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09/08/19811 1 1 . 4 September 8, 1981 PUBLIC MEETING Information Exchange / Propos,'@d FAUS Wilmot Road Improvement ' The meeting was called to order by the President in the Council Chamber of the Village Hall on Tuesday, September 8,.1981 at 7:30 P.M. The Clerk called the roll and.anngunc- ed that the following'were:� Present: Bernard Forrest, President Marvin W. Ehlers Jerold L. Heisler r Cynthia J.. Marty Edwin-B. Seidman Vernon E. Swanson J. Robert York Mayor Forrest announced that the purpose,of the- meeting was 'to review the proposed im- provement to Wilmot Rd. between Deerfield and.Lake -Cook roads. He reported that because of the poor condition of the road which had necessitated high maintenance costs, appli- cation for - federal funding was submitte4 and approval received. Thereupon, the Village had retained Donahue & Assoc., engineering consultants, to conduct a study and prepare a report on possible alternatives to the current condition: Mr. Tom Pekiny.,:Project Manager, and Mr. Lynn Geislery' Traffic Engineer, representing Donahue & Associates were present. Mr. Pekny stated that while rebuilding the road with its presenC configuration would solve the maintenance problem, there appeared the necessity to address the problem of traffic congestion as well. The possibility of reversing traffic to one -way during morning and evening hours was considered and was abandoned due to the logistics involved. Widening the road to four lanes was dismissed as a solution in recognition of the residential character of the area along much or the road. The ultimate recommendation was to widen the present 28 'ft. wide pavement to 36 feet (using part of the 31 ft. parkway on the west side of the road) irf order to.pro- vide for multiple-lanes at Lake -Cook, Deerfield Rd., and other intersections needing left turn lanes while maintaining only two traffic lanes and a painted median strip for the rest of the road. He` envisioned the.possibility of some modification of traffic lights; storm sewers, utilities, etc. He hazarded a guess that the job might be com- pleted-in five months if the work was started early enough in the spring of 19B2. A'large number of residents living on Wilmot Road-were present and quite vocal in their objection to any widening of the road, favoring reconstruction at the present width. Most voiced fears that a widened road.would: 1) open up the road to truck traffic, 2) promote speeding, and 3) invite greater numbers of non- Deerfielders to use the.road. Most were utterly opposed to providing an expanded road width to serve embloyees of busiuesses'which are not within the Village. Mayor Forrest adjourned the meeting at 8:20 P.M., stating that the Board would take no action that evening, and that future public meetings would be held. The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Deerfield was called to crder by the President in the Council Chamber of the Village Hall -on Tuesday, Septem- ber 8, 1'981'at 8:25 P.M. The Clerk called the roll'and announced that the following were: Present: Bernard Forrest, President Marvin'W. Ehlers Jerold'L.- Heisler a Cynthia J. Marty a Edwin B. Seidman f Vernon E. Swanson J. Robert York p 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 Marty moved,' seconded by Trustee Seidman, that the minutes of the August-17, 1981 meeting be approved as presented. Motion carried unanimously. E t I 282 —KITCHENS OF SARA'LEE HONORED Mayor Forrest announced that it was a "happy PLAQUE PRESENTED - occasion" for the Board of Trustees and him- self to acknowledge publicly the contribution of beauty, in buildings and landscaping, made by the Kitchens of Sara. Lee to the Village of Deerfield. On behalf of the members of the Board, all residents, as well as himself,the Mayor expressed appreciation to the Kitchens of Sara Lee for "being not only a good neighbor, but a beautiful one" by presenting to Mr. Jack Overholt, Vice President, two bronze plaques. PROCLAMATION Mayor Forrest read a proclamation wherein he LAKE COUNTY INDUSTRY RECOGNITION MONTH joined Gov. James R. Thompson in declaring the month of September,1981 to be "'Lake County Industry Appreciation Month ". Trustee Swanson moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, to adopt the proclamation. Motion carried unanimously. LARRY A1,EXANDER HONORED Mayor Forrest announced that the members of the Board of Trustees, the Village Staff, as well As himself wished to honor Larry Alexander, Assistant Director of Public Works for nearly eighteen years. In addition to his regular duties, Mr. Alexander has served as a volun- teer fire fighter with the Deerfield- Bannockburn Fire Department, giving many hours of his time. On August 19, 1981, Mr. Alexander's quick actions were instrumental in saving the life of a small child. In Mr. Alexander's words, " All of those hours learning Mow to be an Emergency Medical Technician were worth it! ".,Mayor Forrest presented Mr. Alex- ander with a certificate of appreciation for his service to the community, with the audience expressing its hearty approval of the presentation. PUBLIC HEARING Checker Cab. Co. of Northern Illinois Re: Certificate of Public Convenience & Necessit Mr. Franz stated that the purpose of the hearing was to take testimony (written and /or verbal) of Mr. Louis E. Nang, proprietor of the Checker Cab Co. of Northern Illinois, 1408 Washingtnn St., Waukegan, Illinois, who had applied for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity in order to operate a taxi service in Deerfield. Mr. Lang submitted that: 1).he had been in business three and one -half years, operating thirty cabs in Lake County, 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 2) he had had Dial- A -Ride experience in Libertyville, Mundelein, etc., 3) he had a license from the State of Illinois for delivery of packages, and 4) he had a State certificate-for contracting with municipalities. Trustee Seidman, stating that there had not been much call for taxi service in Deerfield, and that most of the traffic goes South, questioned whether drivers of cabs based in Waukegan would.be willing to respond to a Deerfield request for a trip South. Mr. Lang replied that cabs would be manned by local cab drivers who would park cabs at their homes. Mrs. Barbara Ruffino, Village Planner, pointed out that Village ordinances for- bid the parking of commercial vehicles in residential driveways. It was determined, however., that cabs could stand at the train station while awaiting calls. Trustee Seid- man asked whether there would be a Deerfield phone number to call for service. Mr. Lang pointed out that the company had a "no charge" 800- number. He also asked if the cabs had been upgraded from the ones he had seen at the Great Lakes Naval Base. Mr. Lang replied that all cabs (except six) were 1977 or later Chevrolet station wagons. Inquiry by Trustee York revealed that Mr. Lang is seeking a license to operate in High- land Park and Lake Forest as well as Deerfield. After some.further discussion, Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, that the Manager be authorized to issue a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (contingent upon compliance with Village ordi- nances) to Mr. Lang and his cab company as a prerequisite for procuring the local license necessary for each cab. Motion carried unanimously. DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES Police Chief Brandt was present to discuss or POLICE DEPARTMENT answer questions on his written report to the Board.regarding the Police Department's objec- tives for 1981 -82. Trustee Seidman commented that the Bicycle Safety Patrol program had "done better than the Police Department realized" inasmuch as the number of bicycles at fault in acci- dents had declined. Responding to inquiry, Chief Brandt stated that there had been a considerable consumption of gasoline for the month of July, when three or four squad cars were successfully engaged in extensive surveillance of a Chicago based burglary team who are "going to jail ". In response to an inquiry by Trustee Seidman, Chief Brandt stated that there was sufficient staff to allow for periodically sending officers to school for training. Chief 'Brandt then announced, "We have something different for the kids ". The Officer Friendly'program will have a new approach. He called upon Officer Ronald Wolflick who, using large scale hand puppets and tape recorded material including music, demon- strated the new type of safety programs to be presented in the schools. He stated that the puppets and materials were beginning to be used nationally with service organiza- tions providing funds for their purchase. He said that Deerfield service organizations had promised to help and that TV Channel 7 had given an informal commitment to cover a school presentation in October and show it on their news programs. The audience expressed with applause and laughter its approval of the puppet safety program and Of- ficer Wolflick's performance. UNIFIED CONTROL /COMMON OWNERSHIP Mgr. Franz stated that a Plan Commission TEXT AMENDMENT hearing was held July 9, 1981 (adjourned to PLAN COMM. REPORT & RECOMM. August 13, 1981). The petition was Lo clarify the language of Article 10.2 -2 of the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to Unified Control /Common Ownership of property.• The Plan Com- mission recommended, on a vote of 4 to 0, that the text amendment as proposed be adopted. After a short discussion and explanation by Attorney Stucko, Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Heisler, that the Plan Commission recommendation be. accepted and the.attorney be instructed to prepare the necessary ordinance. Motion carried unani- mously. ESCROW DEPOSIT Mgr. Franz stated that the Plan Commission TEXT AMENDMENT had held a public hearing on July 9, 1981 PLAN COMM. REPORT & RECOMM. (adjourned to august 13, 1981) to consider the proposed text amendment to change re- quirements regarding escrow deposits. The Plan Commission found that present provisions need to be revised due to the change in the housing.market and financial climate, and on a vote of 4 to 0, recommended that the text of the Zoning Ordinance be amended to specifically provide a ten -year period (extended, at Board discretion, to 15 years) for escrow deposits or other security devices and to provide for increases in their amounts to keep pace with increases in construction costs. Trustee Heisler moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, that the Plan Commission recommenda- tion be accepted and that the attorney be instructed to prepare the necessary ordinance. After -a discussion regarding possible triennial adjustments to escrow deposits, the ltlbtion carried unanimously. P1dI111 JOHNSON PETITION RE: Mgr.. Franz stated that'a public hearing was i:EZONING to C -2 & PUD held on July 9, 1981 to consider a petition to 1"iaAIN COMM. REPORT & RECOMM. rezone the property south of the Phil John- son Restaurant to C -2 and a'petition for a Planned Unit Development for two office buildings on two of the three proposed lots that would be created. The Plan Commission recommended, by a vote of 5 to 1, that the put:ition be denied inasmuch as it does not meet standards for a Planned Unit Develop - ni -,2nt. It also recommended, on a vote of 5 to 1, that if the plan is to be given fur- ther consideration, the entire property should be included in a unified planned unit development. 1\':r. Jay Pollock, attorney, Mr. Steve O'Malley, architect, and Mr. Gerald Salzman, traf- i.c+consultant, were present in behalf of the petitioners. They all participated in 'the considerable discussion which ensued regarding: 1) size of proposed office buildings, 2) one -site traffic patterns including shared driveways, cross easements, cross parking, 3)..:the .Lminimal.traffic which the development would generate and the neglible impact on Lake -Cgok and Waukegan Road congestion, 4) entrances onto Lake -Cook and Waukegan Roads. lbepazding the Plan Commission's recommendation that the entire property be included in a Planned Unit Development, Mr. Pollock stated that Mr. Johnson did not wish to e;ive up his rights to possible redevelopment of the parcel on which his restaurant is located and that controls which a PUD would provide the Village would be provided throatgh the easements they were proposing. Mr. Arthur Rollin, Chairman of the Plan Commission, disagreeing with Mr. Pollack, contended that the Village should have some control not provided through easements. Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Ehlers, .to accept the recommendation of the Plan Commission to deny the petition. Motion carried unanimously. BU— NKENBERG /KAULENTIS Mgr. Franz stated that the Plan Commission had PRD - SPECIAL USE held a public hearing on August 13, 1981 to lld'KENMORE /1510 GORDON consider the petition for a Special Use for a Planned Residential Development for the properties located at 120 Kenmore and 1510. Gordon Terrace. The Plan Commission, on a vote of 4 to 0, recommended that the proposed PRD be approved subject to the following: 1) a covenant be entered into which prohibits any building of a house on the portion of thee property fronting on Aspen Way unless the property is resubdi.vided, 2) no principal WE or accessory structures may be built on .the property (rear yard on Aspen) unless resub- divided. Mr.-Arthur Rollin, Chairman of the Plan Commission, explained that the pro- posed plan of resubdivision would "transfer" the back portion of the lot'at 120 Kenmore Ave. to the back of the abutting lot at 1510 Gordon Terrace. Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, to accept the Plan Commission recom- mendation and instruct the attorney to prepare an ordinance requiring the taking of a dedication for the future Aspen Way, the provision of the required escrow or bond.= for the eventual street improvement, and prohibiting the building of a residence or garage on the "transferred" property until such time as resubdivision occurs and Aspen Way is improved. Motion carried unanimously. First reading. Ordinance amending Chap. 18 /Sec. TAXICAB RATE INCREASE 18 -20 of the Municipal Code (1975) to establish new rates of fare. Trustee Seidman pointed out a typographical error showing a 10� charge for an extra passenger and asked that the correct 50C charge be shown for the next reading. CEDAR TERRACE Mr. Don Ziemba, 829 Cedar Terrace, presented PARKING PROHIBITION a map showing properties, street width, drive- ways, etc. on Cedar Terrace. He suggested and submitted a map showing a parking ban on the west side of Cedar and, on the east side, a ban on a portion north of Deerfield Rd. and a portion south of Arbor Vitae. Discussion ensued regarding: 1) the narrow 21 ft. street w;_dth, 2) the fact that since parking is prohibited on Deerfield Rd. ,guests of Deerfield Rd. residents park on Cedar °1`err., blocking driveways and making it impossible to turn off Deerfield Rd. north oil- to Cedar Terr. without pulling into the southbound lane. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Ehlers,-that the attorney be instructed to amend the ordinance prohibiting parking on the west side of Cedar Terrace and also include a ban on east side parking in conformity with the plan submitted by Mr. Ziemba, and that the amended ordinance stand as first reading. Motion carried unanimously. The manager will notify all residents of Cedar Terrace of the amanded ordinance which will have its second reading September 21, 1981. PROHIBIT RAKING LEAVES I_NTO STREETS First reading. 'Trustee Seidman reiterated his reservations regarding the proposed ordinance and Trustee.Hei.sler again expressed his disapproval of the ordinance which be considered unenforceable. Chief Brandt stated he foresaw some difficulty in enforcement acid favored setting a definite fine and handling in somewhat the same manner as parking ticket viola - eions. Trustee again stated that he felt that if citizens knew the reason for prohibit - ing the raking of leaves into the street was to prevent clogged sewers, there would. be less trouble. Mgr. Franz stated that although he could not disagree that enforce- ment will be extremely difficult, he stated, "Unless there.is something on the books, we have no action we can take and someone could stand at the curb and rake a whole subdivision into the street ...... We already have prohibitions against certain materials, placed in streets and think it reasonable to add these ". Trustee Marty stated that she felt the ordinance should be passed. REAR YARD VARIATION 65 CODY COURT (BROWNSTEIN) ORDINANCE NO. 0 -81 -56 Court be passed. Motion carried on the Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, that the ordinance granting a varia- tion to permit a 25 -foot rear yard in lieu of the required 40 -foot rear yard at 65 Cody following vote: AYES: Ehlers, Heisler, Marty, Seidman, Swanson, York (6) NAYS: None .(0) PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT FACILITIES .IN C -2 DISTRICT ORDINANCE NO. 0 -81 -57 CONSENT AGENDA Amendment to Article 5.2 -2,4 of the Zoning Ordinance adding self improvement facilities to the "Recreational and Social Facilities" category. STOP SIGNS - CERTAIN LOCALITIES Ordinance amending Sec. 22- 164 /Art. 21/ ORDINANCE NO. 0 -81 -58 Chapt. 22 of the Municipal Code eliminating stop signs as follows: Meadowbr.00k Lane at Margate Terrace, Carol Ln. at Berkeley Court, Elm St. at Franken Ave., Cherry St./ Dead end, Fairview Ave. /Dead end, Forestway Dr. /Dead end, Elm St. /Dead end, Whittiei Ave. /Dead end, Greenbriar Dr. /Dead end. And, a stop sign added on Kingston Terrace at Oxford Rd. YIELD SIGN -- HOLMES AT APPLETREE Mun. Code Amendment, Chap. 22 /Art. 21/ ORDINANCE NO. 0 -81 -59 Sec. 22 -163, providing for a Yield Sign on Holmes Ave. at Appletree Ln. 1 RELEASE OF ESCROW LAUREL HILL WOODLANDS. in the Laurel Hill Woodlands. 'r -185 Recommendation by Village Engineer .Jas. Soyka that $31,401.90 of escrow funds be released to DiMeo Brothers, Inc. who have completed work Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, that the Consent Agenda be approved, including passage of the ordinances. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Ehlers, Heisler, Marty, Seidman, Swanson, York (6) NAYS: None (0) Mayor Forrest signed the ordinances indicating his approval thereof. STOP SIGNS ON GREENWOOD AT BROADMOOR First reading of ordinance. Mayor Forrest stated that the information before the Board at the last Board meeting was incomplete in terms of the number of children who would be crossing Greenwood Avenue to attend Woodland Park School. Input by Staff and the Police Chief led to sufficient questions on the part of the Board to postpone the erection of temporary signs until. a final decision regarding the location of signs could be made on September 8, in order to avoid the possible necessity of changing the crosswalk again or taking down the signs if it was determined they were in the wrong location. He stated that-he had re -- quested.the attorney to prepare two ordinances. -- one for permanent signs and one for .temporary signs to go up for school hours only. He further stated that since new in- formation had been obtained, the matter was open for total discussion. Mgr. Franz stated that, according to the Board's directive, he had contacted School District 109 and learned that nineteen students had been transferred to Woodland Park School, but only five of them would cross Greenwood -- making the total number of students crossing Greenwood 120 with 21 living west of Broadmoor Ave. After review by the Staff, it was again the recommendation of the Police Chief (with whom he agreed) that: 1) the school crosswalk should remain ,at Crabtree, 2) if a traffic break to assist the crossing guard is necessary, stop signs should be erected on Greenwood at Stratford, a logical through street, 3) if signs are erected, they should be perma- nent signs. Trustee Swanson commented that a stop sign at Stratford seemed a long way from the crossing guard. Trustee Marty agreed. She stated that she was at the Crabtree cross - i.jig that morning with Erich Iversen, the crossing guard, who indicated to her that he was having no problems, and that there were no problems apparent.to her as the children tyle -re well disciplined, and Mr. Iversen corrected any child stepping off the curb ahead oy him. Mr. Iversen was of the opinion, she said, that the school crossing should remain at Crabtree and she agreed and could see no reason to change the crosswalk or pc-t up stop signs. Mrs. Mimi Paletti, a strong proponent of stop signs on Greenwood, stated that.a traffic survey had revealed 597 cars on Greenwood between 7 and 9 A.M. The increase in traffic iss attributed. to Bannockburn's closing of Wilmot Rd. during morning hours. Trustee Seidman still favored a stop sign on Greenwood at Stratford. Mrs. Marilyn Schweitzer, a.20 -year resident at 1409 Greenwood, stated that she had no children in the school, but had seen the increase in traffic and feared for the children riding bikes down Crabtree onto Greenwood, children over whom the crossing guard has no control. Mr. Nessler, 1427 Greenwood, stated that he realized that stop signs were not to be used to slow traffic, but everyone knew perfectly well that they had been placed all over town for that specific purpose. He said there was a real need for controlling speed on Greenwood Ave. on a regular basis. Mr. Hillinger of Greenwood Avenue agreed. Trustee York stated he "would not vote to put a stop sign anywhere on Greenwood Ave. ". He was of the opinion that a crossing guard who had had experience at a Deerfield Rd. crossing was capable of manning a Greenwood Ave. crossing. Trustee Seidman pointed out, however, that there were traffic lights with push button controls on Deerfield Rd. Following the discussion, Trustee Heisler moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, to waive the rules to pass at first reading whichever ordinance the.Board chose. Motion carried unanimously. Trustee Seidman moved to pass the ordinance to erect permanent stop signs on Greenwood at Broadmoor. The motion failed for lack of a second. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, to erect permanent•stop signs on Greenwood at Stratford. Motion failed on following vote: AYES: Marty, Seidman (2) NAYS: Ehlers, Heisler, Swanson, York (4) STOW FATS-11i VECCHIONE RESOLUTION TO, AMEND . 6.2 ACRE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT Consideration was given to the Resolution Lo. amend the 6.2 acre annexation agreement with Mr'. Vincent Vecchione. Mgr.'Franz stated that Staff had met with Mr. Vecchione since the last Board meeting_t.o resolve a number of questions regarding an amended annexation agreement: 1. An unacceptable landscaping plan was revised to the satisfaction of the Staff. 2. The size of the atrium was determined to be 6,000 sq. ft. bringing the total square . footage of the building to 147,500. 3. Variations will be spelled out not only on the site plan but in the annexation agree- ment as well. 4. Petitioner agreed to minimum improvements consisting of base repair work and seal coating to Meadow Ln. along the entire east boundary of his property. 5. The Fire Department, concerned about fire flow requirements, will work directly with developer regarding water.main connections which may result in a connection to a 10" main at Deerfield and Wilmot roads, and developer will provide a 3.0' easement the entire length of his property. No construction will begin until the Village engineer and Fire Department are satisfied. w 6. Staff requested and received traffic projections by Barton- Aschman in terms of the larger building. It was agreed that no changes were needed from the original annexa- tion agreement regarding traffic signal and intersection improvements at Castlewood and Deerfield Road. 7. Several..signs requested by the developer were questioned. Following considerable discussion regarding size, type, location and number of signs the petitioner was requesting, Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Ehlers, that the attorney be instructed to amend the annexation agreement to permit a V- shaped mar- keting sign with 128 sq. feet per face, and a double -faced permanent sign not in excess of 200 sq. feet per face. Trustee Seidman opposed allowing a permanent sign larger than permitted by ordinance, commenting that he viewed such Board action as a continua- tion of a pattern of capitulation (though sometimes reluctantly) to the petitioner's requests. He reiterated his position, stating, "This thing is too big insofar as the traffic it will generate in the area." The motion carried, Trustee Seidman voting nay. VECCHIONE 3.1 ACRE ANNEXATION First reading of ordinance. Trustee Seidman registered his disapproval of the ordinance.. VECCHIONE 3.1 ACRE REZONING First reading of ordinance. Trustee Seidman registered his disapproval of the ordinance. PERMIT FOR Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee MAINTENANCE /CONSTRUCTION WORK Ehlers, to waive the rules to permit passage IN COOK COUNTY RIGHT -OF -WAY of the ordinance on first reading. Motion ORDINANCE NO. 0 -81 -60 carried unanimously. Trustee Seidman moved, — seconded by Trustee Swanson, to pass the ordi- nance implementing an indemnification agreement with Cook County in lieu of insurance and surety bond requirements. Motion carried on-following vote: AYES: Ehlers, Heisler, Marty, Seidman, Swanson, York (6) NAYS: None (0) Reports: Mayor Forrest stated that Deerfield had been asked by the CATS Council of Mayors of Lake County to go on record in support of or against the - widening of Route No. '22 to four 12 -foot lanes and a 16 -foot median for turning bay purposes. He stated that Lincolnshire was opposed. Trustee Seidman approved of the widening. Trustee Yorl-, moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, that no action be taken on the matter. Motion carried unanimously. Trustee York reminded the Board and audience of the Prairie Day celebration on Sept- ember 13 at the site of "the Deerfield Area Historical Village. Trustee Heisl.r. asked Mgr. Franz about complaints that Theta employees were leaving lids off garbage cans, etc. Mgr. Franz stated that it was a continuing.problem.in isolated cases, but that he had met with Theta and felt there was improvement. 287 Mr Roy Murphy, representing a group of Landis Lane residents, asked for Board support in'opposing the Omnicom•Cablevision who are petitioning for a 195 -foot television an- tennae to--be erected at the western edge of Highland Park right behind .their Landis Lane property. He stated that the tower did not have to be located on that site but could be- placed on top of the Highland Park water tower or along Route 41. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Heisler, to oppose the proposed'Highland Park site for the televions antennae tower. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor For- rest stated that the Village would be represented at the Highland Park Plan Commission hearing on September 28, 1981 and that Omnicom would be notified of Deerfield's ob- jection to the proposed site. Mgr. Franz noted that cable television for Deerfield would be delayed by too many objections to tower sites. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11 :20 P.M. ATTEST: Village -Clerk r 1 APPROVED: 1 Village President E