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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW Agenda 06/10/2008 / f:~~~J~;~~~ \ /Il~.. .. ~/"~""\ l~~-~-\I ~':? j~ ;Dillagr Df )!lIl1nl ,t....",ri :<< , \"-~.. ;, F~...~ \' ,~~( .-~. ~/ .. -WflE:: .." AGENDA Meeting Location: Village Board Room, Mount Prospect Village Hall 50 South Emerson Street Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday, June 1 0, 2008 7:00 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL Mayor Irvana Wilks Trustee Timothy Corcoran Trustee Paul Hoefert Trustee Arlene Juracek Trustee John Korn Trustee Michael Zadel Trustee Richard Lohrstorfer II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF APRIL 22, 2008 III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD IV. NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER FEASIBILITY STUDY UPDATE Since the early 1990s, the Village of Mount Prospect has considered a neighborhood center for South Mount Prospect, but did not have the resources to implement the project. The 2000 Census identified South Mount Prospect as a port of entry for foreign born residents and the number of foreign born residents increased by 10% from the 1990 Census. The Neighborhood Resource Center has been identified as a strategy to deliver services, integrate residents into the community, and remove cultural and language barriers. The Village of Mount Prospect received a grant of $50,000 from the Chicago Community Trust to perform a feasibility study for a neighborhood center under the Immigrant Integration Grant Initiative. The feasibility study was comprised of three components: · Needs Assessment, · Development and Operating Budgets, and · Sustainability Plan, NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD LIKE TO A TTEND THIS MEETING BUT BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY NEEDS SOME ACCOMMODA TION TO PARTICIPA TE, SHOULD CONTACT THE VILLAGE MANAGER'S OFFICE AT 50 SOUTH EMERSON, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS 60056, 847/392-6000, EXTENSION 5327, TDD #847/392-6064. Millennia Consulting was retained by the Village of Mount Prospect to complete the feasibility study. Information for the Needs Assessment was gathered through interviews, focus groups, and research into best practices of neighborhood centers. Budgets were developed based on two potential locations of the neighborhood resource center. A strategic planning session was held with several community partners and service providers to understand the commitments and interest in participating with the Village of Mount Prospect in a neighborhood resource center. The feasibility study concluded last month. Staff is requesting direction on the next steps for the Chicago Community Trust grant and neighborhood resource center. Appropriate staff will be on hand to answer questions and facilitate discussion. V. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PURCHASE Following the local disaster that occurred on August 23, 2007 Village staff conducted an extensive review of our response to the wind, flooding and loss of electrical power emergency. The findings and recommendations of that review are included in an After-Action Report that was presented to the Board on January 22, 2008. Staff requests Village Board approval to purchase equipment and supplies recommended in the Report. Additionally, 339 public trees were destroyed during the same storm. Staff also requests Board approval to purchase 339 replacement parkway trees. Total cost of equipment, supplies and trees is estimated at $100,000. The recommended funding source is from the recently received $698,000 reimbursement from FEMA for expenses incurred during the August 2007 Storm. Appropriate staff will be on hand to answer questions and facilitate discussion. VII. MANAGER'S REPORT VIII. ANY OTHER BUSINESS IX. ADJOURNMENT CLOSED SESSION LAND ACQUISITION 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (5) - The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. PERSONNEL 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1) - The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity.