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meeting. The company had fulfilled the requirements of their project. Also $300,000 a ( year is spent out for the wastewater project. 'Ibis meeting was to discuss the ideas and concepts presented at the September 7th meeting in an order of ranking. Each commissioner sent their rankings to Joy Sessing, Morgan County Economic Director, and she put them in a matrix. Attached to the minutes is the ranking of the projects. Venture Capital ranked #5, but is not within the statutory scope of the commission. Funds for current projects ranked#1. Retaining funds for economic development goals ranked#2. Incentives for industry/business locations/expansions ranked#3 and low interest revolving loan fund ranked 4`h, but Attorney Curren doesn't think the commission can legally do this. The commission decided that the quality of life projects and Gateway improvements could be put together as one item. Attorney Currens told the commission that partnering with the school corporation(#17) was not within the authority of the commission. but they could look at how they could partner with other governmental units to meet the needs of the arca and benefit the community. In the case of purchasing land and/or buildings (#6) the plan would be amended in a public meeting listing the specific parcel to be purchased. Attorney Currens addressed the issue of merging the TIE Districts by advising against this because the commission could potentially lose the funding in one of the districts and also the sunset law doesn't exist on Mooresville's TIF Districts and if they were merged ( into one district,the sunset law would exist. Chairman Gutzwiller discussed if the plan was to be updated internally or if an outside company should be retained to update. In the past outside companies have been used to update the plan and Attorney Currens has written the updates in the past also. Attorney Currens will look at the plan and make a recommendation if a consultant such as Wabash Scientific should be called. A motion was made by Commissioner Nelson with a second by Commissioner Corman to give Chairman Gutzwiller permission to contact the outside company if Attorney Currens recommends retaining a consultant. Motion carried 3-0. Next was a discussion on expanding the TIF Districts. Joy Sessing had a map to include the Village Shopping Center, the Adams/VanWinkle property of 50 acres and is a shovel ready site, and the Haught property containing 85 acres adjacent to Flagstaff Industrial Park. Chairman Gutzwiller discussed adding roads from right of way to right of way in the plan, beginning at Merriman Road on Highway #67 to the Chevrolet Dealership, Indiana Street, Main Street, State Rd. #144, and Samuel Moore Parkway. This would also take in gateway improvements. Commission Nelson asked if the commission would be asked to pave these roadways. Most of them are state highways and the Town doesn't pave those anyway. Attorney Curren commented the only leeway is the commission is not picking up any tax dollars by adding these roadways. i i