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MINUTES OF THE NIEETING <br /> OF THE <br /> PINES SHOPPING CENTER TIF <br /> JOINT REVIEW BOARD <br /> Thursday, January 14, 2010, 2:00 P.M. <br /> Council Conference Room, Third Floor <br /> Decatur Civic Center <br /> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br /> The January 14, 2010 meeting of the Pines Shopping Center TIF Joint Review Board was called <br /> to order at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Conference Room, Third Floor of the Decatur Civic Center, <br /> by Mr. Greg Crowe. <br /> Members Present: Jay Dunn, Macon County <br /> Duane Potter, Decatur Township <br /> Rodney Buhr, Decatur Park District <br /> Becky Blount, Decatur Public School #61 <br /> Jason Butterick, Community Member at Large <br /> Greg Crowe, City of Decatur <br /> Others Present: Jack Teplitz Wendy Morthland, Rich Niemann Jr., <br /> Stephanie Ashe, Janet Poland <br /> Mr. Crowe thanked everyone for atteilding the meeting for the Pines Shopping Center TIF Joint <br /> Review Board. He said the board is made up of representatives of some of the taxing districts <br /> and a community member. Mr. Crowe stated the purpose of the Joint Review Board is to offer <br /> an advisory recommendation on whether or not the redevelopment project plan meets the <br /> eligibility criteria and the objectives of the TIF Act. <br /> Mr. Crowe stated a member at large and a chairman needs to be elected for the board. <br /> It was moved and seconded (Crowe/Dunn) to nominate Mr. Jason Butterick as the Community <br /> Member at Large. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> It was moved and seconded (Dunn/Buhr) to nominate Mr. Greg Crowe as the chairman. Motion <br /> carried unanimously. <br /> Mr. Crowe introduced Mr. Jack Teplitz, TIF Legal Counsel, to the board. <br /> Mr.Teplitz read the report that the Pines Shopping Center Tax Increment Redevelopment Plan <br /> and Project contains conditions that qualify it as a blighted and conservation area. Six blighting <br /> factors were found to exist for the improved area to a meaningful extent and were reasonably <br /> distributed throughout the improved area. These are: Obsolescence, Deterioration, Below Code, <br /> Excessive Vacancies, Lack of Planning and Lagging EAV. <br /> Mr. Teplitz presented the prosed budget for the Redevelopment Plan. <br /> Mr. Duane Potter asked if the Redevelopment Plan was in existence and approved before this <br /> meeting. Mr. Teplitz said yes. <br />