05/16/1994May 16, 1994
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, May 16, 1994, at 8:00 P.M. The
clerk called the roll and announced that the following were:
Present: Bernard Forrest, Mayor
Marvin W. Ehlers
John H. Heuberger
Edwin B. Seidman
Vernon E. Swanson
Michael Swartz
Absent: Harriet E. Rosenthal
and that a quorum was present and in attendance. Also present were
Gerald.Smith, Assistant to the Village Manager, and Attorney James
Stucko.
Trustee Seidman made a motion, seconded by Trustee Swartz, to
approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Trustee Heuberger
commented that the section regarding obtaining a consultant for the
Cable Advisory Board should read, "Mr. Rotman commented that fees
paid to the consultant should be paid from franchise taxes, and the
cable subscriber should benefit due to enhanced customer service
standards." Motion to approve the minutes as amended passed
unanimously.
BILLS AND PAYROLL Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee
Swartz, that the Bills and Payroll be
approved. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (5)
NAYS: None (0)
25 YEAR SERVICE AWARD Mayor Forrest presented Commander George
"Skip" Hoffman with a watch in recognition
of his twenty -five years of service to the Deerfield Police
Department.
SERVICE AWARD TO MAYOR Linda Gryziecki, Deerfield's Director of
FORREST Parks and Recreation, and Patti Stryker,
Park Board Commissioner, surprised Mayor
Forrest by reading a poem which honored him for his twenty -five
years as Mayor of Deerfield. The Mayor is to select a tree, and it
will be planted at the Deerfield park of his choice.
POLICE DEPARTMENT OPEN On May 21, in conjunction with Peace
HOUSE Officers Memorial Day, the Deerfield
Police Department will sponsor an open
house from 10:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M.
REPORTS
EXTENSION OF COUNTRY It is the recommendation of the Plan
LANE Commission that Country Lane not be
extended through the middle of the block
from Fairview Avenue to Willow Avenue. The Plan Commission further
recommends that the design of Country Lane from Willow Avenue
,westward to its end be such that it permits logical access to the
southern half of Lot 19.
After discussion between Barbara Houpt and Board members regarding
the various possible options for dealing with Country Lane, Trustee
Heuberger recommended that the Board deal with the two issues
separately, as the Plan Commission had done.
Trustee Ehlers made a motion to accept the Plan Commission's
recommendation that Country Lane not be extended. Trustee
Heuberger seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
Mrs. Houpt explained that the next step will be for staff to work
with the engineer in designing the street that will go into the
right -of -way to provide access for fire trucks, etc.. They will
also work on designing a driveway that causes the least number of
problems.
Trustee Ehlers recommended that the composite road be named
Edgewood Court. It was agreed that this is a good idea.
RESUBDIVISION AND
SPECIAL USE PRD FOR
GORDON TERRACE
southern half of 1529
proposed. No variati
recommending that the
The petitioner has made a request for
Resubdivision and Special Use Planned
Residential Development for the property
located at 1515 Gordon Terrace and the
Gordon Terrace. A four lot subdivision is
ons are required. The Plan Commission is
petitioner's proposed plan be approved.
Trustee Swanson made a motion to accept the Plan Commission
recommendation. Trustee Ehlers seconded the motion. Motion
carried unanimously. The preliminary plat is approved.
WALGREENS SIGNAGE Walgreens is expanding into the former
R & L Shoes space and plans a renovation
program for their store which will include raising the parapet wall
and relocating the existing wall sign to the new portion of the
wall. The Plan Commission recommends that the petitions's request
to amend the signage plan for the Commons Shopping Center and their
request for a signage modification be approved.
Robert Silverman and Joe Gatz were present to represent Walgreens.
They displayed an artist's rendering of the proposed Walgreens
facade and explained the changes that would be made. There was
discussion between Board members and Mrs. Houpt regarding how much
of the parapet wall surface must be included when computing the
size of the proposed sign, and whether the proposed sign would be
within the limits of the Zoning Ordinance or would require a
modification.
Trustee Seidman made a motion to approve the Plan Commission
recommendation and to authorize the Village attorney to prepare an
ordinance. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. Motion passed
unanimously.
AUTOMATIC TELLER LaSalle Partners is requesting an
MACHINE - ONE PARKWAY amendment of Special Use to permit
NORTH BUILDING installation of an Automatic Teller.
Machine at the One Parkway North Building.
The ATM would be located within the Kraft offices and is intended
for use only by employees of Kraft Food Service. There would be no
advertising or exterior signage. The Plan Commission recommends
that the petitioner's request be approved.
Trustee Ehlers made a motion to accept the recommendation of the
Plan Commission and to authorize the Village Attorney to prepare an
ordinance. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. Motion carried
unanimously.
Consent Agenda
Trustee Seidman made a motion, seconded by Trustee Swartz, to
remove item 94 -17 -1 regarding obstruction in the public right -of-
way from the Consent Agenda and remove it from the table. Motion
passed unanimously.
ORDINANCE 0 -94 -15 An ordinance approving Special Use PRD/
SPECIAL USE PRD/ Resubdivision for 312 and 320 Birchwood
RESUBDIVISION, 312 AND Avenue. Second reading.
320 BIRCHWOOD AVENUE
UPDATE OF BUILDING An ordinance regarding the updating of the
CODES Building Codes. First reading.
2
Trustee Seidman made a motion to adopt the Consent Agenda. Trustee
Swartz seconded the motion. Motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (5)
NAYS: None (0)
ORDINANCE 0 -94 -16 Mayor Forrest asked for a recommendation
OBSTRUCTIONS IN PUBLIC on how mailboxes should be handled in the
RIGHT -OF -WAY Municipal Code Amendment. Trustee
Heuberger suggested deleting it as an
example of an obstruction, since a mailbox that is complex enough
to be an obstruction can be a code violation under the "sculpture"
classification.
Trustee Swartz made a motion to amend the ordinance. Trustee
Heuberger seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
Trustee Swartz made a motion to adopt the ordinance. Trustee
Heuberger seconded the motion. Motion carried by the following
vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heu:
NAYS: None (0)
ORDINANCE 0 -94 -17
KIPLING ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL EXPANSION
berger, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (5)
Old Business
An ordinance authorizing an amended
Special Use for Kipling Elementary
School.
Trustee Seidman moved for a waiver of the rules so the ordinance
could be voted on at first reading. Trustee Swartz seconded the
motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Trustee Seidman made a motion to adopt the ordinance. Trustee
Heuberger seconded the motion. Motion carried by the following
vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (5)
NAYS: None (0)
ORDINANCE 0 -94 -18 An ordinance granting a variation from
INCREASED NON - CONFORMING the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance
VARIATION - 1304 with respect to the property commonly
CARLISLE PLACE known as 1304 Carlisle Place.
Trustee Seidman moved for a waiver of the rules so the ordinance
could be voted on at first reading. Trustee Swartz seconded the
motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Trustee Seidman made a motion to adopt the ordinance. Trustee
Swartz seconded the motion. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (5)
NAYS: None (0)
New Business
INCREASING FEE FOR Chief Anderson explained that Deerfield's
CHAUFFEUR'S LICENSE current fee of $5.00 does not cover the
cost of providing the service. Also,
since Deerfield's fee is substantially below that of surrounding
communities, there is an incentive to use Deerfield as the
licensing authority. Chief Anderson would like to increase the fee
to $20.00 to reflect the true cost associated with processing the
license. Trustee Seidman suggested raising the fee to $25.00.
Trustee Seidman made a motion to raise the chauffeur's licensing
fee to $25.00. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. Motion
passed unanimously. The Municipal Code will be amended to reflect
the increase.
3
I
Discussion
ZERO TOLERANCE Trustee Seidman inquired about the zero
tolerance legislation. Mayor Forrest
replied that the Board will be sending a letter in support of the
legislation.
RECYCLING Trustee Seidman said that in the upcoming
scavenger service review, he would like to
check into the possibility of recycling plastics 5, 6, and 7.
CLEAN UP /FIX UP DAY Gerald Smith reported on Saturday's
successful C1ean,Up /Fix Up Day.
EXECUTIVE SESSION Trustee Swartz made a motion to go into
executive session to discuss litigation.
Trustee Ehlers seconded the motion. Motion carried by the
following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (5)
NAYS: None (0)
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to
discuss, Trustee Heuberger made a motion
to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Ehlers seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 P.M.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
MA t .O fi11,�1 �.
Village Manager
4
7C
Mayor
IJ