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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-08-21-89 CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 21, 1989 7:00 p.m. CARMEL CITY MEETING HALL The meeting of the Carmel City Council was called to order by Mayor Dorothy J. Hancock. Council members in attendance were Minnie Doane, Alan Potasnik, Lee Lonzo, David Adams and Frank Fleming. City Attorney Steve Andrews and Clerk-Treasurer Susan Jones were also in attendance. The invocation was given by Councilor Doane followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilor Potasnik made a motion to approve the minutes of MINUTES: August 7, 1989. The motion was seconded by Councilor Lonzo. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Potasnik made a motion to RESOLUTION/INVESTMENT OF FUNDS: introduce Resolution 8-21-89-1 and suspend the rules for reading of the same and to act on Resolution 8-21-89-1 tonight. The motion was seconded by Councilor Doane. All members voted aye. Motion carried. The Mayor called for the question. All members voted aye. Resolution 8-21-89-1 allows the Clerk-Treasurer to combine all funds balances for investment purposes. Councilor Potasnik made a motion to PUBLIC HEARING/1990 BUDGETS: introduce Ordinances D-614 General Fund, D-615 Motor Vehicle Highway Fund, D-616 Cumulative Capital Sewer Fund, D-617 Police Pension Fund, D-618 Cumulative Capital Development Fund, D-619 Cumulative Capital Improvement Fund, D-620 Fire Pension Fund, D- 621 Local Law Enforcement Education, D-622 Lease Rental Fund and D-623 General Obligation Fund allowing for the 1990 proposed budget requests and to suspend the rules for reading of same. The motion was seconded by Councilor Lonzo. All members voted aye. Motion carried. The Mayor opened the Public hearing to members of the public and invited all suggestions, comments or objections to the proposed 1990 budget requests. There being none, the Mayor closed the hearing to the public and opened it to the Council. The Mayor again invited all suggestions, comments and/or objections to the proposed budgets. There being none the Mayor closed the hearing. Second reading of the above named ordinances will be August 28, 1989. Councilor Lonzo ORDINANCE D-607/PROPOSED OUTDOOR BURNING ORDINANCE: introduced the draft of the proposed outdoor burning ordinance D- 607. Councilor Lonzo stated that it was written to match the current State law but by passing it in local ordinance form, gives the City the enforcement power it needs. Councilor Lonzo did make a motion to suspend the rules and let the public address the proposed ordinance despite it was not a public hearing. The motion was seconded by Councilor Potasnik. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Several members from the public stated they wanted to wait until the formal public hearing before they made their comments. Councilor Lonzo made a motion to direct the Clerk-Treasurer to advertise the public hearing for September 6, 1989 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Meeting Hall and to publish the ordinance in its entirety. All The motion was seconded by Councilor Adams. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Lonzo made a motion to RESOLUTION/NATIONAL DRUG POLICY: introduce Resolution 8-21-89-2 in support of a strong national drug policy based on the Mark Kilroy murders. The motion was seconded by Councilor Potasnik. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Adams made a motion to amend the last paragraph of the Resolution to strike the name Mark Kilroy and use the term "quest for a national drug policy." The motion for the amendment was seconded. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Potasnik then made a motion to pass Resolution 8-21-89 2 as amended. The motion was seconded by Councilor Adams. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Mayor ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION/ENGINEERING FEES/116TH STREET: Hancock asked the Council for an additional appropriation in the amount of $50,000 for engineering fees for 116th Street east of Keystone to the eastern city limits. The money would be from the Local Roads and Streets Fund and is left over from the road project done on 116th Street between Penn Road and College, the Mayor explained. Councilor Potasnik made a motion to allow the Mayor to spend the $50,000 for engineering fees on that particular project. The motion was seconded by Councilor Lonzo. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Dexter Cooley and Jena GE0 S. OLIVE AND COMPANY/REVENUE STUDY: Campbell presented a Revenue Study to the City Council. The comprehensive study gave suggestions and comparisons of revenue for the City of Carmel. Councilor Potasnik made a motion to add COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE: Wes Bucher, Director of Community Development to the agenda to discuss the status of the Comprehensive Plan Update and the financing for the community survey. Mr. Bucher stated he had appropriated $60,000 for the update and would be using $5,000 left over from an additional appropriation done in 1988 for the survey. There being no further business before the City Council, the meeting was adjourned. APPROVED: Dorothy J. Hancock, Mayor ATTEST: Susan W. Jones,Clerk-Treasurer