09/03/1996September 3, 1996
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Deerfield was
called to order by Mayor Forrest in the Council Chamber of the Village Hall on
Tuesday, September 3, 1996, 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
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 Heuberger, to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. The motion
passed unanimously.
CONSENT AGENDA
ORDINANCE 0 -96 -32 GRANTING An ordinance granting a sideyard variation to
SIDEYARD. VARIATION TO JAMES James Landaker, 1419 Stratford Road, for the
LANDAKER. 1419 STRATFORD RD. purpose of building an addition onto the
petitioner's home. Second Reading.
ORDINANCE APPROVING AMENDMENT TO An ordinance amending a special use to permit
SPECIAL USE TO PERMIT CONSTRUCTION construction of an addition and site
OF AN ADDITION AND SITE improvements at Shepard Jr. High School.
IMPROVEMENTS. SCHOOL DISTRICT 109 First Reading.
Trustee Seidman moved for passage of the
Consent Agenda and adoption of the ordinance. Trustee Swartz seconded the
motion. The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6)
NAYS: None (0)
OLD BUSINESS
AUTHORIZATION FOR MAYOR TO SIGN Mr. Franz reported that at the Board of
(1) TERMINATION OF SIX PARTY WATER Trustees meeting held on July 15, 1996, Board
AGREEMENT, (2) THORNGATE WATER members agreed in principal to a new Thorngate
SYSTEM AGREEMENT AND (3) AGREEMENT water system contract. There have been no
WITH BAXTER FOR WATER SERVICE TO changes since that time. All private parties
THEIR UNINCORPORATED PROPERTY have signed the agreement. Riverwoods and
Deerfield are now being asked to sign it, as
well as the document terminating the original six -party water agreement. The new
water agreement with Baxter replaces the original agreement for providing water
to Baxter's unincorporated property. Terms are essentially the same as were
called for in 1986.
After discussion, Trustee Swartz made a motion
to authorize the Mayor to sign the agreements. Trustee Rosenthal seconded the
motion. The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6)
NAYS: None (0)
NEW BUSINESS
ANALYSIS AND AWARD OF BID FOR Mr. Soyka reported that three bids were
PARKWAY TREE TRIMMING received for the 1996 Tree Trimming Program.
Mr. Soyka recommends that the contract be
awarded to low bidder Robert W. Hendricksen Co. in an amount not to exceed the
budgeted amount of $34,000. The Hendricksen bid was $36,350. Quantities of
trees to be trimmed will be adjusted to stay within budget. The company was also
awarded the bid in 1995 and staff was quite satisfied with their work.
Trustee Seidman made a motion, seconded by
Trustee Rosenthal, to award the contract to Robert W. Hendricksen Co. in an
amount not to exceed $34,000. The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6)
NAYS: None (0)
DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION RE PLANNED PEDESTRIAN A number of Village residents signed in to
BRIDGE. BRISTOL ESTATES discuss the pedestrian bridge which has been
approved for Bristol Estates. As background,
Mayor Forrest commented that the proposed bridge was approved by the Board as a
way to be sure that Bristol Estates would not be an isolated neighborhood, but'
would have access to, and be accessible from, other parts of the Village.
Some residents who spoke were in favor of the
bridge, while others were against its construction. Those in favor of the bridge
gave reasons of accessibility, commenting that children in Bristol Estates need a
better way than Lake Cook Road to get to South Park School or to visit with
friends, while residents west of the bridge can use it to access shopping,
Coromandel, the new train station, Brickyards Park and other areas. Those
against the pedestrian bridge cited safety concerns, the desire to retain
privacy, the desire to avoid the noise and disruption of bridge construction, and
the fear of bringing crime into the neighborhood.
Board members reminded those concerned that
originally Gordon Terrace was to be extended eastward across the creek. It was
then determined that the connection would be confined to pedestrians and
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bicyclists. The bridge was approved in July 1994 as part of the Bristol Estates
Final Development. There is no further Board action required on the matter.
DISCUSSION
EXECUTIVE SESSION Trustee Swartz made a motion, seconded by
Trustee Heuberger, to go into Executive
Session to discuss land acquisition. The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6)
NAYS: None (0)
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss,
Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to adjourn the
meeting. Trustee Seidman 'seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:37 P.M.
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