Village of Oak Park President and Board of Trustees met May 22.
Here is the agenda provided by the Board:
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Agenda Approval
IV. Public Comment
V. Regular Agenda
A. MOT 17-178 Motion Supporting District 97’s (D97) Discussions Related to the Proposed Holmes School Addition
Overview:
The Village Board wants to ensure D97 knows that the Village is supportive of their plans, if they choose, to place an addition on the Village-owned property (the west side) at Holmes School. If D97 chooses to expand the school on the Village property (the west side), the Village will work within the school’s deadlines for any additional agreements the District may need with the Village to meet their deadlines/schedules. On February 21, 2017 the Village Board approved a Right of Entry Agreement which allows D97 to do soil testing on the proposed site.
B. ORD 17-217 An Ordinance of the Village of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, Removing Certain Properties from the Greater Downtown Tax Increment Redevelopment Project Area
Overview:
Since 2010, all property tax revenues paid as TIF Increment in the Greater Downtown TIF are distributed to all taxing bodies in the same manner as if the TIF did not exist but for two redevelopment properties locally known as the Vantage and Emerson and exclusive of a single annual allocation for Village infrastructure debt service which is $1.8 million in 2017. These provisions are pursuant to the 2011 Settlement Agreement as amended in 2013 and 2016. The Ordinance amends the TIF map by removing property owned or leased by elected officials (along with surrounding properties for simplicity) to visually show that neither the Red Mango nor Maya Del Sol remains in the TIF. This will provide clarity to the public and staff that these properties cannot benefit whatsoever from the increment generated by the Downtown TIF as they were effectively carved out from the Downtown TIF pursuant to the 2011 Settlement Agreement.
C. ORD 17-218 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 (“Administration”), Article 25 (“Conflict of Interest and Ethics”), Section 2-15-9 (“Conflicts of Interest and Standards of Conduct”) of the Oak Park Village Code
Overview:
The 2011 Settlement Agreement has been treated as a stand along document which effectively carved out all property from the Downtown TIF but for two redevelopment properties locally known as Vantage and Emerson. All remaining property within the Downtown TIF cannot benefit whatsoever from the increment generated by the Downtown TIF as the Settlement Agreement prohibits these properties from either receiving TIF benefits or from contributing funds to further economic activities in the TIF. The recommended ordinance incorporates by reference the Settlement Agreement in order to inform what constitutes a conflict of interest pursuant to Village Code.
D. ID 17-467 Presentation of the Revised Oak Park Zoning Ordinance and a Revised Oak Park Zoning Map as Reviewed by the Oak Park Plan Commission and a Request for Direction for Staff to Prepare the Necessary Ordinance
Overview:
In 2015, the Village Board approved a contract with Camiros to update the zoning ordinance. On November 7, 2016, the Village Board referred this issue to the Plan Commission for public hearing regarding a comprehensive revision to the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map. Public hearings were held on November 16, 2016, December 1, 2016 and January 5, 2017. The Commission approved their Findings of Fact report on February 2, 2017.
VI. Adjourn
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