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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/21/2011 EDC MinutesMAYOR Irvana K. Wilks TRUSTEES Paul . Hoefert Arlene e A. Juracek Village of Mount Prospect A. John Korn John J. Matuszak Community Development Department Steven S. Polit Michael A. zaael 50 South Emerson Street Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Executive Conference Room, Village Hall Thursday, April 21, 2011 8:00 a.m. VILLAGE MANAGER Michael E. Janonis VILLAGE CLERK M. Lisa Angell Phone: 847/818 -5328 Fax: 847/818 -5329 TDD: 847/392 -6064 www. mountprospect.org The meeting of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) of the Village of Mount Prospect was held on Thursday, April 21, 2011 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 John Healy, Jim Conroy and Skip Robertson were present. Also present were Mayor Irvana Wilks, Bill Cooney, Director of Community Development, Brian Simmons, Deputy Director of Community Development, Clare O'Shea, Senior Planner and Norm Kurtz. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the February 17, 2011 meeting were reviewed and approved unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Development Update Mr. Cooney provided an overview of the status of several developments throughout the Village including the Emerson Street Ale House, Black Cow Restaurant and the Holiday Inn. Mr. Conroy provided an update on the Randhurst Village project. NEW BUSINESS Annexation Opportunities Ms. O'Shea presented a slide show summarizing potential annexation opportunities that the Village Board requested staff to review. The four areas; Forest River, Lynn Court, United Airlines and surrounds and the Oakton Street Corridor are all adjacent to the Village Boundaries and could be annexed into the Village. The EDC discussed the merit of reviewing the four areas and agreed to assist staff in reaching out to businesses in any area that the Village pursues. Page 1 of 2 4/21/11 EDC minutes Workforce Development Board Update Mr. Cooney stated that he attended a Workforce Board meeting the previous week where the focus was to try to find ways that municipalities and the Board could coordinate economic development efforts. He indicated that he would update the EDC as these efforts became more finalized. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Chairman Lindgren stated that the Commission would make business visits on May 19 and the next regular meeting would be held on June 16 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Bill Cooney, AICP Director of Community Development Page 2 of 2 4/21/11 EDC minutes