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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/02/2006 EDC minutes MAYOR Irvana K. Wilks VILLAGE MANAGER Michael E. Janonis TRUSTEES Timothy J. Corcoran Paul Wm. Hoefert A. John Kom Richard M. Lohrstorfer Michaele Skowron Irvana K. Wilks 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 MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 1st Floor Community Center, Village Hall Thursday, February 2, 2006 8:00 a.m. The meeting of the Economic Development Commission (EDe) of the Village of Mount Prospect was held on Thursday February 2, 2006 in the first floor Community Center of Village Hall, 50 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois. CALL TO ORDER Chairman David Lindgren called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.ill. Commissioners Ken Fritz, Tom Zander and Bruce Gillilan were present. Commissioner Ben Trapani was absent. Also present were Bill Cooney, Director of Community Development, Ellen Divita, Deputy Director of Community Development and Jim Uszler, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the December 15,2005 meeting were reviewed and approved unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Development Update Mr. Cooney provided a general overview of developments throughout the Village. He stated that the Ramada Hotel is currently under contract by an investment group that intends to convert it to a Holiday Inns and Suites. Mr. Cooney also indicated that Bed, Bath and Beyond opened for business in January. He stated that Staff was also reviewing a proposal by Panda Express to construct an outlot restaurant along the Route 83 frontage of Randhurst. He also stated that Staff was working with several grocers that are interested in occupying the former Dominick's storefront at the Mount Prospect Plaza. He stated that Garden Fresh Produce was the leading candidate, but no contracts had been signed to date. T.I.F. Amendment 3 Mr. Cooney stated that the Village Board would be holding a public hearing on Tuesday February 7,2006 to discuss the proposed T .I.F. amendment. He stated part of that discussion would certainly revolve around the redevelopment options for the small triangle area of downtown. Chairman Lindgren indicated that he had sent a position statement to all the Commission members for review. The Commission discussed the draft position statement and voted unanimously to have Chairman Lindgren read that statement at the February 7, 2006 public hearing. CornEd Business Retention Program Mr. Cooney stated that several businesses were scheduled for February 16,2006 visits. He stated that the visits would expand outside the Kensington Business Center to other industrial properties throughout the Village. He said that at this point there were nine visits scheduled and Staff would continue to attempt to schedule additional interviews. All Commission members present indicated that they planned to participate in the February 16, 2006 visits. Economic Development Commission February 2, 2006 Minutes Page 2 2006 EDC GOALS Chairman Lindgren stated that he had requested the Commission members formulate goals for the Commission for 2006. There was general discussion among all commission members regarding possible goals for the Commission. It was agreed that a primary goal should be to expand the business visitation program to include commercial/retail establishments. There was consensus that this would be beneficial and that the visits should target all types and sizes of retail business throughout the Village. The Commission agreed that the visits should take place every-other-month, on the third Thursday of the month. Mr. Cooney stated that he would attempt to schedule the first round of visits for March 16th from 8 am to lOam to better suit the schedules of retailers. Chairman Lindgren suggested that the EDC host a breakfast meeting that would allow the Commission to present the findings ofthe previous business visits to the business community. There was general discussion regarding the benefit of such a meeting, it was agreed that it would provide a great opportunity for the Commission to open up dialogue with the business community. It was suggest that the meeting could include a general update on development activity in town, an update of the business visitation program and possibly a brief presentation by Cathy Maloney regarding her findings throughout the community. It was agreed that the best time of year would be a fall meeting, possibly in September or October. Mr. Cooney indicated he would look into the details of this and report back to the Commission at the next meeting. NEW BUSINESS There was no New Business. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT There was no Chairman's report. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9: 15 a.m. Respectfully submitted, William J. Cooney, Jr., AICP Director of Community Development WJC:sld C:\Documents and Settings\kdewis\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK6B\Feb 2.doc