HomeMy WebLinkAboutEXECUTIVE SESSION - 10/13/1998 - LAND ACQUISITION/RELEASED RES NO 14-01 EXECUTIVE SESSION
Date October 13, 1998
Time 5:30 p.m.
Chernick Conference Room
TOPIC: LITIGATION_ PERSONNEL _ LAND ACQUISITION X
VILLAGE BOARD VILLAGE BOARD
MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
C. JOHNSON N. CZARNIK G. PARRIN
President Village Trustee Village Manager
B. DILL R. RCMMEL
Village Trustee Asst.N"1g.Mgr.
P. FEICHTER S. NIEHAUS
Village Trustee Asst. to Vlg. Mgr.
S. LISSNER G. KSICKERBOCKFIZ
Village Trustee Village Attorney
J. PETRI
Village Trustee
C. PROCHNO
Village Trustee
Pursuant to a duly made and approved motion and a majority vote at a regularly
scheduled meeting of the Village President and Board of Tntstees on 10, 13/98 this
Executive Session was called to consider a Land Acquisition matter.
Number of pages attached: I
Date(s) of review for release: JUIV 1999
Date of approval for release:
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10/13//98
5:30 p.m.
Land Acquisition
The Village President informed the Village Board that lie, the Village
Manager, Village Attorney and Special Counsel M. Riordan had met with
the Chicago Bears on October 13. Bears officials present at the meeting
included T. Phillips, Ann Royal and Gary Mauter. Michael McCaskey was
not present.
The Village President stated that the Bears had made significant
progress in responding to the criteria required by the Village, including the
hiring of stadium engineering consultants. However, the Bears indicated
that they would not be able to submit a detailed proposal prior to the
January 12, 1999 deadline imposed by the Village.
The Villa-e President suggested that the Village consider placing a
referendum on the April 1998 ballot to determine if the residents desire a
proposal to be submitted by the Bears. The referendum question would be
developed by the Village Attorney in conjunction with Special Counsel
experienced in referendum writing.
The Village Board discussed the use of a referendum in detail and
considered the following issues:
• the ability of referendum to allow input of entire community;
• the need for a referendum to provide guidance on a unique issue with
lasting impact on the community similar to the I-290/Besterfield
exchange referendum.
• the use of a referendum to identify the Bears' interest in developing a
stadium in Elk Grove.
Upon discussion, the consensus of the Village Board was to take the
following action at the October 13, 1998 Village Board meeting:
• to announce that a referendum on the Chicago Bears Stadium
proposal will be placed on the April 13, 1998 ballot; and
• to direct the Village Attorney to work with Special Counsel to
prepare the referendum question for consideration by the Village
Board at the October 27, 1998 Village Board meeting.
In addition, the Village Attorney was directed to contact the Bears
and inform them of the Village Board's decision to place a referendum on
the April 1999 ballot.
The meeting adjourned at 6:29 p.m.
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