02/06/1995February 6, 1995
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, February 6, 1995, at'8:00 P.M. The
Clerk called the roll and announced that the following were:
Present: Bernard Forrest, Mayor
Harriet E. Rosenthal
Edwin B. Seidman
Vernon E. Swanson
Michael Swartz
Absent:
Marvin W. Ehlers
John H. Heuberger
and that a quorum was present and in attendance. Also present were
Village Manager Robert Franz and Attorney Sheila Beary.
Trustee Seidman made a motion, seconded by Trustee Swartz, to
approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Trustee Rosenthal
recommended that the wording in the section regarding Resolution
R -95 -01 be amended to say, "railroad underpass project" instead of
"underpass project." The motion to approve the minutes as amended
passed unanimously.
PROCLAMATION - CARING Mayor Forrest read a proclamation naming
FOR OTHERS the week of February 14, 1995, CARING FOR
OTHERS WEEK and Tuesday, February 14,
1995, CARING FOR OTHERS DAY in Deerfield. Trustee Seidman made a
motion to approve the proclamation. Trustee Swartz seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
PROCLAMATION - EARTH Mayor Forrest read a proclamation
FLAG RECOGNITION TO recognizing the achievement of Walden
WALDEN ELEMENTARY Elementary School students in earning an
SCHOOL STUDENTS Earth Flag for their school. Trustee
Rosenthal made a motion to approve the
proclamation. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously. Trustee Seidman will present the Earth Flag
and the proclamation to Walden students.
REPORT ON DEPARTMENTAL Chief of Police L. Patrick Anderson
OBJECTIVES - POLICE presented the Police Department Report on
DEPARTMENT Departmental Objectives. This year the
department's goals and objectives focused
on crime prevention, quality case investigation, problem
resolution, and victim assistance. Chief Anderson reviewed the
highlights of each of the Police Department's units and discussed
how the actions of each of these units related to the
implementation of the departmental goals.
In the area of statistics, Chief Anderson reported that calls for
service are up 130; residential burglaries are down from 19 to 9;
commercial burglaries are up from 4 to 11; the largest increase in
thefts was in the office environment where 49 were reported this
year; there were 2 automobile thefts; vandalism is up somewhat, and
is becoming more associated with adults than with juveniles;
assault and battery is down; 500 more traffic tickets were issued
this year than last; and the number of traffic accidents was up,
perhaps due in part to a shortage of salt last winter.
At the end of Chief Anderson's presentation, Board members
questioned him on a number of topics including Emergency Medical
Dispatch, office thefts, the bilingual capacities of the police
department, and vandalism.
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REPORTS
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION The Plan Commission held a public
OF PLAN COMMISSION ON hearing on January 12, 1995, to
RESTAURANT PARK AT LAKE consider a request from.Hamilton
COOK AND WILMOT ROADS Partners Retail Division for an
amendment to an existing annexation
agreement, an amendment to a previously approved Planned Unit
Development, a Special Use, a rezoning of property from I -1 Office,
Research, Restricted Industrial District to C -2 Outlying Commercial
District, a resubdivision, and any variations necessary to
implement a proposed concept plan for a restaurant park consisting
of three free - standing restaurants to be located on the seven acre
site at the northwest corner of Lake Cook and Wilmot Roads. A
motion to approve the petitioner's request failed by a vote of 3 -1.
Trustee Seidman made a motion to accept the recommendation of the
Plan Commission. Trustee Swanson seconded the motion.
Several representatives of Hamilton Partners were in attendance,
with Todd Berlinghof serving as spokesperson.
Mayor Forrest commented that he feels the location in question is
inappropriate for zoning for restaurants and indicated that he has
letters from Trustee Ehlers and Trustee Heuberger which are in
support of this view.
Mr. Berlinghof responded that he felt the Plan Commission's opinion
was that the project had merit but that its density was a problem.
He had come to tonight's meeting to discuss how to downsize the
project to comply with the Village's desires. He enumerated
benefits the project would have for the Village, such as tax
revenue, traffic limited mostly to off -peak times, and high quality
restaurants for Village residents.
Trustees were unanimous in their opinion that the restaurants
should not be allowed, that the area should be kept free of
commercial enterprises. Residents Derek Ragona and Roger Wolf also
expressed opposition to the plan.
After further discussion, Mr. Berlinghof requested that the
Hamilton Partners petition be withdrawn in order to protect the
interests of First Chicago, who owns the property, and any future
plans for development they may have. After briefly consulting with
the Village attorney, Mayor Forrest allowed the petition to be
withdrawn.
APPOINTMENT, ENERGY Mayor Forrest recommended that Robin Stone
ADVISORY AND RESOURCE be appointed Chairperson of the Energy
RECOVERY COMMISSION Advisory and Resource Recovery Commission.
Trustee Seidman made a motion to approve
the recommendation. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
AGREEMENTS RE CMAO GRANT Gerald Smith explained that authorization
is being requested for Mayor Forrest to
sign four agreements for implementing shuttle bus service to the
new Lake Cook Road commuter station. These agreements are with the
State, the TMA, the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce, the Deerfield/
Bannockburn /Riverwoods Chamber of Commerce, and Barton Aschman.
Board members questioned whether a $5,000,000 liability umbrella
provides sufficient coverage to protect the Village. After
discussion, it was decided that the Village will demand a larger
umbrella.
Attorney Beary explained that the agreement with Barton Aschman
retains Barton Aschman to hire a service provider. The agreement
needs to be modified to clarify that although the Village is acting
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as fiscal agent, Barton Aschman is to look to the TMA and the two
Chambers of Commerce for issues related to liability and the
responsibilities of the agreement.
.Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to authorize the Mayor to sign the
,;four agreements once the aforementioned amendment to the Barton
Aschman agreement has been made, and with the appropriate parties
being made to understand the Village's concerns about liability
coverage. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. The motion passed
by the following vote:
AYES: Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (4)
NAYS: None (0)
NEW BUSINESS
RELEASE OF INDUSTRIAL Finance Director George Valentine
REVENUE BOND FINANCING explained that Lake County has asked the
TO LAKE COUNTY Village to dedicate to them its 1995 home
rule set -aside for industrial revenue
bonds. These bonds, totalling $870,000, would be used to aid the
City of Zion in its attempts to induce the American Industrial Heat
Transfer Company to construct a new manufacturing plant in Zion.
Since the Village has not issued industrial revenue bonds in a
number of years and has no plans to issue any, Mr. Valentine
recommends ceding this authority to Lake County.
Mayor Forrest commented that he normally is not in favor of ceding
Village authority because the bonds could be used to finance
something the Village opposes. In this case, since a specific and
worthwhile project is proposed, he sees no harm in it, providing
the Village has assurance that this is the project the bonds will
go toward. Mr. Franz commented that the ordinance could be worded
to specifically target the Zion project. After further discussion,
the Board directed the Village attorney to prepare the ordinance.
REPLACEMENT VEHICLE FOR Mr. Franz reported that $18,000 was
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT budgeted for replacement of a vehicle
in the Community Development Department.
They are requesting authorization to purchase a 4 -door, 4 -wheel
drive Jeep Cherokee utility vehicle under the Illinois State Bid
Contract at a cost of $20,086.73. It is anticipated that the
resale value of the current vehicle, a 1987 Blazer, will bring the
expenditure within the budgeted amount.
Trustee Seidman made a motion to approve the purchase of the Jeep
Cherokee at a cost not to exceed $20,086.73. Trustee Swartz
seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (4)
NAYS: None (0)
AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT RE EAST SHORE
RADIO NETWORK
with the ongoing costs
Anderson is requesting
Chief Anderson reported that the new
agreement is an update of a fourteen
year old agreement establishing the
East Shore Radio Network. The
agreement is being restructured to deal
and maintenance of the network. Chief
Board approval of the agreement.
Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to approve the intergovernmental
agreement. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
IMPACT FEES TO LIBRARY Mayor Forrest announced that over the next
three to four years the Village intends to
convey $85,000 of its impact fee revenue from the Optima and Kogen
developments to the Deerfield Public Library. The Mayor and Board
feel that the demand for library services brought about as a result
of the two new developments will substantially exceed the $15,000
allotted to the library via the impact fee ordinance.
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Trustee Swartz made a motion to approve the transfer of funds.
Trustee Rosenthal seconded the motion. The motion passed by the
following vote:
AYES: Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz
NAYS: None (0)
DEERBROOK MALL DONATION Mayor Forrest reported that Deerbrook Mall
has donated $402 which was recovered
during the cleaning of their fountain to the Village of Deerfield
Public Assistance Fund. Chief Anderson explained that the money in
this fund is used to provide short term assistance to residents and
travelers.
DISCUSSION
ENVIRONOMICS SEMINAR Trustee Seidman invited those with
businesses to attend SWALCO's Environomics
seminar on Wednesday morning. The seminar will discuss ways for
companies to handle waste in an environmentally appropriate manner.
SWALCO BID - INTERMEDIATE Trustee Seidman reported that an
PROCESSING FACILITY unsuccessful bidder on the project may
be planning to file a lawsuit. Trustee
Seidman will distribute to Board members letters from SWALCO and
the project's low bidder which provide more information.
CARE- A -THON Trustee Rosenthal reminded residents that
Care- A -Thon will be rerun on February 12.
LAKE COOK ROAD WIDENING Trustee Rosenthal commented that the
Village has received a letter from the
Cook County Highway Department regarding the widening of Lake Cook
Road from the tollway to Highway 41. She acknowledged Mayor
Forrest's response that the Village remains opposed to the project,
and urged continued vigilance in this matter.
BOARD MEETING RESCHEDULED Mr. Franz announced that due to the
President's Day holiday, the next Board
of Trustees meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 21.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to
discuss, Trustee Seidman made a motion to
adjourn the meeting. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. The
meeting was adjourned at 9:10 P.M.
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