ST. CLAIR COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT St. Clair County Building 10 Public Square, Room A·300 Belleville, IL 62220 - 1623 Phone: 618-277-6600, Ext. 2670 Fax: 618-825-2745 www.co.st-clair.il.us

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Meeting Minutes October 16, 2014

Members Present: Jerry Dinges Frank Heiligenstein Ken Sharkey Rick Vernier Bob Allen Robert Trentman

Members Excused: Marty Crawford

Staff Present: Terry Beach, Director Janice Kerin, Program Manager Dorothy Carlisle, Executive Assistant

others Present: Charles Lee, Public Building Commission member Randy Pierce, reporter

Call to Order: Committee Chairman Sharkey called the Committee to order at 6:00 p.m.

Public Comment Regarding the Agenda: Mr. Sharkey asked if anyone present had a question or comment regarding the agenda. There were none.

Approval of the August 21, 2014 Committee minutes: Mr. Sharkey called for action on the August 21, 2014 Committee minutes (there wasn't a quorum at the September meeting). Mr. Dinges made the motion to approve the August 21, 2014 minutes which was seconded by Mr. Allen. The motion passed unanimously.

New Business (Director's Report, information on/v): Mr. Sharkey asked the Director to give his report. Mr. Beach again reported on activities of the Scott AFB Task Force which he co-chairs on behalf of County Board Chairman Kern.

He briefly mentioned several prospects/leads that were being handled by the Department. Mr. Beach also stated there were still 16 loans for 11 businesses in the current loan portfolio with a balance due of $1,027,076. He stated there was $465,646.32 in the CDBG loan fund and $406,536.02 in the CSBG loan fund. He stated there were 3 phone inquiries or walk-ins in the prior 30 days.

He stated one enterprise zone fee was generated in the amount of $1,985 from Prescription Plus/True Value of Lebanon which plans an expansion including a new 15,162 sJ. bUilding at a total capital cost of $636,819.

Mr. Beach also informed the Committee the State of Illinois approved on September 24, 2014 the boundary expansion of the St. Clair County MidAmerica Enterprise Zone to include the 45 acres on the northwest quadrant of US Route 50 and Scott Troy Road in O'Fallon plus two parcels in downtown Mascoutah.

He gave an update on social media efforts and mentioned the Department had provided detailed demographics to several lenders and one non-profit in the prior month. And, he updated the Committee regarding the ProAct discount prescription insurance program.

Mr. Beach briefly discussed the meetings he and staff attended (or coordinated) in the prior 30 days: monthly conference call of the Scott Task Force and consultants; Loan Committee which approved a $200,000 loan for Tank Trailer Cleaning Company of East St. Louis with the total capital cost of $1,397,054; West Belleville Promotional Committee; meeting at Fairmont City Village Hall with representatives from Fairmont City, Brooklyn, and Caseyville regarding a planned joint Enterprise Zone application; Regional Port Working Group; introductory meeting at SIU-E East St. Louis campus with Dr. Jim Hanlon from the Institute of Urban Research; and Mid­America Workforce Investment Board.

New Business (Airport Director's Report, information only) Mr. Cantwell wasn't able to attend but asked Mr. Beach to give his report. Mr. Cantwell's report:

1. The 1O,000th passenger for Calendar Year 2014 boarded Allegiant today (10/16/14). That, again, qualifies the airport for a $1 Million entitlement grant in federal FY 2016. Right now, in federal FY 2015 we are using the previous entitlement money to refurbish airfield lighting ($573,000 project) which includes 3 miles of electric cabling, over 150 light canisters and footings and many lighted taxiway and runway signs.

2. After 16 years of continuous program operations of Wetland Mitigation and Monitoring, required by the Corps of Engineers when the airport was built, the CaE has released the airport from any further mitigation monitoring due to the abundant improvement (over original 1996 samplings) of avian, fish and macro­invertebrates specie on the airport. This release also nullifies the need for further biologists' studies planned for 2017, 2018, 2022, and 2023 saving the airport over $750,000 (current dollars) of contractual work.

3. Two items reviewed and discussed at the PBC were: A. The approval of acquisition in the 2015 budget for radio patching equipment. The USAF unilaterally

changed their ground based radio communications last year. The equipment was not compatible with the current County radio communications and three 'patch' radios were 'lent' to MidAmerica by the USAF to connect the communications for airport coordination in the aircraft operating area. The patch radios were issued for only one year and the USAF will take them back in 2015. The three replacement radios plus installation cost $25,000.

B. In 2007 a telecommunications study was conducted due to the aging of the telephone PBX system. At that time it was assessed as being unsupportable. In the past 7 years anomalies and capabilities have deteriorated and airport personnel have had no supporting services to continue operations should more arise. The study will determine current needs for telecommunications and offer three options, not defined, to proVide for replacement and three bids for each option. CMT, the airport FAA approved engineering firm, quoted work from Ross and Barruzzini for this work. The cost is $21,000.

Old Business There was no Old Business.

Additional comments or questions from the Committee or the Public Mr. Heiligenstein asked PBC Commissioner Lee whether Mr. Cantwell would be receiving a bonus due to the 10,000 passenger threshold haVing been reached again. Mr. Lee stated that he wasn't certain.

With no other information to discuss Mr. Sharkey asked for a motion to adjourn. Mr. Allen made the motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Mr. Vernier. The motion passed unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 6:15p.m.

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