[2. AGENDA APPROVAL]
[3. INVOCATION ]
[4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ] >>> NOW,S WITH MY GREAT HONOR TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM FOR
[5. RECOGNITION OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND OUTSTANDING CITIZENS]
RECOGNITION OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND OUTSTANDING CITIZENS SWEARING IN OF NEW CARAMEL POLICE OFFICERS. THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING SIX NEW OFFICERS AT THE CARMEL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THANK OUR MERIT BOARD MEMBERS FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT.WE ARE AT AN AMERI-BOARD MADE UP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WITH US TONIGHT ARE DON ALLEN, ALANA SHANE, JOE CONNELL, AND SARA LIU TION. THEY HELP US WITH HIRING, DISCIPLINE AND PROMOTION MATTERS WITHIN THE CARMEL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO THANK YOU FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND BEING HERE TONIGHT. WE'RE GONNA CALL YOU GUYS UP INDIVIDUALLY BY ALPHABET CAN ORDER IF YOU WANT TO PREPARE YOURSELVES TO COME UP AND DEPUTY FROST WILL ISSUE YOUR BADGE TO YOU. FIRST TONIGHT, WE HAVE CARNISA LASTER, 23 YEARS OLDER, AND HAS A BACKGROUND IN CORRECTIONS AND SOCIAL WORK.
CARNISA ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL IN NORTHWEST INDIANA AND OBTAINED HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
>>> HAYDEN LOWERY, ALSO LAURIE IS 22 YEARS OLD AND COMES TO CARMEL PD AS A RECENT GRADUATE OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN AGRI-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.
HAS AN EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND AS AN OPERATING ROOM ASSISTANT AND AN OCEAN RESCUE LIFEGUARD.
MARY POPVIN, 22 YEARS OLD, AND COMES TO CARMEL WITH A BACKGROUND IN RETAIL AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL IN ILLINOIS AND OBTAINED HER ASSOCIATE'S
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DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AT COLUMBIA STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE.ANDREA RUIZ IS 22 YEARS OLD, AND RECENTLY MOVED TO INDIANA FROM THE WEST COAST.
ANDREA MOST RECENTLY WORKED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. ATTEND HIGH SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA AND OBTAINED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNIVERSITY. >> BRANDON TRAMARCO, IS 37 YEARS OLD, AND HE COMES TO CARMEL PD HAVING SERVED 15 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.
HE ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL IN INDIANA AND WORKED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS A VENDING
SUPPORT SPECIALIST. >>> AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, NATHANIAL WILSON, OFFICER WILSON IS 34 YEARS OLD AND ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL IN OHIO. NATHANIAL IS A GRADUATE FROM EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY WHERE HE OBTAINED HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
HE HAS A BACKGROUND COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL COACHING AND HUMAN RESOURCES.
>> THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR JOINING US. I'M GONNA KEEP MOVING.
ARE THERE ANY BLUE CARDS TONIGHT? OKAY.
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WILL THERE BE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? ANY COMMENTS FROM THIS SIDE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT[8. CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA APPROVAL THE MINUTES FROM APRIL 17TH, 2023. MAY 3RD, 2023, CLAIMS, PAYROLL IN THE AMOUNT OF 3 MIL. GENERAL CLAIMS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1 MIL...$10 MIL... >> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> OKAY.
ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. THAT CARRIES.
[10. COMMITTEE REPORTS]
MOVING ON, THERE ARE NO MAYORAL VETOES. COMMITTEE REPORTS.THE FINANCE UTILITIES AND RULES COMMITTEE DID MEET ON MAY 3RD. WE HAD TWO ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA.
I'LL REPORT ON THOSE WHEN WE -- WHEN THOSE FALL INTO OUR AGENDA. LANDS USE AND SPECIAL STUDIES
COMMITTEE, COUNCILOR CAMPBELL. >> MR. PRESIDENT, THERE IS NO BUSINESS BEFORE US.
SO WE HAVE NOT MET. >> VERY GOOD. AND WE WERE ORIGINALLY TO HAVE THE CARMEL REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION PROVIDE THEIR MONTHLY REPORT, HOWEVER, DIRECTOR IS STUCK ON AN AIRPLANE RIGHT NOW. SO WE GOING TO MOVE ON, AND I WILL MOVE THAT TO THE SECOND
[12. OLD BUSINESS]
MEETING -- EXCUSE ME, TO THE FIRST MEETING IN JUNE. MOVING ON TO OLD BUSINESS.RESOLUTION CC030623-01, A RESOLUTION OF THE CARMEL COUNCIL, APPROVING CERTAIN MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OLD TOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA 1933 ALLOCATION AREA SPONSORS COUNCILOR RYDER, RETURNING FROM THE FINANCE UTILITIES AND RULES COMMITTEE.
WE DID DISCUSS THIS AT COMMITTEE. THERE WERE SOME EXPERT TESTIMONY GIVEN REGARDING THE 1933 PROJECT. IT RETURNS TO COUNCIL WITH A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION FOR 0. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> OKAY.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS RESOLUTION? SEEING NONE. WOULD YOU PLEASE VOTE. OKAY.
I HAVE -- WE HAVE 8-0. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION CC0417-12-01. AN INNER GOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER OF PROPERTY FROM SPONSORS ARE BE COUNCILORS ROYAL AND NELSON THIS RETURNS ALSO FROM THE FINANCE UTILITIES AND RULES COMMITTEE. SYNOPSIS WAS TO TRANSFER $20,000 FROM THE CITY OF CARMEL TO THE CITY OF SUL VAINDZ TO ASSIST WITH THE RELIEF EFFORTS FOR THE TORNADO.
IN COMMITTEE WE DISCUSSED A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, THAT FEMA HAD OFFERED SOME MONEY TO SULLIVAN AND WE ALSO DETERMINED THAT WE SHOULD ESTABLISH A POLICY ONGOING. THERE'S BEEN DIFFERENT EXAMPLES OF EQUIPMENT AND DOLLARS FROM CARMEL GOING TO OTHER COMMUNITIES. SO WE WILL DO THAT FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL TAKE THAT UP. THEREFORE, THIS RETURNS TO COUNCIL WITH A NEGATIVE
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COUNCIL 4-0. >> MOTION WILL BE TO APPROVE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS CAME BACK WITH A NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION, REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU VOTE.
>> YEP. >> IS THERE -- SO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO APPROVE.
IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> OKAY.
I'VE GOT A SECOND. SO IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. OKAY. I HAVE -- I STILL HAVE SOME VOTES -- OKAY. SO THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, BUT, YEAH, IT DOESN'T SAY THAT OVER THERE. BUT OVER HERE 7-1. THAT MOTION FAILS, AND WE WILL DISPOSE OF THAT. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
[14. NEW BUSINESS]
THERE ARE NONE. NEW BUSINESS, FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE D2669-2023, AN ORDINANCE IN THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AMENDING CITY CODE 8-20, SPONSORS OR COUNCILORSHANDED AN HEIRS. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE? >> SO MOVED.
>> OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT, WHO IS GOING TO THANGDZ ONE? >> ESTABLISH A SPEED LIMIT OF 25
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MILES PER HOUR ON SMOKY ROAD BETWEEN RANGE LINE AND AMENDED TO NORTH DRIVE, ORIGINALLY -- WILL BE CLOSED FOR SOME TIME. I'M NOT QUITE SURE. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH JEREMY CASHMAN IN ENGINEERING TO TRY TO SLOW TRAFFIC AT THIS PARTICULAR VERY BUSY INTERSECTION.THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ENGINEERING CHANGES IS IT WELCOME YOU ALL TO COME OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT ALSO A BIT OF A CURVE AS YOU COME AROUND THE BRIDGE. UNFORTUNATELY TRAFFIC IS STILL SPEEDING THERE. INSTEAD OF 50 TO 60, MAYBE IT'S 40 TO 50.
SO I HAVE TALKED WITH THE POLICE MAJOR FROST TO STEP UP ENFORCEMENT, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST AS A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF HOUSING UNITS AT INTERSECTION. WE'RE ADDING 450 UNITS IN THE NORTH ATTEND THAT WILL ADD BOTH TO TRAIL TRAFFIC AND SMOKY ROAD TRAFFIC. SO I'M ASKING THAT WE REDUCE THE
SPEED LIMIT FROM 30 AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS TO 25. >> I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF CONVERSATIONS WITH MAJOR FROST WHO HAS NO OBJECTIONS, TO LOWERING IT.
REACHED OUT TO JEREMY CASHMAN, HIS ONLY SUGGESTION WAS ORIGINALLY WHEN I TALKED TO MR. OBERLAND BER THIS, WE WERE SETTING IT. MY PRIMARY CONCERN WAS LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT AT THE CROSSING ITSELF AND SO I THINK THE FIRST CROSS STREET GOING WEST WAS FREELAND DRIVE AND JEREMY CASHMAN MENTIONED IT WOULD BE LESS CONFUSING AND EASY TO ENFORCE IT IT WAS ON THE ENTIRE STRETCH OF THAT ROAD FROM BASICALLY WHERE IT TURNS SOUTH THROUGH OUR RANGE LINE AND SO THAT'S THE AMENDED COPY THAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS AND. >> MR. PRESIDENT. GO AHEAD.
>> COUNCILOR... >> DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? >> YES.
I JUST WANTED TO FIRST THANK COUNCILOR HANAHAN FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.
I WOULD HOPE THAT WE CAN GET THE SIGNS UP PRETTY QUICKLY I THINK SIGNAGE WILL BE A KEY PART OF THAT. SECOND TO THIS, MORE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AT CROSSINGS FOR WEDS THAT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS WHETHER IT'S A RAISED CROSSWALK OR LIGHTS, ENGINEERING KIND OF MAKES THOSE DETERMINATIONS, BUT I THINK AS WE GROW AS A CITY AND BIKING AND RUNNING IS VERY POPULAR THROUGHOUT NOT JUST THE CENTRAL CORNER BUT THE EAST AND WEST SIDE AND INCREASED EMPHASIS ON GETTING PEOPLE SAFER ACROSS THE STREET OR TRAIL CROSSINGS.
THANKING FOR BRINGING THIS TO ATTENTION AND WE'LL SEE HOW IT'S CONSIDERED.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR AUSTIN. MR. PRESIDENT.
COUNCILMAN RYDER. >> I HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH MR. CASHMAN ABOUT THIS.
AND I ASK HIM WHAT HE THOUGHT THIS -- HE DIDN'T THINK THAT THE 5 MILE-AN-HOUR WOULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. HE WAS MORE RELYING ON THE ENGINEERING CHANGES THAT HE DID, AND I ALSO ASKED HIM IF WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THIS FOR SMOKY ROW WHAT ARE WE THINKING ABOUT 106TH AND 1011TH, THOSE ARE THE THREE INTERSECTIONS THAT AREN'T CONTROLLED BY ANYTHING ELSE BE IT A TUNNEL OR A BRIDGE. SO THEY'RE NOT LOOKING FOR THE ROAD TO OPEN UNTIL SPHWHEN.
>> IT'S GOING TO OPEN SOMETIME IN JUNE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DATA IS, I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO SUSPEND RULES THIS EVENING, IF WE DO HAVE A FINANCE COMMITTEE, I'D LIKE TO DO THAT RELATIVELY QUICKLY BECAUSE IF WE DO END UP GETTING A FAVORABLE FIVE VOTES OR MORE, I'D LIKE THE SIGNAGE UP WHEN THE ROAD RE-OPENS.
IT'S BEEN CLOSED BASICALLY FOR A YEAR. AGAIN, THE ONLY SENSE OF URGENCY, AGAIN, HAPPY TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER IN COMMITTEE, IF THAT'S THE PRUDENT THING TO DO, BUT MY GOAL WOULD BE TO GET THE SIGNAGE UP WHEN THE SIGN RE-OPENS, SO WHEN PEOPLE ARE ON THAT ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A YEAR, THEY SEE THE CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
THE OTHER THING I DO WANT TO SAD WE DON'T EXPECT THAT CHANGING THE SPEED LIMIT IS THE ONLY MEASURE. WE'LL TONIGHT LOOK AT COUNTER-MEASURES IN ADDITION TO THAT. I'VE ASKED JEREMY TO STRONGLY CONSIDER ALE LIFT AT THAT INTERSECTION, DOING A VARIETY THINGS AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WE SHOULD LOOK AT ALL OF OUR CROSSINGS INDIVIDUALLY TO SEE WHETHER WE NEED DO SOMETHING SIMILAR ADDITIONAL SAFETY
MEASURES AT THE OTHER CROSSINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED, SO... >> MR. PRESIDENT.
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GO AHEAD. >> DO YOU THINK YOU CAN GET A FINANCE MEETING IN BEFORE OUR
SECOND MEETING MAY? >> OUR FIRST MEETING IN JUNE. >> OKAY.
>> WE DIDN'T HAVE A SECOND MEETING. I CAN CERTAINLY TRY.
DOES IT MAKE SENSE FOR US TO DO ALL THREE OF THESE INTERSECTIONS AT THE SAME TIME OR NOT?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT. I THINK WE NEED LOOK AT ALL THESE IN A STRATEGIC WAY.
I THINK IS THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND AND DO IT, HOWEVER, AS I SAID, AND I'VE SAID I THINK TO ALL OF YOU, I THINK WE NEED TO DO LINE BY LINE, INTERSECTION BY INTERSECTION AND DOWNSTREAM.
I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF SLOWING THIS DOWN BY LOOKING AT WHAT WE NEED TO DO AT THOSE OTHER INTERSECTIONS. I WOULD ADD, IN ADDITION TO CONSIDERING DROPPIG SPEEDS AT OTHER INTERSECTIONS WE NEED THE COUNTER-HERS SUCH AS CURVES AND THINGS LIKE, THAT AS WELL.
SO... >> MR. PRESIDENT? >> MAY WE SUSPEND THE RULES THIS
EVENING. >> IS THERE A SECOND. >> SECOND.
>> OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO SUSPEND.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
>> PLEASE VOTE. VERY GOOD. THAT MOTION CARRIES.
[15. AGENDA ADD-ON ITEMS]
THAT HAS PASSED. >>> NOW, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 15A WHICH IS THE ADD-ON
COUNCILOR RIDER. >> MR. PRESIDENT, THE MEM THREE WENT OUT TO THE COUNCIL, DEAR COUNCIL MEMBERS WE WOULD APPRECIATE THE APPROVAL OF YOU, OUR FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ADD AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT CONSIDERING A ONE-TIME DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY INCOME TAX PROCEEDS. THE AGREEMENT TO THIS EVENING'S COUNCIL AGENDA.
THIS HAD AGREEMENT APPROVES A SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION OF $5 MILLION FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY INCOME TAX FUND TO LOCAL UNITS WITHIN HAMILTON COUNTY TO PROVIDE ONE OR MORE PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, CARL PLEL RECEIVE $1,082,744 THAT CAN BE SPEND FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSE. THE COUNTY COUNCIL HAS REQUESTED THAT THE AGREEMENT BE APPROVED AND DISTRIBUTED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION IN ADDING THIS ITEM TO THE AGENDA. MOVE TO INTRODUCE.
>> IS THERE A SECOND THANK YOU. IS EVERYBODY CLEAR ON WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT?
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> DOES THIS REQUIRE A
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES, OR CAN WE JUST VOTE ON IT? >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILOR.
JOHN, WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY DO A RESOLUTION OVER THIS, MOST BODIES IN THE STATE, IF IT'S JUST AN AGREEMENT, YOU CAN PASS IT BY MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?
PLEASE VOTE. >> WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE TODAY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S -- LET ME JUST DO -- HANG ON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION CARRIES.
>>> IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BODY? I AM STILL LOOKING FOR A CPA.
SOMEONE HAS GOT TO KNOW A CPA. ALL RIGHT. I DO HAVE SOMEONE WORKING ON THAT. ALL RIGHT, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY.
SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT AS SOON AS WE ADJOURN WE'LL GET WITH YOU ON THAT.
ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO
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