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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/04/1997 EDC MinutesMINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 2nd Floor Conference Room, Village Hall Thursday, December 4,1997 8:00 a.m. The meeting of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) of the Village of Mount Prospect was held on Thursday, December 4, 1997 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 8:05 a.m. Chairman Norman Kurtz, John Arndt, Patricia Biedar, Bruce Gillilan, and David Lindgren were present. Members Brian McCarthy and Ben Trapani were absent. Also present were William J. Cooney, Director of Community Development, and Michael Blue, Deputy Director of Community Development. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion to approve the minutes of the September 4, 1997 meeting was made by Patricia Biedar, seconded by Bruce Gillilan. The motion passed unanimously 5 -0. OLD BUSINESS Status Report - Current Developments Mr. Cooney distributed a memorandum outlining the current development projects in the Village. He briefly highlighted several projects including the following in the Kensington Business Center: MCI, C -Line Products, Kay -Ray Sensall, and Hanig and Company. In addition, he updated the Commission on projects at Randhurst including the Ultra Zone, Montgomery Wards, former Filene's Basement space, and Hacienda Restaurant. The Commission discussed options to fill up the former Hacienda's restaurant space. They suggested that staff contact Portillo's and Maggiano's to determine their interest in that site. Mr. Cooney also briefly discussed the following developments: 3Com, Menard's, Insignia Homes, and two potential senior residential developments located behind Golf Plaza II Shopping Center and at the southeast corner of Wolf and Kensington Roads. Downtown Ad -Hoc Committee Status Report Chairman Kurtz indicated that the Downtown Ad -Hoc Committee would be presenting its formal action plan to the Village Board on Saturday, December 6th. He encouraged EDC members to attend this meeting to support the plan. He stated that the plan generally calls for a three phase development beginning with the Northwest Electric block and ultimately resulting in a new Village Hall and Village green. He handed out a copy of the proposed concept plan which illustrated the action plan. The Commission members were generally supportive of the concept and stated they will attempt to make the December 6th meeting. Economic Development Commission Minutes Page 2 NEW BUSINESS 1997 EDC Annual Report Chairman Kurtz stated that members should have received the draft of the annual report and asked for comments. The Commission stated that the report thoroughly recapped their efforts during 1997 and recommended forwarding it to the Village Board for their review and consideration. There was discussion regarding which date would be appropriate to present the report. Chairman Kurtz will attempt to bring the report forward to the Village Board's December 16th or January 6th meeting. Mr. Cooney indicated that he would determine the date and contact Commission members. Mr. Lindgren stated the only change he would request would be that Chicago Title be added to the list of new businesses that located in Mount Prospect. The Commission concurred with this change. 1998 EDC Goals Chairman Kurtz asked that each of the subcommittees meet before the February 5th meeting to formulate goals for the Commission. The Commission requested that Mr. Cooney update the EDC member listing with phone numbers and E -mail addresses. Mr. Arndt stated that he and Mr. McCarthy discussed the viability of the Marketing Committee and felt that it may be more appropriate to disband that committee and merge the two members into the Retention and Attraction Committees. The Commission discussed the merit of such a modification and it was agreed that Mr. Arndt would join the Retention Committee and Mr. McCarthy would join the Attraction Committee. The EDC members agreed to meet as subcommittees prior to the February 5th meeting and prepare goals for the Commission. Adjournment It was agreed that the next EDC meeting would be held on February 5, 1998. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m.