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COMMISSIONER BROOKS HERE. DO WE HAVE COMMISSIONER AASEN?
[1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
OH, GOOD. AND I'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. AND I WOULD ASK EVERYBODY STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, TO THE FLAG, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ACTION ITEM, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OUR LAST MONTH'S MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THE DRAFT MINUTES THAT WERE PROVIDED TO YOU IN YOUR PACKETS, GENTLEMEN? NONE.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND FOR APPROVAL?
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BROOKS.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. MARIANNA, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[3.a. Cash Flow Report]
>> THANK YOU. IT IS APPROVED. VERY GOOD.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS FINANCIAL MATTERS. AND MR. LEE, WOULD YOU GIVE US INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASH FLOW REPORT?
>> YES, THANK YOU. THE COMMISSION'S END OF MONTH BALANCE FOR AUGUST WAS $8,484,783, INCLUDING THE RESTRICTED FUNDS, IT WAS $20,608,811.
>> THANK YOU, MR. LEE. QUESTIONS OF MR. LEE REGARDING THE CASH FLOW REPORT?
[3.b. Approval of Claims]
>> SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE CLAIMS, ONCE AGAIN, MR. LEE.
>> WE HAVE TWO SETS OF CLAIMS FOR YOU TONIGHT.
ONE FOR NONOPERATING EXPENSES IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,541.58.
AND THE SECOND ONE FROM THE 2021 GO BONDS IN $562.61.
QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MR. LEE. ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. LEE REGARDING THE CLAIMS THAT ARE BEFORE US THIS EVENING
>> SEEING NONE, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION OF APPROVAL IF THAT'S YOUR PLEASURE, GENTLEMEN.
>> THANK YOU. NEED A SECOND, GENTLEMEN.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BROOKS.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. MARIANNA, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
[4. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT]
>> IT IS APPROVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GENTLEMEN.
LET'S SEE, WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, MR. DIRECTOR.
>> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
LET ME JUST GO THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES FOR THE PREVIOUS MONTH. ALL RIGHT.
LOTS OF PROGRESS IN CITY CENTERS CONTINUING. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST. WE HAVE SOME UPDATED DRONE SHOTS OF THE WORK HAPPENING ON MONON SQUARE NORTH, THAT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE COME UP, THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST VISIBLE NEW PROJECT UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO THAT'S NICE.
MAGNOLIA CONDOS CONTINUE TO BE BUILT.
WITH REGARD TO CIVIC SQUARE, THERE WAS A TOPPING OUT/CLOSING CEREMONY LAST WEEK THAT MAYOR FINKAM ATTENDED. AND I BELIEVE AS OF TODAY 60% OF THOSE 25 CONDOS -- I WAS WRONG, 25 NOW, 60% OF THEM ARE PRESOLD, I BELIEVE, AT THIS POINT, WHICH IS GREAT. THAT'S A REALLY COOL PROJECT THERE.
>> THEY'RE IN THE HALF A MILLION RANGE. AND HAMPTON CROSSING WE DISCUSSED ALREADY, THAT'S MOVING FORWARD.
PROSCENIUM THREE WE'RE WORKING ON, ICON MAIN IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, LOTS OF GOOD PROGRESS ON THE AT&T SIDE, THE BUILDINGS ARE LOOKING BEAUTIFUL. IT IS NICE TO SEE ENCLOSING STARTING ALONG AUTO LAWN PLAZA, THAT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.
WE'LL SEE THAT GO UP OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
AND LAST NIGHT OR MONDAY NIGHT AT CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE SIGNATURE 55 PROJECT.
THAT'S OUR KIND OF NEW REALLY BIG EXCITING PROJECT.
SO, EVEN THIS MORNING WE HAD A BIG MEETING WITH ENGINEERS
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WORKING THROUGH THE WATER FEATURE ON THAT.SO THAT'S AN EXCITING WIN FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. DIRECTOR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR REGARDING THE REPORT? ANY UPDATE ON THE WREN BUILDING AND THE EXPANSION OF THE HOTEL?
>> WE -- DESIGN CONTINUES. THERE IS A CONSTRUCTION SET THAT IS OUT ON THE STREET RIGHT NOW BY OUR DEVELOPMENT PARTNER ON THAT. WE'RE IN THE KIND OF COSTING AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL FIRM UP SOME DATES SOON.
THAT'S WITH RESPECT TO EVERYTHING BUT THE BAR EXPANSION AT ADAGIO. THAT'S MOVING FORWARD ON ITS OWN
GENTLEMEN, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THANK YOU, MR. DIRECTOR.
WE WILL GO ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS.
THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, WE DID NOT MEET THIS PAST MONTH.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. BROOKS.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OLD BUSINESS, IS THERE ANY OLD BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE US THIS
[7.a. Action Item #1 - Giving Machine license agreement Synopsis: This will approve a license agreement to allow the use of CRC-owned land for a Giving Machine (crowd-sourced funding for local nonprofits) kiosk during the holiday season.]
EVENING?>> THERE IS NOT, MR. PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. DIRECTOR. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS, AND ACTION ITEM NUMBER 1, THE GIVING MACHINE LICENSE AGREEMENT. MR.
DIRECTOR. >> IF YOU LOOK ON THE SCREEN, YOU WILL SEE AA OUTLINED IN A RED DASHED LINE WHERE THERE WILL BE A TEMPORARY PLACEMENT OF THESE GIVING MACHINES DURING THE CHRISTKINDLMARKT SEASON. AND WE HAVE WITH US A SPECIAL GUEST, ROBERT PETERSON, WHO HELPS OVERSEE THE GIVING MACHINE PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF INDIANA AND I'M GOING TO ASK HIM TO COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE OVER THERE AND PRESS THAT BUTTON SO THAT IT HIGHLIGHTS IN -- IT LIGHTS UP IN RED AND SPEND SOME TIME, LITTLE BIT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THE GIVING MACHINE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND TO SHARE WITH THE COMMISSION SOME MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE GIVING MACHINE INITIATIVE.
AND WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU CONSIDER THE SITE THAT HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR US. THE GIVING MACHINE, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, IS A VENDING MACHINE, BUT INSTEAD OF VENDING ITEMS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL CAN PURCHASE FOR THEMSELVES TO EAT OR WHATEVER, INSTEAD OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO DONATE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT ARE SHARED -- THAT ARE SPONSORED AND PROVIDED BY LOCAL CHARITIES, BY THE LOCAL CHARITIES INCLUDING TWO THAT ARE HERE BASED IN CARMEL, AS WELL AS TWO INTERNATIONAL CHARITIES. AND THE PERSON WHO USES THE MACHINE HAS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY OF SELECTING THE THING THEY WANT. SOMEONE IN THE WORLD OR ELSE THEY COULD BE HERE IN INDIANA, COULD BE IN CARMEL SOMEWHERE, IN THE WORLD AS WELL, AND THEY GET TO CHOOSE THAT ITEM THAT WILL THEN BE DELIVERED BY THE CHARITY PARTNERS TO THAT -- TO SOME NEEDING PERSON AROUND THE WORLD.
SO, WE'RE JUST -- THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR THAT WE WILL BE ACTIVE HERE IN INDIANA. AND THIS INITIATIVE IS ACTUALLY A GLOBAL INITIATIVE, 131 CITIES AND FIVE CONTINETS THIS YEAR AND SO WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE TWO OF THOSE CITIES HERE IN INDIANA. ONE OTHER POINT ABOUT THE CHARITIES INVOLVED THIS YEAR, THE CARMEL YOUTH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RIGHT HERE IN CARMEL IS THERE TO SUPPORT AT RISK YOUTH AS WELL AS PROVIDEPROVIDE FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES IS GOING TO BE IN THE MACHINE. ALSO HATCH FOR HUNGER, A BIG FOOD BANK THAT OPERATES IN 36 STATES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
ALSO BASED HERE IN CARMEL WILL BE IN THE MACHINE AND PEOPLE CAN GIVE VARIOUS PROTEIN ITEMS IN VARIOUS PACKAGES TO PEOPLE THAT ARE IN NEED AS WELL. ALSO, WE HAVE BRIGHT LANE LEARNING, WHICH IS A -- PROVIDES TUTORING, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR YOUTH THAT ARE AT RISK AND ARE FALLING BEHIND IN THEIR LEARNING. DOVER RECOVERY HOUSE, INDIANA'S LARGEST RECOVERY HOUSE FOR WOMEN AND THERE ARE ITEMS THERE THAT CAN BE SELECTED FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE AT THAT ORGANIZATION AND THEN FINALLY, THE MAKE-A- WISH FOUNDATION FOR INDIANA, OHIO, AND KENTUCKY, AND PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH MAKE-A-WISH AND PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT VARIOUS ITEMS THAT CAN HELP KIDS THAT ARE VERY MUCH IN NEED BASED ON THEIR PHYSICAL PROBLEMS THAT THEY HAVE.
SO, IF THERE IS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY
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TO ANSWER THOSE.>> VERY GOOD. I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION.
THIS IS PROPOSED TO BE DURING THE CHRISTKINDLMARKT, AS I UNDERSTAND IT. WOULD YOU ENVISION OTHER EVENTS IN CARMEL WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR?
>> YES, SO, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE -- THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND VENUE HERE IN CARMEL. THERE IS A -- THERE ARE GOING TO BE GIVING MACHINES AT CLAY TERRACE, THEY HAVE BEEN THERE THE LAST TWO YEARS AND WILL ALSO BE HERE AND THOSE MACHINES WILL BE SHARED WITH THE BLOOMINGTON, THIS YEAR, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT TWIST ON THE GIVING MACHINES. SO WE'LL HAVE THEM FROM THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER UNTIL THE FIRST SUNDAY IN JANUARY.
AND SO THIS WILL BE THE THIRD LOCATION IN THE STATE OF INDIANA.
SORRY, MR. PRESIDENT. FROM CRC PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS INTENDED TO BE A TEMPORARY THING.
I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS AS A FIRST YEAR KIND OF TRIAL AND SEE WHAT ADJUSTMENTS CAN BE MADE LATER AS WELL.
>> WHO DECIDES WHAT CHARITIES ARE IN THE GIVING MACHINE?
>> RIGHT, OUR TEAM WORKS WITH THE CHARITIES REALLY AS A YEAR LONG PROCESS AND WE DECIDED IF WE WANT TO HAVE DIFFERENT CHARITIES EVERY YEAR, SO THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR OF LOCAL CHARITIES AND IT GOES THROUGH A VIGOROUS VETTING PROCESS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHARITY HAS TO HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR OVER FIVE YEARS, HAVE TO BE A 5013C.
BASED ON THOSE CRITERIA, WE FIND CHARITIES ARE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH US AND THERE IS AN APPROVAL PROCESS AT OUR HEADQUARTERS AND THAT IS HOW THAT WORKS.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, ONE OTHER THING I DIDN'T MENTION BEFORE IS THAT ALL OF THE DONATIONS GO DIRECTLY TO EACH CHARITY. 100%.
AND THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS, THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATION, COVERS ALL THE OPERATIONAL COSTS SUCH THAT EVERY ITEM AND EVERY DOLLAR THAT IS GIVEN IS TRANSLATED INTO THE ITEM THAT THE PERSON CHOSE.
AND THEN DELIVERED OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR.
SO, WE GOT SOME GREAT CHARITIES IN THE PAST AND WONDERFUL ONES THIS YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO MORE NEXT YEAR TOO. Ú
>> AND I WAS GOING TO ADD, THE ADMINISRATION ALREADY HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR FRIENDS ABOUT ADDING ADDITIONAL CARMEL CHARITIES IN THE FUTURE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ONGOING DISCUSSION.
>> ANY -- I GUESS YOU HAD THE MACHINE UP AT CLAY TERRACE.
ABOUT HOW MUCH REVENUE YOU WOULD EXPECT TO BE GENERATED FROM THE MACHINE?
>> SURE. SINCE -- IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS WE HAD THE MACHINES, THERE HAS BEEN ABOUT $400,000 OF DONATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN. 23,000 HOOSIERS OR VISITORS HERE HAVE DONATED AT THE MACHINES AND THE ITEMS ARE KIND OF IN A RANGE FROM $3 TO $200. AND SO THERE IS SOMETHING THERE THAT IS OF INTEREST FOR CHILDREN, FOR TEENS, FOR ADULTS.
THERE IS A WAY TO GIVE ALL THE ITEMS, IF YOU PUT IN ONE CODE, 777 AND ALL THE ITEMS -- IT IS KIND OF FUN BECAUSE YOU SEE THE ITEMS, LITTLE THING SPINS AND THE ITEM FALLS DOWN AND THAT SIGNIFIES YOU PURCHASED THAT. THEN THE PERSON WITH THEIR CREDIT CARD WHO PAYS AND A DEBIT CARD, THEY GET A QR CODE AND THEY SCAN THAT AND THAT'S THEIR RECEIPT FOR TAX PURPOSES. SO, IT IS REALLY AN UPLIFTING EXPERIENCE AND YOU SEE PEOPLE THAT GO TO THE MACHINE AND THEY GET TO PICK THINGS, KIDS LIKE THE GOATS AND CHICKENS, WHICH IS THIS YEAR, THEY'RE IN THE MACHINE, AND THERE IS LOTS OF OTHER REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS FOR LOCAL CHARITIES AND PEOPLE HAVE -- A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE A VERY MOVING EXPERIENCE.
>> VERY GOOD. GENTLEMEN, QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, IF IT IS YOUR PLEASURE, GENTLEMEN, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION OF APPROVAL FOR THE LICENSE AGREEMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER SCHALLIOL.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER AASEN.
HAVING BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, MARIANNA, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. GOOD LUCK.
LET'S RAISE A LOT OF MONEY FOR CHARITY. IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE US THIS EVENING, MR. DIRECTOR?
>> THERE IS NOT, MR. PRESIDENT.
>> OKAY, WELL, SEEING NONE, NO OTHER BUSINESS, WITHOUT
[9. EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Wednesday, October 15th, 2025, 6:30 p.m.]
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OBJECTION, THE CHAIRCHAIR DECLARE OUR MEETING TO BE ADJOURNED, PENDING THE EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS.THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.
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