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Home My WebLink About08/26/1997 COW agenda COMMITTEEOFTHEWHOLE AGENDA Meeting Location: Meeting Date and Time: Mount Prospect Senior Center Tuesday, August 26, 1997 50 South Emerson Street 7:30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 12, 1997 II1. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD IV. DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT-NEXT STEPS The Chairmen of the Business District Development and Redevelopment Commission, Economic Development Commission and Plan Commission are respectfully submitting a proposal to the Mayor and Board of Trustees requesting the creation of an Ad Hoc Downtown Working Group that would be charged with taking the results of the May 31 and July 10 Downtown Redevelopment Workshops and assimilating same into a strategic plan for the downtown. Work on this strategic plan would begin at the start of September and result in a draft report being presented to the Village Board for their consideration in December of this year. In summary, the proposal would include a Committee made up of the above chairpersons, an additional member of each of the those Commissions, two members of the Village Board and two at-large citizens. This ten-member Committee would be supported in their efforts by the Planning staff of the Community Development Department. The proposal also calls for the commissioning of a market study designed specifically to identify the market potential for various downtown land uses in order to have the strategic plan reflect market realities for downtown condominiums, retail and office space. The plan process as outlined in the proposal includes an open house in order to solicit public comment on this subject. Given that the clock is still running on the Iife of the TIF District; the stated desire of the Village Board to maintain downtown redevelopment as a major priority and the practical consideration that for the next several months the Village Board will be focusing almost exclusively on the development of the 1998 Budget, the work of this Ad Hoc Committee will allow progress to be made on this important front, The timing of the issuance of a draft report in December will coincide with the completion of Budget Hearings and the matter can again be taken up in detaiI at a December Committee of the Whole meeting. 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. it is anticipated that the three Chairmen will be in attendance to present their joint proposal, provide background information and answer your questions. Appropriate Village staff will also be in attendance in order to facilitate discussion. V. BUILDING CODE UPDATE The Village has, as a long-standing policy, regularly updated the various Building Codes which govern construction and development within Mount Prospect. The Village of Mount Prospect's Buifding Code currently uses standards referenced in the 1990 BOCA Building and Mechanical Codes with 1992 supplements, the 1989 CABO Single-Family Building Code, the 1990 Electrical Code, the 1993 Illinois Plumbing Code and the 1989 Illinois Accessibility Code. The Village Building Codes includes local amendments to these documents. There are three reasons why it is appropriate for the Village of Mount Prospect Building Code to be updated at this time: 1. All model Buildin9 Codes undergo a three-year update process that allows design professionals, product manufacturers, construction associations and building officials to provide input on proposed changes to the Code. This procedure ensures an active, on-going method to keep the model Codes current and viable with changing times and technologies. The best way for municipal building departments to stay in sync with these changes is to keep the locally adopted Codes current. 2. Our local amendments need to be revisited. This update will cladty existing local amendments that are vague, overly restrictive and/or legally indefensible. They also will incorporate existing Village "construction policies" that have been enforced over the years but not placed in writing. in some cases, the existing Ioca~ amendments need to be wdtten in more "user friendly" Ianguage. 3. The Insurance Services Organization 0SO) is rating Building Departments throughout the nation, much as they have been rating Fire Departments since 1916. The results of their rating procedures can provide a difference in the insurance premiums levied on property owners. ISO reviews 25 different aspects of the Department. The single, biggest determining factor in the rating procedure of Building Departments is the issue date of the adopted Codes. Having 1990 Codes could reduce our total score by over 4O%. Earlier this year, the Village's Economic Development Commission met to discuss updating the Building Code. Representatives of the Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce-Governmental Affairs Committee also participated in the meeting. The groups were supportive of updating the Building Codes to reflect current national standards. The attached information package provides an overview of the proposed substantive changes and reordering of the current Village Building Code. Supplemental information such as our customer hand~outs and a survey of staffing levels and permit processing time lines in other communities are provided for your review and consideration. Given the complexity of the update, it is impractical to include a single document which shows all of the deletions, additions, renumberings and relocating that will be part of this update process. A copy of the proposed updated Code is included in the matedai. Appropriate staff will be in attendance to outline the changes, answer questions and facilitate discussion. Vk GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL CHANGE On Monday, September 8, 1997, Mount Prospect's Government Access Channel will move from its present location on Channel 6 to Channel 17. Under the Village's Franchise Agreement with TCI, the Franchisee (TCI) has the right, with proper notice, to change its channel line-up as it deems appropriate. This latest remix is prompted, at least in part by the fact that WCIU, currently located at the Channel 17 position, has apparently come to an agreement with TCI to secure the higher profile Channel 6 location. Given the change, the Village is in the position of having to notify viewers of our new location as well as establish a new prominent identity for this channel location. Under the Franchise Agreement, TCI is required to reimburse the Village for costs associated with making this changeover. Additionally, Assistant Village Manager David Strahl has worked with WCIU in an effort to secure additional technical and in-kind assistance. The attached information package outlines the nature and scope of that assistance. Tuesday evening's discussion is intended to provide the Village Board with an update of these activities. Appropriate staff will be in attendance in order to answer questions and facilitate discussion. VII. MANAGER'S REPORT VIII. ANY OTHER BUSINESS IX, ADJOURNMENT DEFERRED ITEMS Signs in Rights-of-Way Density/Residential Redevelopment Downtown Redevelopment Options Busse Road Widening Annexation Oppor[unities Parliamentary Procedures