthy of endorsement by the Board, and moved that Trustee Smith's permission be asked to submit the letter to the newspaper for publication. Seconded by Trustee Lindemann. Motion carried unanimously. Refer Jurisdictional Zoning to The letter of the Plan Commission was Plan Commission with Petitions read stating the Plan Commission saw no reason to re -open the zoning on the jurisdictional area unless a petition is received. Trustee Wetzel stated the matter should be referred back to the Plan Commission with the petitions presented at the December 2nd'meeting, and that just to drop the matter was not responsive to the expressed wishes of the people. These petitions had been returned to the persons presenting them for photocopying, and had not yet been received. Trustee Wetzel moved, seconded by Trustee Smith, that the Plan Commission's letter dated December 13, 1963, regarding a restudy of the jurisdictional area be tabled. until such time as the Plan Commission has had an opportunity to review the petitions and again correspond with the Board. Adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Hearn, Lindemann, Mandler, Schleicher, Smith, Wetzel (6) Nays: None (0) S/A #101 - Marshall Assessment Mr. Axelrood reported that in the court hearing on the Greenwood Storm Sewer Special Assessment No. 101, and regarding the objection filed by the attorney for Mr. Irl Marshall, the judge had suggested the assessment be decreased by two - thirds. He stated that Messrs. Bowen, Greengard and Uteg had concurred, and that, if the Board approved, the two - thirds abatement of the assessment would be paid by the Village as public benefits. Trustee Mandler moved, seconded by Trustee Wetzel, that the Village attorney be authorized to negotiate on the two - thirds basis proposed. After a brief discussion, motion and second were withdrawn, and the manager was directed to get a statement from Mr. Greengard, the engineer. . The recommendation of the Electric Commission regarding the employment of an electrical inspector on a part time basis was referred to the Finance Committee. The Plan Commission report regarding the proposed Innisfree Subdivision was referred to the Village Engineer. Defer Action - Ordinance The ordinance was presented establish - Special Connection Fees ing special connection charges for connections to the new County Line Road Sewer and water mains. Trustee Mandler referred to the letter of the Village attorney regarding special connection charges and suggested it be discussed in