Industrial & Commercial Development Commission

1 APPROVED 2 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTHBROOK 3 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 4 5 Village Hall Board Room 6 June 24, 2014 7 8 Members Present: Chairman Patrick Lederer, David Gottlieb, Jill Narens, Richard Rushkewicz, Dick 9 Leopold, Brian Lee, Tensley Garris, Thomas Washburn, Mark Freeman and Larry 10 Herskovitz. 11 12 Staff Present: Mike Strong, David Schoon and Colleen Brunner. 13 14 Review of Minutes: 15 On a motion made and seconded, the minutes from the April 22, 2014 ICDC meeting were approved with 16 the following change that under New Business the minutes should not read that UPS partnered an event 17 where Brad Schneider will be speaking at the Deerfield Village Hall on gun safety. 18 19 Public Comment- Hear from the Audience-None 20 21 Community Planning & Economic Development Coordinator Report 22 Schoon provided updates regarding; 1) The Board has approved the NorthShore 770 project, 2) 430 Dundee 23 Marathon Station and the Rehab Inst. continue to work on land swap, 3) proposed Waterway at 2370 24 Waukegan is back at the Plan Commission, 4) the first public hearing was held concerning the Village Green 25 Center expansion. The Plan was generally receptive, 5) cell tower at 4350 Walters has been approved and 26 staff is waiting on a resubmittal for the tower at 2705 Techny, 6) 60 Revere rezoning has been filed, 7) plans 27 have been submitted for the proposed Dunkin Donuts at 2775 Dundee, 8) applicant is pursuing a 7500 sf 28 project at 2990 Dundee for an office complex but no formal application has been submitted, 9) proposed 29 Metro Storage at 2121 Shermer is going before the Board tonight. It is a storage facility with a mezzanine 30 level. This project will require rezoning and text amendments, 10) 1448 Techny proposes a medical/dental 31 use which requires special permit approval, 11) the proposed Lurie Children’s Pediatric clinic at 1131 32 Techny Road requires a special use permit and text amendment to allow off premises signage, 12) plans 33 have been submitted for a 69 bed senior living facility at 100 Pointe Dr., 13) Pulte Homes located at 34 Landwehr/Willow has resubmitted a formal application for 18 units, 14) the Anetsberger property located 35 at Voltz/Waukegan has selected James Builders to construct single family homes, 15) staff has discussions 36 with property owners and potential developers regarding potential redevelopment of 7-8 properties on 37 Shermer Rd., 16) at the July 15 COW meeting, staff will discuss downtown issues, 17) Board has listed code 38 amendment priorities including those related to the downtown area, residential bulk, sign regulations, 39 parking regulations, overhead utility line burial requirements, property maintenance codes, SIC codes and 40 zoning codes, 18) Cook County has informed Schoon regarding potential changes to the 7A & &B for 41 industrial and office buildings, 19) working with Chamber and North Shore Convention Bureau on a 42 shopping campaign, 20) the Economic Development Committee has expressed interest in meeting more 43 often and 21) staff and consultant reported to the Board concerning the new water tower. 44 45 Update Regarding Recently Adopted Food Truck Regulations 46 Mike strong reviewed the information in the packet regarding the new food truck regulations adopted by 47 the Village Board, which includes specific regulations for three different types of food trucks. Member 48 Freeman voiced concerns with the noise level coming from ice cream trucks.  ICDC Meeting Minutes June 24, 2014 1 2 Discussion Regarding Proposed Zoning Code Text Amendments Regarding Medical Cannabis (Marijuana) 3 Cultivation and Dispensary Facilities 4 Schoon reviewed the status of the proposed amendments regarding this issue going through the Plan 5 Commission public hearing process. He stated that the State has created a four year pilot program that 6 authorizes cultivation and distribution of medical marijuana for certain specified debilitation medical 7 reasons. The state has regulations concerning distance from schools, day care centers and residential 8 properties. As a result, a cultivation center could not be located in Northbrook. Regarding dispensaries, 9 only one will be allowed in all of Northfield and New Trier Township. The Plan Commission is considering 10 allowing dispensaries in the same commercial districts in which pharmacies are allowed. 11 12 The ICDC Commission discussed the issue. The Commission unanimously voted to encourage the Plan 13 Commission to continue to explore allowing dispensary centers in commercial districts rather that placing 14 them in industrial districts. 15 16 Discussion of Updated 2014-2015 Work Program 17 Schoon reviewed the work program and highlighted the items that the Commission added at its last 18 meeting. 19 20 Old Business - None 21 22 New Business- 23 ICDC members requested that the Park District attend a future meeting to present information regarding 24 the proposed purchase of Five Seasons. They indicated they are most interested in financial information 25 related to the proposed project such as estimated costs and revenues as well as information regarding how 26 much Glenview spent on its facility. 27 28 Members would also like the Village Engineer to attend a meeting to provide an update on the Stormwater 29 Management Plan. 30 31 Comments were made that the Village portrays itself as encouraging economic development. The 32 treatment and difficulty that Waterways has endured is not sending that message. Additionally, the 33 amount of time spent discussing medical marijuana versus the proposed Waterway facility is not 34 encouraging new business growth 35 36 Chambers annual business expo is July 21st with Glenview, Riverwoods and Deerfield. Meal packing event at 37 the Renaissance is August 28th. 38 39 Adjourn - 40 On motion made and seconded, the joint meeting was adjourned at 8:50 a.m. 41 42 Respectfully Submitted – 43 Colleen Brunner