HomeMy WebLinkAboutEXECUTIVE SESSION - 02/24/1998 - LAND ACQUISITION/RELEASED RES NO 14-01 EXECUTIVE SESSION
Date February 24. 1998
Time 6700 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. RUMMEL
Village Trustee Asst. Village Manager
P. FEICHTER S. NIEHAUS
Village Trustee Asst, to the Manager
S. LISSNER G. KNICKERBOCKER
Village Trustee Village Attorney
J. PETRI M. RIORDAN
Village Trustee Special Counsel
C. PROCHNO
Village Trustee
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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 February 24. 1'498
this Executive Session was called to consider a Land Acquisition matter.
Number of pages attached: 1
Date(s) of review for release: lul�yy 1998
Date of approval for release:
2/24/98
6:00 p.m.
Land Acquisition
The Village President informed the Village Board that he would issue a press
release at the February 24, 1998 Village Board meeting regarding the Chicago
Bears' interest in developing a football/hotel facility in Elk Grove. The press release
confirms that the Village has been contacted by the Bears and that they are being
treated like every other developer that approaches the Village. As such, the Village
will be performing research on potential impacts of development on the
community. Upon discussion, it was the consensus of the Village Board to issue
the press release as prepared. The Village President also informed the Village
Board that he had met with the Chicago Bears on February 19, 1998 to facilitate
dialog between the Bears and Alan Busse on the purchase of land. He also
expressed to the Bears the need to regulate entertainment other than Bears games.
The Village President introduced Mary Riordan as Special Counsel to the
Village Board in regards to stadium development. Riordan recommended that the
Village take the following actions in their discussion with the Chicago Bears
organization:
• to request the Chicago Bears to submit a written proposal of their
development plans;
• contact other municipalities that have dealt with stadium development to
gain an understanding of potential issues and concerns;
• to require the Bears to submit a Letter of Credit in the amount of$100,000
to be surrendered to the Village if the Bears do not proceed with the project;
and
• to have all correspondence from the Bears marked "confidential, personal
and proprietary."
Upon further discussion, the consensus of the Village Board was to concur
with Riordan's recommendations.
The meeting adjourned at 7:1Op.m.
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