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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/18/2009 EDC minutes MAYOR Irvana K. Wilks VILLAGE MANAGER Michael E. Janonis TRUSTEES Paul Wm. Hoefert Arlene A. Juracek A. John Korn John 1. Matuszak Steven S. Pol it 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 www.mountprospect.org MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Executive Conference Room, Village Hall Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:00 a.m. The meeting of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) of the Village of Mount Prospect was held on Thursday, June 18, 2009 in the third floor Executive Conference Room in the Village Hall, 50 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois. CALL TO ORDER Chairman David Lindgren called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Commissioners, Tom Lowe, Skip Robertson and Ben Trapani were present. Commissioner Ken Fritz was absent. Also present were Bill Cooney, Director of Community Development, Brian Simmons, Deputy Director of Community Development, Clare O'Shea, Senior Planner; Maura EI Metennani, Public Information Officer, Jim Uszler, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Irvana Wilks. State Representative Mark Walker was also in attendance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the April 16, 2009 meeting were reviewed and approved unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Development Update Mr. Cooney provided an overview of the status of several developments throughout the village. NEW BUSINESS Representative Mark Walker Mr. Walker stated that he was in attendance to learn about economic issues facing Mount Prospect and to provide a brief update on issues he is working on at the State level. The commission provided Mr. Walker with their views on things that the State could do to help businesses. Page 1 of 2 6/18/09 EDC minutes Recap of Kensinaton Business Center meetina Mr. Cooney informed the Commission that one of the two scheduled KBC meetings was cancelled due to a lack of response from tenants in the business park. The commission discussed holding a meeting in the future for the tenants to provide them with an update on Randhurst Village and other developments in town. Mr. Cooney stated that there were approximately 75 brokers at the Wednesday event and that he had the opportunity to present them with an economic development update. Shop Local Campaian Ms. EI Metennani provided the Commission with an overview of a new promotional effort that staff has been working on and would be unveiling in the near future. The Shop Local Campaign would include free and/or low cost advertising opportunities to the local business community and stress the importance of shopping locally to our residents. The program would include internet, banner and video options. The Commission expressed their support of these efforts and requested that staff keep them informed of the progress. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Chairman Lindgren indicated that he had no new information to share. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m. Respectfully submitted, William J. Cooney, Jr., AICP Director of Community Development Page 2 of 2 6/18/09 EDC minutes