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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-07-03-78 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 3, 1978 The regular meeting of the City Council was called to order at 7:35 PM by Mayor Pickett, who presided. All members, Clerk-Treasurer and City Attorney were present. Councilwom~. Doane g~ve the invocation, Mayor Pickett led the pledge of allegiance. Councilwoman Doane moved to approve the minutes of the last regular meeting, Councilman Swift seconded it and it passed unanimously. OLD BUSINESS: AGENDA ITEM #1: REPORT OF STANDING COMMITT~ CHAIRMEN: Councilwoman Reim~u stated she did not get her committee together but she did want to mentionthat after the last Council meeting, she was taIking with the City Engineer about 106th & Haverstick. She talked with Mr. Grlnstead, County Commissioner, and he had told her they were going to start work on that. She went over thio evening and it is ready. It is all graveled and ready to be paved. Mr. Hohl stated it should be finished in a week or shortly thereafter. Councilwoman Reiman stated she had ~tAo talked with Jim Morris, President of Union State Bankj and told him she was concerned that the City used their parEio~ lot a great deal when we have meetings in the evenio~s and wondered if there was anythi~ the City could do for them in rsturn. He stated the only thing he could think of was perhaps to take the street sweeper and sweep the lot once a week. City Engineer stated he didn't feel we could favor one citizen over the other with services unless we had some sort of lease ~reement with them ~o exchange service for parking. Mayor Pickett stated Mr. Hohl would do some figuring on the lay-out of pa~ki~ on the lot across from the City ~ildiug Councilman Horvath had proposed purchasing and would get back with the Council at a later date. The adjoining lot might be available at a later date. Councilwoman Reim~u stated she h~d asked Mr. Morris if the City could contribute anything to the bank's endeavors of beautifyi~ the corner of Main and Rangeline, but Mr. Morris had declined the offer. Councilmen Garretson sta~ed he had received a letter from Henderson TV, sister of Hamilton CATV~ and read a portion of it which stated that because of equip- ment which was stolen from the unit when they were here to film the classic, the technicians would have to use some of the Henderson equipment to produce the Carmel City Council meetings. It would probably be 3 or 4 weeks before they could get it to ~armel. Councilman Garretson stated five years ago he had directed a research project under the auspice of the Town Board, School Board and Plan Commission which was a broad survey of local government services provided from the County down. Dr. Hartman, Superintendent of Schools, agreed with him that it would be good this year, being five years later and given the transients in ou~ community, to up date the survey so we can have a bench mark to compare attitudes to five years ago. So, this past week high school government sudents are conduc+.i~ a survey throughout the community and also survey~ had been sent to officials of the community to compare their opinions to community respones and he would urge everyone receiving the questionnaire to fill it out and return it. page AGENDA ITEM~92: SECONDREADING - ANNEXATION - BR00KSHIRE PINES: Mayor Pickett read proposed ~rdinance ~C-6~ annexing Brookshire Pines which was presented at last meeting, Councilman Meachammoved to approve proposed ordinance, Councilman Horvath seconded it and it passed unanimously. AGENDA ITEM#3: OPTIONS ON NEW WELL SITES: Mayor Pickett passed out copies of letter (as attached to minutes) stati~ the m~jority of heirs of the Haverstick Estate agreed to give the City of Carmel a temporary license to go upon the Haverstick property located onq23~ in H~lton County for the purpose of drilling test wells to determine the sufficiency of the water supply on said real estate. AGENDA ITEM #~: PARTICIPATION IN 1~7~ COUNTY-CITY KENNEL SERVICE:' Mayor Pickett read letter from Police Chief recommending we m~intain our contract with Noblesville Dog Pound service. Councilm~n Meacham moved to continue our contract with Noblesville, Councilman Horvath seconded it and it passed unanimously. Councilman Coots asked what the procedure was for the reeoupment of the cost from the owner whose dog was running at large. Mayor Pickett stated when the owner goes over to Noblesville to pick up the ~og he pays a fee but we are not credited with it. Councilman Meacham stated he had noticed in going through the rough draft of the re-codification of our ordinances, a suggestion h~d been made to enact a local ordinance along those ~ines. Presently we go by state statu~. Councilm~u Swift Suggested the City Attorney look into the feasibility of a local ordinance regarding dogs running at large and report back. NEW BUSINESS: AGENDA ITEM#l: EDC BONDS FOR CARMEL CARE CENTER: Mr. Bob Langston was present and stated he would like for Mr. ~tmker, President of ~oenemie~D~malepment Commission to explain what they were asking for. Mr. Yunker stated Mr. Langston and Don Smith of Carmel Care Center,Inc. advised the Economic Development Commission~that they would' like for them to construct, equip and lease back to them an 80 bed unit addition to Carmel Care Center,Inc. unit on Medical Drive. It would cost approximately one million dollars. Mr. Steve Spaugh, A~mluistrator for Carmel Care Center and Mr. Donald E. Smith, Co-owner, were present and answered questions about the center. Mr. Langston stated the first step for this procedt~re is for the Council to pass a resolution to induce the company to proceed with the project, then a public hearing will be held. Proposed resolution #703-1-1978 was read by Mayor Pickett stated such intent of the Council. Councilman Garretson moved to adopt the resolution, Councilwoman Doane seconded it and it passed unanimously. AGE~DA ITEM ~2: C~BLE TV AGR~:,:~IT: Mr. Kern stated he could find nothi~ in Cable~TV files to indicate anythi~ could be done regarding re-negogiating prior to 1982 when our present contract runs out. He stated he tried to call the new manager but hadn't gotten hold of him. Apparently, the old m~u~ger didn't have enough church pro~ams on the station, therefore all kinds of lawsuits are developing. AGENDA IT~i#3: ORDINANCE RETAINING CITY COURT: Ordinance #D-167 authorizing continued operntion of the Carmel City Court was read by Mayor Pickett. Councilman Horvath moved for adoption of proposed ordinance, Councilman Meacham seconded it. Councilman G~rretson moved to suspend the rules, Councilman Swift seconded it and it passed unanimously. Motion ~o adopt p~ssed unanimously. Councilman Coots stated he felt the Council should look into the feasibility of establishing a County Court in Carmel. Page 3 AGar, DA ITEM #~: .PARKING ON RANGELINE ROAD FROM MAIN ST TO SMOKEY ROW RI~: This item was tabled until pessibly next meeting. AGENDA ITEM~/~: STOP SIGN ORDINANCE - C00L C~,:Ki NORTH: Mayor Pickett read proposed Ordinance #D-168 authorizing additional stop signs in Cool Creek North on Ironwood I~ive, Hawthorne Drive, ~rst Court, Second Way and Fourth Court. Mayor Pickett stated two petition~ had been brought in to him but he couldn't recall who brought them in. Two residents of the area were present and stated they felt the signs were warrented. A discussion on the need for all ~the signs was held. Ordinance was shown as bei~ introduced, All Council members to drive the streets before next meeting in order to make a determination of the need. AGENDA IT~M~6: REGIONAL SEWER INFORMATION: Mayor Pickett stated he understood from the last meeting of the Regional Sewer Board that Westfield and the other entities were in agreement for Carmel to proceed in segmenting the regional sewer project proceeding with their section of it and there was some discussion as to whether Carmel would take that up to the towrmhip line from there to the south plant or whether that would be taken to the north plant to the south plant. Mayor Pickett stated they had instructed our engineers to proceed. He stated it appeared the Environmental P~otection Agency and the State Board of Health are going to go along on this. Also in talking of Hamilton Western - since he is a part of this - if we proeeed on this section of it - he would have to fund his portion of that oversizing. Councilman Swift stated he didn't think we could over--emphasize the possibility that we might want to re-consider our situation if the federal government did not go along wlth that it would mean we would pay not 15%but 10~% for the oversiziug. ~If we got left in a situation where neither the federal government or the Tow~ 5f Westfield was guaranteeing to t~_Y their share-for his part he would not be too excited about goi~ ahead with a deal like that because we just literally have no guarantees at that point that the difference in size is going to ever be used or paid for by anybody. He stated he wanted the record to show what the Council approved at ~he last meeting. For his part he did not want to approve it without a guarantee for re-imbursement. Mayor Pickett stated the Council would have to give their approval before any commitment of money. Councilwom~ Reiman stated she would urge all Council- members to attend these Regional Board meetings. She asked the Mayor if he recalled a meeting he attended with 0ral Herr and Jack Johnson and Jim Norris, where Mr. Herr gave the Mayor an alternative plan for the north plant. Mayor Pickett stated he did not give us an alternative plan, they were simply discussing the plan to up-grade the plant. The Mayor stated the only thought there was to take care of some definite obligations we have up there to try to keep out of a lawsuit. Clerk-Treasurer requested City Engineer make available th her copies of the Regional Sewer Board meetiD~s. He stated he would do so. There bei~ no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 PM. Clerk-Treasurer Approved: ~ber~'g. l~ck~t~, ~yor