Jo-Carroll Depot Local Redevelopment Authority

Economic Development Committee

11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 20, 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 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20, 2010.

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

III: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JUNE 15, 2010

A motion to approve the Economic Development Committee meeting regular and closed minutes from June 15, 2010 was made by Paul Hartman, seconded by Bill McFadden. The motion carried by voice vote.

IV: OLD BUSINESS

A. HFPD - sublease of truck scale in Parcel 7

The Army did give us permission to remove the truck scale.

A motion to notify Hanover Fire Department that they can remove the truck scale

was made by Ed Olds, seconded by Paul Hartman. The motion carried by voice vote.

B. Offer(s) to Purchase Building 200

Offer(s) were presented under Executive Sesssion.

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 11:04 a.m. by Ed Olds, seconded by Bill McFadden. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Paul Hartman, Bill McFadden, Ed Olds, Don Crawford. Ayes: 4, nays: 0.

All guests were excused at 11:04 a.m. LRA staff members were present.

A motion to exit Executive Session at 12:34 p.m. was made by Ed Olds, seconded by Paul Hartman. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Paul Hartman, Bill McFadden, Ed Olds, Don Crawford. Ayes: 4, nays: 0.

Mr. Crawford reconvened the meeting at 12:34 p.m. Tom Kamper and Bill Hooton returned to open session.

VI: NEW BUSINESS

A. Offer to Purchase property in parcels 3A and 3B

1. Portions of 3B

A motion to the full board to approve the sale, as shown on the Fehr Graham concept plan, of the Stables - Lot 10 for $10,000.00; Lot 12 for $3,180.00; and Lots 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 for $1.00 per lot (all lots are a part of Archeological Sites 11CA1 and 11CA2) to Scott Lombardo. Lot 7 will be included as an option pending outcome of the CDAP grant. If grant is awarded, Lot 7 would be sold to Scott Lombardo at $3,500.00 per acre. If grant is denied, then Lot 7 would be sold to Scott Lombardo for $1.00 was made by Bill McFadden, seconded by Paul Hartman. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows:

Paul Hartman, Bill McFadden, Ed Olds and Don Crawford. Ayes: 4; Nays: 0.

2. Parcel 3A

Further discussions will be held with Developer to clarify a few items regarding Lots in Parcel 3A.

A motion to recommend to the full board to approve the rental Building 200 to

Jesse Speer at $200 a month for the period of one year, with the rental payments to be applied against the purchase price pending a sale at the end of the lease was made by Ed Olds, seconded by Paul Hartman. The motion carried by voice vote.

VII: PUBLIC COMMENT

Information was given regarding the International Economic Development Council’s 2010 Annual Conference to be held September 26 – 29, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio.

VIII: ADJOURNMENT

A motion to adjourn was made by Ed Olds, seconded by Paul Hartman at

12:40 p.m. The motion carried by voice vote.

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Jan Davis, LRA Secretary