MINUTES OF
THE VILLAGE BOARD OF LONG GROVE
Tuesday,
January 8, 2008 at 8 P.M.
3110 RFD,
CALL TO ORDER:
President Rodriguez called the meeting to order at 8:00
P.M.
OFFICIALS IN
ATTENDANCE:
Village President: Rodriguez
Trustees: Acuna,
Barry, Hannon, Lazakis, Schmitt, Wachs
Village Clerk: Schultheis
Also Present: Village Manager Lothspeich,
Superintendent Block, Village Planner Hogue and Village Counsel Filippini
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS/ITEMS FROM THE AUDIENCE:
Homeowner Associations:
Item #1: Report Of The December 17, 2007 Architectural
Board Meeting.
The
AB considered the following items during their meeting. None the items listed required action
by the Village Board.
A.
Signage For Dr. Robin
Kroll Counseling Services,
B.
Signage For Casa Brasil Inc,
C.
Elevations
For Residences On Lots: 5 (5187 RFD); 7 (5189 RFD) & 9 (5191 RFD) Within
The Eastgate Estates Planned Unit Development,
Located On The South Side Of
D.
Plans And
Plats For Landscaping, Lighting, Signage And Elevations As Part Of An
Application Submitted By Sunset Grove, LLC For A Zoning Code Amendment And
Reclassification Of Property (R2 Residential To New HR-1 Highway Retail &
OS-P Open Space Preservation), Planned Unit Development, Special Use Permit
& Zoning Code Amendment(S) To Allow A Retail Planned Unit Development
Anchored By A Specialty Grocer Store Located At The Southeast Corner Of Route
83 & Aptakisic.
E.
Road,
Mid-America Development Partners. Architectural Board Review Continued
Until February 11, 2008. Plan Commission
& ZBA Public Hearing Continued To Wednesday, January 16, 2008 At
F.
Proposed
Zoning Ordinance Amendments. Continued.
Item #2: Report of the December 13, 2007 & January 3, 2008 TIF
Joint Review Board Meetings.
The TIF Joint Review Board (JRB) met on December 13, 2007 and continued the hearing until January
3, 2008.
District (Long Grove Fire) representatives participated during the December 13, 2007 meeting with
School District 96 sending a December 12, 2007 letter and December 28, 2007 email questioning the
Villages intentions for inclusion of the
the December 28, 2007 email with the enclosed December 29, 2007 email. In addition, Long Grove
Fire Chief Bob Turpel provided a December 27, 2007 letter outlining their various concerns.
Trustee Lazakis gave a brief synopsis of the concerns and intent of the Joint Review Board. He said
that the Joint Review Board would be an ongoing process. At their January 10, 2008 meeting, the
Joint Review Board would vote whether to be in support of/no objection to/or, against whether the
proposed TIF satisfied the
eligibility standards. No action was
taken.
Item #3: B-1 Historic Business District & B1-A Master Plan Presentation.
Joe Chiczewski
(ESI Consultants); Rick Hitchcock (Hitchcock Designs) and
Districts, Inc) presented the
draft Master Plan as recommended by the Master Plan Task Force. The
Village Board is not
approving the Master Plan during this meeting but voting upon sending the
Master
Plan for public hearing and recommendation to the Village Board.
A presentation replete with
slides and written documentation was presented to the Staff and Board, by
Consultants). Questions were asked about
possible impediments to the success of the master plan being
implemented, and the presenters said
that it was important to have a strategic overall plan, as well as
address concerns about water
sources (to help attract restaurants).
The presenters emphasized that
Long Grove has choices and
options for would-be developers.
There was a concern about
increased traffic, though
new traffic, but people who are
passing by in their cars already. Joe Chiczewski added that there had
been studies on existing traffic
patterns but not on the impact of the Master Plan.
The Master Plan also called
for developers to make improvements to roads and possibly add
interconnectivity with additional roads in
the commercial area.
A question was asked
regarding the festivals, and Joe Chiczewski stated
that the parking scale would
stay proportional to what it is
now.
Trustee Wachs moved to refer
the Draft Master Plan to the Plan Commission for public hearing re:
amendments/updates to the Village Comprehensive Plan with the caveat that the
proposed development on Route 83 show less density; seconded by Trustee Barry.
VOICE
VOTE:
All
ayes, no nays (Motion carried 6- 0)
Item #4: Ordinance Proposing A SSA For Developing a Deep Well Water
System For B1-A.
The proposing ordinance will begin the public hearing process for the consideration of establishing a
SSA as a means to finance the proposed water system that would serve the aforementioned properties
with the potential for future expansion to additional properties. The property owners have been advised
that the Village Board would be considering establishing the SSA in order to minimize any potential for
delays in the development of these properties.-
President Rodriguez reminded the Board and the audience that nothing was being approved at this
meeting. This was a vote calling for the start of a process.
Trustee Wachs
moved to approve an Ordinance Proposing the Establishment of a
Grove Special Service Area for Developing a
Deep Well Water Supply System to serve Various
Properties located within Portions of the
B1-A Planning Area (
by Trustee Lazakis.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna abstain; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis aye; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye.
(Motion carried 5 0, one abstention).
Item
#5: Village
President Rodriguez.
A.
B. Mass
Transit Funding Update.
Legislation is in
Item #6: Village Trustee Acuna.
A.
B. 2007/08 Road Maintenance Program Update. On Friday, December 7, 2007, Trustee Ed Acuna,
Trustee
Ted Lazakis, Village Superintendent Bob Block,
Village Engineer
to review paving program options for this Spring. There was a discussion of the amount of money the
projects might require. ESI engineer Brian Litkowski stated that Bridge repair would require new
redoing Bridge approaches, and that the Bridge could be shut down for a month (estimated cost
$102, 787.00). He also
said that on
be replaced to meet standards (Estimated cost $77,760.00). The other Street Rehab work is
estimated to cost $726,500.00.
Trustee Acuna
moved to request ESI, Inc. go out to bid for the
projects listed and then come back
to the Board for approval; seconded by
Trustee Lazakis.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon
aye; Lazakis aye; Schmitt aye; Wachs aye.
(Motion carried 6 0).
Item #7: Village Trustee Barry.
Village Pathway Update. Trustee Barry acknowledged upcoming meetings. No action was taken.
Item #8: Village Trustee
Hannon.
A.
Treasurer Report For December 31, 2007.
Trustee
Hannon moved to approve the December 31, 2007 Treasurers Report and payment of
bills; seconded by Trustee Lazakis.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon
aye; Lazakis aye; Schmitt aye; Wachs aye.
(Motion carried 6 0).
Trustee Hannon moved to approve the balance as presented; seconded by
Trustee Schmitt.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon
aye; Lazakis aye; Schmitt aye; Wachs aye.
(Motion carried 6 0).
B.
Actual and
Budget Comparisons For Period Ending December 31, 2007. No action was taken.
C.
Fiscal Year 2008/09 Budget Hearing Schedule. The
proposed budget hearing schedule is: (1)
January 8, 2008 Board Meeting.
Call for committee Budgets (submit no later than February 15,
2008). March 11, 2008 Board Meeting. Initial review Draft Budget for Public
Hearing/Comment during second board meeting in March - Budget Posted at the
Village Hall and on the Village Web Site, and (2) March 25, 2008 Board
Meeting Public Hearing/Approval of Budget The Budget process and
Trustees will requested to put together lists of budgetary items they would
like to see. Trustee Hannon also asked
the Board to consider discussion of Depository III funds Village Manager
Lothspeich said that it would be put on the agenda for the next meeting. No action was taken.
Item #9: Village Trustee Lazakis.
Downtown/B1 & B1A TIF Update. The TIF Public Hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, January 15,
2008 at
present information and get feedback from residents regarding the TIF. There will also be a
Powerpoint presentation from Ehlers. Resident Denise Harnish wanted to know what kind of bonds
are being proposed. - Village Counsel Filippini said that the bonds will be based upon revenue
received, and that any plan put forth by the Village would incorporate that concept. He further stated
that as theVillage is not Home Rule, changes could not be made without a referendum.
Resident Ostick said that a recent TIF in
taxes.- Village Manager Lothspeich noted that the TIF
in
was financed under a General Obligation Bond the Village of Long Grove is proposing a bond
backed by incremental revenue, and there would be no expenditures made ahead of revenue received.
Village Counsel Filippini said that the bondholders would pay for a failed TIF, not the taxpayers.
Resident Dee McLaughlin wanted to know if there would be General Obligation Bonds and who
would bear the risk over the next 23 years? Village Counsel Filippini said that the Board would not
allow General Obligation Bonds and repeated that Bondholders were the risk-bearers.
Resident Denise Harnish asked about the effect on other taxing bodies? Village Manager Lothspeich
replied that the Equalized Assessment Value of District 96 is $1.3 Billion and the Equalized
Assessment Value for the TIF is $10 Million (or, .77% of their EAV); and District 125 has an
Equalized Assessment Value of $2.5 Billion. Village Counsel Filippini also added that, by law, other
taxing bodies would lose nothing. No action was taken.
Item #10: Trustee Schmitt.
A. Comcast Franchise Status. The current Cable Television Franchise Extension Agreement expired on
November 11, 2007. Staff has not been able to work out a simple one-year extension with Comcast and
will continue to work with Village Counsel Barb Adams to try to resolve this issue informally. Still in
discussion. No action was taken.
B. Waste Management Trustee Schmitt said she was unable to get together with Bob Stob, but that the
contract was extended. She said that she talked to SWALCO about working with downtown Long
Grove to talk about commercial recycling; and that Woodlawn, Country Meadows and Kildeer Countryside schools would also like to start recycling. No action was taken.
C. SWALCO: Trustee Schmitt said that on February 7, 2008, there would be a breakfast
meeting. No action
was taken.
D. Park District: Trustee Schmitt said that the Park District was told that the Village Board wasworking
on a tree replacement ordinance. No action was taken.
Item #11: Village Trustee Wachs.
Report Of
Quarterly Sheriffs Meeting. Village Trustee Charlie Wachs, Village Trustee
Item #12: Village Clerk Schultheis.
Nothing to report.
Item #13: Village Manager Lothspeich.
Nothing to report.
Item #14: Village Superintendent Block.
Nothing to report.
Item #15: Village Planner Hogue.
Not
present.
Item #16: Village Attorney Filippini
Nothing to report.
Item #17: Approval of Board Meeting Minutes.
December 11, 2007 Minutes. Trustee
Hannon moved to approve the December 11, 2007 Village
Board
Minutes as amended; seconded by Trustee Schmitt.
VOICE
VOTE:
All ayes, no
nays (Motion carried 6 0).
Item: Executive Session.
At 12:00 A.M.; Trustee Acuna
moved to go into Executive Session to discuss: (1) Executive
Session Minutes; (2) Litigation; and (3) Acquisition
and Disposition of Property; seconded by
Trustee Wachs.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon
aye; Lazakis aye; Schmitt aye; Wachs aye.
(Motion
carried 6 0).
Item: Other Business.
December 11, 2007
Executive Session Meeting Minutes. Continued.
Item #20: Possible Consideration Of Ordinances Relating To Acquisition Of Property.
No action taken
Item: Adjournment.
At 12:44 A.M., Trustee Barry moved to adjourn; seconded by
Trustee Acuna.
VOICE
VOTE:
All
ayes, no nays (Motion carried 6 0)