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MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 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 ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9TH, 2023 AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE ANDERSON CITY HALL WITH PRESIDENT REBECCA CRUMES PRESIDING ROLL CALL: PRESENT: COUNCILMAN BELL, COUNCILWOMAN CULP, COUNCILMAN FREEMAN, COUNCILMAN BIBBS, COUNCILMAN MUIR, COUNCILMAN STEPHENSON, COUNCILMAN DIXON, COUNCILMAN NEWMAN AND PRESIDENT CRUMES ABSENT: MINUTES: COUNCILMAN FREEMAN MOVED THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 12TH, 2023 BE APPROVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BIBBS. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES – 9 NAYS-0. MINUTES APPROVED. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR GREG WINKLER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL REGARDING NEW AND PAST BUSINESS. COUNCILMAN BELL MADE A MOTION TO MOVE ORDINANCE 3-23 TO THE TOP OF THE AGENDA CONSENT GIVEN ORDINANCE 3-23 MOVED TO THE TOP OF THE AGENDA ORDINANCE 3-23 - AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TARGET AREA FOR DONALD AND ANDREA RENIHAN. COUNCILMAN BELL MOVED TO GIVE THE ORDINANCE ITS FIRST READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN CULP – READ BY CITY CLERK. HOME OWNER DONALD RENIHAN WAS IN ATTENDANCE TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL REGARDING THE ABATEMENT WHICH IS FOR 4008 S. LAYTON RD. ANDERSON, IN. THERE WERE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 9 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 3-23 PASSED FIRST READING ORDINANCE 3-23 COUNCILMAN BELL MOVED TO GIVE THE ORDINANCE ITS SECOND READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN CULP – READ BY CITY CLERK. THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILMAN STEPHENSON. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 9 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 3-23 PASSED SECOND READING. SUSPENSION OF RULES - COUNCILMAN BELL MADE A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES FOR ORDINANCE 3-23, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN CULP. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 9 – NAYS 0. RULES SUSPENDED. ORDINANCE 3-23 COUNCILMAN NEWMAN MOVED TO GIVE THE ORDINANCE ITS THIRD READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN CULP – READ BY CITY CLERK. THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 9 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 3-23 ADOPTED PRESIDENT CRUMES ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL PERTAINING TO THE CODE FOR MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT. THERE WAS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL AND THE AUDIENCE. 1 PRESIDENT CRUMES CALLED FOR A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. 7:05 P.M. MEETING RECONVENED 7:10 (COUNCILMAN STEPHENSON, COUNCILMAN MUIR AND COUNCILMAN FREEMAN LEFT THE MEETING) ORDINANCE 39-22 – AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1141, ORDINANCE NO. 2439, AND ORDINANCE NO. 39-63 OF THE CITY OF ANDERSON, MADISON COUNTY, INDIANA, WITH RESPECT TO A CHANGE IN THE ZONE MAP AS TO CERTAIN REAL ESTATE WITHIN THE CITY OF ANDERSON, AS HEREIN PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED. COUNCILMAN DIXON MADE A MOTION TO GIVE ORDINANCE 39-22 ITS THIRD READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN – READ BY CITY CLERK. TYLER HAZEL OWNER ALONG WITH TIM STIRES REPRESENTED THE ORDINANCE WHICH IS A ZONING CHANGE FROM B 5 TO B 1. THERE WERE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 6- NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 39-22 ADOPTED. ORDINANCE 1-23 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 160.48 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ANDERSON PERTAINING TO OUTDOOR STORAGE AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION WITHIN FIGURE 9. COUNCILMAN NEWMAN MOVED TO GIVE THE ORDINANCE ITS FIRST READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN CULP – READ BY CITY CLERK. TIM STIRES, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT WAS IN ATTENDANCE TO REPRESENT THE ORDINANCE WHICH AMENDS THE ZONING ORDINANCE #2439. THERE WERE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 6 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 1-23 PASSED FIRST READING. ORDINANCE 1-23 COUNCILMAN NEWMAN MOVED TO GIVE THE ORDINANCE ITS SECOND READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BELL – READ BY CITY CLERK. THERE WERE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILWOMAN CULP. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 6 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 1-23 PASSED SECOND READING. SUSPENSION OF RULES- COUNCILMAN NEWMAN MADE A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES FOR ORDINANCE 1-23, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BELL. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 6 – NAYS 0. RULES SUSPENDED. ORDINANCE 1-23 COUNCILMAN NEWMAN MOVED TO GIVE THE ORDINANCE ITS THIRD READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BELL – READ BY CITY CLERK. MICHA MITCHELL, ZONING ADMINISTRATOR FOR MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL REGARDING ZONING. THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 6 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 1-23 ADOPTED. ADJOURNMENT: COUNCILMAN NEWMAN MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BELL MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:06 P.M. ___________________________________ REBECCA CRUMES, PRESIDENT COMMON COUNCIL ___________________________________ SHEILA ASHLEY, CITY CLERK 2