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MEETING MINUTES
Date: August 15, 1994
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 present were Tim Story, Christopher
Painchaud, Tom Kendall, Alan Potasnik, James Quinn, Frank Fleming
and Luci Snyder. Clerk-Treasurer Susan Jones and City Attorney
Gordon Byers were also in attendance.
The invocation was given by Councilor Quinn followed by the pledge
of allegiance.
Councilor Story made a motion
APPROVAL OF MINUTES/AUGUST 1, 1994:
to approve the minutes of August 1, 1994. The motion was seconded
by Councilor Painchaud. All members voted aye. Motion carried.
Councilor Potasnik made a motion to add on
APPROVAL OF CLAIMS:
claims dated August 10, 1994 in the amount of $1,243,466.93. The
motion was seconded by Councilor Painchaud. All members voted aye.
Councilor Kendall then made a motion to approve the following
claims and to add a claim in the amount of $36.10 to Target. The
motion was seconded by Councilor Snyder. All members voted aye.
Motion carried.
Claims dated 7/26/94 in the amount of $ 579,954.89
Claims dated 7/27/94 in the amount of $ 14,741.93
Claims dated 8/03/94 in the amount of $ 394,735.31
Claims dated 8/10/94 in the amount of $1,243,466.93
Claim in the amount of $36.10 to the Target Store
Sam Rinker of the Park Board gave a brief summary of
PARK REPORT:
park activities. Rinker also stated the Board was planning a grand
opening of the Flowing Well Park.
Councilor Quinn suggested to the Council and to Rinker that the
Council should contribute funds to the grand opening from the
Council's promotional fund. Hearing no objections from the Council
on this suggestion, Quinn asked Rinker to perhaps consider a
request for funds at the next Council meeting.
Council Kendall gave a brief report from
CABLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
the Cable Advisory Committee concerning the broadcasting of
political debates and the committee's policy.
Kendall submitted his report in writing and asked the City Attorney
to return at the September 19, 1994 Council meeting with a proposed
ordinance amendment concerning changes in the rules governing the
public access channel.
SECOND READING/ORDINANCE C-175/ANNEXATION OF ASHMORE SUBDIVISION:
Councilor Painchaud made a motion to adopt Ordinance C-175. The
motion was seconded by Councilor Kendall. All members voted aye.
Motion carried.
Mayor Johnson called for the question. All members voted aye.
Ordinance C-175 passed unanimously.
Second Reading/Ordinance D-1098/Establishing a 4-Way STOP at Howe
Councilor Fleming made a
Drive, Grace Drive and Grace Court:
motion to adopt Ordinance D-1098. The motion to adopt was seconded
by Councilor Quinn.
Citizens, Tamara Stout and Chet Busby, both from the neighborhood
affected by this ordinance spoke in favor of the STOP intersection.
Councilor Kendall suggested additional signs ahead of the STOP
intersection since visibility of that STOP was poor. These
additional signs would warn motorists of a STOP intersection ahead.
The Mayor called for the question. All members voted aye. The
ordinance passed. Councilor Story was out of the room at the time
the vote was taken and did not vote.
Councilor Quinn moved to
Taping Contract/Council and Hal Espey:
approve the amended contract with Hal Espey for taping of meetings
in the Council Chambers. The motion was seconded by Councilor
Snyder.
Clerk-Treasurer Jones stated that the contract would allow for the
taping of all Council and budget meetings at a rate of $100 and an
additional rate of $25 per hour with a one hour minimum for any
other meetings. This contract would also be retro-active in order
to pay Hal for all the budget meetings he has done to date.
Councilor Kendall and Councilor Potasnik asked the clerk and the
mayor if Hal had to be used to tape meetings. The clerk stated no
and the mayor said anyone could use the equipment as long as they
had been trained to do so.
Mayor Johnson called for the question. All members voted aye.
Motion carried. Councilor Painchaud was out of the room and did
not participate in the vote.
Second Reading/Ordinance D-2001/Refinancing of EDC Bonds for Carmel
Councilor Kendall made a motion to adopt
Drive Office Building:
Ordinance D-2001. The motion was seconded by Councilor Painchaud.
Mayor Johnson called for the question.
All members voted aye. Ordinance D-2001 passed unanimously.
Report from Councilor Painchaud/Imaging Right-of-Way and Parking
Councilor
Lot Landscaping on business district along Carmel Drive:
Painchaud stated he was still working on this project and would
have something for the Council on the 19th of September.
Painchaud did state that he found nothing in the way of imaging but
what he would be presenting would be more on the order of auto cad
drawings.
After much discussion, Councilor Kendall made a motion to take from
the table, Ordinance Z-295 and take action tonight. The motion was
seconded by Councilor Potasnik.
Councilor Snyder objected saying the Council was cheating itself of
time since the clock started running with the 45 day limit on the
Plan Commission the minute the Council defeated the ordinance. If
the Council waited until September 19th, it would give everyone
more time.
Councilor Kendall submitted a 7 page report on the problems with
Ordinance Z-295.
Councilor Kendall then withdrew his motion and Councilor Potasnik
withdrew his second. After much discussion by the Council, Kendall
re-stated his motion to take Ordinance Z-295 from the table.
Councilor Potasnik again seconded that motion. Councilor Painchaud
voted nay. All other Councilors voted aye. Motion carried.
Councilor Quinn moved to adopt Ordinance Z-295. The motion was
seconded by Councilor Kendall.
Councilor Story stated this ordinance was not an idea of the
Council and the Council should not be amending this ordinance but
rather sending it back to the Plan Commission with Kendall's
comments.
Councilor Painchaud agreed with Councilor Story but had concern
there was a legitimate need for something like this ordinance in
order to manage new developments.
Councilor Potasnik said he also agreed that an ordinance of this
nature should be in place to help manage new development and he had
talked to several members on the Plan Commission and they agreed to
take this ordinance back and re-work it.
The Mayor called for the question. All members voted nay.
Ordinance Z-295 failed by a unanimous vote of the Council.
The Clerk asked what she should send back to the Plan Commission in
the way of specific reasons for defeat. The Council agreed, by
consensus, to use Kendall's 7 pages of comments and concerns as a
guide for the Plan Commission.
Councilor Painchaud then asked about the merits of going forward
with the auto cad drawings. Painchaud he had spoken with Mike
Hollibaugh of the DOCD prior to the start of the meeting and Mike
already had 6 or more examples of existing projects and how they
might be affected by the passage of this ordinance. Painchaud felt
this would not be in the best interest to pay for such a project.
Councilor Kendall agreed and said the Plan Commission should send
drawings and illustrations of how the ordinance would affect new
and existing businesses if they re-work and amend Z-295. Kendall
said he would like to see those kinds of drawings submitted when
the Plan Commission re-submits the amended ordinance for Council
consideration.
It was the decision of the Council, through consensus, to not go
forward with this project.
Ordinance D-1100 General Fund $15,001,652/Ordinance D-1101 MVH
Fund $ 1,814,551/Ordinance D-1102 CCS Fund $ 20,000/
Ordinance D-1103 CCD Fund $166,770/Ordinance D-1104 Debt Service
$ 83,223/Ordinance D-1105 Lease/Rental $ 1,217,657/Ordinance
D-1106 LR & S Fund $ 200,000/Ordinance D-1107 CCI Fund $50,000/
Ordinance D-1108 Police Pension $ 516,690/Ordinance D-1109 Fire
Pension $ 269,049/Ordinance D-1110 Law Enforce V $302,400/
Councilor Quinn introduced
Ordinance D-1111 LECE Fund $ 6,000:
the above stated ordinances and dispensed with the reading of the
same. The motion to introduce was seconded by Councilor Story.
Mayor Johnson opened the meeting to a public hearing on the 1995
budget. Hearing and seeing no objections from the public, the
hearing was closed.
The Clerk stated that passage and second reading of the 1995
budgets would occur at 8:00 a.m. on August 29, 1994.
Introduction/First Reading/Ordinance D-1099/Adoption of 2nd Quarter
Councilor Quinn made a motion to introduce
Re-codification:
Ordinance D-1099 and suspend the rules for reading of the same.
The motion was seconded by Councilor Kendall.
Councilor Quinn moved to suspend the rules and act on D-1099
tonight. The motion was seconded by Councilor Painchaud. All
members voted aye. Motion carried.
Mayor Johnson called for the question. All members voted aye.
Ordinance D-1099 passed unanimously.
Resolution CC-08-15-94-1/PERF/Adding New Positions to Retirement
Councilor Quinn made a motion to adopt Resolution CC-08-15-
Fund:
94-1 calling for the addition of 3 new positions to PERF. The
motion was seconded by Councilor Kendall.
Mayor Johnson called for the question. All members voted aye.
Resolution CC-08-15-94-1 passed unanimously.
Introduction/First Reading/Ordinance D-1112/Establishing a 4 Way
STOP at Arrowwood at Queensbourgh Drive and Ordinance D-
Councilor
1113/Establishing a STOP at Woodgate at Spruce Drive:
Quinn made a motion to introduce Ordinances D-1112 and D-1113. The
motion was seconded by Councilor Kendall.
A second reading will be heard at the September 19, 1994 Council
meeting.
Resolution CC-08-15-94-2/Transfer of Funds in DOCD 1994 Budget:
Councilor Potasnik made a motion to approve Resolution CC-08-15-94-
2 calling for a transfer of funds within the Department of
Community Development. The motion was seconded by Councilor
Kendall.
Councilor Kendall asked Jerry Spicklemire, of the DOCD, specific
questions concerning their request to spend $630 for an up-grade on
their FAX software for the LAN.
Kendall asked Spicklemire if they could send a FAX and receive a
FAX with the current software. Spicklemire replied yes. Kendall
asked Spicklemire what benefit he would receive by spending $630
for an up-grade. Spicklemire said there was a problem in receiving
a FAX and this up-grad would block in-coming FAXs.
Councilor Quinn stated this type of software and up-grade was a
luxary and not a necessity.
Councilor Kendall suggested the DOCD find other software they liked
better and half the price and then they wouldn't have to buy an up-
grade.
After much discussion Councilor Quinn moved to remove the $630
request from the Resolution. The motion was seconded Councilor
Kendall.
Councilor Painchaud said he was opposed to the Council micro-
managing the DOCD.
After discussion the Mayor called for the question. Councilor
Story abstained from the vote. Councilors Fleming and Painchaud
voted nay. All other members voted aye. The motion carried.
Councilor Quinn made a motion to remove the $1,100 request for
additional travel monies from the request. The motion was seconded
by Councilor Kendall.
Councilor Quinn stated the DOCD, at last year's budget hearings,
had their travel budget reduced and now they were asking for an
increase. Quinn said upon review of the travel expenses to date,
the DOCD has not spent their money on what they said they were
going to and they will have to live with that decision but he was
opposed to giving them more money. Quinn stated he thought this
was a failure on the part of DOCD to plan properly.
Councilor Story said he thought, when he approved the travel budget
last year, that the monies were going to be used to train planners
and now he has learned that is not the case. Story also felt the
DOCD had used less than optimal planning for their travel plans and
this reduction should send a clear message that the Council is
paying attention. Story said DOCD was given a specific amount of
travel money last year and the DOCD should have made that amount of
money work.
Councilor Quinn objected to tax dollars being spent on the Hamilton
County Leadership Academy stating the academy was too political.
Quinn also objected to monies being spent on a stress seminar.
The Mayor then turned over the chair to Councilor Snyder and
addressed the Councilors objections. Johnson said the budget is
merely an estimate and things change throughout the year. Johnson
also stated the clerk has chided him and the council on many
occasions for not spending all of the DOCD budget and that perhaps
the clerk would like to explain how every dollar that isn't spent
results in a 40 cent loss on the dollar.
Councilor Painchaud said that was not pertinent to this motion.
The Mayor said he thought it was.
Councilor Quinn then said the clerk should prepare a report for the
September 19th meeting outlining how the joinder agreement worked
with respect to the township and that the BPW should look at the
1996 agreement with different concerns than in the past.
Mayor Johnson said he felt the Hamilton County Leadership Academy
was a good investment and he said the clerk was the one to probably
give the Council information on the claim for the stress seminar.
Councilor Kendall and Potasnik were also opposed to monies being
spent on the academy.
Councilor Painchaud again said he felt the Council was trying to
micro-manage the various departments and these types of decisions
should be left up to the chief executive.
Councilor Story said more money was spent in the DOCD to train and
educate their staff than his medical practice spends in a year to
keep their doctors current.
After more discussion the Mayor called for the question.
Councilors Painchaud, Snyder and Fleming voted nay. All other
members voted aye. The motion to amend carried.
Mayor Johnson then called for a vote on the amended Resolution.
All members voted aye. Resolution CC-08-15-94-2 as amended, passed
unanimously.
Resolution CC-08-15-94-3/Transfer of Funds in Plan Commission 1994
Budget/Resolution CC-08-15-94-4A & 4B/Transfer of Funds in Carmel
Police 1994 Budget/Resolution CC-08-15-94-5/Transfer of Funds in
BPW 1994 Budget/Resolution CC-08-15-94-6/Transfer of Funds in City
Court 1994 Budget/Resolution CC-08-15-94-7/Transfer of Funds in
Clerk-Treasurer 1994 Budget/Resolution CC-08-15-94-8/Transfer of
Councilor Quinn made a motion to
Funds City Council 1994 Budget:
adopt the above stated Resolutions for transfers within the 1994
budget. The motion was seconded by Councilor Kendall. All members
voted aye. Motion carried.
There being no further business before the Council the meeting was
duly adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
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Approved,
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ATTEST:
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