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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRC-07-16-02CRC Meeting, July 16, 2002 1 CARMEL REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Meeting Tuesday, July 16, 2002 President Rick Roesch called the meeting to order at 6:12 p.m. Commission members present were Luci Snyder, John Koven and Ron Carter, constituting a quorum. Also present were Kelli Lawrence, Steve Engelking, Les Olds, Karl Haas, Kate Weese, Brad Chambers, Greg Martin and David Leazenby from Buckingham, Mark Thomas and David Compton from Pulte Homes, Robert Koeller, Lance Stahley, Steve Sturtz, Bruce Cordingly from Pedcor, G. H. Kosene, Todd Miller, David Kosene, Gary Weaver from Weaver Design Group, Bill Booker, Indianapolis Star. Phyllis Morrissey as support staff. Mr. Roesch asked for a motion to change the order of the agenda, moving the Approval of Invoices to the first item on the agenda. So moved by Mr. Koven. Following a second by Ms. Snyder, the motion was unanimously approved. Approval of Invoices The invoices before the CRC have all been reviewed and approved. Ms. Snyder moved the invoices be approved. Following a second by Mr. Koven, the motion was unanimously approved. Presentation of Proposals for Parcel #2 Mr. Roesch asked for Mr. Haas’ opinion whether he [Mr. Roesch] needed to abstain or recuse himself since he has had banking business dealings with several people who have submitted proposals. “I do not currently, nor have I had requests for any of the projects which are before us.” Mr. Haas: No, you don’t. There would be a conflict of interest only if you had a pecuniary interest in one of the proposals and it would actually need to be a personal pecuniary interest and in a situation where you’ve had past business dealings with one of the parties that’s making a proposal, there’s not a problem. It’s not a conflict of interest and it’s not inappropriate for you to vote.” The Proposals Mr. Chambers, Buckingham, presented his proposal, consisting of mixed use on the eight acres. Pulte Homes of Indiana, LLC, proposed to move their divisional corporate offices to the site. The proposal included 100-125 townhomes, ranging in size from 1200-2500 square feet and selling for $175,000-$250,000. The commercial uses will have 30-40,000 square feet of offices, 5-10,000 feet of neighborhood retail. Pulte Homes offices will include a design center. Mark Thomas, of Pulte Homes, discussed their portion of the proposal. Questions and answers followed. Mr. Roesch thanked Mr. Chambers for his presentation and the tour earlier that day at Buckingham. CRC Meeting, July 16, 2002 2 Mr. Cordingly, Pedcor, presented his proposal, also a mixed use on the site. His company would like to move their main headquarters to one of the proposed 20,000 square foot buildings. They propose office and retail on the north side of the pool and for sale townhomes on the south side and included expanded public spaces on both sides. They also propose parking areas under the larger buildings, noting the parking under the offices would provide nearly 50% of the spaces needed to serve the site. Mr. Kosene described the townhouses proposed for the site, noting elevators would be available for approximately 2/3 of the 123 units. The units are upscale, selling for $150- 160 per square foot. He distributed some information about his company and other projects. Questions, answers and discussion followed, mostly about street widths, parking, elevators, takedown schedule, office space versus retail space. Mr. Roesch said there were several ways the CRC can address the offers: we can accept an offer, we can select a preferred party, contingent on working out the details of a project agreement. Mr. Haas also noted the CRC could postpone the decision or divide it into parts. Mr. Koven: I am overly impressed by the presentations we have seen, both at our last meeting and tonight. Each of the companies we have seen are quite capable of doing a good job. I think what we’ve seen from Pedcor and Kosene would get us where we want to go the quickest. He noted the many different aspects of their proposal which he liked. He also emphasized the importance of a quality product which will hold up over the long run. Mr. Koven moved the CRC accept the proposals from Pedcor and Kosene if we can come to an agreement on the expectations. Ms. Snyder seconded the motion, adding the importance of the architectural scale and proportion being correct. Mr. Olds said he and Mr. Haas will work together on this package and bring it back to the Commission for approval. Mr. Carter asked for clarification on the motion. Mr. Koven said he meant to designate Pedcor and Kosene as the preferred developers. The motion was unanimously approved. Mr. Roesch thanked everyone for all their work. He told Mr. Chambers and Mr. Thomas that the CRC has expanded their area of influence and asked them to keep the empty nesters demographics in mind. Mr. Thomas complimented Pedcor and Kosene on their proposal. “We weren’t the right choice at this time, but we will be in the future.” Mr. Koven: “We’d like to have Pulte and their headquarters in our City Center, too.” Adjournment There being no other business before the CRC, Mr. Koven moved the meeting be adjourned. Following a second by Mr. Carter, the motion was approved and the meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m.