May 20, 2024 City Council Meeting 05-20-2024

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

[2. AGENDA APPROVAL]

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>>> I'M CLLING THIS MEETING OF THE CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MAY ,

20TH, 2024 TO ORDER. CAN I GET >> SO MOVED. SECOND PERIOD

[3. INVOCATION]

>> ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AS IS. MOVING ONTO INDICATION. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BEN SNYDER COME UP WITH CARMEL FRIENDS . WELCOME, COME IN TONIGHT, TURN ON THE RED LIGHT, THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING, FRIENDS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN ASSUMING AN ATTITUDE OF PRAYER. LOVING AND MERCIFUL GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE LIVES YOU HAVE GIVEN US, TIME YOU HAVE GIVEN US, AND THE PLACE WHERE YOU PUT US. LORD, TODAY AS WE COME TOGETHER TO MEET , TO DISCUSS THE COMMUNITY, TO DISCUSS THE PEOPLE IN IT, WE PRAY WE WOULD BE BLESSED WITH A SPIRIT OF PEACE AND WISDOM. WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP US MINDFUL OF THE LESS FORTUNATE IN OUR MIDST, THOSE WHO ARE NOT AT THE TABLE TONIGHT, AND A SPECIAL BLESSING

[4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

EVENING. >> THANK YOU, BEN.

>> NOW, IF EVERYBODY COULD STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WE HAVE THE GREATER HOLDEN KIRSCH WHO WILL LEAD US

IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> 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. >> THANKS, HOLDEN. MOVING ON TO

[6. RECOGNITION OF PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL]

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE JUDY AGAN.

>> YOU CAN HAVE YOUR CHOICE. THE SECOND PERSON, JOSH KIRSCH. YOU

CAN COME UP. THANK YOU, JOSH. >> COUNSEL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'VE GOT TO GIVE MAD PROPS TO MY LITTLE BOY.

I'M PRETTY PROUD OF YOU, MAN. NOT TO EMBARRASS MY SON TOO MUCH, BUT THIS IS A LITTLE BOY WHO HAS OVERCOME A LOT OF ADVERSITY WHEN IT COMES TO BEING ABLE TO READ. FOR HIM TO CONFIDENTLY BE ABLE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY AND BE ABLE TO READ, THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR OUR FAMILY. THAT'S NOT THE REASON WHY I WAS UP HERE THOUGH. I'M GOING TO LET JUDY SPEAK LATER.

I NEED TO GO. BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE AT WITH PARKS, AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE A BIG FAN OF PARKS. YOU HAVE BEEN GOOD ALLIES OF PARKS. I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE MY SUPPORT FOR THIS COUNSEL, AND YOUR GOOD DECISIONS AS IT APPLIES TO ONE OF OUR -- AS I'VE SAID IT

[7. COUNCIL AND MAYORAL COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS]

VERY MUCH. I AM PROUD OF YOU. >> THANKS, JOSH. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, COUNSEL MAYOR COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS, COUNSEL, ANY COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS? NOPE?

MOVING ON, MAYOR? >> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. I AM A FIFTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HER. I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THE RESULTS OF THE COMMUNITYWIDE MEDIA . THAT IS SIMPLY AMAZING , ONE STATISTIC, 97% OF RESPONDENTS VIEW THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CARMEL AS EXCELLENT. YOU MAY CLAP NOW.

OUR AGENCY PARTNERS WILL PROVIDE US SOME INTEL FEEDBACK IN JUNE. THE BANKING RFP IS UNDERWAY. IT HAS SENT TO ALL THE BANKS WITH A BRANCH LOCATION IN CARMEL. WE SHOULD

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THESE JOIN US AT 9:00 A.M. TO HONOR THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE SEVERAL INDYCAR DRIVERS LIVE IN CARMEL ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR. AND ALL THE CARMEL RESIDENTS, WE MISS -- WE WISH THEM A SAFE RACE.

FINALLY, GO PACERS, BEAT THE CELTICS!

>> HOLDEN, YOU DID A GREAT JOB, BUDDY. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE DEPUTY MAYOR TODAY. I APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW IT IS HARD TO SIT ON CAMERA IN FRONT OF A BUNCH OF STRANGERS AND READ, AND YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB. SO, THANK YOU. I WANT TO MAKE ONE ADDITIONAL COMMENT. THAT IS, I HAVE TO GO FOR ANOTHER EVENT THAT IS TONIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY MY GREAT APPRECIATION FOR MARIA AND THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE MATERIALS YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT, AND BE PRESENTED WITH THIS EVENING. WE WILL BE MEETING A LITTLE BIT LATER, I THINK THE 25TH, BUT THAT COULD BE WRONG ON THE DAY.

THAT'S PROBABLY SATURDAY, IT'S PROBABLY REALLY WRONG.

THAT MEETING SOON TO DISCUSS HOW WE KIND OF RE-EXAMINE THIS RELATIONSHIP. IT IS VERY SUCCESSFUL. VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. I'M PROUD OF THE COUNCIL. AND THE MAYOR WITH HIS VISION TO BRING THIS TO LIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO FORMALIZE THINGS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN FORMALIZED YET, WORKING ON IT, MAKING SURE THEY ARE TRULY A SEPARATE 501(C)(3) WITH EXPERT LEADERSHIP, AND WE ARE THEN OBVIOUSLY A STRONG PARTNER, AND WE HAVE AN MOU CLEARLY DEFINED, THAT'S WHAT WE WILL PROVIDE, AND HOW WE WORK TOGETHER IN TIMES OF CHANGE OR CHALLENGE. SO, MORE TO COME ON THAT. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS -- I ALMOST THOUGHT ABOUT PUSHING THIS BACK -- HER PRESENTATION BACK ANOTHER MEETING SO WE CAN HAVE THIS OTHER MEETING, BUT I WANT HER GOOD NEWS TO BE OUT HERE SO YOU GUYS CAN CELEBRATE THE GREAT MARKET THAT ENDED THIS LAST SEASON. WE WILL CONTINUE

[8. CONSENT AGENDA]

HOLDEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, CONSENT AGENDA, APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR APRIL 15TH, 2024 REGULAR MEETING AND MAY 2ND, 2024 CLAIMS MEETING. CLAIMS FOR PAYROLL IN THE AMOUNT OF 3,000,007 23 371.63, GENERAL CLAIMS, 3,000,003 82 FIVE 7723 RETIREMENT, $110,000 AT 204 $.16. AND WIRE TRANSFERS, 11,000,050S 627-0174. DO I HAVE

A MOTION? >> APPROVED.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES, 9-0.

[10. COMMITTEE REPORTS]

>> WE HAVE ONE ITEM TO COME BEFORE US TONIGHT. WE WILL SPEAK ABOUT THAT AS IT IS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.

>> MOVING ON, LAND-USE AND SPECIAL STUDIES. COUNSELOR

SNYDER? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. WE MET AT OUR STATE THE DATE LAST TIME. WE DISCUSSED SECTION 1 OF THE UD OH FOR AN HOUR. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THE GRAMERCY PROJECT. OUR NEXT LAND-USE MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND AT 5:30 AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. TOPICS WILL BE UD OH, THE ABBREVIATED UGO SECTION OF THE UD O. AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE STRONG OPINIONS ON PUD'S, EXCUSE ME, THERE IS NOTHING REALLY TO TALK ABOUT IN THIS SECTION. IT IS STATUTORY STUFF. SO IT IS PROBABLY NOT THE SECTION YOU WANT TO GET EXCITED ABOUT. GRAMERCY WILL CONTINUE TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT MEETING. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO POSSIBLY SENDING

[11. OTHER REPORTS]

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>> YEP. THANK YOU. MOVING ON, ITEM NUMBER 11, OTHER REPORTS.

THE CARMEL REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR MONTHLY REPORT, HENRY?

>> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL, I AM THE CARMEL REDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. WE WILL FLY THROUGH OUR ACTIVITIES IN TERMS OF REDEVELOPMENT. CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES . THE EXTERIOR BRICK IS NOW UP ON THE RENT BUILDING. IT IS LOOKING REALLY GOOD, SAME WITH THE WINDSOR. THIS IS QUICKLY COMING MY FAVORITE BUILDING IN THE CITY CENTER. I LOVE THE WAY IT LOOKS. IT REALLY DOES A GOOD JOB FRAMING CARTER GREEN. AND THERE IS GOING TO BE A RESTAURANT ON THE FIRST FLOOR THERE AS WELL. WHAT IT WAS HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED YET. WHAT IT IS HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED YET. BUT IT IS CERTAINLY IN THE WORKS. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THE TAVERN ON THE GREEN HAS MADE IT THROUGH ITS 80 LS APPROVAL WITH THE CITY.

HOPEFULLY, THAT CAN MOVE FORWARD SOON. FIRST ON MAIN CONTINUES ITS CONSTRUCTION. I WANT EVERYONE TO MARK THEIR CALENDARS FOR JUNE 5 AT 1:00 P.M. , WHERE WE WILL BE HAVING A CELEBRATION ON THE PLAZA, INCLUDING THE ROTARY CLOCK BACK. MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THAT TO COME. MAGNOLIA CONTINUES, NEWS CONTINUES. SIGNATURE CONTINUES ITS CONSTRUCTION. I THINK I MENTIONED LAST TIME THE ENTIRETY OF THE 15,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL HAS NOW BEEN FULLY LEASED. I THINK THAT IS MAKING ITS ROUNDS. MOW LAUNCH, THAT IS MOVING FURTHER AND FURTHER ALONG. I -- WE SHOULD SEE A CITY PRESS RELEASE ON THIS, SOON. BUT, WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A DEDICATION TO MARY JANE RYMAN , NAMING THIS PUBLIC COURTYARD AFTER HER. SO, THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE THIS FRIDAY AT 4:00 P.M. SO, PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR 4:00 P.M. AS WE DEDICATE THIS PUBLIC COURTYARD TO MARY JANE RYMAN WHO IS INSTRUMENTAL, WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING THE CITY WHAT IT IS TODAY. SO, I TALKED TO HER TODAY. SHE IS EXCITED. SIX SQUARE GARAGE, CONDOS WE HAVE DISCUSSED BEFORE, CONSTRUCTION ON THE REPUBLIC HEADQUARTERS SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD ANY TIME NOW. THIS PICTURE IS A BIT DATED.

THERE'S MORE BRICK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THAT PROJECT AS IT MOVES FORWARD. LOTS OF PROGRESS BEING MADE ON 111 SOUTH RANGELINE, LOTS OF STEEL UP, LOOKING FORWARD TO A LOUNGE GOING INTO THAT PROJECT. ICON ON MAIN CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES.

YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN A MASSIVE GARAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THERE WILL BE ONE BUILT. IT WILL BE HIDDEN FROM VIEW BY WONDERFUL ARCHITECTURE IN A PUBLIC PLAZA, A LITTLE SMALLER THAN MIDTOWN. THAT'S MOVING FORWARD. IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO -- IF YOU'VE DRIVEN ON THIRD OR FOURTH WORD BECOMES THIRD, LOTS OF PROGRESS IS BEING MADE ON THE MERCHANTS BANK EXPANSION. YOU WILL SEE THE GARAGE GO UP NEXT. FINALLY, OUR TOWNSHIP HAS BEEN MAKING INCREDIBLE PROGRESS ON THE CARMEL PLAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING. THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP, MOSTLY FUNDED BY THE TOWNSHIP , A LITTLE OVER 30 OF COMMISSION WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. A LOT OF PROGRESS BEING MADE ON THAT. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNSEL MAY HAVE.

>> COUNSELOR AASEN? >> I JUST WANT TO REPEAT THIS HERE. I KNOW WE HAVE THE PARK IMPACT ORDINANCE ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT . NEXT TIME YOU DO A PRESENTATION, CAN YOU JUST GIVE US AN UPDATE ON HOW THAT MIGHT AFFECT SOME OF THE CHANGES

THERE FOR YOU? SO -- >> I THINK IT WILL AFFECT

THINGS GOING FORWARD. >> YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WE CAN TALK OFF-LINE, BUT JUST KIND OF THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS IS WHERE EVERYTHING WILL BE ACCOUNTING AND HOW WE CAN TRACK EVERYTHING.

>> HAPPY TO DO IT. EVERYTHING IS TRACKED IN ITS OWN ACCOUNT FOR EACH PROJECT, EVERY DOLLAR FROM EACH PROJECT IS SEGREGATED TO THAT PROJECT SO WE CAN TRACK EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR WE NEEDED .

WHEN THINGS GET FILED TO BE PW, EVERYTHING GETS ITEMIZED TO MATCH THOSE DOLLARS, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING, BUT I COULD PROVIDE MUCH MORE CONTENT ON THAT LATER IF YOU WOULD

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LIKE. >> HENRY, QUICK QUESTION, WE HAVEN'T REALLY DISCUSSED IT . NORMALLY, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME GOING THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS, BUT SUPPLEMENTAL RESERVES, I KNOW YOU'VE KIND OF HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY THE NEW COUNSELORS. CAN YOU BRIEFLY GROW -- GO OVER SUPPLEMENTAL RESERVES, WHAT'S THE PURPOSE, HOW ARE WE DOING AS FAR AS KIND OF ON TRACK, AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION, PART OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESEARCH, I REMEMBER AT LEAST TWICE SINCE WE HAVE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL, LIKE TAKING A LOOK AT HOW MUCH, IF WE ARE ON TARGET, IF WE NEED TO RAISE OR REDUCE, HOW MUCH IS GOING INTO SUPPLEMENTAL RESERVES, ANY KIND OF ANYTHING YOU CAN GIVE US ON THAT AS

WELL. >> SURE.

>> THANKS. >> SO, THE CITY HAS A BIG KISS WHICH IS THIS LARGE AREA THAT COLLECTS PROPERTY TAXES TO FLOW INTO THE TIF AREAS. AND THAT BIG TIFF PAYS OFF OBLIGATIONS.

THOSE OBLIGATIONS EXTEND THROUGH 2036 OR SO. SOME OF OUR LARGER TIF AREAS THAT WERE FORMED KIND OF EARLY ON BEGIN TO EXPIRE PRIOR TO THAT 2036 TIMELINE. SO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS TO COVER EVERYTHING, WE HAVE BEEN PUTTING MONEY IN A WAY -- AWAY IN A SUPPLEMENTAL RESERVE.

EVERY TIME, THE BIG TIFF KIND OF CHANGES , OR THERE IS A RE-FUNDING OR SOME KIND OF TIF BOND THAT THE COUNCIL PASSES.

WE TWEAK THE RESERVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE COVERED IN THOSE BACKEND YEARS ARE COVERED. COUNSELOR GREEN IS CORRECT. THERE ARE TIMES WE HAVE STRATEGICALLY ASKED CITY COUNCIL TO TAP THE RESERVE. MOST RECENTLY, I THINK IT WAS LAST YEAR, AND IT WAS TO PAY OFF A BOND. SO, THERE -- OTHERWISE, THE BOND COULD BE PAID OUT OF THE BIG TIFF. WE ASKED TO TOUCH THE RESERVE TO PAY THE BOND EARLY. SO MORE TIFF IS FREED UP OUT OF THE BIG TIFF. SO, WHEN IT MAKES SENSE TO DO THAT STRATEGICALLY, WE ALWAYS GO TO COUNSEL. I LIKE TO DOUBLE CHECK, BUT I BELIEVE THERE'S MILLIONS IN THERE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEND YOU THAT EXACT NUMBER. WHEN I GO BACK AND CHECK THAT -- BUT OUR RESERVES -- I MEAN, AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE, FRANKLY, TOO HEALTHY AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE IT IS SHOWING IN 2036 THERE'S LIKE $10 MILLION STILL LEFT OVER WHERE WE DON'T NEED THAT TO BE LEFT OVER AT THE END. SO, I THINK, REALLY, OUR FINANCES ARE AS HEALTHY AS THEY WOULD

BE. >> THIS SOUNDS LIKE -- IF YOU COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND WHETHER WE NEED TO ADJUST IT OR NOT. COUNSELOR TAYLOR?

>> THANK YOU. HI, DIRECTOR. JUST A REAL QUICK QUESTION. IT IS RELATED. SO, ARE YOU GOING TO BE RELEASING THE RESULTS OF THE STRESS TEST? I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN REVIEWING THAT STRESS TEST RESULT RELATED TO THE BIG TIFF INCREMENT WHICH IS DIRECTLY RELATED, YOU KNOW, SORT OF RELATED TO THIS ISSUE WITH THE ASSESSED VALUES AND VACANCIES.

>> SURE. I WOULD LIKE TO TOUCH BASE WITH THE MAYOR ON THAT TO SEE HOW SHE WANTS TO HANDLE ALL THAT , IF I COULD FOLLOW UP

WITH YOU. >> YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THEN, WE ARE GETTING THE WEEKLY -- WE JUST GOT CONTACTED BY A CONSTITUENT, THE WEEKLY UPDATES STOPPED ON THE 1933 LOUNGE PROJECT. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL CONTINUE THAT, IF THAT WAS A COMMITMENT AS FAR AS TO THE NEIGHBORS FROM THE DEVELOPER.

>> THEY NEED TO CONTINUE IT. I APPRECIATE THE CONSTITUENT REACHING OUT AND REMINDING THE DEVELOPER THEY NEED TO PROVIDE

THE UPDATES. >> PERFECT.

>> SO I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP ON THAT --

>> PERFECT. >> THOSE UPDATES, I THINK, HAVE

BEEN CURRENTLY HELPFUL. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> SURE. >> THAT'S IT. THANKS, HENRY.

>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT ITEM FOR OTHER REPORTS, THE REPORT FOR CARMEL KINDLE MARKET. KATRINA?

>> PERFECT. THANK YOU, COUNSELOR WORRELL. -- FOR THE ASSIST. YOU ARE ALWAYS ASSISTING PEOPLE EVERYWHERE YOU GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CITY COUNCIL, CARMEL CITY COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME HERE THIS EVENING. IT IS A REAL HONOR TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. I KNOW I WAS INVITED TO COME. THERE ARE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE THEIR MONTHLY REQUIREMENTS OF THE BIANNUAL OR ANNUAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL. IT IS WRITTEN IN THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS. WE DON'T HAVE THAT. SO I FEEL LIKE THIS IS BY INVITATION ONLY, AND I HAVE BEEN INVITED.

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AS MAYOR FINKEL REFERENCED, WE ARE A 501(C) NONPROFIT. I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR FACES. SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE 2017 WHEN THE MARKET FIRST BEGAN. BUT JUST TO CLARIFY -- OH, IT IS STILL UP. IT WAS THERE, RIGHT? OKAY. OH, GOOD. THANK YOU. SO, WE ARE A 501(C)(3). I WANT TO REVIEW FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW THE MISSION AND THE VISION OF THE CARMEL CHRIS CAMPBELL MARKET.

WE HOPE TO EDUCATE IN GERMAN CULTURE AND CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS THROUGH AN AUTHENTIC MAGICAL CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE.

IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO THE MARKET, I HOPE YOU WALKED AWAY WITH GERMAN CULTURE AND FELT LIKE YOU HAD A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE, AND WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED OUR MISSION. OUR MISSION IS TO ATTRACT VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD . WE HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB ATTRACTING VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND PEOPLE WHO ARE VISITING THE UNITED STATES. I HAD A GENTLEMAN FROM BERLIN. HE WAS ACTUALLY IN D.C. ON A WORK TRIP. AND HE REALLY WANTED TO GO SEE A CHRISTKINDLMARKT. HE HUNTED ME DOWN TO TELL ME, THIS IS LIKE HOME. I'M SO EXCITED I GOT TO EXPERIENCE THIS AND DIDN'T MISS THE CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS THAT ARE SO DEAR TO MY HEART. IT WAS A REAL PLEASURE TO SPEAK WITH HIM. SO, I FEEL WE ARE ON TRACK FOR OUR VISION HERE. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW. MY NAME IS MARIA, I AM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CARMEL CHRISTKINDLMARKT. I HAVE BEEN IN THIS ROLE SINCE 2017 HELPING LAUNCH THE MARKET, AND NURTURING IT TO WHERE IT IS TODAY SEVEN YEARS LATER. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE MY TEAM. THEY ARE BEHIND-THE-SCENES. THESE ARE THE REAL SUPERSTARS THAT MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN. IF YOU COULD JUST KIND OF WAVE, WE HAVE HANNAH, OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS, SO THAT BEAUTIFUL MARKETING, THAT IS HER. JULIA DAVIS, VICE PRESIDENT OF INTERNAL OPERATIONS, SHE IS THE ONE WHO MAKES ALL THE HR, ALL THE PAYROLL, THE INVOICING OF THE VENDORS WHICH IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT. ALL OF THAT IS UNDER HER PURVIEW. MICHAEL IS OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS.

SO HE WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH THE STREETS DEPARTMENT WITH OUR VENDORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ENOUGH ELECTRICITY IN THEIR HUT SO YOU GUYS CAN ENJOY RACLETTE. SANDRA ON THE END IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CULTURAL PROGRAMS. SHE IS OUR NATIVE GERMAN ON THE TEAM. AND SHE IS IN CHARGE OF ALL OF OUR CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, HELPING TO BE A LIAISON WITH GERMAN WOODWORKERS WHO COME OVER. SO, I WANTED TO INTRODUCE OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM.

I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE YOU -- MANY OF YOU ON THE READY KNOW THEM, BUT OUR BOARD MEMBERS. WE HAVE SUSAN MCDERMOTT WHO IS OUR BOARD CHAIR. SHE HAS BEEN SERVING SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR, AND ALREADY HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE RESOURCE TO ME, PERSONALLY. SHE COMES WITH AN EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE NONPROFIT WORLD IN THE FINANCE WORLD. AND ALSO, BRENDA MYERS IS A FAMILIAR FACE FOR MANY OF YOU. WE ARE SUPER HONORED TO HAVE HER, 19 YEARS OF TOURISM EXPERIENCE SERVING THE HAMILTON COUNTY TOURISM AS A RESOURCE FOR ME ON THE BOARD. SO, THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR SERVING. SVEN SCHUMACHER IS OUR FOURTH BOARD MEMBER. HE WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT HERE TODAY. OH, HE IS HERE, OH, YAY. SVEN IS HERE. THAT MAKE ME SO HAPPY. HE HAS BEEN SERVING SINCE 2019. HE IS ALSO THE HONORARY COUNCIL OF THE FEDERATION BRINGS NOT ONLY THE NONPROFIT WORLD EXPERIENCE HIM -- WITH HIM, BUT ALSO A GREAT CULTURAL ASSET FOR US. AND I WANTED TO JUST DO A PUBLIC THANK YOU TO DAN MCFEELY WHO SERVED AS PRESIDENT FROM 2017 TO 2023 AND KAREN WHO SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT FROM 2017 TO 2023. MOVING ON TO OUR IMPACT, SO, WHAT DOES THE CARMEL CHRISTKINDLMARKT, WHAT DOES THAT HAVE ON THE CITY? WELL, WE DRAW A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LOVE CHRISTMAS AND THE MAGICAL EXPERIENCE THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED. 475,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED. THAT IS AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT. WE DO NOT TICKET FOR THE EVENT. SO, WE USED PLACER

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THAT'S AN AUTOMATIC OUR OTHER VENDORS WHO -- THAT $7 MILLION BELONGS TO THEM.

THEN, THERE IS A PERCENTAGE OF THAT WHICH WE DO TAKE IS OUR FEE, YOU WILL SEE IN ANOTHER SLIDE IN A MOMENT. BUT ICE SKATING, THE RINK IS RUN SEPARATELY. MANY OF YOU KNOW IT'S A NONINVERTING FUND THAT IS RUN BY THE CITY. I HOPE I GOT THAT TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY CORRECT. I'M NOT VERSED VERY WELL ON THE FUNDS HERE. BUT I BELIEVE IT IS A NONINVERTING FUND. 316,000 IS WHAT WAS GROSS REVENUE IN THAT AREA, THEN THE 1.6 THAT YOU SEE IS IN CHRISTKINDLMARKT SALES. WE DID BRING ALCOHOL IN HOUSE IN 2022. THAT REPRESENTS SNOW GLOBES, ALCOHOL,, YOU KNOW, CHRISTKINDLMARKT HATS YOU WILL SEE AT THE MARKET. YOU WILL SEE YEAR-OVER-YEAR IN 2022, THE MARKETS GROSS REVENUE, THE DOLLARS SPENT AT THE MARKET WITHOUT EYES WAS ABOUT 5.4 MILLION. WITH EYES, THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL 300,000 THERE. TOTAL GROWTH YEAR-OVER-YEAR IS 59%. SO, PRETTY INTENSE AMOUNT OF GROWTH. ONE THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS, YOU HAVE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT THAT WE PUT OUT FOR YOU. AND WE PARTNERED WITH THE INDIANA BUSINESS RESEARCH CENTER WITH THE SCHOOL OF KELLY BUSINESS RESEARCH IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY. PHILIP WANTED TO MEET WITH US TODAY. UNFORTUNATELY, HE WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT AND WANT TO DO A DEEP DIVE INTO IT, HE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THE DEEP DIVE QUESTIONS. WE COULD EVEN HAVE HIM BACK IF THAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN. BUT I JUST PULLED OUT ONE BIG STATISTIC FROM THAT VERY LONG, INTENSE REPORT. BASICALLY, EVERY DOLLAR, EVERY $9.1 YOU SAW IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THAT WAS SPENT AT THE MARKET, AN EXTRA 1.53 -- $1.53 IS THEN SPENT IN HAMILTON COUNTY. I WANTED THEM TO DRILL DOWN INTO CARMEL SPECIFIC . UNFORTUNATELY, THE CALCULATORS THEY USE, THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY IN THEIR PARTICULAR SYSTEM TO DO THAT. SO, WE ARE LOOKING AT HAMILTON COUNTY.

HOWEVER, WE DO KNOW THAT A LOT OF THAT IS GOING TO BE SPENT IN THE VICINITY OF THE MARKET AND IN CARMEL. TOTAL ECONOMIC RIPPLE EFFECT, SO, THAT IS $14 MILLION. THEN IF YOU TAKE THE 9.1 AND 14, YOU GET THE 23.1. IT IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT THE MARKET IS HAVING ON CARMEL. I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CARMEL CHRISTKINDLMARKT INC.

REVENUES. THIS IS WHAT THE SLIDE WILL BREAK DOWN FOR YOU.

IT SHOWS THAT OUR SPONSORSHIP -- I WILL WALK THROUGH IT REALLY BRIEFLY. OUR SPONSORSHIP AND GRANTS, WE WENT FROM 44 TO 117. VENDOR FEES, THIS IS WHAT I REFERENCED BEFORE. OF THE 7 MILLION THAT THE VENDORS MADE, WE DO CHARGE 20% FOR OUR FOOD AND BEVERAGE VENDORS AND 18% FOR PRODUCT VENDORS. SO, IN 2022, THAT REPRESENTED $800,000. IN 2023, THAT REPRESENTED 1.2. SALE OF INVENTORY, AGAIN, THAT IS SNOW GLOBES, HATS, SCARVES, THAT WENT FROM $3.80 TO $5.80. AND ALCOHOL AND TIPPING, AGAIN, THE FIRST YEAR WE BROUGHT THAT IN-HOUSE WAS 2022. THAT WAS 700,000. WE BROUGHT THAT UP TO A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION IN 2023. PEOPLE REALLY LOVE THEIR BLUE VINE. OTHER REVENUE, YOU WILL SEE 74,000 TO 86. AND THAT REPRESENTS PRIVATE RENTAL. MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS WHEN THE H OPPORTUNITIES FOR CORPORATIONS TO RENT THE ICE RINK IN THE MARKET AND HAVE A PRIVATE EVENT. AS WELL AS SOME THINGS LIKE THE DESIGN GALLOP WHICH IS OUR 5K. WE DO MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF PROFIT ON THAT EVENT AS WELL. SO, TOTAL REVENUE WAS A LITTLE OVER 2 MILLION IN 2022, 3 MILLION IN 2023. MOVING ON TO EXPENSES, WE HAVE HOW MUCH IT COST FOR US TO PURCHASE THOSE MUGS, SNOW GLOBES AND THINGS I KEEP REFERENCING. 300,000 , IT

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TOTAL EXPENSES, 1.6 IN 2022 AND A LITTLE OVER IN 2023. SO THE TOTAL REVENUE MINUS EXPENSES YOU WILL SEE, WE ENDED WITH A PROFIT OF 325 WHICH WAS REINVESTED INTO THE MARKET , AND BEING ABLE TO OPTIMIZE THINGS. WE COULD HAVE THE INCREASES YOU SEE IN 2023. WE WILL BE DOING THE SAME THING BUILDING OUT INFRASTRUCTURE IN 2024 WITH THE PROFITS THAT HAPPENED IN 2023. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO NOTE IS THAT FOR MANY YEARS, FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF THE MARKET THERE WERE ONLY TWO 1099 CONTRACTORS THAT WERE RUNNING THE MARKET.

LET THAT SINK IN FOR A SECOND. THEN, THE REST OF IT WAS SEASONAL. SO, IN 2022, THAT IS THE FIRST YEAR WE HAD W-2 EMPLOYMENT OFFERED THROUGH THE MARKET. WE GOT TO A PLACE WHERE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND IN ORDER FOR OUR ORGANIZATION TO BE SUSTAINABLE AND CONTINUE TO BRING THIS MAGICAL HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE TO CARMEL, WE REALLY NEED TO BUILD OUT THE INTERNAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE MARKET AND CREATING MORE LAYERS SO THAT IF I GET HIT BY THE PROVERBIAL TRUCK, THERE ARE OTHERS FULL-TIME WHO KNOW THE OPERATIONS AND WHAT IS GOING ON AND CAN CONTINUE. SO, THAT IS REALLY THE FOCUS OF 2024 IS TO BUILD THAT INTERNAL STRUCTURE THAT HASN'T BEEN FULLY BUILT OUT YET. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS A FUN ONE. ON THE DIGITAL FOOTPRINT, I JUST WANT TO SAY I REFERENCED HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD A PLACE IN OUR MARKET. 74,000 FOLLOWERS ON ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS YOU WILL SEE THERE, AND THE TOTAL FOLLOWER ACCOUNT HAS GROWN 37% SINCE DECEMBER OF 2022. I'M NOT A MARKETING EXPERT. MY MARKETING TEAM SHARED WITH ME THAT IT IS, ON AVERAGE, 5 TO 10% GROWTH IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE. SO THE 37% IS ASTRONOMICAL GROWTH. ALSO IN THE EMAIL NEWSLETTER, YOU WILL SEE 15,000 SUBSCRIBERS WITH A 45% OPEN RATE. ON AVERAGE, ACCORDING TO MAILED CHIMP , IT IS 21% OPEN RATE.

THAT IS 21% DOUBLE THE AVERAGE THERE. TOTAL REACH, TOTAL EYEBALLS THAT ARE ON THE MARKET THAT SEE THE MARKET , SAW THE MARKET IN 2023 IS 2.6 MILLION VIEWS. ALL RIGHT. JUST SOME FUN STATS HERE. 206 HOURS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, 63 BOOTHS, 400,000 GALLONS, A LITTLE BIT OVER OF BLUE VINE DISPENSED, 4800 POUNDS OF KABOB WERE SOLD. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU TRIED THE NEW KABOB. THE POPULAR STREET FOOD IN GERMANY.

IT WAS HER FIRST YEAR KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE PARK. IT WAS EXCITED TO HAVE IT. NIFTY THOUSAND BOOT MUGS SOLD, 62,000 SAUSAGES, AND AS I WAS PREPARING FOR THIS, I WENT BACK AND I LOOKED AT NUMBERS FROM 2017 ON HOW MANY SAUSAGES WERE SOLD. IN 2017, WE SOLD 13,000 SAUSAGES , JUST THE NUMBER GROWTH, IT WAS FUN TO SEE THAT. 72 EMPLOYEES. THE SEASONAL STAFF TO RUN THE FOODS, TO RUN THE SALES OF THE SNOWBALL -- SNOW GLOBE BOOTHS AND ALL OF THAT, 1325 HOURS VOLUNTEERING AT THE MARKET, WE DO VOLUNTEER WITH THE SCHOOL GERMAN PROGRAM.

THEY DO ASK EACH OF THE UPPER LEVEL STUDENTS VOLUNTEER FOR A FEW HOURS AT THE MARKET. THAT IS ONE OF THE WAYS WE GET SUCH A HIGH NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS THERE. OH, OKAY. SO, THE MARKET STATISTICS, JUST MOVING ON TO ENTERTAINMENT, WE HAD 61 ENTERTAINERS THAT PERFORMED AT THE MARKET, FILLING 216 HOURS OF STAGE TIME. SOMETIMES, THEY WOULD START BEFORE WE OPENED BECAUSE THE CROWDS ARE ALREADY THERE. THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I JUST WANT TO NOTE THE THINGS I'M ABOUT TO HIGHLIGHT NEXT ARE ALL FREE. FREE TO OUR GUESTS, FREE TO GET IN, FREEDOM PARK FOR FREE TO EXPERIENCE THE ENTERTAINMENT ON THE STAGE. WE BROUGHT IN SIX ARTISANS WHICH IS OUR WORKSHOP . AND WE BROUGHT IN ARTISTS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT REGIONS OF GERMANY SHOWCASING THEIR CULTURAL TRAITS. AGAIN, THAT IS FREE FOR GUESTS TO COME AND ENJOY. THEN THE PLAYHOUSE , THERE WERE 92

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SO, MOVING ON TO SOME OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS HERE, I WILL MOVE THE -- THROUGH THESE PRETTY QUICKLY. WE HAVE THE EAST PATIO. I LOOK AT MATT. WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND THAT SPACE AND HOW WE COULD BEST PROGRAM IT TO FIT THE MARKET AND FIT THE REST OF THE YEAR. BUT, THAT AREA IS WHERE WE PUT OUR NEW PLAYHOUSE. YOU WILL SEE THE LITTLE PUPPETS THERE, AND A MEET AND GREET WITH SANTA. THIS IS THE NEW WORKSHOP. WE HAVE OUR FRIENDS , MARCUS AND TOWN IN GERMANY WHICH IS A VERY FAMOUS WOODWORKING TOWN. A VERY FAMOUS INAUDIBLE ] RINGO WHO IS FROM OUR SISTER CITY, AND ANYA WHO IS FROM HONOR OF BEING INVITED TO A CHRISTKINDLMARKT CONFERENCE IN GERMANY. IT WAS A BY INVITATION ONLY THING. ALL THE OTHER MARKETS THERE WERE FROM EUROPE. AND SPEAKING WITH THESE OTHER MARKETS FROM MUNICH TO BERLIN -- SANDY, HELP ME OUT.

INAUDIBLE ] VIENNA, ALL OF THEM HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING THESE ARTISANS TO COME BECAUSE THEY JUST -- IT IS THEIR BUSIEST TIMES SELLING PRODUCTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS AS WELL. SO, THE FACT THAT WE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT ARTISANS COME OVER AND SHARE THEIR CRAFT WITH US WAS JUST -- THEIR MINDS WERE BLOWN BY THIS.

WE DO HAVE THE KIND OF NOVELTY OF BEING FOREIGN, IN AMERICA AND ALL THAT. MANY OF THEM HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE UNITED STATES. SO IT IS A REAL HONOR TO HAVE THEM , A REAL FEATHER IN OUR CAP THAT CARMEL IS ABLE TO ATTRACT THESE ARTISANS TO OUR MARKET . 200 HOURS OF CRAFTING, I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE BEAUTIFUL CONTROLLED CHAOS THAT THAT IS. OUR ON-SITE IMPROVEMENTS, I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH BASE ON. WE DID ADD A FIRST ICE-SKATING RINK, BOXER HEAD, I NEED THE AMBULANCE, THEN 15 SECONDS LATER, THEY ARE LIKE, MAYBE I DON'T. YOU JUST NEED AN ICE PACK . BUT THE AMBULANCE HAS BEEN CALLED. IT'S A WASTED TRIP TO THE FIRE TRUCK AND ALL THAT. WE WANTED TO ADD THIS SPACE SO WE CAN HAVE A PLACE TO A, TAKE CARE OF GUESTS QUICK BE IF THEY NEED ASSISTANCE, AND B, TO MAYBE MITIGATE THOSE CALLS, THE NUMBER OF CALLS TO THE CARMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE WERE ABLE TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE THAT NUMBER THIS YEAR. ANOTHER THING THAT WE ADDED THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME WAS OUR RECYCLING PROGRAM. IN GERMANY, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO GERMANY, RECYCLING IS ABSOLUTELY HUGE. THEY HAVE ELIMINATED ALL LANDFILLS IN GERMANY AT THIS TIME. IT'S A HUGE PRIORITY FOR THE COUNTRY.

AND I WANTED TO DO A NOD TO THAT CULTURE SO WE HAD CULTURAL FACTS AT EACH OF THE RECYCLING STATIONS, MANY RECYCLING STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE MARKET. AND WE HAD THE SPONSORED THROUGH GRANT FROM HAMILTON COUNTY TOURISM AND ALSO DUKE ENERGY LAST YEAR. THERE WAS A HUGE REDUCTION IN WASTE GOING TO LANDFILLS. THERE WAS A LOT OF RECYCLING ESPECIALLY FROM THE VENDORS BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW MANY CARDBOARD BOXES IT TAKES TO SELL 60,000 SAUSAGES CARDBOARD BOXES. THERE IS A LOT OF CARDBOARD RECYCLED. NEW DONOR KEBAB AND SNOW GLOBES, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE WORKABLE NEW THINGS WE DID LAST YEAR. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SEE OUR WITH BARRELS WITH TABLES INSIDE. WE PLAN TO ADD MORE OF THOSE POTENTIALLY OUT ON THE EAST PATIO AREA ONCE IT IS REDEVELOPED, SEE HOW MANY WE COULD FIT OUT THERE. I LOOK AT MICHAEL. HE GETS THAT JOB. SO, JUST A COUPLE OTHER, TOUCH BASES ON HIGHLIGHTS FOR MARKETING. WE DID GET SOME NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE LAST YEAR WHICH WE ARE SO PROUD OF.

WE WERE REACHED OUT TO BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. WE WERE

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ALSO, JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE MARKETING TEAM FOR A WHOLE NEW REBRAND ON THE WEBSITE, ONLINE, AND UPDATING ALL HER SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT THE MARKET WHICH IS NO JOKE. THERE ARE A LOT OF SIGNS OF THE MARKET. A LITTLE BIT OF PROGRAMMING, I KNOW I ALREADY HIGHLIGHTED THE ENTERTAINMENT, I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE BEAUTY OF THAT. WE DID TWO NEW EVENTS THIS YEAR. THE CHORAL FESTIVAL AND THE PARADE. IT IS A TRADITIONAL GERMAN -- TRADITION. SO WE DID THE PARADE WITH THE HORSE, THE LANTERNS, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. AND WE ARE EXCITED TO EXPAND UPON THAT THIS YEAR. AND THEN, I MENTIONED THE GALLOP. THIS PAST SEASON, WE INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY 68%. AND IT IS JUST A REALLY FUN LITTLE 5K.

PLEASE COME AND JOIN US IF YOU ENJOY RUNNING. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT QUICKLY PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE DO TWO SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAMS. ONE IS THE SA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. SO, THEY -- THE PARTICIPANTS FILL OUT AN ESSAY. IT IS REVIEWED BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE. SOMETIMES, WE HAVE TEACHERS INVOLVED IN THAT. SOMETIMES, OTHER PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN GERMAN CULTURE LIKE THE INDIAN AND GERMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PAST. AND THEY SELECT FOR THE SEASON, THEN THEY COULD TO MAKE APPEARANCES. THE FIRST PRIZE IS $1000.

SECOND IS 500, THIRD IS 250. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. THAT IS SPONSORED BY WELLINGTON ASSET MANAGEMENT AND HAS BEEN BY 2017. THEY ARE AN AMAZING SPONSOR. ALSO, THE DOCENT PROGRAM IS A NEW, NEW SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WE INTRODUCED THIS YEAR. IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO THE MARKET THERE'S KIND OF A MUSEUM AREA THAT YOU CAN WALK THROUGH AND LEARN ABOUT GERMAN CULTURE -- OR GERMAN HERITAGE IN INDIANA. AND THAT WAS SPONSORED BY INDIANA GERMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY AND THEY ALSO SPONSORED THE DOCENT PROGRAM WHICH THEY FILL OUT AN ESSAY AS WELL AND GET SELECTED, AND SAME PRIZE MONEY IS AWARDED AND THEN THEY SERVE QUESTIONS, ET CETERA. WE HAD 16 CASH SPONSORS, 20 IN-KIND SPONSORS, AND SO MANY, SO MANY THINGS -- A LONG LIST OF CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT ASSIST US IN VARIOUS WAYS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. I WON'T TAKE THE TIME TO READ THROUGH THEM ALL. BUT WE ARE SO, SO APPRECIATIVE OF THE CITY SPONSORSHIP BECAUSE THE MARKET LITERALLY COULD NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE CITY. WE DID DO AN EXPANDED VIP DAY EXPERIENCE. WE ARE LOOKING TO DO EVEN MORE WITH THAT THIS YEAR. WE HAVE PRIVATE RENTALS THAT WE MENTIONED. WE'VE ONLY GOT SIX THIS YEAR, SIX MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS FROM THE TIME WE OPEN TO CLOSE. THEY ARE ALREADY BOOKED FOR THE YEAR. WE DID -- HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A SISTER CITY PARTNERSHIP IN GERMANY WHICH IS A RENOWNED -- IT IS WHERE NUTCRACKERS WERE FIRST PRODUCED AND SOLD. IT'S WHERE THE CHRISTMAS PYRAMIDS WITH THE CANDLES AND THE LIGHT, THE HEAT RISES FROM THE CANDLES AND TURNS THE BLADES. THAT'S WHERE THOSE WERE INVENTED. IT IS LIKE THE MOST ICONIC CHRISTMAS TOWN IN THE WORLD. AND THAT IS OUR SISTER CITY. IT IS SUCH A HUGE COUP. I AM SO GRATEFUL THEY CHOSEN TO PARTNER WITH US. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT SINCE 2017 WHEN I FIRST VISITED THERE ORIGINALLY AND TOLD THEM HOW WE WERE GOING TO MAKE THIS MARKET HAPPEN. AND THEY -- THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. AND SO, WE ARE JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO EXPANDING ON THAT PARTNERSHIP.

AND JUST LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, CONTINUING TO BUILD OUR REPUTATION, COME MORE PHILANTHROPIC. THIS YEAR'S VIP DAY EVENT, I WANT TO HAVE A CHARITABLE ARM TO IT SO FUNDS CAN BE RAISED AND GIVEN TO A NONPROFIT IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE NOT SELECTED THAT NONPROFIT YET. BUT I WANT TO FIND WAYS TO PARTNER WITH OTHER NONPROFITS IN THAT WAY, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT DOING THAT THIS YEAR. AND THEN, ALONGSIDE THAT EXPANDING VIP DAY , AND CONTINUING TO FOSTER

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>> ALL RIGHT. COUNSEL? ANYBODY TO WRITE? COUNSEL YOU ARE AWESOME. FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GROWTH THAT IS HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS. YOU KNOW, I USE YOUR CHRISTKINDLMARKT MARKET AS AN EXAMPLE OF THINGS THAT GET BETTER AND BETTER BECAUSE OF BEING HERE IN CARMEL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. I KNOW THERE WAS A YEAR MISSING BECAUSE WE HAD COVID. YOU ARE DOING VERY, VERY WELL FINANCIALLY. AND I AM NOT SURPRISED. CONGRATULATIONS. HAS THERE BEEN TALK OF BUILDING UP A RESERVE ACCOUNT SO, HEAVEN FORBID, WE HAVE A YEAR WHERE WE HAVE A RECORD BLIZZARD OR SOMETHING AND YOU HAVE SOME MONEY SET ASIDE?

>> THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU, COUNSELOR.

I -- YES. THERE HAS BEEN TALK OF THAT. AND SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST RECENTLY BROUGHT UP IN OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, SO AS WE ARE KIND OF REDEVELOPING GOVERNMENTS, AND WHAT THE MAYOR ALSO REFERENCED, AND WHAT YOU AND PARTNERSHIP, WHAT THIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE -- THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS IN THE

DISCUSSION. >> DR. JOSHI?

>> I HAVE TO SAY FIRST, AND ON THE MAC MY GERMAN IS SO BAD.

CHRISTKINDLMARKT MARKET IS FANTASTIC. THERE IS NOTHING THAT COMPARES TO IT IN THE MIDWEST, CERTAINLY NOTHING THAT COMPARES TO IT IN MANY AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. SO I DO WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR BEING VERY, VERY CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND ACCURATE. IT IS A WONDERFUL THING TO BE ABLE TO VISIT A COUNTRY, COME BACK HOME, AND SEE THAT COUNTRY REFLECTED, ALMOST EXACTLY IN THE WAY IT IS INTENDED. SO, I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. I DO ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATIONS THAT AS THE MARKET IS DOING WELL, YOU KNOW, HOW THAT MARKET ALSO GIVES BACK TO THE CITY AND HOW WE PARTNER IN A DIFFERENT WAY. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO LET YOU GROW AND FLY. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> ANYONE ELSE? YEAH. HENRY, I RECALL BACK IN 2017 HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU , IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH THE CITY SUBSIDIZING , AND THE GOAL OF YOU GROWING EVERYTHING AND BECOMING SELF-SUFFICIENT, AND YOU HAVE DONE EXACTLY THAT. YOU KNOW, RINGS HAVE REALLY EVOLVED IMPRESSIVELY. SO, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE FEEDBACK I GET FROM OTHERS, ESPECIALLY MY TWO DAUGHTERS, HOW THEY LOVE THE CHRISTKINDLMARKT MARKET. SO, THANK YOU. AND LOOKING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, TO PARTICIPATING IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MAYOR ON A NEW AGREEMENT ON COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDING NOT DIRECT DOLLARS, BUT HOW THE CITY SUBSIDIZES AND TO UNDERSTAND THE FULL PICTURE, BUT, THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE, ONE LAST TIME? COUNSELOR MINNAAR?

>> I HAVE TO SAY MY SON STUDIED INDIANA FOR A SEMESTER WHEN HE WAS IN COLLEGE, AND WE ACTUALLY WENT TO A MARKET IN VIENNA , I'M NOT SURE I'M SAYING THAT PROPERLY. AND WHEN HE CAME BACK HOME TO VISIT, HE SAID, HOLY -- THIS IS LIKE THE MARKETING IN VIENNA. SO, VERY PROUD OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO MY FELLOW COUNSELORS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOU AND FIGURING OUT WHERE WE GO FROM HERE. SO, THANK YOU

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>> THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME.

>> THANK YOU. >> MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12, OLD BUSINESS. TENS READING OF ORDINANCE D-2696-23. AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL, THE CITY OF CARMEL, ADDING D-2710-24 TO THE CODE, SPONSORS IN AUSTIN, THIS REMAINS IN THE RULES UTILITY WITH THE NEXT MEETING ON JUNE 11TH. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO 3RD READING OF ORDINANCE D-2711-24 , ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL, THE CITY OF CARMEL INDIANA AUTHORIZING GRAMERCY PROJECT AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING OTHER ACTIONS IN

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>> MOVE TO INTRODUCE. >> CAN I GET A SECOND?

>> SECOND PERIOD >> ALL RIGHT, COUNSELOR AASEN,

IF YOU CAN READ THE SYNOPSIS. >> THIS APPROPRIATES FUNDS INTO THE 2024 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 1501 BUDGET.

>> ALL RIGHT. FOR DISCUSSION, ALL RIGHT. WELCOME THE NEW CITY ATTORNEY, SAM KARN, SAMANTHA KAAG. GO AHEAD AND HIT THE BUTTON. THE RED LIGHT WILL COME ON. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNSELORS. MY NAME IS SAMANTHA KAAG.

CORPORATION COUNSEL. BEAR WITH ME, THIS IS MY FIRST MEETING IN SOME TIME. GLAD TO BE HERE TONIGHT. THIS ORDINANCE IS GOING BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. THIS ORDINANCE SERVES TO FUND A PORTION OF THE BUDGET . IT IS $167,83 THAT WAS MOVED FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT BUDGET. THERE IS FUNDING RESOLUTION THAT I WILL BE PRESENTING LATER ON TONIGHT.

>> ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSELOR WORRELL?

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THIS $160,000, IS THAT -- IS THAT THE AMOUNT THAT IS NEEDED FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, OR WILL THERE BE MORE APPROPRIATIONS OR MOVING OF

DOLLARS REQUIRED? >> SO, THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL RESOLUTION THAT MOVES $170,000 FROM THE MARKETING BUDGET THAT PREVIOUSLY HANDLED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO, BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, I BELIEVE THAT WILL COVER THE FUNDING FOR THIS

YEAR. DO YOU HAVE FURTHER -- >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND AGAIN, PART OF THE WHOLE PROCESS, THIS WASN'T ORIGINALLY IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. IT'S A NEW POSITION CREATED BY THE NEW MAYOR, MAYOR FINK HIM. SO WE ARE FUNDING THAT NEW POSITION. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. START THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:53 P.M.. IF ANYONE WISHES TO MAKE A STATEMENT OR SAY SOMETHING, THEY CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM. ALL RIGHT, NOT SEEING ANY MOVEMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:54. GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF ANYONE WANTS TO MAKE

A MOTION. >> MOVE THAT WE SUSPEND THE RULES AND ACT ON THIS THIS EVENING.

>> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND PERIOD

>> ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. THAT'S APPROVED. ENTERTAIN

ANOTHER MOTION. >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND PERIOD >> ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS APPROVED. IT PASSES. MOVING ON TO THE SECOND ITEM FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE Z-688-24. ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AMENDING THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, SPONSORS ARE COUNSELOR AASEN, SNYDER, COUNSELOR MINNAAR, AND COUNSELOR WORRELL AND DR.

JOSHI. I WOULD LIKE TO GET A MOTION.

>> MOVED TO INTRODUCE. >> SECOND PERIOD

>> ALL RIGHT. COUNSELOR TAYLOR, IF YOU CAN READ THE SYNOPSIS.

>> THIS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT PLACES 1.3 0F, K AND L OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE REGARDING THE PROCEDURES FOR GRANTING OF PARK AND RECREATION THE CREDITS.

>> THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE WANT TO PRESENT? SHANNON, DO YOU WANT TO PRESENT? BROUGHT TO US, INITIATED WITHIN THE CARMEL CITY COUNCIL. WE SENT IT TO COMMITTEE. IT BECAME ON THE COMMITTEE. WE APPROVED

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COUNCIL? >> HIGH, COUNSELORS.

INAUDIBLE ] DIRECTOR. I WILL SHARE MY SCREEN AND PULL UP THE ORDINANCE. AS YOU SAID, THIS ORDINANCE -- THIS IS LANGUAGE THAT ESSENTIALLY THE COUNCIL LOOKED AT , HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WHERE BOTH I AND HEAD OF PARKS SPOKE SENSIBLY. THIS IS -- THE BIG DIFFERENCE THAT WAS MADE -- FOR ANYONE WATCHING, ESSENTIALLY, ANY PROJECT THAT HAS RESIDENTIAL UNITS HAS THAT ATTACHED TO THE PRESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT HAVE TO BE PAID WHEN THE PERMIT FOR CONSTRUCTION IS BEING PULLED.

REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE KIND OF THEIR OWN ANIMAL. THEY OFTEN REQUIRE THEIR PUBLIC PART OR PARTNERSHIPS TO HAVE ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE TO GO IN. THEY ARE KIND OF DIFFERENT THAN NORMAL RUN-OF-THE-MILL DEVELOPMENT THAT HAPPENS IN THE CITY, WHERE THE CITY IS NOT INVOLVED AT ALL. ESSENTIALLY, THE WAY THE PROCESS WOULD WORK NOW, COUNSELOR SNYDER, COUNSELOR TAYLOR PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I GET THIS WRONG. THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, WHEN IT BRINGS A PROJECT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, IT IS SPECIFICALLY IF IT INTENDS TO APPLY THESE TO THE PROJECT, AND WHAT EXACTLY TO. AND WE CAN ONLY DO THAT NOW ESSENTIALLY WITH FULL SIGNOFF FROM PARKS DIRECTOR ]. ONE OF THE THINGS THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION WOULD PRESENT AT THE TIME IT IS GOING IN FRONT OF COUNSEL FOR BOND APPROVAL FOR THESE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IS, HOW MUCH FEES IT WISHES TO USE FOR THE PROJECT. LET'S CALL IT A VARIANCE FROM THAT NUMBER WITHIN WHICH THERE IS SOME WIGGLE ROOM. AND THEN , IF COUNSEL APPROVES, THEN, YOU KNOW, WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS WITH THESE THINGS, COUNSEL BOND APPROVAL LET'S THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THE PROJECT , IT IS TIME TO START SPENDING MONEY ON THAT PROJECT. THE DEVELOPMENT GOES THROUGH, YOU KNOW, A YEAR OF DESIGN AND DETAILED, YOU KNOW, DETAILED SCHEMATICS FOR EVERY DOLLAR OF THE PARK IMPACT FEE USE. THAT GOES TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, YOU KNOW, 1.5 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. IF THE AMOUNT OF PARKING BACK FEES ARE USED AS WAS DESCRIBED TO COUNSEL PREVIOUSLY, OR IF IT IS WITHIN THE VARIANCE, THAT IS A BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS VOTE, AND THAT IS IT. IF, FOR SOME REASON, THE AMOUNT SOUGHT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO COUNSEL PREVIOUSLY, THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION HAS TO GO BACK TO CITY COUNCIL. THAT IS ESSENTIAL. ON THE OTHER TWO THINGS ARE FOR FUNDS TO BE SPENT OUT OF NOW, THE PARKING BACK FEED FUNDS, COUNSEL WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH MIKE AND I ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. ALTHOUGH, I WILL NEVER HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT SPENDING MONEY ON PARKS OUTSIDE OF THE COURT. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS -- WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS DEVIATION FROM THE PARKING BACK FEE AMOUNT PRESENTED AT CITY COUNCIL, WE USED THE WORD VARIANCE BECAUSE, LOCALLY, WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS. PLANNING COMMISSION VERY ASTUTELY POINTED OUT THAT THIS IS IN THE UTO. THE UTO WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A ZONING CODE USES THE TERM VARIANCE AS A TERM OF ART. VARIANCE IS A TERM OF ART IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING CONTEXT. THE PLANNING COMMISSION CHANGE WORD VARIANCE TO THE WORD DEVIATION WHICH, FOR OUR PURPOSES, I THINK MEANS THE SAME THING. SO, THAT IS THE ONLY CHANGE THAT HAS BEEN MADE AT A PLANNING COMMISSION LEVEL.

AND I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I THINK I DESCRIBED THAT AS SUCCINCTLY AS I COULD HAVE.

>> YEAH. COUNSELOR TAYLOR? >> WE DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM THE DIRECTOR. OUR DIRECTOR WAS CHOSEN TO BE PART OF A CAPITAL COMMISSION FOR ACCREDITATION PARK RECREATION AGENCY. -- ASSESSMENT OF A PARKS SYSTEM AT A U.S. ARMY GARRISON IN

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>> THANK YOU. >> COUNSELOR AASEN?

>> I'M SURE THE COUNCIL COULD WRITE THIS WHEN THEY PUT IN THE DEVIATION LIMITS. WHAT IF IT IS UNDER, YOU ARE NOT USING THAT .

THE COUNCIL -- YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO COUNSEL. YOU ARE REQUESTING LESS PARK IMPACT FEES.

>> YES. >> OKAY. AND THAT'S HOW THAT IS WRITTEN, OR DO WE HAVE TO WRITE THAT IN EVERY TIME WE DO

IT? >> I -- I MEAN, PART OF THIS IS KIND OF A TRUST-BASED THING. IF WE CAN PRESENT IT TO COUNSEL

INITIALLY -- >> COUNSELOR, YOU WANT TO

RESPOND. >> THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN, THE INTENT, I BELIEVE THE CONSENTING LEGAL OPINIONS, IF IT IS LESS -- SO, THE VOTE IS REALLY THEY CAN'T TAKE MONEY OUT OF THE ACCOUNT. WE WILL BEING MOVED TO A ONE ACCOUNT PHILOSOPHY. SO, IF IT IS LESS, THE MONEY, BY DEFAULT, STAYS IN THE COUNCIL -CONTROLLED ACCOUNT. THERE IS NO FURTHER LANGUAGE NEEDED BECAUSE IT IS ALREADY IN THE ACCOUNT WERE COMING INTO THE ACCOUNT. IT IS JUST NOT BEING REMOVED FROM THE ACCOUNT. IF IT IS MORE TO THE DEVIATION LIMIT, SMALL PROJECT, 10 OR 20%, WHATEVER THAT IS, HUGE PROJECT COULD BE A LOT LESS . ONCE THEY HIT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER OF THE DEVIATION, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNSEL FOR MORE, FOR APPROVAL TO SPEND EXCESS REVENUE. DID WE SAY

THAT'S A SINGLY? >> YES. BUT IF YOU WANT TO PUT SOMETHING IN THAT SAYS, WE ARE CLEARLY NOT SPENDING AS MUCH MONEY AS WAS TOLD THAT TENDS TO NOT GO BACK TO COUNSEL, HOWEVER COUNSEL WANTS TO HANDLE THAT, I LEAVE THAT UP TO COUNSEL

INAUDIBLE ]. >> COUNSELOR AASEN? DOES THE CITY ATTORNEY AGREE WITH THE LANGUAGE? OKAY. WE ARE GOOD.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNSELOR?

>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. SO, THIS BEING A MULTIPART STATUTE, THE PLAN BEING INCLUDED IN IT AS A PRECURSOR, JUST WONDERING, IF THE PARKS BOARD IS LOOKING AT IT ON ITS OWN, REVISING THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN, IF THAT INCLUDES ALL THE PORTIONS OF THE CITY WHERE REDEVELOPMENT HAS CREATED A PROJECT BEFORE, DOES THAT, THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN, PROHIBIT THE SUBSECTION BEING HERE FROM EVER BEING OPERATIONAL?

>> I BELIEVE ONCE THE ENTIRE CITY IS IN THE ZONE IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THIS SECTION IS PROBABLY NO LONGER OPERATIONAL.

>> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS OR ISN'T THE INTENT. I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE STRUCTURAL THINGS WITH THE WAY THIS IS WORDED. IF THIS PLAN DOESN'T INCLUDE THE FULL, YOU ONLY HAD SUBSECTION A WHICH NEVER TRIGGERS, I'M JUST WONDERING IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS THOUGHT OF WHEN THIS WAS DRAFTED.

>> I THINK SINCE ALL THE CITIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE ZONE IMPROVEMENT PLAN NOW, THAT'S WHY THIS SECTION IS STILL IMPORTANT. AND IF THE ZONE IMPROVEMENT PLAN WAS TO CHANGE IN THE FUTURE, THEN -- AND , PARK AND RECREATION IMPACT FEES COULD BE USED IN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THIS SECTION IS STILL

IMPORTANT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL START THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:0 4:00 P.M. MAKE YOUR WAY. JUDY, YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BLUE CARD. GO AHEAD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. I AM SPEAKING IN FAVOR, OF COURSE, OF THIS AMENDMENT. FOR THE RECORD, BUT I AM REALLY HERE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DID, ESPECIALLY COUNCILMAN SNYDER AND ALL THE NEW FACES ON THE COUNSEL WHO, YOU DIDN'T EVEN HAVE YOUR NAMEPLATES YET, I BET, WHEN YOU HAD TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE. SO, WE KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. IT IS CERTAINLY IMPORTANT TO THE PARK BOARD AND THE EFFORT GOING FORWARD IN THE COMMUNITY. SO, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. PLANNING COMMISSION, MAYOR, EVERYONE AS WELL. IT WAS A LOT OF MEETINGS A LOT OF TIME.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I

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>> MOVED TO SUSPEND THE RULES. >> SECOND PERIOD

>> ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. IT'S APPROVED, 9-0.

LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MOTION. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND PERIOD >> ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. THE ORDINANCE HAS

[14. NEW BUSINESS]

MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, NEW BUSINESS. ITEM NUMBER 14.

RESOLUTION CC-05-20-24-01 , RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, FUNDS OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT FUND, 1203, SPONSORS AASEN AND

TAYLOR. >> MOVE TO INTRODUCE.

>> SECOND PERIOD >> COUNSELOR AASEN.

>> THIS TRANSFERS $170,000.00 FROM THE DOCKETING AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT BUDGET INTO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BUDGET.

>> I WON'T ASK NICK. BUT SAMANTHA, CAN YOU PLEASE COME?

>> THANK YOU. THAT EVENING. SAMANTHA CARTER, INCORPORATION COUNSEL. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS IS A CORRESPONDING RESOLUTION THAT TRANSFERS $170,000 FROM THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS BUDGET INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET. >> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. IT'S APPROVED, 9-0. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE D-2713-24, ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE FIVE, SECTIONS 8-47 AND 8-48 OF THE CITY COUNCIL CODE. SPONSORS ARE WORRELL , AASEN AND LOCKE.

MOVED INTRODUCE. >> WHO DO I HAVE ON HERE.

COUNSELOR LOCKE, HOW ABOUT YOU READ THE SYNOPSIS?

>> GLADLY. ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES

ON CITY STREETS. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

COUNSELOR WORRELL? >> YEAH. WE TOOK THIS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING WHEN WE MET BACK IN APRIL. AND WE HAVE SINCE THEN ADDED AN ADDITIONAL PARKING SITUATION FOR CLARK STREET. EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A MEMO FROM JEREMY CASHMAN FOR CLARK STREET THAT ACTUALLY SAYS THAT THERE WOULD BE NO PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF CLARK STREET, AND ON THE WEST SIDE, THERE WOULD BE NO PARKING 100 FEET BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE LAKESIDE APARTMENT ENTRANCE.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE HAVE ALL RECEIVED THE COMMENTS ABOUT IT FROM THE PUBLIC . I AM ASSUMING IF YOU HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS PLAN , NOW IS THE TIME TO SPEAK UP.

SO, IN ORDER TO, HOPEFULLY, MOVE FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THIS ORDINANCE BY REMOVING OR STRIKING FROM THIS DOCUMENT, LINE 31 AND LINE 32.

AND ALSO LINE 44, AND 45. THAT IS TAKING OUT SOME LANGUAGE THAT WAS REGARDING SOME PARKING ON VETERANS WAY. THAT STILL NEEDS SOME MORE STUDY. SO, IN ORDER TO BRING THIS PARKING SOLUTION TO THE RESIDENCE OF CARMEL STATION AND THOSE USING CLARK STREET, I HOPE MY AMENDMENT WILL PASS AND THEN WE CAN MOVE ON TO APPROVING THE ORDINANCE AS WRITTEN.

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>> I NEED A MOTION FOR AMENDMENT.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR AMENDMENT. IS THERE A SECOND?

>> SECOND PERIOD >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

PLEASE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THE AMENDMENT PASSES.

>> SO, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDED VERSION.

>> SECOND PERIOD >> ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ONTO THE NEXT ITEM. ITEM NUMBER 15, AGENDA, ADD-ON ITEMS. THERE ARE NONE. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16, OTHER BUSINESS. THERE IS NONE. MOVING ON TO NUMBER 17, ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TO THE RIGHT? NO? ANY

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