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03/06/1989March 6, 1989 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 6, 1989 at 8:00 P.M. The Clerk called the roll and announced that the following were Present: Bernard Forrest, Mayor James L. Marovitz Harriet B..Rosenthal Edwin B. Seidman Vernon-E.`Swanson J. Robert York and that a quorum was present and in attendance. Also present was Village Manager Robert Franz and Village Attorney James Stucko. Trustee Rosenthal requested the minutes of the previous meeting be amended by substituting the word "surveyor" for "appraiser" in listing Nicholas Raimondi's occupation in the minutes regarding resubdivision at 702 Elm Street. Trustee Rosenthal also requested the following sentence be inserted in the same paragraph: "Mrs. Houpt pointed out that the lot did not meet the subdivision code required lot depth of 110 feet." Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marovitz, that the minutes of the previous meeting as amended be approved. Motion carried unanimously. DEPT. OF COMMUNITY Barbara Houpt, Director of Community DEVELOPMENT - Development, appeared before the Board to OBJECTIVES discuss her report on Department objectives. Ms. Houpt advised that a building inspector trainee and a part time planner have been hired to help relieve some of the burdens in the Department. Additional efforts are being made to educate applicants in their submission of documents to the Appearance Review Commission and Building Department. R -1 SUBDIVISION Mayor Forrest suggested the matter on 1500 WILMOT ROAD resubdivision and annexation of property at 1500 Wilmot Road be referred to the Plan Commission for-another hearing. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson, to refer the request for R -1 subdivision and annexation of certain property located at 1500 Wilmot Road back to the Plan Commission for their review. Motion carried unanimously. FIRE LANES - ED DEBEVIC'S Consent Agenda Ordinance amending Section 22 -167 of the Municipal Code re fire lanes (Ed Debevic's). First reading. 0 -89 -10 ORDINANCE Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance to SALE OF SNACK ITEMS permit the sale of snack items in automobile AUTOMOBILE SERVICE service stations. STATIONS Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee York, that the Consent Agenda be accepted and the Ordinance adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Marovitz, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, York (5) NAYS: None (0) 0 -89 -11 ORDINANCE Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee REMOVAL OF DISABLED Swanson, to remove from table the Ordinance VEHICLES FROM re removal of disabled vehicles from private PRIVATE PROPERTY property. Motion carried unanimously. A fee of $25.00 per day for failure to remove an inoperable motor vehicle was agreed upon. Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee Marovitz, that the ., Ordinance re removal of disabled vehicles from private property be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Marovitz, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, York (5) NAYS: None (0) 0 -89 -12 ORDINANCE Trustee Marovitz moved, seconded by Trustee STREET NAME CHANGE Rosenthal, that the rules be waived to permit FROM FRANKEN AVENUE passage of the Ordinance on first reading. TO POPLAR LANE Motion carried unanimously. Trustee Marovitz moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson, that an Ordinance re change in street name from Franken Avenue to Poplar Lane be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Marovitz, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, York (5) NAYS: None (0) PACE PARA- TRANSIT Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee AGREEMENT Seidman, to remove the Pace Para - Transit Agreement from table. Motion carried unanimously. Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, to table the Pace Para - Transit Agreement to a date certain of'March 20 to allow the Board time to review input from the public and other communities and obtain more information from the Village financial officer. Motion carried unanimously. DISCUSSION: Mayor Forrest advised that the Village Clerk has submitted her resignation as of March 24. The Mayor noted that most communities appoint the Village Manager as Village Clerk and recommended that Deerfield do so. Trustee Swanson moved, seconded by Trustee York, that an ordinance be prepared appointing the Village Manager as Village Clerk. Motion carried unanimously. The Deerfield Commons Shopping sign was discussed. The Board agreed it was not according to the drawing the Board originally approved. Staff was requested to respond to the letter from the architect and instruct him of the Board's request that the word "shopping" be removed from the sign. It was noted that the Village will also in some way grandfather the sign so that it will not have to be taken down for this change. Trustee York discussed the broken water main situation at the Commons on Saturday. He felt the matter was mishandled. There were not enough signs posted to alert tenants of the problem. Village Manager Franz advised that the problem occurred on private property and a private plumbing company was handling the repairs. Mayor Forrest suggested this matter be investigated and a procedure be initiated whereby the private sector communicate with the Village immediately when a problem arises. Trustee Rosenthal inquired if there was a response from the Jewel regarding their use of plastic bags. The letter to the Jewel was mailed that day. It will have to be determined what type of bags the Jewel is dispensing. Mayor Forrest commented that there is a significant difference of opinion on which plastic bags are recyclable. -2- There being no further business, upon motion of Trustee Swanson, seconded by Trustee Marovitz, the meeting adjourned at 8:35 P.M. APP OVED: Mayor ATTEST: Village Clerk T -3-