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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/09/1996 COW minutes MINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE JANUARY 9, 1996 .CALL TO ORDER Mayor Gerald Farley called the meeting to order at 7:32 p m Present at the meeting were Mayor Gerald L Farley, Trustees George Clowes, T~mothy Corcoran, R~chard Hendricks, Paul Hoefert and Michaete Skowren Absent from the meeting was Trustee Irvan~ Wilks Also present were Village Manager M~chael Janoms, Assistant Wllage Manager David 8trahl, Commumty Development D~rector William Cooney, Planner Kenneth Fritz, Planning Coordinator Darnel Ungerlelder, Pubhc Works Director Glen Andler and Eng~neenng Inspector Sean Won ~ II MINUTES Acceptance of the M~nutes of November 28, 1995 Motion made by Trustee Clowes and Seconded by Trustee Hoefert to approve the M~nutes Minutes were approved Acceptance of the M~nutes of December 12, 1995 Mot]on made by Trustee Clowes and Seconded by Trustee Skowron Trustee Clowes requested a rews~on on page 5 Board members approved the M~nutes w~th the revision Trustees Hoefert and Corcoran abstained III CITIZENS TO BE HEARD None IV PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD The PIC Scholarship Award was presented to Susan Roreinsld as the third annual Mayor's Scholarship recipient. V. CENTRAL ROAD CORRIDOR STUDY Mayor Farley introduced the topic and stated that the Community Development Department has put together a draft Corridor Study for the purposes of consideration by the Village Board m assisting m development or redevelopment of the targeted areas This ~s the first of many Corridor Studies to follow Community Development Director William Cooney stated that this is the first of other Studies and what information ~s learned through this process w~ll assist in the drafting of future Corridor Studies He stated that the staff has worked extensively w~th the Plan Comm~ssmn to formulate the recommendatmns and documentation whmh exists in the Study itself Once the comprehensive Corndor Study ~s approved, it will become a component of the Comprehensive Plan Therefore, when a development or redevelopment sltuatmn occurs, the Study would be able to prowde general d~rectlon for staff and be utihzed as a guide These Corndor Studies are intended to address issues prior to these ~ssues possibly becem~ng i problems m the future Marshall Ponzi, Chairman of the Plan Commission spoke He provided a general ~ overview of the thought process ~n which the Plan Commission went through ~n l order to generate the Study Among the processes was a pubhc ~nformat~on meeting to get ~nput from businesses and residents along the Corridor The Plan Commission recommends approval of the Study by the V~llage Board Planner Ken Fritz prowded a general summary of the report itself where he ident~fied major problems and issues and rewewed the recommended action steps to possibly resolve these ~ssues Among the issues ~dentlfied are (1) land use and zoning, (2) ~ncorrectly zoned property with the current use, (3) transportation, specifically rush hour traffic and concern of residents w~th d~rect Central Road access, (4) pedestnan safety, (5) public right-of-way improvements The action plan as drafted provides potential solutions in response to these Ident~fied problems Planning Coordinator Dan Ungertelder prowded a general overview to illustrate how the action plan is working to assist in addressing the U S Robotics traffic issues and proposed road ~mprovements A proposal for a five-lane cross section from Arthur to Busse Road has been recommended w~th an addit~onal t~med hght at the U S Robotics entrance to assist in traffic flow Funding assistance would be coming from the State and U S Robotics itself General comments by the V~llage Board members ~ncluded the following items Some encouragement should be consdered for addlt,onal pedestrian ways and the encouragement of the use of bicycles along th~s Corridor if possible There was also some d~scussion concerning the proposed read improvements In add~bon, there was some d~scuss~on concerning whether the Village should stimulate redevelopment through possible purchase of properties along the Corridor. Some Board members voiced concerns about addressing the Busse Road area prior to the County approaching the Wllage with an ~mprovement plan which may not be conducive to Village goals Some Board members requested that additional cons~derabon be undertaken to address the traffic concerns at Melas Park Community Development Director William Cooney stated that ~f the V~llage Board approves the action plan, the Corndor Study then becomes part of the Comprehensive Plan although th~s Corridor Plan will not be considered legally b~ndmg but just a guide for future development and redevelopment Village Manager Michael Janonis stated staff w~ll rewew the comments presented by the V~llage Board and bnng back a rewsed document w~th the comments included or addressed and will review the poss~b~hty of a five-lane cross section from Arthur to Melas Park. The staff w~ll also revmw the action plan and determine what the estimated costs of such actions might be Consensus of the Village Board was to reconsider the Study for final review at an upcoming Committee of the Whole mee0ng in February and the staff will then provide a list of projected Corridors for the Village Board to consider In the future. VI. MANAGER'S REPORT Coffee w~th Council ~s scheduled for January 13 at 9 00 a m ViE ANY OTHER BUSINESS Trustee Hendricks stated that Village staff should administer Codes consistently and is concerned that the staff has not been consistent in addressing the zoning of the Pop Shop which is currently owned by the Mt Prospect Park D~strict 3 ADJOURNMENT *' ~ ;~ ~'~-.,~ There being no further bus~ness, the Committee of the Whole meetIng was '"-~'" adJourned at 9 20 p rn ,, ~ ! · Respectfully submitted, , DAVID STRAHL DS/rcc ;, AssIstant Vdlage Manager