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New Albany Redevelopment Commission Meeting - May 26, 2026

City Council & Boards — Tuesday, May 26, 2026
BodyNew Albany, Indiana
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateTuesday, May 26, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:03

Yeah.

0:10

So it's case you didn't know I shrink in.

0:30

Oh it's gonna be normal.

0:37

I keep hearing about me or whatever, but it doesn't seem like uh seem like it's drier here to me.

0:50

Yeah, yeah.

1:00

Yeah.

1:01

Okay.

1:08

Right.

1:09

Yes.

1:13

Uh just let us all pump.

1:28

Yeah.

1:34

Are we ready?

1:36

We live?

1:39

Okay.

1:40

We'll call the regular meeting of the New Albany Redevelopment Commission order for Tuesday, May the 26th.

1:47

We'll start with cleaning of allegiance.

1:55

And to the Republic for which it says one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

2:04

Okay.

2:05

Daniel, you'll do the roll call.

2:08

Terry Middleton is absent.

2:09

Bob Norwood.

2:10

Here.

2:11

Daniel Guess, I'm here.

2:12

Jenny Collier is also absent.

2:15

Adam Dickey here.

2:18

All right.

2:20

We have a quorum, so we can get go on.

2:23

All right.

2:24

Uh minutes for May the 12th meeting.

2:27

Is everybody have a chance to review those?

2:31

Yeah, they're not much to them.

2:34

I'll make a motion to approve as present.

2:37

A second.

2:38

Alright, we have a motion and a second for the minutes to be approved.

2:41

As written, all in favor say aye.

2:43

Aye.

2:44

Any opposed?

2:45

Any abstentions?

2:46

All right.

2:49

Comments from the public.

2:50

Do we have any?

2:53

No one signed it.

2:54

And any old business.

2:58

Yeah.

3:01

All right, new business.

3:02

We had the uh ERP budget amendment request.

3:08

We're getting to the near the end of our uh fiscal year for 2025 and uh in evaluating the emergency repair program.

3:17

There was about a thousand reallocating uh $1,500 they had in their budget for a flight clearance reports that were not needed uh this year.

3:27

So they are asking to have that budget line um moved to uh postage printing and publications uh so that we can uh use that to advertise the program uh on the carts at Proverb.

3:42

We thought that that might be a good way to help you report out uh about the uh program.

3:48

So it would potentially be at the uh state free Kroger uh and then we would revine what that uh would look like exactly at work with uh work with them on that and uh and have those post it puts that this week.

4:08

No, I uh I mean I I think um you know anytime we have an adjustment, you know, it's always a balancing act um, you know, uh between these different costs.

4:22

Um I think that making sure that the public is aware is uh a pretty good pretty critical piece of it.

4:32

Um I don't it doesn't sound like to me that we're gonna be uh hurt from our programmatic standpoint uh because again we're at the end of the year and you know this is you know uh funding that we need to legalize, so I would uh I would make the motion for the uh amendment.

4:51

Second.

4:52

All right.

4:53

Uh all in favor say aye.

4:55

Uh any opposed, any abstentions.

4:59

All right.

5:00

And we have three ten Mosier Avenue proposal.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural████████████████████████████████████████40%
Engineering And Infrastructure███████████████████████████████████35%
Economic Development█████████████████████████25%
Summary of Proceedings

New Albany Redevelopment Commission Meeting - May 26, 2026

The New Albany Redevelopment Commission met on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, with three members present (Bob Norwood, Daniel Guess, Adam Dickey) and two absent (Terry Middleton, Jenny Collier). The meeting covered routine approvals, a budget amendment for the Emergency Repair Program, a developer proposal for 310 Mosier Avenue, updates on housing permits, and bid notices for two infrastructure projects.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes Approval: The minutes from the May 12 meeting were approved unanimously by voice vote.
  • Claims Worksheet: The claims worksheet was approved on a motion and second.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public signed up to speak.

Discussion Items

  • ERP Budget Amendment: A request was made to reallocate $1,500 from the Emergency Repair Program’s budget line for flight clearance reports (not needed this fiscal year) to postage, printing, and publications. The funds would be used to advertise the program on shopping carts at Kroger (referred to as “state free Kroger” in the transcript). Commission members expressed support, noting the importance of public awareness. The motion passed unanimously.
  • 310 Mosier Avenue Proposal: One proposal was received from Chase Murphy Enterprises. The commission noted that the proposal lacked several required items (including a site plan) and would require further review and a meeting with the applicant. No action was taken; the proposal will be brought back for discussion at a future meeting. Members requested additional layout details and clarification on driveway access to Mosier Avenue.
  • Housing Permit Update: The commission reported being “extremely close to half-life” on housing permits (interpreted as nearing the halfway point of issuance or completion). A meeting is scheduled for the following week with the building commissioner and Scottwood to finalize plans, after which permits may be released soon.
  • Charlestown Road / Slate Run Road Intersection Project: A notice to bidders for the intersection modernization project was presented. Bids will be opened at the June 9 meeting. No action was required.
  • MSFT North (South Freedom Trail) Bids: The scheduled bid opening for the northern segment received no bids, partly due to the holiday weekend. The commission directed that no bids be accepted, the project be re-advertised, and bids be accepted at a later date. The construction timeline is not expected to be impacted.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved the ERP budget amendment (unanimous voice vote).
  • Approved the claims worksheet (unanimous).
  • Approved the minutes from May 12 (unanimous).
  • Directed staff to follow up with Chase Murphy Enterprises on the 310 Mosier Avenue proposal and bring it back for future action.
  • Decided to reject all bids for the MSFT North project and re-advertise.
  • No action taken on the Charlestown Road/Slate Run Road notice to bidders (informational only).

Meeting Transcript

Yeah. So it's case you didn't know I shrink in. Oh it's gonna be normal. I keep hearing about me or whatever, but it doesn't seem like uh seem like it's drier here to me. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Okay. Right. Yes. Uh just let us all pump. Yeah. Are we ready? We live? Okay. We'll call the regular meeting of the New Albany Redevelopment Commission order for Tuesday, May the 26th. We'll start with cleaning of allegiance. And to the Republic for which it says one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Okay. Daniel, you'll do the roll call. Terry Middleton is absent. Bob Norwood. Here. Daniel Guess, I'm here. Jenny Collier is also absent. Adam Dickey here. All right. We have a quorum, so we can get go on. All right. Uh minutes for May the 12th meeting. Is everybody have a chance to review those? Yeah, they're not much to them. I'll make a motion to approve as present. A second. Alright, we have a motion and a second for the minutes to be approved. As written, all in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Any abstentions? All right. Comments from the public. Do we have any? No one signed it. And any old business. Yeah. All right, new business. We had the uh ERP budget amendment request. We're getting to the near the end of our uh fiscal year for 2025 and uh in evaluating the emergency repair program. There was about a thousand reallocating uh $1,500 they had in their budget for a flight clearance reports that were not needed uh this year. So they are asking to have that budget line um moved to uh postage printing and publications uh so that we can uh use that to advertise the program uh on the carts at Proverb. We thought that that might be a good way to help you report out uh about the uh program.

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