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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/15/2015 EDC Minutes VILLAGE MANAGER MAYOR Arlene A. Juracek Michael E. Janonis TRUSTEES VILLAGE CLERK Village of Mount Prospect Paul Wm. Hoefert M. Lisa Angell A. John Korn John J. Matuszak Community Development Department Steven S. Polit Phone: 847/818-5328 Fax: 847/818-5329 Richard F. Rogers 50 South Emerson Street Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 www.mountprospect.org Michael A. Zadel MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Community Development Conference Room, Village Hall Thursday, January 15, 2015 8:00 a.m. The meeting of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) of the Village of Mount Prospect was rd held on Thursday, January 15th in 3 Floor Executive Conference Room in the Village Hall, 50 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois. CALL TO ORDER Vice Chairman Skip Robertson called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Commissioners John Healy, Tom Lowe, Dan Novak, and Norm Kurtz were present. Also present were Mayor Arlene Juracek, Brian Simmons, Deputy Director of Community Development, Nellie Beckner, Long Range Planner, Marianthi Thanopoulos, Public Information Officer and Dawn Fletcher-Collins, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the September 18, 2014 meeting were reviewed and approved unanimously. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD No comments. OLD BUSINESS Development Update Mr. Cooney provided a brief update on various developments throughout the Village. Mr. Cooney provided an update on several developments occurring throughout the Village. NEW BUSINESS 2015 Economic Development Budget Mr. Cooney distributed the draft 2015 ED Budget for review and discussion. The Commission concurred with the recommended budget and advised staff to proceed accordingly. Page 1of 2 1/15/15 EDC Minutes 1/27/15 Committee of the Whole discussion on economic development Mr. Cooney stated that he would be presenting an overview of economic development activities and th efforts to the Village Board at the January 27 Committee of the Whole meeting. He invited the EDC members to attend and participate in the discussion. 2015 EDC Goals The commission members discussed what projects that they wished to work on throughout 2015. Mr. Novak suggested that the EDC should focus its business visitation efforts on shopping center landlords to determine the challenges that they are facing filling up retail space. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT No new items to discuss. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 a.m. Respectfully submitted, William J. Cooney Director of Community Development Page 2 of 2 1/15/15 EDC Minutes