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p . m . a t T z o u a n a k i s I n t e r m e d i a t e S c h o o l . O n c a l l o f t h e r o l l t h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e s h o w n t o b e
p r e s e n t : C o u n c i l o r T o m R o a c h , C o u n c i l o r J e r r y C a l b e r t , C o u n c i l o r S u e M u r r a y , C o u n c i l o r C h a r l e s
M i l e s , C o u n c i l o r M i k e R o k i c k i . A l s o p r e s e n t w e r e C i t y E n g i n e e r J o e W o o d y a n d C i t y A t t o r n e y J o h n
Z e i n e r .
P u b l i c H e a r i n g :
M a y o r H a r m l e s s o p e n e d t h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g f o r t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f a n a d d i t i o n a l
a p p r o p r i a t i o n i n t h e C u m u l a t i v e C a p i t a l I m p r o v e m e n t F u n d f o r t h e p a i n t i n g o f t h e o u t s i d e o f t h e F i r e
D e p a r t m e n t b u i l d i n g a n d t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e A c t i v i t y B u i l d i n g a t R o b e A n n P a r k . T h e M a y o r
a s k e d f o r a n y a n d a l l q u e s t i o n s o r c o m m e n t s c o n c e r n i n g t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n . T h e r e b e i n g n o n e , C o u n c i l
d i s c u s s e d t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y o f f u n d s a n d t h e h e a r i n g w a s c l o s e d b y c o n s e n s u s a t 7 : 4 0 p . m .
P u b l i c P e t i t i o n s a n d C o m m e n t s :
M r . J a c k W a l d r o n a p p e a r e d b e f o r e C o u n c i l w i t h i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g t h e r e l o c a t i o n o f a n
A m e r i c a n f i g h t e r a i r c r a f t f o r p e r m a n e n t d i s p l a y i n t h e P u t n a m C o u n t y c o m m u n i t y . H e n o t e d t h a t
s e v e r a l l o c a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n a c c o m p l i s h i n g t h i s g o a l t h r o u g h f u n d r a i s i n g a n d p r i v a t e
d o n a t i o n s , a n d t h a t n o p u b l i c f u n d s a r e b e i n g r e q u e s t e d . F i e p r e s e n t e d a d r a f t r e s o l u t i o n e n d o r s i n g
t h e p r o j e c t f o r C o u n c i l t o c o n s i d e r . T h e r e s o l u t i o n w a s g i v e n t o t h e C i t y A t t o r n e y f o r r e v i e w . N o
f u r t h e r a c t i o n w a s t a k e n .
M r . M a x J o h n s o n r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e G r e e n c a s t l e 1 - l o u s i n g T a s k F o r c e m a d e p r e s e n t a t i o n t o
S C o u n c i l c o n c e r n i n g t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y o f g r a n t f u n d s f r o m t h e I n d i a n a H o u s i n g F i n a n c e A u t h o r i t y . H e
r e q u e s t e d a p p r o v a l f o r s u b m i t t i n g a p r e - a p p l i c a t i o n . F i e e x p l a i n e d t h e p r o g r a m i n d e t a i l a n d n o t e d
t h a t t h e T a s k F o r c e i s t a r g e t i n g t h r e e c a t e g o r i e s ; C a p a c i t y B u i l d i n g / P l a n n i n g , O w n e r - O c c u p i e d
R e h a b i l i t a t i o n ( H o u s i n g D e v e l o p m e n t F u n d ) a n d O w n e r O c c u p i e d R e h a b i l i t a t i o n ( H o m e I n v e s t m e n t
F u n d ) . D i s c u s s i o n c o n t i n u e d c o n c e r n i n g t h e l o c a l m a t c h n e c e s s a r y f o r a p o r t i o n o f t h e g r a n t .
C o u n c i l o r M u r r a y a s k e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y h o w m a n y f a m i l i e s i n t h e c o m m u n i t y w o u l d b e e l i g i b l e f o r
t h e g r a n t a s s i s t a n c e . M r . J o h n s o n r e s p o n d e d t h a t t h e r e a r e a b o u t 4 0 0 f a m i l i e s a t a n i n c o m e l e v e l t h a t
w o u l d q u a l i f y . H e a l s o i n d i c a t e d t h a t t h e G r e e n c a s t l e H o u s i n g A u t h o r i t y w o u l d a d m i n i s t e r t h e
p r o g r a m s o n b e h a l f o f t h e c i t y . C o u n c i l o r R o k i c k i m o v e d t o a p p r o v e s u b m i t t a l o f t h e p r e -
a p p l i c a t i o n . T h i s m o t i o n w a s s e c o n d e d b y C o u n c i l o r M i l e s a n d w a s c a r r i e d b y a n a y e u n a n i m o u s v o t e .
M r . J o h n s o n i s t o p r o v i d e c o p i e s f o r C o u n c i l .
A p p r o v a l o f M i n u t e s :
T h e m i n u t e s o f t h e J u n e 8 r e g u l a r s e s s i o n w e r e p r e s e n t e d t o C o u n c i l . C o u n c i l o r R o a c h
c o r r e c t e d t h e m i n u t e s t o i n c l u d e t h e n o t a t i o n o f t h e s e c o n d t o R e s o l u t i o n 1 9 9 3 - 1 2 . C o u n c i l o r M u r r a y
m o v e d t o a p p r o v e t h e m i n u t e s a s c o r r e c t e d . T h i s m o t i o n w a s s e c o n d e d b y C o u n c i l o r C u l b e r t a n d w a s
c a r r i e d b y a n a y e u n a n i m o u s v o t e . T h e m i n u t e s o f t h e J u n e 8 p u b l i c h e a r i n g w e r e p r e s e n t e d t o
C o u n c i l . C o u n c i l o r R o a c h m o v e d t o a p p r o v e t h e m i n u t e s a s p r e s e n t e d . T h e m o t i o n w a s s e c o n d e d b y
C o u n c i l o r M u r r a y a n d w a s c a r r i e d b y a n a y e u n a n i m o u s v o t e .
D e p a r t m e n t R e p o r t s :
I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e m o n t h l y s t a t i s t i c a l r e p o r t s t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m m e n t s w e r e p r e s e n t e d :
D i s c u s s i o n e n s u e d c o n c e r n i n g t h e t r a f f i c f l o w i s s u e s w i t h t h e c l o s i n g o f I n d i a n a p o l i s R o a d .
C o u n c i l o r M u r r a y a s k e d a b o u t t h e c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e G r e a t e r E a s t s i d e S e w e r S e p a r a t i o n P r o j e c t . M r .
W r i g h t i n d i c a t e d t h a t h e a n d M r . W o o d y a r e p r e s e n t l y w o r k i n g o n t h e p r o j e c t .
A s s i s t a n t F i r e C h i e f r e p o r t e d t h a t B i l l R o b e r t s o n M o t o r s , I n c . d o n a t e d t w o m o b i l e p h o n e s t o
t h e d e p a r t m e n t .
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Councilor Miles asked about the progress of the Zinc Mill demolition. Mr. Zeiner noted that
the County Board of Health shut down the operation for further study of the presence of asbestos.
Recommendations and Requests from Officers and Departments:
Ordinance 1993 -4, An Ordinance Amending Section 443 -25 of the Greencastle City Code.
Schedule of Reserved Parking Spaces, was presented to Council and read by title only by Mayor
Harmless. Councilor Murray moved to approve Ordinance 1993 -4 as presented. This motion was
seconded by Councilor Roach and was carried by an aye unanimous vole. Mayor Harmless declared
Ordinance 1993 -4 to have been passed adopted this date.
Resolution 1993 -14, A Resolution Providing that City Employees Should Have Use of the City
Pool as an Employee Benefit, was presented and read in its entirety by Mayor Harmless. Councilor
Roach moved to approve Resolution 1993 -14 as presented. This motion was seconded by Councilor
Miles and was carried by an aye unanimous vote. Mayor Harmless declared Resolution 1993 -14 to
have been passed and adopted this date.
Resolution 1.993 -15, A Resolution Authorizing an Additional Appropriation for the
Cumulative Capital Improvement Fund, was presented and read in its entirety by Mayor Harmless.
Councilor Murray moved to approve Resolution 1993 -15 as presented. This motion was seconded by
Councilor Roach and was carried by an aye unanimous vote. Mayor harmless declared Resolution
1993 -15 to have been passed and adopted this date.
Resolution 1993 -17, A Resolution of Greencastle Common Council Determining Substantial
Compliance with Statement of Benefits for ILA. Parts Products of Indiana Company, was presented
• and read in its entirety by Mayor Harmless. Councilor Calbert moved to approve Resolution 1993 -17
as presented. This motion was seconded by Councilor Murray and was carried by an aye unanimous
vole. Mayor Harmless declared Resolution 1993 -17 to have been passed and adopted this date.
Ordinance 1993 -5, An Ordinance Approving the Petition of Indiana Asbury Towers United
Methodist Home, Inc. to Vacate a Certain Public Thoroughfare, was presented and read in its
entirely by Mayor Harmless. Councilor Murray moved to approve Ordinance 1993 -5 as presented.
This motion was seconded by Councilor Miles and was carried by an aye unanimous vote. Mayor
Harmless declared Ordinance 1993 -5 to have been passed on first reading.
Ordinance 1993 -6, An Ordinance Establishing the Size of Departments of city Government
of the City of Greencastle, Indiana, Fixing Salaries for the Employees of Such Departments and
Fixing Salaries of Certain Other Appointed Officials for the Year 1994, was presented and read in
its entirety by Mayor Harmless. Councilor Murray moved to approve Ordinance 1993 -6 as presented.
This motion was seconded by Councilor Roach and was carried by an aye unanimous vote. Mayor
Harmless declared Ordinance 1993 -6 to have been passed on first reading.
Ordinance 1993 -7, An Ordinance Fixing the Salaries of Elected Officers of the City of
Greencastle for the Year 1994, was presented and read in its entirety by Mayor Harmless. Councilor
Calbert moved to approve Ordinance 1993 -7 as presented. This motion was seconded by Councilor
Murray and was carried by an aye unanimous vole. Mayor Harmless declared Ordinance 1993 -7 to
have been passed on first reading.
Ordinance 1993 -8, An Ordinance to Rezone the Ifurley- Pingleton Property Consisting of
12.66 acres on Round Barn Road, was presented and read in its entirety by Mayor Harmless.
® Councilor Roach moved to approve Ordinance 1993 -8 as presented. This motion was seconded by
Councilor Murray and was carried by an aye unanimous vote. Mayor Harmless declared Ordinance
1993 -8 to have been passed on first reading.
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Councilor Roach explained the issue of making the curve of Poplar Street as it turns into
Jefferson one way west then north as it approaches Walnut Street. After discussion of the safety
issues, Council requested a draft amendment of the one way street ordinance.
Council Reports and Comments:
A draft Tree City Ordinance was presented to Council for review.
The meetings for August were announced to be August 19 regular session and August 26
special session.
With no further business, Councilor Murray moved for adjournment. This motion was
seconded by Councilor Culbert, was carried by an aye unanimous vote, and the meeting was
adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Michael M. Harmless, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Jud th Berry, CMC, Clcrk -T asurer
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