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City of Blue Island Community Development Committee met February 19

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City of Blue Island Community Development Committee met Feb. 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

Roll Call:

Public Comment:

Old Business:

1. Approval of the Community Development Committee Minutes from Wednesday, January 8, 2020 (Fred Bilotto)

New Business:

1. Discussion and Approval on Text Amendment on Adult Use Cannabis (Howard Coppari) 

(Short Recess after the Cannabis Discussion)

2. Review and Approval for Dollar Tree Sign Variances at 12625 Western Avenue (Howard Coppari)

3. Request Authorization of Sale Agreement for 12751 Lincoln Street (Blue Bridge

Properties, LLC) and 2427 W. 127th Street (Lyric Venture, LLC); Request for Purchase and Development for 13747 Western Avenue (Diesel Doctor, Corp.); and Request Authority for Demolition of Properties for 2050 W. 119th Place, 12419 Greenwood Avenue, and 13826 Chatham Street (Mark Miller)

4. Discussion on MWRD’s Second Lease Amendment Agreement (BIOS Farm); IGA – Property Acquisition Agreement Between SSLBDA and the City of Blue Island (Mark Miller)

5. Discussion on Class 8 for New Construction for 13550 Chatham Street and Class 8 for Special Circumstances for 13551Chatham Street (Mark Miller)

6. Update on Resurfacing the City Parking Lot on Western Avenue (Erik Alvarez)

7. Discussion on Electronic Speed Monitors Along Western Avenue (Erik Alvarez)

8. Update on Sam Schwartz’s Parking Study; Review Ms. Smith’s Letter on Parking (Howard Coppari)

9. Discussion on Banners Along Western Avenue Highlighting Census 2020 (Fred Bilotto)

10.Approval to Purchase New Census 2020 Light Pole Banners (David Johnson)

11.Discussion and Resolution on Building Issues for 13301 Olde Western Avenue “Maple Tree Inn Restaurant;” 13337 Olde Western Avenue “Esparza’s Restaurant;” and 13426 Olde Western Avenue “Green Colored Burned Out Building” (Ahmed Sandino)

12.Discussion on “Pop-Top” Building Department Policy (Ahmed Sandino) 13.Approval to Purchase Street Planters from Business Development Fund (Fred Bilotto)

14.Discussion on a Peddlers/Solicitors Application for Missionary Church of the Disciples of Jesus Christ, which is located at 2459 S. Trumbull Ave. in Chicago (Howard Coppari)

15.Marketing Report (Sara Brown)

16.Building Department Report (Ahmed Sandino)

Commissioner Concerns:

Adjourn:

http://www.blueisland.org/wp-content/uploads/community-development/Community-Development-Agenda-02-19-20.pdf

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