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Village of La Grange Plan Commission met Aug. 8.

Here are the minutes provided by the commission:

A special meeting of the Village Board of Trustees, Board of Fire & Police Commissioners, Community & Economic Development Commission, Design Review Commission, Environmental Quality Commission, Plan Commission, and Zoning Board of Appeals for the Village of La Grange was held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, on the second floor Auditorium Room of the Village Hall, 53 S. La Grange Road, La Grange, Illinois.

I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

President Kuchler called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m.

Verify Quorum – Village Board of Trustees

Upon roll call the following were:

Present: President Kuchler, Augustine, O’Brien, Gale, Peterson, Thompson, Saladino 

Absent: McGee

A quorum was present.

Verify Quorum – Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Upon roll call the following were:

Present: Hoffenberg

Absent: Boersma, Levato

A quorum was not present.

Verify Quorum – Community & Economic Development Commission

Upon roll call the following were:

Present: Carlson, Nizzere, Heery, Cassidy, McGee, Hayes, Hanson

Absent: Riberto, Janowski, Buttron, Hall, Janevski, Palmer, Sher

A quorum was not present.

Verify Quorum – Design Review Commission

Upon roll call the following were:

Present: Hanson, Volkman

Absent: Cahill, Baker, Wisthuff

A quorum was not present.

Verify Quorum – Environmental Quality Commission 

Upon roll call the following were:

Present: Neseef, Mullen, Liva, Simak, Braun, Louvar

Absent: Svec, Bowe, Mahoney, Walsh, Holder, Zarnowiecki, Beverly

A quorum was not present.

Verify Quorum – Plan Commission

Upon roll call the following were:

Present: Paice, O’Connor, Egan, Hoffenberg, Wentink, Schwartz

Absent: Mosher

A quorum was present.

Verify Quorum – Zoning Board of Appeals

Upon roll call the following were:

Present: Bresnahan, Kerpan

Absent: Finder, Workman, Dattilo, Peterson, Sheehan

A quorum was not present.

Village Manager Jack Knight, Community Development Director/Deputy Village Manager Charity Jones, Village Planner Kelsey Fawell, Michael Blue of Teska and Associates, Emma Swanson of Teska and Associates, Francie Lawrence of Teska and Associates, Tara Grebe of Teska and Associates, and Franny Ritchie of Sam Schwartz were also present.

II. PUBLIC HEARINGS

III. GENERAL DISCUSSION

A. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WORKSHOP

Michael Blue of Teska provide a presentation on the status of the current Comprehensive Plan update up to this date in time. The presentation included a brief summary of the preliminary Community Conditions Report, a compilation of data and research about the Village to serve as a baseline of facts, as well as summaries of past Village plans and community workshop events. Teska provided a brief update of the engagement seen the project’s website (www.lagrangeforward.org), and encouraged the Commission to continue promoting the site amongst community members to increase website engagement and ensure members of the public are kept aware of important project updates and milestones. Finally, Teska informed the Trustees Commissioners of upcoming Comprehensive Plan update-related events, all of which can be found on the project website. Trustees and Commissioners had the opportunity to review and ask questions.

Following, Trustees and Commissioners participated in online surveys regarding visioning statements for the Village. Consultants from Teska had the Commissioners break into groups to discuss Comprehensive Plan subareas, including the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of each. Commissioners provided various feedback, including the analysis of the Comprehensive Plan subareas and focus areas, community facilities, pedestrian and cyclist connectivity, the importance of urban design, and preservation.

IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS

Peggy Mosher of the League of Women Voters thanked the Board and Commissioners for their attention to housing needs within the community.

V. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. A voice vote was taken:

Ayes: All

Nays: None

Motion passed

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