CITY COUNCIL 1988/10/03 Minutessz
Proceedings of the City Council
of
THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST
REGULAR MEETING - MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1988 AT 7:30 P.M.
DEERPATH AUDITORIUM - DEERPATH SCHOOL - LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:
A. Call to Order: The Honorable Marshall C. Strenger, Mayor, was
present and called the meeting to order. There were
approximately 500 people present in the audience.
B. Roll Call: The City Clerk called the roll of City Council
members. The following aldermen were present: Johnson, Davies,
Fassnacht, Galloway, Morrison, Woloson, Elting and Gallagher.
The following aldermen were absent: None. All present.
John F. Fischbach, City Manager; Murray R. Conzelman, City
Attorney; Charles E. Crook, Director of Planning and Development;
and Char Kreuz, Director of Communications and Public
Information; were also present.
II. PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF THE CONWAY FARMS
PROPERTY: The Mayor opened the public hearing explaining that there
would be two hearings held simultaneously, one for the annexation of
the Conway Farms North Project and one for the Conway Farms South
Project. The Mayor added that the City Council would also consider
the petition to annex the south property.
Murray R. Conzelman, City Attorney, established the validity of the
agreements and the sufficiency of the petition for annexation, that
each had met the legal requirements.
John F. Fischbach, City Manager, addressed the assembly, reviewing the
proposed annexation and its impact on the City. Following the City
Manager's presentation, the Mayor stated that the City Council would
now accept comments from the audience.
Speaking in favor of the annexation of both Conway Farms North and
Conway Farms South were the following: Donald West, 1352 S. Estate
Lane; Mary Knight, 773 Linden Avenue; Jill Lauer, 190 E. Onwentsia
Road; Alice Pierce, 1760 Farm Road; Frank Gram of the Benefit Trust
Life Company; Dr. Nelson Levy, 1391 Concord Drive; James Altounian,
225 Westminster; Sidney Paige, 585 Meadowood Drive; James Lockett,
1596 Conway Road; Ed Johnson, 301 Oakdale Avenue; Rhett Butler, 861
Mellody Road; John Sheridan, 1419 Arcady Drive; Less Hammer, 809
Timber Lane; Henry Chandler, 902 N. Green Bay Road; Richard Marshall,
373 Sussex Lane; C. Snelling Robinson, 464 S. Ridge Road; Sue Grousd,
751 N. Sheridan Road; Richard W. Janson, 1121 S. Green Bay Road; Karol
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Karlblom, 559 E. Westminster; Covington Shackleford, 691 Forest Hill
Road; William Ries, 359 Scott Street; William Burd, 140 Franklin
Place; Susan Ross, 737 Timber Lane; Ron Wiegand, 979 Verda Lane; Frank
Callaghan, 1011 Forest Hill Road; Kent Chandler, 921 Westminster; Stan
McDonald, 434 Linden Avenue; Michael Ebner, 666 Greenview Place;
Richard Johnson, 351 Sussex Lane; Robert Burd, 1030 Highland Avenue;
Dr. Barbara Johnson, 301 Oakdale Avenue; Jack Preschlak, 820 E.
Westminster; Bruce MacFarlane, 595 N. Waukegan Road; Art Miller, 169
Wildwood Road; David and Jane Moulton, 1864 Bowling Green Drive;
Richard Ernest, 1365 Wild Rose Lane; James Lindeman, 1891 Everett
Road; Steven Seiler, 298 Hilldale Place; John Covington, 254 W. Laurel
Avenue; Harry Lamberson, 755 N. Washington Road; Jean Rogelski, 1340
Wild Rose Lane; Anne Brown, 965 Castlegate Court; Bill Sturm,
344 Wisconsin Avenue; Frank Waldeck, 415 Thorne Lane; Art Kneibler,
105 Mayflower Road; John Hough, 55 Onwentsia Road; Judy Dahlgren, 333
Butler Drive; Vito Lubes, 729 Greenbriar Lane; Art Baker, 1230 N.
Western Avenue; and Herb Faulks, 1465 Sheridan Road.
Speaking in opposition to the annexation were the following
individuals: Susan Dart, 281 W. Laurel Avenue; Bill Emerson, 593
Greenvale Road; Jane Williams, 1399 Conway Road; Charles Holmberg,
1421 Conway Road; Michael Schmitz, 1310 Wild Rose Lane; Betty Jane
Saville, 340 Linden Avenue; Robert Pasquesi, 172 Washington Road; Lou
Auslander, 180 Saunders Road; Al Glover, 254 Park Avenue; Adrienne and
Phelps Langtry, 1015 Ridge Road; Granger Cook, 99 Alden Lane; Mary
Frost, 274 Vine Avenue; and Kenneth Hanson, 955 Mellody Road.
Also addressing the City Council were: W. W. Dalitsch who owns nearby
property; Stephen Christy, 1230 N. Green Bay Road; Paul Capello, 1230
Western Avenue; and Cliff Miller, 177 Washington Road.
The Mayor closed the public hearing.
The Mayor then called for individual comments from the members of
the City Council. The Council members unanimously supported
annexation of Conway Farms North and South. The Mayor then called for
motions regarding the annexation agreements and the petition for
annexation.
III. A. RESOLUTION 1991 - A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT
FOR THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS CONWAY FARMS NORTH: A motion
was made by Alderman Elting to adopt a resolution approving the
annexation agreement for Conway Farms North and directing that it
be executed. The motion was seconded by Alderman Davies. Upon a
roll call vote, the following Council members voted "yea": Mayor
Strenger, Aldermen Johnson, Davies, Fassnacht, Galloway,
Morrison, Woloson, Elting and Gallagher. The following voted
"nay": None. The resolution was adopted.
B. RESOLUTION 1922 - A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT
FOR THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS CONWAY FARMS SOUTH: A motion
was made by Alderman Elting to adopt a resolution approving the
annexation agreement for Conway Farms South and direct that it be
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executed. The motion was seconded by Alderman Davies. Upon a
roll call vote, the following Council members voted "yea": Mayor
Strenger, Aldermen Johnson, Davies, Fassnacht, Galloway,
Morrison, Woloson, Elting and Gallagher. The following voted
"nays': None. The resolution was adopted.
C. ORDINANCE 1789 - AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE PROPERTY COMMONLY
KNOWN AS CONWAY FARMS SOUTH: A motion was made by Alderman
Elting that the reading of an ordinance entitled, "An Ordinance
Annexing the Property Commonly Known As Conway Farms South", be
held on file by the City Clerk for second reading and action
thereupon. The motion was seconded by Alderman Fassnacht and
carried unanimously.
IV. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS, COUNCIL MINUTES, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
A. Reports of City Officers:
1. Comments by Council Members: None.
2. Comments by City Manager: None.
B. Council Minutes:
1. Approval of the Minutes of the City Council Meeting Held
on September 24, 1988: A motion was made by Alderman
Johnson to approve the minutes of the City Council meeting
held on September 24, 1988, as distributed to the City
Council. The motion was seconded by Alderman Fassnacht and
carried unanimously.
C. Ordinances: None.
D. Resolutions: None.
V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.
VI. NEW BUSINESS: None.
VII. VERBAL REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
1. Opportunity for the Public to Address the City Council: None.
2. Petitions Letters and Other Communications: None.
VIII. APPROVAL OF AUTHORIZED INVOICES AND PAYROLLS: A motion was made by
Alderman Davies that the audited invoices and payrolls for the month
of September, 1988, presented to the City Council for consideration,
be approved. The motion was seconded by Alderman Gallagher and
carried unanimously.
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Gen., IMRF
and Cap. Imp.
Invoices $ 943,006.92
Payroll 452,743.18
Totals $1,395,750.10
Water
$ 83,821.49
74,234.29
$158,055.78
Total
$1,026,828.40
526,977.47
$1,553,805.87
IX. TREASURER'S WARRANTS TO MEET EXPENSES OF OCTOBER, 1988: A motion was
made by Alderman Fassnacht that the Mayor and the City Clerk be
authorized to sign such warrants as may be necessary to meet the
expenses of October 1988. The motion was seconded by Alderman
Gallagher and carried unanimously.
X. ADJOURNMENT: Alderman Johnson moved to adjourn. The motion was
seconded by Alderman Fassnacht and carried unanimously.
Barbara S. Douglas
City Clerk -
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THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST
67 WEST DEERPATH
SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 67
LAKE FOREST, IL 60045
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the District 67 Board of Education
wholeheartedly supports the City of Lake Forest's efforts to annex the Conway
Farms properties and other properties which it deems appropriate by year
end or as soon as possible thereafter, and in order that the City might
influence the development, density and character of those properties,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT because District 67 has shared
coterminous boundaries with the City of Lake Forest since February 21, 1861
when the City's Charter was granted, the Board of Education believes that it is
in the best interest of all Lake Forest citizens, both present and future, that
these boundaries remain coterminous.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Board is prepared to fully
support efforts to annex to the District all properties which are annexed to
The City of Lake Forest.
ADOPTED THIS I lth DAY OF OCTOBER 1988.
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