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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/22/2000 PC minutes MINUTES OF TI{E REGULAR MEETING OF TM MOUNT PROSPECT PLAN COMMISSION June 22, 2000 CALL TO ORDER: The reguIar meeting of the Mount Prospect Plan Commission was called to order by Chairman Michael ZadeI at 7:02 p.m. at the Village Hall, 100 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois. ROLL CALL: Present upon Roll Call: Michael Zadel, Chairman Matt Sledz Gary Growinket Carol Tortorello William Reddy Absent: Frank Boege Antoinette Astreides Edwin Janus Village Staff Present: Michael Blue, AICP, Deputy Director of Community Development Misty Das, Planner Others in Attendance: Chris Clair-Daily Herald Dean Geroulis-Chicago Tribune Vipul Amin-Judith Arm Resident Yogesh Maniar~Judith Ann Resident Yan Do-Judith Ann Resident Rich Eide-Judith Ann Resident April Foley-Mentor Program Nancy Corry-Summer Adventure Program Diane Kovack-Clayground Inc. Linnea Pioro-Camp Fire Boys and Girls Victoria Bigelow-Access to Care Alan Brostoff-Boy Scouts Jere Teed-CEDA Northwest Sharon Anderson-Club Rec Plex Suzarme Skala-Resource Center for the Elderly Eric Carpenter-Resources for Community Living APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Chairman Zadel opened the meeting and asked if there were any questions or revisions. Carol Tortorello pointed out that the minutes said "regular" meeting, not "special" meeting and that those listed in "Others in Attendance" were not distinguished by a title or'agency. She also noted that on Page 2; the word "raised" was misspelled and should be "razed". Chairman Zadel entertained a motion to approve the minutes with revisions. Matt Sledz moved to approve the minutes and Bill Reddy seconded the motion. The motion was approved 5-0. MOUNT PROSPECT PLAN COMMISSION Page 2 Minutes of June 21, 2000 Meeting SUBDIVISIONS: NONE OLD BUSINESS: NONE NEW BUSINESS: Community Development Block Grant Presentations Chairman Zadel opened the Public Hearing at 7:04 p.m. and said that applicants applying for CDBG funds would present theft requests in the order of PIan Commission's packet of applications. Chairman Zadel asked Ms. Das to give a brief introduction about the meeting. Ms. Das said that the purpose of the hearing was for applicants to describe their program and provide Plan Commission members an opportunity to ask questions about the program and/or agency prior to the Plan Commission making funding recommendations to the Village Board. Chairman Zadel said the amount of the total CDBG grant is unknown at this time and that H-tJD regulations limit the amount of funds spent on public service activities to 15% of the amount of the grant. He said that the funding decision would be estimated based on the current year's allocation of $356,000. 2001 CDBG applicants presented their programs and gave Plan Commission the opportunity to ask questions. Presenters and their requests were: Amount Speaker Agency Program Requested Diarme Kovaek Ctayground Inc. Teaching ceramics $10,000 Capital Improvements $15,000 Linnea Pioro Camp Fire Boys and Girls New Horizons $10,000 Camp Kool $15,000 Alan Brostoff Boy Scouts Learning for Life $10,000 Sharon Anderson Club RecPlex MP Park District $3,000 Suzanne Skala Resource Center for the Senior Shared Housing $3,500 Elderly Victoria Bigelow Suburban Primary Health Access to Care $10,500 Care Jere Teed CEDA Northwest Transitional Apartment Living $8,500 Sprinlder System $20,000 Mark Parr Children's AdvOcacy Center Family Support Services $3,000 Eric Carpenter Resources for Community Support services for $5,000 Living developmentally disabled Misty Das' VOM]? Infrastructure improvements $485,000 Chairman Zadel thanked all of the applicants for their presentations and temporarily adjourned the public hearing at 8:35p.m. He asked Ms. Das to give a brief introduction about the Judith Ann residents who were in attendance. Ms. Das explainec~, that the Village was currently working with Judith Ann residents and HUD to qualify their area as a Iow/moderate income area. This would allow the Village to potentially invest CDBG funds into the area for the needed street and maintenance improvements. Rich Eide, an owner of a Judith Ann townhouse explained the history of the Judith Ann involvement with the Village. He was happy that the neighborhood had come a long way in a short period of time and was OUNT PROSPECT PLAN COMMISSION Page 3 Minutes of June 21.,, 2000 Meeting currently forming a Homeowner's Association. This association would address the unique needs associated with the neighborhood. Bill Reddy and Carol Tortorello expressed their pleasure as to how the neighborhood has helped itself, and noted that was a positive factor m considering funding decisions euncemmg their neighborhood. Plan Commission members thanked the residents for their presentation and commended their neighborhood on a tremendous effort. Chairman Zadel opened a Public Hearing at 9:25 p.m. to discuss the 2000 Action Plan Amendment. Fie asked Ms. Das to briefly explain the program to the Plan comnUssion members who were not familiar with the proposal. Ms. Das explained that the funds for the program were coming from the unanticipated funds of the eun-ent year's CDBG allocation. Ms. Das explained that this program would create affordable housing options for low-income homebuyers and would also accomplish the affordable housing objective stated in the 2000 Consolidated Plan. Carol Tortorello moved to approve the 2000 Action Plan Amendment and Bill Reddy seconded the motion, and the 2000 Action Plan Amendment was approved 5-0. Chairman Zadel re-opened the Public Fiearing for 2001 funding requests at 9:40 p.m. Mx. Eric Carpenter, representing Resources for Community Living, presented his organization's'request, The Public Hearing was closed at 9:55p.m COMMENTS AND OTI][ER BUSINESS: Chairman Zadet asked if anyone had any comments about changing the meeting time of regular Plan Commission meetings from 7:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. There were no comments and Chairman Zadel entertained a motion to change the time of the meeting. Bill Reddy moved to approve the change in meeting time for regular Plan Commission meeting and Carol Tortorello seconded the motion, which was approved 5-0. Carol Tortorello moved to adjourn the meeting and Bill Reddy seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 and the meeting was adjourned at !0:15 p.m. Michael H Blue, ~ICP, Deputy Director of Community Development H:\GEIqXPLNO\CDBG~PC Memos'June21 minutes.doc Attachment A MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF TI-Ilg MOUN71' PROSPECT PLAN COMMISSION June 14, 2000 CALL TO ORDER: The special meeting of the Mount Prospect Plan Commission was called to order by Chairman Michael Zadel at 7:02 p.m. at the VilIage Hall, 100 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois. ROLL CALL: Present upon Roll Call: Michael Zadel, Chairman Antoinette Astreides Edwin Janus William Reddy Matt Sledz Carol Tortorello Absent: Frank Boege Gary Grouwinkel Village Staff Present: Judy Cormolly, A~CP, Senior Planner Chuck Lindelof, P.E., Project Engineer Others in Attendance: Todd Tagesun-Equiva (Shell) Peter Baimes-Warren Johnson Architects APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Chairman Zadel opened the meeting and said that the minutes would be reviewed after the Development Code exception request was heard. The Development Code case was completed and Chairman Zadel revisited Approval of the Minutes. He asked if there were any questions or revisions. As there were none, Carol Tortoreilo moved to approve the minutes and Bill Reddy seconded the motion. The motion was approved with Tonie Astreides and Ed Janus abstaining. SLrBDMSIONS: NONE OLD BUSI1NESS: PC-05-2000fDevelopment Code Exception/2 E. Rand Road (Shell' Gas Station) Chairman Zadel introduced the f'zrst item of business and asked Judy Cormolly to review the case. Ms. . Cotmolly said that the petitioner, Shell Oil, proposes to improve an existing Shell Gas Station at the comer of Rand and Kensington Roads~ She said that the pr~ect includes removing the outdoor kiosk/attendant box and constructing a 420 'square foot addition onto the existing ear wash to accommodate the cashier and a small amount of retail 'space. She said that the Development Code applies to the project because the remodeled structure will have retaiI space,' which requires two parking spaees. She said that the petitioner is seeking an exception to the Development Code for storm water detention and proposes not to provide storm water detention. MOUNT PROSPECT PLAN COMMISSION Minutes of.rune 14~. 2000 Meeting. Page 2 She said that currentl7 there is no stormwater detention for the site and that the Village is not aware of any drainage or flooding problems.. The petitioner's plans include reducing the amount of impervious surface to approximately 67% and installing landscaping around the perimeter of the property. Ms. Connolly said that the property is bounded by two IDOT roads and is requirec} to follow their regulations in addition to the Village's regulations. Furthermore, the size, shape, and the fact that the site is a gas station imposes further constraints on viable Iocations for stormwater detention. She said that the petitioner is not changing the tanks, gas pumps or the canopy, which also tm/ts the amount of flexibility in locating the detention. Theref6m, the permitted locations for the detention do not allow for sufficient capacity or the appropriate manner ro provide detention. Ms. Connolly said that staff recommends approval of the petitioner'g Development Code exception request and not provide storm water detention with the condition that the Iandscape plan be consistent with the Village's proposed Corridor Design Guideline requirements. She said that Chuck Lindelof from the Village's Engineering Division and representatives of the petitioner were available to answer questions about the project. Todd Tageson, representative of the petitioner, said that IDOT reviewed the reconfignred access m the site. He presented the final design and said that the revised design approved by ][DOT reduced the amount of impervious surface to less than 65%. There was general discussion about the amount of tot coverage and how the increase in green space would significantly benefit the site. Chairman Zadel said that the mn-off from the site sheet drains into Rand Road and that he is not aware of any drainage problems at the site. Bill Reddy agreed and asked if the new projects occurring around Rand/Kensington/Elmhurst Roads were reviewed together. Chuck Lindelof said that the projects were reviewed separately for detention requirements and Mr. Tageson added that IDOT reviewed access to Shell and the proposed CVS site; across the street, together To ensure optimal traffic flow and access to the sites. There was discussion about redevelopmg a site as opposed to improwng a site and how the Village codes were applied. Matt Sledz compared the projects at 1 E. Rand Road and 1 W. Rand Road to complete redevelopment projects because the existing structures were razed, in contrast to Shell's improvement project, where primary structures were not changed but the project significantly improved the property. There was general discussion about the proposed retail space and what items would be sold; the impact of the remodeling on the car wash stacking space, and access for the tanker tracks. Peter Balmes said that the stacking and access issues were reviewed by Shell's internal design team before they submitted plans to the Village. He said that Shell reviews plans to make sure the tankers can access the site easily and to determine what, if any, impacts will result if the station is remodeled. There was further discussion about the project and how the petitioner had a legitimate hardship because of the size and shape of.the property and that the reduced amount of impervious surface would be an asset to the site. Carol Tortorello moved to approve the DeVelopment Code exception and not require the petitiOner to provide stormwater detention for 2 E. Raiid Road and that the site be landscaped in a manner consistent with the proposed Corridor Design Guidelines. Bill Reddy seconded the motion, which was approved 6-0. MOUNT PROSPECT PLAN COMMISSION Minutes of June 14. 2000 Meeting Page 3 NEW BUSINESS: NONE COMMENTS AND OTttl~R BUSINESS: There was general discussion about starting the Plan Commission meetings at 7 p.m It was agreed that the June 21 meeting would start at 7 p.m. because agencies and service groups would be making presentations to obtain CDBG funds and that it would be easier for the presenters to have an earlier start time, as opposed m a meeting that ran later. Plan Commission members requested that meeting "start time" be a June 21, 2000 agenda item and formal action would be taken at that time. Bill Reddy moved m adjourn the meeting and Tonie Asterieds seconded the motion. The motion carried 6-0 and the meeting was adjourned at 7:22 p.m.