Clarksville Town Council and Redevelopment Commission Special Joint Meeting - August 12, 2025
Clarksville Town Council and Redevelopment Commission Special Joint Meeting
On August 12, 2025, at 6:24 p.m., the Clarksville Town Council and Redevelopment Commission held a joint special meeting at the Clarksville Administration Building in Executive Conference Room. The sole purpose was to consider and vote on a settlement agreement with Clarks Landing Enterprise Investments LLC, resolving litigation over the redevelopment of the former Colgate property.
Discussion Items
- Settlement Agreement with Clarks Landing Enterprise Investments LLC: Town staff and legal representatives had negotiated terms to resolve the eminent domain case brought by the town against Clarks Landing regarding the Colgate property. The settlement agreement, once approved and signed, would be presented to the court for review, leading to dismissal of the lawsuit and allowing Clarks Landing to proceed with redevelopment. The agreement also included a provision for the Clark County Treasurer to sign, though the Treasurer had been dismissed from the suit.
Key Outcomes
- Redevelopment Commission Vote: Motion by Bob Stotts, seconded. Roll call vote: Bryant Haas (yes), Janne Flaugh (yes), Bob McEwen (yes), Bob Stotts (yes), Chairman Alan Butts (yes). Approved 5-0.
- Town Council Vote: Motion by Councilman Voignier, seconded by Councilman Stotts. Roll call vote: Manager Beatty (yes), Bob McEwen (yes), Tony Munich (yes), Karen Henderson (aye), Bob Stotts (yes), Jennifer Voignier (aye), President Ryan Ramsey (aye). Approved 6-0. Councilperson Darcy Schoer was absent.
- Signing: Bob McEwen, as Vice President of the Redevelopment Commission, was authorized to sign the settlement agreement on behalf of the commission.
- Adjournment: Both boards adjourned at 6:28 p.m.
Meeting Transcript
Before the meeting is called to the order, I want to kind of explain the events for tonight. We're going to have a joint uh meeting of the Clarksville Town Council and the Clarksville Redevelopment Commission. We do have members of the redevelopment commission who are attending virtual virtually. We also have representatives of the Yasmin Stump Law Firm who are attending virtually as well. Darcy Councilperson Darcy Schoer is absent tonight. She notified me on Sunday that she would be absent, and her absent absenteeism does not qualify her to attend virtually, so she is absent. There will actually be the call to order of the of both boards. Then there will be have to be a motion by both boards. We are going to do the motion of the redevelopment commission first, followed by the motion of the town council. And because we have members attending virtually, those votes will have to be by roll call. So I will call people's names. So he is not here, so I'll be the one taking minutes. So at this time we would call the meeting of the redevelopment commission and the town council to order. So first we'll call to order the town council meeting. Time is 624 p.m. The date is August the 12th, 2025. And at this time we will call the Clarksville Redevelopment Commission 624. And the date is August 12th, 2025. And for the record, I will note that Councilperson Darcy Scholler is absent and that attending virtually is RDC Commission Chairman Alan Butts as well as Bryant Haas Redevelopment Commission member. And they both gave proper notice. And they both gave proper notice that they would be out of town and can attend virtually. The one item for uh business tonight is the approval of a settlement agreement with Clarks Landing Enterprise Investments LLC. Town staff have been working to resolve litigation issues over the redevelopment of the former Colgate property, which is owned by Clarks Landing. Representative of representatives of Clarks Landing, the Redevelopment Commission, and the town council have reached terms contained in the settlement agreement, which would allow for the eminent domain case brought by the town to be dismissed. The approval of the settlement agreement signed by both parties will be presented to the court for review and approval later this week. If approved, the case can be dismissed and Clark's Landing can move forward with the redevelopment process of the property. The recommended action for both the town council and the redevelopment commission is to approve the settlement agreement between the town of Clarksville and Clarks Landing Enterprise Investments LLC. I will note that the settlement agreement also has an entry for the Clark County Treasurer. We believe that that uh that they were actually dismissed from the suit. Uh they had been added because there may have been concern for uh taxes owed owed against the property andor liens filed against the property, but we believe that they have been dismissed. Regardless, uh, we will attempt to get their signature on the matter as well after if approved tonight. So the redevelopment commission took the first action and recommended the town council to initiate the eminent domain proceedings. Um I would ask for a motion of the redevelopment commission uh to approve the settlement agreement. I motion motion by Mr. Stotts second. I will second. Thank you. We have a second as well. And uh all those in favor, we will I gotta do a roll call vote. Yeah, we have to do a roll call vote, and we'll do that with uh Mr. Beatty. Commissioner Haas. Uh yes. Commissioner Flough. Yes. Commissioner McEwen, yes. Commissioner Stotz. Yes. Chairman Butts. Yes.
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