HomeMy WebLinkAboutEXECUTIVE SESSION - 04/28/1998 - LAND ACQUISITION/RELEASED RES NO 14-01 EXECUTIVE SESSION
Date April 28 1998
Time 6:15 p.m.
Chernick Conference Room
TOPIC: LITIGATION_ PERSONNEL _ LAND ACQUISITION X
VILLAGE BOARD VILLAGE BOARD
MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
C.JOHNSON G. PARRIN
President Village Manager
N. CZARNIK(6:45 p.m.) R. RUMMEL
Village Trustee Asst. Village Manager
B. Dill S.NIEHAUS
Village Trustee Asst. to the Manager
P. FEICHTER G. KNICKERBOCKER
Village Trustee Village Attorney
S. LISSNER M. RIORDAN
Village Trustee (Special Counsel)
J. PETRI
Village Trustee
C. PROCHNO
Vi I lage 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 Trustees on-April 28. 1998 this
Executive Session was called to consider a Land Acquisition matter.
Number of pages attached: I
Date(s)of review for release: July 1998
Date of approval for release:
042898
6:15 p.m.
LAND ACQUISITION
M. Riordan brought the Village Board up-to-date on the status of the
Chicago Bears proposed stadium development and summarized the
discussions between the Bears and the Village negotiating team that
occurred since the April 14, 1998 Village Board meeting.
M. Riordan stated that the Village's negotiating team had completed
significant research on the construction of municipally owned stadium
facilities. The research included discussions with Prince George, County
MD (Washington Redskins) and Maricopa County, AZ (Arizona
Diamondbacks). Based on discussions with representatives of both
governments, it was Riordan's recommendation that the Village maintain
their position regarding the following issues:
• guaranteed revenue;
• control of stadium use;
• purchase of Elk Grove materials/services for construction; and
• reimbursement for Village consultant/legal costs.
To date, the Bears have not responded to the Village's request for payment
of legal and consultant costs associated with the Village's review of the
proposed development. Riordan recommended that the Village Board
establish a deadline for the Bears response to this request. If the deadline is
not met, the Village should terminate their discussions with the Bears
organization.
Upon further discussion, the consensus of the Village Board was as follows:
• to establish a deadline of 5 p.m. on April 30, 1998 for the Bears to
confirm their commitment to pay legal and consulting costs of the
Village up to $100,000. The Village Attorney will inform the Bears
of the deadline and the Village's request, and
• to notify the Village Board of the Bears response via special care
package delivery on April 30. If the Bears do not respond, a press
release indicating that "no further discussions" between the Village
and the Bears will be issued on Friday, May 1.
The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
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