Jan 05, 2026 City Council Meeting

[*This meeting is joined in progress]

[2. AGENDA APPROVAL]

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>> PRESIDENT SNYDER, IS ON A DELAY. YOU HAVE TO DO A VOICE

VOTE. >> COUNCILOR GREEN ? COUNCILOR WORRELL? COUNCILOR LOCKE? COUNCILOR JOSHI ? COUNCILOR MINNAAR? GARY'S. NEXT UP IS OUR INDICATION . IF WE COULD HAVE PASTOR HARVEY FROM MERCY ROAD CHURCH. WITHOUT MR. HARVEY HERE, WE WILL ASK THE COUNCIL CHAPLAIN, COUNCILOR RICH TAYLOR, TO PROVIDE THE INDICATION FOR THIS EVENING .

>> SO, IN CASES JUST LIKE THIS, OUR CARMEL POLICE DEPARTMENT CHAPLAIN, GEORGE DAVIS, I CARRY AROUND HIS DAY ONE PHRASEBOOK OF PRAYERS HE HAS WRITTEN. SO WE WILL BEGIN. MERCIFUL GOD, SOME OF US BEGIN THIS DAY WITH CONFIDENCE AND HIGH EXPECTATIONS. OTHERS OF US WITH FEAR AND FOREBODING . REMIND US THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US THE GIFTS OF COURAGE AND GOODWILL, THAT WE MIGHT FACE EACH DAY, TRUSTING IN YOUR PRESENCE. WHATEVER THIS DAY MAY BRING, WE KNOW YOU WILL SEE IT THROUGH WITH US, IN THAT WE MIGHT COME TO THE END THANKING YOU. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR TAYLOR. OF NEXT IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. IF OUR DEPUTY MAYOR COULD PLEASE LEAD US.

>> 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.

[5. RECOGNITION OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND OUTSTANDING CITIZENS]

>> EXCELLENT. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS RECOGNITION OF CITY EMPLOYEES

AND OUTSTANDING CITIZENS. >> MR. PRESIDENT, MAY I BE RECOGNIZED TO MAKE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION?

>> PLEASE DO. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, SPECIAL GUESTS, AND CITIZENS OF CARMEL . BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO PAUSE TO RECOGNIE A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN OUR HISTORY. AS WE BEGAN 2026, WE ARE MARKING 50 YEARS SINCE CARMEL OFFICIALLY TRANSITIONED FROM A TOWN TO A CITY. MANY HERE KNOW THAT IN NOVEMBER OF 1974, OUR RESIDENCE PAST A REFERENDUM TO BECOME A FOURTH CLASS CITY . THAT VOTE SET THE STAGE FOR THE FIRST CITY PRIMARY IN 1975. BUT THE REAL WORK BEGAN 50 YEARS AGO, WHEN THE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS TOOK THEIR OATH OF OFFICE AND HELD THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON THIS VERY NIGHT, 50 YEARS AGO. HIS FIRST DAYS OF 1976, MAYOR ALBERT PICKETT, COURT TREASURER PEGGY SMITH, CITY JUDGE PHIL CORRELL, THE FIRST SEVEN CITY COUNCILORS BEGAN THEIR SWORN DUTY TO GOVERN . WE OFTEN SPEAK ABOUT THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF CARMEL . BUT THAT SUCCESS WAS BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION LAID BY THAT FIRST COUNCIL . THEY NAVIGATED THE NEW STATE LAWS, THEY SET THE TONE FOR OUR GOVERNANCE, AND THEY MANAGED THE SHIFT FROM A SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE TO THE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE WE RELY ON TODAY. THOSE ORIGINAL SEVEN MEMBERS WERE DAVID COOTS, DR. WALTER DEACON , MANY DOWN, JIM GARRISON , STAN BEAUCHAMP, JANE RYMAN, AND FRED SMITH. THESE 50 YEARS LATER WE ARE PRIVILEGED AND HONORED TO STILL HAVE HISTORY WALKING AMONG US. WE ARE JOINED TONIGHT BY FOUR OF THOSE ORIGINAL COUNCILORS. IF THEY WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD . I AM JUST GOING TO PUT YOUR FRONT AND CENTER, RIGHT OVER HERE. DAVID COOTS. JANE RYMAN. YES. FRED SWIFT. AND JIM GARRETSON. LET'S

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AWARDS. >> WE ARE GIVING EACH CITY LEADER HERE A BEAUTIFUL TOKEN OF THE CITY OF CARMEL . AND I WILL DO THAT HERE SHORTLY. BUT WE JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. FRED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> HAVE , WE NEVER WANT TO LET POLITICIANS GO WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO MAKE A FEW REMARKS. SO, WE ARE GOING TO GIVE EACH OF THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS . FRED, SINCE YOU ARE HERE, DO YOU WANT TO START US OFF? AND I'M SAVING YOUR CAKE. HERE, YOU WILL HAVE TO USE THE MICROPHONE. IF YOU WANT TO

COME BACK AROUND HERE. >> I MADE COMMENTS DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE. THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS THAT I WILL ADMIT TO BEING ENVIOUS OVER THE YEARS OF SEEING AWARDS SUCH AS WE GOT TONIGHT , AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION . IT MEANS A LOT, I'M SURE, TO ALL OF US. SO IT IS AN HONOR . MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL.

>> I SERVED ON THREE CITY COUNCILS, AND ENJOYED IT , AND QUIT VOLUNTARILY. I DIDN'T GET BEAT. I'VE ENJOYED WATCHING CARMEL GROW , BEING PART OF THAT. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY , WITH TELEVISION WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WATCH A LOT OF THE COUNCILS, AND , IN ALL HONESTY, I THINK THIS IS THE BEST COUNCIL WE'VE HAD. IN ALL THOSE 50 YEARS. I CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU. THANK

YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU. YES, I ADMIRE ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS IN CARMEL . ONE THING I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TO THINK ABOUT IS EVERYONE YOU ARE LOOKING AT HERE AND BEHIND ME

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>> WHEN NANCY AND I MOVED TO CARMEL IN 1974, I THINK THE POPULATION WAS 6500 OR SO. AND I WANT TO THANK NANCY FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME SHE SACRIFICED FOR ME TO DO THE JOB THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING. AND ALSO THE OTHER MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING IN THAT ROW . I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THEY CAME TO SUPPORT ME. HAVING PRACTICED LAW IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR 45, 50 YEARS, WHATEVER IT IS, OBVIOUSLY I'VE SEEN TREMENDOUS CHANGE, GROWTH, AND IT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE EFFORTS OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF THAT HAVE MADE THIS COMMUNITY WHAT IT IS. AND I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO BE A SMALL PART OF THAT AT THE BEGINNING, 1976. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE, IT HAS BEEN A TRIP. IT HAS HAD PRICE ALONG THE WAY, BUT IT IS REWARDING. I THANK YOU ALL FOR THINKING OF US. THANK YOU.

>> SO, ONE FINAL THING THAT WE HAVE. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE YOUR SEAT, IF YOU LIKE. MR. PRESIDENT, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA , HOWEVER, WE CANNOT VOTE ON THAT UNTIL WE GET TO BUSINESS. SO I WOULD ASK PERMISSION TO READ THIS INTO THE RECORD WHILE OUR CITY COUNCIL AND MENTORS ARE HERE IN THE ROOM WITH US.

>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. WOULD YOU OBJECT TO SOME COMMENTS BEFORE YOU READ THAT?

>> NO, PLEASE. YES. >> WELL, I'VE GOT A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL FOUR OF THE COUNCILORS THAT CAME BEFORE US TODAY. IT'S EASY TO LOOK BACK AT THEM, AS WE CELEBRATE OUR 50TH BIRTHDAY AS POLITICIANS OR COUNCILORS. BEYOND THAT, THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS. RESIDENTS OF CARMEL, JUST LIKE ANYBODY ELSE IN THIS ROOM OR WITHIN OUR PRECIOUS 55 SQUARE MILES. I FIRST MET JIM GARRETSON WHEN I WAS 15 YEARS OLD. HE WAS MY HISTORY TEACHER . HE WENT ON TO INTRODUCE ME TO FRED SWIFT .

THEY HAVE BOTH BECOME PART OF MY FAMILY, SPENDING AT LEAST THE LAST 20, 25 CHRISTMASES, EASTER'S, EVERY GOOD MOMENT, EVERY BAD MOMENT. THEY'VE BEEN BY MY SIDE. FRED AND I HAVE GONE INTO BUSINESS TOGETHER. JIM HAS CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A SURROGATE FATHER FOR ME. WHEN I WAS TOO DUMB TO WRECK NICE HOW GREAT MY OWN PARENTS WERE, JIM TOOK ME IN AND I LIVE WITH HIM.

FRED HAS ALSO TAKEN ME IN, HE'S DONE MORE THAN I CAN EVER EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR, BOTH OF THEM HAVE I FIRST MET JANE RYMAN SOME 20 YEARS AGO, WHEN SHE WAS ON WHAT I CALL HER MINI SABBATICAL . SHE WOULD GO ON TO BECOME MY FIRST CAMPAIGN MANAGER. SHE'S BEEN PART OF MY LIFE EVER SINCE. SHE PRAYED WITH MY MOM RIGHT UP UNTIL SHE WENT TO HEAVEN. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT SHOWED THE BEST IN HUMANITY EVERY DAY OF THEIR LIVES , AND NOT JUST ME, BUT TOOK CARE OF ANYBODY THAT NEEDED HELP. AND FOR THAT, I TRULY, TRULY LOVE ALL OF YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU , MR. COOTS, I DO NOT HAVE AS CLOSE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, BUT IN THE TRANSACTIONS I'VE HAD WITH YOU, WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED MOST HAS BEEN WHEN I ASK WHY, YOU SAY WELL, BECAUSE IT'S WHAT IS BEST FOR CARMEL. AND I THINK THAT IS THE BEST RESPONSE ANYONE CAN GIVE , AND I SO APPRECIATE THAT. AS WE CELEBRATE HIS 50TH BIRTHDAY FOR CARMEL, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THESE PEOPLE DID NOT WITNESS HISTORY, THEY MADE IT . THINGS WERE SO DIFFERENT BACK THEN. NO AMENITIES, NO ROUNDABOUTS, HARDLY ANYTHING. AND THEY MADE IT THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF WHAT THIS IS. JIM GARRETSON BROUGHT A STEADY HAND, AND I'M GATHERING

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AND MAYOR JANE RYMAN, A TRUE TRAILBLAZER IN HER OWN RIGHT, BROUGHT RESPECTIVE BALANCE AND A VOICE THAT HELPED SHAPE A MORE INCLUSIVE FUTURE FOR CARMEL. EACH OF THEM SERVED IN THEIR OWN WAY, THEY EACH GAVE UP A HUGE PIECE OF THEIR LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITY, JUST LIKE EVERYONE UP HERE AND THE MAYOR ASPIRED TO DO OURSELVES. BECAUSE OF THEIR SERVICE, AND THE SERVICE OF THOSE WHO JOINED THEM OVER THE DECADES, CARMEL IS KNOWN TODAY AS THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD . I WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE BUILDING BLOCKS THAT THEY STARTED STACKING. SO, TONIGHT IS NOT JUST ABOUT LOOKING BACK, IT'S ABOUT RECOGNIZING THAT OUR PRESENCE AND THE PRESENT RESTS ON THE SHOULDERS OF THESE WONDERFUL INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE WITH US TODAY . SO, AGAIN, I WILL REITERATE WHAT COUNCILOR WORRELL HAS SAID. THE CITY OF CARMEL OWES YOU A DEBT WE CANNOT PAY, AND WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH FOR IT. WE CAN ONLY PRAY THAT THAT IS ENOUGH . I AM HONORED TO HAVE OUR MOST SENIOR STATESMEN ON THE COUNCIL READ INTO THE RECORD WHAT WE WILL BE VOTING ON

TONIGHT. >> YOU ARE A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. WHEREAS CARMEL WAS INCORPORATED AS A TOWN IN 1874, AND WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO LEGISLATION ENACTED DURING THE 1970 SESSION OF THE INDIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, INDIANA TOWNS WERE AUTHORIZED TO TRANSITION THE CITY STATUS, AND WHEREAS IN NOVEMBER , 1974 THE RESIDENTS OF CARMEL VOTED TO REORGANIZE THE TOWN OF CARMEL AS A FOURTH CLASS CITY . AND WHEREAS THIS PIVOTAL DECISION MARKED THE TRANSFORMATION OF CARMEL FROM A TOWN INTO A CITY , AND ESTABLISHED THE LEGISLATIVE AND MUNICIPAL FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY WE NOW SERVE TODAY .

AND WHEREAS THE FIRST MUNICIPAL ELECTION AS A CITY WAS HELD IN 1975 , CULMINATING IN THE INAUGURATION AND FIRST MEETING OF THE CITY OF CARMEL'S COMMON COUNCIL ON JANUARY 5TH, 1976 , EXACTLY 50 YEARS AGO THIS EVENING . AND WHEREAS THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THAT FIRST COMMON COUNCIL WERE DAVID COOTS, DR. WALTER DEAN, MINNIE DOLAN , JIM GARRETSON , STAN MEACHAM, JANE RYMAN, AND FRED SWIFT. WHEREAS THE COMMON COUNCIL WISHES TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE DEDICATION, VISION, AND PUBLIC SERVICE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS , WHOSE LEADERSHIP HELPED GUIDE CARMEL THROUGH ITS TRANSITION FROM A SMALL TOWN INTO A THRIVING CITY. AND WHEREAS THE COUNCIL IS HONORED TO BE JOINED TODAY BY THOSE SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THIS HISTORIC BODY, WHOSE FORESIGHT AND COMMITMENT CONTINUED TO LEAD AN ENDURING LEGACY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA THAT THE COUNCIL, THIS COUNCIL HEREBY EXPRESSES ITS DEEPEST GRATITUDE AND FORMAL RECOGNITION TO THE FOUNDATIONAL MEMBERS OF THE 1976 COMMON COUNCIL FOR THEIR SERVICE, LEADERSHIP , AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF CARMEL . WE WILL VOTE ON

THIS LATER IN OUR AGENDA. >> FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE FOR THAT, YOU ARE WELCOME , THERE IS NO OFFENSE TAKEN SHOULD YOU WANT TO DEPART NOW. WE WILL TAKE A BRIEF RECESS WHILE SOME

SHUFFLING OCCURS HERE. >> MR. PRESIDENT, WHILE THE

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>> AND I THINK, MAYOR, YOU TOUCHED ON SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE 50TH BIRTHDAY. THE MAYOR AND TEAM ARE WORKING ON EVENTS, THE COUNCIL IS WORKING ON EVENTS, WE ARE WORKING ON THINGS TOGETHER. BUT THIS WILL BE THE RECURRING THEME OVER 2026, SO HOPEFULLY WE GET TO SEE MR. COOTS, MR. GARRETSON, MR. SWIFT, AND MAYOR RYMAN AGAIN AT EVENTS. I SEE PAUL HENSEL OVER THERE. WILL BE BRINGING A LOT OF OUR FOUNDING LEADERS BACK , WILL BE DOING FUN THINGS, BUT REALLY CELEBRATING THE RICH HISTORY OF CARMEL. AND I'M SURE WE WILL BE GETTING OUT SOME DATES AND SOME OF THOSE EVENTS TEASED OUT HERE IN THE NEAR

FUTURE. OKAY. WILL BE MOVING ON. >> MR. PRESIDENT, ON THAT NOTE,

IS THERE CAKE? >> THERE IS CAKE. THANK YOU. A SPECIAL THANKS TO MARKET DISTRICT, WHO DONATED THE BEAUTIFUL HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARMEL CAKE, AND HUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARMEL CAKE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM . EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO IT, PLEASE HELP YOURSELVES, AND TO THE OTHER SNACKS AND GOODIES THAT ARE BACK THERE. YOU WON'T OFFEND ANY OF US IF YOU GET UP TO EAT CAKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MEETING. IN FACT, WE WILL JUST BE JEALOUS. THANKS AGAIN TO MARKET DISTRICT, WHAT A VERY KIND GESTURE OF THEM TO DONATE THAT, AND HOPEFULLY IT IS THE FIRST OF MANY CELEBRATIONS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES. THIS OF HER 15TH , 2025 REGULAR MEETING.

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

>> MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK WE ARE MISSING --

>> I'M SO SORRY, I BET YOU WANT TO SPEAK, MAYOR.

>> NUMBER SIX, TOO. >> RECOGNITION OF PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. I'M VERY SORRY, I WAS JUST

TRYING TO SCOOP OUT HERE. >> HI, I'M JACK FELDMAN, I'M A CARMEL RESIDENT. I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE EARLIER MEETING TIMES THAT ARE GOING ON WITH SOME COMMITTEES. I FEEL LIKE , I GUESS I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED BY THIS. CARMEL HAS BUILT SUCH AN INCREDIBLE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE THAT WISH TO INTERACT WITH IT . AND NOT JUST THE PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP HERE , WHOSE NAMES ARE IN THIS ROOM. IN THIS CITY COUNCIL BUILDING, OR CITY COUNCIL ROOM. THE STEPS THAT ARE MADE WHEN WE MOVE OUR MEETING TIMES BACKWARDS ARE EQUALLY AS BACKWARDS, I FEEL. THE EARLIER MEETING TIMES THAT WE MAKE, WE CHOOSE TO MAKE THEM, WE ARE CHOOSING TO HAVE LESS PEOPLE INTERACT WITH OUR COUNCILS, AND WE ARE CHOOSING TO MAKE IT LESS CONVENIENT , WE ARE CHOOSING TO HAVE LESS PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND MAKE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PUBLIC LESS STRONG. BUDGET CONCERNS ARE A THING, ESPECIALLY WITH SB ONE, I BELIEVE. THERE ARE WAYS WE NEED TO ADDRESS OUR BUDGET, HOWEVER, THERE ARE ALSO WAYS WE CAN REMEDY CHANGES IF THEY NEED TO HAPPEN. THERE ARE WAYS WE COULD, FOR EXAMPLE, POST AGENDAS EARLIER AT CITY HALL , OR COUNCIL MEETINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO WRITE A LETTER TO THEIR COUNCILOR, THEN THEY MAYBE WOULD HAVE ADEQUATE TIME , MORE THAN 48 HOURS TO DO SO . FOR EARLIER MEETING TIMES, OUR FAVORITE THING IN THE CITY IS MAKING APPS, AND I THINK APPS ARE GOOD . IF WE WERE TO CREATE A MORE ROBUST ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE SO THAT SOMEBODY COULD GET A MESSAGE TO A REPRESENTATIVE QUICKER , IN ORDER TO BE HEARD AT A MEETING, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND I FEEL AT THIS CURREN MOMENT, NONE OF THAT IS HAPPENED. IF WE WANT TO MAINTAIN A RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CITIZENS AND HAVE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT , WHICH IS INTEGRAL TO HAVING A TERRIFIC GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE IN CARMEL , WE NEED TO MAINTAIN THAT , WE NEED TO CREATE THE STRUCTURES , OR WE NEED TO KEEP THE MEETING TIMES WHERE WE ARE. BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND MORE THAN I FEEL IS REALIZED RIGHT NOW TO HAVE THE CITIZENS OF CARMEL SPEAK FOR ISSUES THEY REPRESENT.

>> THANK YOU, JACK. COUNCIL AND MAYORAL COMMENTS AND

[7. COUNCIL AND MAYORAL COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS]

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OBSERVATIONS. MAYOR? >> IT EVENING, CITY COUNCIL.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS REEVE SHAW . I'M A FIFTH GRADER AT SMOKY ROW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I WILL BE DELIVERING TONIGHT'S MAYORS COUNCIL REPORT. WE HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED A SAFE, RESTFUL, AND MEANINGFUL HOLIDAY SEASON WITH FAMILY FRIENDS. TO BEGIN, CARMEL IS NOW THE FIRST CITY IN THE STATE TO USE A TRAFFIC SAFETY SYSTEM THAT ALERTS DRIVERS WHEN EMERGENCY VEHICLES ARE NEARBY. ALMOST 90% OF THE CPD PATROL CARS HAVE PURSUED ALERT , WHICH SENDS WARNING US WITHIN A 1.5 MILE RADIUS WHEN OFFICERS ARE RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY.

DRIVERS CAN GET THESE ALERTS THROUGH THE WAYS APP, HELPING THEM SLOW DOWN AND MAKE ROOM FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. THE CITY OF CARMEL RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE 27 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVED A 2026 ARTS GRANT. THESE GRANTS HELP STRENGTHEN OUR CREATIVE COMMUNITY AND EXPAND ACCESS TO ARTS PROGRAMMING ACROSS THE CITY. THE CITY WILL HOST ITS ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY COMMEMORATION ON MONDAY, JANUARY 12TH , 2026 , FROM 7:00 TO 8:00 P.M. AT THE TARKINGTON THEATER. THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ONE WEEK BEFORE THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY. WE ENCOURAGE YOU RESIDENCE TO JOIN US FOR THIS MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY GATHERING. FINALLY, WE INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO ENJOY NEXT WEEKENDS FESTIVAL OF ICE ON FRIDAY , JANUARY 16TH, PROFESSIONAL ICE CARVERS WILL GIVE A DEMONSTRATION IN THE CARMEL ARTS AND DESIGN DISTRICT . THE FUN CONTINUES SATURDAY , JANUARY 17TH, AT THE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL CHILI COOKOFF. THIS FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT IS OPEN TO EVERYONE, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU.

>> YOU DID A GREAT JOB, THANK YOU. THERE WERE A LOT OF MULTISYLLABLE WORDS AND THAT ONE, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU

DID A FANTASTIC JOB TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL? COMMENTS

[8. CONSENT AGENDA]

APPROVAL OF MINUTES. FROM DECEMBER 15TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING. AND DECEMBER 30TH , 2025 SPECIALCLAIMS MEETING MINUTES. DO WE HAVE A VOTE SYSTEM OR ARE WE DOING IT BY VOICE? OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?

>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> HOLD ON. >> OKAY. THAT CARRIES. WE ALSO HAVE CLAIMS, PAYROLL AND THE AMOUNT OF 4,300,000 $310.33.

$788,938 AND PURCHASE CARD 27,900 . TIME AND IN THE AMOUNT OF $127,147.10. WIRE TRANSFERS AMOUNTED TO $44,643,136.44. DO

WE HAVE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> LET'S VOTE. ARE YOU ABSTAINING? ACTION ON MAYORAL VETOES, THERE ARE NONE.

[10. COMMITTEE REPORTS]

>> WE HAVE ONE ITEM PENDING, BUT THAT IS AWAITING REVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION ON IT. NOTHING TO REPORT THIS

MONTH. >> THANK YOU. AND LAND-USE AND SPECIAL SUBSIDIES COMMITTEE, DR. JOSHI.

>> WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE CARMEL 31 OVERLAY DISTRICT, AND THAT WILL BE IN OUR LAND-USE MEETING. WILL BE HAVING OUR NEXT MEETING ON WEDNESDAY AT 5:30 AT THE CARMEL PUBLIC LIBRARY.

[11.a. Carmel Redevelopment Commission (Monthly) ]

>> THANK YOU. CARMEL REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

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>> IT EVENING, COUNCIL, CARMEL REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. HERE FOR MY FIRST REPORT OF THE MONTH. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I AGREE WITH MAYOR RYMAN, THIS IS A GREAT COUNCIL. THE BEST. THAT WAS MY SENTIMENT, TOO, SHE JUST SAID IT FIRST. LET'S GO QUICKLY THROUGH ACTIVITIES. THE RENT CONTINUES TO LEASE UP, INDUSTRIOUS IS NOW OPEN. THAT'S A MAJOR OFFICE TENANT THAT IS NOW OPEN. WINDSOR CONTINUES ITS BUILDOUT, INCLUDING FIRST FLOOR.

I WANT TO THANK DAVID RYAN, CITY EMPLOYEE, WHO DOES OUR DRUM SHOTS, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE IMAGES ARE JUST GREAT. THING THE PROGRESS HAPPENING ON SQUARE AND WORTH, IT'S GOOD STUFF. THE PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE IS THE CONDO, 11 UNIT CONDO BUILDING CALLED THE 11. THEY HAVE MOBILIZED AND STARTED INSTRUCTION AS WELL. EVERY BUILDING IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THAT PROJECT. MAGNOLIA CONTINUES ITS BUILDOUT, IF YOU DRIVEN BY THE NEWS LATELY YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN RETAIL FILLED ALMOST THE ENTIRETY OF THE FIRST FLOOR. THERE'S A DELICIOUS NEW SUSHI PLACE THAT IS OPEN, THERE IS A BEN & JERRY'S THAT IS OPEN, AND THERE IS GOING TO BE A BIG RESTAURANT COMING TO THE CORNER THAT HOPEFULLY I WILL BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE NEXT TIME. IT'S A TACO PLACE, IT'S GOING TO BE DELICIOUS. SORRY, I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE LATEST INFORMATION.

LOTS OF PROGRESS ON SQUARE CONDOS. I THINK HE HAS SOLD 23 OF THE 25. THE CROSSING CONTINUES ITS BUILDOUT, THAT IS WHERE THE HOTEL IS BEING BUILT AROUND THE GARAGE CURRENTLY.

PRESIDIUM TWO IS MOVING FORWARD, PRESIDIUM THREE BRING THIS BACK FOR REVISED ARCHITECTURE. ANOTHER GREAT DRUM SHOT OF THE ICON ON MAIN, AND THIS GIVES YOU A PRETTY GOOD VIEW OF WHERE THAT FUTURE PLAZA IS GOING TO GO, RIGHT IN THE ELBOW WHERE IT IS SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO WALK AND BE, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE COFFEE SHOPS AND RETAIL AROUND THE PLAZA. SO THAT'S COMING THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY AFTER THE WORLD CUP. THEY WILL OPEN AFTERWARD. AT&T REDEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD, I DO HAVE SOME NEW IMAGES TODAY FOR COUNCIL . TWO WEEKS AGO THERE WAS A COUPLE HEARINGS ON THE FILE COMPONENT OF THIS AT&T PROJECT, CALLED THIRD AVENUE RESIDENCES. WHAT THAT IS IS EIGHT FOR SALE CONDO UNITS . I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW THIS , FIRST THIS IS ALL FOR SALE COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT.

SECOND, I REALLY LIKE THE WAY IT TRANSITIONS THE DENSER URBANISM OF MIDTOWN DOWN TO AS IT APPROACHES THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IF YOU REMEMBER A PREVIOUS VERSION OF THIS PROJECT HAD POTENTIALLY SOME OFFICES RIGHT THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN, AND THAT PROJECT NEVER MOVE FORWARD TO PLANNING COMMISSION. SO THIS IS NOW A FOR-SALE PROJECT THAT IS BEING PUT UP AGAINST CLOSE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO WE HAVE RESIDENTIAL ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL AS WE MOVE UP IN DENSITY TOWARDS THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE ALREADY BUILT. SO THIS WAS APPROVED BY BOTH REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE, AND WAS APPROVED BY PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE BZA HEARING OFFICES. SO THAT SHOULD BE EXCITING. LOTS OF PROGRESS BEING MADE ON THE PLAZA, ANOTHER RETAIL WITH FOR-SALE OVER THAT. RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE OF OUR MAIN STREET, LOTS OF , WE ARE ALL REALLY GOING TO SEE SOME COOL ARCHITECTURE GO UP THERE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO AS THE FACADE GETS BUILDOUT, REALLY PRETTY ARCHITECTURE, REALLY GREAT DETAILS ON THAT FOR ALL OF US TO SEE. AND WORK CONTINUES ON THE HEARING CLUB AS OUR PARKS FRIENDS AND THE DEVELOPER ALL WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL HERE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THE LAST MONTH, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS

THAT COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE . >> WAS IT PRESIDIUM THREE

REDESIGNED? >> YES, COUNCILOR. AND IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN PRESIDIUM THREE WAS PRESENTED AND VOTED ON, WE DISCUSSED THAT WE WOULD BE BRINGING IT BACK WHEN THERE WAS MORE COMFORT TO PUT THE STREET IN TO THE MIDDLE. I SUSPECT I WILL BE BACK IN ABOUT A MONTH WITH UPDATED , BETTER ARCHITECTURE TO BRING THAT PROJECT BACK.

>> RENDERINGS AND SITE PLAN? >> YES, RENDERINGS AND SITE PLAN. USES OF THE SAME, STILL HOTEL, OFFICE, MULTIFAMILY. THE OFFICE COMPONENT IS GROWING, WHICH IS A POSITIVE FOR ALL OF US. I REALLY LIKE THE ARCHITECTURAL UPDATE, SO HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS I WILL BE IN FRONT OF YOU WITH

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UPDATES. >> AND THAT HIS SENIOR LIVING APARTMENTS, 55+ STILL COMPONENT HAS AGREED?

>> YES. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> AND THE LAYOUT OF THE BUILDING IS THE SAME? THE PARKING IS STILL CONVENIENT FOR CITY HALL , WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT?

>> THE PARKING WILL STILL BE CONVENIENT FOR CITY HALL. THE LAYOUT IS GENERALLY THE SAME, THERE MIGHT BE AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES, AND I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THAT ALL THE RIGHT WAY TO CITY COUNCIL WHEN IT'S ALL READY.

>> I THINK WE ARE GETTING AT IS JUST MAKE SURE YOU PRESENT IT IN

DETAIL. >> ABSOLUTELY. IT'S GOT TO BE A BETTER VERSION OF THE LAST PROJECT. THUS WE ARE GOING FOR.

THIS NEW VERSION OF PRESIDIUM THREE IS GOING TO BE BETTER THAN WHAT WAS SHOWN AND WHAT WAS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY. BUT AGAIN, I WILL BE BRINGING IT BACK FOR A FULL DISCUSSION IN FRONT OF

COUNCIL. >> THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE VETERANS PARK IS MEETING THURSDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME. ANY

MOVEMENT OR UPDATES ON THAT? >> IF I COULD, I WOULD LIKE TO CHECK WITH MY COUNTERPART, WHO I THINK IS ATTENDING ALL THOSE MEETINGS. IF I COULD CHECK IN WITH HIM ON THAT, I WOULD GET

BACK TO YOU, IF THAT'S OKAY. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE?

[12.a. Twenty-first 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. Remains in the Land Use and Special Studies Committee. ]

THANK YOU, HENRY. >> THANK YOU.

>> MOVING ON ALL BUSINESS. THE 21ST READING OF ORDINANCE B -26764 , ORDINATES OF COMMON COUNCIL OF CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER EIGHT , ARTICLE FIVE, SECTIONS 8-37 -47-48 OF CARMEL CITY CODE , REMAINS IN LAND-USE.

>> DO WE KNOW , SO THERE ARE BUSINESSES ALONG MAIN STREET THAT HAVE BEEN KIND OF ASKING ME WHERE DOES THIS STAND? AND I KNOW WE WERE WAITING ON A TRAFFIC STUDY. BUT IF THERE REALLY ISN'T A TRAFFIC STUDY, CAN WE JUST, COULD WE TAKE ACTION ON THIS? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT COMPLICATED .

>> AM COMPLETELY OKAY WITH THAT. BRAD, DO YOU MIND?

>> I'M NOT SAYING TAKE ACTION ON IT TONIGHT.

>> IF WE COULD JUST GET A REFRESHER ON EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS, WHAT ELSE MIGHT BE PLANNED IN CONCEPTUALIZING THE FUTURE, AND IF WE ARE EVER GETTING PARKING.

>> HAVE THE PARKING SETTING IN HAND, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL BE READY FOR THE SEVENTH, BUT CERTAINLY READY FOR THE ONE AFTER THAT. WE CAN TAKE ACTION, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT TONIGHT, BECAUSE A BUNCH OF ISSUES, BUT IF WE WANT TO SEPARATE OUT THE ONES THAT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE INFORMATION WE GET FROM PARK AND STUDY, AND THE OTHER ONES ARE UNRELATED, WE CAN KIND OF SEPARATE THAT OUT TO FAST-TRACK IT. BUT WE DO HAVE THE PARK

STUDY. >> WE HAVE THE PARKING STUDY?

>> YES, WE JUST GOT IT. >> SO WE HAVEN'T DRAWN IN FEATHER. I THINK WE ARE SMART ENOUGH TO READ, IF WE CAN GET THAT. THAT WAS A COUNCIL INSTIGATED THING, AND WE'VE BEEN CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO RECEIVE THAT. AND WE WERE CALLING IT A TRAFFIC STUDY, IT'S ALSO A PARKING STUDY.

>> IS A PARKING STUDY, NOT A TRAFFIC STUDY. THE TRAFFIC STUDY

IS A SEPARATE THING. >> WHEN ARE WE GETTING THAT?

>> FIRST OR SECOND QUARTER, NEXT YEAR.

>> THIS YEAR. >> AND AS WE DISCUSSED WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PARKING GARAGE UTILIZATION, PARKING , ADDITIONAL PARKING RESTRICTIONS, LOOKING AT ENFORCEMENT , RIGHT? HOW DO WE ADDRESS SOME OF THESE

PARKING ISSUES. >> ON STREET PARKING IN THE

PARKING GARAGES. >> IS THE PARKING GARAGE UTILIZATION IS IMPORTANT FOR ME IS SOME OF THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS COME FORWARD AND THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND RESERVED PARKING. THANK YOU.

>> DID WE DISCUSS? IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN LAND-USE FOR A LONG TIME, DID WE DISCUSS SOME OF THE VALET PARKING ISSUES AS WELL? WAS THAT PART OF THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION, THE VALET PARKING? BECAUSE I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED , ESPECIALLY IF VALET IS GOING TO USE PUBLIC PARKING SPACES THAT THE TAXPAYERS ARE

PAYING FOR, JUST MY TWO CENTS. >> YEAH, IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP, SO IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION. NOW THAT WE HAVE THE PARKING STUDY, AGAIN, I JUST GOT OVER THE HOLIDAYS SO THERE ARE SOME COMMENTS IN THERE ABOUT VALET PARKING THAT MIGHT GUIDE OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING POLICY WISE ON WHAT

WE DO WITH THE VALET PARKING >> MR. PRESIDENT, I'M SURE YOU ARE LEANING THIS WAY. I SHARE COUNCILOR WORRELL'S FRUSTRATION THAT IT IS TAKEN SO LONG, BUT IF IT IS REALLY GOING TO BE TWO MORE WEEKS FROM WEDNESDAY, I THINK THAT WOULD BE OKAY.

>> WILL YOU BE PREPARED TO HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR US TO MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION ON THE 22ND READING OF THIS?

[00:40:03]

>> YES. AND THE LAND-USE BIDDING ON THURSDAY AMMA THIS THURSDAY,

WEDNESDAY? >> WEDNESDAY.

>> IF THAT WASN'T PRIORITIZED, THAT'S UP TO THE LAND-USE.

>> I GUESS IS ON THE AGENDA, BUT ALSO, IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT , IS THERE ANY ABOUT PROPOSED FEES? OR MONETARY COST RECOVERY ON ANY OF THIS PARKING? IS THAT IN THE STUDY? WE HAVEN'T SEEN

IT. >> I DON'T THINK THERE ARE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON THAT. BUT THERE'S GUIDANCE THAT THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE WOULD PROBABLY PUT SOMETHING TOGETHE.

>> MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STUDY AND BE ABLE TO GET A CHANCE TO READ THROUGH IT, APPROPRIATELY, AND DIGEST AND ASK QUESTIONS, SIT DOWN, AND THEN BRING IT IN FRONT OF THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. IN LESS YOU HAVE ALL THE DETAILS AND YOU CAN SHARE WITH US IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

>> NO, BUT TO COUNCILOR WORRELL'S POINT, AT LAND-USE ON WEDNESDAY WE COULD GO OVER THE PIECES OF THE PARKING THAT ARE

SORT OF HELD UP BY THIS . >> YES, I AGREE. I'M FINE WITH

THAT. >> THE OTHER DETAIL IS NOW LAKE FEES, OTHER THINGS. WORK ON LAND-USE.

>>'S YOU WILL GET IT TO US THIS WEEK SO WE WILL HAVE IT, AND TWO WEEKS FROM WEDNESDAY WE CAN HAVE A THOROUGH DISCUSSION ABOUT IT.

>> SURE. >> OKAY.

[12.b. Sixteenth Reading of Ordinance D-2772-25; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Adopting a New Article 8 Under Chapter 2 of the Carmel City Code; Sponsor(s): Councilor(s) Aasen, Ayers, Minnaar, Snyder and Worrell. Remains in the Finance, Utilities and Rules Committee. ]

>> THIS WILL REMAIN IN LAND-USE. A 16TH RATING OF ORDINANCE D 2772-25 , ORDINATES ADOPTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING SUPPORT , THIS REMAINS IN FINANCE .

[12.c. Sixth Reading of Ordinance D-2795-25; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Establishing Public Areas of City Hall; Sponsor: Councilor Snyder. Remains in the Land Use and Special Studies Committee.]

[12.d. Resolution CC-11-17-25-03; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Approving an Amendment to the Carmel Comprehensive Plan to Incorporate a new Subarea Plan for the US-31 Corridor; Sponsor: Councilor Minnaar. Remains in the Land Use and Special Studies Committee.]

RESOLUTION CC 11-17-25 MEDA 03 , RESOLUTION OF CARMEL COUNCIL , CITY OF CARMEL APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN TO INCORPORATE THE SUBAREA PLAN FOR THE U.S. 31 CORD OR, THIS IS ACCURATELY BEING DISCUSSED IN LAND-USE AND WILL

[12.e. Third Reading of Ordinance Z-702-25; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Updating the Filing Fees Section in the Unified Development Ordinance Related to Zoning and Development Applications and for Permits and Inspections; Sponsor(s): Councilor(s) Minnaar, Joshi, Ayers and Snyder. Returns from the Land Use and Special Studies Committee. ]

THIS IS? >> YES, ABSOLUTELY. GOOD EVENING, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND THIS IS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE VIDEO, THE FEE ORDINANCE SECTION, SO THIS IS A CONFERENCE OF UPDATE WHICH LAST OCCURRED IN 2003, UPDATES APPLICATION FEES , REVIEWS SQUARE FOOTAGE FEES, REVIEWS ACREAGE FEES , BUILDING PERMIT AND BUILDING INSPECTION FEES. AND WE'VE ADDED NEW SERVICES, 35 DIFFERENT SERVICES. IT REALLY IS A MODERNIZATION TO KIND OF REFLECT HOW OCS CONDUCTS BUSINESS WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY ITSELF. I APPRECIATE THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE AND THE COUNCIL MOVING THIS FORWARD, WE WERE TRYING TO GET IT AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, AND WE WERE PRETTY DARN CLOSE.

>> THANK YOU. YOU HAVE IT WITH YOU? ARE YOU HOLDING IT? CAN YOU JUST HOLD UP? HOW MANY LINES IS THAT?

>> 200, MAYBE. >> I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE I CONTINUE TO BE IMPRESSED WITH HOW MUCH THOUGHT WENT INTO EVERY ONE OF THOSE LINES , THE ANALYSIS YOU DID, VARIOUS COMMUNITIES, OUR COMMUNITY, COST RECOVERY , I JUST THINK IT IS A KNOCKOUT DOCUMENT. THANK YOU . WELL DONE. SO, THAT HAS BEEN , I GUESS IT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED. WE HAVE A MOTION?

>> IT'S ALREADY BEEN INTRODUCED, IT HAS BEEN READ TWICE. SO WE DON'T NEED ANY , SOMEBODY CAN MAKE THE MOTION NOW

. >> I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THIS .

[00:45:02]

>> SECOND. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE WILL VOTE. GOOD JOB. BRAD, YOU WILL BE BRINGING YOUR VERSION AT

SOME POINT? >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. WE HAVE A DRAFT VERSION READY, WE KIND OF WANTED TO SEE HOW THE DOCS PROCESS FOR THEIR FEES WENT THROUGH. WE NEXT THAT. WE HAVE A DRAFT OF WHAT THOSE WOULD BE, BRINGING BEFORE YOU AND KIND OF

DISCUSS. >> THANK YOU. RESOLUTION CC

[12.f. Resolution CC-12-01-25-04; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Approving an Amendment to the Carmel Comprehensive Plan to Incorporate a New Subarea Plan for the Home Place Area; Sponsor: Councilor Minnaar. Remains in the Land Use and Special Studies Committee.]

[13.a. Petition to Vacate a Public Way; 310 2nd St. NE; Joshua A. Orendi]

. JOSHUA ORENDI . >> THANKS, I'M JOSH ORENDI, I LIVE LOCALLY IN THE ARTS DISTRICT. I BROUGHT MY DAUGHTER WITH ME. THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR FIRST COUNCIL MEETING, WE GOT TO SEE THE 50TH. THAT'S SO COOL. I OWN A HOUSE AT 310 SECOND STREET NORTHEAST, RIGHT BY THE HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN CENTER. THE PROPERTY IS ALSO REFERRED TO IN THE DOCUMENT PETITION AS DE WILKINSON ADDITION LOTS FIVE A AND SIX A. IT'S A DOUBLE LOT PROPERTY. WE ARE REPLANTING, SO IT HAS A NORTH-SOUTH DIVISION INSTEAD OF EAST-WEST DIVISION, WHICH CURRENTLY GOES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE. OUR REQUEST TO THE PETITION IS TO ALSO ABSORB THE ALLEY WHICH IS NOT BEING USED AT THE NORTH END OF THOSE TWO LOTS. DO I NEED TO ASK FOR MORE THAN THAT? I HAVE NOT

DONE THIS BEFORE. >> YOUR FINE. WE HAVE A

RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITY? >> BRAD HE WAS, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING. WE REVIEWED IT FOR SURFACE DRAINAGE, OTHER UTILITIES IN THE AREA, AND WE RECOMMEND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH

THE VACATION. >> AND I ASK THIS QUESTION AGAIN, BECAUSE YEARS AGO WE VACATED A BUNCH OF LAND THAT WE ARE BUYING BACK. THERE IS NO RECEIVED EVER FUTURE USE , ANYBODY AT THIS POINT IN TIME COULD THINK OF UTILIZING THAT LAND FOR ANY PURPOSE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> OKAY. I KNOW WE GOT IT IN A PACKET, WE HAVE A DIAGRAM WE CAN PUT UP FOR THE RECORD?

>> MR. PRESIDENT, CAN I ASK A QUESTION WHILE HE'S DOING THAT? MAYBE FOR MR. ORENDI, OR YOU, BRAD. IF WE APPROVE THIS VACATION, DOES IT AFFECT ANY OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS OTHER THAN

MR. ORENDI'S PROPERTY? >> NO, HE OWNS ON BOTH SIDES

THIS. >> THANK YOU.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN TELL. IN THIS PICTURE, THIS THE SCHOOL HERE. THESE ARE THE TWO PROPERTIES. I CAN PULL IT UP.

THERE IS NOTHING, NO ROADS ET CETERA THAT WOULD'VE GO THROUGH

THAT SECTION. >> IS ANY COUNCILOR WANT TO SEND THIS TO COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION?

>> NO. PLEASE NOTE. >> OKAY, WE WILL OPEN OF THE

PUBLIC HEARING. AT 6:57. >> HI, I HAD THE EXACT SAME THOUGHT YOU DID, AND I NOTICED THERE IS NO SIDEWALK ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET RIGHT NOW. SO, IN THE DOCUMENT YOU CN SEE FURTHER INTO THIS DOCUMENT THAT THERE IS A LIGHT POST AND THE UTILITY BOX RIGHT IN THAT AREA, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE WOULD NEED TO DEVIATE THE SIDEWALK AROUND THE UTILITY BOX OR RELOCATE THE LIGHT POST, WHICH IS RIGHT THERE. RIGHT WHERE THE SIDEWALK WOULD GO IF

[00:50:01]

WE WERE TO INSTALL A SIDEWALK. >> THANK YOU, JACK. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? HEARING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT I OPENED AT 6:53, REGARDLESS OF WHAT I SAID, WILL

CLOSE AT 6:54. >> I HAVE A QUESTION AFTER THAT.

>> CAN YOU ADDRESS THE CONCERN WE HAVE RIGHT AWAY FOR SIDEWALK?

>> YEAH, WE LOOKED AT THAT, MUCH AS ALL THE OTHER PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, AND THERE IS SPACE 10 OR 12 FEET THERE IF WE WERE TO

GO TO THE SIDEWALK. >> THANK YOU.

>> I DOES HAVE A PROCESS QUESTION. SOMETIMES IN THE PAST FOR MEETINGS WE'VE HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING AT ONE MEETING, AND WE HAD TO WAIT A MEETING AND DO THE ORDINANCE, WE HAVE THEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, WHICH IS BETTER. IS THERE REASON THAT WAS

IN THE PAST, OR -- >> I CAN TELL YOU IS I DO KNOW THE PROCESS CHANGED. LEGAL WOULD HAVE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION

ABOUT THE NEW PROCESS. >> REWORKED THE PROCESS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT, THAT'S ALL I KNOW.

>> SOUNDS GREAT. >> CAN WE GET THAT FROM CITY

LEGAL, PLEASE? >> CITY LEGAL, THE PROCESS FOLLOWS STATUTE AND IS MORE EXPEDIENT.

>> SIR ? >> ONE FINAL CLARIFICATION. THIS IS A NORMAL KIND OF GIVING UP OF THIS PLAN. IT SPLIT EQUALLY BETWEEN THE TWO LOTS, DOES NOT COMBINE IN ONE LOT.

>> CORRECT. >> OKAY. NEXT UP .

>> I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE PETITION TO VACATE, OR DID YOU

[13.b. Petition to Vacate an Easement; 751 Oswego Road; Thomas and Merilee Klootwyk]

>> SO, CAN WE DO THAT? CAN WE SKIP IT?

>> THERE'S AN ORDINANCE COMING UP ON THE LINE, THERE'S ANOTHER

PUBLIC HEARING ON THE VACATION. >> OKAY, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING. IN ADDITION TO VACATE EASEMENT 751 AS WE GO ROAD , THOMAS AND UDO? ARE THEY HERE, OR REPRESENTATIVE

FOR THEM? MR. PEASE? >> YEAH, SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN ZOOM IN ON THIS, IT WILL BE HARD TO SEE. YOU ALREADY VACATED THE ROAD HERE, THERE'S ANOTHER EASEMENT THAT WAS FOUND, AGAIN, WE CHECKED IT FOR THE NEED FOR FUTURE UTILITIES, EXISTING UTILITIES, ET CETERA. IT IS JUST VACATING THE EASEMENT SO THAT THE BUILDING CAN EXIST ON THAT AREA. SO, IF YOU ARE LOOKING VERY CLOSELY AT THIS DRAWING, THE BOTTOM TWO RECTANGLES WAS THE ROAD, OR WHAT WAS RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR A FUTURE ROAD WE ARE NOT USING, SO IT IS BEEN VACATED, THAT EASEMENT TO THE NORTH OF THAT, THAT 10 FOOT WIDE STRIP.

>> SO, THESE TWO BELOW VACATED PREVIOUSLY, AND ALL YOU ARE ASKING FOR IS THIS 10 FOOT EASEMENT --

>> THAT DARKER OUTLINE, 10 FOOT WIDE SECTION.

>> AND THAT IS BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT NOTICED IN THE LAST?

>> AT THE DIFFERENCE, YES, IT WAS NOT NOTICED BEFORE. THEY COULD PROBABLY HAVE DONE BOTH OF THE SAME TIME. BUT THAT WAS AN EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY. THE OTHER WAS A RIGHT-OF-WAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFICATION. >> WE WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:57. SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:57 AND A LITTLE BIT MORE. COUNCILORS , ANY FURTHER COMMENT ON THIS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? OR WILL YOU WAIT FOR THE RESOLUTION MEETING? EXCUSE ME. OKAY, RESOLUTION , WELL, DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS ONE? ALL RIGHT. RESOLUTION CC 01-05-06-01.

[14.a. Resolution CC-01-05-26-01; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Honoring the First City Council on the 50th Anniversary of Their Inauguration; Sponsor(s): Councilor(s) Worrell, Taylor, Snyder, Aasen, Green and Locke.]

>> MOVED INTRODUCE. >> SECOND.

>> THIS IS A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA. I WANT TO MAKE ONE CLARIFICATION, COUNCILOR MINNAAR, COUNCILOR

[00:55:01]

>> YES, PLEASE AND THANK YOU. >> YOU ARE RIGHT. THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL-CITY COUNCILORS ARE SPONSOR OF THIS , AND IT WILL GO DOWN THAT WAY. SO, YOU KNOW, THE PRESENTATION YOU HEARD , SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS . OTHERWISE I HOPE THAT WE WILL , EVERYONE WILL VOTE FOR THIS.

>> ANY COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR ORGANIZING THIS. IT WAS VERY NICE.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WORRELL, THIS WAS WONDERFUL AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF A YEAR CELEBRATION.

>> I CAN'T WAIT FOR 50 YEARS FROM NOW TO BE UP HERE WITH ALL

OF YOU, DOING THE SAME THING. >> YEAH, AND I HOPE THERE IS STILL SOME CAKE BACK THERE. I WANT A PIECE OF THAT CAKE.

>> LET'S CALL FOR THE VOTE. >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> NO SURPRISE, THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, AND THIS RECOGNITION , TO THE ORIGINAL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WERE ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, IT IS VERY SPECIAL. THANK YOU. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE D 2807-26,

[14.b. First Reading of Ordinance D-2807-26; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Vacating the Public Way Located at 310 2nd St NE. Sponsor: Councilor Snyder.]

>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> I MOVED TO SUSPEND THE RULES.

>> MOVED INTRODUCE. >> SECOND.

>> THIS PETITION IS FOR THE DEDICATION OF PUBLIC WAY AT 310 SECOND STREET, PETITIONER JOSHUA ORENDI. NOW IS BEEN INTRODUCED.

MOVED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ENTER INTO ACTION NOW. MOVED TO

APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, VOTE CARRIES. FIRST READING OF

[14.c. First Reading of Ordinance D-2808-26; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Vacating the Easement Located at 751 Oswego Road. Sponsor: Councilor Snyder.]

>> MOVED INTRODUCE. >> SECOND.

>> PETITION FOR VACATION OF EASEMENT AT 751 OSWEGO ROAD BY PETITIONER'S THOMAS AND MERILEE KLOOTWYK .

>> CITY LEGAL, JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND AS TO WHY WE ARE BACK HERE, MY UNDERSTANDING, SO THIS WAS PASSED, AND BRAD SHOWED THE DIAGRAM THAT SHOWED IT, THIS WAS PASSED BACK IN JULY OF LAST YEAR, AND THEN THEY WERE WANTING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR PROPOSAL WITH THE LAND. AND ON DOCS REVIEW, A HISTORIC EASEMENT WAS FOUND TO ALSO EXIST ON THE PROPERTY THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL VACATION . SO, THIS IS WHY IT IS COMING BACK AGAIN, BUT I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THAT HAS KIND OF BEEN TAKEN ON BOARD, AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN GOING FORWARD HERE IS WITH SOMETHING IS THE ENGINEERING REVIEW, DOCS HAS VOLUNTEERED TO ALSO DO A REVIEW AS WELL, TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE A SIMILAR SITUATION LIKE THIS. SO IT IS EXPEDIENT FOR EVERYONE GOING FORWARD. BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING , AND IT IS NOT THE CITY'S OBLIGATION, IT IS THE PETITIONER'S OBLIGATION. THEY'VE APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO BE PRESENT, THEY HAD SOMETHING THAT REALLY DID KEEP THEM THERE, I BELIEVE. IT IS FOR THEM TO DO THAT, BUT WILL WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE, WE ARE GOING TO UTILIZE IT. SO ENGINEERING, ONCE WE APPROVE, IS GOING TO GO TO DOCS TO FIND A REVIEW, AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU, BENJAMIN. SO THIS IS BEEN INTRODUCE AND READ INTO THE RECORD BY COUNCILMEMBER AASEN. JUST BECAUSE, AS I RECALL, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CONSTERNATION OVER THIS THE FIRST TIME, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?

>> MOVED TO WAIVE THE RULES AND ENTER INTO ACTION NOW.

>> SECOND. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, WITHOUT A PETITIONER HERE, THAT'S USUALLY A SIGN THAT THEY EXPECT US TO GO THROUGH, AND THERE'S REALLY NO CONFLICT NOW.

SO I'M VERY COMFORTABLE WITHOUT A RESIDENT HERE, I CAN' AS MANY

[01:00:04]

>> COUNCILOR WORRELL, TO YOUR POINT, BUT PETITIONER'S WERE LANDOWNERS FOR ONE OF THESE EASEMENTS , AND BOTH WERE IN

FAVOR OF THIS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR TAYLOR .

SO THE RULES HAVE BEEN SECONDED TO BE WAIVED. CORRECT. THAT CARRIES. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?

>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. WE HAD NO AGENDA AT ON ITEMS. OTHER BUSINESS,

[16. OTHER BUSINESS]

>> MR. PRESIDENT, CAN I ASK A QUESTION TO THIS? ALL I WANTED TO KNOW IS THIS IS HOW MUCH WE ARE ENCUMBERING. HOW MUCH IS ROLLING OVER, UNENCUMBERED INTO THE GENERAL FUND FROM LAST YEAR

TO THIS YEAR? >> ZACH JACKSON, CFO AND CONTROLLER, IN THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF THESE ARE PURCHASE ORDERS THAT WERE ENTERED INTO LAST YEAR, CARRIED FORWARD INTO THIS YEAR, SO THOSE DOLLARS CAN BE SPENT THIS YEAR. YOUR QUESTION IS HOW MUCH DO WE ESSENTIALLY REVERT BACK? LET ME GET THE EXACT NUMBER FOR YOU, BUT I THINK WE ARE APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MILLION. LET ME DOUBLE CHECK. THAT'S THE TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS THAT WERE 143 MILLION FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

4-5 MILLION. >> DID WE HAVE AN AMOUNT THAT WE WERE TARGETING EARLIER ON THAT WE WANTED TO SEE REVERTING?

>> I WAS COUNTING ON AT LEAST 1,000,000 1/2 COMING BACK, SO WE

DID BETTER. >> MR. PRESIDENT, POINT OF PRIVILEGE, IF I MAY? ZACH, SINCE YOU'RE HERE, I WILL ASK MY QUESTION NOW. I KNOW THAT WHEN I WAS GOING TO THE CLAIMS THAT WERE APPROVED ALREADY, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD LET US KNOW, OR AT SOME POINT THERE WAS A, WE PAID SOMETHING TO DO AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE CITY BUILDING TO THE ENERGY CENTER.

>> WHAT WE WERE REFERRING TO IS WE HIRED THE WAYPOINT STRATEGIES FOR THE DIVISION OF SCHMIDT AND ASSOCIATES TO WORK ON OUR FACILITIES ASSESSMENT, AS WELL AS THE ENERGY CENTER PLANS. BOTH OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE UNDERGOING , BEING UNDERGONE RIGHT NOW, BUT NEXT MONTH I WILL BE DOING MY FINANCE BUDGET UPDATE, AND IT WILL NEED TO INCLUDE SOME STATUS UPDATES THERE THAT ARE MORE

THOROUGH, HAPPY TO DO THAT. >> I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> YOU WELCOME.

>> JUST TO CLARIFY, SO I UNDERSTAND, IN 2024 WE APPROVED A GENERAL FUND BUDGET AROUND $143 MILLION. WE OVERSPENT THAT BY 4-5 MILLION. SO THAT MONEY IS CARRYING FORWARD TO BE ABLE TO SIT IN THE GENERAL FUND. IT'S NOT ALLOCATED ANYTHING AT THE MOMENT. SO, IN ORDER TO SPEND THAT MONEY, WE WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH A REASON TO SPEND IT AND GO THROUGH THE APPROVAL

PROCESS. >> THAT'S RIGHT, PUBLIC NOTICE OF EVERYTHING, AND COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO PASS THE NECESSARY ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTION STARTS

TO DO THAT. >> PERFECT. MY LAST QUESTION, AND, TO THE PARK. INSURANCE MONEY FOR THE BRIDGE? HAVE YOU

GOTTEN ANY? >> LET ME FIND OUT.

>> AND THEN CAN YOU START MAYBE LOOKING INTO A PROCESS A LITTLE BIT , AS IT PERTAINS TO INSURANCE CLAIMS , WHEN DAMAGES DONE TO CITY PROPERTY? I KNOW I GOT A CALL ABOUT A ROUNDABOUT THAT HAD BEEN OBLITERATED. THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT DID KNOW ABOUT IT, OBVIOUSLY THE POLICE DID BECAUSE THEY HAD TO RESPOND.

[01:05:02]

[17. ANNOUNCEMENTS]

>> ABSENTLY. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS , QUESTIONS? ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? YES SIR?

>> JUST ONE, WE HAVE A BOY SCOUT TROOP IN THE BACK, WHAT NUMBER TRIP YOU GUYS ARE, AND THANK YOU FOR COMING. 112. THANK YOU FOR COMING, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 50 YEARS FROM NOW YOU GUYS SHOULD BE UP HERE DOING THIS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, IT'S EXCITING TO SEE YOUNG PEOPLE AND OLD PEOPLE IN THE SAME ROOM CELEBRATING A PLACE WE LIVE. APPRECIATE IT.

>> WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN IN JUST A SECOND, WHEN WE DO, WOULD YOU GUYS COME UP AND GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN, PLEASE? ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY?

>> MOVED TO ADJOURN . >> SECOND.

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