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AGENDA
Meeting Location: Meeting Date and Time:
Senior Citizens' Center Tuesday, January 12, 1993
50 South Emerson Street 7:30 P.M.
h CALL TO ORDER - ROLL (;ALL
ii. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 22, 1992
Iii. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
IV. DISC[JSSION REGARDING SITING FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIES' SENIOR
HOUSING PRO~,rECT
Discussion continues regarding a siting decision for the proposed Catholic
Charities' Senior housing project. Two sites are currently under consideration.
The first !ocation is in the Pine/Wille block which is also the location of tile
pro?'osed Broadacre i~.zdeveiopment Plan. The second site focuses on the
northeast corner of Main Street and Busse Avenue. A total of ten sites located
throughout the Village were reviewed by staff in an effort to identiI~ viable
locations. Other than ti:e Pine/Wille and the Main/Busse locations, no other sites
reviewed by staff appeared to be immediately feasible for a variety of reasons.
~D~e Pine/Wilie site had previously been identified as the likely location for the
Catimlic Charities proje t. Staff along with Broadacre Management Company and
representatives from Cad~oiic Charities have reviewed this site and have found it
to be acceptable. Ovc~ the past several weeks, staff has undertaken the review
of the Main/Busse site and have worked with Catholic Charities representatives
to identify a viable site plan at that location. While Catholic Charities feels that
the Main/Busse site has merit, due to its proximity to the Senior Center, Library
and other amenities, staff has serious reservations about the viability of this
location based upon fundamental planning concerns, traffic and parking impact
and the financial parameters of the project.
Staff has also solicited input from various individuals in the community who have
expressed an interest in this project. Some of those concerns are outlined in the
attached information. Interested parties have been in¼ted to attend Tuesday
evening's meeting and representatives from both Broadacre and Catholic Charities
wii! be in attendance.
V. DISCUSSION REGARDING COMMUNITY AUDITORI~M
Trustee Timothy Corcoran has represented the Village of Mount Prospect on the
Community Auditorium Steering Committee as it reviews its options for the
estar)Iishmcnt of u Ct:!:c~ral Trust Conperative to oversee the construction and
operation of a Conm~:~.ity AadiL(;rium. Additioaaliy, the Steering Cummittce has
reviewed options Mth :.:,gard to the tevei of an~enities and cost of the Cummunity
Aadiroriuln.
The Steering Committee is made up of representatives from the Mt. Prospect Park
District, Mount Prospect Public Library, School District 57 and the Village. At
this time, these four eufities have established a funding source for the construction
of the Community Auditorium in the amount of $620,000. That amount is made
up of an initial capital contribution from District 57 in the amount of $250,000
and a Bond Issue by the Village of Mount Prospect in the amount of $370,000-
the repayment of which is borne proportionately by each of the four participating
jurisdictions.
At this time, the Steering Committee feels that the leveI of amenities necessary,
especially acoustical amenities, to make the Auditorium functional for all of the
activities that the various jurisdictions contemplate, require a higher level of
funding than is currently available. Rather than funding that difference through
additional contributions by the participating jurisdictions, a recornmendafion to
undertake approximately !2 months of fund-raising in an effort to secure private
donations from citizens, fotmdations and other grant sources. Depending on the
success of these efforts, :~ decision would be made by the end of calendar year
1993 as to whether the ~)'uject remains feasible.
In order to maximize the fund-raising effort the Steering Committee feels that
formauon of the Cultural Frust Cooperative would be m everyone's best interest.
With an Intergovernmemal Cooperative in place; substantial financing already in
hand and specific construction plans, the Steering Committee feels that they have
a good chance at bridgiug the funding gap of approximately $250,000.
The Agenda package contains relevant information and Trustee Corcoran will
provide an overview.
VI. MANAGER'S REPORT
VII. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
VlfI. ADJOURNMENT
EXECUTIVE SESSIO~
Land Acquisition
DEFERRED ITEMS
Voting Requirements
Agenda Format