2010-04-14 fort sheridan master planning advisory committee

Fort Sheridan Update April 14, 2010

April 14, 2010

Fort Sheridan Master Plan

Advisory Committee


• Feb. 10, 2010 meeting minutes

• Review charter, process and timeline

• Additional information

• Framework to develop scenarios

• Discuss scenarios

• Summarize/next steps

• Next meeting June 9, 2010

Agenda


Our Charter

“The Committee will prepare, approve and forward a final report to the Forest Preserve Board of Commissioners, consisting of a recommended program and conceptual master plan of preferred future public uses for Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve, including a summary of options, analysis, opinions of probable construction costs, analysis of projected operating costs and revenues, and public input considered during the planning process.”


Concept of Alignment and Consensus• Alignment means “getting in line” behind an idea or

concept

• Consensus means getting to a maximum point of agreement so that action can follow

• Usually involves compromise, give and take• Each party must be able to “live with it” and support the

group’s decision• Even with consensus, each party may have a different

level of support for the decision

• Can this group come to consensus around a recommendation?


Advisory committee members Lake County Forest Preserve District CommissionersChair, Carol Calabresa, Board District 15 Anne Flanigan Bassi, Board District 23 Michelle Feldman, Board District 22 Susan Loving Gravenhorst, Board District 13

Municipal and Park District RepresentativesCity of Highland Park City of Highwood City of Lake Forest Lake Bluff Park District Park District of Highland Park Town of Fort Sheridan Master Homeowners Association

Ex-Officio Members: (Invited)Mark Steven Kirk - United States Representative - 10th DistrictWilliam Brawner - U.S. Department of the Army


TimelineJanuary Gather informationFebruary 2nd Committee meeting; brainstorm on ideasMarch Review public comments; gather additional

informationApril 3rd Committee meeting; explore scenarios of

potential alignmentMay Further define scenariosJune 4th Committee meeting; determine if alignment

is possibleJuly Develop program detailsSeptember Present recommendation to Board


Group protocols and ground rules • Full participation• Mutual understanding• Inclusive solutions• Shared responsibility

• One conversation at a time• Each party contributes• Stay on topic; we will use a “parking lot” for follow-up

on topics not on the agenda • Process checks to re-focus• No interruptions


Additional Information


Possible Scenarios Several different scenarios emerged from committee interviews, public input and committee brainstorming• 18-hole golf course

• Hybrid 9- or 12-hole or executive course integrated with natural

areas and trails

• Typical forest preserve, incorporating natural areas, trails and

public access

• Wait and see

• Other


Discussion FrameworkHow – and to what extent - could each scenario meet the expectations, vision and conditions identified by the committee members and the public

• Meets the deed restriction for golf

• Maintains open space and scenic lake views

• Provides public access to bluffs and shoreline

• Protects and sustains the environment

• Provides a variety of outdoor recreational activities


Additional ConsiderationsDiscuss potential benefit and impact

• To neighbors

• To surrounding communities

• To the greater Lake County

Funding implications• Implementation costs

• Ability to be financially sustainable

• What each entity could/would contribute


Discuss Scenarios

• 18-hole golf course

• Hybrid 9- or 12-hole or executive course integrated with

natural areas and trails

• Typical forest preserve, incorporating natural areas, trails

and public access

• Wait and see

• Other


Master Plan-Completed Improvements

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