MINUTES OF
THE INDIANAPOLIS LOCAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BOND BANK
Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors
August 20, 2007
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mary Titsworth-Chandler
Jacob Hall
Tom O’Donnell
Kathy Minx
MEMBERS ABSENT DeVonne Richburg-Pollard
BOND BANK PRESENT:
Barbara A. Lawrence
Katie
Aeschliman
Monica Durrett
Kyle Willis
Jacqui Coe
Laurie Canatsey
OTHERS PRESENT:
Jeff Qualkinbush, Barnes & Thornburg
Tom Surgener, Chase
Lou McElwain, Chase
David Lewis, Chase
Larry Richardson, A.G. Edwards
Curt Fritsch, CRF Financial Group
Jay Ryals, Fifth-Third
Teery Leffew, Raymond James
Hans Steck, Bingham McHale
Angie Steeno, Crowe Chizek
Deron Kinter, Bingham McHale
Kostas Poulakidas, Kreig DeVault
Tom Guevara, Crowe Chizek
Sharon Karst, BNY
Molly Williams, IDI
Greg Taylor, Coleman, Stevenson, &Graham
David Girton, Liger
Marya Overby, City
Courtney Knight, Rice Financial
Adrienne Archia, Rice Financial
Jim Garrard, City
A Special Meeting of the Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank (“Bond Bank”) convened at 12:00 noon, Monday, August 20, 2007 in the City-County Building, 200 East Washington Street, Suite 224 Indianapolis, Indiana, pursuant to notice given in accordance with IC 5-14-1.5. Chair Mary Chandler called the meeting to order after determining that a quorum was present.
Chair
The first
order of business was Resolution No. 13-Ertel Redevelopment Project. Ms.
Barbara Lawrence gave a brief overview of the resolution stating that the City
of
Ms. Kathy
Minx asked of there was a likelihood of insurance proceeds. Mr. Jim Garrard
stated that the insurance would be approximately $14 million in coverage. Mr.
Jake Hall asked if it would cost upwards of $5 million to remove the building.
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The next
order of business was Resolution 14: County Option Income Tax (COIT) Notes. Ms.
Katherine Aeschliman stated that the resolution authorizes the 2007 COIT Notes at
an amount not to exceed $36 million at a rate not to exceed 8%. The notes allow
the city and county to capitalize on the final 1/10 of 1 percent increase in
the COIT rate, as adopted by the city county council in 2005 as well as a
one-time distribution from the State of
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The next item to be discussed was the amendment of Resolution 12: Colts/Stadium Contribution Financing. Ms. Lawrence gave a brief overview of the changes. She stated that they are asking the Board to consider approval of changes to clauses four and twelve.
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The next order of business was the Indianapolis Bond Bank quarterly budget. Ms. Laurie Canatsey gave a brief update on the status of the budget to the Board.
Ms. Kathy
Minx asked Ms. Canatsey if she could reflect the year-to-date to annual budget
during the next meeting. Ms. Canatsey stated that some of the items that
exceeded the budget were due to charitable contributions by the Bond Bank.
Chair
The next order of business was upcoming issues and Ms. Barbara A. Lawrence gave a brief overview of the issues that would be coming before the Board in the next few months. She first discussed the Pension Obligation Bonds, which be at an amount up to $125 million. The capital project would be in the $100 million range. Ms. Lawrence explained what she and the team would be working on. The next item was the Department of Waterworks and she explained the project to the Board.
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