25 October 2018 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes

25 October 2018 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes

Present: Jim Deaton, Chairman, Dave Deddens, Alan Goodman, Diane Bender

ABSENT: Jim Helms and Jamie Graf (non- voting school board member) and Connie Fromhold, Auditor and DCRC treasurer.

Also present:Sue Hayden, county administrator and minute taker, Andrea Ewan, attorney

Title VI statement read as legally required.

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. AND ALSO, IC §5-14-1.5-6.1(b) (2) (D) which pertains to discussing strategy with the respect to the purchase or lease of real property by the governing body up to the time a contract or option to purchase or lease is executed by the parties.  

ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION- Board certified that they only discussed items as advertised above. 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES-Sept 13th minutes approved

CLAIMS AND FINANCIALS- TIF Claim - Barnes and Thornburg- 2 payments- for incentives near Whitewater Mill and looking at new project going in there and conference call. Approved payment. 

The Financials were passed out to review.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

Cushman Wakefield final contract- Randall said Ewan had reviewed the contract. Changes made. Agreement includes that the adjoining landowner work currently being done is not included for any commission. Updating the layout on some of the properties with Bayer Becker to get some new concepts to put into marketing materials for about $750. This would come out of the $10,000 from Duke Energy at One Dearborn on file for this purpose. Board motioned to use no more than $1000 for this purpose.

The Cushman contract will be effective October 1st and authorized Deaton to sign the Cushman Wakefield contract. 

Randall will talk to Cushman Wakefield to see about tearing down the residence on the Stone Property. Have to do something about checking for asbestos.

US 50 Business Park Sign Update- Randall said letter sent to every business and Matt Zimmerman went around to each business. County Highway doesn’t need a sign and Craig Distributing hasn’t gotten back to them. Batesville Products and Soil and Water signed on. Discussion about waiting to hear from Craig or not. Tabled until their next meeting in the next couple weeks. Deddens has been trying to contact him across last 2 weeks. He will go out to see him today. Tabled.

Hirlinger Chevrolet Update- Deddens said the will be back in a couple weeks about what they are moving.   

H. Nagel and Sons- Brighton Mills Update-Randall- Approved up to $10,000 on capital equipment. They have a $20,000 piece of equipment that will do testing of their product. they will get 3 quotes to qualify for the  $10,000 form DCRC. They want the economic development agreement to be sure they agree to a certain number of jobs etc. They signed on to try to hire as many Indiana employees as they can. They will be bringing some Cincinnati employees that they already have.  

School Update- Deaton- need some sort of decision from the school situation. 2 letters from Sunman Dearborn and South Dearborn. They have attended some workshops on this relationship. We are able to provide them help beyond that which is specifically in legislation. They can spend the money on quality of place items. 

Goodman- struggled with this as $42mil budget and county has $33mil to run entire county. Likes what they are asking for though. Spending money on education items would be more in line with what they are charged to do. Even though he loves HS sports, there are more important things. 

Randall cited what Greendale does with their TIF money for Lawrenceburg schools.
Goodman wanted to spend the money more on work force training. 

Ewan- letters said they want it for tuition reimbursement for the SE IN Career Center and also IVY Tech. They were asking for 15%- the max they could request. You can look at balances from auditor to see what this would be. Connie Fromhold also provided that info to them in their packets. Goodman said they cannot do that due to a bond payment that they owe also. 

Deddens will talk to Dr. Jackson at Sunman Dearborn and see how many go to voc ed and number in each career. Discussion about the trades education available and travel times etc to it. They will respond to the letter from lawyers and will try to get the numbers first at end of year. It’s an annual decision that they would go thru each year if they did it. 

NEW BUSINESS: none 

ONE DEARBORN REPORT: none

ATTORNEY’S REPORT- none

OTHER BUSINESS- Next meeting November 8th. 

ADJOURNMENT - 9:53 AM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township