ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve changes to the composition of the 5th Avenue Steering Committee, as presented, and direct staff to add discussion of the six 5th Avenue Project outstanding issues to the June 18, 2019 City Council agenda.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Amy Emery, AICP, Operations Manager
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
On October 3, 2017, acting on the recommendation of Ryan Companies, City Council directed the creation of the 5th Avenue Steering Committee with the purpose of providing Ryan Companies with community input and direction. Further, Steering Committee members were directed to act in accordance with the Open Meetings Act and serve both as communicators (sharing residents' concerns with Ryan and explaining progress back to residents) and as an advisory group similar to a peer review committee. The City Council discussed the Committee acting as a sounding board to consider initial issues and differences of opinion.
5th Avenue Steering Committee members were specifically approved by City Council on November 7, 2017 to include:
? 2 City Council members (Councilwoman Obarski and Brodhead appointed)
? 2 City Staff members (Marcie Schatz and Allison Laff appointed)
? 2 Ryan Representatives
? 1 Commuter (self-selected by commuters through open application process facilitated by City Staff)
? 1 Representative of the Senior Task Force (selected by its members)
? 4 Area residents (one from each: Pilgrim's Addition, WHOA, ECHO, and the Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation) appointed in separate processes defined by these groups (e.g., appointment, election, etc.)
? 2 Park Addition Residents (self-selected by the neighborhood through a process of their own design)
? An At-Large Community Representative (Mayor Emeritus Pradel was appointed)
On August 28 2018, the 5th Avenue Steering Committee completed their initial task of reviewing the Working Group recommendations, sharing their ...
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