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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
JEFFERSONVILLE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Wednesday, June 9, 1999
The Jeffersonville Redevelopment Commission met in Special Session at 6:02
p.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 1999 at the City County Building, Mayor's Conference
Room, 501 E. Court Avenue, Jeffersonville, Indiana. The following were present:
Robert E. Campbell,Jr., President; Barry S. Cahill, Vice President;
Ronald T. Grooms, Treasurer; Kyle Williams, Secretary; Nathan
Samuel, Commission Member; Mayor Tom Galligan, Ms. Jana
Ecker, Director of Planning and Zoning; and Staff Members: Philip
W. McCauley, Executive Director; Julie Hinton, Assistant Director;
Kathy Haller, Consultant; and Donna L. Kammeyer, Administrative
Assistant
The meeting was called to order by President Robert E. Campbell, Jr.
President Campbell noted that each Commissioner had been given a black, three
ring notebook binder to be used to collaberate minutes, agenda, financial reports, etc.
from each Commission meeting.
President Campbell reviewed w}th the Commissioners the Redevelopment
projects that he had assigned to each commissioner. He advised each commissioner to
help the Redevelopment Staff on these projects when needed, to keep tabs on the status of
the project and be able to report at a commission meeting in the absence of Ms. Kathy
Haller.
Ms. Jana Ecker, Department of Zoning and Planning ,reported that she is
currently working to updaate the zoning code. Mr. Kyle Williams will represent the
Redevelopment Commission on the zoning update committee.
Mr. Philip W. McCauley, Executive Director, addressed individually a course of
action for all ten items listed on the Long Terms Projects list. The Commissioners
agreed to add to the list East End Recreation. Ms. Julie Hinton and Ms. Kathy Haller will
report on the Urban Enterprise Zone at the August meeting. Discussion on 10~' Street
centered on which improvements should be made first and where funding should be
obtained. The idea of using a conceptual designer from Indianapolis was discussed.
Mr. Ron Grooms suggested that the Department of Redevelopment host a
luncheon once or twice a year and invite new and potential clientele, existing businesses,
SIEDC, and the Southern Indiana Contention and Tourism Bureau. President Campbell
asked Mr. Grooms and Ms. Julie Hinton to coordinate this project.
President Campbell reported that two appraisals had been received on 316 Pearl
Street, Jeffersonville of $24,000.00 and $23,000.00. Negotiated price of the property was
$17,500.00. Hearing no further discussion and upon hearing a motion made by Mr.
Williams to approve the purchase of 316 Pearl Street for $17,500.00, seconded by Mr.
Nathan Samuel, motion passed unanimously.
Discussion centered among the commissioners on moving the time of the
Redevelopment Commission meetings from 8:00 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the
month to 5:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month. It was agreed among the
commissioners to do so.
Hearing no further business to come before the Commission and upon hearing a
motion from Mr. Barry Cahill and a second from Mr. Williams, the meeting was
adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
LJ