Redevelopment Authority - Regular Meeting
The Charlestown Redevelopment Authority held a meeting on July 7th, where a new member was sworn in, past meeting minutes were approved, and claims were authorized. Key actions included authorizing payment of bond debt and a partial bond release of $250,000 for a grant related to the family activities park.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Redevelopment Authority
- Meeting Type
- Redevelopment Authority
- Location
- Charlestown, IN
- Meeting Date
- July 2, 2026
Transcript
18 sections
All right, thank you.
Okay, we are calling to order the Redevelopment Authority meeting for July 7th at 10.30 here at City Hall. This meeting is being live streamed by Under Production Multimedia. So we call to order. We'll do the Pledge of Allegiance. of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Roll call. We know that we have everyone here. And we need an approval of today's agenda.
Sorry, let's do the swearing in first. So two of the members have already been sworn in, but I need to swear in front of this. I'm just ready to repeat after me.
I, Donna Ennis, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Indiana, and that I will faithfully, impartially, and diligently discharge my duties of the office Of the office. Of a member of the Charlestown Redevelopment Authority. Of the office of a member, as a member of the Charlestown Redevelopment Authority. Of the city of Charlestown. Of the city of Charlestown. According to law and the best of my ability. According to law and the best of my ability. Thank you, ma'am. I'll get you to sign that certificate when they get you a clear one. Okay.
motion you just need a motion it's kind of difficult for a three-person board okay so standing business approval of prior meeting minutes from uh meeting minutes from February 2nd, I believe is what, I think the agenda's got that wrong on there, but from 2021. So I need a motion to approve.
I'll make that motion. I'll second.
I'll make that motion to approve. Maggie, okay. All in favor? Aye. Okay. Okay, and then current claims? Need to make a motion?
Motion to approve the claims.
Approve the claims. I'll second. I'll second. we don't have anybody for public comments today i don't think we're here quick quick question um so i know we made the motion to approve in february 2021 minutes um there was also an item on there for the
the last minutes, I think it was March 26th.
Oh, March 11th. So we need to make sure that there's a motion for that. So I'll make a motion to approve the, yep, there it is right there, the minutes from our March 11th meeting of this year.
I'll make that motion. I'll second.
Okay, all in favor? Aye. Okay, so those are approved. Okay, thank you. All right, so no public comments, correct? And then we do not have any old business to discuss. So new business, we need to make a motion to authorization to pay the bond debt. Make a motion? I'll make that motion. Okay. I'll second that. Okay. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Okay. So we've got that. And then authorization to call down partial bond release. Mayor, would you like to explain that one? Yes, thank you.
Thank you for being here. So the city received a bond reduction grant, the amount of $250,000 from so many tourism and the project is related to the bond debt that is at the family activities part. So what we need is for the board to authorize the partial drawdown of those bonds by the court treasurer's staff. So the motion would be that you authorize the court treasurer's staff to do a partial drawdown of those 2021 bonds in the amount of $250,000. Okay, thank you. That's excellent, okay.
I'll make that motion. I'll make a motion that we authorize the Clerk-Treasurer to draw down the 2021 bonds by $250,000 for the grant funds.
Okay. And I'll second. All right, we're gonna second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. All right, very good. And then resolutions for establishing rules of procedure for public meeting, those have been posted. So we're good there. We make a motion. I'll make that motion. Second that. Okay. All in favor? Aye. All right. Okay. That is everything that we have on the agenda. So we'll need a motion to adjourn. I'll make that motion. I'll second that.
Okay.
All in favor? Aye. All right. Okay. So we just need to sign it. All right. Okay. So we do want to get this one thing updated.
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