Community Development Committee

Meeting date: 
Monday, October 26, 2015

MINUTES

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
 6:00 PM Monday, October 26, 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: Jerry Albrecht, Gene McCoskey, Ray Holden, Harlan Gerrish, David Cozad and Jerry Mouser. Other Elected Officials Present: Herb Roach, Matt Smallheer, Kevin Hagarty, Bob Kueker, Ned Drolet and Richie Meile. Staff: Pam Funk, Ted Shekell, Jeff Stehman, Dale Funk, Jim Cavins and Justin Randall. Visitors: Diane Williams, Vern Malare, Debbie Arell-Martinez, Ed Martinez, Vicki Thorsen, Brian Keller, Vicki Jerry Juongon, Ron Zelms and Charlie Pitts.
II)Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting – All ayes.  Motion carried.
  1. Items Requiring Council Action
    1. 115 Elm Street – Acquisition & Demolition (Resolution) – Jeff Stehman and Dale Funk provided an overview on a residence at 115 Elm Street.  Stehman explained the details of how the house has become abandon and Dale explained the process the city would like to proceed with to acquire and demolish the building.  The committee discussed the proposal and recommended the resolution for approval with a vote of 6-0.
    2. 101 Dartmouth Drive Landmark Designation (1st Reading) – Justin Randall provided a brief overview of the proposed local landmark designation and the residence importance to the history of the O’Fallon. Randall informed the committee the Historic Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the designation at their October 6, 2015 meeting and recommended the designation to the committee. The committee discussed the designation and recommended the designation for approval with a vote of 6-0.
  2. Other Business
    1. Downtown O’Fallon Area Action Plan – Ted Shekell introduced Diane Williams from Business District, Inc.  Williams provided the committee with an overview of the downtown planning process and detailed the downtown action plan.  The committee and attendees discussed the next steps moving forward for the downtown area and how to best proceed in implementing the recommendation from the plan.
MEETING ADJOURNED: 7:05 PM
 
NEXT MEETING: November 9, 2015 – Public Safety Building
 
Prepared by:  Justin Randall, Senior City Planner