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HomeMy Public PortalAboutFEB 10 2015 REG MEETING City of ` Greencastle ' Lynda R. Dunbar City Hall _ Clerk Treasurer One North Locust Street, P.O. Box 607 Greencastle, Indiana 46135 765.653.9211 Id u n ba r(o)cityofg ree n ca stle. co m 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 II. Public Petitions and Comments: None 111. 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: i 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. i 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: ,,-ryn Dunba'r, CTe Treasure i