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Home My WebLink AboutCCM-10-03-77 MINoTES OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 3, 1977 The regular meeting of the City Council was called to order at 7:30 PM by M~yor Pickett, who presided. All members and City Attorney were present. Councilwoman Doane gave the invocation. M~yor Pickett led the pledge of allegiance. Councilman Meacham moved to dispense with the reading of the minutes and approve them as received, Councilman Swift seconded it and it passed unanimously. OLD BUSINESS: AGENDA IT~i#3: REPORT FROMMCCULLOUGH ON SUMMER SEWER RATES: Council ~reed to hear this item first due to the necessity of the Utilities Manager needi~ to leave early. M~yor Pickett stated McCullough & Associates had presented another revision to the previously distributed one. This letter was then passed out to the 'Council members. Utilities Mam~ger stated he had thought he would have the figures from the computer company on the ~mount of the proposed re-bate for s~?mmer sewer rates for the Council tonight, however, the computer company has had to write a new program and they had made a trial run and come up with only $8,000 and he knew that couldn't be right, and he would prefer the Council wait to act on this item. Councilman Garretson stated he didn't feel the letter from McCullough addressed itself to the fact that if the Utilities hadn't anticipated the additional summer sewer revenue, why are we so close? Clerk-Treasurer stated the Utilities does not operate on a budget. Councilman Swift stated he had talked with Ed Guntz from McCullough & Associates firm and he had indicated it did look like the expenses were running higher than previously anticipated. Councilman Gzrretson moved to table this item until the October 17th meeting, Councilwoman Doane seconded it and it passed unanimously. AGENDA ITEMS1: Second Readi~: PROPOSED ORDINANCE ~D-l~2 FIXING AMOUNTFOR PLUMBER'S BOED: Mayor Pickett read proposed ordinance #D-132 fixi~ an amount for a plumber's bond which was introduced at last meeting. Councilman Coots moved to ~mend ordinance by inserting the word "annually" after the word "shall", Councilwom~ Reiman seconded it and it passed unsmimously. Councilman Meacham moved to adopt Ordinance #D-132 as ~mended, Councilman C*~rretson seconded it and it passed unanimously. AGENDA ITEM~2: REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION: FIDELITY BANK: Mr. Doug Church, attorney for Fidelity B~nk, presented proposed Ordinance ~1-59, annexi~ Fidelity B~mk, 11550 N. Meridian, to the City. M~yor Pickett read proposed ordinance. Mr. Church stated the proposed route from the present City limits to the bank was by pickingup Meridian St. (old highway 31) at its present intersection of City limits. Go down Meridian Street, taking in entire right- of-way to US 31, coming down US 31 to its point of adjacent contact to the subject property, taking in the right-of-way of US 31. Councilmm~ Coots moved to introduce proposed ordinsnce, Councilwoman Relman seconded it and it passed unanimously. Councilman Swift recommended the City planner and or the zoning office might be able to do a little work with the maps and tell us if we can annex more than the strip smauexation; general area to look into would be the area between old 31 and new du~l lane 31; the whole triangle, south of Mzin St. and Penn. Rd. on the east to Spri~Mill to the west. M~yor Pickett stated it would be looked into before the next meeting. Councilmsn C~rretson left at 7:50 PM. Page 3 and yet if they don't approve it they appear to be obstructionists and he felt a simple presentation to the Council with the Board of Public Works members present might be good to avoid communication problems. M~yor Pickett stated he would contact them about attending the next meeting. AGE~-DA ITEM,S2: PBBLIC HEARING-PLANNEDUSE REVENUE SHARING FUNDS: Mayor Pickett opened the public hearing ~ud explained the need to install an unleaded gasoline tank and pump to supply police cars with tm leaded gasoline. The department is now purchasing tmleaded g~soline at the Standard Car Wash station. Saying-s would be about 8¢ per g~llon. Mayor Pickett g~ve copies of specifi- cations of tank andpump to members of the public who were present. City Engineer went over the specifications with the Council. Jim Smith, who was present, asked why this was a public hearing if they had already decided on what to use it for. Clerk-Treasurer stated it was a "planned" use hearing and if someone had ~uother suggestion for which to use the funds they wer~ welcome to present it. No-one from the public had any suggestions. Councilm=n Coots asked if the difference in prices would warrant the cost of the tank. Mr. Nohl stated he had advertised for bids or quotations and could probably h~ve the answer for the next meeting. Councilman Swift moved that the planned use of $I0,000.00 of Revenue Sharing Funds be established for a 10,000 gallon gasoline tank for unleaded gasoline, Councilman Coots seconded it and it passed unanimously. AGENDA ITEM#3: EMERGENCY MEDICAL EXPENSES: Councilman Swift stated that last week the Hamilton County Council appropriated approximately $1~,000.00 for Riverview Hospital's emergency medical service. This was the first time they had done this a~d they gave every indication they would continue to do this now on a twice a year basis. This money comes from the county at large and gees to Rdverview in particular. Riverview EMB certainly could send their vehicles anywhere in the county, but as a matter-of-fact generally do not serve this a~ea and it struck him that our Fire Chief often mentions we are not over-staffed and our ambulance is getting older and he stated when the Council ran for office we indicated we would try to make sure we did what we could to see that we got all that was comin~ to us in county services and this was another example of Carmel getting something less than its share of the county pie which we finance to the tnne of ~2-~% of the money they spend on parks, ~4S, or roads somewhere else. So he would propose the City administration communicate to the County Council a claim for ~3% of $1~,125 and strongly indicate we will do the same whenever they dish out ~aymore money based on the belief that we should have a share coming to us if they are going to subsidize other jurisdictions in Hamilton County. Mayor Pickett suggested a resolution be made. Coumcilman Swift then moved to adopt resolution as attached to minutes, Councilwoman Doane seconded it and it passed unanimously. Councilman Dean left at 9:15 PM. AGENDA ITEM#~: REQUEST FORAPPROVAL TO PURCHASE PICK-UP TRUCK: City Engineer, Fred Hohl, g~ve a review of the need for a pick-up truck which was approved at the Board of Public Works meeting, subject to Council approval. Councilman Swift moved that the Council consent to the purchase as outlined~Councilman Coots seconded it and it passed unanimously. AGENDA ITEM~: TRA~R 0FFUNDS WITHIN '1'~ STREET DEPT. BUDGET: Proposed Ordinance ~-ll7 transferring funds within the Street Dept. budget was read by Councilman Swift. Councilman Coots ~oved for adoption, Councilwoman Reiman seconded it. Councilwoman Doane moved to suspsnd the rules, Councilm~nMeacham seconded it and it passed unanimously. Motion to adopt then passed unanimously. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS E. DAVIS COOTS ~"' WALTER J. DEAN ,~NIE M DOANE MESD. GARRETSON sTANLEY MEACHAM JANE A. REIMAN FRED T. SWIFT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Namilton County Council did appropriate $1~,000.00 for the first time for Rivervlew Hospital's Emergency Medical Services, and WHEREAS, this money comes from the county at large and goes to Riverview in partlcula~, and WHEREAS, Riverview Emergency Medical Services generally do not serve the Carmel area, and WHEREAS, ~3% of the funds allocated comes from the taxes of the Carmel community, NOW THERE~0REBE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Carmel does hereby request that the Hamilton County Council consider the appropriation of $6,000.00 towa~rds the expense of maintaining the Carmel Fire Department's Emergency Medical Service. Signed and sealed on behalf of the Common Council this 3rd day of October, 1977 Peggy Lou Sm&th, Clerk-Treas~er Albert B. Pickett, Mayor