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April 17, 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, April 17, 1995, 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
Harriet E. Rosenthal
Edwin B. Seidman
Vernon E. Swanson
Absent:
Michael Swartz
and that a quorum was present and in attendance.- Also present
were Village Manager Robert Franz and Attorney James Stucko.
Trustee Seidman made a motion, seconded by Trustee Ehlers, to
approve the minutes of the previous meeting. The motion passed
unanimously.
BILLS AND PAYROLL Trustee Seidman made a motion, seconded
by Trustee Ehlers, to approve the Bills
and Payroll. The motion passed unanimously.
TREASURER'S REPORT Finance Director George Valentine
summarized the March Treasurer's Report.
Sales tax receipts are up 23% for the month and 60 over the
previous twelve month period. With receipts of almost $289,000,
this is the largest sales tax receipt month in Village history.
Water sales continue to be high. General Fund revenues are up
significantly due to the receipt of engineering fees and building
permit fees for the Coromandel project and also due to $46,000
received for the trade -in of several squad cars. As of March 31,
1995, 102.50 of cash was invested at an average interest rate of
5.670.
PROCLAMATION - PUBLIC Mayor Forrest read a proclamation
SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS designating the month of April, 1995,
MONTH Public Safety Telecommunications
Month, in honor and recognition of the
Village's 9 -1 -1 Telecommunication personnel and the vital
contribution they make to the safety and well being of Village
citizens. Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to accept the
proclamation. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF Mayor Forrest presented Senior
EMERGENCY MEDICAL Dispatcher George Filenko with a
DISPATCH certificate from the National Academy
of Emergency Medical Dispatch which
recognizes him as an Emergency Medical Dispatcher.
WOMEN IN CABLE AWARD Mayor Forrest announced that on
March 9, 1995, at the Illinois Cable
Television and Communications Association Chairman's Dinner, Post
Newsweek Cable received the Women in Cable Award for Excellence
in Community Service for its work on Care- A -Thon. Mayor Forrest
displayed the award and congratulated B. Z. Meyers, the Deerfield
Access Cable Coordinator, on a fine effort.
CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY George Schleicher, former Village
Trustee and Police Commissioner, has
recently completed the Citizens' Police Academy Training Course.
He attended the Board meeting to recommend that current Trustees
and Police Commissioners take the course to obtain first hand
knowledge of police operations.
PUBLIC HEARING ON Mayor Forrest convened the Public
1995 -96 ANNUAL BUDGET Hearing on the 1995 -1996 Annual Budget.
Finance Director George Valentine presented budget highlights:
The total budget for all funds is $18,980,350, up about
$2,200,000 from last year, mainly in capital projects. Excluding
capital projects, the budget is up 3.50 - 4 %. The property tax
levy is down for the fourth time in the past five years. This is
possible because expenditures are carefully monitored and because
revenues, such as sales tax and hotel tax, are strong. The
Village will receive about 80 of the total property tax bill.
Staffing levels remain unchanged. General salaries will increase
about 3.5 %. Medical insurance premiums will increase about 2.5 %.
Mayor Forrest read his annual Budget Message which is attached
and made part of these minutes.
There being no questions or comments from Board members or the
public, Trustee Seidman made a motion, seconded by Trustee
Heuberger, to close the Public Hearing. The motion passed
unanimously.
ORDINANCE 0 -95 -13 An ordinance approving the Annual Budget
APPROVING THE ANNUAL for 1995 -96. First Reading.
BUDGET FOR 1995 -1996
Trustee Rosenthal made a motion,
seconded by Trustee Ehlers, to waive the rules to permit the
ordinance to be voted on at First Reading. The motion passed
unanimously.
Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to adopt the ordinance approving
the Annual Budget for 1995 -96. Trustee Heuberger seconded the
motion. The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson (5)
NAYS: None (0)
ORDINANCE 0 -95 -14
AMENDING THE WAGE AND
PLAN
Reading.
An ordinance amending the Wage and
Salary Plan and establishing the
compensation of officers and employees
for the fiscal year 1995 -1996. First
Trustee Heuberger made a motion, seconded by Trustee Rosenthal,
to waive the rules to permit the ordinance to be voted on at
First Reading. The motion passed unanimously.
Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to adopt the ordinance amending
the Wage and Salary Plan. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion.
The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson (5)
NAYS: None (0)
GFOA DISTINGUISHED Mayor Forrest announced that the
PRESENTATION AWARD Government Finance Officers Association'
has selected the Village of Deerfield to
receive a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. This is the
fourth year in a row that the Village has received this award.
George Valentine accepted the award on behalf of the Finance
Department.
SWEARING -IN CEREMONY After congratulatory comments from
former Village Attorney Richard Houpt,
Judge Wallace Dunn administered the Oath of Office to newly re-
elected Trustees Marvin Ehlers and Edwin Seidman.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF YEARS Robert Franz recognized Trustee
OF SERVICE Rosenthal who is celebrating her tenth
year in elected position, Trustee
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Seidman who is celebrating his twentieth year in elected
position, and Mayor Forrest who is celebrating his thirtieth year
in public position. These three individuals collectively
represent sixty years of public service to the Village of
Deerfield. •`
The Board took a short recess.
CONSENT AGENDA
RESOLUTION.R -95 -06 A resolution appropriating $330,000 of
RE MAINTENANCE OF Motor Fuel Tax funds for the purpose of
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. maintaining streets and highways under
the applicable provisions of the
Illinois Highway Code, for the period January 1, 1995 to December
31, 1995
Trustee Seidman made a motion to approve the resolution. Trustee
Ehlers seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following
vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger,•Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson (5)
NAYS: None (0)
ORDINANCE 0 -95 -15
AMENDING PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED PUD SIGNAGE
AND OVERALL PLAN,
DEERBROOK MALL /BEST BUY
includes a sign at the
illuminated sign on the
OLD BUSINESS
An ordinance amending a" previously
approved Planned Unit Development
Signage Plan and overall plan in order
to permit a major renovation to the
facade of Deerbrook Mall for the Best
Buy store. The proposed renovation
nearby mall entrance and an internally
rear wall. Second Reading.
Representing Deerbrook Mall were its owner Joseph Valenti, and
mall manager Michael Lisula. Representing Best Buy were
architects Jeff.Brownell and Sixto Beltrandi and District Manager
Sam Handling.
Loading of Purchases - Mr. Valenti spoke on the issue of having
store employees take medium sized merchandise out the front door
on flatbed carts and load it into customer cars. He feels this
is an accepted practice and is the only safe and effective way to
accomplish the task. Mr. Beltrandi added that it is store policy
that a store employee shall accompany a customer with bulky
merchandise to his car and help him load the item, rather than
have the customer drive to the front door. Mayor Forrest asked
for a written agreement from Best Buy that a store employee will
always accompany a customer with a flatbed cart to his car and
will then return the cart to the store. Mr. Beltrandi agreed.
Trustee Rosenthal suggested a one year conditional trial period
to see if Best Buy lives up to their intentions. Mr. Stucko
replied that this is not necessary. The Village has an ongoing
right.to police the situation and to take action if necessary.
Signag.e - Mr. Beltrandi then discussed the store facade. He
cannot find support in the sign ordinance for calling Best Buy's
proposed wall a sign. He also commented-oh the toning down of
the prototype electric blue into a muted grey /blue which fits
.better into the Deerbrook Mall color scheme. Mr. Stucko
responded that the sign vs wall issue could be argued either way.
Mr. Brownell commented that the idea of having a yellow ticket
against a beige wall does not work. The ticket would not be
seen. The tone of grey /blue could be changed somewhat, however,
if necessary.
There was additional discussion regarding the Best Buy canopy,
the aesthetics of the mall, and the important asset that Best Buy
would be to Deerbrook Mall and to the Village.
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Mayor Forrest suggested that a dote be taken. Mr. Stucko
recommended that the ordinance first be amended to add the
additional condition with respect to the flatbed cart always
being accompanied by a store employee who will then return the
cart to the inside of the store. Trustee Ehlers made a motion to
approve the amendment. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
Mrs. Houpt suggested that the grey /blue wall color to be used be
specified in the ordinance. The color is ##832.
Trustee Heuberger made a motion to pass the ordinance as amended.
Trustee Ehlers seconded the motion. The motion passed by the
following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Seidman, Swanson (4)
NAYS: Rosenthal (1)
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING
A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE
ZONING ORDINANCE RE WALL
ENTRY FEATURES, AND AN
ORDINANCE APPROVING AN
AMENDMENT TO SIGNAGE ON
WALL ENTRY FEATURES,
An ordinance approving a Text Amendment
to the Zoning ordinance re signage on
wall entry features, and an ordinance
approving an amendment to signage on
wall entry features, both for Optima/
Coromandel. First Readings.
OPTIMA /COROMANDEL Thaddeus Lenick was in attendance to
represent Optima /Coromandel. As
requested by the Board of Trustees at the previous meeting,
Optima submitted an alternate entry wall design for the
Coromandel development. The new design is V- shaped and has
signage on two faces which would be more visible to motorists
traveling east or west on Kates Road. Optima favors the original
design, however, and feels that the length of the proposed wall
is in scale and is not excessive for the development.
After discussing the pros and cons of each design, Mayor Forrest
commented that if either wall would satisfy the ordinance, the
developer should be the one to make the decision on which design
to use. Mr. Lenick reiterated that Optima's first choice is
still its original design.
Both ordinances will stand as First Readings.
NEW BUSINESS
SENIOR TASK FORCE Mayor Forrest related that the Deerfield
Park District is reactivating the Senior
Task Force and is requesting that a Board member be appointed to
serve on it. Since Trustee Ehlers has served on the Senior Task
Force in the past, Mayor Forrest recommended that he again serve
in that capacity. Trustee Rosenthal made a motion that Trustee
Ehlers serve on the Senior Task Force. Trustee Heuberger
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
PLAN COMMISSION Plan Commission member Edna Schade
RESIGNATION attended the meeting. She has sent a
letter to the Village resigning the
position in order to pursue other activities. Mayor Forrest
thanked her for her service to the Village and wished her well in
her future endeavors.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Mr. Franz announced that a meeting of
MEETING the Committee of the Whole will be held
on Monday, April 24, at 8:00 P.M. It
will be a workshop meeting to discuss various issues and will be
held in the Conference Room.
ORDINANCE 0 -95 -16 An ordinance authorizing the acquisition
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AUTHORIZING THE of 623 Deerfield Road through
ACQUISITION OF 623 condemnation or otherwise for the
DEERFIELD ROAD purpose of redevelopment. This issue
was discussed in executive session prior
to tonight's Board meeting. First Reading.
Trustee Seidman made a motion for a waiver of the rules to permit
the ordinance to be voted on at First Reading. Trustee Ehlers
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Trustee Seidman made a motion to adopt the ordinance. Trustee
Ehlers seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following
vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson (5)
NAYS: None (0)
DISCUSSION
RESOLUTION R -95 -07 RE Trustee Rosenthal suggested that the
KILEY MENTAL HEALTH Board pass a resolution in support
CENTER of efforts to keep open the Kiley
Mental Health Center in Waukegan.
Trustee Seidman seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING - CABLE Trustee Ehlers reminded residents that
AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS on Wednesday, April 19, at 7:30 P.M.,
the Cable and Telecommunications
Commission will hold a public hearing in the Board Room to review
the results of the survey and to discuss the renegotiation of the
franchise with Post Newsweek Cable. Public participation is
desired.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to
discuss, Trustee Rosenthal made a motion
to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Swanson seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 9:40
P.M.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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Mayor