Zionsville Redevelopment Commission (ZRDC)

ZIONSVILLE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING MEMORANDA FOR Monday, August 25, 2014 at 6:30pm Zionsville Town Hall-Community Meeting Room 1100 West Oak Street Members Present: Luke Phenicie, President, Mark Plassman, Vice-President, Craig Anderson, Secretary, Katie Culp, Treasurer, and Brad Johnson Also Present: Bruce Donaldson, Counsel to the RDC, Ed Mitro, Town Manager, and Wayne DeLong, AICP, Director of Planning & Economic Development A. Opening a. Call meeting to order-Mark Plassman called the meeting to order at 6:33pm b. Review of Memorandum of the July 28, 2014 meeting (Memorandum is available). 1. Action Taken: A motion was made by Craig Anderson to approve the July, 2014 Memorandum. The motion was seconded by Katie Culp. (For sake of time management, New Business was moved to this portion of the meeting) B. New Business a. Rosie’ Place Incentive Discussion: Wayne DeLong introduced the agenda item and Katie Culp spoke to the status of the MicroLoan application and summarized the loan request was for $25,000. Luke Phenicie indicated that the RDC will be looking at permanent versus non-permanent improvements as it contemplates the incentive request and as well will focus on actions of the Zionsville Architectural Review Committee (ZARC) and MicroLoan Committee and discussions centering on building improvements, including the grease trap. Upon conclusion of that discussion, Mark Plassman asked Michael Bourgerie to speak about the incentive request being considered by the RDC. Michael Bourgerie reviewed the submitted overall project costs and reviewed the floor plans, indicating that Rosie’s is paying for the Tenant Improvements while utilizing a bank loan, and layered collateral, and will be under building lease terms of 5 years with two 5 year options. The Commission expressed an interest in that any funding award take into consideration any potential funding award of the ZARC and specified that any award must take into consideration components, such as the aluminum storefront, which would be funded by a ZARC grant. 1. Action Taken: No Action was taken as the Commission anticipated holding both a MicroLoan committee meeting as well as potentially holding a special meeting of the RDC related to disposition of any contemplated awards by the RDC. C. Old Business  a. Redevelopment Area project update: Wayne DeLong offered an update on projects within and near the TIF area (and provided a written report). b. CBBEL /HWC Scope of Services –wetland mitigation in Creekside Corporate Park: Wayne DeLong indicated that CBBEL/HWC was moving forward with the project and was optimistic that completion could be reached in 60 days but it was recognized that efforts could take as long as 120 days. c. 106th Street road project and 106th Street signal project: Wayne DeLong indicated that per conversations with Lance Lantz of the Street Department, the best plan would be to commence in the spring with the road project and to not let the project sit through the winter. As for the signal project, the project will be advertised for bids over the next two weeks and a bid opening is set for September 11, 2014. d. MicroLoan Committee: Katie Culp indicated that the MicroLoan committee was investigating dates to convene here in the coming weeks. e. Boone EDC: Joe LePage introduced Molly Whitehead as to the new Executive Director of the Boone EDC (also in attendance) and reported on recent successes in Northwest Technology Park (potential relocation of an Information Technology company, and Procilia) and the recently discussed Marten Trucking proposal. f. Creekside Marketing: Paul Kite led the discussion and indicated he and Town Staff have been working on various marketing efforts associated with Creekside. As for next steps, conducting a focus group meeting with members of the development community was discussed and it was indicated that a draft list would be formulated for a future discussion. Paul indicated that he suggested that identifying the following would assist him the marketing of the property: specific economic development incentives available in Creekside, the amenities that will be available in Creekside, and the level of initial infrastructure that will be available in Creekside. Modifying the existing PUD ordinance was also discussed as an effort to memorialize the minimum building standards for Creekside. It was also identified that Creekside’s CCR’s would also need to reflect this same information. As a part of this discussion, input from the Town Council needs to be sought related to these next steps associated with Creekside (as amending the PUD is a legislative act). D. New Business a. Creekside Business Plan: The Sub-Committee convened on August 22, 2014 and established a variety of tasks (as outlined in the August 22, 2014 Memorandum). It was anticipated that efforts of the Business Plan sub-committee would be discussed at the September regular meeting of the Commission b. Creekside Common Area: It was discussed that elements of Creekside appear to the Commission as natural extensions of the Town’s parks system. Brad Johnson indicated that he would approach the Parks Board to gauge its interest in Creekside’s common areas and would report back on the interest. E. Boone EDC Update: No update offered (was a part of a prior presentation) F. Other Business: No other business G. Adjournment (the meeting adjourned at 8:07pm) Respectfully Submitted, Craig Anderson, Secretary The next meeting of the Redevelopment Commission is scheduled for September 22, 2014 at 6:30pm.