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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-07-19-82MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 19, 1982 The meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Reiman at 7:30 P.M. on July 19, 1982. Council members Walker, Johnson, Kerr, Shepherd, Flemin~, McMullen and Garretscn were present. Also present was City Attorney, Dave Coots and Clerk-Treasurer, Dorothy J. Hancock. Invocation was given by Ted Johnson followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes of July 12, 1982. Motion seconded by Mr. Fleming and passed 6-0-1, Mr. Shepherd abstaining because he was not at the me~ting on the 12th. Mayor Reiman asked the Council if they would consider taking items 5 and 6 out of order so that Mr. Umbaugh could get started back to Plymouth as soon as possible. Mr. Garretson made a motion to alter the agenda and begin with items 5 and 6 under new business. Motion seconded by Mrs. McMullen and passed unanimously. Ordinance S-42 - Sewer Bond Ordinance and Ordinance S-43 Sewer Rate Ordinance Mrs. McMullen made a motion to introduce Ordi nances S-42 and S-43 and suspend their reading. Motion seconded by Mr. Fleming. Mr. Roger Umbaugh from Umbaugh and Associates gave a presentation on the cost of financing the $840,000 the City would have to contribute to the total cost of the additions at the south wastewaler treatment plant, total cost being $6,182,770. Discussion ensued on the best number of years to go with theAbond issue with Mr. Umbaugh recommending seven year time limit. Mr. Silvey of HNTB answered questions regarding future reimbursement from other entities which may hook on to the sewer at a later date. Following discussion, Mr. Walker made a motion to suspend the rules and act on Ordinanoe S-42, Sewer Bond Ordinanca, this evening. Motion seconded by Mrs. McMullen and passed unanimously. Vote was taken on Ordinance S-42 which passed 5-0-2, Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Kerr abstaining. Sidewalks on Main Street East of Keystone - Mr. Tim Akin, 96 Hawthorne Drive, appeared before the Council requesting something be done about installing sidewalks along Main Street east of Keystone to Brookshire Parkway.A Mayor Reiman explained that anything that could be done would have to be on the north side of the road, since the City already owned a 26-foot right-of-way on that side of the road. Following discussion, Mrs. Kerr made a motion that a request be made from the City Engineer that he return to the Council with an estimate of sidewalks vs. asphalt path and that the Council consider making this area a pilot project. Mrs. Kerr asked that this be brought back to the Council at the next meeting. Motion seconded by Mr. Walker who added that all additions currently under development in the city limits or those to be done later be required to provide sidewalks along streets constructed to the City specifications. Motion passed unanimously. The meeting recessed at 9:10 and reconvened at 9:17. Master Plan Update - Mr. Bill Merrill, Chairman of the Plan Commission addressed the Council on the Commission's desire to update the master plan for the City of Carmel and that the Commission via Mr. Kiphart were in receipt of an estimate of costs in the vicinity of $35,000. Following discussion, Mr. Johnson made a motion that the Council endorse the Resolution of the Plan Commission concerning the master plan update. Motion seconded by Mrs. McMullen and passed unanimously. Odinance Z-184, M-l, M-2 and M-3 Zoning Districts - Mr. Bill Merrill, Chairman of the Plan Commission addressed the Council on the subject of the excluded uses and stated that the Plan Commission would request that the excluded uses be inserted into the M-2 and M-3 zoning districts as set out in the M-1 district. Following discussion, Mr. Johnson made a motion to amend Ordinance Z-184 to include the excluded uses in M-2 and M-3 zoning districts as set out in the M-l district. Motion seconded by Mrs. McMullen and passed unanimously. Discussion ensued regarding the addition of a landfill in the excluded uses in the ordinance. Mr. Johnson made a motion that the Plan Commission look into the definition of landfill and made a recommendation back to the Council as to whether they felt this should be included in the excluded uses. Motion seconded by Mrs. McMullen and passed unanimously. Mrs. McMullen made a motion to add the words "Accessory uses of building customarily and purely incidental to the uses allowed in this district are permitted." to 20D.5 Accessory Uses in order to be consistent with 20B.5 and 20C.5. Motion seconded by Mr. Garretson and passed unanimously. Following discussion, Mrs. McMullen asked that her motion be reconsidered and that the words "(See Section 26.0 Page 166)" be added after 20D.5 and that the words "Accessory uses or buildings customarily and purely incidental to the uses allowed in this district are permitted." be deleted from 20B.5 and 20C.5. Motion seconded by Mr. Johnson and passed unanimously. Temporary Retail Stands - Mrs. Kerr made a motion to table this item until Mr. Kiphart is ready with information and puts it back on the agenda. Motion seconded by Mr. Fleming and passed unanimously. Mr. Reiman requested that an item be added to the agenda so that Mr. John Beam, traffic engineer with HNTB, could talk to us regarding the widening of Main Street. Mr. Garretson made a motion to add Mr. Beam to the agenda. Motion seconded by Mr. Johnson and passed unanimously. Mr. Beam stated that following an inspection of the area, he felt that perhaps the problem would not be solved by the addition of an additional lane on Main Street from Bexhill to Beechmont. Mr. Beam suggested that the Council have a traffic study done to see what may need to be done regarding traffic flow. Mr. Beam estimated that the study would cost about $3,000.00. Mr. Garretson stated he felt the study should be done and that the cost should be shared with the high school and the City share coming from the MVH budget if at all possible. Mrs. Kerr made a motion to proceed with the recommendation of HNTB and do a traffic study on the area and that the administrative branch of the City work on the financing of same. Motion seconded by Mr. Garretson and passed unanimously. There being no further business to come before the meeting, the same was duly adjourned at 10:10 P.M. APPROVED ATTEST