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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLAN COMMISSION - 05/18/1972 - HIGGINS INDUSTRIAL PARK MINUTES REGULAR PLAN COMMISSION MEETING May 18, 1972 Members Present: Messrs. Richard Pottker, Alvin Krasnovi, Richard Sorenson, Thomas Hamilton, Gayle Bantner; Secretary Leah Cummins. Others Present: Mr. Melvin Fakter of Reliable Sheet Metal Works , Inc. , for a portion of the meeting; Mr. Don Robe rtsrepresenting the Building Department; and Mr. Mead Killion, interested citizen. At 8: 10 p.m. the Secretary called the meeting to order and asked for an election for Chairman pro tem. It was moved by Hamilton, seconded by Krasnow that Mr. Pottker serve in this capacity. The motion was unanimously approved. 1 . Minutes of April 20, 1972 and May 4, 1972 meetings were read; minor correc- tions were made and unanimous approval was given by those present. 2. Higgins Industrial Park Unit 84 It was moved by Krasnow, seconded by Sorenson that this plat be approved. All present voted AYE. Higgins Industrial Park Unit 85 It was moved by Sorenson, seconded by Krasnow that this plat be approved. All present voted AYE. Higgins Industrial Park Unit 86 It was moved by Hamilton, seconded by Krasnow that this plat be approved. All present voted AYE. 3E Docket 72-4 Mr. Hamilton asked the petitioner if he had gone back to acquire two more feet of land. Mr. Fakter said he had not, but that this was not beyond the realm of possibility. It was pointed out by Mr. Hamilton that the present proposed ordinance permits off-premises. parking. A motion for approval of the petitioner for a special use permit for an off-premise parking lot k..as made by Hamilton, seconded by Bantner; all members present voted AYE. At this point Mr. Shannon entered the meeting, assumed the chairmanship and threw another piece of unfinished business on the table for discussion, namely, the Resubdivision of Part of Lot 1 of Village on the Lake Subdivision. There was brief discussion concerning the appropriateness of the wording on the plat before us. Upon the statement by Mr. Shannon, "I don' t want to practice lay-., tonight", which is an uncharacteristically modest posture for our chairman., -- a responsive member, Mrs. Cummins moved that the plat be referred to the Village Attorney; the motion was seconded by Mr. Hamilton, and all present voted AYE. 3A, B,C .:ere combined for discussion sake. These items concern the Metropolitan Sanitary District 's letter of April 12, 1972; a steering committee for Metropolitan Sanitary District J h Basin; and the feasibility of a Village Flood Control Commission. The Commissioners listened attentively to Mr. Hamilton ' s logical explanation of these situations and thereafter decided to put his valued judgement in the form of a motion. It was moved by Cummins, seconded by Bantner that the Plan Commission recommend to the Village Board that a Flood Control Commission be established and that its prime and first order of duty will be to draw up a drainage plan and schedule for its implementa- tion to be filed with the Metropolitan Sanitary District, and to adopt a Flood Control Ordinance, acceptable to the District. We recommend membership in the Flood Control Commission should include a representative from Centex and other major developers, a Plan Commission member and/or other citizen or a representative from the Industrial Park, a member of the Park Board and the Health Board. Prime responsibility for imple- menting the drainage plan should rest with the Village Engineer. As far as personnel for the Metropolitan Sanitary District Basin Steering Committee is concerned, it should include representation from the Industrial Park. . Mr. Hamilton is presently serving in this capacity and needs to be released. All members present voted AYE. Other unfinished business was deferred due to the lateness of the hour. There were no committee reports. The Chairman mentioned the financial dis- closure requirement of Commission members. It was mentioned that compliance Frith this requirement has- been temporarily postponed by the courts. (We'd better keep a follo:•a up on this. ) The Chairman also announced a public hearing would be held by the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals to rezone the drive- in theatre portion of the Oasis Trailer development (20 acres) into trailer locations. Some very astute- minds quickly realized the possibilities that this situation presents for finding the means to relocate the 170 trailers in Elk Grove Trailer Park in order to facilitate and expedite the Salt Creek Watershed Project. The Pro- ject ' s progress is being held in abeyance pending the ability of Elk Grove Village and surrounding communities to relocate the 170 trailers to other livable locations. This has been a major hurdle, seemingly insurmountable up to this point. The Elk Grove Village Plan Commission and its resourceful- ness- is liable to either solve this problem or- create a new one . . . but-we resolve unanimously to try. With this, the meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. on motion by Bantner which was seconded by Sorenson. Respectfully submitted, Leah Cummins ` Secretary LC:ms cc: President, Trustees, Village Manager, Administrative Assistant, Village Clerk (2) , Village Engineer, Building Commissioner, Chmn. Plan Commission, Secy. Plan Commission. Plan Commission - 2 - 5/18/1972