President and Board of Trustees

123 Madison Street Village of Oak Park Oak Park, Illinois 60302 www.oak-park.us Meeting Minutes President and Board of Trustees Monday, February 22, 2016 6:30 PM Village Hall I. Call to Order Village President Abu-Taleb called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. II. Roll Call Present: 5- Village Trustee Barber, Village Trustee Brewer, Village Trustee Lueck, Village Trustee Tucker, and Village President Abu-Taleb Absent: 2- Village Trustee Ott, and Village Trustee Salzman III. Consideration of Motion to Adjourn to Executive Session to Discuss Setting the Price of Real Estate for the Sale or Lease of Property It was moved by Village Trustee Brewer, seconded by Village Trustee Tucker, to enter into Executive Session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6) - setting the price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body. The motion was approved. The roll call on the vote was as follows: AYES: 5- Village Trustee Barber, Village Trustee Brewer, Village Trustee Lueck, Village Trustee Tucker, and Village President Abu-Taleb NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 2- Village Trustee Ott, and Village Trustee Salzman V. Reconvene to Special Meeting in Room 101 and Call to Order The Special Meeting reconvened at 7:15 P.M. VI. Roll Call Present: 6- Village Trustee Barber, Village Trustee Brewer, Village Trustee Lueck, Village Trustee Ott, Village Trustee Tucker, and Village President Abu-Taleb Absent: 1- Village Trustee Salzman VII. Agenda Approval It was moved by Village Trustee Tucker, seconded by Village Trustee Ott, to approve the agenda. A voice vote was taken and the motion was approved. VIII. Non-Agenda Public Comment There was no non-agenda public comment. Village of Oak Park Page 1 Printed on 3/17/2016 President and Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes February 22, 2016 IX. Regular Agenda A. ID 16-058 Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) Update and Discussion: Update on status of Noise Walls and Discussion on Conceptual Aesthetic Treatments. Village Manager Pavlicek noted that this is the sixth meeting of the Board regarding the Eisenhower to discuss elements that the Village will have the ability to address in a proposed letter of intent with IDOT. An update on the status of resident voting regarding the twelve segments of noise wall will be reviewed. In addition, aesthetics for the bridge crossings will be discussed. Village Engineer Bill McKenna stated that ballots were sent out by IDOT to residents who live along the Eisenhower and have a noise level of 5dB or greater. The initial balloting sent in fall of 2015 failed to get a response rate of 33%, which was the goal of IDOT. A second round of ballots sent to those who did not respond was sent in January. IDOT is looking to have the voting completed by the end of February with a final tally in early March. The current tally reflects seven segments responding against and five segments responding in favor of the walls. Mr. McKenna referred to several maps indicating where the walls would and would not be installed based on the current vote. Rick Kuner. Mr. Kuner discussed specific areas where residents voted for and against sound walls. He also suggested that the Village allow more than just the minimum required notice regarding meetings on the topic of the Eisenhower in order to reach more people. Jameel Rafia. Mr. Rafia expressed concern that there have been no African American representatives from IDOT presenting information at these meetings. Pete Harmet from IDOT stated that they would like to go to public hearing in July. The letter of intent doesn't necessarily have to be completed before that unless the character of the project changes significantly. He discussed the Environmental Impact Statement and other topics that would be covered at the public hearing. There was discussion regarding using an acrylic material for the walls and the possibility of a third vote once the design is determined. Property owners would be voting on what will actually be installed versus an abstract situation and public opinion may change. Guaranteed use of up to date technology should be included in the letter of intent as well as what will have the least negative impact on the village. Village Manager Pavlicek stated that there will need to be additional meetings regarding construction scheduling, public utilities and the letter of intent. She added that at a working group level, some consensus has been made regarding several major issues. Village Planner Craig Failor introduced the committee that worked on the next presentation, which includes three levels of design elements for bridge crossings based on available funds for the project. Committee member Josephine Bellalta of Altamanu Inc. stated that the committee looked at items such as urban design, architecture, landscaping and lighting, among other things, to create functional spaces around the bridges. Images and concepts from projects world-wide that have been built, as well as those yet to be built, were reviewed to compile the examples being presented. Village Planner Doug Kaarre gave a Powerpoint presentation of three cost levels of conceptual vehicular and pedestrian bridge designs. There were comments and Village of Oak Park Page 2 Printed on 3/17/2016 President and Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes February 22, 2016 discussion following the presentation. X. Adjourn It was moved by Village Trustee Barber, seconded by Village Trustee Brewer, to adjourn. A voice vote was taken and the motion was approved. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M., Monday, February 22, 2016. Respectfully Submitted, MaryAnn Schoenneman Deputy Village Clerk Village of Oak Park Page 3 Printed on 3/17/2016