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AGENDA
Meeting Location: Meeting Date and Time:
Mount Prospect Senior Center Tuesday, September 26, 2000
50 South Emerson Street 7:30 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
Mayor Gerald L. Farley
Trustee Timothy Corcoran Trustee Dennis Prikkel
Trustee Paul Hoefert Trustee Michaele Skowron
Trustee Richard Lohrstorfer Trustee Irvana Wilks
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 22, 2000
ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2000
III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
IV. MISCELLANEOUS ZONING ISSUES DISCUSSION
This subject is a continuation of the discussion that took place at the August 22 Committee
of the Whole meeting.
Early each year, staff polls Village Board members regarding topics the Board would like to
discuss at Committee of the Whole meetings. One topic that generated substantial interest
was the recent phenomenon of "residential tear downs." This redevelopment practice
involved the purchasing of older, smaller homes in well-established neighborhoods and
thereafter the homes were either demolished or completely engulfed with a substantially
larger single family residence. While the Village has not yet experienced a significant "tear
down" problem, a number of Chicagoland communities had and were studying the
implementation of appropriate controls so that the essential character of existing
neighborhoods was not detrimentally altered. Over the course of 2000, additional concerns
regarding lot coverage restrictions and the size of garages also came to the forefront.
Since each of these items relate to the redevelopment or improvement of existing structures,
and in many cases are interrelated, staff is bringing forward these issues for discussion as
a group.
Community Development Director Bill Cooney and his staff have prepared a memorandum
outlining the salient points that should be considered with each of these subjects.
Appropriate staff will be on hand to answer questions and facilitate discussion.
NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS MEETING BUT BECAUSE OF A
DISABILITY NEEDS SOME ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE, SHOULD CONTACT THE VILLAGE
MANAGER'S OFFICE A T '100 SOUTH EMERSON, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS 60056, 847/392-6000,
EXTENSION 5327, TDD #847/392-6064.
V. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT
VI. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
VII. ADJOURNMENT
CLOSED SESSION
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."
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