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06/01/1998June 1, 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, June 1, 1998, 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 Michael Swartz Absent: Vernon E. Swanson and that a quorum was present and in attendance. Also present were Attorney James Stucko and Village Manager Robert Franz. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Seidman made a motion, seconded by Trustee Swartz, to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Trustees made several corrections, after which a motion to approve the minutes as amended passed unanimously. PROCLAMATION RE CENTER FOR Mayor Forrest read a proclamation declaring ENRICHED LIVING DAY Monday, June 15 to be Center for Enriched Living Day in Deerfield. Mayor Forrest extended the Village's appreciation for the valuable services the Center provides. Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to accept the proclamation. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Kent Weimer, Executive Director of Strategic Development, accepted the proclamation on behalf of the Center. UPDATE ON VISION 2000 Mayor Forrest presented a progress report on the redevelopment of the Southwest Quadrant, the Southeast Quadrant, and South Commons. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER SETTLEMENT Trustee Seidman made a motion, seconded by STIPULATION AND JUDGMENT ORDER RE Trustee Swartz to.authorize the Village to 803 DEERFIELD ROAD, JUDY'S PIZZA enter a Settlement Stipulation and Judgment Order in Condemnation Case 98 ED 12 involving the property at 803 Deerfield Road (Judy's Pizza), for the purchase price of $660,000 with the Village taking possession on or before August 30, 1998. The motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swartz (5) NAYS: None (0) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF PLAN COMMISSION RE AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE REGULATIONS RELATING TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SERVICE FACILITIES amendments be approved. obligation to accommodate the tell REPORTS The Plan Commission held a public hearing on March 12, continued on subsequent dates, regarding amendments to provisions in the Zoning Ordinance relating to telecommun- ications facilities. By a vote of 6 -0, the Plan Commission recommended that the text Mrs. Houpt commented that the Village has an scommunications service providers in a After a lengthy discussion of issues relating to telecommunication towers, Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to accept the Report and Recommendation of the Plan Commission with the amendment that Briarwood Country Club be excluded as a possible tower site. Height restrictions for towers abutting residential districts were also added. Trustee Ehlers seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF PLAN COMMISSION RE AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE REGULATIONS RELATING TO HOME OCCUPATIONS The Plan Commission held a public hearing on October 9, 1997, to consider amendments to the Zoning Ordinance regulations relating to home occupations. Due to public interest in the issue, the Plan Commission continued their discussion of the amendments to permit staff to meet with various groups interested in the amendments. By a vote of 5 -0, the Plan Commission is now recommending that the proposed text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance relating to home based occupations be passed. Trustees discussed the proposed text amendments at some length and suggested the following changes: • Allowing as many as four employees plus the owner is too many.. Other communities permit one or zero. The Village should permit no more than one employee plus the owner and family members; • On- street parking for employees should be prohibited; • Current businesses should be permitted to remain as a pre- existing, non- conforming use to terminate with the end of the business or sale of the home; • Auto repair should not be permitted as a home occupation; • The maximum number of persons who can be instructed per day should be limited to four, with a special use required for businesses that exceed this number. Trustee Ehlers made a motion to accept the Plan Commission Report and Recommendation with the changes noted. Trustee Seidman seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENT Mayor Forrest nominated Dick Cohen as Committee. Trustee Rosenthal The motion passed unanimously. Chairman of the Architectural Review so moved. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. CONSENT AGENDA ORDINANCE 0 -98 -26 APPROVING CLASS A SPECIAL USE AT 810 WAUKEGAN ROAD, THE VILLAGE SECRETARY AND GOULD KELLY WORLD TRAVEL rules to permit the ordinance to'be seconded the motion. The motion pa An ordinance approving a Class A Special Use at 810 Waukegan Road to The Village Secretary and Gould -Kelly world Travel. First Reading. Trustee.Rosenthal moved for a waiver of the approved on First Reading. Trustee Heuberger ssed unanimously. Trustee Rosenthal moved to adopt the ordinance. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman,.Swartz (5) NAYS: None (0) 91 reasonable manner, and the telecommunications providers are obligated to use, whenever possible, those sites having the least impact. Mrs. Houpt reported that there are few appropriate tower.sites, east of Waukegan Road. Mayor Forrest commented that Briarwood Country Club is not an appropriate site for a telecommunications tower, nor is any location in a residential area. After a lengthy discussion of issues relating to telecommunication towers, Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to accept the Report and Recommendation of the Plan Commission with the amendment that Briarwood Country Club be excluded as a possible tower site. Height restrictions for towers abutting residential districts were also added. Trustee Ehlers seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF PLAN COMMISSION RE AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE REGULATIONS RELATING TO HOME OCCUPATIONS The Plan Commission held a public hearing on October 9, 1997, to consider amendments to the Zoning Ordinance regulations relating to home occupations. Due to public interest in the issue, the Plan Commission continued their discussion of the amendments to permit staff to meet with various groups interested in the amendments. By a vote of 5 -0, the Plan Commission is now recommending that the proposed text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance relating to home based occupations be passed. Trustees discussed the proposed text amendments at some length and suggested the following changes: • Allowing as many as four employees plus the owner is too many.. Other communities permit one or zero. The Village should permit no more than one employee plus the owner and family members; • On- street parking for employees should be prohibited; • Current businesses should be permitted to remain as a pre- existing, non- conforming use to terminate with the end of the business or sale of the home; • Auto repair should not be permitted as a home occupation; • The maximum number of persons who can be instructed per day should be limited to four, with a special use required for businesses that exceed this number. Trustee Ehlers made a motion to accept the Plan Commission Report and Recommendation with the changes noted. Trustee Seidman seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENT Mayor Forrest nominated Dick Cohen as Committee. Trustee Rosenthal The motion passed unanimously. Chairman of the Architectural Review so moved. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. CONSENT AGENDA ORDINANCE 0 -98 -26 APPROVING CLASS A SPECIAL USE AT 810 WAUKEGAN ROAD, THE VILLAGE SECRETARY AND GOULD KELLY WORLD TRAVEL rules to permit the ordinance to'be seconded the motion. The motion pa An ordinance approving a Class A Special Use at 810 Waukegan Road to The Village Secretary and Gould -Kelly world Travel. First Reading. Trustee.Rosenthal moved for a waiver of the approved on First Reading. Trustee Heuberger ssed unanimously. Trustee Rosenthal moved to adopt the ordinance. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman,.Swartz (5) NAYS: None (0) 91 OLD BUSINESS ORDINANCE 0 -98 -27 AMENDING SPECIAL An ordinance amending a special use for USE FOR VALET PARKING FOR SPAZIO'S valet parking for Spazio's Restaurant at RESTAURANT, LAKE COOK PLAZA Lake Cook Plaza. The petitioner also plans to build a small shed to shelter the parking attendants and to store customers' keys. Second Reading (tabled 5 /18/98). Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to remove the matter from the table. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Frank Sbragia, owner of Spazio's, commented that there is no connection between the proposed valet parking and the two parking spaces he eliminated by the front door. For reasons of convenience, safety, and to benefit handicapped customers, Mr. Sbragia made that change when he had the parking lot resurfaced. He stated that he did not realize he needed the Village's permission to eliminate the spaces or. he would have requested it. He will have the spaces put back in if the Board so directs. Mrs. Houpt commented that she thinks Spazio's meets the parking space requirement even without the two eliminated spaces, so it was decided to allow the parking to remain as it is. Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to adopt the ordinance. Trustee Heuberger seconded the'motion. The motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swartz (5) NAYS: None (0) DISCUSSION CABLE TV DISCUSSION Trustee Rosenthal commented that she has been getting a lot of complaints from residents about cable TV. The cost is too high, some channels have been removed, reception is not as good on network channels as it used to be, and customer service is substandard.' Trustees spent several minutes discussing these problems, some of which were caused by TCI's recent switch to a digital system. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Forrest asked for a motion to go into Executive Session to discuss litigation and land acquisition. Trustee Seidman so moved. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swartz (5) NAYS: None (0) ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Ehlers seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 P.M. APPR D: Mayor ATTEST: Village Cler 3 1 1 1 VISION 2000 DEERFIELD VILLAGE CENTER REVITALIZATION Progress Report June 1, 1998 Southwest Quadrant: > There is still no date certain when construction will begin on Deerfield Square. The Redevelopment Agreement with CRM Properties requires the Village to convey properties it is acquiring by August 30th. > Although condemnation court dates have been scheduled, the Village will continue to negotiate settlements wherever possible. > The Village Board will be asked to confirm this evening the purchase price for Judy's Pizza located at 803 Deerfield Road. The actual contract will be on a subsequent agenda. Southeast Quadrant: > The Task Force has selected A & T Investments, Inc. and Mesirow Stein/Northern Realty Group as finalists for redeveloping the southeast corner of Deerfield and Waukegan Roads. > The Citizens Advisory Committee, which originally met on March 24th to help prepare the Request for Proposal, will meet on June 8th to hear presentations by the two finalists. After receiving their input, the Task Force will make its recommendation to the Board at our June 15th meeting. South Commons: > Last Thursday, the Plan Commission held a public hearing on the James Companies' proposal for 153 units of multi - family south of Osterman Avenue. > The hearing was continued to June 25th.