AGENDA Sept 2nd DC Redevelopment Commission Meeting

 AGENDA

DEARBORN COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS MEETING

September 2, 2020

10:30 a.m. 1^st Floor Henry Dearborn Room

Dearborn County Government Center

165 Mary Street, Lawrenceburg, Indiana

EXECUTIVE SESSION @ 8:00 a.m. 

IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b) (9) pertains to discussing a job performance evaluation of individual employees and/or receive information about and interview prospective employees and

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.

1.     Call to order

1.     Title VI Statement for Compliance

1.     Memorandum for Executive Session

1.     Action from Executive Session

1.     Approval of Minutes

1.  August 19, 2020 Meeting

1.     1.  Claim - $280.00 pay from W. Aurora TIF: 

• Drake Lawn & Landscape for mowing US 50 Business Park sign area 4 times

2.  Financials - Review

1. VII.Old Business 

1. VIII.New Business

1.     One Dearborn Report

1.     Attorney’s Report

1.     Other Business

1. XII.Adjournment

AGENDA Sept 1st DC Commissioners Morning Meeting

AGENDA

DEARBORN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING

September 1, 2020   

9:00 a.m., Henry Dearborn Room 

Dearborn County Government Center

165 Mary Street, Lawrenceburg, Indiana

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. TITLE VI STATEMENT FOR COMPLIANCE

IV. OLD BUSINESS

V. NEW BUSINESS

1.  Highway Engineer, Todd Listerman

1.  Bid Award Small Structure #667 One Mile Road 

2.  Agreement for Consulting Services Re: SS #667

3.  Bridge #33 North Hogan Consulting Contract w/Structurepoint

4.  Lower Dillsboro Road Slide Contract Supplemental #1 

5.  On-Call Professional Services Agreement

2.  Johnson Melloh Solutions Agreement for Lighting Project

VI. ADMINISTRATOR – Sue Hayden

VII. AUDITOR – Connie Fromhold

1. Claims/Payroll/Minutes

VIII. ATTORNEY – Andy Baudendistel 

IX. LATE ARRIVAL INFORMATION

X. PUBLIC COMMENT

XI. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

XII. ADJOURN

Dearborn County Health Department COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality Report

Dearborn County Health Department 

COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality Report: 08/21/2020 – 08/27/2020

Number of Dearborn County Residents Reported Tested with Results (HPH, ISDH, Bethesda North, Mercy Health, Children’s, Urgent Care, UC, St Elizabeth, LHI…)* does not include cases which may be reported before a formal lab report is received: 357

Number of Negative Tests: 341

Number of Positive Tests: 16

Positive Tests By age: 

18 yrs and under: 1

19-30 yrs: 6

31-50 yrs: 1

51-80 yrs: 8

81+yrs:  0

Number of Deaths Recorded This Week: 0

Ongoing Dearborn County Statistics:

Confirmed Positive Cases: 564

Reported Tested with Results: 7470

Total Deaths: 28 (includes 2 probable COVID19 included in ISDH data)

By age: 60-69 yrs: 1

                           70-79 yrs:  1

                           80-89 yrs:  16

                           90-99 yrs:   8

                           100+ yrs:  2

             By Gender: Female: 17

                      Male:  11 

Sept 2nd- ANOTHER DC Redevelopment Commission Executive session

PUBLIC NOTICE

Executive Session & Meeting

The Dearborn County Redevelopment Commission 

has called an Executive Session for 

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.

A public meeting will take place at 10:30 a.m.

The purposes for the Executive Session are to: 

(1)   Discuss job performance evaluation of individual employees and/or to receive information about and interview prospective employees deemed confidential under Indiana Code IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b) (9) and

(2)  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, classified confidential by state and federal statute IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b) (4).

The meetings will take place at the

Dearborn County Government Center, 

Henry Dearborn Room,

165 Mary Street,

Lawrenceburg, IN  47025

Virtual Meeting with Tanners Creek Development LLC and IDEM Powerpoint slides

8/20/2020

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Tanners Creek Development

Regulatory Closure of Open Dumps

Area 1 and Area 2

Public Information Meeting

August 20, 2020

Patrick Kennedy of Enviroanalytics Group made the presentation for Tanners Creek Development LLC

Contents of the powerpoint from the virtual meeting are below:

Tanners Creek Development LLC

Agenda

Tanners Creek Development LLC

• History of Area 1 and Area 2

• Design of Closure Plan for Area 1 and Area 2

• Closure Construction Work

• Post Closure Obligations

• Regulatory Approval and Public Comment Process

• Questions

8/20/2020

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AREA 1 – FORMER UNIT 4 SLAG POND

AREA 2 – FORMER ASH PROCESSING

AREA

Tanners Creek Development LLC

Historic Timeline for Area 1 and Area 2

1951 – May 31, 2015 Operation of Tanners Creek Generating Station

June 2016 Operations at Area 2 (Ash Processing Area) cease prior to June 2016

October 2016 Tanners Creek Generating Station purchased by Tanners Creek Development LLC

October 2018 Indiana Department of Environmental Management site inspection

• Area 1 – Approximately 2 acres of coal combustible waste

• Area 2 – Approximately 17 acres of coal combustible waste

• Both areas identified by IDEM as “open dumps” and do not fulfill the requirements of a legally

acceptable land disposal method

May 2019 IDEM adopts an Agreed Order for Area 1 and Area 2

• Closure Plans for Area 1 and Area 2 to be in accordance with 329 IAC 10-30 and 10-31 for

Restricted Waste Sites Type 1

August 2019 Closure/Post-Closure Plans for Area 1 and Area 2 are submitted to IDEM

January/August 2020 Additional information on the Closure/Post-Closure Plans are submitted to IDEM

August 20, 2020 Tanners Creek Development LLC public meeting for the Closure/Post-Closure Plans

Tanners Creek Development LLC

8/20/2020

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Area 1 Closure Description – Closure By Removal

Tanners Creek Development LLC

• Coal combustion waste in Area 1 will be excavated from Area 1 and the removed material incorporated into

Area 2

• Collection and analysis of soil samples for analysis of background concentrations – samples to be collected

from an area that was not impacted by the operation of the Tanners Creek Generating Station

• Confirmation samples will be collected from the floor and walls of the excavation and analyzed for various

chemicals of concern.

• Confirmation sample results will be compared to the background soil concentrations obtained from an

area that has not been impacted by historic site operations

• Install 6-inches of cover soil over the excavation area following the completion of verification sampling

• Establish vegetation on the cover system

Area 2 Closure Description – Closure In Place

• Delineate the horizontal extent of ash up to the Area 2 property line

• Revise the closure plan based on the results of the horizontal extent of ash investigations – extend the

limits of the cap to cover all areas on the property where ash is present

• The Area 2 Closure Plan assumes that approximately 16,000CY of material will be excavated from Area 1

and placed in Area 2

• Regrade the near surface and Area 1 material for positive drainage (no ponding of water onsite)

• Install a compacted clay cover with a permeability of 1x10-6 cm/sec or less to the limits of the ash on the

property (minimum 2-feet thick)

• Install 6-inches of top soil above the compacted clay layer

• Establish vegetation on the cover system

Tanners Creek Development LLC

8/20/2020

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Design of Area 2 Closure System

Tanners Creek Development LLC

• Field Work – investigate the horizontal extent of coal combustible material present up to the property

line, topographic survey, field survey to confirm existing stormwater conveyance system

• Closure Engineering Design

• Phased Approach to control surface water runoff

• Supported by hydrologic and hydraulic analyses

• Completed engineering analyses

• Slope Stability

• Liquifaction Evaluation

• Settlement Analysis

• Cover System Stability

• Closure System – multi-layer system

• Cover soil – A minimum of 24 inches of compacted clay cap

6-inches of top soil with vegetation

Area 2 Closure System

Compacted clay thickness will vary from 2-feet to 4-feet based on the slope of the

subgrade

Tanners Creek Development LLC

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Closure Construction Work

Tanners Creek Development LLC

• Construction Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan has been developed and will be

implemented for all phases of construction – independent engineering certification of the

construction requirements for the closure of Area 2.

• Stormwater/Rule 5 Erosion and Sediment Control Plans will be in place and implemented.

Final work will include vegetative stabilization of entire area (Area 1 and Area 2).

• Cover soil materials to be derived predominantly from borrow areas located off-site – work

will be designed to minimize truck traffic on local highways.

• Dust Suppression Plans will be implemented to control construction dust.

10

Post Closure Obligations – Area 1

Area 1 will be closed by removal all coal combustible material and stabilized with vegetation

No post closure care is proposed

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Post Closure Obligations – Area 2

• Inspection and Maintenance Activities

• Annual inspections and reporting

• Maintenance – mowing, repair, removal of sediment

• Groundwater Monitoring – 15 monitoring wells

• Baseline Sampling Program – Quarterly sampling for a

minimum of 1 year

• Detection Monitoring – Semi-annual sampling for the

post-closure care period

• Analytical parameters as required by IDEM

• Reports to be generated and submitted to include

statistical evaluation of groundwater quality

• Security

• Post Closure Care required for a minimum 30 years unless

modified by IDEM

Tanners Creek Development LLC

Regulatory Approval and Public Involvement

• Closure/Post-Closure design packages for Area 1 and Area 2 have been submitted to IDEM for review.

Tanners Creek Development LLC has placed copies of the closure and post-closure plans in the

Lawrenceburg Library for public review

• IDME will accept written public comments for a period of 30 days. Questions and comments can be

submitted to:

John Hale, Permit Manager

IDEM – Office of Land Quality – Solid Waste Permits

IGCN 1101

100 North Senate Avenue

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251

jhale@idem.in.gov

Tanners Creek Development LLC

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Questions

Tanners Creek Development LLC

Further information:

Tanners Creek Development, LLC – Public Relations

John Kowalik

Director of Marketing & Public Relations

TannersCreekDevelopment@gmail.com

19 AUGUST 2020 DC REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING

19 AUGUST 2020 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes

Present: Diane Bender, Chairman, Dave Deddens, Jim Helms, Jim Deaton, Alan Goodman

 ABSENT: Jamie Graf (non- voting school board member)

Also present:Sue Hayden, county administrator and minute taker, Andrea Ewan, attorney, Connie Fromhold, Auditor and DCRC treasurer.

Meeting started about 10:10AM

Title VI statement read as legally required.

EXECUTIVE SESSION @ 8:00 a.m. preceded this meeting.

Memorandum of executive session verified that only these items were discussed. Approved.

IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b) (9) pertains to discussing a job performance evaluation of individual employees and/or receive information about and interview prospective employees and

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.

ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION- no action from the session.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES- July 2nd minutes approved

CLAIMS AND FINANCIALS- lawn mowing on properties from each TIF that it was in. $10,000 for One Dearborn and $1600 Baker Tilley- total $11,600 from all the TIF’s equally.Total for all bills - $12,240

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: none

NEW BUSINESS: Aurora sign is landscaped and looks good. 

ONE DEARBORN REPORT: Spoke to Nicole Daily on the Guilford properties and bids on properties opened. Bids did not go past the amount for Blight elimination program. They should be down by October.

Dearborn County Regional Strategic Plan with Dearborn and Franklin Counties August 25th Tuesday - Virtual.

West Harrison Business Park with drone video etc. done soon. They can do somethings with the Drone Video- they have money in the Duke Readiness for future for marketing.It can be used for appraisals or road base etc.  

ATTORNEY’S REPORT- none

OTHER BUSINESS- none 

ADJOURNMENT - 10:20 AM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township

18 AUGUST 2020 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES

18 AUGUST 2020 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES

Present: Jim Thatcher, President, Art Little, and Rick Probst

Also present: Connie Fromhold, Auditor, Andy Baudendistel, Attorney, and Sue Hayden, Administrator

TITLE VI STATEMENT FOR COMPLIANCE was read by Baudendistel as legally required.

OLD BUSINESS

Bids for Cyclical Reassessment - Assessor, Megan Acra - rejecting all bids and rebidding. Commissioners approved. 

NEW BUSINESS

Agreement with Pictometry International for County Flyover - Nicole Daily, Planning and Zoning - ortho and oblique at 3 inches with 360 view of all properties.  Hasn’t been done since 2008. This will help many departments in the county including police, planning, assessment, etc. Commissioners approved the contract. This fall and in 3 years another one. Includes a change finder to compare changes from 2020 from 2012. Gets a building footprint layer for GIS. This can be used for Emergency Management services. Cost is  $128,184.14 this year and $116,113.06 paid over five years. This can be paid for the first round by COVID money. Tries to get it after leaves down and before snow on the ground. Approved the agreement. 

ADMINISTRATOR – Sue Hayden- nothing.

AUDITOR – Connie Fromhold  -Claims/Payroll and August 4th Minutes approved

ATTORNEY – Andy Baudendistel- nothing

COMMISSIONER COMMENTS- 

Probst - COVID still active- stay safe

Thatcher- hopes the country can move past some of the demonstrations and heal.

LATE ARRIVAL INFORMATION- none

PUBLIC COMMENT- none

ADJOURN- 5:16 PM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township

IDEM AND TANNERS CREEK DEV. LLC PUBLIC MEETING ON 2 DUMP SITES CLOSURE PLAN FOR AEP SITE

NOTE:- The virtual public meeting is at 7 PM on Thursday August 20th. You MUST contact Patrick Kennedy to get an email link to the meeting. They also have a way to phone in to the meeting with a sign in code if you do not have computer access. This is followed by a 30 day public comment period to IDEM if you miss the meeting. 

Comments should be sent to:

John Hale, IDEM Office of Land Quality, 100 North Senate Avenue, IGCN 1154, Indianapolis, IN 46204-3403 

OR email him at jhale@idem.in.gov 

OR fax Att'n John Hale- 317-232-3403

Here's a summary of the attached public notice: ( Published in Register 8/13/20 and reportedly filed at Lawrenceburg Library)

Tanners Creek Development LLC -- the owner of the former Tanners Creek power plant site -- has scheduled a virtual public meeting regarding the closure/post-closure plans to be held August 20, 2020 at 7:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.  Please contact Patrick Kennedy at Tanners Creek Development LLC at (314) 835-2822 or pkennedy@enviroanalyticsgroup.com for further information about the meeting.

With its notice, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management initiates a period during which the public may submit comments regarding the closure/post-closure plans. This public comment period ends September 19, 2020 (30 days after the public meeting date).

Please note that you need to reach Mr. Kennedy at Tanners Creek for information on joining the virtual meeting.

The notice of the virtual public meeting and public comment period is attached.  Below is information on the two open dump areas and the proposed closure plan.  

Areas 1 and 2 (Slag pond 4 and Bottom ash processing area) 

Both areas determined by IDEM to be open dumping sites. Subject to enforcement action and Agreed Order approved May 8, 2019  

Area 2 to be closed in place, Area 1 ash to be excavated and moved to Area 2. 

Area 1 

• 2 acres 
• 16,000 cubic yards of ash; up to 5 feet deep 

Area 2 

• 17 acres  
• 175,000 cubic yards of ash; up to 20 feet deep – 5 to 11 feet below groundwater level  
• Area 2 is on opposite side of a flood control levee from a residential neighborhood in the City of Lawrenceburg.  

Tim Maloney

Senior Policy Director

Hoosier Environmental Council

317-981-3206 (office)

812-369-8677 (cell)

DC Redevelopment Commission August 19 Executive Session and Public Meeting

 PUBLIC NOTICE

Executive Session & Meeting

The Dearborn County Redevelopment Commission 

has called an Executive Session for 

Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.

A public meeting will take place at 10:00 a.m.

The purposes for the Executive Session are to: 

(1)   Discuss job performance evaluation of individual employees and/or to receive information about and interview prospective employees deemed confidential under Indiana Code IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b) (9) and

(2)  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, classified confidential by state and federal statute IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b) (4).

The meetings will take place at the

Dearborn County Government Center, 

Henry Dearborn Room,

165 Mary Street,

Lawrenceburg, IN  47025

Dearborn County Health Department COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality Report: 08/06/2020 – 08/12/2020

 Dearborn County Health Department COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality Report: 08/06/2020 – 08/12/2020

Number of Dearborn County Residents Reported Tested with Results (HPH, ISDH, Bethesda North, Mercy Health, Urgent Care, UC, St Elizabeth, LHI…): 455

Number of Negative Tests: 417

Number of Positive Tests: 38

Positive Tests By age: 

18 yrs and under: 3

19-30 yrs: 15

31-50 yrs: 6

51-80 yrs: 14

81+yrs:  2

Number of Deaths Recorded This Week: 0

Positive Tests for Inmates: 0

Positive Tests for County Government Employees: 1

Ongoing Dearborn County Statistics:

Confirmed Positive Cases: 517

Reported Tested with Results: 6481

Total Deaths: 28 (includes 2 probable COVID19 included in ISDH data)

By age: 60-69 yrs: 1

                           70-79 yrs:  1

                           80-89 yrs:  16

                           90-99 yrs:   8

                           100+ yrs:  2

             By Gender: Female: 17

                      Male:  11