Jo-Carroll Depot Local Redevelopment Authority

Economic Development Committee

10:00 a.m., February 27, 2009

3651 Crim Drive, Suite 1

Savanna Depot Business, Industry & Technology Park

Savanna, IL

 

 

 

            CALL TO ORDER:  Chairman Don Crawford called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M.

 

            ROLL CALL was answered as follows: Present- Ron Smith, Bill McFadden, Ed Olds, and Don Crawford. Present: 4. Absent: John Major. Absent: 1. Other board members and staff present: Bill McFadden, Ron Smith, Diane Komiskey, Mara Sutton and Dawn Hall. Guests present: Tom Kamper (Riverport Railroad), Rob Canier (IITC),

 

            AGENDA ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE MINUTES

            A motion to approve the Economic Development Committee regular session and closed session meeting minutes from November 19, 2008 was made by Ed Olds, seconded by Bill McFadden. The motion carried by voice vote.

 

AGENDA ITEM 4:

Executive Session as permitted under 5 ILCS 120/2 ( c)(6) 

            The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by a public body.

 

A MOTION WAS MADE BY ED OLDS, SECONDED BY BILL MCFADDEN TO INITIATE CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10:02 A.M. ROLL CALL VOTE ANSWERED AS FOLLOWS: RON SMITH, BILL MCFADDEN, ED OLDS, DON CRAWFORD. AYES: 4. NAYS: 0.

 

A MOTION TO EXIT CLOSED SESSION WAS MADE BY ED OLDS, SECONDED BY BILL MCFADDEN AT 10:39 A.M. ROLL CALL VOTE ANSWERED AS FOLLOWS:, RON SMITH, BILL MCFADDEN, ED OLDS, DON CRAWFORD. AYES: 4. NAYS: 0.

 

            AGENDA ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS - None

 

AGENDA ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS

A.     Recommendation on sale or lease of property – nothing at this time.

B.  Reviewed memo as an information only item regarding establishing a regional development authority modeled after QCREDA or seeking an extension of QCREDA SB1783 to include Carroll and Jo Daviess counties. Mr. Hamilton, Executive Director of QCREDA is addressing the Carroll County CEDS meeting on March 19 and the Carroll County Board on March 20 about SB1783.

           

 

AGENDA ITEM 7: OTHER BUSINESS – Nothing

 

            AGENDA ITEM 8: PUBLIC COMMENT – None

 

            AGENDA ITEM 9: ADJOURNMENT

            A motion to adjourn was made by Ed Olds, seconded by Ron Smith at 10:45 a.m. The motion carried by voice vote.

           

 

 

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Dawn Hall, LRA Secretary