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REAL ESTATE
MEETING
COMMITTEE ROOM - February 3, 1998
PRESENT: Hons. Larry Sconyers, Mayor; Handy, Beard, Kuhlke,
Todd, Shepard, Bridges, Powell, H. Brigham, J. Brigham,
Commissioners; Randy Oliver, Administrator; Jim Wall, Attorney;
Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission.
ABSENT: Hon. W. H. Mays, III, Commissioner.
Mr. Wall: We've been asked to assist insofar as putting in
a new sewer line for an expansion of an industry along 15 Lover's
Lane and improving the water main size and pressure to the
property. They're proposing an additional $5 million dollar
investment in new equipment and machinery and doubling the size
of the building.
Mr". Oliver: And about 40 new employees.
Mr. Wall: We wanted to see if you were receptive to our
doing that.
Mr. Oliver: They have asked for us to put in the water and
sewer which Mr. Hicks estimates at $150,000. We've indicated
that we're willing to go to $100,000 and that seems to be
agreeable. This would come from the Utilities budget and if
you're agreeable, we would present this at the next Committee
meeting for Engineering Services. Payback is greater than three
years and that's why we wanted the $50,000 based on their current
water usage but we also believe that it will provide some
benefits down in that general area.
Mr. Kuhlke: The $100,000 is more than three years?
Mr. Oliver: Yes, it's still a little more than three years
but we still think with the $5 million and new jobs it's a good
economic incentive.
Mr. Todd: How much easement or right-of-way are we going to
need?
Mr. Oliver: I can't answer that. It's down off of Lover's
Lane next to the CSX Railroad.
Mr. Todd: It's my understanding this will come back to
Committee?
Mr. Oliver: Yes, sir. We will try to address the right-of-
way issue but we're not totally on the right-of-way.
Mr. Kuhlke: Is this a done deal?
Mr. Oliver: Yes, and I need to make sure they make their
public announcement before I get it to Committee and we'll do
that. I just want to make sure everybody is comfortable with
this before we commit to this. We also have a request from I
Richmond Bonded Warehouse to put another warehouse down there
where they're currently located on Prep Phillips Drive. They
want another 200 by 450 feet. Before we get into the numbers of
what we ought to charge them, you need to make a policy decision.
Jim and I need to look at the leases because there are some
inconsistencies. They have a rail spur there and the key on this
whole thing is I have talked with Rick Toole of the Port
Authority and he indicates they won't be there for at least 20
years, if ever. He doesn't see that as an issue. I think they
want the rail side but if that other building they have down
there ever goes away, it's my understanding from Mr. Patty we can
eliminate the train spur that runs from the Museum down to there
so there's some benefit in waiting it out. The question is what
do we want to do with it right now. It's a policy decision as to
what you think the highest and best use for that property may be
both now and into the future and I wanted to know if you want me
to proceed with trying to work up some numbers.
Mr. Kuhlke: They've been down there for a number of years
and I don't know if they even use rail anymore. Do you know?
Mr. Oliver: I don't know. Mr. Patty told me they had one
or two cars a week that came into there and I don't know if those
numbers are current or not. Mr. Anderson is out of town but I I
can contact him. The ideal thing would be to work out a
situation where they rented all or part of the Ports building and
refurbish whatever part they were going to do because he's going
to put some money into that. But that wouldn't work if he was
going to use the rail service.
Mr. Kuhlke: Does Modern Welding use rails?
Mr. Oliver: George told me he didn't think they did. I can
check on that.
Mr. Todd:
and greater use
handling inside
I would have two concerns. One would be a better
for it and the other would be what they are
the Levee, such as chemicals, etc.
Mr. Shepard: I'd like to know about the rails, too.
Mr. Kuhlke: We can't do much until you get all the
information.
Mr. Oliver: Let me get all the information together for the
next time as it relates to the rails and the leases.
Mr. Todd: We also need to know what properties we own and
who we're leasing to. I've been here two years and there are
things I don't know anything about.
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ADJOURNMENT:
was adjourned.
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There being no further business, the meeting
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission