VILLAGE OF LONG
GROVE
MINUTES OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF LONG GROVE
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 8P.M.
CALL TO ORDER:
President Rodriguez called the meeting to order at 8:03
P.M.
OFFICIALS IN
ATTENDANCE:
Village President: Rodriguez
Trustees: Barry,
Borawski (teleconference attendance after meeting had begun), Hannon, Klein, Schmitt
Trustees Absent: Lazakis
Village Clerk: Schultheis
Also Present: Village
Manager Lothspeich, Village Superintendent Block,
Village
Planner Hogue, and Village Counsel Filippini, Village
Engineer
Chiczewski
President Rodriguez informed the audience that due to time
constraints in the Kildeer gym, the
Village Board Meetings Open Session would end at 10:50 PM.
VISITORS
BUSINESS/OTHER BUSINESS:
Homeowner Associations:
Creekside Bobbie OReilly. Karen Schmitt, speaking on behalf of the subdivision told of a coyote
Issue. No action was taken.
Eleanora Estates Dan Rath. No one was present. No action was taken.
Indian
Creek Estates Helen Dorn. No one
was present. No action was taken.
Mardan Estates Rachel Kirshman Stated that she would save her commentary until after the traffic
report.
Victorian Oaks David Stacey - No one was present. No action was taken.
Annual Spring Welcome (Egg Hunt) Temporary Sign(s) & Donation.
Resident Carolyn Osuyos stated that this is the most well-attended community event. She
requested $300 and permission to keep up the signs.
Trustee
Hannon moved to approve the Annual Spring Welcome (Egg Hunt) two
Temporary
Signs from Monday, April 2nd thru Saturday, April 7th,
2007 and Remaining
Charity
Budget donation money; seconded by Trustee Barry.
ROLL
CALL:
Barry
aye; Borawski absent; Hannon aye; Klein aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt
aye.
(Motion carried 4 0)
Temporary
Sign Approval:
Trustee
Schmitt moved to approve the request by the
For
an annual temporary sign permit for the four (4) events for year 2007 as
outlined
In
their temporary sign application letter dated January 26, 2007; seconded by
Trustee Klein.
VOICE
VOTE: All ayes, no nays (Motion carried 4 0; Trustees Borawski and
Lazakis absent).
Sanitary Sewer Connection: Request to
Connect 7107 Rte. 83:
Trustee Hannon moved to direct Village
Counsel to prepare the necessary documents for 7107 Route 83
to connect to sanitary sewer conditioned
with amended address and based upon the approval of the review letter
and subject to Lake County Public Works agreeing to amend the existing intergovernmental
agreement; seconded by Trustee Barry.
VOICE
VOTE: All ayes, no nays (Motion carried 4 0; Trustees Borawski and
Lazakis absent).
ACTION
ITEMS:
Item#1: Report of the February 20, 2007 PC Meeting.
Village Planner Hogue mentioned that the proposed changes to the Zoning regulations will be presented
at the March 13, 2007 Village Board meeting. Trustee Hannon suggested that any changes to the
existing code should be redlined so that
the Trustees will be able to see the changes easily. No action
was
taken.
Item #2: Report Of The February 7, 2007 CSCC Meeting.
Village Planner Hogue stated that items would be deferred.
- No action was taken.
Item #3: Report of the February 12, 2007 AB Meeting
A) Color Scheme for Buildings 1 & 2 for Long Grove Commons, Victor Construction Company. -
Continued. No action was taken.
B) Exterior Alterations and Landscaping For For Petes Sake (A.K.A> The Stable Shops), 326
Old
C)
Privacy Fence For Secure Vehicle Storage for Mels Marathon,
Within
The B-1 Historic District, Submitted by Mel Towner Approved No action
was taken.
Item #4: Referral To The April 17, 2007 PC & ZBA Meeting.
A) Rezoning and Amendment to PUD (Sanctuary Creek II), Farahmandpour.
Trustee Hannon moved to refer to the March
6, 2007 Plan Commission & Zoning Board of
Appeals Meeting for Public Hearing an
application for re-zoning (From R-2 PUD to R3
PUD) & amendments to an existing R-2
planned unit development for a portion of the
property on the south side of
Farahmandpour; seconded by Trustee Schmitt.
VOICE
VOTE: All ayes, no nays (Motion carried 4 0; Trustees Borawski and
Lazakis absent).
B) Amendment to An Existing Plat of Subdivision, Planned Unit Development & Special Use Permit for
Lot #17 of The Fairfield Village Subdivision (
Mixed Use Development. Continued due to lack of complete application No action was taken.
Item #5: Village Code Text Amendment Re: Stockade Fence Height and
Location.
Petitioner Linda Karamitis, told the Trustees that she has 93 Ravenna East signatures (only
needing 82) to put up the fence. President Rodriguez said that she may need signatures from
Ravenna West residents. Trustees were concerned about the height of the fence, and the
petitioner
offered to compromise. Trustee
Hannon moved to direct Village Counsel to
prepare (1) a resolution granting approval
of a fence in excess of the four feet outside of the
100 foot scenic corridor, not to exceed six
(6) feet in the rest of the area with the caveat that
there are signatures from the
installed along the southern property line
of the 83RV property located at 7101 Route 83
and (2)
an ordinance amending the Village Code to permit fences less than 70%
open and
closer than 100 of a highway or scenic road
subject to conditions discussed during
meeting; seconded by Trustee Klein.
ROLL
CALL:
Barry
aye; Borawski absent; Hannon aye; Klein aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt
aye.
(Motion carried 4 0)
Item
#6: Presentation of a
Village-Wide Traffic Study Report.
Village Engineer Chiczewski offered a presentation of the traffic study of Long Grove traffic
Patterns, and discussed possible suggestions for traffic calming. President Rodriguez alerted the
audience that no decisions would be made during this meeting, and that the Village Engineers
presentation was informational and to obtain a response from the Community. Village Engineer
also prefaced his discussion with the comment that the Study did not look at environmental
impact or the impact of the possible Route 53 expansion.
At 9:07 PM, Trustee
Borawski was teleconferenced in to the Board Meeting in progress.
President Rodriguez
notified the Board and the audience that Trustee Borawski had
provided advance
written notice to attend the meeting electronically, and that there had
been no Trustee
objections. As there was a quorum physically present, the electronic
teleconferencing
met Board approval.
Village Engineer Chiczewski concluded that any suggestions made would require Community input and Board prioritization. He also said that multiple improvements would yield a greater, positive impact than the sum of the parts of any improvement.
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION: (Names mentioned wherever possible; and spelled phonetically whenever not spelled out loud)
Barbara
Turner wanted to know how pedestrian traffic would be handled at
Tobin
Fraley wanted to know if there could be a Stop Sign that would be utilized only
at certain hours of the day to control traffic flow? Village Engineer Chiczewski stated that unwarranted Stop Signs are
known to cause more problems than they solve.
Mr. Stevens (Country Club Estates) wanted to know why the study was only 24 hours?
Village Engineer Chiczewski said that it was
based on diminishing returns; and that the study focused on heavy traffic days
(TUES/WED/THURS) while school was in session.
Information was also received from traffic studies done by IDOT and the
Louis Stein wanted to know why a Police car with radar was not used to catch speeders.
Village
Engineer Chiczewski replied that posting radar guns and giving tickets
ultimately cost more than permanent traffic calming improvements. He said that it was more important to have
the roads meet the traffic conditions, and that there should not be more than
200 feet of straightaway (to slow down traffic). He said that the Village needed to have the
characteristics of the road be consistent with the behavior that you want in
drivers.
Barry Nathanson asked when Old 53 would get traffic lights?
Village Engineer Chiczewski said that there
was not enough volume to warrant a light, and even if there were the state has
a long list of signals that need to be installed.
Eric Burgess said that residents cannot get out of Route 83 and Promontory on Route 22. he wanted to know the suggested behavior modification for those areas?
Village Engineer Chiczewski said that these
streets were not studied.
Robert Eglun of Country Club Estates said that he also wanted to see squad cars; and wanted to know if the air quality of Robert Parker Coffin and Old McHenry Roads was tested.
Village Engineer Chiczewski said that this
was not part of the study.
Mr. Christian of Middlesax spoke of the long delays for ingress and egress from Middlesax. He said that he did not think a median would resolve the situation and that this should be a priority given the risk
Bob Gross (Fairfield Village Estates) Wanted to know if a roundabout can exist given the flow of traffic and the semitrucks.
Village Engineer Chiczewski said that there
would be an apron for the trucks to turn on that would not affect the car traffic.
Charles Wachs said that there was a need to use a rent-a-cop for Robert Parker Coffin and Old McHenry Roads. He stated that a traffic cop would be able to wave through Old McHenry traffic to keep the flow moving, as it had the greatest queue of cars.
Village Engineer Chiczewski said that police
enforcement had little impact, and that these costs started to add up quickly.
Village Manager Lothspeich added that the
Cheryl
Weingrad (
Camy
Gould read a statement regarding (among other points made) that the conclusions
of the study dealt with inconveniences of traffic, not safety. She included the danger of accessing Old 53
as it was a major truck route. She said
that there were nonexistent or inefficient turn lanes; and that IDOT was
holding Long Grove hostage because of its opposition to the 53 Extension. She concluded that the discussion of road
changes to Country Club Estates and
George Yaeger (Country Club Estates) Wanted to know about Speed tables and said that buses might have a problem and speeders might go airborne if they took the too fast.
Village Engineer Chiczewski said that the
speed tables were of a gradual design and were made for emergency vehicle
traffic; but as for speeders, he said that the Village Cannot design for
stupid.
Chris Page (Country Club Estates) Wanted to know about potential studies in other areas.
Athena Marageas Wanted to know what traffic circles would do?
Village Engineer Chiczewski said that they
are all right turns and allow for free flow exit. He also reminded the audience that the
Bob Brady Wanted to know how safety was evaluated. He was skeptical about center lanes solving fast traffic issues.
Village Engineer Chiczewski said that there
are no models for empirical studies for predicting accidents, although that is
being worked on.
Carolyn Denaro suggested redirecting traffic by changing southbound direction for certain times .Liz Sesso said that Lincolnshire lowered its speed limit, and that Long Grove should get a study to evaluate speed.
President Rodriguez said that the study done
on Old 53 suggested that the speed limit should be increased. Village Manager Lothspeich was familiar with
the
Nancy Mora (Country Club Estates) said that there needed to be interval increases in the lights to allow traffic to separate.
Village Engineer Chiczewski said that the
stretch between the signals was too great, so the intervals did not space the
cars.
Unknown resident from Victoria Oaks spoke of safety and buses. She said that a median would not add to the safety of the children waiting by Old 53 for a bus.
Mr. Stevens asked what the next step was and how close the Board was to making a decision.
Village Manager Lothspeich said that there
were two steps comments and study would be evaluated and then Budget
discussions would begin.
Mary Martin wanted to know if residents would have another opportunity to comment before any final decision was made?
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No action was
taken.
Item #7: Ordinance Extending Commonwealth
The current 1957 Commonwealth Edison Franchise Agreement expires on April 29, 2007.
Trustee Barry moved to approve an Ordinance
Amending the Ordinance Authorizing
Commonwealth Edison Company (Public Service
Company Division), Its Successors and
Assigns, to construct, operate and maintain
Electric Light and Power System in and
Through the
Roll Call Vote:
Barry aye; Borawski aye; Hannon aye; Klein
aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye.
(Motion carried 5 0)
Item #8: Resolution Supporting New Hospital in
The
Requesting that Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board support Advocate Health Cares plans
to build a 144 bed hospital in
Trustees questioned whether or not this would create an area of high density that would affect
the Villages position on the 53 Extension. They also did not see the need to rush to vote on this
issue. - NO MOTION.
Item #9: Resolution to Prepare Report RE:
Affordable Housing.
Trustee Schmitt
moved to approve a Resolution Requesting the Finance Committee to Compile
Information and Prepare a Report Concerning Affordable Housing Financial
Programs; seconded by Trustee Klein.
VOICE VOTE: All ayes, no
nays. (Motion carried 5 0, Trustee Lazakis
absent).
Item #10: Annual Updates to Zoning Map..
As required by Code, the resolution approves the annual updates to the official Long Grove
Zoning map.
Trustee Schmitt moved to approve a
Resolution Approving the Annual Updates to the
Village Zoning Map; seconded by Trustee
Barry.
VOICE VOTE: All ayes, no
nays. (Motion carried 5 0, Trustee
Lazakis absent).
Item #11:
During the December 12, 2006 Meeting, the Village Board deferred considering approval of the
Proposal from Azavar and directed Staff to request a proposal from Village auditor Virchow
Krause.
Trustee Hannon moved to approve a Utility
Bill Audit Agreement with Azavar Technologies
Corporation; seconded by Trustee Barry.
ROLL
CALL:
Barry
aye; Borawski nay; Hannon aye; Klein aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt
nay.
(Motion carried 3 - 2)
Item #12: Agreement to
Develop Model Competitive Services Agreement.
As
franchising authorities, municipalities have expressed many potential concerns
of the proposed AT & T
Project Lightspeed.
Village Counsel Holland & Knight recently determined that they are not able
to represent any of their local government
clients due to a conflict of interest in representing AT & T.
Village
Manager Lothspeich AT & T wants statewide franchise. The Village is looking
at a joint proposal -
Long Grove and other municipalities for a single AT & T franchise.
Trustee Barry moved to approve an
Intergovernmental Agreement to Participate in a Joint Effort to
Develop a Model Competitive Video Services Agreement through Klein, Thorpe and
Jenkins Ltd.
for an amount not to exceed $1000.00;
seconded by Trustee Klein.
ROLL
CALL:
Barry
aye; Borawski aye; Hannon aye; Klein aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt
aye.
(Motion carried 5 0)
Item #13: Village President Rodriguez.
A.Treasurers Report for January 30, 2007
Trustee Hannon moved to
approve the approve the Treasurers Report for January 30, 2007; seconded by
Trustee Barry.
ROLL
CALL:
Barry
aye; Borawski abstain; Hannon aye; Klein aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt
absent for vote (10:44PM); Rodriguez - aye
(Motion carried 4 0, with one abstain).
B. Payment of Bills
Trustee
Hannon moved to approve the payment of bills, seconded by Trustee Barry.
ROLL
CALL:
Barry
aye; Borawski abstain; Hannon aye; Klein aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt
absent for vote (10:50 PM); Rodriguez - aye
(Motion carried 4 0, with one abstain).
At
10:51 PM, Trustee Schmitt reenters the Meeting.
Item #14: Village Counsel Filippini.
Village Counsel Filippini noted that
Executive Session.
At 10:51 P.M.; Trustee Barry moved to go into Executive Session to discuss (1)
Executive Session Minutes; (2) Litigation; (3)
Acquisition and Disposition of Property;
seconded by Trustee Hannon.
Roll Call Vote:
Barry aye; Borawski aye; Hannon aye;
Klein aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye.
(Motion carried 5 0).
THERE WAS NO EXECUTIVE SESSION OPENED. At 10:55PM, Trustee Barry moved to
go back into Open Session; seconded by
Trustee Klein.
VOICE VOTE: All ayes, no
nays. (Motion carried 5 0, Trustee
Lazakis absent).
Other
Business.
A. President Rodriguez requested that the
Trustees tell her of their schedules for the next few meetings,
due to Spring Break. Trustee Barry will
be out March 13, 2007; Trustee Borawski will be out March 27, 2007. No
action was taken.
B. Village Counsel Filippini told the Board and
Staff that, regarding the Barbara Turner Reed
Woodland Tax Exemption status The County had proposed a settlement before the
State Board of
Appeals so that 96% of the property would be tax exempt, and the other 4% would
become tax exempt
when it was no longer the residence of the occupant. It was the consensus of
the Board to pursue this resolution. No action was taken.
Adjournment.
At
10:57 P.M., Trustee Schmitt moved to adjourn; seconded by Trustee Barry.
VOICE VOTE: All ayes, no nays. (Motion carried 5 0).