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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-07-11-83MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 11, 1983 The meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Reiman at 7:30 P.M. on July 11, 1983. Council members Shepherd, McMullen, Walker, Garretson, Fleming and Johnson were present. Also present was Attorney Jim Wheeler and Clerk-Treasurer represen t ative Marilyn Martin. Invocation was given by Mr. Johnson followed by the Pledge of Allegiance Mr. Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes of June 20, the minutes of the Executive Session of June 20 and minutes of Revenue Use Hearing on June 27th. Motion seconded by Mr. Walker and passed unanimously. Old Business Ordinance D-375 - Ordinance Regarding EDC Funds - Mr. Walker made a motion to amend Ordinance D-375 by deleting the old language and substituting this language in the ordinance before them. Motion seconded by Mrs. McMullen. Mayor Reiman introduced Vaughn Story, a member of the EDC. Mr. Story stated that in paragraph 3, line 6, after "exceed $5,000" should read "per item without Council approval." Discussion ensued after which Mr. Garretson made a motion to amend the ordinance as per Mr. Story's statement and as amended. Motion seconded by Mr. Walker and passed unanimously. Vote was taken on Ordinance D-375 which passed unanimously. New Business Ordinance Z-195 - Landfill Zoning - Mr. Johnson moved to introduce Ordinance Z-195 and suspend the reading of same. Motion seconded by Mr. Garretson. Mrs. McMullen explained about the sanitary landfill definition, the wording of which was prepared by the Plan Commission. Mr. Johnson stated that he would like to make sure that the City sewage treatment facility is not a part of this ordinance. Mayor Reiman stated that Attorney Coots just wanted this ordinance to be introduced. Ordinance Z-195 was shown as introduced. Sign Report Presentation in Status - Mayor Reiman stated that this was an informational piece for the council members to be discussed at a later date. Ordinance Z-196 - Sign Ordinance Revisions - Mr. Johnson stated that there were some discrepancies in the ordinance and that this ordinance should be tabled. Ordinance Z-197 - Wilson Rezone - Mrs. McMullen made a motion to introduce Ordinance Z-197 and dispense with the reading of same. Mr. Walker seconded the motion. Mayor Reiman stated this was an ordinance amending Ordinance Z-160 as amended as a part of the master plan of the City of Carmel. Mrs. McMullen stated that the Plan Comm. gave a positive recommendation for changing the zoning from R-2 to R-4. Mr. Tom Wilson gave a presentation showing plans for an area at Guilford and Main St. After the presentation, Mayor Reiman opened the meeting for a public hearing. There being no one to address the issue, the public hearing was then closed. After discussion, Mr. Johnson made a motion to suspend the rules and act on Ordinance Z-197 this evening. Motion seconded by Mr. Walker and passed unanimously. Mr. Walker made a motion to adopt Ordinance Z-197. Motion seconded by Mr. Johnson and passed 5 to 1; Mrs. McMullen voting no. Ordinance D-376 - Ordinance Establishing Salaries for Elected Officials - Mr. Garretson made a motion to introduce Ordinance D- 376 and suspend the reading of same. Motion seconded by Mrs. McMullen. Mrs. McMullen gave a report from the committee explaining the ordinance. Mrs. McMullen made a motion to amend the ordinance changing the Clerk- Treasurer salary from $24,300 to $2 3,900. Motion seconded by Mr. Fleming and passed unanimously. Mr. Garretson made a motion to amend the ordinance by inserting the word "salary" between the words "yearly" and "increases" in the 5th paragraph on lines 4, 7 and 10. Motion seconded by Mrs. McMullen. Mr. Garretson made a motion to suspend the rules and act on Ordinance D-376 tonight. Motion seconded by Mr. Mrs. McMullen and passed unanimously. Vote was taken on Ordinance D-376 which passed 4-2; Mr. Walker and Mr. Johnson voting no. Transfer of Funds - Police - This item was tabled till the first meeting in August due to a request by the Clerk-Treasurer and her absence. Other Business Mr. Garretson asked to make a brief report as kind of an addendum to the Revenue Sharing report. Mr. Garretson stated he will be making a recommendation for an amendment at the next meeting when a hearing on this is being held. He reported that Doug McDonald, Conner Prairie Business Manager, made a plea regarding the recommendation to turn down Conner Prairie for their request. Mr. Garretson stated that he saw no direct benefits accruing for the City. Mr. McDonald called him today with a package that Mr. Garretson said he could support an amendment calling for $2500 out of this year revenue sharing and $5000 out of next year. That will be to provide more than normal discounts for all secondary school groups, senior citizens, youth groups, etc. that are part of Carmel. They will distribute 2 for 1 coupons in our community helping for a 10% redemption and a total of $7500 worth of direct discounts that would benefit our community and help to establish an identity for Carmel. Mr. McDonald will be making an written report at the next meeting and Mr. Garretson will move to make these amendments to the ordinance. There being no further business to come before the meeting, the same was duly adjourned at 8:30 P.M. APPROVED ATTEST: