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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 17, 2022 Council Minutes COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY JEFFERSONVILLE,INDIANA October 17,2022 Regular Meeting Minutes The Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana met for.the Regular Meeting on October 17, 2022. Council President Owen along with City Clerk Gill called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m:The meeting was open to the public in person as well as live streamed via the City Website using Zoom. INVOCATION: Councilperson Ellis led the Invocation. Pledge of Allegiance: ROLL CALL: The roll call was conducted by City Clerk Lisa Gill and present in Council Chambers were Councilperson Burns, Councilperson Paris, Council Vice President Maples,Councilperson Webb,Councilperson Hawkins, Councilperson Ellis and Council President Owen. Let the record reflect that 7 Council Members were present in Council Chambers and 2 absent. APROVAL OF MINUTES: Council Vice President Maples made a motion to approve the Minutes of October 3,2022 of the Regular Meeting,seconded by Councilperson Burns; motion passed,7-0. z APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: Councilperson White arrived in Council Chambers at 7:02 pm. Council Vice President Maples made a motion to approve the agenda,seconded by Councilperson Burns; motion passed,8-0. CLAIMS TO APPROVE: Civil City$967,326.54 Council Vice President Maples made a motion to approve Civil City Claims,seconded by Councilperson Paris; motion passed, 8-0. "Parks$146,012.79 Council Vice President Maples made a motion to approve Parks Claims,seconded by Councilperson Burns; motion passed, 8-0. REPORT OF THE CLERK: Clerk Gill advised that herself and Deputy Clerk Kiser will be out for the AIM Summit Conference the first week in November, if she gets everything she needs for the packet,she will send it out early, if not,then it will be the Friday before the Council meeting. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. Kim Calabro 2022-OR-Ordinance Amending 2022-OR-62(Salary Ordinance)Ordinance Fixing the Salaries of Appointed Officers and Employees for All Departments of the City of Jeffersonville for the Year 2023 - Mrs.Calabro advised there were no changes since last meeting. • - Councilperson Hawkins made a motion to approve on the Third and Final Reading, seconded by Councilperson Webb; motion passed,8-0. 2. Heather Metcalf 2022-OR-63 Ordinance of Additional Appropriation (Public Hearing) Council President Owen advised the Finance Team is out of town for training and Heather Metcalf advised him that there were no changes. Council President Owen opened the Public Hearing at 7:05 pm.There were no members of the community present to speak for or against the matter. Council President Owen asked Clerk Gill if any comments were submitted to the Clerk's Office and Clerk Gill advised no comments were submitted to her office. Council President Owen asked for expediency if any comments were submitted for the other two and Clerk Gill stated there were not. Council President Owen closed the Public Hearing at 7:05 pm. Councilperson Burns made a motion to approve on the Third and Final Reading,seconded by Councilperson Paris; motion passed, 8-0. 3. Heather Metcalf 2022-OR-64 Ordinance of Additional Appropriation (Public Hearing) Council President Owen opened the Public Hearing at 7:06 pm.There were no members of the community present to speak for or against the matter. Council President Owen closed the Public Hearing at 7:06 pm. Councilperson Burns made a motion to approve on the Third and Final Reading, seconded by Councilperson Paris; motion passed, 8-0. 4. Heather Metcalf 2022-OR-65 Ordinance of Additional Appropriation (Public Hearing) Council President Owen opened the Public Hearing at 7:07 pm.There were no members of the community present to speak for or against the matter.Council President Owen closed the Public Hearing at 7:07 pm. Councilperson Ellis made a motion to approve on the Third and Final Reading, seconded by Council Vice President Maples; motion passed,8-0.. 5. Heather Metcalf 2022-OR-66 Ordinance of.Transfer of Funds within the Same Department Council Vice President made a motion to approve on the Third and Final Reading, seconded by Councilperson Paris; motion passed, 8-0. NEW BUSINESS 1. Wendy Dant Chesser-1si Economic Update. Wendy Dant Chesser thanked the Council for their time. 1si serves as an economic development organization for the Southern Indiana and Jeffersonville area. This update normally comes before the Council in June however for many reasons this year it was delayed. One of those reason is the filling of vacancies within their organization. Wendy introduced Amber Miller who took Lisa Brooking previous position as Director of Engagement. Ms. Miller explained her new role to the Council and advised she has been with 1si for over six years now and she looks forward to working with the Council. Ms. Dant Chesser introduced John Launius as the Vice President of Economic Development. Mr. Launius advised he is excited to be in this role, he has 15 years of experience in Economic Development and was previously the Executive Director of Development at Ivy Tech. Ms. Dant Chesser presented the Council with an update from the last 18 months. When the City makes a contribution to 1si it is used to support new business attraction, existing business expansion, and existing business retention. From January of 2021 until October 2022 1si has helped to announce 6 projects in Jeffersonville, 3 of these were project expansion announcement and 3 of these were project attraction announcements. The six projects announced were CTDI, Resident, and Affinity were all project attractions while Amatrol, PTI and Knipper were project expansions. CTDI is the largest project that 1si has ever announced in terms of number of new jobs at 1,000 new jobs. They are investing$19,680,000 in capital investment and have an added payroll of$47,278,400. Amatrol's expansion added 30 new jobs and incorporated the building across the street,the former Key Electronics. From the announcements during this timeframe 1,369 jobs were added from the attractions and 109 were added from the expansion. The total payroll added during this time frame was over 66.2 million dollars with$61,260,992 from the attractions and $4,976,400 from the expansions. Over 80.7 million dollars were added in taxable capital with$26,383,844 from the expansion and $54,357,250 from the attractions. The average wage of these new jobs is higher than the county average. 1si has been part of 32 ribbon cuttings and has a total member count of 1,042. Manufacturing week will start at Amatrol and then there will be booths set up for students to visit around the NOCO Arts Center and The Depot. 1si has spent some time changing their by- laws and created the DE&I Committee (Diversity, Equity& Inclusion)and have imbedded DE&I objectives into the fabric of their organization. In partnering with the Indiana Small Business Development Corporation, 1si have started offering micro loans to businesses that may not be bankable. The City of Jeffersonville contributed$51,400 to that fund for Jeffersonville businesses. The Southern Indiana Development Authority was one of the five regions that received the maximum award of$50 million dollars from the READI Grant. Some of those dollars are going towards helping to fund the Jeffersonville North Wastewater Treatment Plant and Origin Park. Ms. Dant Chesser expressed gratitude for the City's partnership and hoped they would be able to continue to partnership for the upcoming year. Council President Owen confirmed to Ms. Dant Chesser that 1si is in the budget for next year. Council President Owen thanked the Department Heads for their great work with 1si. 1si brings these people to the table and keeps them organized and fixated on how great this community is. There are so many more things that 1si does that goes unrecognized,the proof is in the numbers they present to the Council each year. Councilperson White would like to start a conversation regarding the City's contribution to the Micro Loans for next year. Councilperson Burns asked how are people finding out about the Micro Loans. Wendy Dant Chesser advised that 1si has done marketing and when a bank is unable to fund the loan they will recommend the business to 1si if it is appropriate. Ms. Dant Chesser thanked Clerk Gill and said she has been wonderful to work with. 2. Heather.Metcalf 2022-OR-67 Ordinance of Transfer of Funds within the Same Department Council President Owen advised these transfer requests are for the General Fund and in Public Safety.Chief Grant advised an email was sent to the Council prior to the meeting explaining the transfer requests and he was present to answer any questions. The vehicle they are replacing is the Battalion Chiefs vehicle that has close to 90,000 miles on it currently Councilperson Burns made a motion to approve 2022-OR-67 on the First and Second Reading, seconded by Council Vice President Maples; motion passed,8-0. 3. Heather Metcalf 2022-OR-68 Ordinance of Transfer of Funds within the Same Department Paul Northam, Director of Parks is requesting a transfer for the Parks Activity Fund to clean up the end of year for the.Aquatic Center. Councilperson Burns made a motion to approve 2022-OR-68 on the First and Second Reading, seconded by Councilperson White, motion passed,8-0. ATTORNEY COMMENT: Larry Wilder-No comment Les Merkley—No Comment, DEPARTMENT HEADS: PUBLIC COMMENTS: No Comments COUNCIL COMMENTS: • Councilperson White—No Comment • Councilperson Burns—Just a reminder that the City Council;will have a table at the City of Jeff Boo Fest on October 24,2022 from 5-7 pm. • Councilperson Paris—No Comment • Council Vice President Maples—No Comment • Councilperson Croft—No Comment • Councilperson Webb—No Comment • Councilperson Hawkins---No Comment • Councilperson Ellis—No Comment • Council President Owen—No Comment ADJOURNMENT: Council Vice President Maples made the motion to ADJOURN the meeting at 7:34 p.m. APROVED BY: Matt Owen, P sident ATTEST: ' a Gill,Clerk