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Home My WebLink About5. OLD BUSINESS 02/19/2008 FEB-11-2008 17:27 FROM: TO: 18476796695 P.2 NORTHWEST WATER COMMISSION 1525 North Wolf Road Des Plaines, Illinois 60016-1181 TEL 847-635-0777 FebJ~ rt7i~~i-9244 COMMISSION MEMBERS Villages of: Arlington Heights Buffalo Grove Palatine Wheeling Dear Mr. Glenner: Mr. Jeffrey Glenner Terraco 8707 Skokie Blvd., Suite 230 Skokie, IL 60077 RE: Development Northeast Comer Wolf Rd. and Euclid Ave. 1bank you for meeting with us on January 9, 2008. The pwpose of this letter is to conve Village of Mount Prospect that you are attempting to work with the Commission with re the development of this project. To date, the Commission has not received a full project application. The Commission did provide to you our permit application form at that meeting. The Commission received some information from you in the way of technical docwnentation. However the Commission has yet to receive the full submittal required which includes but is not limited to the Phase 2 Environmental report, utility plan, and specifics on all structures that penetrate the ground especially within the easement area of the Commission's 48" pipeline. You indicated in your letter of January 10 to me that an electronic copy of the Phase One Environmental Report would be provided, it was not included, please provide it. Our concern regarding the need for the environmental report is based on the following. At one time. there was a gasoline service station located on the parcel with underground storage tanks containing gasoline. If the tanks leaked and if the soil is somehow disturbed, the Commission would be concerned about contamination in the vicinity of the pipeline. As to structures that penetrate the ground, the Commission will not allow any such activity from taking place within 10 feet of the centerline of the pipeline. You have a copy of the Commission's easement agreement with CornEd as well as a permit application form from the Commission stating our development guidelines. Please be advised that in the event that the Commission's requirements are stricter than ComEd's, that the Commission's requirements will prevail. A final concern of the Commission's can be best exemplified by the recent water main break in the City of Chicago where a 36" pipeline rupture caused extensive damage to surrounding businesses. Although the Commission's 48" pipeline is much newer than the 100 year old We use recvc/ed CB/Jer FEB-11-2008 17:27 FROM: TO: 18476796695 P.3 Mr. Jeffrey Olenner February 11, 2008 Page 2 pipeline in Chicago, the risk is there nonetheless that is why the Commission chose to place its pipeline in large tracts of open land such as the CornEd parcel. Please be advised that although we are willing to continue our discussions, it is premature to approve or deny this project at this point in time. Should you have any questions, please contact me at the Commission (847) 635-0777. Sincerely, tfYJoc or ~::~~rector CC: Mr. Mike Janonis, Village of Mount Prospect Mount PIospect ~ Mount Prospect Public Works Department INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: VILLAGE MANAGER MICHAEL E. JANONIS ~..~ 2.lt~[ OS FROM: PROJECT ENGINEER DATE: FEBRUARY 14, 2008 SUBJECT: MILBURN AVENUE PARKING STUDY ADDITIONAL FIELD OBSERVATIONS At the request of the Village Board of Trustees at the January 15, 2008 Village Board Meeting, the Engineering Division with the assistance of the Police Department has continued to observe the parking situation along Milburn Avenue between Hi-Lusi Avenue and I-Dka Avenue. This one block is located immediately west of St. Raymond Church and experiences on-street parking throughout the week because of church and school functions. With vehicles allowed to park on both sides of the street because of limited parking restrictions, it becomes difficult to travel along Milburn Avenue and affects services such as garbage and leaf pick-up, school busing and snow removal. The Fire Department has also expressed concern that it could affect emergency response with only one narrow travel lane available when vehicles are parked on both sides ofthe street. The Safety Commission's recommendation is to prohibit parking at all times on the north side of the street and restrict parking to two hours Monday-Friday 7:00am-6:00pm on the south side of the street. This arrangement would be similar to the parking restrictions along Milburn Avenue from I-Dka Avenue east to Main Street (Route 83). However, one resident attended the Village Board Meeting and asked that some parking be allowed on the north side of the street. As a result, Staff was directed to make additional observations (particularly during evenings and weekends) to determine if parking on the north side of the street during certain times of the week would be acceptable. To date, the Engineering Division and Police Department have made a total of 76 visits to Milburn Avenue. The number of vehicles parked along Milburn Avenue between Hi-Lusi Avenue and I-Dka Avenue at the time of each visit has been recorded on the attached spreadsheet. And additional visits are scheduled for this upcoming weekend. It should be noted that since the January 15th Village Board Meeting, the Village has experienced many snowy days. This, in turn, has caused some motorists who typically park on Milburn Avenue to temporarily park in the church lot as observed by Staff. Some conclusions, however, can still be drawn based on the observations. 1. On-street parking is at its peak during the weekday (typically 8-12 vehicles). This coincides with peak traffic times and most services such as garbage pick-up and school busing causing various traffic-related problems besides restricting emergency vehicle access. 2. It is evident that at least a couple of nights a week motorists attending church or school functions are parking on Milburn Avenue. 3. On Sunday mornings, parking is prohibited on the north side of the street. It is evident, though, parishioners are parking on the south side of the street during this time. 4. The street appears to experience the lowest parking demand on Saturdays and Sunday afternoons. L page 2 of2 Milburn Avenue Parking Study February 14,2008 Based on the additional observations made by Staff, the Engineering Division continues to support the recommendations made by the Safety Commission. And that is to: . prohibit parking at all times on the north side of Milburn Avenue between Hi-Lusi Avenue and I-aka Avenue . limit parking to two hours Monday-Friday 7:00am-6:0Opm on the south side of Milburn Avenue between Hi-Lusi Avenue and I-aka Avenue This arrangement would be consistent with previous decisions made for other portions of Milburn Avenue near St. Raymond Church and would ensure two travel lanes at all times. Restricting parking to one side of the street would also be consistent with other streets near St. Raymond Church including 1- aka A venue, Lincoln Street and Shabonee Trail. And it should not be lost in the discussion that not all on-street parking is to be eliminated with this recommendation. The south side of Milburn Avenue would provide 2-hour parking during the weekday and unlimited parking on weekends and evenings. As mentioned earlier, the street appears to experience the lowest parking demand on Saturdays and Sunday afternoons. The Engineering Division has considered the recommendation to allow parking on the north side of the street during these times. However, while the three weekends we observed on-street parking did not show a high demand during these times, there is the likelihood that church and/or school functions will occur on the weekends during the year. And while on-street parking may occur less frequently on Saturdays and Sunday afternoons compared to the weekday, the close proximity of this block to the church would make this an expected choice for parking during any church or school function. In addition, allowing parking on the north side of the street would be a deviation from previous parking restriction decisions made for other portions of Milburn Avenue. It would also be a deviation from limiting parking on streets around St. Raymond Church to one side. These past decisions have provided an efficient movement of traffic and high level of safety around St. Raymond Church without neighborhood opposition. For these reasons, the Engineering Division is not comfortable making the recommendation to allow some on-street parking on the north side of Milburn Avenue between Hi-Lusi Avenue and I-aka Avenue. Please include this item on the February 19th Village Board Meeting Agenda. Enclosed is a map for your reference and the spreadsheet showing the results of the parking study. Matthew P. Lawrie c: Director of Public Works Glen Andler Village Engineer JeffWulbecker Village Clerk Lisa Angell h: lengineering\trafJiclsafety _commission Imilburn _ioka\vbmemo02-08.doc ml mla 12/11/07 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18 ENTITLED 'TRAFFIC CODE' OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS ACTING IN THE EXERCISE OF THEIR HOME RULE POWERS: SECTION ONE: That Section 18.2007 of "SCHEDULE VII- SUNDAY PARKING" of Chapter 18 of the Village Code of Mount Prospect, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting the following: "Name of Street Milburn Avenue Side of Street North Hours Prohibited 6:30 a.m. to 1 :30 p.m. Description Between I Oka Avenue and Hi Lusi Avenue" SECTION TWO: That Section 18.2006 of "SCHEDULE VI- NO PARKING ANY TIME" of Chapter 18 of the Village Code of Mount Prospect, as amended, is hereby further amended by inserting the following: "Name of Street Milburn Avenue Side of Street North Description Between I Oka Avenue and Hi Lusi Avenue" SECTION THREE: That Section 18.2011B of"SCHEDULE XI B - TWO HOUR PARKING" of Chapter 18 of the Village Code of Mount Prospect, as amended, is hereby further amended by inserting the following; "Name of Street Milburn Avenue Side of Street South Description Between I Oka Avenue and Hi Lusi Avenue" SECTION FOUR: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form in the manner provided by law. AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: PASSED and APPROVED this day of December, 2007 Irvana K. Wilks, Village President ATTEST: M. Lisa Angell, Village Clerk H:\CLKO\files\WIN\ORDINANC\Ch 18Milburnavenuedecember2007.doc MILBURN A VENUE PARKING STUDY 'r& RECOMMENDA nON: NORTH SIDE - NO PARKING ANY TIME SOUTH SIDE - 2-HOUR PARKING MON-FRI 7:00AM-6:00PM co D8 ;-1" .11 -6 J_ g-tf- [] [ ---or " UNCOLN ST 6 B... -ES-' '-- -fi- o EXISTING - NO PARKING ANY TIME t EXISTING - NO PARKING SUNDAYS 6:::iJAM-l :::iJPM EXISTING - NO PARKING SCHOOL DAYS 8:00AM-4:00PM EXISTING - 2-HOUR PARKING MON-FRI 7:00AM-6:00PM EXISTING - NO PARKING WEEKDAYS 7:OOAM-8:::iJAM & 2-HOUR PARKING MON-FRI8:::iJAM-6:OOPM ~GJ CHURCH u --=-~--. - PARKING LOT ~ ~. 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