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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-03-06-06 City of Carlllel Office of the Clerk-Treasurer COMMON COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA MONDA Y, MARCH 6,2006 - 6:00 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 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. February 20, 2006 Regular Meeting 5. RECOGNITION OF PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL 6. COUNCIL, MAYORAL AND CLERK-TREASURER COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS 7. ACTION ON MAYORAL VETOES 8. CLAIMS . Payroll . General Claims . Retirement 9. COMMITTEE REPORTS a. Finance, Administration and Rules Committee b. Land Use, Annexation and Economic Development Committee c. Parks, Recreation and Arts Committee d. Utilities, Transportation and Public Safety Committee ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL. INDIANA 46032 317/571.2414 I 10. OLD BUSINESS a. Third Readin!!: of Ordinance Z-48S-0S. As Amended; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Amending the Parking Requirements in the Carmel Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27: Additional Parking & Loading Regulations); Sponsor: Councilor Rattermann. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. First Readin!!: of Ordinance Z-487-06; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Rezoning District Classification (30 Parcels along Range Line Road from US 31 to just South of I 36th Street); Sponsor: Councilor Rattermann. 12. NEW BUSINESS a. First Readin!!: of Ordinance D-179S-06; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Amending Chapter 8, Article 4, Sections 8-37 of the Carmel City Code (ls-Minute Loading Zones); Sponsor: Councilor Sharp. b. First Readin!!: of Ordinance D-1798-06; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Authorizing the Issuance of the City of Carmel, Indiana Taxable Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2006 A (Indiana Design Center, LLC Project), and the Lending of the Proceeds Thereof to Indiana Design Center, LLC, and Authorizing and Approving Other Actions in Respect Thereto ($4,000,000); Sponsor(s): Councilor(s) Kirby and Sharp. c. First Readin!!: of Ordinance D-1799-06; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Pertaining to Bidding on Certain Public Works Projects (Section 2-183, Immediate Family Bidding Restriction On Public Works Projects); Sponsor(s): Councilor(s) Glaser and Sharp. 13. OTHER BUSINESS a. Council Appointments I. City of Carmel Cable TV Advisory Committee (Two year term, beginning April I , 2006), one Council appointment, one Mayoral appointment. b. Second Readin!!: of Ordinance D-1782-0S; An Ordinance ofthe Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana to Vacate a Segment of Right-Of-Way for River Road; Sponsor: Councilor Glaser. TABLED 12/19/05 14. ANNOUNCEMENTS 15. EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS 16. ADJOURNMENT 03/06/06 CC ^g.cmla 2 I COMMON COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2006 - 6:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS/CITY HALL/ONE CIVIC SQUARE MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor James Brainard, Council President Richard L. Sharp, Council Members Kevin Kirby, Brian D. Mayo, Joseph C. Griffiths, Fredrick J. Glaser, Clerk-Treasurer Diana L. Cordray and Deputy Clerk- Treasurer Lois Fine. Councilors Ronald E. Carter and Mark Rattermann were absent. Mayor Brainard called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Pastor Richard Clark, Central Christian Church of Carmel, pronounced the Invocation. I Mayor Brainard led the Pledge of Allegiance. RECOGNITION OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND OUTSTANDING CITIZENS: Mayor Brainard introduced Nancy Chance, Good Samaritan Network. Ms. Chance presented an award to the Carmel Fire Department, Carmel FOP and Carmel Financial for their help to those less fortunate within our community. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Councilor Mayo made a motion to approve the Minutes of the February 20,2006 Regular Meeting. Councilor Glaser seconded. Council President Sharp called for the question. The Minutes were approved 4-1 (Councilor Griffiths abstained). ~ RECOGNITION OF PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL: James Alred, 2519 Pleasant Way, Indianapolis, IN., discussed the Monon Trail (attachment 1). COUNCIL, MAYORAL AND CLERK-TREASURER COMMENTS/OBSERV ATIONS: Councilor Griffiths thanked the Carmel Fire Department and Public Safety Officials who responded to his residence last week. I I ACTION ON MAYORAL VETOES: I There were none. CLAIMS: Councilor Mayo made a motion to approve the claims in the amount of $2,937,760.80. Councilor Glaser seconded. Councilor Glaser questioned the check on page 7 to CSO Schenkel Shultz for $20,541.46. Councilor Glaser wanted to know if this amount included two plane tickets for Mr. Oliver and his wife from London to Carmel. Clerk-Treasurer Diana 1. Cordray confirmed that the tickets were included. There was brief Council discussion. Councilor Glaser asked for the claim in the amount of $20,451.46 be withdrawn from the claim run for review. Councilor Mayo made a motion to amend his motion to approve claims in the amount of $2,937,760.80 to $2,917,219.34. Councilor Griffiths seconded. There was no Council discussion. Council President Sharp called for the question. Claims were approved 5-0. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Council President Sharp reported that the Finance, Administration and Rules Committee had not met. Council President Sharp reported that the Land Use, Annexation and Economic Development Committee had not met. Council President Sharp reported that the Parks, Recreation and Arts Committee had not met. I Council President Sharp reported that the Utilities, Transportation and Public Safety Committee had not met. OLD BUSINESS Council President Sharp announced the Third Readinl! of Ordinance Z-485-0S. As Amended; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Amending the Parking Requirements in the Carmel Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27: Additional Parking & Loading Regulations). Council President Sharp referred to Mike Hollibaugh, Director, Department of Community Services, to present this item to Council. Councilor Mayo made a motion to approve Ordinance Z-485-05, As Amended. Councilor Griffiths seconded. There was brief Council discussion. Council President Sharp called for the question. Ordinance Z-485-05, As Amended was adopted 5-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS I Council President Sharp announced the First Readinl! of Ordinance Z-487-06; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Rezoning District Classification (30 Parcels along Range Line Road from US 31 to just South of 136th Street). Councilor Glaser made a motion to move this item into business. Councilor Griffiths seconded. Council President Sharp referred to Mike Hollibaugh, Director, Department of Community Services, to present this item to Council. There was no Council discussion. Council President Sharp opened the Public Hearing at 6:34 p.m. Seeing no one who wished to speak, Council President Sharp closed the Public Hearing at 6:34:30 p.m. Council President Sharp referred Ordinance Z-487-06 to the Land Use, Annexation and Economic Development Committee for further review and consideration. 2 I I I NEW BUSINESS Council President Sharp announced the First Readin!! of Ordinance D-1795-06; An Ordinance of the Common Council ofthe City of Carmel, Indiana, Amending Chapter 8, Article 4, Sections 8-37 of the Carmel City Code (IS-Minute Loading Zones). Councilor Mayo made a motion to move this item into business. Councilor Glaser seconded. Council President Sharp passed the gavel to Councilor Glaser to present this item to Council. There was brief Council discussion. Council President Sharp made a motion to suspend the rules and not send this item to committee and vote this evening. Councilor Griffiths seconded. Councilor Glaser called for the question. The motion was approved 5-0. Council President Sharp moved to approve Ordinance D- I 795-06. Councilor Griffiths seconded. Councilor Glaser called for the question. Ordinance D-1795-06 was adopted 5-0. Council President Sharp reclaimed the gavel from Councilor Glaser. Council President Sharp announced the First Readin!! of Ordinance D-1798-06; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Authorizing the Issuance ofthe City of Carmel, Indiana Taxable Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2006 A (Indiana Design Center, LLC Project), and the Lending of the Proceeds Thereof to Indiana Design Center, LLC, and Authorizing and Approving Other Actions in Respect Thereto ($4,000,000). Councilor Mayo made a motion to move this item into business. Councilor Griffiths seconded. Councilor Kirby presented this item to Council. Council President Sharp referred to Les Olds, Executive Director, Carmel Redevelopment Commission, for clarification of parking. There was brief Council discussion. Council President Sharp referred Ordinance D- I 798-06 to the Finance, Administration and Rules Committee for further review and consideration. Council President Sharp announced the First Readin!! of Ordinance D-1799-06; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Pertaining to Bidding on Certain Public Works Projects (Section 2-183, Immediate Family Bidding Restriction On Public Works Projects). Councilor Glaser made a motion to move this item into business. Councilor Griffiths seconded. Councilor Glaser presented this item to Council. There was brief Council discussion. Council President Sharp referred Ordinance D-1799-06 to the Finance, Administration and Rules Committee for further review and consideration. Council President Sharp passed the gavel to Councilor Glaser to address Council. Council President Sharp made a motion to suspend the rules and Add-On Resolution CC-03-06-06-01 to the agenda. Councilor Griffiths seconded. Councilor Glaser called for the question. The motion to Add- On Resolution CC-03-06-06-01 to the agenda was approved 5-0. Council President Sharp reclaimed the gavel from Councilor Glaser. OTHER BUSINESS a. Council Appointments 1. City of Carmel Cable TV Advisory Committee (Two year term, beginning April 1 , 2006), one Council appointment, one Mayoral appointment. Councilor Griffiths made a motion to re-appoint Councilor Mayo to the Committee. Councilor Glaser seconded. 3 I I I There were no other nominations. Council President Sharp called for the question. Councilor Mayo was elected to the City of Carmel Cable TV Advisory Committee by a vote of 5-0. Mayor Brainard did not have a nomination for his appointment. Second Readin!! of Ordinance 0-1782-05; An Ordinance of the Common Council ofthe City of Carmel, Indiana to Vacate a Segment of Right-Of-Way for River Road; Sponsor: Councilor Glaser. TABLED 12/19105. This ordinance remains tabled. ADD-ON Council President Sharp announced Resolution CC-03-06-06-01; A Resolution ofthe Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Regarding An Intergovernmental Transfer of Real Property (Northwest Comer of City Center Drive and Rangeline Road - Parcel4B and Parcel lIB); Sponsor: Councilor Sharp. Councilor Griffiths made a motion to move this item into business. Councilor Mayo seconded. Council President Sharp passed the gavel to Councilor Glaser to present this item to Council. Council President Sharp referred to Les Olds, Executive Director, Carmel Redevelopment Commission, for clarification to Council. There was brief Council discussion. Council President Sharp made a motion to approve Resolution CC-03-06-06-01. Councilor Mayo seconded. Councilor Glaser called for the question. Resolntion CC-03-06-06-01 was adopted 4-1 (Councilor Glaser opposed). Council President Sharp reclaimed the gavel from Councilor Glaser. ANNOUNCEMENTS Council President Sharp informed Council there will be a Special Council Meeting on Monday, March 27,2006 at 8:00 a.m. for claims only. EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS Mayor Brainard adjourned the meeting at 6:47 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Re~ Clerk-Treasurer Diana L. Cordr OJiOfli06 CC' Minutes 4 r ~ - (... March 6, 2006 Mayor Brainard and City Council members, I'm a huge fan of the Monon Trail: I spoke in favor of it at meeting when it was still an overgrown, trash-filled gravel path; I use it daily for exercise and to commute to work; I walk on it with my friends; I ride on it with my kids to school, and to Old Town for lunch. I would like to congratulate the city for its efforts to create a pedestrian-oriented core area as outlined in the Carmel Urban Design Initiative. I would also encourage the city to add more bicycle lanes to arterial streets as has been done on 116th St. With respect to the Speed-Limit Ordinance on the Monon Trail, I think it is probably necessary for the peaceful co-existence of walkers and bicyclists. A skinny guy zipping past you at 30 MPH tends to make even the most relaxed pedestrian a bit edgy. But speaking as a pedestrian, the biggest threat is not from a 160-pound guy speeding past at 30 MPH on a bicycle; it is from a 160-pound guy on a cell phone in a 2000-pound SUV speeding past at 40 MPH. It is the driver who is exercising his "Might Makes Right" or his "Might Makes Right-of-Way" to disregard the pedestrian crosswalks where the Monon Trail crosses Carmel city streets. The Indiana BMV driver's manual is clear on who has the right-of-way at such crossings: Pedestrian Safety Crosswalks or the existence of a pedestrian signal indicates that pedestrians are nearby. Please follow these rules and guidelines when pedestrians are in the vicinity of your vehicle: . Always yield the right-of-way to pedestrians; . Do not make a turn that causes a pedestrian to stop, slow down or make some other special effort to avoid a collision . If children are in the vicinity, take special care because children are not fully aware of the dangers of traffic . Be respectful of others who have difficulty in crossing streets, such as elderly persons or persons with a visual disability The Indiana Code is also quite clear: Ie 9-21-8-36 Traffic control signals not in operation Sec. 36. Except as provided in IC 9-21-17-8, when traffic control A 1IACH (t)t;N T I (,) ~OU.l1c;J ((1li 31t" /0& ._ - '_7 signals are not in place or not in operation, a person who drives a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if necessary to yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling or when the pedestrian is approaching closely from the opposite half of the roadway. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. From the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways: Section 1A.13 Definitions of Words and Phrases in This Manual 17. Crosswalk-(a) that part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from the curbs or in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway, and in the absence of a sidewalk on one side of the roadway, the part of a roadway included within the extension of the lateral lines of the sidewalk at right angles to the centerline; (b) any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface. 84. Traffic Control Signal (Traffic Signal)-any highway traffic signal by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed. According to an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study, 48 percent of all pedestrian injuries and 21 percent of fatal injuries to pedestrians occur in collisions with motor vehicles at intersections. The biggest threat is not from bicycles, it is from motor vehicles. If we truly want the city to become more "walkable," we need to remove the obstacles which prevent citizens from taking their first steps. Until people feel it is safe to take walking trips which cross a street or let their children cross the street on a bicycle, the dream of a pedestrian-oriented core will not be realized. The city council reacted quickly and passed the speed-limit ordinance. I would like to ask that the City Council react just as quickly to: 1. Post signs at the Monon Trail crossings reminding drivers that pedestrians on the trail have the right-of-way 2. Begin a program of driver education using the Carmel cable channel. 60 () n c / / /rn-lrj. 3 lD Df;, 'ft-+I-oc.hmeflf I f'L-J James H. Alred 2519 Pleasant Way West City Council District 5