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2nd I-Gov AssemblyOak Park Elementary School District 97
Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200Oak Park Public Library
Oak Park TownshipPark District of Oak Park
Village of Oak Park
May 9, 2015
• Welcome and Call to Order: Ms. Andrea Ott• Roll Call – State Name and Taxing Body Officials: Ms. Andrea Ott• Introduce Gil Herman: Mr. Jim Gates• Purpose/Process/Payoff for Assembly: Mr. Gil Herman• Introduce Guest Speakers: Mr. Gil Herman
• Guest Speaker Presentations:
1. Mr. Ali ElSaffar, Oak Park Township Assessor
2. Ms. Cathy Yen, Executive Director Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce
3. Mr. John Lawrence, Vice President of the Oak Park Area Association of Realtors
4. Mr. John Lynch, Director of Oak Park Economic Development Corporation• Panelist Q and A: Mr. Gil Herman• Table Discussions and Sharing of Summaries with the Assembly• Recap: Mr. Gil Herman• Call to Adjourn: Mr. Jim Gates
Mr. Ali ElSaffar,
Oak Park Township Assessor
Longitudinal property tax burden by property type (Longitudinal residential, multi-family, commercial, and industrial)
Tax Levies for Government Units Serving Oak ParkComparison of Taxes Paid in Tax Years 1999 and 2013
(Excluding TIFs and Special Service Districts)
1999 Total Levy % of Overall 2013 Total Levy % of Overall Overall Avg. AnnualUnit of Government (Paid in 2000) 1999 Tax Bill (Paid in 2014) 2013 Tax Bill Levy Growth Levy GrowthSchool District 97 $33,052,919.55 37.44% $59,999,048 35.84% 81.52% 5.82%High School District 200 $22,264,289.57 25.22% $40,405,566 24.14% 81.48% 5.82%Village of Oak Park $12,026,691.58 13.62% $24,632,197 14.72% 104.81% 7.49%Cook County $6,447,508.75 7.30% $7,667,610 4.58% 18.92% 1.35%Oak Park Library Fund $3,706,908.70 4.20% $9,789,895 5.85% 164.10% 11.72%Water Reclamation District $3,163,356.16 3.58% $5,709,631 3.41% 80.49% 5.75%Triton College District 504 $2,393,279.01 2.71% $4,449,952 2.66% 85.94% 6.14%Oak Park Township $2,514,075.42 2.85% $4,477,337 2.67% 78.09% 5.58%Oak Park Park District $1,864,794.68 2.11% $8,667,138 5.18% 364.78% 26.06%Miscellaneous Agencies $853,124.69 0.97% $1,588,291 0.95% 86.17% 6.16%
Totals $88,286,948 100.00% $167,386,663 100.00% 89.59% 6.40%
Mr. John Lawrence,
Vice President of the Oak
Park Area Association of
Realtors
Mr. John Lynch,
Director of Oak Park
Economic Development
Corporation
Business in Oak
Park:
The Competitive
Landscape
May 9, 2015
What makes Oak Park
attractive?
- The Pilates Factor – a strong core makes all the
difference
- Money and brains with urban sensibility
- It ain’t your typical mall – thriving independents in
addition to national draws
- You can get there from here to there – and you don’t
even need a car!
- It’s true – we are a little cooler than everyone else
What are our challenges?
- Wide demographic range – hard to be all things to
all people
- The island perception
- The little shopping center 10 miles west
- The real estate problem – fitting 2 acre pegs in 1
acre holes
- The aging of Aquarius
What limits success for our current businesses?
We may not yet have that “something special” to be a magnet for customers from other western suburbs with money to spend
- OPRF residents produce 48% of local spend- Elmhurst .06%- LaGrange .04%- Hinsdale 0.2%
Real state costs (and yes, that includes taxes)
Insufficient spillover from downtown other districts- Some districts too small to create critical density
and a compelling identity
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With whom are we competing and how do we stack up?
- Oak BrookNational retailers, large restaurants/entertainment,
hospitality- Evanston, Highland Park, Naperville
National or regional retail/restaurant concepts exploring suburban locations-Elmhurst, LaGrange, Western Springs, Hinsdale
Upscale independent restaurants and small retailers-Forest Park, Berwyn
Casual restaurants, taverns, music clubs-Chicago, (e.g. West Loop)
Progressive restaurants and niche retail
Other random musings
- Our diversity is great! But…
- Our history is awesome! But…
- Chicago: “You’re the inspiration” or at least
maybe you should be…
Thank you to our guest speakers, elected
officials, citizen guests, and the press for
attending the 2nd IGOV Assembly