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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-05-04-92CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MAY 4, 1992 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS/ONE CIVIC SQUARE The meeting of the Carmel City Council was called to order by Mayor Ted Johnson. Council members in attendance were Jim Quinn, Frank Fleming, Tom Kendall, Alan Potasnik, Luci Snyder, Chris Painchaud, and Tim Story. City Attorney Steve Brown and Clerk-Treasurer Susan W. Jones were also in attendance. The invocation was given by Councilman Quinn, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Johnson stated the RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING CITIZENS: passing of George Burrell was a great loss of a friend to the City of Carmel and Hamilton County. Johnson extended his sympathy to the family of Mr. Burrell and stated the community would dearly miss him. Johnson presented the "new Johnson administration" key to the City to each member of the Council, the Clerk-Treasurer and Deputy Clerk-Treasurer. Fleming asked that Ordinance D-272 be MINUTES: APRIL 20, 1992: corrected to read Z-272. Kendall made a motion to approve the minutes of April 20, 1992 as amended. The motion was seconded by Snyder. All members voted aye. Motion carried. None. RECOGNITION OF CITIZENS WHO WISH TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL: Quinn made a motion to approve the claims of 4/13/92 in CLAIMS: the amount of $558,438.12, 4/15/92 in the amount of $556,725.70, 4/21/92 in the amount of $337,047.54 and 4/27/92 in the amount of $6,750,045.38. The motion was seconded by Painchaud. Six members voted aye. Potasnik voted nay. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS: SECOND READING ORDINANCE D-762A/D-762B/D-762C - AN ORDINANCE REQUESTING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION / OFFICE OF THE CLERK- Quinn made a motion to approve Ordinances D-762A, D- TREASURER: 762B and D-762C which were requests for additional appropriations 1 by the office of the Clerk-Treasurer. The motion was seconded by Kendall. All members voted aye. Motion carried. SECOND READING - ORDINANCE Z-272 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE Quinn made a motion to REGARDING PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL FENCES: approve Ordinance Z-272 amending the Carmel City Code regarding private swimming pool fences. The motion was seconded by Painchaud. All members voted aye. Motion carried. PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE D-769 / REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION / CARMEL Kendall made a motion to introduce Ordinance POLICE DEPARTMENT: D-769 which was a request for an additional $18,861.00 appropriation by the Carmel Police Department. The motion was seconded by Quinn. Johnson opened the hearing to the public. Hearing no request to speak, Johnson closed the public hearing and opened discussion to the Council. There being no discussion, Quinn made a motion to suspend the rules and act on Ordinance D-769. The motion was seconded by Potasnik. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Call for the question. All members voted aye. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: ORDINANCE D-768 / AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PETTY CASH FOR CARMEL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CARMEL-CLAY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER: Clerk-Treasurer Jones stated the $500.00 request submitted by the Carmel Police Department was a housekeeping measure to even the amount of the current petty cash total held by the Police Department and to bring the City Code up to date, since the petty cash total had not been included (inadvertently) in recodification. Jones stated the request for petty cash by the Communications Center for $100.00 was a new request. Potasnik made a motion to introduce Ordinance D-768 and to dispense with the reading. The motion was seconded by Kendall. Story made a motion to suspend the rules and act on Ordinance D-768. The motion was seconded by Kendall. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Call for the question. All members voted aye. Motion carried. ORDINANCE Z-273 / AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE Z-264: Kendall made a motion to introduce Ordinance Z-273 and to dispense with the reading pending an explanation by petitioner, James Nelson. James Nelson, representing PIA Indianapolis, Inc. stated Ordinance Z-264 passed by the Carmel City Council on December 2, 1991 contained a legal description which failed to reference the township section and range in which the real estate was located. Nelson stated Ordinance Z-273 was submitted to 2 correct the legal description of Z-264. Nelson state the corrected description had been reviewrd by Jerry Sprickelmire of the Department of Community Development, and found to be correct. Painchaud made a motion to suspend the rules and act on Ordinance Z-273. The motion was seconded by Potasnik. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Call for the question. All members voted aye. Motion carried. RESOLUTION CC-5-4-92-1 / REQUEST FOR TRANSFER - STREET DEPARTMENT: Quinn made a motion to introduce Resolution CC-5-4-92-1. The motion was seconded by Painchaud. Johnson stated the transfer requested by the Street Department totaling $10,500 was for a 1984 Chevrolet Aerial Bucket Truck. Discussion concerning Resolution CC-5-4-92-1 among Council members ensued. Call for the question. All members voted aye. Motion carried. RESOLUTION CC-5-4-92-2 / REQUEST FOR TRANSFER - CITY COUNCIL / Quinn made a motion to introduce Resolution GENERAL FUND: CC-5-4-92-2 The motion was seconded by Fleming. Clerk-Treasurer . Jones stated the resolution was to request a transfer of $2,250.00 to cover full time salaries for the Council, $635.52 to cover FICA for the Council as directed by Katz, Sapper and Miller, $100.00 to cover PERF to be paid for the Council by the City and $250 to cover the costs of budget notebooks and miscellaneous items such as plaques. Call for the question. All members voted aye. Motion carried. OTHER BUSINESS: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION / MISCELLANEOUS: Mayor Johnson requested the Council's approval for the following additional appropriations: PURPOSE AMOUNT FUND DEPT. 1. Traffic Study $127,000.00 MVH-201 Eng. 2. School Lights $15,000.00 MVH-201 Street 3. Attorney's Fee $48,000.00 GEN-101 Attorney 4. Attorney's Fee $5,000.00 GEN-101 Attorney (ADA Compliance) 5. Downtown Carmel/ $5,000.00 GEN-101 BPW Ball State Study 6. Hoosier Equip. Svc. $3,162.00 GEN-101 BPW 3 7. Ham. Cty. Econ. $60,000.00 GEN-101 Council Dev. Corp. 8. 116TH Gray Road $400,000.00 LR&S-202 _____ 9. Storm Sewer Repair $610,000.00 CCS-206 _____ 10. Johnson Controls $1,624.55 GEN-101 BPW 11. Defib. Train. Syst. $40,874.75 GEN-101 CFD Misc. Bldg. Equip. $7,450.00 " " " $3,150.00 " " " $7,027.00 " " " $4,700.00 " " " 12. Dispatch Console TDD $4,500.00 " " CCC Laptop Computer $2,001.00 " " " Data Shredder $1,850.00 " " " Petty Cash $100.00 " " " Vehicle Lease $3,840.00 " " " Gas $1,200.00 " " " Oil $100.00 " " " Garage & Supplies $200.00 " " " Repair $500.00 " " " Printer & Printer- $1,075.00 " " " Board Phone/Data Cable 650.00 " " BPW 6KW ON LINE UPS $8,500.00 " " CCC Equipment Repair $2,605.00 " " " Contaminated Soil $15,000.00 " " BPW Removal The Mayor outlined the specific requests for additional appropriations to the Council. All members of the Council, the Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer discussed the proposed requests for additional appropriations at length. The Council members and the Mayor reiterated their commitment to sound fiscal responsibility and cautious spending which would involve detailed scrutiny of specific requests for appropriations. The Mayor advised the Council to keep in mind, his (the Mayor's) proposals were scrutinized by he and his staff prior to proposal to the Council, and although the Council had every right to scrutinize and deny requests which they thought to be unnecessary, they must, also, consider the impact their decisions would make on the community and the operation of the City and its services demanded by the public. Johnson stated many requests he proposed would impact the ultimate safety of Carmel citizens, and he would be negligent if he did not ask the Council to consider them. 4 Painchaud made a motion to direct the Clerk-Treasurer to advertise the following requests for additional appropriations for the meeting of May 18, 1992: Item #2 - School Lights $15,000.00 Item #5 - Downtown Carmel/Ball State Study $5,000.00 Item #6 - Hoosier Equipment Service $3,162.32 Item #7 - Hamilton County Economic Development Corp. $60,000.00 Item #8 - 116TH Gray Road $400,000.00 Item #10 - Johnson Controls $1,624.55 Item #12 - (partial amount of #12) Contaminated Soil Removal $15,000.00 The motion was seconded by Quinn. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Painchaud made a motion to direct the Clerk-Treasurer to advertise for the remaining requested additional appropriations for the meeting of June 1, 1992. The motion was seconded by Quinn. All members voted aye. Motion carried. YOUTH COMMITTEE TO STUDY TEEN CENTER AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES: Kendall made a motion to approve Resolution CC-5-4-92-4. The motion was seconded by Painchaud. Kendall gave an explanation of Resolution CC-5-4-92-4 which would establish a Youth Advisory Committee to study need and development of youth activities in Carmel and Clay Township appointing himself (Kendall) to formulate the Committee and be a non-voting member of the Committee. Kendall advised the Committee would be dissolved on September 30, 1992. Discussion of Resolution CC-5-4-92-4 by the Council members ensued. Potasnik made a motion to change the third paragraph to eliminate the words Councilman Thomas Kendall and insert the words the Common Council. The motion was seconded by Kendall. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Call for the question. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Johnson stated he had been active with teen programs in the Community since 1980. Johnson stated he would cease his activities with his current program with community youth in order to prevent confusion or establish cross purposes. Quinn stated the Mayor's work with the youth of the community was in the best interests of the young people of the community. Quinn stated he hoped the Mayor would resume his meetings with the young people would continue after the "summer program" ended September 30TH, perhaps, with some new input from the newly formed Youth Advisory Committee. Kendall made a motion to INSURANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT: add Resolution CC-5-4-92-3 to the agenda as item #11C. The motion was seconded by Potasnik. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Kendall made a motion to approve Resolution CC-5-4-92-3 with an 5 explanation instead of a reading of the resolution. The motion was seconded by Quinn. Kendall stated Susan Jones resigned from the Insurance Advisory Committee. Kendall asked for unanimous consent from the Council to appoint John M. Weiss, a Carmel resident, licensed insurance agent, and member of the Indianapolis Association of Life Underwriters to fill the current vacancy. Insurance Advisory Committee members, Snyder and Quinn offered their support of the nomination. Johnson stated the Insurance Advisory Committee is a committee established by the Mayor with all appointments made by the Mayor. Story made a motion to amend Resolution CC-5-4-92-3 to reflect the Council would "recommend" the appointment to the Mayor. The motion was seconded by Kendall. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Call for the question. Five members voted aye. Potasnik and Fleming voted nay. Motion carried. Johnson appointed Weiss to the Insurance Advisory Committee and asked Kendall to so notify Mr. Weiss of his appointment. Quinn stated he received an PARKING ORDINANCE - ALWYNE ROAD: inquiry as to when the no-parking signs would be installed on Alwyne. The Deputy Clerk-Treasurer stated the Street Department advised her additional signs were being printed and would be posted as soon as they were received. Johnson stated he would look into the matter. Painchaud stated a Council budget needed to be ANNOUNCEMENTS: delivered to the Mayor's office by May 18TH. Painchaud called for a meeting of the Budget Committee (the entire Council, save the Mayor) for 6:00 P.M. Monday, May, 18, 1992. Kendall asked for consideration of another date because of his inability to attend. Painchaud held to the original date and time of the budget meeting, since schedule conflicts of other members would prevent him from having a meeting in time to satisfy the deadline. Potasnik stated the meeting was preliminary in nature and there would be more than ample opportunity to adjust the Council budget during the budget process. Snyder asked if the Council would consider calling CALLING CARDS: cards for individual Council members with the City Seal and the Council members name and district. Jones stated money was available in the Council budget for that purpose. With a general consensus of the Council, Jones stated she would order the cards. Quinn asked for envelopes for the City of Carmel 1/2 page stationary. Jones stated she would also order those items. There being no further business before the Council or ADJOURNMENT: 6 requests from the public to speak, the meeting was duly adjourned. Respectfully submitted, _______________________________ Susan W. Jones, Clerk-Treasurer CITY OF CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - MAY 4, 1992 _______________________________ T.E. Johnson, Presiding Officer ATTEST: _______________________________ Susan W. Jones, Clerk-Treasurer _______________________________ T.E. Johnson, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Susan W. Jones, Clerk-Treasurer 7