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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJuly 2, 2012 .'E COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA JULY 2, 2012 ryy The Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana met in regular session in Room 101, 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, Indiana at 7:00 P.M., on Monday July 2, 2012. Council President Edward Zastawny, with Vicki Conlin, City Clerk at the desk, called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Council President Zastawny welcomed all in attendance, asking those present to stand as Councilperson Nathan Samuel gave the invocation, Council President Zastawny then led all 1 those present in the Pledge to Allegiance to the Flag. The roll call and those present were Councilperson Smith, Councilperson Payne, Council Vice- President Sellers, Councilperson Gill, Councilperson Glover, Council President Zastawny, Councilperson Julius, Councilperson Owen, Councilperson Samuel. APPROVAL OF THE AGEND: Councilperson Samuel requested to add to the Agenda under New Business 2) Sidewalks and 3) Art Study. Councilperson Samuel made the motion to APPROVE the Agenda with the additions, seconded by Councilperson Julius, passing on a vote of 9 -0. MINUTES TO BE APPROVED: Councilperson Owen made the motion to APPROVE the minutes of the Council Workshop of June 18, 2012, seconded by Councilperson Julius, passing on a vote of 9 -0. Councilperson Owen made the motion to APPROVE the minutes of the Council Regular Proceedings of June 18, 2012, seconded by Councilperson Gill y p , passing on a vote of 9 -0. CLAIMS TO BE APPROVED: Monica Harmon, City Controller presented the Parks Department claims of the Parks Department for $83,023.85. Councilperson Smith made the motion to APPROVE the Parks Department Claims for $83,023.85, seconded by Councilperson Payne, passing on a vote of 9 -0. Controller Harmon presented the General Claims list of $491,596.01 with an additional $500,000.00 for Health Insurance bringing the total to $991,596.01. Councilperson Smith commented under E.D.I.T. Common Council Capital Fund the amount of $44,588.60 for New Roof on the Fieldhouse be held until completed satisfactorily, at the present time the roof is unacceptable. Councilperson Owen made the motion to APPROVE the claims with the additional $500, 00.00 and holding the $44,588.60 until completed satisfactorily to the amount of $947,006.41, seconded by Councilperson Smith, passing on a vote of 9 -0. Controller Harmon presented the T.I.F. claims of $216,748.44. Councilperson Samuel made the motion to APPROVE the T.I.F. claims of $216,748.44, seconded by Councilperson Owen, passing on a vote of 9 -0. 1 ; , ; t i t i ; i MAYOR COMMENT: None at this time. i f i CLERK COMMENT: Vicki Conlin, City Clerk reported last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday attended t 1 the SBOA of training in Indianapolis. Ms. Conlin spoke with Mr., Jim Corridan, Director Indiana i I Commission on Public Records regarding possible grant applications for preserving of the City Historical 1 i Documents some of which date back to 1850's. Mr. Corridan suggested to speak with the Jeffersonville i Township Library and to collaborate with them on a grant. 1 j 1 DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS: None at this time. 1 i AGENDA ITEMS: 1 i ! A. UNFINISHED BUISNESS: None at this time I i 4 i B. NEW BUSINESS i 1) Monica Harmon — 2012-0R-31 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance 2011-or-57, Ordinance of I i Appropriation. , 1 PUBLIC HEARING: t Council President Zastawny OPENED the Public Hearing on 2012-0R-31 at 7:16 P.M., with no for or 1 , opposing 2012-or-31, President Zastawny CLOSED the Public hearing at 7:18 P.M. i Councilperson Samuel made the motion to PASS 2012-0R-31 on the First and Seconded Reading, seconded by Councilperson Julius, passing on a vote of 9-0. ! I 1 2) Sidewalks — Councilperson Samuel suggested earmarking from E.D.I.T. Common Council Capital Fund $200,000.00. Councilperson Samuel stated any sidewalks within the T.I.F. district to be paid by the T.I.F. and to have the City Engineer, Andy Crouch attend the next council meeting to present priorities for sidewalks not in the T.I.F. Districts. Councilperson Samuel also requested council members to submit their locations or suggestions for sidewalks. Councilperson Samuel made the ' motion to Earmark $200,000.00 from Edit City Council Capital for sidewalks not in the T.I.F. and City Engineer to attend next meeting and present priority list, seconded by Councilperson Julius, passing I on a vote of 9-0. 3.) Arts Study Committee- Councilperson Samuel presented an idea to the Council to create an Arts Exploratory Committee that would help put different pieces of Art around the City of Jeffersonville. Councilperson Samuel used the Indianapolis Arts website to show the Council some ideas of how art can be incorporated around Jeffersonville. Councilperson Samuel suggested that the committee could be responsible for things such as identifying potential locations, determining sources of art, and funding options. Councilperson Samuel also stated that he would like to meet with the mayor and administration to help come up with names to sit on this committee. The Council agreed with the idea and suggested Councilperson Samuel begins this process for the committee. I 1 Reports and Comments: I 1.) Public Comments: i Josh Rodriquez spoke to the Common Council on the subject of National Night Out and handed I out a detail of everything that has been ordered for the event. Mr. Rodriquez stated there is still I 1 „ 1 ! i P i i i some water left to buy and stated that so far the total amount saved was about $3000. Mr. i Rodriquez stated that he also plans to get banners hung up fairly soon around Jeffersonville. 1 Lisa Turner, manager of the Hallmark Apartments, spoke to the Common Council regarding a meeting she had with the Mayor, the Police Chief, and a few other officers and detectives regarding her suspicion of drug activity in the apartment complex. Mr. Turner stated that she felt nothing was being done by the Police department. Mrs. Turner also stated there were no 1 introductions at the meeting she was at Friday and all the security recommendations from the Mayor and the Police were related back to the employees of the City. Mrs. Turner also stated that she has tried to call the Police Department many times and could never get through. Corporation Counsel Tom Lowe responded stating that he was at the meeting with Mrs. Turner and he understands the frustration. Mr. Lowe stated that they offered a number of names for security that were not just related to City employees. Mr. Lowe stated that the City was in no way directing her to City Employee's for extra security. Mr. Lowe responded that this is :: something that the Police Department takes very serious, but no action can be taken unless it is seen by the Officers. Mr. Lowe also responded that the Police Department has been out to the apartment complex sixty -nine times this year so far. Councilperson Gill stated that various security companies were brought up at the meeting because they would be able to enforce the 1 Apartment lease, whereas the Police Department cannot enforce the lease. Councilperson i Owen stated that he sat in on this meeting too and there was also discussion of possibly allowing an officer to live in the complex at a discounted rate. Major Josh Lynch stated that he is the coordinator of the Neighborhood Watches of the City and he has never been contacted by the Apartment Complex and he is very willing to help them set up a watch program. 2.) Council Comments: Councilperson Smith: The Council picture re -take is ready to be redone when everyone else is ready. Councilperson Smith also committed on the agreement voted on at the Redevelopment for a plan of the Big Four Bridge Landing and stated that the design is much better with lots of green space and trees. However, he stated that the public would like to see some type of water fountain and he wanted to see if there could be a way to hold some public meetings to get some public input before the claim is put through for payment. Councilperson Smith asked Councilperson Julius what the status was on the process of the LST and he responded that they were in the process of finding someone to do the study. Councilperson Payne: No comment. Councilperson Sellers: No comment. Councilperson Gill: Friday night at 8:00 P.M. at the Riverstage the City is going to recognize local songwriter Sonny Lemaire and everyone is invited to come out and give Kudos to a Jeffersonville native. Councilperson Gill suggested a workshop to discuss the extension of Felix Hensley's contract to get some understanding of what he is doing training wise. The Workshop was agreed upon for 6:00 on July 16 2012. Councilperson Julius: Set up meetings with New Albany and would like to switch out on who attends the meetings in hopes to see what a local municipality is doing. I I R i 3 1 3 Councilperson Owen: Asked Mrs. Harmon if we were going to be over in the Insurance costs and Mrs. Harmon responded that we may be eventually. Councilperson Owen asked if the council was ever received an email summing up the retreat at the beginning of the year The Councilmembers stated that they had not and would reach out to them for that summarization. Councilperson Owen gave kudos to the Fire Department for the work with the Fire in New Albany over the weekend. i Councilperson Samuel: Thirteen copies of the recodification should be printed and bound soon. City Clerk Vicki Conlin stated that there were many errors that need to be corrected. Councilperson Samuel stated that on April 4 thirteen individuals went up to the Indianapolis to I visit a day treatment facility including Councilperson Owen and himself. Since then, Clarksville has agreed to partner with Jeffersonville to address homelessness. Councilperson Samuel stated that there is a tentative meeting scheduled with Mr. Gillkey of Clarksville on September 19 to possibly to be held at Clarksville Town Hall. Councilperson Samuel also stated that he will reach out to New Albany as well I Council President Zastawny: Asked Councilperson Payne on the status of the redistricting maps. Councilperson Payne stated that he needs to finish meeting with the rest of the Councilmembers to help construct the rough draft. Council President Zastawny made everyone aware that during the split with the County building to the City, the County is saying that there I was an agreement with the building permits in river ridge and that they would be split with the I County, but they have not seen any of those records. The Council decided to do an executive session regarding the sewer rates and summer relief on Friday at 4:00 P.M. 1 Councilperson Samuel made a motion to ADJOURN at 8:34 P.M., with Councilperson Julius seconding, passing unanimously. 1 I 1 1/ 1 ' ' i - Edward Zasta �- y, President ATTESTED BY f . -Aiki i Vicki Conlin, City Clerk f f 1 5 i i