11 July 2019 DC Redevelopment Commission Meeting Notes

11 July 2019 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes

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

ABSENT: Jamie Graf (non- voting school board member)

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

ABSENT: Connie Fromhold, Auditor and DCRC treasurer.

Title VI statement read as legally required by Deaton.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES- June 24 Minutes were approved.

CLAIMS AND FINANCIALS - $10,000 for One Dearborn 2nd quarter taken equally out of the four TIF accounts approved. 

Financials were passed out for review. 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

Status of Agreements with Crossdock Development- Randall said that this has been a waiting game with Barnes and Thornburg due to attorneys being on vacation. The license agreement economic development and purchase agreement have been sent to Wilburn (Crossdocks) for his approval. His attorney still has to review it. There is some minor item they are working on. Wilburn is still moving forward as if these are all signed and approved. 

They needed some surveys done- an ulta survey makes sure all the utilities are there etc. JDJ Surveying and Rob Seig and Land Consultants responded and Land Consultants is the lowest for $2100 and$1000 for their Ulta totaling $3100 for this to be done. Land Consultants has all that info on file so they can do Ulta’s more economically. DCRC approved Land Consultants or the surveys for $3100.

Randall said finalizing the deal will be a lot of work. They got a marketing piece with an image and square footage which will be used on Zoom prospector and other sites. Randall took Crossdocks team to Mark McCormack at Planning and Zoning to get all the approvals from their boards.

Status of Billboards- Crossdocks wants to use one of the county Billoards and there are 3 that sit along the property. 2 owned by DCRC. The other owned by Norton, whose lease is being worked on as DCRC grants the lease. Crossdocks wants to have control over that lease. There is a 60 day notice requirement on that lease. Randall is letting Crossdocks decide what they want to do about the option. They may want to remove the sign. From Hilinger toward east. First one is Norton’s and 2nd is DCRC and is not leased and the 3rd is $2700 per year from 2012 - Board wants to use current market rates. Crossdocks can have two of the signs per DCRC Board so they don’t have to manage these further. The 3rd sign is needing more research and needs a landscape permit to clear trees from State Highway Dept. DCRC Board decided to offer the Best Western and Shelton sign for a minimum of 6 months to pay for the wraps but not the electricity to market his site. Approved.

NEW BUSINESS:

2020 Service Agreement with One Dearborn- same terms as before per Deaton. EG McLaughlin and Mike Schwebler were present from One Dearborn. Housing and amenities are necessary to getting business here per Deaton. Approved the 2020 Agreement. Deaton thanked them for being here in case there were questions. Randall said it was a pleasure to work for them and the spec building has generated more proposal and REDI Cincinnati is engaged again. Spoke to the developer to get the press release out in the Cincinnati market. 

ONE DEARBORN REPORT: Randall said the residential structure that is adjacent to the Stone existing farm is not easily demolished. They had to pay $2500 for asbestos check. Windows have to be done separately for asbestos and the ductwork. Three septic tanks on the site  have to be filled and leave the leach lines.there. She got the process for this from Health Dept. She also checked her list of demo contractors with Mario Todd form Lawrenceburg for his experience. There is $9000 from Duke Readiness Fund for that. Deddens asked if they had checked Tom Klump on asbestos removal. Randall still checking on the mowing services. Stone mowed last week for them. We are about over that part. Also getting a bill for the first 20 acres. 

Deaton asked about the rail on the Tootles property. Randall said that on the shovel ready sites. Closed on Project Scorpion on that portion of Tootles site and the railroad. West Harrison LLC which is Maxwell was asked by Randall if they would consider selling some of that. 30 acres for sure and maybe up to 40 acres per Maxwell. She’s talking to Railroad and INDOT to see what the cost would be to fill from the flood plain. The total amount of acreage would be a draw. the Whitewater Mill needs more traffic on the rail to keep it maintained by Gennessee and Wyoming. It would be a shame to not have the railroad be used for a potential owner of that site.

ATTORNEY’S REPORT- none

OTHER BUSINESS- none

ADJOURNMENT - 8:46 AM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township