City Council

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDERSON OPENING OF MEETING: THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDERSON, MADISON COUNTY, INDIANA, MET VIA ZOOM ON THURSDAY AUGUST 27TH, 2020 AT 6:00 P.M., WITH PRESIDENT LANCE STEPHENSON PRESIDING ROLL CALL: PRESENT: COUNCILWOMAN CULP, COUNCILMAN LYNCH, COUNCILMAN BIBBS, COUNCILWOMAN CRUMES, COUNCILMAN MUIR, COUNCILMAN DIXON AND PRESIDENT STEPHENSON ABSENT: NEWMAN ABSENT FOR ROLL CALL INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE WITH 1ST AND 2ND READINGS APPROVED: ORDINANCE 28-20-ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDERSON. INDIANA, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE CITY OF ANDERSON, INDIANA, TAXABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TAX INCREMENT REVENUE BONDS IN A MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINE HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS (935,000) AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING OTHER ACTIONS IN RESPECT THERETO. COUNCILMAN BELL MOVED THE ORDINANCE BE GIVEN IT’S THIRD READING SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN CULP. READ BY CITY CLERK. RON PLICHTA, MIKE AUSTIN LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND GREG WINKLER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REPRESENTED THE ORDINANCE WHICH IS A REVENUE BOND FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING, REIMBURSING OR REFINANCING THE COSTS OF ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, INSTALLATION AND EQUIPPING OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES AT BINGHAM SQUARE APARTMENTS LLC. THERE WERE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL AND THE AUDIENCE. COUNCILMAN NEWMAN MADE A MOTION TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE, TO READ WHEREAS P.R. BINGHAM LLC. DBA BINGHAM SQUARE APARTMENTS LLC AND STRIKING THE LANGUAGE OF SUBSIDIARIES SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN DIXON QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: 8-1 CRUMES 28-20 AMENDED ORDINANCE28-20 AS AMENDED-COUNCILMAN BELL MADE A MOTION TO READ THE ORDINANCE READ BY CITY CLERK. THERE WERE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILMAN MUIR ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS 8-1 CRUMES ORDINANCE 28-20 AS AMENDED ADOPTED INTRODUCTION OF A RESOLUTION: RESOLUTION 15-20-RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDERSON INDIANA APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE DECLARATORY RESOLUTIONS AND PLANS FOR THE CONSOLIDATED ANDERSON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/REDEVELOPMENT AREA. COUNCILWOMAN CULP MADE A MOTION TO GIVE THE RESOLUTION ITS READING SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LYNCH. READ BY CITY CLERK. GREG WINKLER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RON PLICHTA AND MIKE AUSTIN LEGAL COUNSEL WERE THERE TO EXPLAIN THE RESOLUTION WHICH IS ADDING THE PROJECT TO THE T.I.F. AREA. THERE WERE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL AND THE AUDIENCE. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILMAN MUIR. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS 7-1 CRUMES NAY, NEWMAN LEFT FOR THE DURATION OF THE MEETING. RESOLUTION 15-20 ADOPTED ADJOURNMENT: COUNCILWOMAN CULP MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MUIR MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:37 Lance T. Stephenson ________________________________ LANCE STEPHENSON, PRESIDENT COMMON COUNCIL Sheila Ashley _____________________________ SHEILA ASHLEY ANDERSON CITY CLERK