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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJANUARY 16, 2018 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA JANUARY 16, 2018 The Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana met in regular session in Room 101, 500 Quartermaster Court,Jeffersonville, Indiana at 7:00 pm, on Tuesday,January 16, 2017. Council President Gill along with City Clerk Conlin called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Mr. Bobby Campbell gave the Invocation and Council President Gill asked those in attendance to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL:The roll call was conducted and those present were: Councilperson White, Councilperson Jahn, Councilperson Maples, Councilperson Hawkins, Councilperson Gill, Councilperson Owen, and Councilperson Ellis and Councilperson Samuel. Councilperson Zastawny was absent from the proceedings. MINUTES TO BE APPROVED: January 2, 2018 Regular Proceedings—Councilperson Ellis made a motion to APPROVE with Councilperson White seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: Councilperson Owen made a motion to APPROVE the agenda as presented with Councilperson Jahn seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. CLAIMS TO BE APPROVED: Heather Metcalf, City Controller presented the General Claims List in the amount of$953,981.52. Councilperson Gill asked City Controller if all claims were in order, Controller Metcalf replied that they were. Councilperson Owen made a motion to APPROVE the general claims with Councilperson White seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. Heather Metcalf, City Controller presented the Parks Claims List in the amount of$52,068.75. Councilperson Gill asked Controller Metcalf if all of the claims were in order and Controller Metcalf replied they were. Councilperson Owen asked if the claim for$620 for a dredging permit ws coming out of the correct place. Councilperson Owen said he would follow up on the claim. Councilperson Owen made a motion to APPROVE the Parks Claims with Councilperson Samuel seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. REPORT OF THE CLERK: None at this time. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. Lisa Gill/ Les Merkley—2017-OR-87 An Ordinance Establishing Conditions of Right-Of-Way Activity Permit Passed on 1st reading 12/18/17—Council President Gill said she had spoken with Mr. Merkley and it was requested that this be tabled. Councilperson Jahn made a motion to TABLE 2017-OR-87 with Councilperson Owen seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. 2. Lisa Gill/ Heather Metcalf-2018-OR-2 An Ordinance Transferring Certain Funds within the Same Department- Passed on 1st and 2nd 1/2/18—City Controller Heather Metcalf presented 2018-OR-2. There have been no changes since the first reading and this is for the design work COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA JANUARY 16, 2018 The Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana met in regular session in Room 101, 500 Quartermaster Court,Jeffersonville, Indiana at 7:00 pm, on Tuesday,January 16, 2017. Council President Gill along with City Clerk Conlin called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Mr. Bobby Campbell gave the Invocation and Council President Gill asked those in attendance to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL:The roll call was conducted and those present were: Councilperson White, Councilperson Jahn, Councilperson Maples, Councilperson Hawkins, Councilperson Gill, Councilperson Owen, and Councilperson Ellis and Councilperson Samuel. Councilperson Zastawny was absent from the proceedings. MINUTES TO BE APPROVED: January 2, 2018 Regular Proceedings—Councilperson Ellis made a motion to APPROVE with Councilperson White seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: Councilperson Owen made a motion to APPROVE the agenda as presented with Councilperson Jahn seconding, PASSING on a vote,8-0. CLAIMS TO BE APPROVED: Heather Metcalf, City Controller presented the General Claims List in the amount of$953,981.52. Councilperson Gill asked City Controller if all claims were in order, Controller Metcalf replied that they were. Councilperson Owen made a motion to APPROVE the general claims with Councilperson White seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. Heather Metcalf, City Controller presented the Parks Claims List in the amount of$52,068.75. Councilperson Gill asked Controller Metcalf if all of the claims were in order and Controller Metcalf replied they were. Councilperson Owen asked if the claim for$620 for a dredging permit ws coming out of the correct place. Councilperson Owen said he would follow up on the claim. Councilperson Owen made a motion to APPROVE the Parks Claims with Councilperson Samuel seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. REPORT OF THE CLERK: None at this time. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. Lisa Gill/Les Merkley—2017-OR-87 An Ordinance Establishing Conditions of Right-Of-Way Activity Permit Passed on 1st reading 12/18/17—Council President Gill said she had spoken with Mr. Merkley and it was requested that this be tabled. Councilperson Jahn made a motion to TABLE 2017-OR-87 with Councilperson Owen seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. 2. Lisa Gill/ Heather Metcalf-2018-OR-2 An Ordinance Transferring Certain Funds within the Same Department-Passed on 1st and 2nd 1/2/18—City Controller Heather Metcalf presented 2018-OR-2. There have been no changes since the first reading and this is for the design work for New Chapel. Councilperson Hawkins made a motion to APPROVE 2018-OR-2 on the third and final reading with Councilperson Samuel seconding, PASSING on a vote,8-0. 3. Lisa Gill/Heather Metcalf-PUBLIC HEARING -2018-OR-3 An Ordinance of Additional Appropriation Passed on 1st and 2nd reading 1/2/18—City Controller Heather Metcalf presented 2018-OR-3. There have been no changes. Council President Gill opened the Public Hearing at 7:06 PM and as no members of the community came forward to speak for or against the matter the Public Hearing was closed. Councilperson Jahn said she was in the meeting when the options were presented and this was her favorite option. Controller Metcalf reminded the Council that this is for half of the total price and the rest will be due upon completion. Councilperson Owen made a motion to APPROVE 2018-OR-3 on the third and final reading with Councilperson Maples seconding, PASSING on a vote, 7-1 with Councilperson Ellis voting against. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Lisa Gill/ Kim Calabro—2018-OR-4 An Ordinance Amending 2017-OR-69 An Ordinance Fixing the Salaries of Appointed Officers and Employees for All the Departments of the City of Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana for the Year 2018— Human Resources Director Kim Calabro presented 2018-OR-4. On page 3 there is a change for the Fire Department that reflects what was agreed on in Collective Bargaining. Also under the Mayor's Office the Administrative Assistant II is going to an Executive Assistant and from a paygrade 3 to a paygrade 4. On pg 4 this is just correcting an error. This was there and never intended to be removed (Skilled Laborer—Facility Maintenance under Parks Department). Councilperson Jahn made a motion to APPROVE 2018-OR-4 on the first and second reading with Councilperson Owen seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. 2. Lisa Gill/ Heather Metcalf—2018-OR-5 An Ordinance Transferring Certain Funds within the Same Department Spring Tree Planting—City Controller Heather Metcalf presented 2018-OR-5. This is for the Spring Tree Planting. Councilperson Jahn made a motion to APPROVE 2018-OR-5 on the first and second reading with Councilperson White seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. 3. Lisa Gill/ Heather Metcalf-2018-OR-6 An Ordinance of Additional Appropriation (Public Hearing February 5, 2018)—City Controller Heather Metcalf presented 2018-OR-6. This is in line with the Salary Ordinance that was approved. She forgot to add the Social Security and INPRS so there will be another additional following to cover that. Councilperson Owen made a motion to APPROVE 2018-OR-6 on the first and second reading with Councilperson Maples seconding, PASSING on a vote,8-0. Councilperson Ellis said that because they had already voted to pass the Ordinance that this pertains to he would vote in favor of the additional appropriation. 4. Lisa Gill/Heather Metcalf—2018-OR-7 An Ordinance of Additional Appropriation (Public Hearing February 5, 2018)—This is for the Spring Street Master Plan. It is a total of 1.665 million and is all of it. Councilperson Owen made a motion to PASS 2018-OR-7 on the first and second reading with Councilperson White seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. 5. Lisa Gill-City Council Board Appointments— Building Authority—Brandon Westerfield, Don Sperzel, Bill Fry. Councilperson Owen made a motion to reappoint all three with Councilperson Samuel seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. Insurance Committee—Ed Zastawny and Lisa Gill. Councilperson Owen made a motion to reappoint both with Councilperson Jahn seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. Parks—Councilperson Owen expressed he would still like to serve on the Parks Authority. Councilperson Maples made a motion to reappoint with Councilperson Jahn seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. Plan Commission—Lisa Gill, Ed Zastawny, and Dustin White. Councilperson Owen made a motion to reappoint all three with Councilperson Samuel seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. Police Merit—Scott Aldridge, Councilperson Samuel made a motion to reappoint with Councilperson Jahn seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. Public Arts is not due for appointments Redevelopment—Scott Hawkins and Matt Owen. Councilperson Maples made a motion to reappoint with Councilperson Samuel seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. Sewer Board is not due for Appointments UEZ is not due for appointments. Drainage—Council President Gill said she would like to appoint Bob Roggee for her district. Councilperson Ellis made a motion for her appointment with Councilperson Samuel seconding, and a roll call was requested. Councilperson White—No Councilperson Jahn—No Councilperson Maples—No Councilperson Hawkins—Yes Councilperson Owen—No Councilperson Samuel—Yes Councilperson Ellis—Yes Council President Gill—Yes Final vote, was TIED at 4-4. It was discussed with Council Attorney Larry Wilder if the appointment needed to be approved by the Council in a vote. It was decided the final Drainage Appointment would be made at the next meeting. Finance—Lisa Gill, Nathan Samuel, Matt Owen. This meets the first Wednesday of the month as needed at 3:00 pm. Councilperson Jahn made a motion to reappoint with Councilperson Hawkins seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. Clark County 911—Councilperson Jahn made a motion to appoint Councilperson Maples with Councilperson Owen seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. REPORT OF THE COUNCIL ATTORNEY In February he will have the Public Arts Ordinance revision that Councilperson Samuel requested. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS: Nothing at this time. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Nothing at this time. COUNCIL COMMENTS: Councilperson White–His vote against Council President Gill's drainage appointment was in respect for the fact that another Councilperson removed that individual, not out of disrespect for the person appointing. This was an unusual circumstance. Councilperson Jahn–Councilperson Jahn said that she was recently appointed to the Juvenile Justice Board Appointment, if anyone has any input that she could take to the board she would be happy to do so. Also we need to be discussing a formal Anti Sexual Harassment training. Carol Dawson has one the Administration is looking at but they do not want to proceed with securing a date unless they know they have the funding backed by the Council. Councilperson Jahn made a motion to secure the date with Councilperson White seconding. Councilperson Samuel said he would be hesitant on voting for an additional appropriation for this and would like to see the departments look for the money in their training budgets. Motion PASSED on a vote, 8-0. Councilperson Maples–Councilperson Maples congratulated Councilperson Jahn on her appointment and that he will be happy to assist her with information if needed. He asked Council Attorney Wilder what needed to be done so that the Drainage Board is in compliance with the Ordinance with voting for their officers. Also thank you to the Police, Fire, and Street Department. Even with the snow he saw very few problems because of their hard work. Councilperson Hawkins–Nothing at this time. Councilperson Owen–Councilperson Owen also noted the Police and Fire and Street Departments. The streets have been kept clean. Also due to the snow the MLK breakfast was postponed to this Saturday and he wanted to know if there was support to sponsor a table. Councilperson Owen made a motion to SPONSOR the table with Councilperson Ellis seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0. Councilperson Ellis– Councilperson Samuel–Councilperson Samuel acknowledge Captain Moreland in the meeting and thanked him for keeping the public safe. Council President Gill–Nothing at this time. ADJOURNMENT: Councilperson Owen made the motion to ADJOURN and the meeting adjourned at 8:05 P.M. APPROVED BY: -.G - Lisa GI I, President A 'E - / Vicki Conlin, Clerk