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Village of Kenilworth Committee of the Whole met April 8.

Here is the minutes provided by the committee:

CALL TO ORDER

Village President Ann Potter called to order the Special Meeting of the Committee of the Whole Meeting of the Village of Kenilworth in the Kenilworth Village Hall, Kenilworth, Illinois at 7:30 p.m..

ROLL CALL

President Potter requested that Village Clerk Tim Ransford call the roll:

Trustees:

Trustee Scott Lien Present

Trustee Pete Shadek Present

Trustee Alison Winslow Present

Trustee Cecily Kaz Present

Trustee Jeff Bedwell Present

President Ann Potter Present

A quorum was present.

Others Recorded as in Attendance:

Village Officials and Staff:

Patrick Brennan Village Manager

Tim Ransford Village Clerk

Alannah Doak Management Analyst

Chris Strom Management Analyst

Others, signing in:

Michael Blue Teska Associates

AGENDA ITEM II: Regular Scheduled Business

President Potter welcomed the Trustees and audience in attendance and introduced Michael Blue, of Teska Associates. Mr. Blue addressed the group and directed their attention to a PowerPoint that he used to guide his presentation. He began with an overview of the Framing Elements that were established at the January 29, 2019 Committee of the Whole meeting. Mr. Blue stated that the primary goal of the evening was to evaluate different concepts for the Water Plant and its surroundings. Mr. Blue stated that he was going to show the group a series of concept drawings for discussion and reaction. He reminded the Board that the sketches represent concepts from the framing elements and threshold questions from the previous workshop and that they are not plans for the Water Plant site. Rather, they are intended to spur reactions and discussion.

The first of two concept shown was an adaptive reuse of the existing water plant. The top layer included a circular termination of Kenilworth Ave, roof top gardens, an open air event structure and a new structure situated over the old water storage tanks. The middle level included beach restrooms/changing areas, an open event area, and semi-private clubhouse as well as a renovated outdoor patio area. The lower level included indoor/outdoor dining and gathering spaces, outdoor patio, beach office, indoor event space, and utility/storage area.

Concept 2 was for a new facility. In this concept, Kenilworth Avenue terminated in a more rectangular fashion with a planter bed wall and an overview/outlook area. In this concept a new structure was also provided over the northern water storage tanks, and a grand staircase leading to the lower level. The middle level offered flexible event space and storage areas as well as a balcony/overlook area. The lower level of Concept 2 included a large community pool, expanded patio area, open-air event structure, and storage.

Mr. Blue also displayed a beach improvement plan that was partially inspired by the Village’s work in the 1980’s on a beach improvement project that was never initiated.

The Village Board discussed each of the options and the conversation started to distill into preferences for the differing levels of use. The general goals discussed at each level included:

Top Level of Water Plant:

• A portion of the upper level has potential to be reserved as private space.

• If an addition is added on to the side of the water plant, it should not extend above ground level.

• Bike storage should be included in any plan moving forward.

• Any plantings or structures added to the top level should not be tall to prevent any alteration to the view path from the fountain.

Middle Level of Water Plant:

• Potential for flexible spaces for both residents, rentals, and possibly temporary office rental.

• All levels should have public space.

Lower Level of Water Plant:

• Lower level should be saved for beach related amenities.

• Possible opportunity to walk the length of the beach without walking in sand.

• Potential for a walkout balcony

• A community pool did not seem like an option to explore further.

Upon conclusion of the discussion, Mr. Blue stated that the next step in the process was to distill the comments received, develop a draft action plan for further consideration, and develop a plan for obtaining additional community feedback. This would likely happen at future meeting of the Committee of the Whole.

AGENDA ITEM III. Business from the Public

No additional persons came forward to address the Committee of the Whole.

AGENDA ITEM IV. Adjourn

With no further business, Trustee Shadek offered a motion to adjourn the special meeting of the Committee of the Whole and Trustee Lien seconded the motion. The meeting was concluded by voice vote at 8:41 p.m.

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