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January 5, 1998
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, January 5, 1998 at 8:00 P.M. The
Clerk called the roll and announced that the following were:
Present: Bernard Forrest
Marvin 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 was Village Manager Robert Franz.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Seidman made a motion, seconded by Trustee
Rosenthal, to approve the minutes of the previous
meeting. Trustee Ehlers commented that in the section dealing with the Village's new AAA Bond
Rating that, instead of the "upgrade ensures that the Village will benefit from the greatest possible
borrowing capacity," it should read "the upgrade ensures that the Village will benefit from the most
favorable interest rates in future bond issues." A motion to approve the minutes as amended passed
unanimously.
POLICE DEPARTMENT Mayor Forrest presented commendations to Police
COMMENDATIONS Officers Thomas M. Keane and Melvin E. Soltwisch
for their roles in organizing a multi jurisdictional task
force which led to the identification and arrest of a band of criminals called the "Alarm Cut" burglars.
Through their efforts, seven burglars, responsible for over 100 burglaries in Chicago and the northern
suburbs, were arrested, and over $1 million in property was recovered.
REPORTS
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF The Plan Commission held a public hearing on
PLAN COMMISSION RE REQUEST September 26, 1998, continued to December 11. 1997,
FOR AMENDMENT TO SIGNAGE to consider the request of JFMC Facilities Corporation
PLAN - JEWISH FEDERATION OF to amend the Deerfield Zoning Ordinance and the PUD
METROPOLITAN CHICAGO Signage for Arbor Lake Center to permit an off -site
identification/directional sign for residential
assisted living facilities for the elderly in the I -1 Office, Research and Restricted Industrial District.
By a vote of 5 to 0, the Plan Commission voted in favor of the petitioner's request. Trustee
Heuberger recused himself from discussion of this agenda item.
Trustee Seidman made a motion to accept the report and recommendation of the Plan Commission and
to direct the Village Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinances. Trustee Swartz seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
BOARD /COMMISSION Mayor Forrest asked for Village Board confirmation on
REAPPOINTMENTS the following reappointments: Appearance Review
Commission - Lynn Keck Petty and Stacy Sigman;
Board of Building Appeals - Patrick Gattari and Walter Hallford; Board of Zoning Appeals - Robert
Speckmann (Chair) and Theodore Kuczek; Cable & Telecommunications Commission - Paul Diambri
(appointed Vice - Chair), Phillip Elbling and Jeremiah Madden; Electrical Commission - Clint Case
(Chair), James Brown, Ted Galvani, Richard R. Osman, James Quinn, Michael Rouse; Energy
Advisory & Resource Recovery Commission - Donald Anderson, Marc Brown, and Teresa Pew;
Human Relations Commission - Shirley Horton and. Thelma LeVeaux; Manpower Commission -
Richard Strauss (Chair) and Jules Crystal; Plan Commission - Richard Kamerman and David Marks;
Safety Council - Alan Bromberg and Herbert Nicholson; Village Center Development Commission -
Kevin Forrest, Julie Sherman and Jannes Zobus; Youth Council - Ida Greenfield and Jeffrey Marks.
Robert Benton was appointed Chairman of the Plan Commission.
Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to approve the reappointments. Trustee Swartz seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
ORDINANCE 0 -98 -01 AMENDING
SPECIAL USE AND APPROVING A
SPECIAL USE/UNIQUE USE -
TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY
AT ONE PARKWAY NORTH - SPRINT
CONSENT AGENDA
Trustee Seidman made a motion to approve an
Ordinance Amending a Special Use and Approving a
Special Use /Unique Use to permit the installation of a
Sprint Telecommunication Facility at One Parkway
North. Trustee Ehlers seconded the motion. The
motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6)
NAYS: None (0)
NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING Mr. Franz read a Resolution Authorizing Special I.,egal
SETTLEMENT OF KNAAK Counsel Joseph Morrison to obtain a Final Judgement
CONDEMNATION SUIT Order in the acquisition of 761 -765 Waukegan Road
(Knaak Property) in the amount of $1,587,500 plus
1997 property taxes estimated to be approximately $27,000. The Board had passed an ordinance on
September 2, 1997 authorizing the acquisition of the property through condemnation failing a
negotiated contract. The case is currently pending in the Lake County Circuit Court, but a settlement
has been reached.
Trustee Seidman made a motion to pass the resolution, seconded by Trustee Swartz. The motion
passed by the following vote:
AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swartz, Swanson (6)
NAYS: None (0)
SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OF Mayor Forrest announced that at the next Village
VILLAGE CENTER Board meeting on January 19th, the Board must take
action on the Ordinance Amending the Redevelopment
Plan of the Village Center Tax Increment Financing District. The Illinois State Statutes require action
within 90 days of the TIF public hearing which was held on November 3, 1997. January 19th will be .
the last regular meeting before the expiration date. If approved, the ordinance will have to be passed
on first reading that evening.
ARTS COUNCIL TASK FORCE Mayor Forest asked Board confirmation on
appointments to a task force to study the possibility of
establishing a Fine Arts Council to foster and promote the Fine Arts in the Village. The task force
will meet with representatives of Fine Arts Councils of other municipalities and solicit input from
residents in the course of their study. It is hoped that a report and recommendation to the Village
Board on whether a Fine Arts Council should be established in Deerfield will be available within 90
days.
Trustee Rosenthal made a motion, seconded by Trustee Swartz, to approve the appointments of-
Mayer Davis, Chairman
Carolyn Beller,
Sharon Laney
Jeffrey Marks
The motion passed unanimously.
A representative of the Park District will also serve on the task force. Trustee Ed Seidman will serve
as Board Liaison to the task force.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, Trustee
Seidman made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at
8:16 P.M.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
LJ
Village Clerk
Mayor