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Finance panel hears NCICG presentation and unanimously renews membership
Summary
The finance meeting heard a presentation from Kevin Lindeman of the North Central Illinois Council of Governments on EDA-funded regional work and voted unanimously to renew the city’s NCICG membership; the transcript records inconsistent membership-fee figures.
Kevin Lindeman, executive director of the North Central Illinois Council of Governments (NCICG), told the finance panel that the city is part of an Economic Development District designated in 2005 that receives an annual $70,000 Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant with a 50/50 local match requirement. "We received funding from EDA ... with a 50 50 match requirement," Lindeman said as he outlined NCICG services.
Lindeman described the group’s four priorities—regional development, infrastructure improvements, economic resiliency and workforce—and said NCICG provides grant-writing, data collection and technical assistance to member communities. "If you have a project ... we would write that EDA grant for free," he said, and added that NCICG coordinates quarterly committee meetings, webinars and an annual economic development summit to share tools and funding opportunities.
James Durden, introduced himself as "the new economic development planner for NCICG," and a city staff member who works on local programs told the panel NCICG helped secure and run programs such as a housing-rehab grant and lead-service-line funding. "NCICG has been a great asset for the city ... they’ve been instrumental in helping facilitate some of the programs that we have currently running," the staff member said.
During discussion the membership fee was raised: one NCICG speaker said a fee figure spoken as "3,000," while the formal motion put to the panel recorded a $2,000 membership amount. Alderman Reynolds moved to renew the city’s NCICG membership (the motion text records $2,000) and the motion was seconded and approved on a unanimous roll call. Chair announced, "Motion carried." The transcript does not reconcile the two fee figures; the motion as recorded in the meeting minutes specifies $2,000.
Why it matters: NCICG’s services include grant-writing and regional coordination that staff said helped the city pursue housing and infrastructure funding; continued membership keeps those services available to local projects. The panel’s vote to renew membership means NCICG remains the city’s conduit for EDA-funded technical assistance and regional grant coordination.
Provenance: The NCICG presentation begins with Item 2 at SEG 033 and related discussion and the membership vote conclude at SEG 227.
