HomeMy Public PortalAboutCC FEB 10 2015Citv of Greencastle
City Hall
One North Locust Street, P.O. Box 607
Greencastle, Indiana 46135
765.653.9211
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Lynda R. Dunbar
Clerk Treasurer
Greencastle Common Council
Regular Meeting
Minutes
February 10, 2015 7:00 P.M. Greencastle City Hall
I. Call to Order; Roll Call
Mayor Murray called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM; upon roll by Clerk -
Treasurer Lynda Dunbar the following were present: Adam Cohen, Jinsie
Bingham, Mark Hammer, Tyler Wade, and Phyllis Rokicki
Public Petitions and Comments: None
III. Special Requests:
A. Street Closure- Greencastle Custom Cycle — Scott Eaton
B. Noise Waiver — Greencastle Custom Cycle — Scott Eaton
Motion was made by Adam Cohen to allow both the street closure and
noise waiver for Greencastle Custom Cycle as presented, second by
Jinsie Bingham, 5 -0, motion carried.
C. Street Closure- DePauw's Little 5 Bike Race- Street Closure was tabled
and will be presented at a future meeting.
D. Street Closure- Farmer's Market- Paula Evans- Motion by Mark Hammer
to accept the street closure for the Farmer's Market as presented, second
by Tyler Wade, 5 -0, motion carried.
V. Department Reports:
a. Cemetery — Ernie Phillips
b. Engineer —
c. Fire Department — Bill Newgent
d. Park and Recreation — Rod Weinschenk
e. Planner — Shannon Norman
f. Police Department — Tom Sutherlin
g. Department of Public Works — Brad Phillips
h. Water & Wastewater Department — Robert Lovell
i. City Attorney - Laurie Robertson Hardwick
VI. Reports
a. Mayor's Report- Mayor updated the council on the following items:
Vine Street received 2 bids and they were both over bid. Will be
making changes to the specs and will send out for re -bid.
Construction is scheduled to start in June.
Parking Lots are open but have not received final coat of asphalt.
That will be completed when temperatures warm up.
Loft Apartment and Facades are moving forward
Redevelopment Commission is looking at a bond issue for a
community center. It will need to be in place by June 30, 2015.
b. Clerk- Treasurer's Report- Working on year -end reports for the state. Have
received our 1782 from the state. DLGF accepted our budgets except for a
$10,000 reduction to the Cemetery budget.
c. Councilors' Report-. Jinsie thanked the Cemetery Superintendent for
providing to the Cemetery Board a report on what happened in 2014.
VII. Approval of Minutes
a. Regular Session-January 13, 2015 - Motion by Jinsie Bingham to
approve minutes as presented, second by Phyllis Rokicki, 5 -0, motion
carried.
VIII. Approval of City Claims
a. Motion by Mark Hammer to approve claims as presented, second by Phyllis
Rokicki, 5 -0, motion carried.
IX. Old Business -None
X. New Business
A. Cancellation of Outstanding Warrants— Motion was made by Adam
Cohen to cancel the outstanding warrants (checks) as presented, second
by Mark Hammer, 5 -0, motion carried.
B. Resolution 2015 -3- A Resolution Approving Indiana Housing &
Community Development Authority (IHCDA) Community
Development Block Grant - Disaster Relief II for the City of
Greencastle- A motion was made by Adam Cohen to accept Resolution
2015 -3 as presented, second by Tyler Wade, 5 -0, motion carried.
C. Ordinance 2015 -1 (First Reading) — City of Greencastle Fair Housing
Ordinance- Motion by Adam Cohen to waive the reading of Ordinance
2015 -1 on first reading, second by Jinsie Bingham, 5 -0, motion carried.
Motion was made by Tyler Wade to accept Ordinance 2015 -1 (First
Reading) as presented, second by Phyllis Rokicki, 5 -0, motion carried
D. Special Session Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at
11:30 a.m. at Greencastle City Hall.
XI. Adjournment
Motion by'Jinsie Bingham to dismiss at 7:59 PM, second by Mark Hammer,
5 -0, Motion carried.
Susan V. Murray, Mayor '�
ATTEST:
K nda.A. Dunbar, Clerk Treasurer