Anderson Redevelopment Commission

MINUTES ANDERSON REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION October 2, 2012 BUSINESS PUBLIC MEETING 4:30 p.m. PROJECT WORLD Conference Room #1 Mrs. Hopper explained the Letter of Intent (LOI) was 120 East 8th Street for the purchase of former General Motors Plant 11 Anderson, IN 46016 property along Scatterfield Road. This is a signed commitment to negotiate. Negotiations will take place MEMBERS PRESENT over the next 30 days with Ms. Bauer and the Project Kevin Sulc, President World attorney. The project may be brought back to Joe Royer, Vice President the Commission for approval in November. Mike Farmer, Secretary / Treasurer Justin Puckett, Member Mr. Bauer stated the LOI authorizes her to negotiate on the Commission’s behalf. MEMBERS ABSENT Carolyn Scott, Member Mr. Puckett moved to approve the Letter of Intent for Project World. Mr. Farmer seconded. Motion passed STAFF PRESENT unanimously; 4 yes, 0 no. Ann Marie Bauer, Attorney Ashley Hopper, Deputy Director CHARGING STATIONS AT FLAGSHIP Karen Pettigrew, Specialist Mr. Spyers presented the proposed charging station Gary McKinney, Specialist locations. There are seven tentative locations April Phillips, Specialist throughout Anderson. Four locations are within the TIF district. Discussions are continuing with Jerry Bridges from the Madison Council of Governments, OTHERS PRESENT Chuck Staley, and Anderson University. Discussions Pete Heuer, Board of Public Works Chairman are also necessary between the City and other Jason Childers, City Attorney agencies regarding the 20% match for the 80/20 Richard Walker, Assistant City Attorney federal grant. Sam Pellegrino, City Controller Jeffrey Chapman RAYL ENGINEERING & SUVEYING: CONTRACT FOR GTI & COLUMBIA UTILITIES AX ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF ABATEMENT IMPACT FEE DISCUSSION QUORUM Mr. Spyers presented a contract for Rayl Engineering Mr. Sulc called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. and to design water and sewer lines to GTI and water declared a quorum present. lines for Project Columbia. The contract amount is approximately $41,500 for engineering, design, and MINUTES construction inspections. Mr. Royer moved to approve the minutes from the September 4, 2012, meeting as presented. Mr. The contract would be paid from TIF funds. Puckett seconded. Motion passed unanimously; 4 yes, 0 no. Mr. Farmer moved to approve the contract with Rayl Engineering and Surveying. Mr. Puckett seconded. INVOICES Motion passed unanimously; 4 yes, 0 no. Mr. Puckett moved to approve the invoices as presented. Mr. Farmer seconded. Motion passed UPDATES unanimously; 4 yes, 0 no. Parking Garage Lease Ms. Bauer stated she was presented with a draft ordinance that dissolves the Parking Authority and makes this a straight transaction between the City through the Board of Works (BOW) and the Redevelopment Commission. The ordinance will make it more inline with State statute. It is anticipated the ordinance will go before the City Council at their next meeting. The lease invoice has been presented to the City Controller for payment. Mr. Sulc explained that once the ordinance is finalized, negotiations between the Commission and the BOW will take place. The meeting should take place in early December. He will propose a five-year agreement instead of an annual lease. Hy-Tech Machining Systems, LLC. Ms. Bauer recommended having a meeting with the various entities such as Mike Spyers, Greg Winkler, Frank Owens, Jason Childers, and the Commission to talk about the situation and the alternatives. There are multiple options to be discussed. Mr. Farmer and Mr. Sulc volunteered to represent the Commission at the meeting. Edgewood Plaza Mr. McKinney briefed the Commission on the project. Staff met with Speedway officials last week to discuss redevelopment plans. Agency meetings will begin next week. Tax Abatement Impact Fee Mrs. Hopper explained the City Council approved the tax abatement for Nestle which included an abatement fee that was directed to cover all costs associated with the Nestle tax abatement including consulting and legal fees and the redevelopment of Edgewood Plaza. MISCELLANEOUS Next Meeting The next meeting will be Thursday, November 8, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. The meeting was moved due to Election Day. The Farm Mr. Pellegrino stated the City has not heard from The Farm since April when more information was requested. Star Financial Bank has been contacted to discuss options on the repayment of the Bond Anticipation Note (BAN). ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 4:51 p.m. Submitted by: April K. Phillips Anderson Redevelopment Commission (ARC): October 2, 2012 Page 2