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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-07-17-00City o7 Carme' CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA MONDAY, JULY 17, 2000 -7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS / CITY HALL / ONE CIVIC SQUARE MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 1. INVOCATION 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. RECOGNITION OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND OUTSTANDING CITIZENS , APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. June 19, 2000- Regular Meeting b. July 5, 2000- Spe,;ial Meeting 5. RECOGNITION OF PFRSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL 6. COUNCIL, MAYORAL AND CLERK-TREASURER COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS 7. ACTION ON MAYORAL VETOES , CLAIMS · Payroll · General Claims · Retirement , COMMITTEE REPORTS a, Administration Committee Annexation and Land Use Committee Economic Development Committee Finance Committee Parks & Recreation Committee Public Safety Committee Rules Committee Utilities and Transportation Committee ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2400 10. OLD BUSINESS a. Third Reading, of Ordinance No. D-1455-00; An Ordinance Adopting and Adding Chapter 9, Article 5, Section 9-217 to the Carmel City Code (re: Underground Placement of Utility Lines); David Klingensmith, Street Commissioner b. Second Readins of Ordinance No. D-1464-00; An Ordinance Providing for an Additional Appropriation From the General Fund; Judge Gall Bardach, Carmel City Court *published in the Daily Ledger June 2, 2000 c. Second Readins of Ordinance No. D-1466-00; An Ordinance Amending Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-3 of the Carmel City Code (re: Rules of Park Operations); Councilor Ron Carter, Carmel City Council d. Second Readinl~ of Ordinance No. Z-346; An Ordinance to Promote the Integration of Open Space Into Residential Neighborhoods in Conformity with the Comprehensive Plan *published in the Daily Ledger June 7, 2000 11. 12. PUBLIC HEARING a. First Readin!~ of Ordinance No. Z-347; An Ordinance to Approve a Change in the Official Zone Map Incorporated in the Carmel Clay Zoning Ordinance; Mayor James Brainard *published in the Daily Ledger July 5, 2000 b. First Readins of Ordinance No. Z-348; An Ordinance to Amend the Carmel Clay Zoning Ordinance by Creating a New Zoning District to be Known as the C-2 Old Town District; Mayor James Brainard *published in the Daily Ledger July 5, 2000 c. First Readira! of Ordinance No. Z-349; An Ordinance to Approve a Change in the Official Zone Map Incorporated in the Carmel Clay Zoning Ordinance *published in the Daily Ledger July 5, 2000 NEW BUSINESS a. Introduction of Ordinance No. C-203~ Annexation of Woodland Country Club, Inc.; James J. Nelson, Nelson & Frankenberger b. First Reading of Ordinance No. D-1467-00; An Ordinance Fixing the Salaries of Appointed Officers and Employees of the City of Carreel, Indiana, for the Year 2001; Diana L. Cordray, Clerk-Treasurer and Barbara Lamb, Director of Human Resources c. First Reading, of Ordinance No. D-1468-00; An Ordinance Fixing the Salaries of the Appointed Officers and Employees of the Clerk-Treasurer, City of Carreel, Indiana, for the Year 2001; Diana L. Cordray, Clerk-Treasurer and Barbara Lamb, Director of Human Resources d, First Readin~ of Ordinance No. D-1469-00; An Ordinance Fixing Salaries of the Appointed Officers and Employees of the Carmel City Court, Carmel, Indiana, for the Year 2001; Diana L. Cordray, Clerk-Treasurer and Barbara Lamb, Director of Human Resources Resolution No. CC-07-17-00-01; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Approving Transfer of Funds by the Department of Law; Douglas C. Haney, City Attorney 13. OTHER BUSINESS 14. ANNOUNCEMENTS 15. EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS 16. ADJOURNMENT CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, JULY 17, 2000 - 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS / CITY HALL / ONE CIVIC SQUARE MEMBERS PRESENT: Council Members Kevin Kirby John Koven, Bob Battreall, Norm Rundle, Luci Snyder, Ron Carter and Wayne Wilson; Clerk-Treasurer Diana Cordray and Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Cartie Groce were also in attendance. Mayor James Brainard was absent. Council President Norm Rundle called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Wayne Wilson pronounced the Invocation. Council President Norm Rundle the Pledge of Allegiance.. RECOGNITION OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND OUTSTANDING CITIZENS: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Councilor Carter moved to approve the minutes of the June 19, 2000 Regular Meeting. Councilor Snyder seconded. Councilor Carter moved to amend paragraph one, line five under the section of Claims by changing the first word from "approval" to "disapproval". Councilor Snyder seconded the amendment. The minutes were amended 7-0. The minutes were approved, as amended, 7-0. Councilor Wilson moved to approve the minutes of the July 5, 2000 Special Meeting. Council President Rundle questioned the Clerk-Treasurer, Diana Cordray, regarding the necessity of a record of that meeting since the meeting never came to order due to a lack of quorum. Clerk-Treasurer Diana Cordray recommended that an effort to conduct a Special Meeting of the Council be of record in order to identify the Councilors who were present at the Special Meeting of July 5, 2000. Councilor Snyder seconded. The minutes were approved 7-0. RECOGNITION OF PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL: Jim Garretson of 55 York Drive, Carmel, Indiana, shared with the Council and the Community of the City of Carmel his words of praise, respect and admiration in a tribute to the recently deceased Ncil Schmetckop, a citizen of Carmel for the past 67 years. A copy of that tribute is attached hcreto as "Exhibit A". Ellen Barmore of 10249 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, addressed the Council and the City of Cannel on behalf of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. As Chairman of the Administrative Council, Ms. Barmore refuted statements made by Rosmary Hensel regarding the financial stability of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church at the June 29, 2000 Joint Meeting of the Carmel City Council and TownshiF Board. Although not present at such meeting, Ms. Barmort advised that herself as well as other members of the Administrative Council viewed the videotape of the Joint Meeting and wish to point out that incorrect statements were made by Ms. Hensel concerning several aspects of the Church. Although Ms. Hensel is a member of the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Ms. Barmore advised that Ms. Hensel is not a member of the Finance Council for the Church and is; therefore, not qualified to ~eport on any matters concerning the Church. Ms. Barmort stated that upon questioning Ms. Hensel about those statements, Ms. Hcnsel denied making such claims; however, after her exact words were repeated back to her, Ms. Hensel simply stated that she was "confused" and County-wide issue or not..Finally, the city Engineer informed the Public Safety Committee that most of the improvements have been made on the 126th and 131st Streets roundabouts with just a few more signs to be added. Council President Rundie stated that the Rules Committee has not met since its last report. The Committee is scheduled to meet on July 28, 2000, at 8:00 a.m. Councilor Kirby advised that the Utilities and Transportation Committee has had no new business to discuss; therefore, the Committee' has not met since their last report. OLD BUSINESS Council President Rundle advised that Ordinance No. D-1455-00; An Ordinance Amending Zoning Ordinance No. Z-160, as Amended, will not be introduced into business, but will remain tabled as the executive branch has not yet had an opportunity to express their input with regard to this Ordinance. Ordinance No. D-1455-00 remains tabled. Council President Rundle introduced Ordinance No. D-1464-00; An Ordinance Providing for an Additional Appropriation From the General Fund to the Carreel City Court. Council President Rundie advised that the Finance Committee unanimously recommended this Ordinance to the Council. Ordinance No. D-1455-00 was approved 7-0. Council President Rundle introduced Ordinance No. D-1466-00; An Ordinance Amending Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-3 of the Carmel City Code (re: Rules of Park Operations). Councilor Carter presented changes made to the Ordinance and distributed a copy to Council. Due to those changes, Councilor Kirby recommended that a movement be made in order to adopt the written changes to the Ordinance. Councilor Kirby moved to adopt the amendments to Ordinance No. D-1466-00. Councilor Battreall seconded. The amen~ents made to Ordinance No. D-1466-00 were approved 7-0. Ordinance No. D- 1466-00 was approved 7-0. Council President Rundle advised that Ordinance No. Z-346; An Ordinance to Promote the Integration of Open Space Into Residential Neighborhoods in Conformity with the Comprehensive Plan, will not be introduced into business. Per Councilor Snyder, the Annexation and Land Use Committee was unable to cover this Ordinance at their last meeting. A Special Meeting of the Committee will be called prior to the next scheduled Council Meeting in order to discuss this Ordinance and make a recommendation. There was Council discussion concerning the appropriate action to record regarding this item on the Agenda. Councilor Kirby advised this matter should reflect that Ordinance No. Z-346 had "no action" taken. However, due to the time restraints placed on a zoning Ordinance, action must be taken by August 14, 2000. Therefore, Ordinance No. Z-346 will return to the Agenda as a Third Reading at the next meeting of the Council scheduled for August 7, 2000. PUBLIC HEARING: Council President Rundle introduced Ordinance No. Z-347; An Ordinance to Approve a Change in the Official Zone Map Incorporated in the Carmel Clay Zoning Ordinance. Councilor Carter moved to introduce this item into business. Councilor Koven seconded. Rick Roesch, Chairman of the Redevelopment Commission, addressed Council regarding this Ordinance on behalf of Mayor James Brainard and the Redevelopment Commission. The Public Hearing was opened at 7:45 p.m. Seeing no one who wished to speak, the Public Hearing was closed at 7:45 p.m. There was no Council discussion. Council President Rundle referred Ordinance No. Z-347 to the Annexation and Land Use Committee to be brought back to Council by August 21, 2000. Council President Rundie announced Ordinance No. Z-348; An Ordinance to Amend the Carmel Clay Zoning Ordinance by Creating a New Zoning District to be Known at the C-2 Old Town District. Councilor Carter moved to introduce this item into business. Councilor Wilson seconded. Rick Roesch, Chairman of the Redevelopment Commission, addressed Council regarding this Ordinance on behalf of Mayor James Brainard and the Redevelopment Commission. The Public Hearing was opened at 7:47 p.m. Seeing no one who wished to speak, the Public Hearing was closed at 7:47 p.m. Council President Rundle commented that the Carmel Clay Plan Commission submitted a unanimous 13-0 positive recommendation as to this Ordinance as well as to Ordinance No. Z-347. There was an additional comment by Councilor Snyder to which Mr. Roesch responded. Council President Rundle referred Ordinance No. Z-348 to the Annexation and Land Use Committee to be brought back to Council by August 21, 2000. Council President Rundle announced Ordinance No. Z-349; An Ordinance to Approve a Change in the Official Zone Map Incorporated in the Carmel Clay Zoning Ordinance. Councilor Kirby moved to introduce this item into business. Councilor Wilson seconded. Rick Roesch, Chairman of the Redevelopment Commission, addressed Council regarding this Ordinance on behalf of Mayor James Brainard and the Redevelopment Commission. The Public Hearing was opened at 7:49 p.m. Seeing no one who wished to speak, the Public Hearing was closed at 7:49 p.m. Council President Rundle again commented that the Carreel Clay Plan Commission submitted a unanimous 13-0 positive recommendation as to this Ordinance. There was no Council discussion. Council President Rundle referred Ordinance No. Z-349 to the Annexation and Land Use Committee to be brought back to Council by August 21, 2000. NEW BUSINESS: Council President Rundle announced Ordinance No. C-203; Annexation of Woodland Country Club, Inc. Councilor Wilson moved this item into business. Councilor Battreall seconded. James Nelson of Nelson and Frankenberger introduced this matter to Council on behalf of Woodland Country Club. At that time, for purposes of public notification according to the law, Mr. Nelson established September 18, 2000, as the date this item will remm to Council for a First Reading and Public Hearing. Council President Rundle commented on a discussion by and between Mr. Nelson and himself regarding the annexation of only certain property of Woodland Country Club. Council President Rundle referred Ordinance No. C-203 to the Annexation and Land Use Committee. Council President Rundle introduced Ordinance No. D-1467-00; An Ordinance Fixing the Salaries of Appointed Officers and Employees of the City of Cannel, Indiana, for the Year 2001. Councilor Battreall moved this item into business. Councilor Snyder seconded. Diana Cordray, Clerk-Treasurer, presented this Ordinance to the Council. As Parliamentman, Councilor Kirby questioned the necessity of a Public Hearing for this type of Ordinance. Diana Cordray, Clerk-Treasurer, explained that this type of Ordinance does not require a Public Hearing. Council President Rundle questioned the Parliamentarian regarding the possibility of not referring this matter to Committee since this Ordinance has been reviewed and considered by the Committee of the Council at the Budget Hearings. Councilor Kirby, as Parliamentarian, advised this matter does not require a referral to Committee. Councilor Kirby initiated additional Council discussion regarding exclusion of the position of Sergeant under the Fire Department category in this Ordinance. There was continued Council discussion concerning this issue. Councilor Snyder moved to amend the Ordinance by adding the position of Sergeant with the appropriate salary to the Fire Department category of Ordinance D-1467-00. Councilor Kirby seconded. The amendment to Ordinance No. D-1467-00 was approved 7-0. Ordinance No. D-1467-00 will return to the next meeting of Council on August 7, 2000. Council President Rundle introduced Ordinance D-1468-00; An Ordinance Fixing the Salaries of Appointed Officers and Employees of the Clerk-Treasurer's Office, City of Carreel, Indiana, for the Year 2001. Councilor Kirby moved this item into business and waive the reading. Councilor Snyder seconded. Diana Cordray, Clerk-Treasurer, presented this Ordinance to the Council. There was Council discussion concerning Section 2 of the Ordinance as well as the added responsibilities of the Deputy Clerk/Payroll Administrator to which both Diana Cordray, Clerk-Treasurer, and Barbara Lamb, Director of Human Resources, responded. As a result, Councilor Battreall moved to amend Ordinance No. D- 1468-00 by deleting Section 2 of the Ordinance. Councilor Kirby seconded. The amendment to Ordinance No. D-1468-00 was approved 7~0. Ordinance No. D-1468-00 will retum to the next meeting of Council on August 7, 2000. Council President Rundle introduced Ordinance No. D-1469-00; An Ordinance Fixing Salaries of the Appointed Officers and Employees of the Carmel City Court, Carmel, Indiana, for the Year 2001. Councilor Kirby moved this item into business. Councilor Wilson seconded. Diana Cordray, Clerk- Treasurer, presented this Ordinance to the Council. There was Council discussion to which Barbara Lamb, Director of Human Resources responded. Ordinance No. D-1469-00 will return to the next meeting of Council on August 7, 2000. Council President Rundle introduced Resolution No. CC-07-17-00-01; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Approving Transfer of Funds by the Department of Law. Councilor Carter moved this item into business. Councilor Wilson seconded. There was Council discussion. Diana Cordray, Clerk-Treasurer, and Barbara Lamb, Director of Human Resources contributed to the discussion. At this time, Councilor Kirby stepped outside of Council Chambers. Resolution No. CC-07-17-00-01 was approved 6-0. (Councilor Kirby was not present for this vote.) OTHER BUSINESS: Councilor Carter moved to designate the Parliamentarian, Councilor Kevin Kirby, the responsibility of moving all items into business in order to avoid the oversight of doing so in the future. Councilor Battreall seconded. Council approved the motion to designate Parliamentarian, Councilor Kirby, the responsibility to move all items into business by a vote of 5-1. Councilor Battreall acknowledged the presence of Bob Smith, Chairperson of the City of Carmel Cable TV Advisory Committee, and advised of his availability to answer any questions from the Council with regard to the Ordinance(s) Council has requested of the Committee which will be introduced in the near future. There were questions directed to Mr. Smith and Council discussion. ANNOUNCEMENTS: EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS ADJOURNMENT: Council President Rundle entertained a motion to adjourn. Councilor Koven moved to adjourn the Council meeting. Councilor Wilson seconded. The meeting was adjourned, pending the execution of documents, at 8:49 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Clerk-Treasurer D' . ay, Approved, IAMC s Brainard ATTEST: Clerk-Treasurer Diana L. Cor C 7:"17/00 Mintties Tribute to Neil. Schmeltekop Carrri~l, ,City, Council Having made Cannel my home now well into a fourth decade, and as a history teacher and former public offidal, I am very consdous of those pioneers who provided the foundation and vision for what is Cannel, Indiana today. .' Recently, we lost one of those giant pioneers, Neil Schmetekop. For those of us who knew Neil, three outstanding qualities trumpet: his contributions to Cannel. ... 1. Honesty 2. A sense of community service 3. Vision Think of those three attributes...honesty, sense of community . seIvice and vision. Can anyone think of three greater assets for a public offidal? Oldtimers will recall that Neil was the last manager of Monon Railway Station, now a museum several hundred yards north of here along the Monon Trail. He spent 19 years in that position. But that was only his vocation. His avocation was community service, especially as it pertained to youth. Charlie Hubly, one of the founders of the Carmel Dad's Club ~xJu: ~~ + ";.:.' has said, there would be no Dad's Club today without Neil. In 1959, when the Carmel Clay Schools decided for financial reasons to stop funding summer recreational programs, Neil stepped forward to offer his help in raising money for a Little League program. He became treasurer of the Dad's Club, when it was little more than a booster dub for the high school football program. He coached the first Litttle League team (there were only eight). He handled the books in the 60s and 70s when Dad's Club raised money from high school concessions, family donations, and business help (this when the only decent sized company in Carmel. was Carmel Screw). He helped coach the Pups with Jim Sturtz and Jim Bone. Every kid who has ever played in a Dad's Club program....the premier voluntary community recreation program in Inrli::m~....owes Neil Schmeltekop a thank you. Also in the 60s, many community people thought we needed a . community pool for families, but especially the kids during the summer. John Kirk headed up that effort, but Neil was the treasurer and the manager of the effort. We raised $17,000 in a community tent sale on the southside of Carmel High School, and sold family memberships in the pool. But in the end Neil convinced Union State Bank to lend this group $125,000 to construct the pool. Neil stayed as treasurer until that debt was retired in less then ten years, and then told his board, "Let's give itto the schools." Every child and adult who has swam in the Carmel Community pool owes Neil Schmeltekop a thank you. But there was a civic minded side to Neil as well. He ran for Clerk Treasurer of Cannel in 1971 and won. He served two years, and then at the bequest of the last Town Board of Cannel, agreed to become Cannel's first and only Town Manager. Indeed, Neil was the first town manager appointed in the entire state. For two years he served as the first full time administrator of this town, overseeing a growing police department, fire department, building cOmmissioner's office, street department and utilities department. He negotiated the purchase of the old Carnegie library in 1973 when a new library was built, and moved town offices out of the cramped quarters of me . old utility building on 1st Ave. SW, to the spacious accomodations of the 4,000 square foot 1909 library. In 1974 the people of Cannel voted in a referrendum to become a city, a move Neil opposed. He felt a town manager system was better, but he lost on the issue. So, he decided to run for mayor, . along with five other people, He lost in a six way split for three reasons, and these point, ironically, to his strongest attributes. His honesty hurt him. He could not couch phraseology in answering questions in political nice talk. He answered questions completely and directly. There was more cayenne than sugar in his answers. Those of us in politics know what I mean. Secondly, he was a visionary and his ideas sealed his doom. He negotiated the purchase of the Indiana Water Company treatment plant and storage facility at 106th Street and Grey Road. An excellent buy and very much needed to insure Carmel's continued growth, but one of his opponents, the eventual winner, made an issue out of it and said we didn't need it and it was too expensive. And a third of the public agreed with him and that was all that was needed to win a six way split of votes. The other issue that hurt Neil was his proposal that we zone an area bounded by 116th Street on the south, Meridian on the west, 126th Street on the north and Rangeline on the east for commercial and industrial use. His thought was that Carmel had to attract business to Carmel to provide for a diverse tax base, so that homeowners would not have to carry the brunt of the property tax burden. By the way, that was a billion dollars ago, in terms of our community's tax base. Secondly, he wanted to group this growth together where it would be the least intrusive into residential areas. But there was opposition, from residents of Wilson Village, from homes along Guilford, from residents on the southside of 116th Street. All they could see in their vision were smoke stacks, ugly metal buildings and more traffic. But look at it today. Look at how it developed into a handsome smokeless industrial park, indeed a corporate center. Those commerdal buildings interwind with two new apartment complexes, two condominium developments and two residential developments. Both of these endeavors contributed to his loss. Another four years would . have to pass before a more progressive administration would purchase the IWC plant and 25 acre well field, which is now one of our communities nicer parks with softball diamonds and Carmelot playground. I dare say that had there not been men like Neil who had a vision, who thought of the future, who was devoted to community and believed in a sense of community (not just Carmel, but Carmel and the township), we would be much smaller today, property tax bills would be 50% higher, and the embellishments to quality of life in Carmel would be far less. Every dtizen of Carmel should give thanks for Neil Schmeltekop. I know that among the 50,000 or 60,000 people who make up our Carmel Clay community today, less than one percent can remember Neil or have any idea of the contribution of he and others . like him have made to what we enjoy today. And that is sad. We are growing so fast, and we have so many new people, and we are still rather transitional, that there's no way our people could know. But those of us who do remember, need from time to time, remind the newcomers of the trail that was blazed by honest, visonary, and community oriented men and women who preceded us. Thank God, that 67 years ago, destiny brought Neil and Thelma Schmetek.op to Carmel. \ \ Thank you. . i I I James D. Garretson SS York Drive Carmel, Indiana 46032 317-846-8714 I , i I I ,