21 November Dearborn
County Redevelopment Commission Meeting Notes
Executive session meeting
ran 1.5 hours. Randy Maxwell left after the executive session.
Present: Dave Deddens,
Jim Deaton, and John Rahe.
Also present: MaynardBarrett,Council,
Terri Randall,Administrator, Andrea Ewan, Attorney, and Sue Hayden, taking
minutes.
Absent: Jim Helms and
Kevin Lynch
Executive session preceded this meeting regarding strategy
for buying real estate. The Commission decided that Randall is to submit 3
grant requests to Lawrenceburg foundation for a county wide study, a coordinator, and
money for the redevelopment commission. [Note:
Not sure what these three items have to do with strategy to buying real
estate.]
Minutes accepted for October 2014
OLD BUSINESS:
Agreement Contract
with DCEDI-existing one suffices for this so this item is not needed
Consulting services
contract agreement- for Maxwell Development for professional services. Per
Randall- Randy, Andrea, and Randall set this up for $4200 per month, 24 hours
monthly services. Conflict of interest items covered in it too. Deaton is
pleased with Maxwell’s services and board accepted the agreement and signed it.
NEW BUSINESS:
Financials- Randall said this does not include today’s
claims. Doesn’t look like our old statements- we are working on getting the
format. $800,000 transferred from Lawbg grant for property acquisition. Keeping
all accounts separate. The report was approved.
Claims- Hayden said she added the checks going out for the Stone
property. EDI is transferring the rest for $600,000 to redevelopment. Board
moved to pay the bills. Tri Township is getting paid for water line too and
Whitewater Mills is covering their amount as well.
County Administrator
Report:
Whitewater Mill
project:
Status of deeding
property – Odd stuff on the deed. License to use property in place. Will
wrap it up in December when Randall is back from vacation. The title problem is
from many years ago per Ewan. Aerial view of what is going on out there from
Randall. She will be helping with some neighbor that the Mills wanting to use
his building this winter. She has been invited to the table to help with that
meeting.
Bonding TIF status-
all OK per Randall
Groundbreaking
ceremony- update on plans- have to get marketing person from IEDC and hope
to get governor maybe here.
Grantee cannot use any L-bg funds before any of their funds
get used from L-bg.but exceptions can be requested. Since they have spent over
$1 million on Mills- Lynch and Randall went to Lbg and the language is changed
so they can get $700,000 this year and same next year. She wants update from
Mills and they sent $1.2 million expenditures breakdown. They have spent over
$5 million on their capital equipment too. Board approved the revised
interlocal agreement letter with L-bg and signed it.
Update Zimmer tractor-
EDI portion of expense (approved or not?)- $3,000 for extra striping and EDI
won’t pay their third of it. So Randall has to talk to Zimmer to let him appeal
it to EDI if he wants. The Redevelopment is covering their third and Zimmer
will end up with 2/3 if EDI doesn’t come thru.
Any assistance from
EDI for Hirlinger and/or Waterline to Whitewater Mill – EDI says they do not have any
money per Rahe and they will not have another meeting before end of year.
Randall will stay in touch with Randy (Maxwell) and Bill Ritzmann.
Attorney’s report-
Andrea Ewan- Resolution to enter into interlocal agreement with another
governmental entity. And the interlocal agreement says the parties can get the
money before expending all their funds and this relates back to the L-bg Grants
to the Mills. The grant has to go from one gov’t entity to another- it cannot
go to the private entity. This means Redev has to keep track of the private
business to be sure they hold up their end of the deal and hire the required
number of people etc. Resolution approved and signed.
Other business- lot
of activity going on- land had to be discussed.
Adjourned 5:30 PM
Christine Brauer Mueller
Lawrenceburg Township
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