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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 Proceedings of the City Council Regular Meeting -- Monday, October 3, 1988 93 1 1 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 Proceedings of the City Council Regular Meeting -- Monday, October 3, 1988 94 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. Proceedings of the City Council Regular Meeting -- Monday, October 3, 1988 95 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 - cw 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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