19 February 2019 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes
Present: Jim Deaton, Chairman, Dave Deddens, Diane Bender, Alan Goodman, and Jamie Graf (non- voting school board member)
ABSENT: Jim Helms
Also present:Sue Hayden, county administrator and minute taker, Andrea Ewan, attorney, Connie Fromhold, Auditor and DCRC treasurer.
EXECUTIVE SESSION @ 8:00 a.m. Held at Ewan Law Office 210 W. High Street Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
IC §5-14-1.5-6.1(b) (2) (D) which pertains to discussing strategy with the respect to the purchase or lease of real property by the governing body up to the time a contract or option to purchase or lease is executed by the parties. And also, IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b) (4) to discuss interviews and negotiations with industrial or commercial prospects or agents of industrial or commercial prospects by the Indiana economic development corporation, the office of tourism development, the Indiana finance authority, an economic development commission, a local economic development organization (as defined in IC 5-28-11-2(3)), or a governing body of a political subdivision.
Title VI statement read as legally required.
ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION- Memorandum of certification that only the items advertised were discussed at the executive session was read and approved. No action was taken regarding the executive session.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES- November 19th were approved, December 5th were tabled due to lack of quorum from the attendees who were there, and January 10th minutes approved.
CLAIMS AND FINANCIALS:
Financials passed out by Connie Fromhold to show what was in each account.
Whitewater Mill TIF claims:- $10,000 to Unity Scientific for Nagel Bakery (previously tabled item) and $198 Barnes and Thornburg for work on incentive questions were approved pending proof of payment from Nagel for their portion of the Unity Scientific item.
$20,000 One Dearborn Invoice / 2 quarters split between all TIFs equally at $5,000 each- approved pending the report that will be attached to the claim later today.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Hirlinger Chevrolet Update- nothing new from them per Deddens.
EDA with H Nagel and Sons- Ted Nagel signed the Economic Development Agreement per Terri Randall. Ewan has reviewed it. This will be signed when this gets printed for all of them at the next meeting. Randall said they are needing WorkForce 9 to come out to help get employees from Indiana.
Billboard Contract Update- Received Wingate’s agreement with 2 year payment. Super 8 and Best Western is out. Best Western wants a reduction in payment owed thru last Thursday due to foliage blocking her sign. Shelton has not responded. Approved. This leaves 2 full and 1 half billboard to market.
School Boards Request Response- Deaton said legislation is going on that could affect this. Randall said the new statute requires that they have an annual report and budget for the TIF proceeds. She has prepared the letters based on what Aurora and Greendale already do. Each will receive that letter. Deaton said that doesn’t include the income sharing idea school boards are wanting. Deddens said Sunman Dearborn wants to look forward and want some sort of promise that if new business comes in - they want some sort of share in the TIF money from the new ones.
Randall is looking at funds for students of manufacturing etc at IVY Tech or vocational schools. The law allows up to 15% of share revenue for this type of eduction or training. You have to be fair to all school in your district. It’s only for capital improvements or career advancements. They only have 2 school districts in the DCRC area. Lawrenceburg apparently is under the city’s purview. Ewan said that this discussion has already been had and read the January 10th minutes to make her point.
Jamie Graf said there are 3 major areas in Pathways to graduation. Advanced Manufacturing, Culinary, Business, etc. They have like 16 pathways. They do not rely on ISTEP test passing to graduate. The state is recognizing the need for non- college vocations. Two questions: Do you want to give money and how much? Deddens asked if Greendale had any written agreement with Lawrenceburg and South Dearborn. Randall will get that from Al Abdon.
Alan Goodman has a philosophical issue with funneling it through the schools. Graf said that it would reach them earlier if they got them in the schools.
The board will try to have a philosophical answer by the March meeting regarding whether they agree to fund this or not. Goodman said his decision is made so he can state it by then.
Randall noted that township and fire protection issues are out there also. Discussion regarding mixing schools with townships at a meeting.
Decided to meet March 14th at 2 PM to get board attendance. Randall will send out notices. They will meet in April 11 at 8 AM for the funding for schools.
Board approved her sending out the letters for that meeting.
NEW BUSINESS: none
ONE DEARBORN REPORT: Introduced Lydia Morath as her new assistant. Bachelors in Business and 7 years with Register in Graphics and also with MuzzleLoaders in Friendship. Lives in Lawrenceburg with her husband Eric in National Guard.
ATTORNEY’S REPORT- none
OTHER BUSINESS- none
ADJOURNMENT - 10:17 AM
Christine Brauer Mueller
Lawrenceburg Township
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