Community Development Committee

Meeting date: 
Monday, June 23, 2014

MINUTES

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
                                                     6:00 PM Monday, June 23, 2014
 
Minutes of a regular meeting of the Community Development Committee of the City of O'Fallon, held in the Mayor’s Conference Room, 255 S. Lincoln, O’Fallon, Illinois.
 
CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 PM
 
I)Roll Call – Committee members: Jerry Albrecht (chair), Gene McCoskey (vice chair), Jerry Mouser, David Cozad, Ray Holden and Harlen Gerrish. Other Elected Officials Present: Kevin Hagarty, Richie Meile,  John Drolet, Ed True and Michael Bennett. Staff: Walter Denton, Pam Funk, Ted Shekell and Jeff Stehman. Visitors:  Darwin Miles, Bill Tindall, Darren Carstens, Denny Blumberg, Marsha Maller, Charlie Pitts and Vern Malare.
                                                                                                                                            
II)Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting– All ayes.  Motion carried.
 
  1. Items Requiring Council Action
  1. Enjoy Church – Planned Use (1st Reading) – Ted Shekell briefed the committee on the proposed reuse of the old Fat Cat’s bowling alley as the new place of assembly for Enjoy Church.  The committee discussed the application and the conditions.  The committee indicated Condition #9: “There shall be a minimum of 30 minutes between services on Sundays” should be applicable to any day of the week and recommended removing “on Sundays” from the conditions.  The committee recommended approval of the Enjoy Church – Planned Use with a vote of 6-0.
  2. 117 Main Street Lease Agreement  (Resolution) – Ted Shekell provided a quick overview of the proposed lease of real estate owned by the city to a neighboring property owner.  The committee recommended approval of the lease agreement with a vote of 6-0.
  3. SEPA – Music of the Night 5K Race (Motion) – Ted Shekell informed the committee on the special event permit and the event was consistent with last year’s race.  The committee recommended approval of the special event permit with a vote of 6-0.
  4. Parcs at Arbor Green – Final Plat (1st Reading) – Ted Shekell provided a quick overview of the final plat for the Parcs at Arbor Green and the future implications of approving the plat.  Denny Blumberg and Marsha Maller provided the committee with further explanation of the change from the preliminary plat to the final plat and the benefits to the proposed revision.  The committee recommended approval of the final plat for Parcs at Arbor Green with a vote of 6-0.
 
  1. Other Business - None
 
MEETING ADJOURNED: 6:45 PM
 
NEXT MEETING: TBA – Mayor’s Conference Room
 
Prepared by:  Justin Randall, Senior City Planner