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SPECIAL MEETING
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
AGENDA
Mae:lng Location; Meeting Date and Time;
~2ount Prospect Senior Center Tuesday, June 30, 1998
50 South Emerson Street 7:30 P.M.
I CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION WITH COMMONWEALTH EDISON REGARDING SYSTEM
R~ELIABILITY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE_ CAPABILITIES
Over the past several years, Mount Prospect residents and businesses have voicea m~cre;~sH~(;
dissatisfaction and frustration with the reliability of electric service provided by Commonwealth ~dison
Company. The recent windstorm which hit the Village and surrounding towns in the early Incurs of
Friday, May 29, resulted in extensive power outages throughout Mount Prospect. in many cases ~
took 36 hours or more for power to be restored to large areas of the Village. This latest event resulted
in scores of phone calls to the Village Board in which residents and businesses expressed their
extreme displeasure with the current state of affairs
In response to the public's outcry, Mayor Farley sent a letter to Commonwealth Edison laying out tine
community's concerns and asking for an opportunity to meet with Commonwealth Edisons
representatives in a forum where these concerns could be discussed and solutions sought ,-'~$ {~
result of that request, Commonwealth Edison will appear before the Village Board for the purpose of
discussing issues related to service reliability and emergency response, interested residents na~e
peen encouraged to attend and provide oral or written comment regarding their concerns and issua$
Addiiionaliy, appropriate Village staff will be present to answer questions and facilitate discussion
Ill. MANAGER'S REPORT
IV ADJOURNMENT
C L QS_.E_p. SESSION
PROPERTY ACQUISITION 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (5) - "The purchase or lease of real property for the
use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a
particular parcel should be acquired."
NOTE; ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS MEETING BUT BECAUSE OF
A DISABILITY NEEDS SOME ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE, SHOULD CONTACT THE
VILLAGE MANAGER'S OFFICE AT '100 SOUTH EMERSON, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
60056, 847/392-6000, EXTENSION 5327, TDO #847/392.6064.
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