11/17/1980190
November 17, 1.980
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Deerfield was ca.] -led to
order by the President in the Council Chamber of the Village Hall on Monday, November 17,
1980 at 8:02 P.M. The Clerk called the roll and reported that the following were
Present: Bernard Forrest, President
Norma Gavin
Jerold L. Heisler
Edwin B. Seidman
Vernon E. Swanson
J. Robert York
Absent: Cynthia J. Marty
and that a quorum was present and in'attendance at the meeting. Also present were
Village Attorney James Stucko and Village Manager Robert Franz.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson, that the minutes of November 3,
1980 be approved. Motion carried unanimously.
APPROVE WARRANT Trustee Gavin moved, seconded by Trustee
NO. W -80 -11 Heisler, that payment of bills, including
fund transfers and reimbursements, be approved
for payment. Adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Gavin, Heisler,
NAYS: None (0)
ABSENT: Marty. (1)
Seidman, Swanson, York (5)
TREASURER'S REPORT Trustee Swanson inquired of Treasurer Geo.
Valentine regarding ordinance violation
receipts which are remitted to the Village from the office of the Lake County Cir-
cuit Court Clerk. Treas. Valentine stated that receipts (normally $6,000 - $10,000
per month) have fallen about five months behind due to confusion, investigation,
audits, etc. in the Clerk's office. He stated that the response to.his inquiries
has been "We are trying ". Mayor Forrest stated that five months arrears in receipts
was inexcusable and not to be tolerated and that it was time to address a letter to
the Lake County Board & Chairman urging them to become active in the situation.
Asked whether '.'.the Village was in a pretty good financial shape as far as funds
were concerned ", Treas. Valentine replied that, in his opinion, it was. The Board
accepted the Treasurer's Report.
PRESENTATION Mayor Forrest invited the school children
ESSAY CONTEST AWARDS who had received honorable mention and the
first, second and third place winners in the
Human Relations Commission Essay Contest, all of whom were present, to read their
essays. Mike Schwalbach, Elizabeth Lombardo, Julie Joseph, Joe Bongiorno, and Mike
Bendoff were each presented with an Honorable Mention Certificate by Mayor Forrest.
Valerie Hastings, third place winner, Mike Meierick, second place winner, and Kim
Bobkeiwicz, first place winner, were each presented with Certificates and Plaques
by Mayor Forrest. Mayor Forrest congratulated and thanked them all.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY AWARD
TO VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
of Deerfield had been awarded a "Key
the Historical Society.
Mayor Forrest reported that the President of
the Deerfield Historical Society, Jack Gagne,
was unable to be present, but that the Village
to the Cabin" award for outstanding service to
REPORT Police Chief Richard-Brandt was present and gave
DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES his interpretation of particular traffic enf6rce-
POLICE DEPARTMENT ment and criminal activity data included in the
Departmental Objectives Report. He stated that:
the decrease in accidents in 1980 was probably due to the fact that there were more
accidents in 1979 due to the severe snow conditions that year; increase in thefts may
well be due to the fact that the department stores, Montgomery Ward and Venture, have
a much improved system of spotting shoplifters; that there seems an increase in "thefts
at the supermarkets where wallets are being stolen from purses left in shopping carts
left momentarily by the owner. It was suggested by Board members that the supermarkets
be encouraged to post signs warning customers about leaving purses in shopping carts:."
Chief Brandt stated that while there has been some increase in vandalism, it is'far
Lower, than five years ago. He reported that the Department has an excellent relation -
ship'with the Youth Programs and that Department is providing improved service to the'
community.
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-Trustee York-commended Chief for his excellent report. The Board accepted the_reporC
and thanked Chief Brandt.
CHESTERFIELD BUILDERS
APPEAL BZA.DBCISIONS
SIGN & MODEL HOMES /OFFICE
model homes and office a
sign and that it-was the
requests.
Mgr. Robert Franz stated that the Board of Zoning
Appeals had held a public hearing on October 28,
1980 to consider the request of Chesterfield
Development Corp. for a use extension of the
25 Birchwood and the continuation of their 4'x6' real estate
unanimous decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals to deny both
Trustee Seidman inquired whether or not the Board of Zoning Appeals has final juris-
diction in the matter. Mayor Forrest stated that the BZA has final jurisdiction only
in regard to signs. Trustee Gavin moved to accept both recommendations of the BZA,
seconded by Trustee Swanson.
Mr. Chas. Malk of Chesterfield Builders,appealing to the Board for a reversal of the
BZA's decisions, stated that: 1) due to the severe economic conditions in the country
they had not been able to complete the Laurel Hill projects as expected, 2) each request
for use extension had been objected to by the same resident in the area, 3) Chester-
field had left only 24 buildable lots in both Laurel Hill and Laurel Hill North, 4)
it is necessary to have a sales office in model homes for the conducting of business,
5) a sales office in model homes tends, to deter vandalism, 6) Chesterfield wishes
to finish the Deerfield developments and has no plans to acquire additional property
in the Village, 6) Chesterfield personnel are elderly, with members retiring, and the
Laurel Hill projects are probably the last in Deerfield since it is not certain whether
the Busse farm will be developed by them, 7) in his opinion, Chesterfield has bene-
fited Deerfield in developing the Southwest area.
After considerable discussion regarding the concerns of residents in the area regarding
the years of activity generated by the models and sales offices, the uncertain eco-
nomic conditions, and what was best in the overall interest of Deerfield, Trustee
Gavin retracted her original motion.
Trustee Gavin then moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson
Appeal's recommendation to deny the use extension of
homes. Motion failed by following vote:
AYES: None (0)
NAYS:_ Gavin, Heisler, Seidman, Swanson, York (5)
ABSENT:. Marty (1)
to accept the Board of Zoning
the sales office in the model
Trustee Gavin moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson, to accept the Board of Zoning Ap-
peals'. ruling denying continuation of the 4'x 6' sign. Motion carried by following
vote:
AYES:.. Gavin, Heisler, Seidman, Swanson, York (5)
NAYS:- None (0)
ABSENT: Marty (1)
Trustee.S,eidman moved, seconded by Trustee Gavin, to grant a 1 -year use extension of the
model homes and sales office and a permitted -size "Sales Office " sign with an arrow
directing traffic to the sales office. Motion carried unanimously.
MANPOWER COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATIONS &
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Board of Zoning Appeals:
Board of Building Appeals:
Manpower Commission:
Village Center.Develop. Comm.:
Environmental Commission:
Plan Commission:
Board.of Zoning Appeals:
Board of .Police..Commissioners:
Police.Pension Board:
Board of Building Appeals:
Youth_ Council:
Human Relations Commission:
Safety Council:
Environmental Commission:
Village Center Develop. Comm.:
Trustee Heisler moved, seconded
Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Forrest stated that he wished to make the
following appointments as recommended by the
Manpower Commission:
Henry Hollander
Brian Burch
Sharon Schwalbach
Mrs. Melliney Saltarelli & Stanford Gass
Alice Collins
Harriet Rosenthal & Edna Schade
Donald Rosenbaum
Daniel H. Stiehr
John W. Cooper
Edmund Zarek
Robert Hart & Rosemary Sazono_ff
Rosemary Stavropoulos & Carl J. Sabath
John Blumberg & Dr. Stephen M. Rosen
Phillip Elbl.ing & William Prokop
Allan Meyer & Dorothy Collins
by Trustee Swanson, to approve the appointments.
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LONGFELLOW /KIPLING
NO LEFT TURNS 4 -6 P.M.
ORDINANCE NO. 0 -80 -46
that the ordinance prohi
of 4 and 6 P.M. weekdays
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee York,.
WEEKDAYS to waive - th.e'rules to permit 'adopti.on of" "the'ordi
nance on -first reading. Motion carried unanimously.
Trustee Gavin moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson,
biting left turns from Longfellow onto Kipling between the hours
be..adopted.Motion carried by following vote:
AYES: Gavin, Heisler, Seidman, Swanson, York (5)
NAYS: None (0)
ABSENT: Marty. (1)
ESTABLISH DEERFIELD ENERGY COMA. First reading of Ordinance.
PARKING PROHIBITED First reading of Ordinance.
WAUKEGAN RD. TO RAILROAD
BOTH SIDES OF OSTE'MAN AVE.
VECCHIONE ANNEXATION Trustee Heisler moved, seconded by Trustee
PETITION Seidman, to move from the table the Vecchione
annexation petition for placement on the agenda
for the December 1, 1980 Board meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
AWARD BID Trustee Swanson moved, seconded by Trustee
HYDRAULIC LIFT Heisler, to award bid for a two -post drive -thru
VILLAGE GARAGE hydraulic .lift to Pickus Construction Co., 1220
Grand Ave., Waukegan, Ill., in the amount of
$3,972.25. Motion carried by following vote:
AYES: Gavin, Heisler, Seidman, Swanson, York (5)
NAYS: None (0)
ABSENT:. Marty (1)
REQUEST VARIATION A written request from Robert Gand for a
STORM DRAINAGE variation of storm drainage requirements for
645 OSTERMAN (GAND)_ the property at 645 Osterman Ave. was con-
sidered by-the Board. Asked for his opinion,
Village Attorney Jas. Stucko stated that there were certain ambiguities in the code
as it might apply to the property in question and that in his opinion it was not
clear as to the water retention requirements. He stated that the Board could inter-
pret the Village Ordinance as not to apply as opposed to granting a variation.
Lengthy discussion followed (with Village Engineer Jas. Soyka participating) .regard-
ing the problem of storm water drainage in the area and the subject property in
particular as outlined in an engineering report prepared in connection with the
Senior Citizen Housing project.
Following the discussion, Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson,
to interpret Ordinance 0- 72• -53 as not to apply to the property at 645 Osterman Avenue
since the property is less than 1 -acre in size. Motion carried unanimously. The
Village Attorney was directed to review.the Ordinance with Village Engineer Soyka
and to prepare a revision.
APPOINT TRUSTEES TO
BICENTENNIAL SCULPTURE
GARDEN COMMITTEE
to the Bicentennial Sculpture Garden
President. Trustee Gavin moved, sec,
ments. Motion carried unanimously.
ACCEPT & PLACE ON FILE
1980 AUDIT
Mayor Forrest stated that Trustee Gavin.
had resigned from the Bicentennial Sculpture
Garden Committee and that he would like to
to appoint Trustee Swanson and Trustee Marty
Committee with Trustee Swanson designated as
Dnded by Trustee Heisler, to approve the appoint-
moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson, to
Mayor Forrest stated that he felt the audit was
very complete and thorough. Treas. Geo. Valen-
tine also indicated his approval. Trustee York
accept the 1980 Audit. Motion carried unanimously.
The Village Clerk reported that now that the Election was over, the Elections Depart-
ment of the County Clerk's office was taking steps to get information and materials.
into the hands of local clerks for the new Consolidated Election. system.
Trustee York stated he wished to commend Miller & Associates for their excellent
plans and Lakeland Construction Co. fdr their supe'ri.or work at the Osterman /Waukegan
Road intersection.
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`There.being•no further -business to come before '�he Board, upon motion by Trustee
VSwanson,` the .meeting'was adjourned at 9:40 P.M.
t APPROVED:, _
Village President
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
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