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VILLAGE MANAGER
MAYOR
Arlene A. Juracek Michael E. Janonis
TRUSTEES VILLAGE CLERK
Village of Mount Prospect
Paul Wm. Hoefert M. Lisa Angell
A. John Korn
John J. Matuszak Phone: 847/818-5328
Community Development Department
Steven S. Polit Fax: 847/818-5329
TDD: 847/392-6064
Richard F. Rogers
50 South Emerson Street Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056
www.mountprospect.org
Michael A. Zadel
MINUTES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Executive Conference Room, Village Hall
Thursday, January 16, 2014
8:00 a.m.
The meeting of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) of the Village of Mount Prospect was
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held on Thursday, June 20 in the third floor Executive Conference Room in the Village Hall, 50 South
Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois.
CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chairman Skip Robertson called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Commissioners John Healy,
Norm Kurtz, Tom Lowe, Dan Novak and Jim Peterson were present. Also present were Bill Cooney,
Director of Community Development, Brian Simmons, Deputy Director of Community Development,
Nellie Beckner, Long Range Planner, and Marianthi Thanopoulos, Public Information Officer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the June 20, 2013 meeting were reviewed and approved unanimously.
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
No comments.
OLD BUSINESS
Development Update
Mr. Cooney provided a brief update on various developments throughout the Village. Mr. Cooney
provided an update on Randhurst Village, Mount Prospect Plaza and several other commercial
developments occurring throughout the Village.
NEW BUSINESS
2014 EDC Goals
The EDC members discussed potential projects that they could work on in 2014. They suggested
modifying the Business Visitation Program to focus on retail center owners rather than tenants. In
addition, they could focus their efforts on some of the action steps in the Downtown Plan and assist in
the implementation of the upcoming NW Highway corridor improvements by reaching out to impacted
businesses.
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2014 Budget
Mr. Cooney distributed a draft ED budget of the 2014 calendar year. The commission reviewed the
draft and unanimously approved same.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
No comments.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Cooney
Director of Community Development
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