9 March 2022 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes
Present: Diane Bender, Chairman, Dave Deddens, Jim Helms, Jim Deaton, Alan Goodman, and Jamie Graf (non- voting school board member)
Also present:Sue Hayden, county administrator and minute taker, Andrea Ewan, attorney, Connie Fromhold, Auditor and DCRC treasurer.
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;
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
Memorandum of executive Session was read and Board verified that they only discussed what was advertised above.
Action of Executive Session - Deddens motioned and Helms 2nded- When the 2nd appraisal comes back on the West Harrison Business Property on Project Teamwork- they give Diane Bender and Mike Perleberg to move forward with the bidding process. Approved.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES- Jan 13 and Feb 2 minutes approved.
CLAIMS AND FINANCIALS- Jeffrey D. Thomas Appraisal Inc. $375 for Guilford Properties Appraisal and $700 for Harrison Brookville Rd appraisal. Nuhring Appraisal Services $350 for Guilford Properties Appraisal. Total $1425. Approved.
Financials passed out.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:Property in Guilford. James Pessler, an adjoining owner wants to purchase and use it for a yard. They have been cutting the weeds there because it hampered visibility driving out. It still needs to be graded correctly to avoid standing water and mosquitoes. Also drainage pipe needs to be cleared out. He wants to know what the restrictions are on the property if he owns it.
Board decided to find out what the restrictions are from Nicole Daily from the Blighted Program and then if there are any restrictions DCRC has on it. And then advertise in the papers with minimum of $6000 for property sale.They will communicate the restrictions to Pessler also.
NEW BUSINESS: see below under One Dearborn report.
ONE DEARBORN REPORT:
Perleberg- they need a 3rd access to 15 acres by Dyke Industries property in West Harrison TIF. Land Consultants- $4200 for setting this up with Pain Commission. Field survey, Site layout plan, traffic counts this. Duke Energy site readiness funds can pay almost all of this. Approved to approach Duke and if they cannot, then they will pay all of the $4200.
Dyke Industries in West Harrison- Billboard on the 15 acres- Dyke wants to lease the 20x40 ft section to advertise their business for 2 years for $5400 total. The DCRC has right to approve the actual ad too. Board approved the lease. DCRC Board still pays for the electric. Ewan noted that if we sell the 15 acres you need to record that agreement to protect Dyke Industries interests.
Perleberg - said they should get a mowing agreement in place for this spring until it sells and also get one for Aurora and West Harrison. Perleberg will try to consolidate it into one company to mow. DCRC authorized him to negotiate this mowing company.
IEDC and SEI REIDI still moving ahead.
Dyke is proceeding with construction and he is getting them to visit all the resources for hiring from SE Indiana too.
Businesses retention and expansion program with Purdue - working on report for mid summer.
ATTORNEY’S REPORT- none
OTHER BUSINESS-Next meeting is May 12th
ADJOURNMENT -9:35 AM
Christine Brauer Mueller
Lawrenceburg Township
