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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/19/2015 EDC Minutes (Draft) 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, March 19, 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, Norm Kurtz and David Roe were present. Also present were Bill Cooney, Director of Community Development, Nellie Beckner, Long Range Planner, and Dawn Fletcher-Collins, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the January 15, 2015 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. NEW BUSINESS Marketing Video Program Mr. Cooney explained the new Marketing Video Program that staff is proposing to highlight restaurants throughout town. He stated that the program would be called Dish’N Out and would highlight 3 restaurants in a 30 minute show. He explained that staff would randomly draw restaurants to participate, one each from the north, central and south portions of town. Staff is looking to use $6,000 from the ED budget to support the program. There was discussion regarding the program guidelines and how the program would be broadcast. The EDC unanimously supported the expenditure on the program. Page 1of 2 3/19/15 EDC Minutes CHAIRMAN’S REPORT No new items to discuss. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m. Respectfully submitted, William J. Cooney Director of Community Development Page 2 of 2 3/19/15 EDC Minutes