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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/05/1996 EDC MinutesMINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 2nd Floor Conference Room, Village Hall Thursday, September 5, 1996 8 :00 A.M. The meeting of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) of the Village of Mount Prospect was held on Thursday morning, September 5, 1996, in the second floor conference room of Village Hall, 100 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Norman Kurtz called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Commissioners Norman Kurtz, John Arndt, Brian McCarthy, David Lindgren, Ben Trapani, Patricia Biedar and Bruce Gillilan were present. Also present was William J. Cooney, Director of Community Development. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. McCarthy made a motion, seconded by Ms. Biedar to approve the minutes of the May 2, 1996 meeting. The minutes were approved unanimously by a vote of 7 -0. OLD BUSINESS Mr. Cooney updated the Commission on current economic development activities. He over - viewed the following projects: United Airlines, US Robotics, TCI, Sun Harvest Produce, Parenti Raffaelli, Menard's and Schumacher Electric. He indicated that staff's working with the owners of all of these developments with either locating them into Mount Prospect or increasing their existing space. Mr. McCarthy indicated that the General Cinema was scheduled to open on November 23rd for the holiday season. He stated that the ring road work and parking lot will all be completed by that date. He also indicated that several smaller tenants had recently located within the Center. Shop Mount Prospect Mr. McCarthy stated that the advertisement book was scheduled to be completed within the next two months. He indicated that the primary objective of the "Shop Mount Prospect" Committee was to secure the participation of all shopping centers in town. He stated that at least 80% of all shopping centers have signed up for the program and they hoped to have all centers in the fold soon. Central Business District Update Mr. Kurtz indicated that he attended the recent Business District Development and Redevelopment Commission meeting that discussed, among other issues, the Streetscape Program. He felt that the presentation made by the Dames & Moore Consultant was very positive and thought that the proposed Streetscape Program would be beneficial to the downtown. He also indicated that the Business District Development and Redevelopment Commission had discussed the fact that several properties were available in the downtown and felt that this was an opportune time for the Village Economic Development Commission Minutes Page 2 to continue with redevelopment efforts. Mr. Cooney added that the Village Board had moved the proposed group meeting with the Village Board and Commissions to sometime in November. He also added that it was likely that the Board would request that one or two representatives from each commission attend rather than all members. NEW BUSINESS ICSC Midwest Exchanize Mr. Cooney indicated that the Village would have a booth at the September 12th ICSC Midwest Exchange in Chicago. He stated that if any of the Commission members would be interested in manning the booth with staff for any length of time, to please inform him of this. He stated this was a good format to meet the "players" in the retail industry and to make these companies aware of the benefits of locating in Mount Prospect. Subcommitt ee Reports Marketing Committee - Mr. Cooney indicated that the Economic Development video was completed. The Commission watched the six minute video and thought that it portrayed the Village -very positively. It was recommended that the Village purchase a TV and VCR player that it could bring to upcoming conferences to show the video. The Commission discussed future meetings and determined that it would be appropriate to meet on the following schedule: Full Commission Meetings: February, April, June, September, October and December Subcommittee Meetings: January, March, May and November The Commission decided to finalize the Subcommittee Meeting Agendas at the next Commission meeting on October 3, 1996. ADJOURNMENT Mr. McCarthy made a motion, seconded by Mr. Trapani, to adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved unanimously 7 -0 and the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 a.m.