ST. CLAIR COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 81. Clair County Building 10 Public Square, Room A-300 Belleville, IL 62220 - 1623 Phone: 618-277·6600, Ext. 2670 Fax: 618-825-2745 WWW.cost-clair.il.us ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMIITEE Meeting Minutes October 17, 2013 Members Present: Ken Sharkey Robert Trentman Jerry Dinges Rick Vernier Robert Allen Frank Heiligenstein Members Excused: Marty Crawford Staff Present: Terry Beach, Director Janice Kerin, Program Manager Dorothy Carlisle, Executive Assistant Others Present: Craig Hubbard, County Board Member Charles Lee, PBC member Tim Cantwell, Airport Director Georgia Heiligenstein Call to Order: The Committee was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairman Sharkey. Public Comment Regarding the Agenda: Chairman Sharkey asked if anyone present had a question or comment regarding the agenda. There were none. Approval of the September 19, 2013 Committee minutes: Chairman Sharkey called for action on the minutes. Mr. Dinges made a motion to approve the minutes from the September 19, 2013 Committee meeting. The second was made by Mr. Trentman. There was no discussion and the motion passed unanimously. New Business (Director's Report. information on/v): Chairman Sharkey asked the Director to give his report. Mr. Beach reported on activity and leads/prospects since the prior Committee meeting. He informed the Committee about several current prospects/leads including the ADM corporate HQ relocation proposal submitted by the St. Louis Regional Chamber; and a St. Louis based distribution company looking to add another warehouse. He stated that sites in Mascoutah and O'Fallon were being reviewed by the business owner. Regarding the business loan program, Mr. Beach told the Committee that there were 17 loans in the current portfolio with an outstanding balance due the Department of approximately $815,000, and monthly repayments = Page 1 = were just over $18,000. He mentioned there were five (5) potential loans pending. He stated that one loan was paid off in the prior 30 days: The Early Years Daycare Center (paid off $21,700, the original loan was $322,700). He stated there were no enterprise zone fees generated in the prior thirty days. He also updated the Committee regarding the Scott AFB Task Force activities and plans. Finally he summarized meetings the staff either coordinated or participated in since the last meeting: IVCA Strategic Planning Session (in Springfield), Southwestern IL Economic Development Network lunch meeting (in Alton), St. Louis Regional Chamber's Regional Economic Development Network lunch meeting (in St. Louis), Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce's Board meeting and their Issues and Eggs event; open house and dedication of Ameren's new training facility on IL 15 east of Green Mount Road (with Chairman Kern), Kaskaskia Regional Port District's Advisory Board conference call, meeting at Freeburg Village Hall with Village Administrator Tony Funderburg at his request, Regional Port Working Group bi-monthly lunch meeting (in Clayton), and stl250 Board meeting (at Missouri History Museum). New Business (Airport Director's Report. information on/v): Mr. Cantwell was asked by Chairman Sharkey to give his monthly report. Mr. Cantwell gave a 20 minute PowerPoint presentation update and report. Among airport projects and issues he discussed were those pertaining the Allegiant Airlines schedule and passenger counts, Tourism Bureau campaign related to Allegiant, AVMATS lease rate extenSion, runway and aircraft deicer vendor selection, airfield painting contractor selection, extension of Ground Access Agreement with mOT regarding the 1-64 exit 21 interchange project at Rieder Road. Mr. Heiligenstein asked Mr. Cantwell if those projects and contracts will go to the County Board. Mr. Cantwell replied that the those items were all in the current approved PBC budget. Mr. Heiligenstein also asked if someone might consider writing a guest editorial for area newspapers regarding the activities at the Airport. Mr. Vernier asked if the Allegiant passenger count had met the threshold for the County to receive the FAA grant. Mr. Cantwell responded that the passenger counts did surpass the 20,000 enplanements this year and therefore the County would receive $1 million in Federal funds for capital expenses and airfield related repairs. Mr. Cantwell also mentioned that the Village of Shiloh was working with the Airport and County on the extension of sanitary sewers on the western parcels. With no other information to diSCUSS, Mr. Vernier made a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Mr. Dinges. The motion passed unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 6:26 p.m. = Page 2 =