MINUTES OF THE
VILLAGE BOARD OF LONG GROVE
Tuesday,
February 12, 2008 at 8 P.M.
3110 RFD, LONG
GROVE, ILLINOIS 60047-9613
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:
Prairie Trails Anthony Spina. Nothing to report. No action was taken.
Mardan Estates Greg Tomczyk. Discussed traffic issues regarding entering and leaving Old 53.
Village
Manager Lothspeich noted that the Traffic Study that had been conducted
identified traffic improvements. He said
that the Association might want to consider sending a petition to the state,
but that IDOT might not have money to fund any projects. Mr. Tomczyk also
complimented the Village on the snow removal efforts. Mr. Tomczyk
mentioned drainage issues especially on the east side of Middlesax. Village Manager Lothspeich said that
resurfacing was not scheduled for that area for this season, but was on the top
of the list for next season. Superintendent
Block noted that individual property owners are responsible for their own culverts.
Mr. Tomczyk said that 3276 RFD is vacant property and
neighbors were concerned about it.
Superintendent Block told him that the property was in trust, but that
it was not dilapidated, so the Village could not did not have any recourse.. No
action was taken.
Victorian Oaks Mariola
Kordek She noted that the Bus Stop on Old 53 was a
hazard, because cars were not stopping.
She told the Lake County Police Officer present at the meeting that the
problem areas were 53 & Shiloh and 53 &
Requests for Donation and Funding.
Annual Spring Egg Hunt President Rodriguez said that the event has been one of the most successfully attended events, and has been for the last thirteen years. She asked the Trustees if the Village should support the event in a larger way. Because the egg hunt is so early this year, March 15, some trustees worried about weather. Carolyn Osuyos (Event Chair) said that the total expenditureswere around $1,300.00. Trustee Wachs suggested that the Village take the majority position on funding, while the Rotary Club take the majority position on providing the manpower.
Trustee Acuna
moved to have the
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis aye; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye.
(Motion carried 6 0).
Long Grove Arts Council:
Trustee Barry moved to allot $5,000.00 for
the 2008 Arts Council Events; seconded by Trustee
Lazakis.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis aye; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye.
(Motion carried 6 0).
Adlai E. Stevenson Lock-In:
Trustee Barry moved to allot $150 toward
the June 6, 2008 Adlai E. Stevenson Lock-In;
seconded by Trustee Acuna.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis aye; Schmitt nay; Wachs
aye.
(Motion carried 5 1).
Petition: Monica Bedrosian
offered a petition from residents from Long Grove calling for a referendum for
the TIF (Tax Increment Financing) to be placed on the November, 2008
ballot. The Papers were placed in a
sealed envelope and handed to the Village President. No action was taken.
Plan Commission Meeting Location Change: Haig Bedrosian said
that the February 5, 2008 Plan Commission Meeting change of venue was not
posted nor received via email. Resident
Dee McLaughlin said that she did not receive an agenda. Village
Planner Hogue noted that a sign with thechange of
venue was posted on the Village Hall door. No action was taken.
ACTION
ITEMS:
Item #1: Report Of The February 5, 2008 Plan Commission & Zoning
Board Of Appeals Meeting.
The PCZBA considered the following items during their meeting.
A.
Ψ
Continued 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 Road, Mid-America Development Partners. Continued
until the February 5, 2008 PCZBA Meeting.
The PCBZA recommended approval of the
Preliminary PUD Plans and grant relief requested by the petitioner, subject to
the following conditions:
1. The conditions set forth in Section 6 of the draft ordinance presented to the Plan Commission, modified to change the reference to convenience store in Section 6.M to drug store.
2. All
noise-causing activities from deliveries to the grocery store between the hours
of 10 P.M. and 7 A.M. shall be controlled so that they do not exceed the
background average sound level from traffic on IL Route 83 when measured from
the rear of the residences to the east property. The Village Manager may require the
petitioner to implement mitigation measures in order to achieve the foregoing
standard, which measures may include, but are not limited to, any one or more
of the following: performing a noise study at the petitioners expense,
restricting the hours of deliveries, increasing the amount of landscaping, or
raising the height of the fence.
3. The
petitioner must provide improved pedestrian connections between the buildings
located within the Proposed Development.
4. The
width of the landscaped buffer adjoining Illinois Route 83 must be
substantially increased beyond the width shown in the plans submitted to the
Plan Commission.
5. The
overall density of the Proposed Development must be decreased below the density
levels shown in the plans submitted to the Plan Commission.
- Mike Firsel made a statement regarding the scope of the project and gave diagrams showing some of the footprints of planned buildings. He said that sound attenuation was given priority and so a wooden fence will be put up. He also said that the closest resident would be 580 feet away. Mike Firsel said that a Sound Study showed that the sound would be no greater than it currently is in that area; and Photometric Study should that there would not be leakage of light to the residents, as the lights would be domed.
Trustee Schmitt said that she was concerned about impervious surfaces. Trustee Hannon noted that the proposed parking for Sunset Grove was low leaving a lot of area for green space.
Mike Firsel noted that the entire project was not being built all at once, and that changes could be made as the project added more buildings.
Mike Firsel also noted that the proposed Dry Cleaner Zengler Cleaners would have a self-encapsulated system with no pipes in the ground. Superintendent Block told the audience that our codes allow for dry cleaners.
Trustee Lazakis
moved to direct Counsel to prepare a revised Draft Ordinance for the
Mid-America Sunset Grove Planned Unit Development for consideration during the
February 26, 2008 Board Meeting; seconded by Trustee Wachs.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis aye; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye.
(Motion carried 6 0).
B. Front Yard Setback Variation for 2564 Lincoln Fobbe Public Hearing.
Village Planner Hogue stated that The Plan Commission recommended approval 8 0.
Trustee Schmitt moved to direct Counsel to
prepare a revised Draft Ordinance granting approval of the front yard setback
variations for consideration during the February 26, 2008 Board Meeting;
seconded by Trustee Wachs.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis aye; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye.
(Motion carried 6 0).
C. B1 Historic District: Village Planner Hogue told the Board that
Shamrock Cyclery had closed; and that a stained glass
shop was there. No action was taken.
Item #2: Report of the February 11, 2008 Architectural Board Meeting.
The Architectural Board Considered the following items during the February 11, 2008 meeting:
A. Plans and Plats for Landscaping, Lighting, Signage and Elevations as part of an Application submitted by the Sunset Grove, LLC for 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 Specialty Grocer Store located at the Southeast Corner of Route 83 & Aptakisic Road, Mid-America Development Partners.
B. Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments.
- No action was taken.
Item #3: Resolution Re-Appointing Long Grove Arts Commissioner Tobin
Fraley.
Trustee
Wachs moved to reappoint Tobin Fraley as the Long
Grove Arts Commissioner; seconded by Trustee Acuna.
VOICE
VOTE:
All
ayes, no nays. (Motion carried 6 0).
Item #4: Resolution Appointing Delegate and Alternate Representative
for SWALCO.
Trustee Barry moved to approve a Resolution
Approving Karen Schmitt as Delegate
Representative and Village President
Rodriguez, Village Superintendent Block, and Village
Manager Lothspeich as Alternate
Representatives to the Solid Waste Agency of
seconded by Trustee Hannon
VOICE VOTE:
All ayes, no
nays (Motion carried 6 0).
Item #5: Resolution Approving an Elevator Safety Agreement with the
Fire Marshall.
Under
Fire Marshall has created a set of required standards for elevator safety and maintenance and a
requirement that municipalities must sign an Elevator Safety Agreement to be authorized to conduct its
own elevator inspections.
Trustee Schmitt moved to Approve a Resolution approving an Elevator Safety
Program
Agreement with the
VOICE VOTE:
All ayes, no
nays (Motion carried 6 - 0).
Item #6: Ordinance
Directing Modification to the Proposed TIF Plan & Report
In response to the TIF public hearing and JRB
recommendations, Village Counsel Filippini suggested
revisions to the documents:
1. TIF Boundaries The TIF Plan and Eligibility Report
should be revised to delete from proposed TIF
District the following parcels:
a.
The sliver parcel
along IL Rte. 53 (PIN 15-30-106-003)
b.
The School District 96
parcel along
c.
The Village Hall along
In addition, the JRB recommends that the TIF Plan be
revised to state that at no time in the future should the proposed TIF District
be expanded to include properties fronting on
2. Correction to TIF Plan Page 2 of the TIF Plan should
be corrected so that the second sentence of the first paragraph reads: The
median home value in 2000 was $555,400.
Also, on Page 15 of the TIF Plan, in Item 15, the word
patron should be resident.
3. Residential Development The TIF Plan should not
provide assistance for the development of additional residential units within the proposed TIF
District.
4. Fire Protection Standards New development in the
Proposed TIF District should be required to comply with the applicable code
requirements of the Long Grove Fire Protection District.
5. TIF Plan Priorities The TIF Plan should identify
certain projects for the Historic Downtown Area of the proposed TIF District as
High priorities including:
a. The establishment of a water system to serve properties
in the Historic Downtown Area.
b. Burial of overhead utility lines.
6. TIF Bonds The TIF Plan should provide that any bonds
will be backed only by incremental tax revenue generated from the proposed TIF
District, and that the Village shall not give its full faith and credit
(General Obligation) backing of any such bonds.
The Village shall seek to include a call provision in any such bonds.
7. Duration of the TIF The TIF Plan should not seek to
extend the Proposed TIF District beyond the customary 23-year term in the TIF
Act. In addition, the Village should
endeavor to conclude the TIF in less than 23 years if all objectives and
obligations are satisfied.
8. Surplus Funds At such time that the Proposed TIF District generates sufficient incremental tax revenue that there are surplus revenues, those surplus revenues should be promptly returned pro rata to the taxing districts affected by the Proposed TIF Districts. The Village over time should consider reducing the percentage of incremental revenue that will be dedicated to TIF projects.
9.
Eminent Domain The Village should not seek to exercise its powers of eminent
domain under the TIF Act in connection with properties fronting
10. Capital Expense Agreements The Village should explore with the affected taxing districts appropriate agreements as contemplated under item 8 on page 21 of the TIF Plan.-
Discussion followed.
Trustee Schmitt moved to approve an
Ordinance to modify Proposed TIF Plan and Report; seconded by Trustee Lazakis.
VOICE VOTE:
All ayes, no nays, one abstain (Motion carried 5 -0; Trustee Acuna abstained)
Item # 7: Public Hearing RE: Proposed SSA for Developing A Deep Well Water System for B1-A.
At 11:44 P.M., the Public Hearing was opened.
Discussion followed.
At 11:48 P.M.; Trustee Barry moved to close
the public hearing on the proposed SSA for Developing a Deep Well Water System
for the B1-A; seconded by Trustee Schmitt.
VOICE VOTE:
All ayes, no nays (Motion carried 6 0).
Item # 8
Village President Rodriguez.
B. EJ&E/STAR
Line Update. President Rodriguez reported that she would like a
resolution on the next agenda to oppose purchase of the railroad by Canadian
Pacific. No action was taken.
C. Discussion
of Canceling the March 23, 2008 Board Meeting due to Lack of a Quorum
Consensus was that there would be a quorum so there was no need for action. - No action was taken.
D. Petition for Referendum: Village Counsel Filippini said that this would be a non-binding referendum that would come up after the fact.- No action was taken.
Item #9: Village Trustee Acuna.
Nothing to report. No action was taken.
Item #10: Village Trustee Barry.
Pathways: Trustee
Barry discussed path up Old McHenry that would extend up the west side. He requested that the pathways be shown on
the budget No action was taken.
Item #11: Village Trustee
Hannon.
Trustee
Hannon moved to approve the bills 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).
Trustee Hannon moved to approve Account
Balances as presented; seconded by Trustee Barry.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis aye; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye.
(Motion carried 6 0).
Item #12: Village Trustee Lazakis.
Nothing
to report. No action was taken.
Item #13: Trustee Schmitt.
Nothing to report. No action was taken.
Item #14: Village Trustee Wachs.
Nothing to report. No action was taken.
Item #15: Village Clerk Schultheis.
Special
Service Area Tax Law
Village Clerk Schultheis reported that there HB 4322
in the
Legislature assigned a to Local Government
Committee regarding amending Special Service Areas No
action
was taken
Item #16: Village
Manager Lothspeich.
Snow
Removal - Village Manager Lothspeich wanted to note that
Superintendent Block had been working on locating and obtaining salt for
deicing the roads. With salt stocks
depleted and becoming more expensive, Superintendent Block was able to secure
100 tons of salt at $61.46 per ton. No action
was taken.
Item #17: Village Superintendent Block.
Nothing
to report. No action was taken.
Item #18: Village Planner Hogue.
Nothing
to report. No action was taken.
Item #19: Village Attorney Filippini
Nothing
to report. No action was taken.
Item #20: Approval of Board Meeting Minutes.
January 22,
2008 Minutes. Continued
Item: Executive Session.
At 12:2
1 A.M.; Trustee Schmitt moved to go into Executive Session to discuss (1)
Executive Session Minutes; (2) Litigation;
(3) Acquisition and Distribution of Property; and (4) Personnel;seconded
by Trustee Barry.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon- aye; Lazakis aye; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye.
(Motion carried 5 0; one absent).
Item: Other Business.
January 22, 2008 Executive Session Meeting Minutes. Continued.
Item: Adjournment.
At 1:10 A.M.; Trustee Acuna moved to
adjourn the meeting; seconded by Trustee Barry.
VOICE VOTE:
All ayes, no nays (Motion carried 6 0).