WEBVTT 00:00:00.482 --> 00:00:07.766 - Well, it's the witching hour, so let's call the meeting of the Monroe County Capital Improvement Board 00:00:07.766 --> 00:00:15.049 - of April 15th, 2026 to order. Mr. Whitlatch, would you please take attendance? John Weichart? Present. 00:00:15.049 --> 00:00:22.121 - Doug Bruce? Here. Galen Cassidy? Here. Joyce Pauling? Yeah. Jim Silberstein? Here. And Jay Baker is 00:00:22.121 --> 00:00:29.758 - present, but not eligible to take part because of the remote meeting provision, but he is present remotely. 00:00:30.498 --> 00:00:36.997 - and is welcome to make any comments during comments from the public. So Jay, thank you for being here. 00:00:36.997 --> 00:00:43.496 - Item number two, approval of consent agenda. You should have received the minutes of the board meeting 00:00:43.496 --> 00:00:49.805 - of March 25th, the claims and financial report. So is there a motion to approve the consent agenda? 00:00:49.805 --> 00:00:56.178 - Second. Is there a second? Moved and seconded. Any questions or discussion about the consent agenda? 00:00:56.178 --> 00:00:59.774 - Hearing and seeing none, would you please take the roll? 00:01:00.706 --> 00:01:07.501 - John Weichard? Yes. Doug Bruce? Yes. Galen Cassidy? Yes. Joyce Polling? Yes. Jim Silberstein? Yes. Item 00:01:07.501 --> 00:01:14.361 - number three, Treasurer's Report. Mr. Silberstein? There is no Treasurer's Report. Thank you. Well done. 00:01:14.361 --> 00:01:21.155 - Item number four, President's Report. Mine is equally as good as yours. I have nothing to report. There 00:01:21.155 --> 00:01:27.166 - were no change orders this month since our last meeting, so there is no President's Report. 00:01:27.490 --> 00:01:33.582 - So we are to item number five, construction update from Weddell and Mr. Logan Turner is with us, substituting 00:01:33.582 --> 00:01:38.732 - for Andrew Sherry. And we're going to turn it over to Mr. Turner. All right. Thank you, sir. 00:01:38.732 --> 00:01:44.436 - So as he said, I'm Logan Turner, honored to fill in Andrew's shoes today. So if you thought Andrew was 00:01:44.436 --> 00:01:50.029 - the B team, you're definitely getting the C team today, but I'll get through the invite, get through 00:01:50.029 --> 00:01:55.678 - this with you. So I told him he's drifting into my GPA. Yeah. So careful waiting for my slides there. 00:01:56.994 --> 00:02:03.782 - So I'm handling the construction update upcoming activity. So first is still progress. Second one there. 00:02:03.782 --> 00:02:10.248 - So obviously we got a lot going on out there as you can tell. It's kind of a monumental time for us 00:02:10.248 --> 00:02:16.842 - right now. Go up, I'm on the second slide. There you go. As you can tell right there in that picture, 00:02:16.842 --> 00:02:23.436 - to us that's sequence seven. So sequence seven means a lot to us. It means that we don't have a crane 00:02:23.436 --> 00:02:25.182 - on site every day anymore. 00:02:25.282 --> 00:02:30.607 - So that's a monumental time for us. That's the last steel that got set. That sequence also includes 00:02:30.607 --> 00:02:35.932 - the beam that we had the beam signing event. So that's a pretty significant area for us. That's the 00:02:35.932 --> 00:02:41.523 - back of house. That'll be the future kitchen. So that was a pretty huge milestone. With that being said, 00:02:41.523 --> 00:02:46.954 - we have 52,000 pounds of supplemental steel that's in the exhibit hall. And what that means is that's 00:02:46.954 --> 00:02:52.545 - for all the partition walls. There's a lot of coordination that goes into that and getting that in place 00:02:52.545 --> 00:02:54.302 - so we can frame walls around it. 00:02:54.434 --> 00:03:00.447 - and drywall paint, but there's a lot of steel that goes in before we can do that. So on sequence seven, 00:03:00.447 --> 00:03:06.287 - as you can tell, the detailing is going on and the decking has started as of today. So that's moving 00:03:06.287 --> 00:03:12.184 - that all get closed in. So that's a huge milestone for us. We'll go ahead to the next slab on grades. 00:03:12.184 --> 00:03:18.140 - They are progressing well. We have poured four of the five. So we kind of broke this up into five slab 00:03:18.140 --> 00:03:23.806 - pours, which I'm sure Andrew's talked about. We poured the fourth slab last week, went very well. 00:03:24.098 --> 00:03:29.524 - So then the fifth slab will be that back of house area that I just talked about. So the kitchen area, 00:03:29.524 --> 00:03:34.896 - the dock area, and we're hoping it'll be the end of April and it may fall into the beginning of May, 00:03:34.896 --> 00:03:40.375 - but we'll see how that falls. But I'm always going very well there. As far as other concrete progress, 00:03:40.375 --> 00:03:45.801 - so the south work exterior is southwest side is where we're concentrating right now. That's where the 00:03:45.801 --> 00:03:50.110 - screen wall foundations are. Those are complete, as you can see in that picture. 00:03:50.594 --> 00:03:56.024 - the walls are in progress. So if you were to actually look out there right now, that screen wall is 00:03:56.024 --> 00:04:01.616 - getting poured as we speak. We had a rebar inspection this morning and all was good and we are pouring 00:04:01.616 --> 00:04:07.046 - that wall right now. So with that, we'll move from that wall. We will then move eastward and do the 00:04:07.046 --> 00:04:12.639 - trash enclosure wall, the access ramp foundations, and those will all start here in April and end here 00:04:12.639 --> 00:04:18.014 - hopefully in May. So we'll get done on that backside of the building. As far as exterior progress, 00:04:18.274 --> 00:04:24.147 - The building envelope, the exterior brick system is going to start on the west side of Registers lot. 00:04:24.147 --> 00:04:29.905 - So that'll be CMU block and then capped with brick, which you'll see a picture here later of. We'll 00:04:29.905 --> 00:04:35.663 - continue that. Preplanning is well underway. The exterior column wraps, as you can tell, are moving 00:04:35.663 --> 00:04:41.709 - very well. We're continuing west on the north side. The north side is almost done with the column wraps. 00:04:41.709 --> 00:04:47.525 - The building canopy framing is continuing. So that's why I kind of call the eyebrow. That was on the 00:04:47.525 --> 00:04:48.158 - last side. 00:04:48.322 --> 00:04:54.411 - prior. We can get there. No other way. Is it acting up on you? So the eyebrows all the way around it 00:04:54.411 --> 00:05:00.560 - ties the roof into it. Fireproofing is ongoing on those columns. So the way that works is we'll frame 00:05:00.560 --> 00:05:06.770 - that column. We fireproof it. We have to get roughed in with any electrical plumbing or whatever might 00:05:06.770 --> 00:05:12.859 - be in that column. And then we can close it in and start wrapping it with brick. Following that will 00:05:12.859 --> 00:05:16.958 - be the curtain wall system. All the glass door front will go in. So 00:05:19.970 --> 00:05:25.454 - These pictures right here, I feel like the, it's okay. I can move on. So the top right picture, I feel 00:05:25.454 --> 00:05:30.832 - like it's a really neat picture. That right there in the center is where the limestone wall is gonna 00:05:30.832 --> 00:05:36.264 - be. It's an accent wall. There'll be glass storefront on both sides. I feel like that's a really cool 00:05:36.264 --> 00:05:41.855 - look of the north side of the building with an entrance on the east side of that wall and the west side. 00:05:41.855 --> 00:05:47.499 - I think that's a really cool picture. So then interior wise, we're still progressing with interior walls, 00:05:47.499 --> 00:05:48.830 - metal studs and masonry. 00:05:48.962 --> 00:05:53.843 - The brick columns, as I said, are moving along the north and are completed on the east. So in this picture 00:05:53.843 --> 00:05:58.679 - right here, you'll see that the brick is completed on the interior side of the building of those columns. 00:05:58.679 --> 00:06:03.377 - So what that allowed us to do was go ahead and get the fireproofing done, get it inspected. Now we are 00:06:03.377 --> 00:06:08.030 - hanging dens glass on the outside and then we'll do the same thing with brick on the outside. So here 00:06:08.030 --> 00:06:12.592 - in the very near future, you'll be able to see a finished look from the columns from the outside of 00:06:12.592 --> 00:06:16.926 - the building and they'll all be wrapped with brick and that'll be pretty cool and neat to see. 00:06:17.186 --> 00:06:22.955 - The in-wall rough-in continues, so kind of similar to the columns I was talking about earlier, and the 00:06:22.955 --> 00:06:28.556 - in-walls on the inside of the building would do the same thing. Electrical conduit, boxes, carriers 00:06:28.556 --> 00:06:34.268 - for plumbing. We'll get all that installed, get it inspected, and then we hang board on that as well. 00:06:34.268 --> 00:06:40.037 - You can kind of see here on this slide that she has pulled up, this is kind of the interior. So on the 00:06:40.037 --> 00:06:45.694 - left, there's the back of house. It's a corridor, CMU walls, and it's acting up, but it's all right. 00:06:45.858 --> 00:06:51.804 - There's the limestone wall on the top right. That's at the center of the project, glass on each side. 00:06:51.804 --> 00:06:57.691 - And then you can kind of tell how we're framing out walls in front of CMU so that you'll see drywall 00:06:57.691 --> 00:07:03.636 - and you will not see the CMU from the exhibit hall. One key note that I should have mentioned on slab 00:07:03.636 --> 00:07:09.757 - on grade four. So we got together and made a logistics plan. We left a little notch out in slab on grade 00:07:09.757 --> 00:07:13.662 - four where we can pull a pump truck in to pour the elevated decks. 00:07:13.794 --> 00:07:20.125 - So the elevated decks, we're hoping to pour those next week. So that's a monumental time as well. Then 00:07:20.125 --> 00:07:26.273 - we can start setting stuff on the second floor of the building. And then once that's done, then the 00:07:26.273 --> 00:07:32.481 - overhead rough in above ceiling will start. Exterior wise, we're going to keep going on the columns. 00:07:32.481 --> 00:07:38.690 - I mentioned the brick column wraps. Go ahead to the next. Go one more. So as you can tell here, this 00:07:38.690 --> 00:07:41.886 - is the dens glass. So then now that that's wrapped, 00:07:42.050 --> 00:07:46.582 - the bottom of that we'll get limestone and granite and once that limestone and granite is installed 00:07:46.582 --> 00:07:51.159 - then we'll build off the top of that with the brick and it'll go all the way up and then that column 00:07:51.159 --> 00:07:55.690 - will be finished and a finished look and that'll be very neat to see from the road and start to see 00:07:55.690 --> 00:08:00.222 - the building really come together. As we do that we'll continue the roof work so roof work I'd like 00:08:00.222 --> 00:08:04.844 - to tell you we're probably 50% installed on the roof right now so it's going very well we're actually 00:08:04.844 --> 00:08:06.974 - up on the high roof installing right now today 00:08:12.194 --> 00:08:18.947 - pretty much what I have. The one thing that I have to give credit to is there's a lot of people that's 00:08:18.947 --> 00:08:25.635 - made this thing go around. So these pictures are a lot of people that put a lot of hard work into it. 00:08:25.635 --> 00:08:32.520 - It's definitely not Andrew or I or Lincoln. There's been a lot of hard work and we're pretty proud where 00:08:32.520 --> 00:08:38.814 - you are. So that's what I have. Thank you. Thank you. You know, Mr. Turner, I think if Andrew's 00:08:39.106 --> 00:08:46.208 - 1A, you're 1B. I wouldn't think, I wouldn't call myself the B team. You're just, you're 1B. Well done. 00:08:46.208 --> 00:08:53.104 - And I'd like to comment, Doug and I attend the construction meetings that are held every two weeks. 00:08:53.104 --> 00:09:00.413 - Jeff, Jeff participates as well as, well as J.S. Held. It's, it's remarkable to me. And I'm very grateful 00:09:00.413 --> 00:09:07.998 - for the cooperation of all, all this team we put together from Weddle Brothers, from Schmidt, from J.S. Held. 00:09:08.642 --> 00:09:17.677 - how at least nicely they play in front of us. And I just wanna thank them and congratulate them for 00:09:17.677 --> 00:09:27.074 - all the effort. So are there any questions for Mr. Turner? I'll wait. Well, seeing none, thank you very 00:09:27.074 --> 00:09:36.380 - much. Item number six is request for approval of RFP for owner provided audio visual and IT equipment, 00:09:36.380 --> 00:09:37.374 - JS Health. 00:09:52.770 --> 00:09:58.676 - So what we thought we would do is just step back a little bit here. You know, we've talked a lot and 00:09:58.676 --> 00:10:04.581 - we'll give an update soon about the furnitures, fixtures, and equipment. But we know that convention 00:10:04.581 --> 00:10:10.779 - centers are filled with audiovisual equipment and there is a whole information technology or IT backbone, 00:10:10.779 --> 00:10:13.118 - right, that helps make it all function. 00:10:13.186 --> 00:10:18.707 - And so what we thought we'd do today, what we're gonna be requesting is really just approval of the 00:10:18.707 --> 00:10:24.339 - overall procurement process. Some of that includes RFP, and some of it is just seeking proposals. But 00:10:24.339 --> 00:10:29.639 - we thought we'd start with what is in the Whittle CMC contract, just to level set a little bit. 00:10:29.639 --> 00:10:35.436 - And one, we know that we have to have an external service to the building to bring fiber to the building 00:10:35.436 --> 00:10:41.343 - so you can connect with the outside world. And so the pathway is in the project. That's already happening, 00:10:41.343 --> 00:10:42.558 - Whittle's doing that. 00:10:42.722 --> 00:10:47.198 - We also, but the actual fiber service provider is a contract. 00:10:47.426 --> 00:10:53.399 - that has to be retained. And so that is something we're going to help solicit do. The second part there 00:10:53.399 --> 00:10:59.315 - is, but we have within Weddell's contract, we're going to tie fiber between all the telecommunications 00:10:59.315 --> 00:11:05.116 - rooms within the building. And there are several. And so we tie all those with what's called a fiber 00:11:05.116 --> 00:11:10.917 - backbone. So that's in the Weddell contract. Then from those individual telecommunications rooms, we 00:11:10.917 --> 00:11:15.454 - have cabling that goes out to all the data locations, the projector locations, 00:11:15.682 --> 00:11:21.665 - any locations where wireless access points actually are wired, even though they provide you wireless 00:11:21.665 --> 00:11:27.767 - access, as well as when you think about the actual video equipment. So like we see a projector sitting 00:11:27.767 --> 00:11:33.869 - on this table, that projector for the new building is in the project already. The CIB is already under 00:11:33.869 --> 00:11:39.793 - contract for that and the installation for that in the new building. We do have the installation of 00:11:39.793 --> 00:11:44.414 - any new audio visual equipment in the existing building, but we still need to 00:11:44.546 --> 00:11:50.177 - acquire the AV equipment yet, right? So that is a piece that is owner provided. So if those are the 00:11:50.177 --> 00:11:51.134 - things that are. 00:11:51.298 --> 00:11:56.825 - you've already signed up to pay for, then that says, well, what is left? What else needs to be done? 00:11:56.825 --> 00:12:02.407 - There is an, as I said, there's an IT side of this that includes network engineering and installation 00:12:02.407 --> 00:12:07.989 - and professional service to make sure that it's configured, the equipment is configured properly. And 00:12:07.989 --> 00:12:13.736 - since Talish and her team already have a contract with ProBlue to do that, we will be seeking a proposal 00:12:13.736 --> 00:12:19.646 - from them because they are the trusted network engineer. And from a security perspective, there is a great, 00:12:19.842 --> 00:12:26.394 - certainty and having them do that. So we've been already talking to them and we expect that we'll be 00:12:26.394 --> 00:12:32.946 - bringing back a proposal to consider that for the CIB. Additionally, because of the AV equipment and 00:12:32.946 --> 00:12:36.190 - any IT equipment that we can't purchase on the CP 00:12:36.290 --> 00:12:42.327 - Some of you may remember that term that was brought up during the furniture discussion about QPA, right? 00:12:42.327 --> 00:12:48.077 - Qualified Purchase Agreement. If we can buy some equipment through that, we will, because those are 00:12:48.077 --> 00:12:53.310 - already bid through the state. If not, we will look to IMG to help us to ensure that we're 00:12:53.506 --> 00:13:00.540 - following proper bidding procedures are in line with procurement law. Ultimately then, that will bring 00:13:00.540 --> 00:13:07.438 - back to you a proposed contract award for the actual additional equipment that is needed to complete 00:13:07.438 --> 00:13:14.814 - the AV as well as the IT. I mentioned earlier that there is a, we'll need the fiber brought to the building 00:13:14.978 --> 00:13:19.453 - Smithville and Comcast are our typical two that we're going to be looking to. And then again, within 00:13:19.453 --> 00:13:23.574 - the next one to three months, we're going to be bringing back these recommendations, whether 00:13:23.574 --> 00:13:28.005 - it's professional services and or for equipment, they will all come back to you for award. But this 00:13:28.005 --> 00:13:32.480 - is our approach and we'd like to give you our approach first. Have you approved that? And then we'll 00:13:32.480 --> 00:13:34.430 - come back with awards in the coming months. 00:13:38.402 --> 00:13:45.752 - So do we want a formal approval for yours? Is that what you're asking for? Yes, please. So is there 00:13:45.752 --> 00:13:53.175 - a motion to approve the presentation as it's been made? We have a motion. Is there a second? Second. 00:13:53.175 --> 00:14:00.744 - So it's been moved and seconded. So discussion or questions about the motion? All right, so seeing and 00:14:00.744 --> 00:14:08.094 - hearing none, Mr. Whitlach? John Weichart? Yes. Doug Bruce? Yes. Galen Cassidy? Yes. Joyce Pulling? 00:14:08.290 --> 00:14:15.129 - Jim Silverstein. Yes. OK, thank you. Anything else on that, Deb? OK. Item number seven is working group 00:14:15.129 --> 00:14:21.310 - updates. And the first one is wayfinding with Schmidt. And I see a couple of things, bullets, 00:14:21.310 --> 00:14:28.018 - under there. Yep. So we are, as you guys remember, working through our construction documents process 00:14:28.018 --> 00:14:34.857 - for the wayfinding package. So there's a couple of updates. For this month, no formal approvals needed. 00:14:34.857 --> 00:14:35.646 - Last month, 00:14:35.778 --> 00:14:41.760 - Shortly after the last CIB meeting, we attended the BZA variance hearing to get our signage package 00:14:41.760 --> 00:14:47.861 - through the BZA board. There were a few variances we had to request from the signage code. Thank you, 00:14:47.861 --> 00:14:54.082 - Sarah and John, for attending in my absence and learning a lot about ROC that they didn't know already. 00:14:54.082 --> 00:15:00.064 - It's a long meeting, but maybe not as long as last night's, but it was a long one. They got through 00:15:00.064 --> 00:15:03.294 - it. We were approved with one condition to modify the 00:15:04.002 --> 00:15:09.382 - the message sign that we're replacing. So we're working through that. We do not need to take it back 00:15:09.382 --> 00:15:14.868 - to the BZA. We would just submit it as part of our signage permit process, meeting that condition. And 00:15:14.868 --> 00:15:20.460 - then the other thing is we have a meeting with the working group next week to review in very high detail 00:15:20.460 --> 00:15:25.893 - all the way finding signage we're preparing. So that'll be fun time in our office to learn and review 00:15:25.893 --> 00:15:31.166 - all the sign types, what they all say, where they go, what they look like, and that sort of thing. 00:15:33.506 --> 00:15:39.463 - And I think in fairness, I would like to mention that Sarah and I sat through probably a one hour discussion 00:15:39.463 --> 00:15:45.092 - about decorative, two hour discussion about decorative rock, which I learned more about than I've ever 00:15:45.092 --> 00:15:50.721 - known about in my life. And secondly, I do want to point out that when Eddie said we attended, Eddie's 00:15:50.721 --> 00:15:56.350 - attendance was he was texting us pictures of his vacation while we were sitting through the decorative 00:15:56.350 --> 00:16:01.214 - rock presentation. So I just want to make sure we all understand what Eddie meant by we. 00:16:02.914 --> 00:16:11.238 - Royalee. And you've touched on the meeting we have on Monday? Very good. Next item, furniture fixtures 00:16:11.238 --> 00:16:19.320 - and equipment. Anything to report, JSL? Yes, Reload Strategies was down here last Thursday having a 00:16:19.320 --> 00:16:27.645 - meeting with Talisha in regards to starting to get more detail about the various parts and pieces that 00:16:27.645 --> 00:16:29.342 - we'll be specifying. 00:16:29.634 --> 00:16:36.696 - We are starting to look at what will be priced, what will be quoted, and what will be bid. We still 00:16:36.696 --> 00:16:43.829 - have quite a bit of process to go in front of us, but this was just one of the meetings of many that 00:16:43.829 --> 00:16:48.702 - will take place over phase two. Thank you. Any questions about that? 00:16:51.842 --> 00:16:57.821 - All right, Art Installation, the Beat Advisory Group, and Galen is still chairing that group. So I'm 00:16:57.821 --> 00:17:03.801 - going to ask Galen if he'll give us an update on where we are with our finalists and what's happened 00:17:03.801 --> 00:17:09.899 - to date and what we've got coming. Sure. So we, as you all know, we started this process probably back 00:17:09.899 --> 00:17:16.174 - in September, put out a call for artists. Got 180 applicants then and narrowed it down our recommendation 00:17:16.174 --> 00:17:17.950 - committee to five in January. 00:17:18.626 --> 00:17:26.136 - And between then and last Friday, we hosted a few of them and they were working on their proposals and 00:17:26.136 --> 00:17:33.718 - we have successfully received all five proposals as of last Friday. We're compiling that data and we'll 00:17:33.718 --> 00:17:40.645 - be releasing a public outreach feedback plan on Monday that will last two weeks until May 1st. 00:17:40.645 --> 00:17:48.446 - At that time, or in between that time, our recommendation committee will also be doing interviews with all 00:17:49.122 --> 00:17:59.047 - five of the artists, including Weddle and Schmidt in those meetings as well. And then by this time next 00:17:59.047 --> 00:18:08.972 - month at our May 20th meeting, we hope to have a recommended artist and proposal to the CIB. Thank you. 00:18:08.972 --> 00:18:11.358 - Any questions for Galen? 00:18:15.362 --> 00:18:23.993 - We'll be releasing a press release and we will have that on the CIB, munrocib.com website. I assume 00:18:23.993 --> 00:18:32.709 - the city is also gonna be advertising that online survey. There'll also be some pop-up events. Those 00:18:32.709 --> 00:18:41.599 - are to be determined a little bit, but I'm still narrowing down those locations for the pop-up events. 00:18:41.599 --> 00:18:45.310 - Thank you. We have a new item number eight 00:18:45.730 --> 00:18:53.635 - in an amended agenda. And item number eight is consideration of acceptance of land transfers from city 00:18:53.635 --> 00:19:01.771 - and county and related real estate discussion and proposals. So by way of update, since our last meeting, 00:19:01.771 --> 00:19:09.676 - the Redevelopment Commission by resolution approved the transfer of parcels to the Capital Improvement 00:19:09.676 --> 00:19:11.134 - Board that include 00:19:12.002 --> 00:19:19.382 - by way of description, the south overflow parking lot, as well as the parking lot that is behind the 00:19:19.382 --> 00:19:27.126 - courtyard by Marriott. So west of the courtyard by Marriott, south of this building. So the Redevelopment 00:19:27.126 --> 00:19:34.652 - Commission has approved the transfer to us of those two parcels. I think it's more than two, but those 00:19:34.652 --> 00:19:41.374 - parcels of land. In addition, last night, the County Council completed the approval process 00:19:41.602 --> 00:19:49.005 - started by the county commissioners. The county commissioners by resolution approved the transfer to 00:19:49.005 --> 00:19:57.214 - the CIB of the West parking lot, as well as those parcels that I will simply describe as south of Smith Avenue, 00:19:57.602 --> 00:20:04.445 - to 2nd Street with the exception of a privately owned building that's on that property. So the county 00:20:04.445 --> 00:20:11.490 - commissioners approved that by resolution. Last night, the county council also approved that resolution. 00:20:11.490 --> 00:20:18.333 - So both the city and the county have advised us that they are transferring or are wanting to transfer 00:20:18.333 --> 00:20:25.310 - those parcels to us. So what we need to do today by action and by resolution is accept those transfers. 00:20:25.634 --> 00:20:32.229 - So they've been offered and we will now determine whether or not we are going to accept them. 00:20:32.229 --> 00:20:39.245 - So with that, I'm gonna turn this over to Mr. Whitlatch who can talk to us about those resolutions. 00:20:39.245 --> 00:20:46.331 - Yes, as John stated, we have two resolutions. One is accepting the property that has been identified 00:20:46.331 --> 00:20:53.768 - that the redevelopment commission of the city of Bloomington would transfer to us. And so I have prepared 00:20:53.768 --> 00:20:54.750 - a resolution, 00:20:55.074 --> 00:21:03.123 - provided that to you and it was also in our updated agenda that was published. And so we will do this 00:21:03.123 --> 00:21:11.171 - in two steps. The first step is to have a motion to accept the resolution to accept the property that 00:21:11.171 --> 00:21:19.220 - is being transferred by the Redevelopment Commission of the City of Bloomington. And so that would be 00:21:19.220 --> 00:21:21.982 - the first matter to be considered. 00:21:22.978 --> 00:21:29.062 - So we have a resolution that you have in front of you to accept the Redevelopment Commission's conveyance 00:21:29.062 --> 00:21:34.801 - of Convention Center parking lots to the Monroe County Capital Improvement Board of Managers. So if 00:21:34.801 --> 00:21:40.713 - I could have a motion and a second, and then we can have discussion if necessary. So is there a motion 00:21:40.713 --> 00:21:46.509 - to accept the conveyance of the properties? Second. That's been moved and seconded. So now the floor 00:21:46.509 --> 00:21:50.814 - is open for discussion or questions. Is there any discussion or questions? 00:21:51.298 --> 00:21:58.840 - about the conveyance of those properties. Since we asked for them, I assume there aren't any questions 00:21:58.840 --> 00:22:06.821 - about them being conveyed to us. So, Shane and Harry Nunn, if you would please take the role. John Weichart. 00:22:06.821 --> 00:22:14.582 - Yes. Doug Bruce. Yes. Galen Cassidy. Yes. Joyce Polling. Yes. Jim Silberstein. Yes. Thank you. All right, 00:22:14.582 --> 00:22:17.438 - then the second resolution to consider 00:22:17.602 --> 00:22:26.225 - is the resolution accepting the transfer of the real estate from the Monroe County Board of Commissioners. 00:22:26.225 --> 00:22:34.365 - And you also have a resolution before you on that. And if there's a motion, John can proceed forward 00:22:34.365 --> 00:22:42.505 - with that resolution. So do we have a motion to accept the conveyance of properties from the county? 00:22:42.505 --> 00:22:45.406 - So moved. Moved. Is there a second? 00:22:47.874 --> 00:22:55.174 - Okay, second. So it's been moved and seconded. Discussion, questions? Seeing, hearing none, Mr. Whitlatch? 00:22:55.174 --> 00:23:02.338 - John Weichart? Yes. Doug Bruce? Yes. Galen Cassidy? Yes. Joyce Pauling? Yes. Jim Silberstein? Yes. Okay, 00:23:02.338 --> 00:23:08.683 - thank you. So we have now formally accepted the conveyance of those properties as offered by 00:23:08.683 --> 00:23:15.915 - the Redevelopment Commission and by the county. The second part of the agenda item is related real estate 00:23:15.915 --> 00:23:16.734 - discussion. 00:23:16.994 --> 00:23:23.703 - Our mission is clearly defined by both statute, county ordinance, and interlocal agreement is fourfold. 00:23:23.703 --> 00:23:30.218 - Expand the convention center, renovate the current building, select a hotelier and a site for a host 00:23:30.218 --> 00:23:36.862 - hotel, and address parking issues related to our expansion project. We're obviously well underway with 00:23:36.862 --> 00:23:43.635 - the expansion and plans for renovation, and the transfer from the RDC and the county parking lot secures 00:23:43.635 --> 00:23:45.054 - that into the future. 00:23:45.986 --> 00:23:52.555 - There is now an opportunity presented by the transfer of the further south properties by the county 00:23:52.555 --> 00:23:59.255 - to identify what land we own for hotel development. We've all recognized for two years now that it is 00:23:59.255 --> 00:24:05.824 - a north site, the College Square site that is the best fit for the hotel site. Negotiations between 00:24:05.824 --> 00:24:12.591 - the hotel developer, we selected in the city ended in December 2025 after 14 months of discussion. But 00:24:12.591 --> 00:24:15.678 - now with the transfer of land from the county, 00:24:16.322 --> 00:24:22.258 - the CIB is for the first time in a position to make its own offer on the College Square site. 00:24:22.258 --> 00:24:28.572 - In May of 2024, in response to the CIB's request to the City to identify property available for the 00:24:28.572 --> 00:24:34.887 - Convention Center project, Margie Rice Corporation Council wrote about the site to the North, and I 00:24:34.887 --> 00:24:41.328 - quote from her letter, negotiations will be required for the purchase or acquisition of the RDC-owned 00:24:41.328 --> 00:24:42.654 - parcels to the North 00:24:43.234 --> 00:24:50.285 - if those parcels are determined to be integral to the project. The city will expect to be paid or reimbursed 00:24:50.285 --> 00:24:56.818 - in some amount for the real property to the north of the existing convention center. We are now in a 00:24:56.818 --> 00:25:03.287 - position for the first time to request those negotiations because we now have something to offer in 00:25:03.287 --> 00:25:10.014 - exchange. That being the case, I am requesting a motion from the board to permit me to communicate with 00:25:10.014 --> 00:25:12.990 - the president of the Redevelopment Commission 00:25:13.346 --> 00:25:20.563 - that we are requesting negotiations for the CIB acquisition of the College Square site. We are also 00:25:20.563 --> 00:25:28.069 - requesting that if the RDC is preparing a public offering of the site, that they postpone that offering 00:25:28.069 --> 00:25:35.287 - for a period of 30 days or until our May 20th CIB meeting for the purpose of those negotiations for 00:25:35.287 --> 00:25:41.566 - the CIB to obtain the site for a host hotel. The site has been undeveloped since 2019, 00:25:41.826 --> 00:25:48.512 - seven years now, and we are asking for 30 days to discuss its future. So what I'm asking for is a motion 00:25:48.512 --> 00:25:55.326 - that you authorize me to communicate with Deborah Meyerson, the president of the Redevelopment Commission, 00:25:55.326 --> 00:26:01.758 - a request for formal negotiations for acquisition of the College Square site, and secondly, to delay 00:26:01.758 --> 00:26:08.126 - in any public offering for 30 days or no later than May 20th for us to complete those negotiations. 00:26:09.058 --> 00:26:17.118 - So that's what I'm asking if we would have a motion for, and I would see if we have one. Still moved. 00:26:17.118 --> 00:26:25.653 - So it's been moved? Second. It's been moved and seconded. So I would open it up for discussion or questions 00:26:25.653 --> 00:26:34.266 - about the motion to enter into negotiations to acquire the College Square site. Any questions or discussion? 00:26:34.266 --> 00:26:37.822 - Seeing none, would you please take the roll? 00:26:38.114 --> 00:26:45.056 - John Weichart? Yes. Doug Bruce? Yeah. Galen Cassidy? Yes. Joyce Pauling? Yeah. Jim Silberstein? Yeah. 00:26:45.056 --> 00:26:52.067 - Okay, thank you. I will communicate that request immediately following this meeting. So thank you very 00:26:52.067 --> 00:26:58.873 - much. Item number nine, old business says land transfers update, but that was before we amended, so 00:26:58.873 --> 00:27:05.884 - we've already taken care of that. So moving to item number 10, new business. Is there any new business 00:27:05.884 --> 00:27:08.062 - to be brought before the board? 00:27:09.890 --> 00:27:17.057 - Seeing none, next item, old business. Is there any old business to be brought before the board? I guess 00:27:17.057 --> 00:27:24.224 - I got them out of order, old business and new business. Also seeing none, item number 11, comments from 00:27:24.224 --> 00:27:31.597 - board members. Are there any additional comments from board members? Seeing none, item number 12, comments 00:27:31.597 --> 00:27:35.870 - from the public. Are there any comments from the public? Yes. 00:27:36.258 --> 00:27:41.910 - Sidney Zulek, please, Sidney, if you'd go to the microphone where so we can make sure you're recorded 00:27:41.910 --> 00:27:47.672 - and properly heard. Hi, thank you. Sidney Zulek, Bloomington City Council District 6 and Vice President 00:27:47.672 --> 00:27:53.268 - of the City Council. I just want to take the time to thank you all for all the hard work that you've 00:27:53.268 --> 00:27:58.920 - done on this and say that it is not necessarily up to me, but I am very supportive of your efforts to 00:27:58.920 --> 00:28:04.460 - enter into negotiations with the city for the College Square property. And I just wanted to come on 00:28:04.460 --> 00:28:05.790 - record and say that so. 00:28:05.986 --> 00:28:15.445 - Thank you very much for all of your work, and I look forward to continuing to work with you in the future. 00:28:15.445 --> 00:28:24.285 - Thank you very much. Any other comments from the public? Both in person or online? Anyone asking to 00:28:24.285 --> 00:28:33.214 - be recognized online? No? All right, seeing no other requests for comments from the public. Item 13. 00:28:33.346 --> 00:28:40.537 - Next board meeting is May 20th, 2026 at 3 p.m. And item 14, you don't have to go home, but you can't 00:28:40.537 --> 00:28:44.382 - stay here. We are now adjourned. Thank you very much.