Committee of the Whole

SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 1. Call to Order By Mayor at 7:00 p.m. All aldermen present except for Bruno. Also attending: Radovich, McKittrick, Dawkins, Divita, Evans, Mexin, Pasarelli, Nash, Rhonda Sayles (include?) 2. Presentations a. Oath of Office - Police Officer McKenna O’Kray b. Natural Resources Committee Check Presentation for Tree Purchase c. Geneva Park District Autumn Fair September 21, 2013 d. Department Report Presentation – Economic Development 3. Items of Business a. Recommend Approval of Special Committee of the Whole Minutes from August 17, 2013. Singer, Flanagan – unanimous V.V. b. Recommend Approval of Phase II / Ehlers & Associates Contract for Downtown Business District Plan in an Amount Not to Exceed $12,300.00. Maladra, Simonian – V.V. (Marks voting nay) c. Recommend Resolution No. 2013-87 Authorizing Execution of Restated Intergovernmental Agreement for Tri City Police Records between the City of Geneva, City of Batavia, City of St. Charles, and Village of Sugar Grove. Brown, Marks – unanimous V.V. d. Recommend Resolution No. 2013-88 Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement for Data Sharing Between the City of Geneva and Kane County. Marks, Brown – V.V. (Vogelsberg recused) e. Recommend Resolution No. 2013-89 Authorizing and Ratifying Execution of Agreement for Purchase of Real Estate by and Between the City of Geneva and Jane Frost, Successor Trustee of the Helen N. Liesendahl Trust (526 South Fourth Street, Geneva, IL) Singer, Marks – unanimous V.V. f. Recommend Resolution No. 2013-90 Authorizing Execution of Fiscal Year 2013-14 General Fund Budget Amendment in the Amount of $290,000. Singer, Kilburg – unanimous V.V. 4. New Business None 5. Upcoming Meetings: Committee of the Whole: September 23, 2013. 6. Adjournment Marks, Singer – unanimous V.V. (8:15 p.m.)  9/17/2013 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Creating the Product and Recruiting Tenants Presentation to Geneva City Council September 16, 2013 Business Recruitment Program • Maintain a current inventory of available sites • M i aintain appropriate marketing t k materials:  Geneva Community Profile  Geneva and area demographics  Traffic count maps  Business Resource Guide • Cold Call, Network (associations / tradeshows), commercial lead services • Don’t Poach! 1  9/17/2013 Business Recruitment Philosophy • Retention before Recruitment (“hole in the bucket”) • When a tretail need is identified, seek i existing business who may add the products • Seek unique stores with complementary merchandise • Maintain relationships with our businesses and the d l evelopment i dndustry • Maintain confidentiality Sample Available Sites Report 2  9/17/2013 Community Profile, Demographics, Business Resource Guide Location Considerations • Industrial tenants care about utilities, ceiling height, docks, truck needs • National retailers care about building obsolescence, co‐tenancy, parking fields, linear frontage on the road, traffic counts, scientific search based on demographics and location of other stores • Smaller independent retailers care about price and co‐tenancy • Start‐ups require more assistance 3  9/17/2013 Care of Independent Retailers • Operated a business before? This type of business? (Refer to SBDC assistnace) • Zoning identification and Biz District desired? • Tour of properties (identify competitors to maximize diversification) • Identify needed permits and approvals • Identify needed building improvements and code requirements (obstacles?) • Liaison along the way • When open – online business directory, resource identification to build local partnerships and connections, Front Line Training Vacancy Process • Contact owner and get the property in our database • Consult adopted City Planning Documents:  Comprehensive Plan  Zoning  Any Design Guideline documents • Identify strong prospects and/or target uses • Contact regional brokers representing known prospects • Contact potential end users capable of multiple locations • Review past inquiries for matches • Market through tradeshows and daily contact 4  9/17/2013 Sample Cold Call What commercial space is available? 5  9/17/2013 High Profile Opportunities ‐ West – 14 acres behind Geneva Commons – Office it sites at B i richer and Williamsburg – Outlot at Gander Mountain – Former Thomasville Furniture – Former Applebee’s High Profile Opportunities ‐ Central – Former Mill Race – East of Mill Race – SEC and SWC Crissey/State – 106 N. Bennett – former Hillquist Excavating – 3rd &Hamilton • Former US Bank • Harrison building – 113 E. State – Cetron – Former Fashion Walk stores – Erday’s – Well’s House 6  9/17/2013 High Profile Opportunities – TIF – 617 E. State – 705‐707 E. State – 715 E. State – 801 / 821 E. State – 830 E. State 6 6-Aldi 16,000 s.f. 7  9/17/2013 High Profile Opportunities – East – Kautz Peterson Farm – Kirk Road E t t ntertainment / F b abyan Jail Site – Kirk/Route 38 corners – LFI, Snow/Shenouda – Jain d’Shanti/Enclaves – Southeast Master Plan – 427‐429 N. Kirk What Industrial space is available? • Seven buildings – 321 Stevens – 427 Kirk – 429 Kirk – 204 Dearborn Court – 100‐120 Glengarry / 1161‐1171 Commerce Dr – 2080 Gary Lane (82,400 s.f.) – 2630 Kaneville (18,000 s.f.) 8  9/17/2013 Hypothetical: Where could a new grocery store locate in Geneva? 9  9/17/2013 Large Grocers: 70,000 s.f. freestanding store 7 acres minimum Boutique Grocer: 20,000 s.f. 100 parking p spaces q required 2 acres minimum State Highway frontage/visibility has been obstacle 10  9/17/2013 Local Grocery Sales North Total All Year Geneva Elburn South Elgin Batavia St. Charles Aurora Market 2001 $33,796,051 $1,822,795 $37,380,907 $41,827,077 $155,723,761 $3,138,965 $273,689,556 2002 $31,266,869 $1,950,398 $12,459,567 $44,030,980 $162,356,731 $3,064,094 $255,128,639 2003 $ ,29,827,063 $ , 2,316,708 $ , 16,953,023 $ , 61,964,669 $ 165,691,586 , $ , 2,233,859 $ 278,986,908 , 2004 $30,302,528 $4,816,802 $34,296,120 $64,868,679 $102,930,807 $2,482,139 $239,697,075 2005 $35,402,749 $5,154,687 $56,523,313 $71,292,067 $105,095,375 $2,604,784 $276,072,975 2006 $39,713,876 $5,201,447 $57,813,502 $67,568,717 $103,204,504 $32,373,496 $305,875,542 2007 $40,008,511 $10,777,051 $59,244,275 $65,355,500 $103,454,654 $69,517,029 $348,357,020 2008 $41,495,700 $5,352,100 $58,298,300 $61,324,400 $98,455,608 $76,984,400 $341,910,508 2009 $59,584,480 $15,471,000 $56,996,977 $59,584,500 $91,520,627 $78,078,639 $361,236,223 2010 $43,838,923 $5,911,031 $60,949,636 $58,750,500 $82,999,089 $82,788,963 $335,238,142 2011 $45,003,331 $15,362,599 $59,978,025 $57,952,300 $78,131,633 $92,751,112 $349,179,000 2012 $46,892,593 $15,410,036 $53,059,681 $61,014,300 $74,096,587 $97,621,773 $348,094,970 Total $477,132,674 $89,546,654 $563,953,326 $715,533,689 $1,323,660,962 $543,639,253 *IDOR KOB category 2 "FOOD" SIC codes assigned to Group 02 -- Food 5411 Grocery stores 5421 Meat and fish markets 5431 Fruit and vegetable markets 5441 Candy, nut, and confectionery stores 5451 Dairy products stores 5461 Retail bakeries 5499 Miscellaneous food stores Highlighted figures are accurate and consistent with totals Demographic Comparison 1 Mile 3 Mile 5 Mile 10 Mile 2012 Forecasts Commons Kirk Commons Kirk Commons Kirk Commons Kirk Population 8,992 677 56,290 42,804 103,764 131,345 427,696 620,448 Households 3,339 236 20,806 16,258 37,288 45,918 142,960 210,663 Median Household Income $89,415 $67,967 $85,970 $79,333 $94,156 $81,204 $75,870 $75,340 Source: ESRI Forecasts, Sept. 2013 11  9/17/2013 Economic Development Tools • Long Range Plans and City Codes – Comprehensive Plan  o Zoning O d rdinance  Downtown Master Plan  South East Master Plan  East State Design Guidelines • Downtown TIF District to fund projects identified in Downtown Master Plan • Downtown Business District to fund p j rojects identified in Downtown Master Plan • TIF to fund infrastructure extension identified with Southeast Master Plan 12  9/17/2013 3,5,10 Miles from Geneva Commons 3,5,10 Miles from Fabyan/Kirk 13