Community Development Committee

Meeting date: 
Monday, August 22, 2016
MINUTES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
                                                                           6:00 PM Monday, August 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: 6:15 PM
 
I)Roll Call – Committee members: Jerry Albrecht, Gene McCoskey, David Cozad, Harlan Gerrish and Ray Holden. Other Elected Officials Present: Herb Roach, Robert Kueker, Ned Drolet, and Matt Gilreath. Staff: Walter Denton, Pam Funk, Grant Litteken, Ted Shekell, James Cavins, Sandy Evans and Justin Randall. Visitors: Bob Dunn, Charlie Pitts, Craig Hubbard, and Vern Malare.
II)Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting – All ayes. Motion carried.
  1. Items Requiring Council Action
    1. SEPA – Peel Oktoberfest (Motion) – Justin Randall presented the committee with information on the upcoming special event for the Peel Oktoberfest on October 1st.  Randall indicated this was the second annual event and there were no issues at last year’s event. The committee discussed the special event and recommended the special event with a 5-0 vote.
    2. SEPA – VFW – POW / MIA Appreciation Day (Motion) – Justin Randall presented the committee with information on the upcoming special event for the POW / MIA Appreciation Day put on by the VFW.  Randall indicated the VFW is only requesting to reserve the parking in front of the VFW for the guest of the event. The committee discussed the special event and recommended the special event with a 5-0 vote.
    3. Fairwood East Pool Abandon Property (Resolution) – Justin Randall presented the committee with an overview of the property and the ability for the city to obtain the property.  Ted Shekell indicated they would want to continue to work the adjacent property owners to ensure the property would not continue to be a nuisance.  The committee discussed the potential purchase of the property and indicated some concerns with obtaining the property.  The committee recommended the resolution move forward to the full council for consideration with a vote of 5-0.
    4. 120 & 130 Behrens Annexation (2nd Reading) – Justin Randall indicated there were no changes from First Reading.
       
  2. Other Business - None
 
MEETING ADJOURNED: 6:35 PM
NEXT MEETING: September 12, 2016 – Public Safety Building

Prepared by: Justin Randall, Senior City Planner