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Councilwoman Sandberg said she was presenting five resolutions for three separate organizations identified as contributors or suppliers for batteries produced by the Star Plus energy battery plant. \"With each resolution, I will present their real investments in our community along with the tax abatement we will be we will provide to them for bringing their businesses to our community, providing investment and jobs to Howard County,\" she told the council.

The council acted by voice vote on each resolution; the transcript records \"aye\" and \"motion carries\" for each item. The resolutions were read by title and moved and seconded; the council scheduled final consideration after the required public-notice period (the council's next meeting was set for Feb. 24). The resolutions and key details as presented in the meeting are listed below.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution 28‑27 (real property) — Sponsor: Councilwoman Sandberg. Designates property described in the resolution as an Economic Revitalization Area for the purposes of a preliminary real-property tax exemption. The resolution as described in the meeting identifies the company at the site (read in the transcript as \"Sung a, America's\") on approximately 20 acres at 1501 East 200 North. Reported real investment: $10,150,000. Reported jobs: 120 at $25 per hour. Proposed abatement: five-year step-down. Outcome: adopted (voice vote).

- Resolution 28‑28 (personal property) — Sponsor: Councilwoman Sandberg. Declares the supplier's personal property inside the renovated facility at the 20-acre site to be an ERA for a five-year step-down abatement. Reported personal-property investment at that site: $22,000,000; reported combined real and personal investment for the entity at the two pieces: $32,150,000. Outcome: adopted (voice vote).

- Resolution 28‑31 (real property) — Sponsor: Councilwoman Sandberg. Designates property for J 1 Industries America LLC at 1679 East Sparks Road and 2462 North 100 East as an ERA with a proposed 10-year step-down abatement. Reported real investment: $92,350,000. Reported jobs: 100 at $27 per hour. Outcome: adopted (voice vote).

- Resolution 28‑32 (personal property) — Sponsor: Councilwoman Sandberg. Recognizes J 1 Industries America LLC's personal property for a proposed new facility on approximately 30.5 acres at the same addresses and grants a five-year step-down for personal property. Reported personal-property investment: $252,824,000. Outcome: adopted (voice vote).

- Resolution 28‑37 (real property) — Sponsor: Councilwoman Sandberg. Designates HH Kokomo Spec 1 LLC property on 21.88 acres at 414 East 400 North as an ERA with a proposed five-year step-down abatement. Reported real investment: $17,200,000. Reported jobs: 20 at $27 per hour. Outcome: adopted (voice vote).

Several council members voiced support during the roll-call/voice votes; specific seconding council members were not consistently named on the record in the transcript. Council President called for the voice votes and declared each motion carried after \"aye\" responses.

The resolutions were introduced and passed by the council for preliminary approval; the council noted they will revisit the resolutions at the Feb. 24 meeting after the public-notice period. No further debate, conditions, or dissenting votes are recorded in the transcript excerpt.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Kokomo City Common Council - February 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Kokomo City Common Council passed five declaratory resolutions by voice vote to designate properties as Economic Revitalization Areas and grant preliminary property-tax abatements for firms tied to battery-supply projects.","taxTitle","Kokomo City, Howard County, Indiana","taxId",26298,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6032580,"Kokomo mayor says city encumbered nearly $20 million in ARPA funds; $4 million remains under contract",571,429000,1000000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5433515-9361f8c153d85a4c01528f118cfa7256&start=429&end=1000","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5433515-9361f8c153d85a4c01528f118cfa7256/thumbnail_429000.jpg","/articles/6032580/Kokomo-City/Howard-County/Indiana/Kokomo-mayor-says-city-encumbered-nearly-20-million-in-ARPA-funds-4-million-remains-under-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6032580-35abd212341d1fbd563d45ec29f2d4f7/orig.mp4?Expires=1775212222&Signature=l-d~UYOhyQtVwWJyTdF7g9BtZPX9LijZEa-TS3dvvsBC1GodgTHvmSF4Q7KhUebubrKmFEvnZMCDBoNW2gTEiR-Nnr1dV~oXL1dz38Uw1m9IWTl5GRBrkltB2DMrJtCKgyEewPVsTL~f9lu1Wvqz1X91f6zLTWFwhL6K-Upq~LzVlrlxzfWAYU9wdMELGdGvQlfQUnHuHQaioZ7n8MRN~6WaWKaaJ5N7uGro-DRxcmlSqk9GBu~7l1ou4Bvx8B7VP4R-h1GWpqNDBh0DVGAvzCmE5xPxX57Kf6zwLxBR46pWyw0~5wyFIV0PZT5ynWPLGGasoF8wQt9hwGKKUouDKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayor Tyler Moore reported to the Kokomo City Common Council that Kokomo City received $19,893,216 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in 2021 and that the city met the federal requirement to encumber all funds by Dec. 31, 2024.

Moore told the council that $10,000,000 of the total was treated as revenue replacement — a capped category under the federal rules — and the remaining $9,893,216 was restricted for infrastructure and community development projects. \"We successfully achieved that goal, scrambled a little bit at the end, but found some very worthwhile uses for those funds,\" Moore said.

The mayor said about $4,000,000 remains under contract but has not yet been spent. He described a range of projects paid from the restricted and unrestricted portions of the allocation: restroom and splash-pad preparations at Jackson Morrow Park; water and sanitary-line work along Pipeline to make parcels marketable; drainage work and boulevard flooding mitigation near the Stellantis plant (with Indiana Finance Authority and other matching funds); participation in upgrading the Taylor township sewer system in partnership with the county; and phases of Markland Avenue reconstruction.

Moore listed community-development investments funded by the ARPA allocation including the Howard County Food Access Alliance and a food-insecurity study that led to the alliance; Ivy Tech workforce development's Industry 4 lab; a community commercial kitchen in partnership with the Downtown Association; a nonprofit grant program to aid local nonprofits affected by the pandemic; and a feasibility study for Carver. He said a category of projects billed as \"incentives\" supported infrastructure work needed by housing developments rather than direct cash payments to developers.

On parks and quality-of-life spending Moore included several items funded from the revenue-replacement portion: EV charger infrastructure, improvements at Center Road, playground upgrades, a putt-putt course, Cutler Park upgrades including new pickleball and tennis courts, Kokomo Municipal Stadium (lighting, turf and other repairs), Northwest Park scoreboards and playgrounds, additional lighting and netting at Championship Park, and a new pump track at Northside Park. He also cited equipment purchases for departments: additional automated trash trucks for the street department and a second set of turnout gear for all city firefighters.

Moore thanked the council for working with the administration during the ARPA allocation process, saying he met biweekly with up to four council members while the list of projects evolved. He offered to make the project list available to council members and said the administration will report as the remaining contracted projects are completed.

No formal council action or vote on the ARPA report was recorded in the transcript; Moore presented the summary and invited questions but the meeting moved on to the next agenda item.","Mayor Tyler Moore told the Kokomo City Common Council that Kokomo received $19,893,216 in federal ARPA funds in 2021, that $10 million was used as revenue replacement, $9,893,216 was used for restricted infrastructure and community development projects, and about $4,000,000 remains encumbered but unspent.","actionData","errors"]

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Kokomo council approves multiple economic revitalization-area resolutions tied to battery‑supply projects

Kokomo mayor says city encumbered nearly $20 million in ARPA funds; $4 million remains under contract