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March 3, 1980 r
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 Chamber of the Village
Hall on Monday, March 3, 1980, at 8:01 P.M. The clerk called-the roll and reported
that the following were
Present: Bernard Forrest,. President
Jerold.L. Heisler
Cynthia J. Marty
Edwin B. Seidman
Vernon E. Swanson
J. Robert York
Absent: Norma Gavin
and that a quorum was present and in attendance at the meeting. Also present
were Messrs. James Stucko, Village Attorney, and Robert D. Franz, Village Manager..
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, that the minutes of the meeting
held on February 18th, be approved, with the following correction: Page 113,
Item regarding Resolution - R -80 -3 - Annexation Agreement - at end of first:para-
graph, add the following paragraph: "Following the discussion, the Board directed
Mr. Stucko to prepare a letter for Mr. Ancel, stating that if the adjoining property
were rezoned to other than residential, the Board would waive the 50' set back re-
quirement for petitioner's property." Motion carried unanimously.
REPORT ON Director of Building and Zoning Charles J. Smalley presented
DEPARTMENTAL his report on Departmental Objectives. The Board requested
OBJECTIVES that future reports include a short description of each ob-
jective plus the recapitulation of action taken.to achieve
the objectives. In response to an inquiry from Trustee Swanson as to whether any
specific objectives relate to the Plan Commission, Mr. Smalley reported that he
was presently working on a procedural manual for the Plan Commission, together with
Mrs. Ruffino and Mr. Glees. The next goal.in that respect will be the revamping of
the Subdivision Code and ordinances. The criteria for handicapped provisions is
presently being revised to meet the new standards. It is hoped that the Electrical
Code revisions can be completed by this Fall.
YOUTH COUNCIL President Forrest appointed Miss Mary Jo Fanning to serve
APPOINTMENT - on the Youth Council as the student representative until
ENVIRONMENTAL November of 1982. He also appointed Mr. Lowell'Roseman to
CHAIRMAN serve as Chairman of the Environmental.Commission, such
appointment for an indefinite period. Trustee Heisler
moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson, that the appointments be confirmed. Motion
carried unanimously.
SAFETY COUNCIL RE: The report of the Safety Council, recommending the installa-
GROVE & BROOKSIDE tion of a Yield sign for east and westbound Brookside Lane
traffic at Grove Street, was discussed. Chief Brandt stated
that Deputy. Chief Davenport is the representative of the Police Department to the
Safety Council. The main reason for this recommendation is the fact that school
buses and other school oriented traffic use this route. Even though this would be-
the only Yield sign in the Village, it appears to be a reasonable solution for this
intersection, since problems only occur there infrequently. Trustee Marty moved,
seconded by Trustee Heisler, that the recommendation be accepted and the Attorney
directed to prepare the necessary implementing ordinance. Motion carried unanimously.
Trustee Swanson suggested that the Safety Council attach copies of accident records
to future recommendations, if such records are available.
BBA RECOMMENDATION President Forrest stated that it was his feeling that the
1978 BOCA CODE Village needs this-additional tool in order to enforce a'
basic property maintenance code. Trustee Swanson disagreed
with the Board of Building Appeal's recommendation and stated that he, too, felt'.the
additional ordinances were needed for use in extreme cases of neglect. Trustee Seidman
felt that we did not have the personnel to enforce this Code and that the present
ordinances were sufficient. President Forrest said this would be most effective in
enforcing basic standards in the case of absentee landlords. Trustee Marty said
there are more homes rented now than in previous years and this would be of assistance
in ascertaining that such homes were maintained.
Mr. Stucko pointed out that he Had discussed the Bollingbrook ordinance and the BOCA
Code with the Building Department and the BOCA Code is preferred since it is a nation-
ally recognized.Code and would be more effective in a court case. There is also, an
ordinance in draft form which would detail the enforcement powers of the Building
Department. Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Heisler, that the Attorney
be directed to prepare an ordinance adopting the.1978 BOCA Basic Maintenance Code
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and an ordinance dealing with enforcement powers. Motion carried by the following
vote:
-AYES: Heisler, Marty, Swanson, York (4)
NAYS: Seidman (1)
ABSENT: Gavin (1)
President Forrest-also indicated his support for the motion.
CONSENT AGENDA
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson, that the Consent Agenda be
adopted, .,as follows:
STATE HIGHWAY RESOLUTION - Annual resolution for construction on State highways. R -80 -4
RELEASE OF ESCROW - Authorization for release•of escrow funds in the amount of $8,400
for the Vecchione resubdivison, Deerfield Road north of Osterman
Avenue. s
Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZENS FOR A BETTER Trustee Marty asked that this item be removed from the
ENVIRONMENT LAWSUIT Consent Agenda. She stated that she felt very strongly that
the Deerfield residents should not be subjected to having
people coming to their doors at any time of the night that they might choose to do
so.' This could be very disturbing if a woman were home alone or if children were
in the care of a sitter. Trustee Marty then moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman,
that Mr. Stucko be authorized to defend the Village in this lawsuit. Motion carried
unanimously.
ORDINANCE RE: First reading was had on the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance
NON- CONFORMING USES in regard to non - conforming uses, as recommended by the Board
of Zoning Appeals. This ordinance would permit administrative
action in cases where variations were sought for residential alterations to already
non- conforming structures, provided the alteration did not cause a further encroach-
ment in the sideyard requirements. A
REQUEST FOR CLASS C Request for a Class C (beer-and wine) license was received
LIQUOR LICENSE from the owners of "Let Them Eat Cake ", a bakery and restau-
rant in Lake -Cook Plaza. Trustee Seidman stated that he
was opposed to granting this license, pointing out that when he-joined the Board there
were three pouring licenses in the Village and there are now seven.
Trustee Heisler stated that since his daughter was employed at this location, he
would abstain from the discussion and would not vote on the matter.
Mrs. Marilyn Scholl, 515 Jonquil Terrace, introduced the proprietors, Ross Edlund and
Gregory Duda, with whom she said the Scholls had been acquainted for many years. She
spoke highly of the men and of their establishment and favored issuance'of the license.
Mrs. Laura Lee Christoph also spoke in favor of the issuance of the license. A
lengthy discussion followed, with Trustee Seidman pointing out that wine had been
served at this location illegally when patrons were permitted to bring their own
wine: The owners stated that as soon as a copy of Deerfield's ordinance was obtained,
they stopped this practice and it had not been repeated. Trustee Swanson stated he
did not feel that cake and beer were compatible and questioned granting the license.
Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee York, that the Attorney be directed to pre-
pare. an' ordinance increasing the number of Class C liquor licenses by one. Motion
carried by the following vote:
AYES: Marty, York, Forrest (3)
NAYS: Seidman, Swanson (2)
ABSTAIN: Heisler (1)
:ABSENT: Gavin (1)
President Forrest pointed out that the ordinance would require two readings and that
petitioners were not to interpret the Board's action as assuring them of the license.
BID ANALYSIS - One bid was received for the installation of a left turn lane
LEFT TURN LANE at Deerfield and Wilmot Road's, and this bid was more than
'DEERFIELD /WILMOT double the Engineer's estimate. Village Engineer Soyka recom-
mended that the Public Works Department be authorized to do
this - project, using MFT Funds, with,the concurrence of IDOT. Trustee Swanson said he
;-would be very concerned about the safety of our personnel.
'Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Heisler, that the bid be rejected and the
Village personnel be instructed to complete the project. Motion carried Unanimously.
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President Forrest directed that the Safety Committee discuss this and report their
findings and recommendations to the Board.
LAKE COUNTY The Lake County Fair Association communicated with President
FAIR QUEEN Forrest asking that the Village participaite in a Lake County
Fair Queen Contest. rafter discussion, it was•ahe conselisus
that this should be referred to the civic and service organizations of the, community
for their, consideration.
REPORTS OF THE VILLAGE CLERK:
Deputy Village Cl,erk Naomi Clampitt reported that the work for the County in regard
to the new election procedures had been completed. She stated that she intended to
suggest to the County that the job would have been much easier had the County used
the up -to -date Village maps rather than having old material brought up -to -date.
REPORTS OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER:
Mr. Franz reported that we have now received a quote of $4,900 from Detroit Bullet
Trap for installation of the equipment in the new pistol range. It had been contem-
plated that this work would be done by Public Works personnel; however, it has been de-
termined that these funds are available in the Police Addition Construction fund.
The lower quote from Detroit Bullet Trap is a result of the fact that they no longer
do the installations themselves but contract it out. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded
by Trustee Marty, that this sum be expended for the installation. Motion carried by
the following vote:
AYES: Heisler, Marty, Seidman, Swanson, York (5)
NAYS: None (0)
ABSENT: Gavin (1)
Mr. Franz reported that the West Deerfield Township Board had allocated $17,000 in
Revenue Sharing Funds for the employment of a Social Worker for the Youth Program.
He.also reported that he had met with the League of Women Voters' representatives, who
also will be contacting the President and Board. The League is putting together their
program for the coming year and would like suggestions.
The Village has received official word from Lake County that the Green'Bay Recreational
Center, can be used for court by the Deerfield Police Department. The cost will be
$250 per month. Chief Brandt stated that in measuring this cost against going to
Waukegan for Court, it would be well worth the $250, since transportation costs are
now about $100 per month and the Officers are out of service for longer periods of
time than they will be when court is held in Highland Park.
There being no further business to come before the Board, Trustee Marty moved,
seconded by Trustee Seidman, than the meeting be adjourned at 9:00 P.M. Motion
carried unanimously.
ATTEST:
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VILLAGE CLERK
BY:
EPUTY' VI K
Approved:
VILLAGE PRESIDENT
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