Jo-Carroll Depot Local Redevelopment Authority

Economic Development Committee

11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 15, 2010

3651 Crim Drive, Suite 1

Savanna Depot Business, Industry & Technology Park

Savanna, IL

 

I.  CALL TO ORDER:  Chairman Don Crawford called the meeting to order at 11:10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15, 2010.

 

II. ROLL CALL was answered as follows: Present: Paul Hartman, Bill McFadden, Ron Smith and Don Crawford. Present: 4. Absent: Ed Olds. Absent: 1. Other Board members and Staff present: Diane Komiskey, Mara Roche and Jan Davis.  Guests present: Tom Kamper (RVPR), Amiee Malon (RVPR), and Jesse Speer (Speer Enterprises).

 

            III: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 18, 2010 OPEN & CLOSED SESSIONS

            A motion to the full Board to approve the Economic Development Committee meeting minutes from May 18, 2010 was made by Bill McFadden, seconded by Ron Smith. The motion carried by voice vote.

 

            IV:  OLD BUSINESS

A.  HFPD—sublease of truck scale in Parcel 7

               Committee reviewed the request of the HFPD to decommission the scale.  This would require pulling the scale and filling the resulting hole.  The Army still owns the scale. The LRA will check to see if the Army will approve pulling the scale and how much of the scale is in the right of way.

V:  EXECUTIVE SESSION

            A motion to enter Executive Session as permitted for the following under:  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6), for the setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body was made at 11:20 a.m. by Bill McFadden, seconded by Ron Smith.  The motion carried by roll call vote as follows:  Paul Hartman, Bill McFadden, Ron Smith, Don Crawford.  Ayes: 4, nays: 0.

 

All guests were excused at 11:20 a.m. LRA staff members were present.

 

            A motion to exit Executive Session at 12:07 p.m. was made by Bill McFadden, seconded by Ron Smith.  The motion carried by roll call vote as follows:  Paul Hartman, Bill McFadden, Ron Smith, Don Crawford.  Ayes: 4, nays: 0.

 

Mr. Crawford reconvened the meeting at 12:07 p.m.  Tom Kamper, Amiee Malon & Jesse Speer were invited back into open session.

 

 

VI: NEW BUSINESS

            A.  Offer(s) to Purchase Building 200

A motion to table offers to purchase building 200 until Jesse Speer comes back with the information requested by this committee was made by Don Crawford, seconded by Bill McFadden.  The motion carried by voice vote.

            B.  Use agreement Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation

A motion to recommend to the full Board to extend the use agreement with the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation for an additional harvest season starting July 15, 2010 through November 15, 2010 for $220 was made by Paul Hartman, seconded by Bill McFadden.  The motion carried by voice vote.

            C.  Use agreement Savanna Army Depot & Military Museum

A motion to recommend to the full Board to extend the use agreement with SADMM for rent of the garage. Building 233, for $50/month beginning October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011 was made by Bill McFadden, seconded by Paul Hartman.  The motion carried by voice vote.

           

VI: OTHER BUSINESS

There was no other business.

           

VII: PUBLIC COMMENT

Tom Kamper asked why Riverport’s request, an offer to acquire property, was not addressed.  Ron Smith responded that the letter of request was received yesterday, was not on the agenda and therefore no action could be taken.

 

            VII: ADJOURNMENT

            A motion to adjourn was made by Bill McFadden, seconded by Ron Smith at 12:16 p.m. The motion carried by voice vote.

           

 

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Jan Davis, LRA Secretary