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HomeMy Public PortalAbout04 - REGULAR MINUTES - APR. 12, 2018 City Greencastle of y r4 ' L nda R. Dunbar City Hall Clerk Treasurer One North Locust Street, P.O. Box 607 •�.1.—APO Greencastle, Indiana 46135 765.653.9211 Idunbar(a�cityofgreencastle.com Greencastle Common Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 12, 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 absent. III. Public Petitions and Comments: Blake Edwards student from DePauw University presented to the Common Council the need to re-instate the energy efficiency program at the state level. Mr. Edwards would like for the council to pass in the form of a resolution their support for this type of program. Mayor Dory read the proposed resolution that was presented. Gary Lemon made a motion to make this Resolution 2018-4 and pass it and sign it next month, second by Adam Cohen, 6-0, motion passed. IV. Special Requests: A. Street Closure Request- (1) 5K Route- A Kinetic Change Inc B. Street Closure Request (2) Indiana Street-A Kinetic Change Motion by Adam Cohen to approve the 5K to be ran on the city streets and to allow Mayor Dory to approve or disapprove the Indiana Street closure after further review of other weekend events has been done with the other parties involved, second by Steve Fields, 6-0, motion carried. C. Street Closure Request- DePauw University- Little 5 Motion by Tyler Wade to approve the street closure as presented with the rain date of April 29th, second by Gary Lemon, 6-0, motion carried. V. Public Hearing-Tax Abatement- Chiyoda USA Corporation- Danny Mesecher asked how they were going to add more jobs if they could not fill their open positions. Motion by Adam Cohen to close the public hearing, second by Gary Lemon, 6-0, motion carried. VI. Department Reports: a. Cemetery – Ernie Phillips b. Engineer– c. Fire Department – John Burgess Greencastle Redevelopment Commission Annual Report for CY 2017 as presented, second by Dave Murray, 6-0, motion carried. C. Salary Ordinance 2018-2- An Ordinance Amending Ordinance 2017-10, An Ordinance Establishing the Size of the Departments of City Government of the City of Greencastle, Indiana, Fixing Salaries for the Employees of Such Department and Fixing the Salaries of Certain Other Appointed Officials for the Year 2018 (First Reading)- Motion by Dave Murray to approve Ordinance 2018-2 on first reading as presented, second by Gary Lemon, 6-0, motion carried. D. Council EDIT Projects-No action taken E. Approval of the 2017 Annual Financial Report- Motion by Dave Murray to approve 2017 Annual Financial Report as presented, second by Tyler Wade, 5-1, Steve Fields abstained since he had not reviewed, motion carried. Adjournment Motion by Dave Murray to dismiss at 9:05 PM, second by Gary Lemon, 6-0, motion carried. 4iamA . gory, ayor ATTEST: Ly da R. Dunbar, Clerk Treasu -r