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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/02/2004 EDC minutes MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 2nd Floor Conference Room, Village Hall September 2, 2004 8:00 a.m. The meeting of the Economic Development Commission CEDC) ofthe Village of Mount Prospect was held on Thursday, September 2,2004, in the Community Center of the Village Hall, 50 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Norm Kurtz called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.ill. Commissioners Bruce Gillilan, Margaret Lannen, Ben Trapani and Tom Zander were present. Commissioners Pat Biedar and David Lindgen were absent. Also present were Bill Cooney, Director of Community Development, Mike Jacobs, Deputy Director of Community Development, Lisa Angell, Solid Waste Coordinator and Jim Usz1er, Executive Director for the Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce. Special guests were Ed Sitar with Com Ed and Carl Bufalini, Enterpriz Cook County. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the July 1, 2004 meeting were reviewed and approved unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Status Update Mr. Cooney provided an overview of the status of several development projects around the Village. He updated the Committee on Randhurst Shopping Center, Panera Bread, Pool-o-Rama and Hintz Lithograph. There was also general discussion regarding the multi-tenant development that includes Culver's at the southeast comer of Dempster and Busse Road. Mr. Cooney also provided an update on the downtown development activities and on the status ofthe Fannie May location on Prospect and Main Street. Downtown Development Mr. Cooney indicated that the Downtown Redevelopment Ad Hoc Committee had presented their recommendations to the Village Board at the February 24 Committee ofthe Whole Meeting. He stated that the Village Board would be deliberating the contents of that document for the next few months before taking final action. There was general discussion regarding the capacity ofthe TIF District and timing of all the projects. Development Update Mr. Cooney asked Margaret Lannen to provide an overview of the Randhurst status. Ms. Lannen stated that Costco would be opening within a few weeks. She stated that Applebee's was also relocating to a new location facing Costco and Buffalo Wild Wings was under construction. She stated that there were several other pending leases that she could not publicly discuss at this time but that things were looking up for the Randhurst Center. Mr. Cooney then provided a general overview of some economic development proj ects. He stated that the Culver's restaurant development proj ect at the southeast comer of Dempster and Elmhurst recently opened. He has had conversations with Dominick's Finer Foods to determine the status of the two Mount Prospect locations. He was informed that Dominick's would not be doing any improvements until their union negotiations were complete but shortly thereafter they expected to do significant improvements to both locations. NEW BUSINESS Com Ed Visitation/Retention Prog:ram Mr. Cooney welcomed Mr. Sitar and Mr. Bufalini. He stated thatthey were gearing up for the October visits to the Kensington Business Center and wanted to update the Commission on the status. There was general Economic Development Commission July I, 2004 Minutes Page 2 discussion regarding the next steps to formalize these visits. Mr. Cooney asked the commissioners to set aside the mornings of 10/19 and 10/26 for the visits. Letters would be sent to the businesses and a news release would be sent to the local papers. Mr. Cooney indicated that he would set the interview teams and advise the Commission when that was complete. Commercial Refuse Proeram Mr. Cooney introduced Lisa Angell, Solid Waste Coordinator, to the Commission. Ms. Angell explained the history of the Village's review of commercial waste hauling and recent efforts to coordinate this component of the Village's solid waste program. Mr. Gillilan stated that he owns a business in Wheeling and that they recently implemented a Village sponsored commercial waste program. There was general discussion about the pros and cons of implementing an exclusive waste-hauling contract for commercial properties. The commission supported the concept so long as it lowered costs to the business community. Mr. Gillilan moved and Mr. Zander seconded a motion that the commission recommend that the Village Board solicit bids from waste haulers to become the exclusive waste hauler in the Village serving the needs of the Village's commercial entities. The successful bidder must provide rates that are lower than rates that can be negotiated by the affected entities and the bidder must create a significant economic benefit in return to the Village. The motion passed unanimously. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT There was no Chairman's report. ADJOURNMENT The Committee agreed to have their next meeting on December 2, 2004. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m. Respectfully submitted, William J. Cooney, Jr., AICP Director of Community Development WJC:bhs C:\Documents and Settings\kdewis\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK2\September 2.doc