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Regular Council Meeting 1-25-99 Page 2 Roll Call: AYES: All NAYS: None Motion Carried Minutes Approved Organizational Meeting - January 4, 1999 Mr. Busa, seconded by Mr. Fixler, made a motion to approve the minutes. Roll Call: AYES: All NAYS: None Motion Carried Minutes Approved Special Council Meeting_- January 11 1999 Mr. Busa, seconded by Mr. Fixler; Made a-motion to approve the minutes. Roll Call: AYES: All NAYS: None Motion Carried • .. Minutes Approved ? COIVIMENTS FROM MAYOR RINKER:' Mayor Ruiker said the 90's, in manyways, were a decade ;of decision-making. We did a lot of planning and looking to the future: - We want taAstay srnall, we want tQ'recognize.the fact that we live ui a metropolitan area and have a cosmopolitan environment, yef we want to balance vigorously and preserve the rural qualities that we cherish. We are a smaIl community with a lot ofgood resources. During 1997-98 we were laying the foundation;for_a;,lot of plans we had worked,on. We bought a lot of land--we are still in the pxocess-of acquiruig`acres that we had earmarked for the Village... We have gone from under 10 acres and will probably`?nd up with over 130 acres. Iri-that; we are dedicating a chunof :land for some' high-powered development. It is an opporturiity we have because of the revenue, we think we will get from'it. This is the last developed'-.area in the Viliage. The zoning plan adopted by the Village in the 60's has finally -reached rriaturity.. The question is,,"where do we; go from here?" 1999 is a year of btiilding cornerstones. We will be preserving and maintaining; the services that are :a'hallmark-of our community. We will also, however, be embarking on a couple of major projects. We will build a sivviliiining pool. We plan to preserve a wetland area of about 30 acres next to it. Surrounding those two distinct recreational kinds ofuses, we have`aI fair amount,ofland that we want to keep in the public trust. The balance of that along I-271 is developed for commercial use.. Progressive has already but completed its.first building. They have started the second building and we understand they are akeady planning the 3`d structure. We anticipate we will hear from the Goldbergs and Forest City: (vctlio own land in the southernportion of our Northwest Quadrant.) That will generate a whole different set of plans. We will have to react and try to anticipate what other kind of development is there. Mayor Rinker showed S.O.M. on the Village map and said it is a spine for our Village. If no one thinks that S.O.M. Center Road does not have a profound