01/18/2000January 18, 2000
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, January 18, 2000 at 8:00 P.M. The Clerk called the roll and announced
that the following were:
Present: Bernard Forrest, Mayor
Steve Harris.
John Heuberger
Derek Ragona
Harriet Rosenthal
William Seiden
Vernon Swanson
and that a quorum was present and in attendance. Also present was Village
Manager Robert Franz.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to approve
the minutes of the previous meeting. Trustee
Ragona seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
BILLS AND PAYROLL Trustee Ragona made a motion to approve the
Bills and Payroll. Trustee Heuberger
seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Harris, Heuberger, Ragona, Rosenthal, Seiden, Swanson (6)
NAYS: None (0)
TREASURER'S REPORT George Valentine presented highlights from
the December Treasurer's Report. Sales Tax
for December (September 1999 sales) is 12% above last year (September 1998
sales). The twelve month total is 7% above last year. As of December 31, 1999,
102.4% of cash was invested at an average interest rate of 5.78 %, which compares
with an average rate of 5.33% for the 90 -day Treasury Bill.
VISION 2000 UPDATE Mayor Forrest presented a progress report on
the redevelopment of the Southwest Quadrant,
the-Southeast Quadrant and South Commons.
PUBLIC COMMENT. There was no Public Comment.
REPORTS
REPORT OF STAFF RE EXPANDING The Appearance Review Commission met on
JURISDICTION OF APPEARANCE REVIEW January 10th to discuss the issue of expanding
COMMISSION, HELD OVER FROM 12/20/99 the jurisdiction of their commission. It is
their recommendation that all outlying
commercial properties should be added to the jurisdiction of the ARC at the same
level of review that currently exists, and a way to expedite non- controversial
petitions should be developed. The ARC further recommends that the commission be
expanded to seven members (from the current five), and.that the Board consider
additional staff and storage space.
Mr. Franz commented that an ordinance would
have to be prepared to amend the Municipal Code to provide for the additional ARC
jurisdiction.
Mrs. Houpt discussed possible ways to
expedite the approval process for changes to non - controversial, previously
approved PUDs. In response to a question from Mayor Forrest, she commented that,
in petitions which require Plan Commission approval, it wouldn't work well to try
to combine Plan Commission and ARC meetings. To do so would require the
petitioner to do additional work and incur extra expense for a project that might
not be approved.
Richard Coen, Chairman of the ARC, reported
that the commission members unanimously agreed that they would be willing to take
on the additional responsibility, meeting twice a month when necessary, as they
often do now. He agreed with Mrs. Houpt that certain non - controversial requests
could be put on a fast track and might not even require a meeting.
After additional discussion, Mayor Forrest
asked for a motion to accept the ARC report and to direct the Village Attorney to
prepare the ordinance. Trustee Rosenthal so moved. Trustee Heuberger seconded
the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Two additional volunteers to serve
on the Appearance Review Commission will be sought.
CONSENT AGENDA
ORDINANCE APPROVING SPECIAL USES An ordinance approving special uses for
FOR BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO, SOPRAFFINA Blockbuster Video, Sopraffina Marketcaffe,
MARKETCAFFE, STARBUCKS COFFEE AND Starbucks Coffee and Alley Cleaners at
ALLEY CLEANERS, DEERFIELD CENTRE Deerfield Centre. First Reading.
OLD BUSINESS
RESOLUTION R -00 -02 APPROVING FINAL In April, 1999, preliminary just compensation
JUDGMENT ORDER FOR TRANSFORMATIONS for the Transformations property at 702
PROPERTY AT 702 OSTERMAN AVENUE Osterman Avenue was awarded in the amount of
jury, is $526,369.21.
Village.
$592,750. The final value, established by
The difference of $66,380.79 will be refunded to the
Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to adopt the
resolution on the final judgment for 702 Osterman Avenue. Trustee Heuberger
seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Harris, Heuberger, Ragona, Rosenthal, Seiden, Swanson (6)
NAYS: None (0)
NEW BUSINESS
AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE EXECUTIVE The Illinois Open Meetings Act requires that
SESSION MINUTES PURSUANT TO THE elected boards review all minutes from closed
ILLINOIS OPEN MEETINGS ACT sessions and make available for public
inspection those which no longer require
confidentiality. The Board has reviewed minutes from Executive Sessions in 1999
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and has agreed to release the following minutes for public inspection: March
15th, March 20th, and September 215t.
Trustee Heuberger made a motion to authorize
release of the minutes from the three meetings. Trustee Rosenthal seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
DISCUSSION
TAXING OF VIDEO RENTALS Trustee Ragona asked about the topic of
imposing a tax on video rentals. Mayor
Forrest responded that this will be on the agenda of the next meeting.
COMMENT ON POLICE DEPARTMENT Trustee Seiden commented that, in light of
problems currently being experienced by the
Highland Park Police Department, he would like to commend the Deerfield Police
Department and its leadership for their professionalism.
SOUTH COMMONS FENCE James Company is requesting authorization to
erect a 7' wood fence along the entire
western border of the South Commons property, which is along the railroad tracks.
This was approved as part of their final plan, but the developer does not yet own
all of the property. James Company agrees to hold the Village harmless and to
remove the fence in the event the final portion of the property is not
transferred to them. Staff supports the plan, and legal counsel has reviewed it.
Trustee Rosenthal moved to authorize James
Company to erect the fence. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION R -00 -03 REALLOCATING A resolution reallocating $2,200,000 in
SURPLUS TIF I FUNDS TO TIF II surplus TIF I funds to TIF II.
Trustee Ragona made a motion to adopt the
resolution. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion passed by the
following vote:
AYES: Harris, Heuberger, Ragona, Rosenthal, Seiden, Swanson (6)
NAYS: None (0)
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Mr. Franz suggested that the Board meet in
Committee of the Whole at the conclusion of
the regular meeting. Topics would include discussion of Village Hall space needs
and liquor license sales for outdoor establishments.
Y2K COMMENTS Trustee Rosenthal thanked the Police
Department, Public Works, Administrative
staff, and Board members who worked on New Years Eve to ensure that Deerfield
experience a Y2K without incident.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss,
Trustee Ragona made a motion to adjourn the
meeting. Trustee Rosenthal seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 P.M.
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ATTEST:
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VISION 2000
DEERFIELD VILLAGE CENTER REVITALIZATION
Progress ss Report January 182000
Southwest Quadrant (Deerfield Square):
➢ Interior work continues on all Phase I buildings. Although from the street it may appear
that progress is slow, much is being accomplished inside the buildings.
➢ IL Forno's is scheduled to open this week, which will bring building #10 to full
occupancy.
➢ Approval of the Transformations acquisition settlement is on tonight's agenda. The final
value was established by jury at $526,369.21, $66,380.79 less than the preliminary value.
➢ The Jewel leasehold interest lawsuit scheduled for trial on January I e has been
rescheduled (at Jewel's request) to March 31'`.
➢ The Plan Commission public hearings on signage for Barnes & Noble and Whole Foods
and a special use request for Stoney River Steak House (in building #1) are scheduled for
January 27`h.
➢ The Village's consulting engineer has submitted engineering plans and bid documents to
IDOT for the new Waukegan Road signalized intersection south of First Midwest Bank.
Southeast Quadrant (Deerfield Centre):
➢ The house at 611 Deerfield Road is scheduled for demolition by the end of next week.
➢ Ameritech has moved its equipment so that the remaining foundation work on the
residential building can be completed this week. Precast concrete beams and slabs, are
expected to be delivered next week.
➢ Structural steel for the corner building is to be delivered later this week
➢ Ameritech must still remove poles in the proposed detention area. The contractor intends
to begin digging for this facility next week.
South Commons:
➢ The James Company reports that, since opening their sales office on January e, they
have already signed 16 contracts for the villas and rowhomes.
➢ Current work on the site involves storm and sanitary sewer installations. Building plans
were submitted this week and work on the models should be underway by the end of
February.
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