HomeMy WebLinkAboutEDC Minutes 01/25/2018 MAYOR VILLAGE MANAGER
Arlene A.Juracek Michael J.Cassady
TRUSTEES Mount Prospect VILLAGE CLERK
William A.Grossi Karen Agoranos
Eleni Hatzis
Paul Wm.Hoefert Phone: 847/392-6000
Richard F.Rogers Fax: 847/392-6022
Colleen E.Saccotelli zvzvzv.mountprospect.org
Michael A.Zadel
Village of Mount Prospect
50 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056
MINUTES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Community Development Conference Room, Village Hall
Thursday, January 25, 2018
8:00 a.m.
The meeting of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) of the Village of Mount Prospect was
held on Thursday, August 24 in the third floor Executive Conference Room in the Village Hall, 50 South
Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois.
CALL TO ORDER
Skip Robertson called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Commissioners Jim Drew, John Healy, Jim
Peterson and Tom Zander were present. Also present were Arlene Juracek, Mayor, Nellie Beckner,
Assistant to the Village Manager, Bill Cooney, Director of Community Development, Consuelo Arguilles,
Deputy Director of Community Development and Dawn Fletcher-Collins, Executive Director of the
Chamber of Commerce.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the August 24, 2017 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. The group
discussed details of the upcoming Planning and Zoning Commission cases and provided insight on
market conditions related to those projects.
NEW BUSINESS
Village-wide Fagade Program
Mr. Cooney advised the commissioners that the Village Board had authorized $100,000 for FY 2018 for
a village-wide fagade program in the recently approved budget. He stated that the proposed draft
regulations mirror the long-standing downtown fagade program with one minor change. Staff is proposing
capping all grants at $10,000 for participants while the downtown grant goes up to $25,000 for restaurant
uses. The group discussed excluding national franchises from the program but ultimately recommended
allowing them to participate as many of these businesses are owned by local franchises.
Business Attraction Strategy
Mr. Cooney stated that one of the high priorities of the Village Board was to create a business attraction
strategy for targeted businesses. They want staff and the EDC go focus on attracting a microbrewery
and/or distillery and put together a list of other businesses to pursue. The commission members agreed
to work on assembling a list of prospective businesses to recruit during 2018.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business to discuss.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
William J. Cooney
Director of Community Development