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VILLAGE.. OF OAK BROOK Minutes JUNE 21.-1998
UNOFFICIAL UNTIL APPROVED AS WRITTEN
OR AS AMENDED BY VILLAGE BOARD ON
MEETING CALL:
Village Clerk Gonnella asked for a motion from the Boor to appoint Trustee
Caleel as Temporary Chairman in the absence of President Bushy.
Motion by . rustee Savino, seconded by Trustee Bartecki, to appoint Trustee
Caleel as Temporary Chairman for the Regular Board of Trustees meeting in
the absence of President Bushy. VOICE VOTE: Motion carried.
MEETING CALL
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees was called to order by
Temporary Chairman Caleel in the Samuel E. Dean Board Room of the Village
Commons at 7:30 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance was given.
The Clerk called the roll with the following persons
PRF.SEl` -'r: Trustees Bartecki, Caleel, McInerney and Savino.
Trustee Kenny arrived at 7:40 p.m.
Trustee Shumate arrived at 8:20 p.m.
ABSENT: President Bushy.
IN ATTENDANCE: Stephen B. Veitch, Village Manager; Michael A. Crotty,
Assistant Vill,- �e Manager, Tom Hawk, Director of Community Development;
Debra J. Jarvis, Fire Chief/Building Commissioner; Darrell J. Langlois,
Finance Director/Treasurer; Richard A. Martens, Village Attorney; Ruth A.
Martin, Library Director; Michael J. Meranda, Public Works Director; Allen
W. Pisarek, Chief of Police; and George C. Mueller, Plan Commission
member.
ROLL CALL
MINUTES
Motion by Trustee McInerney, seconded by Trustee Savino, to approve the
minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 9, 1998 as presented and waive the full
reading thereof. VOICE VOTE: Motion carried.
Motion by 'Trustee Bartecki, seconded by Trustee Savino, to approve the
Omnibus Agenda. ROLL. CALL VOTE:
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Ayes: 4 - Trustees Bartecki, Caleel, McInerney and Savino.
Nays: 0 - None.
Absent: 2 - Trustees Kenny and Shumate. Motion carried. APPROVAL OF:
BILLS -
A. APPROVAL, QE BILLS: Approved Omnibus Vote. $408,000.16
B. APERQYALDEPAYROLL FOR PAY PERI_C)iD' ENDING RINE PAYROLL -
13, 1998: Approved Omnibus Vote. $361,003.81 (gross )
ORDER: C. CHANGE ORDERS: CHANGE
PORTION
D PAY01M: PAYOUTS:
1) RUST ENYIRQhMENT & DERASTRUICIURE, INC. - MUNICIPAL BUILDING
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PROJECT
Omnibus Vote
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AUMORIZATION TO SEEK 1 R • P No
Business.
G. ACCEPT AND PLACE QN EILE - TREASURER'S REPORT QF TREASURER'S
LAY, 1998: Approved Omnibus Vote. REPORT OF MAY, 1998
H. ANNUAL 1211 PA jF CQi NTY CHILDREN'S C NTE DU PAGE COUNTY
CONTRIBUTION - $2,000.00: Approved Omnibus Vote. CHILDREN'S CENTER
CONTRIBUTION
I. EXTENSION OF TIME - MC GOLD RICKS RES )BDIVjSInN: MC GOLDRICK' S SUB.
Approved Omnibus Vote. EXTENSION OF TIME
6. ITEMS RE MOVED FROM OUNIBUS AGENDA: None.
7. ACIIVE AGENDA (Itema For Final Actio
A. O! No Business.
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1) QE DIN.A,NCE 98- AG- P12-I:IA -EX 1 -S -9)4 AN Q INANCE ORD . 98- AG- PD -FIAT-
AU HQRINING HE EXTENSION OF AN EX1 -S -904
INTERGOYERNMENTAL PQL.ICE SERYI CE .. STN EXTENSION OF AN
A REEMENI (F.I.A.T.): INTERGOVERNMENTAL
POLICE SERVICE
ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT
The Village passed an ordinance approving membership to Felony
Investigation Assistance Team (F.I.A.T.) on June 11, 1996. The
purpose of signing the revised intergovernmental agreement and
passing the ordinance is twofold:
To make the agreement and ordinance uniform for all fourteen (14)
members of F.I.A.T.; and the addition of an Emergency Response
Team (E.R.T.).
Since the original formation of F.I.A.T. in 1979 each time a
municipality joined, the agreement or ordinance was slightly different.
This was especially true for the ordinances which were drafted by each
member municipality. Also, the police chiefs who are members of
F.I.A.T. wanted to, have an Emergency Response Team as part of
F.I.A.T. Section 7, Page 4 of the agreement indicates the addition of
this Team. The advantage to this team is to provide additional
resources for Emergency Response F.I.A.T. members, to reduce
overtime and training costs on individual departments, and to offer
support and relief to individual members' Emergency Response Team
when necessary (i.e.• specially trained officers who could provide
relief for other E.R.T. teams).
Motion by Trustee Bartecki. seconded by Trustee Savino, to pass
Ordinance 98- AG -PD- FIAT -EX l -S -904, "An Ordinance Authorizing
The Extension Of An Intergovernmental Police Service Assistance
Agreement ", as presented and waive the full reading thereof and
authorize the Village President and Clerk to execute the
"Intergovernmental Police Service Assistance Agreement ". ROLL
CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 4 - Trustees Bartecki, Caleel, McInerney and Savino.
Nays: 0 - None.
Absent: 2 - Trustees Kenny and Shumate. Motion carried.
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TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND
STREET LIGHT
Bid packages were sent to three (3) firms. Three (3) sealed bids were MAINTENANCE
received on June 10, 1998. The eNtenu'ed three -year cost for 'Mal
maintenance at the Village's fifteen (15) intersections is $31,824. The
low bid submitted by Contracting & Material represents a 6%
reduction in cost (previous contract was with Pinner) for routine
traffic signal maintenance. The contract also covers on- demand
additional maintenance service for traffic signals and back -up service
for street lights, (at additional cost, based on contract unit prices for
labor. equipment and material). This contract also includes the
painting of traffic signals (Village staff chooses which signals are
painted and when).
The service was bid as a three -year contract, with unit prices for each
of the three years. Annual 'increases are approximately 4 %. The
contract also allows the Village to terminate the contract, v�ith of
without cause, after giving 10 days notice. This gives staff the
flexibility to review, in future years, the manner in which the Village
chooses to perform these services, and to re -bid any contractual
services deemed appropriate.
Funds in the amount of $36,500 are in the Traffic & Lighting
Maintenance Program (10 -332) to cover the annual costs for routine
and exceptional traffic signal maintenance, traffic signal painting and
back -up street light maintenance.
Motion by Trustee Savino, seconded by Trustee Bartecki, to award a
three -year contract, subject to staff review, to Contracting & Material
Company, Chicago, the lowest responsible bidder, at the unit prices
bid as indicated in the bid tabulation attached to Purchasing Director
Kapff s memo dated June 11, 1998. ROLL CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 5 - Trustees Bartecki, Caleel, K, nny, McInerney and
Savino.
Nays: 0 - None.
Absent: 1 - Trustee Shumate. Motion carried.
2) RENEWAL - VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK I-1`FALTH .& HEALTH & DENTAL PLAN
DENIAL PLAN, GROUP TERM LIFE INSURANCE AND GROUP TERM LIFE
QRQUIP VISION INSURANCE: INSURANCE AND GROUP
VISION INSURANCE:
All of the insurance policies and agreements relating to the Village's RENEWAL
employee benefit program are scheduled to expire on June 30, 1998.
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June 23, 1998
The Village utilizes Health Plan Management, Inc. for third party
claims administration, and plan administration/consulting services are
performed by the Kennedy Consulting Group on retainer. Stop loss
and life insurance coverages are placed on a net -of- commission basis
through use of an independent consultant rather the- an insurance
broker.
The Village became self - insured for employee health insurance on
July 1. 1993. While the Village is directly responsible for funding
health claims, there are also fixed costs associated with being self
insured, all of which are now up for renewal. The following are the
major components factored into the calculation of the equivalent
premium:
In 1996, the Village Board renewed a contract with Health Plan
Management (HPM) for administrative services for a period of two
years. At that time, the Village implemented performance guarantees
relating to service issues including claim turnaround time and
financial quality (overpayments/underpayments). Staff continues to
monitor the performance of Health Plan Management with the
assistance of the Village's plan consultant, and the Village has
experienced virtually no unfavorable results in the past two years.
HPM has indicated that it will not be raising its per participant per
month rate of $8.50, or its annual renewal fee of $900. T1.1 -se rates
were extremely competitive when the contract was awarded, and
continue to be competitive Today. Based on the advice of the
Village's plan consultant, staff recommends renewing the agreement
with Health Plan Management for third party claims administration
services for a period of one year at the rate of $8.50 /participant/month
plus the $900 base fee.
Plan administration represents the amount necessary to cover the cost
of plan consulting services provided by Kennedy Consulting Group,
and Healui Plan Management's anr►_ual renewal fee listed above. The
amount necessary to cover the cost of plan administration for 1998/99
has not changed from the current amount of $3.23 /participant/month.
Specific and aggregate stop -loss insurance is used to reduce the risk
associated with being self - insured by capping the amount of claims
for which the Village is responsible, both for an individual (specific),
or for the entire group (aggregate). The Village's current specific
stop -loss "deductible" is set at $25,000. The aggregate "deductible"
is determined by the insurance carrier based on 125% of anticipated
claims. The aggregate amount may vary depending on the actuarial
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assumptions used by the insurance cagier, as each carrier has a
different view as to the anticipated total amount of the Village's
claims.
In order to secure contracts for the 1998/99 plan year., the Villal
third party administrator sought quotes from various reinsuranc
carriers on a net -of- commission basis, and these quotes were
reviewed by staff and the plan consultant. Quotes were receive
the Village's current provider, SLI, a brokerage firm in Indiana,
underwritten by Peoples Security Life, Kemper Insurance, and
Insurance.
SLI proposed the second lowest rates, per participant, per mont
However, the difference between SLI rates and the lowest rates
amounts to only $1,750 for the year. Furthermore, by continuii
with the Village's current carrier, all cases which have reached,
potentially could reach, the $25,000 deductible will be covered
might not be the case if a stop loss change were to occur. This
extremely important consideration given that the Village does 1
few such cases. SLI's figures compare to the Village's current
as follows:
Specific - Single 25.63 /participant/mo. 21.57 /participant/mo.
Specific- Family 51.55 /participant/mo. 52.61 /participant/mo.
Aggregate 4.35 /participant/mo. 4.44 /participant/mo.
The proposed rates compare very favorably with the rates currently in
effect. Although unlikely, it is still possible that the rates could
change depending on the Village's June experience. Barring any
material price change, it is recommended that the Village retain SLI
for stop -loss coverage at the rates of $21.57 /participant/month for
specific- single coverage, $52.61 /participant/month for stDecific-
family, and $4.44 /participant/month for aggregate coverage.
Two other components needed to set equivalent premiums are the
PPO access premium and utilization review fee. Utilization review is
necessary to pre - certify hospital stays and treatments, and currently
HPM subcontracts pre - certification to Medical Cost Management.
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HPM includes its PPO access premium in its utilization review fee,
and currently that fee is $4.60 /participant/month. Medical Cost
Management has indicated that the fee will remain the same.
The Conversion Fee is a provision in the Village's plan which allows
former employees to elect to convert to an individual policy with the
selected vendor after their rights under COBRA have expired. This
provides the participant with the ability for continued coverage. This
option is provided by Celtic Life Insurance at the rate of $.60 per
participant per month, and the rate has not changed since it was first
instituted in 1993.
At this time last year, staff recommended increasing premiums by
approximately 28% due to elevated claim levels for the 1996/97 plan
year ($707,000, compared to an average of $445,000 for the three
prior plan years). The Village's claim experience during the 1997/98
plan year (through May ?0) is approximately $489,000. Based on an
analysis of the past four plan, years, staff believes that anticipated
claims for 1998/99 can be sufficiently funded without an increase in
equivalent premiums.
Taking into account all of the components of the Village's health
insurance, the following are the recommended monthly equivalent
premiums for the coming year in order to fund the entire program:
The Village is 100% self - insured for its dental insurance coverage,
with Health Plan Management again providing administrative
services. Per the terms of the renewal, the current administration fee
of $1.70 /participant/month will not change. For the upcoming year,
staff recommends maintaining the monthly dental premiums at
$16.32 /single and $50.39 /family. This should be sufficient to fund
administrative costs and anticipated claims for the corning year.
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Single
Single+1
Family
Claims
153.09
275.17
406.29
Specific Premium
21.57
52.61
52.61
Aggregate Premium
4.44
4.44
4.44
PPO/Utilization
4.60
4.60
4.60
Claims Admin.
8.50
8.50
8.50
Plan Admin.
3.23
3.23
3.23
Conversion Fee
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.60
Total
196.03
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480.27
The Village is 100% self - insured for its dental insurance coverage,
with Health Plan Management again providing administrative
services. Per the terms of the renewal, the current administration fee
of $1.70 /participant/month will not change. For the upcoming year,
staff recommends maintaining the monthly dental premiums at
$16.32 /single and $50.39 /family. This should be sufficient to fund
administrative costs and anticipated claims for the corning year.
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The Village provides $50,000 of group term fife insurance and AD do
D coverage to all full -time employees. The Village's current carrier,
American International Gmup (AIG), has agreed to maintain the
existing rate of $0.216 per $1,000 per month for another year.
Because AIG has not proposed ai-t increase, staff recommends
renewing the contract for another year at the rate of $0.216 per $1,000
per month.
The Village utilizes Vision Service Plan (VSP) as its vision insurance
provider. Employee coverage is paid for by the Village, with
dependent coverage being optional and fully paid for by the
employee.
Based on current year e- Terience, VSP had originally proposed a
19% increase to the r;urrent premiums of $7.01 for single coverage
and $15.07 for dependent coverage. Subsequently, Kennedy
Consulting Group negotiated with VS:' to reda.ce the increase to 10 %,
resulting in monthly rates of $7.7: for each employee and $16.58 for
dependent coverage. Both Health Plan Management and Kennedy
Consulting Group are confident that another vendor would be unable
to offer the same benefits for the same or lower rates. Staff
recommends renewal with VSP for an additional year at the monthly
rates of $7.71 /month for each employee and $16.58 /month for
dependent coverage.
Motion by Trustee Bartecki, seconded by Trustee Savino, to authorize
the Village Manager to enter into agreements for third party claims
administration services; specific and aggregate stop -loss insurance for
the Village of Oak Brook Health and Dental Plan; group term life
insurance; and group vision insurance; all for the period beginning
July 1, 1998 and ending June 30, 1999. ROLL CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 5 - Trustees Bartecki, Caleel, Kenny, McInerney and
Savino.
Nays: 0 - None.
Absent: 1 - Trustee Shumate. Motion carried.
Trustee McInerney noted the Village is extremely generous to offer
these insurance benefits to our employees and is far above industry
standards. Village Manager Veitch stated the 5% employee
participation was the result of arbitration, loss of arbitration, litigation
and subsequently negotiated.
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Mr. John Wissel has made application to the Village for a Class A -3
liquor license. This establishment is located at 3702 York Road. All
documentation requirements have been fulfilled and approved by
Village Attorney Martens. A completed background check of the
principal has been processed. The applicant was in attendance at the
meeting.
Motion by Trustee Kenny, seconded by Trustee Savino, to grant a Class
A -3 Liquor License to York at Salt Creek Tavern, Inc. contingent upon
completion of the liquor license application and approval by the Liquor
Commissioner. ROLL CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 5 - Trustees Bartecki, Caleel, Kenny, McInerney and
Savino.
Nays: 0 - None.
Absent: I - Trustee Shumate. Motion carried.
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Tabled at the Regular meeting of May 26, 1998. John Romanelli,
representing the petitioner, requested the petition be continued to the
Village Board mf.:ting of September 8, 1998 due to architectural
review and to determine if the Forest Preserve District of DuPage
County wishes to purchase said property.
Motion by Trustee Bartecki, seconded by Trustee Savino, to grant the
request of the petitioner and continue this item to the September 8,
1998 Village Board meeting. VOICE VOTE: Motion carried.
CLASS A -3 LIQUOR
LICENSE
YORK AT SALT CREEK
TAVERN, INC.
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ZONING MAP AMENDMENI
VARIATIONS, AND
SPECIAL USE —
HISTORIC GRAUE MILL
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GATEWAY AREA
CERTIFICATE OF
APPROPRIATENESS
FLOOD PLAIN SPECIAL
USE (3824 York Rd.)
B. RECOMMENDATION - B.Q.P. OAK BRQOK L.L.C. (2205 22ND B. G. P. OAK BROOK {
STRFED - ZQNINQ ORDINANCE VARIATION SPECIAL L. L. C. - ZONING
: ORDINANCE VARIATIONSf
AND SPECIAL USE
The proposal is for the Andy's Seafood and Steak House property to
(22015 22nd St.)
allow redevelopment of the site with a Walgreen's Drug Store facility.
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The Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals have completed
their hearings and have made their recommendations.
The Plan Commission, at its meeting of May 18, 1998, by a vote of G
to 0, and the Zoning Board of Appeals, at its meeting of June 2, 1998,
by a vote of 5 to 0, recommended approval of the Special Use for a
two -lane "drive -thru for pharmacy prescription pick -up only" as
provided in Section VIII(E)(2)(c) of the Zoning Ordinance. As part of
their motion, the Zoning Board of Appeals included a provision that
on -site directional signage be included to direct traffic wishing to
proceed northbound on Midwest Road to exit via the 22nd Street
driveway to avoid being forced to turn southbound at the right turn
only exit on Midwest Road and then having to execute a U -turn
movement somewhere south on Midwest Road. No one spoke in
favor or in opposition of this request. A letter was received by the
Commission objecting to the plan based on congested traffic in the
area.
The Zoning Board of Appeals, at its meeting of June 2, 1998, by a
vote of 5 to 0, recommended approval of the front setback variation
reducing the front yard from 100 feet as required in Section V(F) of
the Zoning Ordinance to 73 feet, 10 inches and recommended denial
of the variation to permit a ground sign on a lot less than three acres
in area instead of the three -acre lot area minimum as required by
Sections VIII(E)(5) and VIII(C)(5)(h) of the Zoning Ordinance.
Subsequent to the Zoning Board of Appeals action, the petitioner has
revised their sign request and has reduced the size of the sign and
eliminated the attraction board element from it. Several residents
expressed concern of traffic congestion and the signage.
Motion by Trustee Savino, seconded by Trustee Bartecki, to authorize
the Village Attorney to draft the necessary ordinances subject to the
conditions set by the Zoning Board of Appeals of on -site traffic
signage and special use permit; variation to expire within two years
unless substantial construction pursuant to the plans submitted has
occurred on site by BGP Oak Brook L.L.C. ROLL CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 5 - Trustees Bartecki, Caleel, Kenny, McInerney and
Savino.
Nays: 0 - None.
Absent: 1 - Trustee Shumate. Motion carried.
Motion by Trustee Savino, seconded by Trustee Bartecki, to authorize
the Village Attorney to draft the necessary ordinance to grant a front
setback variation reducing the front yard from 100 feet to 73 feet, 10
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inches; variation to expire within two years unless substantial
construction has occurred on site by BGP Oak Brook L.L.C.
Public comment was given at this time. William Lindeman, 11
Pembroke Lane, asked for the Village Board's consideration that the
color of their signage be in conformity with the standards of the
shopping center east of the location.
Village Attorney Martens clarified that any conditions attached would
have to promote the standards set forth in the variation or could be
considered in the initial motion of the special use permit request.
With respect to the special use request, there is a condition that states
that the use will not cause substantial injury to the value of other
property in the neighborhood in which it is located. Another
condition is the uses located and operated in such a manner as to
protect the public safety, health and welfare. In general, the variation
must not advF`tsely affect the character of the neighborhood.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 5 - Trustees Bartecki, Caleel, Kenny, McInerney and
Savino.
Nays: 0 - None.
Absent: 1 - Trustee Shumate. Motion carried.
David Gooder, representing the petitioner, explained the signage
requested at the site.
Director of Community Development Hawk stated that to grant the
requested ground sign variation for this property may be precedent
setting from which other property owners of similar circumstances
may use to substantiate their own requests.
Trustee Savino recommended that the petitioner has failed to prove
that the requirements for a variation have been met.
Motion by Trustee Savino, seconded by Trustee Bartecki, to deny the
request for a variation to permit a ground sign in a lot less than three
acres in area, as the petitioner has not met the standards for a
variation.
Howard Trier, One Camelot Drive, requested the Village Board
address and retain this important zoning issue of signage in Oak
Brook.
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Timothy Stewart, architect for the petitioner, Stewart-Nosky
Archi- is, Ltd., stated the property itself has caused the hardship,
and the applicant would like the ability to put a sign on the property.
Village Manager Veitch clarified that the ordinance provisions that
establish the standards applicable to variations are taken from State
Statute, for alleged hardsl,.ip cannot be created by any person
presently having an intern: st in the property. This is a limitation on
the Village in taking into account the history of a property.
ROLL CAs.L VOTE:
Ayes: 5 - Trustees Bartecki, Caleel, Kenny, McInerney and
Savino.
Nays: 0 - None.
Absent: 0 - None.
Abstain: 1 - Trustee Shumate. Motion carried.
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The Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals have completed
their hearings of the proposed Text Amendment to revise the
definition of fence and both have recommended approval of the
following definition as amended to specify a 28 -inch height
limitation:
"Fence - a structure having a structure height greater than 28
inches and used to delineate a boundary or as a barrier or as a means
of confinement or for confinement."
BARBARA - APPEAL OF
BUILDING INSPECTOR
DETERMINATION AND
TEXT AMENDMENT -
FENCE DEFINITION
(25 Breakenridge
Farm)
No one spoke in favor of or in opposition to the text amendment at
the May 18, 1998 Plan Commission meeting. At the Zoning Board of
Appeals meeting of June 2, 1998, Robert Waite, President of the
Fullersburg Woods Area Association, read a letter recommending
retainage of the wall.
Trustee Savino commented that passage of this text amendment
would permit residents to install a similar type of landscape „tall.
Chairman Caleel recommended a comprehensive definition and
restriction in terms of R -1 and R -2 Districts needs to be determined
and should be remanded to the Plan Commission and Zoning Board
of Appeals.
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The Zoning Board of Appeals continued the public hearing for the
Appeal of the Building Inspector's decision to the August 4, 1998
meeting. This was agreed to by all parties in that the approval of the
text amendment may make the Appeal a moot question.
There are several options available to the petitioner as follows:
If the Village Board approves the Text Amendment with a height
provision of 28 inches to 36 inches, the masonry wall will be in
compliance with the Code. The Appeal question is now moot and
could be withdrawn.
If the Village Board approves the text amendment with a height
provision less than 28 inches, the petitioner may proceed with the
Appeal or reduce the height of the masonry wall by removing one or
more brick courses. The masonry wall is made up of 8 courses of
brick topped with a cut stone cap. The height may be reduced by
approximately 3 inches for each course of brick removed. The stone
cap that is on the masonry wall is not mortared in place. ]Removing
one to three courses of brick may be done without serious detriment to
the architectural effect that the wall provides.
If the Village Board denies the Text Amendment, the petitioner will
undoubtedly pursue his Appeal. If successful in the Appeal, the
masonry wall may remain. If unsuccessful in the Appeal, the
petitioner would have the option of pursuing the issue in the Courts,
removing the wall, or reducing the height to no more than 21 inches
by removing three courses of brick. This would have the effect of
meeting the 50% open requirement for a 42 -inch fence.
Motion by Trustee Savino, seconded by Trustee Kenny, to remand to
the Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals a review of the
zoning ordinance provisions pertaining to fences, including open area,
height minimum, height maximum, zoning areas affected, side yard
proximity and homeowner association covenants, as appropriate.
VOICE VOTE: Motion carried.
Trustee Savino requested the Liquor Commissioner review the Village Gate VILLAGE GATE TAVERN
Tavern's progress on a ventilation system for their grill. He stated the owner
had not completed this project as repeatedly requested by the Village Manager.
Village Attorney Martens will review this matter to determine if their liquor
license may be withheld pending completion of this venting system.
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ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Trustee Kenny, seconded by Trustee Savino, to adjourn the meeting
at 9:10 p.m. VOICE VOTE: Motion carried.
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Village Clerk
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