So he has her point of the created another stream town near West.

So I asked you he was interested, but I think it would be a lot more as a part.

So we do all that future stuff.

No matter what we took on my clients on the evil key for the keeping touch, we don't even think is there a conversation.

Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon.

Welcome to the October 1st, 2025 meeting of the Metropolitan Development Commission.

We will now come to order.

If you would all rise, Tony is gonna lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to the United States States of America.

Thank you, Tony.

Appreciate it.

We could only use 30 or 40 more drivers like you and representatives of the city.

Appreciate it very much.

Moving forward.

All of the members of the commission received the minutes from the September 17, 2025 meeting.

Uh Commissioner Schumacher, you were sick, so I'll count you as recused on the minutes.

Can I get a motion to approve the minutes?

Thank you, Commissioner Garver.

Commissioner Murphy, is that a second?

Let me call the roll.

Garver.

Garver, yes.

Hergut.

Lyle.

Lyle, yes.

Morerity.

Moreity, yes.

Murphy.

Murphy, yes.

Robinson.

Robinson, yes.

West.

West, yes.

Dylan is a yes.

They pass eight to zero.

Moving forward, are there any special requests, withdrawals or continuances?

Letitia, welcome.

What do you have?

Thank you, members of the commission.

I am Letitia Ramsey, compliance manager.

I am here to request a table for item 2025 A-036.

The table is until additional information is received regarding the new entity.

So agendum item number eight, 2025 A036, which was set for public hearing.

And stab is asking us to table it until we are.

Yes, sir.

I don't think I need a vote.

We'll take that as a point of order and we'll table it until you come back to us.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Any other requests for continuances?

Special requests.

Yes.

President Dylan and members of the commission staff would draw your attention to should be at the top of the agenda for under special requests.

Um staff was notified of a withdrawal of the petition 2025 CDN 814, and I would require your acknowledgement.

Councillor Coleman, you have a moment, please.

Thank you, President Dylan.

Joe Calderon 11 South Meridian, Indianapolis.

Members of the Commission, we have a special request.

And I will acknowledge Councilor your hard work, but also the hard work and research that was done by this commission on this topic and the ensuing activities that happened afterwards, which we all found very interesting.

We have a request for a withdrawal of 2025 CZN 814.

So acknowledged.

Thank you.

And I want to express my gratitude to the commission and the hearing examiner before as well as staff.

There were a lot of people that worked really hard.

It's personally difficult to make a request like this when you're at the 99 and a half yard line, I suppose.

It's a begrudging acceptance.

Understood.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Moving forward.

Any other continuances?

Withdrawals, special requests.

Mr.

O'Neill.

Thank you, President Dillon.

Members of the Commission staff would draw your attention to agenda item number 16, 2025, CZN 837 for property located at 1409 South Glenarm Road.

Commitments as required by the hearing examiner have not been submitted in an orderly fashion.

Therefore, staff is requesting that this case be continued to the October 15th hearing of this commission.

Thank you, Eddie.

Let me find it in my docket here.

So we have before us a continuance request to 2025 CZN 837 as amended.

Uh asked to move to October 15th.

Can I get a motion to approve?

So moved.

Thank you, Brent.

Can I get a second?

Second.

Thank you.

Let me call the roll.

Garver.

Garver, yes.

Hergut.

Yes.

Lyle.

Lyle, yes.

More erity.

More, yes.

Murphy.

Murphy, yes.

Robinson.

Robinson, yes.

Schumacher.

Schumacher, yes.

West.

West, yes.

Dylan is a yes.

The continuance request passes nine to zero and will be heard on October 15th.

Any other request?

Continuances.

Withdrawals.

Seeing none.

Nancy, can you read the resolutions into the record?

Yes.

Thank you, President Dillon and Commissioners.

2025 R036 authorizes DMD to facilitate conveyance of title of property near Georgia Street and to enter into an agreement among DMD, DPW, and the CIB for related improvements, programming, and maintenance.

2025 R037.

Metropolitan Development Commission authorizes an amendment to the interlocal cooperation agreement with the CIB.

2025 R038.

Metropolitan Development Commission authorizes DMD to pay an annual amount not to exceed $72,000 for each of the next three years for Raven to provide services for property management at Union Station for an overall contract amount of 288,000 dollars.

2025 R039 authorizes DMD to extend contract number 1659 with CMT to complete design and continue through construction of the ED-26-02 tenth and rural streetscapes project.

2025 R 040.

MDC authorizes the DMD to transfer the property at 817 West 26th Street to BWI, subject to the terms described in an executed project agreement.

2025 R041 Resolution Authorizing an amendment with Ally Logistical Services Incorporated to increase the contractual amount to a not to exceed amount of 1,575,000 and to extend the agreement through 2026.

2025 R042 resolution authorizing an amendment with Green Earth Lawn Services Incorporated to increase the contractual amount to a not to cede to exceed amount of 950,000 dollars and to extend agreement to March 29th 2028.

2025 A036 was continued for public hearing.

I will go on down to 2025 A038 for public hearing.

Resolution authorizing a hearing regarding compliance with and amendments to the terms of the real property tax abatement associated with economic revitalization area resolution 2022-A-029 2022, as well as a waiver of the 2024 deduction application filing deadline for Indy Fresh Market Enterprises LLC located at 6190 East 38th Street, Council District 9, Lawrence Township.

2025 A039 for public hearing.

Recommend approval of 10 years real property tax abatement.

Authorizes expenditure in the amount of 250,000 dollars from the Fall Creek Citizens Consolidated FCC allocation fund to support the Citizens Park Development located at 2216 and 2228 North College Avenue.

And lastly, 2025 P011.

Authorizes DMD to enter into an award agreements to support existing and emerging emerging cultural districts.

This ends the reading of the resolution.

Thank you, Nancy.

We have before us nine policy resolutions that are not scheduled for a hearing.

2025 R036, 2025 R037, 2025 R038, 2025 R039, 2025 R040, 2025 R041, 2025 R042, 2025 E025, 2025 P01.

Commissioner Murphy, I'd like to take those nine and vote as a whole.

Can I get a motion, please?

So moved.

Commissioner Robinson, can I get a second?

Second.

Let me call the roll.

Garver.

Garver, yes.

Hergott.

Hergitt, yes.

Lyle.

Lyle, yes.

Morarity.

We already yes.

Murphy.

Murphy.

Robinson.

Robinson, yes.

Schumacher.

Schumacher, yes.

West.

West, yes.

Dylan is a yes, but Nancy show me as recused on 2025 R036 and 2025 R037.

Agenda items one and two.

The rest passed 9 to 0 and agenda item 1 and 2 pass.

8 to 0 to 1 recusal.

Thank you.

Moving forward.

Let's go to our first public hearing.

2025 A038.

Letitia, please come forward.

A resolution authorizing a hearing regarding compliance with amendments to the terms of the real property tax abatement associated with economic revitalization area 2022 A029 2022, as well as a waiver of 2024 deduction application filing deadlines for Indy Fresh Market Enterprises LLC located at 6190 East 38th Street, Council District No.

In Lawrence Township.

This should be known to the council or to the commission as the Cook Project.

Letitia, you're on.

Thank you, members of Commission.

Once again, I am Letitia Ramsey.

This resolution this resolution is a public hearing to grant a waiver of the filing deadline and amendment to the terms for Indy Fresh Market Enterprise LLC.

Indy Fresh Market Enterprise missed the filing deadline for 2024.

The amendment will designate Goodwill as the employer for the two positions located at the tax abatement site.

DMD agrees with the amendment and the waiver for this resolution.

Indy Fresh has a representative present for any additional questions today.

Questions.

Members of the commission.

Just to comment, we've obviously had this presented to us in pre-hearing a couple times.

I'll repeat myself.

This is a critical project for the city.

It is a critical project for that food desert that they landed right in the middle of.

Cook has gone out of their way to make this successful.

And I think we all ought to congratulate them and do whatever we can to assist them.

So we have before us 2025 A three eight.

Commissioner Schumacher, can I get a motion to approve?

So moved.

Commissioner West, can I get a second?

Second.

Let me call the roll.

Garver.

Garver, yes.

Hergett.

Hergitt, yes.

Lyle.

Lyle, yes.

Moreity.

Mority, yes.

Murphy.

Murphy, yes.

Robinson.

Robinson, yes.

Schumacher.

Schumacher, yes.

West.

West, yes.

Dillon is a very prideful yes.

This passes 920.

Thank you.

Moving forward.

Kathy, are you here?

We have before us 2025A39, the final economic revitalization area resolution for McLaren Indy LLC located at 7615 Zionsville Road, Council District Number 6, Pike Township.

A recommended approval of 10 years real property tax abatement.

Kathy.

Good afternoon, President Dillon.

Commissioners Kathy Battle with the economic incentives team.

Just here to recap that McLaren Indy rejoined the Indianapolis 500 in 2017.

They've already achieved notable win history.

The company is now seeking to expand and they want to expand to the 7615 Zionville Zionville's Road Lation.

This is the former Andretti Auto Sport facility.

Um to support their growth.

McLaren Indy is proposing to invest 6.1 million in real property investment.

And they're going to retain 102 jobs paying a wage of 49, an average wage of 49 per hour, and they're going to create 10 new jobs at 45 dollars an hour.

Staff is recommending approval of resolution 2025 A039 for 10 years real property tax abatement.

Thank you, Kathy.

Is there anybody else here today in the audience who would like to comment on this policy resolution?

Questions from members of the commission.

We've had this presented to us.

Do we have any outstanding questions?

Just a quick comment.

We are thrilled McLaren decided to stay in Indianapolis, Marion County.

What a great addition to one of the great all-time teams.

Certainly represented today with Tony.

But couldn't be happier that this is happening.

Commissioner Moretti, I'll take a motion to approve.

So move.

Commissioner Lyle, I'll take a second.

Second.

Let me call the roll.

Garver.

Garver, yes.

Hergett.

Hergitt, yes.

Lyle.

Yes, for sure.

Morerity.

Moyer, yes.

Murphy.

Murphy, yes.

Robinson.

Robinson, yes.

Schumacher.

Schumacher, yes.

West.

West, yes.

Dillon is a yes.

2025 A039 passes 920.

Moving to the next policy resolution 2025 A40.

It's a dovetail resolution.

Final economic revitalization resolution for McLaren Indy LLC located at 7615 Zionsville Road.

Council District Number 6, Pike Township.

Recommended approval of 10 years personal property tax abatement.

Kathy.

Commissioners McLaren is actually going to be investing 11 million around 11 million in personal property.

But I want to make a note that 2.5 2.45 million of the personal property will be abatable.

The other nine um is not classified to be abatable, so there is a large gap in there uh for personal property that they will be investing that they will not be able to abate.

Uh having said that, just to reiterate, they are retaining jobs of 102 at 49 dollars an hour.

They're bringing on two 10 new jobs at 45 uh dollars an hour, and so staff is recommending that resolution 2025040 for a tenure personal property tax abatement be approved.

Comment on the 90 percent, please.

So with the uh they are getting a 90 percent um tax abatement deduction, but because they are going to be paying taxes, additional taxes on the items that are not available, and then the current taxes that they pay, the efficacy rate of that is only 43.9 percent.

So if you balance out, yes, there is a 90 percent reduction, but because of the taxes that they're actually paying over that 10-year period, it only ends up being 43.9 percent of deduction.

And Kathy, for the record, let's talk a little bit about their IT activities and the fact that they're a highly technical organization bringing in additional computerization for their operation.

You might want to comment on that, please.

Okay, can I ask Jacob to come up and just expand on that information?

Or Brad.

Brad or Jacob or both, we don't care.

Please introduce yourself and your addresses.

Hi, Jacob Everett, Course of Strategies 849, Iron Bridge Road, and Cicero.

I'm an advisor to McLaren.

And uh Brad O'Brien, Vice President of Finance and Business Operations, uh soon to be 7615 Zionsville Road.

Um Brad, why don't you talk a little bit about your intellectual capacity?

Yeah, so IT is uh second only probably to investing in people uh as far as the race team goes.

So from an IT perspective, we are you know we have state-of-the-art um infrastructure that not only is mobile, so we have to move it from the racetrack back to the race shop, but um we're actually investing pretty heavily in building out our new space uh for all of our employees.

So we're running miles and miles of cable, investing in uh quite a bit of IT equipment to make sure that you know our race team has the best equipment essentially to enable everybody to go racing.

Questions for the McLaren team.

Is there anybody else here today who would like to comment on this resolution?

Gentlemen, thank you.

We have before us 2025 A040 up for a vote on uh public hearing.

Commissioner Hergett, can I get a motion to approve?

So moved.

Commissioner Garver, can I get a second?

Second.

Let me call the rule.

Garver Garver, yes.

Hergett, Hergett, yes.

Lyle, Lyle, yes, more erity, more airity, yes, Murphy, Murphy, yes, Robinson, Robinson, yes, Schumacher, Schumacher, yes.

West, yes.

Dillon is a yes, nine to zero.

It is approved.

Both resolutions for McLaren have been approved.

Congratulations to the McLaren team.

We are really thrilled you're here in Indianapolis.

Moving forward.

Nancy, can you read the petitions with no appeal under the record?

Yes, thank you, President Dylan and Commissioners.

Petitions recommended for approval by the hearing examiner.

2025 Z O N 082 at 1544 East 10th Street, Center Township, Council District 13.

2025 Z O N 085, 1810 and 1814 Cornell Avenue, Center Township, Council District 13.

2025, CZN 839, 2222 Hillside Avenue, Center Township, Council District 8.

22 20 2025, excuse me, 2025, CZN 840A, and 2025 C Z N 840B at 2302 Westmore Street, Center Township, Council District 17.

2025 CAP 841 at 9700 Pentecost Road, and various addresses at nine in the 97 to 9900 block of Palermo Avenue, and uh also Polermore Drive, the 4,000 block, and Polermo Court, Polermo Garden Drive, and Garden Way and Nassamo Drive and Quartro Avenue, Franklin Township, Council District 25.

2025 CZN 842 at 6290 North College Avenue, Washington Township, Council District 7.

And lastly, 2025 REG 033 at 2955 North Meridian Street, Center Township Council District 12.

This ends the reading of the no appeals docket.

Thank you, Nancy.

Councillor, can you come forward, Calder?

We want to talk about agenda item 19, which is 2025 CAP 841.

Commissioner Morerity, I think you got a question on that.

And we want to talk about 2025 CZN 842 and dispel the rumor that CVS at Broad Ripple at the canal is closing.

Which is not true, is my understanding.

Yes.

Do you want me to go in reverse order then?

You can go in reverse order.

That's fine.

Let's go reverse order.

Joe Calder and 11, South Meridian, Indianapolis representing petitioners in both agenda items 19 and 20.

Let's address number 20 first.

This is in fact the CVS parcel in Broad Ripple, which has had a long long history as being a drug store at that corner.

In fact, that's really the reason why this rezoning is coming into play.

The site for retail drugstore use.

So for future purposes, we thought it would be smart to rezone it to C3 to match drugstore and other similar neighborhood commercial uses.

Both Broad Ripple Village Association and Wharfley Neighborhood Association were supportive as well as staff.

So there is no closing notice that I am aware of at all.

I think what may have happened is we uh certainly wanted to have an opportunity to not have to rezone it or do a new variance if CVS ever closes.

So hopefully there will be many more years left of that use.

Any questions on the CVS corner?

And of course, our executive director is thrilled about the new artwork which is going in on the corner of Westfield and college.

Um I think that's actually starting to happen now.

So I think so.

Yes, I've seen some of the things.

Megan, we can't wait to see that.

It's gonna really be cool.

All right, number 19, Commissioner Morerity.

You got a question on that one?

I did.

My issue is when this originally went for zoning.

This body then approved that zoning based upon the commitments.

And now we're coming back.

I understand those commitments were in agreement with the local neighborhood association.

Yes.

Can you expand?

Have they been notified?

Do they know this is happening?

Do you know this is a change?

Absolutely.

Thank you, Commissioner Morarty, for your thoughtful questions and comments and concerns.

Um, my clients actually here today, um, or representative uh Mike Lewis, in case you have any additional questions.

But the fact of the matter is in this particular case, the current builder uh is was seeking an exit.

And Ryan is stepping up to the plate uh and proposes to do single family on lots that have already been platted and infrastructures in place versus duplexes that were approved.

They only had two minor modifications of the existing commitments, um all of which were noticed.

Um we met with Franklin Township Pacific League twice.

They voted to support.

We also had an on-site meeting with current property owners as well as follow-up meetings uh afterwards.

So everybody has been notified as to the changes, which really relate to kind of the maintenance free lifestyle, which will be an option, not a mandate, and then uh due to the change in programming.

So we are pleased that we did get through all of the processes uh by the time we got to the hearing examiner with approvals and support.

We had one existing property owner that wasn't happy um with the situation, but all the other property owners, existing property owners were.

So we come to you, we think with your concerns being addressed.

Thank you.

Commissioner Morati, you good?

I'm good.

I have a question.

Commissioner Murphy.

Uh and this is to Councilor Cauldron or staff.

Is that letter of support from Flat Franklin Township in the file?

I think I you know what she may have just emailed it the day of, so I know that it's at least an email form.

Yes, should be in the case.

And it can be added to the file.

Yes, it will be added to the file if it's not already there.

Thank you.

Yep.

Final questions for counselor.

Thank you, Joe.

We have before us seven petitions of no appeal.

CZN 839, 2025 CZN 840 A, and 840B, 2025 CAP 841, 2025 CZN 842, 2025 REGO33.

Uh Commissioner Hergett, can I get a motion to take the seven as a whole and approve?

So moved.

Thank you.

Uh Commissioner Robinson, can I get a second?

Second.

Let me call the roll.

Garver.

Garver, yes.

Hergen.

Hergett, yes.

Lyle.

Lyle, yes.

Morarity.

More, yes.

Murphy.

Murphy.

Robinson.

Robinson, yes.

Schumacher.

Schumacher, yes.

West.

West, yes.

Dylan is a yes.

All seven petitions of no appeal passed 920.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being here.

Members of the commission.

Thank you as always for your hard work and being here on a beautiful day.

I will accept the motion to adjourn.

So moved.

We are adjourned.