11/04/1996November 4, 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
Monday, November 4, 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 Swartz, to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Trustee Ehlers
suggested that the section regarding renovations to the train station be amended
to add that Mr. Jacobs stated that control wires currently on multi -arm poles
along the eastern boundary are to be installed underground in conduit. Trustee
Swanson suggested that the final sentence of the fifth paragraph regarding a PCS
monopole in Clavey Park be clarified to say that AT &T's drawings appear to be out
of scale. He also made a capitalization correction on page 6. The motion to
approve the minutes as amended passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION R- 96 -10, DISCUSSION RE Since a large number of people had signed
ILLINOIS TOLLWAY IMPROVEMENTS/ in regarding the Illinois Tollway /Edens Spur
EDENS SPUR CONNECTION connection, Mayor Forrest moved discussion
of that matter to the top of the agenda. .
Mayor Forrest read a statement giving the
history of the tollway improvements /Edens Spur connection issue and the various
alternative connection points to the Edens Spur which have been identified and
evaluated without consensus over the past two years. He then proposed that the
Board of Trustees pass a resolution which endorses building an underground
connection from Lake Cook Road to the Edens Spur immediately west of I -294.
Mayor Forrest stated that although this solution would carry a significant cost,
it would be the most viable alternative. Mr. Franz read the proposed resolution.
Copies of Mayor Forrest's statement and the proposed resolution are attached and
made part of these minutes.
Trustee Seidman commented that, while he
supports the resolution, he feels a better solution would be to dissolve the
Tollway Authority and remove the toll booths. A secondary solution would be to
follow the example of several other states which have removed tollbooths from the
roadway and put them on the on /off ramps.
Trustee Heuberger stated that although this is
the most viable of the proposals presented, it is sure to run into resistance
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from the Tollway Authority due to its high cost. He suggested that tolls for the
Edens Spur could be increased to help offset the cost of building the underground
connection.
Trustee Rosenthal commented that using the
spur instead of Deerfield streets is something that should be encouraged.
Increasing the toll at the site would penalize those who use it and would be
contradictory to the Village's objectives. She stated that the Village must be
firm in pushing for the underground connection to the Spur. If that is not
possible, then the no -build option must be the Village's fall back position.
Jack Nelson of the Deerfield /Bannockburn/
Riverwoods Chamber of Commerce stated that the Chamber supports the tunnel
concept.
Bob Pease, Chairman of the TMA of Lake Cook,
expressed his agency's frustration at being unable to come up with a solution
that is acceptable to all, in spite of the great amount of time that has been
spent in trying to do so. Mr. Pease stated that his group reluctantly supports
the Heuhl Road access. The Tollway Authority has made it clear that they will
not spend the-amount of money needed to build the fly over, and the tunnel would
be even more costly. Therefore the only two options are the Heuhl Road access
and the no- build. The TMA believes that the no -build option would cause worse
traffic problems than the Heuhl Road access. They further believe that if the
no -build option is chosen, the Tollway Authority will not come back at a later
time and correct the problem.
State Representative Lauren Beth Gash gave her
support of the Village's resolution for a tunnel connection to the Edens Spur,
and stated that she will continue to work with any and all parties interested in
coming to a consensus on this matter. Rep. Gash commented that in her opinion
the Heuhl Road site poses possible serious safety and environmental concerns.
Ms. Gash reported that the Deerfield toll plaza collects more money than any
other toll plaza in the system. She is sponsor of a bill which mandates that
money collected in one segment of the tollway must be spent to maintain and
improve that portion of the tollway. Money from the Tollway Authority should be
made available for this project.
Many area residents wished to express an
opinion on the Edens Spur issue. All of those who spoke were in support of the
proposed tunnel project.
After everyone who wished to speak had been
given the opportunity to do so, Trustee Swartz made a motion to adopt the
resolution. Trustee Seidman seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
REPORTS
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF PLAN Mr. and Mrs. Wladyslaw Krawczyk, who have for
COMMISSION AND REPORT AND several years operated Walter's Tailor Shop
RECOMMENDATION OF VCDC RE REQUEST from a second floor location in Deerfield,
FOR CLASS A SPECIAL USE IN THE wish to move their business to a first-floor
C -1 VILLAGE CENTER DISTRICT, location at 806 Waukegan Road. At a workshop
WALTER'S TAILOR SHOP meeting held on October 23, 1996 the Village
Center Development Commission voted to approve
the petitioners' request. At a public hearing held on October 31, 1996 the Plan
Commission also voted to approve the request.
Trustee Seidman made a motion to accept the
reports of the Plan Commission and the VCDC and to direct the Village Attorney to
prepare an ordinance. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously:
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF PLAN The owners of the properties at 214, 222, and
COMMISSION RE REQUEST FOR VACATION 234 Burr Oak Avenue are requesting vacation of
OF A RECORDED REAR BUILDING LINE the recorded 55' rear building line for their
FOR PROPERTIES AT 214, 222, AND properties. This building line was
234 BURR OAK AVENUE established on the subject properties so that
the houses to be built on the lots would be
set back a reasonable distance from the existing house to the west. That home
has been torn down, however, and the property was resubdivided into three lots.
The homes built on those lots are further from the rear property line than the
original house and meet the setback requirements. The new rear setback for 214,
222 and 234 Burr Oak would be 251, which is the required rear yard setback for a
Planned Residential Development in the R -1 District. At a public hearing held on
October 10, 1996, the Plan Commission voted unanimously to approve the
petitioners' request.
Trustee Seidman made a motion to accept the
Plan Commission Report and direct the Village Attorney to prepare an ordinance.
Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
CONSENT AGENDA
ORDINANCE AMENDING SPECIAL USE An ordinance amending a special use and
AND GRANTING SPECIAL USE /UNIQUE granting a special use /unique use to AT &T
USE TO PERMIT INSTALLATION OF A to permit installation of a PCS monopole
CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATION antenna at Clavey Park. First Reading.
FACILITY IN CLAVEY PARK, AT &T
ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY FROM
RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION TO
PUBLIC LANDS CLASSIFICATION AND
AMENDING SPECIAL USE, METRA/
DEERFIELD RAILROAD STATION AT
CHESTNUT AND DEERFIELD
An ordinance rezoning property from a
residential classification to a public lands
classification and amending a special use
for renovations to the train station at
Chestnut Street and Deerfield Road. First
Reading.
ORDINANCE 0 -96 -36 AMENDING ZONING An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance to
ORDINANCE TO PERMIT A PERSONAL permit the operation of Dimensions Through
FITNESS TRAINING FACILITY TO BE Motivation, a personal fitness training
ADDED AS A SPECIAL USE IN THE facility, at 151 S. Pfingsten Road in the
I -2B, OUTLYING LIMITED INDUSTRIAL Deerbrook Commerce Center. First Reading.
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ORDINANCE 0 -96 -37 AUTHORIZING A An ordinance authorizing a special use to
SPECIAL USE TO PERMIT A PERSONAL permit the operation of Dimensions Through
FITNESS TRAINING FACILITY AT 151 Motivations, a personal fitness training
S. PFINGSTEN ROAD facility, at 151 S. Pfingsten Road in the
Deerbrook Commerce Center. First Reading.
Trustee Seidman recommended removing the AT &T
and train station items from the Consent Agenda.
Trustee Seidman moved for a waiver of the
rules to permit the two ordinances regarding Dimensions Through Motivation to be
voted on at First Reading. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
Trustee Seidman moved for adoption of the two
ordinances. 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
ORDINANCE
0 -96 -38 AUTHORIZING
An ordinance
authorizing the acquisition of
ACQUISITION
OF REAL ESTATE, 625
real estate,
625 Deerfield Road. Second
DEERFIELD
ROAD
Reading.
Trustee Rosenthal moved for 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)
ORDINANCE 0 -96 -39 AUTHORIZING An ordinance authorizing the acquisition of
ACQUISITION OF REAL ESTATE, 629 real estate, 629 Deerfield Road. Second
DEERFIELD ROAD Reading.
Trustee Ehlers moved for adoption of the
ordinance. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion passed by the
following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6)
NAYS: None (0)
ORDINANCE 0 -96 -40 AUTHORIZING An ordinance authorizing the acquisition of
ACQUISITION OF REAL ESTATE, 635 real estate, 635 Deerfield Road. Second
DEERFIELD ROAD 'Reading.
Trustee Swartz moved for adoption of the
ordinance. Trustee Swanson seconded the motion. The motion passed by the
following vote:
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AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6)
NAYS: None (0)
ORDINANCE 0 -96 -41 AUTHORIZING An ordinance authorizing the acquisition of
ACQUISITION OF REAL ESTATE, 745 real estate, 745 Waukegan Road. Second
WAUKEGAN ROAD Reading.
Trustee Swanson moved for adoption of the
ordinance. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion passed by the
following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6)
NAYS: None (0)
DISCUSSION
LEAF PICK UP PROGRAM Trustee Rosenthal commended the Street
Department for the good work they have been
doing with the leaf pick up program but added that...the Village needs -to find a
way to communicate to residents that leaves need to be kept out of the street
until the night before their designated pick up day. They also need to be
alerted to keep storm drains on their street free of leaves so that the drains
work properly during rain. Mr. Soyka responded that it might help to get the
newsletter out a little earlier. He added that leaves came down early this year.
5,400 cubic yards of leaves were picked up this first week of pick up, which is
about 50% of the total amount picked up in any given year. Some landscapers have
also been caught bringing leaves into Deerfield. Those who were identified have
been ticketed.
EMERGENCY SEWER REPAIR Mr. Soyka reported that a sink hole is
developing in the eastbound lanes of Deerfield
Road near the rear of Ford Pharmacy. TV inspection of the 8" vitreous clay pipe
shows that the joints have pulled apart causing the undermining of Deerfield
Road. Although the sewer will probably be abandoned when the Ford Pharmacy
property is redeveloped, it nevertheless requires immediate repair to protect
Deerfield Road. Mr. Soyka has received several quotes for lining the pipe. He
recommends that the low price of $10,850 submitted by Insituform Technologies be
accepted.
Trustee Seidman made a motion to accept the
bid of Insituform Technologies for. an amount not to exceed $10,850. Trustee
Rosenthal seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6)
NAYS: None (0)
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT SIGNAGE Barbara Houpt is recommending that the Board
PLANS direct the Plan Commission to hold a public
hearing to consider adding an amendment to
Article 12 of the Zoning Ordinance which would list "signage plan" as an element
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of the overall PUD approval process. Trustee Rosenthal so moved. Trustee Swartz
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss,
Trustee Heuberger made a motion to adjourn the
meeting. Trustee Seidman seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:58 P.M.
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
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Mayor
Mayor Forrest's Statement
Tollway Improvements/Edens Spur Connection
November 4, 1996 Village Board Meeting
For the past fifteen years, the Village of Deerfield has sought a full interchange at Lake Cook Road
and I-294. In fact, the Village secured right -of -way from developers for ramps on the east side of
I -294 and conveyed that property to the Tollway at no cost. In this effort, we always promoted a
connection to the Edens Spur as far west as possible on Lake Cook Road to get vehicles going to
and from the Edens off of local roads and onto an expressway designed for that very purpose.
Three years ago, the Illinois Tollway Authority informed the Village that it intended to split the
Deerfield plaza by moving either the northbound or southbound collection booths further north on
the tollway. For reasons never fully explained to us, that project was summarily abandoned and
plans undertaken to acquire property for expansion of the existing plaza. We objected at the time
because we believed it was purely a political decision made to accommodate other jurisdictions at
Deerfield's expense. At no time were we consulted even though the Tollway knew full well that
the impact of that decision would affect us dramatically. I am still of the opinion that the plaza
should be split so that the burden of that operation does not fall to any one community.
That aside, in 1994 we were advised that the new plaza plans would result in eliminating access to
and from the Edens Spur at Deerfield Road. Since then, we have engaged in a series of Tollway
meetings with the Village of Northbrook, our respective Chambers of Commerce and the Lake
Cook Transportation Management Agency to find an acceptable alternative access. Northbrook and
Deerfield even retained an outside traffic consultant at considerable expense to help in this process.
As most everyone knows by now, it has been impossible to reach a consensus on a new connection.
By our count, over a dozen alternatives were identified but, because of certain Tollway design
standards, the number of alternatives were reduced to three:
- a flyover connection from west of I -294
- a connection at Huehl Road
- a combination of these two alternatives
Another alternative which has emerged over time is a "no build" option which no one feels is the
ultimate solution but, because of opposition to other alternatives, must be considered. Although the
TMA strongly opposes the no build plan, Deerfield must keep the option on the table. We simply
do not know how traffic will actually disperse if access to the Spur is cut off at Deerfield Road.
On the other hand, we do know for a fact that a Huehl Road connection will draw thousands of
vehicles daily to within our corporate limits - traffic that will inevitably find its way to residential
streets not designed to handle it. To suggest that Deerfield alone has an obligation to bear the
burden of solving this regional traffic problem is ludicrous. We have over four miles of the tollway
system either within or bordering our corporate limits. Now the plaza and its attendant problems of
noise and pollution is to be expanded. Deerfield can not, should not and will not let the Tollway
resolve its traffic problems at our expense. It is for these reasons that I am proposing this evening
a resolution that endorses the only really viable alternative - an underground connection from Lake
Cook Road to the Edens Spur immediately west of I -294. While there has been disagreement on
Mayor Forrest's Statement
Tollway Improvements/Edens Spur Connection
November 4, 1996 Village Board Meeting
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various connection points, all traffic experts agree that, from a purely traffic standpoint, a
connection at that location is the most desirable. The cost of such an improvement is admittedly a
critical issue, but it is also manageable given the Tollway's resources and financial assistance from
the Cook County Highway Department which, through this improvement, could (and should)
eliminate any future plans to widen Lake Cook Road - a project strongly opposed by all the
municipalities which border it.
At this point, I would like the Village Manager to read the resolution after which I will ask for
Trustee comments and than accept questions or comments from the audience.
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RESOLUTION NO. R-9646
A RESOLUTION REGARDING TOLLWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND
ACCESS .TO THE EDENS SPUR
WHEREAS, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has scheduled extensive
roadway improvements that will result in the elimination of access to and from the Edens Spur at
Deerfield Road; and
WHEREAS, various alternative connection. points to the Edens Spur have been
identified and evaluated over the past two years; and
WHEREAS, no consensus on a preferred connection point has been reached by the
various agencies, both public and private, which have studied the problem during this period; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Deerfield Plaza improvements and Edens Spur connection
will have a greater impact on Deerfield than on any other community; and
WHEREAS, there is agreement that regional traffic conditions would improve the
farther west a connection is made from Lake Cook Road to the Edens Spur; and
WHEREAS, a connection east of I -294 would only draw more traffic into Deerfield
giving further impetus to the widening of Lake Cook Road from four to six lanes; a project opposed
by the City of Highland Park and the Villages of Buffalo Grove, Deerfield and Northbrook; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority intends to eliminate exisiting
access to the Edens Spur and, therefore, should be responsible for funding a new connection that
offers the greatest benefit to the region; and
WHEREAS, the only viable improvement is a connection west of I -294 that will
divert through traffic from Lake Cook Road to an expressway designed to draw traffic to and from
I -94.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD:
SECTION That a new connection to the Edens Spur should be installed on Lake
ONE: Cook Road west of I -294 through underground ramps designed in a
manner that least impacts adjacent properties at that location.
RESOLUTION NO. R-96-/V
A RESOLUTION REGARDING TOLLWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND
ACCESS TO THE EDENS SPUR
SECTION That the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority should take immediate
TWO: steps to acquire the right -of -way needed to construct said connection.
SECTION That the project should be jointly funded by the Illinois State Toll
THREE: Highway Authority and the Cook County Highway Department, the
two agencies which will benefit most by said improvement.
SECTION. That the Village Clerk shall provide a certified copy of this
FOUR: resolution to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and the County
Highway Department.
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
PASSED this day of it/o ✓fm&,d= ., A.D., 1996.
APPROVED this ,4 day of lJow: &4 , A.D., 1996.
/Village President
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
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