PLAINFIELD REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
January 5, 2017
5:30 p.m.
We will now call
Ms. Andres:
order.
the meeting of the Redevelopment
Commission to
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
We will
Ms. Andres:
would please rise.
start by
saying the
Pledge
of Allegiance,
if
everybody
SWEARING IN OF Seth Payton
First thing on the agenda today
Happy New Year everybody.
Ms. Andres:
going to be the swearing in of Seth Payton, Seth welcome to the Commission.
is
Thank you.
Mr.
Payton:
Mr.
Bennett swore in Mr.
Payton.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2017
So the
Mark is not in attendance we otherwise do have a quorum.
Ms. Andres:
first thing that we have on the agenda next is the election of Officers for
Mr. Bassett has left the Commission, so we need to fill the President
2017.
position.
Mr.
Kirchoff:
Mr.
McPhail:
I nominate Jennifer Andres.
Second.
I’m honored,
Ms. Andres:
Then onto Vice President.
Mr.
All those in favor,
any opposed?
And then we have Secretary.
I will nominate Lance Angle as our Secretary for the year.
Kirchoff:
Ms. Andres:
any opposed?
I will second.
Ms. Andres:
Mr.
All those in favor,
I nominate Bill Kirchoff.
McPhail:
Mr. Angle:
thank you.
All those in favor,
any opposed?
DETERMINATION OF QUORUM
CONS ENT AGENDA
Next on the agenda we have approval of the minutes from December
Ms. Andres:
Did anyone have any comments or
5, 2016 meeting which were given beforehand.
changes to those minutes?
I would move we approve the minutes of December
Mr. Kirchoff:
Second.
Mr. Angle:
Ms. Andres:
All those in favor,
any opposed?
5th
The minutes are approved.
OLD BUSINESS
Then under old business we have the 2016 TIF Annual Report which
Ms. Andres:
we had received at the last meeting along with some updates.
We did make
Happy New Year, thank you for having us back.
Ms. Amspaugh:
copies of the new report with a few changes to it, so if you guys want to
We did not receive very many
take one you are more than welcome to have one.
For the 1-70 TIF
comments to the annual report but a few that did change.
that Tony had
store
liquor
the
area we added the retail development and
about
$34,000.00 a
added
which
area
TIF
1-70
the
for
provided us details
We also removed the Clarks Creek from the
year, so that was a small change.
For US 40 we added the new Verizon Wireless building to
cash flow for 1-70.
Then the Six Points
the TIF estimate and that added about $7,000.00 of TIF.
TIF area we had the eye care center in Ronald Reagan and we moved that to the
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We also
Six Points TIF area after getting more information on the address.
found out that there was a 5 year traditional real property tax abatement
that was granted to that eye care, so we have implemented that as well into
Then for Ronald Reagan we just removed the eye care
the Six Points TIF area.
center.
So there wasn’t anything that drastically changed except those few
little items and now they are dated and final as of December 23.
Does anyone have any questions or comments on the report?
Ms. Andres:
Bill correct me
Mr. Bennett:
would be on page 9.
Mr.
Kirchoff:
Kirchoff:
Mr.
Bennett:
I am wrong but
think in the new report
I
it
8 and 9.
Correct me if
Mr. Bennett:
unabated assessed value line,
Mr.
if
I am wrong Bill.
is that correct?
It
is
primarily,
it
the
is
Yes.
Why is that number carried forward for the line each year?
So each year there are abatements
That is the great question.
Ms. Amspaugh:
those
and so we know what
different
amounts
rolling off
at
are
that
projections are which is shown the numbers above the unabated assessed value
line item, so we are projecting those out as they roll off, but there are
several parcels in each TIF area that do not have abatements on them and that
So we
line the unabated assessed value line item represents those parcels.
know the value as of pay 17, but we don’t know 18.
Mr.
So you are being conservative?
Bennett:
Mr. Amspaugh:
Mr.
Kirchoff:
So we are not projecting any growth.
But the next line down you do show it.
No the next line down the net assessed value that just shows
Ms. Amspaugh:
that it increases as abatements are rolling off and that is the only reason
why that number is increasing.
Well I understand that but why isn’t that considered unabated
Mr. Kirchoff:
I thought that line would,
assessed value because that is no longer abated.
do you see what I am saying?
Well because there is still partial abatements going on
Yes.
Mr. Bennett:
In other words they don’t go into the
on the ones that are rolling off.
unabated assessed value line until there is 0 abatements.
So we don’t include any inflation area
is why it stays as it the most current
0 abatements, yes.
Ms. Amspaugh:
growth or anything like that, that
assessed value date.
So to go back up above that unabated assessed value
Mr. Bennett:
is the amount that has rolled off from the previous year.
That is
Ms. Amspaugh:
rolling on each year.
Mr.
correct.
It
Rolling on each year,
Bennett:
is
actually
the
assessed
that
line,
value
that
is
okay.
So if you look at the Ambrose building line item, the Hanzo
Ms. Amspaugh:
the
first year that we are
you can see 2018 was
item,
line
phase 2
anticipating any development to happen, so it is getting a 100% abatement.
The next year they gets the next year then it
So there is 0 assessed value.
gets the next percentage assessed value then it is increasing as that
abatement is rolling off.
So I missed
Mr. Bennett:
opposite of what I said.
Ms. Amspaugh:
Mr.
McPhail:
phrased
my
question
then,
it
is
actually
The assessed value that they are actually paying taxes on.
I would move that we accept the 2016 TIF reports.
Mr. Angle:
Second.
Ms. Andre:
All those in favor,
opposed,
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the
Then we
Ms. Amspaugh:
projects through the RDC.
have
on
our
old
agenda
business
update
item
on
I really just thought that it would be useful to talk a little
Mr. Perona:
since Seth is new to look back over the last couple of
especially
bit about,
years and see some of the projects that have been funded by the TIF, So I
went back to 2015 and in 2015 through the RDA we did bonding for 170 and US
40 we did some bonding there and then we also did public safety facilities
project, which was funded through some bonding that came through the RDC.
If you would look at page 13 on the report
Some Ronald Reagan TIF projects.
corridor and that show some of the funded
40
US
is
the
That
you
got.
that
projects that we have done .if you notice here real there will be rental
Those are some of the projects that are funded
revenue of 2015 services A.
For instance Raceway Road and I know that we
through what the RDC has done.
working on that.
Mr. Belcher I would say the great thing about that the projects are all in a
The first project listed is completed, for
different stage of development.
example that was done with cash on hand but the re-alignment of Raceway Road
is in design and land acquisition so we are trying to get that project going.
In
Mr. Kirchof ft
Metropolis Parkway.
the
future
when
we
making
are
changes
it
is
no
longer
1-70 one of the things we are doing there is the Vandalia
Mr. Perona:
Boulevard and that is largely complete, and the Moon/Hadley Road project is
Then State Road 267 the Stanley Road interceptor south to existing
one.
Then also on the State
Clarks Creek interceptor that will be on page 39.
Then under Six Points...
Road 267, the lighting and street scape improvements.
Mr.
The other 2 projects on 39 are done aren’t they?
Kirchof f:
Then in the Six Points, Fire Station 121 on Edwards Drive that
Mr. Perona:
Then finally Ronald Reagan TIF which
was the bond that you guys did in 2016.
those to remind everyone of the good
over
go
wanted
to
just
71.
I
on
page
is
things that you guys are doing and also that the purpose of a TIF is using
that money for infrastructure for improvements in the community and I think
you guys have done a great job and the Town thanks you for it, for your
support.
I think at our last meeting we
Ms. Andres:
type of document that lists these projects.
Mr. Payton:
these TIF’s,
talked about
maybe
some
having
May I ask, I’m sorry to speaking out turn, but the geography of
does it cover most of Plainfield or just east Plainfield.
A project list may be helpful to have a map, especially me since
Ms. Andres:
I am not always familiar with the projects and we can stay up to speed.
having
are
we
process,
a
interactive
this
is
Seth,
Kirchoff:
Mr.
other
up,
coming
be
may
that
conversations even today about other projects
was
discussion
our
what
of
kind
is
so
and
that
to
consider
want
may
we
TIF’s
we need to make this a living document, it is not something you say well we
I spoke to 2 service clubs this week about all that is
are done with it.
going on in the town and they are just blown away by everything that is
happening and their question is how do you guys get all of that done and I
say we have great staff.
Mr. Payton:
interest.
I
am just
a Geographic Analysis
is one of my things
that
is my
So anyway to that vein administratively you might need some
Mr. Angle:
resources just to put all of these different projects together in a format
So I don’t know if you could maybe work
that at least it can be started.
with Andrew on getting you a resource to help out administratively just
putting all 6 or 7 of these pages together in one format and then format a
column where you can sort of comment on them.
Well this is another example of the document is also requested
Mr. Bennett:
every time we have a bond rating call too, so it has multiple purposes and it
will be beneficial for us to have it in the can if you will for a lot of
reasons.
Ms. Andres: Anything further?
NEW BUSINESS
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Under new business
Andres:
Ms.
appraised for a possible purchase.
we
have
properties
the
Town
is
having
I thought of this because at the last Council meeting we had a
Mr. Perona:
couple of Ordinances saying that we were interested in having some property
Because it may effect what you guys do so I wanted to bring you
appraised.
As you know the Town has been trying to work with the
up to speed on that.
property owner that has property at the corner of Raceway Road and US 40/Main
There’s 2 parcels that are available for commercial development that
Street.
are on the northwest corner of that intersection and the Town has been
interested in acquiring that property because of the fact that we want to
We want to make sure that that
control what development might occur there.
So the Town has been
entryway into Plainfield is appropriate and attractive.
Just recently Kent brought to the Council’s attention
interested in that.
that the property that is north of that, so it is between those properties
The owner Mr. Drinkard is willing to throw that
and County Road 200 South.
in for a minimal additional amount over the assessed value or the appraised
So all
value of the other 2 pieces and so the Town is also looking at that.
of that could come under the control of the Town at some point and financing
that however would be an issue and that might be an issue that would be
So we thought that it would be worth letting you know
brought before you.
that those are some properties that the Town has had appraised.
That piece of property, because when you mentioned earlier that
Mr. Klinger:
a piece of property Raceway Road is one of those projects that we talked
about and what that project basically is we are looking at realigning Raceway
Road a little bit to the west of where it currently lines up with US 40.
That puts Raceway Road squarely within Plainfield’s jurisdiction whereas
right now that intersection is half Marion County half in Plainfield, so this
piece of property Tony was talking about allows us to do several things and 1
is it gives us the right of way to be able to do that realignment as part of
We also have a sewer project in the area it involves
that road project.
obtaining right of way and so it will allow us to require getting the
There is also a long
property that we need to be able to do that project.
that would connect
roadway
west
east
an
for
concept
a
is
there
plan
range
from Raceway over to Ronald Reagan and this would give us some of the
property that we need we can set aside some property for that for the future.
We don’t have all the right of way that we need and still determining whether
it is even necessary but we need a position to set aside that right away so
as Tony mentioned part of the project also is we want to set a clear gateway
right there at Raceway Road and 40 so when you cross from Marion into
Plainfield we want it to be obvious to folks that hey you’ve come into
Plainfield and so there is a project that there would include a similar type
We would have some of those same types of
of features like was have on 267.
gateway features through that area there including a pedestrian trails so we
were hoping to acquiring this property to help facilitate all of these
different projects and we have an opportunity now with Mr. Drinker that he is
willing to not only sell those 2 properties but to include the additional 20
It would allow us to be able to fill of our
acres that is located there.
purposes and have some control over how the remainder property ultimately
So that is all of the different pieces kind of
does develop in that area.
opportunity.
good
mushing together, it is a
Mr.
Perona:
I just wanted again bring that to the Redevelopment Commission.
Do you have
Ms. Andres:
said 3 parcels then?
any sense on timing with discussions with him?
It
Well it is designed in the 3 parcels, I am not sure it’s ever
Mr. McPhail:
been officially subdivided because when we laid our roadway out there and we
haven’t acquired that right of way yet, right?
Right.
Mr. Belcher:
So it will leave 2 parcels, it may legally be one parcel today
Mr. McPhail:
Northern part has not been
appraised as a finished product.
been
but it has
The Council has a
appraised. It is the old Hobb’s Nursery property there.
the right kind of
sure we’ve got
about making
really strong feelings
development on that corner, we want people to know they left Indianapolis, we
don’t think the west side of Indianapolis is going to get cleaned up any time
in our lifetime but when they hit that town limit we want them to know they
are in a different place and we don’t want something on that corner that we
are not proud of, I guess, is that how I explain that Bill?
So kind of a generic question and this is open to anyone talked a
Mr. Angle:
lot about the purchase of land and I don’t know if we have ever had access
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So
land, but does this commission handle the disposition of land as well?
land as we have picked up through tax sales and things of that nature and now
potentially some access land?
This is kind of why I have been asking for us to redirect how
Mr. Kirchoff:
We are proactive and we should be in the business of
life.
we approach
Is that okay?
planning ahead and buying properties when it is available.
Yes and I think the property holdings of the Town right now are
Mr. Klinger:
really in the hands of the Council and the Utilities and some of the other
entities like the PMIC which owns the land and we have lease arrangements
I’m not sure that the Redevelopment
through the Town and things like that.
Commission at this point actually has any land holdings but that is something
that we want to talk about going forward is about does the Redevelopment
Commission have a more active role and trying to assemble properties and to
So
promote development in specific areas that are prime for redevelopment.
holdings
Council’s
the
within
is
that
of
most
assets
in terms of our current
and I have had some conversations with Tim and with everything going on it
has kind of been one of those low priority projects but wanting to get a good
geographic representation of all of our property holdings as a Town and make
some determination about whether we have any surplus property that we need to
get rid of and we know that there are, there are, there is nothing major I
don’t think, but we do know sometimes when you do a road project you end up
acquiring the entire parcel but there is a remainder of a half-acre here or
So one thing I would like to look at as we move forward is ways of
there.
identifying what properties we really need and what is surplus and then
So we
developing a process for relieving ourselves of that surplus property.
right
now
thing
Council
Town
a
are looking at that but that is more of
are.
holdings
land
the
because that is where
You might want to share that next week at the work session we
Mr. Kirchoff:
are going to have this kind of conversation.
Yes so this next Town Council meeting coming up on Monday night
Mr. Klinger:
we do what to have some time during work session to talk about these types of
issues and specifically looking to the Redevelopment Commission to start
targeting specific properties and being more proactive and that is why we
brought Tim Jenson in to help us too and he is putting together some
information that we will have for you guys in the future.
Mr. McPhail:
Ms. Andres:
Mr.
Perona:
It is our desire to get this board a lot more proactive.
Any other new business?
Umbaugh is here
As we have done in the years past we’ve put together a
Ms. Amspaugh:
So everybody is kind of on the same
calendar a calendar of events for 2017.
the
as
that you
requirements
reporting
annual
the
of
some
with
page
So you held elections tonight,
Redevelopment Commission are responsible for.
February 15tli you will make a payment to the Plainfield School Corporation for
March 15
your obligation with them on their school transportation center.
area that
TIF
Points
Six
the
we
for
do
report
that
page
annual
1
an
there is
school
the
to
due
is
that
them and
disburse
and
the
receipts
shows
Again that was part of the obligation to the school corporation
corporation.
Then at the end of March is when we
that you guys have in your agreement.
are shooting for you guys to provide us an updated list of projects that are
going on in each area, because as we talked at the last meeting we planned to
update this TIF report in May of next year so we can implement the 2017 tax
The will probably be the biggest change in the
rates once they come out.
report other than just following up on any appeals and any new developments
April 1st,
that are going to occur in the TIF areas from here until then.
there is a legal requirement that the RDC financial status should be provided
April 15th is another legal requirement that there is a
to the Town Council.
report that the DLGF (Department of Local Government Finance) requires to be
all
but
done,
to
be
requires
Commissions
Redevelopment
all
but
done
expenditures, any
Redevelopment Commissions that reports on the revenues,
grants from TIF who is currently on the Redevelopment Commission, there are
some new reporting requirements that they have put in the statute as of July
That is going to require Redevelopment Commissions to upload
of last year.
legal documents that establish the TIF areas and for some of you that have
been around for a little while in 2014 they had us submit that in one large
PDF and I don’t think very much was done with that document and so they are
supposedly going through and populating some of that information that they
But otherwise we well be required to go
have from our earlier submission.
Then
that they are requiring.
documents
any
upload
and
update
and
on there
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at the end of May like I said the TIF report and at that time to I know in
some years past for the Six Points TIF area we have done a pass through
impact calculation and a circuit breaker impact calculation for the amount of
pass through that you pass through to the school corporation.
So if at that
point if you guys are ready for us and want us to do that again this year we
can.
Before June 15th that date has changed.
The TIF pass through letters
are due to all of the overlapping taxing units and before the June 15th
deadline you guys have to present to the school corporation what you guys
plan to pass through to them as a courtesy.
Then June 30th we added this to
the time table just so again you guys are aware but our firm for any bond
issues that we have helped you guys issue, there is a continuing disclosure
requirement and it is extremely important disclosure, legal disclosure that
is required that is due June 30th of each year for every single bond issue
that you have outstanding and so I put it on there this year just because we
always take care of it and it is just something good for you guys to be aware
of and we do take care of for all the bond issues that the Redevelopment
Commission and the Redevelopment Authority have outstanding.
End of July
there is another report that is to be provided to Old National Bank in
Again it is
regards to those 2003 Galyans bond that you have outstanding.
just a one page document that we submit to old National Bank that shows them
Then the very last thing that is
where the TIF revenue is estimated to be.
again a State requirement is the TIF neutralization process for each one of
your TIF.
The job deadline is August ls, but we will probably be doing those
So the TIF neutralization calculation is a calculation
for you guys in June.
that the DLGF requires to be done for every single TIF area in the state and
it basically is an adjustment of the base value of each TIF area so that your
base value is going up or down according to how assessed values are reacting
So if the counties AV’s are going up we want the based
in the whole county.
values to also be going up overall just because the TIF area should not be
getting a windfall of TIF because AV’s are going up or down within the whole
county.
So we do that calculation every year.
Mr. Bennett:
either.
The
flip
Ms. Amspaugh:
Exactly.
side
to
that
you don’t
anything
want
to be
negative
Except for nothing out of the ordinary except for the changes
Mr. Bennett:
in the statute, and I was certainly if I may madam president to suggest the
15th
and have you
RDC to continue with the pass through impact of the January
15th•
was
one
year where we
know
there
As
we
do the impact before the
couldn’t pass through the hundred million and we need to know that ahead of
time.
That is one advantage of having the TIF annual report being
Ms. Amspaugh:
done at the end of May so going into that you know ahead of time what you’re
going to expect and you can make a true accurate.
Mr.
Do we need to move that based on our meeting schedule?
Kirchoff:
No, we moved it up to the end of May as
Ms. Amspaugh:
present the annual report and the letters are due by June
Mr.
Okay so we got a meeting in between.
Kirchoff:
to
when
we
would
Okay.
We also need for you to look at the Ronald Reagan TIF too with
Mr. McPhail:
a Double Creek Flat apartments to see if we got enough cash flow there to
We’ve made that commitment.
pass that through.
Mr.
DO that at the same time?
Bennett:
I know
Yes.
I did provide Wes an agreement for our services.
Ms. Amspaugh:
at the last meeting we talked about us putting that together and Wes was
Any other questions?
going to look on it and go from there.
Ms. Andres:
Any other new business?
RESOLUTIONS
Ms. Andres:
We don’t have any Resolutions.
WISHES TO BE HEARD
Ms. Andres:
Any wishes to be heard?
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Mr. Perona:
I only want to say that I had the pleasure of interviewing Seth
for this position on behalf of the Council, but Seth I think it would be
great if you had the opportunity to tell everyone about yourself.
Mr. Payton:
Well, I am Seth and I grew up in a small town at Paoli, Indiana.
My wife and my family moved here in 2ollish, my wife is a school teacher at
the
high
school.
I
am
a
Professor
at
IUPUI,
School
of
Public
of
Environmental Affairs.
We love the Town of Plainfield and this is one of our
favorite places we have lived.
My involvement in this is to give back to the
community that we live in.
So I am very happy to be a part of this
Commission and I look forward to however long I can contribute.
Mr. Angle:
Welcome.
Mr. Payton:
We absolutely love it here.
I said in the meeting Plainfield is
a gem.
I think people know about it but until you live here you don’t
realize what a gem it is.
So we are very happy to be here and I am very
happy to be a part of this Commission.
Ms. Andres:
Anyone else?
Mr. Bennett:
If I may for just a second this may have happened at the last
meeting which I was not able to attend but I certainly want to give kudos to
the young ladies from Umbaugh here and the hard work that you have done over
the last several months on this, I think it is outstanding work and to Tony
and
his
leadership
in
putting
all
of
this
together
and
coordinating
everything.
We entered the year on a strong note and we are starting strong
note, so thanks to those 3 people for keeping us focused.
Ms. Andres:
Anyone else?
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED RDC MEETING;
Mr. McPhail:
Mr.
February 6,
2017 @ 5:30
I would move for adjournment.
Kirchoff:
February
next meeting?
Ms. Andres:
February 6” at 5:30.
We have on our agenda preliminarily bond
issues and any tax abatement requests.
Mr. Angle:
Ms. Andres:
Second.
All those in favor,
JInrifer dres,
ance K. Ang/,
we are adjourned.
President
Secretary
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