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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-05-04-98Cityo Carmel COUNCIL CHAMBERS / CITY HALL CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA MONDAY, MAY 4, 1998 -7 P.M. ONE CIVIC SQUARE MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 1. INVOCATION 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING CITIZENS/CITY EMPLOYEES APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. April 20, 1998, Regular Meeting RECOGNITION OF CITIZENS WHO WISIt TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL a. Affordable Housing Presentation; I-Iamilt~n County Leadership Academy Group 6. ACTION OF MAYORAL VETOES CLAIMS · Payroll · General Claims · Retirement 8. COMMITTEE REPORTS 9. OLD BUSINESS 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. PUBLIC HEARING NEW BUSINESS a. First Reading Ordinance C-191/An Ordinance Repealing Annexation Ordinance C-188; Mayor James Brainard OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS ADJOURNMENT ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA, 6032 317/571-2400 CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, MAY 4, 1998 --7 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS / CITY HALL / ONE CIVIC SQUARE MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor James Brainard, Council President Robert Battreall; Councilors Kevin Kirby, Norm Rundle, Luci Snyder, Ron Carter and Billy Walker (Mr. Walker andved during Agenda Item Number 4, Citizens Who Wish to Address the Council. Councilor Jim Miller was absent. Clerk-Treasurer Diana Cordray and Deputy Clerk Rebecca Wolf also attended. Mayor Brainard called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. The mayor asked all to observe a moment of silence in memory of two deaths resulting from the incident at Key Bank on April 30. Mayor Brainard led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Councilor Rundle moved to approve the minutes of the April 20, 1998, meeting. Councilor Battreall seconded. The minutes were approved 5-0. RECOGNITION OF CITIZENS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL: Mayor Brainard explained the council did not limit the length of time citizens could speak, but asked all who wished to address the council to be courteous of others. Jim Roerder, 125447 Highland Place, presented information from an affordable housing study put together by this year's Hamilton County Leadership Academy group. Michael Mountain, 13937 Nansemond Drive, discussed voter apathy and asked councilors to encourage people to vote. Tom Kendall. 11818 Gray Road, commended the police and fire departments for handling last week's bank robbery effectively. Dick Frost, 507 Stonehedge Drive, stated he was against the Morion Trail. Mary Jane Coffing, 736 E. Main Street, stated the mayor had made derogatory comments about the police department of the former administration and had then forbidden anyone from the police department to speak to the press. Mayor Brainard stated he had not issued such an order. Ms. Coffing asked for a rebuttle. Councilor Carter, parliamentarian, refused her request. After further discussion, and at the request of Ms. Coffing, Mayor Brainard stated that former Police Chief Roger Corm could have a press conference at his earliest convenience. Tom Harleman, 11080 Willowmere Drive, stated he was against the Monon and was displeased with the homeowners' legal representation by Henry J. Price of Price, Kuss & Mellowitz during the class action suit to determine who owned what parts of the rail way corridor. Mayor Brainard clarified that the attorney to whom Mr. Harleman referred had represented the homeowners and the City because both groups were trying to determine what property was theirs as opposed to what land was CSX's. Sally Nyhart Peeler. 1136 Hialea Court, stated she was against the Monon and the process by which the City was obtaining land. Mayor Brainard stated he wanted to address some erroneous statements made by Mrs. Peeler. Councilor Kirby stated this time was for public comment only, not debate of issues. He suggested the mayor respond to the citizens in writing at another time. Mary_ Mykyta, 49 Granite Court, stated she was against the City taking 66 feet of right-of-way for a 24-foot wide trail, and that she was concerned about her family losing privacy. Drew MacDonald, 302 Thomberry Drive, stated he was against the Monon. Ronald Smith, 1133 Bimam Woods Trail, stated he was against the Morion. Cindy Heimlicher, 344 Stonehedge Drive, stated he was against the Morion and was concerned that the City wasn't providing enough fencing to protect homeowners along the trail. Barbara Williams, 10670 Highland Drive, stated she was against the Monon, feared losing her family's privacy and security, and was against the way the City was taking her family's land. CLAIMS: Councilor Snyder moved to approve claims in the amounts of $21.85, $5,236.65, $168,401.11, $179,947.32, $553,841.87, $9,475.24 and $336,379.84. Councilor Rundle seconded. The council voted 6-0 to approve claims. NEW BUSINESS: Mayor Brainard read Ordinance C-191, an ordinance repealing Annexation Ordinance C-188. to annex part of western Clay Township. Councilor Rundle moved to introduce the ordinance: Councilor Snyder seconded. Ordinance C~191 was carded over to the next meeting. Councilor Snyder and Mayor Brainard discussed the qualifications for an item to be listed on the agenda as a public hearing. Councilor Battreall announced a Northeast Corridor Investment meeting. Councilor Rundle asked if Ordinance C-191 needed a public hearing. He suggested the council could list the item as a public hearing at the next meeting. Clerk-Treasurer Cordray stated she had been advised by the city attorney that Ordinance C-191 did not require a public hearing. Mayor Brainard explained that citizens could speak about any agenda item, even if it wasn't a public hearing, during Agenda Item 4, Recognition of Citizens Who Wish to Address the Council. Councilor Kirby moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilor Snyder seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m. Att~ .~ F~ A.,~A,L~red' City Carmel MEETING NOTICE SPECIAL MEETING CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING SATURDAY~ MAY 9~ 1998 -- 8 A.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS / CITY HALL/ONE CIVIC SQUARE The Carmel City Council will have a special meeting on Saturday, May 9, 1998, at 8 a.m. in Council Chambers, City Hall, One Civic Square. The purpose of this meeting is ciW business. ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/57D2400 CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1998 -- 8 A.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS / CITY HALL / ONE CIVIC SQUARE MEMBERS PRESENT: Council President Robert Battreall, Councilors Kevin Kirby, Jim Miller, Ron Carter, Luci Snyder and Billy Walker. Deputy Clerk Rebecca Wolf also attended. Councilor Battreall called the meeting to order at 7:59 a.m. and declared a quorum. Councilor Battreall stated he had called this meeting to discuss two issues, the first of which was providing a place on the agenda for councilors and the mayor to respond to public comment. Councilors discussed whether adding such an agenda item to address erroneous remarks made by citizens was a good idea and how the section could be titled to avoid promoting debates of opinions between councilors and citizens. Councilors also discussed where this item should be placed on the agenda and whether issues discussed under this item should be limited to remarks made by citizens at the present meeting or would include issues brought forth at previous meetings. Councilor Battreall stated that changing the agenda didn't require a vote. The council agreed to insert Council and Mayoral Comments and Observations on the agenda after Agenda Item 4/5 Recognition of Citizens Who Wish to Address the Council and to change the agenda numbering accordingly. Councilor Battreall stated he also wished to impose 5-minute limits on each citizen who addressed the council. He explained that all other City boards and commissions had 5-minute limits, and that he had seen citizens put together excellent, concise presentations that lasted 5 minutes or less. Councilor Battreall stated the limit could be waived for presentations. Councilors discussed the pros and cons and methods of limiting speakers' time addressing the council. Councilor Miller moved to limit, for an experimental basis, the length of time citizens could address the council to 5 minutes, with the option for citizens who wished to address the council longer to speak at the end of the meeting. Councilor Snyder seconded. Councilors debated the issue further. The motion to limit the len~h of time citizens could address the council was approved 5-1. Councilor Kirby voted no. Councilor Snyder stated that when the council answers questions at one meeting that were raised by citizens at a previous meeting, one councilor, probably the president, should address the issue. Councilor Battreall turned the gavel over to Councilor Carter, parliamentarian, and left the meeting. Councilor Kirby stated that he thought all councilors should have beepers so they could be notified immediately when emergencies or disasters occurred in Carmel. He explained that the pagers also would notify councilors when someone left messages for them in the City's voice mail system. Councilor Kirby stated he would like the council to develop better communication/record of when officers go to neighborhoods to check on complaints of speeding. He explained that he would like a written report of which officer went, how long he was there, what he observed, if he wrote any tickets, etc. Councilor Kirby suggested that the police department should have designated radar patrol of off-duty officers to go to complaint areas during peak traffic times. Councilor Snyder agreed and suggested putting a form in the Mayor's Office that councilors could fill out, fax to the police department and receive back by fax, completed with the information specified by Councilor Kirby. Councilors discussed the issue. The council agreed to try Councilor Snyder's idea. Councilors also agreed to ask Councilor Battreall to discuss with the mayor and police chief how best to handle the speeding issue. Councilor Carter stated that the Geographic Infonuation System (GIS) was progressing quickly and that he hoped it would be a part of Municipal Government Week. He stated he was aware that projectors for the system were going to be installed in Carmel City Hall Council Chambers and he wanted to make sure they were chosen to be aesthetically compatible with the room. He also stated the County had decided all information on the GIS would be public knowledge, and that Carmel should look into this because information on the GIS would be as specific as house plans. Councilor Walker moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilor Kirby seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 a.m. Approved, ¢