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MAYOR
GERALD L FARlEY
TRUSTIES
GEORGE A. CLOWES
TIMOTHY J. CORCORAN
RICHARO N. HENORICKS
PAUL WM. HOEFERT
MICHAELE W. SKOWRON
IRVANA K. WILKS
VILLAGE MANAGER
MICH~a E. JANONIS
VILLAGE CLERK
CAROL A. AELDS
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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
JULY 5. 1994
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The Executive Session was called to order at 9:55 p.m., in the conference room of the
Senior Citizens Center, 50 South Emerson Street, for the purpose of discussing Litigation
and Property Acquisition. Present at the Executive Session were: Mayor Gerald Farley;
Trustees George Clowes, Richard Hendricks, Paul Hoefert, Michaele Skowron and Irvana
Wilks. Absent from the Executive Session was: Trustee Timothy Corcoran. Also present
were: Village Manager Michael Janonis and Assistant to the Village Manager David
Strahl.
Litigation
Village Manager Michael Janonis reviewed with Board members the latest developments
regarding the Hemphill lawsuit. Mr. Janonis indicated that the attorneys for the Hemphill
bankruptcy trustee indicated that they would be willing to accept a settlement offer of
$50,000. It was noted that the Village had officially offered $25,000 in settlement.
Mr. Janonis said he discussed the options for continued settlement negotiations with the
Village Attorney Donald Moran, however, neither Mr. Moran nor Mr. Janonis could give
the Board a solid opinion as to what would be required to settle the case. Mr. Janonis
indicated that splitting the difference between the $25,000 and $50,000 figures would
result in an approximate $40,000 settlement. However, there was no way of knowing if
this would be an acceptable offer.
Discussion among Board members resulted in a consensus that no additional offer should
be made at this time. The Village Manager was directed to instruct the Village's attorney
that preparation for trial should proceed. It was hoped that taking this formal step would
encourage the other side to re-evaluate their settlement offer.
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Property Acquisition
The Village Manager briefed Trustee Hendricks on proposed plans by Northwest Electric
to redevelop their site. Mr. Janonis indicated that the redevelopment plan included
properties currently owned by the Village and, as such, the Board would need to make
a determination if they were willing to dispose of the properties in question. There was
also brief discussion of how this redevelopment plan should blend with overall
redevelopment objectives for the entire block. The use of condemnation to acquire
additional properties was briefly discussed. Without the presence of Trustee Corcoran,
it was felt that any final decision regarding disposition of Village-owned property on this
block was premature.
Also under the heading of Property Disposition, the Village' Manager indicated that the
closing on the PinelWille property was scheduled to begin on July 7 J 1994. Mr. Janonis
indicated that this would be an escrow closing and that there were still outstanding issues
relative to final site clean-up. Mr. Janonis indicated that Pontarelli may require a side
letter indicating that the Village would cooperate in producing documents that would
secure appropriate closure letters from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The
Board concurred with signing such a side letter agreement but did not want in any way
to increase the Village's liability relative to additional site dean-up costs.
- There was no further business discussed by Board members.
The Executive Session was adjourned at 10:24 p.m.
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