I'm going to call this meeting to order. Welcome to the redevelopment commission meeting for the city
of Bloomington for Monday, July 20, 2026. We will start the meeting with a roll call, please. Gordon
and Robby present. C. Scambler, present. Sam Flinger, present. John West, present. Randy Cassidy, present.
Deborah Meyerson, present. Staff present, please. Hannah Killian-Beasden, present. Christina Finley,
hand department.
Jimmy Caswell, president. Jeff McKim, city controller, president. Jane Coopersmith, economic and sustainable
development. Hannah Dragovich, economic and sustainable development. Dana Kerr, legal. Hi, everybody.
So the first item on our agenda is the minutes for, sorry, we're going to do the reports.
We'll do that later, sorry. I'm just out of practice. We've been out of session for a little bit. We're
gonna start with minutes for the executive session of June 15th, 2026, the regular meeting of also June
15th, and then the executive session from July 14th, 2026. If you have any questions or comments from
commissioners, we can take these separately if needed. If not, I'll entertain a motion.
Move approval of the minutes for the executive session of June 15th, the regular meeting of June 15th,
and the executive session on July 14th. Second. We have a first and a second. All in favor say aye.
Aye. Any opposed? Passes unanimously. Next item on the agenda is the claims register from June 5th and
July 2nd, 2026. Any questions or comments from commissioners on either of these claims registers? Yeah,
I've got a question.
June 5th claim, page two, claim number 321, HFI bill. I just wonder what property that pertains to.
Wait, I'm sorry, tell me again where that is. Page, it's at the, June 5th. The replacement of the controller
for the chemical treatment systems. Oh, yeah, I can answer that. That's Showers West, and yeah,
It showers west and it's basically a system that makes sure that the fluid going to the HVAC doesn't
freeze. Any other questions from commissioners on either of these clean registers? If not, I will ask
for a motion. You're doing both at the same time. Well, again, they can be separated upon request. I've
combined them unless there's a request to separate them.
I'm just going to ask a question on the second. On July 2nd, page four, pay number 6M14. Kent, I just
need to be, we have a partnership agreement with Dimension Bill. Can you just review that real quickly?
Sorry, what's the question? How does our partnership agreement work? Well, it's a claim for hundreds.
That's a portion of our annual payment to them for the partnership agreement and for that they manage
basically the facilities and portions of all of our trans-district activities. Is that a rollover agreement
or do we renew it every year? It's multi-year and it will take me a second but I can look up when the
We renewed it in 2024, I believe. And I think it goes into 2028. All right. That was good. Thank you.
Any other questions on either of these claims registered from commissioners? If not, I'll ask for a
motion. I'll make the motion to approve as noted.
Got a first and a second, all in favor say aye. Aye. Motion passes unanimously. Next item of the agenda
is the payroll registers for June 12th, June 26th, and July 10th, 2026. Any questions or comments from
commissioners on any of these? Again, we'll take these collectively unless requested to separate them.
I move for approval for all three. Second. Got a first and a second, all in favor say aye. Aye.
Any opposed? Motion passes unanimously.
We'll go on to reports. I believe the director's report. No formal director's report. I do want to call
attention to a letter that we received from five council members related to the south parcels and potential
trade. I also do want to call attention that the capital improvement board did vote last week to move
forward on the parcels that the RDC actually transferred to the CIB, which were formerly parking lots.
for the host hotel. So I do have a question related to that. We did perform an appraisal on those parcels,
totaling $3.15 million. And I think that was actually really, I think we were missing one of those parcels
because we thought it was previously owned by Public Works. So we only did the appraisal on some of
those parcels, not realizing that we actually did own that fourth parcel.
So would it be OK with you guys? Would you have any objections for me to share that appraisal with the
CIB? Any objections? No? OK. We've already transferred the parcel. We've already transferred it, but
they may find that beneficial in utilizing those appraisals. Make sure they just know that it's on three
of the four. Yes, I certainly will.
Moving forward, happy to answer any questions. And Isabel, did you want to say anything about the letter
that was sent from the Common Council? Moving on. Legal report. I have nothing to report, but I'm here
for questions if you have. Thank you. We have a judge's report. So because of some
staff leave we do not have the the formal treasure or the formal rdc project status report we'll have
that by the next meeting but i did kind of want to call out just talk about the the fund balances a
bit just because we have now received our spring settlement i think i talked a little bit more detail
about that a couple of weeks ago but i just wanted to let everybody know what the
what the fund balances are right now. In the RDC fund, that's the 25-19 fund, we're at $1,475,935,
so $1.47 million. For the consolidated TIF, we are now up to $39.8 million. That's an increase from
the last report of $27 million after the spring settlement. We, the pro-TIF,
We've got 833,000. And the meridium tiff, the spider tiff, still has a fund balance of zero. And that's,
I also wanted to mention that I've been working with the assessor's office and the auditor's office
to try to sort out what's going on with that. I will just say the technical term is it's a mess. And
it'll take us probably, and apparently this is a mess that goes back years.
I managed to contact the former controller, and she was quite helpful in helping me understand how far
they got. But at some point, we need to see some of the increments show up in that spider tiff, and
it's not yet. That's still zero. So expect more soon, but we don't have anything yet.
Quick question just to verify, you say on the PROW TIF there was $838,000? $833,000. Which I said the
PROW TIF. It is the PROW TIF. I wanted to make sure. $833,000. And that has to be dealt with in the
next year. No, it just won't continue to grow. It won't continue to grow. Thank you. And then
the consolidated TIF, that's where the funds from the
Trades District went? Yes, ultimately. Okay, that's what I wanted to verify. It wasn't in the 2519 account.
Correct. Okay, thank you. Okay, any other questions? Thank you for that report. Do we have a business
development update? Yeah, just a couple updates. One, I wanted to let commissioners know that we submitted
our application for a designation for 2.0 Opportunity Zones and
we applied for the census tracts that include Hopewell East, Hopewell East, West and South. So we're
hopeful that that will be approved and we would find out about that in October. That would be approved
by the governor's office and then recommended to the feds. And then the second thing I wanted to mention
is that the city is
is really excited to be partnering again with the consortium group on a ready arts and culture grant
that we received in the amount of $3 million that will foster more development of an arts campus in
the trades district and will have some of that activity centered on the showers admin building which
was an original RDC redevelopment project way back when. So excited to see that continue to evolve and support
growth in the creative economy in the trades district. So essentially three million dollars will be
spent for programming for. It's pretty it's multifaceted probably more than I can summarize here but
it's a regional play so it'll help us invite regional artists into Bloomington and will facilitate different
disciplines and there are multiple sites across the community that are supported and then there's also
a resource hub that will be online just
for artists across the uplands region. Okay, so it's not just specifically here. Not just specifically
here, but key part of it is housed in the trade district. Okay, and just for everybody, what is the
REDI exactly? I cannot recite the acronym to you, but it's a state, yeah, it's a state economic development
transformative grant thinking opportunity that grew out of the pandemic
been really successful in transforming placemaking and quality of place across the state. And so it's
continued. Hopewell received a REDI grant for Jackson Street. There was another REDI grant received
in an earlier version, or REDI 2.0 in, sorry, REDI 1.0 for sewer extension, kind of adjacent to Novo
Nordisk. Summit has, Summit District has received a REDI grant, again, for infrastructure, $4 million.
And then this is kind of the newest, Arts and Culture was like another third round of grant making,
supported by Lilly. And the city of Bloomington has put those in, submitted, and been successful in
this. Yes, but this ready, this Arts and Culture grant, IU is the lead, so the city's really in a supportive
partner role, but not a lead role. Which is nice because we don't have to do all that administration.
During the 2.0 opportunity zones, what are the implications of that? That makes this grant eligible,
I assume? Yes. So that whole program exists to attract private sector development into highly distressed
census tracts. And so the hope would be, well, and what it does is for those private investments, if
they set up what's called a qualified opportunity fund and they invest in those pre-approved, highly
distressed census tracts, then they get a protection
tenure protection on capital gains. And so the idea is that those tracks hope well, and if there were
three total that we applied for, if they get approved, then they'll kind of be magnets for private sector
development. And they'll make it really easier for us to market those projects and parcels. Thank you.
Thank you.
OK. Well, thank you for those reports. We'll go on to new business. We have the bid opening for College
Square. Thank you. I have not opened any of these yet, so I'm going to unlock this folder. And I will
read out the names of who has proposed and see if I can find a brief summary in the order in which that
they were received. Let the record show at 5, 16 PM. I am opening the first.
It is a proposal from Concord Hospitality, TWG Development, Ratio Design, and Shield Sexton. Bear with
me. Let me see if I can find a brief summary. Our proposal recognizes the opportunity for both a hotel
that meets the functional needs outlined in the offering sheet
including approximately 160 rooms, full service amenities, and support for convention center activity,
and a complementary mixed-use residential component that supports downtown vitality, integrates housing,
including replacement of significantly affordable below market rate units, and activates the district
beyond event-driven demand. So what that means, we will need to do a deep dive into what these actually say.
And then the other offer received, bear with me, it's opening, is from Dora Hospitality and the Louder
Bag Group. They're submitting the proposal for the redevelopment of College Square.
The proposal delivers two complimentary projects on a single site, a 135-room boutique upscale hotel
on a southern portion of the project site along 3rd Street, and an approximately 100-unit market-rate
apartment community on the northern portion along 4th Street. Connecting them is a landscaped promenade
running through the interior of the block, a shared gathering space that activates the heart of the
site and draws pedestrians from College Avenue to the beeline.
So again, we haven't analyzed these. I don't have any other details. Those are the summaries. We'll
have to talk about what's going on. I'm getting messages that the audio is not working. And I wonder
if we might need to just check the audio. And then I don't know if we should reread those responses.
Yeah, I'd kind of like to hear the list of the proposers again.
Is it working? Is the audio working now? Who is saying this? Eric Ust was online and... Can you check
the chat, please? Or check the audio inputs.
All the mics are on. Who has the meeting? Tammy has it right now. So I would just check the audio, the
mic input, within Zoom. And then I would check the system settings. Let me see that. And if we need
to restart the hour, we can. Enough. How do you come through the volume that's just very low? OK, that's
helpful. We turn the volume up.
All right, can you tell us, is that better? Is that better? Someone says I can hear fine. Yeah. Dr.
Winston said she could hear, but it was a little fuzzy, but she's giving us a thumbs up now. Thank you.
All right. 516, I think it was. I opened the first.
offer that was opened in the order that they were received. I will go back to that again. So the first
offer received was from Concord Hospitality TWG Ratio Design and Shield Sexton. And it looks like it's
a two part strategy.
proposal recognizes the opportunity for both a hotel meets the functional needs outlined in the offering
sheet, including approximately 160 rooms, full service amenities and support for the convention center
activity, and a complimentary mixed use residential component that supports downtown vitality. And it
includes the replacement of significantly affordable below market rate units, and activates the district
beyond event during demand.
Other offer that was received is from Dora Hospitality and the Ladderback Group. And it delivers two
complimentary projects on a single site, a 135-room boutique upscale hotel on the southern portion of
the project site along 3rd Street,
and an approximately 100-unit market-rate apartment community on the northern portion along 4th Street.
Connecting them is a landscaped promenade running through the interior of the block, a shared gathering
space that activates the heart of the site and draws pedestrians through College Avenue to the Beeline
Trail. So again, we will have to do a deep dive as to what's in all of these offerings. I haven't looked
at it yet, and we'll have to report back.
Thank you. Next item in the agenda is Resolution 2646, which is the approval of an undulate artwork
concrete foundation construction agreement with the NB Paving LLC. Who would like to speak to that?
I can. So undulate art is the art that's been approved for Hopewell Commons and Hopewell East. Within
that contract that was approved in Resolution 2467, it says that
The city will take responsibility for site preparation. So we did a bid through our OpenGov procurement
system. For 30 days, the dates are escaping me right now, but we received three bids. The lowest responsive
and responsible bidder is EMB Paving. Their quote is for $48,295. Like I said, this would
laid concrete foundations in order for the artist to install the actual art sculpture onto them. As
a part of that bidding process, we made it very clear that the site is sensitive with the brick pavers
and all of that. And so we're being really specific about where they can access it and how to go about
accessing it. So we're very protective of the site as I'm sure you all are as well.
That's it. We're asking for that funding so we can get this art piece installed. Any questions or comments
from commissioners on resolution 2646? Have we done a, we're going to do a site evaluation of the existing
site prior to thing on this contract because the whole site was done by milestone previously. And this
was bringing another contractor in to make sure, as you said, protection of the site. Yes.
Once it's been awarded, we will do a site walk with the contractor as well as engineering department
and parks department have been heavily involved and are aware of all of those staff work that Miles
did. They have that historical knowledge. As you said, we want to make sure that we don't tear up anything
that we've already done. Exactly. All right, thank you.
Any other questions or comments from commissioners? If not, we'll put it up for public comment for resolution
2646. Seeing anything in person or online, I will open it for a motion for this resolution. I'll move
approval of resolution 2646. Second. We've got a first and a second. All in favor say aye. Aye.
Any opposed? Passes unanimously. Thank you. Do we have a time frame for this?
I am pushing before the end of the year for the full install. Sorry, just to be clear. And this is all
just clarification. This is all part of our. Thank you. OK, the next item on our agenda is resolution
2647, which is the acknowledgement of estimated costs of public infrastructure improvement design for
Sudbury Drive and South Adams Street within the summit district planning development. Who would like
to speak to that?
happy to discuss this one. This is just an acknowledgement. You have already approved a memorandum of
understanding and agreement with the Sudbury group as far as agreeing to pay for the design of public
infrastructure for Sudbury Drive and Adams Street that lies within the Sudbury PUD.
Our engineering folks have worked very diligently going through step by step with Stantec, who is the
engineering folks that Sudbury is using to be able to make sure that all of the design work that would
be paid for from funds by the RDC is only for
those things that are public infrastructure and necessary for the installation of public infrastructure.
So they've done a really good job of keeping that separate from what might be private. I know that was
a concern of the RDC to keep that separate. Again, engineering has been going through this with a fine-tooth comb.
But I felt for record keeping that it would be, and for your knowledge, of course, that it would be
nice to have an acknowledgement that the estimated project cost for that design work is $1,188,000.
And they are completing their estimate for the private design.
And then they'll be entering into a contract to be able to move forward with beginning that design.
So again, hats off to the engineering department who worked really diligently to make sure that they
separated out everything to make sure that public dollars were only being used with what was absolutely
necessary for public
designed for public infrastructure. So again, this is just an acknowledgement. And even the attachment
shows the breakout of the different classifications of the different areas. And you can see some of
the detail that they went into for that. So we just want for you to acknowledge that this is the amount that they
they have estimated, and that it's part of your record. OK, thank you. Well, I'd like to ask a question.
Oh, yeah, I'm going to open this question for you. Did you or did I? I am. It's open for questions.
This, I'm going to ask Dana, but Randy, you may want to weigh in on this. I'm not a huge fan of a time
material contract. Is this typical for this type of work? My understanding from.
Our focus on engineering is yes that it is because there are so many unknowns this early on to get an
exact amount that this is and not to exceed amount at this time. And so they would not be able to go
further without coming back to the table. At the end of the day it will be the five million rolling.
then not to exceed for all of the things that the RDC is looking at in that area, yes. But for the design
of these two roadways, this is what the RDC would be looking at. And this is for the engineering for
all of the public structure for Adams Street and Sudbury Drive. Correct, sir. Which connects the north-south
thoroughfare and then also creates an east-west
Yes, east-west connector between that and Wimmer Road or when they may be there. Yeah, at a future date.
And with that, given the time frame they're looking at, we're talking approximately a year. Yeah. OK.
Yeah. Request professional services is what this really comes down to. And then this will allow to get
an idea of what construction costs would be for that without
doing this, we would have no idea. Essentially, once this is done, we have a design for what is going
to be built for the public infrastructure in order to help construct hundreds of thousands of homes.
Yes, this is definitely public infrastructure, making connections that need to be made for North-South
thoroughfares. The other parts of this is
is just one part. The other parts in that area include looking at Vanguard connecting from Tap Road
up to Weimar in a straight line. It also includes offsite developments, looking at intersections to
improving intersections. So this will greatly improve the connectivity of that whole area that is very
underserved with roadways at this point. OK. Any other questions or comments from the commissioners
that's not open for public comment? Nothing in line or in person? I'll entertain a motion for resolution
2647. I would like to make a comment prior to something.
I happen to be an adjoining property owner to this, so I'm going to abstain from voting because this
does impact a property, or could it potentially impact a property that I do own. It will or it won't.
Thank you for that clarification. OK, so with that one abstention, we have any motion for resolution
2647. Move approval of resolution 2647. Second.
A first and a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. We've got any opposed? We've got four in favor and
one abstention. And the motion passes. That's the end of our new business on our agenda. Is there any
other items to bring before we adjourn? Not at this time. We're going to take the openings under advisement.
Yeah, I was tricked by the book, took them in as they were received, didn't look at them, kept them
in a locked folder until we just opened them this evening. So I don't know what's in there. Obviously,
with any offer, it's not just about purchase price. A lot of times, there can be other details that
can offset. So we're going to do a deep dive as to what each offer contains and try to come up with
your next steps.
Okay, well with that I'll take a motion to adjourn. The RDC doesn't take public comment for items not
on our agenda. That's our policy. There are not yet been even considered by the RDC, much less by the public.
will lean towards legal on how to proceed. We have to determine what we have first before we can even
have anything to talk about yet. But we'll look into them, and then we will present publicly what's
involved in those offers. I have a simple question. Does each of those projects have a financial number
attached to it? I didn't even go that far.
I mean, but do they? I didn't see that on the first two pages that I glanced at, so I have no idea what
they said. We hear the CIB offers those money attached to them, and I wondered if each of these offers
had a dollar fee. It wasn't in the project summary at the top, which is, that's the first. The RDC's
opening of proposals is not exactly the same as how CIB does it. Will your deep dive be done before
they bulldoze Seminary Point?
What is the? Is there a timeline associated with that? Yes. Would you like to know what it is? I'm happy
to stick around after the meeting and talk to whoever would like to talk. OK, so the meeting is now
adjourned. If there are other comments that people would like to make to individuals, they may do so
after the adjournment of the meeting. Meeting is adjourned.