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03/05/2001March 5, 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 Monday, March 5, 2001, 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 were Attorney Peter Coblentz and Village Manager Robert Franz. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Ragona made a motion to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. Trustee Rosenthal commented that in the section on The Great Indoors, it should be mentioned that David Marks of Loebl Schlossman and Hackl is Lend Lease's architect for the project. In the section on Streetscape improvements, Trustee Rosenthal asked for it to be noted that the items to be purchased for Phases II and III, which were not included in the previous estimate, make up about half the difference in cost between the original estimate and the revised estimate. Trustee Seiden asked that the section on The Great Indoors be amended to indicate that he is in favor of the tax rebate concept, but not necessarily the $5.8 million, and that he needs to see some detail on how it was calculated. A motion to approve the minutes as amended passed unanimously. REPORT ON DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES, Chief Sliozis presented highlights from the POLICE DEPARMENT Report on Departmental Objectives for the Police Department. Some of the statistics cited by Chief Sliozis were: • The E911 Communications Center answered 12,592 calls for service, an increase of 6% over the previous year. • Deerfield's Crime Index (number of offenses occurring within a jurisdiction) was down 12% from last year. • At 28/100,000 residents, Deerfield had one of the lowest violent crime index offense rates in the county. The national rate is 525/100,000. • There were 21 reported burglaries during the year. • Thefts decreased by 14 %. • There was no significant increase in the number of reported traffic accidents. • There was one fatal accident concerning a pedestrian. • In -car mobile data terminals in the police cars were replaced with lap top computers, and in -car data radios were upgraded. • The Department contracted with the State to utilize cellular technology to transmit data to officers. In addition, efforts are ongoing to keep the Department in the forefront of receiving cellular 9 -1 -1 calls. Trustee Rosenthal congratulated the department for its professionalism and its emphasis on community relations and social services, including the recent inspection and installation of child car seats. She also asked Chief Sliozis to try to determine if the higher than expected number of accidents on Pine Street is due to a cause that can be corrected. Trustee Heuberger noted the high number of commendations and awards going to police officers this year. He also asked about gang.activity in the Village, to which Chief Sliozis responded that there is no evidence of gang activity in Deerfield. In response to a question from Trustee Ragona, Chief Sliozis briefly discussed the Department's efforts to be ready to respond to incidents of violence in the workplace. Trustee Harris inquired about the Department's policy regarding charging residents for false alarms. He wondered how much revenue the Department receives as a result of false alarms. Chief Sliozis agreed to look into it. In response to a question from Trustee Seiden regarding the increased number of traffic citations, Chief Sliozis reported that compliance tickets are no longer utilized. Trustee Seiden also asked that the Department study the intersections where most.accidents occur to see if there are things that can be done to make those intersections safer. VILLAGE CENTER REDEVELOPMENT UPDATE Mayor Forrest presented a progress report on the redevelopment of the southeast quadrant, the southwest.quadrant, and South Commons. PUBLIC COMMENT Anthony Lucente of 941 Waukegan Road asked the Board to consider having a youth center in Deerfield, perhaps at the current senior center. Mayor Forrest suggested that he talk with the Park District about the idea, and Gil Antokol agreed to bring up the idea with the Youth Council. Referring back to the Police Department Report on Departmental Objectives, Jerry Kayne inquired about concerns residents may have concerning sex offenders. Chief Sliozis responded that the list of.sex offenders is a matter of public record and may be obtained through the Police Department. REPORTS INTERIM REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Trustee Ragona reported that the Bike Path OF BIKE PATH TASK FORCE Task Force has published an interim Report and Recommendation which they would like for the Plan Commission to schedule for consideration: The report has recommendations for commercial developments, residential developments, and municipal transportation improvements. After discussion the Board accepted the report and referred it on to the Plan Commission. 2 1 CONSENT AGENDA ORDINANCE 0 -01 -06 PROVIDING FOR Mayor Forrest asked that the ordinance FILING OF TENATIVE ANNUAL BUDGET regarding the filing of the tentative annual budget be_ removed -from the Consent Agenda. The ordinance must be passed on First Reading so that it can be made available to the public. Trustee Swanson moved to remove the Budget Ordinance from the Consent Agenda. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Trustee Ragona made a motion to adopt the ordinance providing for the filing of the tentative annual budget. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Harris, Heuberger, Ragona, Rosenthal, Seiden, Swanson (6) NAYS: None (0) ORDINANCE RE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT An ordinance authorizing a traffic enforce - AGREEMENT WITH DEERFIELD CROSSINGS ment agreement with Deerfield Crossings CONDOOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Condominium Association. First Reading. ORDINANCE RE PARKING AND TRAFFIC An ordinance authorizing parking and ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH traffic enforcement agreements with DEERFIELD VILLAGE CENTRE Deerfield Village Centre. First Reading. OLD BUSINESS ORDINANCE RE SPECIAL USE FOR This agenda item will remain tabled. ANTENNAS WHICH EXTEND MORE THAN 20' ABOVE THE ROOF DECK, WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS, SECOND READING, TABLED 1/02/01 ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE RE TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, SECOND READING, TABLED 1/02/01 This agenda item will also remain tabled. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION RE PARKING RESTRICTIONS The Deerfield Safety Council is recommending ON PINE'STREET NORTH OF LAKE COOK the installation of "No Parking" signs on the east and west sides of Pine Street from Lake Cook Road to 162' north of Lake Cook Road. The Safety Council feels that these signs would permit the enforcement of parking restrictions at that location as well as allow a continuous flow of traffic on Pine Street, which is frequently limited by parked cars. Vehicles turning from Lake Cook Road are often required to suddenly stop when confronted by a parked car and a blocked thru lane. Chief Sliozis reported that four of the five affected homeowners have been contacted and are in agreement with the Safety Council proposal. Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to accept the report of the Safety Council and to direct preparation of an ordinance. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 3 Mayor Forrest commented to Chief Sliozis that the final homeowner to be affected by this ordinance must be notified and given the opportunity to comment before the ordinance is passed. nTGri1RSTnN COROMANDEL TRAFFIC DISCUSSION Mayor Forrest reported that traffic safety issues exist at Coromandel, even with the road closed to thru traffic. These problems include cars exiting from underground parking garages, pedestrians crossing streets, and the overall speed of traffic. Mayor Forrest asked that a committee consisting of the Plan Commission and the Safety Council be formed to study this issue and make recommendations to Coromandel. Since it is a private road, it would be the Coromandel homeowners who would then decide which recommendations they would like to implement. Mayor Forrest emphasized that this should not be a political process, but a means of providing traffic safety to residents of Coromandel, as the Village would do for any other group of its residents. Trustee Heuberger commented that he thinks it would be an appropriate time to form a task force consisting of Coromandel residents, the VCDC, and the aforementioned Plan Commission and Safety Council. This group would be empowered to engage an outside traffic consultant to study traffic issues and other variables relating to the possible opening or closing of the Coromandel road. POST OFFICE ISSUE Trustee Seiden commented that there are often fewer clerks working at the remodeled post.office than they had working before. The lines get long and the customers get upset. Trustee Seiden asked if staff could bring the matter to the attention of the Postal Service. Mayor Forrest commented that staff will do this, but that the Village has no jurisdiction over the running of the post office. Trustee Seiden also commented that today is his 41st wedding anniversary. NEW WEBSITE Trustee Ragona reported -that he and his wife have created a new website with the address deerfieldinfo.com. Their purpose was to provide a demonstration site for some Village departments and other local entities who may just be beginning to learn the technology of creating and maintaining a website. This website is not the official Village website, whose address is Deerfield - il.org. PHONE NUMBERS ON NEWSLETTER Trustee Ragona inquired if his phone number could appear in the D -Tales newsletter. Mr. Franz responded that trustees can have their phone numbers added if that is their wish. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Forrest asked for a motion to go into Executive Session to discuss land. acquisition. Trustee Ragona so moved. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Harris, Heuberger, Ragona, Rosenthal, Seiden,. Swanson (6) NAYS: None (0) 4 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Heuberger seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 P.M. ATTEST: 1 1 Village Clerk APPROVED: Ma o VILLAGE CENTER REDEVELOPMENT Progress Report March 5, 2001 Southwest Quadrant (Deerfield Square): ➢ Runway is now open. Barnes & Noble is scheduled to open later this month. ➢ Children's Place (a children's clothing store) has signed a lease for 5,000 sq. ft. in building #3 and Moosejaw (a mountain outfitter clothing store), has committed to 3,200 sq. ft. on the first floor of the office building. ➢ Ann Taylor Loft and Biagio's Restaurant have secured building permits for interior build - out. Southeast Quadrant (Deerfield Centre): ➢ House of Style hopes to open the week of March 12''. ➢ Orvis and Chipotle Grill have applied for building permits. South Commons: ➢ Over 60% of the units under construction in South Commons have been sold. ➢ Sixteen of the rowhomes and villas are now occupied. ➢ Streetscape work south of Deerfield Road is scheduled to resume in late March. 1 1 1