Community Development Committee

Meeting date: 
Monday, February 22, 2016
 
MINUTES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
                                             6:00 PM Monday, February 22, 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, Robert Kueker, Mike Bennett, Richie Meile, and Matt Smallhear. Staff: Walter Denton, Pam Funk, Ted Shekell, Jim Cavins, Grant Litteken, Sandy Evans, Jeff Taylor, Dan Gentry, Jeff Stehman and Justin Randall. Visitors: Vern Malare, Charlie Pitts, Ron Zelms, and Herb Brabenec.
II)            Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting – All ayes.  Motion carried.
III)           Items Requiring Council Action
  1. SEPA – IALOH Annual Convention (Motion) – Justin Randall brief explanation on special event for the International Association Legion of Honor – Shriners Annual Conference and indicated they were requesting a tent at the east end of the Hilton Garden Inn.  A question was raised whether this would cause an issue with the recent approval for a temporary bank office in the adjoining parking lot.  Ted Shekell indicated the conference center and the hotel are managed by the same company, so they have granted both events. 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.
  2. SEPA – St. Nicholas Church – NickFest (Motion) – Justin Randall provided a brief overview of the special event permit for the second annual NickFest to be held at St. Nicholas Church on May 20th and 21st.  The committee discussed the special event permit and last year’s event.  The committee recommended approval of the special event with a vote of 6-0, with the recommended staff conditions.
  3. SEPA – Walmart Garden Center (Motion) – Justin Randall provided a brief overview of the special event permit for the Walmart Garden Center.  Randall indicated the areas were the same as the last year’s event. 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. CR Holland – Planned Use (1st Reading) – Justin Randall provided an overview of the request for a planned use for CR Holland at 718 West Highway 50.  Randall presented information on the access, parking and utilities for the site.  The committee discussed the potential issue if the rest of the Highway 50 corridor redevelopment and there are not sidewalks required with this planned use.  Shekell indicated a condition could be draft to require a letter of credit to ensure if the other properties redevelop, the site would have money to construct the sidewalk. The committee discussed the planned use and recommended the planned use, subject to the conditions stated in the staff report and added Condition #6 pertaining to sidewalk along Highway 50 for approval with a vote of 6-ayes to 0-nays
IV)          Other Business
A.       FY2017 Community Development Budget Proposal – Ted Shekell gave a brief overview of the Community Development Department budget.  Shekell highlight a the increased part-time employee line item and discussed additional budget request for the demolishing of a house the city is working on acquiring.
 
MEETING ADJOURNED: 6:35 PM
 
NEXT MEETING: March 14, 2016 – Public Safety Building
 
Prepared by:  Justin Randall, Senior City Planner