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03/19/19845 March 19, 1984 The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Deerfield was called to order by the Mayor in the Council Chamber of the Village Hall on Monday, March 19, 1984 at 8:05 P.M. The Clerk called the roll and announced the following were Present: Bernard Forrest, Mayor0 Stephen 0. Jackson James L. Marovitz Cynthia J. Marty Edwin B. Seidman J. Robert York, Absent: Vernon'E. Swanson and that a quorum was present and in attendance. Also present were Village Manager Robert D. Franz and Village Attorney James K..Stucko. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by "Trustee Marty, to approve the minutes of the previous Board meeting with the ".f611owing'correction: 'in the caption for Sewer Rates, substitute "extended" for "amended ". Motion carried unanimously. APPROVE WARRANT Trustee Seidman moved, :seconded by Trustee Jack - NO. W -84 -03 son, to approve the bills and payroll, including reimbursements and transfers. Motion carried on th\ following vote: AYES: Jackson, Marovitz, Marty, Seidman, York (5) NAYS:" None (0). TREASURER'S REPORT Finance Director George Valentine reported that the sales tax for December, 1983 ($161,574) collected in March was the highest amount the Village has ever received. The year to -date amount continues to show a nine percent increase over.the same period last•.':,:,. year. Most revenues and expenditures are.performing about as expected with the few exceptions that have been previously discussed..Mr.' Valentine advised that In- come Tax receipts will start downward in July when the present 3% rate drops to a 2!1 percent. The Board thanked'Mr'..Valentine for his report. DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES Police Chief Richard Brandt was present to ex- POLICE DEPARTMENT :plain or discuss further any items of his re- +...' port previously submitted to the Board. A'. short discussion.ensued regarding the purchase of computers for the police depart- ment and the increased number of arrests of DUIs. .The'Board thanked Chief Brandt for his report. LAKE -COOK ROAD DEVELOPMENT Mayor Forrest read a statement (attached here -, to and on file in the office of the Village Manager) regarding development along the Lake -Cook Corridor in accord with Deer- field's Comprehensive Plan of 1979 (developed'-through eight years of effort). Mayor Forrest pointed out that development according to the Plan gave Deerfield: 1):control over the corridor and 2) tax revenues from attractive`.office` and commercial.facilities of high quality and low density. Mayor Forrest went on to report that after much hard work to secure a 4 -way in- terchange at Lake -Cook Road, the Tollway Authority has.decided "to give this project a high ranking and will soon announce officially its plan to proceed with the development. Another option being considered is an interchange at Pfingsten. Road and the Edens Spur.—The Village is also working with the Cook County Highway Department for the extension of Pfingsten'Road north of Lake -Cook Road which could connect with Kates-Road.. PRESENTATION The Beautification Award, established to give BEAUTIFICATION AWARD - 1984 public,recognition to,`local businesses for TERADYNE CENTRAL, INC. their contribution to the beauty of the Vil- lage, was presented for 1984 to,,Tdradyne Cen- tral, Inc. for their beautiful new facility located on Lake -Cook Road. Present' were Mr. G. Russell Ashdown, Vice President and General Manager, Mr. Jack Cudd, of Marketing and "Communications, and Mr. John Chandler, Operations Manager. Mr. Ashdown accepted the award and stated that Teradyne was happy to be a part of the community and he was pleased to hear Mayor Forrest's remarks about the fine facilities of the Lake -Cook Road corridor. e PUBLIC HEARING Petition by Equity Associates for Amendment of Annexation Agreement Vecchione 9 -Acre Parcel Mr. Russell Miller, attorney, representing Equity Associates and Vincent R. Vecchione, presented proof of notification of appropriate landowners and Mr. Robert Navratil, Sr. Vice President of Equity Associates, proceeded with the presentation. Mr. Navratil stated that the 2 -story building.approved'in the original annex- ation agreement had met with some marketing resistance.: They were, therefore, requesting an amendment to the agreement to allow construction of.a 3 -story building. Data sheets showing changes resulting fiom, erection of a 3 -story rather than a:2 -story building were distributed. It was pointed out that no increase was requested in the total square footage of the building and, therefore, no increase.in the parking areas and no varia- tions in set backs. Mr. Navratil gave a slide presentation of the proposed site plan.showing that through a tight structural scheme. of three 11'floors and a 3.5' roof structure, the 3 -story building is: 1) 8.757. lower than the original 2- story, 2) has a 28% decrease in footprint, and,3) a 28% decrease in site coverage. The decreased footprint and site coverage frees -up greenspace and results in a 55% increase in landscaping. Detention areas will be in- creased'21 percent. Asked about parking lot lighting, he; stated it would be kept at low level by the installation of 14' standards with lighting.ief.lected downward which would not reach beyond the boundary of the property. Mr. Navratil went on to state that in order to provide a private environment for both residents and the facility, a high berm, densely planted, would be constructed along the east side of the property: To determine the height of a berm and plantingsnecessary to shield residences, balloons were raised to thirty -three feet where the four corners of the building would be and then photographed from second story heights of homes along Constance :,,Lane. A sight line was thereby established and it was determined that a 12' -17' berm densely planted with 12' -16' evergreens would be a sufficient buffer. Varieus slides were presented showing photographs from four viewpoints on Constance .Lane. Commenting that the total cost.of,the'berm and landscaping', would be well over a quarter million dollars, he.called on Mr. Jack DeClementi, landscape architect, to explain the berm. Mr. DeClementi, using slides, showed a cross section of the berm and explained that it would be planted with grass native to the area and a a natural type of stone croppings will be added to reinforce the residential character of the neighborhood and help to keep the irrigated berm moist. The'top.will be planted with ninety -six 12'-16' green and blue spruce trees as.well as firs.' Other vege- tation will also be planted. The berm will be built up, from.the development side, with dirt removed during construction, which' will not block the road to Tennaqua during the process. '.The southern edge..of the property will be planted with dogwoods and shrubbery to screen Tennaqua =from the parking lot. He stated that trees of the size and quality planned for the berm are not easily acquired at nurseries and they may well.have to be transported from out of state. Trustee Seidman stated that in his opinion, the'evergreen` trees, thinning out as they taper upward, would leave gaps through which:homes could be viewed from . the office building. Mr.-De Clementi ieplied that by his computations such would not be the case. Mr. Grager, of 660:.Constante.Ln..,stated that he agreed with Trustee Seidman that the top of the building would be seen from the homes. 'He added, however, that while he had .opposed any development on the site for many years, he felt that the present proposal,was the best offered yet and hoped-the Board would approve it. Mrs. Jerry Ettleson, 686 Constance Lane, asked what guarantee there would be that the actual landscaping would conform to the artist's rendering. Attorney Stucko replied that a revised annexation agreement and an amended Special Use would have exhibits of detailed landscaping which would be as much a part of the agree- ment as the word text and require the developer to landscape, tree by tree, as shown on the landscape plan. Consulted by Mayor Forrest, Attorney Stucko stated that a provision can be added that no occupancy permit will be issued until the landscaping is completed. '.Uc Lit; cee Se:idwan stated ti-iat wlt:i.Ie a gii:ud a [:ewpc I1ad been wade uo iIIIp :.)vu opus i. i i ucigi.na1 p:Lans, liu still oUJI2CLed Co tltu dev,_•.l.uj)iucnt as having cuu i rbe a building which would generate too much traffic in the area. Trustee Marty commented that she felt the presentation had been excellent. She stated that a building of some.kind would be erected on the site, and it was very desirable to have the development under.Deerfield's control . rather than the county's. She added that a building had already been approved which is nowhere comparable to the presently proposed smaller building of lower height with in- creased greenspace, landscaping, and detention areas. There being no others wishing to speak; -.:the hearing was closed. i FRONT YARD VARIATION Mgr. Franz stated that a public hearing was 900 BEVERLY PLACE (SILBERMAN) held March 6,.1984 to consider a petition of BZA REPORT /RECOMMENDATION Mr. and Mrs.'Arnold Silberman, 900 Beverly. Place, for a variation to construct a room addition which would project 18'inches beyond the 30 -foot recorded building line. The Board of Zoning Appeals, on.a vote of 5 -0, recommended the variation be granted. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee'Marty, to accept the recom- ' mendation of the.BZA and instruct the attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. Motion carried unanimously. EQUITY ASSOCIATES PETITION TO Mgr. Franz stated that.the Plan Commission had AMEND ANNEXATION AGREEMENT held a public hearing on February 23, 1984 to VECCHIONE 9 -ACRE PARCEL-.- consider the petition of Equity Associates for PLAN COMM. REP. /RECOMM. an amendment to the annexation agreement for the Vecchione 9 -acre parcel.at the southeastern corner of the Illinois Tollway and Deerfield Road. The Plan Commission found that: 1) The proposed development plan is in conform- ance with the previously adopted annexation agreement provisions while reflecting the proposed change (for a 3 -story building), and 2)i -The provision1loi a land - ' scaped berm which is the same overall height as the proposed building should adequately screen the residential area to the east from thg/development. The effect of this landscaped screening will be to make the proposed 33 -foot tall building have less of an impact on the residential area.-to the east than develop- ment of the property would have under.:the. existing terms._of ..*th&. agreement. Accordingly, the recommendation of the Plan Commission., on a vote of 6 -0, was that the petitioners' request to amend the existing annexation agreement in accordance with the text and plans submitted be approved. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, to accept the Plan Commission's recommendation and instruct the attorney to prepare an amended annexation agree - ment along with a resolution approving the annexation agreement and the amend- ment to the Special Use ordinance, including a requirement that the berm and plantings be complete before an occupancy permit is issued. 1 Trustee Marovitz. told other Board members he had felt he was in an odd position regarding voting since he was on the'Board of Directors of Tennaqua which abuts the 'Vecchione tract on the south. He stated'that he'.had examined his position and found that there was actually'no conflict since:" 1) Tennaqua's main concern has been and is one of traffic to this site; 2) determination.was...made when the i development was originally approved, and 3)'no change in that pattern will occur due to the amendment. Motion to accept the Plan Commission's recommendation carried ,,Trustee Seidman dissenting. The meeting was recessed at 9:12 P..M.*'and reconvened,af:,9:20 P.M.,.all members being present and in attendance. MARRIOTT HOTEL - BRICKYARDS Mgr. Franz 'stated that.,the'Plan Commission PLAN COMM. REP. /RECOMM. held a public hearing on•'November 10, 1983, continued to December 15, 1983, to consider a request of the Marriott Hotel for certain text amendments, rezoning, resub- division of a portion of the Brickyards property, as well as approval of a preliminary development plan for a PUD. In addition to several recommendations on text amendments, the Plan Commission recommended,on a vote of 4 -0 with 1 abstention, to recommend that the petitioner's request be approved for: Resubdivision of the subject property, and the rezoning of the southwestern portion from I -1, Office, Research and Restricted Industrial, to the C -2, Outlying Commerical District. I Accordingly, if the foregoing are approved, the Plan Commission recommends approval of the petitioner's request for a PUD subject to the following: 1. The variations requested be granted. Specifically, variations should be granted td allow: a. A total of 140 parking spaces rather than the 144 spaces required. b. Reduction of the paved-parking stall depth utilizing the curb overhang to meet the overall required parking depth dimension. c. Use of curbing instead of wheel stops. d. Less than the required 5 -foot high evergreen screening on the western pro- perty line. e. Elimination of 5 -foot high evergreen landscaped screening required on the north and east property lines. f. Provision of joint landscaping development along the eastern property line and on adjacent property. .g. Parking encroaching into the 5- foot'required setback along the eastern property line. h. Access to the.subject property from a public right -of -way which utilizes other's property. i. Provision of off- site.directional sign on property not part of the subject. property. 2.•Upon the development of Pfingsten Road north of Lake Cook Road, the Marriott Corp. shall at their expense close off and remove all improvements necessitated by the Lake -Cook Road access drive, including those..within the Lake -Cook right - of -way.. Ms. Ruth Wuorenma, Attorney for Marriott Corp., stated that inasmuch as there had been a long history of opposition to hotels in'Deerfield, the'Plan Commission's recommendation of approval indicates the excellence of the Marriott proposal and its suitability for Deerfield. She submitted that all the'Plan Commission's concerns regarding design, landscaping, and.use have beein'answered by'the Marriott'.'` Courtyard project. Mr. Paul Novak, Vice Pres. Hotel Development in Washington, D.C., stated that Deerfield was sought because the Courtyard is very compatible with the type of community Deerfield is. He stated that the Courtyard has low density, has a residential "feel" to it, and is not a high traffic, commercialized type of project. It is, instead, a low key operation having a small country inn aspect in design and landscaping,and with only 0 2.units. He added that the inn would be of high quality, have a high degree of security,.and'be moderately priced... He stated that it would be welcomed by residents who have indicated 'a need for: - lodging visiting family members or other. guests. He added that corporations in the area are looking for accommodations for business visitors. The inn will, include two small public rooms, accommodating about 25 -35 individuals, for business guests only,and will not be marketed to the outside. The restaurant and lounge are intended for guests only, and there will. be no advertising to attract the public. He pointed out that their sign was "qu et" and would state only "Courtyard by Marriott." He exhibited photographs showing interiors.as well as the courtyard which is accessible only from the building. He emphasized that the Courtyard was suburban oriented and would be owned and operated by Marriott. Trustee Seidman inquired about the percentage of the bar area to the restaurant. Ms. Wuorenma stated that careful consideration had been given to ordinance requirements and that the ratio of bar to food areas conforms. Trustee Marovitz inquired if Marriott was prepared to covenant to operate the Courtyard for some period of time. Mr. Novak stated that he did.not believe that. Marriott would make any long range committments, but that Marriott had taken a strong corporate position that it has no intention of franchising the Courtyards which are intended to be entirely corporately owned and.corporately operated. He added that there was no reason to anticipate that Marriott would not be oper- ating Courtyard properties. He stated that while they might consider a short term covenant, they were a public'corporation' and needed to be.cautious about making commitments when unforseen circumstances could chaiige.the'situation.. Mayor Forrest asked Mr. Novak whether the entrance from the Lake -Cook Road access drive would be closed.if Pfinsten road is extended north of Lake -Cook Road. Mr. Novak replied "no doubt about it." He stated that knowing negotiations concerning Pfingsten Road were underway, they had planned to wait until the'last moment to put in the entrance drive, since they prefer a Pfingsten Road'access. Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee York to approve'the Plan Commission's recommendation and report regarding rezoning and resubdivision and instruct the r attorney to prepare text amendments to permit hotels as Special Uses in C -2 PUDs. � 11 F , Trustee 4arovitz stated that the Board had turned down proposals for budget motels in the past, and if there was any chance that the Courtyard might be� owned and op- erated by an owner other than Marriott or other first class hptel. operators, he would be opposed to it. Mr..Novak stated that the Courtyard /was not a budget motel, that it would cost about eight million dollars, and Marriott would not sell for. less than that figure, which.would preclude any purchaser *from operating a budget motel. He stated that he himself could not speak for the Marriott Corpora- tion regarding covenanting the facility, but he could discuss the request with them. Trustee.Marovitz moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, that the Plan Commission . report be amended by adding the condition that a covenant be placed on the property by Marriott agreeing to own and operate the Courtyard for five years. Trustee Marty asked Mr. Novak if he could have a reply from the Corporation.by first reading of the ordinance.' Mr. Novak replied that a--five year covenant was so substantial it would have to go to the Board of Directors and that a five year covenant would create a serious problem for the project. Trustee York felt a two year covenant was reasonable. Trustee Marovitz felt a five year covenant was not onerous for an eight million dollar facility. The motion for a five year covenant failed on the following vote:' AYES: Marovitz,'Seidman NAYS: ..Jackson, Marty, York Thereafter,.Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee York, that.the report be, amended by adding the condition that Marriott covenant to:own; and operate the Courtyard for two- years. Motion passed"on the following vote:. AYES: Jackson, Marovitz, Marty, Seidman, York. (5) NAYS: None (0) Motion to approve the amended Plan Commission recommendation regarding resubdivi- sion and rezoning with instruction to the attorney to prepare the necessary ordinances for text amendments and to prepare a,:two =year operations covenant, passed unanimously. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty,.to instruct the attorney to prepare an ordinance covering a five percent room'tax for hotels to be considered with the proposal for the Marriott Courtyard. Motion carried unanimously. TENTATIVE.ANNUAL BUDGET Trustee Seidman moved,'seconded by Trustee PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.OF Marty, to waive the rules to permit passage FILING & PUBLIC HEARING of the ordinance�on first reading. Motion ORDINANCE NO. 0 -84 -06 carried unanimously. Trustee Marty moved,, seconded by Trustee Seidman, to pass the ordinance providing for the Filing of the Tenative Annual.'Budge't and for the Public Inspection and Hearing Thereon. Motion carried on.the following vote:' AYES: Jackson, Marovitz, Marty, Seidman, York (5) NAYS:. None' (0) NORTH AVENUE Village Engineer Jas. Soyka reported that soil IMPROVEMENTS borings were taken to"a depth of 3 feet along North Avenue,principally to determine if there was any underlying top soil full of organic debris below the gravel. None was found and the need for extensive excavation.is therefore eliminated. It was found that the gravel and asphalt varied anywhere from six to eighteen inches from Stratford to Wilmot Road. �r Mr:-.Soyka reported that for a total cost of $85,000 the present road can be pul verized to a depth of six inches to provide a.uniform base.for a twenty foot wide asphalt pavement with two foot gravel shoulders. Ditching will be pro- vided for drainage. The road reconstructed in this manner can be expected to last ten to fifteen years with routine maintenance. Trustee..Seidman stated that he bad checked with administration and learned that the Village has never used its own money to initially.build streets, and he agreed with a communication from Trustee Swanson who opposed use of public funds to build the street. Trustee Marty stated that there had been a history of special assessments for streets in Deerfield, but she did'not feel that "special assessing the project would benefit that many people" and was sure they did not want it. Alayor. Forrest stated that he felt certain public benefit coscs'i handled by spec:i.a:i assessment would cost taxpayers more. 9 1�o After a short discussion, Trustee York moved, seconded by Trusteee Jackson,.for Deerfield to agree to pay half of the $85,000 reconstruction costs of North Avenue in annual increments of $5,000. Mayor Forrest stated that since maintenance of the road cost.about.$2,000 yearly, he felt annual $5,000 reconstruction payments were preferable.' Trustee Marovitz asked Trustee York if he cared to amend his motion to include the sharing of maintenance costs by both Villages. f Trustee York moved, Trustee Jackson consenting, to amend his motion y adding that Deerfield would maintain the street with Bannockburn to jay half the maintenance costs. Motion carried, Trustee Seidman dissenting. The amended motion to approve reconstruction of.North.Avenue - at:.a cost not to exceed $85,000, wi.th,Bannockburn funding the project up front and.,Deerfield repaying Bannockburn $42,500 at the rate of $5,000 a year less half the cost of maint- aining the road, passed on the following vote: AYES: Jackson, Marovitz,-Seidman, York (4) NAYS: Seidman (1) FISHMAN /BAXTER Village Attorney Stucko explained that ANNEXATION AGREEMENT following a public hearing on September 6, AMENDED /RESTATED 1983, the Board decided to grant the RESOLUTION R -84 -03 petition of Fishman /Baxter for an amended and restated annexation agreement for their proper�y on Lake -Cook Road. He advised the Board that the resolution before them authorizing execution of the-amended and restated annexation agreement concluded: 1) lengthy easement negotiations. by Fishman /Baxter with.owners to the east and west to permit access across the frontage road in from of the. Fishman /Baxter property and 2) preparation of a plat of dedication for Huehl Road to settle the long standing issue as to.the dedicated or undedicated status of the road. It was noted that although Baxter /Travenol had planned to purchase the property but later decided on a long -term lease, they are ; party to the agreement which includes the Final Plan of Development as pre- pared by Baxter /Travenol and dated October.27, 1983. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by'Trustee Jackson,,to approve the Resolution. Motion carried unanimously.. FISHMAN /BAXTER Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee SPECIAL USE /INDUSTRIAL PUD. Marovitz,.to waive the rules to permit passage ORDINANCE NO. 0 -84 -07 of the ordinance on first - reading. Motion carried unanimously. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marovitz, to,pass the ordinance author izing a Special Use /Industrial Planned Unit Development for,Fishman /Baxter, 1400 Lake -Cook Road. Motion carried on the following vote:. AYES: Jackson, Marovitz, Marty, Seidman, York (5) NAYS: None (0) PLUMBING CONNECTIONS,— The ordinance regarding Plumbing Connections MUNICIPAL CODE.AMEND. was objected to at the previous Board meeting ORDINANCE NO. 0 -84 -09 since it was not entirely clear as to what constituted,a mechanical flood control: system. Thereafter, the ordinance was rewritten to include a definition of a . power- assisted flood control system. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, to pass the ordinance amend- ing Section 16 -9 of Chapter 16 of the Municipal Code. Motion carried on the following vote: AYES: Jackson, Marovitz, Marty, Seidman, York (5) NAYS: None (0) BRICKYARDS - FLODSTROM Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee SIGN MODIFICATION Jackson, to pass the ordinance granting a 570 LAKE -COOK ROAD sign modification to permit an illuminated . ORDINANCE NO. 0- 84 -08. V- shaped, 7'x14' constru�ction,sign for one year. Motion carried on the following vote: AYES: Jackson, Marty, Seidman, York (4) NAYS: �Iarov:i.tz (1) 1. 755 WAUKEGAN ROAD (WILLMAN) Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Seid .SPECIAL USE /MULTIPLE USE man; to waive the rules to permit passage of ORDINANCE NO. 0 -84 -10 the ordinance on first reading. Motion carried unanimously. Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, to pass the ordinance granting a Special Use /Multiple Use for the property at 755 Waukegan Road for two apartments and a Christian Science Reading Room. Motion carried on following vote: AYES: Jackson, Marovitz, Marty, Seidman, York (5) NAYS: None (0) Trustee Marovitz reported that reception of Channel 7 on Cable TV (originating locally) is very sporadic. Trustee York stated he has not yet been contacted to subscribe for Cable TV. Staff will check out thee:;matters_.'_ . There being no further business to come before the Board, the meet ng was adjourned at 10:40 P.M. PROVED: STATEMENT BY MAYOR BERNARD FORREST LAKE -COOK ROAD DEVELOPMENT /.TRAFFIC March 19, 1984 Md Recent articles in local newspapers regarding the rapid development along Lake -Cook Road prompt my commenting on the subject. Questions have been raised regarding the amount and type of development - suggesting that it is not consistent with good planning principles. I disagree totally with that position and strongly support the Village's land use decisions along the Lake -Cook Road corridor. As early as 1971, the Comprehensive Plan, a planning document encompassing the entire community as well as unincorporated areas adjacent to the Village - recommended that Deerfield annex the area lying south of Lake -Cook Road and north of Edens Spur. This property was described as being within the "natural planning area of the Village ". During the 1970's,.the Village undertook an extensive review of its Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance. Workshop meetings were conducted by a citizens' committee, comprised of residents representing all areas. of the Village. Several drafts of the Comprehensive Plan, including.plans for development south of Lake -Cook Road, were reviewed by the Committee in a public setting. Their recommendations were forwarded to the Plan Commission, also composed of Deerfield residents, who reviewed the specific draft of the Comprehensive Plan prior to forwarding it to the Village Board. On February 19, 1979, the Board of Trustees formally adopted the Comprehensive Plan. Sections of the report dealing with property along Lake -Cook Road stressed the following: 1. The location of property (south of Lake -Cook Road) between a regional . thoroughfare and an expressway (Edens Spur) ... serves to limit its use to 1) Corporate offices. 2) Institutional uses. 3) Professional offices. 4) light industrial uses. 2. The Village strongly desires to contain and strengthen the existing business districts and to prevent strip commercial development.from occurring along Lake -Cool; Road. To protect the residential uses to the north, commercial or retail uses are not recommended. I3. Residential uses are not recommended because of -the location of this area between two very heavily traveled routes and among several incom- patible uses. In addition, the residents of this area would be ef- fectively isolated from, the rest of the Village by Lake -Cook Road and by the fact that they would be served by Northbrook Schools, the Northbrook park, library and fire prevention districts, and Cook County. Mayor Forrest, 3/19/84 Page 2. 4. Existing development in the Village's outlying non - residential areas is characterized by the moderate scale of the buildings, the high quality of the design and the materials used the large amount of open space, and the generous and attractive landscaping. Maintenance and continuation of this type of development is strongly desired for its high aesthetic value and its compatibility with the residential character of the Vi "llage. It-should be made clear that had Deerfield not annexed the properties south of Lake -Cook Road, they would certainly have been developed in unincorporated Cook County, whose zoning regulations are far more liberal than Deerfield's. In short, we would have experienced increased problems and traffic from those developments without the benefit of sharing in tax revenues. In addition to tax revenue, vie have exercised controls over the development that have resulted in high quality, low.density uses. In reviewing proposals for development, the Village must react to what the private landowner proposes. We are not in a position.to dictate who shall own the property nor what specific corporation should occupy the development. To date, however, we have been very pleased to deal with such corporate entities as Richard Stein and Associates, Teradyne Central, Inc., and Draper and Kramer, all of whom have - in my opinion - shown high quality design in their developments that are definite assets to the comnuni ty. No one questions the significant increase of traffic on Lake -Cook Road in recent years. Certainly development in and around Deerfield has added to the traffic volumes. however, since its improvement by the County as a four lane thoroughfare, Lake -Cook Road is designed to handle the heaviest of our east -west traffic flow. Our efforts have been to control both the amount of traffic entering Lake -Cook Road and the access to properties in that area. The major concern is not so much the volume of traffic as the need to discourage it from using alternative streets within the residential areas of Deerfield. More work needs to be done on this problem and it is now being studied. Some solutions will soon be recommended. We have worked very hard in attempting to secure a four -way interchange at Lake -Cook Road. I am pleased to announce that the Tollway Authority has decided to give this project a high ranking, and will,soon announce officially its plans to proceed with the iirprovemen.t. Mayor Forrest, 3/19/84 Page 3. Another option under consideration is an interchange at Pfingsten Road and the Edens Spur. This improvement could be made in addition to the Lake -Cook Road interchange to help decrease the amount of traffic. ale are also working with the Cook County Highway Department for the possible extension of Pfingsten Road that some day, hopefully, will lead to a connection to Kates Road. This improvement will also do much to address the future traffic problems on Lake- Cook Road. These types of projects are inter - jurisdictional in scope and require significant investments both by government and private industry. By working with the corporate entities in the area, we are optimistic that these improvements can and will be made at a reasonable cost and within a reasonable time limit. The Lake -Cook Road corridor is an attractive area for office /commercial development. Rather than fight this trend, Deerfield - through its Comprehensive Plan elected to work with the land owners in controlling the size and type of development. Because this was not done years ago, we have had to accommodate Tollway North and Walgreens without the benefit of having them within our corporate limits. I stand behind our Comprehensive Plan, realizing full well that there have been and will continue to be some drawbacks. However, I am also optimistic that in the long run efforts can be made to minimize the impact of the development of the Lake -Cook Road area while, at the same time, the Village as a whole benefits froiii it. BERNARD FORREST Mayor ,a -.