13 September 2018 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes

13 September 2018 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes

Present: Jim Deaton, Chairman, Dave Deddens, Jim Helms, Alan Goodman, and Jamie Graf (non- voting school board member)

No fifth board member to replace John Rahe has been appointed yet.

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION @ 8:00 a.m. 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.

Title VI statement read as legally required.

Action from Executive Session- The board certified that they only discussed appropriate matters at the executive session (see statement above)

Board voted to proceed with the incentive offer of $10,000 for equipment for Brighton Mills. 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES- August 9th Minutes approved

CLAIMS AND FINANCIALS

TIF Claim- Umbaugh and Associates- approved $1600 - for TIF neutralizations and report they file annually.It was taken equally from the 4 TIF districts. 

Financials- report received and approved. 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

Cushman Wakefield Contract- Randall said they wanted to include in the contract a clause eliminating a commission for the adjoining property owner to the 55 acres. The commission percent is 5-6% depending on acreage. Commission is 3% if buyers contact Randall first. Tabled this until they get everything in the contract that they want, at Dedden’s request. Then they will call a special meeting to approve it.

Randall said they want to market this as a Business Park. Banning did some concepts for Duke Site Readiness grant. Bayer Becker does work for Cushman Wakefield also and they want to redo the concept plan. They don’t like all the roads in the plan. What do you want to bring in as the name of the Park? Suggested West Harrison Business Park or Commerce so it could go Business or Industrial. Will decide this later officially.  

Randall Avenue Business Park Sign- Quote and design from Signarama - probably 4 that want to be on the sign itself. Revised quote is higher than the original $30,000 NTE amount. It’s now close to $36,000. If you want to add a second panel it will cost more. It would require another footer now and make sure the steel would support the additional height. Three more would be about $10,000. Monthly electric would be about $40 as they are using LEDs for lighting. This sign meets the Planning and Zoning standards. They still have to apply for the permit. Costs to businesses will be $2000 per panel for their sign if they sign on within 6 months. If they come in later after the sign is installed, it will be $5,000. The board rescinded the former concept plan and approved the new concept plan with lighting inside. 

Randall will contact all the businesses to see who wants on the sign now. Signarama will bring in color options at the next meeting to finalize the sign.  

Hirlinger Chevrolet- interested in acquiring land in West Harrison TIF and Deddens will contact them. 

Schools- Letter from SDCSC (SOUTH DEARBORN) Attorney- Larry Eaton- per Jamie Graf this letter surprised him as their letter is not here yet.

Randall said that for a long time there has been a discussion between schools and Econ Dev organizations. State school superintendent association met with Econ Dev groups such as IEDA. They have scheduled one here at IVY Tech for these groups in our area and the schools. It’s a day with $10 for lunch. Some of the DCRC will be there. Frank Kramer is the attorney for Sunman Dearborn and they will communicate with him also. TABLED this response to Larry Eaton until next meeting. 

Board Appointment Suggestions- (Diane Bender)- Alan Goodman suggested her and they have her resume. She bought Goodman’s old store and took it up a couple notches. She greatly involved in community projects. Has an HR background. They will submit her name to the County Commissioners for consideration. 

NEW BUSINESS: none

ONE DEARBORN REPORT: First visioning funds created at Lawrenceburg way back then. Her board (One Dearborn) hired a company ( HWC) to do a regional plan. This will let the citizens know what our priorities are. Commissioners Thatcher and Mark McCormack went thru it. Also the cities and towns. Then she wants to have a larger PRIVATE group and have one or two of them join them on Sept 27th at 5:30. They are categorizing the projects going on in the county into Tiers. The ones affecting all the county will be in Tier 1. There are 8 plans- One is Housing. Infrastructure. US 50 congestion. Now One Dearborn has been out to OKI and Port Authority etc. Business Attraction and Tourism. Pretty excited about where that might take us. It will be the first ever Regional Development Plan per Randall. 

ATTORNEY’S REPORT- none

OTHER BUSINESS- none

ADJOURNMENT -9:23 AM 

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township