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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-04-18-88 Special CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 18, 1988 7:00 P.M. CARMEL CITY MEETING HALL The meeting of the Carmel City Council was called to order by Mayor Dorothy Hancock at 7:00 P.M. in the Carmel City Meeting Hall. City Council members in attendance were Councilor Doane, Potasnik, Johnson, Miller, Lonzo, Fleming and Irvin. Also in attendance were City Attorney Steve Andrews and Clerk-Treasurer Susan W. Jones. The invocation was given by Councilor Doane followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilor Fleming made a motion to approve the minutes of April 4, 1988. The motion was seconded by Councilor Irvin. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Awards - Fire Chief Couts presented a 20 year service award to Captain Gary Lafollette. Mayor Hancock presented Police Chief Gary Barney his diploma from the Law Enforcement Academy, Chief's School. Addition to Agenda - Councilor Lonzo made a motion to add the following items to the agenda. The motion was seconded by Councilor Potasnik. All members voted aye. Motion carried. ( 1.) No Parking at Emerson and Guilford ( 2.) Appointment to County EDC Resolution/PERF/City Court Employees - A motion was made by Councilor Lonzo to introduce Resolution 4-18-88-1 and suspend the rules for reading of the same. The motion was seconded by Councilor Miller. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Mayor Hancock and Clerk-Treasurer Susan Jones explained the City Council had already acted on this matter but that PERF wanted the resolution in their form rather than the one we had submitted. Councilor Johnson called for the question. All members voted aye. Resolution 4-18-88-1 passed unanimously. Ordinance D-544 - An ordinance establishing a four-way stop intersection at Hawthorne and Spruce Streets - Councilor Johnson asked that Ordinance D 544 be tabled pending a traffic study from the City Engineer and the Police Department. Ordinance D-545 - An ordinance reducing the speed limit on East 98th Street between Keystone Avenue and Lakeshore Drive East - Councilor Potasnik made a motion to introduce Ordinance D-545 and suspend the rules for reading of the same. The motion was seconded by Councilor Miller. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Johnson made a motion to suspend the rules and act on Ordinance D-545 tonight. This ordinance reduces the speed limit from 30 mph to 20 mph. The motion was seconded by Councilor Doane. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Johnson asked that the Mayor notify the Street Department in getting the additional signage necessary to help with slowing down the traffic on that street. Councilor Johnson also requested a traffic study be done by the City Engineer and the Police Department concerning the speeding on 98th Street and what could be done to relieve the problem. Councilor Potasnik called for the question. All members voted aye. Ordinance D-546 - An Ordinance establishing a Stop intersection at 106th and Gray Road Southbound - Councilor Miller made a motion to introduce Ordinance D-546 and suspend the rules for reading of the same. The motion was seconded by Councilor Lonzo. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Potasnik made a motion to suspend the rules and act on D-546 tonight. The motion was seconded by Councilor Irvin. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Miller called for the question. All members voted aye. Sidewalk Appropriation - Mayor Hancock stated that the CCI Fund had a balance of $202,000.00 and typically this was the account that funded the sidewalk projects for the City. The Mayor asked for direction on the amount of money the sidewalk committee could use for sidewalk construction. After much discussion it was decided that $100,000.00 would be used in 1988 for sidewalk construction. The sidewalk committee would report back to the Council on priority areas. No Parking - 1/2 block back on Emerson at Guilford- Councilor Fleming and Irvin presented a problem with parking on Emerson at Guilford from 2:00 P.M. and 4:00 P.M. during school due to the tremendous problems at the CJH with the parking lot and picking up of students. It was agreed by the Council that No Parking was necessary and directed the City Attorney to draft an ordinance for the next City Council meeting. No traffic report was ordered. County EDC Appointment - Councilor Johnson made a motion to reappoint Vaughn Story to another term with the County EDC. The motion was seconded by Councilor Fleming. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Trammell Crow Fence/Status Report - Councilor Johnson reported that the Department of Community Development had corrected the problem in that the fence was put back up but the real problem of the definition of "temporary fence" still existed. City Attorney Andrews suggested the ordinance be amended to define temporary or construction fence. Councilor Johnson along with the other Council members directed the City Attorney to take action on getting that resolved. There being no other business before the City Council the meeting was adjourned. APPROVED:Dorothy J. Hancock, Mayor ATTEST:Susan W. Jones, Clerk-Treasurer