Public Notice of Regular Meeting

In Accordance with the Statutes of the State of Illinois and the Ordinances of the City of Highland Park, a Regular Meeting of the Highland Park Plan Commission, scheduled to be held at the hour of 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at the Highland Park City Hall, 1707 St. Johns Avenue, Highland Park, Illinois, during which it is anticipated there will be a discussion of the following:

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes

1. Regular Meeting of June 3, 2008
2. Regular Meeting of June 17, 2008

1. Consideration of  Staff Drafted Findings of Fact and Development Conditions that Recommend to the City Council the Approval of a proposed Amendment to an Existing Planned Development with One-lot Subdivision (Crossroads Planned Business Center) at 135-295 Skokie Valley Rd to Demolish an Existing Building and to Construct Two New Buildings as part of the Crossroads Shopping Center Planned Development.  The Plan Commission will review, discuss and amend as necessary, staff-drafted Findings of Fact and Conditions that recommend to the City Council the approval of a proposal from Federal Realty Investment Trust, for the demolition of a 9,305 sf existing building and the construction of two new buildings in the Planned Development; one of 4,300 sq.ft. for a drive-through banking use and a second building of 3,000 sq.ft. as presented in Public Hearing 08-05-PUD-001.
2. Public Hearings 08-07-SUP-001 and 08-07-SUP-002, to be heard concurrently, for two Proposed Conditional Uses consisting of Antennas and Appurtenant Equipment for Cellular Telephone and Personal Wireless Services at 1505 Old Deerfield Road and 513 Central Avenue.  The Plan Commission will open a public hearing to accept public comment, then will discuss and deliberate on these applications from Chad Gargrave, representative for Denali Spectrum Operations, LLC d/b/a/Cricket Communications, Inc., for new antenna clusters at two sites: one on an existing monopole structure and one on a building rooftop.
3. Discussion of the Need for an Additional Public Comment Session for the Proposed Planned Development, “Green at the Spring” at 1629 Park Avenue West and 2100 Grange Avenue.  Staff will discuss with the Plan Commission the progress of other commissions’ review of this proposed PUD and recent revisions to the plan of development, to seek confirmation as to the benefit of holding an additional public comment session.

IV. Other Business

1. Draft Budget Goals for 2009
2. Disclosure of Economic Interest Forms
3. Next Meeting- Regular Meeting of August 5, 2008
4. Briefing on projects considered by City Council

V. Adjournment