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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-05-02-77 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING M~y 2, 1977 The regular meeti~was called to order at 7:30 PM by Councilman G~rretson in the absense of Mayor Pickett, all Council members, Clerk-Treasurer and City Attorney were present. Councilman Reiman gave the invocation. Councilman Garretson led the pledge of allegiance. Councilman Meachammoved to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting and approve them as received, Counilman Swift seconded it and it passed unanimously. WOODLAND RE-ZONE: Councilman G~rretson read proposed ordin@nce to re-zone 6 acres located on ll6th St. between Woodland Trace Apartments and Keystone Square Shopping Center from R-4 to B-3 by title only which was introduced at last meeting. Councilman Dean stated he had been contacted by ll people, 8 for - 3 against. Councilman Doane stated she had 32 calls, 7 against - 25 for. Councilman Garretson stated 6 votes would be required to pass the ordinance. Coancilman Garretson said he had been contacted by several people who were for it, however he had some reasons for voting against the re-zone. (1) The owner of the land was not a petitioner so we can dismiss the hardship case. (2) The majority of the people most immediately effected are obviously opposed to this re-zone. Ten years ago when they went to task on the master plan on that area they were promised a 100' green belt which never materialized, they were promised a buffer of apartments over to the Keystone Square Shopping area, now we are attempting to change it. Councilman Garretson then called for the vote. Vote was 4 ayes - 3 nays. Council- man Reiman, Garretson and Swift voting nay. Motion to adopt proposed ordinance failed for lack of 75%vote. MVH SPECIAL APPROPRIATION: Councilmau Garretson read proposed Ordinance #D-115 by title appropriating funds from the MVH General Fund to the MVHBudget Fund which had been introduced at last meeting. Motion to adopt passed 5 ayes - 2 nays. Councilman Swift and Reimanvotingnay. CUMULATIVE SEWER FUND RESOLUTION: Proposed Resolution #1-5277 was read by Council- man G~rretson as follows: WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana wishes to establish a Cumulative Drainage Fund for the purpose of building, repair and maintenance of storm drains and WEEREAS, the Common Council wishes to levy a tax of five cents on each $100.00 of assessed valuation of all taxable real property within the City of Carmel for such purpose. NOW ~HEREFORE, be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Carmel that a Cumulative Drainage Fund be established in the budget for the year 1978 and thereafter, and BE IT HESOLVEDFI~RTHER that for such purpose a tax of five cents on each $100.00 of assessed valuation of all taxable real property within the City of Carmel be established for the year 1978 and thereafter. Dated this 2nd day of May, 1977. Councilman Coots moved to adopt proposed resolution as read, Councilman Swift seconded it and it passed unanimously. Page WATER UTILITY REPORT: MCCULLOUGH: Mr. Robert Savage of McCullough and Associates, appeared before the Council and presented a report on the projection of source and application of funds for the municipal Water Utility covering the period May l, 1977 through December 31, 1995. The report, except where noted, is based on the "City of Carmel, Indiana, Master Plan for Water System through 1995, (April, 1977) prepared by Clyde E. Williams & Associates, Inc." Report proposed 3 alternative plans for expansion. Council to review and discuss at a later date. ORDINANCE ~D-116: STOP SIGN 106th AifD LAKESHORE DR. EAST: Councilman Garretson read proposed Ordinance #D-116 by title which was introduced at last meeting. Councilman Garretson read letter from Police Chief Gary Barney stating he had a discussion with Jack Shelton, Transportation Supervisor of Carmel-Clay Schools, who advised him that he thought, for the safety of the buses and children that a four way stop should be installed at that location. Police Chief Barney stated he concurred with the recormnendation and believed the Police Department should vigorously enforce the stop signordinance to avoid any tragedy in the future at that location. Councilman Dean stated he had sat there from ll AM - i PM Saturday amd two bicycles and one child went across. Councilman Coots stated it was reasonable to assume that with 120 homes existing in Briar Creek and another 140 homes to be built in that area, all with access to the Woodland swimming pool and club facility that the children during summer vacation and weekends would be using that area. In considering the Police Department report it would be logical to use that type of devise for the benefit of the children crossing that intersection. It would not be for traffic control purposes but for safety of children. Motion passed 6 ayes - i nay. Councilman Dean voting nay. NEW DESIGN FOR CITY BUILDING SIGN: Councilman Reiman ~tated she would like to see a new sign up at the City BuildiD~with a touch of class. She felt the Mayor's name should be on it and the word Commissioner was presently misspelled. Councilman Doane stated she concurred with Councilman Reiman and to go a step further and recommend to the Board of Works they consider new signs at the entrance of the City. Councilman Garretson stated he believed he had offered to get the art department to submit some drafts and he had some and would make some recommendations to the Mayor. Councilman Swift stated he would suggest our records simply show that the Council expressed an interest in that and would hope the Board of Works would see fit to improve the sign in front of the City building. CONKLIN REPORT: Councilman Garretson stated the Mayor had asked him to comment that most of Mr. Conklin's work is nearing completion and is meeting with him Wednesday afternoon and would report after that. Councilman Swift asked the Clerk-Treasurer if we had received a schedule of reports from Mr. Conklin. Clerk-Treasurer stated the original contract set out dates for periodic reports, but wasn't aware of any being presented. Councilman Swift stated he hadn't seen any either and it would be reason- able to remind Mr. Conklin that his contract was with the Council as well as anyone else and we were hoping to see some progress in that regard shortly. CARMEL SYMPHONY: Mr. Ron Jenson, Business Manager of the Carmel Symphony¢ appeared before the Council, and displayed a poster arkuouncio~ the Carmel Symphony concert May 13, 7:30 PM at the Carmel High School and invited everyone to attend. WATER AND SEWER CONNECTION CHARGE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT: Councilman Swift moved to add an item of water and sewer connection charge ordinance amendment to the agenda, Councilman Meacham seconded it and it passed 6 ayes - i nay. Councilman Daan vot~ug nay. Mr. Hohl stated that the current ordinance provides that we "estimate" the Page 1 177 connection charge for dentist office at 1.~ EDU per chair. The Dental Clinic on Carmel Dr. has applied for a permit. They have 28 chairs. This would calculate to 28 x 1.4 = 39.2 EDU. For sewer connection 39.2 x 150.00 = 5880.00 For water connection 39.2 x 75.00 = 2940.00 Total connection charges $8820.00 The ordinance currently provides that after eighteen months of usage, we divide the last twelve months average monthly use by 6000 gallons to get the "true" cost. If the owner was overcharged we make a refund and if the owner was under- charged we send him a bill. In reviewing the limited records we have for Dentist's offices I find the following: Dr. Stahl (2900 gal/mo) / 6000 = .483 EDU · 483 EDU / 3 chairs = .16 EDU/chair Dr. Jonson (45oo gal/mo) / 6o0o = .750 mu · 75 EDU/ 3 chairs = .25 EDU/chair Therefore, I suggest the ordinance revision to allow us to compute the Dental Clinic at .25 EDU/chair since it is certain the ordinance value is very much too high and would result in a large overcharge which will have to be refunded in about 2 years. i.e. Apparent overcharge 28 chairs x .25 = 7 EDU Sewer connection 7 x 150.00 = Water connection 7 x 75.00 + lO5O.OO 882o.oo ~ less 1~7~.00 $6245.00 I respectfully request that the City Council place the two ordinances on the agenda and pass them on first reading to avoid an apparent unfair overcharge from occurring here. Councilman Swift moved to adopt proposed Ordinance ~S-31, Councilman Meacham seconded it. Councilman Garretson read proposed ordinance amendim~ the unit listed for dentist office to .25/chair. Councilman Meachammoved to suspend rules. Councilman Swift seconded it. Motion to suspend rules was 5 ayes - 0. Council- man Reiman and Dean abstaining. Ordinance was shown as being introduced. Councilman Swift moved to adopt proposed Ordinance #A-50, Councilman Coots seconded it. Councilman C-arretson mead proposed ordinance amending the present ordinance to change the unit listed for Dentist office to .25/chair. Ordinance was shown as being introduced. VILLAGE FARMS RESIDENTS RE: ANNEXATION: Mr. Dan Aldin stated he and his neighbors were present to protest the anticipated annexation of Village Farms by Carmel. He presented two letters to the Chairman regarding this. One from Dr. Day, the other from Indi~ma Union Mutual Ins. Co. Mr. Don Pickett asked what procedure would be followed for armexation. City Attorney stated an ordinance would h~ve to be presented for passage. Agter passage legal notice would be published and remonstrators would have 60 days to file against it. There being no further business the meeti~was Peggy L~u' ~mith Clerk-Treasurer Approved: