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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
August 26, 2008
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:26 p.m. in the Police/Fire Training Room at
the Mount Prospect Public Safety Building, 112 East Northwest Highway by
Mayor Pro Tem John Korn.
II. ROLL CALL
Present at the meeting were Mayor Pro-Tem John Korn, Trustees Paul Hoefert,
Arlene Juracek, Steven Polit, and Michael Zadel. Staff Present was Village
Manager Michael Janonis, Assistant Manager David Strahl, Fire Chief Michael
Figolah, Deputy Fire Chief John Malcolm, and Administrative Project Analyst
Christina Park. Also present were SRBL Architects Jake Davis, Annabella
Orlando, Louise Kowalczyk and Carol Sente and representatives from Leopardo
Companies; Michael Haught, James Novak and Michael Behm.
III. STATION 14 – PHASE I PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP
Fire Chief Michael Figolah
stated that the purpose of this meeting was to
provide an overview of the progress for the three areas under the Phase I
Proposed Construction projects. These three projects include modifications at
Public Works, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and Fire Station 14.
Chief Figolah introduced the guests from SRBL Architects and Leopardo
Companies.
Chief Figolah gave an overview of each of the three projects. He stated that the
schematic floor plan and site designs for modifications at Public Works are
almost complete. The scope of the project at Public Works involves adding two
additional bays to accommodate vehicle maintenance of Fire Department
apparatus, upgrades to the fuel island, overall hardening of the facility, and a new
storage/butler building at Well #16.
Figolah stated that staff had the opportunity to tour four EOCs in the area
including Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Northbrook, and Chicago. These tours
covered a very diverse group of facilities and provided staff with a good
understanding of what they would like to see and what did not work. Figolah
explained that staff saw the first schematic design of the EOC last week and will
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receive an updated drawing on September 2.
Chief Figolah gave background information on the schematic designs for Fire
Station #14 stating that SRBL Architects and Village Staff have been working on
plans for over two months. He gave an overview of the various teams that have
been established to oversee various aspects of the project including the
Schematic Design Committee, Training Committee, PT Committee, and Interior
Build-Out Committee. Chief Figolah then walked everyone through the floor
plans through the perspective of a firefighter.
Many questions and comments were discussed. Overall there was unanimous
approval for the floor plan design. Out of this discussion changes to the interior
floor plan include:
1. The addition of a door from the bunk room to the patio
2. Changes to the toilet/shower rooms to ensure adequate space and
seating for dressing.
Jake Davis, Project Manager for SRBL Architects,
then gave an overview of
the floor plans and exterior elevations from an architect’s perspective, including
the influence that LEED had on the design.
Figolah then transitioned to the outside elevation of the proposed fire station. He
stated that this first view of the outside skin of the building was based upon the
architects’ vision of the building based upon the floor plan and surrounding park
and forest preserves. Figolah explained that this first look was not a design
based upon staff’s direction. Staff received this plan at the same time as the
Board. Since there were concerns stated early about the outside elevation this
workshop’s purpose was to elicit input from the Village Board whether the
building design should be started over or tweaked.
After a long discussion the following recommendations were stated:
1. Add more natural features to building
2. Corner support brackets to be bulkier in appearance
3. Roof lines and glass? most contested features
4. Explore changes in fascia color and material (not aluminum)
5. Explore changes in roof lines
6. More natural look, less hard edged
7. Soften the appearance of the building
8. No metal
9. Create an additional scheme, perhaps prairie style
10. Blending between inside and outside of building
11. Low roof lines – currently too aggressive
12. Make building appear less like a drive in
13. ‘Building currently looks to have a “California” look. Make it more
“Midwestern”
Christina Park, Administrative Project Analyst for the Fire Department
, gave
an overview of the variations that would need to be granted in order to build Fire
Station #14. She explained that four variations would be necessary and would
include the following: (1) front yard setback, (2) side (east) yard setback, (3) lot
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rustee
coverage, and (4) height restriction for the building’s hose tower.
Juracek
stated that she felt the variations should be granted because the site
constraints cause a real hardship.
Resident Carol Tortorello, 223 S. Elmhurst Avenue
, stated that she did not
like the roof of the building and felt it did not look like a civic building.
Consensus among the Trustees was to have SRBL Architects work on sketches
of alternative exterior elevations for the Board to review, some of which will be
completely different than the current concept and others that modify the existing
idea. Of greatest concern to the Board was the roofline and exterior building
materials.
IV.ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:36 p.m.
CHRISTINA PARK
ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECT ANALYST
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