HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/13/1996 COW agenda COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
AGENDA
Meeting Location: Meeting Date and Time:
Mount Prospect Senior Center Tuesday, February 13, 1996
50 South Emerson Street 7:30 P.M.
i. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 12, 1995 AND JANUARY 23, 1996
iii. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
iV. MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING INSPECTION PROGRAM
During the 1996 Budget process, staff included in the 1997 Forecast Budget an
additional Housing Inspector for the purpose of expanding the Multi-Family Housing
Inspection Program. While the Village's Housing Program has achieved many
successes over the past few years, staff continues to find a number of seriously
dilapidated apartments throughout the Village. Staff believes that the Village needs
to increase its commitment to inspecting apartment units Village-wide. The Visions
Housing Subcommittee recently met to discuss alternative means of addressing
existing problems within our housing stock. While no formal recommendation was
made by the Committee, several suggestions were raised and have been included
in a comprehensive staff report regarding this subject.
The purpose of the Committee of the Whole discussion will be to review the staff
report, discuss various options for enhancing the Village's inspection program and
receive direction on how Village Codes might need to be amended. The issue of
interior inspections raises some important and legitimate privacy issues which will
need to be addressed. Village Attorney Everette Hill has been researching various
inspection scenarios as well as current law with the idea of coming up with a fair,
equitable and legally defensible inspection procedure. If the Village Board agrees to
move forward with an expanded program, specific draft language for an inspection
procedure will be drafted.
The attached information package should provide adequate background information
to identify the problem, present the options and put forward a recommendation.
Appropriate staff and members of the Visions Housing Subcommittee will be present
to 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 AT 100 SOUTH
EMERSON, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS 60056, 847/392-6000,
EXTENSION 5327, TDD #847/392-6064.
V. CENTRAL ROAD CORRIDOR STUDY - FOLLOW-UP
One of the new initiatives undertaken by the Department of Community
Development this past year was to begin a series of Corridor Studies throughout the
Village. The purpose of Corridor Studies is to provide the Village with a general
vision of how key areas of the Village should be developed and/or redeveloped. A
critical aspect of this future planning is taking into account things like impact on
existing properties, especially residential, as well as heightened concerns about
traffic safety and flooding. This is an effort to take a proactive stance so that when
redevelopment opportunities present themselves, the Village can see how those
plans fit into the community's concept of "where we should go" and "what we want to
be."
The Central Road Corridor Study is the first of the Studies. As part of the process,
several public meetings were held by the Plan Commission. Notice was given to
surrounding property owners to ensure their input on the Study. Many modifications
were made to the document so as to incorporate residents' and business owners'
comments and insights. In addition, the Plan Commission has been thoroughly
involved with the review of this document and has provided considerable direction in
preparing this draft report.
The Village Board first considered the Central Road Corridor Study at is January 9
Committee of the Whole meeting. Overall comments regarding the quality and
thoroughness of the report were positive. Generally speaking, the action steps
enumerated in the Study were embraced by the Village Board. A final step in the
review process is for the Board to prioritize those action steps contained within the
Study.
At the Village Board's direction, an Action Plan Matrix was developed to aid in that
prioritization process. Five of seven Board members submitted completed Action
Plan Matrices and the results are contained in the discussion material. It is the
intention of this follow-up review session to provide final direction on the report
which can then be adopted at a subsequent Village Board meeting.
Appropriate staff will be present to facilitate discussion.
VI. MANAGER'S REPORT
Vii. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Viii. ADJOURNMENT
CLOSED SESSION
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