HomeMy WebLinkAbout8. EDC Minutes 04/17/2014
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
Community Development Conference Room, Village Hall
Thursday, April 17, 2014
8:00 a.m.
The meeting of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) of the Village of Mount Prospect was
held on Thursday, April 17th in Community Development Department 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,
Tom Lowe, Dan Novak and Jim Peterson were present. Also present were Mayor Arlene Juracek, Bill
Cooney, Director of Community Development, Brian Simmons, Deputy Director of Community
Development, Nellie Beckner, Long Range Planner, and Dawn Fletcher-Collins, Executive Director of
the Chamber of Commerce.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the January 16, 2014 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 several commercial developments occurring throughout the Village.
NEW BUSINESS
Village Board Strategic Plan for 2020
Mr. Cooney distributed the recently adopted Strategic Plan for 2020 for the Village. Mayor Juracek
described the process that the Village Board undertook to complete the Plan and indicated that there
were several goals and objectives that could involve the EDC. The group discussed the document and
provided their opinions on the document. Mr. Cooney stated that staff would utilize the Plan as a guide
for future economic development efforts.
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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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