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The master development agreement (Resolution 42-2025) establishes a framework for Keystone to prepare a development plan for the area north of 180 Sixth Street and sets process expectations for individual project agreements and incentives, staff said. Commissioner Steve Latour moved approval; Commissioner Larry Kemper seconded, and the commission voted 4-0 to adopt the resolution.

Separately, staff presented a memorandum describing the BOT procurement for the parking garage, D-1 baseball diamond relocation and related infrastructure. The RDC’s evaluation committee — which included staff and department directors — reviewed three proposals and “unanimously approved a motion to select Keystone as the preferred offer,” according to the memorandum presented at the meeting. That recommendation requires a public hearing under Indiana Code Section 5-23 (the BOT statute) and approval by the RDC before a public-private agreement can be executed. Staff said the RDC will hold a public hearing at its next regular meeting and, if approved, authorize the executive director to negotiate and execute the public-private agreement; the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) will be submitted for separate RDC review and approval.

Contracts: commissioners also approved an amendment to JS Held’s existing Grand Park project-management services contract to extend services through 2026 and approved a separate new JS Held contract for other city project-management work (Park Street streetscape, Jersey Street coordination, and potential incubator conversion at 18160 Market Court). The new agreement carries a stated total maximum fee of $151,408, as noted by staff. Both JS Held contract measures passed 4-0 after motions and seconds were made during the meeting.

Why it matters: the master development agreement creates the procedural and contractual framework for phased development at Grand Park North, while the BOT procurement — if the RDC proceeds after public hearing and approves a PPA and GMP — would commit a private partner to design, build, operate and transfer public infrastructure under Indiana’s BOT statute. The JS Held agreements provide continuing owner-representative and project-management capacity as multiple infrastructure and redevelopment tasks proceed.

Next steps: staff said a public hearing and formal RDC approval are planned at the next meeting for the BOT selection and authorization to negotiate the PPA; final GMP approval will occur before the RDC signs the GMP under the PPA.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Redevelopment Commission Meeting 09/15/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Redevelopment Commission approved a master development agreement with Keystone for Grand Park North, extended and added contracts with JS Held for project management, and heard that the evaluation committee unanimously recommended Keystone as the preferred offeror for a BOT procurement for the Grand Park garage and infrastructure.","taxTitle","Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana","taxId",54406,"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},5984178,"RDC authorizes grant to Downtown Westfield CDC to buy 613 E. 190th St. for future parking",81,1345000,1426000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5828413-62460e49c2641a9a578da3dd39de456e&start=1345&end=1426","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5828413-62460e49c2641a9a578da3dd39de456e/thumbnail_1345000.jpg","/articles/5984178/Westfield/Hamilton-County/Indiana/RDC-authorizes-grant-to-Downtown-Westfield-CDC-to-buy-613-E-190th-St-for-future-parking","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984178-b983fe33779d7a85660d38a243b8e01c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775048951&Signature=RgB~A51jAP4-JR5lyeV1CwhPZOrhXTbdhOll-lNMOFx0meXVINN6yRX7uBkfFg4CUHizSaC91v1IyIHQRYhDpFXYws8Yqx91CEzQaosG47ksGLHyrSGuAdBcmxedRW2UsjrdBc~1ENz1FbInZEHHTRhPudDhhhjCiBwqM6pCct18SUeQmZ~mAfXNtDYBLTgtLRi~~7L-S7YfLfob~fc2St3ICevxKfJUjJXFRpPVYxCFYSXKu-9ao7jZJxxAhhJpttiCYRF78SOLV1PyAcqA2tvujDF3dERxS1U0pHZ6OG~afE6mYepAymONAEl4CVQ~nQo6edux-rpRrTxKL0UGQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Westfield Redevelopment Commission authorized a grant enabling the Downtown Westfield CDC to acquire approximately 2 acres at 613 East 190th Street for future surface parking, commissioners voted.

Janelle Fairman explained the property purchase is part of implementing previously approved bond proceeds for land purchase and garage construction at Grand Park. She described the parcel as “a 2 acres that's just West of Pro X … Northwest of Pro X.” The commission recorded a 4-0 vote approving the tri-party arrangement between the City Council, the Redevelopment Commission and the Downtown Westfield CDC.

Why it matters: staff said the purchase will create replacement parking capacity to offset parking lost elsewhere in the Grand Park district as the city advances a larger infrastructure and development program. The measure formalizes the transfer of funds and authorizes the CDC to complete the property acquisition on behalf of redevelopment objectives.

Motion and vote: the motion to approve the land‑acquisition grant was moved and seconded during the meeting and passed unanimously by the four commissioners present (Joe Plankis — aye; John Dart — aye; Larry Kemper — aye; Steve Latour — aye).

The commission also discussed that the acquisition is funded from bond proceeds previously approved in 2025; specific site improvements and parking design will be subject to later engineering, public works review and separate approvals as required.","The Redevelopment Commission approved a tri‑party grant to let the Downtown Westfield CDC acquire roughly 2 acres at 613 E. 190th Street for surface parking to replace spaces lost to other Grand Park-area developments; the resolution passed 4-0.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5984184,"Redevelopment Commission amends 2025 spending plan, reallocates $1.5M and incorporates council grant",126,1076000,1202000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5828413-62460e49c2641a9a578da3dd39de456e&start=1076&end=1202","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5828413-62460e49c2641a9a578da3dd39de456e/thumbnail_1076000.jpg","/articles/5984184/Westfield/Hamilton-County/Indiana/Redevelopment-Commission-amends-2025-spending-plan-reallocates-15M-and-incorporates-council-grant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984184-842055013853eb90ef1a3d3fe5c91106/orig.mp4?Expires=1775048952&Signature=icEHlBj4LB-YTNsItJ1c6GbNFLyKQWbR8M7cV4hknXjNuRBZAN0WB71auSYKK9CnshevqqCKe-2TnfAwNJgI2ZLIyagWTiJexa6U7nV7YYioln4y~LOaPIM0I2XADvyM3xAfwbNPtu7ttNEpk8i7loU3CTOFpAMdKUrbSmh4a3sktgM-sREwtC9BQwDxvWAH3urZ0LXGEeHMSQ9cbk7BR9fHP42I7xG8hV0DzKnHhX81BhR8GhZ1vtGTlUJd7Qo~55uIEcatUdD-uUKNxbtZTkyUoibaQAsUCPOcKaLfs7e4RclK21eocrTHdaTx2BeRaVG0peWqmvZPS-L6g~fWlw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Westfield Redevelopment Commission approved an amendment to its 2025 spending plan that reallocates existing TIF dollars and incorporates a newly authorized City Council grant, commissioners said at the meeting.

Austin Gutierrez, municipal adviser with Boundary Consulting, told the commission the principal change moved $1,500,000 into a lot for the Woodwind project. “The 1,500,000.0 all came from the 140 Sixth Street TIF,” Gutierrez said when summarizing the amendment.

Why it matters: Indiana requires municipalities to file spending plans with the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF). This amended plan provides a near-term cash-flow projection and a public record of intended TIF allocations and capital uses.

The amendment also brought the previously discussed $13,000,000 City Council grant into the RDC capital accounts, a change noted by staff as the largest modification to the document. Commissioners voted 4-0 to approve the amendment; the motion was presented for approval and seconded, with Joe Plankis moving the item and John Dart seconding.

The commission and its municipal advisers described the spending plan as an information document rather than an appropriation: the plan breaks down projected TIF receipts and planned monthly spending, but separate contract approvals and appropriations will still follow the commission’s normal procurement and legal review processes.

Practical outcome: staff said the amended spending plan will be filed with the state and posted as part of meeting records so the public can view how TIF and grant dollars are intended to be spent moving forward.","The RDC approved an amendment to its 2025 spending plan that moves $1,500,000 from the 140 Sixth Street TIF to a lot for Woodwind and brings the $13,000,000 City Council grant into the RDC capital account; the amendment will be submitted to the Indiana DLGF.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5984190,"Redevelopment Commission accepts $13 million City Council grant for two parking garages",58,983000,1041000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5828413-62460e49c2641a9a578da3dd39de456e&start=983&end=1041","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5828413-62460e49c2641a9a578da3dd39de456e/thumbnail_983000.jpg","/articles/5984190/Westfield/Hamilton-County/Indiana/Redevelopment-Commission-accepts-13-million-City-Council-grant-for-two-parking-garages","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984190-d36ef038197b2a48e5c6935267ac3696/orig.mp4?Expires=1775048952&Signature=AHMPyCnz046fZjijjo8TW8pmMEIEjmjSsHmDxzOOGqztnwI3q9n086dLvlpLiVvnwHfo5Agt4CZcyzND3nCwKk3-ltcfTeUjQVT~u3gnXHv2VnCizyquySBZslSDtvKsgCawMp1GtCJIyJaHublO26BIuIbm2yHclN~bHt3JUSfubMbK2XB5YBwGIM9f8mmTbVqEdqJ8P78dVXLAliRRhk2VFoURRtOADGHzvRopPujB2NT1t9dIYj5M1p5Yj67i3bMqhvW5jHk3vxCQQwfw5MNWwXJZx15Hvezqhyfd6RgIdRInNoGVn-F0RzOyaOOMz63ubgInp2oogAIlNPUanA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Westfield Redevelopment Commission voted unanimously to accept a $13,000,000 grant from the City Council to support two downtown parking garage projects, the commission confirmed at a public meeting. The vote on Resolution 39-2025 passed 4-0.

The grant will be split between two projects already in the redevelopment program. “The total amount between those 2 projects that would be granted would be 13,000,000 and the breakdown of that is approximately 4,500,000 going to the Park And Poplar Project … as well as about 8 and a half million for the Jersey 32 Parking Garage,” staff member Janelle Fairman said during the presentation.

Why it matters: the funding supplements previously approved bond and grant programs tied to downtown redevelopment and is intended to help advance two major parking structures that are part of larger projects in downtown Westfield. The commission’s acceptance lets the Redevelopment Commission (RDC) carry forward those funds for project use.

The measure was moved by Commissioner Steve Latour and seconded by Commissioner John Dart. The recorded vote was Joe Plankis — aye; John Dart — aye; Larry Kemper — aye; Steve Latour — aye. The motion outcome was recorded as approved, 4-0.

During discussion, Fairman explained that the grant originated in the City’s 2025 budget and requires the council’s appropriation to be transferred to the RDC so the commission can use the funds for capital projects as originally planned in the budget documents. The presentation did not specify project timelines or contractor agreements tied directly to the grant acceptance; individual project approvals and contract awards will be handled separately, as required.

Next steps: the accepted grant will be incorporated into the RDC capital accounts and reflected in the commission’s spending plan updates that are submitted to the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) and public records, staff said.

Attendance and context: four commissioners were present for the vote; two members were absent. No public objections to the resolution were recorded at the meeting.","The Westfield Redevelopment Commission voted 4-0 to accept a $13 million grant from the City Council to support the Park and Poplar and Jersey 32 parking garage projects, with $4.5 million allocated to Park and Poplar and about $8.5 million to Jersey 32.","actionData","errors"]

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