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06/18/1984.9°z June 18, 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, June 18, 1984 at 8:05 P.M. The Clerk called the roll and announced the following were Present: Bernard Forrest, Mayor 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 Jackson, to approve the minutes of June 4, 1984 as presented. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVE WARRANT Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by,Truste Jack - NO. W -84 -06 son, to approve the bills and payroll, including transfers and reimbursements. Motion carried on the following vote: AYES: ,Jackson, Marovitz, Marty, Seidman, York. (5) NAYS: Nonei (0) HONOR AMERICA DAYS Mayor Forrest read a proclamation designating JUNE 14 to July 4, 1984 the period June 14 to July 4th as a time to .Honor America, and urged all residents to fly the flag daily during this period. Trustee. Marty moved, seconded by Trustee York, to approve the proclamation. Motion carried unanimously. Dr. Henry Sarton of the American Legion Post No. 738 of Deerfield, expressing appreciation, ac- cepted the Proclamation. VOLKSWAGEN /SCHMIDT PROPERTY Mgr. Franz stated that a public hearing was STEIN PETITION held on May 10, 1984 (a joint meeting of the PLAN COMM. REP. /RECOMMENDATION Board of Trustees, the Plan Commission and BZA REPORT & RECOMMENDATION the Board of Zoning Appeals) to consider the pebition of Richard Stein for the annexation, rezoning, special uses, variations and text amendments for the Volkswagen /Schmidt property on Lake -Cook Road. PLAN COMMISSION The Plan Commission met on May 31, 1984 and recommended approval (on :a vote of 5 -0) of the following: 1. The subject property be annexed into the Village of Deerfield. 2. The property be zoned I -1 3. A Special Use for a PUD be granted based on the Preliminary Development Plan. • 4. A Special Use be granted to permit professional offices in the PUD. 5. Parking provided at 3.3/1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area with the difference between that number and the required 4/1,000 sq. ft. of floor area being landbanked as designated on the PUD with provisions that the Petitioner come back to the Plan Commission before beginning the final phase of construction if they believe they could landbank more spaces. 6. Parking stall design modified to permit 18'x8' stalls with grass overhang. areas with curbing acting as wheel stops where appropriate. 7. Waiver of requirement to provide roping and wheel stops. 8. Petitioner permitted to encroach into perimeter setback on the west side of property as shown on the Plan with parking permitted on the southern, western, and northern perimeter setbacks. 9. The Petitioner be permitted to have a perimeter setback of 50 feet from the Tollway easement along Lake -Cook Road. 10. Landscaped screening along south and west parking areas permitted to be com- prised of a non - evergreen type as indicated on the Plan. 11. Huehl Road should not be dedicated south of the Baxter /Fishman southern property line. ' 93 12. The Signage Plan will be submitted at a later date. 13. A hotel use be included in the I -1 District under the following text amendment. 1. Add Hotel Use as a Special Use in I- 1-District. 2. Add to Article 6.1 -3 a new paragraph "8 ": Hotels, provided such is developed as part of an Industrial Planned Unit Development of 30 acres or more; and further provided that such Industrial PUD shall include both office and hotel uses and shall be,lbcated adjacent to Interstate Highway 94 (known as Edens Spur) and Highway 194 (known as the Tri -State Tollway). No hotel may be located within 600 feet of the center line of Lake -Cook Road. 3. The following definition should be added to Art.14 of the Zoning Ordinance. Definition of Hotel A building containing not less than 75 or more than 300 sleeping rooms or suites for the purpose of providing overnight lodging facilities to the 'general public for compensation and in which the principal means of ingress and egress to and from all rooms is made through an inside lobby supervised by a person in charge at all hours and which provides a common entrance, halls and stairways. Accessory uses, except as modified by any other pro- visions of this Ordinance, shall be limited to those uses customarily and historically accessory to a Hotel and provided primarily for the comfort and accommodation of guests of the hotel. 4. The following text amendment for accessory uses should be adopted: Article 6.1 -5 Accessory Uses: Add a new "7 ".: When part of a I 71, PUD, the following uses (in addition to those uses provided primarily for registered hotel guests which are customarily and historically accessory to a hotel)may be permitted as accessory to a hotel use when locatediwithin the hotel or its grounds* and /or operated primarily for the use of the registered guests of.the hotel: ( *Note: not applicable to liquor service in that liquor service'must be confined within the hotel). a. Restaurant b. Banquet and ballroom facilities (including food and /or liquor service c. Liquor service (including: when required) 1) Lounge areas and 2) Free standing complimentary service areas-when limited to regular and specified hours of daily service restricted to registered, hotel guests and their visitors) d. Recreational and social facilities limited to hotel guests and their e. Meeting /conference rooms visitors f. Convenience item shops g. Laundry and housekeeping facilities h. Vending machines 5. The following parking requirements should be adopted: Parking - Article 8.2 -5, 2: Add new "m ": m. Hotels -- 1.4 parking spaces per guest room. 14. A 5% hotel tax should be adopted. 15. Area should be set aside on west side of property for future development of Tollway ramp. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS The BZA held a public hearing on May 22, 1984 to consider a requested height variation to , allow construction of three.office buildings and one hotel to a height not tolex- ceed 75 feet (including mechanicals). It was the unanimous recommendation of the BZA (4 -0) that the variation be granted with the stipulation that the building height not exceed 75 feet taken from the easternmost point of the property fronting on Lake -Cook Road. Mayor Forrest stated that the meeting that evening was the fourth time,the petition was heard and considered. Inasmuch as Mr. Ted Novak, attorney for Petitioner Richard Stein, stated that he had no additional testimony at that time as'the record'was replete with testimony for the petitioner (though all expert witnesses were present as well as exhibits for examination, Mayor Forrest'invited comments from the audience. I Mr. Troy Miller, Trustee for the Village of Northbrook, requested that Northbrook's position on the matter be presented by their attorney, Mr. Clifford Weaver. Mr. Weaver stated that Northbrook did not oppose the annexation or the proposed basic uses, but were concerned that the developer proposed to change the rules which Deer- field had applied to other developments in the area, none of which Northbrook had opposed. He felt the proposed changes would double the intensity of use on the sub- ject parcel as compared to anything in the immediate vicinity, and did not see a 9 ,31 need or justification for such changes. Mr. Weaver submitted that the intensity of the development greatly impacts the traf- fic on Lake -Cook and Pfingsten Roads, and that traffic studies undertaken by North- brook showed that.with the proposed development, Lake Cook Road at every intersec- tion up and down its length,through both villages,would operate below the level of service "D ". He stated that the approval of the Stein proposal plus the Fiat -Allis development (presently exceeding the square footage factored into their study) will add more than one million square feet of floor area over and above what the study shows, indicating that the capacity of Lake -Cook and Pfingsten Roads to move traf- fic will literally break d®wn. Mr. Weaver went on to say that the last annexation agreement which Northbrook had seen (submitted by the developer) contained no commitment to any contribution to share the problem being caused by the developer..:'an excessive shard'due to the proposed density. He stated that each Plan Commission member had indicated concern for the density and that two members had requested the petitioner to reduce it. Mr. Weaver noted that Mr. Stein did not volunteer to do so, but added, "I can't say that I blame him." He submitted, however, that it was within the power of the Village to deny approval unless there is agreement to a "more realistic" density.' Mr. Weaver continued, stating, "We know there is considerable fear of the property being developed in the County, and we think this a fear that is overstated. We think there is room in this project for some accommodation between the developer and Deerfield to the needs of the region." He went on to say that in order to develop the proposal in the County, Mr. Stein would -have to garner three - fourths the vote of the County Board. The property is not zoned for the proposed use and he' did not believe that an approval would be granted. He stated that Deerfield was in a position to talk with Mr. Stein, because by annexing to Deerfield (which Northbrook approved) Mr. Stein could be saved months, perhaps years, of delav ... of value to him. "We think you ought to give him this value in return f,or a 'realistic den- sity.' " Mr. Weaver stated that at the Plan Commission hearing, there had been some discus- sion about various tollway proposals which might mitigate and ameliorate the impact of the development. He.said that Northbrook had been in preliminary contact with CATS and.that from what they could see,they felt more interchanges at Lake -Cook and Pfingsten would increase traffic but might reduce the impact of the development on Deerfield's residential streets. While Northbrook sees some merit in those inter- changes, they do not feel that there can be a step- by- step,loading of traffic onto Lake -Cook Road. Mr. Weaver urged careful consideration of the development to require a, reduction of density before approval,and to require of the developer a thorough study of the Lake - Cook and Pfingsten corridors to establish precisely what improvements, which are fairly attributable to this development,may be'needed. He submitted that while no developer should be asked to improve an entire 'regional artery, the proposed develop- ment has a definable impact on the road over and above other developments along Lake - Cook road, including Northbrook Court which is developed at approximately one -third of the floor area ratio of the Stein proposal. Dr. David Chudwin, 1407 Country Lane, Deerfield, a recent newcomer to Deerfield, stated that he and his wife had been struck by'the traffic problem on Lake -Cook Road which prevents them from getting around the Village and which impacts on-both the residents' shopping and businesses within the Village. He stated that he neither opposed developments nor Mr. Stein, whose proposal has many meritorious features, but he opposed granting the requested height variation, which he sees as creating greater density, thereby generating more traffic and greater profits for the develop- er. He saw a spectre of an impassable road in the not so distant future. He urged the Board to restrict the square footage in order to prevent potentially serious traffic problems. Mrs. Janice Gould, 332 Powderhorn Drive, Northbrook, President of the Williamsburg Square Homeowners Assoc. (located behind Northbrook Court) stated that their main access road is Lake -Cook. She said the road is a back door thoroughfare for High- land Park, Northbrook, and Deerfield, and that development along.the road is changing it from suburban to urban traffic levels. She stated that due to the urging of her group, Northbrook had undertaken traffic studies to be used in the development of the Lake -Cook corridor. Hence, she felt that developments should not be plan- ned individually, but thatjzoning codes of those municipalities abutting Lake -Cook Road should be co- ordinated to control growth. She stated that no Village should be swayed by a threat of County development. She stated that parking structures add uncontrolled bulk and establish precedents. She did not feel that tollroad ramps could relive a potential "traffic disaster" if density along Lake -Cook Road is not controlled. s . r MAYOR FORRE:ST'S STATEMENT REGARDING STEIN DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL June 18, 1984 Prior to asking for questions from the Village Board members, I would like to make a statement on this petition., The Village's Comprehensive Plan calls for the annexation and zoning of the Volkswagen property. It has always been our intention to incorporate this area and control its development, evidenced by the utilities agreement signed by the Village for this property in August of 1963. Over the past three months, there has been considerable discussion on the pros and cons of this development. Several public hearings have been held and ample opportunity given for public comment. As with every land use decision, the Village's primary interest is to assure that the development will be an asset to the community and one which will not adversely impact the residential character of Deerfield which has been attained over many years by good planning procedures. - As we can all appreciate, land use decisions are'generally the most difficult 4 issues facing municipal governments. Their difficulty is compounded when the issue involves unincorporated property adjacent to municipal boundaries, which gives.the developer the option of seeking county zoning and building the development without the municipality's exercising any control or realizing any of the benefits. The main issue in this development, as with all developments along Lake -Cook Road, has been concern for traffic. Realistically, we must accept that Lake -Cook Road will always have significant traffic volumes since it is a primary east -west arterial - not only for Deerfield, but for all communities from Barrington to Highland Park. Our efforts have been to control this traffic to whatever extent possible and reduce the "foreign traffic" on residential streets. Efforts have been made, and will con- tinue, to seek tollway interchanges at both Lake -Cook Road and Pfingsten Road to contain these traffic volumes on major routes. As a part of this project, Mr. Stein Mayor's Statement on Stein Development, 6/18/84 Page 2. has agreed to donate property to assure an interchange improvement at Lake -Cook Road. Rather than contest each other's land use policies, I call on Northbrook to .work with Deerfield in striving for interchange improvements that will benefit both communities. Each municipality must take responsibility for controlling development along Lake -Cook Road and the related traffic that it generates. In this regard - and relating specifically to the Stein proposal - I have met on several occasions with the developer to address the density issue. Based on these meetings and several negotiations with Staff on matters relating to the Annexation Agreement, the developer. has. agreed to reduce the Floor Area Ratio to less than .50, an FAR that. could be exceeded under both Cook County and Northbrook zoning. He has further a-C sz.s, noc al" 6a. agreed to make a cash contribution for sanitary sewer improvements which will Abenefit other properties within Deerfield. This involves partial payment for a new clarifier at the Wastewater Treatment Facility and a new sewer line that, in addition to serving his property, will help alleviate sanitary sewer problems in the southwest quadrant of the Village. In light of these commitments and Mr. Stein's past record of high quality develop -.. ment, I support the annexation and zoning of this parcel and urge the Board, this evening, to accept the favorable recommendations of both the Plan Commission and the Board of Zoning. Appeals. J4 the development but, hopefully, the entire Village of Deerfield. Numerous road- way improvements at the developer's cost, or at no cost to the Village have been agreed to ... signalization, throat widening and additional lanes at Lake -Cook and Wilmot Roads. Other discussions are taking place in relation to certain utility improvements which might be necessary depending on future development within the community.. The contributions of the developer are substantial and not totally related to the specific development. Mr. Novak continued, by saying that most of the comments boiled down to concern about traffic.' An anlysis shows that under Deerfield's I -1, without variations, 928,000 sq. ft. of gross building area of offices can be developed which would generate more traffic than the current proposal of 850,000 square feet of build- ing including 225,000 sq. ft. for the hotel. The hotel and offices. complement each other in terms of traffic generation at peak hours. If the property were developed in Cook County under I -1 or C -7, almost 2 to 21� times'as much traffic would be generated. Under Northbrooks's M -2, having a FAR of 1.2 and a 50 ft. height limitation, traffic generated could more than double that expected from the Stein proposal. The M -2 ordinance (which the 0 -2 replaced for the Lake -Cook/ Skokie area) did permit a height of 105,feet with a reduction of the FAR to .7. Mr. Novak added, "It is factually uncontroverted that this property could be developed in any of the surrounding communities under their comparable classifi- cations and generate substantially more traffic than we are proposing." He said that the most important comment relative to traffic is what Barton - Aschman had indicated in the record: Lake -Cook Road will develop to its full capacity notwithstanding what goes on with this particular property, notwithstanding what goes on in the Village of Deerfield. Whatever capacity is available on Lake- Cook.Road will be absorbed by traffic. It's a major arterial and it will be absorbed by development within-or without the community." Mr. Novak stated that Mr. Weaver's comment that the property is not zoned in the 1 County for this proposal and not permitted under existing zoning is technically correct. But, he had not said that this property under its current I -1 classi- fication in Cook County could be developed for what is seen there with no more than a Special Use ... not a map amendment, not a text amendment, but only a Special Use,needed for the hotel and general office portion of this particular development. "Unlike Mr. Weaver, I do believe we would obtain our approval which would be forth- coming notwithstanding opposition by the Village of Northbrook." Mr. Richard Stein, petitioner, stated that the.-Northbrook traffic study consultants were asked to assume that Lake -Cook Road would,be developed to its' maximum poten- tial and asked what the traffic would be like, but they were not commissioned to present possible solutions to relieve the problem. Barton - Aschman, felt by Mr. Steinto be equally qualified as traffic consultants and who had been retained by the petitioner, talked with the Northbrook consultants About their report. They told them (Barton - Aschman), "Sure there are a,lot of things that could be done to alleviate the problems, but we weren't asked to, comment on that in the report." Mr. Stein stated, "I think that kinda tells where that (the objection) is coming from." Mr. Stein went on to state that unlike Mr. Weaver's portrayal and news- paper accounts, -the BZA, the Village Board, and the Plan Commission had been'dilli- gent, thoughtful, had delved into all aspects and asked good questions. He said that whereas he had spent many hours before these Boards, Mr. Weaver and the news - papers'accounts provide about five minutes of comments_. He, therefore, urged adoption of the recommendations of the Plan Commission and BZA. Mayor Forrest read a statement regarding the petition which is attached hereto and made a part of the minutes. Trustee Seidman, addressing Mr. Weaver, stated that the subject property is not in the Village but being annexed, whereas other properties along Lake -Cook Road had been in the Village and Deerfield had more control over them. He added that it was nis understanding that: with.the- exception of the hotel which would require a Special Use, the office buildings could be built to a height of 95 feet. Attorney Stucko ad- vised him that the offices,in conjunction with the hotel would require a Special Use for the entire project. Trustee Seidman noted that the same floor area could be achieved by six 4 -story buildings without a height variation and still be within the 40% lot coverage restriction. Questioned by Trustee Seidman, the petitioner amplified sight line data provided by graphic computer printouts. He was ad- vised that all the buildings for the development will be seen in the same height plane as the Fishman properties. Mr. Michael Schwartz, Plan Commissioner, stated, "Mr. Weaver had indicated that every member of the Plan Commission who voted for the development had also in- dicated that it was too intense. Unless my memory and the minutes fail me, what happened was that every member indicated concern with the density, because it is a dense development. In the final analysis, though, we considered the alternative 31 of a development within the County and also considered Mr. Stein's reputation and what he has done in the Village so far. We also spent a good deal of time dis- cussing the hotel as a new use. It was our feeling that given all those consid erations, the property and development as proposed deserved our support." Trustee Marty asked about discussions regarding sanitary sewers. Mayor Forrest replied that Staff has,reviewed the possibility of an alternative to the Pine Street sewer: 1) a new main running north through the Brickyards, 2) enlargement of the Pine Street sewer or installation of another to correct the existing prob- lems, 3) a sewer north on Kenmore and east on Hackberry to correct the Hackberry problems. He added that Mr. Stein had agreed to provide some funds which could be used for partial payment of the project, and that whatever is done, problems will be corrected not created." Trustee Marovitz asked about the allowable use under existing zoning in terms of density limitation if the project developed exclusively as an office site under Cook County zoning. Mr. Novak replied that under Cook County I- 1,zoning, only a limited range of permitted office uses is listed, and that a Special Use is necessary for General Offices as proposed. He read a long list of-industrial, warehouse, retail business uses, etc. As for height limits: there are none under Cook County C 77. For .I -1, 25% higher than tallest structure within a quarter, mile. Mr. Stein stated that since General Offices are of less intensity and generate less traffic than the permitted offices listed in the Cook County code,'the County Board summarily issues a Special Use for General Offices. He was certain Cook County'would zone the site for General Offices permitting about a 200 ft. height, based on 25% more than the LaSalle Partners building of 165 feet at the southwest corner of Lake -Cook and the Tollway. Trustee Seidman stated that the provisions of the annexation agreement for.the service of liquor were not clear to him, and that he was firmly opposed to any cocktail lounges not in conjunction with the restaurant. Mr. Bud Cataldo, a partner in the hotel operation, stated that at. the request of the Deerfield Planning Department, the liquor service areas were designed in accord with space and percentage requirements of the present ordinance. Mayor Forrest stated that the annexation agreement will be clarified in this regard. Motion: Thereafter, Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee York, to approve the Plan Commission recommendations. Motion carried unanimously. i 'Motion: Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, to approve the recom- mendation of the Board of Zoning Appeals. Motion carried unanimously. Motion: Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee York, to direct the Village Attorney to prepare: 1) a resolution authorizing execution of the Annexation Agreement, with the amendments considered by the Board during the meeting, 2) an ordinance annexing the property to the Village, and 3) an ordinance zoning the property in the I -1 classification. Motion carried on following vote: AYES: Jackson, Marovitz, Marty, Seidman, York (5) NAYS: None (0) The Board recessed at 9:30 p.m. and reconvened at 9:40 p.m. all members being present and in attendance. JUDY'S PIZZERIA Mayor Forrest acknowledged receipt of the SPECIAL USE REQUEST Plan Commission and Village Center Development PLAN COMM. & VCDC RECOMMEN. Commission report and recommendation regarding a Special Use for until the request the request of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Schuetz for Judy's Pizzeria, 807 Hoffman Lane. Discussion will be deferred is heard by the Board of Zoning Appeals. BRICKYARDS - GEO. FINK PROPERTY Deferred at petitioner's request. LIFE CARE FACILITY BRICKYARDS - FLODSTROM, Mgr. Franz stated that the Plan Commission con -' EASTERN I -1; LANDSCAPING CHANGE sidered the request for a change in landscaping PLAN COMM. REP. & RECOMM. plans and doesn't believe that the proposed changes are substantial and, therefore, do not require a public hearing. The Plan Commission, however, recommended that six Austrian pines be added to the parking island along the northwestern property line which is proposed to be hydromulched and that the Lake -Cook Road berm be increased by two feet as in- dicated. Mr. Hill, landscape architect of James Freeman Architects, explained that the change would upgrade the initial plan, "beef -up" the size of plant, material and add planters of flowers not previously included to keep up with the level of land- scaping occurring all along Lake -Cook Road in order to be competitive. Motion: Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Jackson, to accept the recom- mendation of the Plan Commission. Motion carried unanimously. DEERFIELD RD. /CHESTNUT ST. THE PLAN COMMISSION held a public hearing on REZONING /PUD - FRANCIS CARR April 19, 1984 to consider the request of PLAN COMM. REP. & RECOMM. Francis Carr for the rezoning of his property BZA REP. & RECOMM. at 924, 934, 944 Deerfield Rd. from R -4 to R =5 and approval of a Planned Unit Development. The Plan Commission recommended, on a vote of 4 to 0, that the petitioner's Preliminary Development Plan and Rezoning be approved, subject to the submission of a lighting plan for the parking lot which reflects a sensitivity for neighbor- ing properties. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS held a public hearing on April 24, 1984 to consider the request for a variation to `,.construct a 23 -unit apartment building in lieu of 22 units allowed by ordinance.' The BZA recommended (5 -0, 1 abstention) that the request be denied as no hardship other than financial was shown. i Trustee Marty asked Mr. Carr for comments regarding the BZA's denial of his request for the 23rd unit. Mr. Carr replied that'he had found it hard to go before the BZA with anything other than a financial hardship due to: an attempt to preserve trees by keeping the building where the old foundations are, and demolition costs of about $27,000. Trustee Seidman reiterated his disapproval of the ordinance which controls the num- ber of units...by a unit size /lot area ratio:, stating that he felt it made it Jm- possible for a aeveloper to build reasonably priced units in the Village. He stated the requirements are unfair, and favored granting the petition. Motion: Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Jackson, to accept the recom- mendation of the Plan Commission to rezone the property to R -5 and approve the preliminary plan for a PUD at 924, 934,,and 944 Deerfield Road. Motion carried unanimously. Motion: Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee York, to accept the recommen- dation of the BZA (to deny the request for a 23rd unit at 924 -944 Deerfield Road). Much discussion followed. Trustee Seidman felt the request for one more unit con- stituted such a. small percent that the request should be granted. Trustee Marovitz pointed out there is no provision for a percentage of latitude. in granting varia- tions ... a hardship exists, other,than financial, or it doesn't. Trustee Marovitz reminded the Board that three years ago he had introduced the idea of granting density bonuses...a greater number of units than allowed by ordinance in exchange for amenities benefiting the Village. Mr. York stated that Mr. Carr had prepared a plan, with underground parking, that would have required the grant- ing of a density bonus, a "first class building that people want and will pay the price to live in them." Trustee York stated that while he would vote for the present proposal ( reluctantly), he would rather have the petitioner wait until density bonuses could again be looked into. Trustee Jackson stated that he felt there were too few apartments in the Village, and that responsible people should be encouraged to construct good apartments. i Trustee Marovitz statedhe would like the Village to re- entertain drafting an ordi- nance applicable to R -5 districts similar to what was proposed and adopted for the Central Business District, three years ago. Motion.to accept the BZA, recommendation failed on the following vote: AYES: Jackson* Marovitz (2) NAYS: Marty; Seidman, York (3)_ Trustee Jackson stated that his vote reflected his belief that an alternative method of determining the number of apartment units should be investigated. Trustee Marovitz and Mayor Forrest noted that adoption of a density bonus ordinance would provide greater flexibility to a developer. Trustee Seidman concurred but stated that even with an ordinance recognizing the value of amenities, unless the ratio lot area to units in the present ordinance is reduced it will be financially impossible to build on some sites or limit construction to very small units. Trustee Marty recommended that the old proposed density ordinances be again ex- amined. The matter will be on the next agenda for discussion. �9 ELDER LANE PARKING SAFETY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION north side of Elder Lane eastward Lane (required by 1963 ordinance, Council discussed the request of that parking be permitted. Mrs. Sheila,Stanger, Chairman of the Safety Council, reported that "no parking" signs }dad been erected about two months ago on the from Holy Cross Church to the end of Elder amended in 1975). On June 11, 1984 the Safety residents to remove those signs and recommend Motion: Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, to amend the ordinance to permit parking on the north side of Elder lane from the eastern driveway of Holy Cross Church to the eastern terminus of the street. Motion carried unanimously. CONSENT AGENDA REGULATION OF PEDDLERS First reading of ordinance ESTABLISH WAGE RATES Prevailing Wage Rates Adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R -84 -08 MFT STREET MAINTENANCE Resolution on MFT Street Maintenance Expenditures. SARA LEE - SIGN MODIFICATION Granting of Thrift Shop sign modification. ORDINANCE NO. 0- 84 -24, Motion: Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, to adopt the Consent Agenda. Motion carried on the following vote: AYES: Jackson, Marovitz, Marty, Seidman, York (5) NAYS: None (0) , 5 MOBILE ISPERN RADIOS AUTHORIZE PURCHASE Motion: Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Jackson, to authorize the purchase of 5 mobile ISPERN radios from Motorola at a cost not-to exceed $5,420. Motion carried on the following vote: , AYES: Jackson, Marovitz, Marty, Seidman, York (5) NAYS:. None (0) 6 HAND -HELD RADAR UNITS Motion: Trustee Marty moved, seconded by AUTHORIZE PURCHASE Trustee York, to authorize the purchase of 6 hand -held radar units from Kustom Quality Electronics at a total cost not to exceed $5,970. Motion carried on following vote: AYES: Jackson,.Marovitz, Marty, Seidman, York (5) NAYS: None (0) HYDRAULIC SEWER CLEANER Motion: Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by AWARD BID Trustee Marovitz, to award the bid of a Hy- draulic Sewer Cleaner mounted on a 28,000 Truck Chassis to the low bidder Northwest Ford Truck Center, Franklin Park, at a cost not to exceed $34,790. Motion carried on following vote: AYES: Jackson, Marovitz, Marty, Seidman, York (5) NAYS: None (0) CONVENTIONAL TRUCK CHASSIS & CAB AWARD BID at a-cost not to exceed $$8,827. Motion: Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, to award the bid of a conventional truck chassis and cab, 4 wheel drive /6' pick up, to the only bidder Northwest Ford Truck Center Motion carried on following vote: AYES: Jackson, Marovitz, Marty, Seidman, York (5) NAYS: None (0) DIESEL CONVENTIONAL DUMP TRUCK Motion: Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by AWARD BID Trustee Marty, to award the bid'for a Diesel - powered Conventional Dump Truck,, 35,000 GVWR, to low bidder Northwest Ford Truck Center, at a cost not to exceed $33,606. Motion carried on the following vote: AYES: Jackson, Marovitz, Marty, Seidman, York (5) NAYS: None (0) APPROVE REVISED Manager Franz stated that the old personnel PERSONNEL MANUAL manual was not in complete conformity with new regulations under Civil Rights legislation. The revision took some time to accomplish and included work with the Village Attor- ney who believes it to be workable. Motion: Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Jackson, that the revised Per- sonnel Manual be adopted. Motion carried unanimously. Trustee Marty asked whether there had been a reply to a letter sent to the Union Drainage District regarding repayment of the loan made to them by the Village. Manager,Franz stated that.the only contact he had had with Mr. James Mitchell, ,chairman of the drainage District board, indicated that Mr. Mitchell and their attorney were working on it and would be requesting a meeting with Mayor Forrest in the future. Trustee Marty requested that the other two members of the drainage district board be sent copies of the letter. Mayor Forrest concurred, and copies will be sent. There being no other business to come before the Board, upon motion by Trustee Marty, second by Trustee Seidman, and Board approval, the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 P.M. APPROVED• Mayor ATTEST: Village Cl&k