Community Development Committee

Meeting date: 
Monday, February 8, 2016
 
DRAFT MINUTES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
                                                                          6:00 PM Monday, February 8, 2016
 
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, Jerry Mouser and David Cozad. Other Elected Officials Present: Herb Roach, , Kevin Hagarty, Robert Kueker, Mike Bennett and Ned Drolet. Staff: Walter Denton, Pam Funk, Ted Shekell, Jim Cavins, Grant Litteken and Justin Randall. Visitors: Vern Malare, Charlie Pitts, Allan Ivie, Bob Dunn and Tom.
II)Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting – All ayes.  Motion carried.
  1. Items Requiring Council Action
    1. Reliance Bank Sublease Agreement (Resolution) – Ted Shekell provided an overview of the issue regarding  Reliance Bank placing a temporary bank office on the Regency Conference Center parking lot.  Shekell indicated the bank has to be out of their existing facility at the end of March and the expectation is the Tim Horton’s / Reliance Bank building will be operational at the end of June.  Shekell provided the committee with the terms of the agreement and indicated the agreement still required the approval of the Conference Center operator. The committee discussed the sublease agreement and recommended approval of the resolution with a vote of 6-0.
    2. SEPA – Ace Hardware Temporary Greenhouse (Motion) – Justin Randall brief explanation on special event for Ace Hardware and indicated it was consistent with previous approvals. No concerns were raised. The committee discussed the special event permit and recommended approval of the special event with a vote of 6-0, with the recommended staff conditions.
    3. SEPA – Make-A-Wish Foundation (Motion) – Justin Randall provided a brief overview of the special event permit for the Chicken & Beer Dance to be held at the Regency Conference Center on March 7th.  The committee discussed the special event permit and recommended approval of the special event with a vote of 6-0, with the recommended staff conditions.
    4. Skyline Community Church – Planned Use (2nd Reading) – Justin Randall indicated there were no changes proposed from 1st Reading for Skyline Community.
  2. Other Business - NONE
MEETING ADJOURNED: 6:25 PM

NEXT MEETING: February 22, 2016 – Public Safety Building
 
Prepared by:  Justin Randall, Senior City Planner