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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/25/1972 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES April 25, 1972 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Teichert calted the meeting to order at 8:10 P.M. Call to ord~ ~-~ INVOCATIDN Trustee Anderson gave the invocation. Invocation ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Ahern Anderson Furst Richardson Roll Call Scholten Teichert Absent: Monroe PROCLAMATION Mayor Teichert proclaimed the week of May 1 through Fire Service May 6 as Fire Service Recognition Week within the Recognition Vil~§e of Mount Prospect-as a tribute to our week skilled and couregeous firemen. ORDINANCE NO. 2349 - CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL DEFENSE Ordinance No. 2349 Before adoption of the ordinance, it was.agreed to delete the second sentence of Sevtion 4.1-$01~ and continue the first sentence to read "w~o shall appoint the director of Civil Defense." Trustee Furst, seconded by Trustee Scholten, moved to apporve for final reading Ordinance No. 2249: I final reading AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL DEFENSE of Ordinance # 2349 Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahern Anderson Furst Richardson Scholten Motion carried. PAYMENT TO SCHOOL DISTRICT 57 FOR SUNRISE PARK PROPERTY Trustee Ahern, sedonded by Trustee Richardson, moved to authorize payment of S25,000.00 to the Board of Education Sunrise park School District 57 for the Sunrise Park property, payment Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahern Anderson Furst Richardson Scholten Motion carried. ADVANCE OF FUNDS TO LIBRARY Trustee Furst, seconded by.Trustee.Sch~olten, moved that the amount of $30,000.00 advanced to the Library for the months of May and June, 1971 be considered a permanent transfer from the Village of Mount Prospect General Fund, permanent trans and that the Treasurer be so directe, d to make the neces- fer of funds tc sary corrections in the financial records to reflect this the library transfer. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahern Anderson Furst Richardson Scho.lten Motion carried. Trustee Furst, seconded by Trustee Richar'dson, moved to authorize the advance of $1~0,00~ for the. months of May, June and July, 1972 to the Mount ~.~,~pect Library, if needed. Upon roll call: Ayes: Ahem Anderson Furst Richardson Scholten Motion carried. April 18, 1972 PRESENTATION OF ~LANNING STUDIES - THOMAS MURPHY, Thomas Murphy~ CONSULTANT PLANNER. (Planning Studies) Mr. Murphy made his presentation by means of drawings and charts and elicited questions from members of the Board, the Plan Commission and Board of Appeals. Outlined below are thoughts interposed by Mr~ Murphy for comment. EXISTING PLAN FORMAT ~'~- 1. Community structure 2. School and recreation facilities 3. Commercial facilities 4. Industrial facilities 5. Thoroughfare plan 6. Comprehensive plan PLANNING PROCESSES 1. Base saps 2. Data collection 3. Analysis and p~oblem identity 4. Solution alternates 5. Selection of program 6. Implementation _ 7. Reanalysis PURPOSE OF PLANNING 1. Crisis re:action 2. Solutions before crisis 3. Community development Deciding what shou~ be and making it happen PLAN INGREDIENTS People Live Dwelling Unit Sleep Eat Play Park Community recreation Work Industry Sho~$ Schools Public Services Placed in a physical context TO CREATE A BETTER ENVIRONMENT People - Dwelling Units Primarily community dwelling units +Elementary School +Local Park +Local retail s~les and services Plan reinferces primary community through __ "Social Interaction ~odes" and reduction of external disturbances. AMENDED PLAN FORMAT 1. Topography and flood plains 2. Residential areas and barriers (roads) 3. Community Facilities Parks and other [ecreation Schools Public Safety Utilities Shopping and services (Employment centers) April 25, 1972 Mr, Murphy po~a~dd out the Village does not have complete control - there are the influences of Chicago and the State Highway Department, for example~ He strongly urged purchase of the Rob Roy Golf Course as a high source of tax revenue as high density high rise. urges purchas~ of Rob Roy Golf ~ Drawings~ere presented depicting existing flood plain Course and reads-, existing land uses, development areas, and community structure. Mr. Murphy posed the possibility · of annexing the Forest Preserve and emphasized the de- sirability of acquiring the land eastward to the Tri- State Tollway to include some industri61 property. Mr. Murphy ~!iagain discussed the purchase of the Rob Roy Country'Club by the Village and suggested it be acquired through revenue bonds. ../ After a summation of the discussion Mayor Teichert expressed the opinion that at the present time the Village is undertaking specific planning for the newly- annexed are known as Prospect Heights Newtown, and that the broader aspect would have to be considered by the Plan Commission. He suggested individual com- ments be directed to Mr. Murphy, and requested he make himself available to the Plan Commission to further discuss his preliminary report. ADJOURNMENT Trustee Scholten, sedonded by Trustee Furst, moved the Adjournment meeting be adjourned. Time: 10:15 P.M. Unanimous.