The meeting was called to order by Village President Jaberg at 6:31 P.M.

Present: Village President Margaret Jaberg, Trustee Yvonne Nealy, Commissioners: Susan Bellehumeur, Frances Jordan, Carl Krueger, Jim McGuigan and John Raffensperger

Also Present: Russell Van Gompel, Village Manager; Mary Kay Buratto, Community Development Director; Trustee Moranski and Trustee Baker

Excused: Trustee Schilz and Commissioner Falk

None.

Mary Kay Buratto is attending the American Planning Association National Conference in Chicago. She will be attending workshops related to smart growth, traditional neighborhood development, "Branding" your community and others. The Conference runs through 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, April 17, 2002.

Mary Kay presented the request for another addition to the existing U-Line plant on 55^th Street. The request is for a 17,130 square-foot warehouse addition on the north side of the building. This is the sixth, and will be the last, addition to the building because there is no room for the parking that would be needed if another addition were built.

Mr. Gary Kretschmer and Mr. Mark Lillesand of CG Schmidt, project managers, were at the meeting to explain the proposal to the Plan Commission. The U-Line Corporation is a manufacturer of small, high-end refrigerators and beer coolers. This warehouse addition will allow U-Line to consolidate their warehousing to this site and eliminate their satellite warehouses. Although a second story could be added to the office portion of the building, unless the existing "Bentley" building is torn down, there would not be enough parking on the site to support additional office space. The plant typically runs 1.5 shifts daily, and two shifts per day when very busy.

The building is a pre-engineered metal building with additional height to allow space for stacking four pallets of materials instead of the three levels in the existing warehouse. The nitrogen tank outside on the west side of the building will be eliminated. The building exterior will be the same as the existing warehouse additions. The driveways will be flared more to accommodate the semi-trucks entering and leaving the dock area. Additional landscaping has been proposed.

It was moved by Commissioner McGuigan and seconded by Trustee Nealy to approve the addition as proposed. A short discussion of whether this was a recommendation to the Village Board ensued. Mary Kay and Russ explained that site plan approval for permitted uses falls into the jurisdiction of the Plan Commission and that in the past, minor site plan review and approval authority rested in the Building Inspector alone. The motion carried unanimously.

Village President Jaberg noted that Susan Bellehumeur was one of two terms that would be up for reappointment in 2002 and that Ms. Bellehumeur had also indicated a desire to serve on another committee. She encouraged that Plan Commission members think about possible candidates for the Commission and direct them to contact her or to complete a Committee Questionnaire.

Mary Kay Buratto, Director of Community Development