The Forest Preserves of Cook County Real Estate Committee met Oct. 25 to review a proposed license request.
Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the committee:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Real Estate Committee
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 9:50 AM Cook County Building, Board Room, 569
118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
NOTICE AND AGENDA
There will be a meeting of the committee or subcommittee of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of
Commissioners at the date, time and location listed above.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Authorization as a public speaker shall only be granted to those individuals who have submitted in writing, their
name, address, subject matter, and organization (if any) to the Secretary 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Duly
authorized public speakers shall be called upon to deliver testimony at a time specified in the meeting agenda.
Authorized public speakers who are not present during the specified time for public testimony will forfeit their
allotted time to speak at the meeting. Public testimony must be germane to a specific item(s) on the meeting
agenda, and the testimony must not exceed three minutes; the Secretary will keep track of the time and advise when
the time for public testimony has expired. Persons authorized to provide public testimony shall not use vulgar,
abusive, or otherwise inappropriate language when addressing the Board; failure to act appropriately; failure to
speak to an item that is germane to the meeting, or failure to adhere to the time requirements may result in
expulsion from the meeting and/or disqualify the person from providing future testimony.
16-0426
COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 9/13/2016
16-0358
Presented by: ARNOLD RANDALL, General Superintendent
PROPOSED LICENSE REQUEST
Request: Requesting authorization for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (“the Preserves”), as Licensor
to grant a License to Wide Open West d/b/a WOW!, Grantee, to locate, operate and maintain 5,485 linear feet of
fiber optic telecommunications line along Vincennes Road at the Dixmoor Playfield Forest Preserve. The line will
be installed as aerial cable on the existing ComEd utility pole line that runs along the south side of Vincennes
Road.
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Term: 10 Years
License Fee: $135,991.74
License Application Fee: $1,000.00
YELAR Fee: $3,600.00
Total one-time upfront fee of $140,591.74 for the term of the License (Sec. 5-2A-4 and 5-2B-4)
Tree Mitigation Fee: None
The area of the License is: 1.89 Acres
Concurrence(s):
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
Grantee has met the insurance requirements under the License Agreement.
The Forest Preserves staff have reviewed this license application and plans and have found them to be acceptable;
therefore, it is recommended that the Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners approve the issuance of
this license.
District(s): 5
Legislative History: 9/13/16 FPD Board of Commissioners refer to the Real Estate Committee.
16-0384
Presented by: ARNOLD RANDALL, General Superintendent
PROPOSED LICENSE REQUEST
Request: Requesting authorization for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (“the Preserves”), as Licensor
to grant a License to Willow Building, LLC., Grantee, to utilize and maintain a license to utilize a minimum of
five (5) and a maximum of thirty (30) parking spaces for overflow parking for an office building located at 1622
Willow Road, Suite 200, Northfield, IL 60093. Permission is now sought, upon satisfactory completion of all due
diligence and negotiation of any and all relevant provisions as determined by the Preserves' legal department, to
enter into and execute the License. The request is to utilize spaces in parking lot #1 in Erickson Woods Grove,
Northfield, IL.
The Grantee is seeking use of the spaces to comply with Ordinance Number 03-1173 of the Village of Northfield
requiring the Grantee to obtain a Special Use Permit for the use of up to an additional 30 parking spaces. Grantee
agrees to indemnify the Preserves and maintain an insurance policy naming the Preserves as an additional insured.
Grantee’s access to the Parking Lot is limited to Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m. The Grantee
will not be granted exclusive use of the Parking Lot and it shall continue to be available for use and benefit of the
public. Grantee also as agreed to provide an additional $25,000 to the Preserves to facilitate improvements to the
Parking Lot and to facilitate implementation of the Preserve’s Gateway Master Plan.
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Term: 11/1/2016 - 10/30/2026
License Fee: $3,420.00 - $20,520.00 annually for a ten year period
License Application Fee: $1,000.00 (paid by Grantee in November of 2014)
YELAR Fee: $3,700.00
Tree Mitigation Fee: N/A
The area of the License is: up to 30 parking spaces
Concurrence(s):
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
Grantee has met the insurance requirements under the License Agreement.
The Forest Preserves staff has reviewed this license application and has found it to be acceptable; therefore, it is
recommended that the Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners approve the issuance of this license.
District(s): 13
Legislative History: 9/13/16 FPD Board of Commissioners refer to the Real Estate Committee.
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Secretary
Chairman: Vacant
Vice-Chairman: Moore
Members: Committee of the Whole
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