[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> I'M CALLING TO ORDER THIS MEETING . WE HAVE A QUORUM .
[2. AGENDA APPROVAL]
FIRST UP IS AGENDA APPROVAL. WE DO HAVE SOMEONE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY TONIGHT, SO WE WILL HAVE TO DO VOICE VOTES FOR TONIGHT. JESSICA IF YOU COULD LEAD US IN A MOTION TO APPROVEAND WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. >>
[3. INVOCATION]
>> THIS PASSES. NEXT WE HAVE OUR INVOCATION. THAT PASSES. NEXT UP IS THE INVOCATION. WE HAVE A CHAPLAIN WITH THE CARMEL FIRE
DEPARTMENT. >> GOOD EVENING. GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND TO OPEN US IN PRAYER. GOD, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY THAT YOU HAVE MADE , EVEN THOUGH IT IS COLD, WE RECOGNIZE IT AS A GIFT FROM YOU. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS, FAITHFULNESS AND MERCY IN OUR LIVES. THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSING OF THE CITY, THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HOME. I'M ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE LEADERS AND RESPONSIBILITY THEY CARRY. LEADERSHIP IS A HIGH CALLING AND IT IS NOT EASY. I ASK THAT YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM TO BE WELL, STRENGTH TO SERVE WITH INTEGRITY AND CLARITY IN THEIR DECISION-MAKING. THANK YOU FOR THEIR SACRIFICE AND DEDICATION TO MAKE THIS CITY A BETTER PLACE. AS THE COUNCIL GATHERS TO DO THE WORK BEFORE THEM TONIGHT , I PRAY YOUR BLESSING OVER EACH PERSON HERE AND GRANT THEM WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AND MADE THE LEAD WITH HUMILITY SEEKING MODERN AGENDAS BUT THE GOOD OF THOSE THEY SERVED, AND ABOVE ALL, THEY RECOGNIZE YOU , NOT LEADING YOU OUT BUT PUTTING YOU AT THE CENTER OF ALL THAT THEY DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND GRACE FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US . GOD, YOU ARE GOOD AND FAITHFUL , AND IT IS IN YOUR
NAME I PRAY. AMEN. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS THE
[4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE RISE.>> 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.
NEXT UP IS RECOGNITION OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND OUTSTANDING CITIZENS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. RECOGNITION
[7. COUNCIL AND MAYORAL COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS]
OF PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL . WE HAVE NONE TONIGHT. NOW WE HAVE MAYORAL COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS.MAYOR. >> WE HAVE THE DEPUTY MAYOR WITH US HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE THE REPORT.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM A FOURTH GRADER , AND I WILL BE DELIVERING THE MAYOR'S COUNCIL REPORT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOP AND I AFF FOR THE WORK ON GETTING THE CONTRACT COMPLETED. WE HAD A LOT OF CHANGES TO MAKE IN 2024 AND THEIR PARTNERSHIP IS APPRECIATED. I WOULD LIKE TO APPLAUD THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVING IT TONIGHT. ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, THE FIRST CONFERENCE KICKS OFF THE TO LEADERSHIP EVENT THAT COMBINES PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKING WOMEN AND INSPIRING CAREER EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS PAID FOR BY SPONSORSHIP DOLLARS. IS COMPLETELY SOLD OUT WITH 350 WOMEN ATTENDING , 150 MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN WE ARE ACCEPTING MORE RESERVATIONS FOR THE SESSION TOMORROW. ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT A COFFEE SHOP AND RESTAURANT ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN. THE RIBBON CUTTING TOOK PLACE TWO WEEKS AGO , AND WE OFFICIALLY CUT THE RIBBON THIS PAST FRIDAY AND BOTH ARE WELCOME ADDITIONS TO OUR ARTS AND DESIGN DISTRICT. THE INDIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS IN SESSION , AND THE MAYOR IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE GOVERNOR AND STATE LEGISLATURES TO FIND A BALANCE
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BETWEEN TAX REFORM AND BENEFITS THOSE WHO NEED IT AND ALLOWS US TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES OUR RESIDENTS HAVE COME TOEXPECT. THANK YOU. >> GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU. DO ANY MEMBERS CARE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS?
>> I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE COUNCIL NOMINATED COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED AT THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL NOT BE CREATED. WE WERE ASKED TO SIT ON THIS COMMITTEE AND WE MET AS A WORKING GROUP IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED AN INFORMAL RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL AT THE LAST MEETING. STATED INTENT OF THIS IS TO CREATE A MORE OPEN PROCESS TO MORE PURPOSELY SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT THE COUNCIL POINTS TO AND GIVES RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNSEL FOR FILLING THOSE POSITIONS. I BELIEVE THAT WE WOULD HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB TOGETHER IN BROADENING THE REACH INTO OUR CITY'S DIVERSE TALENT POOL BY BRINGING FORWARD PEOPLE WHO HAD THE EXPERTISE AND DESIRE TO SERVE THE CITY , AND PROVIDE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO FELLOW COUNSELORS. I WAS TOLD THE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD WOULD BE THAT MR. GREEN WOULD BE IMPROVING THE WEBSITE AND MAKE MORE PEOPLE AWARE OF THE OPENINGS FOR THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND I HOPE THAT THIS WILL NOT BE SIMPLY A COSMETIC FIX AND WE HAVE CITY COUNCILORS THAT WILL EACH REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS WITH OPENNESS AND BRING FORWARD PEOPLE WHO WILL BRING THE BEST EXPERTISE TO SERVE ON CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ARE TASKED WITH PROVIDING ADVICE ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES TRI-CITY, AND I ASK THAT WE FIND A WAY TO ENSURE THAT THESE ARE ENGAGING TO ALL
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. >> DOES ANYBODYELSE HAVE ANY
[8. CONSENT AGENDA]
COMMENTS FOR COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.WE HAVE APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. FEBRUARY 3, 2025 REGULAR MEETING AND WE HAVE CLAIMS PAYROLL - $4,067,336.44 GENERAL CLAIMS - $4,997,381.69 AND $31,321.08 AND (PURCHASE CARD) ALSOWIRE TRANSFERS - $3,960,265.68 DO I HAVE EMOTION? MOVED AND
>> IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS ACTION ON MAYORAL VETOES.
COMMITTEE REPORTS. A. FINANCE, UTILITIES AND RULES COMMITTEE
[10.b. Land Use and Special Studies Committee]
>> WE HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. LAND USE AND SPECIAL STUDIES
>>COMMITTEE >> WE HAD A SPECIAL MEETING IN THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE THIS NEXT WEDNESDAY AT THE LIBRARY AT 5:30 P.M. AND WE WILL DISCUSS -- THE AGENDA -- BEGIN THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MICRO MOBILITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OTHER REPORTS. FIRST WE HAVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. SOMEBODY IS ILL SO THAT WILL BE
[11.f. Library Board (Annual – February)]
PUSHED TO THE NEXT MEETING. THE LIBRARY BOARD ANNUAL MEETING.WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU UP. >> THANK YOU. AND GOOD EVENING .
I AM YOUR APPOINTEE TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING. BEFORE WE START , OBVIOUSLY I THINK I WILL SHARE WILL SHARE QUITE A FEW PLATITUDES. PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. -- NOT BEING A MIDDLEMAN IN THESE SITUATIONS. INSTEAD, WE WILL ASK OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY TO PRESENT. A COUPLE OF WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT ABOUT WHAT WE ARE SEEING AT THE LIBRARY. THIS YEAR , I THINK YOU
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WILL BE PROUD TO HEAR WE HAVE RECORD ATTENDANCE FOR BOTH USAGE OF OUR MEETING ROOMS AS WELL AS A RECORD NUMBER OF PATRONS COMING TO THE LIBRARY. WITH THIS MEANS IS THIS FANTASTIC COMMUNITY ASSET IS BEING UTILIZED. A COUPLE OF OTHER ITEMS I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT. IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OUR JOB IS OVERSIGHT AND ADVICE , AND IN MANY WAYS GET OUT OF THE DAILY MICROMANAGING OF HOW THE LIBRARY CONDUCTS ITS BUSINESS. I AM VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT WITH A LEADER LIKE WE HAVE, WE ARE IN A GREAT POSITION TO REALLY ELEVATE THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO WORLD-CLASS STATUS. I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT. WITHOUT HIS LEADERSHIP , NONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TODAY'S POSSIBLE. HE IS GOING TO GIVE QUITE AN UPDATE.THIS IS BEEN A TREMENDOUS YEAR. WE'VE BEEN IN A GREAT FINANCIAL POSITION AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY MORE COMMENTS. I WILL
LET HIM MAKE HIS COMMENTS. >> LET ME GET THIS STARTED. GOOD EVENING. AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME FOR THIS ANNUAL REPORT. I'M HAPPY TO SAY THIS IS MY 9TH ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COUNCIL. AND I DO THINK THAT I HAVE A SUCCESS STORY TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL TONIGHT. THE COMMUNITY IS USING OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM, WHICH IS GREAT TO SEE. JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR VISION AND OUR BOARD MEMBERS. -- IS THE CARMEL COUNCIL APPOINTEE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY NEAT THAT THE LIBRARY HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF ONE ZONE SINCE 1982. WE WERE INDUCTED INTO THEIR HONORS AND THAT IS OUR BOARD PRESIDENT AND ME ACCEPTING THE AWARD LAST YEAR. JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR BUDGET BEFORE I GET GOING. WE HAVE A WORKING BUDGET OF $10 MILLION AND I WILL POINT YOU TO THAT SLIDE WHERE THERE'S A COLLECTION OF MATERIALS YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY CONSIDERED GOLD STANDARD IN LIBRARIES. OUR PERSONNEL IS 55% OF OUR BUDGET. THAT IS ALSO PRETTY GOOD. I THINK IT IS MUCH MORE COMMON TO SEE PERSONNEL IN LIBRARIES OCCUPY -- SOME LIBRARIES STRUGGLE , BUT WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER A LOT AND I WILL SHARE SOME THINGS WE ARE OFFERING. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RATE HISTORY. BEFORE WE DID THE PROJECT, I WORKED WITH THE COUNCIL AND AT THE TIME THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT , SHE HELPED ME WORK WITH THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE BONDS TO DO THE LIBRARY.
IT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE COUNCIL WAS THAT WE DO NOT INCREASE THE TAX RATE. THAT WAS ONE OF THE ELEMENTS OF OUR PLAN. AND NOT ONLY DID WE NOT RAISE THE TAX RATES, IT'S LOWER IN THE YEAR SINCE WE'VE DONE THIS. WE HAVE A GOLD STANDARD LIBRARY AND WE DONE IT WITHOUT INCREASING TAXES AT ALL. THERE IS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES. IT COMPRISES 42% OF LIBRARY REVENUE THE 2024 TAX RATE WAS 6.35 CENTS PER $100 OF ASSESSED VALUE OR COMES TO 3.14% OF THE TAX RATE. A GOOD DEAL FOR THE AMAZING LIBRARY THAT WE HAVE. HERE IS OUR VISITATION. WE ARE SEEING RECORD VISITATIONS LIKE NOTHING WE HAVE SEEN AND EVEN OUR
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BRANCH. I WAS DISCOURAGED IN 2020 AND WE OPENED A BRANCH IN JANUARY OF 2020 , AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER HAD TO SHUT DOWN FOR A WHILE. THE VISITATION AND USAGE OF IT DID NOT NORMALIZE UNTIL COMING UP ON 2022 AND 2023. WE ARE STILL EXPLORING WHAT IS THE LIMIT FOR THE WEST BRANCH AND THE NEW MAIN LIBRARY.THERE IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. WE HAVE MORE PROGRAMS AND MORE MEETING ROOMS AND A LARGER ROOM TO OFFER PROGRAMS. THE MAYOR HAS PARTICIPATED IN SOME PROGRAMS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT IS A BIGGER BUILDING WITH A LOT OF SPACE, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE SLIDE, WE DO A LOT OF OUTREACH.
63 OUTREACH EVENTS REACHING A LOT OF PEOPLE. WE SERVE OVER 50 HOMEBOUND PATRONS REGULARLY ONCE A MONTH WE WILL TAKE MATERIALS TO PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO VISIT THE LIBRARY THEMSELVES AND WE WILL GO TO THEM. I THINK THAT IS A FANTASTIC SERVICE AND WE WOULD BE FINDING WAYS TO PERHAPS EVEN EXPAND WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THAT. SOME OF THOSE OUTREACH EVENTS WE SET UP IN THE LOBBY AND WE WILL MAKE A POP-UP LIBRARY AND BRING A COLLECTION AND SET IT UP AND LET PEOPLE COME AND BROWSE. MEETING ROOMS. THIS REALLY SURPRISED ME HONESTLY. I KNEW THAT THEY WERE BEING WELL USED, BUT I THOUGHT MAYBE IN 2023 THAT RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE WE WERE AT CAPACITY , BUT EVERYTHING IS UP. WE WILL SEE WHAT THE CEILING IS , AND, AGAIN, THE NONPROFIT RESERVATIONS, WE DON'T CHARGE NONPROFITS. THERE IS A BUSINESS RATE WHEN BUSINESSES USE THE ROOM AND SOME SAY IT'S THEIR FAVORITE PLACE TO DO STAFF TRAINING. IT IS A LITTLE REVENUE GENERATED FOR THE LIBRARY AS WELL. STUDY ROOM USE. THIS BLEW ME AWAY. THE ADULT STUDY ROOMS ON THE SECOND FLOOR, 26,695 RESERVATIONS AND USES AS ROOMS ON THE SECOND FLOOR JUST IN THE LAST YEAR. THAT IS A LOT OF USES AND THEY ARE USED ALL OVER THE LIBRARY. ONE ASPECT OF THIS THAT HAS MADE IT EVEN MORE POPULAR THAN IT USED TO BE. ANYONE WITH A LIBRARY CARD CAN MAKE A RESERVATION IN THE WEBSITE. YOU CAN RESERVE A ROOM AND YOU PUT IN YOUR CODE AND YOU ARE IN.
IT'S EASIER THAN EVER TO USE THESE ROOMS. LIBRARY CARD SIGNOUT. I WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR AND IF I LOOKED AT 20 YEARS OF HISTORICAL DATA, IT IS COMMON IN AVERAGE FOR US TO SIGN UP FOR 5000 LIBRARY CARDS A YEAR. THAT IS NEW USERS.
LAST YEAR IT WAS A LITTLE OVER 10,000. AND LAST YEAR IT WAS AT 9000. WE ARE WAY ABOVE AVERAGE. IT IS GREAT AND SOMETIMES I WORK THE CIRCULATION DESK AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE JUST MOVED HERE WE GET TO TALK TO THEM IN HER GETTING A LIBRARY CARD AND EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR NEW LIBRARY AND LOTS OF OTHER THINGS . IT'S ANOTHER INDICATOR OF HOW BUSY WE ARE. CIRCULATION . WE ARE FINALLY BACK TO THE SPACE THAT WE WERE OCCUPYING. 2.1 MILLION -- IN 2024 ONE THING THAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT 2.1 WE HAD APPROXIMATELY A SIMILAR NUMBER IN 2019 IS THE BOOK COLLECTION IS HOLDING PRETTY EVENING. YOU CAN SEE OVER 1 MILLION CIRCULATION FOR OUR FICTION COLLECTION. PRETTY GOOD FOR NONFICTION. AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA CONTINUES TO DECLINE. THE PHYSICAL MEDIA AND I HAVE SOME SLIDES , THE DIGITAL COLLECTION AS THE PHYSICAL USE LOWERS, THE DIGITAL RISES EVERY YEAR. IT IS SOMETHING WE CONTINUE TO MANAGE THAT TRANSITION. I HAVE MORE COMMENTS ON THAT COMING UP. THESE ARE GREAT CIRCULATION NUMBERS. THE BOOK LOCKER , YOU'VE SEEN THIS WHEN YOU ARE AT THE LIBRARY AND IT'S ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN THE GARAGE. IT IS
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A GREAT FEATURE BECAUSE YOU CAN SELECT AND PICTURE ITEMS UP FROM A LOCKER AND THAT DIVORCES YOU FROM THE OPERATING HOURS 24/7.YOU CAN PICK IT UP ANYTIME WHEN IT'S CONVENIENT. SCAN YOUR LIBRARY CARD AND YOUR LOCKER WILL POP OPEN AND TAKE OUT YOUR STUFF IN YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. WE WERE AT CAPACITY. WE HAD A LITTLE ROOM SO WE ADDED MORE. WE ADDED TWO MORE TOWERS OF LOCKERS. AND NOW WE ARE STILL AT CAPACITY IN THEIR FULL ALL THE TIME. IT GAVE US ABOUT A 33% INCREASE IN CAPACITY AND I SEE A 37% INCREASE IN LOCKER PICKUPS. PEOPLE LOVE IT AND I WOULD LIKE -- LONG-TERM STRATEGY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HAVING OCHER LOCKER LOCATIONS AND I KNOW WHERE I WOULD LIKE THE NEXT ONE AND I WILL GET TO THAT. DIGITAL MEDIA LAB HAS BEEN A ROARING SUCCESS INTEGRATING THAT INTO THE MAIN LIBRARY. IT WAS GREAT WE HAD IT AS A SMALL LOCATION DOWNTOWN, BUT THE USAGE HAS GONE THROUGH THE ROOF BACK AT THE MAIN LIBRARY. THIS IS A LITTLE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE 3D PRINTING EXPERT COMING UP ON
>> WE HAD OVER 2000 VISITS TO THE LIBRARY THAT DAY AND ALL KINDS OF 3D PRINTING VENDORS AND YOU CAN SEE THE FUN THINGS THEY WERE PRINTING. ONE PERSON WILL BE SHOWING UP WITH REAL SIZE STAR WARS DROIDS. WE HAVE SPEAKERS IN THE MEETING ROOMS AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN. YOU CAN DROP IN AND CHECK IT OUT . THERE IS ANOTHER VIDEO. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE FUN TO SHARE. I PULLED THESE NUMBERS LAST MONTH. BUT THE MEDIA LAB HASN'T INSTAGRAM PAGE AND IT'S CURRENTLY OVER 25 MILLION VIEWS. HERE IT IS.
>> DOES WHAT IT DOES. THAT THESE NUMBERS OF HOW MUCH THE DIGITAL MEDIA LAB IS BEING USED IS LIKE NOTHING THAT WE SAW WHEN IT WAS JUST A SMALL SPACE DOWNTOWN. THE STAFF IS THERE TO HELP PEOPLE WITH WHATEVER PROJECT THEY ARE WORKING ON. I THINK THAT'S A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE DIGITAL MEDIA LAB THAT YOU HAVE PEOPLE THERE TO HELP. SO IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TROUBLE SHOOT OR YOU ARE STUCK ON SOMETHING, WE HAVE STAFF THAT CAN DO THAT. SOME OF THEM ARE YOUNGER THAN MY DAUGHTER AND THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT THIS AND I'M ONE OF THE ONES THAT NEEDS HELP. THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT FOR HELPING. SO JUST TO HAVE THAT AS A RESOURCE AND SOMEONE YOU CAN ASK FOR HELP AND ADVICE AND SEE WHAT PEOPLE WERE DOING. A LOT OF PODCASTERS AND PEOPLE RESERVING THE RECORDING ROOMS AND RECORDING PODCAST THE VIDEO RECORDING ROOM IS BEING WELL USED AND PEOPLE DOING THINGS WITH VIDEO CREATION AND 3D PRINTING. AND ALL THE THINGS ON THE ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD.
IT'S A COOL VERSION OF WHAT YOU TYPICALLY SEE AT THE LIBRARY, WHICH IS WE THINK OF GOING TO THE LIBRARY AND CHECKING OUT A BOOK, WHICH IS GREAT. BUT PEOPLE IN THE DIGITAL MEDIA LAB ARE THERE TO CREATE IN THEIR CREATING CONTENT AT THE LIBRARY.
YOUTH SERVICES. THEY ARE SO BUSY. SCHOOL WAS OUT TODAY AND IT WAS A MADHOUSE DOWN THERE THIS MORNING. IT WAS CRAZY AND I WAS CHAIRING THE STAFF BECAUSE THEY WERE TIRED BY NOON BECAUSE THEY HAD SO MANY KIDS AND FAMILIES AND WE DID STORYTIME AND FUN THINGS. OUR EXPLORATION LAB WAS WELL USED. SO THERE CAN
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BE DAYS WHERE IT'S JUST AN AVERAGE DAY AND THERE ARE A LOT OF FAMILIES WITH KIDS AND EVERYONE IS PLAYING AND WE MIGHT DO A POP UP STORYTIME JUST BECAUSE KIDS ARE THERE IN IT'S A REALLY THRIVING ENVIRONMENT THAT CONTINUES TO BE ADESTINATION >> FOR PEOPLE WITH FAMILIES. I WANT TO POINT THIS OUT AGAIN. WE ARE DOING A LOT , BUT WE DO A LOT OF OUTREACH. THE CHILDREN LIBRARIANS GO TO THE SCHOOLS AND THEY ARE EVERYWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY. IT IS IMPRESSIVE TO REACH THAT THEY HAVE OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY. I WANTED TO SHARE THIS AS PART OF OUR STORY. WE HAVE OUR MOST POPULAR STAFF MEMBER IS THE GECKO. WE UPDATED HIS HABITAT AND TO DO THAT WE HAD TO MOVE THEM INTO A TEMPORARY HABITAT THAT WE PUT BEHIND THE SCENES IN THE STAFF AREA AND HE ESCAPED AND WE LOST HIM. AND WE LOOKED AND COULD NOT FIND HIM AND I BROUGHT MY CAMERA FROM HOME AND WE TRIED TO FIND HIM AND WE HAD TO GIVE UP. HE ESCAPED AND THEN WE HAD A CONVERSATION THAT WE ARE A PUBLIC INSTITUTION SO YOU HAVE TO BE TRANSPARENT. SO WE ADMITTED THAT WE LOST HIM AND WE WILL BE GETTING A NEW ONE AND THEN HE TURNED UP . HE WAS ON SOMEONE'S KEYBOARD ONE DAY. AND SO WE SHARED THAT. AND WHEN WE SAID WE FOUND HIM , KIDS WOULD COME UP AND SAY WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. AND IT REALLY IS HIM AND HE CAME BACK. WE EVEN HAD A BOARD DISCUSSION ABOUT HIM ONE MONTH. IT WAS A BIG THING IN 2024. I WANTED TO SHARE THIS.
I'VE NOT TALKED ABOUT THIS SPACE YET. SO I HAVE A VIDEO THAT EXPLAINS THE EXPLORATION LAB FOR CHILDREN AGES SEVEN AND UP. YOU SEE CHILDREN'S WORKING WITH ROBOTS AND CRAFT MATERIALS AND DOING ALL KINDS OF PROJECTS. IT IS REALLY FUN AND INSPIRING TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING. I WILL SHOW THE VIDEO WHERE THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY IS GOING TO GIVE AN INTRO TO THE LAB . JUST
>> WELCOME TO THE EXPLORATION LAB. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A NEW FRIEND. LET'S SHOW THEM HOW TO SIGN IN. IT'S IMPORTANT TO SIGN YOURSELF IN WITH YOUR FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, AGE , AND THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE ADULT THAT YOU ARE HERE WITH TODAY. YOU WILL HIT SUBMIT AND SUBMIT ANOTHER RESPONSE TO BRING UP A NEW FORM FOR THE NEXT KID AND NOW YOU CAN START EXPLORING. YOU CAN GET A KIT . THIS HAS LOTS OF FUN STUFF TO BUILD WITH AND THIS
ONE HAS ROBOTS . >> I'M SORRY.
>> ROBOTS GET PLAYED WITH ON THE CARPET. THE LAST CABINET IS THE TECH CABINET. THESE WILL TELL YOU WHAT EQUIPMENT YOU NEED. YOU MIGHT NEED AN IPAD AND A STAFF MEMBER OR VOLUNTEER WILL GET YOU
>> LET'S TAKE ONE TO THE STUDIO. EACH KIT HAS INSTRUCTIONS. TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT ON YOUR OWN BEFORE YOU ASK FOR HELP. WHEN YOU'RE ALL DONE BE SURE TO TURN OFF EVERYTHING AND RETURN IT TO ITS PROPER PLACE.
>> >> YOU HAVE TO USE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE. BUT THERE IS A LOT OF ARTSY STUFF IN THIS SPACE. BE SURE TO CLEAN UP WHEN YOU ARE DONE AND CHECK THE FLOOR FOR SUPPLIES YOU MAY HAVE DROPPED. THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE IS THAT YOU HAVE FUN AND BE CREATIVE. IT'S A SAFE PLACE TO TRY NEW STUFF AND WE KNOW YOU WILL DO GREAT THINGS BECAUSE YOU ARE AN
EXPLORER. >> WE HAD 20 KIDS THERE TODAY
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WHEN I STOP BY . TEEN SERVICES. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DEPARTMENT AND WHAT DROVE THE NEW VERSION OF THE LIBRARY WAS AN EFFORT TO HAVE A BETTER SPACE FOR TEENAGERS. THAT IS WHEN THE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE THEIR TESTING DAYS AND THE ENTIRE LIBRARY IS THE TEAM DEPARTMENT ON THOSE DAYS WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF KIDS IN AND IT TAKES MY WHOLE STAFF TO MANAGE WORKING WITH THESE KIDS AND WE TRY TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS ARE VERY HELP FULL IN THOSE TIMES. I HAVE TO SAY THE KIDS ARE AMAZING. THEY'RE GREAT KIDS AND A LOT OF FUN TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO. A LOT OF TEENAGERS PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS. ALMOST 2000 HOURS OR VOLUNTEER HOURS AND THAT'S LIKE DUSTING SHELVES OR WE HAVE TO MOVE A COLLECTION , THEY CAN HELP US WITH THAT. WE HAVE THE ARTIST STUDIO HOURS AND WE HAVE A DEDICATED TEAM. WE CAN HOST UP TO THREE ARTISTS. THEY HAVE TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION IN THREE PROCESS TO BE SELECTED. A LOT OF PROGRAMMING AND WE HAVE THE TEAM LIBRARY COUNCIL AND I THINK IT'S ABOUT 100 TEENAGERS IN THE HELP US TO PLAN PROGRAMS AND MAKE COLLECTION DECISIONS. THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE A COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE AT THE LIBRARY BOARD MEETINGS TO GET THAT EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE. THIS IS FROM A TEENAGER THAT RECENTLY COMPLETED HER STUDIO EXPERIENCE AND SHE CREATED HER OWN CHILDREN'S BOOK IN THE ENTIRE THING IS DONE AND I THINK SHE'S IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THIS PUBLISHED. SHE'S GOING TO HAVE IT PRINTED AND WE ARE CAN ADD A COLLECTION TO THE LOCAL AUTHOR COLLECTION. THE ENTIRE BOOK IT IS BEAUTIFUL. THE ART IS THAT GOOD. ANOTHER TEENAGER, HER EXHIBIT IS ON DISPLAY IN THE TEENAGE AREA OF THE LIBRARY. SHE HAD ASPIRATIONS TO BE AN ARCHITECT AND LIBRARIAN WHO WORKS WITH THE STUDIO ENCOURAGED HER TO CHECK OUT A BALL STATE SUMMER CAMP AND SHE DID THAT AND WAS ACCEPTED AND IT IS STUDIO RESIDENCY WITH US. THOSE ARE TWO EXAMPLES AND THE MINIATURE SHE CREATED IN HER STUDIO TIME AND SHE TOOK IT TO THE DIGITAL MEDIA LAB AND WE GOT SOME HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL PICTURES AND SHE DEVELOPED A PORTFOLIO AND APPLIED TO BALL STATE AND SHE GOT IN. TO GREAT SUCCESS STORY.WE ARE WORKING A LOT MORE WITH THE CLUBS. THERE IS A CHESS CLUB RUN BY THE CARMEL SCHOOL. OUR TEAM LIBRARIAN IT IS THERE.
IT'S A FUN PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY RUN THIS CHESS PROGRAM BUT IT IS BASED ON SKILL LEVEL. YOU CAN CHOOSE AMATEUR OR INTERMEDIATE EXPERT AND MATCHUP AND PLAY QUICK ROUNDS AND GO THROUGH A CHESS TOURNAMENT. IT'S POPULAR AND PEOPLE LIKE IT. IT IS SO POPULAR THAT YOUNGER KIDS WANT TO PARTICIPATE SO WE STARTED A YOUNGER VERSION I THINK IT IS CALLED KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. I HAVE TO GET A MENTION IN FOR TUTORS. WE HAVE TUTORS WORKING WITH KIDS AND IT'S PART OF THE CHARACTER OF THE LIBRARY.
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT THIS OUT BECAUSE WITH A LIBRARY CARD ANYONE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO A LICENSED TUTOR. AND A CHILD OR ANY STUDENT CAN GO ON TO TUTOR.COM AND GET HELP. IT'S A GOOD EQUALIZER. ADULT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. PEOPLE LOVE THIS.
YOU CHECK IT OUT AND SEE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO READ WHEN YOU GET HOME. IT'S A BLIND DATE. IT IS FUN AND WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF DISPLAYS. 605 HOMEBOUND VISITS THOSE ARE THE 50 PATRONS THAT
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CANNOT GET TO THE LIBRARY THAT WE GO TO. I THINK THAT COULD BE EXPANDED. WE DID 48 LOBBY LIBRARIES. WE ARE TRACKING WI-FI CONNECTIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME BUT OVER 250 THOUSAND DEVICE CONNECTIONS. WE LAUNCHED A GADGET LIBRARY. THIS IS REALLY FUN AND THOSE ARE ONLY A FEW EXAMPLES THAT I HAVE LISTED ON HERE. A FEW OTHER EXAMPLES -- FOR ONE THING, WE STILL HAVE OF BLU-RAY CONNECTION AND IF I ASK MOST PEOPLE HERE IF YOU STILL HAVE A PLAYER, NO. YOU CAN CHECK OUT A BLU-RAY PLAYER AND CHECK OUT THE DISC IN THE PLAYER AND PEOPLE ARE DOING THAT. THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF GADGETS. ONE THING I NEED TO CHECK OUT THE THING PEOPLE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN IS I HAVE MY GRANDFATHER ON VHS. HE WAS A P.O.W. IN WORLD WAR II AND SPOKE TO A LOT OF SCHOOLS. AND I NEED TO TRANSFER THAT TO DIGITAL. WE HAVE A CONVERSION KIT THAT YOU CAN CHECK OUT SAVIOR TAPES BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. SO THAT'S OVER BY THE ADULT SERVICES REFERENCE DESK BY THE COMPUTERS AND YOU CAN COME AND BROWSE IT. BOARDGAMES. THEY CONTINUE TO TREND UPWARD. I THINK THERE'S A RATIONAL EXPLANATION FOR WHY THEY ARE CHECKING OUT SO MUCH. I THINK DIGITAL FATIGUE IS A THING. THEY DON'T WANT TO STEER THEIR PHONES ALL THE TIME . THEY ARE REALLY POPULAR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN IT'S COLD AND WE ARE STUCK INSIDE. WE HAVE A GREAT SELECTION FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND THAT SOMETHING TO RECOMMEND. I MENTIONED THIS CIRCULATION SLIDE. THE AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA IS DECLINING IN CIRCULATION, BUT EVERY YEAR THAT I COME HERE, I POINT OUT HOW MUCH OVERDRIVE HAS INCREASED IN THIS YEAR IT'S 24% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. PEOPLE WOULD KNOW THIS AS -- YOU CAN CHECK OUT E-BOOKS AND DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOKS. I THINK THE AUDIOBOOKS IS A FANTASTIC FEATURE ON THIS. MOST OF THE TIME THE APPLE STIMULATE THE APP WILL STIMULATE CHECKING UP PHYSICAL ITEMS. SO YOU PUT YOURSELF ON HOLD FOR THAT LIKE YOU DO PHYSICAL BOOKS. THERE IS A NEW FEATURE FOR SOME HIGH DEMAND ITEMS WE ARE NOW ABLE TO PURCHASE A COPY THAT 100 PEOPLE CAN HAVE AT THE SAME TIME. SO YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE TO WAIT TOO LONG SO THERE'S A BOOK THAT YOU WANT TO READ OR LISTEN TO , YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S THERE. HOOPLA IS ANOTHER ONE. LIBRARIANS MAKE SELECTIONS LIKE THE TO THE PRINT COLLECTION. IT'S A PLATFORM THAT WE MAKE AVAILABLE TO CARDHOLDERS , BUT IT'S GREAT TO CHECK AND YOU NEVER HAVE TO WAIT. IF YOU CAN FIND IT ON THEIR , YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT IMMEDIATELY EVERY TIME. START WITH LIBBY AND IF YOU DON'T FIND WHAT YOU WANT, MOVE OVER TO HOOPLA . CANOPY IS A STREAMING VIDEO PLATFORM THERE IS A LOT OF GREAT CONTENT ON THEIR. THIS IS ONE DIGITAL THING THAT DID NOT GROW. THEY MOVED TO A WEIRD TICKET SYSTEM. SO YOU GET A SET AMOUNT OF TICKETS AND DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS YOU WANT TO STREAM, IT COSTS YOU TICKETS BUT YOU GET MORE TICKETS EVERY MONTH. I HAVE A SLIDE IN HERE FOR SOLAR. I'M GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN A GREEN PANEL. IT SEEMS TO BE -- I THINK WE ARE RIGHT IN THE 20% TO 30% FOR POWER OFFSET , WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD. THERE ARE A FEW OTHER THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH SOLAR AND OTHER SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE AND HOPEFULLY I WILL HAVE MORE[00:40:04]
SUCCESS STORIES NEXT YEAR WHEN I COME BACK. ONE OF THE THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH SOLAR IS BRING IT TO THE WEST BRANCH. WE ARE ON THE EARLY SIDE OF A SMALL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THE WEST BRANCH, THE BUILDING WAS STARTED AS A GROCERY AND IT WAS EMPTY WHEN WE FOUND IT AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD LOCATION FOR LIBRARY BRANCH. THE FRONT FACE OF THE BUILDING NEEDS SOME WORK.SOME OF THE WOOD STRUCTURE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT NEEDS NEW WINDOWS. THE HVAC SYSTEM NEEDS WORK. SO WE NEED TO REDO THAT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING SOLAR TO THAT LOCATION AND I WAS HAPPY TO LEARN THAT IT IS POSSIBLE IN THE VILLAGE OF WEST CLAY. WE THINK THAT'S DOABLE. THIS I THINK IS THE LOGICAL NEXT LOCATION FOR THE LIBRARY PATRONS WITH THE WEST BRANCH THAT'S THEIR PRIMARY PLACE THEY LIKE TO PICK UP THEIR MATERIAL. I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT SERVICE TO OFFER AND MAKE A LOT OF SENSE AND EASILY SERVICED BY OUR BRANCH STAFF. I HOPE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE IN THIS PROJECT.
XIAO YUAN HELP ME WITH THAT. AND I HOPE THAT THE WHOLE THING THAT WE CAN COMPLETE THE WHOLE THING THIS YEAR AND THAT WILL DEPEND ON HOW FAST WE CAN GET CERTAIN MATERIALS AND OTHER FACTORS. WE ARE GOING AS FAST AS WE CAN TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BRANCH.
AND I THINK THE BRANCH HIT A RECORD IN VISITATION OVER 52,000 VISITS, WHICH IS GREAT. I THINK WE FAIRLY DISCOVERED WHAT THE CEILING IS WITH THIS BRANCH AS WELL. I WANT TO QUICKLY MENTION THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION. OR WHEN I HAD THE BUDGET SLIDE BECAUSE EVERY PROGRAM THE LIBRARY PUTS ON HIS FUNDED BY THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION. IF THERE'S A PRESENTER FEAR FOOD AND BEVERAGES ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OF THOSE COSTS, WE ARE SUPPORTED BY OUR FOUNDATION AND THE DIRECTOR IS AMAZING. SHE HAS REALLY BUILT UP A CREDIBLE NETWORK WITH AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS AND IS CONSTANTLY GETTING US GREAT AUTHORS. JUST STAY IN TOUCH WITH HER CALENDAR BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT INCREDIBLE AUTHOR MAY BE AT THE LIBRARY SPEAKING. I WANT TO -- THIS IS A VERY FUN EVENT WHERE YOU CAN BE IN THE LIBRARY AFTER WE ARE CLOSED AND YOU CAN HAVE A COCKTAIL AND PLAY MINIATURE GOLF AND PLAY GAMES.
WE HAVE SOME LIBRARIANS THERE AND THEY WILL PREDICT WHAT BOOK YOU SHOULD READ NEXT AND DO ALL KINDS OF FUN THINGS. IT'S A GREAT EVENT IN THIS YEAR IT'S ON APRIL 26TH. THAT IS A SATURDAY. THE BOOK AND AUTHOR EVENT IS THE PREMIER EVENT. I THINK THEY'RE CELEBRATING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY . IT IS REALLY INCREDIBLE SINCE WE MOVED INTO THE MAIN LIBRARY AND WE ARE HAVING AN EVENING EVENT AND A LUNCHEON AND WE WILL HAVE SIX AUTHORS AND COUNCILLOR WORRELL, THANK YOU FOR HOSTING THAT EVENT. IT IS ALWAYS AN INCREDIBLY FUN EVENING AND THE CROWD LOVES YOU. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE LIBRARY BEING PART OF THAT. IT IS GREAT AND COUNCILMEMBER TAYLOR, YOU VOLUNTEERED MANY TIMES. THANK YOU AS WELL. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT. I DON'T HAVE ANY DETAILS YET. THEY KEEP IT CLOSE UNTIL SUMMERTIME. WE WILL FIND OUT WHO THE AUTHORS ARE AND I WOULD SAY ANYONE INTERESTED IN AN EVENING EVENT, GET YOUR TICKETS QUICKLY. WE SOLD OUT IN DAYS LAST YEAR. AND THE FOUNDATION ALSO HAS THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. THESE ARE THE VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE THAT SEMIANNUAL BOOK SALES. WE HAVE OVER 1000 BOOKS FOR SALE ON AMAZON. WE TAKE THE HIGHER VALUE DONATED BOOKS AND GET MORE OF A MARKET PRICE ON THE. AND THAT'S
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A GOOD REVENUE GENERATOR FOR THEM. I WANTED TO HAVE A QUICK MENTION OF DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY FOR HAMILTON COUNTY. WE DON'T HAVE IT IN HAMILTON COUNTY YET. WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS , IT WAS STARTED BY THE DOLLY PARTON FOUNDATION AND IT'S A VERY SIMPLE PREMISE. CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 5 WILL RECEIVE A BOOK PERSONALIZED TO THEM EVERY MONTH. IF THE PROGRAM IS IN FULL SWING AND WORKING THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO, BY THE TIME THAT THEY ARE FIVE THEY HAVE A LOVELY COLLECTION OF 60 BOOKS IN THEIR HOME LIBRARY AND THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF STUDIES THAT WILL SHOW YOU THE VALUE OF CONNECTING LITERACY TO HAVING BOOKS IN THE HOME. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN HAVE ENOUGH BOOKS IN YOUR HOME. IF YOU SIGN UP FOR THIS NOW YOU WILL HAVE 60 MORE. AND THESE KIDS WILL ALL HAVE A COMMON SET OF BOOKS . A COMMON HOME LIBRARY. I THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC PROGRAM. I CAME TO CARMEL FROM TENNESSEE, SO THE LIBRARY THAT I WORKED AT IN TENNESSEE DID MANAGE THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY AND I'VE SEEN THIS IN ACTION AND I'VE SEEN THE POWER OF IT. THERE ARE NO DOWNSIDES. AND THE DOLLY PARTON FOUNDATION HAS THE COST OF THE BOOK TO 2 DOLLARS AND SOME CHANGE. IN 2023 THE STATE OF INDIANA OFFERED A 50% MATCH OF THE COST OF IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM. MOST COUNTIES JUMPED ON IT. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS MAP, THE GREENE COUNTY'S HAVE FULL COVERAGE. HAMILTON COUNTY IS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS BLUE AND WE DON'T HAVE IT AT ALL AT THE MOMENT. I THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE WESTFIELD LIBRARY DIRECTOR TALKING WITH THE HAMILTON COUNTY COUNCIL AND THEY ARE VERY INTERESTED. I HAD A MEETING WITH MR. ALEXANDER AND THEY ARE CONSIDERING FUNDING THIS. THE WRINKLE IS , IN -- THE VERY NEAT AND CLEAN BUDGET PROCESS, THEY PULLED THE FUNDING FOR IMAGINATION LIBRARY. IT MIGHT BE RESTORED , BUT IF IT IS NOT, I THINK IT WOULD BE WORTH IT FOR US TO FIND A WAY TO BRING THIS TO HAMILTON COUNTY. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT MY LIBRARY OR ANY PUBLIC LIBRARIES WOULD MANAGE, BUT WE WOULD BE A PARTNER IN HELP SIGN PEOPLE UP . I'M TRYING TO SET UP MEETINGS WITH HOSPITALS. I THINK THEY ARE KEY PARTNERS. IF WE WANT TO SIGN PEOPLE UP AT BIRTH. SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WE CAN HAVE FUTURE DISCUSSIONS ON . I WANTED TO MENTION THAT. THAT IS IT. IT WAS A GREAT YEAR IN 2024 AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR IN 2025. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN TAKE THEM.>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCILLOR TAYLOR.
>> I HAD A QUESTION -- DO YOU HAVE DATA ON THE RECIPROCAL BORROWING AGREEMENT. WE SEE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE
FROM OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY? >> I THINK IT'S KIND OF HOLDING EVEN. IT'S NOT AN ENORMOUS PART OF OUR BUSINESS. BUT IT HAS ITS CHUNK AND I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN IT. IT WORKS BOTH WAYS. FOR EXAMPLE , SOME IN THAT LIVES IN WESTFIELD CAN TAKE IT TO THE CARMEL LIBRARY AND GO TO THE DESK AND REGISTER IT AND USE IT AS IF IT IS A CARMEL LIBRARY. I CAN TAKE MY LIBRARY CARD AND GO TO WESTFIELD AND REGISTER AND USE THEIR LIBRARY. THE BIG EXCEPTION IS THE DIGITAL IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY TIGHT AGREEMENTS WE HAVE WITH PUBLISHERS SO YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN CARMEL TO ACCESS THE DIGITAL PORTION. IF YOU USE THE RECIPROCAL BORROWING AND REGISTER YOUR CARD , YOU CAN USE IT TO RESERVE STUDY ROOMS AND ROOMS IN THE DIGITAL MEDIA LAB TO CHECK OUT BOOKS AND ALL THAT STUFF.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU.
[11.g. Ethics Board (Annual – February)]
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE THE ANNUAL PRESENTATION FROM THE ETHICS
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BOARD. >> GOOD EVENING. ONE GREAT THING ABOUT THE ETHICS BOARD IS THIS REPORT THIS YEAR IS VERY SHORT COMPARED TO THE LIBRARY WITH THEIR AMAZING PROGRAMS. THE ETHICS BOARD IS A REACTION BOARD AND IT REACTS TO COMPLAINTS RECEIVED ABOUT ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CITY EMPLOYEES. IN 2024 THE ETHICS BOARD RECEIVED ONE COMPLAINT AND I BELIEVE THE FINDINGS HAVE NOT YET BEEN FINALIZED. ON THE OTHER SIDE THE ETHICS BOARD COLLECTS STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST FROM CITY EMPLOYEES AND BOARD COMMISSION MEMBERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS , AND THIS YEAR WE SENT 1084 STATEMENTS AND RECEIVED 209 BACK. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? THANK YOU.
[12.a. 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. Sent to the Land Use and Special Studies Committee.]
>> NEXT UP IS OLD BUSINESS. A. 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. SENT TO THE LAND USE AND SPECIAL STUDIES COMMITTEE. WE HAVE RESOLUTION CC-02-03-25-07 A RESOLUTION OF
[12.b. Resolution CC-02-03-25-07; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Recommending Consideration of an Amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance for the City and Referring the Same to the Carmel Plan Commission for Recommendation; Sponsor(s): Councilor(s) Aasen, Snyder and Taylor. Sent to the Land Use and Special Studies Committee.]
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, RECOMMENDING CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY AND REFERRING THE SAME TO THE CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION; SPONSOR(S): COUNCILOR(S) AASEN, SNYDER AND TAYLOR. SENT TO THE LAND USE AND SPECIAL STUDIES COMMITTEE. CC-02-03-25-08 A RESOLUTION OF[12.c. Resolution CC-02-03-25-08; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Approving the 2025-2026 Contract with the Carmel Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 185; Sponsor: Councilor Aasen. Sent to the Finance, Utilities and Rules Committee.]
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, APPROVING THE 2025-2026 CONTRACT WITH THE CARMEL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE 185; SPONSOR: COUNCILOR AASEN. SENT TO THE FINANCE, UTILITIES AND RULES COMMITTEE. , BUT I'M GOING TO PULL THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE SO WE CAN ACT ON THIS. MAYOR SUE FINKAM YOU HAVE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE FOP CONTRACT. I KNOW LATER ON THERE'S A POTENTIAL ADD-ON REGARDING THE FIRE CONTRACT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO BOTH AND HIT SOME HIGHLIGHTS, YOU'REWELCOME TO. >> DO YOU WANT ME TO WAIT UNTIL
THE SECOND ONE IS INTRODUCED? >> IF YOU HAPPEN TO MENTION
THEM, THAT'S OKAY. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
VERY QUICKLY THERE ARE FOUR COMMON OBJECTIVES AND I WILL HIT THE HIGH POINTS OF THIS. THERE ARE FOUR COMMON OBJECTIVES BETWEEN THE CONTRACTS WE ARE TRYING TO ATTAIN. PROVIDE PAY AND BENEFITS TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AND WE ALSO WANT TO MAINTAIN PARITY BETWEEN THE TWO CONTRACTS. WE TRIED -- WE HEARD THAT THE WAY THE PAY MATRIXES WERE SET UP, IT DISCOURAGED SOME OFFICERS TO APPLY FOR PROMOTIONS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE COMPENSATION WAS LAID OUT. AND WE WANT TO UNTIE THE SWORN PAY FROM THE CIVILIAN STEPPING SYSTEM. YOU HAD ALREADY APPROVED THE PAY. THIS SHOULD NOT BE UNFAMILIAR TO YOU. WE ARE VERY COMPETITIVE AT THE STARTING PAY AND FOCUS ON THE MASTER FIREFIGHTER LEVELS AND YOU REVIEWED THE VACATION CHANGES WHERE WE ADDED 1 TO 7 DAYS OF VACATION DEPENDING ON LONGEVITY OF THE SHIFT. THE RECRUITMENT STANDPOINT BOTH CHIEFS ARE PLEASED ABOUT THE RESPONSE AND THE BUZZ . CURRENT SWORN EMPLOYEES AND POTENTIAL SWORN EMPLOYEES ARE NOTICING HOW WELL THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL IN OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT THE POLICE AND THE FIRE. ADAPTIVE -- OBJECTIVE ACHIEVED. YOU HAVE A PACKET THAT I GAVE YOU THAT YOU CAN REVIEW.
>> BEFORE OPEN TO QUESTIONS , YOU MENTIONED -- I SPOKE WITH THE POLICE UNION THAT THERE MIGHT BE A POSSIBLE AMENDMENT
PROPOSED. COULD YOU EXPLAIN? >> I DON'T HAVE THE VERBIAGE
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EXACTLY, BUT AS I MENTIONED THE SECOND OBJECTIVE IS TO MAINTAIN PARITY BETWEEN THE CONTRACT. ONE CHANGE WE MADE WITH THE FIREFIGHTER CONTRACT AND MAKE SURE IT WAS CAPTURED IN THE POLICE CONTRACT. WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS THIS REALLY QUICK. WE WILL BE ASKING YOU TO AMEND THE ONE WITH THE POLICE TOMAKE SURE THIS WAS INCLUDED. >> THE AMENDED LANGUAGE SAYS THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARMEL , THE CITY REPRESENTED BY THE MAYOR , THE CITY BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY IN THE CITY'S COMMON COUNCIL. AND THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE NUMBER 185 REPRESENTED BY THE WAGE AND BENEFITS COMMITTEE. REPRESENTATIVE UNIT. IT SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
-- OR OTHERWISE. ALSO -- >> EXCUSE ME. JUST ADDRESS THE
ONE REGARDING INSURANCE. >> THERE IS A SUBTRACTION OF SECTION 11 DD, WHICH IS INSURANCE BENEFITS.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT BEFORE WE HEAR ANY
MOTION ? >> DID IT ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THEY WILL BE PART OF THE REVIEW I DID NOT HEAR THE REVIEW FOR
THE INSURANCE QUARTERLY. >> THERE IS NO INFORMATION THAT
I HAD. >> I MOVED TO AMEND RESOLUTION CC 02032508 REMOVING THE LINES UNDER SECTION DD REMOVING EVERYTHING FROM 448-453 AND CREATE AN INSURANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE CITY WILL DETERMINE ITS MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AGREES THAT TWO MEMBERS WILL BE MEMBERS OF THE FOP LODGE 185 SELECTED BY THE FOP LODGE NUMBER 185 EXECUTIVE BOARD. THE COMMITTEE SHALL PUBLISH A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION EVERY FOUR YEARS . THE FIRST RFI WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2026. THE CITY AGREES TO INCLUDE THE TWO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SELECTED BY THE FOP LODGE NUMBER 185 AND THE HEALTH PLAN DESIGN
AND REVIEW PROCESS IN 2025. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND. BEFORE WE VOTE ON THAT, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR CONVERSATION ON THE AMENDMENT ONLY? COUNCILLOR LOCKE.
>> CAN WE GET A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THAT MEANS.
>> BASICALLY, YOU WORK WITH AL ROKER TO REGULARLY REVIEW THEIR PLAN AND DISCUSS OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT ALONG THE WAY.
IT'S INVITING MEMBERS FROM THE FOP AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE CHALLENGES ARE THAT WE FACE AS A CORPORATION
>> THAT WILL BE A JOINT COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION BUT WILL IT BE AND INDEPENDENT DISCUSSION?
>> IT WILL BE JOINT. WE WILL HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR FINANCE TEAM AND MEMBERS OF THE BROKER AND OTHER BODIES THAT WE HAVE UNDER CONTRACT , MYSELF, AND MEMBERS OF EACH OF THOSE BODIES.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ THE LANGUAGE THAT IT'S REPLACING? ON PAGE 23. PREVIOUSLY THE CITY -- WITHOUT A COMMITTEE TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE INSURANCE BENEFITS, SO THIS PROVIDES INPUT
FROM THE FOP LODGE 185. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. LET'S TAKE
>> NOW WE ARE WORKING WITH THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED. ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> MAYOR, I APPRECIATE YOU DOING
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THIS. I KNOW IT IS WELL RECEIVED. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT OUR STAFFING LEVELS ARE RIGHT NOW AND HOW ME OPEN POSITIONS ORCAN ANYBODY TELL ME THAT? >> I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. BUT DOES ANYBODY HERE KNOW? FIRE EMPLOYEES?
>> WE CURRENTLY HAVE 13 VACANCIES FOR SWORN OFFICERS.
>> IN ESSENCE, THIS WOULD HOPEFULLY HELP YOU TO FILL THOSE
POSITIONS. >> ABSOLUTELY. WE'VE REACHED OUT TO OTHER AREAS AND THE MAYOR MENTIONED LATERAL CANDIDATES IN HER COMMENTS ABOUT WE WILL BE MORE ENTICING TO THEM WITH THESE BENEFITS. WE ARE ALREADY GETTING GOOD INTEREST.
>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? I WANTED TO ASK , WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE
ANY COMMENTS? >> PRESIDENT OF LODGE 185. WE APPRECIATE THIS BEING HEARD TONIGHT AND I DON'T WANT TO REHASH WHAT WAS DISCUSSED . BUT JUST FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND OUR PROCESS. AND FOR THE PUBLIC. THIS WAS A LARGE UNDERTAKING BY A COMMITTEE. WE HAD 12 MEMBERS THAT WERE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY AND TO FOCUS ON RETENTION. YOU HURT THOSE NUMBERS . WE ALREADY HAVE SOME PLANNED RETIREMENTS THIS YEAR AND WE'RE TRYING TO RETAIN THE OFFICERS WE HAVE AND WE THINK A GREAT BENEFIT THAT WILL BE ADDED IS EXPANDING THE LATERAL PROGRAM. TRYING TO MATCH WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR DOES AND EXPAND IT FROM FOUR YEARS TO 10 YEARS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
EXPERIENCE. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> NOT A QUESTION. I WANTED TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SPEAK TO ME ABOUT THIS LATERAL PROGRAM. IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HELP RETAIN AND RECRUIT FOR OUR WONDERFUL POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE LANGUAGE THAT I BELIEVE -- KIND OF YOUR IMPETUS WITH THE HELP OF THE CHIEF WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE FAIR TO THE OTHER POLICE OFFICERS THAT HAVE BEEN SERVING , AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE READ THIS LIKE THREE TIMES. IT WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL IN THE PROCESS THAT YOU UNDERTOOK WAS INCREDIBLE. I AM VERY PROUD OF THIS DOCUMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE . WE NEED A MOTION
TO APPROVE. LET'S TAKE A VOTE. >>
>> THAT PASSES 9-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE NONE THIS
[14.a. Resolution CC-02-17-25-01; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Expressing Interest in the Purchase of Certain Properties Valued at Over $25,000.00 and Associated with City Improvement Projects; Sponsor: Councilor Taylor.]
EVENING. AND NEW BUSINESS. CC-02-17-25-01; A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, EXPRESSING INTEREST IN THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES VALUED AT OVER $25,000.00 AND ASSOCIATED WITH CITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; SPONSOR: COUNCILOR TAYLOR. WOULD YOU READ THE SYNOPSIS. SYNOPSIS:AUTHORIZES THE >>PURCHASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES VALUED AT MORE THAN $25,000.00 THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR VARIOUS ROAD AND MULTI USE PATH IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. ALL RIGHT.
TO SOMEBODY FROM THE CITY WANT TO PRESENT?
>> I AM THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING. THE RESOLUTION IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE STATE CODE AND ALLOWS STATES TO PURCHASE
PROPERTIES OVER 25,000. >> I WILL OPEN IT UP TO
QUESTIONS. COUNSELOR SNYDER. >> ONE , DO YOU GO THROUGH -- DO YOU GO THROUGH AND ASSESS -- YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PROPERTY
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VALUES BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SECTIONS. A LOT OF THIS IS RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR ROADS AND LANDSCAPE. SO ARE YOU VETTING -- HALF OF THESE -- WE ARE IN TROUBLE.>> IT IS A BROAD NET . WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PIECES OR PROPERTIES BUT WE DON'T WANT TO COME TO CITY COUNCIL EVERY PROJECT EVERY TIME. WE DON'T HAVE TO ACQUIRE FROM ALL THE PROPERTIES LISTED,
BUT WE COULD JUST COME ONE TIME. >> WHICH LEADS ME TO MY GLOBAL CONCERN OF THESE RESOLUTIONS. HOWEVER , I HAVE GONE BACK TO 2012 AND WE DID 1000 PROPERTIES WE PASS THESE RESOLUTIONS. SO WHO KNOWS -- SOMEBODY WOULD KNOW HOW MANY ARE ON THE BOOKS. BUT THERE IS NO -- THERE IS NO TIMESTAMP ON THESE. FOR INSTANCE, PRIME LIFE HAS BEEN A RESOLUTION ALREADY, WHICH SHOULD NOT NEED TO HAPPEN TWICE. ALTHOUGH I THINK IT SHOULD BECAUSE NOW GOING BACK WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER A DECADE THERE ARE A LOT OF PROPERTIES THAT THE CITY IS EFFECTIVELY ALLOWED TO GO ACQUIRE WITHOUT COUNCIL APPROVAL BECAUSE THERE'S A RESOLUTION
WITH NO ENDING. >> I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE BOND ARE LISTED IN THE EXHIBIT, BUT MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT PRIME LIFE CAN ONLY BE ACQUIRED -- THE BOND
>> EACH TIME YOU SEE A RESOLUTION LIKE THAT, IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE BONDING QUESTION. THEY CAN ONLY BE ACQUIRED THROUGH BOND TO A 2025 BOND THAT YOU ISSUED RECENTLY.
THE REST OF IT SINCE THE CITY HAS ACQUIRED OF THE PROPERTIES BUT THEY WERE TIED TO DIFFERENT BONDS.
>> SHOW ME WHERE IT SAYS THAT. THERE'S NOWHERE THAT SAYS THAT
ANYWHERE IN THE RESOLUTION. >> AS AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE
RESOLUTION THAT IT TIES -- >> THIS SPECIFICALLY SAYS CITY CAN GO BY ALL THESE PROPERTIES AND IT DOESN'T SAY HOW MANY TIMES ARE WHEN AND IT CERTAINLY DOESN'T SAY WHAT IS TIED TO THE
BOND. >> IT IS, THOUGH. THIS IS HOW
THE CITY REQUIRES -- >> YOU KEEP SAYING THAT. WHERE IS IT WRITTEN. WE CAN AMEND THIS SPECIFICALLY --
>> OKAY. SO WHAT IS STOPPING YOU. TELL ME WHERE THE LANGUAGE IS STOPPING YOU FROM BUYING PROPERTY THAT WAS PASSED IN
RESOLUTION FIVE YEARS AGO. >> IF THERE ARE ANY FUNDS LEFT IN THE BOND, IN THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION WE COULD STILL DO THAT. IF NOT, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE.
>> THE WORD BOND IS NOT IN THE 50S. YOU KEEP SAYING THAT AND I KEEP SAYING WHERE? HOW WOULD ANYONE KNOW THAT? I GET THAT IT'S ALWAYS BEEN DONE AND I'LL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, BUT IT DOESN'T SAY THAT ANYWHERE. I CANNOT CONTINUE -- I'M NOT THE SUPPORT SOMETHING THAT'S OPEN-ENDED DOCUMENT BECAUSE YOU SAY THE INTENT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDERSTOOD WHEN IT IS NOT.
[15. AGENDA ADD-ON ITEMS]
AND IF I'M A LANDOWNER I WOULD NOT ACCEPT THIS.>> MAYBE TO SATISFY YOUR QUESTION THERE, WHILE IT MAY BE REDUNDANT , COULD WE AMEND THE DOCUMENT TO SPECIFY THAT IT MUST
COMPLY WITH THAT BOND? >> SURE. YOU CAN SEND IT TO COMMITTEE AND WE CAN AMEND IT THEN IF THAT'S OKAY. THERE MIGHT BE SOME OTHER FINANCING OR FINANCE DOCUMENTS FOR THOSE PROPERTIES AND I CAN CONFIRM IT FOR YOU.
>> QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? THIS IS A RESOLUTION. SO THIS DOES NOT NEED TO SPIN THE RULES TO ACT ON IT, BUT I'M OPEN TO HEAR IF THE SHOULD GO TO COMMITTEE. COMMENT SUGGESTION.
I'M HEARING THAT WE SHOULD SEND THIS TO COMMITTEE AND IT ONLY TAKES ONE. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SEND THIS TO THE LAND-USE AND SPECIAL STUDIES COMMITTEE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE
THE DISCUSSION THERE. >> GIVEN THE SENSITIVE TIME ON
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THIS -- >> WE ARE NOT SENSITIVE.
>> I AM. WE WILL ADD THIS TO THE AGENDA ON WEDNESDAY.
>> THAT WILL BE ON WEDNESDAYS AGENDA. WE HAVE
>>> AGENDA ADD-ON ITEMS OTHER AND I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION .
>> A MOTION TO ADD TO THE AGENDA.
>> WE NEED TO READ -- YES . >> I MOVE TO ADD RESOLUTION CC02- -- WE NEED TO ADD THAT TO THE AGENDA.
>> ADDED TO THE AGENDA. COUNCILLOR TAYLOR WOULD YOU READ THE
SYNOPSIS FOR THIS. >> AT THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARMEL AND THE CARMEL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE 185 THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM JANUARY 1, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER
31, 2026. >> IS IT INTRODUCED? DO WE NEED
TO INTRODUCE THIS AGAIN? OKAY. >> IT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE AGENDA. IT HAS NOT BEEN INTRODUCED.
>> SECONDED. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU'VE TOUCHED ON SOME OF THIS
WITH THE FIRE CONTRACT. >> NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE CONTRACT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES . YOU ARE OKAY?
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE CARMEL FIREFIGHTERS UNION. AND HAVE THE FORMER PRESIDENT WITH ME. I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR NEGOTIATING THIS CONTRACT WITH US AND PRIORITIZING PUBLIC SAFETY IN CARMEL. THIS CONTRACT , WE PRIORITIZED THE RESULTS AND THAT'S HOW WE CAME UP WITH THIS CONTRACT. IT'S THE SAME PROCESS WE'VE USED FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS THAT WE'VE ORGANIZED. SO NOTHING REALLY HAS CHANGED TOO MUCH. IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME OTHER THAN THE SALARIES GOING UP AND THE ADDITION OF THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE , WHICH WE APPRECIATE BEING INVOLVED WITH.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ? THANK YOU. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A
MOTION TO ACT ON THIS. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECONDED. WE CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
>> I WOULD MOVE THAT WE HAD THIS RESOLUTION TO OUR AGENDA
>> WOULD YOU READ THE SYNOPSIS.
>> EVERYONE SHOULD'VE RECEIVED A MEMO FROM MYSELF AND PRESIDENT AASEN. IT READS APPROVED DATES SUBMITTED FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL
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RENTALS . THIS IS A LIST OF DATES THAT WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND THEY FALL IN LINE WITH THE CARMEL MARATHON IN THE INDY 500. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I AM HAPPY TO ANSWERO THOSE.>> MAYOR SUE FINKAM. >> WE'VE BEEN SITTING ON THIS A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY COMING IN OCTOBER AND WE WOULD NEED 3500 HOTEL ROOMS AND I MAY BE BACK WITH YOU NEXT MONTH TO AMEND THIS WHERE WE WOULD RECOMMEND THE NOVEMBER DATES BE TAKEN OFF AND OTHER DATES ADDED. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT EVENT AND WE FELT LIKE SINCE WE HAVE MARCH DATES ON HERE, LET'S BRING THIS TO YOU. AS CLEAR AS I
CAN BE, -- >> WHY WOULD YOU REMOVE THE
NOVEMBER TO AT OCTOBER. >> WE HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF DAYS. THAT WE WAIVE. SO IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S A HOLIDAY. AND IT WOULD BE THE LEAST DISRUPTIVE TO THE OTHER ONES. POLICE DEMAND GENERATED FROM AN EVENT. ALWAYS OPEN TO COUNSEL AND PUT ON
DATES. >> SO THE COVID LIMITS US. BUT POTENTIALLY I GUESS WE COULD LOOK AT AMENDING THE DATES. I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE ENOUGH DEMAND. --
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. >> ON PRINCIPLE, I'M GOING TO VOTE YES AND I WILL VOTE YES ON THIS. MY GUT WOULD SAY NO BECAUSE I'M AGAINST SHORT-TERM ENDING BUT TONIGHT I WILL GO AGAINST MY USUAL AND VOTE YES. I WANTED ON THE RECORD BECAUSE I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
>> I WAS CAN ASK THE QUESTION THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS. DOES THIS WAIVE ALL SHORT-TERM RENTALS . IF THERE'S AN HOA RULE, HOLDS AND DOESN'T OPEN THE DOOR FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN PLACES WHERE THERE OTHERWISE
PROHIBITED . >> IT DOESN'T MAKE THEM COME TO THE EXEMPTION. YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A
MOTION ON THIS. >> MOVED TO APPROVE.
[16.a. Notice of Cancellation of Outstanding Checks for Fiscal Year 2022 - $1,157.21 (Acknowledgement Only)]
END OF THE AGENDA ADD-ON ITEMS. WE HAVE OTHER BUSINESS. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF OUTSTANDING CHECKS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 - $1,157.21 (ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ONLY) WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN TO THECOUNCIL REAL QUICK? >> I WAS CAN HAND SOMETHING TO OUR ATTORNEY. THESE ARE JUST CHECKS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN CASHED AND WE HAVE TO WAIT TWO YEARS. AND YOU HAVE A LIST OF THEM IN YOUR PACKET AND I THINK THAT OUR 17. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM , BUT THE INDIANA UNCLAIMED -- THEY WILL HAVE ANOTHER SHOT. IT'S A MUCH SMALLER AMOUNT THAN WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST AND WE TRIED EVERYTHING WE COULD TO GET THESE
CASHED. >> I MOVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
RECEIPT. >> LET'S JUST DO ALL THESE AND EVERYONE A FAVOR SAY AYE. IT HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED. MOVING ONTO
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ANNOUNCEMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS? COUNSEL SNYDER.>> I WORKED WITH SACK EARLY ON THE KIND OF HITS ON YOUR QUESTION EARLIER THIS EVENING. SACK PUT TOGETHER A REALLY GREAT ONE SHEET OF DEPARTMENT TOTAL EMPLOYEES OPEN SPOTS IN IF WE
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COULD MAYBE MONTHLY OR IN HIS QUARTERLY REPORT GET THAT. IT IS NICE TO KNOW WHERE WE STAND STAFFING LIES IN THE LAST MEETING I MADE A COMMENT IN REGARD TO THE AMBULANCE FUND AND I WAS NOT SURE IT WAS BEING USED IN THE SPIRIT IT WAS SET UP IN AND I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO THE CHIEF.THAT ORDINANCE -- THERE IS SOME SPENDING NOT IN THE SPIRIT THAT IT WAS STARTED, BUT THERE'S ALSO -- IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO FOLLOW THAT AS IT IS. IT STILL HAS EVERY EXPENDITURE HAS HAVE TOWNSHIP APPROVAL LEGAL COUNSEL HAS REACHED OUT TO THE TOWNSHIP AND THEIR FINE AGREEING TO REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM EVERYTHING. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME FOR LAND-USE. GIVEN THAT IT'S GOING TO BE MODIFIED AND COME BACK I THINK WE WILL GET THAT PROBABLY AT THE NEXT MEETING. IN SHORT, THE AMBULANCE FUND ORDINANCE , WHICH CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY WILL BE STRIPPED OF THE NONRELEVANT STUFF ANYMORE AND GIVEN TO THE DECISION-MAKERS ON WHAT THE POLICIES AND THE INTENT OF THAT FUND SHOULD BE FOR A REVIEW. THAT'S JUST AN UPDATE.
>> ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? I. WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING.
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