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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 1, 2010COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA March 1, 2010 The Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana met in regular session in Room 101, City Hall, 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, Indiana, at 6:40 P.M. on Monday January 4, 2010. Mayor Tom Galligan, with Chief Deputy Clerk Treasurer Suzy Bass at the desk, called the meeting to order at 6:40 P.M. Also present were City Attorney Darren Wilder, Council Attorney Greg Clark, and Administrative Assistant Laura Boone. Mayor Galligan welcomed all in attendance, asking all those present to stand as Councilperson Nathan Samuel gave the invocation. Mayor Galligan then asked all those present to join him in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. The roll was called and those present were; Councilpersons Mike Smith, Ed Zastawny, Keith Fetz, Connie Sellers, Barbara Wilson, Nathan Samuel, and Ron Grooms. Absent: None. Councilperson Sellers made the motion to approve the agenda, second by Councilperson Fetz, passing on a vote of 7-0. Mayor Galligan presented the minutes for consideration. Councilperson Wilson made the motion to approve the minutes of February 22, 2009 (5:30 P.M.) second by Councilperson Sellers, passing on a vote of 7-0. Chief Deputy Clerk Bass presented the claim list for consideration by the Council. Following discussion, Council President Samuel made the motion to approve the claims as presented, second by Councilperson Zastawny, passing on a vote of 7-0. PUBLIC COMMENT: Jeffersonville resident Mike Hutt told the Council that he received a call concerning what the City's intention was regarding the mowing at the schools and what the City would receive in return. Mayor Galligan said that the City would be mowing schools within the City limits and in return the City would get access to school gyms, ball fields, auditoriums, etc. 2 COUNCIL COMMENT: There was no Council comment. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS: There were no Department Head reports. AGENDA ITEMS: Peggy Duffy asked the Council to help with the 10~' St cleanup scheduled for April 10 from noon to 4. She then gave an update on the Canal Report. She said that the Canal District feasibility study is now complete and many things will begin to happen at once. She is working to put everything together. She is also working on multiple funding sources from Indianapolis to Washington. There will be another public meeting on March 22 at the Ken Ellis Center at 6:00 pm. The intent is to have the canal, convention center and the hotel built at one time but will see how things progress. There is also a logo contest in progress to name the canal. Darren Wilder presented 2010-R-3, a resolution for Heartland Abatement that was discussed at the previous meeting. After discussion, the motion was made by Councilperson Fetz to approve 2010-R-3 second by Councilperson Zastawny, passing on a vote of 7-0. Councilperson Grooms told the Council that the Revolving Loan Committee unanimously approved a personal loan for Glen Muncy to repair the roof on his business at 228 Spring St. After discussion, the motion was made by Councilperson Grooms to approve 2010-R-4, second by Councilperson Sellers, passing on a vote of 7-0. COMMITTEE REPORTS, COUNCIL AND MAYOR COMMENTS: Council President Samuel asked the Council to give a report on their respective committees. Solid Waste: Councilperson Grooms said the committee has six members. The meetings are held on the 3ra Wednesday of each month at 5 pm. They have had a major challenge to keep their budget at $960,000.00 this year and still keep the rates at $34.00 annually. 3 Redevelopment: Councilperson Zastawny said that they have been talking about hiring a new Redevelopment Director and have updated the job description. They have also published the job opening outside this area. Plan Commission: Councilperson Fetz said they are working on making amendments to the subdivision regulations to address several issues. Plan Director Brian Fogle said that the commission wants to raise the expectations of buildings and subdivisions. Urban Enterprise: Councilperson Smith said this committee consist of two areas including downtown and River Ridge. They meet the 4~' Wednesday each month in the Planning Office. They are presently working on a scholarship program. Board of Public Works and Safety: Councilperson Wilson said the BPW meets each Wednesday at 9:30 am in the Mayor's Conference room. They handle parking permits, resident only parking requests, peddler's permits and also citizens who have complaints. Airport Authority: Councilperson Zastawny said that the Board's long term plan would be to establish a Regional Authority. If this doesn't work out, then there next plan would be to establish a County Authority. Sustainable Jeffersonville: Councilperson Fetz said that there are many projects beginning and he feels there is great momentum. Councilperson Fetz presented 2010-R-5 a resolution establishing a Property Tax Alternative Commission. He would like to create a `think tank' to develop ideas on how to raise money besides property tax. Councilperson Grooms said that he would like to serve on that commission. Council President Samuel said that he would like to have the appointments expire at the end of 2011. The motion was made by Councilperson Fetz to approve 2010-R-5, second by Councilperson Sellers passing on a vote of 7-0. Councilperson Wilson said there will be a parking lot for Thunder again this year in which the proceeds will go to the spay neuter program. Council President Samuel said that at the proceeding workshop the Council received a proposal from American Legal to codify our ordinances which haven't been done in many years. 4 Council President Samuel said that all are invited to the Park Authority meeting on March 8 at 7:00 pm. Mayor Galligan asked all citizens to inform his office or the street department with any potholes they find around the City. The potholes will be fixed according to the level of damage and they will continue to fix them until the money runs out. Mayor Galligan said that Frank's Steakhouse will be torn down on March 17. They have been working hard tearing down the railroad tresses and removing tons of concrete. This is the area where the canal will start. He said this work will also alleviate the water problems in this area. As there was no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 7:45 P.M. THOMAS R. GALLIGAI'~1,1~1AYOR TTEST: PEGGY WILDER, CLERK AND TREASURER