ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
OF WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA
Board Meeting Minutes
Monday, July 9, 2018
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:Frame, Golden, Jackson, Leisure, Parker Russell, Templin, Warner, Witte

BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:

Barrett, Salazar, Yaeger

STAFF PRESENT:

Shaffer, Doty, Mitchell, Geres

GUESTS PRESENT:

Oler, Ron – Richmond Common Council
Sowers, George – EDC Attorney
Thurlow, Kim – Ivy Tech Community CollegeCALL TO ORDER
Board Chair Frame called the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Corporationof Wayne County, Indiana to order at 4:07 p.m. on Monday, July 9, 2018 in the EDC board room.
APROVAL OF MINUTES
Frame stated the minutes from the June 4, 2018 board meeting were on pages 2-4 of the board packet.
Motion by Leisure, second by Golden to approve the June 4, 2018 minutes as presented. Motion carried.
TREASURER’S REPORT
A. June 2018 Financial Report
Parker provided the treasury report. He reported on being over budget $6,337.67 MTD and underbudget $49,450.79 YTD. He reviewed the line items over budget for the month and year. Motion byWitte, second by Russell to approve the June 2018 financials. Motion carried.
B. 2019 Draft Budget
Shaffer reported on the 2019 draft budget. It is $658,223 and a $33,024.76 (5.28%) increase from lastyear. Shaffer reported on the line items which increased or decreased from the preceding year:
1001 Salaries – $12,076 increase
1365 Federal Payroll Taxes – $950 increase
1366 Retirement – $600 increase
1367 Employee Health Insurance – $2,250 decrease
1368 Unemployment Tax – $250 decrease
1369 Long-Term Disability – $400 increase
2212 Printed Office Supplies – $500 increase
2228 Computer Parts – $300 increase2249 In-house Supplies – $300 increase3312 Legal Services – $1,000 decrease3324 Communication – $800 increase3392 Advertising and PR – $20,000 increase3353 Maintenance-Building – $1,000 increase
3368 Outside Services-Cleaning – $160 increase
3310 Vehicle Lease – $0.76 increase3374 Rent-Building, Structures – $4,800 decrease3373 Programming and Consultation – $441 decrease3381 Dues, Subscriptions & Fees – $400 increase3389 Staff Training & Education – $500 increase
4440 Office Equipment – $301 decrease
4441 Office Furniture & Fixtures – $3,500 increase
4445 Office Equipment-Computers – $780 increase
COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Executive – Frame reported the committee met earlier before the board meeting and reviewed
compliance and the Beals-Moore contract.
B. Industrial Park – Warner reported the committee met on Thursday, June 28th, 2018 and heard an
update on the WWRSD. The parties involved received two updated costs for both the plant
upgrade and Connersville option. They are in the process of reviewing them. They also received an
update on the Gaar Jackson Road / Round Barn Road construction and that it is close to being
finished. They also reviewed and recommended approval for the Beals-Moore contract.
1. Beals-Moore Contract – Mitchell reported on the Beals Moore contract for preliminary
options for drainage and lot configuration of the Midwest Industrial park for $6,800 to include
these services:- study will include investigation and recommendation for relocation/mitigation of existing
wetlands- feasibility of relocation of drainage ditches, swales, and detention basins- options for different lot sizes, North and South of existing railroad- feasibility of construction of new railroad spur lines- feasibility of development of area currently covered with trees, shrubs, etc…
- calculations of acres, and preparation of plats showing existing area which could be used asdevelopment sites- meeting with city departments, county officials, and EDC staff
Motion by Russell, second by Templin to approve the Beals Moore contract as presented.
Motion carried.
C. Marketing and Communication – Doty reported the committee met on Wednesday, June 6, 2018and heard updates on the website expansion, calendar of events on the Tourism website,
BeWayne amenities, Home in Wayne concierge program, and Hoosier Opportunity marketing.
EDC STAFF REPORT
Geres – Geres reported working on the 2019 budget, working with Jennifer North on the audit of the 2017financials, assisting with preparations for the site visit for Project Forte, completing RFI’s for Projects
Oriole and Neptune, participating in a webinar for the submittal of projects Sunrise and Neptune, andparticipating in the NAACP job fair by promoting Hoosier Opportunity.
Mitchell – Mitchell reported on contacting the Wayne County schools about Find A Job Friday, Work Keys
testing, and National Manufacturing Day. She is working on becoming an administrator for the Work Keys
testing but is looking for someone to be a proctor. They plan on testing mid-fall in the schools. Shereported on regional stellar. 150 attended their first meeting, awarded a $20,000 planning grant todevelop a plan to utilize the $15M. They hired former OCRA liaison Susie Ripley to be our region’sconsultant. She reported on working with Beals-Moore on MIP Phase I, meeting with Sherm Johnson ofthe Indiana Department of Corrections, attending 4 BRE visits, participating in the ACT webinar, attending
the IEDA summer conference, participating in 2 local healthy living workshops, and continuing to crosstrain with staff.

Doty – Doty reported attending a webinar on talent attraction, attending the Blue Buffalo auditorium
naming ceremony at Ivy Tech, attending the Richmond Social Media session, and posting a new BrightSide story by Louise Ronald. She encouraged the board to share stories.
Shaffer – Shaffer reported on spending a lot of time out of the office in June. In addition to 4 BRE
meetings, she attended a sales trip to New York City with Mindy Kenworthy of the East Central Indiana
Regional Partnership, attending the Area Development Forum 25 event where she connected with 10
site selectors, and attending the Indiana Economic Development Association summer conference whereshe attended with other regional and local ED directors to learn about strategy, initiative, and bestpractices. She reported on her travel to Japan scheduled for November 6 – 16. In addition to meetingwith the headquarters of our local Japanese companies, her and Mayor Snow also plan to visit
Richmond’s sister city, Unnan. She has started to meet with our local Japanese companies and isworking with JASI to plan the trip. She reported on attending the Indianapolis Pathways Summit with Pat
Heiny and Melissa Vance and what they learned will dovetail into the Skill Up Grant. She reported onmeeting with the Indiana Department of Corrections as we have 192 inmates being released this year
and the IDOC is offering training to those being released in 6-12 months. She is trying to connect withlocal employers who might be willing to hire these individuals and is looking to connect them with our
local parole officers. Lastly, she reported on participating in meetings about the Elder-Beerman closure.
The focus is how to gain control of the building.
ADJOURNMENT
Frame adjourned the meeting at 5:00 p.m.
NEXT BOARD MEETING – Monday, August 6, 2018
at EDC of Wayne County, Richmond, Indiana at 4:00 pm