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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.
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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
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