7 December 2017 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes

7 December 2017 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes

Present: Jim Deaton, Chairman, Dave Deddens, Jim Helms, John Rahe, Alan Goodman

ABSENT: Jamie Graf (non- voting school board member) Sue Hayden, county administrator and minute taker (vacation)

Also present: Andrea Ewan, attorney, Gayle Pennington, Auditor and DCRC treasurer (also covering for Hayden)

Title VI statement read by Deaton.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES- November 2 minutes approved

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

CLAIMS AND FINANCIALS:

Visioning Grant Fund Tabled from 11/7/17- One Dearborn Invoice- county attorney, city of Lawrenceburg attorney and Ewan working on this- remains TABLED.

Financials

NEW BUSINESS:

Bonding- doing this as a group saves money so decided to do this on Pennington’s recommendation. 

ONE DEARBORN REPORT: Randall said they had some projects in Aurora TIF they are looking at. One is more serious and they are at a further phase of due diligence. She will notify them when and if it goes further.Couple more leads thru IEDC that she has responded to. Billboard leases on the Stone property and is on her to do list when their leases come due. Maybe January or March meeting.

Duke site readiness issue- there are wetlands that are misclassified and they need a professional to come in and help with this. This issue AND the flood plain issue require them to study NE corner of the Stone property that is being purchased.Ewan wanted to be sure they weren’t doing property that they weren’t owning east of Johnson Fork Road. The DCRC is acquiring the property WEST of Johnson Fork Road. This study for reclassification could come out of the $10,000 from Duke Energy. [NOTE: Pretty expensive property for flood plain issues and these issues were not resolved prior to purchasing???] 

Hirlinger has a shared access driveway and it has to get recorded to be sure it matches what Planning and Zoning required. They should do it at no cost as the surveyor should have done that. Randall wants it on the survey as they use it a lot for their work with prospective owners. 

Ewan is going to get the written Ag lease for the closing on the Stone property. 

Also wants the billboard leases to be rewritten for newer owners as the old one needs to be cleared up.

IEDC searches for property has the shovel ready sites at the top so Randall wants to try to get these to that status- it would require more money. 

Sign and what we are going to allow for the future needs to be decided. Craig Distributing is one of our larger TIF contributors there. Trying to accommodate him. 

Wants  to get a drone to look at property so they can put that video on the website.

Working with REDI Cincinnati and apparently they are not pushing our sites the same as Cincinnati region. One Dearborn is evaluating that membership. To get invited to the Site Selectors Convention in 2018 they have to be members of REDI but REDI does not get us an invite to it. Randall noted that they pay a lot of attention to us close to the time for renewal of membership for $10,000.VIP dinner at Jeff Ruby’s at $15,000 per table. Final night bringing in a band and afterparty called Toast from the Tri-State. To be represented that is $15,000 for our name. Trying to evaluate what good that is.[NOTE: Sounds like it’s time to scrap REDI.] 

Rahe noted- Rack changed their mind about Industrial Park and other experience ( Is he referring to Skally’s leaving us for Harrison OH?) shows us they are trying to not have any business go from one county to another in REDI Cincinnati. (No poaching each other’s businesses.)

ATTORNEY’S REPORT: Stone Property Closing -Wednesday at 3 PM Buyers closing statement for Stone Property -$111,356.64 approximately due from Land Acquisitions money. Claim will be handled internally per Pennington. 10 year 2.04% interest with semi annual payments. Approved. 

They have a right of first refusal on the 7 acres  and easement over driveway to get to Stone’s barn and step-daughter’s home he still has on US 52 side and the Ag lease. 

OTHER BUSINESS- January meeting to organize and elect officers. Jan 11th at 8:30 AM.

ADJOURNMENT - 9:05 AM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township