01/21/1991January 21, 1991
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, January 21, 1991 at 8:00 P.M. The
Clerk called the roll and announced that the following were
Present: Bernard Forrest, Mayor
Marvin Ehlers
James I.. Marovitz
Harriet E. 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 Attorney James Stucko.
Mayor Forrest called for a silent prayer for the troops in the
Persian Gulf.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Ehlers, that the
minutes of the previous meeting be approved. Motion carried
unanimously.
BILLS AND PAYROLL Trustee* Seidman - moved-; seconded ' by Trustee
Marovitz, that the Bills and Payroll be
approved. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Marovitz, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, York (6)
NAYS: None (0)
TREASURER'S REPORT Finance Director George Valentine reported
the current 12 month average of sales tax
receipts is 17 over the prior 12 month period. General Fund "Other
Revenues" are uD $285,000 over projection due to a newly enacted Use
tax and interest earnings on funds that have not been required by the
downtown TIF district. 101.5% of cash was invested at an average
interest rate of 7.74%.
DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES James Soyka, Director of Public Works and
ENGINEERING /PUBLIC Engineering, gave an update to his written
WORKS report on departmental objectives. He
advised that he received a report on the
Wilmot Road infrastructure indicating a major project on the
roadway, water, sanitary and storm system will be necessary. The
cost of this project is estimated at $935,000.
Mr. Soyka suggested the Village consider an outside tree trimming
service that would trim the Village's 15,000 trees over a 5 year
cycle. He also reviewed the snow removal policy of the Village and
noted that it takes 20 hours to complete the process after a snow
fall over 2 inches.
MANPOWER COMMISSION Mayor Forrest announced the following
appointments: Plan Commission - Robert
Benton and Bruce Heitzinger; Board of Zoning Appeals - Herbert
Kessel; Village Center Development Commission - Joan Reed; Board
of Building Appeals - Steven Welch.
Trustee Marovitz moved, seconded by Trustee Rosenthal, that the
appointments be approved. Motion carried unanimously.
SIGNAGE MODIFICATION Trustee Marovitz moved, seconded by
DEERFIELD FEDERAL Trustee Seidman, that the Signage
SAVINGS AND LOAN Modification request of Deerfield Federal
Savings and Loan be removed from table.
Motion carried unanimously.
The Board of Zoning Appeals did not recommend approval of
petitioner's request for a wall sign to be located on the east
side of the Deerfield Federal building.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marovitz, that the
recommendation of the Board of Zoning Appeals to deny petitioner's
request for a wall sign to be located on the east side of the
Deerfield Federal building be accepted. Motion carried by the
following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Marovitz, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson (5)
NAYS: York (1)
Consent Agenda
R -91 -02 RESOLUTION Resolution clarifying Tax Abatement
Ordinance re 1988 Bond Issue.
R -91 -03 RESOLUTION Resolution clarifying Tax Abatement
Ordinance re 1986 Bond Issue
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marovitz, that the
Consent Agenda be adopted and the Resolutions passed. Motion
carried by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Marovitz, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, York (6)
NAYS: None (0)
Mayor Forrest commented that several of the taxing bodies in
Deerfield receiving Surplus Funds from the Lake Cook Road Tax
Increment Fund Program have notified the Village they will use the
funds for abatement of their tax levy.
NORTHWEST MUNICIPAL
CONFERENCE PROPOSED
TRANSPORTATION UNIT
carried unanimously.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by
Trustee Rosenthal, to remove from table
the proposed Northwest Municipal
Conference Transportation Unit. Motion
The Village Staff recommended joining the proposed Transportation
Unit for one year and evaluating it further at that time.
The Board suggested Robert Benton as Deerfield's representative on
the Citizens Committee of the Conference Transportation Unit.
Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee York, that the
Village participate in the Northwest Municipal Conference
Transportation Unit at an annual fee not to exceed $1,650.00.
Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Marovitz, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, York (6)
NAYS: None (0)
SPOIL DISPOSAL• -
FLODSTROM PROPERTY
PFINGSTEN ROAD
unanimously.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by
Trustee Rosenthal, to remove from table
the matter of spoil disposal on Flodstrom
property - Pfingsten Road. Motion carried
Petitioner has received letters from two of three neighbors to
subject property specifying no objection to petitioner's plans
subject to certain conditions with which petitioner has agreed
comply. Trustee Swanson raised questions concerning drainage,
erosion and sedimentation. Tom Edmeier, contractor for the
retention basin, discussed the methods that would be used to
address these problems. James Soyka commented on some of the
questions raised by Trustee Swanson.
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Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, that the
Village allow the spoil disposal on the Flodstrom property subject
to a letter of agreement in a form acceptable to the Village.
Motion carried unanimously.
NEW LIQUOR LICENSE
CLASSIFICATION
New liquor license classification for
office building restaurants. First
reading.
DISCUSSION Paul Katz and Mary Lou Kramer from the
Kipling- Longfellow neighborhood discussed
the traffic problems on their streets. They requested traffic
signs that had been removed during road construction be restored
in an effort to reduce traffic volume on Kipling and Longfellow.
Wendy Olmen stated that the Safety Council recommended returning
the no turn signs. The Board suggested the Village Staff and
Police Department review the situation and report to the Board at
the next meeting.
There being no further business, upon motion of Trustee Marovitz,
seconded by Trustee Seidman, the meeting adjourned at 9 :45 P.M.
APPROVED:
Mayo
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