HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC JUNE 17, 2019 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA
JUNE 17, 2019
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 Monday,June 17, 2019.
Council President Ed Zastawny along with City Clerk Conlin called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm. Mr.
Bobby Campbell gave the invocation. Council President Zastawny 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
Paris, Councilperson Gill, Councilperson Hawkins, Councilperson Maples, Councilperson Owen,
Councilperson Ellis, Councilperson Samuel and Council President Zastawny. Councilperson White was
absent from the proceedings.
MINUTES TO BE APPROVED:
June 3, 2019 Regular Proceedings—Councilperson Samuel made a motion to APPROVE the minutes with
Councilperson Hawkins seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Councilperson Gill made a motion to APPROVE the agenda with Councilperson Owen seconding,
PASSING on a vote,8-0.
CLAIMS TO BE APPROVED:
City Controller Heather Metcalf presented the Civil Claims. On page 5 for Allison Lane Hospital needs to
be discounted by$36.48. Also on page 12 there is a claim for that needs to be pulled for$1800.00.
They are pulling the contract for that. Councilperson Gill asked if all other claims were in order and
Controller Metcalf stated they are. Councilperson Gill noted that there is a transfer for one million
dollars to go into the health insurance. The new total is $2,151,026.10. Councilperson Gill made a
motion to APPROVE the claims with Councilperson Hawkins seconding PASSING on a vote,8-0.
City Controller Heather Metcalf presented the Parks Claims. On page 3 there were stipends for a special
meeting that need to be removed. That takes the total down by$500. The new total is$85,621.49.
Councilperson Gill asked if all claims are in order and Controller Metcalf stated they are. Councilperson
Owen noted those are being removed because they do not get paid for Special Meetings.
Councilperson Gill made a motion to APPROVE the Parks Claims with Councilperson Ellis seconding,
PASSING on a vote,8-0.
REPORT OF THE CLERK:
Councilperson Paris will have his name plate for the next meeting. It was ordered right after the Clerk's
Office was notified of who would be filling the seat however they had someone on vacation and it is still
not completed. They just put in a new air conditioning unit and finished it up today. Additionally she
received the River Ridge letter so she is going to ask that they accept this into the record. Councilperson
Owen made a motion to ACCEPT the letter into the record with Councilperson Gill seconding, PASSING
on a vote, 8-0.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Ed Zastawny/ Heather Metcalf—2019-OR-27 An Ordinance Transferring Certain Funds within
the Same Department—Animal Control Director Sarah Green was present. This will be to
obtain a new vehicle. Their current one is a 2010 and will be transferred to the County.
Councilperson Owen said one of the big reasons was the money coming out of the utilities. Will
those funds be sustainable throughout the year. They will, there was a water leak that has been
fixed. Councilperson Gill made a motion to APPROVE 2019-OR-27 on the first and second
reading with Councilperson Owen, PASSING on a vote, 8-0.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Ed Zastawny—Jeffersonville High School Wrestling Joe Summerville—Mr. Summerville stated
he has been doing this around 15 years and he is here to talk about Team Jeff Wrestling. He
discussed the amount of children participating in the wrestling program which is 267 youth.
During the summer months some of the wrestlers earn the privilege to compete in additional
competitions and represent both Indiana and Jeffersonville on these National Teams. The total
cost for the travel is$5720 and currently they are around $2500 short and are asking for a
contribution from the City Council. Councilperson Hawkins said that he is familiar with this
program and their fundraising efforts are unbelievable. Many of the wrestlers come from the
communities most in need. Councilperson Samuel said he supports youth activities and
reminded the Council that other organizations may come with similar requests and that the
Council would need to decide how to be consistent. Councilperson Hawkins made a motion to
APPROVE no more than $2500 out of Special Projects with Councilperson Samuel seconding,
PASSING on a vote, 8-0.
2. Ed Zastawny/Les Merkley—2019-R-5 A Resolution Designating Area Needing Redevelopment
—This is all related to the Spring Street project. The City is applying for the Community Block
Grant for a portion of the project.This resolution must be adopted deeming this area is in need
of redevelopment. Councilperson Gill asked if this will affect any business and it will not.
Councilperson Samuel made a motion to APPROVE 2019-R-5 with Councilperson Owen
seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0.
3. Ed Zastawny/ Nicholas Creevy—PUBLIC HEARING—Proposed Federal Funded CDBG Project—
Nicholas Creevy presented the Proposal for the Federal Funded CDBG project. This will come
with an 80/20 match required in the amount of$125,938. They need permission to proceed
with the process. Council President Zastawny opened the Public Hearing at 7:33 PM.
Richard Eklund —1608 Flintlock Dr.—He was under the impression that money already spent
could be counted towards the amount needed for the match.
Initially it looked like they would be able to use some of the amount already spent however it
has to be within a certain time frame and they are just missing that time frame.
Council President Zastawny closed the Public Hearing at 7:36 PM. The Council discussed briefly
where to take this money from and it was discussed to look at Cum Cap and EDIT.
4. Ed Zastawny/Les Merkley—2019-R-6 A Resolution Authorizing Application Submission and
Local Match—This is regarding the Public Hearing that was just held. Councilperson Owen
made a motion to APPROVE 2019-R-6 with Councilperson Ellis seconding, PASSING on a vote,8-
0.
5. Ed Zastawny/ Les Merkley—Collection of Tax Increment in Jeffersonville, Indiana Allocation
Area for 2019 taxes payable 2020( Inner City Road/Gateway, Falls Landing, Beth Nova,
Keystone, Vogt Valve,Galvstar)—City Attorney Merkley presented the Collection of Tax
Increment. There is no excess assessed value in our TIF. We do this on an annual basis.
Councilperson Owen made a motion to ACCEPT into the record with Councilperson Gill
seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0.
6. Ed Zastawny/Andy Crouch—2019-OR-28 An Ordinance to Transferring Certain Funds within
the Same Department—This is to address equity for a current employee. Liz and Human
Resources Director Kim Calabro have agreed with this. His title was changed 2 years ago to
reflect what he had been doing previously so the equity was not taken into account. This
rectifies that issue. Councilperson Gill made a motion to APPROVE 2019-OR-28 on the first and
second reading with Councilperson Samuel seconding, PASSING on a vote, 8-0.
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL ATTORNEY
Welcome to Mr. Paris.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Nothing at this time.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS:
Andy Crouch—The Arts Building was going to be renovated fully however the bids came back much
higher than anticipated due to some outstanding issues. The original budget for this was$250,000 and
bids came in around $400,000 so they just do not have the funds for that.
Councilperson Zastawny said if the Council wants to see this completed then the funds will need to be
located for the project. Councilperson Zastawny asked Mr. Crouch for an update on the Plank Rd.
sidewalks. This project has had the contract awarded and they are already making improvements. This
is one that is coming in under what was anticipated.
Councilperson Gill noted that there is a sidewalk on 10th Street down to Woodland that needs to be
addressed. Two children almost got hit by a car with all of this rain.
COUNCIL COMMENTS:
Councilperson Paris—He is honored to be here and to serve. He is thankful for all of the help he's
received so far. We are very fortunate to have the people behind the scenes in Jeffersonville that we
have. Our City employees really care about their jobs. Thank you to everyone who has helped get him
up to speed.
Councilperson Maples—He would like to look at the utilities usages for the various departments to
ensure that there is nothing that could be done to lower the bills (such as fixing a leak).
Councilperson Gill—Welcome to Joe. There are nine Council members all of various backgrounds and
from different angles. Don't hesitate to reach out if needed.
Councilperson Hawkins—Welcome to Joe. Since Callie is no longer here the next holiday coming up is
National take your cat to work day. There are trees along 10th Street and 62 near his area that are dead.
There will be a report from Redevelopment in the near future that will be presented to the Council for
the record.
Councilperson Owen—In regards to the Annual Report in Redevelopment anyone is welcome to come to
the meetings. They get a report every meeting that outlines the balances and he is happy to share his
copy. Plank Road came in under budget. He is excited about the completion of 10th Street and Chapel
Lake Park is coming along nicely.
Councilperson Ellis— In regards to UEZ he is not in position to give a report yet. They are working
towards transparency and there has been a change in the leadership. Peggy Hardaway is the new
Chairman. He additionally received a call from a lady at the 300 Block of Pearl and she wanted to know
why they do not have a decorative lamp post. He pointed them in the direction of the Engineer's office
or the Mayor's office.
Councilperson Samuel—He's not sure why we can't just go get a list of the checks from whoever wrote
them at UEZ. Hopefully by the next meeting there will be an ordinance on identifying funding for the
homeless that goes towards needs instead of administrative costs. Welcome to Joe.
Council President Zastawny—There has been a discussion about the benefits of the Economic
Revitalization Area as opposed to a UEZ. He is not sure of the ends and outs of that.
ADJOURNMENT:
Councilperson Hawkins made the motion to ADJOURN and the meeting adjourned at 8:03 P.M.
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