HomeMy Public PortalAbout05-17-1999 Village MeetingPLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
VILLAGE MEETING
DATE:
MAY 17, 1999 AT:
VILLAGE HALL
BOARD PRESENT:
R. ROCK, R. SMOLICH, K.O'CONNELL,
S. RATHBUN, S. CALABRESE, M. COLLINS,
J. CHERRY.
OTHERS PRESENT:
D BENNETT - CHIEF OF POLICE
T. L. BURGHARD- ADMINISTRATOR
H. HAMILTON - ENGINEER
S. JANIK - VILLAGE CLERK
C. MINICK- FINANCE DIRECTOR
C. WISE- ATTORNEY
J. DURBIN - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
J. TESTIN - PLANNER
A. PERSONS - PUBLIC WORKS
L. VAUPEL- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
At 7:00 p.m. President Rock called the Meeting to order. Roll call was taken, all
Trustees were present. Clerk Janik then led the pledge to the flag.
Chief Donald Bennett presented Police Officer of the Year 1998 awards to Officer
James Caliendo and Michael Altenhoff.
L. Vaupel introduced John Bates and Moon Hee Sackrider, of MainStreet and
announced the award of Excellence that MainStreet received from the State of
Illinois. MainStreet also presented the Village of Plainfield an appreciation
plaque thanking the Village for their support.
Mayor Rock has made the following appointments:
J. Cherry moved to appoint Stephen Calabrese as alternate delegate for the Will
County Government League. Seconded by K. O'Connell. Voice Vote. 6 yes, 0
no. Motion carried.
S. Calabrese moved to reappoint Walter Manning for a term 05/17/99 to
04/30/2002 to the Plan Commission. Seconded by J,. Cherry. Voice vote. 6 yes,
0 no. Motion carried.
R. Smolich moved to reappoint Robert Schinderle for a term 05/17/99 to
04/30/2002 to the Plan Commission. Seconded by So Calabrese. Voice vote. 6
yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
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R. Smolich moved to reappoint Larry Kachel for a term 05/17/99 to 04/30/2002 to
the Plan Commission. Seconded bY J. Cherry. Voice vote. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion
carried.
J. Cherry moved to appoint Robert Millan to replace Stephen Calabrese for a
term 05/17/99 to 04/30/2000 to the Plan Commission. Seconded by R. Smolich.
Voice vote. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
K. O'Connell moved to appoint Marilyn Gehrke to replace Len Lombardo for a
term 05/17/99 to 04/30/2001 to the Plan Commission. Seconded by J. Cherry.
Voice vote. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
S. Rathbun moved to reappoint Thomas Fitzgerald to the Fire and Police
Commission for a term 05/17/99 to 04/30/2002. Seconded by R. Smolich.
Voice vote. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
J. Cherry moved to appoint Jim Harvey, Village Attorney for a term of one year
05/17/99 to 04/30/2000. Seconded by M. Collins. Voice vote. 6 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
S. Calabrese moved to appoint Robert E. Hamilton Engineers for a term of one
year 05/17/99 to 04/30/2000. Seconded by K. O'Connell. Voice vote. 6 yes, 0
no. Motion carried.
R. Smolich moved to appoint Karen Ivlow, Treasurer for a term of one year
05/17/99 to 04/30/2000. Seconded by S. Rathbun. Voice vote. 6 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
R. Smolich moved to appoint Ray Sarnowski, Building Official for a term of one
year 05/17/99 to 04/30/2000. Seconded by M. Collins. Voice vote. 6 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
M. Collins moved to appoint Donald Schmitz, Electrical Inspector for a term of
one year 05/17/99 to 04/30/2000. Seconded by J. Cherry. Voice vote. 6 yes, 0
no. Motion carried.
S. Rathbun moved to appoint Randy Krnac, Part-time Electrical Inspector for a
term of one year 05/17/99 to 04/30/2000. Seconded by R. Smolich. Voice vote.
6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
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M. Collins moved to appoint Susan Janik, Village Clerk, for a term of one year
05/17/99 to 04/30/2000. Seconded by R. Smolich. Voice vote. 6 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
S. Rathbun moved to appoint Robed Bundy, Plumbing Inspector, for a term of
one year 05/17/99 to 04/30/2000. Seconded by S. Calabrese. Voice vote. 6 yes,
0 no. Motion carried.
S. Rathbun moved to appoint Jim Sobkoviak, Chairman
Comission for a term of one year 05/17/99 to 04/30/2000.
Smolich. Voice vote. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
of the Planning
Seconded by R.
S. Rabhun moved to appoint Christopher Minick, Budget Officer for a term of one
year 05/17/99 to 04/30/2000. Seconded by R. Smolich. Voice vote. 6 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
President Rock requested the members of the Board to consider a Committee of
the VVhole instead of regular committees. There was a shod discussion.
S. Calabrese moved to approve a Committee of the Whole twice a month, the
days will be chosen at a later date, for a 6 month trial period, with the hours 7:00
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Seconded by S. Rathbun. Vote by roll call. Rathbun, yes;
O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes; Smolich, no. 5 yes, 1
no. Motion carried.
TRUSTEE'S COMMENTS:
Trustee Rathbun questioned how the Spring-Clean Up was doing. He noticed
items still out in front of homes this evening. Clerk Janik responded that more
trucks would be out tomorrow to finish the clean up.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Ms. Debra Obrecht addressed the Village Board regarding the extension of
Feeney Drive. There were approximately 20/25 Lily Cache residents in the
audience. The Lily Cache residents are concerned regarding the safety of
Feeney Drive in Feeney is extended from Route 59 through the subdivision.
The residents asked for the following safety interventions be implemented:
1)Stop lights at Feeney/Route 59 and Lily Cache/Route 30 intersections be
installed. 2) Stop signs uniformly spaced at main intersections through Village
and Township; 3) Speed limit signs posted and enforced. 4) Weight Limits/no
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Truck Traffic signs posted and enforced. (The letter dated May 17, 1999 from
Debra Obrecht will be made a part of the minutes)
Administrator Burghard agreed to arrange a meeting with residents, township
officials and village planning staff.
Pat Monafusco, Heritage Meadows Subdivision, requested permission to build a
fence on a corner lot up to the sidewalk. They were told by J. Durbin,
Community Development Director, that they would need to apply for a text
amendment, would require a Public Hearing, bring before the Plan Commission
and then to the Village Board.
S. Rathbun moved to approve the Agenda. Seconded by R. Smolich. Vote by
roll call. Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes;
Smolich, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
S. Rathbun moved to approve the Consent Agenda to include the following:
Village Board Meeting Minutes, 05~03~99; Village Bd. Special Meeting Minutes,
05/10/99; Bills Payable, 05/17/99; Resolution No. 1231 in support of the DuPage
River Sweep on June 5, 1999. Seconded by K. O'Connell. Vote by roll call.
Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes; Smolich,
yes; 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
#3 JEWEL FOOD STORE.
Planner Testin summarized to the Board that the phase one plan calls for a
72,000 square foot grocery store at the northwest corner of Route 59 and 135th
Street. Staff and the Plan Commission feel that the special use permit for the
drive-through meets the three standards on which to evaluate a special use
permit. Traffic flow through the drive through will be away from the residential
area eliminating the impacts of car headlights on the residential area. Jewel has
also identified a six-foot fence the length of the parking area to the south, along
the West Side of the property. This fence would ensure that headlights from cars
going to the drive-through are screened. The subject site and part of the Golden
Meadows Subdivision were designed to utilize the same detention area. The
Village engineer has reviewed the calculations for the detention pond, Golden
Meadows Units 1-5 design and found the system will function as originally
designed. The Village engineer also met with the applicant's engineers and
representative of Golden Meadows on May 5th to discuss these issues.
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Mr. Joe McKeska, director of real estate for American Stores Properties, Inc.
stated that the preliminary time line calls for construction in 2000 with an opening
sometime in 2001. Three other lots are left for future development, probably with
developers other than American Stores.
Mr. Peter Theodore, representing Jewel/Osco explained the architectural
elevations of the building as well as the site plan.
Mr. Michael Trojian, Engineer explained that planned improvements include turn
and deceleration lanes for both Route 59 and 135th Street, along with traffic
signals at the intersection.
Tom Hayes, speaking for the Golden Meadows Homeowners Association, said
Jewel representatives had worked out everything with the neighboring residents
except stormwater management. Residents had concerns about runoff from the
Illinois Department of Transportation's Route 59 improvements. Engineering
consultant, Howard Hamilton, who reviewed calculations by the project
engineers, assured all the residents that the management system will function as
it was originally designed.
S. Rathbun moved to direct the Village Attorney to draft Ordinances approving
the Special Use Permit for a Pharmacy Drive-through. Seconded by K.
O'Connell. Vote by roll call. Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes;
Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes; Smolich, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
S. Rathbun moved that we approve the site plan with Jewel/Osco at the
intersection of 135th Street and Rt. 59 with the following three stipulations stated
in the staff report. Seconded by S. Calabrese. Vote by roll call. Rathbun, yes;
O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion
carried.
S. Calabrese moved to deny the variance for wall signage. Seconded by K.
O'Connell. Vote by roll call. Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes;
Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes; Smolich, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
~4 BREITVVlESER ANNEXATION AGREEMENT.
Director Durbin summarized reminding the Board of the issue at hand, the
property is approximately a 15-acre property. The applicants delayed their
application on following through with the ordinances primarily due to concerns
regarding the dedication of the parklands. About nine acres of open space on
the parcel is to be dedicated to the Friends of the Park District to the Plainfield
Township Park District.
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Trustee Smolich wanted to know why prior discussion has never been scheduled
over park policy. The questions about who would take title to parks has been on
the deferred agenda.
Both Trustees Cherry and Calabrese recommended that the Park District issue
be addressed at a Workshop as soon as practical, and that the Breitwieser
Annexation should be taken care of tonight.
S. Rathbun moved to adopt Ordinance No. 1850 authorizing the execution of an
Annexation Agreement between the Village of Plainfield, Illinois, and Russell R.
Breitwieser and Alan Fry, d/b/a Fry Properties, Inc. Seconded by J. Cherry.
Trustee Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes;
Smolich, no. 5 yes, 1 no. Motion carried.
S. Rathbun moved to adopt Ordinance No. 1851 annexing property owned by
Russell R. Breitwieser and Alan Fry, d/b/a Fry Properties, Inc. Seconded by J.
Cherry. Vote by roll call. Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese,
yes; Cherry, yes; Smolich, no. 5 yes, 1 no. Motion carried.
The Board directed Administrator Burghard to schedule a discussion regarding
the Parkland issue at its next available meeting.
#5 WOODLANDS ANNEXATION AGREEMENT AMENDMENT.
S. Rathbun moved to adjourn to a Public Hearing regarding a proposed
Annexation Agreement amendment for the Lakelands. Seconded by M. Collins.
Vote by roll call. Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes;
Cherry, yes; Smolich, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
Meeting convened at 9:11 p.m.
S. Rathbun moved to authorize the Village Attorney to draft an Annexation
Agreement Amendment pursuant to the conversation with our Village
Administrator and conditions. Seconded by S Calabrese. Vote by roll call.
Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes; Smolich,
yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
#6 MUELLER ANNEXATION AGREEMENT.
S. Rathbun moved to adjourn to a Public Hearing regarding a proposed
Annexation Agreement for the Mueller property along the West Side of Drauden
Road in Sections 20 and 29 of Plainfield Township. Seconded by R. Smolich.
Vote by roll call. Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes;
Cherry yes, SmoliCh, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
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Meeting convened at 9:18 p.m.
S. Rathbun moved to direct the Village attorney to draft ordinance authorizing
execution of the annexation agreement, as modified per Board direction for the
Mueller property and annexing the subject property to the Village. Seconded by
S. Calabrese. Vote by roll call. Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes;
Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes; Smolich, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
#7 SCHROEDER ANNEXATION AGREEMENT
S. Rathbun moved to adjourn to a public hearing regarding a proposed
annexation agreement for 40 acres at the Southwest corner of County Line Road
and Walker Road known as the Schroeder property. Seconded by R. Smolich.
Vote by roll call. Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes;
Cherry, yes; Smolich, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
Meeting convened at 9:29 p.m.
S. Rathbun moved to direct the Village attorney to draft ordinances authorizing
execution of the annexation agreement, as modified per Board direction for the
Schroeder property and also annexing the subject property to the Village of
Plainfield. Seconded by S. Calabrese. Vote by roll call. Rathbun, yes;
O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes; Smolich, yes. 6 yes, 0
no. Motion carried.
#8 MONTESSORI SPECIAL USE PERMIT
Director Durbin explained that the applicant is requesting a special use permit to
allow a Montessori School in the Abundant Life Lutheran Church located in Lily
Cache Plaza at 23145 West Lincoln Highway. The facility is proposed for 25-30
children from the ages of two years nine months to six years. The property,
located at the intersection of Lily Cache Road and U. S. Route 30, is currently
zoned B-4, Highway Business District. Plan Commission and Staff recommended
four stipulations: 1. All outside play be confined to the enclosed outside play
area; 2. An appropriate number of adults supervise all outside play and escort
children across the access drive; 3. A flashing warning light is to be installed and
implemented when children are crossing the access drive; 4. A hard surface
walkway is to be added across the access drive.
S. Rathbun moved to direct the Village Attorney to draft an ordinance approving
a special use permit to allow a pre-school in the abundant Life Lutheran church
located at 23145 Lily Cache Plaza with the stipulations recommended,
Seconded J. Cherry. Vote by roll call. Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins,
yes; Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes; Smolich, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
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#9 SIGN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
S. Rathbun moved to direct the Village Attorney to draft the Text Amendment to
Ordinance No. 1558(Sign Ordinance) per staff's recommendation and also
include that we revisit the Sign Ordinance. Seconded by S. Calabrese. Vote by
roll call. Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes;
Smolich, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
S. Rathbun moved to authorize the preparation of an Agreement between
Hamilton Engineers and the Village to initiate work on temporary traffic signals at
119th and Route 59. Seconded by S. Calabrese. Vote by roll call. Rathbun,
yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes; Smolich, yes. 6
yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
S. Rathbun moved to authorize the preparation of an Agreement between Casler,
Houser and Hutchison and the Village to initiate work on temporary traffic signals
at Route 30 and Lily Cache. Seconded by s. Calabrese. Vote by roll call.
Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes; Smolich,
yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
S. Rathbun stated that we need to hire an expert that does auditing of
Ordinances and updating of Ordinances and bring them on board to work with
the Police Department and our legal staff that we have now and redo all of our
Ordinances. Mr. Rathbun also requested that our Administrator find this expert.
The Board had a consensus on this request.
FINANCE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
No report
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REPORT
No report
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR REPORT
S. Rathbun moved to acknowledge receipt of the Facility Planning Report.
Seconded by K. O'Connell. Vote by roll call. Rathbun, yes; O'Connell, yes;
Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes; Smolich, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion
carried.
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ENGINEER'S REPORT
H. Hamilton updated the Board on the Ft. Beggs project. There was a brief
discussion on IDOT's proposal to install concrete noise reductions wall along Rt.
59 from 111th to 143rd Street. The Board directed the Planning Department to
contact north side residents about installation of a concrete noise reduction wall.
For informational purposes, DesPlaines Street is scheduled for pavement
removal tomorrow.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT
No report
POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT
Chief Bennett presented Operations Report for March 1999 and gave a brief
summary of the street closures (Chicago Street) for upcoming Strawberry Fest
held Saturday-Sunday, May 22-23, 1999.
ATTORNEY'S REPORT
No report
S. Calabrese moved to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss Land Acquisition
and not to reconvene. Seconded by S. Rathbun. Vote by roll call. Rathbun, yes;
O'Connell, yes; Collins, yes; Calabrese, yes; Cherry, yes; Smolich, yes. 6 yes, 0
no. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned to Executive Session at 10:00 a.m.
SUSAN JANIK, ?~_LAGE CLERK
May 17, 1999
The Village Board of Plainfield
530 W. Lockport Street
Plainfield, IL 60544
Re: Extension of Feeney Drive
Dear Village Board:
We would like to take this opportunity to again address the Village Board regarding the
extension of Feeney Drive for three reasons:
Sixty days have passed since the March 15 meeting where Parkview Meadows
received final plat approval with many stipulations. Have these stipulations been
met? Will Parkview Meadows proceed with their development plans and will
Feeney Drive be extended at this time?
We wish to share our concerns first-hand with the three new board members, as
well as the two Trustees who were absent at the March 15 meeting when we first
voiced our concerns.
Lily Cache residents are concerned regarding the safety of Feeney Drive if
Feeney is extended from Route 59 through our subdivision. We recently took a
survey of the area residents: 261 people surveyed disagreed with the Feeney
Drive extension; 14 agreed. The concerns are:
No sidewalks exist in either the Village or Township portion of Feeney Drive
for bicyclists or pedestrians, nor are there shoulders for which pedestrians
and bicyclists can safely exit the road. There are no curbs or gutters on the
Township side of Feeney to make it a collector street as designated in the
1995 Transportation Plan. There is not enough room to pave a shoulder area
with the existing draining ditch on the Township portion of this road, nor are
there street lights to illuminate at night. East of McGrath the road narrows to
a maximum of one-lane each way, versus the wider area by the Village/
Township line, where traffic will accumulate the most at the Feeney/Lily
Cache intersection.
There are no stop signs or speed limits posted. Therefore, this road becomes
an open thoroughfare for unsafe crossing. We would ask that 20 mph speed
limits be posted and enforced throughout.
Lily Cache/Feeney, and Lily Cache/Route 30 intersections are currently
difficult to maneuver. The increased traffic will make these intersections
nearly impossible to utilize unless proper interventions of a minimum no left
turn policy or maximum traffic light installation is implemented at Route 30.
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While surveying our residents, we found many to be surprised by the decision to extend
Feeney Drive. Many had not been aware of the public hearings held years ago. With
the results of our survey, we question whether public opinion would have changed so
dramatically in the last four years as many residents lived in the area then as now.
Researching past newspaper articles, we found Public Notices were addressed to
Plainfield residents regarding the Transportation Committee's decisions, and nothing
that would lead us to think these decisions would affect this area. The majority of
concerns were Route 59, the proposed bypass (Wallin Farm/Spangler Farm debate),
rerouting Route 30, the alignment of Roberts Road/Fort Beggs, and 143rd Street issues.
If Feeney Drive is not extended at this time, we would like an opportunity to re-address
this Transportation Plan. We have contacted the Township Board, and records could
not be located regarding the agreement by the Township to this proposal. If the plan
stands, we wonder if future developers will be required to meet the same stipulations
regarding traffic signalization and right of way access properties.
If Parkview Meadows proceeds, we would ask for your agreement that the following
safety interventions be implemented:
Stop lights at Feeney/Route 59 and Lily Cache/Route 30 intersections be
installed (at least no left turn at Lily Cache/Route 30).
2. Stop signs uniformly spaced at main intersections through Village and Township.
3. Speed limit signs (20 MPH) posted and enforced.
4. Weight Limits/No Truck Traffic signs posted and enforced.
To properly assess the affect this extension would have, traffic counts should be
reviewed now to have an accurate base count to compare in the future. We request this
analysis be done at this time by both Village and Township.
We have brought these concerns to the Township Board meeting April 13 and are
working with the Board Members toward resolution of street lights, traffic counts, etc.
We would also like to work with you regarding Village matters.
SinCerely,
Debra Lynn Obrecht
Lily Cache Acres Residents
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