12/16/1991December 16, 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, December 16, 1991 at 8:00 P.M. The
Clerk called the roll and announced that the following were
Present: Bernard Forrest, Mayor
Marvin Ehlers
James L. Marovitz
Harriet E. Rosenthal
Edwin B. Seidman
Vernon E. Swanson
Michael Swartz
and that a quorum was present and in attendance. Also present was
Village Manager Robert Franz and Attorney James Stucko.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded
minutes of the previous meeting
unanimously.
BILLS AND PAYROLL Trustee
Trustee
Payroll be approved. Motion ca
by Trustee Swartz, that the
be approved. Motion carried
Rosenthal moved, seconded by
Marovitz, that the Bills and
cried by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Marovitz, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6)
NAYS: None (0)
TREASURER'S REPORT
positive. The current
period. General Fund
are above projections.
invested at an average
Finance Director George Valentine reported
sales tax receipts continue to be
12 -month average is 3% over the prior
revenues, water sales and water purchases
As of November 30, 101.3% of cash was
interest rate of 5.60 %.
FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Petitioners requested approval to
AMENDMENT = ARBOR LAKE construct a five- story, 126,390 sq. ft.
office building instead of the previously
approved 200,000 sq. ft. building. The Plan Commission
recommended approval of an amendment to the Final Development Plan
and made the following suggestions: property owners south of Lake
Cook Road and west of Pine Street consider financing a traffic
signal at Huehl and Lake Cook Road; developers bring to the Board
a suggestion for transit routing to the proposed new building;
petitioners explore the possibility of adding sidewalks from the
frontage road to the entrance of the building to make it more
"pedestrian friendly."
Ted Novak, attorney representing petitioners, discussed the
proposed building which will be constructed for the Illinois
Student Assistance Commission. He advised that a tax exempt
status will be pursued by the State for this building. Traffic
and transit matters at this site were reviewed by Neal Kenig,
traffic consultant, and Bob Pease from Baxter Healthcare.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marovitz,, that the
recommendation of the Plan Commission approving an amendment to..
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Final Development Plan be accepted and the Attorney
directed to prepare an ordinance for revised Special Use. I- lotion
carried. Trustee Swartz abstained from voting.
REAR YARD /TOTAL LOT Trustee Seidman.moved, seconded by Trustee
VARIATION -25 TA14ARISK Swanson, that the report and recommenda-
LANE tion of the Board of Zoning Appeals re
rear yard and total lot coverage variation
at 25 Tamarisk Lane be tabled. Motion carried unanimously.
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Consent Agenda
R -91 -10 RESOLUTION Resolution for construction on State
IDOT - WORK PERMITS Highways.
STATE RIGHT -OF -WAY
0 -91- ORDINANCE Ordinance amending Municipal Code re
NEW BUSINESS New Business Registration.
REGISTRATION
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marovitz, that the
Resolution be passed and the Ordinance adopted. Motion carried by
the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Marovitz,
NAYS: None (0)
RAC 0- 91 -,53' ORDINANCE
PUBLIC PASSENGER
VEHICLE INSPECTION/
LICENSE GROUP
Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6)
Ordinance approving participation in
public passenger vehicle inspection/
license group.
Trustee Marovitz suggested the list of
items in Section 18.3(c) be more specific in relation to taxis or
liveries. Village Attorney James Stucko agreed to amend the
Ordinance by listing which items are applicable to taxis and
inapplicable to liveries.
Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee Ehlers, that the
Ordinance approving participation in public passenger vehicle
inspection /license group, as amended, be adopted. Motion carried
by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Marovitz, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6)
NAYS: None (0)
R -91 -11 RESOLUTION Resolution declaring a surplus of Tax
RELEASE OF SURPLUS Increment Financing funds.
FUNDS -LAKE COOK ROAD
TIF DISTRICT Surplus funds from the Lake Cook Road
TIF District amount to $6,632.468. This
money will be split between Lake and Cook County. Lake County
districts will receive $2,428,864. The Village's share was
$245,000 which will be used for tax abatement. Mayor Forrest
expressed the hope that funds allocated to other local taxing
bodies will be used for abatements.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marovitz, that the
Resolution declaring a.surplus of Tax Increment Financing funds be
passed. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Marovitz, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6)
NAYS: None (0)
Trustee Marovitz moved, seconded by Trustee Swartz, that following
adjournment the Board go into an executive session to discuss land
acquisition. Motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business, upon motion of Trustee Seidman,
seconded ; Tr!`.-c, ;;Ci�:,Fi.._t�.y th meeting adjourned at 8:55 P.M.
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