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VILLAGE OF MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 28, 2019
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DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE
VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
APPROVED AS WRITTEN ON MARCH 28, 2019
CALL TO ORDER:
The Regular Meeting of the Planned Development Commission was called to order
by Vice Chairman Wayne Ziemer in the Samuel E. Dean Board Room of the Butler
Government Center at 7:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Gail Polanek called the roll with the following persons
PRESENT: Vice Chairman Wayne Ziemer, Members Jeffrey Bolin, Natalie
Cappetta, Thomas Doyle, Raju Iyer and Alfred Savino
ABSENT: Chairwoman Marcia Tropinski
IN ATTENDANCE: Trustees John Baar and Edward Tiesenga, Development
Services Director Tony Budzikowski, Public Works Director Doug
Patchin, Police Chief James Kruger, Fire Chief Barry Liss, Village
Attorney Kurt Asprooth, Village Consultant Engineer James
Patterson, Village Planner Rebecca Von Drasek, and Planning
Technician Gail Polanek
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF NOVEMBER 12,2018
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Motion by Member Bulin, seconded by Member Doyle to approve the minutes of the
November 12, 2018 Special Planned Development Commission meeting as
amended. VOICE VOTE: Motion Carried.
NEW BUSINESS
A. CASE NO: 2019-01-ZO-PUD —
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DRIVE — PROPOSED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT
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Vice Chairman Ziemer announced the public hearing for the requested planned
development. All witnesses were sworn in.
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Peter Friedman, attorney for the applicant, Holland & Knight LLP, 131 S.
Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois, described the planned development as a
premier mixed-use community of the highest quality. He stated the project will
generate significant net revenues for the village from new residents, visitors and
employees, with limited additional service costs. The proposed plan is less
dense than the illustrious plan for the site as shown in the Commercial Areas
Revitalization Plan which was recently recommended by the Plan Commission
and will go before the village board in March.
The plan does not attempt to maximize FAR at the expense of amenities,
character and functionality. Departures from the zoning ordinance include:
• FAR
• Height
• Setbacks
• Residential Use
• Parking Dimensions
All application and analysis materials have been provided; including fiscal and
village services impacts, traffic, environmental, stormwater and lighting.
Village staff comments were carefully viewed and addressed. He felt they were
well prepared in their presentation and hoped the commission would grant a
favorable recommendation.
Greg Van Schaack, Senior Managing Director with Hines (contract purchaser),
444 W. Lake Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois, stated that he leads
development for Hines and has been employed with them for 33 years. He
described the proposed Oak Brook Commons site as the premier location in all
of Chicagoland. They envision Oak Brook Commons as a place to live, work,
eat, play and shop without having to use your car.
Hines has several successful developments in Chicago. He believed the 20 year-
old Hines development at 700 Commerce Drive is one of highest quality office
buildings in Oak Brook. Hines is headquartered in Chicago in a building they
developed and completed in 2017. It is 97% leased and one of the most valuable
office buildings in Chicago. It was a very complicated project that took ten
years to complete. The original site was a muddy river bank with trains going
past. Today it is considered a premier location with a beautiful park and plaza
that attracts many visitors.
Mr. Van Schaack presented a slide show of the Hines development Lincoln
Commons. It was a project very similar to the proposed Oak Brook Commons
in Lincoln Park on 6.5 -acres. The apartments within that project are very high -
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end and cost approximately $500,000 per unit to build with a rent estimate of
$3,000 per month. The condominiums in Lincoln Commons will sell for
between $3-9 million each. The rental buildings offer a variety of activities
targeted for the rental community.
Greg Gorski, architect with Antunovich Associates, 224 W Huron Street,
Chicago presented a PowerPoint of the planned development. Slides showed
the current and proposed use. The illustrations showed the lower density
buildings in the foreground with the higher density buildings placed in the
middle of the site and further west towards Interstate 88.
The plan offers to widen McDonald's Drive in order to create a third lane which
will act as a left turn lane. Road access within the site will connect all of the
uses and ease accessibility to all of the parking decks.
Shade trees as well as lower grade plantings will be planted throughout the site
to create a park -like atmosphere. The plan illustrates an actual park in the center
to which was strategically located to separate the high densities.
He discussed possible ingress/egress of each parking garage to control the flow
of traffic within the site and onto the major streets and would study the parking
garage driveway access and Commerce Drive.
Several slides of the preliminary proposed buildings were reviewed. The
intention was to create inviting modern buildings with a great sense of scale.
Several of the raised platform decks would be dedicated amenity spaces. All
buildings would be softened with appropriate landscaping.
He reviewed many of the landscape slides in greater detail. The Central Park
setting will offer a pavilion, a lawn area, beautiful hardscape and seating to
provide a welcome gathering space for all pedestrians.
He briefly described the stormwater management and preliminary utility plan.
Joe Endress, Vice President, McDonald's Corporation, 110 Carpenter Street,
Chicago, Illinois, was in support of the project. He was responsible for the
decision to relocate the McDonald's headquarters to Chicago after 48 wonderful
years in Oak Brook. They felt it was important to take care of the McDonald's
legacy and therefore worked with a team to create a special plan for the 17 -acre
property at Spring Road and 22"a Street. The plan presented by Hines really
took into account what Oak Brook needed. They are a world class developer
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who will be hiring a world class architect. They are very proud of the proposed
plan and felt this site would be in good hands with Hines.
John Minuitti, 3 Oak Brook Club Drive said that he would like to see a Trader
Joes in the development.
Bill Huffman, Vice President Duchossois Group, 444 W Lake Street Chicago,
was in support of the Oak Brook Commons project. The Chamberlain Group
owned by Duchossois moved into Oak Brook with 550 employees in 2017.
They recently bought the property at 2100 Swift Drive and plan to expand to up
to 800 people. They have invested more than 100 million dollars in Oak Brook
and view the Oak Brook Commons project as a great recruitment tool and asset
to the community. He believed the project would help to increase local real
estate values. He disclosed that Hines is the landlord for Duchossois Group in
Chicago and believed they are a premier developer and project manager.
Sil Prassas, General Manager, Gibsons Oak Brook was excited about the project
and can't wait for Hines to develop the site.
Jerry Wolin, 5 Oak Brook Club Drive was in support of the development with
the exception of the apartment building. He would prefer to see condominiums
exclusively in the development. He too felt a Trader Joes would be a welcome
addition. He raised concerns about the cost of water distribution to so many
high-rise buildings.
David Carlin, Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce was in support of
Hines and the development. He believed the plan meets the needs of Oak
Brook's residents, the business community and the village's many visitors. The
positive financial impact for the community cannot be overstated and makes
additional taxes unnecessary. The project provides:
• Much needed high-end housing options for current residents and local
professionals.
• Restaurants to provide more tax revenue and dining options.
• Green space and less surface parking.
• LEED Certified and esthetically pleasing construction.
Bill Elwood, Executive Vice President, CBRE, 700 Commerce Drive was in
support of the development. He has been in Oak Brook for 32 years and his job
is to place companies and people in office spaces. His office is a Hines
development and he also leases space in a Hines development in Schaumburg
that he believes is one of the nicest buildings in the area. The suburbs have a
shortage of high-end office buildings. It is one of the biggest complaints they
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hear from potential office tenants. The potential tenants generally choose a more
desirable live-work-play environment that is often seen in downtown Chicago.
The proposed Hines development offers a live-work-play environment that is
also pedestrian friendly. Walkability provides increased success of the
Oakbrook Mall and other local amenities.
Member Cappetta asked the Public Works director if the development provided
data on water usage and if there was a potential water distribution issue.
Public Works Director Doug Patchin responded that in 2017 the firm Trotter
and Associates was hired to create a CAD model for the village's water system.
The model was completed in January, 2019. Any new developments are
required to provide an estimate of their average daily usage and their worst case
scenario usage. Trotter then runs the numbers through the CAD model at several
points throughout the development process. The model helps determine how
the development affects the surrounding area and if there would be a need to
bring in additional water. At this time, the Hines Development has not provided
the actual data on water usage.
Vice Chairman Ziemer questioned the old water main that was mentioned in the
case file as needing to be replaced.
Director Patchin reported that the main is quite old. They have been in
discussion with V3 regarding the age and issues of the main.
Director Budzikowski mentioned it would be practical to replace the water main
at the time of development. There was a question as to whether or not the water
main should be upsized from 10 inches to 12 inches to accommodate what is
shown in the CAD water model.
Member Cappetta questioned the development plan for stamped concrete on
McDonald's Drive as to whether it was allowed and could there be an issue
when plowing snow on the village owned street.
Public Works Director Patchin replied that there were 5 pedestrian crossings
around Oakbrook Center that are stamped concrete. He did not see a problem
with stamped concrete as long as they are designed properly. Both engineering
and public works would grant final approval.
Director Budzikowski mentioned stamped concrete was less maintenance than
brick pavers. The stamped areas lead to park, are visually pleasing and perhaps
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make people want to slow down. The drive aisles would be the responsibility
of the property owner.
Member Doyle commented that Hinsdale has been using pavers for years and
he has not seen any damage from plowing and thought they should not be
excluded due to the fact that they provide water permeability.
Director Patchin stated the right pavers in the right location with the right
drainage can work. However, on higher traveled areas the pavers do deteriorate
quicker.
Member Iyer believed the development was in sync with the Village's desires
and long-term vitality. He questioned if it was aged restricted. If not, would
there be school age children living in the development?
Mr. Van Schaack believed there would be school age children who would attend
the Salt Creek School District and District 88 High School. Currently there is a
small boundary that would have to be moved in order to ensure all students
attend the same districts.
Member Iyer questioned if the site illustrations were a final representation. He
believed the building models were not modern enough.
Mr. Van Schaack stated they were to show scale and were not the final
representation of what would be constructed. The actual architecture will be
much more detailed and modem upon final submission.
Member Iyer asked for more information on the traffic study.
Bill Grieve, Senior Transportation Engineer, Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc,
625 Forest Edge Drive, Vernon Hills, IL explained that the traffic study
conducted followed the guidelines of the Illinois Department of Transportation
(IDOT) since 22"d Street is their territory. It is considered a strategic regional
arterial route (SRA Route) and receives the vast majority of signal green time.
Having a work, play, live environment should minimize the impact at the
gateway intersections of McDonald's Drive and 22"d Street and also at Spring
Road and 22nd Street.
He believed the development would actually slow the amount of traffic in the
area due to the live, work, play dynamic. People would be walking between
buildings for lunch, dinner or to go to and from work. IDOT allows a new
development to lower the estimated amount of traffic by no more than 20 percent
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and the development would lower the traffic amount by approximately 35
percent. McDonald's had approximately 1400 employees on the property that
had to commute to and from the site during peak hours. The development would
generate an additional 2 to 3 trips per minute during weekday evenings. The
current environment shows heavy traffic during evening peak hours from
Commerce Drive going west to turn left on McDonald's Drive, and then east
onto 22°d Street. Creating a left turn lane on Commerce Drive going onto
McDonald's Drive and instituting a four-way stop sign at the intersection would
accommodate the traffic problem in that location.
Member Iyer was concerned about the amount of traffic during the holiday
season.
Mr. Grieve responded that their traffic study was conducted during the month
of February, but they are confident the base traffic counts are appropriate.
Residents and employees working within Oak Brook Commons will benefit
from traffic issues during the holiday season since they can walk to Oakbrook
Center.
Member Iyer raised concerns about the amount of truck traffic going east to west
on 22"d Street and asked if Jorie Boulevard can be used as a bypass for truck
traffic. He wondered if Jorie Boulevard would become crowded due to that
issue.
Director Patchin responded that only local deliveries are allowed on Jorie
Boulevard. Class C trucks are not allowed on boulevards.
Mr. Grieve believed the local traffic patterns would be the same as they were a
few years ago.
Vice Chairman Ziemer wanted further details on the parking ratios. He
mentioned that Oak Brook does not have a train that runs through town and
wondered if Staff had concerns about the parking ratios.
Mr. Van Schaack stated that with mixed-use there will be various parking
demands. The hotel parking demands will likely be in the evening where the
office parking demands will be during the day. When the 1100 car office
parking garage empties, the hotel and restaurant patrons can use those spaces.
Some of the potential restaurants are only open at night. The plan is to provide
1.5 spaces per rental residential unit, which they believe is adequate. They
believe they meet the Oak Brook standards in terms of the amount of spaces
available for office, restaurant and retail.
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There are five Pace bus stops in the vicinity to accommodate public
transportation and they were comfortable with their entire parking plan. They
are designing parking garages that can be converted in the future, as he believed
there will be fewer cars on the road in the next ten years.
Director Budzikowski discussed changes made to the site plan due to staff
comments regarding the parking ratio. Those changes were addressed in the
restaurant/retail areas. The emphasis is now on the residential building since
Oak Brook does not have a commuter train to lessen the amount of parking
needed. He would like a better idea of the number of studio, one and two
bedroom units anticipated along with comparable projects from other
communities that do not have a commuter train in close proximity. He was not
confident that the Pace bus lines are used often enough. Staff needs to be
comfortable that the ratios presented will work in this project and market.
Member Cappetta was also concerned with the residential parking ratio since
Oak Brook is a vehicle driven community.
Member Bolin asked about the absence of bike paths and racks.
Mr. Van Schaack agreed that bike paths were needed and said they will provide
new drawings with either widened sidewalks or separate bike paths. The
apartment building will have a large bike rack and possibly other bicyclist
amenities.
Member Bulin asked who would be responsible for the improvements on
Commerce Drive.
Mr. Van Schaack stated that the Village would do the work and they would work
with the Village about how to pay for the improvements.
Member Cappetta was not able to find a loading dock or delivery truck parking
on the site plan. She also asked if restaurants would have loading docks for food
trucks.
Mr. Van Schaack stated those plans have been considered, but have not been
detailed on all site plan drawings. He believed there were some drawings in one
of the exhibits. He said food trucks would deliver after hours and pull up as
close as possible to the restaurant for delivery. It is not possible to have a
loading dock on the restaurants.
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Member Cappetta replied that she was not looking for loading docks, but would
like to see designated spaces between buildings for such uses.
Mr. Van Schaack agreed to show designated loading for each building on the
site plan.
Member Iyer questioned the percentage of the apartment building that must be
designated for Section 8 housing.
Mr. Van Schaack replied "zero percent".
Member Savino asked Director Budzikowski how they would go about
eliminating the permission of the heliport on the McDonald's building.
Director Budzikowski replied that some special use permits are specific to the
user. If this was not the case, they would revoke the special use permit if
necessary.
Attorney Asprooth explained that language can be added to the ordinance that
states the ordinance will supersede the prior special use permit as to the heliport.
Member Savino agreed. He questioned the possibility of any restaurants adding
a drive-thru.
Director Budzikowski replied that based upon the site configuration, the plan
could not accommodate any restaurant drive-thru. A major change would go
before the Plan Development Commission for a recommendation to the Village
Board. A minor change would be up to the discretion of the Village Manager.
Mr. Van Schaack stated that the development would not have any restaurants
with drive-thru facilities. There may be a demand for a high-end pharmacy that
may want to include a drive-thru, at which time they would come back to the
village for comment.
Member Savino questioned if the parking garages were all in compliance with
village code in terms of lighting and wanted more information about the parking
screening referenced in the case file.
Mr. Van Schaack responded that they were fully aware of the code and were
working with a lighting consultant who is very familiar with the ordinance. All
lighting will meet or exceed standards. The parking screening will be
customized by the architect to design a product that works best with each
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building. The goal would be to soften the surface without being able to view
cars within the garage.
Member Savino was concerned with a couple of the requested building setbacks.
He believed a 15 -foot setback and a five-foot setback was extreme, would set a
precedent and change the character of the area.
Mr. Van Schaack explained that many of the setbacks were for garage screening
as opposed to the actual buildings. The five-foot setback along McDonald's
Drive was from the property line and not a street or curb. They believed the
spacing of the buildings was comfortable. Without the setbacks, there would
not be enough space for parking. All perimeters will be heavily, but tastefully
landscaped.
Director Budzikowski referenced page A-7.2 of the exhibits showing an
overhang on building K that requires the setback variation. Further clarification
is needed to determine exactly what portions of each building require the setback
variations.
Member Savino was very interested in seeing the revised plan with more
detailed setback drawings and information.
Member Doyle was opposed to reducing the parking stall from 9 -feet to 8.6 -
feet. The trend in the automobile industry is for larger SUVs. Having smaller
outdoor parking spaces is not in the best interest of retail and restaurant patrons.
Director Budzikowski clarified that it is within code to have 8.5 -foot parking for
office and hotel parking. 9 -foot is the standard for other uses.
Member Doyle referenced a memo from Chairwoman Tropinski who was
unable to attend the meeting. She raised concerns about the building
illustrations, stating that they look dated. He noted that he was underwhelmed
by the site illustrations as there was no cohesiveness or unity in the architecture.
Mr. Van Schaack explained that it takes time to create great architecture and that
they are still in the process of designing the final plan.
Member Doyle believed it would be difficult to rent office space in a seven -
story building that only offered an obstructed view of an eighteen -story building.
He was concerned that the tallest building was placed in what he believed was
the most visual part of the development, and that it would block everything to
the east of it. It was his opinion that the tallest building would be best suited at
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the furthest easterly pad and if they swapped the two proposed office buildings
with the apartment building (tallest) it would unite all of the residential to one
area of the development (page A7 of the exhibits). It would also bring the office
tenants closer to the restaurants.
Mr. Van Schaack responded that the seven -story office building and the
apartment building were actually 170 -feet apart with a park placed between
them. He was not concerned about the marketability of the office space. The
goal was to soften the edges of Oak Brook Commons and keep the density in
the center.
Member Bulin disagreed with Member Doyle and noted that the majority of
people would view the development when driving westbound on I-88. The
initial view will be the lower office building with the taller residential building
behind them. He questioned whether any consideration was given to raise the
office buildings or apartment building an additional story to provide retail on
the first floor.
Mr. Van Schaack responded that it had been considered, but the demand and
ability to finance retail on the site is not there. The southeast corner of the
apartment building facing McDonald's Drive is being considered as a
coffee/cafe type of business as it may have a demand from the people that live
there and the office employees, as well as being located next to the park. In the
park there is an intent to have a stage for entertainment, movies, a farmer's
market, etc.
Member Bulin questioned if, in the future, the first floor of the office building
could allow retail or if an application would be required to modify the approved
plan.
Director Budzikowski responded that a restaurant use in an office building
would be appropriate and a nice amenity and would not require a change.
Member Bulin noted that the restaurant pads do not show any outdoor dining
and questioned whether that would require a special use in the future.
Director Budzikowski responded that Building B, C and D have decks that
identified an area and in Staff s opinion would allow an outdoor seating area
without going through the special use process.
Member Bulin suggested that Building A should also be considered to have
outdoor seating.
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Mr. Van Schaack responded that the building pads are estimated square footages
and the restaurants they have been talking to range from 7500 to 10,500 square
feet. He agreed that outdoor seating should be included at Building A.
Member Cappetta questioned the light migration from the parking garages.
Mr. Van Schaack responded that at night it should just be a soft glow.
Member Cappetta questioned the construction timeline for the project with the
2 phases proposed.
Mr. Van Schaack responded that only the two condominium buildings, the two
office buildings and hotel are part of the second phase and everything else has a
strict timeline to follow. He explained that Hines as any other developer,
depends on the market to provide a lot of the capital to construct the buildings.
In order to construct an office building at least 40 percent must be preleased. As
soon as that occurs they intend to start building as soon as possible. They have
a developer who may have a tenant that might buy the office building on site J.
Hines controls the design, parking garage and maintenance, but someone else
could own the building. The condominiums are the most difficult and the hardest
to predict. It is a larger scale project than Jupiter and the financing they attract
is institutional with rigid underwriting standards, unlike the private financing
they believe the Jupiter project may have. A possible sunset provision might be
considered. He noted that they have not gone through this effort to wait 6 years
to build a building. They believe there is a demand for all of the proposed uses.
However, the condo is the hardest.
Member Cappetta questioned what the Phase 2 area would look like during the
development of Phase 1. She raised concerns that it would look like a concrete
jungle and would prefer to see it removed and graded.
Mr. Van Schaack responded that it would look like a parking lot as it exists
today.
Director Budzikowski noted that if the concrete is removed and depending on
the length of time that it stayed green, the County Stormwater Ordinance may
then require them to come back and provide detention on the site that would
otherwise not be required and it would put the developer at a disadvantage.
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Village Consultant Engineer James Patterson responded that it would be three
years. A conversation could be had with the County regarding a possible
variation to extend the time.
Member Doyle said that security should be provided on the site as part of the
first phase of the development. As an example, all the lighting in place with
security cameras.
Member Cappetta raised concerns with social events held in the park next to a
public street and suggested a safety barrier be provided. She also questioned
Fire Department access on the site.
Fire Chief Barry Liss responded that the at their request the corners had been
softened around the site to better accommodate their large apparatus, as well as
access to the buildings, alarm detection systems, Knox box entry systems, etc.
The applicant was aware of providing fire department utility room access that
would house some of their needed equipment in the high rise buildings.
Police Chief James Kruger noted that the police department was very
comfortable with the traffic controls suggested and leaving the signal on
McDonald's Drive and 22 d Street. One issue was eliminated from the plans
where concerns were raised regarding stacking to 22nd Street. The possibility of
a 3 -way stop sign on Commerce Drive was discussed. In response to the security
on the site during construction, they have discussed it with Hines. From a law
enforcement perspective, they prefer to be able to see into the parking garages
and buildings especially as to activities that have occurred in other communities
across the country.
Director Budzikowski noted that page C-7 also shows the fire department truck
maneuverability throughout the site.
Vice Chairman Ziemer summarized that it was a very thoughtful development
and noted that there was a lot of community support for the project. A wealth
of information had been provided and it was understood that not everything has
necessarily been thought out since it is a conceptual plan. All of that taken into
consideration, there are concerns of the Commission that are appropriate and
that the Traffic Impact Study was just received. The Commission did not have
the opportunity to go through it as well as all of the other materials. The
developer may be anxious to move forward, but there may be some concerns
that may require the matter be continued.
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Trustee John Baar commented that there was hope that some of the architectural
quality shown to the Commission would be representative as to what would be
brought to this site. It was confirmed that it would be a LEED development and
noted attention be given to the lighting because it can make a huge difference as
it sets an ordinary building apart and that lowering the lighting standards and
using BUG standards are important. The parking structures should have the
building materials integrated into the design and it should seem like a residential
area at night. He questioned whether there would be services for the residents,
such as a cleaner, mini -mart, etc., in the buildings so that people can walk to
them. He noted that the Trustees were very impressed with Hines and the proj ect
but had a concern that the whole project would be completed.
Mr. Van Schaack thanked Trustee Baar and noted that they have the best
relationships with lenders and investors and if they cannot do it, then no one can.
They would do their best, as this was their mission and they do not make money
by scraping the site clean and waiting for someone to come. They would make
it happen and have a great track record of making things happen. He thought it
impossible for a village to say that you must do this by this time, because you
don't know what would happen. Should there be another Lehman collapse there
wouldn't be any money for anything. However, that would not be likely to
happen and the trends in real estate are coming back to places like Oak Brook.
Although there has been a lot of flight downtown, the people they are talking to,
are to be the first to catch this wave of quality developments coming back to key
suburb locations. They have done an extensive study that gives solid reasons
why this project and all of its pieces should happen.
Motioned by Member Doyle, seconded by Member Savino to continue the
public hearing to the next Regular Planned Development Commission meeting
on March 28, 2019. ROLL CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 6 — Members Bulin, Cappetta, Doyle, Iyer, Savino and Vice
Chairman Ziemer
Nays: 0 —
Absent: 1 — Chairwoman Tropinski. Motion Carried.
5. OTHER BUSINESS OTHER
BUSMEss
There was no other business to discuss.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT PUBLIC
COMMENT
There were no additional public comments.
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7. ADJOURNMENT: ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Member Iyer, seconded by Member Bulin to adjourn the meeting at
9:38 p.m. VOICE VOTE: Motion carried
ATTEST:
/s/ Tony Budzikowski
Tony Budzikowski
Development Services Director
Secretary
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