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Motion approved unanimously APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion to approve Minutes of 21 December 2009 Regular Meeting by Ms. Wire; seconded by Mr. Obergfell. Motion carried unanimously. Paul Spoelhof- Proposal Presentation regarding bicycle racks on the Harrison Square Plaza at Webster Street. Mr. Spoelhof stated that the Bike Fort Wayne Initiative was envisioned by Mayor Henry approximately 18 months ago is focused on making bicycle travel more convenient and secure. The Task Force that was put together by the Mayor has been proactive in placing bike racks Downtown and in other public locations. The Initiative encourages people to leave their cars in their garages occasionally and ride a bicycle for shorter trips. There have been bike route signs placed on the Reed Road leading to Downtown. The route winds through several residential streets in the northeast quadrant and eventually will connect to Shoaff Park. Those signs will be expanded throughout Fort Wayne over the next few years as well as infrastructure improvements put in place. There is an opportunity to expand the bike parking capabilities at Parkview Field. There were many people who rode bicycles to the TinCaps games during the initial season. The Stadium is well-outfitted with bike racks at the south plaza location. Those racks can accommodate approximately 50 bicycles; all the racks were being used at most games. Planning staff has approached the TinCaps about expanding their bike parking capacity and the management of the team is very enthusiastic. They identified the Jefferson entrance as a priority for establishing bicycle parking. Mr. Spoelhof and the team management have identified a place on the east wall ofthe north entrance near Jefferson. The staff believes that 9 to 12 racks can be installed at that location. By placing the racks there, interference with pedestrian access to the park and east/west traffic would be minimized. These racks will be funded by grant from the Northeast Indiana Regional Coordinating Council. The grant's intention is to mitigate air pollution and improve air quality. The installation will be paid for by the Community Development Department. Planning staff is beginning to map all the proposed bike routes and the map will be included in the Bike Fort Wayne Plan. The Plan will show corridors identified as bike routes and identify what kinds of facilities should be located nearby to accommodate cyclists and inform automobile drivers. Bid Opening - Robert Goldstine Bridge Construction Mr. Leatherman noted that recent underground utility discoveries have made additional investigation necessary, especially on the east side of Harrison closest to the Indiana Hotel. There is a possibility that some of those utility lines were not included in this bid package. Ifthere are changes to be made, it will be handled as either an Addendum or a second bid. The changes might also be able to be handled by the City's Utility Department. All 13 bids were opened, read aloud and taken under consideration by Staff and the Architect. Completion of the Bridge needs to be achieved by July 1, 2010. A discussion of road closures ensued. Election of Officers - Deferred until all Commissioners have been reappointed. City Council has made their appointments but the Mayor's Office has not contacted any of their appointees yet. When all appointments are complete, an election of officers will take place. Until then, all Officers will serve as elected in 2009. NEW BUSINESS Resolution 2010-01 Approving a contact for professional legal services with Carson Boxberger Fort Wayne RedevelopmentCommission Regular Meeting 19 January, 2010 Mr. Leatherman noted that the Contract with Carson Boxberger and John Wernet as counsel is entered into annually. The rate remains the same as in 2009. Motion to approve by Ms. Wire; seconded by Mr. Obergfell. Motion carried unanimously without further discussion. Resolution 2010-02 Approving funding for public infrastructure improvements in and serving the Washington Center Coldwater Road Economic Development Area Mr. Leatherman stated that the Coldwater Crossing Plaza is the main funding entity generating tax increment for this Allocation Area. The Redevelopment Commission has been collecting a small amount of increment for the past few years in anticipation of funding some infrastructure improvements at the Washington Center and Dartmouth Drive intersection. The Redevelopment Commission has previously spent $100,000.00 for real estate acquisition and engineering studies. The City's Transportation Department wants to proceed with improvements in the Spring. The Redevelopment Commission has been asked to contribute $150,000.00 toward those improvements. The entire project, partially consisting of expanding the intersection to make it safer, will cost approximately $1 million. Federal funding is available for a portion of the project. Ms. Wire asked that Dave Ross ofTransportation Engineering give the Redevelopment Commission an overview of the project at the February meeting. Motion to approve by Ms. Wire; seconded by Mr. Cox. Motion carried unanimously without further discussion. OTHER BUSINESS • Barry Real Estate - There have been rumors circulated concerning Barry Real Estate's reported foreclosure. There was a report in the Atlanta newspapers concerning a foreclosure on one of Barry's loans. Barry and the bank were in the middle of negotiating new terms for a loan when the bank was seized by the FDIC. Barry made contact with the bank that was given the assets of the first bank, and negotiations took place with the second bank in mid-December concerning the loan. The second bank agreed to new terms with Barry and there was no foreclosure. Lease negotiations continue with two potential tenants that would represent more than 50% ofthe two stories of the three story building. Mr. Leatherman stated that he has spoken with the potential tenants and both have assured him that the terms of the lease are being negotiated. All partners in the negotiations feel that the process will be successful and at that time Barry Real Estate will be able to get construction financing from some of the banks they have been discussing the funding with. The cost ofthe development is estimated to be between $15M and $16M. Before Barry will go to the banks for financing, they want leases in-hand. If Barry fully defaults on the contract with the Redevelopment Commission, staff would be free to negotiate with other developers and the new developers would be free to negotiate with the potential tenants. There are still people interested in purchasing a condominium and others interested when a start date for the project is announced. • Commemorative Plaque - Mr. Leatherman revealed the final format of the Plaque that will commemorate the parties responsible for the successful planning and construction of Parkview Field. Both sets of Redevelopment Commissions, City Councils, Mayors and Deputy Mayors, Hardball Capital and others who played a role in the successful completion of the project. Diskey Sign has been engaged to fabricate the sign and will place it on the Harrison Square Plaza at Webster Street. There will be an unveiling of the plaque when the weather is better. The renovations to third floor of the Indiana Hotel will be unveiled on February 16 at 2:00 p.m. • Former Dimension Ford -There will probably be two written responses by February 1, 2010 for the reuse ofthe former Dimension Ford building that was previously offered for purchase. The responses will be forwarded to the Redevelopment Commissioners. The Commissions will have a week to review them before the next meeting. Both ofthe responders have been given an invitation to come to the Redevelopment Commission on February 8 to make a presentation of what they intend to do with the 10,000 square foot building. After the presentations the Commissioners will then decide whether either or neither of those meets the expectations for the parcel. The clean-up of the east parcel is complete and topsoil is being spread to return the topography to grade. As soon as all work has been completed, the east parcel will be transferred the Parks Department. ADJOURNMENT - Motion to adjourn by Mr. Cox; seconded by Ms. Wire. Meeting adjourned at 4:52 p.m. FORT WAYNE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 2 of2 Digitized by the Internet Archive 2016 in https://archive.org/details/fortwayneredevel044unse