HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 05/11/1994 - City Council REGULAR MEETING
MAY 11, 1994
Motion by Locke, seconded by Baird, to appoint Alderman Bolger Mayor
Pro Tem for this meeting.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird
Voting Nay: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
Mayor Pro Tem Bolger called the Regular Meeting of the McHenry City
Council to order at 7:53 P.M. At roll call the following Aldermen
were present: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson and Baird. Absent:
None. City Staff in attendance: City Clerk Althoff, City
Administrator Peterson, Director of Building and Zoning Lobaito.
Absent: Director of Public Works Batt, Director of Parks and
Recreation Merkel, Chief of Police Joyce, City Attorney McArdle,
Mayor Cuda.
Also in attendance were members of the McHenry Area Economic
Development Commission: Dan Curran, Jim Allen of the McHenry
County Economic Development Corporation, Kit Carsten:3. Joseph
Gausden, Debbie Harr, Mel Prust, and Robert Swartzlof.f-
At the beginning of this calendar year, the Council decided that the
Regular Council Meetings held on the second meetings of the month
would be considered as working meetings to discuss relevant issues
concerning development, planning, and other related City matters.
TEN MINUTE PUBLIC INPUT SESSION
No one signed up to speak during the ten minute input session.
McHENRY AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
The purpose of this meeting tonight was to continue discussion with
the Economic Development Commission (EDC) regarding the
establishment of a definate policy as to what kind of growth, and
how to foster that growth in the future.
Chairman Dan Curran began his presentation by enumerating the past
accomplishments of the EDC. Curran stated that it was the
Commission's current goal to establish an incentives policy that
could be presented to qualifying new businesses looking to relocate
to McHenry or existing McHenry businesses looking to expand. Curran
then presented a list of incentives that could be considered. It
was noted that several of these incentives were already in place.
Upon Mayor Cuda's arrival at 8:17 P.M. Mayor Pro Tem Bolger stepped
down and Mayor Cuda then presided over the meeting.
Additional areas to be considered in developing this policy were:
1) Developing Criteria - to further define the
qualifications necessary to obtain incentives,
2) Developing Standards for Incentives -criteria
determining which, how many, incentives this business
is entitled to,
3) How the Plan will be Implemented
4) Transportation Plan and Review
Alderman Locke left the meeting at 8:57 P.M.
Completing his presentation Chairman Curran suggested a cooperative
effort between the city and the EDC be formed to develop the
V' incentives policy.
Alderman Locke returned to the meeting at 9:00 P.M.
It was suggested that two aldermen be appointed to the EDC's
committee.
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Motion by Baird, seconded by Locke, to authorize the Mayor to
appoint two aldermen at the May 18, 1994 Regular Council Meeting to
the EDC's committee developing an incentive policy for the city of
McHenry.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Bates, seconded by Locke to adjourn at 9:37 P.M.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
The Meeting adjourned at 9:37 P.M.
CITY LERK YOR