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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-06-15-98City of Carmel CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1998 --7 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS / CITY HALL / ONE CIVIC SQUARE MEETING CALLED TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING CITIZENS/CITY EMPLOYEES a. Presentation of Employee Excellence Award; Mayor James Brainard APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. May 18, 1998, Regular Meeting b. June 1, 1998, Regular Meeting RECOGNITION OF CITIZENS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL a. Hamilton County_ Alliance Ouarterly Statement; JeffBurt, Hamilton County Alliance b. Indianapolis Bicycle and Pedestrian System Plan Presentation; David Wenzel, HNTB Architects ACTION OF MAYORAL VETOES CLAIMS · Payroll · General Claims · Retirement COMMITTEE REPORTS OLD BUSINESS a. Second Reading Ordinance D-1367-98fEstablishing Purchasing Agencies and Adding Section 2-131 to the Carmel City Code; Clerk-Treasurer Diana L. Cordray b. Second Reading Ordinance D-1368-98/Amendment to Sections 3-18 and 3- 19(c) of the Carmel City Code (Amendment to Council Agenda Format); Council President Robert Battreall ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2400 Second Reading Ordinance D-1369-98/Amendment to Sections 3-18 and 3- 19(c) of the Carmel City Code (Amendment to Council Agenda Format); Mayor James Brainard 10. PUBLIC HEARING 11. NEW BUSINESS a. First Reading Ordinance D-1370-98/Amendment to Section 2-12 of the Carmel City Code (Claim Payments in Advance of Council Allowance); Council President Robert Battreall b. Resolution CC-06-15-98-01/Authorization of the Clerk-Treasurer to Pay in Advance of Council Allowance Land Acquisition Claims on the Morion Corridor Linear Park Project; Council President Robert Battreall 12. OTHER 13. ANNOUNCEMENTS 14. ADJOURNMENT CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1998 --7 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS / CITY HALL / ONE CIVIC SQUARE MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor James Brainard (was present for Recognition of Outstanding Citizens/City Employees), Council President Robert Battreall; Councilors Kevin Kirby, Jim Miller, Norm Rundle, Luci Snyder and Billy Walker. Clerk-Treasurer Diana Cordray and Deputy Clerk Rebecca Martin also attended. Councilor Ron Carter was absent. Councilor Battreall called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Councilor Miller gave the invocation. Councilor Battreall led the Pledge of Allegiance. RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING CITIZENS/CITY EMPLOYEES: Councilor Battreall explained the council would address this agenda item when the mayor an'ived. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Councilor Rundle moved to approve the minutes of the May 18, 1998, regular meeting. Councilor Snyder seconded. The minutes were a_nproved 6-0. Councilor Snyder moved to approve the minutes of the June 1, 1998, regular meeting. Councilor Miller seconded. Councilors discussed the wording of the June 1 minutes. The minutes were approved 6-0. RECOGNITION OF CITIZF, NS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL: Jeff Butt, president of the Hamilton County Alliance, informed the council of the alliance's activities and goals. Councilor Rundle told Mr. Burt about the COuncil's upcoming budget hearings. Mr. Burt stated that Councilor Battreall already had given him the budget schedule. Dave Wenzel of HNTB. Mike Dearing, senior planner with Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development and Ray Irvin. director of Indianapolis Greenways presented the council with information about regional bikeway plans. Tom Kendall, 11818 Gray Road, spoke against imposing a time limit on citizens addressing the council. He also spoke against combining the city's communication center/911 service with the county's system. Mr. Kendall suggested the city develop an emergency plan in case large power outages occur as a result of the Year 2000 computer problem. RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING CITIZENS/CITY EMPLOYEES: Councilor Battreall stated the mayor baal's-rived at the meeting. Mayor Brainard presented Carmel Police Officer Bruce Gipson with a~plaque for saving the life of a 6-week-old infant by performing CPR on the baby.~ Mayor Brainard presented a plaque to Denise Randall, a Carmel citizen, who helped save the life of a Key Bank employee who had been shot by a gunman at the bank. The mayor left the meeting after the award presentations. CLAIMS: Councilor Snyder moved to approve claims in the amounts of $171,766.84, $5,236.65 and $36,920.58. Councilor Walker seconded. Councilor Rundle stated there were two other claims that needed approved also. Councilor Rundle moved to add claims in the amounts of $26,728.87 and $413,146.67 to Councilor Snyder' s motion. Councilor Miller seconded. The amendment was approved 6-0. Claims were approved 6-0. Councilor Rundle stated councilors should receive all claims by the end of the day Friday prior to council meetings. Clerk-Treasurer Cordray explained that councilors received the $36,920.58 claims nm today because her office had received notification of a property purchase and a check was necessary before Wednesday. Councilor Battreall stated that Ordinance D-1370-98, an ordinance on tonight's agenda, would enable the clerk-treasurer to pay claims such as these without having to rush them to the council. OLD BUSINESS: Councilor Snyder moved to approve Ordinance D-1367-98. an ordinance establishing purchasing agencies and adding Section 2-131 to the Carmel City Code. Councilor Kirby seconded. Ordinance D-1367-98 was approved 6-0. Councilor Battreall announced Ordinance D-1368-98. an amendment to Sections 3-18 and 3- 19(c) of the Carmel City Code. Councilor Kirby stated he was not in favor of either ordinance, D-1368-98 or Ordinance D-1369-98. an amendment to Sections 3-18 and 3-19(c) of the Carmel Ci.ty Code. He stated he could not support an ordinance that would limit how long citizens could speak to the council. Councilor Kirby stated he understood why the ordinances were written, but did not agree with them. Councilor Battreall stated the council could amend the ordinance. Councilor Battreall formally announced Ordinance D-1369-98 so the council could discuss both ordinances. Councilor Battreall explained that the first ordinance imposed a 5-minute limit on all speakers, giving the presiding officer the option to remove the limit. He stated that the second ordinance imposed no time limit, but gave the presiding officer the authority to cut off speakers at 5 minutes. Councilor Rundle stated the second ordinance, D-1369-98, appeared no different from current council practice. Councilor Battreall agreed with Councilor Rundle and stated he believed the mayor was trying to put current practice into ordinance by sponsoring D-1369-98. Councilor Rundle stated he was completely against limiting citizen input. Councilor Kirby stated he was offended that the mayor would sponsor an ordinance controlling council rules. Councilor Kirby stated that he could accept Ordinance D-1368-98 if paragraph 2(c) was deleted from it. Councilor Kirby moved to delete the paragraph. Councilor Miller seconded. Councilors discussed whether the entire paragraph needed deleted. Councilor Kirby rescinded his motion and moved to strike the words for a period of time not to exceed five (5) minutes each from paragraph 2(c) of the ordinance. Councilor Miller seconded. Councilor Battreall stated he had developed the ordinance based on what he thought the council wanted. Councilor Snyder agreed the council originally had brought up the idea at a Saturday meeting, but that she had changed her mind. She explained she didn't want to enact a law for a situation the council could handle without legislation. Councilor Walker called for the question. Ordinance D-1368-98 was amended 6-0. Councilor Walker moved to approve the amended ordinance. Councilor Snyder seconded. Ordinance D-1368r98. as amended, was approved 6-0. Ordinance D- 1369-98 was defeated 0-6. NEW BUSINESS: Councilor Battreall aunounced Ordinance D-1370-98. an amendment to Section 2-12 of the Carmel City Code allowing for claim payments in advance of council allowance. Clerk-Treasurer Cordray explained that this ordinance expanded the types of claims she could pay prior to council approval. She stated that one of the types of claims being added was for land acquisition. She explained that this item was being added so her office could pay landowners promptly when the City bought their land, especially for large projects such as Hazel Dell Parkway, the Morion and Pennsylvania Street which require many rights of way purchases at one time. Clerk- Treasurer Cordray stated this ordinance also would allow her to pay claims disputes the city attorney settles for up to $8,000. Councilor Battreall stated the ordinance had not yet been introduced for discussion. Councilor Miller moved to introduce Ordinance D-1370-98. Councilor Rundle seconded. Councilor Battreall opened the meeting for public comment at 8:40 p.m. Sally Nyhart Peeler, 1136 Hylea Court, asked why the council was not passing an ordinance to pay claims in advance for park projects such as the River Trail if it was doing it for the Monon Trail project. Clerk- Treasurer Cordray stated that Ordinance D-1370-98 allows for the city to pay claims in advance for "land acquisition." She explained that for any project to have claims paid prior to council review, the council would have to pass a resolution specifically for that project. The clerk- treasurer explained that this kind of request was exemplified by the next item of business, Resolution CC-06-15-98-01, a resolution authorizing the clerk-treasurer to pay land acquisition claims for the Monon in advance of council allowance. Councilor Battreall explained that the River Trail project was a Carmel Clay Parks Board project, whereas the land purchase for the Monon was a City project. Councilor Battreall closed the public comment period at 8:45 p.m. Councilor Kirby commended the clerk-treasurer for wanting to expedite the purchase/payment process. Councilor Battreall suggested the council waive the rules and pass the ordinance this evening. Councilor Rundle moved to waive the rules. Councilor Walker seconded. Councilor Rundle explained that activities coming up in the near future necessitated passing this ordinance tonight. The council voted 6-0 to suspend the rules. Ordinance D-1370-98 was at)proved 6-0. Councilor Battreall announced Resolution CC-06-15-98-01. a resolution authorizing the clerk- treasurer to pay land acquisition claims for the Monon in advance of council allowance. Councilor Snyder moved to introduce the ordinance. Councilor Miller seconded. Clerk-Treasurer Cordray stated that she had asked the city attorney to give her sufficient notice of pending closings so her office could properly complete the process. Councilor Kirby suggested drawing up guidelines for the administration so everyone would know what was expected. Councilor Battreall told the clerk-treasurer he would deliver the guidelines to the administration. Resolution CC-06-15-98-01 was approved 6-0. COMMENTS: Councilor Snyder stated that she had sent letters to all Carmel's homeowners associations explaining the Barrett Law, and that she had received only one response. She stated the clerk- treasurer had sent a memo (Exhibit A) to the administration asking if state statute declared that a Barrett Law Revolving Fund could include a maximum of $10,000, as opposed to the $200,000 the council approved at its previous meeting. Councilor Snyder stated the city attorney was reviewing the issue. Councilors also discussed the Carmel Sidewalk Committee and budget deadlines. Councilor Kirby stated he was concerned because many property owners who lived on the Monon corridor were being approached by the City to sell their land for the Monon Trail project even though they had not seen final plans of the project. Councilor Snyder stated she planned to sponsor a child for Carmel Clay Parks programs and exhorted council members to do the same. Councilor Kirby moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilor Snyder seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 9:14 p.m. ResUbmitted, Clerk-Treasurer Diana L. Cordr~4~AMC Attest~/~ ~ Clerk-Treasurer Diana L. Cor~ IAMC ames rainar