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01/04/1999January 4, 1999 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 4, 1999, 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 Attorney Sheila Quinn and Village Manager Robert Franz. After wishing those in attendance a happy and prosperous 1999, Mayor Forrest commended the Village's Public Works Department for the outstanding job they did with Village streets during the January 2" snow storm. Mayor Forrest commented that the latest issue of D -Tales contains a form to be filled out by residents who have experienced power outages. The information gathered from the forms will be forwarded to Commonwealth Edison. Mr. Franz announced that Alliance, the Village's waste hauler, will be in the Village tomorrow to collect trash and recycling to the best of their ability in these difficult weather conditions. Mr. Franz also reported that a contractor has been hired to help clear the sidewalks of snow, particularly around the schools and in the downtown area. He asked anyone with a fire hydrant in their yard to please assist the Village by clearing it of snow. Mayor Forrest commented on a recent newspaper article regarding lighted real estate signs. He asked for a motion for the Plan Commission to review this practice. Trustee Rosenthal so moved. Trustee Ehlers seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Seidman made a motion to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. Trustee Seidman noted that he had not seconded the motion to adopt Ordinance 0 -98 -56 re Parkway North. The motion had been seconded by Trustee Swanson. A motion to approve the minutes as amended passed unanimously. VISION 2000 UPDATE Mayor Forrest presented a progress report on the redevelopment of the Southwest Quadrant, the Southeast Quadrant, and South Commons. Mayor Forrest reported that the next Board of Trustees meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 20, instead of on Monday, January 18. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF SAFETY The Safety Council has been petitioned by COUNCIL RE REQUEST FOR STOP SIGNS fourteen residents in the area of Kenmore ON KENMORE AVENUE AT GORDON TERRACE Avenue and Gordon Terrace who wish to have the yield signs for north and southbound Kenmore replaced with stop signs. The Safety Council has reviewed the history of the intersection, which includes two significant accidents, and has voted unanimously to recommend the replacement of the yield signs with stop signs. Chief.Anderson concurs with the recommendation. Trustee Seidman made a motion to accept the Safety Council recommendation and to direct the Village Attorney to prepare an ordinance. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. RESOLUTION 0 -99 -01 REGARDING TCI Jesse Rotman, Chairman of the Cable and AND AT &T MERGER Telecommunications Commission, reported that a consortium of communities, including Deerfield, has reviewed the proposed merger of TCI and AT &T and has concluded that the merger will provide enhanced competition and other benefits. The Commission therefore recommends that the Board approve the merger. Paul Ashley of TCI commented that the merger will bring many new services, including additional telephone services, to the community. Trustee Rosenthal made a motion for acceptance of the report and recommendation of the Cable and Telecommunication Commission and adoption of a resolution. Trustee Ehlers seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.. MANPOWER COMMISSION Mayor Forrest recommended the following appointments to the Village Boards and Commissions: • Village Center Development Commission - Gary Cooper • Human Relations Commission - Penina Frankel, Andrea Lansing, and Lori Zwart • Youth Council - Arthur Hyams and Sue Shuftan • Energy Advisory and Resource Recovery Commission - William Keefe Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to approve the appointments. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. CONSENT AGENDA ORDINANCE APPROVING SIGNAGE PLAN An ordinance approving a signage plan AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION OF PUD, and modification of a PUD for Designer DESIGNER KITCHENS AND BATH Kitchens and Bath. First Reading. ORDINANCE APPROVING AMENDMENT TO A An ordinance approving an amendment to-a SPECIAL USE TO PERMIT AN ADDITION Special Use to permit a two story addition TO SOUTH PARK SCHOOL to South Park School. First Reading. ORDINANCE 0 -99 -01 DECREASING NUMBER An ordinance decreasing the number of Class OF CLASS C LIQUOR LICENSES FROM C liquor licenses from three to two. With THREE TO TWO the closure to Artemis Restaurant, the license is no longer needed. First Reading. Trustee Rosenthal moved for a waiver of the rules to permit the ordinance regarding liquor licenses to be voted on at First Reading. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Trustee Rosenthal moved for passage of the Consent Agenda and adoption of the ordinance. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following vote: 2 t' AYES.: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6) NAYS: None (0) RECONSIDERATION FOR ZIPPY'S At the Board meeting of Zippy's Restaurant votes for approval. information and has ordinance to permit the at the Lake Cook Road METRA site did not Since that meeting, the petitioner has asked for reconsideration. December 21, an establishment of a receive sufficient submitted additional Trustee Swartz, who was absent from the December 21St meeting, moved to reconsider the issue of Zippy's Restaurant. Trustee Seidman seconded the motion. The motion passed, with Trustees Ehlers, Seidman, Swanson, and Swartz voting for it, and Trustee Rosenthal voting against it. Trustee Heuberger is recused. Trustee Swartz made a motion for a date certain of February 1St to reconsider the petition. Trustee Ehlers seconded the motion. The motion passed, with Trustees Ehlers, Seidman, Swanson, and Swartz voting for it, and Trustee Rosenthal voting against it. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION RE REDEVELOPMENT Mayor Forrest reported that the preliminary AGREEMENT WITH JAMES COMPANY plan for the James Company project has already been approved. The project will consist of 153 multi family units consisting of condominiums, row homes and villas. The development agreement lists the terms and conditions under which the Village and the developer will redevelop the area. The Village will use TIF funds to acquire the necessary properties to assemble the site, and when title is conveyed, James Company will pay the Village $7,500,000 for the property. The final plan is to be before the Board on January 20. Jerry James commented that he is looking forward to working with the Board and moving ahead with the project. Trustee Seidman made a motion to approve the redevelopment agreement and authorize Mayor Forrest to sign it. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. Mrs. Quinn commented that there are some very minor changes that need to be made to the agreement. After discussion, the motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger.; Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6) NAYS: None (0) AUTHORIZATION TO DISPOSE OF SURPLUS Bids were opened on December 29 for two PROPERTY, POLICE VEHICLES packages of surplus vehicles. Package One consisted of seven police cars, and Package Two consisted of a 1993 Ford Tempo. The high bid for both packages was submitted by Pursuit Unlimited. Their bid for the police cars was $50,357 and for the Ford Tempo was $2,800. Chief - Anderson recommended that both packages be awarded to Pursuit Unlimited. Trustee Swartz made a motion to award the police vehicle package to Pursuit Unlimited in the amount of $50,357 and the Ford Tempo to Pursuit Unlimited in the amount of $2,800. Trustee Seidman seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Ehlers, Heuberger, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6) NAYS: None (0) 3 1 1 F] DISCUSSION TOLLWAY MEETING Mayor Forrest reminded viewers that the meeting to discuss alternatives for the Edens Spur exit ramp will take place on Thursday, January 7 at the Deerfield Hyatt. An open house will be held from 4:00 -6:30 P.M., followed by a public hearing at 7 :30. Mayor Forrest encouraged everyone interested in this issue to attend. TOWN MEETING Mayor Forrest reminded viewers that the town meeting will be held on Monday, January 11 at 7 :00 P.M. at Shepard Junior High School. DESIGNER KITCHENS AND BATH Trustee Swartz noted for the record that the proposed height for the Designer Kitchens and Bath sign is within the ordinance maximum, as is the total square footage. FORMER TRUSTEE DIES Trustee Ehlers commented that former Village Trustee George Kelm recently passed away. RELEASE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION The Illinois Open Meetings Act-requires that MINUTES elected boards review all minutes from closed sessions and make available for public inspection those which no longer require confidentiality. During 1998 the Village Board met in executive session on twenty -four occasions. Mr. Franz is recommending that the minutes of the meetings of March 16, August 31 (two meetings), September 8, and October 19 be released. Trustee Seidman so moved. Trustee Swartz seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 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 8:35 P.M. ATTEST: 1 t i .. !� Villicre APPROVED: Mayor 4 VISION 2000 DEERFIEL D VILLAGE CENTER REVITALIZATION Prouess Report _ January 4, 1.999 Southwest Quadrant (Deerfield Square): > CRM Properties has submitted a status report on its -loan application with Key Bank. All documents required by the lender to this point have been submitted by the developer. > CRM has submitted plans for building permits for Whole Foods, Walgreens, the 4 -story office building, the car wash and the retail building on Osterman Avenue. The drawings are being reviewed by the Building Department. > World Wide Liquors has a public hearing before the Plan Commission on Thursday, January 14th to request a special use for a.liquor store in Marshall Mall on Waukegan Road. Southeast Quadrant (Deerfield Centre): > Discussions continue with Mesirow Stein/Northern Realty on a Redevelopment Agreement. > Staff continues to work with the developer on various engineering issues relating to stormwater management and traffic signalization. South Commons: > The Redevelopment Agreement with the James. Company is on tonight's agenda. > The report and recommendation of the Plan Commission on the Final Plan will be considered at the next Board meeting on January 20th. > Also on January• 20th, a public hearing will be held on a variation from the Stormwater 'Management Ordinance'as it relates to this project. fl i 1