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Clarksville Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - September 22, 2026

Town Council & Commissions — Tuesday, September 22, 2026

BodyClarksville, Indiana

SessionTown Council & Commissions

DateTuesday, September 22, 2026

StatusFILED

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0:00

We'll just go into the regular meeting.

0:02

And we are live, so we're all set to go, Tony.

0:04

Whenever you are.

0:14

Start off with public hearing.

0:17

Expansion of South Clarksville.

0:25

See if anybody wants to see it.

0:26

Let me pull it out.

0:30

So this one was advertised for the public hearing.

0:35

And do you want me to take this over?

0:37

Yeah.

0:38

Um let me pull.

0:40

Please, please.

0:42

Give me the candy bag.

0:45

I'm meeting it as fast as I can.

0:49

Okay.

0:50

Now this is um this is the end of the process that was started by the commission a month or so ago to expand the South Park's allocation area number one.

1:02

Basically, and that's that's where current A12 is.

1:06

And this to expand it basically up uh Main Street to part of South Park Boulevard, so it's going to connect with uh the future proposed main park project, and also touch the uh Colgate property.

1:21

That's in your packets if you want to look.

1:23

That's one of the items we're and so um we're at the final stages of that process.

1:29

It started with this commission, then it went to the economic development commission.

1:34

I'm sorry, then it went to the planning commission and it went to the town council, which is given its approval, and now it's coming back to the commission for first the final hearing.

1:44

I mean a public hearing, and so at this point it's been properly advertised.

1:48

I guess we'd ask if there are any members of the public to come forward and speak for or against having any comments about or proposed expansion.

2:04

Okay, then I would say that the public hearing is closed on that matter and that's 50 minutes.

2:09

Reflect that.

2:10

So ordered at 714.

2:15

That's off of that have to say about that part.

2:18

Okay, now it's back to Tony.

2:20

We'll move on to number three approval meeting minutes.

2:25

I would make a motion for that.

2:27

Second, all those in favor.

2:30

Aye.

2:31

All right, 4-0.

2:33

Thank you.

2:35

Start with project updates.

2:41

All right, Mr.

2:42

Cardi.

2:44

Thank you.

2:45

Um Main Street floodwall project.

2:48

This one's still just same, hanging around waiting on the uh the flood flat gate structure to be installed on Riverside Durham.

2:55

I'm sure Tammy will have some updates on that later on.

2:58

Uh the Shields Access Road Project.

3:01

Um, there's some pictures of it.

3:03

This one is almost finished.

3:05

All that's left is the uh the grass seed.

3:07

Uh that's going to be installed tomorrow.

3:09

Contract will be out working on that.

3:11

So once that goes down, uh we've got a final inspection of the project scheduled for next week.

3:15

See if there's any deficient items that the contractor has to take care of, and then um this one will be closed out.

3:22

Um there is a time extension change order later on in the agenda that's uh that we'll cover, but essentially um with all the heat and drought that we have experienced over the last couple months.

3:35

We just didn't feel it was a good time to try to put grass seed down and get growth.

3:38

So um we were giving them a time extension to put seed down at a more optimal growing season, which is now so that'll be the the change order coming up in a little bit.

3:48

So if there's any questions, that's what I have this month.

3:52

Thank you.

3:53

All right, thanks.

3:56

More engineers South Clark Boulevard.

4:01

Um person here that's gonna help us get the easements.

4:10

We can do the electricity.

4:15

That's not an easy job.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Engineering And Infrastructure█████████████████████████████████████████████70%

Budget Equity Analysis██████9%

Procedural█████7%

Procurement████6%

Tax Increment Financing███5%

Affordable Housing██3%

Summary of Proceedings

Clarksville Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - September 22, 2026

The Clarksville Redevelopment Commission held its regular meeting on September 22, 2026, at 12:15 PM (local time). The meeting included a public hearing on expanding the South Clarksville allocation area, project updates for several infrastructure and development projects, approval of a resolution and change order, and staff reports on financial and administrative matters. The meeting adjourned at 7:39 PM.

Public Hearing - Expansion of South Clarksville Allocation Area No. 1

The commission opened a public hearing to consider expanding the South Clarksville allocation area to include portions of Main Street and South Clark Boulevard, connecting to the future Main Park project and the Colgate property. The proposal had previously been approved by the Plan Commission and Town Council. No members of the public came forward to speak for or against the expansion. The public hearing was declared closed.

Approval of Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved unanimously (4-0).

Project Updates

Main Street Floodwall Project: Still awaiting installation of the flood flap gate structure on Riverside Drive. Update expected from Tammy.
Shields Access Road Project: Nearly complete; grass seed installation scheduled for the next day, with a final inspection the following week. A time extension change order was noted due to drought conditions.
South Clark Boulevard Project: Working on easements, construction plans reviewed by the whaling group, utility coordination with Lightos, and pricing from Mac. Equipment relocation to accommodate the Main & Clark developer. Expecting revised plans and easements to begin work.
Lot 2 Project: Working with Denton Floyd on a reimbursement of $412,945 for town work. Denton Floyd agreed to irrigate the parking lot. Fire hydrant relocation may receive a variance. Landscape plan adjusted for tree proximity to detention basin. Forge contractor to start transformer room approach around mid-October for $75,561. Negotiating agreements for dirt stockpiling and contaminated soil storage. Conduit coordinates provided for electric to parking lot.
Flapgate Structure & Utility Poles: Mac expected on-site mid-October to install the flapgate structure and complete sidewalks. Two utility poles at the old Carmen building to be removed by Mac. Road closure expected 30-45 days.
Main & Clark (The George) Project: George presented a drone photo and field report showing progress: slabs poured (red hatched area), first-level framing with decking and perimeter walls starting, foundation work continuing. Staging areas, storm line backfilling, and footing excavation ongoing. Coordination with local utilities along Main Street.

Resolution 2026 R-13 - Amendment to Declaratory Resolutions for Clarksville Commercial Economic Development Area (South Clarksville Expansion)

Staff recommended approval of the resolution to expand the allocation area, following previous approvals by the Plan Commission (September 2, 2026) and Town Council (September 15, 2026). A financial impact statement was prepared by Baker Tilly and distributed to underlying taxing units. The resolution was approved with 3 votes in favor and 1 abstention (transcript states "three eyes, one extension" – interpreted as one abstention).

Change Order for Shields Access Road and Block 5 Detention Basin

Approved a change order granting a 34-day extension (new completion date September 30, 2026) to allow grass seeding during optimal growing conditions due to drought. Approved unanimously.

Staff and Legal Reports

Chris: Noted the financial impact statement for the public hearing must be included in the minutes. Announced plans to carve out the Main & Clark project and the Colgate property into separate TIF districts to maximize future income and address negative assessed values. Process will start at the next meeting.
CFO (likely Mr. Cardi): Reported temporarily suspending certain claims (explanation sent to commissioners). Also disclosed that over the past seven years, approximately $136,000 in federal grant reimbursements were not properly filed for three projects (Montgomery Avenue, Blackiston Mill Road phase 2, Riverside Drive). Requested approval to zero out these negative balances before December 31, 2026, to comply with the State Board of Accounts.
Tammy: Introduced Harrison Hardy, the new Capital Project Manager, who will serve as the ERC for KIPTA to ensure proper tracking of reimbursements and project management.

Key Outcomes

Approvals: Meeting minutes (unanimous), Resolution 2026 R-13 (3-1), Change Order (unanimous), Rule of Claims (unanimous).
Directives: Staff to begin process for separating Main & Clark and Colgate into individual TIFs; CFO to bring formal request to zero out $136,000+ in negative project balances.
Next Steps: Final inspection of Shields Access Road next week; Mac on-site mid-October for flapgate structure; continuation of South Clark Boulevard easements and utility work; Harrison Hardy to begin KIPTA training.

Meeting Transcript

We'll just go into the regular meeting. And we are live, so we're all set to go, Tony. Whenever you are. Start off with public hearing. Expansion of South Clarksville. See if anybody wants to see it. Let me pull it out. So this one was advertised for the public hearing. And do you want me to take this over? Yeah. Um let me pull. Please, please. Give me the candy bag. I'm meeting it as fast as I can. Okay. Now this is um this is the end of the process that was started by the commission a month or so ago to expand the South Park's allocation area number one. Basically, and that's that's where current A12 is. And this to expand it basically up uh Main Street to part of South Park Boulevard, so it's going to connect with uh the future proposed main park project, and also touch the uh Colgate property. That's in your packets if you want to look. That's one of the items we're and so um we're at the final stages of that process. It started with this commission, then it went to the economic development commission. I'm sorry, then it went to the planning commission and it went to the town council, which is given its approval, and now it's coming back to the commission for first the final hearing. I mean a public hearing, and so at this point it's been properly advertised. I guess we'd ask if there are any members of the public to come forward and speak for or against having any comments about or proposed expansion. Okay, then I would say that the public hearing is closed on that matter and that's 50 minutes. Reflect that. So ordered at 714. That's off of that have to say about that part. Okay, now it's back to Tony. We'll move on to number three approval meeting minutes. I would make a motion for that. Second, all those in favor. Aye. All right, 4-0. Thank you. Start with project updates. All right, Mr. Cardi. Thank you. Um Main Street floodwall project. This one's still just same, hanging around waiting on the uh the flood flat gate structure to be installed on Riverside Durham. I'm sure Tammy will have some updates on that later on. Uh the Shields Access Road Project. Um, there's some pictures of it. This one is almost finished. All that's left is the uh the grass seed. Uh that's going to be installed tomorrow. Contract will be out working on that. So once that goes down, uh we've got a final inspection of the project scheduled for next week. See if there's any deficient items that the contractor has to take care of, and then um this one will be closed out.

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