01/02/2001Absent: Steve Harris
and that a quorum was present and in attendance. Also present was Village
Manager Robert Franz..
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Ragona made a motion to approve the
minutes of the previous meeting. Trustee
Rosenthal seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
CHECK FROM CAIS Trustee Ragona reported that due to his
recommendation of CAIS as an internet
provider to several of his clients and to the Village, they have sent him a check
for $400. Mr. Ragona plans to donate the money to various clubs and charities
around Deerfield.
VILLAGE CENTER REDEVELOPMENT UPDATE Mayor Forrest presented a progress report on
the redevelopment of the Southwest Quadrant,
the Southeast Quadrant and South Commons.
VILLAGE ATTORNEY SELECTED Mayor Forrest reported that the selection
committee, consisting of Trustees Harris and
Heuberger, the Village manager and himself, has completed interviews for the
position of Village Attorney. The committee recommends the firm of Rosenthal,
Murphey, Coblentz & Janega as the new attorneys for the Village: Their firm -
represents eight municipal clients and several townships and school districts in
the. Chicago area. Peter Coblentz will serve as principal counsel.
Trustee Heuberger made a motion to retain
Rosenthal, Murphey, Coblentz & Janega as the new corporate law firm for the
Village of Deerfield at a monthly retainer fee of $1,000 and a per hour rate of
$150 for partners and $125 for associates. Trustee Ragona seconded the motion.
The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Heuberger, Ragona, Rosenthal, Seiden, Swanson (5)
NAYS: None ( 0 )
Mr. Coblentz took a seat with the Board.
CHIEF ANDERSON RETIRES Police Chief Anderson is retiring at the end
of this week after having served with the
Village's Police Department for 27 years, the final seven of them as Chief.
After citing several specific accomplishments that took place during Chief
January 2, 2001
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 2,
2001,
at 8:00 P.M. The Clerk called the roll and announced
that the
following
were:
Present: Bernard Forrest, Mayor
John Heuberger
Derek Ragona
Harriet Rosenthal
William Seiden
Vernon Swanson
Absent: Steve Harris
and that a quorum was present and in attendance. Also present was Village
Manager Robert Franz..
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Ragona made a motion to approve the
minutes of the previous meeting. Trustee
Rosenthal seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
CHECK FROM CAIS Trustee Ragona reported that due to his
recommendation of CAIS as an internet
provider to several of his clients and to the Village, they have sent him a check
for $400. Mr. Ragona plans to donate the money to various clubs and charities
around Deerfield.
VILLAGE CENTER REDEVELOPMENT UPDATE Mayor Forrest presented a progress report on
the redevelopment of the Southwest Quadrant,
the Southeast Quadrant and South Commons.
VILLAGE ATTORNEY SELECTED Mayor Forrest reported that the selection
committee, consisting of Trustees Harris and
Heuberger, the Village manager and himself, has completed interviews for the
position of Village Attorney. The committee recommends the firm of Rosenthal,
Murphey, Coblentz & Janega as the new attorneys for the Village: Their firm -
represents eight municipal clients and several townships and school districts in
the. Chicago area. Peter Coblentz will serve as principal counsel.
Trustee Heuberger made a motion to retain
Rosenthal, Murphey, Coblentz & Janega as the new corporate law firm for the
Village of Deerfield at a monthly retainer fee of $1,000 and a per hour rate of
$150 for partners and $125 for associates. Trustee Ragona seconded the motion.
The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Heuberger, Ragona, Rosenthal, Seiden, Swanson (5)
NAYS: None ( 0 )
Mr. Coblentz took a seat with the Board.
CHIEF ANDERSON RETIRES Police Chief Anderson is retiring at the end
of this week after having served with the
Village's Police Department for 27 years, the final seven of them as Chief.
After citing several specific accomplishments that took place during Chief
Anderson's tenure as chief, Mayor Forrest thanked him for his outstanding service
to the Village and presented him with a commemorative clock. Chief Anderson
received a standing ovation. Chief Anderson then individually thanked each Board
member, Mayor Forrest, and Mr. Franz.
Mayor Forrest noted that the recruitment
process is taking longer than anticipated and a new police chief will therefore
not be named until at least the end of January. He suggested Deputy Chief John
Sliozis be appointed Acting Chief until the position is filled. Trustee
Rosenthal so moved. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
THANKS TO PUBLIC WORKS Mayor Forrest commended the employees of the
Public Works Department for their outstanding
efforts during the past few weeks. Sometimes working 15 to 20 hour shifts, these
individuals dealt with 38" of snow, 19 water main breaks, and responded to calls
from residents regarding frozen water pipes.
Barbara Little provided additional
information on the Public Works Department's efforts. She noted that 2300 tons
of the 3000 tons of salt ordered from the State contract have already been used,
but she added that she will be able to order an additional amount if needed.
Finally, Mrs. Little encouraged residents to "adopt" a fire hydrant.
PUBLIC COMMENT There was no public comment.
APPOINTMENT TO YOUTH COUNCIL Mayor Forrest recommended that Gil Antokol be
appointed to the Youth Council. Trustee
Heuberger so moved. Trustee Ragona seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
REPORTS
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF PLAN
The Plan
Commission held a
public hearing on
COMMISSION RE REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT
December
14th. It is their
recommendation
TO SPECIAL USE TO ALLOW FOR AN
that the
request of Zippy's
Restaurant for an
ADDITION - ZIPPY'S RESTAURANT
amendment
to a Special Use
to permit an
(METRA /HOME DEPOT SITE)
addition
to the restaurant
be approved. The
motion passed 5 -0. .
Spiro Dubers, owner and operator of Zippy's
Restaurant, and architect Pat Marzullo, were in attendance. Their proposal is to
enclose the existing outdoor patio so that the area can be used year round. The
area is about 700 square feet with 42 seats. This will increase the dining
capacity from 132 seats to 174. Parking requirements were accounted for in the
original plan for Zippy's.
Trustee Heuberger asked if consideration was
given to making the area seasonally adjustable. Mr. Marzullo said this was
considered, but it would be difficult for several reasons, including lack of
storage space for the windows.
After further discussion Trustee Rosenthal
made a motion to accept the Report and Recommendation of the Plan Commission and
to direct preparation of an ordinance. Trustee Ragona seconded the motion. The
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motion passed, with all trustees voting for it except Trustee Heuberger, who
recused himself because his son works at Zippy's.
CONSENT AGENDA
ORDINANCE 0 -01 -01 RE CAR WASH An ordinance approving four signs as
SIGNAGE, - DEERFIELD SQUARE, CRM requested by Grand Prix Car Wash. Second
PROPERTIES Reading.
ORDINANCE 0 -01 -02 DECREASING An ordinance approving a change in liquor
NUMBER OF CLASS B LIQUOR LICENSES license for Whole Foods from B to BB.
FROM TWO TO ONE AND INCREASING Second Reading.
NUMBER OF CLASS BB LIQUOR LICENSES
FROM NONE TO ONE, WHOLE FOODS
Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to adopt the
two ordinances. Trustee Ragona'seconded the motion. The motion passed by the
following vote:
AYES: Heuberger, Ragona, Rosenthal, Seiden, Swanson ('5)
NAYS: None ( 0 )
OLD BUSINESS
ORDINANCE RE SPECIAL USE FOR An ordinance which would grant a special
ANTENNAS WHICH EXTEND MORE THAN use to Winstar Communications to permit
20' ABOVE THE ROOF DECK - WINSTAR installation of a rooftop telecommunications
COMMUNICATIONS facility more than twenty feet above the roof
deck on the building at 1419 Lake Cook Road.
Second Reading.
There was a lengthy discussion among Board
members, Mayor Forrest, Ms. Kurson, Mrs. Houpt, and Jesse Rotman regarding the
proposed Winstar facility.
Mayor Forrest expressed his concern about
putting the facility.on top of a building. He feels allowing the installation
would be counter to the height requirements set for buildings by the Zoning
Ordinance and would encourage many other such requests. He urged Board members
to vote against it. Trustee Rosenthal agreed with Mayor Forrest's concerns about
the height of the requested facility.
Trustee Heuberger expressed his concern that,
while Deerfield would receive no revenue and would be setting a bad precedent,
half of those benefiting from the facility would be across the tollway in
Northbrook.
Trustee Ragona commented that turning down
the request might hurt the business potential of that area. He inquired whether
there might.be another type of telecommunications technology that would be more
suitable for this location. Mr. Rotman responded that he doubts that another
technology is available,.adding that, while he has concerns, he finds this
installation acceptable.
Ms. Kurson discussed the reasons Winstar
.selected the 1419 Lake Cook Road location and the upgrades Winstar has agreed to
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make to the appearance of the proposed facility. In response to a suggestion
from Mayor Forrest that Embassy Suites might be a suitable site, she commented
that Embassy Suites was rejected due to being a residential facility.
Trustee Rosenthal suggested tabling the
matter until the next meeting, during which time the petitioner can study
alternate locations and ways of accomplishing their goal. Trustee Heuberger
added that he would like to see statistics substantiating that, as claimed by
Winstar, only 25% of the businesses using the system would be in Northbrook.
Trustee Seiden moved to table the matter
until the next meeting. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance to
ORDINANCE RE TELECOMMUNICATIONS require that telecommunications providers
FACILITIES ON PUBLIC PROPERTY conduct a study on the feasibility of
locating their proposed facility on public
property. Second Reading.
Marvin Ehlers of the Cable and Telecommun-
ications Commission reported that, after reading the proposed ordinance, he feels
the wording is ambiguous and has the potential to cause a "bureaucratic
nightmare ". After giving examples of the complexities of the technological,
economic and legal issues involved. with telecommunications, Mr. Ehlers urged the
Board to vote the ordinance down or to at least table it until it can be
rewritten. His preference would be that the requirement for a telecommunications
vendor to look for a suitable site on public land be handled as an administrative
process, rather than a law.
Trustee Heuberger suggested that the matter
be tabled to give the new Village Attorney time to review the matter with members
of the Telecommunications and Cable Commission and offer a suggestion on how best
to proceed.
After further discussion, Trustee Ragona made
a.motion to table the matter to no date certain. Trustee Heuberger seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE EXECUTIVE The Illinois Open Meetings Act requires that
SESSION MINUTES PURSUANT TO 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.2000
and has agreed to release for public inspection the minutes from: January 3,
February 7, April 3, September 5 and November 6.
Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to authorize
release of the five sets of minutes. Trustee Ragona seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
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DISCUSSION
NEXT MEETING ON JANUARY 16 Mr. Franz reminded viewers that due to the
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on January
15th, the next Board of Trustees meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 16tH.
PRESS RELEASE Mr. Franz read the following press release:
"The period for filing nomination papers for
municipal offices to be voted on in the April 3, 2001 Consolidated Election is
Monday, January 15th beginning at 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday,' January
23rd. Petitions must be filed at the Village Hall located at 850 Waukegan Road in
Deerfield. They may be filed in person by the candidate or a representative, or
by mail. Papers received by mail before the first day of the filing period will
be returned as not filed. Nomination papers are available in the Village Clerk's
office."
TRASH COLLECTION CHANGES Mr. Franz reminded residents that the new
trash collection contract begins on January
8th. Most residents will have a change in the days their trash will be collected.
Mr. Franz briefly outlined the new system, adding that the most recent issue of
the D -Tales newsletter provides further details. In addition, informational tags
will be placed on residents' doorknobs by Onyx, and they are sending out flyers
as well.
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TOWN MEETING
Mayor
Forrest reminded residents to attend
the Town Meeting on Thursday, January 11th at
7:00 P.M. at Deerfield High
School.
ADJOURNMENT_
There
being no further business to discuss,
Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to adjourn
the meeting. Trustee Seiden
seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at
9:10 P.M.
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APPROVED:
Mayor
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VILLAGE CENTER REDEVELOPMENT
Progress Report Januaa 2, 2001
Southwest Quadrant (Deerfield Square):
➢ Despite the snow and cold weather, construction work continues on Phase H of the
project.
➢ Elizabeth Arden and White House Black Market are the latest businesses to open in the
Square.
➢ The Grand Prix Car Wash on Robert York Avenue is scheduled to open on January 12`x.
Southeast Quadrant (Deerfield Centre):
➢ Mail Boxes, Etc. is scheduled to open this week in the interior of the Centre. Pearle
Vision should open by mid - January.
➢ The storefront of Vogue Jewelers is being rebuilt following a car accident on December
25th which damaged their building.
South Commons:
➢ The James Company reports that 31 of 51 villas, 18 of 22 rowhomes and 15 of 40 units in
the first condominium building have been sold.
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