Zionsville Redevelopment Commission (ZRDC)

ZIONSVILLE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING MEMORANDA FOR Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 8:30am Zionsville Town Hall-Community Meeting Room 1100 West Oak Street Members Present: Luke Phenicie, President, Brad Johnson, Vice-President, Mark Plassman, Secretary, and Wade Achenbach, Treasurer. Also Present: Ed Mitro, Town Manager, Wayne DeLong, AICP, Director of Planning & Economic Development, Molly Whitehead, Boone EDC, and Bruce Donaldson, Counsel to the RDC A. Opening a. Call meeting to order-President Luke Phenicie called the meeting to order at 8:30am. b. It was noted that an Updated agenda was to be adopted for the meeting (it included discussion of a proposed letter of engagement for August Mack). B. New Business a. Well Closures in Creekside: Wayne DeLong indicated to the Commission that it had received one response from interested parties regarding Well Closures. The response was opened and read aloud: Moss Well Drilling proposed to close all three wells for a base fee amount of $3,250.00. The response indicated that additional fees could be incurred if closures exceeded depths as identified in the response. The Commission inquired as to what entities were known to have received the notice of the Commission’s interest in receiving responses related to the Well Closures. It was indicated that the following firms were contacted directly regarding the opportunity: August Mack, Busby Well Drilling, C & J Well Drilling, and Moss Well Drilling. 1. Action Taken: A motion was made by Brad Johnson to accept the proposal of Moss Well Drilling in the amount of $3,250.00 subject to a not to exceed amount of $3,500.00, with the proposal subject to the review of HWC (the project engineer). The motion was seconded by Mark Plassman. The motion passed unanimously. b. 106th Street Remnant Parcel (review of Purchase Agreement): Luke Phenicie introduced the item and offered a summary of actions which have occurred since the May 26, 2015 Commission meeting (which included the negotiation of the Purchase Agreement with Scannell Properties). The Commission also indicated an interest in seeing the property rezoned to the I-2 classification (same classification as assigned to Lot 4 in Ripberger Business Park).  1. Action Taken: A motion was made by Luke Phenicie to approve the Purchase Agreement as presented. The motion was seconded by Mark Plassman. The motion passed unanimously. c. Creekside TIF & 700 East TIF engagement letters: A summary of the need for engagement letters (with Barnes & Thornburg) was offered by Bruce Donaldson. The Commission agreed that engagement letters were appropriate and letters were signed for both Tax Increment Finance areas. d. August Mack: Wayne DeLong spoke to this matter and indicated and indicated that Citizens Energy Group required specific environmental information when associated with the installation of the water line to serve Creekside Corporate Park. In order to facilitate this request in the most expeditious fashion, it is suggested that the same consultant which assisted with the installation of the West 106th Street water line be engaged to facilitate the request. August Mack has been contacted by the Town, and has submitted a proposal for consideration, and indicates that the fee for the engagement would not exceed $2,000.00. 1. Action Taken: A motion was made by Luke Phenicie to approve the August Mack proposal. The motion was seconded by Brad Johnson. The motion passed unanimously. C. Other Business Boone EDC Update: Molly Whitehead, Executive Director of the Boone Economic Development Commission, spoke to the Commission and summarized various proposed and levels of interest which had recently contacted the EDC regarding Zionsville. It was also expressed that while Creekside Corporate Park is a prime site to offer to prospective interested parties, lack of infrastructure presents a challenge to a percentage of those who have reached out regarding Creekside. D. Adjournment (the meeting adjourned at 9:15am) Respectfully Submitted, Mark Plassman, Secretary The next meeting of the Redevelopment Commission is scheduled for August 24, 2015 at 6:30pm.