2007-11-12 - Village Board Special Meeting - Minutes 11940
11/12/2007
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF
BUFFALO GROVE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
50 RAUPP BOULEVARD,BUFFALO GROVE,ILLINOIS ON MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 12,2007
CALL TO ORDER
President Hartstein called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the
Flag.
ROLL CALL
Roll call indicated the following present: President Hartstein;Trustees Braiman,Glover,Berman,Kahn,Trilling
and Rubin.
Also present were: William Brimm,Village Manager;William Raysa,Village Attorney;Ghida Neukirch,
Deputy Village Manager; Scott Anderson,Director of Finance.
VILLAGE PRESIDENT'S REPORT
President Hartstein reminded all residents of the annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service that will take place at
7:00 P.M. on Sunday,November 18,2007 at Temple Chai.
VILLAGE TRUSTEE REPORTS
Trustee Berman stated that he finds it objectionable that this meeting is not being video taped to be broadcast on
Channel 6.
Trustee Berman stated that he,along with other Board members,attended both Veterans Day programs this past
Saturday, and noted that it was a terrific program that was very dignified;he stated that the speeches were
outstanding. The memorial at Veterans Park is beautiful. The Park District representatives were very gracious
in recognizing both the attendance of the Village Board,as well as the Village participation in the construction of
the memorial.
ORDINANCE#20007-72-WHITE LODGING
Moved by Braiman,seconded by Kahn,to pass Ordinance#2007-72,approving an Economic Incentive
Agreement by and between the Village of Buffalo Grove and BG Hotel LLC(Hyatt Place Suites),in accordance
with the revised draft contained in Board packets.
Mr.Brimm reviewed the proposed ordinance and the amendments that were discussed last week. This
agreement would terminate if the property is no longer operated as a Hyatt Place Suites hotel and/or operated by
White Lodging Services. The agreement also may not be assigned without prior written consent of the Village.
White Lodging has agreed to the terms of the agreement.
My Raysa stated that the hotel must be called a Hyatt Place Suites,and if the franchisor pulls that name,the
agreement automatically terminates. Other than zoning,the Village has no authority as to what kind of a hotel
could be leased if this were to become something other a Hyatt Place Suites.
In answer to a question from Trustee Braiman,Mr.Brimm stated that the payments will be made quarterly,
Trustee Berman read comments as to why he does not believe a subsidy should be given to this property. As
noted previously,subsidies that have been awarded have been few and far between,and have been tied almost
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exclusively to specific infrastructure or extraordinary circumstances or revenue generators;none of those factors
is present here. Trustee Berman also has a concern that other hotels will now expect similar subsidies.
Trustee Trilling thanked staff and the petitioner for the language changes that were agreed to since the last
meeting.
Terry Truitt,representing the carpenters union,noted that White Lodging is building other hotels in the area,and
they are not paying proper wages,therefore,he asked that the Board not give White Lodging any incentives.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows on the motion:
AYES: 4—Braiman,Glover,Kahn,President Hartstein
NAYS: 3—Berman,Trilling,Rubin
Motion declared carried.
President Hartstein welcomed the developer to the community and wished them success.
Trustee Berman stated that,although he does not favor the incentives,the Board still wishes them the greatest
success in the community.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Moved by Berman,seconded by Glover,to move to Executive Session for the purpose of discussing Pending
Litigation, Section 2.C. 11.,and Personnel, Section 2.C. 1.of the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Upon roll call,
Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Braiman,Glover,Berman,Kahn,Trilling,Rubin
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
The Board moved to Executive Session from 7:58 P.M.until 8:32 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Braiman,seconded by Berman,to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion was declared
carried,and the meeting was adjourned at 8:32 P.M.
Ja �tabian,Village Clerk
APPROVED BY ME THIS 19th DAY OF November ,2007
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Village President