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Home My WebLink About08/11/1998 CS minutes MAYOR Gerald L. Farley L'J~~ IID& 'j[[g l-- -- TRUSTEES George A. Clowes Timothy J. Corcoran Paul Wm. Hoefert Richard M. Lohrstorfer Daniel A. Nocchi Irvana K. Wilks Phone: (847) 392-6000 Fax: (847) 392-6022 TOO: (847) 392-6064 VILLAGE MANAGER Michael E. Janonis Village of Mount Prospect VILLAGE CLERK Carol A. Fields 100 South Emerson Street Mount Prospect, Illinois 90056 MINUTES CLOSED SESSION AUGUST 11, 1998 The Closed Session was called to order at 8:38 p.m., in the conference room of the Senior Citizens' Center, 50 South Emerson Street, for the purpose of discussing Personnel and Property Acquisition. Present at the Closed Session were: Mayor Gerald Farley; Trustees George Clowes, Paul Hoefert, Richard Lohrstorfer, Daniel Nocchi and Irvana Wilks. Absent from the Closed Session was: Trustee Timothy Corcoran. Also present were Village Manager Michael Janonis and Assistant Village Manager David Strahl. Board members present at the Closed Session reviewed Minutes from the June 30, July 14 and July 21, 1998 Closed Session meetings. Those Board members present felt that the Minutes represented an accurate reflection of the Closed Sessions and would be approved in Open Session. Property Mayor Farley asked why tenant leases at the First Chicago Bank building were being renewed with kick-out options. Mr. Janonis explained that in discussions with First Chicago Bank personnel, there had been discussions that escape clauses be placed in any leases renewed in the near term so that there was an opportunity for Village Hall to relocate to the First Chicago Bank building should a decision in that regard be made. Mayor Farley indicated that his question was prompted by an inquiry from a tenant in the building. Personnel 0b-"r Village Manager Michael Janonis reviewed personnel items which had been previously "\ discussed at the August 4 Closed Session. He was reviewing these items again since ~ Mayor Farley and Trustee Hoefert were not present at the previous meeting. Those items ~ included appointment of the Village Clerk, naming of a Public Information Officer, and the status of pending employment-related lawsuits against the Village by Police Department personnel. Property Acquisition Mr. Janonis indicated that he had received a verbal counter offer from Northwest Electric in the amount of $4.8 million. Of that amount, $3.8 million was allocated toward land acquisition costs. Village Board members engaged in considerable discussion regarding the basic parameters of the counter offer and how it impacted the Village's TIF projections. Mr. Janonis also indicated that the owners of Northwest Electric had expressed an interest in meeting directly with the Village Board to present their proposal. After discussion among Board members, it was determined that a Closed Session should be scheduled for September 1, 1998 prior to the regular Board meeting so that Northwest Electric could present the proposal directly to the Village Board. Mr. Janonis indicated he would make arrangements for the meeting. Mr. Janonis reported that as of this date, counter proposals had not been received from 117 South Main or Six West Northwest Highway. Also, efforts to find a substitute developer with regard to the Pontarelli third parcel were dragging on. Mr. Janonis suggested that the Board might want to consider moving toward condemnation on these properties. After discussion among Board members, it was decided that the August 18 Village Board Agenda should include action by the Village Board to authorize the filing of Eminent Domain Suits with regard to these properties. Mr. Janonis also indicated that a written offer had been made to Norb Huecker in the amount of $670,000 net of clean-up costs. Also, bid packages are out on the street for the demolition of the Francek buildings. Finally, Mr. Janonis indicated that he had not yet received from Scott Saewert a complete package for the relocation of Two East Northwest Highway. There was no other business transacted in Closed Session. The Closed Session was adjourned by unanimous vote based on a Motion by Trustee Hoefert and Seconded by Trustee Nocchi at 9:25 p.m. MEJ/rcc IS 1:IWINIOFFICEICLSDSESSI81198 Closed Session Minutes.doc