Redevelopment Panel Helps Cover Stellar Costs
August 2, 2016 at 6:13 p.m.
By David [email protected]
The Commission approved two fund transfers Monday. Both transfers also went before the city council Monday night, which also approved the transfers.
The second of the two transfers was within the Winona Interurban TIF 2016 budget to help cover the Stellar Communities consulting fees of $40,020.53 by CWC Latitudes. The transfer was for $20,000 from capital projects to professional services.
CWC helped the city with the completion of the Stellar Communities Strategic Investment Plan submission as well as the presentation to the state.
Mayor Joe Thallemer later said in the meeting that $10,000 of the $20,000 from the Redevelopment Commission would be reimbursed by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority.
City Planner Jeremy Skinner said that was correct, but it had to be spent first before it could be reimbursed.
Thallemer said, “We knew that going in. It was all part of being named a Stellar finalist that there was $10,000 available from IHCDA to put toward this project.”
Skinner said when the 2016 budget was done last year, there was not a lot of money in the Winona Interurban account but it was put in the fund under capital projects, not knowing what it would be used for this year.
The city was selected as a Stellar finalist this year, and it contracted with CWC Latitudes for consulting services. A portion of those services was always going to be paid out of the Winona Interurban fund, Skinner said.
Commission member Jeff Grose asked how much was in the fund, and Skinner estimated about $50,000 with $45,000 budgeted under capital projects.
A claim for $40,020.53 from CWC Latitudes also was approved by the Redevelopment Commission Monday. Skinner said obviously not the whole amount would be paid out of the Winona Interurban fund. Out of the fund will come $20,000; a little over $10,000 will come out of accounts professional; and another $10,000 will come from a Kosciusko County Community Foundation grant.
Toward the end of the meeting, Thallemer said the city was anxiously awaiting to find out if it would be named a Stellar Community. The announcement will be made publicly at the Indiana State Fair Aug. 18. He thanked the Redevelopment Commission, city council and everyone involved and said he was in the process of sending out thank-you letters.
“It was truly, truly overwhelming the community support we had,” he said. “If nothing else, it really showed where our community is at on this thing.”
Tim Meyer, Commission president, said he thought they had a good turnout and it was a good cross section of the community as well.
Thallemer said the visit from the state committee went well, he was very pleased to partner with the town of Winona Lake on it, and “we felt very, very good when they left.”
The first transfer approved by the Commission was for $2,000 within the Northern Tax Increment Finance fund from professional services to PERF and $1,500 from professional services to FICA.
Skinner said the money will cover city engineer James Emans’ PERF and FICA. When he originally did the 2016 budget, Skinner put money in the fund for Emans’ salary but underestimated Emans’ PERF and FICA being paid out of the Northern TIF fund. Skinner said the transfer should cover it for the rest of this year.
Engineering for the CR 300N project is close enough to being completed that a portion of it could be started by year’s end.
The City of Warsaw Redevelopment Commission approved 11 claims at its meeting Monday afternoon, including $11,934.52 to Troyer Group for CR 300N engineering services.
Skinner told the Commission, “We are very close to having engineering complete. I’m still hoping that we might be able to do a portion of this project yet this year. It’s one of the projects we budgeted for last year when we did this year’s budget.”
As of Monday, he said he was still waiting on the county to get permits for the bridge. He is hoping the city and county can coordinate to do both projects at the same time. If not, Skinner said the city may still do a portion of its project this year, and then the city and county can tie their two projects together.
The CR 300N project currently extends from Sheldon Street to Silveus Crossing. Eventually, it will tie in to the commercial shop on Ind. 15.
“We have a sidewalk on the north side of 300 that goes up to the residential apartments, the two apartment complexes, and the houses. This will tie into that sidewalk at that Sheldon and 300N intersection and run all the way to the Tech Park. So it’ll tie the school and all those houses and stuff in,” Skinner explained.
“Eventually, it will run down, once that other portion is developed there on Sheldon south of 300N, to tie that in to the commercial shopping area as well,” he continued.
Other claims approved Monday included: Faegre Baker Daniels, $3,100.50, for ongoing Buffalo Street project work; HJ Umbaugh, $2,600, for professional services; A & Z Engineering, $1,335, for work related to the roundabout in the Husky Trail project; Menard Inc., $4,315, right of way purchase for the roundabout; Cardinal Services of Indiana, $4,440, right of way purchase for roundabout; Warsaw Place Apartments, $935, right of way purchase for roundabout; Nutro, $215,542.70, the last payment for the Winona PVD bond issue that was completed late 2015; NIPSCO, $32.10, for the lights at the Technology Park; and Indiana Department of Environmental Management, $100, for an application submission.
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The Commission approved two fund transfers Monday. Both transfers also went before the city council Monday night, which also approved the transfers.
The second of the two transfers was within the Winona Interurban TIF 2016 budget to help cover the Stellar Communities consulting fees of $40,020.53 by CWC Latitudes. The transfer was for $20,000 from capital projects to professional services.
CWC helped the city with the completion of the Stellar Communities Strategic Investment Plan submission as well as the presentation to the state.
Mayor Joe Thallemer later said in the meeting that $10,000 of the $20,000 from the Redevelopment Commission would be reimbursed by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority.
City Planner Jeremy Skinner said that was correct, but it had to be spent first before it could be reimbursed.
Thallemer said, “We knew that going in. It was all part of being named a Stellar finalist that there was $10,000 available from IHCDA to put toward this project.”
Skinner said when the 2016 budget was done last year, there was not a lot of money in the Winona Interurban account but it was put in the fund under capital projects, not knowing what it would be used for this year.
The city was selected as a Stellar finalist this year, and it contracted with CWC Latitudes for consulting services. A portion of those services was always going to be paid out of the Winona Interurban fund, Skinner said.
Commission member Jeff Grose asked how much was in the fund, and Skinner estimated about $50,000 with $45,000 budgeted under capital projects.
A claim for $40,020.53 from CWC Latitudes also was approved by the Redevelopment Commission Monday. Skinner said obviously not the whole amount would be paid out of the Winona Interurban fund. Out of the fund will come $20,000; a little over $10,000 will come out of accounts professional; and another $10,000 will come from a Kosciusko County Community Foundation grant.
Toward the end of the meeting, Thallemer said the city was anxiously awaiting to find out if it would be named a Stellar Community. The announcement will be made publicly at the Indiana State Fair Aug. 18. He thanked the Redevelopment Commission, city council and everyone involved and said he was in the process of sending out thank-you letters.
“It was truly, truly overwhelming the community support we had,” he said. “If nothing else, it really showed where our community is at on this thing.”
Tim Meyer, Commission president, said he thought they had a good turnout and it was a good cross section of the community as well.
Thallemer said the visit from the state committee went well, he was very pleased to partner with the town of Winona Lake on it, and “we felt very, very good when they left.”
The first transfer approved by the Commission was for $2,000 within the Northern Tax Increment Finance fund from professional services to PERF and $1,500 from professional services to FICA.
Skinner said the money will cover city engineer James Emans’ PERF and FICA. When he originally did the 2016 budget, Skinner put money in the fund for Emans’ salary but underestimated Emans’ PERF and FICA being paid out of the Northern TIF fund. Skinner said the transfer should cover it for the rest of this year.
Engineering for the CR 300N project is close enough to being completed that a portion of it could be started by year’s end.
The City of Warsaw Redevelopment Commission approved 11 claims at its meeting Monday afternoon, including $11,934.52 to Troyer Group for CR 300N engineering services.
Skinner told the Commission, “We are very close to having engineering complete. I’m still hoping that we might be able to do a portion of this project yet this year. It’s one of the projects we budgeted for last year when we did this year’s budget.”
As of Monday, he said he was still waiting on the county to get permits for the bridge. He is hoping the city and county can coordinate to do both projects at the same time. If not, Skinner said the city may still do a portion of its project this year, and then the city and county can tie their two projects together.
The CR 300N project currently extends from Sheldon Street to Silveus Crossing. Eventually, it will tie in to the commercial shop on Ind. 15.
“We have a sidewalk on the north side of 300 that goes up to the residential apartments, the two apartment complexes, and the houses. This will tie into that sidewalk at that Sheldon and 300N intersection and run all the way to the Tech Park. So it’ll tie the school and all those houses and stuff in,” Skinner explained.
“Eventually, it will run down, once that other portion is developed there on Sheldon south of 300N, to tie that in to the commercial shopping area as well,” he continued.
Other claims approved Monday included: Faegre Baker Daniels, $3,100.50, for ongoing Buffalo Street project work; HJ Umbaugh, $2,600, for professional services; A & Z Engineering, $1,335, for work related to the roundabout in the Husky Trail project; Menard Inc., $4,315, right of way purchase for the roundabout; Cardinal Services of Indiana, $4,440, right of way purchase for roundabout; Warsaw Place Apartments, $935, right of way purchase for roundabout; Nutro, $215,542.70, the last payment for the Winona PVD bond issue that was completed late 2015; NIPSCO, $32.10, for the lights at the Technology Park; and Indiana Department of Environmental Management, $100, for an application submission.
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