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A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with The Lakota Group, Inc. to prepare an Update to the Roosevelt Road Plan, titled "A Plan for the Redevelopment of Roosevelt Road - A Joint-Municipality Study of the Roosevelt Road Corridor" in Collaboration with the City of Berwyn.
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Introduction
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This agenda item is for the approval of a resolution regarding the hiring of a planning consultant to perform an update to the Roosevelt Road plan which was adopted by the Village Board in 2005. This project is in collaboration with the City of Berwyn.
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Recommended Action
Adopt the Resolution
Prior Board Action
The Board has taken the following prior action(s):
* Approved the FY 2025 budget on December 4, 2024, which includes funding for this project.
* Approved Village Board Goals on January 23, 2024, as an Economic Vitality Priority 1; C i & ii: to Renew the Village Vision and plan for the redevelopment of the Roosevelt Road Corridor... engage an urban design firm..initiate conversations with the City of Berwyn... about a joint plan.
* Adopted the Plan for the Redevelopment of Roosevelt Road on March 21, 2005.
Background
The current "Plan for the Redevelopment of Roosevelt Road" was completed in 2001, and adopted by the Village Board in March of 2005. The plan is a joint-municipality study for the Roosevelt Road corridor prepared by Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design firm in collaboration with the City of Berwyn. The Roosevelt Road corridor is a major asset for both Oak Park and Berwyn and a portion for the Town of Cicero. The plan was initiated with an Illinois Tomorrow Grant awarded to the Berwyn Development Corporation in partnership with the City of Berwyn and the Village of Oak Park. This plan was in collaboration with the two adjoining communities to establish the first-ever comprehensive redevelopment study of this corridor. Subsequently, the three adjoining co...
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