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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-03-19-90CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 7:00 P.M. CARMEL CITY MEETING HALL MARCH 19, 1990 The meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Dorothy J. Hancock. Members in attendance were Minnie Doane, Lee Lonzo, Annabelle Ogle, Alan Potasnik, David Adams, Frank Fleming and Tom Irvin. City Attorney Steve Andrews and Deputy Clerk-- Treasurer Janet Rogers were also in attendance. The invocation was given by Councilor Doane followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Chief Couts swore in new firefighters. Councilor Potasnik made a motion to table the minutes MINUTES: until the next meeting in order to augment the minutes regarding Shady Brook re-zone and EDC. The motion was seconded by Councilor Adams. All members voted aye. Motion carried. A motion was made by Councilor Lonzo ORDINANCE A-62/WELL DRILLING: to table this Ordinance indefinitely to allow City Attorney Steve Andrews time to draw up a new ordinance. The motion was seconded by Councilor Irvin. All members voted aye. Motion carried. A request was made by Councilor Lonzo KINGSWOOD/STOP SIGN REQUEST: that this ordinance not be introduced. The reason was because Councilor Lonzo had received reports and talked with various department heads and it was concluded that the stop signs were not warranted due to too slow of speed and too little of traffic. Mayor Hancock called for the vote Z-247/SHADY BROOK/SECOND READING: on Ordinance Z-247. All members voted aye. Ordinance Z-247 passed unanimously. Councilor Adams made a motion to table this D-635/SICK BANK: ordinance until the second meeting in April as Steve Andrews wanted to meeting with the committee to make sure everyone was on track. The motion was seconded by Councilor Doane. All members voted aye. Motion carried. The Mayor stated that she would be presenting the new Personnel Manual at the second meeting of the Council in April and she thought the sick bank was incorporated in the new manual. Steve Andrews wanted the opportunity to coordinate the sick bank ordinance with the new Personnel Manual. A report was given by Steve Andrews on the status of the EDC: disbanding of the Economic Development Commission and the funds. He had talked with State Board of Accounts and found out that they felt the money should be returned to the General Fund. Steve suggested three steps. The first would be to draft an ordinance to abolish the EDC and designate the money to the Clerk-Treasurer to deposit into the General Fund. Step two would be to draft an ordinance to establish a committee of Council members to serve and establish a promotional or economic development fund. Step three would be to have an additional appropriation to create a new line item and move money around in the general fund and put it in the appropriate line item for that use. Councilor Lonzo asked that President Potasnik write a letter to Gilbert Kett to make him aware of what the Council is doing on this and ask for his input. Councilor Potasnik read the letter of resignation from Gilbert Kett to other Council members regarding the disbanding of EDC. Councilor Lonzo made a motion to approve the three steps for disbanding with the consideration that Councilor Potasnik will prepare a letter to Kett and recognize EDC at the next meeting. Councilor Potasnik seconded the motion. All members voted aye. Motion carried. PUBLIC HEARING/ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION/GENERAL FUND $6,000.00: Councilor Lonzo made a motion to introduce Ordinance D-640 and suspend the rules for reading of the same. The motion was seconded by Councilor Irvin. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Mayor Hancock opened the hearing to the public for comments and/or objections. There being none, the Mayor closed the hearing to the public and opened it to the Council. Assistant Police Chief Don Allen explained the money for the appropriation came from a Criminal Justice Planning grant and that the money would be used for police equipment. Councilor Irvin made a motion to suspend the rules and act on D- 640 tonight. The motion was seconded by Councilor Fleming. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Potasnik made a CABLE TV ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT: motion to name Councilor Tom Irvin to the Cable TV Advisory Committee. The motion was seconded by Councilor Doane. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Adams made a motion to table this item until ARBOR DAY: the second meeting in April. The motion was seconded by Councilor Lonzo. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Mayor LOCAL ROADS AND STREET FUND/DISCUSSION OF APPROPRIATION: Hancock stated they need to appropriate funds to proceed with the engineering on 116th and Gray and the extension of 126th Street. The Council needs to appropriate $200,000 from LR & S to pay for these project. Councilor Lonzo stated the only way he would support this concept is if the money is designated to what project it is going to. Mayor Hancock stated it can be put in ordinance form and she stated that most of the money is going towards 116th Street. The Mayor stated she would submit a list of how much money is allocated for each location. Councilor Potasnik submitted two CLAIMS FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER: claims for payment. One was in the amount of $1,000.00 for the appraisal fee for the old police station and the other was for $175.00 for the preparation of the legal description. Councilor Potasnik wanted the claims to be paid from the proceeds of the sale of the old police station of $150,000 from the Civic Square Building Corporation. Mayor Hancock stated that an additional appropriation would have to be held in order to establish a line item for the payment of those two fees from the proceeds. Councilor Potasnik stated that the bills needed to be paid and should be paid now and that he wanted the payment to come from the $500,000 equipment line item within the Council's budget and then when the additional appropriation was held and the money was received from the Building Corporation that the equipment line item of the Council budget would be repaid. Councilor Potasnik put that request in a form of a motion. Councilor Lonzo seconded the motion. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Mayor Hancock stated that ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW COUNCIL DISTRICTS: new precincts had been drawn and that the Council needs to re- district for Council seats. Councilor Lonzo made a motion that the entire Council perform that task. The motion was seconded by Councilor Adams. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Potasnik stated he would be the chairman of the committee and organize the meetings. Steve Andrews explained the weights and WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: measures program for the County and stated the City may participate but that it didn't have to if it chose not to. Councilor Adams made a motion to decline to participate in the cost of the weights and measures program for the County. The motion was seconded by Councilor Lonzo. All members voted aye. Motion carried. An executive session of the Carmel City EXECUTIVE SESSION CALLED: Council was called for Thursday, March 22, 1990 at 7:00 P.M. at the Fire Station Conference Room regarding land acquisition. Councilor Lonzo made a motion to have the IACT SALARY SURVEY: Clerk-Treasurer to order a salary survey from IACT and send it to the President of the Council. The Council would pay for the study from their budget. The motion was seconded by Councilor Doane. All members voted aye. Motion carried. There being no further business before the Council the meeting was duly adjourned . APPROVED: Dorothy J. Hancock, Mayor ATTEST: Janet L. Rogers, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer