The Village of Lake Bluff Is Subject to the Requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
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VILLAGE OF LAKE BLUFF BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING Monday, January 22, 2018 7:00 P.M. 40 East Center Avenue Village Hall Board Room REVISED MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. AWARDS AND PROCLAMATIONS a) A Proclamation Designating January 23, 2018 as Poverty Awareness Day 4. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 8, 2018 VILLAGE BOARD MEETING 5. NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND VISITORS The Village President and Board of Trustees allocate fifteen (15) minutes during this item for those individuals who would like the opportunity to address the Village Board of Trustees on any matter not listed on the agenda. Each person addressing the Village Board of Trustees is asked to limit their comments to a maximum of five (5) minutes. 6. VILLAGE BOARD SETS THE ORDER OF THE MEETING The Village President and Board of Trustees will entertain requests from anyone present on the order of business to be conducted during the Village Board Meeting. 7. VILLAGE FINANCE REPORT a) Warrant Report for January 16-31, 2018 b) December 2017 Finance Report 8. VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT a) An Informational Report from North Shore Gas Director Meter to Bill Process James Robinson Regarding Meter Replacement Program Implementation. 9. VILLAGE ATTORNEY’S REPORT 10. VILLAGE PRESIDENT’S REPORT 11. ACCEPTANCE OF THE CORRESPONDENCE Board of Trustees Regular Meeting – January 22, 2018 Please note all correspondence was delivered to the Village Board of Trustees in the Informational Reports on January 5 and 12, 2018. 12. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE VACATION AND SALE OF A PORTION OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY (Simpson Avenue Alley) 13. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE BLUFF ZONING REGULATONS CONCERNING PHYSICAL FITNESS FACILITIES LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT 14. TRUSTEE’S REPORT 15. EXECUTIVE SESSION 16. ADJOURNMENT R. Drew Irvin Village Administrator The Village of Lake Bluff is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting, or who have questions regarding accessibility of the meeting or the facilities, are requested to contact R. Drew Irvin, Village Administrator, at 234-0774 or TDD number 234-2153 promptly to allow the Village of Lake Bluff to make reasonable accommodations. Page 2 Agenda Item: 3a P R O C L A MA T I O N DESIGNATING JANUARY 23, 2018 “POVERTY AWARENESS DAY” IN THE VILLAGE OF LAKE BLUFF WHEREAS, The Village of Lake Bluff supports The Lake County Community Foundation’s mission to improve the quality of life of the most vulnerable residents of the county by providing civic leadership, promoting collective philanthropy and partnering with grant recipients, and, WHEREAS, Lake County is recognized as one of the wealthiest counties in the United States, yet has the most unequal distribution of wealth in all of Illinois, and, WHEREAS, the suburban poverty rates have doubled since 2000, outpacing urban poverty rates, and, WHEREAS, right now in Lake County*, families are struggling to live – 1 in 3 people experiencing homelessness in Lake County is a child; people are hurting and families are hungry – more than 56,000 of Lake County residents are food insecure, including 16% of all Lake County’s children; and many are on the verge of crisis – 24,263 Lake County residents live in extreme poverty, and, WHEREAS, on January 23, 2018, The Lake County Community Foundation held “Right Now in Lake County” featuring nationally known social policy expert, scholar and author, Dr. Scott W. Allard, to share insight from his book Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty with an audience of community, civic, business and nonprofit leaders, philanthropists, donors and concerned citizens, and members of the media to shine a light on the issue of poverty in our suburbs, and, WHEREAS, The Lake County Community Foundation has a stated goal of being a strong, nimble leader to help grow philanthropy and drive charitable impact across Lake County, and believes in the power of community and collective philanthropy to change lives. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE BLUFF, COUNTY OF LAKE, AND STATE OF ILLINOIS, do hereby proclaim January 23, 2018 as Poverty Awareness Day in the Village of Lake Bluff, and invite Mayors, Board Presidents and Trustees of all Lake County Cities, Towns and Villages to proclaim this day the same in their respective communities, and provide this document to attest to the same. DATED this 22nd day of January, 2018. ATTEST: __________________________ ____________________________ Village President Village Clerk *Sources: Lake County Community Health Improvement Plan; The 2016 Map the Meal Gap produced by Feeding America for Northern Illinois Food Bank; Lake County Coalition for the Homeless: www.lakecountyhomeless.org/the-facts/ VILLAGE OF LAKE BLUFF BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 8, 2018 DRAFT MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Village President O’Hara called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. in the Lake Bluff Village Hall Board Room, and Village Clerk Joy Markee called the roll. The following were present: Village President: Kathleen O’Hara Trustees: Barbara Ankenman Mark Dewart Eric Grenier Paul Lemieux William Meyer Absent: Aaron Towle, Village Trustee Also Present: Joy Markee, Village Clerk Drew Irvin, Village Administrator Peter Friedman, Village Attorney Bettina O’Connell, Finance Director Michael Croak, Building Codes Supervisor Jeff Hansen, Village Engineer David Belmonte, Police Chief Jake Terlap, Public Works Superintendent Glen Cole, Assistant to the Village Administrator (A to VA) 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE President O’Hara led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND VISITORS President O’Hara stated the Village President and Board of Trustees allocate fifteen minutes for those individuals who would like the opportunity to address the Village Board on any matter not listed on the agenda. Each person addressing the Village Board of Trustees is asked to limit their comments to a maximum of five (5) minutes. There were no requests to address the Board. 4. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 11, 2017 VILLAGE BOARD MEETING Board of Trustees Regular Meeting January 8, 2018 Trustee Dewart moved to approve the December 11, 2017 Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes as presented. Trustee Lemieux seconded the motion. The motion passed on a unanimous voice vote. 5. VILLAGE BOARD SETS THE ORDER OF THE MEETING At the request of those present, Trustee Grenier moved to take Agenda Items #11, #15, #16 and #17 then return to the regular order of the meeting. Trustee Meyer seconded the motion. The motion passed on a unanimous voice vote. 6. ITEM #11 – A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SIGN EXEMPTION REQUEST FOR NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM AT 71 WAUKEGAN ROAD President O’Hara reported North Shore University Health System is remodeling and expanding their offices at 71 Waukegan Road. Their representatives appeared at the November 7, 2017 meeting of the Architectural Board of Review (ABR) to request approval of three signs. Two of the three requested signs were approved (see attached Summary). The third sign (monument sign #1), proposed to replace the existing monument sign at the intersection of Waukegan Road and Albrecht Drive, requires an exemption from the sign code to allow a 214 sq. ft. sign (107 sq. ft. on each side). The ABR approved a recommendation, by a vote of 5-0, that the Village Board grant an exemption to allow the sign to be up to 64 sq. ft. per side (128 square feet total), double the amount allowed by code, but consistent with past sign exemptions along Waukegan Road. President O’Hara reported the applicant returned to the ABR on December 5th to request approval for a revised version of the sign. The applicant explained that, in the revised version, the signage itself was no more than 64 sq. ft. per side; however, the area of the whole sign face, calculated including the brick base as required by code, was 96 sq. ft. per side (192 sq. ft. total). The ABR voted to recommend denial of the sign code exemption for this sign. The applicant now proposes to eliminate the brick base, as shown in the attached drawing, to reduce the sign to 64 sq. ft. per side to comply with the letter of the ABR’s November 7th recommendation to approve the sign code exemption. She further reported in preparation for the Village Board’s consideration of the request, the neighboring property owners have been notified of the meeting date and a resolution has been prepared transmitting the ABR’s recommendation. Trustee Lemieux thanked the applicant for reducing the square footage. Village Administrator Drew Irvin stated the ABR have not reviewed the revised sign but submitted its recommendation that the sign must comply with the sign code. President O’Hara asked why the ABR did not review the revised sign. Village Administrator Irvin stated the ABR’s recommendation set forth parameters which satisfied their concerns regarding the size. Village Administrator Irvin stated it is seldom the ABR does not review the final version and, if the Village Board desired, the sign could be referred back to the ABR for review or it could be approved as submitted. Trustee Meyer asked if the ABR had issues with anything other than the size and if there has been any aesthetics changes. Building Codes Supervisor Croak stated ABR Chair Hunter mentioned, after the approval, that he would have preferred the sign be reduced in area without removing the brick base.