1976-07-28 - Plan Commission - Minutes WORKSHOP SESSION
BUFFALO GROVE PLAN COMMISSION
July 28 , 1976
The informal Plan Commission meeting was called to order at 8 : 20 P. M. ,
Wednesday , July 28.
Present were Commissioners : Jacobs , Keester , Shields , Kuenz ,
Goldspeil , and Chairman Genrich
I . Town Center Study
Bill Whited , Administrative Assistant for the Village , presented a
slide show, prepared by the staff , on the central business districts
of nearby Villages .
This presentation was to act an an overview of the possibilities in
store for the proposed Town Center of Buffalo Grove .
Chairman Genrich followed with a brief description of the various
concepts discussed in the study prepared by Economics Research
Associates Toups & Olson .
II . Lake County School Situation
An informal "fire-side chat" was conducted to approach the issue of
future schools in Lake County. Present were : Larry Weaver ,
Assistant Superintendent of District 21 ; Ed Ellis , Assistant
Superintendent of District 125 ; Frank Clayton , member of District
125 Board of Trustees ; Harold Roggendorf, Superintendent of District
102 ; Bill Hitzman , Superintendent of District 96 ; Lane Kendig ,
Ex-Director of Lake County Regional Planning Commission ; Mark Frank ,
Lake County Regional Planning Commissioner ; Ivan Murphy , representing
District 125 .
Mr. Weaver led the conversation emphasizing the importance of planning
future schools . He mentioned the fact that at Cooper School , con-
struction was still underway at the start of the school year.
Commissioner Jacobs stated that the Village is looking at approximately
3000 units to be developed and asked if the School Districts would
be able to handle the rapid growth . He wondered whether the Village
should start to curb construction .
Mr. Roggendorf said that District 102 has tried long rang planning ;
however , the State won ' t accept projected student figures for funding .
He further suggested pressure should be put on the legislative bodies
to remedy this situation .
Mr . Weaver stated the present method is that the State will allow
funding once the children are a present reality ; however, a minimum
of 18 months should be allowed for building construction .
Commissioner Jacobs restated the expected growth and the need for
close contact between the School Districts for the common cause of
a long range plan .
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Mr. Whited suggested that land donations by developers would definitely
help the School Districts .
Commissioner Goldspiel specified two basic problems : ( 1 ) Phasing.,
There should be a rational pattern to growth ; the school service
should be a gradual expansion along with development . (2) Once every-
thing is there, the tax base be such to allow continued operation?
Commissioner Jacobs pointed out a situation in Washington , D. C . ,
where the growth was so big , it was necessary to place a moritorium
on all building . He mentioned that this shouldn ' t be done in Buffalo
Grove , rather , we should see the problem row and start to slow down
growth .
Commissioner Goldspiel suggested a type of Master Plan to establish
goals between Lake County and Cook County as well as the School Districts .
Mr. Whited stated that a Master Plan is a nice idea , but it must be
flexible , otherwise , the courts could intervene and change the plan
bit-by-bit .
Mr . Clayton said the initial impact is not at the High School level ,
rather High Schools have a substantial period of time to build . The
major impact is at the grade level where there could be a surplus of
students as a result of one development .
Mr . Roggendorf and Commissioner Jacobs expressed views that pressure
should be applied to the Legislature and that Mr. Fabish and the
Village Board should apply that pressure where necessary to help the
School Districts .
Mr . Kendig personally felt that a series of talks should be arranged
between Lake County and the municipalities to aid in long-range plans .
Specifically, to work out a plan where the county would discourage
development in unincorporated areas and place the focus on incorporated
areas. It was his feeling that the County should be willing to work
with the municipalities . The specifics would need to be ironed out at
a later date .
Commissioner Jacobs agreed . Unless there is communication between
the agencies , a definite nervousness would hang in the air .
Mr . Kiddle, of the Park District , stated that as soon as utilization
and maintenance agreements were worked out , recreation facilities
�..i could be provided for the schools .
Mr . Weaver summarized that when growth is rapid , schools will need
to be run on shifts and possibly through the summer, at least for
the 18 month period . For that 18 month period , approximately 20-30
classrooms would be necessary. The present condition suggests
consolidation among School Districts and/or living with the growing
pains .
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111 . Commissioners Meeting
Chairman Genrich asked to talk with the Commissioners to instigate
and clarify some matters .
1 . There is a need to resolve the bicycle paths at the Zale
\me Development . He appointed Commissioner Kuenz to head a
Committee to include Commissioners Goldspiel and Mendenhal .
It was suggested that they check with Chuck McCoy for a
bicycle path plan , and with Bill Whited as to maintaining
bike paths next to single family residence . *
2 . Bill Whited ' s memo to Mr. Larson concerning small lot sizes
on the Zale property . The memo suggests that lot sizes are
larger if the green space in between lots are considered .
Mr. Genrich appointed Commissioner Keester to lead a Small
Lot Ordinance Committee to examine this issue. To assist
him would be Commissioners Candell and Trustee Harris from
the Village Board .**
Chairman Genrich mentioned the Plan Commission meetings of August 4
and 18 . He asked the Commissioners to be prepared for the 18th
meeting specifically , where the topic would be the Chevy Chase
Annexation and the possibility of keeping a golf course on that
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*Footnote - I want to emphasize that the scope of the assignment
to the committee is to work with both Mr. McCoy and Mr. Whited
in developing a master bicycle plan for the Village. Mr. McCoy
earlier was given this assignment by Dan Larson and working
with the two of them from the Staff, the committee is also being
asked to recommend policies for facilitating the development
and maintenance of bike paths throughout the Village. Some
concepts which might be investigated are village ownership
and maintenance, possibility of the paved areas being owned
by the Park District instead of the Village and maintained by
them or some other method perhaps in conjunction with leaving
the paths (except for paved surfaces) in the possession of the
single-family homeowners and maintain their use through a public
easement concept.
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Carl Genrich, Chairman
**Comment - The small lot ordinance terminology is a little bit
deceiving for this assignment. The problem really relates to how
we resolve problems of excessive slope in the backs of certain
properties and how do we handle this from a planning point of view.
The solution might lie in requiring a slope plan for subdivision
developments under the subdivision ordinance and possibly requiring
that only certain houses of a particular development will be allowed
on certain lots. ›eft_nitkLt_(4)
Carl Genrich, Chairman
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Park District
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k AGENDA F.LEA 02 RECOI?D r_PO ' 7F: i':'WV...!'.,0 !'1Y3 IF PF.,A. . .11::G CO:.,i1r.ISi0 "
RE: Pr.,A71-.JNG OF FUT!ThE ST:f00ii, ST`...TI
The Buffalo Grove Par Disirict, LI -:-$.0 cn*rit of f.,‘iondly
co .neration, coos on reco-rd a:-a'..1..n 5._H. surofAort of the concuot
of school--oar"7, sites especia: !_y a2 -:,-,1!c7 1-elato to Resolui-n
# 72—'55 of the Village of Bufralo G7.ove. The staff and Board of
Commissioners of the Park Di El-I-xi ct feel_ ttv_-..t, co- orative
development, maintenance a:r use of Wiese 7zhiLic amenities is
in the best interest of the roe -, !.e. of ;he 11 I_i_a7e. To this end,
t we recuest that this concEnt .i:.)o :Incor,‘oy..ated into all future
• school plans.
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TO: CARL GENRICH
Chairman , Plan Commission
REF : School District Financial Assistance Alternatives for
Capital Expansion
DATE : July 28 , 1976
Pursuant to your request , I have tried to capsulize alternatives
available to School Districts for building expansion programs,
These are as follows :
Capital Improvement Board
Generally , School Districts have the opportunity to
contract directly with the State of Illinois Capital
Development Board for new school buildings , The
School Districts lease these buildings over a limited
period , usually for the same necessary to repay any
indebtedness associated with the building . This may
require the passage of a referendum within the School
District to provide the guarantee for the lease .
General Obligation Bonds
Another alternative is the issuance of general
obligation bonds to pay for the construction of new
buildings , This requires a referendum among the
residents of the School District ,
Unit School District
Another alternative would be the consolidation of the
Lake County School Districts with High School District
125 into a unit School District , This had been done
by several Districts in DuPage County and in Barrington .
The residents of School District 59 (Elk Grove Village)
are also exploring the consolidation of their District
with portions of School District 214 into a unit dis-
trict . There are certain advantages to forming a
unit district as compared to separate districts . The
obvious ones are expanding the tax base , better coordina-
tion of the various philosophies toward education and
increasing the ability to provide more specialized
educational training for all students . It will also
allow better use of vacant or partially used buildings ,
i .e. , Kildeer School and Stevenson High School .
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Increasing the Tax Levy
Another alternative would be to Increase the tax levy
currently authorized in the School District .
L Increased State Aid
Hardship petitions could be subm*. 'ted to the state for
special financial grants .
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Village Manager
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