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MOUNT PROSPECT PLAN COMMISSION
Revised Minutes
August 1, 2001
CALL TO ORDER:
The regular meeting of the Mount Prospect Plan Commission was called to order by Chairman Pro Tem
Carol Tortorello at 7:02 p.m. at the Village Hall, 100 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois.
ROLL CALL:
Present:
Carol Tortorello
Edwin Janus
Bill Reddy
Absent:
Matt Sledz, Vice-Chairman
Gary Grouwinkel
Village Staff Present:
Nicole Roberts, Neighborhood Planner
Suzanne Mas6, Long Range Planner
Others in Attendance:
Linnea Pioro, Camp Fire,"Camp Kool" program
Nancy Corry, Summer Adventure program
April Foley, Mentor program
Dianne Kovack, Clayground Inc.
Barb Evos, Clayground Inc.
Melissa Sly, District 57
John Healy, Arrow Road
David McArdle, Arrow Road
Lindsay Hopkins, Learning for Life program
Robert Walsh, Resources for Community Living
Jere Teed, CEDA Northwest Center
Caryn Brauweiler, Children's Advocacy program
Cynthia Ash, Girl Scouts program
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Chairman Pro-Tem Carol Tortorello asked for comments or changes to
the minutes. Bill Reddy stated that the minutes were not accurate in summarizing his reasons for not
funding the Boy Scouts program. Ms. Roberts asked Mr. Reddy to submit a brief summary of his reasons
for denying funding to the Boy Scouts program, and Bill Reddy agreed to submit the information. There
were no other comments or changes to the minutes. Bill Reddy moved to approve the minutes as
corrected and Chairman Pro-Tem Carol Tortorello seconded the motion. The minutes were approved by a
vote of 3-0. Chairman Pro-Tem Carol Tortorello asked staff to present the first case, PC-11-01.
SUBDIVISION:
PC-11-01 Garland's Lot Resubdivision 2233 South Busse
Petitioner: Mr. John Healy, Arrow Road Construction
Staff: Suzanne Mas6, Long Range Planner
The petitioner is seeking to create two lots of record by subdividing an existing lot. Arrow Road is
purchasing this lot from a neighboring property owner. The petitioner will be expanding an existing
parking lot to Lot 1. Lot 2 will remain undeveloped at this time. Staff recommended approval. The plat
was approved 3-0.
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NEW BUSINESS:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FY 2002 Public Hearing:
Ms. Nicole Roberts, Neighborhood Planner stated that the purpose of this meeting is to give all interested
parties the opportunity to attend the meeting and discuss the funding recommendations. She said that due
to conflicting schedules, not all Plan Commission members could attend this meeting. Therefore, in order
to allow each member the opportunity to vote on the funding recommendations, members agreed to hold
the public portion of the meeting tonight, but postpone the vote on funding recommendations until the
August 15,2001 Plan Commission meeting.
Chairman Pro-Tem Carol Tortorello asked Ms. Roberts to give an update on District 57 "Character
Counts" program. Ms. Roberts stated that Melissa Sly, Program Coordinator of the "Character Counts"
submitted a letter with additional information on how CDBG funds would benefit the low and moderate-
income residents of Mount Prospect. Ms. Roberts said that based on an assessment of the letter, the
Character Counts program has two events in mind: supporting crime prevention month at Randhurst with
the Mount Prospect Police Department, and supporting a community cleanup in Spring 2002. She said
that the crime prevention event is an eligible activity that benefits all residents; however, in order to meet
HUD's guidelines, at least 51% of low-income residents must attend the event. Ms. Roberts said that the
letter did not specify how they would determine that at least 51% of low and moderate-income residents
would attend the event. Also, although the community cleanup would meet HUD's guidelines of
benefiting low and moderate-income residents, the letter did not specify which low and moderate-income
area would benefit from the event. Therefore, the recommendation was made to deny funding to the
"Character Counts" program. The Plan Commission agreed that there is an extra $1,000 to allocate, but
postponed how to allocate the extra funds until the August 15, 2001 Plan Commission meeting.
Chairman Pro-Tem Carol Tortorello opened the Public Hearing at 7:20 pm., and asked applicants
applying for CDBG funds to respond to the funding recommendations in the order that they signed in.
Linnea Pioro of the Camp Fire "Camp Kool" program thanked the Plan Commission for their continued
support of the program. However, she said that their program uses CDBG funds to pay for a portion of
their youth counselors' salaries; therefore, the reduction in funding would reduce the number of
counselors available to serve the youth. Edwin Janus stated that the decision to reduce their funding was
based on the limited number of youth served by the program. He said that during FY2000, records
showed that the program served 37 out of 130 youth they proposed to serve from Mount Prospect. Linnea
Pioro stated that the program actually served 72 youth. She agreed to submit information showing the
total number of youth that benefited from the program during program year 2000.
Nancy Corry and April Foley expressed appreciation for the Plan Commission's continued support of the
Summer Adventure and Mentor program. They spoke about the programs that were undertaken this year,
past and future performances, and their funding needs. Nancy Corry stated that the increase in funding
would allow her to continue to provide quality services to the youth of Mount Prospect.
Dianne Kovack of Clayground Inc., expressed appreciation for the Plan Commission's continued support
of her arts program. She said that the Center has experience an increase in demand for services due to its
new location; therefore, the additional funding would allow her to respond to the increase in demand. Ed
Janus voiced concerns about the limited number of residents served by the program. He said that during
FY 2000, records showed that the program served 25 out of 60 youth from Mount Prospect. Ms. Kovack
said that the program actually served 87 youth from Mount Prospect. She agreed to submit information
showing the total number of youth that benefited from the program during program year 2000.
Lindsay Hopkins of Boy Scouts of America, Learning for Life program was concerned that the program
was not funded. She spoke about the benefits of the program to the low and moderate-income youth of
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Mount Prospect. She also stated that, although they receive funding from Boy Scouts of America, the
Learning for Life program has a separate Board of Directors from Boy Scouts of America. In addition,
she said that the Learning for Life program select the schools and businesses for its programs, but the
schools and businesses selects the adults who work with the youth. Bill Reddy stated that the decision to
deny funding to the Learning for Life program was based on the fact that Boy Scouts of America
discriminates based on sexual orientation. Bill Reddy stated that the Learning for Life program is the
same agency as Boy Scouts of America and the contractual agreement is between the Village and
Suburban Northwest Council and not the Learning for Life program. Edwin Janus voiced support of the
Learning for Life program.
Robert Walsh of the Resources for Community Living spoke about the programs that were undertaken
this year, past and future performances, and their funding needs. He made an appeal to maintain the
current level of funding on the basis that the reduction would prevent the agency from expanding its
program. Edwin Janus stated that the decision to reduce funding was based on the limited number of
residents served during program year 2000. He said that during FY 2000, records showed that the
program served 4 out of 7 residents from Mount Prospect. Mr. Walsh stated that the program actually
served 6 residents of Mount Prospect. He agreed to submit information showing the total number of
residents that benefited from the program during program year 2000.
Jere Teed of CEDA Northwest Self-Help Center, ~Transitional Living" program spoke about the benefits
of the program to the Mount Prospect community. He expressed concerns about their reduction in
funding and inquired about the funding criteria. Ms. Roberts stated that the decision to reduce funding
was based on the limited number of residents served by the program. Ms. Roberts also said that based on
the 2001 six month monitoring site visit, the program did not place any residents from Mount Prospect.
Carolyn Brauweiler of the Children's Advocacy Center expressed appreciation for the Plan Commission's
continued support of the program. She spoke about the benefits of the program to the community and the
need for the additional funding.
Cynthia Ash of Girl Scouts expressed appreciation for the Plan Commission's support of the program.
She spoke about the purpose of the program and its benefits to the Mount Prospect community. The Plan
Commission reiterated that the program would be given ~seed money" and continued funding would be
based on the performance of the agency.
COMMENTS AND OTHER BUSINESS:
There were discussions on how to determine what specific items agencies purchase using CDBG funds.
Ms. Roberts stated that programs such as VOMP Summer Adventure & Mentor submit receipts for items
purchased using CDBG funds. The Plan Commission requested census tract information for Boxwood
and Judith Ann area.
Chairman Pro-Tem Carol Tortorello closed the public session at 8:15 p.m., Edwin Janus moved to
adjourn and Bill Reddy seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a voice vote and the meeting
was adjourned.
Nicole Roberts, Neighborhood Planner
Suzanne Mas6, Long Range Planner
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