Anderson Redevelopment Commission

MINUTES ANDERSON REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION January 14, 2025 PUBLIC MEETING 5:00 p.m. MINUTES ED Conference Room, Room #105 Mr. Davenport moved to approve the December 17, 120 East 8th Street 2024 minutes as presented. Mr. McGhee seconded. Anderson, IN 46016 Motion passed unanimously; 5 yes, 0 no. MEMBERS PRESENT FINANCIALS AND INVOICES Richard Symmes, President Commission members reviewed financials and invoices. Danny McGhee, Vice President Kenneth Davenport, Secretary Mr. Eicks moved to approve the invoices in the amount David Eicks of $962,170.01, as presented. Mr. Davenport Pete Bitar seconded. Motion passed unanimously; 5 yes, 0 no. JoAnna Collette, Non – Voting Member BUSINESS Action on Legal Co unsel for 2025 STAFF PRESENT Mr. McGhee made a motion to retain Mike Austin with the Greg Winkler, ED Director law firm of Hulse, Lacey, Hardacre and Austin as 2025 Karen Soetenga, ED Dept legal counsel for the Commission and Mr. Eicks seconded. Mike Austin, Commission Attorney Motion passed unanimously; 5 yes, 0 no. OHTERS PRESENT Action on SAICA Project Agreement Amendment Brent Wright, Bose/McKinney Mr. Winkler informed members shortly after signing a Ken de la Bastide, Herald Bulletin Rebecca Crumes, Citizen Project Development Agreement with the City of Anderson in 2024 a key member of the SAICA OPEN PUBLIC MEETING leadership team passed away making it necessary to rethink how the company would move forward with the ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM Anderson project, their second plant in the United Mr. Symmes, at 5:01 pm., established a quorum with six States. At the same time the head of their US (6) members present. operations went back to Spain. Mr. Winkler stated it took a year to get the right people in place in order to ELECTION OF OFFICES move forward and SAICA is asking for a one year Mr. Symmes opened the nominations for President. Mr. extension regarding deadlines related to the project. Eicks nominated Mr. Symmes and Mr. Davenport Mr. Winkler stated all deadlines in the Project seconded. Mr. Symmes asked twice for any other Development Agreement related to the 130M nominations and there were none. Nominations were investment in a next generation corrugated cardboard closed. Mr. Symmes will serve as the 2025 ARC facility have been extended to close to one year. President. Mr. Symmes opened the nominations for Vice Mr. Bitar asked what the water demand was for the President. Mr. Eicks nominated Mr. McGhee and Mr. project. Mr. Winkler stated there is no water demand Davenport seconded. Mr. Symmes asked twice for any beyond running the facility, as there is no pulping other nominations, and there were none, nominations involved. Brief discussion followed. were closed. Mr. McGhee will serve as the 2025 ARC Vice President. Mr. Austin briefed members on the key changes in the amendment. Mr. Austin stated there is a correction of a Mr. Symmes opened the nominations for Secretary. Mr. discrepancy in the square footage of the facility and it Eicks nominated Mr. Davenport and Mr. Symmes now states 350,000 throughout the document. Mr. seconded. Mr. Symmes asked twice for any other Austin reviewed the agreement and noted each nominations and there were none. Mr. Symmes closed nominations. Mr. Davenport will serve as the 2025 ARC deadline had been extended about one year stating Secretary. Brief discussion followed. other than the square footage and the deadlines the substance of the agreement is essentially identical to Mr. Symmes welcomed Mr. Bitar to the Commission. the original. Brief discussion followed. Mr. Winkler briefed members on 3.6M in Park Road improvements of which $600,000 will come from the State and the remaining 3M from TIF. Mr. Winkler started improvements have already begun. Mr. Austin stated there are clawback provisions within the agreement if some of the investment and job goals are not met. Mr. McGhee asked when the project will begin. Mr. Wright, Bose McKinney, stated May of 2025. Ms. Collette asked if any specific job skills were required by the company for entry level jobs for which the City might assist. Mr. Wright stated he was not qualified to answer, but would reach out to SAICA. Brief discussion followed. Mr. Davenport made a motion to approve the SAICA Project Agreement Amendment as presented and Mr. McGhee seconded. Motion passed unanimously; 5 yes, 0 no. Meeting was adjourned at 5:21 pm. Page 2