MINUTES OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF LONG GROVE
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 8 P.M.
3110 RFD,
CALL TO ORDER:
President Rodriguez called the meeting to order at 8:03
P.M.
1.
OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE:
Village President: Rodriguez
Trustees: Acuna,
Barry, Hannon, Schmitt, Wachs
Absent: Lazakis
Village Clerk: Schultheis
Also Present: Village Manager Lothspeich, Village
Counsel Filippini, Superintendent Block and Village
Engineer Chiczewski
Blues Festival: President Rodriguez reminded the audience of
the Blues Festival the upcoming weekend. No
action was taken.
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS/ITEMS FROM THE
AUDIENCE:
Homeowner Associations:
Preserve At
Long Grove Marc Downs. No one
was present. No action was taken.
Item: Special Event Applications:
The Long Grove Business and Community Partners (LGBCP) recommended approval of the following
(except the Long Grove Firefighters Association Pancake Breakfast that was filed late on March 19,
2009) events during their March 17, 2009 meeting:
·
Chocolate
Fest. The chocolate
chef tent and chocolate fashion show have been moved to Mill Pond.
·
Strawberry
Fest. The event is
similar to previous years with the exception of relocating events back to
Towner Green.
·
Apple
Fest. The Apple
Fest is similar to previous years with the exception of relocating events back
to Towner Green.
·
Beans and Leaves Live Music.
Performances of local musicians, poets, and/or storytellers.
·
Long
Grove Firefighters Association Annual Pancake Breakfast. Trustee
Acuna moved to approve al of the festivals in one
motion Annual Chocolate Fest from May 1 4, 2009; Annual Strawberry Fest
from June 26 28,
2009; Annual Apple Fest from October 2 4, 2009; Live Music Nite from
May, 2009 thru October, 2009; and the
Long Grove Firefighters Association Annual Pancake Breakfast on April 18, 2009
subject to approval by the LGBCP; seconded by Trustee Barry.
VOICE VOTE:
All
ayes, No nays (Motion carried 5 0; Trustee Lazakis
absent).
Item: Raffle License Applications & Waiver Of The $25 Application Fee and Bond Requirement.
Long Grove Business & Community Partners - The LGBCP filed the attached request for approval of a raffle
license and waiver of the bond or fee requirements. Village Board approval is required for raffle licenses and for
requests for waivers of fees. Trustee
Barry moved to approve the request by the Long Grove Business &
Community Partners for a raffle license and
waiving the bond and $25 application fee requirements for
March 28, 2009; seconded by
Trustee Acuna.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 5 0; one absent)
Long Grove Firefighters Association - The Long Grove Firefighters Association filed the attached request
for approval of a raffle license and waiver of the bond or fee requirements. Village Board approval is
required for raffle licenses and for requests for waivers of fees. Trustee Hannon noted that the
application was not marked correctly. Trustee
Acuna moved to approve the request by the Long
Grove Firefighters Association for a raffle
license and waiving the bond and the $25 application fee
for April 18, 2009.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 5 0; one absent)
Donation Request Long Grove Park District Spring Egg Hunt.
The Long Grove Park District has modified the Annual Egg Hunt into a combined Spring Egg Hunt and
Earth Day Celebration and is requesting a $500 contribution from the Village. It should be noted that the
expenses YTD exceed the current fiscal year budget for Community Building Events by $1,534 ($8,000
budgeted). Discussion followed regarding how much money
should be allotted from the Village for the event. Trustee Schmitt noted that the Park District
had taken over the event and that $500 should be donated, even if it went over
budget. Trustee Hannon noted that there
was only $200 in the Budget left to donate.
President Rodriguez said that the Park District had asked for $500 from
each group from which it sought donations.
Trustee Schmitt moved to
approve a $500 donation to the Long Grove Park District for the Spring Egg;
seconded by Trustee Barry.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon nay; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 4 1; one absent)
There were no Items from the Audience.
ACTION ITEMS:
Item #1: Public Hearing Re: Amendment To IL 83 TIF
Ordinances
A public hearing is to be held in order to remedy minor boundary inconsistencies mostly affecting rights-of
way along the periphery of the redevelopment project area and to consider the proposed "Report Regarding An
Amendment To The Tax Increment Redevelopment Plan And Project For The Downtown/Il Rt. 83
Redevelopment Project Area" (the "Report"). The Report does not seek to add or delete any
tax parcel to or from the redevelopment project area. The TIF Joint Review Board opened and closed
their public hearing on February 20, 2009 and recommended approval of the Report.
At
8:09 P.M., Trustee Acuna moved to open the Public
Hearing on the Amendment to IL TIF
Ordinances;
seconded by Trustee Barry.
VOICE VOTE:
All ayes, No nays (Motion carried 5 0;
Trustee Lazakis absent).
President Rodriguez said that that the
amendment did not change any of the parcels in the TIF. Village Counsel Filippini
said that the amendment was a formality to revise any inconsistencies in the
right-of-way to conform to standard TIF wording; otherwise the TIF maps would
be exactly the same.
At
8:13 P.M.; with no further questions from the audience; Trustee Acuna moved to close the Public Hearing; seconded by
Trustee Barry.
VOICE VOTE:
All ayes, No nays (Motion carried 5 0;
Trustee Lazakis absent).
Item #2: Report Of The March 16, 2009
Architectural Commission Meeting.
The
AC considered the following items during their meeting.
A.
Subdivision
Identification Sign For The Eastgate
Estates PUD/Subdivision Located At
B.
Signage For Incas
C.
Reface The
Existing Monument Sign At Gridleys To Double
Gs Roadhouse, (Approved). Village
Planner Hogue said that the petitioners wanted to change the name of the
restaurant, with illuminated letters, but with the sign size being the
same. He said that the AC liked the
lighting concept. Trustee Schmitt asked the owners of Gridleys why they wanted
to changes their name? The petitioners
said that they wished to indicate a change in their menu to more casual dining. Trustee Acuna asked
if entertainment was being introduced to include a dance club. The petitioner said that the restaurant would
not be a dance club. Trustees discussed
how restaurant is defined in our coding so that a restaurant could not be used
for other purposes. Village Counsel Filippini reminded the motion the Trustees were to consider
did not involve Special Use or Planned Unit Development clarifications, but
just a minor amendment to the PUD for signage.
Trustee Barry moved to refer Village
Counsel to prepare a minor amendment to the PUD regarding signage; seconded by
Trustee Schmitt.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 5 0; one absent)
***Item #4 was discussed and voted upon
before Item #3.
Item #3: Report Of The March 18, 2009 Conservancy Scenic Corridor
Committee Meeting.
The
CSCC considered the following item during their meeting.
Ψ
09-01 Lakeridge
Restoration Association; Remove
Exotic/Aggressive Species (Cattails), Add Prairie Grass And Wildflowers, And
Hydrologic Repair (In Conjunction With Lake County Stormwater
Management Commission) In A Lowland Conservancy District Located Within The Indian Creek Estates Subdivision,
Lakeridge HOA. Trustee
Hannon moved to the Lakeridge Restoration Association
repairs and landscaping on the condition that all the necessary permits were provided;
seconded by Trustee Barry.
VOICE
VOTE:
All
ayes, No nays (Motion carried 5 0; Trustee Lazakis
absent).
Item #4: Ordinance To
Allow Continued Operation & Co-Location For An Existing Monopole.
As reported during the February 10, 2009 Village Board Meeting, the PCZBA recommended conditional
approval of the following request during the February 3,
2009 Meeting:
Ψ Request For A Special Use Permit And/Or Additional
Relief Necessary And/Or Appropriate Under The Zoning Code To Allow The
Continued Operation And Maintenance Of An Existing Wireless Communication
Antenna And Related Facilities And The Co-Location Of Additional Antennas On
The Existing Monopole Telecommunications Tower At 4210 Illinois Route 22 And
Zoned Under The R-1 Zoning District Classification, Crickett
Communications.
As directed during the February
10, 2009 Village Board Meeting, Village Counsel prepared the enclosed draft
ordinance approving the recommendations by the PCZBA with the additional condition
(Section Three A Approval of Lease Agreement) the Applicant enter into a lease
agreement with the Village that may not exceed a maximum duration of 25
years. Please note that the duration
was based upon representations made by the Applicant during the February 10,
2009 Board meeting. Village Planner
Hogue forwarded the draft ordinance to the Applicant for their review prior to
the March 24, 2009 Board Meeting. Village Counsel Filippini
said that amendment I needed to be revised.
Trustee Acuna
moved to approve an Ordinance approving a special use permit to allow the
continued operation and maintenance of an existing wireless communication
antenna and related facilities and the co-location of additional antennas on
the
existing monopole telecommunications tower located at
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 5 0; one absent)
Item #5:
This item relates to the proposed cable television franchise agreement and should be adopted prior to the
formal adoption of the franchise (Item #6). The enclosed draft ordinance further amends the
right-of-way
construction standards that the
Village adopted in late 2007 and earlier this month. Trustee Wachs moved
to approve an ordinance amending Chapter 4 of
the Long Grove Village Code to amend
standards for
the construction of facilities in the public
right-of-way s amended; seconded by Trustee Schmitt.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 5 0; one absent)
Item #6: Ordinance Granting A Cable Television
Franchise To Comcast.
During the March 10, 2009 Board Meeting, the Public Hearing was opened. Following no public
comment, the public hearing was closed. As directed during the March 10, 2009 Board Meeting, Village
Counsel
prepared a draft Ordinance Granting The Franchise Agreement
To Comcast. Trustee Schmitt
moved to approve an Ordinance granting a Cable
Television Franchise to Comcast of Illinois/West
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 5 0; one absent)
Item #7: Ordinance Approving Purchase Agreement For
A Portion Of The Executive House Property.
During the December 9, 2008 meeting the Village Board approved Resolution #2008-R-38 in support of
amending the declaratory judgment between the owners of the Executive House & the Village to permit the
installation of a water pump house/reservoir building toward the rear (east) of the property. After many
iterations of the Purchase Agreement and Property Site Boundaries, Attorney Sharon Glazer approved a
version for presentation to Owner Mark Glazer for signature.
Trustee
Hannon moved to approve an
Ordinance approving Purchase Agreement for
the rear (Eastern) portion of the Long Grove
Executive Office (Glazer) Property,
Trustee Acuna.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 5 0; one absent).
Item #8: Resolution Ratifying Direction To
Rescind Burial Of Overhead Utilities On Sunset Grove.
As directed during the March 10, 2009 Board Meeting, Staff mailed a letter to MidAmerica
President Mike Firsel rescinding the Villages previously granted approvals to pay the incremental cost to
bury the overhead utilities on the Sunset Grove Development.
Trustee
Acuna moved to approve a
Resolution ratifying the Direction by the
Village Board to rescind the approval of a work agreement
with Commonwealth
on the Sunset Grove Development Property;
seconded by Trustee Barry.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 5 0; one absent)
Item #9: Resolution
Authorizing Purchasing Road Salt Not to Exceed $81,900.
During 2008/09, the Village approved the purchase of 1,050 (70%) to 1,950 (130%) through the States
Joint Purchasing program. However, when the State unable to guarantee either the amount or price in
early September, the Village Board approved the emergency purchase of 1,500 tons of rock salt at $60/ton
(excluding delivery) from the City of Kenosha, WI. for an amount not to exceed $90,000. Thru March 2,
2009, the Village used 1,354 tons of rock salt. The State is reviewing various purchase requirement
that may require that municipalities commit to purchasing a minimum 80% and maximum 120% of the
amount ordered to commit for going out for bid for the cost per ton. Excluding last year, the unit price
typically does not increase significantly from year to year; however, there are no assurances. As such, the
Village is contacting the City of
excessively
high. Trustee
Acuna moved to approve a Resolution approving the
Purchase of Rock Salt through the State of
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 5 0; one absent)
Item #10: Annual Updates To Village Zoning Map.
As required by the Village Code, the resolution approves the annual updates to the official Long Grove
Zoning Map. The proposed updates are limited to minor corrections and do not reflect any change in
zoning. Village Planner Hogue found some minor
errors in the map. Trustee Acuna moved to
approve a Resolution approving the Annual Updates
to the Village Zoning Map as amended;
seconded by Trustee Wachs.
VOICE VOTE:
All ayes, No nays (Motion carried 5 0;
Trustee Lazakis absent).
Item #10a:Resolutions Reducing The Letter Of Credit For Menards.
As a condition for approval, the developer posted a (Original) Letter Of Credit (LOC) in the amount of
$12,803,616.93 to assure completion of all required improvements. The developer has since completed a
significant amount of improvements and Village Engineer Chiczewski is recommending the reduction in
the amount of the LOC from $12,803,616.93 to $3,562,847.08. Trustees questioned whether or not the
money being held after the reduction in the Letter of Credit would be enough to cover completion of the
landscaping and road reconstruction on Checker and Schaeffer should there be any problems with Pease
Construction. Village Engineer Chiczewski said that the three million-plus dollars still being held on the
Letter of Credit would be sufficient to cover repair and rebuilding of the roads and landscaping. President
Rodriguez also noted that thus far, Menards has paid all of the fines imposed upon them for late fees and
other violations. Trustee
Acuna moved to approve a Resolution reducing the
Letter of Credit for
Menards from
$12,803,616.93 to $3,562,847.93 as amended ; seconded
by Trustee Schmitt.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 5 0; one absent)
Item #11: Proposal From ESI
Engineering For Design Engineering For The IL 83 Water System.
Village Engineer Chiczewski is finalizing the engineering proposal for review by Infrastructure Committee
Members Acuna and Lazakis for presentation to the Village Board during the March 24, 2009 Board
Meeting. Trustee Acuna
moved to Approve A Proposal from ESI Engineering for an IL 83 Water
System; Regarding Special Service Area
& TIF subject to further review and Approval of the Details
of the Proposal by the Infrastructure
Committee, Ed Acuna and Staff; seconded by Trustee
Wachs.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 5 0; one absent)
Item
#12: Discussion
Of Draft FY 2008/09 Village Budgets.
The revised draft budget incorporates the
suggestions offered during the March 10, 2009 Board Meeting
and does not include adding any of the Optional (wish list) Budget Items. The budget public hearing is
scheduled for the April 14, 2009 Board Meeting and the budget approval ordinance is scheduled for the
April 28, 2009 Board Meeting. Trustee Hannon said that donations were understated. Discussion
followed regarding Pathways and other issues
for the upcoming Budget Hearing No
action was taken.
Item #13: Village President
Rodriguez.
High School in which President Rodriguez and Trustee Lazakis (Against the Extension of Route 53)
debated Lake County Board Chair David Stolman and Buffalo Grove Mayor Hartstein (Pro the extension
of Route 53). President Rodriguez said that they argued that the project would involve many years, be
cost prohibitive and would take away from road repair that was needed. She said that by the end of the
debate,
to look for more solutions. No action was taken.
B.Commission/Committee Appointments. No
action was taken.
C.Checker Road &
Item #14: Village Trustee Acuna.
Group met on March 11, 2009 to further review the Memorandum of Understanding. Staff represented
the Village during this meeting and inquired about the possibility of Long Grove having the option of
maintaining the right to be served by the water system if Long Grove decided it could not continue to
proceed with the original group of communities (an insurance policy to preserve the Villages allocation
and future ability to obtain Lake Michigan Water if
needed). Nothing
to report. No action was
taken.
Item #15: Village Trustee Barry.
Sheriffs Meeting: Trustee Barry
said that at the March 20th Meeting, the Sheriff mentioned he
anticipated Long Groves crime statistics might seem to jump in future months;
but it would actually just be increased activity at Menards, such as
shoplifting, etc. Trustees hoped that
there might be some way to separate out crime that occurs at Menards as
opposed to residential crime statistics. No
action was taken.
Item #16: Village Trustee
Hannon.
Azavar Utility Audit - Update. Trustee Hannon said that some utilities did not provide information, and
that after an exhaustive effort by Azavar,
their audit provided very little credit back to the Village. No
action was taken.
he believed that the referendum regarding
residents, and that he did not know anyone who was in favor of it. It was noted that a mailing would be
going out to the residents, and that the mailing, by law, had to be noncommittal from the Village. Trustee
Acuna added that the referendum was proposed because more money would need to be committed if the
Village were to continue to pursue the
years requested
Item #17: Village Trustee Lazakis.
Archer Parking Lot:
Trustee Lazakis was absent.
Trustee Schmitt moved
to direct Counsel for an Ordinance to obtain a ten foot wide right-of-way
easement;
seconded by Trustee Acuna.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
abstain
(Motion carried 4 0; one absent, one
abstain)
Item #18: Trustee Schmitt.
Archer
Parking
grant for a rain garden in front of the Hotel
Shop- No action was taken.
Rain
Barrels and Compost Bins: Trustee Schmitt said that rain barrels and
compost bins will be on
display at the Earth Day celebrations at Reed-Turner
Woodland. No action was taken.
The
Bridge and Referenda Newsletter: Trustee Schmitt said that the
letter had gone to the printer and that
the
Item #19: Village Trustee Wachs.
A. Long Grove Business & Community Partners Board Meeting. Trustee Wachs and Staff represented the
Village during the March 17, 2009 LGBCP Board Meeting. The Archer Lot Construction Update and the
Request From Bob Chins for a liquor license to sell Mai Tais was discussed. Trustee Wachs said that
there was concern about the lack of business in the downtown area. He noted that during Phase II of the
redevelopment of the downtown, there was going to be an effort made to keep Robert Parker Coffin and
Old McHenry Roads entrance open. Trustee Wachs stated that the signage in the construction area needed
to be improved to look less like construction signage Trustee Hannon wanted to know who would pay for
the improved signs? Village Engineer Chiczewski said that this would be an additional cost for the Village,
because it was not included in the contract. LGBCP President John Maguire said that temporary signs
should run about $300 per sign.
Trustee Wachs spoke about Bob Chins serving Mai Tais at festivals. Star Events said that Bob Chins
had been serving Mai Tais at various festivals in other Villages. These would be pre-mixed drinks.
Trustees
considered the implications of allowing the mixed drinks. Trustee Schmitt moved to direct
Village Counsel to prepare the necessary
amendment to the Village Liquor Code to allow for the sale
of pre-mixed Mai Tais during approved
Village Festivals that would remain under the scrutiny and
review of the Village Board for each event; seconded by Trustee Wachs.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna nay; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 4 1; one absent, one nay)
B.
Item #20: Village Clerk Schultheis.
Nothing to report. No action was taken.
Item #21: Village Manager Lothspeich.
Nothing to report. No
action was taken.
Item #22: Village Superintendent Block.
Salt: -
Superintendent Block said that the Village had 146 tons of salt remaining No
action was taken.
Item #23: Village
Planner Hogue.
Nothing to
report. No action was taken
Item #24: Village Attorney Filippini.
Nothing to report. No action was taken
Item #25: Approval of Board Meeting Minutes.
March 10, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes. Trustee
Schmitt moved to approve the March 10, 2009 Village
Board
Minutes, as amended; seconded by Trustee Wachs.
VOICE VOTE:
All ayes, No nays (Motion carried 5 0;
Trustee Lazakis absent).
Item: Executive Session.
At 9:25 P.M., Trustee Acuna
moved to go into Executive Session to Discuss (1) Executive Session
Minutes; (2) Litigation; (3) Personnel Matters; and
(4) Acquisition and Disposition of Property;
seconded
by Trustee Barry.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 5 0; Trustees Lazakis)
Item: Other Business.
Private
Placement Bonds Trustee
Barry moved to direct Counsel to prepare issuance of Private Placement Bonds
for the Sunset Grove water system development; seconded by Trustee Barry.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 5 0; Trustees Lazakis)
ESI Proposal: Trustee Wachs
moved to accept the ESI proposal, with approval to proceed after review by Infrastructure
Committee; seconded by Trustee Barry.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Acuna aye; Barry aye; Hannon aye; Lazakis absent; Schmitt aye; Wachs
aye
(Motion carried 5 0; Trustees Lazakis)
March 10, 2009 Executive Session Meeting Minutes -
Trustee Schmitt moved to approve the
March 10, 2009 Executive Session Minutes, but not for public release; seconded
by Trustee Barry.
VOICE VOTE:
All ayes, No nays (Motion carried 5 0;
Trustee Lazakis absent).
Item: Adjournment.
At 11:07 P.M.; Trustee Acuna moved to
adjourn; seconded by Trustee Schmitt.
VOICE VOTE:
All ayes, No nays (Motion carried 5 0;
Trustee Lazakis absent).