Metropolitan Development Commission Meeting - September 17, 2025
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Metropolitan Development Commission Meeting - September 17, 2025
The Metropolitan Development Commission met on September 17, 2025, at 1:00 PM in the Public Assembly Room of the City-County Building. The meeting covered approval of minutes, consent items, two public hearings on tax abatements, and a continuance request. All votes were unanimous.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of minutes from September 3, 2025, passed 6-0 with two recusals.
- Resolution 2025-R-035: Authorized the Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD) to amend an existing contract with Denison for parking services and extend the contract through April 2028.
- Preliminary Economic Revitalization Area resolutions for McLaren Indy, LLC (2025-A-034 and 2025-A-035): Approved 10-year real property and personal property tax abatements for the expansion of Arrow McLaren's headquarters at 7615 Zionsville Road (Pike Township). The project will retain 102 jobs and create 10 new positions, with 5% of tax savings directed to workforce development.
- Resolution 2025-E-026: Authorized a loan agreement of up to $18 million to support the Gold Building redevelopment project (151 North Delaware Street), including conversion of the building from office to 350 multi-family units, upgrades to the Brick Building and parking structure, and a pedestrian corridor along Wabash Alley.
- Petitions of No Appeal (7 items): Approved as recommended by the hearing examiner. These included:
- 2025-APP-011: Park district approval for playground equipment and court improvements at 451 East Stop 11 Road (Perry Township).
- 2025-MOD-014: Modification of signage limits at 25 Country Woods Drive (Perry Township).
- 2025-ZON-066: Rezoning of 0.55 acres at 6470 West 10th Street (Wayne Township) from D-3 to C-4 for commercial uses.
- 2025-ZON-080 (Amended): Rezoning of 28.49 acres at 3350 North German Church Road (Warren Township) to SU-1 for religious uses.
- 2025-ZON-083: Rezoning of 0.108 acres at 441 South Rural Street (Center Township) from C-4 to D-5 for a residential remodel.
- 2025-ZON-087: Rezoning of 0.22 acres at 200 North Rural Street (Center Township) from D-5 (TOD) to D-9 (TOD) for a medium apartment development.
- 2025-CZN-830: Rezoning of 10.62 acres at 9110 and 9150 West 10th Street (Wayne Township) from C-3 (FF) to D-8 (FF) for multi-family dwellings. Commissioner Moriarty recused from item 2025-APP-011.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public comments or testimony were offered.
Discussion Items
- Continuance Request (2025-A-036): DMD staff requested a two-week continuance for the public hearing on the amendment to the 2023 tax abatement for DJBCG Monon 22, LLC (1011 East 22nd Street) due to a change in entity. The commission approved the continuance to October 1, 2025, by a vote of 8-0.
- Public Hearing – 2025-A-028 (Thunderbird CC Land Partners LLC): Final Economic Revitalization Area resolution for a $110 million industrial spec development at 6900 English Avenue (Warren Township). The project expects to create 200 jobs at a minimum wage of $18/hour and is located in the Irvington-Brookville Road Allocation Area. Staff recommended up to 10 years real property tax abatement (8-year base with a 2-year extension if 51% of space is leased to opportunity industries). The developer will contribute 5% of tax savings, estimated at over $400,000, to the city's forest preservation fund and workforce development. The commission approved unanimously (8-0).
- Public Hearing – 2025-A-033 (Romet US Inc.): Final Economic Revitalization Area resolution for a $4.2 million personal property investment in manufacturing equipment at 8517 West Washington Street (Wayne Township). The project will create 80 jobs at an average wage of $36/hour. Staff recommended a 5-year personal property tax abatement. The commission approved unanimously (8-0).
Key Outcomes
- Minutes approved: 6-0 (two recusals).
- Consent items approved: 8-0 (policy resolutions and petitions of no appeal).
- Continuance granted: 8-0 for 2025-A-036 to October 1, 2025.
- Thunderbird tax abatement approved: 8-0 (up to 10 years real property).
- Romet tax abatement approved: 8-0 (5 years personal property).
- Meeting adjourned.
Meeting Transcript
Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. Welcome to the September seventeenth, twenty twenty-five Metropolitan Development Commission public meeting. Would you all rise and join me with the Pledge of Allegiance? Thank you. Members of the Commission, you received the minutes from September third, twenty twenty-five last week. You've had an opportunity to review those minutes. But are there any additions or deletions to the minutes? Hearing none. Commissioner Garver, can I get a motion to approve the minutes? So moved. Commissioner Hergett, can I get a second? Second. Let me call the roll Garver. Garver, yes. Hergett. Yes. Lyle. Lyle, yes. More already. Moreity, yes. Schumacher is absent, excuse me. West. West, yes. Dylan is a yes. The minutes passed six to zero with two recusals. Moving forward. Nancy, can you read the resolutions into the minutes, please? Yes, thank you, President Dillon and Commissioners. Twenty twenty-five R Zero three five. Metropolitan Development Commission authorizes DMD to amend an existing contract with Dennison for parking services and to extend the contract through April twenty twenty-eight. Recommend approval of up to ten years real property tax abatement. Recommend approval of five years. 2025 A034, preliminary economic revitalization area. McLaurin Indy LLC located at 7615 Zionsville Road, Council District 6, Pike Township. Recommend approval of 10 years real property tax abatement. 2025A 035 Preliminary Economic Revitalization Area McLaren Indy LLC located at 7615 Zionsville Road Council District 6 Pike Township. Recommend approval of 10 years personal property tax abatement. Resolution authorizes an amendment to the 2023 Real Property Tax Abatement approved by resolution 2023 A041 at 1011 East 22nd Street DJBCG Monon 22 LLC Council District 13 Center Township and also resolution 2025 E026 Metropolitan Development Commission authorizes a loan agreement to support the gold building redevelopment project. This ends the reading of the resolutions. Thank you, Nancy. Letitia, I understand we may have a continuance request on 2025 A36. Thank you, members of the Commission. I am Letitia Ramsey, compliance manager for DMD. I'm here to request a two-week continuance of the item 2025 A036, a resolution for public hearing on today's agenda. On September 16, 2025, DMD staff received an email that the company has a new entity. 2022 Mona Multifamily Partners. As a result, DMD requested more time to discuss additional information needed to due to this change. Thank you. Is there anyone else in the audience who'd like to comment on the request for continuance on 2025 A36? Seeing none, can I get a motion?
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