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HomeMy Public PortalAbout12-20-1999 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND,INDIANA,MONDAY,DECEMBER 20,1999 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. Monday, December 20, 1999, in the Council Chambers in said City. President Bing Welch presided with the following Councilmembers present: Howard "Jack" Elstro, Etta J. Lundy, Bob Dickman, Sarah "Sally" Hutton,Geneva"Gene"Allen,Dennis R.Rice Sr.,Bruce Wissel and Larry Parker. The following business was conducted: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRAYER BY COUNCILMEMBER ELSTRO ROLL CALL Nine present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the meetings of December 6, 1999 were approved on a motion by Councilmember Hutton, second by Councilmember Wissel and the motion was carried on'a unanimous voice vote. PRESENTATION OF REMONSTRANCES, PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, INTRODUCTIONS, MOTIONS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS A. The Clerk read Amended Resolution No. 4— 1999—A RESOLUTION OF RICHMOND COMMON COUNCIL APPROVING THE FISCAL PLAN FOR THE ANNEXATION OF THREE (3)AREAS TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND City Attorney Bob Bever said,to refresh everyone's memory, that this is the fiscal plan that is a necessary part of the proposed annexation of three areas into the corporate limits. He said public hearing on that would be held on a later date,but prior to even advertising that,the legislative body must pass a resolution adopting a fiscal plan.He said since the resolution was first introduced at the last meeting,that the counsel which assists the law department for RP &L wanted to take a look at this. He said the reason for this is because if the annexation is successful,RP &L at that time will be petitioning to get the rights of service area in all three of these. Therefore, from the standpoint of the regulatory commission, the attorneys in Indianapolis wanted to make sure everything was in place. As a result of that,Bever said, the only change of substance was that the City now makes specific reference to "street lighting"in the three areas. That has been added to Section 1 d and in Section 1 e. Other than that,he said,everything is the same. Hearing no comments for or against from the audience, Councilmember Elstro moved for adoption of Amended Resolution No. 4 — 1999, second by Councilmember Rice and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR Mayor Dennis Andrews stated that he had distributed to Councilmembers a sheet entitled "Inventory of City Streets," dated December 20, 1999. He said this is a correspondence that he requested of Bob Wiwi, City Engineer and Director of Public Works,to present to Council and to the public as an information item. He said there are two separate pieces to this, stating that there are a couple of small sections of city streets, identified in the top part of the correspondence,that have not been named and they are not currently on the inventory but have actually been maintained as city streets,because even though there is a small amount of distance they certain should be identified and added to the City streets. The second thing, the Mayor said, was that those little sections identified here have previously been un- named and the first portion of this page identifies the streets. He said actually No. 1 and No. 2,by South L to South M and South N to South 0 is in close proximity and would be given the same name. No. 3, he said, by South West G Street, would be given the name "South West G Lane." No. 4, he said, was a different category which pertains to the new roadway that is soon to be accepted by the City.He said that is between Flatley Road and Salisbury Road. Irrelevance to that new section, other than the fact that construction is basically done and it is time to accept it into the City inventory,is two-fold. The Mayor said the first is the acceptance itself and the second is because of the nature of that extension of Industries Road a somewhat odd situation has been created. He said that means there is a long section of Industries Road now that runs from Chester Boulevard and there is a short section of roadway currently called Dana Parkway. He said it was named at the time because Dana had executive offices here at that time which have since been removed, and the thinking is that it would make the most sense at the same time this new extension is accepted that it all carry the one name of Industries Road.He said because of the nature of that kind of change,he wanted to make that presentation to Council.He said that potential change only involves about three businesses,which have been contacted and do not object to the change. Common Council Minutes Cont'd December 20, 1999 Page 2 The Mayor invited comments from Council as well as those from the public on this issue.Responding was Councilmember Rice, who said he would have preferred seeing Dr. Jim Daggy's name associated with the naming of one of those streets. Effective January 1, 2000, the Mayor said Amy Spears would take over as director of Community Partnerships. He said she would replace Robin Henry who has accepted the position of Director of Human Resources for the City. Commenting on the past four years, Mayor Andrews expressed his appreciation to the entire Council and the Clerk as well as the department heads for their cooperation and in moving forward to get things accomplished.He commented that although the Mayor's office may be in front of a project and may be the more visible in something that is accomplished or is not accomplished, in reality there isn't anything that that office is able to do that doesn't have Council's stamp on it as a general rule. He said he would guess that Council has 98 percent of the time acted as a consensus even when there have been split votes.He said his hope is to sustain that in the year 2000 and thereafter. From the Mayor's office, he said, he wanted to make a special point to recognize the contributions of the outgoing Councilmembers,Bob Dickman, Gene Allen and Dennis Rice. He said their contributions to the City have been far greater than they will ever be recognized for. Councilmember Dickman expressed his appreciation to the citizens of Richmond for the opportunity to serve and the administration for the job it has done as well as the cooperation with the Council. REPORT FROM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY President Welch said the minutes of the meetings of November 24 and December 2, 1999 were included in their packets. REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS FROM SPECIAL COMMITTEES REPORTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING Councilmember Elstro moved to suspend the rules and read by title only Ordinances No. 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, and 118 - 1999, second by Councilmember Lundy and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. President Welch asked that No. 117 and No. 118 read in their entirety since they both deal with donations. ORDINANCE NO. 111-1999 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 111 — 1999 — A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF A STATEMENT OF BENEFITS FOR A PROPERTY OWNER APPLYING FOR DEDUCTIONS UNDER I.C.6-1.1-12.1 Explaining the ordinance was Councilmember Allen who said this is a request from Fickenscher America, LLC, for a 10-year abatement on new manufacturing equipment that amounts to $2,055,000. She said this would be referred to a new Tax Abatement Committee before it comes back on second reading. President Welch said this would have to be assigned either to Councilmember Elstro or Councilmember Parker since they are current members of the committee.Both volunteered to work on it together. ORDINANCE NO.112—1999 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 112 — 1999 — A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF A STATEMENT OF BENEFITS FOR A PROPERTY OWNER APPLYING FOR DEDUCTIONS UNDER I.C.6-1.1-12.1 Explaining the ordinance was Councilmember Allen who said this is a request by Vandor Corp. for a 10- year tax abatement on new equipment at an estimated value of$1,450,000. She said this would hopefully create six new jobs while retaining 75. Councilmembers Elstro and Parker will also take care of this. President Welch said the ordinance would be brought back for second reading at the meeting of Council on Tuesday,January 4,2000. Common Council Minutes Cont'd December 20, 1999 Page 3 ORDINANCE NO. 113—1999 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 113— 1999—AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL, ACCEPTANCE, AND APPROPRIATION OF A GRANT FROM THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Tony Foster, grants administrator for the City, explained that this ordinance deals with the Transportation Enhancement Grant funding through the Indiana Department of Transportation. He said this is a grant application submitted by the City to fund a navigation way-finding system that ties in with the linkages concept developed by Michael Schuster&Associates.He said the amount being asked for is$266,400. In answer to a question by Councilmember Wissel about an explanation of a way finding system, Foster said this is a system that points to some of the significant features of the City such as the depot, historic district and others. This would not be regular signage, Foster said, but a beautification effort as well, perhaps an artistic display. Councilmember Dickman pointed out that the figure in the ordinance is $226,400. Foster said that was incorrect.President Welch asked for a motion to amend the ordinance to reflect that change in the amount. Councilmember Hutton so moved, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was adopted on a unanimous voice vote. Mayor Dennis Andrews commented that way finding as part of the linkages concept is something that came out of the 1995 Main Street study. He said when they looked at improvements'in the core of the City, the first step involved those improvements, then secondly to establish linkages to connect that area to the City around it. He said one of the first places they looked to do that were the primary corridors. In looking at those linkages, one of the things most obvious, was the lack of direction for travelers coming into the City, that there was nothing directing them to,for example,the Wayne County Historical Museum. He likened this to a public interest orientation, directing people to the different areas of the City. The significance of that,he said,as it relates to transportation will enable the City to acquire substantial INDOT and federal funds to carry this project forward because it matches very well with the grant research and grant criteria that Foster looked at. He said it will also piggy back the linkages effort which even design some art work as to what these common themes and signs might look like for the entire City. Councilmember Dickman moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 113 — 1999 to second reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Elstro and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 113—1999 on second reading. President Welch announced that Amended Ordinance No. 113 — 1999 was on public hearing. There being no comments either for or against the ordinance, Councilmember Wissel moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Hutton and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. Councilmember Wissel moved to suspend the rules and advance Amended Ordinance No. 113 — 1999 to third and final reading and read by title only,second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Amended Ordinance No. 113—1999 on third reading. Amended Ordinance No. 113—1999 was adopted on the following call of the roll: Ayes:Elstro,Lundy,Dickman,Hutton,Allen,Rice,Wissel,Parker and Welch(9) Nays:None. ORDINANCE NO.114—1999 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 114— 1999—AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL, ACCEPTANCE, AND APPROPRIATION OF A GRANT FROM THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Foster explained that INDOT has some funding available through its FA-3 program used to support improvements to local jurisdiction roads and bridges.He said this request is for a grant to extend Industries Road east toward Middlefork Reservoir, which would allow for growth in the area. He said the amount being requested is$480,000. Common Council Minutes Cont'd December 20, 1999 Page 4 Councilmember Hutton moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 114 — 1999 to second reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Rice and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 114—1999 on second reading. President Welch announced that Ordinance No. 114—1999 was on public hearing. Speaking in opposition of the ordinance was Fred Richter, 2323 Stoneybrook Lane, who said they have never seen any plans for this. He was concerned about the green space in that area that he said he is afraid will disappear.He wanted to know what was going to happen to Hartman Lane. President Welch said that is a private drive and only goes back to the old Hartman house. He explained to Richter that there are no drawings and this is simply an ordinance authorizing the submittal of a grant application. He added that the intent is to extend Industries Road from U.S. 27 east to the Middlefork Reservoir. He said the City owns, at this time, the property on the east side of U.S. 27 for approximately 1,000 feet in depth and the road would go straight east from that point to the Reservoir. President Welch explained that the idea is to take the traffic off of Sylvan Nook and allow those boaters to go in on Industries Road, getting in and out with a stoplight. The second purpose, he said, is to possibly afford a south entrance to the IU East/Ivy Tech campus, allowing traffic to go north into both campuses. Also, he said, to provide access to the land that has only recently been purchased for development and allow all the traffic going in and out of those areas to come out to U.S.27 at a stoplight.He said that would be finalized by drawings and engineering plans,but this is just a request for a grant. Councilmember Hutton asked where Industries Road would come into the reservoir and President Welch answered that it would be approximately in the area of the curve at which traffic now turns to the east heading straight into the boat ramp. Mayor Andrews commented that the City has been in contact with the existing property owners who would potentially be affected by an extension to the east and to say that the road would go straight east from Industries Road might not necessarily be the case. One of the reasons, he said, that there is no specific engineering plan drawn that would chart the course for the road is because of the development interest such as IU East and Ivy Tech State College. He said if the road is to be extended directly east,the road would almost evenly divide the south section of IU East's property and it may be that their preference would be for it to veer slightly to the south. In that case,he said, it would interface more with the Indiana/American Water Co. ground. He said at present the City is at the point where the affected landowners have been identified and has looked at the Comprehensive Plan, which is to extend the road. He said the City also has looked at the need for north/south parallel connection for residential traffic. The Mayor added that this is not the same as north/south through traffic which was at one time discussed about a road that was going to connect with U.S. 27.He said part of the property that Richter referred to is privately held so it is utilized in a way the property owner chooses. He added that one of the significant purposes in looking at extending Industries Road to the east is potentially to create a south entrance for IU East and Ivy Tech.Also,he said,to potentially create a north point to get in and out of the Oak Park area to Chester Boulevard where there would be a traffic signal. Also,he said,to provide a second access point to the reservoir, which the Indiana/American Water Co. is in favor of. He added that it would not replace or eliminate the access off of Sylvan Nook but would merely supplement it. The Mayor that all of the information that the City currently has, concerning the project, is available for anyone to look at because this is certainly no secret.He added that the information is public and that is why this discussion is taking place tonight and why there have been several meetings held in the past which were open to the public. Also speaking against the ordinance was Bill Fleming, 1715 Sylvan Nook Drive, voiced his concern that residents need to see some kind of picture as to how these pieces are going to tie together or people are going to be confused. Alluding to the comment made by Mayor Andrews about the proposed north/south road discussed two years ago, he said that planned extension was supposed to run due south and link up with State Road 227. He said there are many people who do not understand this current concept and they are starting to feel that they might be sucked in to the idea that the road would be extended to the east now, then take it due south later on.Thus,he said,the need of some kind of drawing. During the discussion,the Mayor said the City still hopes eventually to get a light at Sylvan Nook with the expansion of Chester Boulevard, much like the one at Industries Road. He said another thing that this project relates to but hasn't been discussed here, is that whether or not Parkdale is extended to the north to create that "T" into the Industries Road extension. He said it is not part of the extension project because typically those types of extensions have been by developers and not funded by the City. Common Council Minutes Cont'd December 20, 1999 Page 5 However, he said, it would be incumbent upon the City if this extension is allowed to make sure there is not development that would block that road extension. One of the main pushes, he said, for this to occur now is that it needs to be accomplished prior to the Chester Boulevard project, that the City does advance the north/south plan for the purpose of relieving that residential congestion. Also speaking against the ordinance was Jenny Wellman, 1201 Hartman Lane, who said the road is going to be right on her property and her major concern is the environment. She asked whether or not the EPA had been called in to do a study.President Welch explained again that this ordinance is a request to develop the funds to start the engineering and start those kinds of investigations. She said she is requesting that that study take place.President Welch said that would have to take place before any construction or purchase of land or anything else occurs in that area. Wellman said she understood that the land east of their property has already been purchased and they have already started working to the west of their property,putting drainage or something in there, and they were never notified that anything was going to be done there. City Engineer Bob Wiwi said there is no building going on there that he is aware of. Wellman said she thought they, as property owners, would be notified about anything that would be taking place that abuts their property. Mayor Andrews said that any permits issued by the City are available because it's public information, however,he said the project Wellman is referring to is a private project on private property. He added that when land changes hands and people start doing anything on that property, the City's only interaction would be if there were permits that were required and those are also public knowledge. She said she is also concerned about their well water becoming contaminated. The Mayor said the only map that exists right now is a rudimentary drawing that shows an extension to the east to the reservoir. He pointed out that Wellman obviously has an interest in if there is to be a road extension, exactly where it is, what it looks like, what it does and what its intended purpose is. He said there is also the zoning aspect of that is obviously important to her, and there is an annexation petition of the property mentioned before. Therefore, he said, there are several reasons to have ongoing discussions and he would encourage that rather than waiting to try to stop something later. He added that the City would be more than willing to communicate with her on the issues. Also speaking in opposition of the ordinance was Shirla Richter,2323 Stoneybrook Lane,who talked about the area directly behind her residence which is directly to the west of Stoneybrook and back to the east of Chester Heights Apartments. She said her only concern is the Greenbelt area directly behind her property where there are deer, migrating birds and many small creatures. She said she would hate for anything to happen there that would destroy it. There being no further comments either for or against the ordinance, Councilmember Elstro moved for engrossment,second by Councilmember Dickman and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. Councilmember Rice moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 114— 1999 to third and final reading and read by title only,second by Councilmember Allen and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 114—1999 on third reading. Ordinance No. 114—1999 was adopted on the following call of the roll: Ayes:Elstro,Lundy,Dickman,Hutton,Allen,Rice,Wissel,Parker and Welch(9) Nays:None. ORDINANCE NO.115—1999 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 115— 1999-AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL, ACCEPTANCE, AND APPROPRIATION OF A GRANT FROM THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG FREE WAYNE COUNTY Foster again appeared before Council, this time, he said, to address Ordinance No. 115 which deals with a grant application in order to purchase needed personal safety equipment for the Richmond Police Department SWAT Team.He said the amount is for$9,200. Councilmember Hutton moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 115 — 1999 to second reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Elstro and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 115—1999 on second reading. Common Council Minutes Cont'd December 20, 1999 Page 6 • President Welch announced that Ordinance No. 115 — 1999 was on public hearing. There being no comments either for or against the ordinance, Councilmember Elstro moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Rice and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. Councilmember Elstro moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 115 — 1999 to third and final reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 115—1999 on third reading. Ordinance No. 115—1999 was adopted on the following call of the roll: Ayes:Elstro,Lundy,Dickman,Hutton,Allen,Rice,Wissel,Parker and Welch(9) Nays:None. ORDINANCE NO.116—1999 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 116— 1999—AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL, ACCEPTANCE, AND APPROPRIATION OF A GRANT FROM THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG FREE WAYNE COUNTY Foster explained that this ordinance deals with a grant application submitted by the Richmond Police Department for use in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education(D.A.R.E.)program. Councilmember Rice moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 116— 1999 to second reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Allen and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 116—1999 on second reading. President Welch announced that Ordinance No. 116 — 1999 was on public hearing. There being no comments either for or against the ordinance, Councilmember Dickman moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Hutton and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. Councilmember Lundy moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 116 — 1999 to third and final reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Dickman and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 116—1999 on third reading. Ordinance No. 116—1999 was adopted on the following call of the roll: Ayes:Elstro,Lundy,Dickman,Hutton,Allen,Rice,Wissel,Parker and Welch(9) Nays:None. ORDINANCE NO. 117—1999 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 117— 1999—A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF RICHMOND TO RECEIVE A DONATION "WHEREAS, the City of Richmond, Indiana, has the option of accepting or rejecting donations for a specific purpose;and "WHEREAS, the acceptance of a donation for a specific purpose constitutes the appropriation of such property for the intended purpose. "NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, that a donation of an electric scooter made to the Richmond Senior Community Center by the Home Medical Department at Reid Hospital and Health Care Services shall be accepted and gratefully acknowledged by the citizens of Richmond." Councilmember Dickman moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 117 — 1999 to second reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Lundy and the motion was carried on a _ unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 117—1999 on second reading. Common Council Minutes Cont'd December 20, 1999 Page 7 President Welch announced that Ordinance No. 117 — 1999 was on public hearing. There being no comments either for or against the ordinance, Councilmember Elstro moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Wissel and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. Councilmember Rice moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 117— 1999 to third and final reading and read by title only,second by Councilmember Allen and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 117—1999 on third reading. Ordinance No. 117—1999 was adopted on the following call of the roll: Ayes:Elstro,Lundy,Dickman,Hutton,Allen,Rice,Wissel,Parker and Welch(9) Nays:None. ORDINANCE NO.118—1999 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 118— 1999—A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF RICHMOND TO RECEIVE A DONATION "WHEREAS, the City of Richmond, Indiana, has the option of accepting or rejecting donations for a specific purpose;and "WHEREAS, the acceptance of a donation for a specific purpose constitutes the appropriation of such property for the intended purpose. "NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, that the donation by the State of Indiana of the former Workforce Development Office Building located at 15 South 11th Street to the City of Richmond shall be accepted and gratefully acknowledged by the citizens of Richmond and will be sold to the YWCA for One Dollar ($1.00) to be used primarily for social service, charitable or benevolent work." City Attorney Bob Bever explained that this involves the property at 15 South 11th which was the former Workforce Development Office.He added that there was an arrangement worked out with the YWCA for a special purpose to be used for this building involving social service.He said the state,by its statutes,could not give it to the YWCA, but could only give it to a municipality. In turn, he said, the statutes allow the municipality to give it to a non-for-profit charitable organization.Therefore,he said,the City is serving as a conduit on this,and consequently the deed from the state to the city would include the same restrictions that the deed from the City to the YWCA would have regarding the limitation of use. Bever also expressed his appreciation to State Senator Allen Paul whose efforts, he said, helped the City and the YWCA to get together to get this accomplished. Councilmember Lundy moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 118 — 1999 to second reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Elstro and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 118—1999 on second reading. President Welch announced that Ordinance No. 118 — 1999 was on public hearing. There being no comments either for or against the ordinance, Councilmember Dickman moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Allen and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. Councilmember Allen moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 118— 1999 to third and final reading and read by title only,second by Councilmember Rice and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 118—1999 on third reading. Ordinance No. 118—1999 was adopted on the following call of the roll: Ayes:Elstro,Lundy,Dickman,Hutton,Allen,Rice,Wissel,Parker and Welch(9) Nays:None. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING AND ENGROSSMENT President Welch announced that Ordinance No. 102— 1999 dealing with the annexation of three different territories is being held on second reading until Council's meeting on February 22, 2000. At that time, he said,a public hearing would be held. Common Council Minutes Cont'd December 20, 1999 Page 8 Bever also pointed out that there would be a portion of the ordinance that could be referred to the Plan Commission for public hearing to the extent that there are any zoning changes requested. He said he felt it would be prudent to refer Ordinance No. 102— 1999 to the Plan Commission to the extent that any zoning matter comes up on this annexation ordinance for its January meeting. Therefore, he said, the ordinance Council will refer it to the Plan Commission for its January meeting in anticipation that it will come back to Council's second meeting in February. ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING There were none. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Councilmember Lundy recognized someone she called"a future Council person,"in the audience,pointing out that it was Sam Dickman,son of outgoing Councilmember Bob Dickman. President Welch commended the three outgoing Councilmembers for their "ideas, interest and efforts" during their years of service. He read Certificates of Merit to Councilmembers Dickman and Gene Allen for their eight years each on Council and Dennis Rice for the two years he has served after filling a vacancy left by a resignation. All three expressed their appreciation to their fellow Councilmembers for the relationships developed through the years. Upon opening their gifts the three found that they were"Precious Moments,"wearing very large shoes and the saying on all three was "Who's gonna' fill your shoes?" Councilmember Rice singled out one specific Councilmember to thank publicly, turning to Councilmember Allen, thanking her for her guidance during the two years he has served alongside her calling her"an angel sitting beside me." Councilmember Wissel commented that he had enjoyed working with all three of them and thanked them for the help he was given when he came on Council as a"freshman Councilmember." - President Welch commented that this is the last meeting of the Common Council in the 20th Century and have become a part of history here tonight. He said he felt that this is quite an accomplishment to-be-here and be a part of this historic moment. He said he has enjoyed being a Councilmember and being a part of the accomplishments that have been made in the past four years. He wished everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Councilmember Hutton said it just wouldn't be right if the meeting wasn't closed with Councilmember Lundy leading the group singing"We Wish You A Merry Christmas." That was done and as the applause faded into the background the meeting was adjourned amidst much well wishing and goodbye hugs and handshakes. CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT There being no further business,on a motion duly made,seconded and passed,the meeting was adjourned. Bing Welch,President ATTEST: Norma Schroeder,Clerk