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Home My WebLink About02/19/2009 EDC minutes MAYOR Irvana K. Wilks VILLAGE MANAGER Michael E. Janonis TRUSTEES Paul Wm. Hoefer! Arlene A. Juracek A. John Korn John J. Matuszak Steven S. Polit 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 www.mountprospect.org MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Executive Conference Room, Village Hall Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:00 a.m. The meeting of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) of the Village of Mount Prospect was held on Thursday, February 19, 2009 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 Lowe, Skip Robertson and Ben Trapani were present. Commissioner Ken Fritz was absent. Also present were Bill Cooney, Director of Community Development; Brian Simmons, Deputy Director of Community Development; Clare O'Shea, Senior Planner; and Maura EI Metennani, Public Information Officer. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the August 21,2008 meeting were reviewed and approved unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Development Update Mr. Cooney provided an overview of the status of several developments throughout the village. NEW BUSINESS 2009 Marketing Plan Mr. Cooney advised the EDC that staff has been working on a Marketing Plan for the Village to enhance our business retention and attraction efforts. The Village Board has approved an increased budget for these efforts. He stated that Ms. EI Metennani and Ms. O'Shea were spearheading the efforts and that a consultant had been hired to assist them. He distributed several brochures that were recently produced that highlighted current development projects and existing shopping centers. He also distributed a brochure that focused on local restaurants. Ms. EI Metennani stated that she is also investigating alternative means of advertising including radio and print options. She discussed the feedback received from individuals related to the billboard advertising used to promote the recent Businessweek.com article. Page 1 of 2 2/19/09 EDC minutes Mr. Cooney distributed a preliminary budget for the 2009 budget. The EDC members discussed the plan and indicated there support for furthering the Village's marketing efforts. Mr. Cooney stated that he would continue to update the EDC regarding these efforts. Business Visitation Program Mr. Cooney requested that each of the EDC members review the questionnaire that is used during our business visits and provide any suggested modifications to him. He would then make the changes prior to the next visits in March. All members agreed to forward their comments to Mr. Cooney. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Chairman Lindgren indicated that he had no new information to share. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m. Respectfully submitted, William J. Cooney, Jr., AICP Director of Community Development Page 2 of 2 2/19/09 EDC minutes