Plan Commission

PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES JULY 24, 2012 MEMBERS PRESENT: property is the current location of the Nestle Greg Spencer, President Plant. Mike Dauss, Vice President Gene Yates, Member Mr. Yates asked if there was a road on the Darin Foltz, Member west side of the property? John Suko, Member Mike Spyers, Member Mr. Owens stated yes, the road located west of Deborah Nelson, Member this property is County Road 350 West. Joseph Newman, Member Mr. Newman asked if there is an access road MEMBERS ABSENT: going north and south between the two adjacent properties? OTHERS PRESENT: Frank Owens, Development Director Mr. Rob Sparks, CED, 109 Ringwood Way, William Byer, City Attorney stated there is an easement that will be Anna Lise Allman, Plan Commission conveyed on the furthest eastern portion of Secretary the property and will go down the property line that will access off of West 73rd Street to ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF A the lower lots. Mr. Sparks added the entire QUORUM: site and the next lot over is 30 acres and then County Road 350 West. This is the road that Mr. Spencer called the meeting to order at goes back to the substation that Light and 4:33 p.m. Mrs. Allman took roll call and Power own. declared a quorum with eight (8) members in attendance. Mr. Sparks stated the 30 acre parcel has that wetland and the tree section in the park is Mr. Suko performed the invocation and Mr. directly south of that 30 acre section. Spencer led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Spencer asked if this petition is approved, does it need to be forwarded to the City MINUTES: Council only? Mr. Newman made a motion to approve the Mr. Owens stated this petition will be minutes from May 22nd, 2012. Mr. Spyers forwarded to the Board of Public Works next seconded the motion. Motion passed 7 yes, 0 Tuesday. no, 1 abstention. Mr. Spencer asked the Board, when they make their motion, to include that this BUSINESS: petition needs to be forwarded to the Board of Public Works for approval. PETITION #5-12 PROJECT “FOREST” FOR A SECONDARY PLAT LOCATED AT Mrs. Nelson asked where the code name 3511 WEST 73RD STREET “Forest” came from? Mr. Owens stated there is a rail spur that Mr. Owens stated “Forest” is from the owner’s marks the bottom of property along the name, which means forest in Japanese. southeast and going west. Due west from the 1 Mr. Spencer stated prior to this Plan Indiana. GTI is under penalty of Honda if Commission meeting, there was a Board of they do not produce their components in a Zoning Appeals meeting for the same project. timely fashion. Mayor Smith added GTI’s It was explained, in the BZA meeting, that time was compressed because they were not there is a compressed time line on this project. looking at Anderson in the beginning, they Mr. Spencer added that is the reason it has were looking elsewhere. If GTI does not start come before this Board in such a rapid manufacturing parts soon after the first of the manner. year, then GTI will suffer significant penalties. Mr. Owens stated there was no intention to be withholding information from any of the Mayor Smith stated staff has compressed this members, there were so many parties project together in a very short time, where as involved. Staff did not receive the final four, eight or twelve years ago, it would have building plans until late afternoon on Friday. taken a municipality a great deal more time. Everything has been a short turn-around Business has changed so much; there is a need time. Mr. Owens added this project is going to to make a decision very quickly. start with approximately 325 jobs for the community. Staff has worked hard to try to Mayor Smith stated it was not a matter of get everything together in a timely fashion, anybody trying to deprive anyone of any but unfortunately doing that, we were so information, this is how quickly this project compressed; we did not give the Board enough closed. Mr. Winkler and Mr. Rob Sparks time to review in the normal course of designed a great agenda for the approval that business. is needed at various levels, with various Boards and Commissions within the City Mr. Spencer stated there was a representative Government. Mayor Smith added staff was of the construction firm, Mr. VanBuren, who also working under the demands of Honda presented facts to the Board of Zoning and GTI, that this be a confidential matter Appeals. Mr. Spencer asked Mr. VanBuren to until such a time it was resolved. come to the podium and answer any of the Board members’ questions. Mr. Spencer Mayor Smith stated he appreciates the added Mr. VanBuren answered all of the Board’s consideration, this is a reputable Board of Zoning Appeals members’ questions. company. GTI actually is a family company that goes back to the year 1600 in Japan. Mr. Spencer asked Mayor Kevin Smith if he They were involved in making Indigo Dye. had anything to add for this petition? Mayor Smith added the company has grown and changed products since then. But none Mr. Kevin Smith, Mayor, 120 East 8th Street, the less been in business for more than 300 stated this is the completion of a project that years. GTI will employee 300 people within began 9 ½ weeks ago. It was a compressed the first year or so. time frame, dealing with GTI. GTI did not originally target Anderson for expansion. Mayor Smith stated the Board of Zoning Mayor Smith added GTI is a maker of Appeals meeting that was prior to this automobile components for HONDA. They are meeting, the expansion of this project has a global company, Japanese; they have a already been described. The expansion plans number of operations in Japan. There are are included with the first plans submitted. also companies in China, India and Canada. Staff has a great deal of confidence that this plant will expand and their operations. Mayor Smith stated GTI’s closest two locations are in Greenville, Ohio, a Technical Mr. Spencer thanked Mayor Smith and the Center and a Manufacturing Center. The Economic Development team for bringing this reason this is so time compressed, GTI is petition before this Board. under contract with Honda. Honda is expanding their operations in southern 2 Mr. Suko made a motion to approve Petition supplement the Plan for the Redevelopment #5-12 for a project known as “Forest” for a Area; and Secondary Plat located at 3511 West 73rd Whereas, the Redevelopment Street. Mr. Suko added if this plat is Commission has submitted the 2012 approved it does need to be forwarded to the Resolution to the Plan Commission for its Board of Public Works for final approval. Mr. approval pursuant to IC 36-7-14-16 Spyers seconded the motion. Motion passed 8 yes, 0 no. Mr. Suko made a motion to approve Resolution #PC2-12. Mr. Foltz seconded the PETITION #6-12 (RES PC #2-12) motion. Motion passed 8 yes, 0 no. PROJECT “FOREST” LOCATED AT 3511 WEST 73RD STREET MISCELLANEOUS Mr. Owens stated this resolution was approved by the Redevelopment Commission Mr. Owens stated he is working on a proposal yesterday. on the rehabilitation of properties in the City of Anderson and how we can not only Mr. Spencer asked if this resolution needs to demolish buildings but also look at rehabbing be forwarded to any other board? these structures. Mr. Owens stated the resolution does need to Mr. Owens updated the Board on the be forwarded to the City Council, if approved, demolition of Emge and Edgewood Plaza. returns to Redevelopment Commission. Mr. Owens added once approved it goes to the Mr. Owens stated there has been over 325 Economic Development for a reading and yards have been mowed so far this year. approval. Mr. Spencer asked if the Board members had any questions. ADJOURMENT Mr. Owens read the resolution as submitted; Mr. Spencer adjourned the meeting at 4:57 pm. Whereas, the City of Anderson Redevelopment Commission (the BY: ______________________________ “Redevelopment Commission”) previously Greg Spencer, President adopted a Declaratory Resolution (the “Declaratory Resolution”) establishing the ATTEST: ___________________________ Consolidated Southwest-East-Central/South- Anna Lise Allman, Board Secretary Downtown Redevelopment Area (the “Redevelopment Area” in the City, and approving a Redevelopment Plan for the Redevelopment Area (the “Plan”); and Whereas, on July 23, 2012, the Redevelopment Commission approved and adopted a Resolution (the “2012 Resolution”) amending the Declaratory Resolution to (a) reduce the size of the existing Allocation Area (as so reduced, the consolidated Allocation Area”), (b) create a new allocation are within the Redevelopment Area to be designated as the “GTI Allocation Area,” and (c) amend and 3