[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> GOOD EVENINGENDINGS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE WILL CALL TO ORDER THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HERE AT CARMEL CITY HALL, MONDAY FEBRUARY 2 AT 6 P.M. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS
[2. AGENDA APPROVAL]
AGENDA APPROVAL. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? IN THAT CASE, NEXT UP IS OUR INVOCATION, PLEASE WELCOME PASTOR HARVEY OF MERCY ROAD CHURCH. AD IF YOU WILL JUST TURN THE
MICROPHONE ON. >> SO HAPPY TO BE HERE, LET US PRAY, FATHER, GOD, I THANK YOU FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS WONDERFUL CITY, THIS STATE, GOD, I PRAY THAT YOU BLESS THEM, KEEP THEM, GUIDE THEIR MINDS, THEIR HEARTS, THE MISSION, FATHER, PROTECT THEM, PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES, PROTECT THEIR RELATIONSHIPS, THEIR PHYSICAL BODIES, THEIR MINDS, THEIR HEARTS, FATHER, AS THEY LEAD THIS CITY TO GREATNESS. BLESS THEIR MOW -- MOLD,
FATHER, HELP THEM TO STAY PURE, FATHER, WE PRAY, AMEN. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION
UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> ALRIGHT.
[5.a. Carmel Fire Department Chief David Haboush, 34 years of service to the City of Carmel]
NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA IS RECOGNITION OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND OUTSTANDING CITIZENS AND IT'S A VERY BITTERSWEET CELEBRATION AND AK MOVEMENT WE HAVE THIS EVENING.OUR CURRENT FIRE CHIEF, WOULD HE PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, JOE SACKER, FIRE CHIEF, CARMEL, INDIANA. TONIGHT WE'RE HONORING DAVID HABOUSH, DAVE.
DAVE SPENT 34 YEARS AS A FIREFIGHTER WITH CARMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TEN OF THOSE YEARS AS FIRE CHIEF. AND THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
DAVE AND I HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER PROBABLY THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME YOU SERVED AS FIRE CHIEF AND IN DIFFERENT ROLES, AND THE ONE THING THAT I ALWAYS REMEMBERED AND ADMIRED ABOUT DAVE AND STILL TO THIS DAY, HE'S HUMBLE AND HE CARES AND THAT'S EVIDENT IN HOW HE HAS WORKED THROUGH THE RANKS IN THE CARMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT. THINGS WERE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN 1992 WHEN YOU STARTED, YOU KNOW, A FEW LESS INDIVIDUALS, A FEW LESS INCIDENTS BUT YOU PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE GROWTH OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALL THOSE YEARS, YOUR TIME IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND CERTAINLY AS YOUR TIME AS FIRE CHIEF AND I SAY NO ONE KNOWS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE LEADERSHIP ROLES AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT OR MAYOR, FIRE CHIEF UNTIL YOU'VE SAT IN THAT, AND WE SAY THE WEIGHT OF THE FIFTH BUGLE IS ENORMOUS AT TIMES AND FOR YOU TO CARRY THAT AND THROUGH THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO LEAD CARMEL TO BE ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND AS I SAID AT YOUR CEREMONY THE OTHER DAY FROM ONE
CHIEF TO ANOTHER, I WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST. >> THANK YOU.
>> SO, MAYOR? >> DAVE, I WANT TO POINT OUT FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T AWARE, YOU CONTINUED TO BUILD ON THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THE DEPARTMENT BY YOUR OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF FIRE OFFICER SD*EG DESIGNATION IN CARING ABOUT ACCREDITATION AND HOW MUCH THAT MATTERS FOR A FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH GOALS AND OBJECTIVES LIKE THE CARMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD FOR DECADES TO KEEP PUSHING AND DRIVING FOR THAT BUT ALSO I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE FACT YOU LED US THROUGH COVID AND THAT WAS SUCH A VERY, VERY CHALLENGING TIME AND SORRY TO BRING BACK THOSE CHALLENGES, BUT THE FACT THAT YOU HAD TO IMAGINE FIREFIGHTERS WHO WERE GOING INTO THE UNKNOWN FOR MANY, MANY MONTHS, CHALLENGING, LEADING THEM THROUGH THE RIGORS
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OF REPEAT TESTING OVER AND OVER AGAIN, VACCINATION, MAKING SURE YOU THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHILE ALSO TO ADHERE TO THE HIGH STANDARDS YOU YOURSELF HAVE SET AND RAISED OVER THE TIME, THAT CANNOT BE UNDERSCORED IN THERMOSES AOF HOW CHALLENGING AND DIFFICULT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT AS HAVING WORKED WITH YOU AS A CITY COUNCIL AND ALSO AS A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME FOR MAYORS, THANK YOU, THE PUBLIC WILL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH HEART AND SOUL YOU PUT INTO THIS ROLE I WANT TO REMIND THEM OF THREESMALL THINGS YOU HELPED US. MR. PRESIDENT? >> CHIEF, AS WE PREPARED FOR THE EVENING AND I TRIED TO COME UP WITH THINGS THAT HADN'T ALREADY BEEN STATED BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY AMAZING THINGS TALKED ABOUT IN YOUR CAREER AND I CAME UP WITH A COUPLE. ONE, THE PEOPLE CAN PARTIALLY BLAME YOU FOR ME IN POLITICS BECAUSE I'LL NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST YEAR AS CHIEF SITTING AT YOUR TABLE AT ONE OF THE AWARDS THINGS AND YOU SAYING TO ME, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THIS CRACK IN THE CONCRETE OVER AT 44, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING A LOOK AT IT KNOWING DAMN WELL THERE WAS A LOT MORE ISSUES THAN THAT, AND ONCE I SAW IT, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO UNSEE IT, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT LED ME DOWN THE PATH OF FIGHTING FOR IMPROVEMENTS FOR ALL OF OUR CITY FACILITIES AS THEY WERE AND KIND OF KICK-STARTED WHAT EVENTUALLY BECAME THE CLAY IMPACT PROGRAM, AND THE OTHER THING THAT I'M SO IMPRESSED WITH IS THERE'S SO MANY SHINY THINGS THAT CAN BE IN A FIRE STATION, SO MANY COOL AND FUN THINGS BUT I BET I SAT IN OVER 100 MEETINGS WITH YOU WHERE YOUR FOCUS WAS ALWAYS ON THE SAFETY OF THE FIREMEN NOT AS PUBLIC SEES IT AS FAR AS GOING INTO THE HARM'S WAY BUT WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THEY CAME OUT, AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE LONG TERM HEALTH EFFECTS, MENTAL HALTH EFFECTS, THE UNDERSTANDING I NOW HAVE OF CONTAINMENT CENTERS AND KARS CARCINOGENS AND THE APPRECIATION OF WHAT YOU DO IS A LEGACY THAT WILL TRANSCEND MANY, MANY, MANY CHIEFS. I THINK THE WELLBEING OF OUR FIREMEN LONG TERM IS OWED TO YOU AND I CAN'T PUT IT ANOTHER WAY, BUT THANK YOU, AND I'M PROUD TO HAVE BEEN YOUR FRIEND FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS NOW, SO CHIEF, IT'S BEEN AWESOME, AND I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR SOME REMARKS FROM YOU BUT DOES ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE COUNCIL --
>> WELL, CHIEF, WE COULD BE HERE ALL NIGHT SO I'M GOING TO MAKE MINE VERY BRIEF, AND JUST -- I WANT YOU TO LEAVE CARMEL KNOWING YOU HAVE SERVED US WELL, YOU SERVED THIS COMMUNITY WELL, THE PEOPLE WHO WERE IN YOUR EMPLOY AND THAT YOU WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND YOU SHOULD JUST CONSIDER THAT IT IS A JOB WELL DONE, I'M VERY HAPPY FOR YOU, I WISH YOU A GREAT RETIREMENT AND THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING READY TO HELP. IT WAS AMAZING.
>> CHIEF, I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF, AND I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT EVERYBODY ELSE ON THE GREAT THINGS YOU'VE DONE FOR CARMEL, ONE THING I HAVE SEEN DURING THE THREE TERMS I'VE BEEN ON IS HOW YOU'VE REPRESENTED CARMEL INCREDIBLY PROFESSIONALLY AND THEN KIND OF A BEACON FOR OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO LOOK AT CARMEL AND HOW WE'RE RUN AND HOW WE'RE EFFICIENT, WHETHER IT'S YOU ATEBD -- ATTENDING CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PROFESSIONALISM YOU'VE EXHIBITED, THANK YOU. >> CHIEF, MY FRIEND, I LOVE YOU, BROTHER, THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR ME PERSONALLY AND MY FAMILY WHEN WE'VE GONE THROUGH SOME ROUGH TIMES AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING CARMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT THE BEST FIRE
DEPARTMENT IN THE NATION. THANK YOU, SIR, I LOVE YOU. >> I'M JUST KIND OF ECHOING THAT, I MEAN, WHEN YOU'RE IN GOVERNMENT OR POLITICS OR WHATEVER, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN FEEL TRANSACTIONAL, SOMEBODY WANTS SOMETHING, I WANT SOMETHING AND YOU'RE BUSY, YOU CUT TO THE POINT BUT ONE THING I REALLY APPRECIATED ABOUT -- I CALL YOU
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DAVE, HE STARTS EVERY INTERACTION WITH HOW ARE YOU DOING, AND THERE'S SINCERITY WHEN YOU SAY THAT TOO, LIKE, YOU ACTUALLY CARE HOW SOMEONE IS DOING.THAT MEANS A LOT BUT IT ALSO -- YOU PROVE IT THROUGH YOUR ACTIONS, THE PUSH YOU HAVE MADE FOR MENTAL HEALTH FOR YOUR FIREFIGHTERS, NOT ONLY THE WAY YOU LED BUT ALSO INVESTING DOLLARS AND MANPOWER AND PROGRAMS AND NICHE PEOPLE WHO ARE PUTTING THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY, WE ASK THEM HOW ARE THEY DOING AND SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT AND JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK IT'S GOOD REMINDER FOR ALL OF US TO STOP EVERY INTERACTION AND BEFORE WE GET TO WHAT WE WANT OR WHAT WE NEED
, ASK THE OTHER PERSON HOW THEY'RE DOING. >> I'M GOING TO BE EVEN SHORTER.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND I WANT TO WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. WHEN I SAW YOUR LAST NAME WHEN YOU BECAME CHIEF AND YOU WERE ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I'M LIKE, MY GOSH, ANOTHER ONE OF THE PEOPLE -- MAYBE HE'LL INVITE ME TO DINNER, MY MOTHER'S LEBANESE AND I KNOW I DON'T LOOK IT, CHIEF, I WANT TO WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR NEW ROLE, I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU DO ALL THE -- MORE GOOD WORK OUTSIDE OF THIS ROLE,
SO BEST OF LUCK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> I WANT TO TAKE A A MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU AND ALSO TO APPRECIATE HOW YOU GUIDED ME AS A NEWBY COMING IN N ALL THINGS FIREFIGHTER RELATED IN REGARDS TO HOW YOU DID YOUR PENSIONS AND HOW THINGS WORKED AND I REMEMBER SITTING IN YOUR OFFICE AND I WAS ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND YOU WERE SO PATIENT FOR ME GOING THROUGH ALL OF IT AND IT SHOWED THE DEEP LAO*F AND CARE AND COMPASSION THAT YOU HAVE FOR EVERY ONE OF THE MEN THAT YOU'VE LED SO I APPRECIATE THAT SO, SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
>> I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I WANT TO ECHO WHAT ADAM AASEN SAID, YOU LOOK PEOPLE IN THEIR EYE AND IS SAY HOW ARE YOU DOING AND IT REALLY MEANS A LOT, THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND, THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND OF MY FAMILY'S AN I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.
>> AND I'LL JUST END WITH ANOTHER THANK YOU WHICH YOU HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BUT ARE HERE IN THIS POINT IN OUR JOURNEY AS CARMEL PEOPLE BECAUSE OF YOU, WE WILL STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANT -- GIANTS AND WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU DID AND THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. YOU TRULY ARE A ROLE MODEL, YOU ARE A PERSON OF HIGH CHARACTER, OF JOY, OF LAUGHTER, OF EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS TO ME AS A A PERSON WHO GREW UP HERE TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE NOW GET TO BE RETIRED, I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO BRING THAT JOY TO EVERYBODY AND I SAY THAT WE'LL BACK AT CERTAIN THINGS AND THERE WILL BE THINGS THAT EVERYBODY GOES WE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER.
YOU HAVE TAKEN US ON A JOURNEY INTO A FUTURE THAT MATTERS MOST, SO I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU, DON'T BE A STRANGER, STILL COME TO ALL OF THE EVENTS, NONE OF US ARE
DOING WELL UNTIL WE HEAR FROM YOU, BUT THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUITY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. MY MOTHER WOULD BE PRO*ID PROUD OF ALL OF THE NICE THINGS YOU HAVE ALL SAID ABOUT ME AND I'M GRAFT ABOUT THAT.
I HAVE MY GRANDSON JASON WHO'S YAWNING BIG OVER THERE, ANNA, ZACK, AND I HAVE SOME SICK CHILDREN AT THEIR HOMES AND SOME GRANDCHILDREN AND SOME FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO ARE WATCHING ONLINE, SO THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, I'VE GOT LOTS OF COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL BEING HERE, FOR YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE ON THE COUNCIL, THE PEOPLE THAT CAME BEFORE ALL OF YOU, THE PEOPLE THAT CAME BEFORE ALL OF ME AND, YOU KNOW, I GUESS IF I NEEDED TO SAY
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ANYTHING HERE, IT'S THAT I HAVE A GRATEFUL HEART. THIS COMMUNITY HAS TAKEN CARE OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY FOR FOUR DECADES. I CAME HERE IN 1992 AND THE BENEFITS HAVE CONTINUED TO GET BETTER. THE SALARIES CONTINUE TO GET BETTER. THE JOB HAS CONTINUED TO GET BETTER AND EVERYONE'S JOB IS TO LEAVE THE JOB A LITTLE BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT AND WHETHER IT'S SERVING AS AN ELECTED PERSON OR IN ANY OF OUR JOBS, THE GOAL IS TO LEAVE THE JOB BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT.THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY GOAL. LISTENING TO YOU ALL TONIGHT, I APPRECIATE IT AND WE LIVE IN A WORLD NOW WHERE PEOPLE -- YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU DID YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE, SOMEBODY SAID TO ME SOMETHING ABOUT COVID AND THIS WAS JUST IN THE LAST YEAR, I SAID NOBODY CARES ABOUT THAT ANYMORE, THE WORLD WE LIVE IN IS WHAT HAVE YOU DONE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, MAYBE THE LAST MONTH. I WILL SIMPLY SAY THIS, THANK YOU FOR BRIDGING UP ALL THE NICE THINGS YOU HAVE SAID THIS EVENING, I AM GRATEFUL FOR THAT, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR MY TIME HERE, THE CARMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT I DO BELIEVE IS THE BEST IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND I WOULD PUT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CARMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT UP AGAINST ANYONE IN THE UNITED STATES AND KNOW THAT THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO REPRESENT YOU ALL AND SERVE THIS COMMUNITY ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST, FROM THE HIRING TO THE PROMOTION TO THE APPARATUS THAT YOU ALL PROVIDE, IT IS A GREAT COMMUNITY,. THE SUPPORT THAT IS OF FROM THIS COMMUNITY IS SECOND TO NONE AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THAT SO I'M NOT AS BRIEF AS ALL OF YOU WERE, BUT JUST KNOW THAT I'M THANKFUL AND, YOU KNOW, I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY IN SOME CAPACITY. I AM GOING TO TRY TO -- I HAVE REGISTERED TO SERVE AS A TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND HOPEFULLY I CAN CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU IN YOUR POSITIONS TO HELP ADVANCE AND PROSPER THIS COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS EVENING.
THANKS FOR RECOGNIZING ME, I'M GRATEFUL AND GOD BLESS EVERYBODY, THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]. ( TAKING PHOTOGRAPH ). >> NEXT UP, RECOGNITION OF
[6. RECOGNITION OF PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL]
PERSONS THAT WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, WE HAVE FOUR. ( CALLING SPEAKER NAMES ).[00:20:18]
>> ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, I'M NOT SURE HOW I CAN FOLLOW UP THAT UP, WE HAVE INCREDIBLE LEADERS IN THE CITY OF CARMEL I'M LUCKY TO BE GROWING UP AROUND.
I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE YOUTH COUNCIL AND EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH MY FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS. MARY SUE'S ELECTION REPRESENTS THE FIRST TIME THE YOUTH COUNCIL HAS EVER SEEN A NEW MAY YOU, ON TOP OF THAT, YOUTH COUNCILS CHANGES BECAUSE THAT'S HOW HIGH SCHOOL WORKS SO OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGE TO ALIGN OUR EFFORTS WITH MAYOR SUE'S GOALS, WE HAVE A SENSE OF CONTINUITY IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND WE WANT TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE. WE'RE HERE TO INTRODUCE OR REINTRODUCE OURSELVES, AND DON'T WORRY, YOU WON'T BE GETTING RID OF US ANY TIME SOON. WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE THAT MEMBERS OF THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL WILL BE ATTENDING ALL GENERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR THE RE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SEMESTER WITH THE HOPES OF CONTINUING WELL INTO THE FUTURE.
OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE OUR VISIBILITY, SHARE YOUTH PERSPECTIVE ON CITY ISSUES AND ENCOURAGE OTHER CARMEL YOUTH OR THE CITY'S FUTURE LEADERS TO GET INVOLVED.
AS PART OF THIS REINTRODUCTION, WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU WE HAVE AN ARMY, ABOUT 35 INCREDIBLY MOTIVATED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO CARE ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, SERVICE AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT HELPS US THRIVE EVERY DAY, SO IF YOU EVER HAVE A PROJECT, INITIATIVE OR IDEA THAT COULD USE YOUNG MANPOWER OR JUST A FRESH PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE EXCITED TO HELP. AND FINALLY WEARING MY PRESIDENT HAT FOR JUST A MOMENT, I WOULD BE REMIZ NOT TO PROMOTE OUR ORGANIZATION REAL QUICK BECAUSE OUR APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026 AND 2027 TERM ARE OFFICIALLY LIVE AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING AND WILL BE OPEN UNTIL MARCH 1, WE ARE LOOKING FOR MOTIVATED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN LEADERSHIP, SERVICE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN CARMEL. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW MIGHT BE INTERESTED, PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD, THE APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE CITY OF CARMEL WEBSITE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
YOU ALL AT THE NEXT MEETING [APPLAUSE]. >> ELLEN, QUESTION FOR YOU.
NORMALLY WE DON'T INTERACT BUT SINCE YOU'RE LIKE A SUB DEPARTMENT OF US WITH YOUR SERVICE DIRECTLY HERE IN CITY HALL, IS IT JUST CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL OR ANY HIGH SCHOOL AGE?
>> IT IS OPEN TO ANYBODY WHO LIVES IN CARMEL OR GOES TO SCHOOL IN CARMEL BUT IS IN HIGH
SCHOOL. >> AND WE ARE -- WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT YOU DO, BUT FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T, WHAT ARE SOFM THE INITIATIVE AND IS PROJECTS OVER THE YEARS YOU
FEEL LIKE THE YOUTH COUNCIL HAS ACCOMPLISHED? >> TO ME AS PRESIDENT, LIKE I SAID OUR GOALS HAVE BEEN SHIFTING OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS I WANT IS WE DO BIKE PARKING TAT FARMER'S MARKET, W'RE OFF SEASON RIGHT NOW, EVERY SATURDAY MORNING WE'RE THERE, THE MONEY THAT WE GET IN TIPS FROM THAT HELPS US RUN SOME OF OUR OTHER EVENTS WHICH INCLUDES, WE ARE V A DODGE BALL TOURNAMENT WHICH BRINGS IN A BUNCH OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR SOMETHING COMPETITIVE BUT ALL THE MONEY WE RAISE ENDS UP GOING TO A XHAIRT TO THE TEAM THAT WINS AND AS OF NOW, IT'S TOP SECRET, WE'RE IN THE WORKS OF DEVELOPING A CIVIC DAY FIELD TRIP THAT'S GOING TO BRING A BUNCH OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLERS TO GET INVOLVED AND IMPLEMENT TLA AND GO ALONG WITH THEIR CURRICULUM TO THEY CAN LEARN
ABOUT THE CITY GOVERNMENT. >> LOVE IT, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN A STAPLE.
ANY COMMENTS FOR THE YOUTH COUNCIL? >> [INAUDIBLE].
>> I HOPE SO, THANK YOU, ELLEN, THANK YOU ALL WHO ARE HERE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
AT ALL OF OUR MEETINGS. >> THANK YOU. >> UP NEXT, NANCY TA, -- TATUM.
>> HI. DR. JEAN GOODALL SHOWED BY EXAMPLE THE LEAD WITH INTELLECT
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AND EMPATHY, TO OBSERVE DEEPLY AND ALLOW WHAT YOU SEE TO MAKE A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.THE TENSION IS ITS OWN FORM OF ACTION. EACH SMALL SHIFT REVEALS THE THREADS THAT CONNECTS NATURE IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN LIFE. ONLY WE TRULY SEE WHAT'S UNFOLDING IN PART OF THE WORLD WE CANER ARE CALLED TO PROTECT IT.
CHANGE BEGINS WITH NOTICING AND THEN CARING ENOUGH TO ACT. AS QUOTED BY DR. GOODALL, WHAT YOU DO MAKES A DIFFERENCE. EACH OF US CAN DECIDE WHAT KIND OF DIFFERENCE WE WANT TO MAKE.
AS EACH OF YOU ON THE COUNCIL MAKES DECISIONS ON ANY DEVELOPMENT, PLEASE CONSIDER WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE TO THE THREADS THAT CONNECT NATURE. YOU CAN MAKE A CHANGE AND REVERSE THE DECLINE OF OUR FORCED AREAS NO MATTER HOW SMALL.
CREATE A CULTURE FOR CARMEL WHERE NURTURE AND NATURE CAN THRIVE TOGETHER.
LET'S BUILD A CITY THAT CARES ABOUT AND PRESERVES ITS FORESTS AND THE ANIMALS THAT LIVE THERE.
IT'S HARD TO PROTECT THINGS BUT IT'S EVEN HARDER TO LOSE THEM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, NANCY. MS. D. FOX. >> HI, EVERYBODY, MY NAME IS D.
FOX, I LIVE IN WEST CARMEL, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT HOUSE BILL 101 AND I WANT TO THANK MAYOR -- THE MAYOR FOR HER THOUGHTS ON THAT. I SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT MY VIEW IS THAT THIS BILL IS STATE GOVERNMENT OVERRAO*EFP, IT'S VAGUE WITH INSUFFICIENT DETAIL, IT'S NOT WELL THOUGHT OUT AND IT HAS UNREALISTIC TIMELINES.
IT IS ALSO RIPE FOR ABUSE AND IT WOULD DO HARM TO INDIANA MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS AND ESTABLISHED RESIDENTS. THERE ARE SOLUTIONS TO CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT I WATCHED ONE SIZE FIT ALL MANDATE, IT'S NOT A SOLUTION TO A COMPLEX PROBLEM.
THIS PROPOSED STATE BILL ESSENTIALLY SAYS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, YOU MUST TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU LESS TO TAKE CARE OF IT WITH AND WE DON'T NEED CONTRIBUTING ANY FINANCIAL HELP EITHER. PUBLIC INPUT SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO BE FORBIDDEN AND IT CAN MAKE DEVELOPMENTS BETTER BY ADDRESSING THE -- I LOST MY PLACE, SORRY -- BY ADDRESSING POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS. HOUSES BUILT WITH CHEAP MATERIALS MAY SELL FOR LESS BUT THE COSTS FOR MAINTENANCE WILL INCREASE.
THERE ARE MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS BILL ALSO.
HOW ARE HOA'S AFFECTED INCLUDING NEW COVENANTS BEING WRITTEN AND EXISTING COVENANTS THAT AN HOA WANT TOS UPDATE. HOW WILL THIS AFFECT THE SUB AREA PLAN AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN IT AND THE BHOEL CONCEPT OF EFFECTIVE TRANSITION. HOW WOULD THIS BILL AFFECT THE HOLE PLACE SUB AREA PLAN AND THOSE HOME OWN DESIRED TO NOT BE A DENSE, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL UNAFFORDABLE AREA. HOW WILL THE LAND AT THE SOUTH END OF SOUTH CLAY BE ABLE TO BUILT COMPATIBLY WHERE A BUILD TO RENT DEVELOPMENT WAS NOT AT ALL ACCEPTABLE.
WHAT PREVENTS ESTABLISHED SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES FROM BEING BOUGHT BY DEVELOPERS, TORN DOWN AND FILLED WITH DENSE SMALL UNITS WITH NO GRAEN SPACE.
THERE'S A LOT TO BE CONSIDERED HERE AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE ISN'T TIME TO CONSIDER
IT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> HI, GUYS.
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WELL, I HAVE A SCRIPT TODAY, I TRY TO STAY OFF SCRIPT BUT I AM QUOTING FROM A PRETTY IMPORTANT THING. I DON'T HAVE IT. SO, WE PASSED THE SCHOOL ZONE SIGN -- I'M A CARMEL RESIDENT, WE PASSED THE SCHOOL SIGN ORDINANCE SEPTEMBER 15, THERE WAS A WHEREAS IN THAT WHEREAS, PRETTY MUCH THE WHEREAS THAT WAS NOT JUST -- OKAY, PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY WHEREAS THAT WAS NOT JUST LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR HOW WE ARE ALLOWED THE CHANGE THE SCHOOL ZONES WAS THAT IT WAS TO ADDRESS DRIVER CONFUSION, AND THERE WERE THINGS DONE BUT I GUESS MY MAIN CONCERN WAS WE PICKED UP MY BROTHER FROM A BASKETBALL GAME FROM CLAY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CLAY MIDDLE SCHOOL IS THE ONE SCHOOL IN THE ORDINANCE THAT IS NOW 7 TO 7, THAT'S WHEN THE LIGHT ARES SUPPOSED TO BE ON AND I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE KIDS CROSSING THE ROAD WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON AT 6:30, AND THERE ARE REASONS FOR THE LIGHTS TO BE ON AT CLAY, OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE SPORTS GAMES THAT GO RATHER LATE AND THERE'S HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA, I SUPPORT IT BEING 7 TO 7 AND THERE ARE PERIODS FOR TESTING OF THE SIGNEES, THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE, HOWEVER I FEEL LIKE IN THE TOPIC OF CHILD SAFETY WHICH INTERESTINGLY WAS NOT MENTIONED AT ALL IN THE ORDINANCE, I FEEL LIKE IN THAT TOPIC, TESTING SHOULD COME BEFORE THE SCHOOL PERIOD AND WE'VE HAD FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS NOW AND THERE ARE STILL SCHOOLS LIE MOHAWK TRAILS WHICH HAVE NOT GOTTEN THEIR NEW SIGNS SO THEY'RE STUCK WITH THEIR OLD SIGNS AND WE HAVEN'T REPLACED TLEM AND I GUESS THAT MAKES ME A LITTLE BIT SAD, LIKE, ALL OF THE TAXPAYERS IN CARMEL PAID FOR THESE NEW SIGNS AND IF YOU'RE A TAXPAYER THAT HAS A KID THAT GOES TO MOHAWK TRAIL, YU WOULD SUP SET AND YOU WOULD HAVE THE SAFETY IMPACT MUTE, IT'S STILL CONFUSING BECAUSE MOHAWK STILL HAS THEIR LIGHTS 7 TO 7 AS THE SIGNS INDICATE AND AS THEIR OLD FLASHING LIGHTS INDICATE.THERE HAVE BEEN SNOW DAYS WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON AND IN THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE ORDINANCE, YOU STILL HAVE TO DRIVE 25, THERE HAVE BEEN DAYS WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SEPTEMBER AND EVEN SET TO CARMEL SCHOOLS, AND THE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON WHEN SCHOOL WAS IN SESSION.
I FEEL LIKE THESE KINKS NEED TO BE IRONED OUT IMMEDIATELY, IT'S BEEN FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS SINCE THE ORDINANCE PASSED. THE TESTING PERIOD SEEMS TO BE OVER SO I WANT TO KNOW WHY MOHAWK DOESN'T HAVE IT AND WHY CLAY IS 7 TO 6 AND I UNDERSTAND DEFAULT PROGRAMMING, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE KINKS IRONED OUT. THANK YOU.
[7. COUNCIL AND MAYORAL COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS]
>> MOVING ALONG TO COUNCIL AND MAYORAL COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS, MAYOR FINKAM OR
DEPUTY MAYOR. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE], A FIFTH GRADER AND I WILL BE DELIVERING TONIGHT'S MAYOR COUNCIL REPORT. FIRST WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR MANY CITY TEAMS WHO WORKED LONG HOURS TO CLEAR THE ROADS AND KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.
THANK YOU TO OUR PARKS, UTILITIES, POLICE, FIRE AND STREET DEPARTMENTS, THEIR HARD WORK HELPS OUR CITY STAYS OPEN AND MOVING AND WE ARE GRATEFUL. WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES THE CITY HAS CARMEL YOUTH OF ALL AGES, KINDERGARTEN TO 8TH GRADE CITIES CAN TAKE PLACE AT THE ART CONTEST WHICH IS OPEN NOW. THEY ARE INVITED TO DESIGN A POSTER THAT CELEBRATES CARING FOR OUR PLANET, ENTRIES ARE DUE ON FEBRUARY 11 AND FAMILIES CAN FIND ALL THE DETAILS AT CARMEL GREEN .ORG. THE CARMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO OFFERING SAFE CLASSES FOR STUDENTS FROM GRADES SIX TO 8, THESE CLASSES TEACH IMPORTANT SKILLS THAT HELP KIDS STAY SAFE AND FOR PEOPLE TO HANDLE REAL LIFE SITUATIONS.
MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. APPLICATIONS FOR CARMEL'S MAYOR'S YOUTH CLUB COUNCIL OPENED YESTERDAY AND WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL MARCH 1.
THIS PROGRAM GIVES STUDENTS A CHANCE TO MAKE A REAL IMPACT ON THE CITY WHILE LEARNING
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LEADERSHIP AND TEAM WORK SKILLS. MEMBERS HELP PLAN EVENTS, WORK ON COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND GAIN EXPERIENCE THAT WILL SERVE THEM WELL IN THE FUTURE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE MANY WAYS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN CARMEL TO LEARN AND GET INVOLVED. WE ARE PROUD OF THE WORK HAPPENING ACROSS OUR CITY AND GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO HELPS MAKE CARMEL A SAFE, STRONG ANDWELCOMING PLACE TO LIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE YOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITY HERE, A MEMBER OF THEIR OWN YOUTH XAO*UNT COMMUNITY TALKING ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES SO YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
A COUPLE OF THINGS TO ADD, COUNCIL, WE WILL BE PUTTING HER ON THE YOUTH COUNCIL FOR WORK AND YOU WILL SEE OUR PROPOSAL TO START KICKING OFF AMERICA'S 250 AND CARMEL'S 250 CELEBRATION, WE WILL HAVE THAT GROUP BACK THERE TO DO FUN THING AND IS THEY WILL COME UP WITH COOL IDEAS ON THEIR WORK. I WANT TO SUMMARIZE FOR A LITTLE BIT AND PUB LUCKILY THANK ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS IS THAT WORKED ON OUR SNOWSTORM HERE ALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO NOW REALLY. NOT ONLY WAS THE CARMEL STREET DEPARTMENT WORKING 12 HOUR SHIFTS BUT CARMEL PARKS, FIRE, POLICE, UTILITIES AND ALL THE PEOPLE MANNING PHONE AND IS E-MAIL AND IS THE LIKE AS CALLS AND QUESTIONS CAME IN, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO PITCHED IN. BY THE NUMBERS, WE HAD 4333 MAN HOURS, THIS IS JUST STREET DEPARTMENT BY THE WAY, 6200 GALLONS OF FUEL, 920 TONS OF SALT USED AND TOTAL COST OF 400 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE TAXPAYER TO FIGHT MOTHER NATURE FOR THE EFFECTS OF THE 4 -- 24 HOUR STORM THAT DUMPED 10 DIRNDLS OF SNOW ON US. SUPER PROUD AND I KNOW YOU WERE SUPER HELPFUL IN EDUCATION OUR CONSTITUENTS ON WHO TO CONTACT AND KEEPING THEM OFF THE ROADS.
I WAS PROUD OF OUR CONSTITUENCY, I ROAD THE SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE BULK OF THE SNOW HIT SO I WASN'T A DISTRACTION, THE ROADS WERE VERY QUIET AND I THINK OUR CONSTITUENTS TOOK THE WARNINGS AND REQUESTS TO TOOK THE WARNING TO STAY OFF THE ROADS, THAT MADE IT EASIER FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CREW AND IS WHEN THE SNOW DID START IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EARLY MORNING SUNDAY MORNING, EASIER TO FIGHT, THANKS TO OUR PUBLIC FOR TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY AND MAKING THE JOBS FOR OUR TEAMS EASIER, THAT'S IT, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND I WANT TO POINT OUT AS MANY OF US UP HERE WERE OUT TAKING OUR POST TOS THE COMMUNITY, WHEN I RAN INTO YOU, IT WAS ABOUT 1:30 IN THE MORNING, SO IT WAS VERY NEAT TO SEE YOU OUT CHECKING ON PEOPLE AND I THINK THERE WAS A CAR OFF THE ROAD WHEN I SAW YOU AND THANKS TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES THAT WERE OUT, JUST GETTING A PULSE OF THINGS AND MAKING SURE WE WERE STAYING ON TOP OF IT WHICH THERE WASN'T ANY DOUBT WITH THE LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS HAVE. ANY COUNCIL COMMENTS?
>> SO, I JUST WANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT I AGREE WHEN CITIZENS COME UP AND THEY TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT'S HAPPEN INING THE STATE HOUSE AND HOW IT AFFECTS US HERE LOCALLY, IT IS CRITICAL. SB7 JUST PASSED OUT OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TODAY AND THAT FORCES OUR LOCAL POLICE TO COOPERATE WITH ICE AND PROVIDES NO FUNDING OR EVEN INAPPROPRIATE ABILITY TO DISTINGUISH IN THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN BETWEEN LEGAL AND ILLEGAL IN SOME OF THEIR DEALINGS. SB1001 WHICH DEPRIVES LOCAL COMMUNITIES YOU HEARD OF OF MARKETING DECISIONS REGARDING HOUSING AND DESIGN STANDARDS IS ALSO MOVING FORWARD. WHILE THESE BILLS MAY DIFFER IN LANGUAGE AND SCOPE, THEY SHARE A TROUBLING CORE, THEY REMOVE THE ABILITY OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO RESPOND TO REAL PROBLEMS LIKE IMMIGRATION AND HOUSING WITH LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND BASIC HUMAN COMPASSION. AS A CITY COUNCIL, I BELIEVE STRONGLY IN THE PRINCIPLES THAT DECISIONS ARE BEST MADE CLOSEST TO THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THEM. COMMUNITIES ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE, WHAT WORKS MANY ONE PART OF INDIANA MAY CAUSE HARM IN ANOTHER.
THESE BILLS REPLACE THE LOCAL JUDGMENT WITH BLANKET MANDATES OFTEN ENFORCED THROUGH FINANCIAL PENALTIES THAT LEAVE CITIES WITH FEWER TOOLS AND MORE FEAR.
WE CAN BE A STATE THAT SETS BROAD GOALS WHILE STILL RESPECTING LOCAL WISDOM, WE CAN UPHOLD THE RULE OF LAW WITHOUT STRIPPING CITIES OF COMPASSION ASK COMMON SENSE.
THESE BILLS MOVE US IN ABSOLUTE TULY THE OB SIT DIRECTION, CARMEL FUNCTIONS BEST WHEN WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS LOCAL ISSUES LOCALLY, GUIDED BY OUR VALUES AND THE NEEDS OF OUR
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RESIDENTS. AS THESE BILLS CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY MAY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO GOVERN EFFECTIVELY AND COMPASSIONATELY.>> JUST FOR A LIVING, I HAVE TO DRIVE ALL OVER THE STATE OF INDIANA, ALSO WHERE I WORK IS TO A NEIGHBOR TO OUR EAST AND WHEN I WAS ABLE TO XWO BACK TO WORK AFTER THE STORM, OUR TRAILS WERE COMPLETELY CLEAR, OUR ROADS WERE COMPLETELY CLEAR AND I STRUGGLED MAKING IT TO MANY PLACES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF INDIANA THE N DAYS AND WEEKS AND FOLLOWING, SO THANK YOU TO OUR STREET DEPARTMENT, TO OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR DOING A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING OUR RESIDENTS SAFE BY CLEARING OUR ROADS AND STREETS. I ALSO WANTED TO ECHO A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT HOUSE BILL 1001, I RELEASED A PUBLIC STATEMENT REGARDING HOUSE BILL 1001 ALSO TRYING TO STRIP OUR ABILITY TO DEAL WITH LAND USE MATTERS SPECIFICALLY DUE TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND I WANTED TO THANK MAYOR FINKAM, OUR COMMISSIONERS AND SPECIFICALLY REPRESENTATIVE DANNY LOPEZ FOR TAKING ACTION TO TRY TO FILE A NUMBER OF AMENDMENT TOS THAT BILL TO PROTECT THE CITY OF CARMEL AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE MADE CARMEL WHAT IT IS TODAY. SO, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THERE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. FIRST OF ALL, I ALSO WANT TO ECHO EVERYTHING THAT RICH SAID BUT I SPECIFICALLY WANTED TO CALL OUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. I HAD A NEIGHBOR WHO WAS HAVING OPEN HEART SURGERY AND COULD NOT GET OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY BECAUSE OF THE SNOW, WE WEREN'T HITTING THE CUL-DE-SACS AND SECONDARY ROADS QUITE YET, AND SO THIS NEIGHBOR CALLED AND SAID I HAVE SURGERY AT 5:30 IN THE MORNING, I NEED HELP, AND I SAID NOT A PROBLEM, I CALLED THE MAYOR, THE MAYOR CALLED THE POLICE AND THE FIRE CHIEF, FIGURED OUT WHICH WOULD BE THE BEST SUITABLE PERSON TO HELP HER GET TO HER MUCH NEEDED SURGERY WHICH SHE'S FINE AND I PRAISE GOD FOR THAT EVERY DAY, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS TO OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL, OBVIOUSLY OUR STREETS AND UTILITIES, BUT THE FIRE CHIEF -- EXCUSE ME, POLICE CHIEF DROVE TO HER HOUSE AND BROUGHT HER TO HER APPOINTMENT WITH HER HUSBAND, SO I WANTED TO SAY THAT BECAUSE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THE CARE WE ALL HAVE, IT WAS ABOVE AND BEYOND, SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS. AND, RICH, THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT HOUSE BILL 1001, I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE NEED TO FOCUS ON IS LOSING OUR VOICE AS A COMMUNITY AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGINGTHAT UP, SO
THANK YOU. >> MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GOING THE SAY THAT, SHANNON, I THINK I WAS DEALING WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR'S SURGEON WHO ALSO NEEDED TO GET OUT, NO, I DON'T KNOW THAT, BUT A SURGEON, AND, YOU KNOW, ONE PHONE CALL TO MATT, MAYOR FINKAM IS WHO I WENT TO FIRST AND HE GOT THAT SURGEON OUT WHO LIVED ON A CUL-DE-SAC. THE REAL REASON I WANTED TODAY ASK FOR THE MIC. WAS TO JUST MAKE A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT THAT PROJECTS CIVILITY AND CURRENTLY IN CARMEL WEBSINGER ARE HOST AGO JOINT COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ABOUT HOUSING CHALLENGES IN CARMEL AND THIS WILL BE ON MARCH 5TH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO SESSIONS, THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION BUT THIS IS AFTER THE SESSION IS OVER SO, WE'LL BE DEALING WITH WHATEVER HB1001 DOES, BUT ALL SENIOR HOUSE, HOW DO WE GET OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BACK TO LIVE IN CARMEL, HOW DO WE DEAL WITH JUST ALL DIFFERENT TYPES, TOO MANY APARTMENTS, NOT ENOUGH APARTMENTS SO IPG IT
SHOULD BE A GREAT SESSION, THANKS. >> OKAY, WELL, I'M GOING TO SECOND COUNCIL TAYLOR AND OTHER COMMENTS, IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR ME WHEN THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA
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HAS LIVED BY A QUOTE, A QUOTE THAT IS PLASTERED ON THE BACK OF OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS THAT IS WRONGLY ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS JEFFERSON ON CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE THAT THE GOVERNMENT THAT GOVERNS LEAST GOVERNS BEST AND ALSO PARTIAL TO THAT IS THE GOVERNMENT CLOSEST TO THE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT AS I LEARNED FROM FANTASTIC GOVERNMENT TEACHER WHO WE HONORED ON JANUARY 5 WHO HAPPENED TO BE AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL IS INTENTIONALLY SLOW, THERE'S PROBABLY 12 BILLS GOING THROUGH THE HOUSE AND SENATE RIGHT NOW THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THE PEOPLE OF CARMEL.GOVERNMENTS INTENTIONAL SLOWNESS GETS SLOWER THE FURTHER UP IT GETS AND IT GETS FASTER THE FURTHER DOWN IT GETS AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE IMPACTS CAN BE SO DAMAGING SO ABOUT HOW EVERYTHING IS GOING SO FAST, THE COMMENTS ABOUT PUBLIC EDGEBACKER ENGAGEMENT AT THE STATE LEVEL IS NOT -- DOES NOT EXIST TO SOME EXTENT, SO I THINK THERE'S A WONDERFUL OUTLET FOR GRIEVANCE AND IS I THINK HE'S FIGHTING AN UPHILL BATTLE AGAINST A FORCE THAT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND. SO, AS WE ALL FIGHT TO KEEP CARMEL, CARMEL, KNOW THAT WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN FOR THESE THINGS THAT ARE FLYING THROUGH THE STATE HOUSE THAT IT SEEMS WE JUST CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE CHANGES FAST ENOUGH, BUT WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN.
THE MAYOR HAS A LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE LIST, WE ARE 100% UNITED, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY DISSENT IN SUPPORTING HER INITIATIVE LIST, EVERY ONE OF THEM TRULY SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF CARMEL ON THE LIST THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN US OR AS PUBLISHED OR HAVE SPOKEN WITH US ABOUT, SO SHE'S DOWN THERE FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT QUITE OFTEN AND THEN WE'RE GOING DOWN THERE WHEN WE CAN TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THIS KIND OF TARGET THAT'S BEEN PUT ON CARMEL'S BACK, SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT. THIS IS WHY CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR STATE REP AND IS STATE SENATORS ARE SO IMPORTANT. THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN DO AND THEN WE'RE DEALT A DECK OF CARDS THAT'S 35 CARDS SHORT AND IT'S HARD COULD GOVERN THAT -- TO GOVERN THAT WAY. MOVING ON, ANOTHER COMMENT I WANTED TO MAKE THOUGH AND I'M SURE WHEN I GO ON MY TRIBES, YOU THINK IS HE GOING DROP SOMETHING HEAVY, THE SUBSTANCE IS IMPORTANT, THERE'S ONE THING I'VE LEARNED ESPECIALLY LOOKING AT CARMEL IS WHEN YOU LOVE YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR COMMUNITY GIVERS YOU UP, YOU CAN CALL THAT DIVINE INTERVENTION, THE LABEL DOESN'T MATTER, WHAT MATTERS IS WITH YOU INVEST YOUR TIME AND YOUR HEART, REMARKABLE THINGS HAPPEN,YOU MET WITH GENEROSITY, OPPORTUNITIES AND CONNECTIONS YOU MAY HAVE NEVER EXPECTED. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'VE LIVED HERE FIVE MONTHS OR 50 YEARS, A PLACE ISN'T MEASURED IN TIME, IT'S MEASURED IN COMMITMENT.
WHEN YOU CHOOSE THE CARE ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR SCHOOLS, STREETS AND EVERYTHING AROUND YOU, SPECIFICALLY YOUR SHARED FUTURE, THAT COMES BACK TO YOU IN WAYS BOTH BIG AND SMALL.
I STUMBLED ACROSS SOMETHING AND IT TICKLED ME A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THIS ITEM HAD BEEN FORGOTTEN ABOUT. I ESTIMATE PROBABLY 30-35 YEARS. NOW I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN AND I CONSULTED THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS DESIGN COMMITTEE WHICH I MADE UP ABOUT TEN SECONDS SXAG PROMPTLY I'M DISSOLVING AFTER THIS STATEMENT, BUT I PUT IT OUT AND NOBODY HAS NOTICED IT.
IT'S NOT REALLY GOING TO FIT HERE BUT IT MIGHT FIT WITH CUNCIL WORRELL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW IT OR NOT, NO? YOU MIND GOING OVER TO JESSICA, JEFF.
SO, A FRIEND OF MINE WAS REMODELING THEIR HOUSE AND SOMETHING THAT HAD BEEN PLACED
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IN THE ATTACK, FALLEN DOWN THROUGH THE WALLS AND WHEN THEY REMOVED SOME DRY WALL, THISPOPPED OUT, HOLD IT UP, JEFF. >> I WAS WONDERING WHERE THIS WAS.
>> SO, WHEN I TALK ABOUT LOVE, GIVING THINGS BACK, MAYBE THAT'S NOT AS MONUMENTAL OF WHAT PEOPLE MIGHT ENVISION, I THOUGHT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU PROBABLY PUT IN THE ATICK ONE OR TWO HOUSES AGO 50 YEARS AGO HAS BEEN DISCOVERED AND RETURNED TO YOU.
WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FUN UP HERE. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
[8. CONSENT AGENDA]
OBSERVATIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? MOVING ON TO CONSENT AGENDA. APPROVAL OF MINUTE FROM JANUARY 5TH AND JANUARY 7TH EXECUTIVE SESSION AND OUR CLAIMS, PAYROLL IN THE AMOUNT OF 4 MILLION 590 THOUSAND 329 DOLLARS 96 CENTS AND GENERAL CLAIMS, 1 MILLION 981 THOUSAND 911 DOLLARS 28CENTS. >> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES.
ACTION ON MAYORAL VETOES, NONE. COMMITTEE REPORTS, DR. JOSIE, LAND USE AND SPECIAL STUDIES.
[10. COMMITTEE REPORTS]
. INGER THE LAST MEET K, WE DISCUSSED PARKING ORDINANCE WHICH YOU WILL SEE LATER TODAY. WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE U.S. 31 CORRIDOR PLAN AND IS THAT IS A CONTINUING CONVERSATION THAT WILL OCCUR AGAIN THIS WEDNESDAY AT 5:30 AT THE CARMEL PUBLICLIBRARY. ALL ARE WELCOME. >> THANK YOU.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, CAN I MAKE ONE COMMENT? >> YES, PLEASE.
>> AFTER RECEIVING THE PARKING STUDY BACK, I WANTED TO SUGGEST MAYBE DOING A WORKSHOP WITH ENGINEERING AND PARKS SO WE UNDERSTAND THE DOCUMENTS WE HAVE RECEIVED.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THEM.
>> DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDED COMMITTEE? >> I DO NOT, NO.
JUST A WORKSHOP OR A PRESENTATION. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
>> OKAY. >> MR. PRESIDENT, WE COULD PROBABLY DO THAT.
I REALLY LIKE THAT SUGGESTION, JUST A PRESENTATION BEFORE THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING OR DURING
THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. ER >> I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
SOME MORE BACK AND FORTH AND ENGAGEMENT >> FOR ALL 9 OF US INSTEAD OF A
COMMITTEE. >> I AGREE WITH THAT, A PRESENTATION WOULD BE GREAT, SO WE'RE ALL PLAY WITCHING THE SAME DECK OF CARDS. I LOOKED THROUGH THE DOCUMENT, IT'S A LOT, SO I WOULD LIKE THE KINDERGARTEN VERSION, NO OFFENSE, I WOULD LOVE THE KINDERGARTEN VERSION SO I CAN WHOLLY UNDERSTAND IT BEFORE WE SEND IT TO COMMITTEE.
>> CITY ENGINEER, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO PRESENT SOMETHING, WE NEED TO GET IT ON THE SCHEDULE FOR A CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO SEND IT TO A COMMITTEE, IT SOUNDS LIKE A FULL COUNCIL SO WE CAN GIVE THEM THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETINGS.
>> IT'S PENDING AVAILABILITY. WE WILL PUBLICLY NOTICE A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING AT 5:00, PRIOR TO THE COUNCIL MEETING, WOULD THAT WORK FOR EVERYBODY, SO WE'LL HAVE A COMMITTEE OF THE MEETING OF A WHOLE AT 5:00 RUNNING UP TO OUR NEXT SI COUNCIL MEETING TWO
WEEKS FROM TODAY I BELIEVE. >> VERY QUICKLY, THANK YOU, COUNCILOR, I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP, I CAN USE THE EXTRA HELP, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
>> JESS CASING AFTER YOU CONFIRM AVAILABILITY, CAN YOU POST IT SOONER THAN LATER, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILOR, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA, THENS A
LOT. COUNCILOR TAYLOR? >> THANK YOU, WE HAVE OUR FIRST FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE YEAR AT 6:30 ON FEBRUARY 11 HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
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>> THANK YOU. AND SINCE WE'RE ON COMMITTEES AND AS WE DISCUSSED, I'M GOING TO SEN A COUPLE UP -- SEND A COUPLE OF THINGS IN YOUR COMMITTEE.
LATER IN THE AGENDA, WE'RE DOING SOME PRINTOUTS TO COMMITTEES, THERE'S TWO COMMITTEES THAT OUR COUNCIL SPONSOR CREATED VIA ORDINANCE WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT, ONE IS THE DISABILITY COMMITTEE AND IN TANDEM WITH THE MAYOR, MAKING SURE THAT IT'S FULFILLING A MISSION THAT IS PRUDENT AND BENEFICIAL TO THE PEOPLE OF CARMEL, MAKING SURE WE'RE STAYING ON POINT, JUST KIND OF ANALYZING IT SINCE ITS CREATION, MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING WHAT THE COMMUNITY REALLY NEEDS AS FAR AS ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL TYPES OF DIVERGENT INDIVIDUALS, UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, AND MAKE SURE THE SIZE AND SCOPE AND BETH OF THAT NIGHT, SAME THING WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL ALSO GO TO FINANCE AND RULES, THAT'S AN INTERESTING COMMITTEE THAT COULD PROBABLY BE DOING MORE INSTEAD OF CREATING OTHER SUBCOMMITTEES AND WHATNOT, PERHAPS THEY COULD TAKE A LARGER LOAD, IT'S ONE THAT DOESN'T MEET VERY OFTEN SO KIND OF DOING AN ANALYSIS, MAYBE NOTHING CHANGES BUT IF YOU GUYS COULD TAKE THAT UP AND JUST REVIEW WHAT'S BEEN DONE AND
WHAT BETTER PATHS FORWARD MIGHT BE. >> YES, SIR, YOU'VE GOT IT.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. OTHER REPORTS, HENRY, REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION?
[11.a. Carmel Redevelopment Commission (Monthly)]
>> THANK YOU, CARMEL REDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. IF I CAN GET THE POWERPOINT ON THE SCREEN, PLEASE. ER IT'S BEEN PRETTY COLD OUTSIDE FOR THE PAST MONTH, MOSTLY THESE PICTURES HAVEN'T CHANGED, BUT STILL LOTS OF WORK HAPPENING IN CITY CENTER AS IT FINISHES BEING BUILT OUT. THAT IS A PRETTY GOOD PICTURE SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF MONAN SQUARE, INCLUDING THE CONDO PROJECT, THAT HAS STARTED CONSTRUCTION.
MAGNOLIA CONTINUES WORKING ON ITS REMAINING CONDOS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE MUSE LAST MONTH, ALL THE RETAIL AT THE BOTTOM IS FIELD NOW, THE CONDOS ARE 24 OUT OF 25 SOLD, IT WAS ASKED WHEN WE WOULD GET ACCOUNTING ON THE PROFIT SHARE, THEY'VE CONTRACTED THEM FOR SALE, THESE THINGS WON'T CLOSE UNTIL MARCH, APRIL, SO I SUSPECT THEN WE'LL HAVE NUMBERS.
THE CROSSING CONTINUES, THEY'RE WORING ON THE SKIN ON THAT GARAGE ALONG WITH THE HOTEL COMPONENT, THAT'S GOING ON NOW. WE TALKED ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] 3 COMING UP, LOTS GOING ON AT ICON AND MAIN INCLUDING OUR CITY ENGINEER BRAD PIZE AND I WERE ON THE CALL COORDINATING TRAIL CONNECTIONS WITH OUR FRIENDS AT ROSE JUST THIS WEEK, SO LOTS OF COORDINATION HAPPENING THERE. AT&T SITE IS LOOKING BETTER AND BETTER AND LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THE CONDO THAT IS ARE GOING TO GO UP THERE, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT CONSTRUCTION SART AND THE PLAZA IS LOOKING EVER MORE BEAUTIFUL WITH ALL THE FACADE MATERIALS GOING UP.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR THIS MONTH AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE
COUNCILORS MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. >> EASY DAY FOR YOU.
[11.b. Carmel Historic Preservation Commission (Quarterly – January, April, July, October)]
CARMEL HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SNYDER, COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M ALWAYS I GUESS SURPRISED SOMETIMES WITH THE GREAT WISDOM THAT I HEAR WHEN I COME TO THESE MEETINGS FROM SOME OF THE FOBS THAT COME UP TO SPEAK TO YOU. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE HOW IMPRESSED I WAS WITH THE YOUNG LADY HERE FROM YOUTH COUNCIL AND THE THINGS THAT YOU HAD TO SAY AND I JUST WANTED TO EXTEND AN INVITATION THAT IF YOU OR ANY OF YOUR FELLOW COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO COME TO A HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEET, WE WOULD LOVE HAVE YOU PARTICIPATE IN THAT PART OF THE CITY'S DEMOCRACY, SO I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU. SO, JUST REAL QUICKLY, I'M HERE
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TO REPORT ON THE LAST QUARTER OF 2025, SO THIS ISN'T ANYTHING ABOUT SORT OF CURRENT, BUT YOU'RE WELL AWARE OF THE ORDER NAN -- ORDINANCE THAT IS WE BROUGHT BEFORE YOU IN OCTOBER SINCE YOU ALL DISCUSSED THOSE AND APPROVED THEM IN OCTOBER AT 14420 CHERRY TREE ROAD AND SMOKEY ROAD, THOSE WERE PASSED AND ARE LOCALLY DESIGNATED PROTECTED PROPERTIES.THE NEXT TWO THINGS I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT, JUST A REMINDER THE CITY OF CARMEL IS A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THAT IS A PROGRAM THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORS NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE AND IT PLACES CERTAIN SORT OF PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS UPON THE PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND SO THAT'S WHY WE FELT LIKE IT WAS A GOOD THING FOR THE HPC TO BECOME A CLG, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY REQUIRE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSIONS IS EVERY TEN YEARS YOU COMPLETE A SURVEY OF YOUR HISTORIC RESOURCES IN YOUR COMMUNITY. SO, CARMEL'S FIRST VARY WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER OF 2014, SO WE WERE SAYING WE NEED TO UPDATE THAT SURVEY, THAT WAS A SORT OF SPOT BY SPOT SURVEY BUZZ THAT'S ALL WE COULD AFFORD BACK AT THAT POINT. THE MORE RECENT SURVEY THAT WE DID WAS COMPREHENSIVE AND PICKED UP MANY MORE SITES IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE COUNCIL ALREADY APPROVED IN 2014.
SO, WE -- HOWEVER AS A PART OF THAT WE'RE REQUIRED O DO NOTIFICATION TO ANY PROPERTY OWNER WHOSE PROPERTY WILL BE ADDED TO OUR SURVEY. SO, WE DID THAT IN -- I THINK IN OCTOBER AND HELD A PUBLIC MEETING JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING FOR THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS TO COME TO BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS, HEAR WHAT BEING ON THE SURVEY WAS ALL ABOUT AND OF THE JUST OVER THOUSAND PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WERE NOTIFIED, WHICH IS WHY IT TOOK US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF FOLKS TO NOTIFY, WE HAD ABOUT 50 OR SO PEOPLE COME FOR THE MEETING HERE IN PERSON IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS FOR WHICH WE DID A PRESENTATION ABOUT WHAT THE SURVEY IS WHICH IS SIMPLY IDENTIFYING WHICH PROPERTIES ARE OF HISTORIC NOTE, YOU KNOW, THAT MADE CARMEL, CARMEL, AS YOU KIND OF WERE NOTING EARLIER, WHAT MAKES THE COMMUNITY SPECIAL. SO, WE ANSWERED FOLKS' QUESTIONS AND LISTENED TO CONCERNS FROM A FEW FOLKS, ANSWERED THEIR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS AND THEN WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT FORWARD TO COUNCIL AT SOME POINT HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC TIMELINE, BUT WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT FORWARD PER OUR CLG REQUIREMENTS. THE OTHER THING IS THAT IT'S ALSO REQUIRED -- FELT TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMISSION MEMBERS BE -- RECEIVE REGULAR TRAINING ON DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT ARE RELEVANT AND BEST PRACTICES TO WHAT THEY DO. SO WE DID THREE DIFFERENT TRAINING DURING THEIR COMMISSION MEETINGS DURING 2025, A THIRD ONE DURING THE PERIOD THAT YOU ALL ARE HEARING ABOUT TONIGHT. WE ALSO DID FINAL REVIEWS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS FOR SOFM THE FACADE GRANT PROGRAMS THAT WE REGULARLY DO THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AND ALSO CONTINUED ON OUR RESEARCH AND WRITING OF A PRESERVATION PLAN FOR THE NORTH RANGE LINE ROAD AREA WHICH WE'VE TALKED WITH YOU ABOUT BEFORE. SO, JUST ONE LAST NOTE, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IMPACT THIS WILL HAVE AROUND THE HIS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND THE U.S. -- I THROUGH MY JOB, MY DAY JOB AT INDIANA LANDMARKS, WE JOINTLY OPERATE A GRANT PROGRAM WITH W THE CENTRAL INDIANA FOR THE COX GRANT FUNDS WHICH ARE UP TO 40 THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANTS FOR BLACK HERITAGE SITES IN INDIANA, SO IF THERE ARE ANY SUCH PROPERTIES OR SITES IN THE CITY OF CARMEL THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF THAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT PROGRAM, FEEL FREE TO PUT THEM IN TOUCH WITH
ME AND WE'LL GET THEM CONNECTED. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> ON THE NORTH RANGE LINE
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HISTORIC DISTRICT, CAN YOU TOUCH BASE WITH ME BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD ON THAT.I'VE BEEN HAVING SOFM CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE AREA AND THERE'S SOME ISSUES, THEY HAVE DWO DIFFERENT OVERLAYS THEY'RE DEALING WITH AND THERE'S SOME TIMES WHERE THERE WAS A CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE WHERE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PERSON I TALKED TO SAID IF THIS WAS A COUPLE OF BLOCKS SOUTH, I COULD ENFORCE SOME OF THESE CODE ENFORCEMENT THINGS BUT WE'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT OVERLAYS AND MIXED RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS,
THIS AREA IS -- MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED. >> I THINK IT IS COMPLICATED AND WE NEED TO PULL DOCS INTO THAT CONVERSATION BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONUSES THAT DO THE OVERLAY REVIEWS, NOT THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, MAYBE IT NEEDS TO HAVE ITS OWN OVERLAY INSTEAD OF HAVING TWO ON TOP OF EACH OTHER, BOTH OLD TOWN AND THE ARTS SDRIK OVERLAY THERE, SO, JUST TOUCH BASE, I'M SURE OUR EXECUTOR -- SHE PROBABLY WANTS TO TOUCH BASE WITH YOU TOO. THANKS.
>> WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. HOW LONG DID YOU SAY THE SURVEY
WOULD TAKE, DO YOU THINK? >> YOU MEAN TO GET IT HERE? >> YES.
>> THE SURVEY IS DONE. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS EVERY TEN YEARS THOUGH.
>> THAT'S THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE NATURAL PARKS SERVICE PUTS ON COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE PRESERVATION COMMISSIONS WHICH WOULD MEAN WE WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT ANOTHER ONE TEN YEARS
OUT FROM ADOPTION. >> PERFECT. YEAH, I MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU
SAD, THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. >> YES, SIR, THIS IS ALSO ABOUT THE NORTH RANGE LINE PRESERVATION PLAN. COULD YOU SORT OF OUTLINE THE NEXT STEP AND IS PROCESS AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOUSE BILL 1001, IF WE DO PROTECT THE CHARACTER OF THE RANGE CORRIDOR, AND POSSIBLY ADDING SOME PROTECTIONS THERE THAT ARE NOT IN CONFLICT OF OTHER AREA PLANS THAT ARE IMPORTANT, SO WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS, WHEN DO YOU START ENGAGING DOCS, WHAT IS THE REST OF THAT PROCESS LOOK LIKE?
>> SO FAR THE WORK WE'VE DONE, WENT OUT IDENTIFYING BOUNDARIES, LOOKING AT EACH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY TO DESCRIBE ARCHITECTURAL STYLES, CHARACTERISTICS, INTEGRITY, LIKE DOES IT LOOK PRETTY MUCH AT THE TIME IT WAS BUILT OR HAS ITS SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERED OVER TIME, SO THAT'S -- AND THEN THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF PROPERTIES.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO LAUNCH ANYTHING INTO THE PUBLIC ARENA, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY, UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS WELL ENGAGING WITH THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN THE AFFECTED AREA. SO WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT SOME AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE WE GET THERE. CAN WE INCORPORATE IN THE PRESERVATION PLAN VARIOUS DIFFERENT PROTECTION THAT IS MAY CURRENTLY NOT EXIST, AS LONG AS THEY'RE WITHIN THE STATE ENABLING LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS US TO DO IT, YES, WE CAN
DO THAT. >> SO, AND I'M GOING TO CATCH THIS WITH I'M JOKING BUT I'M NOT, IF THE HOUSE BILL GOES THROUGH, WE'LL JUST DESIGNATE OUR 55 SQUARE MILES OF CARMEL AS A HISTORIC SITE SO WE CAN PROTECT OURSELVES. YOU WOULD SUPPORT THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. THAT COULD TAKE IN A LOT OF PROPERTIES TO BE WORKING WITH.
THAT'S A LOT. >> SO, THE NORTH RANGE LINE OVERLAY WAS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN ON LAND USE'S AGENDA AND IT KIND OF STAYS AS THAT THIRD ITEM AS MORE STUFF COMES BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS CRITICAL AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO MESH WITH THE SUB AREA PLAN AND IT IS SOMETHING WHERE THESE TWO CONFLICTING DISTRICTS NEED TO BE CORRECTED, SO I GUESS MY
QUESTION IS DO YOU WANT THAT? >> ABSOLUTELY, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT EXERCISE AND ADAM'S EXPRESSED CONCERNS HE IS WELL AWARE OF WITH CONSTITUENTS ASK IT WOULD BE A NICE PLACE FOR US TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION SO, YES, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE THAT ON?
>> AND IF -- MIKE'S NOT HERE, BUT IT MIGHT BE GOOD IF [INAUDIBLE] HAS AN OFF WEEK EDUCATIONAL LEARNING WHERE THEY LEARN THINGS, THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME MANY THE NEXT FEW
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WEEKS OR EVEN -- WHENEVER, O HAVE MIKE INCLUDE ALL OF YOU, EVERYBODY, IN THAT JUST TOUNDERSTAND THE LAY OF THE LAND AND -- >> SURE, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME UP FOR A LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETING ANY TIME, YEAH.
>> WE WILL GET THAT WITH YOU AND GET THAT CONNECTED. >> THAT WOULD BE ON THE AGENDA,
JESSICA. >> ALRIGHT, HAVE A GLAET -- GREAT EVENING.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. >> GOOD EVENING, MICHAEL
[11.h. Parks Department (Quarterly – February, May, August, November)]
[INAUDIBLE], DIRECTOR OF PARK AND IS RECREATION, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE MY FIRST QUARTER REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH THREE NUMBERS THAT ARE KIND OF A RECAP OF 2025. FIRST NUMBER, 710, THAT'S THE CURRENT ACREAGE THAT'S UNDER THE CARMEL PARK AND IS RECREATION, OVER THE LAST 7 YEARS, 8 YEARS AS I HAVE BEEN DIRECT TORX WE ADDED 155 ACRES TO THE PARKS, IT COST THE TAXPAYERS 0 DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY WERE LANDS OWNED BY THE CITY, OTHERS WE -- IT REPRESENTS OUR HIGH MARK FOR THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT CARMEL EMPLOYS, YEAR ROUND WE'RE OVER 500 OR 510 AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, WHEN WE BRING IN SUMMER PARKS, WE'RE ALSO AROUND THAT 710 NUMBER, AND JUST TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S ABOUT 30, 40 LESS THAN WHAT THE CITY OF CARMEL EMPLOYS WITH THE STREET DEPARTMENT, POLICE, FIRE AND EVERYTHING ELSE SO WE'RE EMPLOYING ALMOST AS MANY INDIVIDUALS, NOT NECESSARILY FULL TIME EMPLOYEES BUT INDIVIDUALS THE CITY OF CARMEL DOES.THE SECOND NUMBER IS 75 -- 74%, THAT WAS OUR COST RECOVERY NUMBER F YOU TAKE THE OPERATIONAL REVENUES FOR EXTENDED SCHOOL ENRHODE ISLAND, SUMMER CAMP AND IS ALL OF OUR PROGRAM AND IS DIVIDE IT BY OUR UP OPERATING BUDGE, THAT NUMBER IS 74% FOR CARMEL PARKS.
SO 74% FOR CARMEL CLAY PARK AND IS RECK RAIX, 27% FOR THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
FUN FACT IF YOU LOOK AT JUST THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE TIED TO A MUNICIPALITY, A TRADITIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION DIDN'T, CITIES, TOWNS, VILLAGES, THAT NUMBER FALLS A LITTLE UNDER 25%, SO ABOUT A 50 POINT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TRADITIONAL PARKS DEPARTMENT AND CARMEL CLAY PARKS AND RECREATION, THAT 74% ALSO REPRESENTS AT MINIMUM THE AMOUNT OF THE 710 ACHE THAERS ARE IN SOME SORT OF NATURAL IT IS CLOSER TO AN 80% NUMBER, AND SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT OUR PARKS, THAT INCLUDES FORESTED AREAS, THAT INCLUDES WATER, THAT'S ABOUT 80% WHICH IS IN A NATURAL STATE SX, 3.2 MILLION, THAT WAS OUR VISITS TO CARMEL CLAY PARKS LAST YEAR, AND IF WE WERE A NATIONAL PARK, WE WOULD BE THE SECOND MOST VISITED NATIONAL PART IN THE COUNTRY AHEAD OF NUMBER 2, Z ZION NATIONAL PARK, SO WHAT THAT DEMONSTRATE ISS THE PROFOUND IMPACT THAT LOCAL PARKS HAVE ON THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE 6.3 MILLION VISITS ARE OUR RESIDENTS. WE ALSO SERVE A LOT OF OUT OF TOWN FOLKS WHICH HAVE BEEN USING OUR BUSINESSES AND CONTRIBUTING TO OUR ECONOMY BUT AT THE SAME POINT WESH ARE SERVING A LOT OF PEOPLE AND WE'RE PROUD OF THAT.
THAT REPRESENTS ABOUT 700 THOUSAND PEOPLE ALONE TO THE WATER PARK IN THOSE NUMBERS SO WE'RE SERVING A LOT OF FOLKS AND I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF MY STAFF TO ENSURE WE'RE PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCES TO EVERYONE THAT COMES. WE HAVE OTHER 172 THOUSAND PRESIDENTS PANTS IN OUR RECREATION PROGRAMS LAST YEAR INCLUDING THE CAMPS, THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM AND EVERYTHING ELSE WE PROVIDE. SO THIS IS A MILESTONE YEAR FOR CARMEL CLAY PARKS AND RECREATION, WE WERE ESTABLISHED IN 91 THROUGH AN INTERLOCAL
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COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARMEL AND CLAY, IT'S TWO PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A WORLD CLASS PARK SYSTEM AND WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT IN THOSE 35 YEARS, IT TOOK A FEW YEARS FOR US TO GET OUR FIRST PARKS IN DEVELOPMENT AND NOW WE'VE COME A LONG WAY AND IS WE'RE PROUD OF THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE AND GRATEFUL FOR MAKING THIS SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL. TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT PARTNERSHIP, IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE WE GET OUR FUNDING FOR OUR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS A FIVE YEAR PERIOD, FOR EVERY DOLLAR OF CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT WE RECEIVE FROM CLAY TOWNSHIP, WE RECEIVE JUST UNDER 3 CENT FROM CARMEL, IF YOU ADD IN IMPACT FEES, THAT GIVES US ANOTHER 11 CENTS PER DOLLAR COMPARED TO CLAY TOWNSHIP, THAT IS NOT A KNOCK AGAINST THE CITY OF CARMEL, WHAT THAT MEANS IS BY LEVERAGING CLAY TOWNSHIP, WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE ROUNDING THAN WE OTHERWISE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO SO, ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN STRIVING ONE OF OUR GOAL ISS TO LOOK AT OUR CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN IS LOOKING AT DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCES FOR PARKS AND RECREATION. I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR A NEW FUNDING SOURCE THAT'S SPECIFIC TO PARKS THAT CAN BE USED SOLELY FOR PARK CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, PART OF IT IS TO REPLACE THE LOCAL INCOME TAX DOLLARS WE LOST FROM CLAY TOWNSHIP WITH THE CENTRAL PARK BOND AND THE DOLLARS THAT FLOWED FROM THAT STOPPED COMING TO US BECAUSE THAT BOND WAS PAID OFF, BUT THE MORE I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, WE ALREADY HAVE TO SOME DEGREE A DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE THROUGH CLAY TOWNSHIP.THE CITY HAS BROAD RESPONSIBILITIES, IT'S PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY, IT'S PROVIDING FOR THE STREETS, IT'S PROVIDING MANY OTHER SSS, CLAY TOWNSHIP HAS A MUCH MORE NARROW FOCUS, ONE OF THOSE BEING PARKS AND RECREATION, SO IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUCCEED WHERE OTHER COMMUNITIES MAYBE HAVE NICE PARKS BUT WE HAVE PHENOMENAL PARKS AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO. SO, SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF A FEW PROJECTS WE ACCOMPLISHED LAST YEAR, BORROW BRIDGE AND HAZEL LANDING PARK, TO FISHER'S HERITAGE PARK, IT OPENED ON OCTOBER 20 OF THIS PAST YEAR, IT WAS TRULY A REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP WHERE CLAY TOWNSHIP PROVIDED FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THIS 11.3 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT, CARAMEL CLAY PARK AND IS RECREATION, 3 MILLION, WE HAD FUNDING FROM HAMILTON COUNTY DELAWARE TOWNSHIP FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER AS WELL AS THE CITY OF FISHERS, TRULY A REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND SOMETHING THAT CONNECTS OUR COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.
WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT THIS, IT'S THE 106 STREET ALIGNMENT, AND IF YOU FOLLOW THE PERIMETER PAST THAT ALREADY EXISTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, IT CONNECTS DOWNTOWN ZION'SVILLE TO FISHERS AND THREE RAIL TRAIL TO FREEWAY TO NICKEL'S PLAY TRAIL AND THOSE TRAILS, SO TRULY A WONDERFUL PROJECT THAT WAS IN THE DREAM STAGE FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND WE ARE HAPPY TO GET IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. ANOTHER THING WE ACCOMPLISHED LAST YEAR WAS THE OPENING OF MONON STATION IN THE MONON COMMUNITY CENTER, A SPACE THAT USED TO BE A CHILD CARE SERVICE AS WELL AS IN ITS ORIGINAL RENDITION, A CAFE THAT DIDN'T NECESSARILY DO SUCCESSFULLY TO A MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM TO NOW A COMBINED SPACE THAT IS TRULY A ONE OF A KIND INDOOR PLAYGROUND, WE STILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILD CARE FOR OUR MEMBERS, SO THAT THEY CAN CAN WORK OUT AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS BUT WE ALSO HAVE DESIGNATED TIMES THAT THE PUBLIC CAN COME IN ESPECIALLY ON COLD DAYS LIKE WE'VE BEEN HAVING TO BE ABLE TO GET INSIDE AND HAVE AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT NOT ONLY GETS THEM ACTIVITY BUT THEY HAVE A LOT OF STEM COMPONENT INS THERE AS WELL, IT'S BOTH CREATIVE AS WELL AS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SOMETHING THAT'S SPECIAL. ANOTHER THING WE ACCOMPLISHED LAST YEAR THAT TIES INTO THE PREVIOUS REPORT WITH THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, NOT DIRECTLY, IN THE SAME SPIRIT IS THAT WE PURCHASED THE HISTORIC SIGH LOWS AND HAD BEENINGER ANET HOUSE, IT'S ADJACENT, IT'S FROZE IN A SQUARE IN A PARK, IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO RIVER HERITAGE PARK, THERE'S A SILO NEC TO OUR SHELTER, WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT THIS HOUSE, IT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1827, SO IT'S ABOUT READY TO CELEBRATE
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ITS 200TH ANNIVERSARY AND IT IS THE OLDEST BRICK STRUCTURE IN WHAT IS NOW THE CITY OF CARMEL, IT'S BEHIND THE CONNOR HOUSE WITHIN HAMILTON COUNTY, SO IT IS IN PHENOMENAL SHAPE FOR NEARLY 200 YEAR-OLD OLD HOME, WE WANT TO DO PROGRAMMING, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM TO DO AN ASSESSMENT OF THIS HOUSE AND WE'RE WAITING ON THEIR FINAL REPORTS TO LOOK AT WHAT ARE THE THINGS WE NEED O DO TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PRESERVING THE HI TOR CAL INTEGRITY OF THIS HOUSE, HELP US PRIORITIZE HOW WE DO THAT, EXPLORE WHETHER IT IS ADVISABLE TO PUT THIS ON THE HISTORIC REGISTRY WHICH IS ALSO MANAGED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, MAYBE SOME PROS AND CONS WE'RE GOING TO INVESTIGATE THAT AND UT SMARTLY MY VISION WHICH WILL LOOK AT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS THE FACT THIS IS NOT ONLY IN THE FLOOD PLAIN BUT POURS OF THIS IS IN THE FLOOD WAY, WHAT KIND OF STRUCK WHICH ARES CAN WE DO, RECREATING THE BARN AS A MODERN FACILITY TO USE FOR CAMP AND IS OTHER PROGRAMMING AND THE HOUSE BECOMES A BREAKOUT FACILITY. I DON'T ENVISION IT AS A LIBRARY BUT MORE SO AS A LIVING, BREATHING SPACE SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING THAT AND HELP PRESERVE PART OF CARMEL'S TREMENDOUS HISTORY, AND THEN THIS IS MOVING INTO THIS YEAR, WE HAVE REOPENED THE JAPANESE GARDEN, THE FIRST PHASE OF IT, BEAUTIFUL SPACE RIGHT NOW, A LITTLE HARD TO GO BECAUSE IT'S CRUSHED STONE TRAIL AROUND IT AND THAT'S NOT THE EASIEST THING TO SHOVEL WITHOUT GETTING RID OF ALL THE AGGREGATE, BUT I ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO CHECK THIS OUT, BEAUTIFUL SPACE DESIGNED BY WORLD RENOWNED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND ALSO DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS, YOU MIGHT JUST CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE GLOW ABOUT IT, SO ONCE THERE'S SNOW AND THE SNOW IS MELTED, AISLE -- I'LL TAKE SOME PHOTOS. MOVING INTO THIS YEAR, WE'RE EXCITED TO MOVE DEVELOPMENT OF PHASE 1 OF BEAR CREEK PARK, THE MA*ER PLAN IS 30 MILLION DOLLARS, HANG TOS FUNDING FROM THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH THE INFRASTRUCTURE BOND YOU PASSED OVER A YEAR AGO AS WELL AS IMPACT FEES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS WHICH WILL INCLUDE TRAILS, A PLAYGROUND, AN INCREDIBLE OVERLOOK REALLY I JOKE THAT IT'S A PACIFIC TYPE FEEL, BUT IT'S A CARMEL FEEL. IT'S GOING TO BE AN INCREDIBLE PARK OVER THE NEXT ROUGHLY 7 MONTHS, WE'LL BE FINISHING THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THAT SO THAT WE E CAN START CONSTRUCTION, WE'VE ALREADY SELECTED A BUILD OPERATE TRANSFER PARTNER TO BRING THIS ACROSS THE LINE SXIT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A 12-18 BUILD ONCE WE START CONSTRUCTION TOWARD THE LATTER PART OF THIS YEAR. SOME OTHER PROJ THAT IS ARE IN THE PLANNING STAGES THIS YEAR, VETERANS PARK WE CANER EVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDES MEMBERS OF THE VETERAN COMMUNITY, WE'RE EXCITED TO BE GETTING TO LOOK AT WHAT THAT PARK IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, ALSO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE CENTRAL CORE FREEWAY, THE AUTUMN FREEWAY, FOCUSING ON THE VETERANS BECAUSE THAT NEEDS TO MOVE QUICKER THAN THE EAST/WEST ONE, CONTINUE TOG KEEP THOSE IN THE FOREFRONT. ANOTHER PROJECT THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF CARMEL AND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IS PHASE 3 OF MODON BOULEVARD, THIS SPRING YOU'LL START SEEING THIS PLAY STRUCTURE COME TO LIFE AND CELEBRATING THE MUSICAL HISTORY AND THE MUSICAL APPRECIATION THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS, SO SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. SOME OTHER NOTABLE PROJECTS WE'LL BE HAPPENING THIS YEAR, WE WILL BE INSTALL THING BOARDWALK IN FOUNDER'S PARK WHICH WILL BE A FLOATING BOARDWALK, WE'LL BE RENOVATING THE BOARDWALK WHICH IS COMING TOWARDS THE END OF LIFE, THAT WILL BE HAPPENING THIS YEAR, AND NOT QUITE AS EXCITING BUT THE -- WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING TO SWITCH OUT THE FLOORING IN THE A AQUATIC LOCKER ROOM INS THE MONON COMMUNITY CENTER. IT'S A CONCRETE THAT WE PUT AN EPOXY ON, WE'RE GOING TO PUT A PERMANENT SOLUTION ON WHICH IS TILE WHICH SHOULD LAST MANY[01:25:04]
DECADES AND MATCH THE DESIGN AESTHETIC OF THAT FACILITY, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.AND THEN FINALLY THIS IS THE YEAR, THIS SPRING, WE'LL BE OPEN THING NORTH EXTENSION WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLE OVERLOOK AS WELL AS TAKING US ALL THE WAY TO 146TH STREET, WE'RE EXCITE ABOUT THAT PROJECT, ROUGHLY 6 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT, FOUR MILLION OF IT WAS THROUGH A READY GRANT WE RECEIVE FRAMED THE INDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION THROUGH THE CENTRAL INDIANA CENTRAL AUTHORITY, WE RECEIVED A MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM HAMILTON PROJECT TO GO TOWARDS THIS GRANT, WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY
QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE. >> I JUST WANT THE SAY FANTASTIC PRESENTATION.
I HAVE TO SAY YOU ARE THE LESLIE OF CARMEL INDIANA. >> I TAKE THAT WITH MUCH PRIDE,
SO THANK YOU. >> NO, I WANTED TO ASK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE CREEK,
YOU SAID THAT CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO TAKE 12-18 MONTHS. >> CORRECT.
>> AND PHASE 2 I'M ASSUMING IS -- >> SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL
FUNDING. >> WHICH LEADS ME TO MY NEXT QUESTION.
YOU AND I HAD A CONVERSATION, ARE YOU STILL WORK WITCHING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO CHANGE
CERTAIN LANGUAGE, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, IF YOU DON'T MIND. >> WE'VE BEEN CONTINUING TO ADVOCATE FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES OR DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES, YOU KNOW, IN THE DREAM WORLD, IT WOULD BE A TAXING AUTHORITY AND A FUNCTION THAT LOOKS MORE SIMILAR TO CARMEL CLAY PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIES ACROSS THE STATE. I DON'T THINK BASED ON SOME OF THE LEGISLATION THAT YOU'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT TODAY THIS IS THE SESSION THAT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT THAT WOULD BE THE DREAM SITUATION. ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE LOOKING ATFINGER THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CUMULATIVE BUILDING FUND THAT'S DEDICATED TO FUNDS, THAT FALLS WITHIN THE MAXIMUM LEVY WITHIN A COMMUNITY, EITHER THE CITY OR THE TOWNSHIP WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT BOTH OF YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY AT THAT MAXIMUM LEVY, SO IT'S AVAILABLE BUT NOT REALLY AND THAT'S THE CASE FOR MOST COMMUNITIES, SO WE'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR CONSIDERATION SIMILAR TO FIRE, TO AIRPORT AUTHORITIES AND TO BRIDGES FOR THE COUNTIES THAT THAT GO OUTSIDE THE LEVY. WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS, IT WASN'T IMMEDIATELY TOLD NO IN THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD BUT THEN IT DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO THE BILL. WE AOEFR CONTINUING TO PUSH FORWARD, THE IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL SESSION TOS GAIN STEAM ON THAT, WE'RE LOOKING THAT THE AND ONE OF THE THINS IS WE'RE TRYING TO PRESERVE OUR EXISTING FUNDING SOURCES, YOU TALKED ABOUT HB1001 AND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT CREATES FOR THE CITY AND ZONING. THERE WAS LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT WAS VERY RESTRICTIVE FOR IMPACT FEES AND OF COURSE THAT WAS 11 CENTS TO THE DOLLAR THAT THE TOWNSHIP PROVIDES FOR OUR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY SO, WE ADVOCATED TO -- ONE OF THE THINGS WAS THE PARK WOULD NEED TO BE A MILE FROM WHERE THE FEW WAS COLLECT ED, EVERY PARK DIRECTOR'S DREAM WOULD HAVE A MILE AWAY FROM EVERYONE BUT THEN IT WOULD A NIGHTMARE BECAUSE THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH PARSES FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. THERE WAS ALSO LANGUAGE THAT WOULD HAVE COMPLETELY WAIVED IMPACT FEES FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AS WELL AS BASICALLY COMMERCIAL CONVERSIONS TO MULTIFAMILY AND WHILE WE DIDN'T GET IT COMPLETELY PUT WHERE I WANTED IT WHICH IS LEAVE US ALONE, IT AT LEAST ENSURES THAT SOME DOLLARS WOULD COME AND IMPACT FEES AND THEY ONLY EXEMPTED PARKS FROM THAT SO WE WOULD STILL AT LEAST GET 50% OF OUR STANDARD RATE COMPARED TO 0, SO WE CONTINUED TO TRY TO WORK WITH LEGISLATORS AS THEY SWITCHED CHAMBERS NOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING EXISTING FUNDING SOURCES IN PLACE BECAUSE ONE OF THINGS THAT'S IMPORTANT AND MAKES OUR COMMUNITY SPECIAL BUT MAKES THE STATE OF INDIANA SPECIAL IS HAVING QUALITY OF LIFE AND IF YOU SHUT OFF THE FEUDING MECHANISMS THAT HELP CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS QUALITY OF LIFE, YOU CAN HAVE THE LOWEST TAX RATES BUT IF IT'S NOT A DESIRABLE PLACE TO BE, ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO ATTRACT
EVERYTHING SO, WE'RE TRYING TO RELAY THAT IMPORTANCE TO PEOPLE. >> T THANK YOU.
>> JUST IN THE WAY YOU DON'T SAY WE NEED TO KEEP OUR TOWNSHIP, IT'S VITAL FOR THE
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QUALITY OF LIFE IN CARMEL IS WHY YOU ARE SO INCREDIBLE WITH WHAT YOU DO AND I DON'T THINK -- BECAUSE YOU CERTAINLY HAVE NEVER SAID IT AND IT'S REALLY NOT PUBLISHED BUT I'M SAYING THIS NOT JUST TO FEED YOUR EGO BECAUSE YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE ONE, BUT -- AND I'VE BEEN TAKING NOTES AND MAYBE THEY HELP ME OUT ON THIS BUT YOU'VE WON THE NATIONAL DISTINGUISHED PROFESSIONAL AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION FOR OUTSTANDING AND UNMATCHED COULDN'TNTRIBUTIONS TO THE PARKS PROFESSION. SOME OF THE MANY LETTERS AFTER YOUR NAME IS CPRE, YOU ARE ONE OF THE 50 PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY TO EARN THIS CREDENTIAL, YOUR ALMA MATER IS FROM ILLINOIS, JUST A YEAR OR TWO AGO, YOU WON THE RICHARD LAWSON AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE BY THE GREAT LAKES PARK TRAINING INSTITUTE, YOU HAVE BEEN INDUCTED AS A FELLOW IN THE AMERICAN FELLOW IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION, YOU'VE BEEN ACTIVE ON THE NATIONAL BOARD OF RECREATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL REC AND PARK ASSOCIATION AND HAVE HELD EVERY LEADERSHIP ROLE, YOU'RE A COMMISSIONER ON ACCREDITATION AND PARK RECREATION AGENCIES WHICH SETS THE NATIONAL STANDARDS IN BEST PRACTICES, YOU HAVE SERVED ON OTHER PARKS BOARDS, YOU'RE ON THE PARK BOARD OF A CONSERVANCY DISTRICT AND HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE PARK AND IS PUBLIC LAN, I SAY ALL OF THIS BECAUSE AS I HAVE LOOKED UP PARKS DIRECTORS NATIONWIDE, NOT A SINGLE PERSON HAS THE ACCOLADES YOU HAVE EARNED IN YUR CAREER STARTING HERE IF CARMEL IN 2003, I KNOW BECAUSE WE HAVE BECOME FRIENDS OVER THE LAST 20-SOMETHING YEARS THAT I WOULD VEP -- VENTURE NOT SIX MONTHS GO UP SINCE SOME COASTAL PARKS DEPARTMENT DOESN'T BEG YOU TO TAKE A JOB, I'VE BEEN THERE WHEN THAT CALL'S COME AND YOU STAY IN CARMEL, AND TO HAVE THE MOST ACCOLADE, RECOGNIZED DELIVERABLE PARKS DIRECTOR IN THE UNITED STATES WHICH I WOULD SAY EQUALS THE WORLD IS SOMETHING THAT CAN'T BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED. WHEN I ASK THIS QUESTION AND WITH YOU SPEAK ON PARKS, THERE IS NO GREATER AUTHORITY THAN YOU AND THAT'S PROVEN, IT'S PROVEN BY WHAT YOU HAVE DONE BY THIS COMMUNITY, IT'S PROVEN BY WHAT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY HAS AK NONE YOU WITH, AND FWR THE COUNCIL, SENATOR BANKS WAS GOING TO BE READING INTO THE RECORD ABOUT YOUR 35 YEARS AND HOW IT IS, SO WE OWE YOU THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US, WE WANT YOU TO STAY WITH US, BUT MY QUESTION IS THE UNIQUE STRUCTURE THAT CARMEL PLAY PARKS AND RECREATION HAS, WHAT HAPPENS TO PARKS THAT ARE 100% CITY FUNDED, WHAT -- IS THERE A NATIONAL TREND, IS THERE SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN THE GUILD OF BRYANT PARK OR CENTRAL PARK ON THE WEST COAST, WHAT DIFFERENT DOES THIS UNIQUE STRUCTURE VERSUS A MUNICIPAL PARK SYSTEM HAVE? THE BIGGEST THING IS IT PROVIDES US A CENTRAL FOCUS, YOU KNOW, CARMEL CLAY PARK AND IS RECREATION IS ABOUT PROVIDING PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICE TOS THE COMMUNITY AND I'M HELD ACCOUNTABLE OR WHOEVER IS IN MY SEAT IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR PARK BOARD TO ENSURE THAT'S HAPPENING. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE THROUGH OUR UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND THE TOWNSHIP, THERE'S PROBABLY -- I MEAN, I'M WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE MAYOR, I'M WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE, I'M WORKING CLOSELY WITH THIS BODY, WITH THE TOWNSHIP BOARD, WITH MY PARK BOARD AND WITH THE CITIZENS OF CARMEL THROUGH THE PUBLIC INPUT WE HAVE, HAVING THAT FOCUS ON PUBLIC INPUT, ENSURING WE ARE DELIVERING WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAYS THEY WANT AND VALIDATING CONTINUALLY THAT THAT'S HAPPENING, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY HAVING THOSE MULTIPLE STRINGS OF FUNDING, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO HAVE THE[01:35:05]
PARK SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE TODAY, AND YOU CAN LOOK AT SUCCESSFUL NEIGHBORS, FISHERS, I MEAN, A COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS IS SIMILAR, SIMILAR SIZE COMMUNITY AND NOT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY, BUT THEY'RE 20 YEARS BEHIND US AS FAR AS PARKS, THEY JUST OPENED THEIR COMMUNITY CENTER, THEY ARE STARTING TO HIT THEIR GROUND AND HAVE THEIR MATURITY AS AN EVOLVING PARK SYSTEM BUT THEY ARE JUST GETTING THERE. IT'S THE FACT THAT WE'VE HAD TWO PARTNERS THAT ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO INVEST IN OUR ASSETS TO CREATE WHAT WE TOGETHER HAVE CREATED. ADDITIONALLY ONE OF THE THINGS -- YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT 74% TO 27%, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT IT, THE BIGGER THE ORGANIZATION AND THIS IS INHERENT, THIS ISN'T A KNOCK AGAINST ANYONE, BUT THE BIGGER THE ORGANIZATION, YOU KNOW, THE MORE LAYERS THAT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DECISIONS AND OUR PARKS SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO BE VERY ENTREPRENEURIAL, VERY FOCUSED ON THE CUSTOMER WHICH OF COURSE ARE OUR RESIDENTS BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING FROM OUTSIDE THAT USE OUR FACILITIES AND ENSURING THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET PEOPLE TO INVEST THEIR DISCRETIONARY TIME AND INCOME ON US SO THAT WE CAN MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF TAX DOLLARS TLA WE NEED TO SUSTAIN OUR OPERATIONS. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT'S SPECIAL IS WE HAVE KIND OF A FINELY TUNED SWITCH WATCH THAT ALLOWS US TO STAY FOCUSED ON THAT UNLIKE MOST UNITS OF GOVERNMENT, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT LEVEL, THAT'S JUST BAKED INTO OUR DNA, AND THAT'S WHAT HAS ALLOWED US I THINK TO BE AS SUCCESSFUL. I THINK IT'S ALLOWED US TO ACHIEVE THAT COST RECOVERY SO WE'RE NOT SUBSIDIZING A COMMUNITY CENTER, SO WE'RE NOT SUBSIDIZING SCHOOL CARE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IN A PLACE THAT MANY OF OUR FAMILIES CAN AFFORD THAT. SO, TLA WE -- TLA WE CAN INVEST MORE IN THE BROAD QUALITY OF LIFE AND I THINK THAT'S HELPED CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THAT. CERTAINLY A TEAM EFFORT, IT'S CERTAINLY MANY INDIVIDUALS, PST BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PAST E LEAKED OFFICIALS, PAST AND PRESENT, MY INCREDIBLE TEAM THAT MAKES THE MAGIC HAPPEN, I JUST HAVE IDEAS, TLE EAR THE ONES THAT MAKE IT HAPPEN AND THEY HAVE GREAT IDEAS TOO, DON'T GET ME WRONG.IT'S OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN REPLICATED IN A LOT OF PLACES.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? WELL, MICHAEL, WE ARE SO THRILLED, WHEN I SAY TO HAVE THE FOREMOST AUTHORITY ON PARKS AND RECREATION AND KNOWLEDGE IN CARMEL, THE LOVE THIS BODY FEELS FOR YOU, THE PEOPLE FEEL FOR YOU AND WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR PARKS NATIONWIDE IS INCREDIBLE SO, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR STAYING WITH US.
ER. >> IT CONTINUES TO BE AN HONOR. >> CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 35 YEAR BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR OF CARMEL CLAY PARKS AND RECREATION.
>> AUGUST 20, 1991. YOU MIGHT HEAR THAT A TIME OR TWO.
>> THANK YOU. I LOST MY AGENDA. OLD BUSINESS.
[12.a. Twenty-second Reading of Ordinance D-2762-25; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Amending Chapter 8, Article 5, Sections 8-37, 8-47, and 8-48 of the Carmel City Code; Sponsor: Councilor Aasen. Returns from the Land Use and Special Studies Committee.]
IDENTITY SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE D-2762, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL TO THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AMENDING KHAERPT 8, ARTICLE 5, SECTIONS 8-37, 8-47, AND 8-48 OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE. THIS DOES RETURN FROM LAND USE, ADAM?>> SURE. THIS IS ONE THAT THIS ORDINANCE HAS SAT FOR A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF THE PARKING STUDY. IT KIND OF TURNS OUT THAT THIS WAS A PRETTY SIMPLE CHANGE HERE, A FEW CHANGES, SPACES BEING MOVED AND A LOT OF IT IS TO GET THOSE PARKING, WHETHER
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IT'S UBER OR DOOR DASH, RUNNING OUT OF THE BUSINESSES, SO IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED OR RECOMMENDED BY THE LAND USE COMMITTEE AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE.>> WAS IT MOVED OUT WITH AN AMENDMENT THOUGH? >> YES, AND I THINK WE CAN
SPEAK TO THAT. >> SO, THERE ARE TWO AMENDMENTS HERE, OTHERWISE IT'S THE SAME AS IT CAME TO THE COUNCIL, IT'S FIRST READ, IF YOU LOOK AT LINE 47, THIS IS TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS AND WANTING TO INCLUDE THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY THERE ON A37A16, SO THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS THERE IS BACK AND THE RESERVE TO USE HAS BEEN REMOVED.
THE CHANGE IS ON LINE 58, THIS IS A NUMBERING, A E SEQUENTIAL MATTER, DUE TO THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT IT REMAINED WITH COUNCIL AND WITH THE COMMITTEE, WE'VE HAD OTHER ORDINANCES THAT HAVE COME AND GONE IN THAT TIMEFRAME THAT HAVE ADDED NEW SUBSECTIONS TO 8-47A AND SO THIS NEEDED TO BE SUBSECTION 80, SO THOSE ARE THE TWO AMENDMENTS TO THE ORIGINAL TO
BE MOVED UPON. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, DIFFERENT KIND OF PARK, IT NEEDS WORK, SO I'LL GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE ORDINANCE, GO THROUGH SOME OF QUESTIONS THAT CAME FROM LAND USE AND MAYBE ONE MORE COMMENT AND THEN ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE. AS IT'S PLAINLY IN SYNOPSIS, THERE'S A CHANGE TO THE 15 MINUTE PARKING MOVING TOWS THE FROPT OF THE BLOCKS FOR CONSISTENCY.
THERE WAS A CHANGE ON RANGE LINE DUE TO A RECONFIGURATION ON RANGE LINE FROM MAIN STREET TO FIRST STREET, THAT DOESN'T ALLOW PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STREET BECAUSE OF GEOMETRY AND REMOVING INCONSISTENCY AND IS DUPLICATION IS WHAT A LARGE PART OF THIS WAS. A PARKING ORDINANCE THAT'S BEEN PUT TOGETHER OVER 30 YEARS AND SIGNS GET HIT AND THE WRONG ONE GETS PUT BACK UP AND IT'S SOME OF THOSE CHANGES.
THE OTHER IS INSTEAD OF PUTTING 186 FEET EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF TO, ETC., ETC., TO MAKE IT MORE ENFORCEABLE, SO THAT WAS THE MAIN PART OF IT, NOT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE PARKING. SO THEN THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP DURING LAND USE, IS THERE A DEFINITION OF LOADING ZONE AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE 15 MINUTE AND I WAS MOSTLY INCORRECT XH N THAT MEETING AND I SAID IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT MUCH, THERE IS A DEFINITION FOR LOADING AND IT MEANS LOADING AND UNLOADING AS YOU THINK IT'S DEFINED IN THE ORDINANCE.
I DON'T WANT TO THE SPEAK FOR LEGAL F YOU'RE PICKING UP A COFFEE OR PIZZA, IS THAT STILL UNLOADING OR LOADING, IT DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY SAY COMMERCIAL USE, I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FRAKTBACKER PRACTICALLY, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO NAIL YOU FOR 15 MINUTES, SO I THINK IT'S A MUTE POINT IN MY OPINION BUT HAPPY TO WORKSHOP THAT LANGUAGE IF WE FEEL WE NEED TO AND CHANGE THE SIGNS OUT THERE.
AS FAR AS SORT OF A SYNOPSIS OF THE CHANGES, RUN NEW 15 MINUTE SPOT AND MOVING, SOIT'S A SO TOTAL OF 15 TO THE REGULAR SPOT SX, THREE NEW TWO HOUR SPACES NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL, WE DID THE ROUND ABOUT THAT CREATED CURB SPACE WEBSINGER MARKED THEM AT THAT TIME BUT THEY'RE NOW IN THE ORDINANCE AS VALID TWO HOUR SPACES. COST TOS COMPLETE THIS IS SOMEWHERE AROUND A THOUSAND DOLLARS, IT'S A FEW SIGN AND IS STREET DEPARTMENT LABOR TO SWAP THEM AROUND. THE LAST COMMENT I'LL MAKE IS THE POINT IN DOING THIS IS TO MAKE IT MORE ENDORSABLE AND AS WE TALK TODAY THE PARKING STUDY PEOPLE, THAT IS KEY, SO IN THE ORIGINAL PARKING STUDY, WE NEED TO MAKE IT MORE ENFORCEABLE, WE KNEW THAT ALREADY, SO THE PUBLIC MAY HAVE SEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT POSTED FOR PUBLIC ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL SOS THEY'RE ALREADY MOVING FORWARD WITH A SYSTEM SORT OF IN PARALLEL WITH THE PARKING STUDY AS WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM THEM, IT'S LIKE A LICENSE PLATE READING, A SYSTEM WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS AND SOME COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS BEFORE, SO NOTHING DEFINITIVE QUITE YET, THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING, SO THAT WILL BE THE
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BIGGEST CHANGE FOR THE PUBLIC. I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF STEPS FOR THAT AS YOU READ THROUGH THE PARKING ORDINANCE ABOUT EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND WHAT DO YOU THINK WE NEED AS FAR AS GRACE PERIODS AND THE AMOUNTS OF THE FINES AND STUFF. TLA'S SORT OF THE GIST OFPARKING AT THE MOMENT. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU, YOU WERE TALK ABOUT THING THE LOADING AND UNLOADING, IF SOMEONE'S GRABBING A CUP OF COFFEE. I KIND OF HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT.
NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING BUT THEN THAT JUST BECOMES THE DROPOFF ZONE FOR PEOPLE TO USE IT, IF SOMEBODY'S GOING TO USE TLA TO UNLOAD, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, FIRST OFF, AT A RESTAURANT, EVERY BUSINESS DOES, THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE AREAS WHERE THESE COMPANIES ARE SPORED TO LOAD AND UNLOAD IN THE BACK AOF THE BUSINESSES, THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IT ON A MAIN STREET.
MOST OF THE TRUCKS ARE LOADING AND UNLOADING ARE TOO LARGE TO FIT INTO THE 15 MINUTE SPACES, SO THEY WOULD VIOLATE THAT. IT'S A 15 MINUTE, IT'S NOT A LEADING ZONE THA,'S WHAT I'M SAYING SO LOADING WOULD STILL HAPPEN IN THE BACK, THEY WOULDN'T USE THE 15 MINUTE
SPOTS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING. >> I THINK I WAS MISUNDERSTANDING THAT.
>> WITH THE ENFORCEABILITY NOW HOPEFULLY WE WON'T SEE THE DOOR DASH DRIVERS PARKING BLOCKING THE ROAD BECAUSE THEY HAVE PLACES TO PARK AND IT'S EASY TO FIND, THEY KNOW WHERE THEY ARE SO THEY CAN HAVE A WAY TO ENFORCE IT. IF THEY PINED THE THE ROAD RIGHT NEAR MONTEREY IN THE THAI REST RAN, -- RESTAURANT, THEY PARK IN AND OUT, THE MOTORISTS CAN'T GET THERE, POLICE HAVE MORE TEETH TO SAY WE HAVE TWO SPOTS, THEY'RE EASY TO FIND,
PLEASE PARK IN THE SPOT OR ELSE WE CAN DO SOMETHING. >> I WILL ADD THAT QUESTION CAME UP, HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY 15 MINUTE SPAI WE TALKED WITH OUR PARKING CONSULTANT ON THAT AND THEY SAID WE WOULD KNOW BOAST, THIS IS A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF 15 SPACES THAT PROVIDE CONSISTENCY SO PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE, WE CAN MONITOR THAT AND YOU CAN ADD MORE 15 SPACES AS NECESSARY AND THAT WILL DEPEND ON BUSINESS USE.
>> THIS INCLUDES THE WESTIN'S? >> THAT IS A SEPARATE ORDINANCE. ENTER GENERAL COMMENT FOR BOTH OF THEM. AS WE GET INTO THIS AND AS WE START TO INTERPRET THE PARKING STUDY, WE'VE ALL BEEN GETTING E-MAILS ABOUT BETTER INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE, MAYBE BETTER PAVEMENT MARKINGS, I WOULD ASK JUST THAT MAYBE FILLING A SIGN UP IS NOT THE FIRST KNEE JERK REACTION, HAS WE LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE MEASURES TO FIGHT SOME OF THE SIGN POLLUTION WITH SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CITY T MORE SIGNS WE THROW UP, IT DETRACTS, BEFORE A ROUND ABOUT OPENS, IT'S GORGEOUS AND THEN YOU GET ALL THE SIGNAGE UP AND IT'S NASTY.
SO, I DON'T KNOW, THERE'S PAINTED CURBS, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHERE PARKING AND NO PARKING ARE HERE THAT PROBABLY MAKES SENSE, BUT PERHAPS MAYBE OUTSIDE OF THE GENERAL CORE, WE JUST LOOK AT SOME CREATIVE IDEAS, THAT WOULD BE MY REQUEST.
>> ABSOLUTELY, I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF SIGNS MYSELF, PART OF THE SCHOOL ZONE FLASHER PROJECT THAT WENT INTO PHASE 2 IS REMOVING A WHOLE LOT OF SIGN THAT IS ARE OUT THERE, AS THINGS WARM UP, THERE'S A BUNCH OF SIGNS THAT AREN'T NECESSARY SO THERE'S 40, 45 SIGNS COMING DOWN IN ALL THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL ZONES TO FOCUS ON THE SIGNS WE WANT PEOPLE TO LOOK AT, NOT THE EXTRAS. ENFORCEABILITY HAS TO DO WITH IT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO WORK
WITH LEGAL TO SEE WHAT KIND OF SOLUTIONS WE CAN COME UP WITH. >> I WOULD SAY THE SNOW IS PILED THERE THEN, SO IT'S NO PARKING BY DEFAULT OF A PILE OF SNOW.
AND THEN TO JACK'S COMMENT EARLIER ABOUT MOHAWK TRAILS, IS IT A SAFE ASSESSMENT TO SAY YOU'RE LOOKING AT A PROJECT IN FRONT OF MOHAWK TRAILS WHICH IS WHY YOU HAVEN'T PUT THE SIGNS
IN YET? >> THAT'S NOT WHY WE HAVEN'T PUT THE SIGNS UP, THEY'RE JUST DELAYED, SO WE DIDN'T START THE INSTALLATION OF THAT UNTIL SCHOOL BREAK FOR CHRISTMAS, WE DID HAVE THE HOLIDAYS AND THEN THE SNOW IN JANUARY, SO THAT DELAYED SOMEWHAT.
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WE ARE LOOKING AT AN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THERE. >> AND CARMEL JUNIOR HIGH, THE
SIGNAGE THERE. >> CLAY MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE TIME IS 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M., IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WAS THE FIRST DAY IT TURNED ON, I DON'T KNOW, WE'LL MAKE SURE IT GETS CORRECTED. SO, THE SCHOOLS HAVE ALL BEEN TRAINED NOW TO CHANGE THE SIGNS, THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF CHANGING THE TIMINGS, IF IT'S NOT A SCHOOL DAY, TURN THEM OFF, SO THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINED AT THIS POINT, SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET CONSISTENT RESULTS
OUT THERE. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS PERTAINING TO THIS ORDINANCE?
>> I WOULD RECOMMEND OR AT LEAST SUGGEST IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY AWARE OF IT AT CITY CENTER, THEY PUT THE MARKING IN RED ON THE CURB AND IPG IT'S EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE.
IT SAYS RETAIL -- 30 MIP -- MINUTE RETAIL PARKING OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT, IT'S EASY TO SAY, IT'S OBVIOUS, IT'S RED, SO I WOULD ASK -- IF WE'RE TRYING TO BE CREATIVE, I
THINK THEY'VE ALREADY FIGURED IT OUT. >> WE'LL TALK TO OUR STREET DEPARTMENT TO SEE WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE ON THAT AS WELL.
>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND? >> MOVE TO AMEND WITH WHAT WAS SPOKEN BEFORE.
>> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> OKAY, SO WE HAVE AN AMENDED ORDINANCE BEFORE US. DO WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE AFFIRMATIVE?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. ER
>> ALL IN FAVOR? >> THAT CARRIES, THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.
17TH READING OF ORDINANCE D-2772-25 REMAIN INS FINANCE. 7TH READING OF ORDINANCE D-2795-25 REMAINS IN FINANCE. RESOLUTION CC-11-17-25-03, A RESOLUTION REGARD THING SUB AREA PLAN REMAINS IN LAND USE. RESOLUTION CC-12-01-25-04, SUB AREA PLAN REGARDING THE HOME PLACE AREA REMAINS IN LAND USE. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
[13.a. First Reading of Ordinance D-2809-26; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Authorizing and Approving an Additional Appropriation of Funds from the Parks and Recreation Non-Reverting Capital Fund (#103) to Line Item 4462000 Other Structure Improvements; Sponsors: Councilors Worrell and Taylor. ]
FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE D-2809-26, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INYAN NA AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION NON-REVERTING CAPITAL FUND NUMBER 103 TO LINE ITEM 446200 OTHER STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, SPONSORS, HERE COUNCIL WORRELL AND TAYLOR.DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT ONE? >> MOVE TO INTRODUCE.
ER >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE SYNOPSIS IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.
>> PLEASE. >> THIS ORDINANCE APPROPRIATES 248 THOUSAND 679 DOLLARS TO COVER COSTS RELATED TO THE WHITE RIVER FREEWAY NORTH EXTENSION PROJECT.
>> AND CAN YOU EXPLAIN KIND OF THE -- IT READS, LIKE WE ARE APPROPRIATING NEW MONEY, CAN
YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THIS MEANS, PLEASE. >> YEAH.
THIS IS RELATED, MICHAEL, IF I'M CORRECT HERE, RELATED TO TAKING IT FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION NON-REVERTING CAPITAL FUND. > THIS ONE ACTUALLY -- THE NEXT ITEM PERTAINS TO THAT. THIS ONE IS -- WE HAVE BEEN WORKING OBVIOUSLY CLOSELY WITH CONNOR PRAIRIE BECAUSE THE PROPERTY THEY PROVIDED US AN EASEMENT FOR A A GOOD PORTION OF THE TRAIL AND AS WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM, THERE IS SOME WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE REGARDING GRADING AND DRAINAGE NEAR THEIR NEW ENTRANCE OFF OF CHERRY CREEK
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BOULEVARD, SOME FENCING IN THAT AREA AS WELL AS A MAINTENANCE ENTRANCE ON TO THEIR SITE.WE ADDED THAT TO OUR CONTRACT BUT THEY'RE FULL WILL YOU REIMBURSING US FOR THE EXPENSES THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT THEIR PROJECT WHICH IS THE 248 THOUSAND AND SOME CHANGE, SO WHAT THIS DOES IS IT APPROPRIATES THE 248 THOUSAND TLARS WE'VE RECEIVING FROM CONNOR PRAIRIE TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THOSE FENDBACKER EXPENDITURES, SO NO COST TO THE
TAXPAYERS WITH REGARD TO THIS. >> BUT THE FUNDS ARE COME FRAMING 103?
>> THE FUNDS ARE BEING DEPLORED INTO 103 FROM CONNOR PRAIRIE AND THEN WE'RE APPROPRIATING
THE 103 EXPENSES. >> OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE OPEN IT IT UP FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING. >> WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:56 P.M., SEEING NO DASH TO THE PODIUM, WE'LL CLOSE THE HEARING AT 7:57. MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINES.
I'M SORRY. >> WOULD THE COUNCIL BE OPEN TO WAVERING READING AND APPROVING
SINCE THE FUNDS ARE -- >> A A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES, ACT ON IT TONIGHT.
>> SECOND. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
[14.a. Resolution CC-02-02-26-01; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Approving a Transfer of Funds between the Grant Fund (#900) and the Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Fund (#106); Sponsors: Councilors Worrell and Taylor. ]
>> 0202-26-O 0* 1, A REZ LOUSING AOF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA APPROVING A TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN THE GRANT FUND AND THE PARK AND IS RECREATION IMPACT FEE FUND, 106 SPONSORS, WORRELL AND TAYLOR. ER
>> MOVE TO INTRODUCE. >> SECOND. >> OKAY.
>> SYNOPSIS, TRANSFERS 182 THOUSAND 451 DOLLARS 54 CENTS FROM THE GRANT FUND 900 INTO
THE PARKS AND RECREATION IMPACT FEE FUND NUMBER 106. >> SO, THIS PER TAPE TOS THE WHITE RIVER FREEWAY NORTH EXTENSION, THESE ARE THE READY DOLLARS I TALENTED ABOUT, WE RECEIVED A 4 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, IT WAS A PAY-AS-YOU-GO GRANT, AS WE MAKE EXPENDITURES, THE STATE REIMBURSES US FOR THOSE EXPENSES, SO THIS IS THE LAST OF THE 4 MILLION DOLLARS TO MAKE US WHOLE, SO TRANSFERRING IT FROM THE CITY'S GRANT FUND INTO OUR NON-REVERTING FUND, WE DON'T NEED ANY ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE NEED FOR THIS PROJECT IS NOW APPROPRIATED.
. ER MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> DISCUSSION, COUNCILOR? >> THESE ARE REBIM CURSING THE
IMPACT FEE FUNDS)ER CORRECT, WE TACK LOADED OUT OF IMPACT FEE. >> THANK YOU.
[14.b. First Reading of Ordinance D-2810-26; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Amending Chapter 8, Article 5, Section 8-47 of the Carmel City Code; Sponsors: Councilors Joshi and Taylor.]
RJ AND THAT PASSES, FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE D-2810-26, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 5, SECTION 8-47 OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE, SPONSOR, JOSHI AND TAYLOR, GO AHEAD, DOCTOR.>> SYNOPSIS HERE, THIS ORDINANCE AMENDS THE REGULATION OF PARKING UNDER CITY CODE
SECTION 8-47 AND ADDING WESTON DRIVE. >> MOVE TO INTRODUCE.
>> SECOND. >> IS THERE A CONVERSATION ON THIS? IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING IT REVOLVES AROUND A CROSSWALK IN A PLAYGROUND IN A NEIGHBORHOOD
B. >> THAT'S CORRECT. THIS IS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, WE
ARE SUPPORTIVE OF NO PARKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. >> AND --
>> AND MAYBE LOOKING AT UNIQUE WAYS TO ENFORCE THAT. >> I LIKE THAT WHERE IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS. WHEN WE DO THESE TYPES OF THINGS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE OUT WILL AND WE ARE GOING TO SEE THINGS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE, DO WE TAKE
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NOTE OF THAT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT? >> FOR SOMEONE THAT'S PARKED
WHERE IT THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE PARKED? >> IN THE GENERAL AREA, IS THE CORE ISSUE THE PARKING OR IS IT THE CROSSWALK AND IS THAT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY OR IS IT
SOMEBODY ELSE'S? >> CAN YOU REPHRASE -- THE ISSUE BEING SOMEONE PARKING ON
THE CROSSWALK OR WHAT ARE YOU SEEING? >> IS THERE A STATE STATUTE AND LOCAL STATUTE REGARDING CROSSWALKS, THAT'S FINE, THAT'S WHAT THE ORDINANCE DOES, BUT WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE AS AN ENGINEER, OR AS A STREET DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL AND SAYING WE'RE NOT SURE THERE'S A CROSSWALK IN THIS LOCATION IN THE FIRST PLACEFINGER DOES THAT EVER ENTER A CONVERSATION, DO YOU EVER LOOK AT WAYS TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL SYSTEM MORE
THAN JUST A NO PARKING AREA. >> YES. SO, OBVIOUSLY THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS BUILT IN THE 70'S OR WHATEVER, SO I DON'T KNOW WHO APPROVED THAT PLAN THAT THE TIME, WE WILL LOOK AT THAT CONNECTION AND SEE WHAT NEEDS
TO BE IMPROVED BUT YES, THAT'S WHAT WE LOOK AT. >> THANK YOU SO COUNCILOR JOE SH*I AND TAYLOR FOR SPEARHEADING THIS, THIS IS A REAL ISSUE, THE FACT WE HAVE A LOCAL LAW AND A LOCAL ORDINANCE THAT'S NOT ENFORCEABLE, WHAT DO YOU DO, SO I THINK THIS WILL
HELP, THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. >> MOVE TO WAIVE THE RULES AND ENTER INTO ACTION.
>> SECOND. >> THAT CARRIES. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> AND THAT CARRIES. THANK YOU TO THE WESTON'S FOR REACHING SXOUT WORKING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL ON PRACTICAL WAYS TO FIX A SAFETY PROBLEM.
[16. OTHER BUSINESS]
OKAY. AGENDA ITEMS, ITEMS THAT ARE -- OTHER BUSINESS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY, PRESIDENT AUSTIN LAST YEAR MADE IT AN INITIATIVE TO TRY TO CHANGE THE WAY APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE, MAKE IT FAIR, MAKE IT MORE INCLUSIVE, MAKE IT A BROADER GROUP OF PEOPLE.COUNCILOR GREEN AND COUNCILOR JOSHI WORKED ON THAT IN TANDEM AS WELL.
WE DID, THEY DEVELOPED A PORTAL AND IT WAS GOOD, IT WAS NOT PERFECT BUT WE GOT A LOT MORE APPLICANT AND IS WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY LOOK AT THINGS OBJECTIVELY, THERE WILL NEED TO BE SOME TWEAKS SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE SO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS REACHING OUT WITH A DESIRE TO SERVE ON THESE COMMITTEES, EVERY YEAR THERE ARE MORE SPOTS AVAILABLE AND EVERY YEAR INCLUDING THIS YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO REFINE HOW THE APPLICATION IS COLLECTED TO MAKE IT AS OBJECTIVE AS POSSIBLE WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT ARE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMITTEE, IF SOMEBODY IS GOING OFF, WHAT GAP NEEDS TO BE FILLED AND THE OTHER ITEMS AS FAR AS APTITUDE AND DESIRE FOR AN APPROPRIATE SUBJECT MATTER AND I -- I'M REALLY, REALLY PLEASED WITH THIS WHOLE BODY ON HOW THEY REALLY DID LOOK THROUGH -- I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY THERE WERE, IT WAS A HUGE SPREADSHEET AND I PRINTED OUT THE FUND TO SHOW WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE, AND THANK YOU, JESSICA, FOR HELPING ME, IT WAS FOUR FEET WIDE BY THREE FEET TALL THE WAY IT WAS PRINTED OUT WITH THE WAY IT WAS LAID OUT, TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESEARCH. FIRST UP, CARMEL AUDIT COMMITTEE WITH THE TERM
EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2017, WE HAVE ONE APPOINTMENT AVAILABLE. >> I WOULD LIKE THE NOMINATE
[INAUDIBLE] RAMANAY. >> MR. PRESIDENT, I'M NOMINATING DUS T*IN MIKE CELL,
I MOVE TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. >> SECOND. >> THERE'S TWO NOMINATIONS FOR
AUDIT COMMITTEE. >> THERE'S TWO NOMINATIONS, YES.
>> OKAY. >> MR. PRESIDENT, DOES THIS APPOINTMENT -- AUDIT COMMITTEE, IS THIS ONE THAT NEEDED TO BE A CPA? I BELIEVE IT IS.
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>> THERE DEFINITELY IS A REQUIREMENT FOR ONE. >> BECAUSE I THINK SNTASH WAS
OUR CPA ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. >> YES, HE WAS, THAT IS ACCURATE, IF THAT'S THE PLACE
THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S BEING -- >> YEAH. >> MIKE CELL AND [INAUDIBLE]
>> ETHICS, YOU'RE RIGHT. >> I SAID YOU WERE LEADING US OFF AND YOU WEREN'T THE
LEAD-OFF. >> I'M SORRY, I WAS CONFUSED. >> NOW ALL GOOD DEEDS FALL
APART. >> THAT'S OKAY, I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSE AND HAD THOUGHT LET ME
UNDERSTAND. >> YOU'RE GOOD. >> YES, I APOLOGIZE.
>> I'LL RESCIND MY SECOND TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS AND I WILL SECOND DR. JOSHI'S
RECOMMENDATION. >> THANK YOU. WITH A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR SATOSH ON THE CAR -- TO BE REAPPOINT TODAY THE CARMEL AUDIT COMMITTEE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? IT CARRIES YOU NAN -- UNANIMOUSLY, I APOLL --
APOLOGIZE FOR BUTCHERING THAT, IT WAS ON ME. >> NEXT UP, CARMEL CITY CENTER
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. >> I MOVE TO NOMINATION CHERYL
ER MOVER TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. >> SECOND. >> MS. WESSEL IS PASSED EWE NANS MOLLY. CLIMATE ACTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TWO APPOINTMENTS,
WITH TERMS EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2027. >> I MOVE TO NOMINATE JOHN
MARTIN AND ROBERT BINTON. >> NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED, THERE'S A SECOND.
>> MOVE TO CLOSE. >> SECOND. >> I BELIEVE WE HAVE TO VOTE ON
EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY. >> THERE'S BP A MOTION FOR MR. MARTIN AND A SECOND FOR MR. MARTIN. MR. MARTIN CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY, CAN YOU ENTER IN THE MOTION FOR
THE NEXT INDIVIDUAL. >> I MOVE TO NOMINATE ROBERT BINTON.
MOVE TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. >> SECOND. >> OKAY, CLIMATE ACTION IS FILLED. ETHICS BOARD, TWO APPOINTMENTS, TERMS EXPIRES DEG -- DECEMBER
31, 27. >> I NOMINATE DUS T*IN MIKE CELL FOR THE FIRST POSITION.
>> SECOND. >> MOVER TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. >> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. >> SO, DO WE HAVE TO DO THEM EACH SEPARATELY.
. ER WE'LL DO THEM TOGETHER. THE WAY -- THE FIRST TWO OF ANY OF THE TWO TO REACH THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF VOTES THEN GET ELECTED.
IF YOU CLOSE NOL NATIONS, THEN WE -- >> SO, REOPEN NOMINATIONS, WE
HAVE ONE NOMINATION AT THE TABLE. >> THE SECOND ONE IS SARAH
AUGUST D*EN. NOW MOVE TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. >> SECOND ON SARAH.
>> AND NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED. >> SECOND ON CLOSING NOMINATIONS.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON DUS T*IN AND A SECOND ON DUS T*IN. WE ALSO HAD A MOTION ON SARAH AND I BELIEVE A SECOND. MAYOR'S ADVISORY COMMISSION ON THE ARTS, ONE APPOINTMENT.
>> MINE'S REALLY EASY, SO THERE WON'T BE ANY CONFUSION. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE TINA
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MANGOS. >> CLOSE NOMINATIONS. >> MOVE TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS.
>> SECOND. >> AND FINALLY THE CARMEL REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, ONE
YEAR TERM EXPIRING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. >> MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE
THE NOMINATE DAVID BOWERS. >> MOVE TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. >> SECOND.
>> >> AND MR. BOWERS CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU HOPING FOR THAT TO BE A SO*FRS KATE ASK SLICK PROCEDURE ON BEING NOMINATED, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE -- IT'S ON ME, THANK YOU TO THE REST OF MY LAPELS FOR GUIDING
ME THROUGH. >> MR. PRESIDENT, DO WE HAVE ANY OF OUR NOMINEES HERE
TONIGHT. >> YES, WE HAVE DUSTIN FOR THE ETHICS BOARD.
ER >> THANKS FOR COMING TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU, DUS T*IN.
>> FOR THE INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE, THERE ARE TWO COMMITTEES WE HAVE APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE, ONE HAS GONE TO FINANCE AND RULES TO BE VETTED THOROUGHLY BEFORE WE PUT SOMEBODY ON THERE, IF THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S THE RIGHT FIT AND THEN THE [INAUDIBLE] MART, THAT'S GOING THROUGH AN INTERNAL REVIEW OF WHAT THAT COMMITTEE SHOULD BE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF NOT SOONER, BY THE NEXT MEETING, THERE WILL BE ANNOUNCEMENT, THE CHRIS CRINGE L MART HAS HIRED A NEW PERMANENT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND I'M VERY EXCITED AND I THINK THEY'LL DO A WOERNDFUL JOB. I DON'T WANT TO INTRODUCE THE NAME QUITE YET BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE ALERTED THEIR EMPLOYER.
YES, SIR? >> I HAD A SUGGESTION. FOR THOSE THAT APPLIED, COULD WE WORK WITH MAYBE IT TO SEND A MESSAGE TO ANYONE WHO SUBMITTED THE PORTALS TO SAYING, HEY, YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL THE LAST TWO, WE HAVE SELECTED, WE THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING AND WE WILL KEEP
IT ON FILE FOR FUTURE OPENINGS, CAN WE -- >> YES.
YES. AS OF NOW, THE PORTAL IS GOING TO BE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE FOR A LITTLE BIT, THEN WE'LL MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT PROBABLY MDSUMMER AFTER WE MADE SOME REFINEMENTS, I TRUST DR. JOSHI AND COUNCILOR GREEN IS INTERESTED IN -- SINCE NO ONE IS JUMPING OUT OF THEIR SEATS TO DO IT. REFINING THE SYSTEM A LITTLE BIT AND WORKING WITH IT, I'M HAPPY TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY I CAN AND WE'LL DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR. ARE THERE ANY GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS OR ANYTHING FOR THE GOOD AOF THE -- OF THE COMMUNITY? AS ALWAYS, IT'S A PLEASURE AND WE
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