HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/24/1993 CS minutes
MAYOR
Gt:RALo l. FARLEY
TRUSTEES
GEORGE A. CLOWES
TIMOTHY J. CORCORAN
RICHARD N. HENDRICKS
PAUL WM HOEfERT
MICHAELE W. SKOWRON
IRVANA K. ,,';iLKS
VILLAGE MANAGER
MICHAEL E. JANONIS
VILLAGE CLERK
CAROL A. fiELDS
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Village of Mount; Prospect;
100 South Emerson Street
Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056
Phone: 708 / 392-6000
Fax: 708 / 392-6022
TOO: 708 / 392-6064
MINUTES
EXECUTIVE SESSION
AUGUST 24, 1993
The Executive Session was called to order at 10:10 p.m., in the Conference Room of the
Senior Citizens Center, 50 South Emerson Street, for the purpose of discussing Property
Disposition and Litigation. Present at the Executive Session were: Mayor Gerald Farley;
Trustees George Clowes, Timothy Corcoran, Richard Hendricks, Paul Hoefert, and
Michaele Skowron. Absent from the Executive Session was: Trustee Irvana Wilks. Also
present were: Village Manager Michael Janonis and Assistant to the Village Dave Strahl:,
Property Disposition
1. PinelWille Redevelopment. The Village Manager reported there had been no further
substantive discussions with Broadacre regarding redevelopment potential for the
PinelWille block. Inability to obtain financing remained the hurdle to moving forward with
a Developer Agreement with Broadacre.
As a result of the financing problem, Mr. Janonis indicated that staff had initiated contact
with other local developers including Ray Franczak, a local condominium developer as
well as Michael Ponterelli, another local developer. Both had expressed some interest
after seeing the Site Plan and had indicated they would be interested in submitting
proposals. The issue of cost of land to the developers was discussed preliminarily. Staff
indicated that the Board would be willing to entertain the idea of a write down on land
costs if the proposed development was in line with the Board's parameters for a
redevelopment project.
The Village Manager indicated he would keep Village Board members aware of any
additional discussions with these developers.
2. School District 57. The Village Manager indicated he had no new information to report
regarding District 57's interest in the Sunrise Park. District 57 was continuing to look at
engineering issues relative to the site as well as continuing discussions with the Park
District for an appropriate Lions Park site.
Litiqation
Mayor Farley asked the Board if it would consider joining Schaumburg in potential
litigation against the State for recently enacted legislation pre-empting home rule
municipalities from local regulation of pesticide use. Schaumburg's reason for litigating
was based on a further erosion of home rule authority and the fact that this particular
legislation exempted the City of Chicago from pre-emption. It was felt that this type of
exemption set a dangerous precedent that allowed for the State legislature to more easily
pre-empt home rule municipalities without having to deal with the political power of the
City of Chicago.
General discussion among Board members indicated an interest in exploring the
feasibility of said litigation. Some concern was expressed regarding the cost of litigation
and the likelihood of prevailing. Staff was directed to contact the Village of Schaumburg
and obtain more details regarding the effort.
There was no further business discussed. The Executive Session adjourned at
10:47 p.m. on a Motion by Trustee Skowron and Seconded by Trustee Hoefert. There
was no official action taken.
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Respectfully submitted,
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