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Home My WebLink About06/15/2006 EDC minutes MAYOR Irvana K. Wilks VILLAGE MANAGER Michael E. Janonis TRUSTEES Timothy J. Corcoran Paul Wm. Hoefert A. John Kom Richard M. Lohrstorfer Michaele Skowron Irvana K. Wilks Michael A. Zadel Village of Mount Prospect Community Development Department 50 South Emerson Street Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 VILLAGE CLERK M. Lisa Angell Phone: 847/818-5328 Fax: 847/818-5329 TDD: 847/392-6064 MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 1st Floor Community Center, Village Hall Thursday, June 15, 2006 8:00 a.m. The meeting of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) of the Village of Mount Prospect was held on Thursday June 15,2006 in the first floor Community Center of Village Hall, 50 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois. CALL TO ORDER Chairman David Lindgren called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.ill. Commissioners Bruce Gillilan and Tom Zander were present. Commissioners Ken Fritz and Ben Trapani were absent. Also present were Mayor Irvana Wilks, Bill Cooney, Director of Community Development, Ellen Divita, Deputy Director of Community Development and Skip Robertson, C-Line Products. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the April 20, 2006 meeting were reviewed and approved unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Development Update Mr. Cooney provided a general overview of developments throughout the Village. He stated that Staff was working with neighboring communities on the Metra-Star Line project and were attempting to determine a final station location at Busse Road and the Tollway. He stated that he is working with Potbelly's and Panera Bread restaurants looking for potential locations along Rand Road. The Emerson and Founder's Row projects are continuing under construction with anticipated occupancy by the end of2006. Panda Express had applied for a PUD amendment at Randhurst Shopping Center and are scheduled for the July Planning and Zoning Commission hearing. They are requesting approval to build an outlot restaurant along the Route 83 frontage. Dr. Oztekin continues his efforts to acquire property in the small triangle area and is hoping to begin construction of the Blue's Bar facility by mid-summer. CornEd Business Retention Program Recap Mr. Cooney distributed an overall listing of the 45 businesses the EDC had visited since October 2005. He said these individuals would be invited to the proposed breakfast meeting in October that the EDC intends to sponsor. There was general discussion regarding future business visits and it was agreed the EDC would continue the bi-monthly visitation program. It was also agreed that the July 19 visits would be cancelled due to difficult scheduling as a result of summer vacations. The EDC members discussed the October breakfast meeting in further detail. It was agreed that an invitation would be sent to all business that had been visited by the EDC as well as a general invitation to Chamber and MPDMA representatives. There was discussion about inviting commercial brokers that are active in the Mt. Prospect area as well. Economic Development Commission April 20, 2006 Minutes Page 2 NEW BUSINESS 2006 Economic Development Budget Mr. Cooney provided a summary of the Economic Development Program budget for 2006. The budget reflects a $39,000 total budget. Anticipated expenses included paying a portion of the retail consultant salary, public relations activities, marketing activities and trade show participation. Chairman Lindgren requested that Mr. Cooney provide a more detailed breakdown of the year-to-date expenditures plus anticipated expenditures so the Commission could further evaluate other opportunities for use of the ED funds. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Chairman Lindgren indicated he had been reviewing Chapter 5 of the Village Code that regulates the EDC activities. He stated that the by-laws require the election of a Vice-Chair and Secretary for the Commission. He recommended that Bruce Gillian be elected as Vice-Chair and Tom Zander as Secretary. There was general discussion in support for the concept, however due to lack of a quorum; no official action was taken at this meeting. Mr. Lindgren also asked that Mr. Cooney send the membership directory to all members so they may verify that their addresses and phone numbers are correct. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.ill. Respectfully submitted, William J. Cooney, Jr., AICP Director of Community Development WJC:sld C:\Documents and Settings\kdewis\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK6BVune 15.doc