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January 7, 1980
The re ular.me etin of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of
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,A ._Deerfield was called to order by the President in the Council Chambers of the
.'.Village Hall on'Monday, January 7, 1980, at 8:05 P.M. The Clerk called the
roll and reported that the following were
Present: Norma Gavin
Jerold L. Heisler
Cynthia J. Marty
,._ Edwin B. Seidman,
Vernon E. Swanson
J. Robert York
Bernard Forrest, President
'.and that a quorum was present and in attendance at the meeting. Also present
were*Messrs. Richard V. Houpt, Village Attorney, and Robert D. Franz, ..Village
Manager.
-Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Gavin, that the minutes of the
regular meeting held on December 17, 1979, be approved, with the following
correction: In regard to Ordinance 0- 79 -81, page 3 of the minutes, Trustee
York voted Nay, rather than Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
..DEPARTMENTAL Police Chief Richard C. Brandt submitted a
OBJECTIVES written report on his Department's objectives,
detailing four major projects, which are pro-
: ceeding as planned.' Members of the Board questioned the statistics which showed
the accident rate up, but the number of tickets issued as down. Chief Brandt ex-
plained that his department is not at full strength and has not been this past
,.year.. Also, the infractions which cause accidents are not those for which most
a ",citations are issued, since speeding is one of the most frequently ticketed of-
fenses and speeding does not account for most accidents. One of the major causes
for the increase in accidents is the situation on Lake -Cook Road at the two
shopping centers. The Board was complimentary of the Department's additional
traffic direction during the holidays.
APPOINTMENTS President Forrest, with the advice and consent
of the Board of Trustees, made the following
appointments, based on recommendations of the Manpower Commission:
Plan Commission.- Arthur Rollin as Chairman until November, 1980.
Frank Harrison - 3 year term
Marvin Ehlers - 3 year term
Human Relations - Benjamin Nitka - 3 year term
V.C.D.C. . - Amelio Fragassi - 2 year term
Trustee Heisler moved approval of the appointments, seconded by Trustee Swanson.
Motion carried unanimously. 6
WEEF -AM Mr. Franz read the recommendation of the Plan
TOWERS Commission that a Special Use be granted to
permit the radio station to continue with the
present towers on the property commonly known as the Brickyard and to permit the
erection of three additional towers at the same location, subject to the six
stipulations set forth in their recommendation. Ms. Charlotte Ziporyn, Attorney
for petitioner, explained that WEEF had obtained permission from the'FCC to broad-
cast during the evening hours, thus requiring additional height to the towers since
there are more frequencies operating at night. A lengthy discussion followed re-
garding interference now caused.by the FM station which leases tower space from
WEEF -AM for its antenna. The FM station is seeking another location but there is
no date set for that change, although the lease could be terminated at will by
either party. Ms. Ziporyn introduced Mr. Vic Landau who answered several technical
questions. Mr. D. Jeffrey Blumenthal objected to the granting of the Special Use
since he felt it would increase the interference. The petitioner repeated their
willingness to work with anyone who was experiencing such problems due to WEEF -AM.
Mr. Franz then read the recommendation of the Board of Zoning Appeals that a
variation be granted to permit three radio towers at a height of 155'.
Trustee Heisler moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, that the recommendations be
accepted and that the Attorney be directed to prepare the necessary ordinances
granting the Special Use and the variation. Trustee Marty moved that the motion
be amended to include a requirement that,the petitioner cooperate with any resident
who has an interference problem. Trustee Seidman moved that the motion be further
amended to require that the fence be at least 8' in height. Amendments seconded by
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Trustee Swanson.. Motion to amend carried unanimously. The amended motion was
then adopted by the following..vote:,
AYES: Heisler, Marty, Seidman,.Swanson, York (5)
NAYS: Gavin (1)
SIDEYARD VARIATION Mr. Franz read the recommendation of the
1356 SOMERSET AVE. Board of Zoning Appeals that a variation be
granted to permit a structural alteration to
the home at 1356 Somerset Avenue, with a sideyard of 10.93' in lieu.of the required
15'.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, that the recommendation be ac-
cepted and the Attorney be directed to prepare the necessary ordinance. Motion
carried unanimously.
AUDIT REPORT - Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee
TOUCHE ROSS & CO. Seidman, that the audit report be accepted.
A discussion followed regarding fixed assets;
it was also stated that use of the computer for water and sewer accounts.had made
the audit more efficient. Following the discussion, the motion carried unanimously
and the report was accepted.
CONSENT AGENDA
The following items were considered on the Consent Agenda:
0 -80 -1 - Ordinance prohibiting parking from 10:00 A.M. to noon on Central and
Osterman Avenues between Jonquil Terrace and Grove Place - 1 R
0 -80 -2 - Ordinance increasing fine for failure to purchase vehicle stickers to
$25; and increasing sticker fee by 50% (effecti.ve January, 1981) if
said stickers are not purchased by January 1st - 1 R
Mr. John O'Meara, 1555 Chapel Court, and Mrs. Judy Nelson, 1545 Chapel Court,
questioned the increase in the fees and the failure to purchase by some residents.
Several enforcement measures were discussed. It was pointed out that a printout
will soon be received which will list all vehicles registered in Deerfield and
that this will make enforcement much more effective. Trustee Heisler pointed
out that the increase in fee by 50% would apply only to those who failed to purchase
by the deadline date, and not to those whose stickers were purchased prior to that
January 1st deadline.
Mrs. Clampitt suggested that since citations could not be issued on private property,
it might be possible to use the BOCA code to issue a citation for an inoperable
vehicle if said vehicle did not carry a current sticker.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, that the rules be waived to permit
passage of both ordinances on first reading. Motion carried unanimously.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, that the Consent Agenda be adopted.
Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Gavin, Heisler, Marty, Seidman, Swanson, Ybrk (6)
NAYS: None (0)
DEMONSTRATION GRANT Trustee Swanson moved, seconded by Trustee York,
AGREEMENT - Dial -A -Ride that the President be authorized to sign the
RTA AND NORTRAN Demonstration Grant Agreement with NORTRAN and
RTA. Mr. Franz stated that the two items in
question when this was discussed in October had now been resolved, i.e., insurance
and responsibility for the day -to -day operations. Following a short discussion,
the motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION - ANNEXATION Mr. Houpt stated that his office had received
AGREEMENT: Stone - Anderson- the amended agreement just that evening and
Brandel Property, south of that copies would be made available to the
Lake -Cook Road President and Board of Trustees. The revised
agreement would be presented at the meeting of January 21st.
ANNEXATION The ordinance annexing the Store- Anderson-
ORDINANCE Brandel property had first reading.
ORDINANCE AMENDING The ordinance amending the Zoning Map also had
ZONING MAP first reading.
PROPERTY. ACQUISITION
733 OSTERMAN AVENUE
,-Avenue and withdrawing defendant's
property was set"at $175,000,'with
Village on or before January 15th
March 30, 1980.
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Mr. Franz read the Stipulation prepared by
our Attorney., withdrawing the condemnation
proceedings for the-property at 733 Osterman
Motion to Traverse. Just compensation for the
$30,000 to be paid to Mr. Carl Bernardi by the
and the remaining $145,000 to be paid on or before
- .Trustee Swanson moved, seconded by Trustee Gavin, that the President be authorized
'to sign the Stipulation and that the Attorney also be authorized to sign; further,
that the Finance Director make arrangements to fulfill the terms of payment.
Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Gavin, Heisler, Marty, Seidman, Swanson, York (6)
NAYS: None (0)
President Forrest remarked that this was one more forward step toward realization
of the Senior Citizen Housing project.
RESOLUTION - LAKE- McHENRY Chief Brandt explained that the adoption of
LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION this Resolution would make the Lake - McHenry
o - l Law Enforcement Commission eligible to re-
ceive block grants without referring them for approval to the ILEC. While the
Village per se is not represented on the Commission, the membership is made up
of Police Chiefs, Managers, and so forth, and we support the Commission financially.
The major funding, however, comes from grants which the Commission distributes to
the various member communities.
Trustee Marty moved, seconded,by Trustee Swanson, that the Resolution be adopted.
Motion carried unanimously.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL Mr. David Tannenbaum informed the Board that
OF SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Mr. Henry Mazur, Associate Conductor of the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, would be willing
to discuss the formation of a Deerfield Symphony Orchestra which would probably .
attract musicians from everywhere. He emphasized that he was not seeking funding,
only an.. endorsement and sponsorship of such an undertaking. A discussion was
had regarding the newly organized symphony orchestra in School District #113.
.._Mr. Charles Emmons, Jr., Director of the Community Orchestra stated that there
would not be enough musicians available for two orchestras, and discussed the
make -up of the newly formed orchestra, whose next concert will be March 24th. He
asked that this fledgling group be given th'e oppbrtunity to continue to build
without competition at this time. It was the consensus of the Board that this
,was not an enterprise in which the Village should be involved but rather one'for
the Park District to consider. Mr. York moved that Mr. Tannenbaum be requested
to put his request in writing and that the matter be deferred pending that. The
motion failed for lack: of a second.
REQUEST FOR President Forrest stated that petitions bearing
REFERENDUM approximately 550 signatures had been received,
HOME RULE petitioning for a referendum on the question of
Home Rule status for the Village. The petitions
were received on December 31, 1979 in the Office of the Village Clerk. On January 4,
1980, an objection was received from Mr. D. Jeffrey Blumenthal. The a hearing
before the Election Board was scheduled for Friday, January.11, 1980, at the Lake
County'Court House.
UNUSUAL HONORS Trustee York stated that this was the season
FOR'BOARD during which honors were presented for various
�- reasons (Man of the Kear, First Baby of the Year,
etc.) and that the members of the Board received no honors, no vacations, no respect.
He said that certain anonymous public- spirited members of the community were moved
to establish two awards for Board members, which they had requested Trustee York to
present. To Trustee Seidman, he presented the Rusty Spike Award, for making the
most motions during 1979; and to Trustee Gavin, the Rusty Nail Award, for seconding'
....the most,motions. The awards were acknowledged with appreciation.
EMERGENCY Mr. Franz asked that the Board-authorize an
EXPENDITURE expenditure of approximately $4,000 for the
replacement of the automatic fill valve at the
Hazel Avenue reservoir. Trustee Swanson moved, seconded by Trustee.Seidman, that
the expenditure of approximately $4,000 be authorized for this purpose. The motion
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carried by the following vote:
AYES: Gavin, Heisler, Marty, Seidman, Swanson, York (5)
NAYS: None (0)
.There being no further business to core before the Board, Trustee —Marty moved,
seconded by Trustees Heisler, Gavin, Seidman, Swanson and York, that the meeting
be adjourned, it being 10:15'P.M.
APPROVED: _
VILLAGE PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
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