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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
AGENDA
Meeting Location:
Mount Prospect Village Hall
50 South Emerson Street
Meeting Date and Time:
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
7:00 p,m,
I. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
Mayor Irvana K, Wilks
Trustee Paul Hoefert
Trustee John Korn
Trustee Steven Polit
Trustee Arlene Juracek
Trustee John Matuszak
Trustee Michael Zadel
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF FEBRUARY 24,2009
III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
IV. PROPOSED PROPERTY MAINTENANCE. BUILDING. LIFE SAFETY. SIGN. AND ZONING CODE
UPDATES
The Community Development Department has been focused on reviewing the Village of Mount
Prospect's current rules and regulations related to the development and maintenance of property
within the community, Staff has performed an in-depth analysis of the Property Maintenance,
Building, Life Safety, Sign, and Zoning sections of the Village Code, Staff's goals throughout this
process have been to make each code as user friendly as possible, to limit the need for any local
amendments to adopted international code documents, and to maintain the Village's policies in
relation to the development and maintenance of property within Mount Prospect.
The Village currently utilizes the 2000 editions of the International Building, Life Safety and Property
Maintenance Codes with local amendments, Staff is recommending adopting the 2006 edition of
these Codes that reflect more current practices, In addition staff is proposing several amendments to
the Village's Sign and Zoning Codes to reflect recent policies of the Village and to address a schedule
for the adoption of the new codes, Appropriate staff will be available to answer questions and facilitate
discussion,
V, SYSTEMATIC PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT
The Village initiated the Sidewalk Inspection Program in 2007, An additional inspector was hired to
begin this program to systematically inspect the community for code violations visible from the public
right of way (primarily sidewalk), The goal of the program is to prevent blight and address code
problems in the entire community thus preserving property values, improving the appearance of the
community, reducing the likelihood of extensive repairs or demolition due to deferred maintenance,
and supporting the crime free prevention efforts by making the community less conducive for crime by
eliminating areas with the appearance of neglect (broken window theory),
Staff will provide an update on the program and share the success stories and challenges that
have been addressed since the inception of the program,
VI. MANAGER'S REPORT
. Status
VII. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
VIII. ADJOURNMENT