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Home My WebLink AboutCCM-11-30-92 SPECIALSPECIAL MEETING MINUTES CARMEL CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 30, 1992 7:00 P.M. ONE CIVIC SQUARE / COUNCIL CHAMBERS The special meeting of the City Council and Board of Public Works and Safety was called to order by Mayor Johnson followed by the pledge of allegiance. City Council members in attendance were Frank Fleming, Tim Story, James Quinn, Alan Potasnik, Tom Kendall, Chris Painchaud and Luci Snyder. Board of Public Works and Safety members in attendance were Vaughn Story and Rick McKinney. City Attorney Steve Brown and Clerk-Treasurer Susan W. Jones was also in attendance. Mayor Johnson requested permission to step down from the presiding officer's chair in order to participate in the evening's presentation. Johnson asked Councilman Story to chair the meeting until the arrival of Council president Painchaud. PRESENTATION OF ORDINANCES NECESSARY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW WATER Councilman PLANT AND FACILITIES \ ORDINANCES A-65, A-66 AND A-67: Kendall made a motion to introduce Ordinance A-65 establishing the rates and charges for the use of and services rendered by the waterworks system of the City of Carmel, Ordinance A-66 amending Chapter 9, Article 2, Section 9-31(a) of the Carmel City Code and Ordinance A-67 authorizing the issuance of waterworks revenue bonds for the purpose of refunding its outstanding revenue bonds and providing funds to pay the cost of additions, extensions and improvements of the municipal waterworks of Carmel and providing the safeguarding of the interests of the owners of said bonds and repealing ordinances inconsistent herewith. Kendall also motioned to dispense with the reading in favor of a full explanation. The motion was seconded by Councilman Quinn. Councilman Potasnik addressed the Council and expressed his opposition to a petition submitted on behalf of the Common Council to the IURC on August 26th to consider rate adjustments. Potasnik stated the Council had not acted on such a matter and the Council was the only body authorized to do so on behalf of the City. Potasnik stated the petition was filed in a furtive manner and made a motion to withdraw the petition to the IURC until such time as it was authorized by the Council. The motion was seconded by Story. Discussion ensued among Council members regarding the petition to the IURC. Potasnik asked the Clerk to provide copies of the IURC petition to all Council members. Potasnik read the IURC petition. Potasnik stated he wanted to be sure his constituents and other members of the community were assured no action had been taken by the Council. Discussion of the petition continued among Council members. Johnson distributed approved copies of Resolution CC-8-17-92-5 along with the minutes passed by the Common Council at the regular meeting of August 17, 1992 authorizing submission of the petition to the IURC. Potasnik stated the motion remained on the floor since Council members had not received a copy of the IURC petition. Johnson stated a letter from Ice, Miller, Donadio and Ryan along with the IURC petition was submitted to the Council members as supporting documentation to Resolution CC-8-17-92-5 in August. Story stated upon review of the minutes and signed resolution of August 17th, it was clear the Council had indeed been properly informed by the Mayor of the IURC petition and had voted unanimously in favor of the petition. Potasnik withdrew his motion. An overall presentation of the waterworks project was made by Mayor Johnson with specifically detailed information provided and given by bond council Patty Zelmer of Ice, Miller, Donadio and Ryan, fiscal consultant Kieth Gambrel of Katz, Sapper & Miller, Don Silvey of Commonwealth Engineering, and Derrick Burks of Arthur Anderson, & Co. Each speaker answered pertinent questions by Council members throughout the evening's presentation. Discussion ensued among Council members concerning some of the following topics: alternatives to the water project expansion such as use of Indianapolis Water Company, privatization, bond costs and ratings, rate tables, Carmel Utility financial reporting procedures and revenue requirements. Kendall asked specific questions regarding Ordinances A-65, A-66 and A-67. Patty Zelmer of Ice, Miller, Donadio and Ryan, stated a corrected final draft of the Ordinances would be submitted to the prior to the second reading at the December 7th City Council meeting. Johnson stated the corrected ordinances would be delivered to the Council by Friday (December 4th). Kendall made a motion to add Ordinances A-65, A-66 and A-67 to the agenda of the December 7, 1992 City Council meeting for a second reading. The motion was seconded by Story. All members voted aye. Story stated his schedule prohibited him from being able to attend the December 7, 1992 meeting and urged the Council to vote in favor of the ordinances while seriously considering the future health of Carmel residents which would require safe and adequate water supplies. ORDINANCE D-872 / AN ORDINANCE RE-ESTABLISHING THE CUMULATIVE CAPITAL SEWER FUND FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA AND ESTABLISHING Quinn made a motion to introduce A TAX RATE FOR SAID FUND: Ordinance D-872. The motion was seconded by Story. Clerk- Treasurer Jones read Ordinance D-872 an ordinance re-establishing the Cumulative Capital Sewer fund for the City of Carmel and establishing a tax rate for said fund. Jones stated the fund must be re-done every four years and the ordinance simply established the Cumulative Capital Sewer fund rate at $.05 per $100 assessed valuation for 1993, 1994 and 1995 as it has been the last four years. Jones stated the ordinance needed to be sent to the Indiana State Tax Commissioners before the final budget hearing. Jones asked that the rules be suspended and act on Ordinance D-872 that evening in order to meet the deadline. Quinn made a motion to suspend the rules and act on Ordinance D-872. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Snyder. Quinn made a motion to approve Ordinance D-872. The motion was seconded by Story. Discussion ensued among Council members regarding Ordinance D-872. Call for the question. All members voted aye. RESOLUTION CC-11-30-92-1 / A RESOLUTION REDUCING THE 1992 GENERAL Story made a motion to adopt Resolution FUND BUDGET BY $497,505: CC-11-30-92-1, a resolution reducing the 1992 general fund budget by $497,505 and dispense with the reading in favor of a brief explanation from Clerk-Treasurer Jones. The motion was seconded by Quinn. Jones stated in 1992 a General Fund budget was passed totaling $10,403,583. Jones stated in order to fund the 1993 operating balance to the desired amount, the Mayor chose to reduce specific departmental 1992 budgets by $497,505 rather than reduce the operating balance for 1993 which would be approximately $2.5 million dollars. Jones stated Resolution CC-11-30-92-1 needed immediate approval by the Council, since the tax commissioners in order to bring the budget in balance, would arbitrarily cut the operating balance by $497,505 if the City did not adjust its own budget through resolution. Discussion ensued among Council members regarding Resolution CC-11-30-92-1. Call for the question. All members voted aye. Upon an inquiry from Councilman Kendall, Mayor GRAY ROAD OPENING: Johnson stated unless weather interfered with the project, the scheduled re-opening of Gray road would be December 15th. There being no further business before the Council the meeting was duly adjourned. Respectfully submitted, ________________________________ Susan W. Jones, Clerk-Treasurer Approved; ________________________________ T. E. Johnson, Presiding Officer ATTEST: _______________________________ Susan W. Jones, Clerk-Treasurer