F OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT 42 July 2005 To: James Maurer, Chief Patrol Division From: PO Marco Mar Office of the Superintendent Subject: Department of Planning and Development Information Request Attached are copies of the proposed Planned Development and/or Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection applications for the properties located at 4400 North Broadway for proposed commercial Planned Development A field review by Patrol Division Personnel of the proposed project site is necessary to determine if approval would result in any adverse impact on police operations. Please return your response to this office no later than 18 July 2005. P.O. Marco Mar Office of the Superintendent aPatrol Division 15 July 2005 23" District ~Town Hall Station TO: Gary H. Yamashiroya Commander, 023" District FROM: Edward M. OReilly #815 Investigating Sergeant, 023" District SUBJECT: Response to Request of this date, 0645 hours, via Chief of Patral’s Office Re: Department of Planning and Information Request for Police Response to CTA / ALDI Foods, Planned Development (#943), 4400-4500 North Broadway In response to a request by the City Department of Planning, via Chief of Patrol’s Office (PD# 05- (0054.55), the undersigned was assigned to look into the impact on Police Services which may result from the proposed 5.6 acres, CTA / ALDI Foods, Planned Development (City #943), 4400-4500 North Broadway. After reviewing the documents forwarded with the request (attached) and making a physical visit to the site to review articulated residential and business locations on the described property, it appears that the sreatest impact on Police service inthe proposed area, will be traffic volume. The proposal seeks to park ‘between 700 and 800 vehicles in an area which already has problems with only a 100 to 200 vehicles (they ‘being raosily the vehicles of Truman College staif and students.) Itis understood that after development, the College will still have 100 to 200 vehicles daily. The present college traffic occurs school days, rooming through evening hours, and there are presently seven (7) entrances to different areas of the property, whereas the Planned Development offers two (2) access routes for their predicted volume, Although the present revision of the Development Plan has improved traffic flow, unless the developers ‘work with City Transportation Department engineers to ensure safe entrance and exit of the five to tenfold increase in traffic, (which can be anticipated 24 hours a day), increased Police service will be necessary for traffic enforcement and crash reporting, The population of the proposed Development Plan will be subject to the homeless and career criminals ‘who inhabit the adjacent community. Police resources will be stretched beyond present capacity, to address these anticipated crime and nuisance calls, without other portions of the community being deprived of service they have reasonably come to expect. x Br aS Edward M. O'Reilly Sergeant, 023" District APPROVED: “y any William MeCorry Watch Commander, 023" Distfict Cir Reto ‘Commier, 023% District Attachment One (1)PATROL DIVISION 18 July 2005 023" District TO: James A, Maurer Chief Patrol Division FROM: Gary H. Yamashiroya Commander 023" District SUBJECT: Department of Planning and Development Information Request REF: P.D, # 0S-0054.55 The items listed in this report re-iterate those stated in a prior report asking the concerns of a proposed development at the Wilson Yards location. Reference should be made to P.D. 04- 0054.113. Additional concems are also raised regarding new developments since the date of the last report In addition to the concerns raised by Sergeant O°Reilly, the proposed development will be situated in the current Deployment Operations Center (DOC) area for the district, With rapid response cars and beat cars answering additional calls for service at the proposed retail establishment, it will take resources within the DOC away from their current duties which primarily focus on violent crime. Of primary concem for the proposed site is the increase in calls for service to handle retail thefts, shoplifters, traffic issues, parking complaints, etc. It is also necessary that the proposed development is planned adequately to prevent crimes. There seems to be an extensive parking area, partially or fully hidden from street view. Adequate lighting must be provided for the safety of patrons and area residents and the parking garage must have an alarm system that can be immediately activated for emergencies. A working security camera would be helpful and fencing would be an additional safeguard, especially for the parking lot in the rear. These safety precautions are especially important since the development will include senior housing. A less serious but more likely problem will be the traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian. ‘The Broadway/Montrose/Sheridan intersection is currently very congested. The increase in traffic would necessitate a no parking area on Broadway from Sunnyside to Montrose. People attending the cinema will want to drop off family or friends in front of the theater before heading off to park the car. Taxicabs may also want to congregate, adding to the traffic congestion. Turning lanes at Sunnyside will be necessary to avoid cars blocking traffic on Broadway as they try fo access the parking garage. An additional concern related to the new development is the approval of a liquor license establishment across the street from the proposed Senior Housing project. Over objections by the undersigned, the liquor license commission approved a new bar at 1021 W. Montrose. The undersigned is concemed for the well being of the community and the expected senior residents of this proposed project. This new bar will create noise disturbances, increased late night foot and vehicle traffic, and saturate an area with another liquor license establishment where alcoholism is problematic,