All right.

All right, guys.

We're gonna go ahead and get started.

So right there.

Then I won't be able to see Dave, but that's okay.

I can uh think so.

I asked if we could do it right before this, and they neither of them were here, so I said we'll do it.

Lana, we ready to go?

We are.

Um we have a quorum.

Um we don't need the oath of office because everyone has been uh sworn in, so everyone's qualified.

And so take it away.

All righty, thanks, Lynn.

So we'll call today's um meeting of the Evansville Redevelopment Authority uh to order.

Uh like Lana said, uh no oath of office needed.

Uh the next item of business on the agenda uh is uh the election of officers.

I'd like to make a motion to uh a motion to have you serve as our president again.

All right, thanks.

I accept.

Do I need to do anything more than that, Lana?

Uh we need to vote.

Okay, great.

And we can do a whole slate if you want to do vice president.

Yeah, you want to do that.

Uh I'll I'll make a motion.

Let me r uh amend my motion.

I'd like to make a motion to have Ken serve as our president, uh me as our vice president, John Montresdale, and have uh Stephanie Engelbreck serve as our secretary.

All right, I'd second that and accept the nomination, and we can vote on that if you like.

All right, all in favor.

Let me think about this.

I hope yes.

Well, yes, as do I.

Motion passes.

Thanks, John.

Thanks for joining us.

Appreciate you.

Uh next item of business is number three, the approval of minutes from our last meeting, August 8th, 2023.

It's been a while.

I'd entertain a motion to accept the minutes.

Uh I'll make a motion to approve.

All right, I'll second.

And uh we'll go straight to vote.

So uh all in favor, signify by saying aye.

I aye.

All right, motion passes.

Uh item four, new business.

We've got uh presentation of Ford Center renovations, concessions, branding, and signage design.

So um as you saw in the minutes from the 2023 meeting, you all approved a bond for Ford Center renovations back in 23, and we've um been doing some of those items since then, and now we are at the concession stand renovation uh part of it, which is the biggest part of the the bond.

Um we awarded a through the redevelopment commission, I think, or building authority, we um awarded a contract to um Daibra Danco for those renovations, and they are underway now, and um Scott Shoneke at the Ford Center is um you know graciously helping us move through the building.

Uh we're redoing floors and we're gonna we're starting on this concession stand renovations, you know, new lighting, new audio, all kinds of of updates.

It's really gonna um it's been 15 years, so it's really gonna bring the um facility um to you know up to date.

Um we don't have any roof mix or anything like that, so there's no roof work.

Um all the major systems are in pretty good shape.

Um so we um decided to really enhance the concession areas instead of just being kind of I don't know how you would call it, just kind of um basic uh graphics.

We hired a local designer, Rachel Wombach was uh Sprout Design, Sprite Design.

Um the redevelopment commission awarded that contract because we used a different funding source than the bond, and the redevelopment commission paid for that.

So Rachel has been hard at work, giving us some great designs.

Um and our architect for the project is um Haefer, and um Demson is here uh representing Haifer, and he and Rachel and Demson I'll turn it over to them and they'll walk you through all the you'll get a see the materials that we're gonna use, and we have some graphic boards for you to look at.

Awesome.

Thanks, Lana.