Village Board Meeting - January 28th, 2025

(PASTOR LEANDRO NOGUEIRA, VILLAGE POINT CHURCH)

a. Consideration to grant a variation from Municipal Code, Section 8-12B-1-1D, Easements, to permit the construction of a shed, which will encroach three feet (3') into the ten-foot (10') rear yard public utility and drainage easement at 1332 Berkenshire Lane. (The property owner is seeking a variation to construct a shed within the rear yard public utility and drainage easement. Comcast, AT&T, Nicor, and ComEd have written letters granting permission to encroach upon the easement. (Community Development has field checked this location for Village-owned utilities in the easement. There are no existing utilities within this easement. (The Director of Community Development recommends approval.) b. Consideration to award a purchase contract with BOS of Roselle, IL for office furniture associated with the renovations within the Community Development office space in the amount of $62,363.19 from the Capital Projects Fund. (As part of the construction related to the Inspectional Services Division incorporating into the Community Development Department, various workstations need to be added and reconfigured throughout the office. (BOS has supplied renderings, layouts, and furniture options to best optimize the space. (Adequate funds are available in the Capital Projects Fund. (The Director of Community Development recommends approval.) c. Consideration to increase the professional engineering service contract with Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. of Vernon Hills, IL for the design engineering services for the installation of fire hydrants along Elmhurst Road in the amount of $18,000 for a total contract not to exceed $72,700 from the Busse-Elmhurst Redevelopment Fund. (On January 9, 2024, a professional service contract was awarded to Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. of Vernon Hills, IL for the installation of fire hydrants along Elmhurst Road in the amount of $29,700 from the Busse-Elmhurst Redevelopment Fund. (During the original design phase of this project, the original location of the fire hydrant changed and an additional fire hydrant was added to the scope of the project. As a result of these changes, the original professional services contract was increased by $25,000 with Village Board Approval on April 30, 2024, bringing the total contract amount to $54,700. (During the final phases of design, Nicor informed Gewalt and Hamilton Associates that they now require the Village to pot hole and locate their gas main during the construction phase of this project. These new requirements prompted a new IDOT traffic control plan be submitted by the Village, along with an extensive amount of additional coordination with Shell Pipeline, Buckeye Pipeline and the City of Chicago. (These changes necessitate a cost increase for the professional engineering service contract in the amount of $18,000 for a total contract not to exceed $72,700. (Sufficient funds are available in the Busse-Elmhurst Redevelopment Fund. (The Director of Public Works recommends approval.) d. Consideration to adopt Ordinance No. 3888 amending sections of Paragraph M of Section 8-12B-1-2 of the Village Code pertaining to the Planting of Trees throughout Residential Subdivisions and Commercial establishments in the Village. (The Illinois Forester requested the Village to update this ordinance in order to continue our "Tree City USA" status for the 40th straight year.) e. Consideration to adopt Resolution No. 7-25 authorizing the Mayor and Village Clerk to execute a purchase and sale agreement between the Village of Elk Grove and Housing Opportunity Development Corporation (750 S. Arlington Heights Road). (This is a purchase and sale agreement between the Village of Elk Grove Village and Housing Opportunity Development Corporation (HODC), an Illinois not-for-profit corporation. (HODC is purchasing this property with the intent to construct a senior affordable housing development with thirty (30) apartments. (The necessary zoning approvals for the development were granted by the Village Board on January 14, 2025. (The agreement provides for a financing contingency period as HODC obtains necessary financing approvals, including Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the Illinois Housing Development Authority. f. Consideration to adopt Resolution No. 8-25 authorizing the Mayor to execute a Letter of Receipt stipulating the terms of an agreement for an application seeking a Cook County Class 6B Property Tax Exemption status pursuant to the Cook County Real Property Classification Ordinance as amended July 27, 2018 for the property located at 950 Morse Avenue. (The Law Offices of Holland Hicks Law, on behalf of their client Bratt Capital Partners, LLC (Applicant) is seeking a Cook County Class 6B property tax exemption for the property located at 950 Morse. (The Applicant purchased three adjacent properties and consolidated them into one lot in order to develop of a high-image modern speculative 92,890 square foot industrial building. (The total project cost will be approximately $8.3 million. The Applicant will market the property to industrial users. (The eligibility requirements for 6B status are new construction, substantial renovation or buildings that have been vacant for a period of time. This site qualifies as it involves new construction. (Property approved for Class 6B status allows the owner of the property to have the assessment level lowered for a period of twelve years. The assessment schedule is 10% of fair market value for ten years, then 15% in the eleventh year and 20% in the twelfth year. Industrial property is currently assessed at 25% of fair market value in Cook County. (Upon approval, the Director of Business Development and Marketing will issue a Letter of Receipt to the Applicant. The Letter of Receipt will allow the Applicant to file an application with Cook County. Final approval is at the discretion of the Village Board and contingent on the Applicant completing the improvements stated in their application. (The Director of Business Development and Marketing recommends issuing a Letter of Receipt.)