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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-01-06-97City of Carmel CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1997 -- 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. City of Carmel Employee Excellence Award b. Joseph Clayton, Rangeline Pioneer Award Approval of Minutes b. December 16, 1996, Regular Meeting Recognition of Citizens Who Wish to Address the Council Action of Mayoral Vetoes Claims a. $489,866.46 b. $3,470.14 Payroll Census Mileage Committee Reports Old Business a. Second Readin~ Ordinance D-1254-96/An Ordinance Appropriating $731,475.00 from the General Fund to Purchase the Monon Corridor between 96th and 146th Streets; Mayor James Brainard b. Council Appointments for 1997; Mayor James Brainard 10. Public Hearings a. First Readin~ Ordinance D-1267-97/An Ordinance Appropriating $146,522.25 from the General Fund to Pay Salaries for Positions in the Department of Community Services; Steve Engelking, DOCS Director 11 New Business ~ a. First Readin~ Ordinance D-1268-~/An Ordinance Amending Chapter 3, Article 1, Division II, Section 3-13 of the ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571-2400 12. 13. 14. City Code Titled President Pro Tempore; Councilor Ron Carter First Reading OrdinanCe D-1269-97/An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2-122 of the City Code Titled Carmel Medical Escrow Fund; Barb Lamb, Human Resources Director Other a. Designation of Newspaper for Publication of Legal Notices Announcements Adjournment CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 199~g-- 7:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS / CITY HALL / ONE CIVIC SQUARE MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Brainard; Councilors Kirby, Miller, Battreall, Rundle, Snyder, Carter and Walker. Clerk-Treasurer Cordray and Chief Deputy Wolf also attended. Mayor Brainard called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. Councilor Miller gave the invocation. Mayor Brainard led the pledge of allegiance. RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING CITIZENS/CITY EMPLOYEES: Mayor Brainard presented Charlene Kelsey, Department of Community Services employee, with the City of Carmel Employee Excellence Award. Steve Engelking, DOCS director, explained Mrs. Kelsey's service to the city. Mayor Brainard presented Joseph Clayton, Carmel citizen and Thomson Consumer Electronics employee, with the Rangeline Pioneer Award to recognize his years of service to Thomson and the city. The mayor announced Channel 13 and American Cablevision had signed a multi-year agreement after several days of negotiations. A~PROVAL OF MINUTES: Councilor Walkermoved to approve the December 16, 1996, minutes. Councilor Battreall seconded. Mayor Brainard stated he was uncomfortable with the word ~introduced" being used after his name because the mayor legally cannot move to introduce ordinances. ~uncilor Snyder moved to amend the minutes to remove the word ~introduced" following ~Mayor Brainard" in the minutes and replace it with the word ~announced." Councilor Carter seconded. Councilor Rundle moved to amend the minutes to add the words ~and department heads'" following the words ~elected officials'," and to remove the word ~together" and replace it with ~to that of the mayor." Clerk- Treasurer Cordray stated she didn't think Councilor Rundle had referred to department heads at the last meeting, but would listen to the tapes and make any needed changes. The minutes were approved 7-0 as amended. CITIZENS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL: NO citizens wished to address the council. Councilor Rundle apologized to Mayor Brainard and Councilors Miller, Battreall, Carter and Walker for remarks he made toward them at the December 23, 1996, meeting. CLAIMS: Councilor Snyder moved to approve claims as listed on the agenda (Items 7a and 7b). Councilor Walker seconded. The claims were approved 7-0. Clerk-Treasurer Cordray informed the council the special census had been completed December 20, 1996, and the checks mailed to workers January 1, 1997. She stated that $112,143.36 was paid to workers and $6,999.45 was encumbered, making the total spent by the city on the census $119,142.81. Clerk-Treasurer Cordray stated this was less than the original appropriation. Councilor Kirby asked to have the green bar for the year-end report. Clerk-Treasurer Cordray stated the year-end close out would be available by the end of the week. Councilor Carter asked if councilors could have the expenditures/revenues for the city on a monthly basis. Clerk-Treasurer Cordray stated she would do everything possible to provide the councilors with that material. CO~94ITTEE REPORTS: Councilor Battreall stated the Cable TV Advisory Committee meeting would be open to the public for anyone who wanted to talk about the rate increase or other topics. Mayor Brainard asked the council to move discussion about Ordinance D-1268-97 to before old business. The ordinance would amend city code to enable the council to elect a council president for more than one consecutive term. The mayor stated a member of the audience wanting to speak to it was ill. Councilor Walker moved to discuss Agenda Item lla before old business. Councilor Kirby seconded. James Garretson, former council member, explained why the council of which he was a member passed the original ordinance preventing the president pro tempore from succeeding himself in office. Councilor Miller stated he was honored by the council's attempt to re-elect him as president, but agreed with Mr. Garretson. Councilor Miller stated he would prefer not to have the ordinance passed. Councilor Carter stated he would withdraw the ordinance. The ordinance was withdrawn. Mayor Brainard stated the council needed to elect a president. Councilor Snyder nominated Councilor Kirby. Councilor Rundle seconded. Councilor Carter nominated Councilor Walker. Councilor Kirby seconded. Councilor Rundle moved to close the nominations. Councilor Carter seconded. The nominations were closed. Six council members voted in favor of Councilor Kirby as president. Councilor Carter voted in favor of Councilor Walker as president. Councilor Kirby was elected president of the council for 1997. Councilor Kirby stated the position of parliamentarian needed to be filled. He suggested the mayor appoint Councilor Carter. Councilor Carter accepted. The mayor stated he also needed to appoint the chaplain and asked Councilor Miller if he would accept the position of chaplain again. Councilor Miller accepted. OLD BUSINESS: Mayor Brainard announced Ordinance D-1254-96, an additional appropriation from the general fund to buy the Monon Corridor. He explained the procedure to acquire the land and stated the city hoped to close the acquisition by March and begin construction during the summer. Councilor Rundle asked if the township was to reimburse the city for part of the purchase. The mayor explained that the city would buy the land, but Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation would develop the trail. He stated Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation was funded through a joinder agreement so the township would share in the cost of development. Councilor Kirby stated it was appropriate for the city to purchase the trail because it could use the land for many purposes such as utilities lines. The council approved the ordinance 7-0. PUBLIC HEARING: Mayor Brainard explained some of the Department of Community Services' tasks and stated the department was jointly funded with the township. Mayor Brainard introduced DOCS Director Steve Engelking to explain Ordinance D-1267-97, an ordinance appropriating money to pay for salaries in DOCS. Mr. Engelking explained the department's needs to fund the positions of inspector, permit services administrative assistant and urban forestry administrative assistant. Mayor Brainard opened and closed the public hearing at 8:50 p.m. No one from the public wished to speak. The ordinance was carried over to the next meeting. NEW BUSINESS: Mayor Brainard explained that Ordinance D-1269-97 corrected a typographical error calling the city's health administrator by name instead of using generic language. Councilor Battreall moved to introduce the ordinance. Councilor Walker seconded. The ordinance was carried over to the next meeting. Mayor Brainard suggested the council table Ordinance D-1266-96, the clerk-treasurer's additional appropriation for software, even though it was not listed on the agenda. Councilor Walker moved to table the ordinance. Councilor Snyder seconded. The ordinance was tabled 7-0. OTHER: Councilor Rundle moved to introduce a resolution making The Daily Ledger Carmel's designated newspaper for publication of legal record. The council approved the resolution 6-1. Councilor Battreall was opposed. Councilor Kirby moved the city no longer pay for subscriptions to The Daily Ledger for council members. Councilor Carter seconded. Councilor Kirby asked the clerk-treasurer to put copies of the legal notices in councilors' mailboxes. Clerk-Treasurer Cordray agreed. Councilor Rundle stated he disagreed with Councilor Kirby because he believed the expenditure was appropriate. Councilor Walker stated the councilors needed to stay updated on local issues. Mayor Brainard stated the city no longer subscribes to a clipping service. Councilor Carter called for the question. The council approved Councilor Kirby's motion 5-2. Councilors Rundle and Walker were opposed. Councilor Battreall presented the clerk-treasurer with a check for $325 to give to the Paul Harris Fellowship of the Rotary. He stated the check was about equal to the increase in salary he received as a result of the new salary ordinance D-1255-96. He made a request to Carmel citizen Mary Jane Coffing to match the donation as she said she would at a previous council meeting. Councilor Snyder moved to adjourn. Councilor Kirby seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 9:04 p.m. ~~/~oved,