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Item 6.L.
AGENDA ITEM
Regular Board of Trustees Meeting
of
March 8, 2005
SUBJECT: Oak Brook Promenade
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FROM: Richard B. Boehm, Village Manager ' : ;
BUDGET SOURCE /BUDGET IMPACT: N/A
RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to Approve Ordinance 2005 -TX- TIF -EX5 -S -1110
Entitled: An Ordinance Proposing Approval of a Redevelopment Plan and Project for and
Designating the Oak Brook Promenade Redevelopment Project Area, Adopting Tax
Increment Financing Therefore, Creating an Interested Parties Registry, Convening a
Joint Review Board and Calling a Public Hearing in Connection Therewith
Background /History:
The Board at its last meeting of February 22, 2005 authorized that the Oak Brook Promenade
Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Plan and Project report on file prior to the Public
Hearing. The documents now before the Board are describing the proposed redevelopment area
via legal description; setting forth an interested parties registry; the required legal notice to
establish the registry of interested parties; the notice of public hearing; and the estimated
preliminary expenditures.
Recommendation:
That the Board approves the Ordinance and in so doing keep the public participation in the
consideration of a potential Tax Increment Financing district intact.
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ensure Attorney Kubiesa's rights and for protecting the Village is actually short
sighted of him
Trustee Yusuf stated he did not agree and that all the Board is requesting that there is a
possibility that merits investigating Trustee Zannis recommended that it is important
to begin with the intent of this process. She stated first of all there was action taken by
Attorney Kubiesa which involved a Village Trustee that she believes put him in a
compromised position At the point that Trustee Zannis heard this, at that moment she
wanted a second opinion She wanted to know if that was good or not good and she
was denied that opportunity Then she came to this Board and asked for legislative
counsel or a second legal opinion whereby she was subsequently denied. She
remarked that she wants to know which position she should defend. Does she believe
that Attorney Kubiesa's actions were ethically correct or that he compromised a
Village Trustee The only way she believes she can receive the other opinion is to ask
for an investigation She suggested this is not a disciplinary action or to cast
aspersions on anyone's actions and she does not want to take Attorney Kubiesa to the
ARDC She wants to know why standard operating procedures were not followed
President Quinlan called the question as he previously made his intentions clear that
he will return his veto at the appropriate time ROLL CALL VOTE
Ayes 4 - Trustees Aktipis, Caleel, Korin and Zannis
Nays 1 - Trustee Yusuf
Pass 1 - Trustee Craig
Absent 0 - None. Motion carried
OK AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
AND PROJECT FOR DESIGNATING THE OAK BROOK PROMENADE
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, ADOPTING TAX INCREMENT
ALLOCATION FINANCING THEREFORE, CREATING AN INTERESTED
PARTIES REGISTRY, CONVERTING A JOINT REVIEW BOARD_ AND
CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (MARKED
AGENDA ITEM 6 L)
The Board at its meeting of February 22, 2005 authorized that the Oak Brook
Promenade Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Plan and Project report on file
prior to the Public Hearing The documents now before the Board are describing the
proposed redevelopment area via legal description, setting for an interested parties
registry, the required legal notice to establish the registry of interest parties, the
notice of public hearing; and the estimated preliminary expenditures
Ms Riordan, representing the petitioner, stated that the ordinance sets a date for a
public hearing, there is a redevelopment plan, and under the Illinois TIF Statute the
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Village Board may not take any action until it has followed certain legislative
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requirements One of which is a public hearing To have a public hearing the Village
Board has to set a date at least forty -five days in advance In addition to this, the
Board has to make certain notices published, convene other meetings and as a result
of that it culminates into a public hearing where the public has a right to come and
comment on the document After the public hearing, the Village Board may not take
any action for at least fourteen days If this ordinance is adopted now, it calls for a
public hearing on May 10, 2005 which is the first night that the Board would be
seated Due to State Statute it states that action cannot be taken until at least fourteen
days after the public hearing, the earliest the Village Board could act on any TIF
would be May 24, 2005 That way there isn't any way the new Board members
would be excluded from this process There has been discussion of the concept of
blight in Oak Brook. She explained that the TIF Statue has a very strict definition of
the term "blight" In the redevelopment plan under Section C 3 there is an eligibility
study which Cameros goes through all of the details of the findings of blight with a
chart of what parcels they see blight, what they found blight on and why they believe,
based in the Statutory definition, that this property could qualify with a finding of
blight The Village is not being asked to adopt that finding or to adopt tax increment
financing The problem they have with this parcel isn't unique to Oak Brook if they
move the parcel to Lake Forest, Chicago or anywhere else The problem with this
project is that it is a redevelopment project with existing structures that they need to
pay for, tear down and then reuse Also there is a five acre pond that does not
provide detention for this property and 100 ft high tension easement that runs along
the back of the property, buildings obsolete, vacancy rate is 70% and the main
entryway is back in the warehouse area. Over the last five years, the EAV in the
Village of Oak Brook has risen 30% while the EAV on this property has declined.
The motion to approving the project is contingent upon the TIF as it is difficult to
persuade the investors as a $50,000,000 investment is needed to go forward with the
project without some level of tax increment financing In the development plan there
is discussion of eligible costs of $19,000,000 for TIF treatment which doesn't mean
the Village is committing to it or that the developer is asking for it The petitioner is
just asking the Board to setup the process that is necessary for the Board of Trustees
so that they can consider the request
Trustee Aktipis asked if the TIF is approved, which public bodies will find their taxes
affected Ms Riordan explained that all of the taxing districts that have the power to
levy on the property will be represented on the Joint Review Board. The ordinance
sets a date for the Joint Review Board to hold a meeting within the next thirty days in
which they will be presented all of the eligibility information whereby they will make
a recommendation to the Board of Trustees prior to the public hearing If the taxing
districts decide that they do not believe that this qualifies under Statute and they
make a recommendation to the Village Board then it would take a super majority of
the Village Board to approve the TIF They will be notified by certified mail in
which the meeting will be held at the Village Hall
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President Quinlan asked what school district's would be involved. It is the Lombard
School Distric, DuPage County and the Oak Brook Park District. Attorney Spiroff
indicated that all taxing districts listed on a tax bill Because of the pecularities of the
site, he stated that it is a positive for the districts
President Quinlan asked if the school district would affect any of our residents
Community Development Director Kallien explained that it is the Lombard
Elementary School District and the Downers Grove North High School District
Trustee Craig suggested if the value of the property falls it will reflect badly on the
taxing bodies and if it is approved, it will be advantageous to them
Trustee Zannis remarked that this is a very strategic move for Oak Brook and she is a
proponent that this be deferred forty -five (45) days until the new Board is seated
because they need to understand the full impact of establishing this because it has
never been done before She suggested they need to understand the economic impact
immediately as well as long term to Oak Brook and surrounding communities
Although the equalized assessed value immediately may drop, our objective is to
have it increase They need to understand those numbers and the whole concept
before granting the right to have a hearing and establishing the path taken to pursue
this project Considering the magnitude of the project, the effect it will have on Oak
Brook and the precedence it will set, she does not believe that forty -five days is
asking too much to wait
President Quinlan indicated, for the record, that the Village does not have a choice
but to wait forty -five days
Ms Riordan indicated that the developer plans to begin the project in June or July at
the latest If the petitioner comes back in May for the Board to consider a date for a
public meeting, by Statute they would have to go through the whole forty -five days
which the soonest the Board could act sometime in September which would delay the
whole construction season.
Trustee Caleel stated that the Board could set the date and timing because all of the
votes will be done by the newly seated Board of Trustees
Trustee Zannis asked if the project would continue if the TIF was not granted Ms
Riordan stated that no the project would not continue V___�
Motion by Trustee Aktipis, seconded by Trustee Yusuf, for passage of Ordinance
2005 -TX- TIF -EX5 -S -1110, "An Ordinance Proposing Approval of a Redevelopment
Plan and Project for and Designating the Oak Brook Promenade Redevelopment
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Project Area, Adopting Tax Increment Financing Therefore, Creating an Interested
Parties Registry, Convening a Joint Review Board and Calling a Public Hearing in
Connection Therewith " ROLL CALL VOTE
Ayes 5 - Trustees Aktipis, Caleel, Craig, Korin and Yusuf
Nays 1 - Trustee Zannis
Absent 0 - None Motion carried.
10 NEW BUSINESS
A CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
1) OAK BROOK HOTEL CONVENTION AND VISITORS COMMITTEE
The Oak Brook Hotel, Convention and Visitors Committee consists of nine
members, six members operate or manage a hotel or motel within the corporate
limits of the Village, one representative is from the Oak Brook Area Association
of Commerce and Industry; one represents Oakbrook Center; and one is a resident
at -large
President Quinlan recommended that the Village Board approve the appointments
of Andrew Aldrich, the new General Manager of the Doubletree Hotel Chicago -
Oak Brook; and Michael Yaneck, the new General Manager of the Wyndham
Drake Hotel, to the Oak Brook Hotel, Convention & Visitors Committee Their
terms will expire February 28, 2006
Motion by Trustee Caleel, seconded by Trustee Yusuf, to concur with President
Quinlan's appointments to the Oak Brook Hotel, Convention and Visitors
Committee- Andrew Aldrich, the new General Manager of the Doubletree Hotel
Chicago -Oak Brook, and Michael Yaneck, the new General Manager of the
Wyndham Drake Hotel, with their terms expiring February 28, 2006 VOICE
VOTE Motion carried
B ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS — None presented
C AWARD OF CONTRACTS — None presented
D AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE
1) GIS SUPPORT SERVICES
In 2003, Earth Tech was hired by the Village to perform the initial GASB 34
documentation and, in relation to that, provide the Village with a very basic
Geographic Information System (GIS) starting point These data items are within
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Inter -office Memorandum
DATE: March 21, 2005
TO- Rick Boehm
Jeff Moline
Margaret Rimbo
Dale Durfey
Meg Klinkow
Ken Kubiesa
Bob Kallien
FROM: Rose Kane, Legal Secretary
SUBJECT: Ordinance 2005-TX-TI F-EX5-S-1 110, AN ORDINANCE
PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND
PROJECT FOR AND DESIGNATING THE OAK BROOK PROMENADE
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, ADOPTING TAX INCREMENT
ALLOCATION FINANCING THEREFORE, CREATING AN
INTERESTED PARTIES REGISTRY, CONVENING A JOINT REVIEW
BOARD AND CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH
For your information, a scribner's error occurred in Exhibit D, "Form of Notice of Public
Hearing" The date of the "26th day of April" in the first paragraph now reads, "10th day
of May" Further, the date of the "4th day of April" at the end of the third to the last
paragraph on the signature page now reads, "12th day of April "
Attached please find the correct copy of the ordinance with all exhibits
REVISED 319105
Exhibit C Item 61.
NOTICE
VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
REGISTRATION FOR INTERESTED PARTIES REGISTRY
Pursuant to Section § 5/11 -74 4 -4 2 of the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS § 5/11-
74 4 -1 et seq (the "Act ") the Village of Oak Brook (the "Village ") is required to establish an interested
parties registry ( "Registry" or "Registries ") for each Tax Increment Financing ( "TIF ") redevelopment
project area created pursuant to the Act (a "Redevelopment Project Area ") whether existing as of the
date of this notice or hereafter established On March 8th the Village adopted an ordinance authorizing
the establishment of Registries by the Village of Oak Brook Clerk ( "Clerk ") and adopting registration rules
for such Registries The purpose of this notice is to inform interested parties of the Registries and
registration rules for the Registries and to invite Interested Parties (as defined below) to register in the
Registry for any Redevelopment Project Area
Any organization active within the Village and any resident of the Village (an "Interested Party ") is entitled
to register in the Registry for any Redevelopment Project Area Organizations include, but are not limited
to, businesses, business organizations, civic groups, not - for - profit corporations and community
organizations
An organization seeking to register as an Interested Party with respect to a Redevelopment Project Area
must also complete and submit a registration form to the Clerk Such individual must also submit a copy
of a current driver's license, lease, voter registration card, utility bill, financial statement or such other
evidence as may be acceptable to the Clerk to establish the individual's current Village residency
Interested Party Registries are being established for the following TIF Redevelopment Project Areas,
which have either been adopted by the Village or which the Village has decided to consider establishing
All individuals and organizations whose registration form and supporting documentation comply with the
registration rules and who submit such documentation, either in person or by mail, to the Clerk, 1200 Oak
Brook Road, Oak Brook, Illinois, 60523, will be registered in the applicable Registry within ten (10)
business days of the Clerk's receipt of all such documents The Clerk will provide written notice to the
registrant confirming such registration Upon registration, Interested Parties will be entitled to receive all
notices and documents required to be delivered under the Act with respect to the applicable
Redevelopment Project Area If the Clerk determines that a registrant's registration form and /or
supporting documentation is incomplete or does not comply with the registration rules adopted by the
Village, the Clerk will give written notice to the registrant specifying the defects The registrant will be
entitled to correct any defects and resubmit a new registration form and supporting documentation An
Interested Party's registration will remain effective for a period of three years Rules for the renewal or
amendment of an Interested Party's registration are included with the registration form that may be
obtained as described herein