Evansville Redevelopment Authority
Regular Meeting
Monday, December 13, 2004, 7:30 PM
City Hall, 31 S. Madison St., Evansville, WI
MINUTES
Vice-Chairperson Eager called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. Present were Vice-Chairperson Eager, Ald. Anderson, Ald. Kooyman and Betsy Ahner. Chairperson Hagen, Dean Arnold, and Jane Oberdorf were absent. Bill Connors, Executive Director, also was present.
The agenda was approved as presented by the executive director.
Ms. Ahner, seconded by Ald. Kooyman, moved to approve the minutes of the November 8, 2004, regular meeting, with a correction that James Otterstein of Rock County Economic Development was not present. Motion passed.
There were no citizen appearances on items not listed on the agenda, and no public hearings.
Old Business
First Community Bank Redevelopment Project. Executive Director Connors updated commissioners on the status of the First Community Bank redevelopment project. At this time, the city is focusing on completing the steps necessary to acquire the new right of way for Exchange Street so a construction contract for the spring of 2005 that includes the new Exchange Street can be put out for bid.
Special Assessments of Properties Fronting on Main St. from Union St. to 1st St. Executive Director Connors reported that the Common Council voted to impose the customary level of special assessments on owners of properties on Main St., as the Authority had recommended.
New Business
Executive Director Connors identified the Gravity Zone property and an adjacent parcel, which are for sale, as a prime site for a mixed retail/housing redevelopment project. These two parcels could be combined with three adjacent parcels to create useful sized site for such a project. Mr. Connors said he hopes someone will soon approach the Authority with a proposal for this site.
The Commissioners discussed whether the Authority or the city should participate in obtaining a grant to determine the presence of and clean up contaminants in the soil of the former Auto Transformers parcel. Potential purchasers have expressed reservations about purchasing the property because of possible contamination. The potential purchasers thus far want to operate an automobile repair shop or contractor storage facility on the premises. The consensus of the commissioners was that these are not the kinds of businesses they think the Authority or the city should spend public funds to help locate in the downtown.
Communications and Recommendations from the Executive Director. None at this time.
Ald. Kooyman, seconded by Ald. Anderson, moved to adjourn. Motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Prepared by William E. Connors, Executive Director
The Minutes are not official until approved by the Authority.
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Minutes: Evansville Redevelopment Authority: November 8, 2004
Evansville Redevelopment Authority
Regular Meeting
Monday, November 8, 2004, 7:30 PM
City Hall, 31 S. Madison St., Evansville, WI
MINUTES
Chairperson Hagen called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. Present were Chairperson Hagen, Ald. Anderson, Ald. Kooyman, Betsy Ahner and Dean Arnold. Vice-Chairperson Eager and Jane Oberdorf were absent. Ald. John Sornson and Bill Connors, Executive Director, also were present.
The agenda was approved as presented by the executive director.
Ms. Ahner, seconded by Mr. Arnold, moved to approve the minutes of the October 11, 2004, regular meeting as presented by the executive director. Motion passed.
There were no citizen appearances on items not listed on the agenda, and no public hearings.
Old Business
Ald. Kooyman, seconded by Mr. Arnold, moved to reconsider the Authority’s recommendation to the Common Council for approval of the development agreement (or façade improvement agreement) between Pete’s Inn and the Redevelopment Authority. Motion passed. Linda Church presented new cost estimates from different contractors. She said she would prefer to use the second set of contractors, even though in some cases their estimates were higher than the first set of contractors. Ms. Church said she needs the Authority to pay for a substantial share of the total costs of improving the building if she is going to able to obtain a loan for the rest of the costs, and the $10,000 maximum contribution from the Authority was not enough. The commissioners discussed whether it was prudent for the Authority to contribute more than 20% to this façade improvement project. Ms. Ahner moved, seconded by Mr. Arnold, to amend the agreement so that the Authority would pay 21.9% of the eligible costs and to cap eligible costs at $68,500, so that the maximum payment from the Authority would be $15,000. Motion passed on a roll call vote, with Ald. Kooyman voting no. The original motion to recommend to the Common Council approval of the agreement, as amended, passed.
Special Assessments of Properties Fronting on Main St. from Union St. to 1st St. Executive Director Connors reported the comments made by the public at the public hearing conducted by the Finance and Labor Relations Committee earlier in the evening. The consensus of the commissioners was that they would prefer that the special assessments be imposed to save tax increment, and then use the tax increment to help pay for improvements to individual businesses that need improvements to cope with the impact of the Main Street reconstruction project. Motion by Ald. Kooyman, seconded by Ms. Ahner, to recommend that the Common Council impose special assessments on properties fronting on Main Street for part of the cost of the Main Street reconstruction project in 2005 and 2007 in accordance with existing city practice. Motion passed, with Chairperson Hagen abstaining. The commissioners asked Mr. Connors to invite representatives of the Chamber of Commerce to a future meeting to discuss what the Chamber is doing to help downtown businesses prepare for the Main Street reconstruction project.
New Business
No new business was discussed.
Communications and Recommendations from the Executive Director
Executive Director Connors reviewed with the commissioners the budget in the project plan for Tax Incremental District No. 5. Mr. Connors emphasized that most of the tax increment was earmarked for “pay-as-you-go” assistance for large redevelopment projects (e.g., new condominium projects) that would generate more tax increment than they consume and infrastructure projects such as the Main Street reconstruction project. The commissioners asked Executive Director Connors to draft application forms and review procedures for future applications for assistance, and suggested that he or the applicant should attempt to obtain an estimate from the city assessor of the value increase the proposed project would produce.
Ald. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Arnold, moved to adjourn. Motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 9:04 PM.
Prepared by William E. Connors, Executive Director
The Minutes are not official until approved by the Authority.
Regular Meeting
Monday, November 8, 2004, 7:30 PM
City Hall, 31 S. Madison St., Evansville, WI
MINUTES
Chairperson Hagen called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. Present were Chairperson Hagen, Ald. Anderson, Ald. Kooyman, Betsy Ahner and Dean Arnold. Vice-Chairperson Eager and Jane Oberdorf were absent. Ald. John Sornson and Bill Connors, Executive Director, also were present.
The agenda was approved as presented by the executive director.
Ms. Ahner, seconded by Mr. Arnold, moved to approve the minutes of the October 11, 2004, regular meeting as presented by the executive director. Motion passed.
There were no citizen appearances on items not listed on the agenda, and no public hearings.
Old Business
Ald. Kooyman, seconded by Mr. Arnold, moved to reconsider the Authority’s recommendation to the Common Council for approval of the development agreement (or façade improvement agreement) between Pete’s Inn and the Redevelopment Authority. Motion passed. Linda Church presented new cost estimates from different contractors. She said she would prefer to use the second set of contractors, even though in some cases their estimates were higher than the first set of contractors. Ms. Church said she needs the Authority to pay for a substantial share of the total costs of improving the building if she is going to able to obtain a loan for the rest of the costs, and the $10,000 maximum contribution from the Authority was not enough. The commissioners discussed whether it was prudent for the Authority to contribute more than 20% to this façade improvement project. Ms. Ahner moved, seconded by Mr. Arnold, to amend the agreement so that the Authority would pay 21.9% of the eligible costs and to cap eligible costs at $68,500, so that the maximum payment from the Authority would be $15,000. Motion passed on a roll call vote, with Ald. Kooyman voting no. The original motion to recommend to the Common Council approval of the agreement, as amended, passed.
Special Assessments of Properties Fronting on Main St. from Union St. to 1st St. Executive Director Connors reported the comments made by the public at the public hearing conducted by the Finance and Labor Relations Committee earlier in the evening. The consensus of the commissioners was that they would prefer that the special assessments be imposed to save tax increment, and then use the tax increment to help pay for improvements to individual businesses that need improvements to cope with the impact of the Main Street reconstruction project. Motion by Ald. Kooyman, seconded by Ms. Ahner, to recommend that the Common Council impose special assessments on properties fronting on Main Street for part of the cost of the Main Street reconstruction project in 2005 and 2007 in accordance with existing city practice. Motion passed, with Chairperson Hagen abstaining. The commissioners asked Mr. Connors to invite representatives of the Chamber of Commerce to a future meeting to discuss what the Chamber is doing to help downtown businesses prepare for the Main Street reconstruction project.
New Business
No new business was discussed.
Communications and Recommendations from the Executive Director
Executive Director Connors reviewed with the commissioners the budget in the project plan for Tax Incremental District No. 5. Mr. Connors emphasized that most of the tax increment was earmarked for “pay-as-you-go” assistance for large redevelopment projects (e.g., new condominium projects) that would generate more tax increment than they consume and infrastructure projects such as the Main Street reconstruction project. The commissioners asked Executive Director Connors to draft application forms and review procedures for future applications for assistance, and suggested that he or the applicant should attempt to obtain an estimate from the city assessor of the value increase the proposed project would produce.
Ald. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Arnold, moved to adjourn. Motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 9:04 PM.
Prepared by William E. Connors, Executive Director
The Minutes are not official until approved by the Authority.
Minutes: Evansville Redevelopment Authority: October 11, 2004
Evansville Redevelopment Authority
Regular Meeting
Monday, October 11, 2004, 7:30 PM
City Hall, 31 S. Madison St., Evansville, WI
MINUTES
Vice-Chairperson Eager called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. Present were Vice-Chairperson Eager, Ald. Kooyman, Betsy Ahner and Dean Arnold. Chairperson Hagen, Ald. Connely, and Jane Oberdorf were absent. Bill Connors, Executive Director; and James Otterstein, Rock County Economic Development, also were present.
The agenda was approved as presented by the executive director.
Ms. Ahner, seconded by Ald. Kooyman, moved to approve the minutes of the September 13, 2004, regular meeting as presented by the executive director. Motion passed.
There were no citizen appearances on items not listed on the agenda, and no public hearings.
Old Business
The commissioners reviewed and discussed the draft development agreement between Linda Church, d/b/a Pete’s Inn, and the Authority, which Executive Director Connors had drafted. Motion by Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Ald. Kooyman, to recommend to Council approval of the agreement, with the following changes from Mr. Connors’ draft: (1) add text further explaining the Authority’s interest in encouraging façade improvements to highly visible and historic buildings in the downtown, (2) reduce the estimated cost of improvements to $45,000 to $50,000, (3) remove replacing the furnace from the list of eligible costs, and (4) reduce the maximum grant amount to $10,000. Motion passed.
New Business
Development Agreement with First Community Bank of Milton. Executive Director Connors discussed the history and the contents of the proposed agreement with First Community Bank of Milton, which he had negotiated and drafted with the bank’s attorney. There was extensive discussion among the commissioners about the merits of the agreement and the risk that the bank might not go forward with the project in a timely fashion. The commissioners asked Mr. Connors to provide agreements like this further in advance of meetings in the future, and he said he would do so. Motion by Ald. Kooyman, seconded by Ms. Ahner, to recommend to Council approval of development agreement between First Community Bank of Milton, the Authority, and the City of Evansville with the following change from Mr. Connors’ draft: the maximum value of improvements for purposes of determining the amount of payments to the bank under the agreement is $2 million. Motion passed.
Special Assessments of Properties Fronting on Main St. from Union St. to 1st St. Executive Director Connors said he had put a motion regarding this issue on the agenda because it is common to exempt downtown properties in tax incremental districts from paying special assessments on improvements to the downtown, because the purpose of a downtown tax incremental district is to help downtown businesses, and requiring payment of special assessments seems contrary to that purpose. However, it has been the city’s practice to impose special assessments on properties along the routes of street reconstruction projects. Mr. Connors reported that earlier this evening, the Finance and Labor Relations Committee voted to table a similar motion so they could hold a public hearing on the issue at their next meeting. Motion by Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Ald. Kooyman, to support the Finance and Labor Relations Committee’s decision to hold a public hearing on this issue. Motion passed.
Mr. Arnold, seconded by Ms. Ahner, moved to adjourn. Motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 8:55 PM.
Prepared by William E. Connors, Executive Director
The Minutes are not official until approved by the Authority.
Regular Meeting
Monday, October 11, 2004, 7:30 PM
City Hall, 31 S. Madison St., Evansville, WI
MINUTES
Vice-Chairperson Eager called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. Present were Vice-Chairperson Eager, Ald. Kooyman, Betsy Ahner and Dean Arnold. Chairperson Hagen, Ald. Connely, and Jane Oberdorf were absent. Bill Connors, Executive Director; and James Otterstein, Rock County Economic Development, also were present.
The agenda was approved as presented by the executive director.
Ms. Ahner, seconded by Ald. Kooyman, moved to approve the minutes of the September 13, 2004, regular meeting as presented by the executive director. Motion passed.
There were no citizen appearances on items not listed on the agenda, and no public hearings.
Old Business
The commissioners reviewed and discussed the draft development agreement between Linda Church, d/b/a Pete’s Inn, and the Authority, which Executive Director Connors had drafted. Motion by Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Ald. Kooyman, to recommend to Council approval of the agreement, with the following changes from Mr. Connors’ draft: (1) add text further explaining the Authority’s interest in encouraging façade improvements to highly visible and historic buildings in the downtown, (2) reduce the estimated cost of improvements to $45,000 to $50,000, (3) remove replacing the furnace from the list of eligible costs, and (4) reduce the maximum grant amount to $10,000. Motion passed.
New Business
Development Agreement with First Community Bank of Milton. Executive Director Connors discussed the history and the contents of the proposed agreement with First Community Bank of Milton, which he had negotiated and drafted with the bank’s attorney. There was extensive discussion among the commissioners about the merits of the agreement and the risk that the bank might not go forward with the project in a timely fashion. The commissioners asked Mr. Connors to provide agreements like this further in advance of meetings in the future, and he said he would do so. Motion by Ald. Kooyman, seconded by Ms. Ahner, to recommend to Council approval of development agreement between First Community Bank of Milton, the Authority, and the City of Evansville with the following change from Mr. Connors’ draft: the maximum value of improvements for purposes of determining the amount of payments to the bank under the agreement is $2 million. Motion passed.
Special Assessments of Properties Fronting on Main St. from Union St. to 1st St. Executive Director Connors said he had put a motion regarding this issue on the agenda because it is common to exempt downtown properties in tax incremental districts from paying special assessments on improvements to the downtown, because the purpose of a downtown tax incremental district is to help downtown businesses, and requiring payment of special assessments seems contrary to that purpose. However, it has been the city’s practice to impose special assessments on properties along the routes of street reconstruction projects. Mr. Connors reported that earlier this evening, the Finance and Labor Relations Committee voted to table a similar motion so they could hold a public hearing on the issue at their next meeting. Motion by Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Ald. Kooyman, to support the Finance and Labor Relations Committee’s decision to hold a public hearing on this issue. Motion passed.
Mr. Arnold, seconded by Ms. Ahner, moved to adjourn. Motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 8:55 PM.
Prepared by William E. Connors, Executive Director
The Minutes are not official until approved by the Authority.
Minutes: Evansville Redevelopment Authority: August 9, 2004
Evansville Redevelopment Authority
Regular Meeting
Monday, August 9, 2004, 6:30 pm
City Hall, 31 S. Madison St., Evansville, WI
MINUTES
Chairperson Hagen called the meeting to order at 6:32 pm. Present were Chairperson Hagen, Vice-Chairperson Eager, Ald. Kooyman, Dean Arnold, Betsy Ahner and Jane Oberdorf. Ald. Connely was absent. Bill Connors, Executive Director, joined the meeting while it was in progress.
Vice Chairperson Eager, seconded by Ald. Kooyman, moved to approve the agenda as presented by the executive director, except that consideration of item 7(a) was delayed until Mr. Connors would arrive. Motion passed.
Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Mr. Arnold, moved to approve the minutes of the July 12, 2004, regular meeting as presented by the executive director. Motion passed.
There were no citizen appearances on items not listed on the agenda, and no public hearings.
New Business
Discussion of Authority’s Vision for Downtown Evansville. After discussion, members concluded the authority should focus its efforts first on improving East Main Street from the intersection with Madison Street to the intersection with Union Street. Vice-Chairperson Eager commented that with the unfortunate passing of Mr. Quinnell, it was likely that the Auto Transformers property on this portion of East Main Street will become available on the market, and the authority might be interested in influencing the re-use of that property. The members asked Mr. Connors to provide each of them with an air photo of downtown Evansville with the boundaries of the new downtown TIF district superimposed for future reference.
Old Business
Members discussed a July 12, 2004, letter from David Ross, attorney for Grange Store LLC, objecting to some of the terms of the redevelopment agreement for the pharmacy to move into the Grange Building; Mr. Connors’ July 27, 2004, letter in response, and Mr. Ross’ August 9, 2004, letter in response. Motion by Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Ald. Kooyman, moved to modify the redevelopment agreement (1) to permit the building owner to find an non-pharmacy retail tenant or tenants to fill the leased space if the pharmacy leaves and, at the owner’s option, not to be required to immediately repay the unforgiven principal balance, but the owner must give the same rent to the new tenant(s) as he promised to the pharmacy and (2) make all of the other changes requested in Mr. Ross’ August 9 letter. Motion carried. Mr. Connors will draft a new redevelopment agreement consistent with this motion.
New Business (continued)
Discussion of Possible Programs for Improving Non-Residential Properties in the TIF District. Mr. Connors informed the members that the city already has a building improvement program that gives grants to encourage façade improvements, but due to the limited amount of money that was available for the program, the amount that can be awarded to each property is quite small. Mr. Connors asked if the members wanted to use tax increment to fund a similar program with a larger amount available for each property. The members identified a number of issues that would need to be resolved in designing a new program or programs: (1) should the program be limited to façade improvements, or should interior renovations also be assisted? (2) should the assistance be in the form of a grant or a no-interest loan or a low-interest loan? (3) should the grant be awarded to any property that meets established criteria (provided there still is money available), or should only application guidelines be established with the decision whether to award assistance being left to the discretion of the authority on a case by case basis? Mr. Connors will present options at the next meeting.
Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Mr. Arnold, moved to adjourn. Motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 7:40 pm.
Prepared by William E. Connors, Executive Director
The Minutes are not official until approved by the Authority
Regular Meeting
Monday, August 9, 2004, 6:30 pm
City Hall, 31 S. Madison St., Evansville, WI
MINUTES
Chairperson Hagen called the meeting to order at 6:32 pm. Present were Chairperson Hagen, Vice-Chairperson Eager, Ald. Kooyman, Dean Arnold, Betsy Ahner and Jane Oberdorf. Ald. Connely was absent. Bill Connors, Executive Director, joined the meeting while it was in progress.
Vice Chairperson Eager, seconded by Ald. Kooyman, moved to approve the agenda as presented by the executive director, except that consideration of item 7(a) was delayed until Mr. Connors would arrive. Motion passed.
Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Mr. Arnold, moved to approve the minutes of the July 12, 2004, regular meeting as presented by the executive director. Motion passed.
There were no citizen appearances on items not listed on the agenda, and no public hearings.
New Business
Discussion of Authority’s Vision for Downtown Evansville. After discussion, members concluded the authority should focus its efforts first on improving East Main Street from the intersection with Madison Street to the intersection with Union Street. Vice-Chairperson Eager commented that with the unfortunate passing of Mr. Quinnell, it was likely that the Auto Transformers property on this portion of East Main Street will become available on the market, and the authority might be interested in influencing the re-use of that property. The members asked Mr. Connors to provide each of them with an air photo of downtown Evansville with the boundaries of the new downtown TIF district superimposed for future reference.
Old Business
Members discussed a July 12, 2004, letter from David Ross, attorney for Grange Store LLC, objecting to some of the terms of the redevelopment agreement for the pharmacy to move into the Grange Building; Mr. Connors’ July 27, 2004, letter in response, and Mr. Ross’ August 9, 2004, letter in response. Motion by Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Ald. Kooyman, moved to modify the redevelopment agreement (1) to permit the building owner to find an non-pharmacy retail tenant or tenants to fill the leased space if the pharmacy leaves and, at the owner’s option, not to be required to immediately repay the unforgiven principal balance, but the owner must give the same rent to the new tenant(s) as he promised to the pharmacy and (2) make all of the other changes requested in Mr. Ross’ August 9 letter. Motion carried. Mr. Connors will draft a new redevelopment agreement consistent with this motion.
New Business (continued)
Discussion of Possible Programs for Improving Non-Residential Properties in the TIF District. Mr. Connors informed the members that the city already has a building improvement program that gives grants to encourage façade improvements, but due to the limited amount of money that was available for the program, the amount that can be awarded to each property is quite small. Mr. Connors asked if the members wanted to use tax increment to fund a similar program with a larger amount available for each property. The members identified a number of issues that would need to be resolved in designing a new program or programs: (1) should the program be limited to façade improvements, or should interior renovations also be assisted? (2) should the assistance be in the form of a grant or a no-interest loan or a low-interest loan? (3) should the grant be awarded to any property that meets established criteria (provided there still is money available), or should only application guidelines be established with the decision whether to award assistance being left to the discretion of the authority on a case by case basis? Mr. Connors will present options at the next meeting.
Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Mr. Arnold, moved to adjourn. Motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 7:40 pm.
Prepared by William E. Connors, Executive Director
The Minutes are not official until approved by the Authority
Minutes: Evansville Redevelopment Authority: July 12, 2004
Evansville Redevelopment Authority
Regular Meeting
Monday, July 12, 2004, 6:30 pm
City Hall, 31 S. Madison St., Evansville, WI
MINUTES
Chairperson Hagen called the meeting to order at 6:33 pm. Present were Chairperson Hagen, Vice-Chairperson Eager, Ald. Connely, Ald. Kooyman, Betsy Ahner and Jane Oberdorf. Dean Arnold was absent. Also present was Bill Connors, Executive Director.
Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Ms. Ahner, moved to approve the agenda as presented by the executive director. Motion passed.
Ald. Kooyman, seconded by Ald. Connely, moved to approve the minutes of the June 22, 2004, special meeting as presented by the executive director. Motion passed.
There were no citizen appearances on items not listed on the agenda, and no public hearings.
Old Business
Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Ms. Ahner, moved to recommend to Council approval of a redevelopment agreement between Grange Store LLC, MD Group LLC d/b/a Evansville Family Health Pharmacy, Evansville Redevelopment Authority, and the City of Evansville regarding the Grange Building at 19/33 W. Main St. Mr. Connors presented a draft agreement that was the result of a meeting between Dan Strause of the pharmacy, Brian Fick of Grange Store LLC, and David Wagner, Ehlers & Associates, the city’s financial consultant. Members suggested that there should be a “due on sale” clause for the pharmacy as well as for the building owner. Ms. Ahner asked whether the new first floor windows would be historically appropriate, and after discussion of this issue, members concluded that the process for obtaining approval of work on this building listed on the National Register of Historic places probably would address that issue. Vice-Chairperson Eager and other members discussed if it would be possible for the forgivable loan to the building owner to be reduced below $50,000 if the cost of the lighting and wiring was less than $50,000, and Mr. Connors responded that could be included in the agreement. Vice-Chairperson Eager asked what procedure would be used to ensure that the invoices provided were for work performed in the space that will be leased by the pharmacy rather than elsewhere in the building. Mr. Connors said he would have the city building inspector inspect the work to make sure it matched the invoice. Ms. Ahner and other members suggested that “store fixtures” be clarified to indicate they include historically appropriate counters. Mr. Strause requested that the deadline for completing the work or ordering certain components be December 31, 2004, and that the deadline for submitting invoices be a later date. Members agreed this was acceptable. With an understanding that these changes would be incorporated into the redevelopment agreement to be presented to the Council, the motion passed.
Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Ald. Kooyman, moved to recommend to Council approval of a redevelopment agreement between Triple B Investments LLC and the Evansville Redevelopment Authority regarding the former Badger Coach/ Party Port building at 133 N. Madison St. Mr. Connors presented a draft agreement based on comments from members at the June 22, 2004, meeting. Roger Berg of Triple B Investments LLC asked that additional costs, such as labor for installing siding, insulation, windows, doors, shingles, and re-painting “Badger Coach” on the side of the building, be included in the list of eligible costs, because the difference in the cost of wood siding versus metal siding (materials only) was less than $30,000. Ms. Ahner objected to including the cost of insulation, because new insulation would be required in any event, but any increase in the cost of labor from installing wood siding instead of vinyl siding should be an eligible cost. Members agreed that the list of eligible costs should be expanded to include this difference in labor costs, the difference in cost (materials only) of installing dimensional shingles instead of standard shingles, the difference in cost (labor and materials) of installing historically appropriate wood windows versus standard vinyl-clad or aluminum-clad windows, the difference in the cost of using deluxe exterior doors versus standard exterior doors, and the cost of re-painting “Badger Coach” on the side of the building. Members decided Triple B Investments LLC should be required to provide the following documentation in order to receive a $30,000 grant: two estimates for vinyl siding (labor and materials), the invoice for the wood siding (labor and materials), a catalogue price for dimensional shingles, a catalogue price for standard shingles, two estimates for standard vinyl-clad or aluminum-clad windows (labor and materials), the invoice for historically appropriate wood windows (labor and materials), a catalogue price for deluxe exterior doors, a catalogue price for standard doors, and the invoice for re-painting “Badger Coach” on the side of the building. With an understanding that these changes would be incorporated into the redevelopment agreement to be presented to the Council, the motion passed.
New Business
Mr. Connors asked members whether they would be interested in acquiring the property of Nelson Equipment Painting and assisting the business in moving to another location in Evansville so that the city could construct a new street connecting E. Main St. with the intersection of Enterprise St. and E. Church St. between the properties of the VFW and Main Street Signs. Members expressed some interest, but want to have more discussions of their vision for the downtown in general and this area specifically before discussing this specific issue further.
In the interest of time, Chairperson Hagen asked that the remainder of the agenda items be deferred to the next regular meeting.
Chairperson Hagen, seconded by Ms. Ahner, moved to adjourn. Motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 7:45 pm.
Prepared by William E. Connors, Executive Director
The Minutes are not official until approved by the Authority
Regular Meeting
Monday, July 12, 2004, 6:30 pm
City Hall, 31 S. Madison St., Evansville, WI
MINUTES
Chairperson Hagen called the meeting to order at 6:33 pm. Present were Chairperson Hagen, Vice-Chairperson Eager, Ald. Connely, Ald. Kooyman, Betsy Ahner and Jane Oberdorf. Dean Arnold was absent. Also present was Bill Connors, Executive Director.
Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Ms. Ahner, moved to approve the agenda as presented by the executive director. Motion passed.
Ald. Kooyman, seconded by Ald. Connely, moved to approve the minutes of the June 22, 2004, special meeting as presented by the executive director. Motion passed.
There were no citizen appearances on items not listed on the agenda, and no public hearings.
Old Business
Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Ms. Ahner, moved to recommend to Council approval of a redevelopment agreement between Grange Store LLC, MD Group LLC d/b/a Evansville Family Health Pharmacy, Evansville Redevelopment Authority, and the City of Evansville regarding the Grange Building at 19/33 W. Main St. Mr. Connors presented a draft agreement that was the result of a meeting between Dan Strause of the pharmacy, Brian Fick of Grange Store LLC, and David Wagner, Ehlers & Associates, the city’s financial consultant. Members suggested that there should be a “due on sale” clause for the pharmacy as well as for the building owner. Ms. Ahner asked whether the new first floor windows would be historically appropriate, and after discussion of this issue, members concluded that the process for obtaining approval of work on this building listed on the National Register of Historic places probably would address that issue. Vice-Chairperson Eager and other members discussed if it would be possible for the forgivable loan to the building owner to be reduced below $50,000 if the cost of the lighting and wiring was less than $50,000, and Mr. Connors responded that could be included in the agreement. Vice-Chairperson Eager asked what procedure would be used to ensure that the invoices provided were for work performed in the space that will be leased by the pharmacy rather than elsewhere in the building. Mr. Connors said he would have the city building inspector inspect the work to make sure it matched the invoice. Ms. Ahner and other members suggested that “store fixtures” be clarified to indicate they include historically appropriate counters. Mr. Strause requested that the deadline for completing the work or ordering certain components be December 31, 2004, and that the deadline for submitting invoices be a later date. Members agreed this was acceptable. With an understanding that these changes would be incorporated into the redevelopment agreement to be presented to the Council, the motion passed.
Vice-Chairperson Eager, seconded by Ald. Kooyman, moved to recommend to Council approval of a redevelopment agreement between Triple B Investments LLC and the Evansville Redevelopment Authority regarding the former Badger Coach/ Party Port building at 133 N. Madison St. Mr. Connors presented a draft agreement based on comments from members at the June 22, 2004, meeting. Roger Berg of Triple B Investments LLC asked that additional costs, such as labor for installing siding, insulation, windows, doors, shingles, and re-painting “Badger Coach” on the side of the building, be included in the list of eligible costs, because the difference in the cost of wood siding versus metal siding (materials only) was less than $30,000. Ms. Ahner objected to including the cost of insulation, because new insulation would be required in any event, but any increase in the cost of labor from installing wood siding instead of vinyl siding should be an eligible cost. Members agreed that the list of eligible costs should be expanded to include this difference in labor costs, the difference in cost (materials only) of installing dimensional shingles instead of standard shingles, the difference in cost (labor and materials) of installing historically appropriate wood windows versus standard vinyl-clad or aluminum-clad windows, the difference in the cost of using deluxe exterior doors versus standard exterior doors, and the cost of re-painting “Badger Coach” on the side of the building. Members decided Triple B Investments LLC should be required to provide the following documentation in order to receive a $30,000 grant: two estimates for vinyl siding (labor and materials), the invoice for the wood siding (labor and materials), a catalogue price for dimensional shingles, a catalogue price for standard shingles, two estimates for standard vinyl-clad or aluminum-clad windows (labor and materials), the invoice for historically appropriate wood windows (labor and materials), a catalogue price for deluxe exterior doors, a catalogue price for standard doors, and the invoice for re-painting “Badger Coach” on the side of the building. With an understanding that these changes would be incorporated into the redevelopment agreement to be presented to the Council, the motion passed.
New Business
Mr. Connors asked members whether they would be interested in acquiring the property of Nelson Equipment Painting and assisting the business in moving to another location in Evansville so that the city could construct a new street connecting E. Main St. with the intersection of Enterprise St. and E. Church St. between the properties of the VFW and Main Street Signs. Members expressed some interest, but want to have more discussions of their vision for the downtown in general and this area specifically before discussing this specific issue further.
In the interest of time, Chairperson Hagen asked that the remainder of the agenda items be deferred to the next regular meeting.
Chairperson Hagen, seconded by Ms. Ahner, moved to adjourn. Motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 7:45 pm.
Prepared by William E. Connors, Executive Director
The Minutes are not official until approved by the Authority
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