12 November 2015 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes
THERE WILL BR POSTINGS AFTER THIS OF THE TWO RESOLUTIONS, LAND VALUE OF SKALLY’S 36+ ACRES, BOND ISSUES, ETC. FROM THIS MEETING.
Present: Dave Deddens, Chairman, Jim Helms, John Rahe, and Jim Deaton.
ABSENT as usual: Dusty Burress (non- voting school board member). Randy Lyness has not been replaced yet as board member by Council.
Also present: Terri Randall, county administrator and economic development director, Sue Hayden, minute taker, Gayle Pennington, Auditor and DCRC treasurer.
ABSENT: Andrea Ewan, Attorney
Randall had a bad cold and laryngitis- hard to hear some of what was said.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES- October 19th minutes Tabled as Deaton could not vote as he wasn’t there. November 4th minutes approved.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None
CLAIMS AND FINANCIALS:
$1770.48- regular claims approved.
$35,000- Lbg Redevelopment Committee for Hyatt Palma- approved- from the VISIONING GRANT FUND of $270,000 from Lawrencebrg.
Reviewed the balances in each TIF
NEW BUSINESS:
Resolution- West Harrison Plan amendment - Randall has been working with Barnes and Thornburg and they carved out Skally’s $700-900,000 giving to them on personal property. Want them carved out separate to keep track. It has to remain contiguous and they had to show ROW connection along the roadway.
Randall said- The Tootles Trust site (developed with Maxwell) has a developer working over there. They stopped the TIF along the flood plain as somebody made an assumption that it couldn’t be developed. [NOTE: That advice was taken when Barnes and Thornburg helped set these TIFs up years ago.] The Plan Commission approved some flood plain for this. They are adding something to the TIF and amending for the above Skally’s carve out. They need this all done to go to the Plan Commission. One TIF and three allocation areas? asked Deaton- yes.
Resolution #2 for this was read:
Approving declaratory resolution #2. The existing WHDA will have an EXPANDED allocation are for the WHDA (West Harrison Development Area. This is a 25 year allocation. Skally’s starts in March 1, 2015. (That is not a misprint- it is for 2015.) The previous base dates are unchanged for the other properties in the TIF. This resolution goes to the Plan Commission and the Board of Commissioners for approval. DCRC board (3 members present) approved and signed the resolution. Randall encouraged DCRC to show up for the Plan Commission. The PC has to determine if this is consistent with the master plan/economic development plan.
Appointment of appraiser for DCRC Land West Harrison- Randall said they have to have 2 independent appraisals. Appraisals, Inc is $400/parcel and Pillar Evaluation Group wants $1500 total??? Approved the two appraisers. [NOTE: When there is this large a disparity in quotes- something isn’t right.]
Consideration of Approval for the EDA with Odette, LLC, AKA Skally’s Old World Bakery. The final agreement will not be signed today until after more hearings. Resolution #3- approving a development agreement and the county will issue economic development bonds for Odette, LLC. Resolution will take effect immediately today as approved. Approved. Deacon said it feels good to be moving on things.
Randall put in a plug for getting places to put people who come to the county and are looking for business places.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER’S REPORT: none
ATTORNEY’S REPORT- none- Ewan was absent
OTHER BUSINESS- Next County Council meeting is on December 1st at 6:30 PM and they will get a presentation that they can’t vote on until their January meeting. It would have to be unanimous vote to get passed at the next meeting instead of January. It’s better they have time to think.
Pennington- asked if they were cleaning up West Harrison TIF the same as Aurora TIF. There was some discussion of removing home sites from the TIFs. Deacon said they need to think about that as it affects the price for those people then.
ADJOURNMENT - 9:50 AM
Christine Brauer Mueller
Lawrenceburg Township
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