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MOORESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MINUTES THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016; 6:OOPM Members present: Harold Gutzwiller, Don Stultz, Bill Boyd, Joe Beikman and Tim Corman. Mark Meadows, non-voting member from Mooresville Consolidated School board, was also in attendance. Town Attorney, Tim Currents was absent. Project Manager Chelsey Manns was present. A motion was made by Commissioner Boyd and seconded by Commissioner Beikman to approve the February 4th minutes for both the Executive Session and the Regular Session. Motion carried 5-0. No financials were provided. It was brought to the Town's attention by a tenant along Indiana Street that the tenant was interested in becoming ADA compliant during the Indiana Street construction project. Commissioner Gutzwiller had requested Rundell Ernstberger provide an estimate to study Indiana Street north of Harrison Street and the affected area of Main Street and was told it would be $20,000 to study and between $150,000- $200,000 to perform the work. Commissioner Beikman explained that the property owner who had requested this was willing to pay for his portion of the project and did not expect the RDC to pay. The Commission decided to send letters to the affected property owners stating that reasonable accommodations would be provided during the construction process should the landlords be interested in becoming ADA compliant. The Commission was presented with PR#2 from Rundell Ernstburger for Gilbraltar Construction Corporation regarding the removal and transplantation of 63 existing ornamental grasses adjacent to the Obelisk. This was a new requirement by IDNR after new flood maps were established. 90 new ornamental grasses approved by IDNR will be replacing the existing plants. The 63 plants will be returned to the RDC. PR #2 is in the amount of $3,069.00. Commissioner Corman made the motion to accept and move forward with PR#2 in the amount of $3,069.00. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Stultz and carried 5-0. Commissioner Beiklman made the motion to make Commissioner Gutzwiller the signatory. Commissioner Stultz seconded the motion which carried 5-0. A new lease proposal was presented to the Commission for Regional Construction Services located at Southbridge Crossing. Commissioner Corman motioned the Commission accept the lease as presented. Commissioner Stultz seconded the motion. It carried 5-0. The amended TIF Plan was presented as Declaratory Resolution 2-2016. This amendment includes a public safety project, the addition of parcel 55-01-36-300-004.001-005 to the acquisition list, the addition of parcel 55-05-01-100-004.003-005, renovation of properties on the prior Plan Acquisition List and working with the Town Council on additional downtown parking projects. Commissioner Corman made the motion to adopt Resolution 2-2016 that would begin the process to make these changes to the existing TIF Plan. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Beikman and carried 5-0. Commissioner Gutzwiller asked Manns to introduce Cherry Blossom Way. Manns updated the Commission on the new road which is a part of the commitment of the RDC to TOA (USA), LLC based on their $72M expansion announcement in 2014. The Commission will be receiving just under $400,000 in Industrial Development Grant Funding (IDGF) from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation as a