VILLAGE OF LONG GROVE
MINUTES OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF LONG GROVE
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 8 P.M.
3110 RFD,
CALL TO ORDER:
President Rodriguez called the meeting to order at 8:05
P.M.
OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE:
Village President: Rodriguez
Trustees: Barry,
Schmitt, Lazakis, Wachs
Trustees Absent: Hannon,
Acuna
Village Clerk: Schultheis
Also Present: Village Manager
Lothspeich, Village Planner Hogue, Village Superintendent Block, and Village Counsel Filippini
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS/ITEMS FROM THE
AUDIENCE:
Homeowner
Associations:
Burr Oak/Oak Hills – Cathleen Faerber. – No one
was present. No action was taken.
Stonehaven – Laura Schrift. – HOA President Schrift stated that there was a hazardous left turn, and that IDOT had
been contacted, but the subdivision was looking for further assistance from the Village. President Rodriguez said that
the Village would send another letter and that Village
Manager would contact IDOT – No action
was taken.
Willowbrook Woods – Mark Challenger. – No one was present. No action was taken.
Contest: Village President Rodriguez told the audience that the Village had been entered in an IKEA contest for the
best “Small Business” town in
associated with first place. President Rodriguez said that Long Grove has been selected as one of the top ten finalists –
No action was taken.
Baretz Variance: President Rodriguez said that there had been a request for a variance for a privacy fence on Old 53.
President Rodriguez told the petitioners that the request had just been received on August 14, 2007 and could not be
voted upon; however, she did suggest that the petitioners work with Staff to look at alternatives to the privacy fence
being proposed. – No
action was taken.
ACTION ITEMS:
Item #1: Report of the August 1, 2007 Conservancy Scenic Corridor
Committee Meeting.
Ø
CSCC # 07-04. Request To Reduce The Buffer Yard To Less
Than 20 Feet From A Conservancy District Boundary For New House
Construction At
Item #2: Report of the August 7, 2007 Plan Commission & Zoning
Board Of Appeals Meeting.
The
Plan Commission & Zoning Board Of Appeals recommended
approval of the following
request during their meeting.
Ø PUBLIC HEARING; Petition For Variation Of The Side
Yard Set-Back Requirement Within The R-1 District From The Required 50 Feet
Down To 27 Feet For The Construction Of An Addition (Garage) To An Existing
Structure For Property Located At 3535 Oak Hill Lane, Melliere. Discussion
by ZBA Only. – There was discussion regarding the measure of adding
more car space. It was also mentioned
that the petitioner has a car collection and that he has situated the garage
nicely, and saved trees in the process.
Trustee Lazakis moved to direct Village Counsel to prepare an
Ordinance affirming the Recommendation of the Plan Commission & Zoning
Board of Appeals of an Application for Variation of the Side Yard Set-Back
Requirement within the R-1 District From the Required 50 Feet down to 27 Feet
for the Construction of an Addition (Garage) to an Existing Structure for
Property located at 3535 Oak Hill Lane, Melliere;
seconded by Trustee Schmitt.
Roll Call:
Acuna – absent; Barry –
aye; Hannon – absent; Lazakis – aye; Schmitt – aye; Wachs – aye.
(Motion carried 4 – 0; two
absent).
Item #3: Resolution Approving The
Long Grove Neighborhood Traffic Management Program.
Due to the lack of a full Board of Trustees, Village President Rodriguez requested that this item be
CONTINUED until the August 28, 2007 meeting. Trustees agreed; however, Trustee Lazakis requested that
the second paragraph of the resolution be amended to reflect that this process was to “augment but not replace”
Village processes. The consensus
was to accept this modification to the document to be voted upon at the
following meeting. – Continued.
Item #4: Village President Rodriguez.
A.
Board/Commission/Committee Appointments.
– Continued..
B.
Upcoming Village Board Strategic Planning
Workshop – October 13, 2007. – Because
Trustees could not agree on a date, it was suggested that all available dates,
even week days be provided for the month of October. – No action was taken.
C.
Relay
for Life – President Rodriguez stated that the Village might like to
become more involved with charity. – No
action was taken.
D.
Kildeer
Countryside Parking Lot Improvements: President Rodriguez said that
when school would begin, the parking lot situation might become difficult. She said that they would speak with
Nelson Gray again regarding what might turn into a very dangerous situation in
the parking lot – No action was taken.
Item #5: Village Trustee Acuna.
Absent
Item #6: Village Trustee Barry.
Old
the east side of
Woodlands to keep the path on the east side only; the project would lose its feasibility because a new bridge
would have to be built or the old one extended. According to Trustee Barry, it is inherently more difficult to put
a path over water. – No
action was taken.
to the closed portion of
grant money to get this done, as it cannot piggyback with
the Menard’s sewer project – No action
was taken.
Item #7: Village Trustee
Hannon.
Trustee Hannon was absent, so President Rodriguez presented the following for vote:
A.
Treasurer Report For July 31, 2007.
Trustee Schmitt moved to approve the Treasurer’s report; seconded by
Trustee Lazakis.
Roll Call:
Acuna – absent; Barry – aye; Hannon – absent; Lazakis
– aye; Schmitt – aye; Wachs – aye.
(Motion carried 4 – 0; two absent).
B.
Bill
Payment for items through July 31, 2007
Trustee Lazakis moved to approve payment of the bills; seconded by
Trustee Schmitt.
Roll Call:
Acuna – absent; Barry – aye; Hannon – absent; Lazakis
– aye; Schmitt – aye; Wachs – aye.
(Motion carried 4 – 0; two absent).
Item #8: Village Trustee Lazakis.
Downtown Design Standards Update. Trustee Lazakis, Trustee Wachs and Staff met with Design Committee
Representatives: Tobin Fraley; Bob Stoll; and John Maguire on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 to review the
Design Standards guidelines and will be interviewing Hitchcock Design Group on Tuesday, August 14, 2007. –
Trustee Lazakis that there was a lot of agreement at the meeting and talk of signage. The concern of Trustees
Wachs and Lazakis was that Mr. Hitchcock of Hitchcock Design Group be part of the process from start to end;
and that Mr. Hitchcock’s understudy not be put in charge of the project. There was also going to be an
additional company being reviewed. Trustee Lazakis also said that he would be meeting with Ehlers for
financing on August 21, 2007 – No action was taken.
Item #9: Trustee Schmitt.
The Bridge – Trustee Schmitt said that The
Bridge was expected to go out on schedule the week of August 20, but that
the Sheriff’s statistics would not be included because the Sheriff had not
provided them. Trustee Wachs was going to attempt to get the statistics from the
Sheriff quarterly. - No action was taken.
Item #10: Village Trustee Wachs.
Quarterly Sheriff’s Meeting Report – August 7, 2007. Trustee Wachs, Trustee Barry and Staff met with
representatives from the Sheriff’s
Department on Tuesday, August 7, 2007. – Trustee Wachs said
that the
crime statistics were due out
within a week, and that they should be given to the Village quarterly and in
their
entirety. – No action was taken.
Underpass Situation: - Trustee Wachs said that there is a determination to catch the
vandals, and that there was
surveillance equipment being set up
that did not need light to work at night – No
action was taken.
Speed Trackers: - Trustee Wachs said that the Police would install speed trackers,
and that a different system
would be used to record the
data. – No action was taken.
Item #11: Village Clerk Schultheis.
Proposed Fire Safety
Rules. – Village Clerk Schultheis
told the Board of the proposed Fire Safety Rule
Mandates, and of the Illinois Municipal
League’s objection to them – No action
was taken.
Item #12: Village Manager Lothspeich.
Nothing to report.
Item #13: Village Superintendent Block.
Housing Starts – Superintendent Block reported that housing
permits were down.
Businesses – Superintendent Block said that Scotto’s has closed and that Eggsperience and a new spa are opening.
Rte
83 and Osage – Superintendent Block reported that an abandoned six-tenant
building was to be demolished. A permit
from
Technical Code Services, Inc. – Superintendent Block told the Board that the Village had hired a company to review the twenty year old building codes of the Village. The cost is $2,000.00; and will include updating all
Of the Village codes. – No
action was taken.
Item #14: Village Planner Hogue.
Nothing
to report.
Item #15: Village Attorney Filippini.
Nothing
to report.
Item #16: Approval of Board Meeting Minutes.
June 26, 2007 Minutes. – Trustee
Schmitt moved to approve the June 26, 2007 Board Minutes as
amended; seconded
by Trustee Barry.
VOICE
VOTE:
All
ayes, no nays. (Motion carried 4 – 0; Trustees Acuna
and Hannon absent).
July 10, 2007 Minutes. - Trustee
Lazakis moved to approve the July 10, 2007 Board
Minutes as
amended; seconded
by Trustee Wachs.
VOICE
VOTE:
All
ayes, no nays. (Motion carried 4 – 0 ;
Trustees Acuna and Hannon absent).
July 24, 2007 Minutes. – Continued
Item: Executive Session.
At 9:23 p.m.; Trustee Barry moved to go into Executive
Session to discuss (1) Executive Session Minutes;
(2) Personnel; (3) litigation; and (4) Acquisition and
Disposition of Property; seconded by Trustee
Lazakis.
Roll
Call:
Acuna
– absent; Barry – aye; Hannon – absent; Lazakis –
aye; Schmitt – aye; Wachs – aye.
(Motion carried 4 – 0; two absent).
Item: Other Business.
June 26, 2007 Executive Session Meeting Minutes; July 10, 2007 Executive Session Meeting Minutes;
July 24, 2007 Executive Session Meeting Minutes. – Trustee
Lazakis moved to approve the June 26, 2007;
July 10, 2007 and July 24, 2007 Executive
Session Minutes as amended, but not for public release;
seconded by Trustee Schmitt.
VOICE VOTE:
All ayes, no nays. (Motion carried 4 – 0 ;
Trustees Acuna and Hannon absent).
Item: Adjournment.
At 10:21 p.m.; Trustee Wachs moved to
adjourn the meeting; seconded by Trustee Barry.
VOICE
VOTE:
All ayes, no nays. (Motion carried 4 – 0 ;
Trustees Acuna and Hannon absent).