Park District Commissioners Spaeth, Graf and Executive Director Rogers met with Mayor Morley, Aldermen Polomski, Honquest and Kennedy (attended via phone), and City Manager Grabowski to discuss the City’s Public Works and Building (PWB) Committee report entitled “Response to Park District Letter – Use of Parks for Stormwater.” The discussions included a comprehensive review of the background of the agreement between the City and Park District concerning Fire Station #2 in York Commons (presentation attached below) and the District’s use of space in the City of Elmhurst’s Public Wroks Facility and a review of the current proposed terms concerning use of York Commons and Golden Meadows Parks for stormwater detention. The City is now preparing a revised consideration as it relates to the Park District’s potential future use of the PUblic Works Facility past the current 2029 expiration date. A discussion also took place concerning working with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to potentially expedite a conversion that would allow for the use of Golden Meadows Park.
