19 October 2015 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes

19 October 2015 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes

Present: Dave Deddens, Chairman, Jim Helms, John Rahe, and Randy Lyness.

Absent: Jim Deaton and Gayle Pennington, Auditor and DCRC treasurer.

ABSENT AS USUAL: Dusty Burress (non- voting school board member)

Also present: Terri Randall, county administrator and economic development director, Andrea Ewan, attorney, Sue Hayden, minute taker.

Randy Maxwell was present at the executive session only.

VERIFICATION OF INFO DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION- was approved by the board as sticking to the reasons for the session as posted in the public notice.

ACTION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION- motion to allow Randall to consider land acquisitions along with Ewan and both to draft an agreement for incentives as discussed in executive session were both approved.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES- Sept 16th meeting minutes approved.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: none

CLAIMS AND FINANCIALS: Approval of regular claims passed.

Review of financials- Pennington had other conferences this week but she sent her records for the financials. Approved.

NEW BUSINESS:

Resolution- West Harrison Plan Amendment- Some changes have to be made on that per Randall- so tabled for this meeting.

Appointment of Appraiser for DCRC Land - West Harrison- needed for property for Skally’s. Land Consultants were hired to get them thru Planning and Zoning process. They have two appraisers that have given verbal quotes- but this has to be tabled to get more on this.

Consideration of Approval for the EDA with Odette,LLC AKA Skally’s Old World Bakery. Tabled to make a few changes to that resolution. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER’S REPORT:

All of the items in this section were tabled.

The corrected Umbaugh Agreement with a name change to DCRC and not just DC. Approved to sign.

Ratify signature for Tom Stone’s USDA agreement for CCC-861 form for Ag risk coverage ARC-CO and or PLC programs. Stone leases the farm land from the county for his soybeans. Approved for signatures on 2014 and 2015 forms. 

Randall wants to use Land Consultants for the 31 acres of the county owned land for Skally’s. Approved. [NOTE: Why is this not bid, if the county surveyor is not doing this? Skally’s is using the SAME company!]

DCRC Special Meeting set for Thursday at 8:30 AM for Skally’s to be ready for Plan Commission meeting on them this month- Oct 26th.

ATTORNEY’S REPORT none

OTHER BUSINESS none

ADJOURNMENT - 10:25 AM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township