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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
2nd Floor Conference Room, Village Hall
Thursday, December 5, 1996
8:00 A.M.
The meeting of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) of the Village of Mount Prospect
was held on Thursday morning, December 5, 1996, in the second floor conference room of Village
Hall, 100 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Norman Kurtz called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Commissioners Norman Kurtz,
John Arndt, David Lindgren, Bruce Gillilan and Patricia Biedar were present. Commissioners Brian
McCarthy and Ben Trapani were absent. Also present were Mayor Gerald "Skip" Farley; David A.
Hulseberg, Deputy Director of Community Development; and William J. Cooney, Director of
Community Development.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Bruce Gillilan moved to approve the minutes of the October 3, 1996 meeting. Ms. Biedar
seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
Status Report of Current Developments
Mr. Cooney reported on the following Projects: PM Armour, Schumacher Electric, TCI, Sun
Harvest Produce, General Cinema, TDK, Montana Bread and other retail activity.
Shop Mount Prospect
Mr. Lindgren reported
throughout the Village.
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that the Shop Mount Prospect Directory was completed and distributed
Mr. Hulseberg stated there were approximately 25,000 copies of this first
r. Lindgren indicated that the Chamber of Commerce had reconsidered
funding the Shop Mount Prospect campaign through business license increases
reevaluate how to fund the project over the next year.
Downtown Development Update
The Chamber will
Mr. Cooney indicated he anticipated that a meeting with the Village Board and various Village
Committees will take place in early 1997. He stated that staff continues to work with various
property owners to determine their interest in redevelopment opportunities.
Mr. Lindgren stated that he had contacted Northwest Community Hospital to determine if there was
interest in locating a medical treatment center within the downtown area. He stated that hospital
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representatives indicated there would be an interest but that they would not be able to commit until
there was further commitment from the Village regarding the direction of redevelopment in the
Central Business District.
Subcommittee Reports
Business Attraction Committee - Ms. Biedar indicated that the Committee had been unable
to meet but that she listed several items she thought could be reviewed over the upcoming
year. She asked that each of the Commission members try to think of possible businesses
to target for business attraction in 1997. She suggested sending the video and marketing
brochure to the Illinois Manufacturing Association, Tool and Die Association and other
Industrial Associations. She also added that she felt hospitals and hotels should be targeted
for attraction efforts. She felt that the Village should utilize its video and brochures to the
greatest extent possible to circulate Mount Prospect's name throughout the region's business
community.
Business Retention Committee - Mr. Dave Lindgren stated that the Retention Committee's
goal would be to conduct a minimum of one retention visit per month. Mr. Lindgren stated
that it probably would be beneficial to sponsor a breakfast meeting with guest speakers for
the business community. Mr. Lindgren indicated that the Chamber of Commerce would be
holding a breakfast a meeting on January 16 and that the Economic Development
Commission was invited to this meeting. The Chamber requested that the Economic
Development Commission give a brief presentation of their recent activities and goals for
1997. There was also discussion regarding a meeting with the Kensington Business Center
Association. It was agreed that at the February EDC meeting, discussion topics should be
presented for a joint EDC/KBCA meeting.
Public Relations Committee - Mr. John Arndt stated that he and Brian McCarthy had not
met and that he felt it would be appropriate for the Committee to sit down with staff to set
the direction for the Subcommittee. Mr. Hulseberg indicated he would contact committee
members to set up a meeting to discuss the 1997 goals.
It was agreed that the January meeting should be canceled and that the Commission would meet next
in February.
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