Loading...
HomeMy Public PortalAbout01- REGULAR MINUTES - JAN. 11, 2018 1H: City of Greencastle Lynda R. Dunbar City Hall _ Clerk Treasurer One North Locust Street, P.O. Box 607 ��1t! Greencastle, Indiana 46135 765.653.9211 Idunbar(a�cityofgreencastle.com Greencastle Common Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 11, 2018 7:00 P.M. Greencastle City Hall I. Pledge of Allegiance II. Call to Order; Roll Call Mayor William Dory called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM; upon roll by Clerk- Treasurer Lynda Dunbar the following were present: Adam Cohen, Stacie Langdon, Steve Fields, Tyler Wade, Gary Lemon, and Dave Murray. Mark Hammer arrived a few minutes after the meeting started. III. Public Petitions and Comments: Citizen Howard Brooks raised a concern about some dogs in his neighborhood that were left outside during the cold weather. He wanted to know the City's position. Attorney Laurie Hardwick informed Mr. Brooks that the city has ordinances on this. Chief Sutherlin and Laurie will review these ordinances and see if any updates are needed and will notify dispatch on who should handle these complaints. IV. Special Requests: None IV. Department Reports: a. Cemetery — Ernie Phillips b. Engineer — c. Fire Department — John Burgess d. Park and Recreation — Rod Weinschenk e. Planner— Scott Zimmerman f. Police Department — Tom Sutherlin g. Department of Public Works — Brad Phillips h. Water & Wastewater Department — Oscar King i. City Attorney - Laurie Robertson Hardwick V. Reports a. Mayor's Report- Mayor updated the council on the following items: • A meeting will be at the Cemetery on January 23 to review the pollinator garden. • YMCA is still interested in continuing on with the YMCA facility in Greencastle. Offer was made to land holder for the YMCA property and we are still waiting for their response. • City is waiting on state permit to begin construction on new band shell. • Storm water project meeting will be on January 19, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. b. Clerk-Treasurer's Report- Working on year-end reports for the state. W- 2's will be available to employees at the end of the week. 2017 Financial information will be provided to the council next month. Should be receiving 1782 budget information from DLGF any day. c. Councilors' Report- Stacie Langdon said a 5K run is being planned for Memorial Day weekend to benefit the Cemetery. Tyler Wade thanked Denise Sigworth for her service on the Greencastle school board. VI. Approval of Minutes a. Regular Session-December 14, 2017 b. Executive Session- December 20, 2017 - Motion by Tyler Wade to approve December 14, 2017 minutes and Executive Session December 20, 2017 minutes as presented, second by Gary Lemon, 7-0 and 5-0, motion carried. Adam Cohen and Steve Fields abstained from December 20, 2017 minutes because they were absent from the meeting. VII. Approval of City Claims a. Motion by Mark Hammer to approve claims as presented, second by Dave Murray, 6-0, motion carried. Steve Fields abstained because of Jameson Coffee Claim. VIII. Old Business- None IX. New Business A. Organizational Matter i. Election of Council President a. Motion by Dave Murray to nominate Adam Cohen, second by Gary Lemon, 6-0, motion carried. Adam Cohen abstained. ii. Date, Time and Place for 2018 Council Meetings a. Motion was made by Mark Hammer to have the Council meeting on the second Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, second by Adam Cohen, 7-0, motion carried. B. Annual City Council and Mayoral Appointments i. Board of Public Works and Safety- Trudy Selvia and Craig Tuggle will remain as Mayor's appointments ii. Annual appointment to Redevelopment Commission Erika Gilmore and Lottie Barcus were presented to the Council for reappointment for one year. A motion by Dave Murray was made to accept Erika Gilmore and Lottie Barcus, second by Gary Lemon, 7-0, motion carried. iii. Tree Board-No appointments in 2018 0 iv. Putnam County Convention and Visitors Bureau-Mayor- No action taken. v. Greencastle Community Schools-Council- No action taken C. Council Assignment: The following assignments were made: i. Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center Motion by Gary Lemon to appoint Dave Murray to the position for 2018, second by Adam Cohen, 7-0, motion carried. ii. Commission on Sustainability Motion by Stacie Langdon to appoint Gary Lemon to the position for 2018, second by Adam Cohen, 7-0, motion carried. iii. Putnam County 911 Motion by Gary Lemon to appoint Stacie Langdon to the position for 2018, second by Dave Murray, 7-0, motion carried iv. Economic Development Commission — Tyler Wade to 12/31/2018 v. Cable Access — Tyler Wade to 12/31/2019 vi. Tree Board — Gary Lemon to 12/31/2018 vii. Putnam County Animal Care & Control Advisory Board- Tom Sutherlin to 12/31/2018 viii. Planning Commission- Mark Hammer to 1/31/2020 ix. Any other Assignments D. Department Liaisons: The following assignments were made: i. Department of Public Works — Adam Cohen ii. Fire Department — Dave Murray iii. Forest Hill Cemetery — Tyler Wade iv. Parks and Recreation — Steve Fields v. Planning — Mark Hammer vi. Police Department — Stacie Langdon vii. Utilities — Gary Lemon Tyler Wade will take the Common Councils application for the school board and update with new dates and appropriate information E. Resolution 2018-1 A Resolution 2018-1 A Resolution Establishing a Capital Improvement Plan for the County Economic Development Local Income Tax. Motion by Adam Cohen to approve Resolution 2018- 1 as presented, second by Steve Fields, 7-0, motion carried. F. Update on Public Safety Income Tax Plan- No formal action taken X. Adjournment Motion by Adam Cohen to dismiss at 8:32 PM, second by Gary Lemon, 7-0, Motion carried. /17 William A. Dory, ayor ATTEST: L nda R. Dunbar, Clerk Treasurer