Milwaukee Avenue Corridor Committee

MILWAUKEE AVENUE CORRIDOR COMMITTEE MARCH 13, 2014 MEETING SUMMARY CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Co‐Chair Jekot at 8:03 a.m. ATTENDANCE The following Committee members were in attendance:  John Jekot, Village Trustee  Moses Nazzal, Superintendent of Engineering  Ross Klicker, Economic Development Coordinator  Bruce Sylvester, Senior Planner EXCUSED  Danette Matyas, Village Trustee  Bob Pilat, Admin. Asst. to Director of Public Services Also in attendance were:  June Speaker, Comforts of Home  Louella Preston, Resident APP0VAL OF MEETING SUMMARY R. Klicker made a motion, seconded by M. Nazzal, to approve the November 14, 2013 meeting summary notes as presented. The motion passed unanimously. DISCUSSION OF ITEP PHASE IV PLANS The Committee reviewed the revised plans for improvements north of Oakton Street (Phase IV). R. Klicker pointed‐out the differences between previous versions. M. Nazzal said that the plans will need to be given to I‐DOT and approved by I‐DOT. J. Speaker from Comforts of Home stated that no one on her block plows snow except her. She expressed concerns about the loss of parking. R. Klicker suggested converting some of the angle‐parking in front of Comforts of Home to 90‐degree parking, similar to what was done in front of the China Star. This change would also require the curb‐cut to be widened. The committee agreed that these changes should be made. M. Nazzal stated that the ‘finger’ at the intersection of Oriel and Milwaukee Avenue—as shown in Option 1—would be a problem for plowing. The committee agreed the plan shown in Option 2 is better. Page 1 of 2 R. Klicker suggested that a Special Service Area (SSA) be created to address plowing, parking lot improvements such as repaving, and maintenance of planters that are planned to be installed. L. Preston asked if creating such an SSA requires ‘one vote per property owner’, or if the vote is based on street frontage or square footage of property. R. Klicker said the Village Attorney will need to answer that question. B. Sylvester asked if the Village could repave the entire parking lot in front of these businesses—including the portion in the Right‐of‐Way and the portion on private property—and then be reimbursed by the SSA. The Committee believed that arrangement would be possible. J. Jekot asked if the SSA would cover only one block on one side of Milwaukee Avenue, or cover all of the area included in the ITEP Phase IV area. R. Klicker thought that an SSA could start with just the eastern side of Milwaukee Avenue, while L. Preston thought the SSA should cover the entire area. J. Speaker asked what the timeline is for installing improvements. R. Klicker stated that improvements will probably not be installed until 2015, and work on creating the SSA could be done in the interim. The Committee agreed that HR Green should revise the plans as discussed at the beginning of the meeting. These revised/final plans will then need to be presented to I‐ DOT for their approval, after which they could be shown to the property owners and businesses in the area before being presented to the Village Board for adoption/ratification. Work to create an SSA will also need to be undertaken. L. Preston asked if any work is planned along Milwaukee Avenue during 2014. M. Nazzal mentioned traffic‐signal work that will be done at the intersection of Main Street and Milwaukee Avenue and also storm water management work that will be done in Maryhill Cemetery. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 8:35 a.m. Page 2 of 2