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COUNCIL MEMORANDUM <br /> #2006-01 <br /> DATE: February 2, 2006 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council <br /> FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager <br /> SUBJECT: Ordinance adding territory on West Pershing Road and Brush <br /> College Road Area to the Enterprise Zone <br /> SUMMARY RECONTMENDATION <br /> It is recommended by staff that the City Council adopt the attached Enterprise Zone <br /> boundary amendments. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The EDC is requesting that the Decatur City Council approve three proposed Enterprise <br /> Zone boundary amendments described as follows: <br /> • Parcel 1 (Macon County Eye Associates) MCEA is requesting addition to the <br /> zone to accommodate an e�cpansion of their existing facility at 646 West Pershing <br /> Road. The expansion will add a new surgery center to the facility in order to <br /> provide glaucoma surgery, cornea surgery (including transplants) and retina <br /> surgery. The Center provides Ophthalmology and Optometry services to the <br /> region and currently employs 22. The $800,000 facility is expected to add 7 new <br /> jobs. <br /> • Parcel 2 (TCR Systems LLC) is requesting addition to the zone in order to <br /> accommodate a proposed expansion of their facility at 4900 North Brush College <br /> in unincorporated Macon County . TCR Systems is a custom fabricator of sheet <br /> metal products used in the construction of inetal buildings, dust collection systems <br /> and roofing systems. Should the expansion occur TCR will add as many as 25 <br /> new jobs in the next 18-24 months. <br /> • Parcel 3 (NSR Technologies) is requesting addition to the zone in order to <br /> facilitate their decision to construct a proposed chemical manufacturing facility at <br /> a site near Brush College Road. As many details as can be discussed will be <br /> presented by EDC staff at the council meeting. <br /> The Enterprise Zone Advisory Board has approved the addition of the three <br /> parcels in question. Council approval of the proposed boundary amendments is a <br /> preliminary step to formal approval by the State of Illinois. The EDC is preparing the <br /> formal application for submission to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic <br />