11/05/2001November 5, 2001
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Deerfield was
called to order by Mayor Harris in the Council Chamber of the Village Hall on
Monday, November 5, 2001, at 7:33 P.M. The Clerk called the roll and announced
that the following were:
Present: Steve Harris, Mayor
Jerry Kayne
Derek Ragona
Harriet Rosenthal
William Seiden
Vernon Swanson
Matthew Wylie
and that a quorum was present and in attendance. Also present were Village
Attorney Peter Coblentz and Village Manager Robert Franz.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Members of Cub Scout Pack #150, Den 4, led
those in attendance in reciting the Pledge of
Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Ragona commented that on Page 3, in
the section regarding Swalco's Green Zone
Commercial 'Program, the minutes should be amended to say that the Village's
participation is for two years, with.a one year commitment of $20,000. Trustee
Rosenthal moved to approve the minutes as amended. Trustee Swanson seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT Mayor Harris recognized this year's Student
DAY OFFICIALS Government Day officials. As each student
came forward and introduced his /herself, the
Mayor presented him /her with a water bottle with the Deerfield,logo stamped on
the front. The actual Student Government Day program will take place later this
week.
PROCLAMATION -VOTER REGISTRATION Mayor Harris read a proclamation designating
MONTH November 2001 as Voter Registration Month in
Deerfield.
Trustee Rosenthal moved to accept the
proclamation. Trustee Ragona seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENT Ed.Bohrer, 636 Ambleside, inquired why the
issue of holiday decorations had been brought
up neither at the Committee of the Whole meeting (although it was on the agenda)
nor at the subsequent Board of Trustees meeting.
Mayor Harris responded that it was his
decision to put the issue of religious symbols on the agenda of the Committee of
the Whole meeting. However, in discussing the issue informally with the
trustees, he concluded that there was little support for changing the status quo,
and that a vote to change the decorations would not be successful. Mayor Harris
added that he personally likes the way the front lawn of Village Hall looks and
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he would like to keep its
two that would demonstrate
menorah, a lighted tree is
of year. This is also the
Holidays ".
Lntegrity,.although he would like to add a symbol or
diversity.
Trustee Rosenthal commented that, unlike a
not so much a religious symbol as a symbol of the time
case for the nutcracker banners and the words "Happy
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF PLAN
COMMISSION RE REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT
TO THE SIGNAGE PLAN TO ALLOW TWO
WAIL SIGNS, INCLUDING A SIGN
MODIFICATION TO ALLOW THE SIGNS TO
EXTEND ABOUVE THE ROOF DECK OF THE
BUILDING, 111 PFINGSTEN
approved. The motion passed 4 -0.
REPORTS
The Plan Commission held a public hearing on
October 25th. It is their recommendation that
the petitioner's request for an amendment to
the 111 Pfingsten Road office building's sign
plan to -allow the proposed wall signs for
Frost, Ruttenberg and Rothblatt, including a
sign modification to allow the signs to
extend above the roof deck of the building be
Trustee Kayne made a motion to accept the
Report and Recommendation of the Plan Commission and direct preparation of an
ordinance. Trustee Wylie seconded the motion. The motion passed by the
following vote:
AYES: Kayne, Ragona, Rosenthal, Seiden, Swanson, Wylie (6)
NAYS: None (0)
CONSENT AGENDA
ORDINANCE APPROVING RELIEF OF An ordinance approving a variation from the
SEPARATION ENCROACHMENT BETWEEN Zoning Code which permits construction of a
PRIMARY AND DETACHED STRUCTURE FOR bay window that would encroach 314" into the
A BAY WINDOW, HARVEY, 911 WESTCLIFF the minimum 10' principal /detached structure
separation. First Reading.
ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FINAL An ordinance approving the Final Development
DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BUILDING 7 Plan for Building #.7 at Parkway North. First
AT PARKWAY NORTH Reading.
OLD BUSINESS
DISCUSSION RE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT In response to a question from Trustee Kayne,
FOR DEERBROOK SHOPPING CENTER Mike McCall reported that Sears has signed
the necessary papers and is moving forward
with its proposed TGI store at Deerbrook Shopping Center. The pad should be in
place in June 2002, with the store opening planned for spring 2003.
ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FINAL Mr. Coblentz reported that certain documents
DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR DEERBROOK for the Development Agreement still need to
SHOPPING CENTER be prepared by Lend Lease. This will stand
as a First Reading.
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ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF As the petitioner still does not have a plat
ANNEXATION AGREEMENT, AND ORDINANCE of annexation, Mr. Franz suggested that these
ANNEXING PROPERTY, 1425 CAROL LANE, two items. be removed from the agenda and
SECOND READING brought back when the plat has been reviewed.
Board members agreed.
NEW BUSINESS
AUTHORIZATION FOR VILLAGE TO Mr. Franz recommended that this item also be
PARTICIPATE IN THE ILLINOIS removed from the table and from the Agenda.
METROPOLITAN INVESTMENT FUND (IMET) If further discussion of Village
TABLED 10/15/01 participation in IMET is desired by the
Board, it can take place at a Committee of
the Whole meeting.
APPROVAL TO PURCHASE SALT UNDER Mrs. Little is requesting approval to
STATE OF ILLINOIS JOINT PURCHASE purchase bulk rock salt for ice control under
CONTRACT the State of Illinois Joint Purchase
Contract. The Village has been purchasing
salt under the Joint Purchase Contract for many years. The procedure is the most
reliable and cost effective method for purchasing this material. The unit cost
is $31.48/ton, and $80,000 has been budgeted..
Trustee Rosenthal made a motion to approve
the purchase of bulk rock salt from the State of Illinois Joint Purchase Contract
at a cost of $31.48 /ton, for a total amount not to exceed $80,000. Trustee
Seiden seconded the motion. The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Kayne, Ragona, Rosenthal, Seiden, Swanson, Wylie (6)
NAYS: None (0)
ORDINANCE
0 -01 -35 DECREASING
An ordinance decreasing the number of Class
NUMBER
OF
CLASS B LIQUOR LICENSES
B liquor licenses from 1 -0 and the number of
FROM 1
TO
0 AND DECREASING.NUMBER
C1ass.0 liquor licenses from 4 -3 due to the
NUMBER
OF
CLASS C LIQUOR LICENSES
closing of the Sopraffina Restaurant. First
FROM 4
TO
3, SOPRAFFINA'S
Reading.
Trustee Rosenthal moved for a waiver of the
rules to permit the ordinance to be voted on at First Reading. Trustee Swanson
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Trustee Rosenthal moved for adoption of the
ordinance. Trustee Swanson seconded the motion. The motion passed by the
following vote:
AYES: Kayne, Ragona, Rosenthal, Seiden, Swanson, Wylie (6)
NAYS: None (0)
ORDINANCE INCREASING NUMBER OF An ordinance increasing the number of Class E.
CLASS E LIQUOR LICENSES FROM 17 TO liquor licenses from 17 to 18 for Masck
18, MASCK RESTAURANT Restaurant. First Reading.
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Kevin Nierman, an owner of Masck, reported
that the restaurant will open at Deerfield Square around December 1St, serving
American cuisine.
ORDINANCE 0 -01 -36 AMENDING AND
RESTATING THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT CODE
in August. These amendments were
no longer regulated by the federal
Corps of Engineer. First Reading.
An amendment updating the Village's
Stormwater Management Code to include the
amendments to the Watershed Development
Ordinance approved by the Lake County Board
instated to protect isolated wetlands that were
Clean Water Act administered by the U. S. Army
Due to Lake County time constraints, Trustee
Swanson moved for a waiver.of the rules to permit the ordinance to be voted on at
First Reading. Trustee Ragona seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
Trustee Swanson moved for adoption of the
ordinance. Trustee Ragona seconded the motion. The motion passed by the
following vote:
AYES: Kayne, Ragona, Rosenthal, Seiden, Swanson, Wylie (6)
NAYS: None (0)
nTCr'rTGCTnU
STORMWATER DISCUSSION Trustee Rosenthal and Mrs. Little encouraged
anyone who gets stormwater in their homes to
notify the public works department, even if they take care of the problem
themselves.' This information assists the Village in identifying problem areas
and.addressing the issues involved.
FOOD PANTRY Trustee Ragona announced that there will be
a fundraiser at Stoney River Restaurant on
November 29th to benefit the West Deerfield Township Food Pantry.
VETERANS DAY Mr. Franz reported a Veterans Day ceremony,
sponsored by the American Legion, will take
place Monday, November 12th at 11:00 A.M. in Jewett Park.
WARNING _SIREN TESTING TO RESUME Mr. Franz reported that testing of the
emergency warning sirens will return to its
usual schedule, which is 10:00 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month. The testing
was not done last month, in the aftermath of the terrorist bombings, lest it
alarm citizens.
EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Harris asked for a motion to go into
Executive Session following the regular Board
meeting to discuss personnel under Section 2(c)(3) of the Open Meetings Act.
Trustee Ragona so moved. Trustee Kayne seconded the motion. The motion passed
by the following vote:
AYES: Kayne, Ragona, Rosenthal, Seiden, Swanson, Wylie (6)
NAYS: None (0)
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A In.TnTIRNMF..NT
the meeting. Trustee Kayne
The meeting was adjourned at
There being no further business to discuss,
Trustee enthal made a motion to adjourn
seconded the mo io The motion passed unanimously.
8:31 P . M .
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