Economic Development & Neighborhood Renewal

COMMISSION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING SUMMARY Wednesday, January 27, 2015 Persons in Attendance: Executive Committee: Mayor Andrew Przybylo – Ex-Officio Denise M. McCreery - Trustee Charles Ostman – Executive Director Ross Klicker – Associate Executive Director Steven Vinezeano – Village Manager Cammy Fortuna – Secretary Joe Bialko Mike Shields Jason Trunco Alan Zielinski Persons Present: Janet Lee – Niles Resident Louella Preston – Niles Resident Joe Marcheschi I. Call to Order Charles Ostman called the meeting order at 5:22 p.m. in Room 218 – EOC Conference Room in the Village of Niles Administration Building II. Approval of Minutes Alan Zielinski made motion, seconded by Mike Shields to approve the minutes of the November 19, 2015 meeting. On voice vote, all concurred. III. Comprehensive Entrance Roadway Signage Update Ross Klicker reported that a meeting was held today with the Lakota Group. Lakota presented five concepts for community ID signage that they developed. A subcommittee will be meeting in two weeks on February, 10th. A plan will be put into motion and then will be brought to the entire EDNR Commission and maybe the public. Possibly a joint meeting may be set up with the Plan Commission. IV. Topics for discussion Chuck Ostman stated the importance that the EDNR meetings should be formalized and have solid input as to what should be placed on the agenda for the entire committee as a whole. Good topics for good discussion to make the meetings more meaningful.  Membership Mike Shields put together a study of member participation, there are members that no longer participate, they should be removed and new members put in place that want to be part of the committee. A commitment needs to be made by the members of the EDNR Commission for the next two years. An email will be sent to the members advising them of a statement of intention. The Mayor will personally call the members of the Committee and ask for their commitment. The Committee members will make suggestions to fill vacancies. Mayor Przybylo suggested that a Mission Statement for the Commission for Economic Development and Neighborhood Renewal be prepared, 25 to 35 words to explain exactly what the mission of this group is.  Village Web site Ross noted that the Village’s Website will go through a complete top to bottom redesign of the website. V. Setting agenda items for the EDNR Regular Meeting The Executive Committee will set the agenda Items on the agenda need to spark interest Keep the meetings to a maximum of two hours and have four regular meetings per year Have a guest speaker twice a year To keep the meetings moving along and focused there should be structure, an Agenda that will contain: o Old Business, New Business (two to three items) and Sundries ( items at the end of the meeting that are just informational) o New Business agenda items will become Old Business agenda items at the next quarterly meeting Mayor and Committee Suggestions for Meeting Topics: Membership Appearance Committee A program to subsidize starter homes  Social Fabric - How to Build Community (ex. Flamingo Friday, Block Parties, etc.) Economic Development Zones - (three key areas on Milwaukee Avenue) Form Based Zoning Plan to analyze Milwaukee Avenue (Milwaukee south of Dempster and north to Maryland) Touhy Avenue Triangle Economic Enhancement Golf Mill A guest speaker to speak on the topic of the future of Big Box Stores Security and Safety in the Unincorporated Niles Institutions, what roles do they play – (Schools, Library, Churches) Water - purchasing, safety, conservation, infrastructure Promoting Niles in a Positive Way – Stories Told Village Promotional items for sale Talk more about neighborhoods, what we can do to improve those neighborhoods Community Development will prepare an edited version of their report and send to the committee Community Development will prepare VI. Meeting Dates and Times Per the discussion and decision of the EDNR Executive Committee: * The EDNR Regular Meetings will be held on a quarterly basis on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Light refreshments at 5:00 p.m. and the meeting at 5:30 p.m., the meetings will last no longer than two hours. PLEASE NOTE: (In March due to the holidays – The EDNR Regular Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 16th, light refreshments at 5:00 p.m. and the meeting at 5:30 p.m.) 2016 – EDNR Regular Meeting Schedule – Quarterly – 3rd Thursday of the Month MARCH – SEE ABOVE - June 16th – September 15th – December 15th * The Executive Committee of the EDNR will meet two weeks prior to the Regular Meeting at 5:00 p.m.to set the agenda for the Regular Meeting. The Executive Committee of the EDNR will meet on Thursday, March 3rd at 5:00 p.m. 2016 – EDNR Executive Committee Meeting Schedule – Quarterly – 1st Thursday of the Month March 3rd – June 2nd – September 1st - December 1st VII. Adjournment Chuck Ostman made motion to adjourn the Executive Committee meeting, seconded by Jason Trunco. The meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.