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Home My WebLink AboutCCM-08-16-93CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES August 16, 1993 7:00 P.M. Council Chambers/One Civic Square The Carmel City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Johnson. Members in attendance were Jim Quinn, Frank Fleming, Tim Story, Alan Potasnik, Chris Painchaud, Tom Kendall and Luci Snyder. City Attorney, Gordon Byers and Clerk-Treasurer Susan W. Repp were also in attendance. The invocation was given by Councilor Quinn followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilor Story made a motion to approve the APPROVAL OF MINUTES: minutes of the regular session of August 2, 1993 as submitted. The motion was seconded by Councilor Fleming. All members voted aye. RECOGNITION OF CITIZENS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL: Nancy Blondin of the Carmel Clay Chamber of Commerce thanked the Council for their support of the 1993 Carmelfest and offered the support of the Carmel Clay Chamber of Commerce for the 1994 Carmelfest which would be organized by the City. Councilor Kendall made a motion to approve the following CLAIMS: claims: 7-14-93 for $16,093.80, 7-30-93 for $5,500,000.00, 8-03-93 for $358,958.01 and 8-10-93 for $597,631.50. The motion was seconded by Councilor Painchaud. All members voted aye. Kendall administered the oath of office COMMITTEE SPECIAL REPORTS: to Dr. Judith Edwards to fill the vacancy on the Carmel Clay Public Library Board of Trustees. PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE Z-282 - AN ORDINANCE REQUESTING REZONE FROM AN R-3 ZONED DISTRICT TO A B-2 ZONED DISTRICT OF THE COMMON ADDRESS 755 E. 106TH Kendall made a STREET BY PETITIONERS STEVE AND BEVERLY WEAVER: motion to introduce Ordinance Z-282. The motion was seconded by Councilor Snyder. Petitioner, Steve Weaver, requested a rezone from R-3 to B-2 for the common address 755 E. 106th Street. Mayor Johnson opened the hearing pertaining to Ordinance Z-282 to the public. Hearing no request from the public to speak, Johnson closed the public hearing and opened discussion to the Council. 1 City Council August 16, 1993 Upon the request of Council members, Weaver was asked to provide additional documentation to help support his request for the zoning change. Johnson stated he would obtain the Plan Commission's recommendation from the Plan Commission's secretary by the second reading in September. Further discussion was withheld until the second reading on September 20, 1993. ORDINANCES D-1008 THROUGH D-1017 / ORDINANCES PRE-ADOPTING THE 1994 Kendall made a motion to introduce BUDGETS OF THE CITY OF CARMEL: Ordinances D-1008 through D-1017, ordinances pre-adopting the 1994 budgets of the City of Carmel. The motion was seconded by Story. Story made a motion to amend Ordinance D-1008 Line 11 (Operating Balance) by $500,000. The motion was seconded by Quinn. Extensive discussion ensued among Council members, Mayor Johnson, and Clerk-Treasurer, Susan Repp pertaining to ways the budget and Carmel citizens' taxes could be reduced. Council members requested City Attorney, Gordon Byers to review the following: 1) Review state statute to determine if a fiscal body can control Parks & Recreation line item spending, once a Parks Board has been established. 2) Review state statute to determine if the joinder agreement can be amended to make the Clerk-Treasurer the repository of all Parks Board funds. Story made a substitute motion to amend Ordinance D-1008 Line 11 (Operating Balance) by $200,000 (From $3,000,000 to $2,800,000) to be reduced at the November hearing. The motion was seconded by Quinn. Continued discussion ensued among Council members pertaining to general reduction of the operating balance versus reduction of the budget in order to reduce the taxes paid by the residents of Carmel. Call for the question pertaining to the amendment to Ordinance D- 1008. Six members voted aye. Fleming voted nay. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: ORDINANCE D-1007 - AN ORDINANCE REDUCING THE CITY OF CARMEL 1993 Story made a motion to introduce Ordinance D- BUDGET BY $500,000: 1007, an ordinance reducing the City of Carmel 1993 budget by $500,000. The motion was seconded by Quinn. Discussion ensued 2 among Council members, the Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer pertaining to the necessity for itemizing the ordinance. Johnson stated he would reduce the 1993 budget by $500,000 as promised and that those dollars would represent monies not spent, nor would they be encumbered. City Council August 16, 1993 Johnson stated he would not identify individual line items until very close to the budget hearings in November, since it was impossible to make the determination of what specific line items should be cut at such an early date in August. Further discussion was withheld until the second reading on September 20, 1993. ORDINANCE D-1018 / AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING LIMITED PARKING ON THE FIRST HALF (NEAREST MAIN STREET) OF THE WEST SIDE OF 1ST AVENUE Councilor Potasnik made a motion to introduce Ordinance SOUTHEAST: D-1018, an ordinance establishing limited parking on the first half (nearest Main Street) of the West side of 1st Avenue Southeast. The motion was seconded by Quinn. Potasnik informed the Council the ordinance was the direct result of a number of complaints concerning reduced viability at the proposed site of restricted parking. Quinn made a motion to suspend the rules and act on Ordinance D- 1018. The motion was seconded by Kendall. All members voted aye. Call for the question. All members voted aye. ORDINANCE D-1019 / AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE D-677 Quinn ESTABLISHING BI-WEEKLY SALARIES FOR ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS: made a motion to introduce Ordinance D-1019, an ordinance amending Ordinance D-677 establishing bi-weekly salaries for elected city officials. The motion was seconded by Story. Quinn made a motion to suspend the rules and act on Ordinance D- 1019 the motion was seconded by Story. Clerk-Treasurer Repp stated the ordinance was a housekeeping ordinance to reflect the changes made whereby all salaries for the of the Mayor, Clerk-Treasurer and City Council had been paid by 1/3 tax revenue, 1/3 from the Water Utility and 1/3 from the Sewer Utility and now were paid from the General Fund. Call for the question pertaining to suspension of the rules. All members voted aye except Story who left the room. Call for the question. All members voted aye except Story who left the room. 3 Upon inquiry concerning the Judge's salary from Councilor Quinn, Repp stated she had advised Judge Bardach to bring an amended ordinance before the Council to reflect her 1994 salary. ORDINANCE D-1020 / AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CARMEL CITY CODE SECTION Quinn made a 2-47 TO INCLUDE THE FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE POLICY: motion to postpone this item until the September 20, 1993 meeting. The motion was seconded by Kendall. All members voted aye. City Council August 16, 1993 RESOLUTION CC-8-16-93-1 / A RESOLUTION REQUESTING TRANSFER OF FUNDS Quinn made a motion to adopt Resolution OF THE CARMEL CITY COURT: CC-8-16-93-1, a resolution transferring funds of the Carmel City Court: $600 from #300 (Official Forms) into #419.99 (Other Professional Services) The motion was seconded by Painchaud. All members voted aye. ORDINANCE D-1021 / AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE JULY 1993 SUPPLEMENT Quinn made a motion to introduce TO THE CARMEL CITY CODE: Ordinance D-1021, an ordinance adopting the July 1993 supplement to the Carmel City Code. The motion was seconded by Story. Clerk-Treasurer Repp stated the supplement would be forwarded to members of the Council after the codification supplement had been reviewed. Repp stated Council members would receive their copies prior to the second reading of Ordinance D-1021 pending, however, Carmel Utilities completion of their review of the codification. Further discussion was withheld until the second reading on September 20, 1993. OTHER BUSINESS: REVIEW OF THE CARMEL CLAY SIGN ORDINANCE FOR COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLAN COMMISSION FOR A PUBLIC HEARING: Glen Huber, representing the Carmel Sign Ordinance Committee, requested all City Council members to recommend the proposed ordinance be quickly submitted to the Carmel Plan Commission for their review and to conduct a public hearing pertaining to the sign ordinance. Huber stated the current sign ordinance was so unworkable, that potential businesses had chosen other towns due to the lack of adequate signage regulations. Huber stated current business owners were also suffering from less than adequate sign advertising, making the necessity of the new ordinance critical. Huber stated after review and public hearings, the Plan Commission would then present the Council with a complete sign ordinance for their consideration of approval. 4 Discussion ensued among Council members pertaining to the proposed ordinance. Painchaud made a motion to request the Plan Commission to conduct a public hearing pertaining to the proposed sign ordinance to be followed by a formal presentation to the City Council of the recommended ordinance for consideration of passage. The motion was seconded by Snyder. Further discussion ensued among Council members and Huber. Call for the question. All members voted aye. City Council August 16, 1993 Upon LARRY DEBOER / PURDUE UNIVERSITY / LOCAL PROPERTY TAX: consensus of the Council, Quinn was authorized to continue discussions with Larry DeBoer of Purdue University about securing an extension services consulting agreement (at no cost) of an analysis of tax revenues with definitive statements of where the City's taxes come from and the how formulas are used to calculate those revenues. INDIANA CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION - PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS: Story lauded the efforts of a group of concerned taxpayers and the Indiana Civil Liberties Union to standardize personal property taxes by determining the actual value of the home before assessing the tax. Story stated he hoped the attempt to develop a uniform standard for application of property taxes would include controlling runaway taxes in specific communities, such as Carmel, which would force certain residents such as lower-end income, and the elderly to move if the issue was not properly addressed. There being no further business before the Council the meeting was duly adjourned. Respectfully submitted, _______________________________ Susan W. Repp, Clerk-Treasurer Approved: _______________________________ Mayor T. E. Johnson ATTEST: 5 ______________________________ Susan W. Repp, Clerk-Treasurer 6