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10-21-1959_Speciali LONG RANGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLANNING COMMISSION ,y VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 21, 1959 M I N U T E S REGULAR MEMBERS OF THE LONG RANGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLANNING COMMISSION MET OCTOBER 21, 1959 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE VILLAGE HALL. MEMBERS PRESENT WERE: ERSPAMER, REITER, AND GRUNDITZ• SHIMER ARRIVED AT 7:30. ABSENT: COOMBS (OUT-OF-TOW N . THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:15. I. Mh S THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 6TH MEETING WERE APPROVED AS PRINTED. 2. REPS 0- RTS THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL WAS GIVEN OUT: 1) REVISED PROPOSED PARK~AND PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS ISSUED SEPTEMBER I8, 959. 2) 1959-1960 FINANCIAL BUDGET OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT N0. 280 APPROVED BY BOARD OF EDUCATION UNDER DATE OF OCTOBER 5, 1959. 3) COUNCIL MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 28~ 1959, 4) 1960 BUDGET FOR VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD. 3. REPORT 2 THERE WAS DISCUSSION AND EDITING OF THE MATERIAL ALREADY WRITTEN FOR REPORT #2, REITER MOVED THAT MR, COOMBS BE REQUESTED T'0 ADD TO HIS REPORT ON PLAN A A BRIEF INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH SHOUTING PRESENT DEFICIENCIES IN THE VILLAGE HALL AND HOW PLAN A MIGHT CORRECT THESE. SECOND BY GRUNDITZ. CARRIED. CHANGES IN WORDING IN THE FINANCE CHAPTER WERE DISCUSSED. MR, REITER HAD RECEIVED PROJEGTEO FIGURES FROM MR. MOLINE SHOWING WHAT THE FUTURE PLANS OF THE VILLAGE WERE FOR USING LIQUOR STORE FUNDS FOR OPERATING EXPENSES. THIS MATERIAL MIGHT NECESSITATE CHANGES IN THE COMMISSIONS ORIGINAL PERCENTAGES PERTAINING TO USE OF LIQUOR STORE FUNDS. MR, SHIMER STATED THAT MIS WRIT4NG OF THE PARK REPORT WAS ONE-HALF GONE ANO WOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE NEXT MEETING DATE. DISCUSSION OF PARK IMPROVEMENTS LED 70 THE DECISION THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD BACK THE HIRING OF A PROFESSIONAL PLANNER BEFORE DECIDING HOW MUCH I5 NEEDED FOR A PARK PROGRAM. MR. ANDERSON REPORTED THAT 7HE WATER SURVEY STILL HAS NOT SEEN COMPLETED. THE COMMISSfON WOULD WANT MATERIAL ALSO ON THE OUTCOME OF THE SAMPLING TESTS WHICH HAD BEEN TAKEN OF RICHFIELD WELLS. 4. PRIORITIES UNDER PRIORITIES IT WAS'DECIDED TO CHANGE PRIORITY NUMBER 5 TO INCLUDE 80TH CURBS AND GUTTERS AS WELL AS PERMANENT SURFACING OF STREETS SINCE THESE ALL WOULD BE CONSIDERED PROBABLY ONLY AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF A WATER SYSTEM. THE DECISION WAS ALSO MADE TO COMBINE CHAPTER II WITH CHAPTER IV. 5. SCHOOL BOARD MR. ROBERT GUNDERSON, CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF DISTRICT X280,-HAD SUG- GESTED TO MRS COOMBS THAT MR. RUMPEL AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD BE GLAD TO .MEET WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SCHOOL BUDGET AND THE FINANCIAL PICTURE OF THE SCHOOLS. IT WAS FELT THAT NO ANSWER COULD BE GIVEN MR, GUNDERSON UNTIL THE COMMISSION HAD PERUSED THE BUDGET TO SEE WHETHER THERE WERE QUESTIONS WHICH WOULD NECESSITATE SUCH A MEETING. T 2 6. . MEET ~N~GS MEMBERS WERE REMINDED OF THE NOVEMBER 3RD PUBLIC MEETING ON THE BOND ISSUE PERTAiNIN(i TO.PARKS ANq THE ADDITION TO. THE VBLLAGE HALL. THE NEXT MEETI'NG.WOULD BE HEiD ON NOVEMBER 9TH AT 7:00 P.M• AT REITERtS REALTY SINCE THAT WA3>A..000NCIL MEETIN~i NIGHT, AT THAT TIME IT WAS WOPED THAT A ROUGH DRAFT OF •T HE C•OMPt,ET£-REPORT COULD BF PRESENTED. THE VILLAGE AND SCHOOL BUDGET WOUIq~ALSp BE REVtEWEO AT THAT MEETING.. - IN.CONSIDERINQ. WHAT THE.SpOKE8MAN FOR THE COMMISSION SHOULD SAY AT THE NOVEMBER 3RD-M£ETING~ MR-SHfMER REVIEWED-HIS NOTES TAKEN AT THE SEPTEMBER 21ST PUBLIC MEETING OM'THE BONG ISSUE, REITER MOVED THAT-THE LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMISSION TAKE 7HE STAND-THAT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A PROFESSIONAL PLANNER BE NtRED TO $URVQY THE PARK NEE03~ THAT .ANY BOND ISSUE BE POSTPONED. SECOND BY QRUNDITZ. CARRIED. fi. ADJOURNMENT CaRUNOJTI MQVED TO A0~lOURN AT 9121 P.M, SECOND BY SHIMER. CARRIED. ` RESPECTFULLY 3UBMITTED~ ~S~ MURIEL GRUNDITZ MRS. CORDON GRUNDITZ SECRETARY.