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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDC December 18, 2024 JEFFERSONVILLE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES December 18,2024 The Jeffersonville Redevelopment Commission held a Regular Meeting on December 18, 2024 that was called to order at 4:00 pm in the Mayor's Conference Room located at 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, Indiana Board Members present: Scott Hawkins, Evan Stoner, Mike Moore (by Zoom), Sophia O'Coffey, Duard Avery, Teresa Perkins Staff Members present: Redevelopment Director Rob Waiz, Redevelopment Commission Attorney/City Attorney Les Merkley, Grant Administrator DeLynn Campbell, Administrative Assistant/Secretary Theresa Treadway, City Controller Heather Metcalf, City Engineer Andy Crouch Guests: Josh Darby with Jacobi, Toombs & Lanz, Kevin Daeger and Chris Gardner with HWC, Andrew Stumler with MAC Construction. CALL TO ORDER Mr. Hawkins, President called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Stoner made a motion to approve the agenda, with Mr. Moore seconding, passing unanimously on a roll call vote 5-0. CONSENT REPORTS Minutes: Mr. Stoner made a motion to approve the minutes from November 20, 2024 with Ms. O'Coffey seconding,passing unanimously on a roll call vote 5-0. Claims: Mr. Moore made a motion to approve the TIF Claims in the amount of$2,651,213.98 with Ms. O'Coffey seconding, passing unanimously by a roll call vote 5-0. Mr. Moore made a motion to approve the Redevelopment Operating Claims in the amount of $8,341.06 with Mr. Avery seconding, passing unanimously with a roll call vote 5-0. Mr. Stoner made a motion to approve a bond claim in the amount of$350 with Ms. O'Coffey seconding, passing unanimously on a roll call vote 5-0. JTL Ongoing Projects Update: Falls Landing Park(8th Street and Ohio Avenue) • All items are complete except installation of electrical equipment. Duke has set the meter and power is on to the lights within the park. All that remains is replacement of temporary electrical equipment with permanent long lead time items. All remaining electrical equipment has been shipped. Once received, Contractor will install and then project can be considered to have reached final completion, expected by end of January. • Final site inspection was held on 10/2/2024. Contractor working on punch list items. HWC Engineering Project Update: Hike the Pike Project • Chris Gardner—All parcels are secured, should have bids by first of the year. Charlestown Pike Project • Kevin Daeger—Utica Sellersburg Road, we are very optimistic the asphalt will be place and open to flow of traffic by end of January. I do have two change orders, Change Order#2 with MAC is a credit in the amount of$19,726.79 created as a result of water line changes. Mr. Moore made a motion to approve with Mr. Stoner seconding, passing unanimously on a roll call vote 5-0. • Change Order#3 Louisville Paving—This change order is result of installing new water main line stops in phase 2 of Charlestown Pike. There is approximately two miles of water line and no line stops. They will be installing water main line stops in each mile. This is going to protect the customer and Watson Water should lines need to be shut off. This is a$1.5M project that we are about $700K into at this point. Total of this change order is $33, 904.36. Mr. Moore made a motion to approve with Mr. Stoner seconding,passing unanimously on a roll call vote 5-0. NEW BUSINESS No new business at this time QUESTIONS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Another successful year, I couldn't have done it without voicing concerns and opinions. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. BOARD COMMENT Mr. Avery—Hearing great things in Jeff, super impressed with everything. Everyone keep up the great work. Mr. Stoner—Great year, I learned a lot and hopefully will be back on board next year. A lot of hard work was put in by the board and staff for a successful year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Ms. O'Coffey—I loved being on the Redevelopment board and look forward to another great year in 2025. Mr. Moore—Been an ok year, not a great year. Thank you for all the democrats on the board, great working with you, also the republicans. Ms. Perkins—With the Ready Grant, what is this going to do with developing down by the river? Per Mr. Waiz, this is going to help with infrastructure in that area. Mr. Moore stated the fill needed for that area is equivalent to a 60 acre lake 8'deep. Also before anything can get started, they are at the mercy of the State and Federal in obtaining permits. Hopefully sometime in 2025 we will some movement on this project. Also the contractor Thrive, once plans are finalized,plans to host another public meeting for all to review. Mr. Hawkins—Recently a publication rated mid-western cities and Louisville was in the top 5. 80% of the growth was on this side of the river in Jeffersonville. Instead of it being called Louisville Metro, it needs to be referred to as Jeffersonville and the surrounding area. This is one of my highlights serving on this board, a lot can be accomplished without so many hurdles to overcome especially with Rob and the Mayor's leadership. Hopefully City Council will vote for me to stay on this board, I know I will have at least one vote, hat is from me. Merry Christmas everyone. NEXT MEETING January 29, 2025 at 4:00 pm Also for November& December meetings in 2025, date adjustment due to holidays. November meeting will be 19th and December will be 17th. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Stoner made a motion to adjourn at 4:20 pm 9L— Wit Scott Hawkins, President Submitted By: Theresa Treadway