President Crouch: We will move to our rezoning. We have it deferred from last week, and that is VC-3-2005.

Krista Lockyear: Good afternoon, members of the Commission. My name, for the record, is Krista Lockyear. I’m here representing Pedcor Investments Limited Liability Company, asking for you to approve a rezoning of the property on North Green River Road to R-4 for multi-family residential development. I would, as you’re all very well aware, we’ve had many meetings and discussions about this rezoning over the past couple of months. I do have some minor evidence to present to you. I’m just going to try and recap what we have been through. Maybe starting at the end and then moving backwards in time. I have to present to you the covenant that is signed and notarized and ready to be recorded that we have prepared in cooperation, if you will, with the County Commissioners, and particularly Commissioner Musgrave to get, as I indicated last week, some accountability in the future. That promises we’ve made with regard to this rezoning will be followed through, and that the county and/or it’s assigns would have the ability for recourse, if something did not go as we have represented to you how it will. So, I would like to present to you the covenant, and I have one for the record as well. I do have the original, with the original notaries, we will record that in the event that this rezoning is approved. Very briefly, as your aware, we have, in this covenant, made promises to the county that we will go through a screening process of rental applicants in order to make sure that we are doing the best we can to get good tenants at this location. We indicate the screening processes that we will go through, and we will keep a record, or a checklist of those processes that are signed by a Pedcor employee that has actually done the check. You will have, you or the Sheriff’s Department will have, at your request, the ability to review those to ensure that those screenings processes are still in place and being followed. In addition, I think very importantly we have agreed that in the event that the Sheriff’s Department or the County Commissioners determine that the cause of criminal activity on site, an on site security officer would be advisable. Pedcor will employ, at their cost, a security officer on site to handle any problems that may arise. Other details, of course, are in the covenant. It will be part of the record. I think we’ve all had ample opportunity to review that. I can answer specific questions, if you would have any. By way of recapping everything else that we have presented, and I have a packet for the record of information that we’ve delivered. I think each Commissioner has gotten this at various times in the past. We have gone through what I will call a Pedcor resume. Pedcor is a very, very high class developer out of Indianapolis. They have many facilities of this type, and run a tight ship. We have given you information about them, about other facilities, apartment complexes throughout several states that they own and manage. We have done a basic crime comparison of apartment complexes, and I think has shown that although the Vann Park apartment complex, maybe because of where it is located has some problems, we are not out of the ordinary. Any problems we do have, Pedcor has committed to make sure that we’re on top of those issues to have a good working relationship with both the Evansville Police Department and the Sheriff’s Department, so that in the future any issues that do arrive they will be prepared to address immediately. We have given you recommendation letters from the Warrick County Sheriff’s Department, a Sheriff deputy from Marion County, and from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff indicating either that they have not ever had any problems to speak of with Pedcor Developments that they are currently working with, or from our Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Department, that they feel that they are fully equipped to handle the addition of these residential units in Vanderburgh County. We have also given you articles regarding valuation, how low income housing has been shown, in other areas, that it does not devalue adjoining properties. We have done a valuation study around Vann Park, and submitted to you a list of 45 properties, 41 of those did increase in value over the past five years. So, I think we’ve substantiated that this type of development does not cause a reduction in property values for surrounding properties. Finally, we’ve given you a market study that my client did develop prior to, really seeking to getting this rezoning. Wanted to make sure that their target market, their target tenants are in this area, and that they can lease this property. That market study has certainly concluded that we’re looking at approximately a 90 percent occupation rate in Vanderburgh County, of these types of developments, that there is a need, as we’ve represented before. Clearly, the proximity to Eastland Mall, the Schnuck’s Plaza there at Green River and Lynch and the other development that’s going in in that area, that the tenants that we are looking at, or certainly would want to be in this, are so they would be close to their employment. If you will, I’ll just hand this packet of information for the file.

Madelyn Grayson: May I make a tape change while she’s doing that?

President Crouch: Certainly.

(Tape change)

Krista Lockyear: With that all having been said, I did finally, I spoke with Michael Lockard about this rezoning project, and I think that a lot will be done in the county in future rezonings to try and get the accountability, and, hopefully, there will be the cooperation. I do appreciate the Commissioners meeting with us, discussing issues and concerns with us, and allowing us to come to a place where we believe we have done everything we can to protect any issues from becoming problems in the future. With that being said, I would ask your approval for this rezoning.

President Crouch: Questions? Is there anyone here to remonstrate against this rezoning?

Commissioner Musgrave: I make a motion to approve the rezoning of VC-3-2000, I hope that’s an eight. I didn’t bring my glasses today, with the covenants as submitted by the attorney today.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Crouch: All in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Crouch: So ordered.

Krista Lockyear: Thank you.

Commissioner Musgrave: Let me make one comment for the record. I received a phone call from a person in a subdivision that will be, that is near the proposed development, and she was not opposing the development, but she wanted to make sure that the Commissioners and I and the County Engineer and all the folks involved in the development process remember that the traffic on Green River Road is substantial and growing, and that she would like to see further improvements to that road.

President Crouch: Those are on the horizon, contingent upon funding.

Commissioner Musgrave: Yes.

Commissioner Nix: My hat’s off to yourself, and Mrs. Lockyear and Pedcor for sitting down and getting this hammered out. I know there were some issues early on, but you guys did a great job of putting this together. Maybe this will be a model for future developments that we’re looking at down the road.

Commissioner Musgrave: Thank you for those kind comments.

Commissioner Nix: So, we’ll put you in charge of all those.

Commissioner Musgrave: Oh, good.

Krista Lockyear: More e-mails. Thank you.

President Crouch: Thank you. Do we need a roll call vote?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Yes.

President Crouch: Commissioner Musgrave?

Commissioner Musgrave: Yes.

President Crouch: Commissioner Nix?

Commissioner Nix: Yes.

President Crouch: And, I vote yes. It passes. Thank you.

Krista Lockyear: Thank you very much.

Commissioner Musgrave: Do you want a motion to adjourn?

President Crouch: Yes.

Commissioner Musgrave: A motion to adjourn.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Crouch: All in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Crouch: So ordered. Thank you.

(The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.)

CONSENT ITEMS:

         Employment Changes:

         Knight Assessor (2)                  County Highway (1)        Burdette Park (1)

         VCCC (3)                                  Prosecutor (2)                 County Clerk (1)

         Travel Requests:

         Health Department (1)              County Highway (2)        SWCD (1)

         County Clerk (1)* amended from 5/3/05

         Auditor:

         Submit A/P Vouchers.

         Approval of Lien Release: Tax Code 03-110-03-132-020 (Mill Terrace)

         County Clerk: Submit Monthly Report for April 2005.

         Treasurer: Submit Monthly Report for April 2005.

         Commissioners:

         Department Head Report Meeting Minutes: 6/7/2005.

         IBAP Gatekeeper May 2005 Report.

         Jail Construction Payments: #60: $7,650 & #61: $55,000

         Vision-e May 2005 Report.

         St. Vincent De Paul surplus letter.

         Secretary of State HAVA Letter: Polling Places

         Health Department: Diabetes Prevention and Control Grant.

         Burdette Park:

          Axiom Marketing Agreement.

         County Council Transfer & Appropriation Requests.

         Department Head Reports:

         Burdette Park                 County Engineer             County Highway

         Ozone Officer                 Supt. Of Bldgs.               SWCD

         Veterans Service            CIO

         Those in Attendance:

         Suzanne Crouch             Cheryl Musgrave            Bill Nix

         Bill Fluty                          Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.          B.J. Farrell

         Madelyn Grayson           Phil Lawrence                 Loretta Townsend

         Steve Fuchs                   Jim Rexing                      John Stoll

         Douglas Knight               Betty Knight-Smith          Krista Lockyear

         Others Unidentified         Members of Media

VANDERBURGH COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Suzanne M. Crouch, President

Cheryl A.W. Musgrave, Vice President

Bill Nix, Member

Recorded and transcribed by Madelyn Grayson.