Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

So, we will call to order the meeting for the planning commission and we'll start the meeting with the pledge of allegiance. Please. Pledge algiance to the flag 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. Thank you everyone for joining us this evening. Why don't we start with the roll call? Billy here. Nancy Owens here. Brian Hartley here. Ched Melinda here. Brian Smith

here. First one absent and so is Derek prop. Okay. Thank you. We do have a quorum. The first item on our agenda this evening is consideration of the minutes from our meeting of October 15th as presented in the back up material. So hopefully everybody's had the opportunity to look at the minutes. Um assuming so, is there a motion regarding the minutes? I'll make a motion to approve the minutes as presenter of I second.

So it's been moved and seconded. So it's open for discussion. Are there any comments, revisions, discussion on the minutes? Seeing none, all those in favor of approving the minutes, please indicate by saying I. I. I. Thank you. The next item on our agenda is under old business and that is the code review for the sidewalks, sprinklers, basketball goals, and signage that was tabled from the last minute last meeting. Excuse me. Ryan, I think you were Yes. in charge of that.

So, I uh I got together with Chris and we um we sat down for for a extended period of time and had conversation about this. What I've done is I've given you all handouts. Uh if you look at those handouts, the the front page um is the uh ordinance we already have in place, you flip pages, everything that's in red is what I've added. Um and then when you get to on for sidewalks and then when you get to basketball, basketball and sports equipment and irrigation systems, all that's new. So, I typed this up for everybody. Saved it on my typewriter. And [laughter] if uh if everybody would like to to spend some time next, you know, couple weeks or or so and review this when Chris gets back, uh we will talk about this. And I also gave a copy to Zach saying he's going to go over it, review the language and everything, find a place for this, and uh if everybody approves of everything in there, we can talk about that at a later meeting and um and get these changes made.

Okay. Well, thank you for the work you've put in and handing out copies. And so, you know, I would suggest we'll just take it under advisement, review it, we'll put it on the agenda. I know Chris had a lot of uh input and interest in this, so it would be nice if we further consider it and take action at a meeting that he's here. So, but thank you, Ryan. No worries.

Okay. Uh anything else on the sidewalk ordinance. And then moving on under new business this evening, we need to consider resolution 110525A which is a declaratory resolution for the new Palestine Kroger allocation area and we'll turn it over to Mr. Bos.

Thank you, Mr. President. Appreciate it. Brian Botsma, the chairman of the municipal practice group at Kroger Gardus. to be with you again tonight with a new and improved program allocation area plan. Uh we've worked closely with uh Mr. Gibson from the Hancock Regional Hospital uh to make some revisions to uh existing plans and uh to facilitate Kroger site as a separate allocation area to issue bonds in the amount of $1.5 million that will be purchased by Hancock Regional Hospital. Uh and the proceeds will be used to conduct some improvements to the site that I'll show you in just a minute. Uh actually I did this kind of backwards for the uh the RDC. I'm going to start with what you currently have as part of your plans here in the tent. So in 2020 you created a u a allocation area for the HR transaction. It's called the wellness center transaction. Some of you were around for that. And uh in the process of that an economic separate economic development area was created. We're calling it the HRH allocation area. It had the very creative term of designated parcels in the original plan in 2020. So we kind of renamed it HR so we can keep track of what it is. And it consisted originally of the 7 acre parcel, this 10 almost 11 acre parcel and this 9 acre parcel. We are adding to that HR economic development area what's currently a 1.03 03 acre right away that's for Leon Lane. It's currently constructed and then removing from the Pakovic economic development area and

location area a 6 and a half acre parcel those are all being moved into the HR economic development area. Then within that area, we are creating a new allocation area within the HR economic development area that consists of 7.72 parcel that's been in the old HR elevation area, a 6.5 acre parcel that's in the elevation area, and the undesated 1.03 3 acre right away for Lane and we're creating in that 13 and a half acre parcel a Kroger I'm sorry no not Kroger econom economic development area the Kroger allocation area within the HR allocation area now the proceeds of the bonds will be loaned to Hancock Regional Hospital they've also bonds and they will add the following improvements to that 13 approximately 13 and a half acre site. They'll [clears throat] be removing Leon Lane have a petition to vacate that as well. So be part of the per parcel. They're creating a constructing a new street uh just south of the planned fuel center which is up in the northwest corner. They're also including water main extensions and sewer extensions. Uh as part of that, they'll give you traffic lights on 52. There's various signage provided for uh in the area lighting and street extension. So, uh, that, uh, $1.5 million will pay

for those, uh, infrastructure improvements and also the closing on the bonds. And uh the process for this, as you recall, for those of you who've been around for a little while, is the redevelopment commission um adopts a declaratory resolution that has to go to the plan commission to be approved that it's uh that it meets the designated plans of of the town. Following your approval, presuming that happens, the council also will have an approval resolution of a declaratory resolution. Then we have a month from now, December 3rd, there'll be two public hearings. One by the Economic Development Commission uh about the bonds, the one and a half million dollar bonds and approving the documents for that. Uh I think that's at 5:00. Check that. Then at 6:00 there's a redevelopment commission hearing on the uh declaratory resolution to confirm the declaratory resolution and the public will have the opportunity uh to participate in both of those meetings. Yes, it's 5:00 for EDC, 6:00 for RDC and then at 7:00 presuming all that goes as planned, the council will meet to finally approve uh the bonds and the other actions taken. So, I'm happy to go through any of the details. We have uh of course Carol Gibson here who's who's brought this together uh from uh Hancock Regional Hospital and their attorney uh Rich Starky in front of us and u we're happy to answer questions. Jer Hall has details on financing hear that

the light you mentioned on 52 right now it's kind of speculative it's going to be in approval if that doesn't go through that money just doesn't get spent then what happens is just just void null I'm quite sure that they'll find other uses for it uh because it's pretty broad description for for improvements you know I mean when we look at what they're spending on infrastructure it's broad you know I get it you put you know if it's half a million what is it for the light half million $450,000 exactly so they didn't

yeah they they don't make the expenditure uh they can they're bond as well so I did it yes I haven't been involved in one of these Someone said, [laughter] we give it back. We got some ideas if that shows up. Yeah, we got some ideas. If you need to know where to spend some money, I got you. Well, we just I think we just want to go to good infrastructure. Sure. Basically, that's what it's for. So,

yeah. Um, I asked this question, but I'll I'll ask again to be on the record, but um, the the bond is taken out by the town of New Palestine. Correct. Is issued by by the town of New? Correct. Correct. But in this, we will not be paying the bond fees directly from be paid by the purchaser of the bond. So, this is uh really at no expense and no risk to the town. Uh there's no no backup by the town in any way and it's just it's not

you said it better than I could. Thank you. I don't know about that. Um and I don't if you it's not really your [snorts] approval but you want to talk about bond. Any questions about the finances of the bond? fees are paid by the Thank you very much. [clears throat] Well, procedurally, if we get a motion on the floor that's seconded, then we can open it up for discussion. Uh, is there a motion regarding resolution 110525A?

I make a motion to approve resolution 11:05A as presented our backup materials. I'll second. Okay, it has been moved and seconded. Thank you. Now, the item is open for discussion. So, are there any comments, questions, concerns? I just want to echo uh what was said in RDC. Thank you for all the flexibility and and uh due diligence on working through this.

Yeah. And also finding a way that makes the project more feasible. you know, there were a lot of issues um that now are being resolved by moving the building. Um you know, the the ask is a lot smaller, the need is a lot smaller, which also means that the project is a lot easier. So, we certainly appreciate everybody's efforts in making that possible. And Brian, sorry you had to keep hopefully there's not a third round. I I just add one other thing I didn't mention u that this has been set up in such a way that uh the proceeds the the tax increment can also be used after funding the 2025 bond it could be used to fund a portion of the 2020 fund.

Okay. Thank you. Any other questions, comments, discussion? All those in favor of the motion, please indicate by saying I. I I motion carries and it looks like the last thing on our agenda this evening is a motion to adjurnn. I'll make a motion to adjurnn. I second. All those in favor of adjourning, please indicate by saying I. I. We are adjourned, but please don't leave.