Community Development Committee

Meeting date: 
Monday, April 27, 2015

 

MINUTES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
                                                                          6:00 PM Monday, April 27, 2015
 
Minutes of a regular meeting of the Community Development Committee of the City of O'Fallon, held at the Public Safety Building, 285 N. Seven Hills Road, O’Fallon, Illinois.
 
CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 PM
 
I)Roll Call – Committee members: Gene McCoskey, David Cozad, Ray Holden, Harlan Gerrish, and Jerry Mouser. Other Elected Officials Present: Ed True, Mike Bennett, Richie Meile, Herb Roach, Kevin Hagarty, and John Drolet. Staff: Walter Denton, Pam Funk, Sandy Evans, Jeff Stehman, Jim Cavins and Justin Randall. Visitors: Matt Smallheer, Bob Kueker, Charlie Pitts, Vern Malare, Rachelle Lengermann and Tom Jackson.
II)Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting – All ayes.  Motion carried.
  1. Items Requiring Council Action
    1. McKendree Metro Rec Plex / Four Points Center – Business District (1st Reading) – Justin Randall provided the Committee with a brief overview of the proposed Business District for the McKendree Metro Rec Plex / Four Points Center. Randall explained the business district would be an additional tax to the current rates collected by the City of O’Fallon. The committee discussed business district. The committee recommended moving the ordinance forward with a vote of 5-0.
    2. Right-of-Way Maintenance – Text Amendment (1st Reading) – Justin Randall provided the committee with an update with comments from the city attorney regarding the legality and potential liability to the city if the council were to pass an ordinance of this nature.  The committee discussed the proposed text amendment.  The committee recommended moving the text amendment forward with a vote of 5-0.
    3. SEPA – Keller Farms, Inc. Sweet Corn Stand (Motion) – Justin Randall briefed the committee on the proposed sweet corn stand to be located at 1790 W. Highway 50, which is consistent with previous events. The committee recommended approval of the Special Event Permit with a vote of 5-0.
    4. SEPA – O’Fallon Grand Prix Road Race (Motion) – Justin Randall gave a brief overview of the proposed bicycle road race.  The event is to be held on Saturday June 20th with the event scheduled from 6 AM to 4 PM.  The route proposed is consistent with previous approvals, which results in the intermittent closure of Kyle Road from Simmons to Lincoln from 8 AM to 4 PM.  Use of Kyle Road will be available to all homeowners with their only access of Kyle Road, which includes the new North Parc Grove development.  The organizers are aware all police officer hours will be charged at the overtime rate of $40.00 / hour.  The committee recommended approval of the Special Event Permit with a vote of 5-0.
    5. Green Mount Professional Building – Planned Use (2nd Reading) – Justin Randall informed the committee there were no changes from 1st Reading. The committee recommended moving the planned use forward with a vote of 5-0.
  2. Other Business - None
MEETING ADJOURNED: 6:30 PM
NEXT MEETING: April 13, 2015 – Public Safety Building
Prepared by:  Justin Randall, Senior City Planner