HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 4, 2013COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA
JANUARY 22, 2013
The Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana met in regular session in Room 101, 500
Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, Indiana at 7:OOpm, on Monday, February 4th, 2013.
Council President Connie Sellers, with Vicki Conlin, City Clerk, called the meeting to order at 7:OOpm.
Council President Zastawny welcomed all in attendance, asking those in attendance to stand as Bobby
Cambell gave the invocation. Council President Sellers then led all those present in the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
The roll call and those present were: Councilperson Smith, Councilperson Payne, Councilperson Gill,
Councilperson Glover, Councilperson Zastawny, Councilperson Samuel, Council President Sellers,
Councilperson Owen, and Councilperson Vice President Julius
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: Councilperson Zastawny made a motion to APPROVE the agenda with the
changes of moving Councilperson Samuel's art awards to under the claims list and adding a resolution
from Councilperson Zastawny as number two under New Business. Councilperson Julius seconded,
FAILING to pass unanimously on a vote of 8-1 with Councilperson Owen voting Nay. Councilperson
Owen made a motion to APPROVE the agenda with the movement of Councilperson Samuel to under
the Claims list, with Councilperson Gill seconding, PASSING on a vote of 9-0.
MINUTES TO BE APPROVED:
Councilperson Glover made a motion to APPROVE the minutes from January 22nd, 2013, with
councilperson Own seconding, PASSING on a vote of 8-0.
CLAIMS TO BE APPROVED:
Parks Claims:
Controller Monica Harmon presented the Parks Claims list in the amount of $9,624.35 for approval.
Councilperson Owen made a motion to APPROVE the claims, with Councilperson Zastawny seconding,
PASSING on a vote of 9-0.
General Claims:
Controller Harmon presented the General Claims list in the amount of $983,261.90 before the Council
for approval. Mrs. Harmon presented the following changes to the claims list: vendor name from sounds
unlimited changed to Shelly, duke energy under Building Authority should be a 400 account in non -
reverting and under motor vehicle a claim for repair of a furnace should be fund 234. Councilperson
Samuel made a motion to APPROVE the claims with the changes made, with Councilperson Zastawny
seconding, PASSING on a vote of 9-0.
Mrs. Harmon also stated before the Council that she does not see any reason for concern on the credit
card policy as it stands. Mrs. Harmon also stated that some things are out of date with the travel
ordinance and there are some changes that can be made to update the policy. Councilperson Gill asked
that copies of the credit card receipts be in the packets with the claims. Councilperson Gill stated the
claims will not be passed in the future without seeing these receipts beforehand. Councilperson Samuel
welcomes Mrs. Harmon's input regarding the travel policy and a possible policy/ordinance regarding gas
cards.
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Nathan Samuel -Art Awards: Dawn Struck from Jeffersonville High School Art Department presented
recipients of the Scholastic Art Awards. Mrs. Struck stated they competed against 2000 entries and the
students present tonight received 52 of the 500 awards at the competition. The students recognized are
the following:
Alexandra Baldwin
Sydney Baker
Lena Basham
Jamie Blackwell
Joseph Cahoe
Tamaira Coleman
Brandi Farler
Darien Fields
Hannah Gilbert
Kevin Glenn
Trevin Hazel
Taylor Johnson
Adrien Johnson
Casey Kestler
Deon Laster
Haley Mccomb
Alex McCord
Jacqulin Morales
Ashleigh Morton
Marisol Muniz
Morgan Parks
TJ Loren Puckett
Virginia Sauer
Katherine Scott
Shelby Sheriff
Camber Sollberger
Lauren Tully
Gordon Vanhook
Eryn WHite
MAYOR COMMENT:
None at this time.
REPORT OF THE CLERK:
Mrs. Conlin made the council aware that the next meeting is on a holiday and asked if they would like to
schedule that meeting for Tuesday the 19th. The Council agreed and Mr. Lewis stated he would advertise
appropriately.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS:
Bubby Vissing: Vehicle Maintenance Director Bubby Vissing came before the council to ask approval to
purchase two new lifts. The current lifts are bent and very old and they will not be able to be certified
again next year. Mr. Vissing stated he would like to buy two now and two after the circuit breaker.
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Councilperson Julius made a motion to APPROVE the purchase with Councilperson Smith seconding,
PASSING on a vote of 9-0.
Delynn Rutherford & Kelly Reed: Mrs. Rutherford and Ms. Reed from the Department of
Redevelopment presented a program that they would like to purchase for the City at the cost of $7,244
including a start-up cost of $2500. Mrs. Rutherford and Ms. Reed explained that the program would be a
mobile application for Droid and (Phones. The application will connect visitors and citizens with local
business and real estate providing easier access. The businesses would be able to send out notifications
about sales, promotions, etc. The City of Jeffersonville would also be able to send out news and
notifications as well. The app would connect to the City Of Jeffersonville website and links can be placed
on any of the businesses websites. The application can showcase city parks, leagues and schedules,
events, and or/programs in addition to the businesses. The council thanked them for the presentation
stating that they would like some time to review the proposal.
A. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Tom Lowe- 2012-R-28 A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville
Approving the Issuance of Bonds by the Jeffersonville -Clarksville Flood Control District:
Councilperson Julius stated that they had previously asked why the Mayor was not in favor of
this resolution. Mr. Lowe stated that some financial information was given at the last Flood
Control meeting that has recently changed his mind and it is his belief that if the resolution is
passed that the Mayor will be signing it. Councilperson Smith made a motion to TABLE 2012-R-
28 with Councilperson Julius seconding, PASSING on a vote of 9-0.
2. Tome Lowe — 2013 -OR -1 A Resolution Establishing Fee In Lieu of Required Sidewalk
Installation (Waiver) and the Sidewalk Waiver Non -Reverting Fund: Mr. Lowe presented 2013 -
OR -1 for approval regarding setting up a fund for sidewalk fees for new businesses. Mr. Lowe
stated that there are two options for the resolution, with one being to allow the money to only
be used for sidewalks in front of the business that paid it, or to allow the fees to be used for any
sidewalks in the city that contributes towards the sidewalk master plan. There was some
discussion among the Council regarding different opinions of the usage of the fees towards
sidewalks. Councilperson Gill stated that Planning and Zoning had suggested using the money
half and half. Councilperson Smith made a motion to TABLE 2013 -OR -1 until Planning and
Zoning can come up with an agreement on the ordinance since they will be the ones enforcing
it. Councilperson Zastawny seconded, PASSING on a vote of 9-0.
B. NEW BUSINESS:
1. PRESIDENT CONNIE SELLERS: Council President Sellers brought before the council a
proposal to set the Council Attorney's pay at a flat fee of $4000/month. This would exclude
lawsuits and appeals, which would stay at $100/hour. Councilperson Julius made a motion
to APPROVE the flat fee of $4000/month for the Council Attorney salary. Councilperson
Payne seconded the motion, PASSING on a vote of 9-0.
2. Monica Harmon: An Ordinance Amending Ordinance 2012 -OR -49 Fixing the Salaries of
Appointed Officers and Employees for All the Departments of the City of Jeffersonville,
Clark County, Indiana, for the Year 2013: Mrs. Harmon presented 2012 -OR -49 to the
council for approval with the changes that were previously made by the council. The
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changes include moving engineer tech from Wastewater to Engineer and construction
inspector from Drainage to Wastewater. The changes also include two chaplains and a
kennel attendant. There are no salary changes to the ordinance. Councilperson Samuel
made a motion to APPROVE 2013 -OR -2 on the First Reading with councilperson Gill
seconding, PASSING on a vote of 9-0.
C. REPORTS AND COMMENTS:
1.) PUBLIC COMMENT
None
2.) COUNCIL COMMENTS:
Councilperson Smith: Asked Mrs. Harmon is she could look into an ordinance or resolution on gas cards
and Mrs. Harmon agreed. City Clerk Mrs. Conlin confirmed that there was not an existing policy
regarding gas cards.
Councilperson Zastawny: Talked to the council about the resolution that he was planning to present
tonight and was not approved for addition to the agenda. He stated it is regarding the storm water
conveyance and the resolution requests the Redevelopment Commission to amend the 2012 plan and
submit to the council for approval. Councilperson Zastawny stated that Redevelopment is proposing to
lease some of the real estate to non -profits that is outside the context of the plan. Councilperson
Zastawny stated that his concern is that without official approval of the plan and the changes, those
leases will be void. Council Attorney Scott Lewis agreed stating that he recently spoke to Mr. Merkley
and he agreed that the changes were cause of amending the plan through redevelopment and before
the Council. Mr. Merkley informed Redevelopment at the last meeting that proper steps would need to
be taken.
Councilperson Payne: none
Councilperson Gill: will email out the information for the next Neighborhood Leadership Institute class.
Also stated to the council that her and Council President Sellers have been working with Mrs. Green at
the Animal Shelter to update the ordinance and they also picked out a new monument sign for the
shelter.
Councilperson Glover: None
Councilperson Owen: Stated that he doesn't disagree with the resolution, but he does disagree with
adding things to the agenda at the last minute when he or the rest of the Council has not had a chance
to see/ read over the material. Councilperson Owen also stated that the Amazon tour was very
informative and once they are at capacity it will be the largest fulfillment center globally.
Councilperson Samuel: stated he appreciates the council moving the awards to the beginning of the
meeting and would like to do that with any awards given out in the future. Councilperson Samuel asked
if Mr. Lewis would get with Mr. Merkley about communicating concern to the people involved in the
lease with the Museum.
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President Sellers: The Council needs to reappoint their Redevelopment appointments. Councilperson
Smith made a motion to REAPPOINT Rob Stevens and Jamie Lake to the Redevelopment Commission,
with Councilperson Samuel seconding, PASSING on a vote of 9-0.
ADJOURNMENT:
Councilperson Owen made the motion to ADJOURN, seconded by Mike Smith, passing on a vote of 9-0.
Meeting ADJOURNED at 8:31 P.M.
Connie Sellers, President
Vicki Conlin, City Clerk
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