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Home My WebLink About06/21/2007 EDC minutes MAYOR VILLAGE MANAGER Irvana K. Wilks Michael E. Janonis TRUSTEES VILLAGE CLERK Village of Mount Prospect Timothy J. Corcoran M. Lisa Angell Paul Wm. Hoefert A. John Korn Community Development Department Richard M. Lohrstorfer Phone: 847/818-5328 Michaele Skowron Fax: 847/818-5329 50 South Emerson Street Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 Michael A. ZadelTDD: 847/392-6064 MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Executive Conference Room, Village Hall Thursday, June 21, 2007 8:00 a.m. The meeting of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) of the Village of Mount Prospect was held on Thursday April 19, 2007 in the third floor Executive Conference Room in the Village Hall, 50 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois. CALL TO ORDER Chairman David Lindgren called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Commissioners Tom Castagnoli, Bruce Gillilan Skip Robertson, and Ben Trapani, were present. Commissioner Ken Fritz was absent. Also present were Bill Cooney, Director of Community Development, Jim Uszler, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce and prospective members Tom Lowe and Cindy Higden. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the April 19, 2007 meeting were reviewed and approved unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Development Update Mr. Cooney provided an update of economic development projects throughout the Village. He provided details on the status of the Opus and Alter industrial developments on the south side of the Village. In addition he updated the Commission on various downtown projects. Commissioner Castagnoli provided a brief update on activity on Randhurst. He stated that progress continues on plans for the redevelopment of the Mall portion of the property. A lifestyle concept was most likely. Commissioner Gillilan inquired about the status of a commercial garbage program. Mr. Cooney stated that the Public Works staff was currently negotiating with the current waste provider and that they hoped to complete these negotiations by the end of August. The Commission asked for an update on this matter at the next meeting. Promotional Videos Mr. Cooney stated that he was working on scripts for several short promotional videos that would be available on the Village website. He planned on providing the Commission with drafts at the next meeting. conomic Development Commission June 21, 2007 Minutes Page 2 NEW BUSINESS 2007 Budget Mr. Cooney distributed a budget spreadsheet detailing year to date expenditures. The Commission discussed how they would like to spend the remaining economic development funds for 2007. Budget items included the upcoming business breakfast, the promotional video and marketing the Kensington Business Center. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Chairman Lindgren stated that the Commission is committed to the July 14, 2007 Downtown Merchants Cruise Night. Commissioners Castagnoli and Gillilan indicated that they would represent the Commission that evening. Chairman Lindgren reminded the Commission that they would be conducting Business Retention Visits on July 19, 2007. All members present indicated that they planned on participating. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m. Respectfully submitted, William J. Cooney, Jr., AICP Director of Community Development C:\Documents and Settings\kdewis\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK6B\June 21.doc