WEBVTT 00:00:00.578 --> 00:00:09.000 - It is 3 o'clock, the witching hour. So let me call the meeting of the Monroe County Capital Improvement 00:00:09.000 --> 00:00:17.746 - Board for August 19th, 2026 to order. And our first order of business is the call to order. The attendance, 00:00:17.746 --> 00:00:26.250 - please. Mr. Paris. John Weingart. Present. Doug Bruce. Here. Jim Silverstein. Here. Joyce Pauling. Here. 00:00:26.250 --> 00:00:29.246 - Jay Baer. Here. Galen Cassidy. Here. 00:00:30.434 --> 00:00:36.847 - Thank you. Not on the agenda, but I want to move this up to the first order of business is a Monroe 00:00:36.847 --> 00:00:43.581 - County Capital Improvement Board of managers, meeting conduct and public comment policy. I've circulated 00:00:43.581 --> 00:00:50.187 - that to all of you and I hope you've had a chance to review it. And if you have, I would like a motion 00:00:50.187 --> 00:00:56.664 - that we approve our policy. So we have a motion, is there a second? Second. Okay, so it's been moved 00:00:56.664 --> 00:00:59.358 - and seconded. Any discussion or comments? 00:01:00.898 --> 00:01:08.793 - If not, if we could take a vote, Mr. Paris. John Weichert. Yes. Doug Bruce. Yes. Jim Silverstein. Yes. 00:01:08.793 --> 00:01:16.535 - Joyce Pauling. Yes. Jay Baer. Yes. Galen Cassidy. Yes. Okay, thank you. Before we move to any of the 00:01:16.535 --> 00:01:22.974 - other items on the agenda, we have friends who have been with us at other meetings. 00:01:23.170 --> 00:01:29.901 - representing and advocates for homes for all and other groups who are here with us today. And I've offered 00:01:29.901 --> 00:01:36.192 - them an opportunity that we're going to move the comments, the public comments section to the front 00:01:36.192 --> 00:01:42.609 - of the meeting to allow them to make comments to us before we move forward with the rest of the board 00:01:42.609 --> 00:01:49.214 - agenda. So I'll remind them that we have a 10 minute period that each speaker may speak for two minutes. 00:01:49.666 --> 00:01:55.637 - And we obviously have certain codes of conduct and behavior, and I know you've always respected that 00:01:55.637 --> 00:02:01.076 - in the past, and we appreciate that. So having said that, if you would please come forward, 00:02:01.076 --> 00:02:06.988 - tell us your name, please, for the record, and then you'll have two minutes for public comments. So 00:02:06.988 --> 00:02:12.959 - looks like Barry's going to be first. Yes, you already said my name. Hello. I'm going to make public 00:02:12.959 --> 00:02:19.166 - comments. Barry, I'm sorry. Give us your full name, please. Why? Because it's required under our policy. 00:02:19.810 --> 00:02:25.341 - OK, Barry Herbers. On April 14, the CIB said that it needed Seminary Point for a land swap. John Weickart 00:02:25.341 --> 00:02:30.559 - said, I have no interest in making that Joni Mitchell song come true. That land swap did not happen 00:02:30.559 --> 00:02:35.934 - because none of the parties involved made a meaningful effort to engage in good faith negotiation. And 00:02:35.934 --> 00:02:41.205 - here you all are about to pave paradise. The CIB is no longer even planning to use Seminary Point as 00:02:41.205 --> 00:02:46.631 - the site for a subsidized convention center host hotel. It instead appears that the CIB intends to give 00:02:46.631 --> 00:02:48.510 - this land away to Dora Hospitality. 00:02:48.834 --> 00:02:54.326 - It was a lie that the CIB ever needed this land for the convention center, and that lie is more clear 00:02:54.326 --> 00:02:59.979 - now than it has ever been. The idea that 29 units of super affordable housing must be destroyed, several 00:02:59.979 --> 00:03:05.471 - beloved businesses displaced, and dozens of people forced to leave their homes was manufactured. This 00:03:05.471 --> 00:03:10.479 - is a corporate giveaway. The CIB is a quasi-government entity that is an unelected body with 00:03:10.479 --> 00:03:15.486 - no accountability to the public, but which receives millions and millions in taxpayer money. 00:03:16.354 --> 00:03:21.484 - They have found a way to give millions in free capital to their business pals like Vincent Dora of Dora 00:03:21.484 --> 00:03:26.516 - Hospitality. Seminary point was purchased with taxes, the fabled innkeeper's tax specifically. County 00:03:26.516 --> 00:03:31.499 - government repeatedly claimed purchases with the innkeeper's tax were owed to the convention center. 00:03:31.499 --> 00:03:36.530 - The actual wording was never so precise, but everyone in this room knows that unelected unaccountable 00:03:36.530 --> 00:03:41.562 - bodies like the CIB have a tendency to play fast and loose with the rules. This is not simply a fight 00:03:41.562 --> 00:03:43.486 - to save a couple of vacated buildings, 00:03:43.906 --> 00:03:48.666 - It is a fight against the abuse of Bloomington's working class and for affordability. When the Save 00:03:48.666 --> 00:03:53.664 - Seminary Point campaign was started a few years ago, it was a simple tenant effort to get leases renewed 00:03:53.664 --> 00:03:58.519 - for those who needed them. The CIB did not own the property at the time, and the campaign was instead 00:03:58.519 --> 00:04:03.041 - fought against the property management company, PMI. Several leases were successfully renewed, 00:04:03.041 --> 00:04:07.849 - lives improved, but then PMI retaliated. Charges which had already been negotiated or even paid were 00:04:07.849 --> 00:04:12.990 - resurfaced, certain tenants were offered more predatory agreements, and the morale of the block was shaken. 00:04:13.218 --> 00:04:18.942 - The campaign to save Seminary Point, as we know it today, started in the aftermath of that. Barry, your 00:04:18.942 --> 00:04:24.776 - time is up, please. Thank you. Next speaker, please, if you'd come forward and give us your name, please, 00:04:24.776 --> 00:04:30.335 - for the record, and then you have two minutes. I'm Jason McCollick. Several leases were successfully 00:04:30.335 --> 00:04:35.839 - renewed, lives improved, and then PMI retaliated. Charges which had already been negotiated or even 00:04:35.839 --> 00:04:41.343 - paid were resurfaced. Certain tenants were offered more predatory agreements, and the morale of the 00:04:41.343 --> 00:04:42.334 - block was shaken. 00:04:42.658 --> 00:04:48.362 - The campaign to save Seminary Point as we know it today started in the aftermath of that. Friends and 00:04:48.362 --> 00:04:54.402 - allies of tenants came together to lobby local governments to fix the situation, to follow your procedures, 00:04:54.402 --> 00:05:00.106 - and you failed us, to offer security to the people living at Seminary Point. But they were ignored at 00:05:00.106 --> 00:05:06.089 - every turn, so the group of advocates instead took matters into their own hands, speaking to mission-based 00:05:06.089 --> 00:05:08.606 - investors and affordable housing developers. 00:05:08.994 --> 00:05:15.047 - They ultimately devised a cooperative business plan which could ensure the renovation and affordability 00:05:15.047 --> 00:05:20.867 - of Seminary Point. And for a moment, it seemed like local government and even the CIB were actually 00:05:20.867 --> 00:05:26.745 - listening until they weren't. The land swap to preserve affordable housing in one place and let Dora 00:05:26.745 --> 00:05:31.518 - take a corporate subsidy to build a host hotel in another was abruptly abandoned. 00:05:31.906 --> 00:05:38.460 - In its place, we are now facing down the barrel of two subsidized hotels, a brutal astronomical corporate 00:05:38.460 --> 00:05:45.200 - giveaway that spits in the face of the working class of Bloomington. Neither of the proposed hotel locations 00:05:45.200 --> 00:05:51.384 - even overlap Seminary Point. John Weikart stated publicly that the CID intends to demolish Seminary 00:05:51.384 --> 00:05:57.567 - Point as soon as permitting processes and bids allow. John Weikart told us he's sympathetic because 00:05:57.567 --> 00:05:59.422 - he grew up in public housing. 00:06:00.226 --> 00:06:06.863 - But under the C.I.B.'s watch, a 70-year-old woman with cancer out of the home she lived in for 10 years, 00:06:06.863 --> 00:06:13.310 - she wanted to stay. Under the C.I.B.'s watch, another young man at Seminary Point had his rent raised 00:06:13.310 --> 00:06:19.946 - 20% every month until he had no choice but to move out. Under the C.I.B.'s watch, an impoverished family 00:06:19.946 --> 00:06:23.486 - expecting a second child were forced out of their home. 00:06:24.610 --> 00:06:31.996 - After so many were forced to leave by the CIB, some folks desperate for housing took up residence in 00:06:31.996 --> 00:06:39.822 - the abandoned units. Thank you. Next speaker, please, if you'd identify yourself. My name is Mary Cashman, 00:06:39.822 --> 00:06:47.501 - and I'm going to finish what they were saying. After so many were forced to leave by the CIB, some folks 00:06:47.501 --> 00:06:54.302 - desperate for housing took up residence in the abandoned units. The CIB then sent the police 00:06:54.466 --> 00:07:00.494 - to kick down the doors and throw those people back onto the streets. The CIB claims this was all done 00:07:00.494 --> 00:07:06.403 - courteously, respectfully and professionally, but we spoke to the people you hurt. They tell a very 00:07:06.403 --> 00:07:12.431 - different story. One says they were given three hours to gather their belongings, but then their time 00:07:12.431 --> 00:07:18.400 - was cut short and they were told your possessions will be bulldozed with the buildings. Another told 00:07:18.400 --> 00:07:19.582 - us she was at work. 00:07:19.810 --> 00:07:25.658 - when the building was boarded up and has desperately been trying to recover her belongings ever since. 00:07:25.658 --> 00:07:31.506 - So much for sympathy. These days, John Weickart says the homeless are the city's problem to deal with. 00:07:31.506 --> 00:07:37.467 - All this cruelty- Let's not interrupt you. You told me you would not interrupt comments. Don't interrupt 00:07:37.467 --> 00:07:43.202 - me, sir. All this cruelty, all this violence because the CIB, an unelected, unaccountable government 00:07:43.202 --> 00:07:48.766 - body, wants to give millions of dollars in free capital to Dora Hospitality, a private developer. 00:07:48.994 --> 00:07:56.209 - We are homes for all and we are here to interrupt the easy pattern of your life. Everyone deserves a 00:07:56.209 --> 00:08:03.495 - home they can afford. The CIB does not deserve the power it has and Dora Hospitality does not deserve 00:08:03.495 --> 00:08:10.639 - this corporate giveaway. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you. Next speaker please identify 00:08:10.639 --> 00:08:17.854 - yourself for the record. Matthew Joseph. It's also very clear that the subsidy is not just going for 00:08:17.954 --> 00:08:25.595 - the hotel. It's very clear that the subsidy is also going for the land that Dora is not using for the 00:08:25.595 --> 00:08:33.311 - hotel. And the question I asked at the last CIP meeting was, what's going to happen to Seminary Point? 00:08:33.311 --> 00:08:41.028 - Still unanswered, yet at the two RDC meetings ago, Vince Dora made it very clear that they are wanting 00:08:41.028 --> 00:08:45.822 - to build housing on top of Seminary Point. Looks like a subsidy 00:08:46.050 --> 00:08:52.589 - to door and not for the hotel, does it? That's a subsidy to Dora for market rate apartments. Even if 00:08:52.589 --> 00:08:59.064 - they want to build 10 affordable housing, that is not a replacement of what they destroyed. We need 00:08:59.064 --> 00:09:05.668 - to set a precedent that if you're going to destroy affordable housing that you're going to build more 00:09:05.668 --> 00:09:12.273 - than what you destroyed, double it and make it for those that are most vulnerable. Okay. But the fact 00:09:12.273 --> 00:09:13.438 - that this is not, 00:09:13.538 --> 00:09:19.743 - having to do with the convention center is outside of the scope of what the land was given for when 00:09:19.743 --> 00:09:26.010 - the county transferred it to you. They told you, okay, the expectation from the public was that it's 00:09:26.010 --> 00:09:32.402 - gonna be used for the convention center and it's clear that it's not. So we're holding you accountable 00:09:32.402 --> 00:09:38.917 - to that, okay? There's a way that the hotel can still be made very easily and still to maintain seminary 00:09:38.917 --> 00:09:42.206 - point for what it is. We've given an incredible plan 00:09:42.466 --> 00:09:48.129 - for affordable housing and maintaining it and maintaining the local businesses there. And we're also 00:09:48.129 --> 00:09:53.737 - working with the Bloomington Housing Authority as well as others to be able to make that happen. So 00:09:53.737 --> 00:09:59.736 - there's an option on the table to save it, but you are actively choosing to subsidize for Dora Hospitality 00:09:59.736 --> 00:10:05.512 - to make more market rate apartments, which everybody knows, including y'all, that that is not what the 00:10:05.512 --> 00:10:10.334 - city needs more of. Thank you. Thank you. For our last speaker, please, if you would, 00:10:11.522 --> 00:10:19.971 - Identify yourself for the record please. I'm Mickey Weisstein. I'm not normally a public speaker. I 00:10:19.971 --> 00:10:28.421 - realize that according to the description of your entity that you this is not part it's not part of 00:10:28.421 --> 00:10:37.377 - your job to consider the well-being of people in the city. However, as a government entity any government 00:10:37.377 --> 00:10:40.926 - entity that takes our taxpayer dollars is 00:10:41.026 --> 00:10:50.107 - responsible for the welfare of the people in the city. I have lived in many apartments in Bloomington, 00:10:50.107 --> 00:10:59.012 - which were on the edge of affordable, and they are all now unaffordable student housing, renting for 00:10:59.012 --> 00:11:08.446 - 2,000 a month or so, plus utilities. We need affordable housing desperately. Bloomington's quality of life 00:11:08.706 --> 00:11:17.825 - is going to vanish, we will be a shell. And that is what the visitors will see is a shell of what we 00:11:17.825 --> 00:11:27.215 - have been unless we address this issue. Thank you. Thank you very much. Okay, all right, that concludes 00:11:27.215 --> 00:11:32.542 - the 10 minute period. Thank you. Thank you very much. Now, 00:11:32.866 --> 00:11:38.572 - Moving on in our agenda, we'll come back to our regular order of business, and that would be the item 00:11:38.572 --> 00:11:44.223 - number two on the agenda, approval of the consent agenda. You would have received the minutes of the 00:11:44.223 --> 00:11:49.817 - board meeting on July 15th, claims and a financial report. If I could have a motion for approval of 00:11:49.817 --> 00:11:55.803 - the consent agenda. So moved. Is there a second? So it's been moved and seconded. Are there any questions? 00:11:55.803 --> 00:12:01.118 - Is there any discussion? All right, having heard or seen none, would you please take the roll? 00:12:01.218 --> 00:12:08.026 - John Weinkart? Yes. Doug Bruce? Yes. Jim Silverstein? Yes. Joyce Poehling? Yes. Jay Baer? Yes. 00:12:08.026 --> 00:12:15.265 - Galen Cassidy? Yes. Okay, thank you. Item number three, Treasurer's Report. Mr. Silverstein? Yeah, I 00:12:15.265 --> 00:12:22.503 - have a report this time. I'm very excited for that. Jeff Underwood and I will be presenting the 2027 00:12:22.503 --> 00:12:29.598 - CIV budgets to the City Council next Wednesday the 26th at 5.30 p.m. in City and Council Chambers. 00:12:30.434 --> 00:12:36.206 - And I believe you're first on the agenda? Yes, we are first on the agenda. So you won't even have to 00:12:36.206 --> 00:12:41.977 - take a change of clothes or anything. You'll be all set to go. All right, very good. All right, item 00:12:41.977 --> 00:12:47.749 - number four. And thank you, Mr. Silverstein. Item number four, Treasurer's Report. The first part of 00:12:47.749 --> 00:12:51.006 - my report is change orders. And I think we have a slide. 00:13:05.026 --> 00:13:12.556 - Thank you. You see a breakout here of approvals. The line or the three items above the line we'll deal 00:13:12.556 --> 00:13:20.232 - with secondly. The items below the line are the items, the change orders that I have approved and signed 00:13:20.232 --> 00:13:27.542 - off with my authority that you've given me of $25,000 or less. I circulated all those change orders 00:13:27.542 --> 00:13:29.662 - to you prior to the meeting. 00:13:29.762 --> 00:13:36.256 - happy to answer any questions. If you have any questions about the ones that I've approved, you can 00:13:36.256 --> 00:13:42.879 - see the codes, how they've been coded for either unforeseen condition, error, or omission, or owner's 00:13:42.879 --> 00:13:49.957 - request. So you can see how those are coded. So if there are no questions about what I've already circulated 00:13:49.957 --> 00:13:56.646 - to you that I've approved, we'll now look at the item. Mr. Bear? Just a quick question on change order 00:13:56.646 --> 00:13:58.334 - 57. Did we not anticipate 00:13:59.138 --> 00:14:05.489 - needing to anchor the limestone to that we're not we're not there yet this is this is the above hundred 00:14:05.489 --> 00:14:11.657 - thousand dollar i'm sorry yeah these are the we dealt with first the ones i approved that are 25 000 00:14:11.657 --> 00:14:17.948 - or less and now we're going to move up to the ones that you're going to ask questions about so now the 00:14:17.948 --> 00:14:24.238 - three at the top each are over the 25 000 threshold which require your approval so we will look at the 00:14:24.238 --> 00:14:28.574 - first one footing revisions fire suppression water line and i think mr 00:14:29.378 --> 00:14:35.314 - Sherry's gonna help me with these if I. Yeah, absolutely. I'm counting on him. Yeah, here he goes. So 00:14:35.314 --> 00:14:41.133 - the first one here is the footing revision. So the fire suppression lines coming into the building. 00:14:41.133 --> 00:14:47.068 - We were hoping to get past the footer and then turn up into the building. After looking at the design 00:14:47.068 --> 00:14:52.945 - requirements and friction loss and calculations, we have to come up in the footing. So we'll have to 00:14:52.945 --> 00:14:58.590 - alter the footer, bring the water lines in, and then patch back for the fire suppression system. 00:14:58.946 --> 00:15:05.081 - that's what that one accounts for. Okay and the second one is adding the pole lights on the on third 00:15:05.081 --> 00:15:11.276 - street? Yeah so CA 56 the additional pole lights on the north and south sides of third street so this 00:15:11.276 --> 00:15:17.593 - one was a requirement to be met for site lighting whenever permits were getting issued. After that came 00:15:17.593 --> 00:15:23.788 - back out there's two additional light poles on the north side of third street three on the south side 00:15:23.788 --> 00:15:25.246 - so the cost accommodate 00:15:25.378 --> 00:15:31.567 - The light fixtures, which are over $41,000, the electrical labor for setting, the crane, all those things 00:15:31.567 --> 00:15:37.639 - of 35,000, and then excavations and boring. So the hardscapes on the north side will have to be popped. 00:15:37.639 --> 00:15:43.594 - The boring will have to come up, pour new light pole bases, and then remediate any of the hardscapes, 00:15:43.594 --> 00:15:49.607 - and then bore on the south side. So that's what these costs are. And this is a city requirement of it, 00:15:49.607 --> 00:15:53.694 - is that correct? Yes, sir. Yeah, so this is a city requirement of it. 00:15:53.890 --> 00:15:58.947 - Is it a city requirement we weren't aware of prior? I think that with that coordination, it was BRCJ 00:15:58.947 --> 00:16:03.955 - at the very beginning of the job, but it was in order to issue the permits, there was a requirement 00:16:03.955 --> 00:16:09.112 - to come back and look at the site lighting requirements as we progressed. And we were not able to pick 00:16:09.112 --> 00:16:14.119 - that up at the very beginning of the project. So when they came back with the requirements, this is 00:16:14.119 --> 00:16:19.227 - what we landed on. And were we not looking on one side of the street, we ended up having to deal with 00:16:19.227 --> 00:16:21.630 - both sides of the street? Both sides, yes, sir. 00:16:24.386 --> 00:16:31.611 - Okay, and the third one is the revised feature wall for limestone anchoring. Yeah, so the design requirements 00:16:31.611 --> 00:16:38.639 - with the base bid was to have a metal stud wall and sheathing to accommodate the anchors for the limestone 00:16:38.639 --> 00:16:45.404 - wall. Because of the quarry face that was desired, we have the panels were designed at three, five and 00:16:45.404 --> 00:16:46.718 - seven inches thick. 00:16:46.882 --> 00:16:53.157 - But because of the variations in the stone, some of the thicker pieces are 11 and a half inches thick. 00:16:53.157 --> 00:16:59.309 - So in order to accommodate that, we'll have to switch the wall based off of engineering requirements 00:16:59.309 --> 00:17:05.401 - to CMU fully grouted to be able to accommodate the load of the limestone feature wall. And the cost 00:17:05.401 --> 00:17:07.838 - you build in, I believe you built it in 00:17:08.034 --> 00:17:13.314 - to be safe, is that correct? Yes, sir. So on that wall we have 64, a little over $64,000 of that is 00:17:13.314 --> 00:17:18.699 - Hagerman to do the block work itself, fully grouted. Quality walls is going to remove the framing and 00:17:18.699 --> 00:17:24.085 - the sheeting that's there that we've determined cannot accommodate the size of the stone. And then we 00:17:24.085 --> 00:17:29.470 - have a structural allowance of over $27,000 because there are still some detailing to be specified by 00:17:29.470 --> 00:17:34.856 - the structural engineer for bracing, potentially some footer accommodations. So we've built that into 00:17:34.856 --> 00:17:37.918 - this pricing for approval, so we don't have to come back. 00:17:38.146 --> 00:17:46.341 - And you may recall that on other projects, especially when we were in the excavation stage, that we 00:17:46.341 --> 00:17:55.027 - built in a higher estimate. And when we didn't need all of that estimate, it came back to us as a credit. 00:17:55.027 --> 00:17:56.830 - So this $100,000 is a 00:17:57.026 --> 00:18:02.298 - is an estimate we hope is on the high end, but we don't want to have to come back to you twice. So we 00:18:02.298 --> 00:18:07.777 - hope it's on the high end and we end up later. With any luck at all and good fortune, we'll have a credit 00:18:07.777 --> 00:18:12.946 - back from the $100,000. Yes, we would do a deductive change order at that point if we don't use the 00:18:12.946 --> 00:18:18.270 - money. Yeah. So, Mr. Leighton, I don't know if you want to add anything to that on the limestone wall. 00:18:18.626 --> 00:18:24.276 - Andrew explained it pretty well. I guess it's not a surprise. There'll be a similar process on the west 00:18:24.276 --> 00:18:29.817 - wall. We're working on the north wall as a schedule issue currently. So we're trying to get that done 00:18:29.817 --> 00:18:34.978 - as quickly as possible. And then we'll shift to looking at the west wall to make similar sorts 00:18:34.978 --> 00:18:40.682 - of modifications. And as we've dealt with this, you may recall back to February of 2025 when we approved 00:18:40.682 --> 00:18:42.366 - the design, we were looking at 00:18:42.530 --> 00:18:48.761 - limestone that had that quarry look to it that's going to have different thicknesses and we intentionally 00:18:48.761 --> 00:18:54.875 - wanted that. So this is where we are to make sure that it's a safe structure. We're asking for approval 00:18:54.875 --> 00:19:00.871 - for this. So those are the three over $25,000. Mr. Whitlatch tells me unless there are objections, we 00:19:00.871 --> 00:19:07.220 - can deal with it in one motion and then we can have discussion. If you want to break them out individually, 00:19:07.220 --> 00:19:12.158 - we can. If not, if there's a motion to approve the three, then we can discuss that. 00:19:13.602 --> 00:19:20.236 - Okay, so it's moved to approve all three. Is there a second? Second. So it's been seconded. All right, 00:19:20.236 --> 00:19:26.676 - now do we have any discussion or any questions about them? Mr. Baer? Eddie, are you suggesting that 00:19:26.676 --> 00:19:33.181 - we're gonna have a similar change order for the Westwall? We're working through the details on that. 00:19:33.181 --> 00:19:39.622 - It's hard to say for sure, but something like that, yes. Yeah, we could be looking at the same sort 00:19:39.622 --> 00:19:43.422 - of condition for the Westwall. Glad we like our limestone. 00:19:43.778 --> 00:19:52.899 - Yeah, it's heavy. All right, any other questions? All right, so we have a motion and a second. Mr. Paris? 00:19:52.899 --> 00:20:00.987 - John Weichart? Yes. Doug Bruce? Yes. Jim Silberstein? Yes. Joyce Polling? Yes. Jay Baer? Yes. 00:20:00.987 --> 00:20:09.678 - Galen Cassidy? Yes. Okay, thank you. Now I would like to give you an update on properties and leases 00:20:09.678 --> 00:20:12.862 - and I'm gonna keep turning to Cindy. 00:20:13.058 --> 00:20:19.781 - Some of this is a reminder, but certainly it's an update on property summary. You may recall we had 00:20:19.781 --> 00:20:26.772 - four commercial tenants, four commercial tenants remaining. My sister's closet is relocating to College 00:20:26.772 --> 00:20:33.697 - Mall. Friendly Beast is moving to 11th Street. Jeff's Warehouse is found a home in a location on South 00:20:33.697 --> 00:20:40.487 - Walnut. Blue Tip Billiards is still looking at several properties, still up against this August 31st 00:20:40.487 --> 00:20:42.974 - date. On the residential properties, 00:20:43.074 --> 00:20:50.168 - There are three residential tenants remaining in the apartments. Two were sent eviction notices after 00:20:50.168 --> 00:20:57.402 - several months rent due, as many as five months in arrears. They have since moved out, although we have 00:20:57.402 --> 00:21:04.566 - eviction hearings scheduled for September 17th for judgments and we'll need to decide what we do about 00:21:04.566 --> 00:21:07.070 - that as we get closer to that date. 00:21:07.330 --> 00:21:13.947 - One of the remaining three has given us notice of moving honored before August 31st. And so one of the 00:21:13.947 --> 00:21:20.629 - remaining tenants we've not had communication with, PMI has not had communication with. So that's where 00:21:20.629 --> 00:21:27.117 - we are with the three remaining tenants. You may recall all the tenants, residential and commercial, 00:21:27.117 --> 00:21:31.550 - were extended two months additional time from their original leases. 00:21:32.226 --> 00:21:40.845 - and all of the tenants received a formal legal notice 30 days prior to August 31st of the end of leases 00:21:40.845 --> 00:21:49.463 - for occupancy. If we could have the next slide. On July 23rd, as a result of break-ins and vacant units 00:21:49.463 --> 00:21:57.751 - and illegal drug activity that had been reported, and I want to point out that it was reported by a 00:21:57.751 --> 00:22:00.734 - resident of the apartment buildings 00:22:01.122 --> 00:22:09.916 - who was fully paid for the month of July, moved out, concerned for safety, and made a report of drug 00:22:09.916 --> 00:22:18.884 - activity. So on July 23rd, we had both our MSI security, BPD, and Weddle Brothers assisted us as well. 00:22:18.884 --> 00:22:27.939 - And we went into the apartments, particularly at 432 South College, found them to be occupied by people 00:22:27.939 --> 00:22:29.854 - who were not tenants. 00:22:30.338 --> 00:22:38.686 - They were over a period of hours moved out. And I would disagree with earlier comments in that I'm aware 00:22:38.686 --> 00:22:46.716 - they were moved out peacefully and without incident. And the buildings were secured at that point on 00:22:46.716 --> 00:22:54.826 - July 23rd. And again, I want to thank MSI and the Bloomington Police Department, Weddle Brothers, for 00:22:54.826 --> 00:22:59.358 - all their efforts in helping us secure those properties. 00:23:00.642 --> 00:23:07.395 - Since July 23rd, even having secured the buildings, we've had 23 documented incidents in the last 25 00:23:07.395 --> 00:23:14.081 - days. And that number today is now 27. Because since this slide was prepared, we've dealt with one. 00:23:14.081 --> 00:23:21.302 - Again, last night where a boarded up apartment was occupied, lights were turned on. And one of the problems 00:23:21.302 --> 00:23:28.322 - has been that the utilities to the apartments are like one utility bill for the apartment that's divided 00:23:28.322 --> 00:23:29.726 - among the residents. 00:23:29.826 --> 00:23:36.690 - One of the issues, of course, is if a resident's not paying rent, they're also not paying the utility 00:23:36.690 --> 00:23:43.690 - bills. So we continue to absorb those costs. We've now had 27 documented incidents in the last 25 days. 00:23:43.690 --> 00:23:50.419 - They would now be, now we've had 15 trespassing, four vandalism, one missing person that we've been 00:23:50.419 --> 00:23:57.486 - involved with looking for, two of drug use, one indecent exposure, one person urinating in public, three 00:23:57.486 --> 00:23:59.774 - police calls and one drug arrest. 00:24:00.482 --> 00:24:09.262 - So that's what we've dealt with since the 23rd when we secured the buildings. Our security costs, we 00:24:09.262 --> 00:24:18.390 - have now contracted with MSI to provide additional security to those properties to view them more often, 00:24:18.390 --> 00:24:27.518 - to check them out more often. We're now paying $8,680 per month for eight hours of overnight monitoring. 00:24:27.906 --> 00:24:34.288 - distinction, Talisha gets them first, and then I get them second. I get to read all the security reports, 00:24:34.288 --> 00:24:40.428 - and so I've read all of these reports of the 27 incidents in the last 25 days. If we extrapolate that 00:24:40.428 --> 00:24:46.509 - 8680 out over a period of time that could include up to December when demolition could be completed, 00:24:46.509 --> 00:24:53.071 - that means we're absorbing $43,500 in additional security costs. That had not been, it was not our intention 00:24:53.071 --> 00:24:57.406 - to have those costs, but we need to make sure that those properties are 00:24:57.570 --> 00:25:04.651 - are secured. So that's the report on update. Now I want to share with you some photos so you'll have 00:25:04.651 --> 00:25:12.011 - an opportunity to see the conditions of these properties. This is an example of just one apartment we've 00:25:12.011 --> 00:25:19.092 - looked at. This is a damp floor. We've seen lots of water damage in these. Next one, please. This is 00:25:19.092 --> 00:25:25.822 - simply the way an apartment was left, but you can also see conditions in the apartment as well. 00:25:27.362 --> 00:25:35.249 - Here's another apartment with ceiling damage because of water leaking into the building, into the apartment. 00:25:35.249 --> 00:25:42.558 - Next one, please. Another, as an apartment was vacated, this is what we're now left to clean up from 00:25:42.558 --> 00:25:50.084 - those who have left it behind. Next one. This is from Jeff's warehouse, and there are residential units 00:25:50.084 --> 00:25:56.958 - above Jeff's warehouse. This is a pipe replacement, it's about 60 feet, it's my understanding. 00:25:57.058 --> 00:26:05.177 - It's an outgoing pipe. Great concern about its leaking and whether or not it would have to be replaced. 00:26:05.177 --> 00:26:13.140 - I believe that building is now not occupied, so we're not worried about that so much anymore. This is 00:26:13.140 --> 00:26:21.025 - a soft floor joist area. This picture right here, although this you can see is a sunshiny area here, 00:26:21.025 --> 00:26:24.382 - this is all a floor that's completely wet. 00:26:25.026 --> 00:26:31.797 - from water damage. This carpet, as people were walking on it, the floor is completely squishy, soft, 00:26:31.797 --> 00:26:38.567 - as people are walking on it. So that's a condition with the floor joist. Next one, please. Exterior, 00:26:38.567 --> 00:26:45.405 - here's an entry to an apartment. Obviously, that door is in bad condition, as is this sidewalk, which 00:26:45.405 --> 00:26:48.958 - certainly is a hazard in itself. Next slide, please. 00:26:49.826 --> 00:26:58.109 - Here's an apartment that's been vacated. You can clearly see all of the damage from water in this apartment 00:26:58.109 --> 00:27:05.779 - and the condition of this apartment. Next slide, please. Again, water damage under this toilet bowl 00:27:05.779 --> 00:27:13.602 - here and in these areas. You can see it here, all the water damage that's as a result of leaking into 00:27:13.602 --> 00:27:16.670 - the apartment buildings. Here's another 00:27:17.186 --> 00:27:24.495 - apartment building that's been abandoned and left behind. This is what's been left for us. Another. 00:27:24.495 --> 00:27:32.461 - And then not only vandalism, but you can see the condition of the door. Again, a condition of the apartment, 00:27:32.461 --> 00:27:39.989 - and then this is what's been left behind for us. I don't know if there's another slide. Here's another 00:27:39.989 --> 00:27:45.470 - slide. You can see the condition of the apartment because of water damage. 00:27:46.242 --> 00:27:54.348 - all along this baseboard, along the floor here. Another one, again, you can see water damage to here, 00:27:54.348 --> 00:28:03.010 - and again, various spotting on the floor from water. This unit in particular was one that was just abandoned 00:28:03.010 --> 00:28:11.275 - yesterday, and the entrepreneurial spirit who lived here had hookups for people to take showers outside 00:28:11.275 --> 00:28:13.182 - on our water. Next one. 00:28:13.346 --> 00:28:19.994 - These are air conditioning units that are in windows in the apartment buildings. Many of these. 00:28:19.994 --> 00:28:26.988 - Next one, please, if there is another one. Is that it? Okay. I thought it might be important for you 00:28:26.988 --> 00:28:33.913 - to see the conditions of the buildings that we've heard described often that we're working with and 00:28:33.913 --> 00:28:41.530 - would suggest to you again that both the issues we're dealing with of security and the issues with conditions 00:28:41.530 --> 00:28:42.846 - of these buildings 00:28:42.978 --> 00:28:48.982 - certainly again, more than justify our moving forward to try to get these buildings taken down as quickly 00:28:48.982 --> 00:28:54.703 - as we can get them taken down. So any questions about that, Mr. Baer? Just one revision of the first 00:28:54.703 --> 00:29:00.480 - slide. I believe my sister's closet is now open in College Mall. I think it said moving. I think they 00:29:00.480 --> 00:29:06.257 - have moved. Oh, they are open in College Mall? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. And back 00:29:06.257 --> 00:29:12.318 - to Jeff's warehouse. I want to remind all of you that Jeff Schofield, who's been so extremely cooperative, 00:29:12.450 --> 00:29:18.895 - had a lease originally that went until the end of February of 2027, and was agreeable to modifying that 00:29:18.895 --> 00:29:25.463 - lease to the end of this coming September, September 30th. And he actually wanted the month of September, 00:29:25.463 --> 00:29:31.722 - because as I understand it, he may be no longer doing business from the warehouse as of August 31st, 00:29:31.722 --> 00:29:35.006 - and he needed the time in September to actually move 00:29:35.266 --> 00:29:42.355 - what inventory he wants to move. So potentially he could be out before September 30th, but he hasn't 00:29:42.355 --> 00:29:48.953 - until September 30th. So I wanted to catch up on that on that lease as well. Okay, questions, 00:29:48.953 --> 00:29:56.253 - anything else? All right. And again, I wanna thank Talisha who probably didn't sign up for all of this, 00:29:56.253 --> 00:30:03.413 - but Talisha who's been spending quite a bit of time back and forth on these properties. I wanna thank 00:30:03.413 --> 00:30:04.606 - MSI or security. 00:30:04.866 --> 00:30:12.774 - PMI, our property manager, who's been monitoring very carefully residential activity, and Weddle Brothers, 00:30:12.774 --> 00:30:20.165 - who Mr. Turner has become our plywood expert, and I can't emphasize enough that we've called Weddle 00:30:20.165 --> 00:30:27.704 - Brothers, and on less than an hour's turnaround, in most cases, they've been down to those properties 00:30:27.704 --> 00:30:34.430 - and helped us secure those buildings with plywood, and I can't thank them enough for that. 00:30:34.562 --> 00:30:41.731 - appreciation to all of you. Thank you. All right, item number five, construction update. Mr. Sherry. 00:30:41.731 --> 00:30:48.901 - Thank you, John. Andrew Sherry, project manager of Wilder Brothers. Share here. Okay, so today we'll 00:30:48.901 --> 00:30:56.283 - talk about the construction progress and upcoming activities starting on exterior concrete. So the east 00:30:56.283 --> 00:31:02.814 - exterior site work, the sidewalks and curves are completed on the east portion of the site. 00:31:03.042 --> 00:31:08.366 - to the northeast corner. That's our termination point in our site work. Pavers will take place following 00:31:08.366 --> 00:31:13.640 - the completion of the remainder sidewalks. So as we get done on the north side and the west side, we'll 00:31:13.640 --> 00:31:18.914 - have pavers fall back and do the entirety of the site. The existing courtyard work right out the window 00:31:18.914 --> 00:31:23.934 - here. Sidewalks and curbs are nearing completion. That will be accessible next week for pedestrian 00:31:23.934 --> 00:31:27.230 - diversions. This is right in front of the convention center now. 00:31:27.554 --> 00:31:32.833 - We're gonna pour the remainder of the courtyard out and then again, we'll move our barricades and open 00:31:32.833 --> 00:31:38.265 - this up for pedestrian traffic next week. Again, pavers will take place with the remainder of the project 00:31:38.265 --> 00:31:43.544 - across the road. The exterior progress, so masonry work, the north and patio columns on the north side 00:31:43.544 --> 00:31:48.823 - will be completed this week. West Limestone and Granite is in progress with the west column wraps. The 00:31:48.823 --> 00:31:53.948 - photo right here is the northeast entrance, so we do have frames set there and we are getting ready 00:31:53.948 --> 00:31:55.742 - to start on the northwest corners. 00:31:56.418 --> 00:32:02.055 - The glazing systems, the east and north elevations are completed. They're placing mullion caps 00:32:02.055 --> 00:32:08.049 - and miscellaneous pieces of glazing. Northeast entrance has frames installed. The northwest entrance 00:32:08.049 --> 00:32:14.339 - frames will be starting next week. And the west elevations are in progress with the curtain wall systems. 00:32:14.339 --> 00:32:20.273 - Here are some exterior photos. The left-hand side is the east sidewalk. So you can see the recessed 00:32:20.273 --> 00:32:23.774 - portions of the sidewalk that will accommodate the pavers. 00:32:24.002 --> 00:32:29.836 - The top right photo is looking down college, so the patio area and the connector with the glass. And 00:32:29.836 --> 00:32:35.671 - the bottom right is the south lot, so the loading dock, the ramp coming into the southern portion of 00:32:35.671 --> 00:32:41.736 - the project. The concrete that we see at the upfront of these photos will have the brick accessory walls 00:32:41.736 --> 00:32:48.032 - built off of that for the trash enclosures. The top left photo was this morning. This is where the connector 00:32:48.032 --> 00:32:53.982 - ties into the existing convention center. So I think we're doing, we have crews doing two pours a day. 00:32:54.370 --> 00:33:00.105 - to get this area done by next week and then the lower right hand side is the southernmost portion of 00:33:00.105 --> 00:33:06.067 - the connector so all the glass and you can see the mullion caps are in progress down there too. Interior 00:33:06.067 --> 00:33:12.200 - progress so drywall and framing is nearing or framing is nearing completion in all areas. Drywall finishing 00:33:12.200 --> 00:33:17.310 - is completed in the east corridor and progressing in the exhibit hall and north corridor. 00:33:17.474 --> 00:33:23.301 - rough ends, both in wall and overhead continue throughout the entirety of the building. We have had 00:33:23.301 --> 00:33:29.128 - in wall inspections completed in the East corridor, North corridor, the second floor restrooms over 00:33:29.128 --> 00:33:35.014 - half of the exhibit hall in the south mechanical mezzanine. So the photo here on the right hand side 00:33:35.014 --> 00:33:41.133 - is some of the overhead work for a restroom. And actually in areas we'll talk about it here in a second, 00:33:41.133 --> 00:33:44.862 - but we're putting first coat and primer paint on the walls. Um, 00:33:45.122 --> 00:33:50.569 - CMU, so the second floor CMU walls are nearing completion for the unit D stairs. The back of house interior 00:33:50.569 --> 00:33:55.815 - walls will be completed this week. We'll have a couple of miscellaneous column wraps, things like that. 00:33:55.815 --> 00:34:00.859 - But the kitchen area, the electrical room, the loading dock, all those walls are built and actually 00:34:00.859 --> 00:34:05.953 - have block filler and paint taking place right now. The steel, the north staircase that comes off of 00:34:05.953 --> 00:34:10.846 - the patio is installed. That's the photo here on the right. That's the doorway out to the patio. 00:34:11.362 --> 00:34:17.812 - The south staircase material is on site to start within two weeks. And the monumental stairs are completed. 00:34:17.812 --> 00:34:23.903 - The terrazzo will be placed with the remainder of the floor. This is a photo of the east corridor. So 00:34:23.903 --> 00:34:29.935 - drywall is completed. You can see them topping some expansion joints out here. Interior painting has 00:34:29.935 --> 00:34:36.086 - started in the mechanical mezzanine in the back of house areas. And the east corridor paint will start 00:34:36.086 --> 00:34:37.758 - next week, early next week. 00:34:38.434 --> 00:34:44.175 - tile work is going to start this week in the North restrooms and progress into the corridor starting 00:34:44.175 --> 00:34:49.973 - on the East corridor and working West. So follow with the North corridor and go to the West corridor. 00:34:49.973 --> 00:34:55.771 - Here's some interior photos. The photo on the left is looking South. That is the will be the overhead 00:34:55.771 --> 00:35:01.569 - door. So the exhibit hall behind you looking South towards the lot. The photo on the top right is the 00:35:01.569 --> 00:35:05.662 - whole Southern wall of the exhibit hall, which has been hung and taped. 00:35:06.466 --> 00:35:12.887 - And then the bottom right, that is the main entrance into the exhibit hall. So you can see the drywall 00:35:12.887 --> 00:35:19.246 - up top and then the dirt rock down low to accommodate for the tile. But on the left-hand side here is 00:35:19.246 --> 00:35:25.667 - a south mezzanine mechanical space, which has paint on the walls. You can tell by the sheen here, duct 00:35:25.667 --> 00:35:30.654 - work and steel has been painted. The top right is the kitchen and back a house. 00:35:31.042 --> 00:35:36.989 - and then the bottom right is the north exhibit hall wall so that's framed and currently being topped 00:35:36.989 --> 00:35:43.171 - out with duct work taking place. Upcoming activities for interior work painting is going to be completed 00:35:43.171 --> 00:35:49.471 - in the back of house areas along with the east and north corridors, drywall to be completed in the exhibit 00:35:49.471 --> 00:35:55.006 - hall walls, ceilings will start in finished corridors specifically starting on the east side, 00:35:55.202 --> 00:36:00.467 - restroom and corridor tile to be in progress and mechanical and plumbing equipment will start being 00:36:00.467 --> 00:36:05.732 - set on the mezzanines this month. So this photo here on the right hand side is the north mechanical 00:36:05.732 --> 00:36:11.260 - mezzanine off of the patio. Exterior work upcoming, north curbs to be in place concurrent with the third 00:36:11.260 --> 00:36:16.894 - street improvements which we'll talk about. Curtain walls to be nearing completion on the west elevations. 00:36:17.410 --> 00:36:22.832 - masonry work to be starting on the southwest portion of the building, which is the last big portion 00:36:22.832 --> 00:36:28.253 - of brick work. Other than accessory walls, water lines and site utilities will be completed. And we 00:36:28.253 --> 00:36:34.000 - actually have metal panels starting this month to go around the canopy, the connector and those portions. 00:36:34.000 --> 00:36:39.531 - Connector activities. So our artwork connection points will be installed within two weeks. We'll have 00:36:39.531 --> 00:36:41.374 - the material delivered this week. 00:36:41.538 --> 00:36:47.029 - on friday and i think the installers will be on site monday the remaining glazing will be set on the 00:36:47.029 --> 00:36:52.465 - connector following the site work we've got the concrete crews in there right now once they get out 00:36:52.465 --> 00:36:58.010 - of the way we'll finish that roof work will start following the art connection point installation and 00:36:58.010 --> 00:37:03.609 - then column wraps will start here in the existing courtyard this photo shows utilities being insulated 00:37:03.609 --> 00:37:05.566 - in the connector as of this morning 00:37:07.522 --> 00:37:14.294 - Here's some connector photos. So the bottom right would be looking south on college. The top left is 00:37:14.294 --> 00:37:21.133 - looking north on college. Big talking point is the third street improvements. So third street closure 00:37:21.133 --> 00:37:28.106 - will be implemented August 25th and reopen the week of September 8th. While we close third street down, 00:37:28.106 --> 00:37:33.470 - we will plan to replace the Northeast and Northwest storm structures and lines. 00:37:33.794 --> 00:37:42.192 - due to the Northeast, Northwest curb work and ADA ramps. We will remove the entirety of the median and 00:37:42.192 --> 00:37:50.752 - replace. We'll do the bus lane and all asphalt milling and replacement with temporary striping to follow 00:37:50.752 --> 00:37:59.476 - with permanent. So big feat to do in two weeks, but planning accordingly. That's all I have for an update. 00:37:59.476 --> 00:38:00.862 - Good, thank you. 00:38:01.442 --> 00:38:08.026 - Anything for Mr Sherry other than congratulations and well done and. When are we going to be finished? 00:38:08.026 --> 00:38:14.546 - January of Elvis's birthday. Got it. I got one question. Is the building closed in for temporary HVAC 00:38:14.546 --> 00:38:21.130 - at this point? Yeah, we have temporary units running. They kicked on the last week of July, so we have 00:38:21.130 --> 00:38:27.714 - 325 ton units in there right now. Two feeding the exhibit hall and one on the second floor and happier 00:38:27.714 --> 00:38:30.590 - workers. Oh yeah, they're very excited. Yes. 00:38:32.642 --> 00:38:38.922 - Anything else for Mr. Sherry? All right, thank you. Item six, working group updates. Eddie, anything 00:38:38.922 --> 00:38:45.265 - from wayfinding? Nothing graphic to show. The wayfinding folks have been down to the site a couple of 00:38:45.265 --> 00:38:51.669 - times to work with Wettle on coordinating locations and that process. So that's going well and getting 00:38:51.669 --> 00:38:54.654 - ready for shop drawing review. Okay, thank you. 00:38:55.330 --> 00:39:06.752 - Furniture fixtures and equipment JSL. We have a recommendation for a word. Mr. Larson. Are you handling 00:39:06.752 --> 00:39:17.954 - that is no I'm gonna ask Julie from relocation strategies come up and run through by all means slides 00:39:17.954 --> 00:39:23.006 - From our bid so we had nine total bidders and 00:39:23.170 --> 00:39:33.280 - As you can see on the spreadsheet, there was only four that submitted full bids, but we did review the 00:39:33.280 --> 00:39:43.390 - ones that had alternates as well. But the one that met all the bid requirements were COE and BFC. COEs 00:39:43.390 --> 00:39:52.126 - was quite a bit more price-wise than was BFCs, so we used BFCs as our point of reference 00:39:52.258 --> 00:40:00.237 - as the lowest bidder that followed all the guidelines and met all the specifications from the furniture 00:40:00.237 --> 00:40:08.370 - package. Oh, and I want to say too that all bidders could bid the furniture packages were all open lines. 00:40:08.370 --> 00:40:15.582 - So everybody had the availability to bid all of the items that were in the furniture package. 00:40:17.634 --> 00:40:26.768 - So as we did a deeper dive, we measured this for compliance, warranty, delivery, alternates, and then 00:40:26.768 --> 00:40:36.081 - the best overall value. There were four packages in a total of 97 items that were bid. And you can kind 00:40:36.081 --> 00:40:45.036 - of see the breakdown over there on the left-hand side. So what I'm recommending is that BFC bid the 00:40:45.036 --> 00:40:47.454 - package and met all of the 00:40:47.714 --> 00:40:55.517 - criteria and compliances. We did find though with the four with company, they had an alternate that 00:40:55.517 --> 00:41:03.320 - met warranty, specifications, quality. And so we are, I'm recommending that we award that alternate 00:41:03.320 --> 00:41:09.406 - to them, which is on another slide. So it'd be both bidders would be awarded. 00:41:13.090 --> 00:41:20.677 - There was kind of a breakdown of the compliance evaluation. So there was the three vendors that bid 00:41:20.677 --> 00:41:28.339 - the packages as well, but they had several alternates. So if you look in the second column of the 97 00:41:28.339 --> 00:41:35.926 - items, Office 360 did 25 proposed alternates. Paragon had 38 proposed alternates and Forwith had 20 00:41:35.926 --> 00:41:42.526 - proposed alternates. And theirs was the one that we did choose one of their alternates 00:41:42.626 --> 00:41:50.732 - to proceed with. So over on the side, you can just see construction, durability, all the reasons why 00:41:50.732 --> 00:41:58.757 - as we reviewed their alternates, they just didn't match up with what we specified. And then another 00:41:58.757 --> 00:42:06.863 - big one was the warranty evaluation. So one of our main lines was KI, which has a lifetime warranty. 00:42:06.863 --> 00:42:11.678 - And a lot of the bidders substituted different vendor lines 00:42:11.874 --> 00:42:19.239 - but they had limited lifetime warranties, meaning anywhere from five years to 12 years instead of full 00:42:19.239 --> 00:42:26.460 - lifetime warranties. So that's kind of how we ruled out some of those that just weren't an apples to 00:42:26.460 --> 00:42:33.682 - apples comparison to what was put in the bid specification. And then the final recommendation you'll 00:42:33.682 --> 00:42:41.118 - see, we want to award BFC for their package minus the chairs and dollies that we would like to award to 00:42:41.250 --> 00:42:51.907 - for with company, and those are their totals. So if we reward the alternate, we're gonna save $197,210.30, 00:42:51.907 --> 00:43:02.166 - making the total project $1,113,093.62, which is below the budgeted portion of the bid package itself, 00:43:02.166 --> 00:43:11.230 - which was 1.3 for just this package. So it came in less than the package total originally. 00:43:13.698 --> 00:43:24.407 - Limestone walls, here we come. Okay. Let me mention before I ask for a motion that the evaluation group, 00:43:24.407 --> 00:43:35.218 - the furniture fixtures and equipment evaluation group, included not only our consultant, JS Held, Talisha 00:43:35.218 --> 00:43:38.686 - and staff from Convention Center, 00:43:38.818 --> 00:43:45.002 - and Joyce and Jim Soberstein and myself. So we were the evaluation group who looked at all of this. 00:43:45.002 --> 00:43:51.371 - So with this presentation, I'm going to ask the other two members of the committee if we have a motion 00:43:51.371 --> 00:43:57.616 - and a second for this and then we can have discussion about the motion. So is there a motion that we 00:43:57.616 --> 00:43:59.966 - approve the recommendation? So moved. 00:44:00.386 --> 00:44:06.591 - Okay, so it's been moved and seconded, so now we can have questions or discussion about the proposals. 00:44:06.591 --> 00:44:12.916 - Mr. Baer? Just one question, make sure I understand this. So it's 197,000 less if we break it up between 00:44:12.916 --> 00:44:19.361 - BFC and then give forward with the alternate versus giving it all to BFC. Is that how that works? Correct. 00:44:19.361 --> 00:44:25.566 - Well, that seems like a great deal. Correct. And we did bring in the sample of the alternate chair for 00:44:25.566 --> 00:44:29.662 - Talisha and Lisa and the group just to make sure that they approved 00:44:29.762 --> 00:44:38.179 - It was approved. Thank you. Any other questions? I only want to mention that the day that we looked 00:44:38.179 --> 00:44:46.596 - at chairs, Mr. Silberstein did not appear for the meeting. It's not really a criticism. It's just a 00:44:46.596 --> 00:44:55.266 - fact. Yes. All right. So we have a motion and a second. Mr. Parrish, you take the roll. John Weichart? 00:44:55.266 --> 00:44:57.118 - Yes. Doug Bruce? Yes. 00:44:57.314 --> 00:45:02.976 - Jim Silverstein? Yes. Joyce Polling? Yes. Jay Baer? Yes. Galen Kassidy? Yes. Okay, thank you. 00:45:02.976 --> 00:45:09.000 - Art installation, anything, Galen, that you would want to report on? Not at this time, but the BEAD 00:45:09.000 --> 00:45:15.083 - committee will be meeting at the end of this month, and my next meeting should have an update. Okay, 00:45:15.083 --> 00:45:21.287 - I see you have one of your members here, Jen? You do, Jensen, yeah. And Ajaan, don't forget about him. 00:45:21.287 --> 00:45:25.022 - Pardon me, where's Ajaan? Ajaan. Oh, I didn't see you, Ajaan. 00:45:25.442 --> 00:45:31.632 - Dinner tomorrow, A. John? It's book club night. Okay, got it. All right. Item number seven, approval 00:45:31.632 --> 00:45:37.761 - of Weddle Brothers contract for construction management agent. It says Mr. Whitlatch, but I'm gonna 00:45:37.761 --> 00:45:44.441 - have Mr. Underwood present this. Good afternoon, Jeff Underwood, controller for the CIB. As just background, 00:45:44.441 --> 00:45:50.815 - as you remember earlier, the board approved agreements with BRCJ and VET Environmental to begin looking 00:45:50.815 --> 00:45:51.550 - at the site 00:45:51.938 --> 00:45:59.934 - for preparation of the demolition. We reached out to Weddle Brothers for a contract to manage that process, 00:45:59.934 --> 00:46:07.560 - and they provided us with a two-phase proposal. The first phase, which we're going to ask for approval 00:46:07.560 --> 00:46:15.408 - to this afternoon, consists of coordination of the consultants, pre-construction services and permitting, 00:46:15.408 --> 00:46:19.998 - and the pre-construction and preparing the bidding documents. 00:46:20.098 --> 00:46:27.592 - document distribution for planning, platform for bidding documents, advertising, the pre-bid information, 00:46:27.592 --> 00:46:34.873 - review the bids, and do a draft agreement and recommendation back to the board for the award of a demo 00:46:34.873 --> 00:46:42.013 - contract. As we move through that, there are a couple of unknowns. The reason we're breaking this up 00:46:42.013 --> 00:46:43.710 - into two pieces is that 00:46:44.002 --> 00:46:50.807 - There may be abatement services that may be needed. We're hoping there aren't as well as the process 00:46:50.807 --> 00:46:57.544 - to get through obtaining all the permits. So if there's a delay in getting those permits, we didn't 00:46:57.544 --> 00:47:04.618 - want to have the construction phase of that ongoing. So as we near the end of this part of the proposal, 00:47:04.618 --> 00:47:07.582 - which we're asking for approval of $14,400, 00:47:08.546 --> 00:47:14.529 - I know that's not the right amount, $16,400. Then we would come back to the board at a later date and 00:47:14.529 --> 00:47:20.630 - ask for approval for the construction services. Andrew is with me. We'd like to thank Whittle Brothers. 00:47:20.630 --> 00:47:26.730 - They pulled this together very quickly and worked with us in trying to get this together. And I'll turn 00:47:26.730 --> 00:47:32.772 - it over to Andrew. Thank you, Jeff. Yeah, so again, we have already started the coordination with BRCJ 00:47:32.772 --> 00:47:36.350 - and BET Environmental as far as their environmental reports. 00:47:36.514 --> 00:47:42.430 - It would include the coordination of the consultants, the pre-construction services, and the permitting 00:47:42.430 --> 00:47:48.233 - coordination and applications where needed. The pre-construction schedule has been created to account 00:47:48.233 --> 00:47:54.206 - for all the permitting, the surveys, the drawings, the title searches, and utility disconnections, which 00:47:54.206 --> 00:47:59.895 - currently, based off the schedule and all the dates that we've heard, could happen by November 4th. 00:47:59.895 --> 00:48:05.698 - The construction schedule would be to accommodate the goal of demolition by the end of year, so 12-31 00:48:05.698 --> 00:48:06.494 - of this year. 00:48:07.106 --> 00:48:12.628 - Uh, potential schedule variables again, as Jeff said, would be the permitting management and completion, 00:48:12.628 --> 00:48:17.992 - just making sure that everything checks out as we go through that process. And also the environmental 00:48:17.992 --> 00:48:23.461 - testing results, um, which, you know, could lead to additional payment pending results. Um, the current 00:48:23.461 --> 00:48:28.720 - status, so BRCJ has currently been working on termination and disconnecting utilities, sent out all 00:48:28.720 --> 00:48:34.452 - the notifications to everybody that we're tracking, uh, would include water, internet, gas, fiber, electric, 00:48:34.452 --> 00:48:36.030 - everything else. Uh, and then 00:48:36.610 --> 00:48:43.994 - BTE Vet Environmental is testing and compiling their environmental reports to have the results in October. 00:48:43.994 --> 00:48:50.963 - Ken, I don't know if we drifted into item number eight or not. A little bit of both. Let's deal with 00:48:50.963 --> 00:48:57.864 - seven, let's deal with the contract issue first. So again, would you please repeat the total amount 00:48:57.864 --> 00:49:04.350 - of what that contract? Some amount of 16,400 and there's also an allowance for reimbursables. 00:49:04.546 --> 00:49:12.289 - not to exceed $5,000, but that would be paid on actuals. But the lump sum amount for the contract to 00:49:12.289 --> 00:49:20.033 - be paid to Weddle is $16,400. Okay, so is there a motion to move forward then with this contract for 00:49:20.033 --> 00:49:28.159 - construction management agent with Weddle Brothers? So moved. Second. Second? Thank you. So now questions 00:49:28.159 --> 00:49:32.606 - or discussion? Any questions about the first part of this 00:49:32.738 --> 00:49:40.893 - contract relationship with well brothers for this demolition activity. Yes, so the reimbursables would 00:49:40.893 --> 00:49:49.206 - be permitting costs that sort. OK, so that's not coming out somewhere else. OK. OK, any other questions? 00:49:49.206 --> 00:49:57.678 - Alright, seeing none, Mr Paris. John Weichart. Yes, Doug Bruce. Yes, Jim Silverstein. Yes, choice polling. 00:49:57.678 --> 00:50:00.766 - Yes, Jay Bear. Yes, Galen Caston. Yes. 00:50:01.314 --> 00:50:07.078 - Okay, thank you. And now let's look at schedule for demolition of buildings. And I know you've touched 00:50:07.078 --> 00:50:12.898 - on some of this, Mr. Sherry, but if you could walk, so I think what we're probably most anxious to know 00:50:12.898 --> 00:50:18.494 - is what you're predicting is an end date when all of this could be completed and when buildings can 00:50:18.494 --> 00:50:24.314 - be down. Yeah, so again, we compiled a pre-construction schedule that accounts for around 25 items that 00:50:24.314 --> 00:50:30.302 - leads up to the construction activities. That would include the 100-year title search, the parcel surveys, 00:50:30.434 --> 00:50:36.894 - compiling all construction documents and then getting in the plan set review and also applying for all 00:50:36.894 --> 00:50:43.166 - the applicable permits. We would plan on that and that would also include the environmental testing 00:50:43.166 --> 00:50:49.438 - results to be done by November 4th. At that point, construction activities should be able to start. 00:50:49.730 --> 00:50:55.369 - pending the results and is that at that point then is that when we get into the bid process is that 00:50:55.369 --> 00:51:01.064 - so we would actually do that whenever the plans and documents come together so as we're applying for 00:51:01.064 --> 00:51:07.266 - permits we're also reaching out to try to get ahead on that so there are some things happening simultaneously 00:51:07.266 --> 00:51:13.243 - yes sir and then and then what would you anticipate if all goes well that this process would be concluded 00:51:13.243 --> 00:51:14.878 - in other words we would have 00:51:15.138 --> 00:51:21.024 - As I understand it, we would have buildings down and then we need to do some remediation of the service. 00:51:21.024 --> 00:51:26.853 - Yes, we would have to stabilize the job or the site after we remove all the buildings and we would plan 00:51:26.853 --> 00:51:32.515 - on having that done by December 31st. OK, so by December 31st all of it would be completed. Yes, OK, 00:51:32.515 --> 00:51:38.120 - are there questions about the schedule? We don't need to approve it. We just just want to make sure 00:51:38.120 --> 00:51:43.838 - you are aware of Mr. Bear. Site stabilization is by ordinance, correct? Yes. Yeah. Which which means? 00:51:44.514 --> 00:51:50.896 - planting grass, doing those seed and straw. When we get into the December timeframe, the grass growing 00:51:50.896 --> 00:51:57.279 - may be hard, but we'll have mats down, straw placed. Yes, yes, a lot of fertilizer. We cut down on the 00:51:57.279 --> 00:52:03.475 - straw, we'll probably cut down on the number of security reports I need to read every now and then. 00:52:03.475 --> 00:52:09.734 - All right, any questions for Mr. Sherry about that schedule? And again, it's not anything we need to 00:52:09.734 --> 00:52:12.894 - take action on, I just want you to be aware of it. 00:52:15.138 --> 00:52:22.251 - And being visual in the next meeting, if we have an update on it, we can have a slide so we can see 00:52:22.251 --> 00:52:29.506 - it and then that way. Thank you. All right, item number nine is approval of the letter of intent with 00:52:29.506 --> 00:52:36.832 - Dora Hospitality. Mr. Whitlatch, I think we have you. Yes, you do. So we have been working on a letter 00:52:36.832 --> 00:52:42.878 - of intent with Dora Hospitality. They have sent that to us and signed the agreement. 00:52:42.978 --> 00:52:51.521 - and we have reviewed it. And generally what it is, it's a letter of intent to work towards a definitive 00:52:51.521 --> 00:52:59.900 - agreement that spells out the obligations of DORA and CIB towards the construction and completion and 00:52:59.900 --> 00:53:09.182 - operation of a host hotel. That letter of intent includes as the guidelines or the basis for that, the proposal, 00:53:09.282 --> 00:53:17.252 - that Dora made at their presentation and that we selected in response to our request for proposals. 00:53:17.252 --> 00:53:25.859 - That's incorporated into that letter of intent is what we are expecting as the hotel that will be developed 00:53:25.859 --> 00:53:31.518 - and the parameters of that hotel. And so we are here today asking that 00:53:31.618 --> 00:53:38.903 - that letter of intent be improved and that we move forward with seeking the definitive agreement that 00:53:38.903 --> 00:53:46.044 - will spell all of that out. The agreement letter of intent calls for a 90 day period for us to work 00:53:46.044 --> 00:53:53.615 - towards that definitive agreement. So at this time I'd ask for approval to allow John to sign that letter 00:53:53.615 --> 00:54:00.542 - of intent with Dora so that we can move forward towards a definitive agreement for a host hotel. 00:54:01.698 --> 00:54:07.652 - And just so we have it for the record, I circulated the letter of intent among the board members and 00:54:07.652 --> 00:54:13.547 - they've each had an opportunity to review it. So if we could have a motion, a motion to approve the 00:54:13.547 --> 00:54:19.678 - recommendation and allow me to execute this document, if we could have that motion and then we can have 00:54:19.678 --> 00:54:25.749 - discussion if we would like about the letter of intent. So it's moved. Is there a second? Second. It's 00:54:25.749 --> 00:54:29.758 - been seconded. So discussion, questions about the letter of intent. 00:54:33.538 --> 00:54:42.121 - I'd seen none. Mr. Barris, would you take the role, please? John Weichart? Yes. Doug Bruce? Yes. Jim 00:54:42.121 --> 00:54:50.703 - Silberstein? Yes. Joyce Poehling? Yes. Jay Baer? Yes. Galen Castee? Yes. Okay, thank you. Thank you. 00:54:50.703 --> 00:54:59.626 - Anything else, Mr. Welch? No, I just said thank you. Oh, okay. Thank you from Lake Wobegon in Minnesota, 00:54:59.626 --> 00:55:02.430 - right? That's right. Yeah, yeah. 00:55:03.330 --> 00:55:09.521 - All right, thank you, Mr. Whitlatch. Item number 10, old business. Is there any old business to be brought 00:55:09.521 --> 00:55:15.539 - before the board? Seeing none, item 11 is new business. Any new business before the board? Just a quick 00:55:15.539 --> 00:55:21.383 - question. Yes. This is probably gonna be covered, will be covered in the agreement to follow the LOI 00:55:21.383 --> 00:55:27.285 - that we just adopted. For the Convection Center, obviously we, CIB is building the Convection Center, 00:55:27.285 --> 00:55:29.310 - so we've been intimately involved. 00:55:29.474 --> 00:55:36.824 - both yourself and all of your consultants and individuals on design review, picking chairs and all that. 00:55:36.824 --> 00:55:43.893 - With regards to the hotel and design review, how do we see our role in that project in comparison to 00:55:43.893 --> 00:55:50.893 - our role in this project? Okay, Mr. Whitlatch, you wanna take a stab at that? Yeah, and I think the 00:55:50.893 --> 00:55:57.962 - specifics of how we're going to be doing that is what we're going to be working on over at least the 00:55:57.962 --> 00:55:58.942 - next 90 days. 00:55:59.106 --> 00:56:09.046 - We're going to determine how we're best going to be able to support that project through the real estate 00:56:09.046 --> 00:56:18.513 - that we have and how we can best make that support work. In return for that support, we're going to 00:56:18.513 --> 00:56:28.926 - have certain expectations on the design and the parameters, the primarily number of rooms, specific location, 00:56:29.090 --> 00:56:38.326 - obligations to as a host hotel, to room, holding rooms and room rates and those types of things. So 00:56:38.326 --> 00:56:47.655 - those will be the primary issues that we'll be working on as a, as part of our definitive agreement. 00:56:47.655 --> 00:56:57.077 - We will not, in my opinion, we won't have as significant of a role, although we will probably reserve 00:56:57.077 --> 00:56:58.462 - some rights to 00:56:58.562 --> 00:57:04.848 - review the final plan and that type of thing. But as far as the type of involvement we've had in the 00:57:04.848 --> 00:57:11.196 - actual building in the convention center, it won't be anywhere near as much as what we've had in this 00:57:11.196 --> 00:57:13.374 - project. But we do wanna make sure 00:57:13.474 --> 00:57:20.869 - that in return for giving them whatever support we provide them and for naming them as a host hotel 00:57:20.869 --> 00:57:29.004 - that we have certain expectations provided back to us in return for that, which is really what the definitive 00:57:29.004 --> 00:57:36.399 - agreement will establish. I don't know if there's any other questions from that Jay or anyone else, 00:57:36.399 --> 00:57:41.502 - but that's how I would best answer it. Okay, thank you. Anyone else? 00:57:43.938 --> 00:57:49.879 - All right, thank you. Any other new business from anybody else? All right, comments from board members? 00:57:49.879 --> 00:57:56.106 - Any comments from board members? I just wanna offer one clarification. It is true that I lived in subsidized 00:57:56.106 --> 00:58:01.876 - housing. I would describe myself, whether I was a youth or not, I was 27 years old. We were a family 00:58:01.876 --> 00:58:07.588 - of three. I was the assistant director for Head Start and I made $4,500 a year. So yeah, I lived in 00:58:07.588 --> 00:58:12.958 - subsidized housing when I was 27 years old. Just wanted to clarify. All right, anything else? 00:58:16.450 --> 00:58:24.037 - Okay, next board meeting is September 16th, 2026 at 3 p.m. You do not have to stay here. I'm sorry, 00:58:24.037 --> 00:58:32.382 - that's not right. You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here. All right, thank you, we are adjourned.