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Home My WebLink About04-03-2000COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA APRIL 3, 2000 The Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville met in regular session in the Multi-Purpose Meeting Room in the City-County Building, Jeffersonville, Indiana, at 7:00 P.M. on the 3rd day of April, 2000. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Thomas R. Galligan, with Clerk and Treasurer Peggy Wilder at the desk. City Attorney Anne Marie Galligan and Council Attorney Short Leverett were also in attendance. Mayor Galligan welcomed all in attendance, asking all those present to stand as Council President Ellis gave the invocation. Mayor Galligan askedall those present to join himin the pledge of allegiance to the flag. The roll was called and those present were Councilpersons Les Merkley, Ron Ellis, Denny Frantz; Rob Walz, Barbara Wilson; RonGrooms, and Vicki Conlin. Absent: None. Mayor Galligan pmsentedthe minutes of the meeting of March 20, 2000, and the workshop session of March 27, 2000 for consideration by the Council. Council Presic[ent Ellis made the motion to approve the minutes as presented;seconded by Councilperson Merldey and carried unanimously. Councilperson Merkley made the motion to approve the agendawith the addition of a vote on a letter, seconded by Councilperson Wilson, passing unanimously. Clerk and Treasurer Wilder presented the claim list, with additional, claims for IN American Water Company and Jeff Fest. Councilperson Merkley made the motion to approve the claims as presented; seconded by C0uncilPerson C0nlin, pgssing unanimously. Public Comment. Mr. Charles K. White asked if it had not been agreed that nothing ..would bt added to the agenda. Mr:. White was informed changes to the agenda had to be approved by the Council. New Business Ordinance No. 2000-OR49, An Ordinance Of Additional Appropriation (Probation User Fund) was presented for Council consideration. Councilperson Conlin made the motion to suspend the rUles for Ordinance No. 2000zOR-I91 Following a second; the motion fa_iled on a vote of April 3; 2000 Page 2 of 3 Councilperson Conlin then made the motion to pass Ordinance No. 2000-OR-19 on the first and second readings, seconded by Councilperson Wilson, passing unanimously. Ms. Lisa Thompson distributed a written report on 1999 Repair Affair. Ms. Thompson reviewed the report answering questions. Following ail discussion, Council President Ellis made the motion to approve the budgeted amount of $7,500 donation to Repair Affair, seconded by Councilperson Merkley, passing unanimously. Resolution No. 2000-R-I8, A Resolution To Initiate Speciai Appropriation (Cumulative Capitai Improvement Fund)was presented and discussed. Council:President Ellis made the motion to pass Resolution No. 2000-R, 18, seconded by Councilperson Conlin; passing unanimously. Police Chief Mike Pavey appeared before the Council to explain the need for passage of Ordinance No. 2000-OR-15, An Ordinance Approving An Amendment To The 1999 FOP Contract. Chiefpavey informed the Council a mistake was made in th~ originai contract, the FOP held a vote and requested the correction by letter to Attorney Gailigan; Coun¢ilperson Conlin is concerned employee's pay will be lowered. Chief Pavey said the pay of two emplOYee~i will be lowered. He explained the ramks and the,fac~ ~hat employees do lmow their ranks are subject to change. Council Attorney Leverett also told the Council officers are not guaranteed to stay at a rank. At the conclusion of all discussion, Councitperson Ellis made the mol/onto pass Ordinance No. 20OO~OR~ 15 on the first reading only, seconded by Councilperson Conlin, passing on a vote of 6'1, with C6uncilperson Merkley voting nay. Ordinance No. 2000-OR-20~ An Ordinance Amending Certain Portions Of Section t Of Ordinance No. 99-OR-49 (Police) was presented for consideration. Council President Ellis made the motion to remove the Safety Director portion from the Ordinance, seconded by Councqtperson Conlin, passing unanimously. Council President Ellis then made the motion to amend the Ordinance from Squad Commanders (4)to Squad commanders (5), seconded by Councilperson Fran~z, passing on. a vote of 6-1 with Councilperson Merkley voting nay, Council. President Ellis then made the motion to pass Ordinance No. 2000-OR-20 as amended on the fi?St reading, seconded by Coun¢ilperson Conlin, passing on a,vote of 6-1. CouncilpersonMerldey voted nay, Council President Ellis read aloud a letter addressed to Mary C. Hauber, Kentuckiana Re~onal Planning and Development Agency, re: TARC Kxit t Park mxd Pride Faciti~ry. Tt~ig is signed April 3~ 2000 Page 3 of 3 from Ron Ellis, President, Jeffersonville City Council. Council President Ellis made the motion to send this letter stating the Jeffersonville City Council is firmly behind the letter, seconded by Councilperson Wilson, passing unanimously. Closing Remarks C0uncilperson Grooms reported on the status of the $20,000 Indiana Department of Commerce grant application to study a concept and do a prelirvfinary design_ There w;gl be a meeting for public input April 4, 2000 from 5:30 to 7:00 P.M. at the Optimist building. He asks any who may be interested, please attend. Council President Ellis read aloud a letter from Philip T. Hendershot regarding the Ohio River Greenway. Council President Ellis has talked with City Eng~eer Bol) MiIIer wt~o sa~d Re needs additional construction funds. He will talk further with Engineer Miller: Mayor Galligan noted the recent passing of Shirley Hall who was a good friend to the community and always looked out for everybody else. The park beI~nd Thomas Jefferson School will be named for her. All observed a moment of silence in Ms. Hall's honor. There will be a special meeting Monday, April t0, 2000, at 5:00 EM in tlqe Mayor's Conference Room. There being no further business to come before the Count[I, Council President Ellis made the motion to adjourn at 8:00 P.M, seconded by Councilperson Grooms, passing unanimously. ATTEST: CLE'I(K A~D ~REA~R PEC~Y WELDER Philip Hend~"rshot 2203 SC Andrews Road Svffersoavill¢, IN 47130 283-5949 March 24, 2000 Mr. Ron Ellis, President Jeffersonville City Council Room 421, City-County Building Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130 Dear Councilman Ellis: At the recent groundbreaking for the Jeffersonville riverfront lawn terrace, I was unable to stay and personally thank you for the support both you and the Council have shown on this project, and for the Ohio River Greenway in general. I have been one of the Jeffcrsonville appointees to the Ohio Rive. r . Development Commission since 1996, and I can assure you that the recent groundbreakmg e culmination of ennsiderable effort by Mayor Oalligan, his staff, and the Commission. The and at 0_roes the level of frustratinn was difficult to endure. To have the Council with funding to "jump staff' this Gr~enway project has been a morale booster for not : for the entire Commission. It has sent a strong message to our federal, state, and i in this ambitious endeavor, that Jeffersonville is committed to making it happen. efforts. Please do not hesitate to contact me regarding J¢ffersonville's this important project. Philip T. Hendcrshot Tom Galligen, Mayor of Jeffersonville Wayne Estopinal, ORGDC Chairman Rick Dickman, QRGDC Executive Director Jana Ecker, Jeff6rsonville Director of Planning & Development THE ' RON ELLIS . ~".~t~t:t2 Councitperson 2~ District April 3, 2000 VILLE %., ,,, ~* ...... - 1610 Cameron Dn e 2~ ~ Jeffersonville, IN 47130 (812) 282-5641 Home (502) 727-6884 Mobile rman55@aoLcom Mary. C. Hauber Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency [ 1520 Commonwealth Drive Louisville, KY 40299 Re: TARC Exit 1 Park and Ride Facility Dear Ms. Hauber: We are writing you to show our strong support for the Exit 1 Park and Ride project. The Park and Ride will help solve many of the traffic, transportation and air quality concerns of the City of Jeffersonville. The proposed location will allow the Exit 1 Park and Ride to serve as a transportation hub for the City. The City has already donated one lot for Park and Ride use} a few blocks from the proposed location, and it is already overflowing. The City of Jeffersonville has an immediate need for additional Park and Ride space. We are currently facing a number of parking problems in the downtown area due to the lack of adequate parking for TARC customers. Without additional Park and Ride space many commuters are forced to drive to and from Louisville and surrounding areas, causing an increase in traffic and pollution. We believe that the Exit 1 Park and Ride is a viable project that will provide a much' needed service to the City of Jeffersonville and.we ask for your support of this important project. Sincerely, Ron Ellis, President Jeffersonville City Council AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER