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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IT AWESOME TO A FULL HOUSE. WE WILL CALL TO ORDER THE MONDAY , JUNE 15, MEETING COME UP THE MEETING AT CARMEL CITY HALL
[2. AGENDA APPROVAL]
AT 6:00 P.M. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR INVOCATION AND WITH US THIS EVENING WE HAV A SEMINARIAN, JEROME NAPA.
I APOLOGIZE, SIR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU. >> LET'S BOW OUR HEADS IN PRAYER . DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE GIVE YOU THANKS AND PRAISE FOR YOUR UNMEASURABLE LOVE TOWARDS US TODAY IN ALLOWING US TO GATHER AND SAVE DNB THINK YOU FOR FELLOWSHIP AND COMMUNITY AND HEALTH.
WE THINK OF OUR COUNTRY AND THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FREE IT IS . HEAVENLY FATHER FATHER, AS WE GATHER HERE, WE ASK YOU TO FILL THIS ROOM WITH YOUR SPIRIT AND ALL THE GRACES THAT YOU WISH TO GIVE US, PARTICULARLY ASK FOR THE GIFTS OF WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING AND COUNCIL AND W ASK FOR THE FRUIT OF PATIENCE AND GENTLENESS ABOVE ALL WE ASK YOU TO COVER US IN LOVE AND HEL US TO LOVE YOU MORE FULLY AND HELP US TO LOVE OUR FELLOW MAN AND WOMEN.
PLEASE HELP US TO BE CHARITABLE IN EVERYTHING WE DO AND ABOVE ALL, WE ASK YOU TO HELP US LIVE OUR LIVES FOR YOU.
HELP US IN OUR SPEECH AND OUR ACTIONS TO GLORIFY YOU IN EVERYTHING WE DO. WE ASK THIS THROUGH CHRIST OUR
>> NEXT UP ARE DEPUTY MAYOR WIL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> EXCELLENT.
[5.a. Recognition of the College Wood Elementary Math Pentathlon Team]
GREAT JOB, MATTHEW. EXCUSE ME.NEXT UP, RECOGNITION OF EMPLOYEES AND OUTSTANDING CITIZENS. WE DO HAVE THE RECOGNITION OF THE COLLEGE WORLD MATH PENTATHLON TEAM.
COME AND TALK ABOUT THIS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STUDENTS AN GUESTS.
WHERE MATH MEETS FUN. CREATED BY THE NONPROFIT, IT IS A BOARD GAME BASED ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SEVENTH GRADE.
DURING AFTERSCHOOL AND EVENING PRACTICES, STUDENTS PRACTICE FIVE MATHEMATICAL STRATEGY GAME THAT DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING AND PROJECT AND SPATIAL REASONING SKILLS.
THIS SEASON CULMINATES IN TOURNAMENTS WHERE STUDENTS COMPETE AGAINST OTHER STUDENTS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS EARNING POINTS FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE ON THEIR SPORTSMANSHIP.
MATH PENTATHLON TEACHES THE STUDENTS SO MUCH MORE THAN MATH BIT AT HELP STUDENTS BUILD CONFIDENCE, PERSEVERANCE, STRATEGIC THINKING, AND TEAMWOR WHILE DISCOVERING THAT LEARNING CAN BE CHALLENGING AND FUN. TONIGHT IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE THESE OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE COLLEGE BOARD ELEMENTARY MATH PENTATHLO TEAM.
THE SUCCESS WITHOUT ABOUT A POSSIBLE WITHOUT INCREDIBLE SUPPORT OF OUR FAMILIES AND VOLUNTEERS THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE ORANGE SHIRT SPEWED WE HAD 73 STUDENTS THIS YEAR, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO SUPPORT ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP OUR STUDENTS THRIVE MOST IMPORTANTL
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WE CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS. SOME OF THEM ARE HERE TONIGHT.ON BEHALF OF OUR COACHES THAN FAMILIES, THINKING TO THE CITY OF CARMEL FOR RECOGNIZING THESE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT SUPPOR LIFELONG LEARNING.
[6. RECOGNITION OF PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL]
LOVE THAT WHAT A FANTASTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT.NEXT UP RECOGNITION OF PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.
AND IT CLEARED OUT FAST. >> YOU ARE ALL ALONE, YOUNG LADY
ON DECK, CHRIS KAYDEN. >> I WANTED TO BRING UP TWO THINGS. THE RECEPTACLES IN THE CITY OF CARMEL, WE HAVE BEEN OVER IN TH SUBDIVISION FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND WE STARTED OUT WITH A 35- GALLON TRASH CONTAINER AND MOVE TO A 95-GALLON RECYCLING CONTAINER SO WE COULD RECYCLE.
THE 35-GALLON CONTAINER BROKE, THE TOP BROKEN SO THEY HAD TO REPLACE IT ABOUT A MONTH AGO AN WE CALLED AND ASKED FOR THE EXACT SAME SIZE WE HAD, WHICH WAS A 35-GALLON.
LONG STORY SHORT, CARMEL SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH REPUBLIC I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS BACK THAT SAID WE COULD NOT NOTION NOBODY IN CARMEL CAN HAVE A 35- GALLON TRASH CONTAINER AND I CALLED THE CITY OF CARMEL TO FIND OUT WHY THAT WAS THE CASE
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
WE LOVE THE ROUNDABOUTS THAT I KNOW THERE ARE MORE COMING TO CARMEL BUT I SPECIFICALLY AM REFERRING TO RIGHT NOW CARMEL DRIVE AND RANGE ROAD. IF YOU WORK IN THE ROUNDABOUT AND YOU ARE HEADED SOUTH ON RANGE LINE ROAD AND YOU ARE COMING ON A TWO LANE, AND THERE'S TWO LANES COMING OFF OF CARMEL DRIVE, CROSSWALK ON RANG LINE ROAD IS RIGHT THERE OUTSID OF THE CIRCLE. BARELY PIERCE OUT IF YOU WERE I THE ROUNDABOUT OF YOU SAW SOMEBODY THAT WANTED TO CROSS AND YOU STOPPED FOR THEM, IF I AM BEHIND YOU, I AM LOOKING AT THE PEOPLE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE COMING OFF OF CARMEL DRIVE TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE STOPPING BEFORE I PROCEED.
AND I MIGHT NOT SEE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME MAKE A COMPLETE STO FOR PEDESTRIANS AND IT IS 3 FEE FROM THE INTERSECTION.
MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE ON FUTUR ROUNDABOUTS IS TO MOVE THAT CROSSWALK AT LEAST 3-4 CAR LENGTHS AWAY TO PREVENT SOMEBOD FROM HAVING TO STOP PRACTICALLY IN THE CIRCLE WHEN YOU'RE TRYIN TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE OTHER TRAFFIC AND AVOID SOMETHING.
IT COULD END UP BEING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE. I DID FORGET TO PUT MY E-MAIL ADDRESS ON MY CARD SO IF I COUL GET THAT BACK, I WILL PUT IT ON.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR BACK ABOUT THE TRASH CONTAINER.
WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR TRASH CONTAINERS IN OUR GARAGE BUT THAT WON'T LET US PUT THEM OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE WOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE A 65 AND A 95- GALLON TRASH CONTAINER IN WITH TWO SUVS AND ALL THE STUFF THAT WE KEEP IN THE GARAGE,
WHICH IS A LOT OF STUFF. >> I WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. YOUR E-MAIL IN THERE AND WE WIL GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF. I WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
I WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH PICKUP WANTED TO THANK THE KIDS AND CONGRATULATE THEM BUT THEY ALL LEFT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. MISS KAYDEN.
JUST A REFRESHER ON THE RULES, THREE MINUTES, GREEN IS GOOD TO GO AND YELLOW YOU'VE GOT ABOUT MINUTE LEFT AND READ HIS FINISH
HER SENTENCE. >> MY NAME IS CHRIS KAYDEN 11 CARMEL. STORM WATER IS COLLECTING COLLECTED IN MY BACKYARD SINCE THE CARMEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WA BUILT AND THE SCHOOL AND THE PARKING LOT WERE GRADED, SO MY YARD IS BELOW THE PARKING LOT AND THE SCHOOL.
SOME NEIGHBORS HAVE HAD FLOODED BASEMENTS AND I HAVE A FLOODED BACKYARD. THE BEEHIVE IN MY BACKYARD DOESN'T DREAM STORM WATER PERRY WELL AND AFTER EACH STORM WATER COLLECTS IN MY YARD AND THAT LOOKS LIKE A LAKE.
IT IS GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO MY HOUSE.
I AM AFRAID MY BASEMENT WILL FLOOD.
SOME NEIGHBORS BASEMENTS HAVE FLOODED ALREADY IN MY UTILITIES SAID HAS ROTTED AT THE BOTTOM AND I THINK IT WOULD HELP TO HAVE THE HAVE FRESH DREAMS PUT HIM SOLD THE WATER CAN GO AWAY FROM MY YARD AND GO TO THE PROPER PLACE.
THANK YOU. MISS GONZĆLEZ WILL BE ON DECK.
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>> I JUST PUT THIS HERE. DO I HAVE TO TURN SOMETHING ON
TO TURN THE CAMERA ON? >> CAN YOU TURN THE PROJECTOR ON . I HAVE.
BEFORE THIS COUNCIL MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT TO TALK ABOUT THE SAME TWO ISSUES, PUTTING CALLED BY THOSE CAUSED BY FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE AND A SECONDARY ACCESSORY FOR CARMEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT WAS PROMISED FOR WANT TO SAY SOMETHING PLAINLY. AWARE THAT BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SIMPLE AND PATIENT AND RESPECTFUL THAT I HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR SOMEONE WHO SIMPLY ACCEPTS LESS THAN OTHER CARMEL RESIDENTS RECEIVE. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE THAT MISTAKE I WILL NOT STOP ASKING FOR SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES I AM SPEAKING ABOUT TONIGHT ARE NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HOMEOWNERS . NOT RESIDENT COULD REPLACE STOR COLLAPSE, STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE OR FAILING ROSE NOR COULD THEY CREATE A SECOND EMERGENCY ROUTE FOR CARMEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ONLY THE CITY CAN DO THOSE THINGS. I HELPED RUSSELL FUNDS ON THE TOWN HALL MEETING WAS ENCOURAGE TO SEE SO MANY BE PRESENT AND GRATEFUL THAT RESIDENTS WERE FINALLY BEING HURT THE BABY TO BE CLEAR THAT HEARING RESIDENCE IS NOT THE SAME AS HELPING RATS UP IN. AT THE SUGGESTION OF COUNCILMAN WORRELL, SCOTT SCHEDULED A FOLLOW-UP MEETING AND I RECEIVE AN E-MAIL SAYING THAT A SEPARAT MEETING HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR JULY 14 AND I SHARE THIS NOT TO CRITICIZE ANY INDIVIDUAL BIG BECAUSE A HIGHLIGHTS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR YEARS , LACK OF CLARITY AND A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
YOU CAN IMAGINE MY FRUSTRATION AND I LEAVE THE CUL-DE-SAC A COUPLE TIMES DURING HEAVY RAIN AND FAILED TO KNOCK ON MY DOOR TO SEE THE YELLOW THE UP MY FLOOD THE EXPERIENCE PICKETT IS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE FRONT OF OUR YARD.
OUR LET'S LOOK TO THE SOUTH AND THE DEVASTATION IS BEHIND OUR HOME. I'M ALSO DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPOSED 1.2 MILLION-DOLLAR VICTIM OR LEXINGTON BOULEVARD INCLUDING REPLACING THE CENTER CONCRETE SECTION WITH ASPHALT AND THE INSTALLATION OF PAVERS DESIGNED TO RETAIN WATER IN THE PROPOSAL DOES NOTHING TO ALLEVIATE STORM WATER COMING FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEHIND TH EAST AND THE LAST.
OF ALSO RISK INCREASING VEHICLE SPACE OF ALREADY PRECARIOUS SCHOOL ZONE WHERE CHILDREN ARE NOT PROVIDED BUS TRANSPORTATION APPEARS SIDE BUS REMAINED BROKE AND THE MORE STUDENTS CONTINUE TO WALK THE STREET BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO SAFE ALTERNATIVE.
WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT.
WE ARE ASKING FOR EQUALITY. CARMEL IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE BUT THE MEASURE OF OUR GREAT CITY IS -- OR PROPOSE CONVENTION CENTER. THE MEASURE OF GREAT CITY IS HO IT CARES FOR THE RESIDENTS WHOS TAX DOLLARS MADE IT POSSIBLE.
FOR 25 YEARS WE WAITED AND WE SIMPLY CANNOT WAIT FOR WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS ALREADY HAVE. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS CARRY GONZĆLEZ AND I LIVED IN CONCORD VILLAGE FOR ALMOST A DECADE AND I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW-UP FOLLO UP ON SOME TOPICS AT THE TOWNHALL MEETING AT THE LIBRARY DISCUSSING STORMWATER DRAINAGE ISSUES AND THE EXPANSION OF RICHMOND AVENUE. THE RESIDENCE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WERE IN FAVOR OF THE EXTENSION THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD I WANTED TO VOICE DIFFERENT OPINION BUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS A FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY AND I IS A PLACE WHERE KIDS CAN PLAY OUTSIDE AND CONNECT WHILE RIDIN BIKES AND WALKING DOGS AND WORKING ON OUR YARDS.
IT'S AN ESTABLISHED AREA THAT HAS THAT CLASSIC OLD-SCHOOL CARAMEL CHARD THAT IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND.
IN BUILDING A CUT THROUGH ROAD TO REPLACE THE CUL-DE-SAC WILL DESTROY THAT PEACEFUL BY, WHICH WILL NEGATIVELY AFFECT HOMES AN WE ALREADY FACED SEVERE DRAINAG ISSUES AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES, THIS IS THE STREE I LIVE ON AND I THINK IN PART O THOSE DRAINAGE ISSUES, THEY'VE GOTTEN WORSE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN LOSING OUR SURROUNDING SPACES. WHILE WE NEED AND VERY MUCH SUPPORT STORMWATER UPGRADES, TH INFRASTRUCTURE SHOULD NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE ROAD WHICH I CONSIDER UNWANTED.
THE UPPER DRAINAGE IS A BASELIN NECESSITY AND IS MASSIVELY PAST DUE FOR AREA. AND I ASK THAT YOU COUPLE OF
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THESE DRAINAGE FIXTURES FROM TH ROAD EXTENSION PLAN.OR I JUST WANTED TO SAY MY PIECE .
THANK YOU. >> WHAT ROAD IS THAT?
GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT SNYDER AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE THIS EVENING AND I APPRECIATE THE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IN AND OUT OF THESE ROLES EXTEND FAR BEYOND THESE CHAMBERS I WAN YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR WORK IS APPRECIATED THAT I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT I AM SPEAKING THIS EVENING AS I CARMEL PRESIDENT AND NOT ON BEHALF OF ANY OTHER COMMUNITY ENTITY. I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT URGING YOU TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THE RITUAL AVENUE EXTENSION OF THE RELATED FLOODING THAT PREVIOUS SPEAKERS HAVE ALLUDED TO IN AT ITS CORE THIS IS A TWO-PART PROBLEM BOTH A SAFETY ISSUE AND AN INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE.
CARMEL ELEMENTARY HAS A SINGLE POINT OF ACCESS IN AND OUT.
ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY IS LIMITE AT I DON'T THINK I NEED TO EXPLAIN TO ANY OF YOU BUT TRAFFIC AROUND THE HIGH SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE THE DAY THAT STUDENT ARE THEY.
IN THE EVENT OF ANY TYPE OF LARGE-SCALE EMERGENCY GETTING PEOPLE IN AND OUT AND FIRST RESPONDERS INPUT BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND CARMEL ELEMENTARY U COMPLETELY AT RISK.
WITH REGARD TO INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR NEIGHBORS TO THIS AREA HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FLOODING AND PROPERTY DAMAGE DRIVEN BY THE CITY'S RAPID GROWTH. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND IS NO ISOLATED. THERE'S OTHER PARTS OF CARMEL THAT ARE FACING SIMILAR ISSUES. WE BUILT A BEAUTIFUL AWARD-WINNING CITY BUT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE HAS NOT KEPT PAC WITH THAT. IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE BRACELET AFTER EXTENSION SHOULD BE PART OF CONVERSATIONS.
CARMEL ELEMENTARY PUT NOT HAVE BEEN POSITIONED PHYSICALLY THE WAY THAT IT IS IF THAT ROAD EXTENSION IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAPPEN. I'M NOT SURE WHETHER THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DEEP PRIVATIZED BECAUS IT IS NOT GLAMOROUS BUT FRANKLY IT DOES NOT MATTER. MANY OF US LIKE TO TALK BUT DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COMMON GOOD AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS BUT ARE TO PROTEC THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS.
LET'S FIX THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT FIXED IN OUR CITY HAS GROWN TO MISLEADINGLY AND WE HAVE FOLLOWED BEHIND SOME OF THE FUNDAMENTALS AND I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFIC ANSWER.
I'VE SEEN A PROPOSAL I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS THE SOLUTION BU I AM CERTAIN THAT CONTINUING TO DO NOTHING IT IS NOT.
YOU ALL ARE THE PEOPLE THIS COMMUNITY ASKED TO LEAVE AND THIS IS THAT KIND OF PROBLEMS THAT CALLS FOR THAT KIND OF LEADERSHIP PLAY APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.
[7. COUNCIL AND MAYORAL COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS]
COUNCILMAN, OBSERVATIONS? >> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCILORS . MY NAME IS MATTHEW DONALD SO THAT I COMPLETED'S FIFTH GRADE AT CHERRY TREE ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND I WILL SHOW TODAY'S DEPUTY MAYOR REPORT . CARMEL IS WORKING WITH IDEAS FO CHANGE.ORG ADD A NEW PROGRAM CALLED CIVIC DIALOGUE THIS PROGRAM HELPS RESIDENTS SHARE IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES FROM NOW UNTIL THE LIES 6 OF YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO SHARE YOUR OWN IDEAS FROM YOUR NEIGHBORS THE MOST POPULAR IDEAS WILL BE DISCUSSED BY A GROUP OF RESIDENTS WHO WILL WOR TOGETHER TO SHARE THOSE IDEAS. WE WILL REVIEW THE FINAL IDEAS TO SEE HOW THE CITY CAN USE THEM .
PLEASE CHECK OUT IDEAS FOR CHANGE.ORG FORWARDS THE CARMEL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN. NEXT, OUR AMERICANA ON MAIN CELEBRATION KICKED OFF LAST WEE A BOOK CONTINUE EVERY EVENING FROM JULY TWO IN THE DISTRICT. EACH WEEK HAS A SPECIAL THEME S BRING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS T CELEBRATE AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY. OVER THE WEEKEND THE CARMEL CLA HISTORY MUSEUM WILL ALSO CELEBRATE AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
THEY HAD AN EVENT THAT WILL BE OPENED IN THE YEAR 2076.
THE CITY'S ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY TEAM CREATED A NEW PROJECT. YOU CAN GO TO CITY PROJECTS ON OUR WEBSITE TO SEE ALL THE WORK INCLUDING ROAD PAVING, UTILITY FORK AND OTHER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS PROJECT.
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FAMILY STARTING THIS WEEKEND, RESIDENTS CAN ENJOY THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SPORTING PARTY BUT RIGH HERE IN CARMEL.SELECT FIFA WORLD CUP MATCHES WILL BE SHOWN ON THE TOWN STREET . YOU CAN SCHEDULE TO SEE A GAMES ARE COMING UP THIS WEEK. THANK YOU.
>> ANYTHING ELSE? >> FIRST OF ALL, FANTASTIC JOB AND THE BEST SMILE FOLLOWING TH REPORT THAT WE'VE HAD.
I WANT TO SHARE SOME NUMBERS IF YOU COULD THAT REALLY WAS OUTSTANDING. IT WAS SO CHEERFUL.
COUNCIL COMMENTS. FUN THING ABOUT LIKE TO HEAR HI IF YOU COULD GO THE TWO BETTER AND THINGS THIS WEEKEND, ONE FRIDAY AND ONE ON A SATURDAY. THE EVENT IS VETERAN STORIES THAT'S PART OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY HAD IT WILL BE BETTER AS STORIES ON FRIDAY, JUNE 26 FROM 2-4 AT THE CARMEL AMERICAN LEGION, 155TH. OUT THAT WILL BE 2-4 ON FRIDAY, VETERAN STORIES. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS SATURDAY, JUNE 27. WE DON'T HAVE A STARTING TIME RIGHT HERE AND IT IS OFF FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT VETERANS.
COMMENTS GIVEN BY SELF AND, GREAT FOOD AND GREAT THINGS.
CHECKED THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.
THAT IS SATURDAY THE 27TH. EVERYONE IS INVITED ON THE 27 TH AND A LOCAL RADIO HOST, JERRY LĆPEZ, IS SPEARING THIS UP
. >> THAT I'M GOING TO DO TAKE A LOG, THE SAME EVENT. PART OF THAT IS THE BROCKTON FRIED MOTORCYCLE RIDE. 'S TO SUPPORT BUILDING A REFUGE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION AND THEN THE FESTIVITIES -- PLEASE SHOW UP AND GO FOR OUR BRIDE TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH.
>> FOR PRESENCE TO POINT TO COMEAU AND CELEBRATE THAT AS WELL. I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW THAT, SOME OF THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE STORM WATER ISSUES.
BUT IT REGARDS TO THE PROJECT, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT STORM WATER IN THE AREA AND I KNOW THERE WAS ICE CENTRAL DISTRICT. MY HEART GOES OUT TO ANYONE DEALING WITH ANY DIFFICULTIES OVERALL IS GOING TO HAVE THAT DIALOGUE AND I TALKED TO MANY O YOU ON THE PHONE AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO FIND WAYS THAT WE CAN LOOK FORWARD FOR PRODUCTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE. ONE THING I MIGHT SUGGEST AS I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION O DATES.
MAYBE WE SHOULD GET UP PUBLICLY NOTICED MEETING WITH REGARD TO THIS BECAUSE TECHNICALLY IF WE HAVE FIVE OR MORE COUNSELORS AT THE MEETING, THAT KIND OF LIMIT YOU CAN PARTICIPATE WITH SOME O THESE MEETINGS OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL AND IF WE DO DO A MEETING COMING UP, COORDINATE WITH THE MAYORS OFFICE OF BEACON HAVE EVERYONE THERE AS OPPOSED TO LIMITING THE NUMBER OF COUNSELORS WHO MIGHT PARTICIPAT AT ONE OF THESE MEETINGS.
THE SOLUTION WOULD PROBABLY HAV TO BE COUNCIL DIVIDED WE HAVE THE WHOLE COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT THIS SO JUST MAKE SURE WE GET EVERYONE INVOLVED. WE REALLY CAN'T HAVE MORE THAN
FOUR COUNCILORS. >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PROVIDE A LITTLE CLARITY. AND UNSUNG NAME MORNING AT AN UNUSUALLY EARLY HOUR, I SENT AN E-MAIL TO ALL OF YOU LETTING YO KNOW THAT THE MAYOR HAS AGREED TO HOLD A PUBLIC BEATING JUST A
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YOU HAVE ASKED ON JULY 14 AT TH CARMEL CLAY LIBRARY 5:39 APOLOGIZE THAT THERE WAS CONFUSION AT THE MEETING AND I WANT TO HEAR THE NEW PLAN IS FROM THE CD.THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK AND TO ME HAVING DONE THIS FOR A LITTL WHILE, IT IS JUST TALK, TO YOUR POINT, UNLESS WE ARE ALL WORKIN TOGETHER TOWARDS A SOLUTION WE ARE WHERE WE ARE NOW.
SO I ASKED THE MAYOR SHE WOULD BE WILLING TO COMMENT AND THE THE ANSWER WAS YES ABSOLUTELY. I WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE ROOM THAT I SHARED WITH YOU SO I MADE UNTIL THE 14 TH OF JULY IN ORDER TO GET THE BIGGER ROOM BECAUSE ALSO THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES. THERE IS THE ROAD EXTENSION COM ABOUT THE STORMWATER FEE. THERE THERE'S SO MANY THINGS FLYING AROUND. SO I TRIED TO LET MY COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE THIS AND I HOPE EVERYONE WILL COMMENT WILL BE ABSOLUTELY NOTICED. THE MAYOR AND TEAM WILL GET THINGS OUT THROUGH THE POWER OF THE CITY AND I THINK OUR GOAL I TO USE FACTS AND DATA TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE ISSUES THAT ARE BEING THROWN AROUND AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GO TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND LOOK FOR MYSELF , WHICH IS WHAT I DO AND I APOLOGIZE IT DID NOT KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR AND IT IS NOT A GOOD TIME AT THE DAY SO IF I HAVE MISSED SOMETHING ELSE, I WAS TRYING TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS BUT JUST TRYING TO OBSERVE FOR MYSELF WHAT IS GOING ON IN THAT AREA AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DONE THE SAME. SO THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING AND IT WILL BE PUBLICLY NOTICED AND ALL ARE WELCOME IN THE PLAN IS TO ALLOW OUR CITY ENGINEER TO PRESENT FACTS AND DATA, IDENTIFY AN ISSUE AND WHA CAN BE DONE AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE AND THAT AS A CITY COUNCIL I WILL MAKE MY DECISION ON HOW TO PROCEED FORWARD BASED ON THE COMIC THAT IMPORTERS BEST FOR EVERYONE AND THAT IS WHAT I ALWAYS INTEND TO DO SO THAT IS HOW I LOOK AT THIS RIGHT NOW WE ARE PROCEEDING FORWARD.
>> ALSO WEEK TO SCHEDULE A MEETING ON JULY 7 BID THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT SCHEDULED AND MY PLAN WAS WITH COUNCILOR SNYDER WITH A LITTLE BIT OF COMMUNICATION THAT WE HAD HAD THAT I CAN THINK IT IS IMPORTAN TO GET THESE QUESTIONS PREPARED THAT EVERYBODY HAS, DRAINAGE, SIDEWALKS, THE ROAD TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SO THAT THEY ARE PREPARED ON THE 14TH TO HAVE SOME ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS SO THAT MEETING WILL STILL STAND AND I GUESS WITH COUNCILOR SNYDER AND I PICKED DID I INTERRUPT YOU, I AM SORRY. AND THEN IF WE ARE DONE, -- TO JEFF'S POINT, HAD A CONVERSATION WITH NEIGHBORS IN THAT AREA AND I AM NOT AVAILABL THAT EVENING AND I THINK LISTENING IS GOOD BUT FROM THE POINT THERE IS ENGINEERING, THIRD-PARTY ENGINEER IS A PLAN COMEAU JUST BE ANOTHER LISTENIN SESSION SO I THINK AS I SAID IN THE FIRST TOWN HALL, I AM A DETAIL AND IN THE WEEDS GUY AND THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE RESOLVE WITHOUT GOING INTO THE WEEDS AN ENGINEERING LOOKING AT IT.
WHAT IS A TRUE PROPOSAL SOLUTIO AND HOW THIS COULD BE DELIVERED.
OTHERWISE I THINK WE WOULD STIL BE IN THE SAME PLACE AS WE ARE TODAY SO I AM GLAD THAT THE MEETING, THERE IS A MEETING ON THE 14TH OF HOPE YOU WILL ATTEND ON THE SUPPLEMENT.
A NUT AVAILABLE THAT EVENING. I WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE 14 TH. AND I GUESS THERE ARE OTHER I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME TONIGHT TO SPEAK. I'M GOING TO COMMENT ON ALL THI DISCUSSION I THINK THAT EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE SAI
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HAS BEEN SAID BID WE HAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD POP UP ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN WHERE YO CAN MEET THE MAYOR PICKED DON'T KNOW PARTS OF THE COUNSELORS AR AVAILABLE TO COME BUT IT IS MONDAY, JUNE 22 FROM 5:30-6:30. IS THAT CORRECT? AND IT IS THAT CONCRETE FARMS A THE CORN CRIB, WHICH I DID NOT KNOW WITH AN ACTUAL THING SO I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE AT I HOPE TO MAKE IT TO THE MEETINGS ON JULY 7 AND 9 AND 14.TO 7 AND 14, EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU AGAIN, APPRECIATE IT.
>> I WILL SAVE MY COMMENT. >> WHY ARE WE HAVING TWO
MEETINGS? >> I THINK THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZENS HALF ON THE PRESIDENTS HAVE THA IN WRITING TO DELIVER TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SO JUST MAKING SURE -- IT WILL BE THE SAME CONTENT THA BOTH MEETINGS.
>> I THINK THE MEETING ON THE 14 TH IS THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ADDRESSING THEIR FINDINGS.
AT I THINK THEY ARE DOING SOME TESTS.
I GUESS I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY BY TWO MEETINGS.
HOUR TOWN HALL THERE WAS A PLAN THROWN OUT THAT I WAS NOT FULLY AWARE OF AND I AM HAPPY TO CONSIDER THAT PLAN BUT I ALSO KNEW THAT THE CITY ENGINEER ARRIVED AT OUR MEETING IN ORDER TO ALSO SHARE A PLAN FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE.
I WANTED TO HEAR AND I DIDN'T THINK GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO FULLY VET IT AT THE TOWN HALL S I SAID IN THE MEETING, I'M GOIN TO WORK TO SET UP A MEETING WHERE I GET TO HEAR WHAT THE CITY IS PROPOSING AND HOW THE CITY IDENTIFIES THIS ISSUE AND HOW THEY WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. I THINK THAT IS A PRUDENT WAY T GO FORWARD AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN IS TO WORK WITH YOUR ADMINISTRATION. I'VE GOT A DATE OF JULY 14.
>> I WILL JUST SAY TWO MEETINGS COOL.
THE FIRST MEETING, MAY BE THE KEY WILL BE LET'S GATHER THE INFORMATION AND WE CAN GET A LIST.
LET'S PULL AS MUCH DATA AS WE CAN TO GIVE THEM AS MUCH DATA A THEY NEED 25 YEARS AGO I WAS HARDLY BORN BUT FLOODING IN ANY HOUSE THAT IS CREATED BY OUR INSTITUTIONS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BUT I THINK WE WE'RE LOOKING THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS A BIG DEAL. IT'S GONE SO LONG THAT IS BECOM A BIG ISSUE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO EFFECT THE FIVE BEST SCARCE RESOURCES. SO FROM A PROCESS STANDPOINT LET'S GET EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF DATA AND SEND IT OVER AND LET'S FIX THAT THAT I WANT TO REITERATE MY INITIAL STATEMENT THAT WHEN WE DO SOMETHING TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY AND PUT ONE APART PRESIDENTS RESIDENCE OF A SITUATION WHERE THEIR HOME IS NOW IN TROUBLE, FROM CARMEL WE COME TOGETHER WILL AND WE MAKE SURE WE FIX THAT. ARE 25 YEARS AGO I WAS A BABY AND WASN'T EVEN ALIVE BUT THE PREMISE OF FIGURING OUT HOW TO MAKE SOMETHING RECTIFIED NOW IS BECAUSE WE GOT MEANS AND THE AUTHORITY TO DO WHAT SEEMS RIGH SO I AM EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE PLANS ARE AND TO FIND A PATH THAT WORKS FOR THE PEOPLE WHOSE HOUSES ARE FLOODING AND SHARING OF THEIR OWN RESOURCES.
AND WE BOTH FIND A PATH FORWARD TOGETHER.
OR VERBOTEN SOMEBODY ELSE WILL SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
IF YOUR HOUSES FLOODING AND SOMETHING IS OCCURRING, THIS IS SOMETHING THE CITY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF SO PLEASE CALL US.
THANK YOU. >> ARE WE MOVING ON FROM THE
SUBJECT? >> ONTO MORE EXCITING THINGS, I'M JUST KIDDING. I DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE GIRLS STATE TRACK TEAM AND THE GIRLS TENNIS TEAM.
THEY BOTH WON STATE TWO WEEKS AGO, WHICH I THINK WERE TALLIED UP TO 202 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES, WHICH IS AWESOME TO ME BEING THAT I WAS A CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND GRADUATE.%-Ć.
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>> I DO HAVE HARDWARE. IT IS OLD AND THERE IS A RUNNER UP ONE SO IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED, THERE IT IS.
>> AND ALSO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE IN TWO DIFFERENT SPORTS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU PLAYED SPORTS, COUNCILOR SNYDER, IN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT TWO DIFFERENT CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TWO DIFFERENT SPORTS WERE THREE, THAT'S
IMPRESSIVE. >> CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU HAVE MORE BRINGS THAN ME. >> THIS IS ABOUT THE CURRENT.
LOTS OF RECORDS HAVE BEEN BROKE TO BE PUT THERE PITTER THINK IT IS AWESOME. I'M REALLY PROUD.
BEING A TRACK RUNNER, THOUGHT I WAS AWESOME TO SEE THOSE.
>> I STILL HAVE THE SEVENTH GRADE MOST TOUCHDOWNS IN A SEASON THAT CARMEL HIGH. I'M NOT HANGING OUT IN THE PAST.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE RESIDENTS LEFT .
I WANT TO CLARIFY A COUPLE THINGS.
SPEAKING TO PEOPLE AFTER THE MEETING, I THINK THAT THERE WAS A MISINTERPRETATION OF WHAT HE HAD SAID.
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE MEETING ON THE SEVENTH WOULD BE TO HEAR THE DESIRES OF THE RESIDENCE AND CONCERNS.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO DRILL DOWN AND GATHER DATA ABOU WHATEVER IT IS BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HEARING AND WHAT THE DESIRES ON AN AS FAR AS THE PLAN WAS PUT OUT, I WANT TO BE CLEAR, I PUT OUT A FUNDING MECHANISM FOR STORM WATER ALL OVER THE CITY PLAN AND THAT IS THE SAME PLAN THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT FOREVER. AND VERIFIED IT WAS 2015 AND AL EVERYTHING AT LEXINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD AND WAS TALKED ABOUT AGAIN I THROUGHOUT $20 BILLION AND THAT NUMBER ACTUALLY CAME FROM A CONVERSATION ON THE GOLF COURSE WITH THE CURRENT ENGINEER OR TH FORMER ENGINEER I WAS TOLD 16- 18 MILLION I DIDN'T WANT TO SHORT PEOPLE SICK SO I ROUNDED IT UP TO 20 AND I CAME UP WITH $20 BILLION AND ROUNDED UP FROM WHAT THE ENGINEERING STAFF GAVE ME BUT THE PLAN HAS BEEN THE SAME WITH EXCEPTION, TRYING TO AVOID SOME HOMES.
ON THE SEVENTH I WILL BE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT TH DESIRES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE. MS. GONZĆLEZ TALKED ABOUT WANTING THE ROAD AND WE HEARD FROM OTHERS THAT DO WHAT THE EXTENSION. DO WE WANT SIDEWALKS.
YOU CAN WALK SIDE-BY-SIDE ON. WHAT IS THAT YOU WANT BECAUSE H DEALT WITH CONCRETE PANELS SINC 1970.
THAT IS MY THOUGHT FOR THE SEVENTH AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ANYBODY WANTS COME FROM ANYWHERE .
LESS THAN YESTERDAY, WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE FLAG DAY.
A BIG DAY IN OUR NATIONS COUNTRY , ESPECIALLY AS WE CELEBRATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR COUNTRY.
IN THE FLAG IS OUR NATIONAL SYMBOL.
ALSO, YESTERDAY WAS THE UNITED STATES ARMY 251ST BIRTHDAY AND THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OUR ARMY IS A YEAR OLDER THAN OUR NATION PAID THEY WERE FIGHTING FOR SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T EXIST YET BUT BELIEVED IN THE PROMISE. AND THEY FOUGHT FOR IT AT I JUS WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> I AM JUST GOING TO REITERATE THAT I THINK THE MEETING ON THE SEVENTH IS OPEN TO EVERYONE THA MEANS IF YOU'RE HAVING ISSUES O THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CITY OR OTHER AREAS, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS COMMENT SEE WHAT SOME OF THE PROPOSALS MAY BE SEE YOU CAN TAKE THAT BACK HOME AND THINK ABOUT DRAINAGE ISSUES APPROVAL
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OF MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 21, 2026 REGULAR MEETING.>> SECOND. >> DO YOU WANT TO WRITE YOUR NUMBER DOWN? , NUMBER OR E-MAIL.
YOU ARE SO FULL COMPARED THANK YOU, GOOD JOB.
CLAIMS. PAYROLL IN THE AMOUNT OF
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$4,499,303.60. GENERAL CLAIMS $2,211,903.20 AN TRANSFERS TOOTH OUT -- 2,000,062 TO THANK YOU. COMMITTEE REPORTS.[10. COMMITTEE REPORTS]
>> THANK YOU. AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WE REVIEWED THEIR GUY APOLOGIZE HERE WE REFERRED THE ORDINANCE SIMPLY TO AMEND THAT OR COMMENCED TO RENAME THE NAME OF THE FUND THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE RECOVERY FUND.
IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY FOR THE RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND THE NAM AND TONIGHT THE FULL COUNCIL WILL NEED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY AGREE TO AMEND THE NAME OF ALSO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING FO THAT ORDINANCE AND THEN THE NEX ITEM WAS 2824-26.
EXCESSIVE NOISE. COUNCILOR AUST ATTENDED AND BROUGHT UP GOOD POINT. WAS AWARE -- BECAUSE OF INDIANA STATE LAW HA A CAUSE ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY LABELS OF MEN WILL ADDRESS THAT ISSUE FOR US TO CONSIDERABLY ALSO REVIEWED THE ABATEMENTS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE AGENDA TODAY AND ALL WERE IN COMPLIANC AND RETURN FROM FINANCE WITH TH RECOMMENDATION TO KEEP THOSE IN PLACE.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> SELL LAND USE MET ON JUNE 3 AND 2 ORDINANCE WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT SHORTLY AND THAT IS THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION AND THAT WAS SENT BACK TO COUNCIL WITH A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION AND THE SECOND WAS Z-707-26 APPLICATIONS, VIOLATIONS FROM THE HEARING DEPARTMENT WHICH IS ALSO A POSITIVE RECORDATION AND OUR NEXT MEETING AT THIS POINT IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, AT 5:30, AND WE WILL DISCUSS THAT LATER.
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>> THANK YOU, DR. JOSHI. >> MOVING ALONG, CHRIS INGLE MARK. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS DONE HISTORICALLY BECAUSE OF THAT TIME IN THE FINANCIAL SEASON.
WHICH IS WHY YOU WERE GETTING THE FINANCIAL REPORT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR. TAKE THE FLOOR, SIR.
WE WILL JUST KEEP PLUGGING THINGS IN UNTIL IT WORKS.
WE ARE READY TO GO THANK YOU FO YOUR PATIENCE ON THAT.
THANKS AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNIT TO SHARE ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEA OF CHRISTKINDLMRKT. WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. BEFORE I GET INTO THE DETAILS, WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO USE. THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF CARMEL.
A LOT OF OUR PROGRESS DETAILING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE COULDN'T DO WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT SO WE THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL AND THINK FROM AN ORGANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVE WHEN YOU HAVE A SUCCESSFUL YEAR, IT'S ALWAYS ATTRIBUTED TO GREAT LEADERSHIP AND RECOMMITMENT FROM VOLUNTEER STAFF I THINK LAST YEAR WE CAN SAKE THAT. WE WANT TO TAKE A SECOND, OUR
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROLLOFF. WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AND APPRECIATE THAT.I ALSO WANT TO THANK WITH LAST YEAR BEING A TRANSITION YEAR IN TERMS OF STAFF, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE GREAT LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAD INTERNALLY. THE YEAR THAT WE HAD SIMPLY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE LEADERSHIP STILL THINK GOAL -- THANK YOU MICHAEL AND JULIA.
SO WE WILL GET INTO THE DETAILS. I'M KIDDING, I WON'T DO THAT PAPER JUST DOING THE HIGHLIGHTS TONIGHT SO WE MAY HAVE TIME FOR SOME QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS WE START ON THE SPECIAL EVENT PAID WE TOOK TWO PIECES OUT OF THE ANNUAL REPORT THIS YEAR.
JUST ONE SHARES THE CREATIVITY OF OUR TEAM.
WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON AN INTERACTIVE STORY SESSION AND W ROTATED FAMILIES IN EVERY 15 MINUTES TO SHARE THAT STORY AND THAT WAS INTERACTIVE SO IT WAS REAL HIT AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT INTO ME WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO TWEAK OUR EVENTS FOR THE SECOND PIECE WE HAVE UP HERE IS AN EVENT THAT I THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH.
IT IS OUR 5K, 2,600 RUNNERS THA PARTICIPATE IN THAT EVENT.
SO OUR SPECIAL EVENTS ARE PART OF THE MARKET ARE CERTAINLY VER POPULAR AS WELL AND I THINK IT' IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS WE WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO TALK ABOUT THAT NATIONAL RECOGNITION THAT THE MARKET WAS ABLE TO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON.
ONE UNIQUE ONE WAS THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTED BY THE TODAY SHOW AND THE MAIN STREET SEGMENT I THINK WE GOT A REALLY COOL PICTURE UP HERE WITH ALLEN THE CREW COMING UP AND NOW THEY ARE PART OF THE CARMEL TRADITIO AND THAT WAS REALLY NEAT BIT TH SECOND PIECE WE ARE HIGHLIGHTIN FOR THE FIFTH TIME, WE WERE HIGHLIGHTED AS THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY MARKET IN USA TODAY PES TODAY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HOLD DEAR AND WE WANT TO SHINE SPOTLIGHT ON. THAT WILL CONTINUE.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, OUR MISSIO IS ABOUT EDUCATING PEOPLE AND KIND OF JUST GIVING THEM EXPERIENCE OF CULTURE.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT SO AT THE MARKET, I' SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THIS.
WE HAVE REPROGRAMMING AND WE INVITE PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT CULTURE SO WE JUST PUT A LITTLE PIECE UP HERE TO THE SCOPE, IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA PUB NEAR COMING TO THIS OPPORTUNITIES 9,000 OF MY KIDS DO CRAFTS DURING THE MARKET LAST YEAR SO PRETTY GOOD OPPORTUNITY THERE FROM A MISSIONS THE IMPORTANT.
SOMETHING NEW LAST YEAR AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ANY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, WE COMMITTED TO THAT LAST YEAR IN BIG WAY. WE LAUNCHED A FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE, ADA ACCESSIBLE. WE HAD 11,000 WRITERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. JUST DOING A QUICK ESTIMATE, A LITTLE OVER THREE PEOPLE A CAR THAT MEANS WERE ABLE TO MOVE 3,000 VEHICLES FROM THE NORMAL HUSTLE AND BUSTLE FROM PARKING LOTS AND PARKING GARAGES WERE ABLE TO MOVE 3,000 CARDS -- CARS OUT TO THAT AREA AND WANT TO BUILD ON THAT NEXT YEAR.
WE INVESTED IN THAT LAST YEAR. SO WHEN I STARTED PEOPLE.
FLIGHT, HEH, THE MARKET IS GROWING IN ITS EXPANDING AND WE CAN GET SO MANY PEOPLE EVERY YEAR.
THAT IS A MISNOMER IS WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IN THIS SHORT TIME.
WE HAVE REALLY STABILIZED SO WE ARE IN THAT ABOUT THREE AND A THOUSAND GUESTS FOR HERE FOR TH LAST YEAR WHICH MAKES SENSE TO THE MARKET FOOTPRINT IS WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW FROM A GROWTH PERSPECTIVE AND IT'S VERY COMPLEX PIECE WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS. A LOT WORK TOGETHER WITH THE NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS. SO THE NUMBER MAKES SENSE TO ME.
WE HAVE ADDED SOME OF THE DETAILS TO SHOW.
USUALLY SHOOT FOR ABOUT 30 OPERATING AND THAT JUST DEPENDS ON THE CALENDAR AND THEN WE HAV THAT ON THE WEATHER.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT THERE SO LITTLE BIT.
I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH US SO THAT WE UNDERSTOOD AND THEY REALLY HAVE STABILIZED FROM THI STANDPOINT WERE NOT GROWING
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EXPONENTIALLY EVERY YEAR. THESE NUMBERS I'M SHARING ARE NOT IN IT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SHARE THIS WITH TH ANNUAL NUMBERS FROM OUR ORGANIZATION IMPAIRED COUNCILOR SNYDER NOTED THAT OUR COUNTER YEARS ARE DIFFERENT PAIRS SO THAT THIS IS FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, WHICH ENDS IN MARCH FOR SO AS AN ORGANIZATION FROM A REVENUE STANDPOINT WE PULLED IN 3-POINT ONE-MAN DOLLARS AND EXPENSES FOR JUST UNDER 2.5, WHICH CREATED A GOOD YEAR, A STABLE YEAR, A LITTLE OVER $600,000 IN OPERATING REVENUE SO I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL THINKING WHAT YOU DO WITH THAT. IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE SIMPLE.IT'S A START UP FOR NEXT YEARS MARKETED THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF SUPPLIES AND START STARTUP COST AND RECORD TO TAKE OUR NET AS YOU MOVE INTO NEXT YEAR AND LUNCH NEXT YEAR.
TALKS ABOUT OPERATION RESILIENCY .
WE DO HAVE TO ASK FOR SUPPORT T GET NEXT YEAR'S SUPPORT GORING AND WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUT A BRIDGE LOAN.
THE SECOND PIECE THAT ARE STEP DECIDED ON WAS BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THIS ORGANIZATION LONG TERM, WE ARE GOING TO BEGI A CONTINGENCY PLAN IS AN ORGANIZATION.
AS HOMEOWNERS TAKING CARE OF OU HOMES AND CARS, WE TRY TO PUT MONEY AWAY IN OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND NOTE EFFORT FROM A GOOD STEWARD WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT THIS YEAR. SO IT IS NOT A RAINY DAY FUND.
IF WE HAVE A BAD WINTER OF WHETHER, THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON US FROM AN ORGANIZATIONAL STANDPOINT SO WE NEED TO TAKE SOME STEPS TO MITIGATE RISKS LIKE THAT AND WE ARE RESILIENT AS AN ORGANIZATIO FINANCIALLY PERIODS I WANTED TO SHARE THOSE PIECES. DIVING INTO SOME SPECIFIC FINANCIALS, BEFORE I GET BACK INTO THE BUSINESS SIDE, SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY IMPRESSED UPON ME IN CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD INTERNALLY IS REVENUE THAT WE COLLECT IS NO ORGANIZATION IS NOT ONLY A BUSINESS NUMBER.
IT IS A BUSINESS NUMBER BECAUSE WE ARE SO DISCIPLINED TO ENSURE THAT OUR PRODUCT CENTER EXPERIENCES ARE AUTHENTICALLY GERMAN. EVERY DOLLAR SPENT IN OUR PROGRAM IS LITERALLY A TASTE OF GERMAN CULTURE PARTS OF THE PRODUCTS ON THE FOOD THAT YOU'R EATING AND BUYING COMMUTE GETTING A REAL TASTE OF THAT CULTURE TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THIS AMAZING CULTURE SO IT IS NOT JUST A BUSINESS NUMBER COMMITTED SUBMISSION NUMBER. O WE OPERATE SEVERAL BOOTHS.
IT'S NOT THE ICE-SKATING RINK REVENUE.
TO PUT ONE MAN REVENUE FOR THE MARKET, ORGANIZATION FOR CCI.
AND WE'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THI ECONOMIC IMPACT NUMBER, SO NEVE TALKING ABOUT OUR VENDORS AND PARTNERS AND THEY GENERATED 8.1 MILLION IN THE MARKET. WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY BIT I'VE LEARNED THE MAJORITY OF OUR VENDORS, OUR LOCAL VENDORS AND HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANAPOLIS AREA, THER ARE CERTAINLY SOME IN OTHER STATES THAT HAVE VERY SPECIFIC SPECIALTIES IN THE PRODUCTS THA WE PROVIDE.
SO WE ARE HELPING GENERATE REVENUE THROUGH THIS MARKET, MORE THAN LIKELY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT THAT IMPACT FROM THE COMMUNITY.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, THAT IS NOT PART OF ORGANIZATION BUT IS CONNECTED TO THE MARKET BUT THA IS REVENUE BEING GENERATED FOR THE BUSINESSES AND OBVIOUSLY IT IS AN AMAZING QUALITY OF LIFE EXPERIENCE. AND THE LAST PIECE WAS SOME ESTIMATE AND WOULD LIKE IT ARE CONVERSATIONS AND WE CAN ESTIMATE THAT ONE IN SIX GUESTS OF THE MARKET USE A HOTEL.
THEY STAY AT A HOTEL PAID WHEN YOU STAY AT A HOTEL, THE HOTELS ARE HAPPY. DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR, PARTICULARLY IN OUR AREA OF THE COUNTRY, THEY ARE NOT VERY BUSY SO THEY ARE VERY BUSY THAT WE HAVE THE MARKET GOING AT THIS LEVEL AND CERTAINLY OUR SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS AS WELL.
I THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT ECONOMIC NUMBER AS WELL SO WE THINK BUSINESS AND WE THINK LIFTING THE COMMUNITY UP AND WE THINK THE ANNUAL REPORT IS SHOWING THAT.
LAST LINE, LOOKING AHEAD, WE AR LOOKING AT THIS IN THREE WAYS.
LONG-TERM COUPLE WE ARE TRYING TO MOVE US ORGANIZATION FROM HO TO REDO THIS MARKET AND HOW TO REDO THIS PROGRAMMING EVERY YEA
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AND HOW TO PRESET OUR ORGANIZATION UP SO WE CAN PROVIDE THESE FOR GENERATIONS T COME HERE IF THAT IS WHAT WE AR MOVING INTO. IT IS NEEDED BECAUSE OF THIS GREAT SUPPORT AND THE CITY AND OUR COMMUNITIES SO THAT IS THE STRATEGY AND THE SECOND PIECE INTERNALLY, AND OUR OPERATIONS WE TALKED ABOUT THE CONTINGENCY FUND AND TALKED ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING THAT WE WILL BE PUTTING IN PLACE AND EVERYTHING EVERY DAY THE CAN THINK OF, JUST PUT US IN A GOOD PLACE TO BE RESILIENT AS ORGANIZATION FOR YEARS TO COME.TALK ABOUT A TEAM, WE ARE STEWARDS OF AN AMAZING ORGANIZATION AND THAT IS THE ROLE THAT WE PLAY AS STEWARDS W WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS HERE FO WHOEVER WE HAND THE BATON ON TO.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR DAY TODAY LOOKING AHEAD, I'VE BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE STAFF. WE ARE CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOU AND EXAMINING HOW GOOGLE MAKE THE MARKET START FRESH AND STIL PROVIDE OUR TRADITIONAL ITEMS AND HOW CAN WE STAY TRUE TO THA CULTURE. THERE IS A LOT OF THOUGHT THAT GOES INTO THAT. WE ARE GOING TO DEDUCE THAT PRODUCT AND WE HAVE REALLY GOOD PARTNERS WITH OUR VENDORS TALKING ABOUT ARE YOU READY FOR THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BUY THE SUPPLIES IN THE DETAILS ON THAT ARE REALLY IMPRESSED SEVEN WERE LOOKING OPERATION DETAILS DAY-TO-DAY AS WELL HOW WE BROKE UP THEIR VENDORS TO DO THOSE THINGS.
IN TERMS OF MARKETING, OUR BUSINESSES, UP TOP AT CITY CENTER. SO TRYING TO ENHANCE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AS GOOD AS WELL PAIRS OF THAT IS WHAT WE HAD.
WE WANT TO THANK THE CITY AND HAVE PLENTY OF SPONSORS SHOWING UP YOUR WHO SUPPORTIVE US LAST YEAR THAT WE WANT TO EXHIBIT THAT IS WELL. I SHARE WITH EVERYONE.
YOU HAVE GOT MY CONTACT INFORMATION.
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO GO OVER MOR DETAIL WITH THIS, COFFEE OR LUNCH, HAPPY TO DO THAT IF YOU NEED A BREAK.
YOU CAN -- I JUST WANT TO WALK --
OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> AM SURE THERE WILL BE QUESTIONS. I WONDERED DID SOMEONE WE ITERATE ON THE BOARD, I WAS A LITTLE SUSPECT AT FIRST.
WHERE IS HE COMING FROM BUT THE INSIGHTS THAT YOU BROUGHT REALL OPENED MY EYES TO SEVERAL THING PRIMARILY, YOU TOUCHED ON IT.
HOW MUCH DAMAGE THAT BAD WEATHE DAY DOES.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF BAD WEATHER HOURS.
THEY WERE VERY MEASURABLE. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME O THE BOARD. YOU WANT TO DO QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FIRST CRACK. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION. I WOULD LOVE TO SIT DOWN TO DO THAT. WE WILL HAVE MORE TO TALK ABOUT PITIFULLY WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR FOCUSING ON PRESIDENT STATER, MATT, I WAS GRATEFUL TO HEAR WHAT THE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE OUR FATHER OR NOT IS EVEN BE OPEN FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE VERY.
SO I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT YOU PUT TOGETHER AND I'M EXCITED TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU AN THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS.
I REALLY DON'T HAVE ME QUESTION THANK YOU.
GOOD WORK, YOU GUYS SHOULD YOU ARE A GOOD BEAN OVER THERE.
WELCOME TO THE TEAM. I THINK EVERYBODY IS EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD OF APPRECIATE YOUR PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION
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HOW IS THE CAPACITY ARE YOU GOING TO EXPAND THAT.TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT AS WE DEAL WITH EVERYBODY TRYING TO USE THOSE FACILITIES DURING THOSE 24 DAYS.
>> IS JUST BEEN THOSE EARLY CONVERSATIONS.
WE WERE SHOOTING FOR ABOUT A 15 MINUTE LOOP AND REALLY COULD NO LIKE IT THERE AND THEN WORKING WITH OUR PARTNER AND PROVIDER, THINK WE COULD ADD A COUPLE OF BUSES -- DON'T QUOTE ME. WE ARE TRYING TO DOUBLE-CLICK GOING IN. AS LONG AS THERE IS SOME ADDITIONAL COST THERE. THIS IS NOT CHEAP BUT IT IS
IMPORTANT. >> BIRD IS THE SHUTTLE PICK UP
AND DROP OFF. >> PENNSYLVANIA.
THAT IS THE TREND WENT UP AND OFF.
VERY CONVENIENT. THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFU CHRISTKINDLMRKT. I LOVE SEEING THE USE THAT IT PROVIDES. IT PROVIDES SO MUCH GREAT DATA.
IT IS A GREAT SOLUTION. SO HE HOTEL STAYS, IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO BE ABLE TO SEE I WE COULD ARTICULATE THE AMOUNT OF TAX THAT THE COUNTY COLLECTS BASED ON THE CHRISTKINDLMRKT.
MANY TIMES WE TRY FOR GRANTS THROUGH THE COUNTY AND THAT IS GREAT DATA TO BE ABLE TO USE TO SAY WE NEED SOME ASSISTANCE WIT THIS PROGRAM ARE THE POSSIBLE THING THAT THE CITY IS TRYING T ACCOMPLISH. SO IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO ARTICULATE THAT DATA, I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU LATER.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT DETAIL.
I WANT TO COMPLEMENT THE BOARD. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE OFF TO A VERY GOOD START. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION IN YOUR THOROUGHNESS. IN THE PAST YEAR GETTING THOSE LOWER AND LOWER, WE DO KNOW THA THE CITY DID PUT A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT INTO IT AND THEY LOWER THAT WHERE NEEDED.
THIS IS A HUGE ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR THE ENTIRE BREACH OF IT IS NOT UNREASONABLE FOR US TO PUT SOME MONEY IN TO SEE A RETURN O INVESTMENT WHEN IT COMES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA . I UNDERSTOOD IT NEEDED TO CHANG BUT TO GET THAT DOWN TO ZERO PROBABLY MAY NOT BE THE PROBLEM BEFORE BRINGING IN LOTS OF PEOPLE SPENDING MONEY IN OUR HOTELS AND SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS .
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE YOU HAVE GOING FORWARD IS EVERYONE WANTS TO GO TO THE MARKET. PARKING AND YOU MENTIONED THE SHUTTLE IS ONE WAY TO DO THAT. IT IS TOO CROWDED OR IS ALMOST THE OLD YOGI BERRA SAYING IT'S TOO CROWDED THAT NOBODY GOES THERE ANYMORE. WHAT ARE THE WAYS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT WHETHER IN THE PAST. I KNOW THEY LOOKED AT DIFFERENT DAYS AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DAYS.
IT WAS SAID THAT MAYBE THE FOOTPRINT COULD CHANGE.
BUT OF THE THINGS YOU ARE EXPLORING TO ADDRESS THE OVER POPULARITY OF THE MARKET. THE WEEKENDS ARE BUSY PICKED MY FAMILY TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THIS EVERY YEAR.
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ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS COME IN AND I SKATE HAVE A GREAT MEAL.SUB GETTING TO UNDERSTAND THAT OPPORTUNITY COME NOT SAYING THA THEY HAVE TO PARE SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY LOVES BEING A SHOULDE TO SHOULDER. JUST UNDERSTAND THERE ARE STILL OPPORTUNITIES TO ENJOY THE MARKET SO THAT IS AN EASY THING THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. I THINK THE LONGER-TERM PEACE AND SOLUTIONS IS VERY COMPLEX I IS A PHYSICAL ISSUE AND IT INVOLVES JUST THE MARKET AND A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS.
WE ARE PARKING IN A COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT WHERE THEY WERE FUNDED. SO OUR CARMEL RESIDENCE, THOSE THAT COME AND THOSE THAT DON'T CALM.
BY DON'T YOU COME IN FIRE YOU COMING.
WHAT IF WE MOVE THIS OR TOOK TH SUBWAY AND WE ADDED THIS AGREED THIS AND THEIR. ARE REALLY GETTING COMMUNITY ATTITUDES TOWARDS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT NUMBERS OF WHAT THE TRADE-OFF WOULD BE, THAT IS WHA IS DISCUSSED EARLIER TONIGHT AN THERE'S A LOT OF ATTITUDES. AND WE'VE REALLY GOT TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE DO MOVING FORWARD CAN BE A GUARD HAVE SOME PLACES THAT -- BUT WHAT IS THE REAL SYNOPSIS O OUR COMMUNITY. THEY STEPPED UP WITH SO MUCH EXTRA RESPONSIBILITY. THOSE ARE NOT WITHIN CHALLENGES IN AND OF THEMSELVES. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN 2024 AND 2025. IT IS SO PERTINENT TO THE EXPERIENCE PIECE ON THE SAFETY PIECE.
I KNOW OUR TEAMS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR SO I DON'T WANT TO DISCOUNT ALTHOUGH WORK.
JUST REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE RESULTS UPSTAIRS SURVEY.
WE CAN SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO LOOK DIFFERENTLY.
>> HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND I WAS ABLE TO THANK HIM FOR THAT PERSONALLY.
HE UNDERSTANDS THE MARKET AND WANTS TO CONTRIBUTE SO WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF CORPORAE PARTNERS AS WELL APPEARS BACK THAT IS GREAT NEWS. I ALSO WANTED TO ADD SOME NEWS THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE MARKET BOTH PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY AND THAT IS WE HAD A RUN DOWN O BY GIVING MACHINE IF YOU REMEMBER, I THINK THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR AND THEN THIS LAST YEAR WE HAD TWO MACHINES RIGHT OUTSIDE.
LOOKS LIKE A PURPOSE FILLED SPACE FOR IT AND JUST HAPPENS T HAVE THOSE SHOULDN'T BE ADDED THAT ON DECEMBER 2 AND IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS ON THEY WERE THRILLED.
THIS LAST YEAR IT WENT TO THE CARMEL YOUTH ASSISTANT PROGRAM, HATCH, MAKE-A-WISH, DOVE RECOVERY HOUSE.
PLUS TWO INTERNATIONAL CHARITIE BUT JUST SICK DIFFICULT GIVING, THANK YOU TO CARMEL RESIDENCE. IT JUST SHOWS HOW GENEROUS WE ARE IN MAKING EMPOWERING SOLUTIONS THAT WE WORK FOR EACH AND EVERY. AND SO THEY HAVE PROVIDED ME A PROPOSAL, A CONTRACT TO BRING THIS BACK TO CARMEL ACADEMY SEE NO REASON WHY WE SHOULDN'T DO THAT AND ONE THING TO NOTE, THE
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ARE VERY SELECTIVE, THOSE CHARITIES SAID THEY PULLED MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AND THEY SCORE AT LEAST AN 80 ON THE NAVIGATOR SCORE. WE WILL USE THOSE FUNDS FOR GREAT USE. SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU THAT GREAT NEWS AND THAT IS JUST A REALLY AMAZING IMPACT.FROM AN IMPACT PERSPECTIVE, THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY STATES -- SAINTS PUTS THIS OUT.
THEY DO NOT TAKE ANY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THEMSELVES.
THIS IS THEIR MISSION THEY WERE SO PLEASED WITH THE IMPACT THAT WAS HAD AND THE GENTLEMAN TODAY SHARED WITH ME THAT ONE OF THE CHARITIES, WHO SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS, WAS EXPECTING A BROAD $6,000 AND GOT $27,000, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THEY CRIED ON THE SPOT WHEN THE KNEW THEY MADE THAT IMPACT OUR RESIDENCE BY WHAT THEY DO. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT IS NICE BEING ON THE PERIPHERY. IT WAS NOT THE BOARD OF CHRISTKINDLMRKT -- AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO -- EIGHT MAY PEOPLE WALK AND RUN AND BICYCLE.
THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN DECEMBER COMING OUT OF THE HOTE AND IT WAS A GREAT CHOICE FOR THINGS FOR CITIES STAFF, ENGINEERS, CITY STREETS PUT IT WAS THE THUMBS-UP WIN FOR US.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
[12.c. Resolution CC-05-18-26-05; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, approving a transfer of funds between the General Fund (#101) and the Public Infrastructure Insurance Recovery Fund (#927); Sponsor(s): Councilor(s): Taylor and Snyder. (Fund name changed from City Assets Repairs and Maintenance Fund to Public Infrastructure Insurance Recovery Fund with the passage of Ordinance D-2824-26.) Held over from 6/1/26 Council meeting.]
MOVING ON, OLD BUSINESS, RESOLUTION CC-05-18-26-05 COME APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN THE GENERAL FUND 101 AN THE INSURANCE RECOVERY FUND. WE NEED TO FIRST AMEND THE NAMEOF THE. >> ON THIS ONE, THIS WAS JUST HELD BACK BECAUSE IT WAS A RESOLUTION AND THE NAME WAS FIXED AND ALSO CREATED THE FUND SO WE CAN ACT ON THIS RESOLUTIO TONIGHT AS PRESENTED. THIS RESOLUTION IS FOR THE TRANSFER AND THE OTHER STEP WOULD BE UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS TO WHERE WE PROPERLY NOTICED IT WITH A NEW FUNDED NAME AND WE NEEDED TO AMEND D-2823-26 TO TH CORRECT NAME AND HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR IT. >> COUNCILOR TAYLOR, AT THE LAS COUNCIL MEETING WE DID NOT AMEN THAT.
WAS ONLY AMENDED IN COMMITTEE, SO WE DO NEED TO OFFICIALLY
AMENDED FOR THIS RESOLUTION. >> THIS RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED DOES SAY THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE INSURANCE DEFINE AND IT WAS NOTED THAT WAY. WE CAN ACT ON IT TONIGHT, IS
>> IT JUST HAD TO BE PROPERLY NOTED WITH THE PROPER FUND NAME.
>> OKAY. >> AND THIS IS TIED TO THE THIR READING OF D-2823-26, WHICH IS ACTUALLY APPROPRIATION OF THE FUNDS. AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SPECTOR I HAVE A MOTION? CC-05-18-26-05.
[12.d. Second Reading of Ordinance D-2826-26; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Amending Chapter 8, Article 65, Section 8-65 of the Carmel City Code; Sponsors: Councilors Ayers, Joshi, Minnaar, Snyder. Returns from the Land Use and Special Studies Committee.]
THE RESOLUTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.ONTO THE SECOND READING OF D-2826-26, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER EIGHT MET, ARTICLE 65, SECTION 8-65 OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE, SPONSORS, COUNSELORS AYERS , COUNSELORS JOSHI.
>> ORDINANCE AMENDING EXCAVATIO AND RIGHT-OF-WAY DISTURBANCE PERMIT, MAINTENANCE, AND RESTORATION REQUIREMENTS.
WE ARE GOING TO COME UP AND PRESENT.
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>> GOOD EVENING. RECORD TO DISCUSS THE ORDINANCE AND ITS RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION.
THE ONLY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE WAS THE REDUCTION OF APPLICATION FE FROM ANOTHER $50 TO $50. AND ALSO I WENT THROUGH THE ORDINANCE WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE TO CLEAN IT UP, MAKING SURE THAT IT IS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE TERMINOLOGY AND THE PERMIT HOLDER AND ALSO JUST ELIMINATIN IT VERY CLOSELY. THE APPLICATION FEE GOT REDUCED TO WHERE IT WAS, $50. AGAIN, THERE IS SOME CONTEXT THAT WE'VE GOT THIS YEAR AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND OFF FROM THIS. AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF ISSUE OF LAND USE THAT IT IS TO GET BETTER COMPLIANCE OF RESTORATION , MAINLY FOR WORK ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
INFORMATION ABOUT STEAL PLATES ARE IN THERE NOW.
HOW LONG THEY HAVE TO RESTORE THINGS AND THERE ARE TWO NEW FEES BESIDES THE $50 APPLICATIO BE AND THOSE ARE STREET CUT FEE AND HAVE CUT FEES. SO THAT COVERS THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS TO THE ASSET.
AND THAT THE SERPENTS TO THE PUBLIC.
>> THERE IS SOME CLEANUP TO THE BONDING.
JUST GOING TO STREAMLINE IT. AND THEN THERE ARE SOME VIOLATIONS AND I THINK WE PREVIOUSLY HAD SOME.
I THINK THAT IS ABOUT IT AS FAR AS THE UPDATE.
FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY ENJOYED WATCHING THE MEDIA WANT TO GIVE KUDOS FOR PULLING ALL THAT INFORMATION AN BRAIN REPAIR TO KNOW YOU PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THAT PAY THE SECOND THING IS I DID TALK TO YOU AND I UNDERSTOOD THE REASON WHY THE PERMIT WENT DOWN TO $50 FOR THAT PERMIT.
TO MY AGREE WITH COUNCILOR LOCKE 'S ASSERTION THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE DINGING HOMEOWNERS FOR COMMERCIAL WORK IN A RESIDENTIA AREA AND I DISCUSSED WITH COUNCILOR LOCKE AT THE IDEA THA IF SOMEBODY WANTS -- ONCE THIS ORDINANCE GETS ROLLIN AND HOW IT ACTS AND OVERREACTS, MAYBE AT SOME POINT WE CAN ACTUALLY BRING THAT TO $0 FOR OUR HOMEOWNERS IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AT SOME POINT BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO MAKE OUR TAXPAYERS PAY ANY MORE THAN THEY HAVE TO SO WITH THAT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AM IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH THIS ORDINANCE AND I WANT TO WAS IN THERE WHEN I WAS THERE PAID GLAD TO SEE IT IS THERE. EXPECT ANYTHING ELSE?
>> IT CAME BACK AMENDED SO DOES THE COUNCIL NEED TO TAKE ACTION?
>> I MOVED TO AMEND BASED ON AS PRESENTED BY EC OR GAY AND
APPROVED BY LAND USE. >> SECOND.
>> SO A ROLL CALL VOTE, COUNCILOR GREEN.
>> WE WILL GO AHEAD TO MOVE AND APPROVE FURTHER DISCUSSION BUT WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED AND
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>> OKAY. >> THE SECOND READING PICKED TH
[12.e. Second Reading of Ordinance D-2827-26; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Adding Chapter 6, Article 5, Section 6-85 to the Carmel City Code and Amending Chapter 3, Article 2, Section 3-58; Sponsors: Councilors Minnaar, Taylor, Joshi, Worrell, Aasen. Sent to the Finance, Utilities and Rules Committee. (Meeting Date 6/9/26)]
SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE D-2827-26.EXCESSIVE VEHICLE NOISE WITHOUT AMENDMENT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WITH THE POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION.
HOWEVER, IF YOU WANT TO BRING THIS UP AND DISCUSS THE AMENDMENT THAT YOU DISCUSSED WITH THE POSSIBLE LANGUAGE THAT
YOU RECOMMENDED. >> OF THIS ORDINANCE REGULATES THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BEHAVIOR.
ONE IS WRAPPING UP THE EDGES AN THE AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION AND 3 IS ON MODIFIED EXHAUST SYSTEM.
SO THE COUNCILOR BROUGHT UP AN ISSUE, STATE CODE, WHICH IS 9-19 -8, 3 AND 4. THAT REGULATES MUFFLERS.
THAT STATE CODE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN OURS.
SEPARATION OF POPLARS, BUT AMON OTHER THINGS THAT PROHIBITS REMOVING MUFFLERS TO AVOID THEI OPERATION.
SO OUR ORDINANCE TRIES TO REGULATE SPECIFIC APPLICATION O A NOISE AND IT IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE STATE CODE, HOWEVER THERE IS LANGUAGE THAT STATES THAT ANY SIMILAR DEVICE IS PROHIBITED SO THAT IS A CATCHALL PROVISION AND WE BELIEVE IT CAN BE USED AS AN ARGUMENT FOR PREEMPTION OF THE STATE CODE AND SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO REMOVE THA LANGUAGE IN ORDER TO HAVE A PROCEDURAL ARGUMENT OR PREEMPTION WHAT WE WILL DO, HOWEVER, THIS IS SEE IF THEY CA CITE UNDER THE STATE CODE BUT I COMES DOWN TO MUFFLE IDENTIFICATION MUFFLER IDENTIFICATION AND SEE HOW THE PROSECUTORS OFFICE AND COURT WILL REACT TO THIS.
IF THEY SAY THIS REALLY IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE, WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU AND BE WILLING TO INCLUDE IT THEN BUT WOULD LIKE TO TRY IT OUT FIRST AND SEE IF THAT STATE CODE WILL APPLY.
AND AGAIN, OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO REMOVE SUBSECTION 8 AND 2 AN ALSO REMOVE REFERENCE, OF SUBSECTION -- LINE 61. THAT IS THE ONLY RECOMMENDATION WE HAVE. SO THIS IS GREAT NEWS.
AND WE CAN STILL HAVE THE ENFORCEABILITY THEY ARE PAID IN THE STATE CODE, THERE'S VEHICLE OVER A CERTAIN AGE.
SO THAT WOULD EXEMPT THEM FROM THE BACK PART OF THE LAWN THE OTHER ASPECTS OF THE LAW. AND THEY WOULD NOT BE EXEMPT FROM IT. THE EXCESSIVE NOISE CREATED REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THERE WAS A CLASSIC VEHICLE OR NOT THE MODIFICATIONS ARE ALLOWED BUT THE NOISE STILL IS NOT.
>> THE CLASSIC VEHICLE IS A STRETCH DEFAMATION AND THE STAT
CODE WAS WRITTEN 25 YEARS AGO. >> MY FIRST VEHICLE WAS A NISSA
SENTRA AND I WAS OLDER. >> MOTION TO AMEND.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> SO HAVE YOU WORKED WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, IS THIS
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OFFICER'S ELATION ONLY OR ARE RESIDENCE OKAY CALLING IN WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE PURCHASE GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF GUIDANCE AS TO HOW MUCH THE FUNCTIONALITY AND ORDINANCE LIKE THIS.>> ABSOLUTELY. IT DOES NOT BE MIDTOWN OR ANYWHERE IN THE CITY. WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION, SUSTAINED REPETITIVE RIBBING, JUST CALL THE EMERGENCY NUMBER. THE TICKET WILL HAVE TO BE WRITTEN BY A POLICE OFFICER. BUT YOU CAN CALL A NONEMERGENCY NUMBER AND HAVE THAT ATTENTION TO THAT KIND OF BEHAVIOR.
AND MIDTOWN IS THE BIGGEST VIOLATION AREA AND --
>> EU YOU ARE RECOMMENDING DON' CALL 911.
CALL THE NONEMERGENCY, WHICH MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THA IS. IS THAT YOUR RECOMMENDATION?
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> UNLESS IT IS SUCH AN EGREGIOUS BEHAVIOR, THEN IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO DO IT AS WELL.
>> OKAY. >> CAN YOU SHARE THE NUMBER WIT
US? >> I DON'T REMEMBER IT OFF THE
TOP OF MY HEAD. >> WE WILL LOOK IT UP.
THANK YOU. THE QUESTION WAS CALLED IN SECOND WE WERE IN DISCUSSIONS O KNOW IT IS READY FOR THE ROLL CALL VOTE.
[13.a. Third Reading of Ordinance D-2823-26; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Authorizing and Approving an Additional Appropriation of Funds from the Public Infrastructure Insurance Recovery Fund (Fund #927); Sponsors: Councilors Taylor and Snyder. (Fund name changed from City Assets Repairs and Maintenance Fund to Public Infrastructure Insurance Recovery Fund with the passage of Ordinance D-2824- 26.) Sent to the Finance, Utilities and Rules Committee. (Meeting Date 6/9/26)]
PUBLIC HEARINGS. THIS WHEN WE HAVE TO AMEND FIRS
BID. >> YOU CONFIRMED THAT THAT D-2823-26 NEEDS TO BE AMENDED B THE COUNCIL, THE PUBLIC INSURANCE RECOVERY FIND? THE SYNOPSIS OF THIS IS IT APPROPRIATES $1,074,842.00 TO COVER REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE COST FOR CITY ASSETS. THE NEW FUNDED NAME IS THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE INSURANCE RECOVERY FUND.
PRESIDENT SNYDER WILL OPEN UP THE VOTE HEARING.
>> BOTH YOU AMEND IT FIRST? >> WE NEED TO VOTE TO AMEND TO
THE NEW NAME. >> I MOVED TO AMEND THE NAME IN THE ORDINANCE. THE FUND HAS BEEN CREATED.
WE ARE JUST AMENDING THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO THE CORRECT NAME. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING AT 7:36. SEEING NO ONE MOVING, WE CLOSE THAT AT 7:36 PLUS SOME TIME. MOVED FOR APPROVAL?
[13.b. Second Reading of Ordinance Z-707-26; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Establishing Fees Related to Zoning and Development Applications and Violations in the Unified Development Ordinance for the City's Engineering Department and Amending the UDO Fees to Comply with HEA 1001; Sponsor: Councilor Ayers. Returns from the Land Use and Special Studies Committee.]
THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE Z-707-26.FILING FEES OF ARTICLE BARNETT, SECTION 1.29 UP THAT UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE. >> THIS WAS PUT FORTH AND SENT BACK TO COMMITTEE, JUST TO GIVE COUNCIL ANOTHER GOOD TIME TO REVIEW. WERE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS? IF NOT PAID.
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>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE COMMENT THAT I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WAS DONE BY BOTH ELINOR AND YOURSEL BECAUSE IT'S REALLY DID TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF READING THROUGH.
WE DID HAVE A CONVERSATION AS T MAYBE MAKING SOME SMALL ADJUSTMENTS, I THINK WHICH WERE REFLECTED IN THE AMENDMENT AND PRESENTED BY THE DOCUMENT THAT' PRESENTED BEFORE YOU AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE DOING PROJECT INSPECTIONS THAT DID NOT AFFECT FAMILY HOMES I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD THAT W DIDN'T WANT THESE FEAST IMPACT RESIDENCE OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOME SO WE WANTED TO MAKE THAT DESIGNATION TO CUT IT OFF YOU T SPEAK A LITTLE BIT OR IF YOU JUST WANT TO DO THIS FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION.
>> IT INCREASES BY THE ACRE INSTEAD OF BY THE PROJECT.
RESIDENTIAL HOMES [INDISCERNIBLE] SO THAT COVERS A LARGE PORTION OF HOMES.
THE MAJORITY OF HOMES IN CARMEL THERE STILL SOME LARGER HOMES.
THAT TAKES A SUBSTANTIAL TIME. >> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THOSE AMENDMENTS AND I TALKED TO COUNCILOR JOSHI AND NOT ONLY DOES TO HAVE SMALL SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES BUFFER CONVERSATION, THE SMALLER BUSINESSES THAT ARE TINY, THEIR FEES ARE NOT GOING TO BE SUDDENLY GOING UP AND PLACING THEM OUT FOR THOSE BUSINESSES THAT ARE LESS THAN AN ACRE. IF THEY ARE LESS THAN AN ACRE, THE FEES ARE, SO SOME OF THE ONES THAT WE WENT OVER WILL HAV A FEE AND IT IS NOT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
>> PUBLIC HEARING FIRST. >> SORRY, THERE WAS ONE MORE SMALL AMENDMENT AS WELL. THERE WAS A SLIGHT UPTICK OF A FEE BASED ON TO THE ORDINANCE REVIEW.
THAT CHANGED FROM 675 TO 750. AND THAT CHANGE FROM 300 TO 400.
ORDINANCE TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO REVIEW BASED ON
RECOMMENDATION FROM COMMITTEE. >> MOVED TO AMEND.
NOW PEOPLE OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:40.
NOBODY MOVING, WE WILL CLOSE THAT AT 7:41.
WE HAVE AN AMENDED -- >> OH MOVED TO APPROVE THE
ORDINANCE AS AMENDED. >> SECOND.
>> COUNCILOR GREEN -- CARRIES H-1.
[13.c. First Reading of Ordinance D-2825-26; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, authorizing and approving an additional appropriation from the Ambulance Capital Fund (#102); Sponsor: Councilor Aasen.]
THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE D-2825-26, AND ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AUTHOR IS IMPROVING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FROM THE -->> MOVED TO INTRODUCE THIS ORDINANCE APPROPRIATES FUNDS TO COVER GRANT ELIGIBLE EXPENSES I THE MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY FUND.
>> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THIS ORDINANCE MATCHES UP WITH THE FIRST RESOLUTION IN THE NEW BUSINESS SECTION AND THAT RESOLUTION IS TRANSFERRING $24,997 FROM THE GRANT PINED OVER TO THE AMBULANCE CAPITAL FUND AND THIS IS A GRANT THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED FROM THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WHERE THEY
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HAVE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. >> THANK YOU.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING AT 7: 43 PARAGRAPH CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:43.
>> I MAKE THE MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PROBLEM WIT ME USING THEIR LAST NAME AS WE
[13.d. First Reading of Ordinance D-2828-26; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, authorizing and approving an additional appropriation from the Motor Vehicle Highway Fund (MVH) (#201); Sponsors: Councilors Aasen, Joshi and Minnaar.]
GO THROUGH THESE? OKAY, THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE D-2828-26, AND ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FROM THE MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY FUND.>> SYNOPSIS. >> THIS ORDINANCE APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO COVER GRANT ELIGIBLE EXPENSES IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE
HIGHWAY FUND. >> THIS POINT ALSO MATCHES UP WITH OF RESOLUTION TO THE SECON ONE ON YOUR AGENDA, TRANSFERRIN 1 MILLION FROM THE GRANT FUND OVER TO THE MDH.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:44. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARIN AT 7:44. MOVED TO SUSPEND THE RULES.
[13.e. First Reading of Ordinance D-2831-26; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, authorizing and approving an additional appropriation of funds from the ERP Implementation Fund (Fund #928); Sponsor: Councilor Aasen.]
D-2831-26, AND ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL AUTHORIZING AND APPROVIN AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FROM THE ERP IMPLEMENTATION FUND 928.>> THIS ORDINANCE APPROPRIATES $2 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE ERP
IMPLEMENTATION COSTS. >> THANK YOU.
I'VE GOT A PRESENTATION FOR YOU IF IT WILL POP UP HERE.
>> WHATEVER THE CITY DEFAULTS T IT.
IT IS MY VACATION PROPERTY. ALRIGHT.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, I HAVE THREE DIFFERENT BUSINESS ITEMS AND ONENESS OF RESOLUTION, TRANSFERRING DOLLARS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE IMPLEMENTATION FUND AND THE OTHER IS THE IMPLEMENTATION FUN AND THREE WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATION AND THAT SAID 2 MILLION IN THERE. I GAVE THIS THE SAME PRESENTATION TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY OF LAST WEEK AND I E-MAILED IT TO COUNCIL AND I WILL GO THROUGH QUICKLY HERE BUT REFERRING TO OUR IMPLEMENTATION, IT'S JUST THE CORNERSTONE EMPHASIZING WHA WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE , WHICH IS TO MODERNIZE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS AND WE
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HAVE SO MANY OUTDATED SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES.AND THE GOAL OF THIS WOULD BE T REPLACE THEM WITH MODERN AND EFFICIENT SYSTEMS PAID WE HAVE LEGACY SYSTEMS THAT BECOME OUTDATED AND ARE HARD TO SUPPOR THOSE UPDATED SYSTEMS AND THEY ARE VULNERABLE TO CYBER SECURIT ATTACKS, MODERN SYSTEMS WILL REDUCE RISK AND IMPROVE OUR EFFICIENCY.
RIGHT NOW OUR SYSTEMS DO NOT TALK TO EACH OTHER AND WE KNEW THAT TAKING SOMETHING FROM OUR PURCHASING SYSTEM WAS A MANUAL PAPER PROCESS AND PEOPLE GET INJURIES IN ORDER TO GET PAID.
FOR MOVING DATA FROM ONE SYSTEM TO ANOTHER.
THAT MEANS MORE REPORTING FOR THE DECISION-MAKERS.
>> HOW WE MEASURE THE SUCCESS, WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR CONSISTENT AND IMPROVED HER NEC -- FINANCIAL TRACKING. AND THAT CONFIDENCE IN WHAT WE PRAYED SET. BETTER USE OF THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND MORE RELIABLE AND SUPPORTABLE SYSTEMS FOR A WEEK BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR OVE A YEAR NOW BID SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR, WE HAVE HIRED A PROJECT MANAGER AND HE HAS BEEN ONBOARD FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW AND WE HAVE SELECTED THE ERP THAT WE WISH TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AND THAT IS WORKDAY. WE WOULD LIKE TO USE NPA COOPERATIVE FROM WHEN YOU SEE A TRANSACTION, IT MIGHT NOT SHOW UP AS WORKDAY BUT THEY ARE LICENSED TO RESELL IN THE DESIRED BRICK. WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE THEM DO THE IMPLEMENTATION FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, WHETHER YOU WAN TO SEND THAT ONE BACK. WE HAVE ONES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE WITH THIS IMPLEMENTATION.
I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL THESE BI THESE OTHER MODULES THAT WE WIL BE IMPLEMENTING. THEY ARE ALL HR OR FINANCE RANGING PAYROLL, TIME TRACKING BENEFITS.
AND THAT BRINGS THAT IT OVER TO THE FINANCE SIDE FOR FINANCIALS.
THAT EXPENSE REPORTS, PROCUREMENT, DO ALL THESE THING IT IN ONE SYSTEM. IF MABEL FOR THESE ARE DAEDALUS SYSTEM AND FOUR ARE DONE BY MAI AND MAYBE SOME AREN'T EVEN DONE.
AND IN TERMS OF THE COST, THERE ARE TWO TERMS OF COST TO LOOK AT , AND THE SECOND OF THE ONGOING LICENSING COSTS ARE THE CONTRACT WITH WORKDAY, I AM BRICK, IS 1.879 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND WE WILL ALSO NEED TO DUPLICATE LICENSES FOR YEAR ONCE WE SIGN THE CONTRACT WITH WORKDAY AND PLEASE START GETTING CHARGED FOR THE ANNUAL LICENSING COSTS.
THERE'LL BE A TIME OF EURO WE WILL ALSO NEED TO PAY FOR LICENSING, BUT AS YOU SEE ON TH NEXT SLIDE, OUR CURRENT COST COSTS FOR THE VARIOUS CONTRACTS WE HAVE IS ALMOST THE SAME AS WORKDAY COSTS. THERE MAY BE OTHER REFERENCES THAT WE NEED JUST AS WE ARE GOING IN AND SCRUBBING DAVID TO MATE -- AND WE MAY NEED A FEW ACCOUNTANTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO ASSIST AND IN TERMS OF THE FUNDING REQUEST, I'M ASKING FOR TOO MANY DOLLARS TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND AT SOME POINT WE WILL ALSO SEEK TO RECOUP FROM THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.
THEIR PART OF THIS AS WELL. THAT REPRESENTS ABOUT 15% LESS COSTS. ABOUT THE PERSON OF THE CITY -- ULTIMATELY THAT WILL GIVE US TO $.2 MILLION, 2.35 FAN AND TO .2 MILLION OF EXPENSES, SO A CUSHION RIGHT NOW ABOUT 102,004 EXTRA EXPENSES. IN TERMS OF THE ONGOING
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LICENSING COSTS, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN SEE THE COLORS THAT I HAVE PUT IN THOSE OVALS ON THE CHART. ESSENTIALLY EVERYTHING TO THE LEFT OF THE RED OVAL, THOSE ARE THE COST BE PAID TODAY IF FOR STICKING WITH THEIR EXISTING SYSTEM YOU CAN SEE OUR CONTRACT FOR THIS YEAR ABOUT 234,000, AN GREAT PLAINS IS THE ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE AND OUR CONTRACT FOR CENTRAL SQUARE, ALSO KNOWN AS INTONATION, YOU SEE THAT IN THE NEXT COLUMN.AND THAT IS OPERATED OUT OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THOSE TOGETHER YOU CAN SEE I AM JUST GOING TO CALL IT AND YOU LIKE THE AVERAGE THEY ARE IN TH BOTTOM TWO ROWS, 320,000 OF THE YEAR IS EXISTING SYSTEMS. ONE IS THE LICENSING AND THE SECOND IS FOR TRAINING. TRAINING IS FRONTLOADED AND IT IS ONGOING TRAINING AFTER THAT. THAT SIMPLY THE SUM OF THOSE TW COLUMNS RIGHT BEFORE IT. NEW TOTAL, THE ONE WITHOUT AN OVAL AROUND IT, IT IS RECOGNIZABLE GOING TO HAVE A YEAR BETWEEN 26 AND 27 WERE REVIVED PAY FOR LICENSING FOR BOTH THE OLD AND THE NEW. AND SO THE LAST DIFFERENCE IS HOW MUCH WE PAY FOR COMPARED TO WHAT WE ARE PAYING TODAY BECAUS THEY'RE PLAYING FOR THE EXTRA LICENSES THEM AFTER THAT, THE EXTRA COST AVERAGES ABOUT 32, 33,000 YEAR IN TERMS OF HOW MUC PEOPLE PAY ANNUALLY FOR A MORE ROBUST SYSTEM.
THE NEW SYSTEM COSTS, AS I MENTIONED, 3-POINT 6 MILLION AN THAT IS AN ADDITION TO THE 1.9 MILLION ON THE OTHER PAGE AND THAT IS PAYABLE 350,000 YEAR .
THIS PRESENTATION WAS FOR FINANCE THE OTHER EVENING SO AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS MOVING FORWAR WITH CREATION OF THE FUND AND THE TRANSFER AS WELL AS THE APPROPRIATION AND IF THINGS GO ACCORDING TO PLAN, SEEKING APPROVAL THROUGH THE CONTRACT.
I AM HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS .
YOU HAVE MADE THE CASE FOR THE FACT THAT THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING AS EFFECTIVELY AS A SHOULD BE AND WE NEED TO MODERNIZE THE SYSTEM AND STREAMLINE THE SYSTEM IT IT IS LARGE APPROPRIATION THAT WE ARE BEING ASKED FOR A GUESSING BUT WANT TO KNOW AS WHAT OTHER SYSTEMS DID PLEASE LOOK AT AND WHAT WAS THE COST THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT FOR THE SYSTEMS AND HOW DID WE GET THAT OUT. AND I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS WA DONE SO JUST FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR TRANSPARENCY.
WHY THIS ONE SEEMS SUPERIOR IN YOUR MIND.
>> SO IN THIS SPACE, THERE IS A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR PROVIDERS.
SOME ARE SPECIFICALLY GEARED TOWARD GOVERNMENT AND SOME ARE NOT. WE HAVE LOOKED AT TWO DIFFERENT PRODUCTS, A PRODUCT OFFERED BY EUNICE.
NOT NATIONALLY KNOWN. FOR THE MOST PART THE IMPLEMENTATION COSTS FOR LARGEL THE SAME.
ONE THING TO CONSIDER FOR THE LARGE SCALE IMPLEMENTATION FOR THIS. THE PRICE TAG IS MORE OF AN
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INDICATOR OF HOW MUCH WORK THEY ARE GOING TO DO VERSUS HOW MUCH THEY'RE GOING TO EXPECT YOU TO DO HAVE YOUR OWN IMPLEMENTATION.EVERYBODY'S GOING TO CHARGED 250 --$250 OUR FOUR THEIR SYSTEM DEVELOPERS DOING THIS WORK IN THE RECOGNITION OF THE 1.9 MILLION MEANS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF WORK, EXPECTING THEM TO DO THE IMPLEMENTATION THEMSELVES WE NEED TO HAVE A ON MILLION-DOLLAR ESTIMATE AND THA WAS GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE OR PUSH TOWARD THE CITY STAFF TO DO THE IMPLEMENTATION ON OUR OWN.
IN TERMS OF THE ONGOING LICENSING, I HAVE SEEN EVERYTHING FROM ME MAYBE ABOUT HUNDRED THOUSAND LESS THAN WHAT WE ARE GOING HERE. THE REASON I LIKED WORKDAY IS IT'S PART OF AN IMPLEMENTATION IN THE IT DEPARTMENT FOR THAT IMPLEMENTATION WAS SO POORLY DONE THAT NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE SYSTEM THAT NOBODY HAS BEEN TRAINED ON, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN A WAY THAT IS AL THAT USABLE.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT WORKDAY I THAT IF YOU KNOW YOUR ROLE IS I ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SUPERVISOR. WORKDAY REQUIRES ALMOST NO TRAINING WHATSOEVER. AND THAT IS INCREDIBLE REPORTIN CAPABILITIES AND JUST BEING ABL TO HANDLE GOING TO THIS VERY SECOND. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO FIREWALL OFF OF UTILITIES FROM THE REST OF THE BOND BANK AND PARKS FOR THE REST OF THE CITY.
IT IS GOING TO GO BACK TO FINANCE.
I THINK AS A COUNCILOR, IT HAS BEEN A GOOD YEAR.
WE HAVE SET UP A FUND FOR IT AT YOUR REQUEST JUST MAKE SURE THA YOU TRACK IT ALL I THINK THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS THIS WILL G
TO FINANCE COMMITTEE. >> WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN FINANCE. THERE ARE SOME SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT WERE GOING TO HOLD ONTO FO A COUPLE YEARS.
SO THAT WAS PART OF THE SIZABLE ONES.
SO THINK OF IT MORE IF WE START THIS CONTRACT ROUGHLY JULY 1 OF THIS YEAR, WE START PAYING FOR IT, THE WORKDAY LICENSES RIGHT AWAY. WE WOULD NOT BE IN THEIR SYSTEM ACTIVELY USING IT UNTIL SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR, DURING THAT SAME.
BACKUP TIME, WE WILL NEED TO CONTINUE USING THE OSHA FIESTA LOOKING AT JUNE OR JULY OF NEXT YEAR, WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL THESE OTHER ONES. IS THAT A POSSIBLE TWO YEARS, I IT POSSIBLE TO BREAK YEAR TWO O ARE YOU GOING TO PAY FOR IT AND STILL INTEGRATE IT OR ARE YOU STILL GOING TO USE --
>> IT IS TWO YEARS JUST BECAUSE WE ARE STARTING THIS IMPLEMENTATION AND THE MIDPOINT OF OUR CITIES YEAR.
WERE LOOKING AT THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF NEXT YEAR.
WE DO NOT INTEND TO INTEGRATE O USE WORKDAYS BARREL SOLUTION.
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BEFORE -- COMMITTEE, WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:01. I AM JUST BUYING TIME PAID PEOPLE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:02.THIS WILL GO TO FINANCE. >> JUST SOME QUESTIONS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO TOUCH ON THE NEXT ONES, BUT WE WOULD LOVE IT DETAILS BY THE FUND THAT IS BEING STOOD UP.
ONLY FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION COST TO THE IMPLEMENTATION FUND.
THESE ARE ALL THE COSTS. I'LL THROW IN SOME LABOR BECAUS FROM MY -- FROM THE IT DEPARTMENT.
AND THE SECOND ONE JUST IN TERM OF LOOKING AT MY DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET OR THE IT DEPARTMENT BUDGET, I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE THE. AND THE PYTHON MOVING THROUGH AND WHY WAS THAT SO BIG THAT YEAR.
THIS WAS A SEPARATE PROJECT. IT WAS NOT THE IT DEPARTMENT
OPERATING COSTS. >> AND YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE IMPLEMENTATIONS OF THE CROSS AN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF THINGS AND ALL THE EXPENSES NOW ARE THEY UNDER ALL THE DEPARTMENTS OR WILL WE SEE DECREASES WITH A IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL OF THE WORKFLOWS. AND HEAVED WHAT LOVE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHEN AND HOW THINGS ARE COMING DOWN.
PROBABLY ALL OF THOSE COSTS ARE LEFT OF THAT RED OVAL LAYER.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CONTRACTS, THOSE TWO ARE FROM M DEPARTMENT. EVERYTHING ELSE IS A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT BUDGET. AND THEN YOU BROUGHT THAT CAUSE WE CALLED THAT VERNACULAR. IS THE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE FO
THE SOLUTION. >> THIS WOULD BE A TOOL THAT AL DEPARTMENTS WOULD USE WITH KIND OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS OR QUASI- EXCEPTIONS, IF YOU WILL. AT LEAST IN THIS POINT AND TIME FROM THE SOLUTION, YOU KG, UTILITIES WOULD BE COMPLETELY CROSSING OVER AND THEY HAVE AN ORACLE BASED BILLING SYSTEM WOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO USE CITY WORKS, WHICH IS USED BY A FEW DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS LIKE AN ASSET AND WORK ORDER.
OTHERWISE ONE MORE CAVEAT TO THAT, TO BE DETERMINED THERE AR FIREFIGHTERS ARE POLICE OFFICER THAT ARE ACTUALLY ENTER THEIR TIME INTO THIS SYSTEM THAT DON' CURRENTLY ENTER THEIR TIME INTO
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ADP THEY HAVE A SEPARATE SYSTEM AND THEN I KIND THAT TRANSLATES IT OVER TO ADP. WE WOULD ASSUME THE SAME TYPE GOING FORWARD AND THEY HAVE A MORE COMPLICATED TECHNOLOGY THE ARE THAT WILL FEED INTO THE BARREL SYSTEM.IS THERE ANYTHING THAT DERAILS THIS FROM PRESENTATION?
>> WHAT IS IN THERE RIGHT NOW, DON'T KNOW IF IT IS 27 OR 28.
11 AUTHORS ANY MONEY LEFT ANOTHER CAUSE BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND, SO KIND OF SYMBOLICALLY ENDING IT BUT I WOULD BE FINE WITH MORE AGGRESSIVE SUNSETTING.
>> I MIGHT WATCH IT BUT HAVE TO ASK QUESTIONS.
WE TALKED ABOUT SPECIAL FINANCING BACK WHEN THIS CAME U THE FIRST TIME IN DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO KIND OF CREATE FINANCIAL MECHANISMS TO HELP US. JUST WONDERING HOW THAT
EXPLANATION WENT. >> YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT WE TALKED ABOUT POTENTIALLY FINANCING THIS OVER SOME TERM, WHETHER THAT BE A THREE YEAR OU FIVE-YEAR TENURE ON THE LICENSE.
THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR AND LOOKING AHEAD AS WELL, WE HAVE CASH ON HAND AND IT IS DECLININ REVENUES THAT WE ARE FACING SO FOR ME IT BECAME I'VE BOOKED BROTHER USE THE CASH THAT WE HAVE AN INCREASE OUR OPERATING COSTS BY 200 OR 300,000 MORE YEAR AND SO WHAT WOULD I BE LOOKING AT IT IS WE STARTED THI YEAR WITH ALMOST 14.5 MILLION I THE GENERAL FUND AND THAT IS A LITTLE MORE THAN TWICE OF OUR STATED GOAL HAVING 5% OF THE BUDGET AND THAT WOULD BE LESS THAN 7.5 MILLION, LIKE SEVEN-POINT TO. AND SO YOU CAN'T APPROPRIATE THIS AND STILL HALF WELL ABOVE THAT CAP ON THAT GENERAL FUND.
WAS THERE A DISCUSSION RELATED TO CASH BALANCES?
>> THEY ARE ALWAYS CURIOUS ABOU WHAT THE BALANCES ARE AND THE PROJECTIONS. CORRECT.
[14.a. Resolution CC-06-15-26-01; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, approving a transfer of funds between the Grant Fund (#900) and the Ambulance Capital Fund (#102); Sponsor: Councilor Aasen.]
>> THANK YOU. ON TO NEW BUSINESS.
RESOLUTION CC-06-15-26-03, RESOLUTION OF COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL APPROVING A TRANSFER FUNDS BETWEEN THE GRAN FUND AND THE AMBULANCE CAPITAL FUND.
THIS TRANSFER IS FOR 24,009 OF $97 FROM THE GRANT FUND INTO TH
AMBULANCE CAPITAL FUND. >> YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE APPROPRIATION SAID THIS IS THE CORRESPONDING TRANSFER.
THAT IS ON THE FIRST READING. MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> IT IS WORKING NOW.
SHE STEPPED AWAY. >> THANK YOU.
[14.b. Resolution CC-06-15-26-02; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, approving a transfer of funds between the Grant Fund (#900) and the Motor Vehicle Highway Fund (Fund #201); Sponsors: Councilors Aasen, Joshi and Minnaar.]
RESOLUTION CC-06-15-26-02, RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCI OF THE CITY OF CARMEL APPROVING A TRANSFER FUNDS BETWEEN THE GRANT FUND AND THE MOTOR VEHICL HIGHWAY FUNDS SPONSORS, COUNSELORS -- MOVED TO ENTER.>> SECOND. >> THE DISCUSSION BEHIND THIS I
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THE REASON FOR MOVING THE MONEY. FIRST READING UP ORDINANCE D-[14.c. First Reading of Ordinance D-2829-26; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Amending Article 4, Section 2-132 of the Carmel City Code; Sponsor: Councilor Aasen.]
2830-26 ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL UP THE CITY OF CARMEL ADDING ARTICLE FORMAT, SECTION 2-156 OF THE CARMEL CITCODE. >> AS ARTICLE FORMAT, SECTION TWO THAT'S 156 OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE TO ESTABLISH THE NONREPORTING CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.
>> IS THERE ANY DELAY? >> THIS ONE WON'T CAUSE ANY.
[14.d. Resolution CC-06-15-26-03; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, approving a transfer of funds between the General Fund (#101) and the ERP Implementation Fund (#928); Sponsor: Councilor Aasen.]
>> SO TAG ALONG WITH ITS IN FINANCE.
AND CC-06-15-26-02 -- CC-06-15-26-03.
[14.e. First Reading of Ordinance D-2830-26; An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, adding Article 4, Section 2-156 of the Carmel City Code; Sponsors: Councilors Taylor and Snyder.]
MOVED TO INTRODUCE. >> FIRST READING UP ORDINANCE D- 2830-26, ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL ADDING ARTICLE FORMAT, SECTION 2-156 OF THE CARMEL CIT
>> SYNOPSIS, THIS AS ARTICLE FORMAT, SECTION 2-156 OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE TO ESTABLISH THE NONREPORTING CAPITAL
PROJECTS FUND. >> THIS CREATES -- I DON'T THINK THERE IS A REASON. DOES ANYBODY HAVE AN ISSUE?
>> MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES THEN MOVE INTO ACTION.
>> SECOND. >> MOVE MOVED TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. RESOLUTION CC-06-15-26-04,
[14.f. Resolution CC-06-15-26-04; A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, Amending Resolution CC-11-17-25-03 Previously Adopted by the Council; Sponsor: Councilor Ayers.]
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCI OF THE CITY OF CARMEL AMENDING RESOLUTION CC-11-17-25-03 PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY THECOUNCIL. >> MOVED TO INTRODUCE.
SORRY. THIS SOME OPTUS OR THIS RESOLUTION AMENDS THE PRIOR COUNCIL RESOLUTION AMENDING AND APPROVING THE US 31 SUBAREA PLAN .
>> WHAT YOU SENT OUT, IT HAD THREE INNOCUOUS AREAS OF ONE DROP SENTENCES AND HIGHLIGHTED THEN COLOR CHANGE AND ASSUMING THAT EFFORT, THEY CAN MAKE SURE THOUGH.
BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS COMES TO YOU WITH THE DISAPPROVAL, I AM REPORTING THE NICEST APPROVAL I THE HISTORY OF APROVALS. THIS IS FOR CLARIFICATION THAT THEY WERE SUGGESTING TO MAKE THAT DOCUMENT AS CLEAR AS
POSSIBLE. >> ONCE YOU HAVE THIS GAVEL, IT
GOES BACK TO COMMITTEE. >> GO AHEAD, RYAN.
>> SO IN DISCUSSIONS AND LOOKIN AT THE REVIEWS, THE TESTIMONY THERE ARE TWO BUCKETS HERE. AND THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE HER WITH THE LAND USE, THE SECOND ONE WAS REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION AND THE TO TO CLARIFY THE SECTION THAT ACTUALLY DID NOT ALIGN WITH THE INTENT OF THE SELECTION THAT WE DRAFTED IT. SO WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND OBVIOUSLY ONE THAT IS APPROVABL IS THE CHANGE OF THE LANGUAGE WHERE WE ADDED A CLARIFIER THAT SAYS MEASURED FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY LINE SO WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE MAP IN THE TRANSITION AREA, YOU WILL SEE IT IS THINNE IN SPECIFIC SPOTS AND THAT IS INTENTIONAL AND IT IS DONE WITH THE SURFACE CALCULATED FROM THA
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LINE OF THOUGHT OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY THAT IS NEXT TO THE PLACE OUT THAT THIS CLARIFY HOW THAT TRANSITION WILL WORK.AND IN THE FINAL DRAFT, IT WOUL GET THE INTENT OF LOOKING REALL COOL SO THAT CROSSED OUT LINE O THE BOARD, IF YOU'VE YOU LOOK A THAT SECTION WHERE IT SAYS THAT IS THE TRANSITION AREA AND IF YOU FOLLOW THAT ALONG THE OUTSIDE, IT EXISTS OR DOESN'T EXIST DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR NOT THERE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ADJACENT T THE PLAN MAP AND THAT IS HERE ARE NOT HERE, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THAT 300 FEET IS CLOSER TO OR FURTHER FROM THOSE HOUSES THAT WAS AN ATTENTIONAL ADD.
AND IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS O PAGE NINE, THAT, WHICH IS ON TH EXISTING AND AS FOR CLARIFICATION, JUST WENT THROUG A COUPLE OF ITERATIONS.
AND THAT WE SHIFTED TO EXISTING PD'S AND THEN WE ADDED THOSE BACK IN. SPECIFIC EXISTING PUD IS TO PROHIBIT OR SIGNAL TO PROHIBIT BECAUSE THIS IS A PLAN BECAUSE THAT IS NOT OPERATIONAL AND TON AND WE AS A COUNCIL COME AS A PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND AS A COMMUNITY, TO LESSEN THE TRANSITION BETWEEN THE PRESIDENTIAL -- SO THAT THING THAT THE COMMISSION BROUGHT UP WAS BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PDAS, THESE THESE CAN BE AMENDED . AND THAT WAS A GOOD MEETING ON THEIR PART, THERE'S THE FACT THAT DON'T WANT TO SEE AMENDMENTS THAT DO NOT STRENGTHEN THAT FOR THE EXISTIN KEYS. WE ARE LOOKING TO DEVELOP EXISTING PUD SEVEN THAT OVERRIDES THE ABILITY TO FIND PLAN PROCESS IN THOSE PERIODS S THERE ARE CERTAIN PPE'S, WHICH REPORT LIKE TO SEE NOT AMENDED AND/OR STRENGTHENED AND HAVE GOOD PROTECTIONS MEANT THOSE THAT WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH TH AMENDMENT LIKE THE ONE ON THE BORDER TO MAKE THEM FIT OUR NOW PRIORITY DEVELOPMENTS SO THAT THE RECOMMENDED ADDITION IS TO THROW OUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BANK COMMISSION AND TO AMEND THAT SPECIFIC PARAGRAPH T SAY ANY FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENTS SHOULD ADHERE TO OR STRENGTHEN, THOSE TWO WORDS ADDED, THE ORDINANCES OF ORIGINAL REGULATIONS OR USE OF STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND IN PLAYS OF THOSE RESIDENTIAL AREAS, LIGHTING AND NOISE AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
SO WITH ALL OF THAT, I WOULD MOVE TO AMEND THE PLAN WITH THA PARAGRAPH I JUST READ IN PLAYS OF THE PARAGRAPH THAT WAS RECOMMENDED TO BE AT A DEAD END WITH THE ADDITION OF THE PHRASE MEASURED FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY LINE ON PAGE 23.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED. >> SECOND.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> WHAT IS THE PROCESS?
>> THIS IS THE FINAL BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL. SO WHATEVER YOUR ACTION IS TONIGHT WILL BE THE FINAL ACTIO IN TERMS OF MAKING THE PROPOSED CHANGE. IT WILL BE SIMPLY AN EDIT TO EXHIBIT E WHICH WILL BE ATTACHE TO THE RESOLUTION.
WE WILL GET THAT TO JESSICA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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>> I AGREE WITH GETTING MORE TECHNICAL ABOUT THAT DISTANCE SPECIFICALLY FROM THE PROPERTY LINE.
I PERSONALLY ACCEPT THAT. I REJECT THIS STRIVE TO COMPLY LANGUAGE AND PERSONALLY I WOULD RATHER KEEP THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THEIR AND HE ADHERED TO THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE AND REGULATIONS, STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS WITHOUT A CHANGE AND PERSONALLY I THINK THE LAST SENTENCE SET FORTH IN THE PDR APPLICABLE TO THE STANDARDS AND IS AN ACCEPTABLE ADDITION TO ME. I'VE JUST SEEN THUS AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH PREVIOUSLY WITH A LOT OF BACK-AND-FORTH.
>> CAN'T I CLARIFY FOR YOU ON THAT AS I WAS REDRAFTING THIS BACK, THAT THE CLAUSE THAT MOVE TO THE END MOVED FROM THE CENTE AND MAY BE ADDED TO THE TOP AND I SAID FULLY REJECTING THE SHOULD STRIVE LANGUAGE AND THAT WAS INTENDED.
SO IT REALLY GOES BACK TO EXACTLY HOW IT WAS AND THAT IS SET FORTH IN THE PUD IN THE CENTER TO THE F APPLICABLE STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS, WHICH IS HOW IT WAS ORIGINALLY DRAFTED ON THE KEY IS THAT BY ADDING THE WORD OR STRENGTHEN, CLARIFYING THAT IF THERE IS AN AMENDMENT TO EXISTING PUD, YOU DON'T WANT TO CHANGE OR YOU WAN IT TO STRENGTHEN, IN REALITY WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE COME IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP SPECIFICALLY, THERE IS A SPECIFIC PD THAT IS ADJACENT TO ALL THE HOMES IN SPRINGVILLE OR CORINTH THAT PDS THAT WAS PASSE AND NEGOTIATED BY THE PEOPLE IN THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY WHEN I WENT THROUGH INCLUDED A SPECIFI TRANSITION AREA AND IS BROKEN INTO TWO SEPARATE REQUIREMENTS, PD REQUIREMENTS.
HALF OF IT IS WITH THE EVENTUAL AND THAT INTENT WAS TO HELP PRESERVE THAT IF THAT PUD IS TRANSFERRED OR SOLD TO ANOTHER DEVELOPER TO DO SOMETHING ELSE IN THE CITY WOULD SAY, HEY, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO AMEND THAT OR CHANGE THIS PREMISE BECAUSE IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS FOUGHT FOR BACK IN 2006 AND 2007 ERA WHEN THINGS WERE MOVING THROUGH. SO THE CLARIFICATION, BANTU -- BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION THEY READ IT AND SAID WAIT A SECOND. IT MAKES IT SOUND LIKE IT CANNO
BE. >> IT IS CITY ORDINANCE UNDER STATE LAW AND ALLOWS THE PUD TO BE AMENDED AND IF IT'S POSSIBLE BUT THAT IS A PROCESS. PETITIONER COULD PUT FORTH A PU IN THE CITY. I'M A LITTLE FRUSTRATED WITH AL THE WORK. I GOT THAT OUT THAT I'M JUST INTERESTED IN. THIS WAS GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR PLANNING PURPOSES AND I STILL FEEL THAT EXCEPTING THAT TRANSITION AREA IS MORE SPECIFI IN LEAVING THE LANGUAGE AND ADDING THE VERY LAST SENTENCE, GUESS.
>> WE NEED TO GET WHATEVER IS AGREED UPON WRITTEN SO THAT -- WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THERE IS NO TIME FOR US TO
>> I GUESS I DON'T KNOW THE PROCESS.
>> THE SECOND, THE PERSON WHO MADE THE MOTION AND THE PERSON WHO SECONDED HAVE TO AGREE TO WITHDRAW THEIR MOTION.
>> IT WAS TONY AND DR. JOSHI. >> LET ME TAKE AN ATTEMPT HERE
APPEARS. >> WE HAVE TO SEE IT IN WRITING.
>> SO LET ME JUST DESCRIBE IT AGAIN AND THEN WE WILL GO THROUGH BITS OF THE LAST CLAUSE IN THE TOP, WHICH IS HOW WE WOR TO DRAFTED, THAT TOP PARAGRAPH IS PRECISELY ALL OF THE EFFORT AND ENERGY THAT WENT IN WITH TH ADDITION OF TWO WORDS.
THE RED LINE IS WHAT CAME BACK COME AT JUST LIKE YOU, REJECTED WITH THE INTENT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT SO THE REDLINE IS OUT
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COMPLETELY AND I PROJECTED ALL OF THOSE ADDITIONS AND THAT ADDED OR STRENGTHEN WHICH IS TH ONLY NEW CHANGE TO THE WHOLE THING WHICH, BECAUSE THAT PREVIOUS SENTENCE ON THE ADHERING TO THAT PUD AND THAT YOU DO, THAT IS WHAT THEY DELETED TO TALK ABOUT STRIVING SO IT GOES BACK IN AT THE TOP AND IT IS NOT NEEDED TO BE INCLUDED AGAIN IN THE BOTTOM BECAUSE IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARAGRAPH.I'M SAY IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ANOTHER MEETING, WE CAN.
IT WILL JUST BE TO MOVE IT BACK OUT WAS AND HOW WE THOUGHT ABOU
IT PAID. >> THE ORIGINAL WRITING.
THAT WAS WHAT WE ORIGINALLY APPROVED IN COUNCIL WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT I WAS LIKE TO SE REMAIN AS WRITTEN AND APPROVED
BY COUNCIL. >> OPEN BY RECOMMENDED TODAY IS THE TOP STAYS THERE, ALL OF THA TOP PROCESS DAYS SO IT SAID SHOULD ADHERE TO OR STRENGTHEN THE PUD ORDINANCE AND ORIGINAL
REGULATIONS. >> THE DISAGREEMENT OF TWO WORD
OR STRENGTHEN. >> WE HAVE WORKED ON THIS FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO HAVE SUPPORT FOR THIS.
>> IF THERE IS ABOUT TONIGHT, I WOULD SUPPORT IT.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION O THIS.
THE MAP WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN WE THOUGHT.
WERE THERE WERE AREAS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED.
THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS PROVIDED TO PROTECT THOSE AREAS IS ABSOLUTELY WHAT NEEDS TO BE IN THERE IF YOU HAVE THAT LARGER APP YOU TO LEAVE THOSE AREAS ON THE MAP AND WEAKEN THE LANGUAGE TO END UP WITH PUD'S THAT WE DON'T WANT IS NOT THE DIRECTION WE PUT UP TAKEN, MAY BE A DIFFERENT ROUTE THEY ARE PAID S WITH THE MAP LAID OUT THE WAIT AS THEY FEEL LIKE THAT IS THE WAY WE NEED TO GO WITH THE LANGUAGE.
>> SO FOR THE RECORD, I THINK, COUNCILOR TAYLOR, WE ARE IN FUL AGREEMENT THAT THE LANGUAGE THA NEEDS TO BE IN THERE FOR MY PURPOSES TO PROTECT ALL THE WOR THAT WE PUT IN FOR THE CONSTITUENTS IS SHOULD ADHERE T AND THEN THE ONLY ADDITION WOUL BE STRENGTHEN STRENGTHENED THE ORIGINAL REGULATIONS, WHICH IS BEING DELETED AND IS SHOULD STRIVE TO COMPLY.
THEY SHIPPED AT THAT AND THEN FLIPPED TO THE BOTTOM OF THEIR PARAGRAPH TO ADD THAT PARAGRAPH TO IT SO THEY RE-ADDED LANGUAGE ABOUT THAT PUD ORDINANCE. SCROLL DOWN ONE LINE SO WE CAN
SEE THE BOTTOM. >> SO BECAUSE THEY DELETED IT I THE MIDDLE, THEY HAVE STRIVED T COMPLY AND THEN THEY ADDED THAT YOU'D YELL FROM WHERE THEY DELETED IT TO THE BOTTOM BUT BY NOT DELETING IT AND REJECTING THERE CHANGE FOR SHOULD STRIVE, THAT STAYS IN IT WAS THE OPERATIVE CLAUSE OF THE TOP.
>> SECURE ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT IS IS OR STRENGTHEN.
>> SO WE ADDED OR STRENGTHEN AN I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT -- WHICH IS STATUTORILY OKAY, THE PLANNING OF HOW WE ARE GOING TO DEAL WITH THE EXISTING PUD THAT ARE NONPRIORITY DEVELOPMENTS, HAVING REJECTED THEM FROM BEING INCLUDED IN THAT PROCESS, IS THOSE AMENDMENTS SHOULD ADHERE TO OR STRENGTHEN, WHICH GIVES
THEM THE CLARITY OF THE INTENT. >> SO I SAY THAT, OVER EXPLAINING. YOU RESTATED IT.
SO YOU'RE ADDING OR STRENGTHEN ONLY TO THE ORIGINAL VERBIAGE WHICH WAS APPROVED IN ACCEPTING THE 300 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE, WHICH IS -- PRECISELY.
>> MEASURED FROM THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU AS TO WHAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING.
JUST ME BEING ME, LOVING WORDS, I TALK A LOT AND I WRITE A LOT.
MY QUESTION IS FROM AN OBJECTIV LEGAL STANDPOINT OF READING IT, RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT SHOULD ADHERE AT MAC, IF IT ENDED THERE , ARE WE SAYING THAT IF IT ENDED THERE, IT IS OR STRENGTHEN , ARE WE SAYING IF THEY WENT THROUGH THAT PUD
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AMENDMENT PROCESS THEY COULD NO EVEN BRING SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T STRENGTHEN, AND I GUESS I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW YO CAN LEGALLY DEFINED STRENGTH OR WEAKNESS ON SOME THINGS.>> IT COULD BE COME AGAIN, THIS IS A GUIDING BELT FOR PLANNING PURPOSES SO IT IS WRITTEN FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS, FOR TE YEARS PLUS SOME OF THE AREAS FO THE CITY AND ADDITIONS TO THAT.
IF THOSE TIMES OF YOUR CHANGE, IT IS CAN BE, THEY CAN BE AMENDED. BUT THIS WOULD BE THE WELL OF THIS COUNCIL TODAY, CONSIDERING THE DEVELOPMENT -- DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE KNOWN TODAY AND WHAT WE WOULD PREDICT THEM FOR BEING FOR THE WHATEVER NUMBER YEARS IN THE AMENDMENT A IT DEALS TO YOURSELVES AND FUTURE COUNCILS.
THAT IS WHAT IT DOES. >> TO PRESIDENT SNYDER'S QUESTION, DEFINE YOUR INTERPRETATION OF OR STRENGTHEN.
IF I WERE TO LOOK AT IT FROM A LEGISLATIVE INTENT I WOULD THIN THAT MEANING THE AMENDMENT TO THE PUD BUT EITHER ADHERE TO A PUD PROFESSION TO PROTECT THE NATURAL AREAS, WITHIN THE AREA
OF THE TRANSITION ZONE. >> THANK YOU.
COUNCILOR AASEN. >> BUT AS I LOOK AT THIS DOCUMENT AS IT IS WRITTEN, I TOTALLY GET IT AND I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS SINCE LOVE VER BEGINNING THAT I'VE BEEN HERE FOR QUITE A WHILE AND YOU CAN SENSE MY FRUSTRATION.
WHAT I LIKE AT THIS, THIS IS A GUIDING DOCUMENT.
TEN YEARS FROM NOW WHEN WE ARE ALL GONE OR IF SOME OF US ARE STILL HERE, ANOTHER CITY COUNCI CAN WE AMEND THIS DOCUMENT AGAI AND AGAIN IN THE COUNTRY OR PRINCESS THAT ACTUALLY ARE THE LAW BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT I A PUD IN THE PUD CANNOT BE AMENDED. IF THEY DON'T WANT TO FOLLOW WHAT COVER THAT IS WHEN THE NEIGHBORS WILL COME OUT AND PETITION I THINK WE HAVE BEATEN THIS TO DEPTH AND I THINK WE
NEED TO MOVE ON IT TONIGHT. >> I NEED A REMINDER OF WHAT WE JUST -- WE ACCEPTED -- WE MOVED AND SECONDED THE FULL BODY OF THE AMENDMENT.
DO YOU GUYS WANT TO VOTE ON THAT ?
>> LET'S VOTE WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT TOUCHED THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH IS EVERY SINGLE PERSON UP HERE.
NOW WE HAVE AMENDED IT. YOU WANT TO HOLD IT OR DO YOU
HUGE THANKS TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND LEGAL AND PLANNING COMMISSION. WHAT ARE WE ON?
[16.a. Property Abatements/Compliance with Statement of Benefits]
OTHER BUSINESS COUNCILOR TAYLOR. >> WE HELP PROPERTY ABATEMENTS COMPLIANCE WITH STATEMENT BENEFITS PAID WE REVIEWED THE DATA PROVIDED AS WE ARE REQUIRE TO FOR THESE FOUR ABATEMENTS.
THEY ARE ALIGNS FOR COOPERATIVE ENERGY SURPLUSES POWER MARKETING , MIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS MISO. SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY, LLC, AND
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ZOTEC PARTNERS, LLC AND ZP INVESTMENTS.THE MOTION IS JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ARE ACTUALLY APPROVING KEEPING THESE ABATEMENTS IN PLACE?
>> IT IS AN APPROVAL. >> I HAVE A QUESTION PUT ARE THEY INDEPENDENT. SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY, LLC GOES BY A DIFFERENT NAME PAY SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS WELL?
>> IT IS HOW THEY FILLED OUT TH FORM AND WHAT THEY SUBMITTED.
WHAT THEY SUBMITTED TO US. >> THERE IS A TRACK RECORD.
>> WAS THAT ONE BY ONE OR ALL. >> MOVE MORE APPROVAL TO
CONTINUE THESE ABATEMENTS. >> FANTASTIC.
[17. ANNOUNCEMENTS]
THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING THOSE PUT PAID ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS?>> I DIDN'T WANT TO NOTE FOR TH PUBLIC AND NONEMERGENCY IS THRE
POINTS UP AND-57 1-2580. >> HANG ON.
I'M PUTTING IT IN MY PHONE. >> MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO GIV AN ANNOUNCEMENT AS WELL. IT UNDER FINAL EDUCATIONAL PIEC AND WE WILL BE DISCUSSING ALL O THAT INFORMATION AT OUR NEXT MEETING WHICH IS JULY 9 AT 9:00 A.M. AT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.