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MINUTES OF THE JUNE 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 JUNE 8TH, 2023 AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE ANDERSON CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS WITH PRESIDENT REBECCA CRUMES PRESIDING ROLL CALL: PRESENT: COUNCILMAN BELL, COUNCILMAN FREEMAN, COUNCILMAN BIBBS, COUNCILMAN MUIR, COUNCILMAN STEPHENSON, COUNCILMAN DIXON, COUNCILMAN NEWMAN, AND PRESIDENT CRUMES ABSENT: COUNCILWOMAN CULP MINUTES: COUNCILOR FREEMAN MOVED THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MAY 11TH 2023 MEETING BE APPROVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MUIR. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 8 – NAYS 0. MINUTES APPROVED COUNCIL GAVE UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO MOVE RESOLUTION 5-23 TO THE TOP OF THE AGENDA. COMMUNICATIONS: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR GREG WINKLER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL REGARDING NEW AND PAST BUSINESS. PRESIDENT CRUMES ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY UPDATES ON THE BINGHAM APARTMENTS. RESOLUTION 5-23 – A FINAL CONFIRMATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TARGET AREA FOR SIRE PROPERTIES, LLC. COUNCILOR BELL MOVED THE RESOLUTION BE GIVEN ITS READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN STEPHENSON – RESOLUTION AND LEGAL NOTICE #HB 398 READ BY CITY CLERK. GREG WINKLER WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND REPRESENTED THE RESOLUTION. THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1904 W. 25TH ST, TO CONSIST OF THE RENOVATION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE TO CREATE NEW OFFICE SPACE, ESTIMATED COST OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00), ELIGIBLE FOR A SEVEN (7) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT. EVAN FRANK WITH SUPERIOR INSULATORS WAS IN ATTENDANCE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THERE WERE SEVERAL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. COUNCILOR NEWMAN MADE A MOTION TO TABLE RESOLUTION 5-23. COUNCILOR BELL MADE ASKED FOR CONSENT TO CONTINUE RESOLUTION 5-23, COUNCIL GAVE UNANIMOUS CONSENT. RESOLUTION 5-23 CONTINUED. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE FOR THIRD READING: ORDINANCE 6-23 - 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. (2424 ARROW AVE). COUNCILOR BIBBS MOVED THE ORDINANCE BE GIVEN THIRD READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MUIR-READ BY CITY CLERK. TIM STIRES, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WAS IN ATTENDANCE TO REPRESENT THE ORDINANCE WHICH IS A ZONE MAP CHANGE FROM R2 TO B2, LOCATED AT 2424 ARROW AVE. MARK KING THE PETITIONER WAS ALSO IN ATTENDANCE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THERE WERE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILOR NEWMAN. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 7 – NAYS 1(CRUMES). ORDINANCE 6-23 ADOPTED. 1 INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE TABLED WITH NO READING GIVEN: ORDINANCE 7-23 -AMENDED ORDINANCE #1683 AN ORDINANCE TO PREVENT THE BLOCKADING OF STREET AND SIDEWALKS AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. COUNCILOR STEPHENSON MOVED THE ORDINANCE BE GIVEN FIRST READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MUIR – READ BY CITY CLERK. COUNCILOR MUIR SPOKE IN REGARDS TO THE ORDINANCE. AUDIENCE MEMBERS DIANE ALFREY, KATE PAINTER, AND CYNTHIA GRANGER SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF THE ORDINANCE. COUNCILOR STEPHENSON MADE A MOTION TO AMEND ORDINANCE 7-23, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR BELL. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS FOLLOWS: AYES 8 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 7-23 AMENDED. ORDINANCE 7-23 AS AMENDED – COUNCILOR STEPHENSON MOVED ORDINANCE 7-23 AS AMENDED BE GIVEN FIRST READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR BELL – READ BY CITY CLERK. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILOR BELL. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 8 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 7-23 AS AMENDED PASSED FIRST READING. ORDINANCE 7-23 AS AMENDED - COUNCILOR STEPHENSON MOVED ORDINANCE 7-23 AS AMENDED BE GIVEN FIRST READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR BELL – READ BY CITY CLERK. THERE WERE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILOR STEPHENSON. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 8 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 7-23 AS AMENDED PASSED SECOND READING. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES: ORDINANCE 8-23 - 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. (2208 Hendricks St). COUNCILOR STEPHENSON MOVED THE ORDINANCE BE GIVEN FIRST READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MUIR – READ BY CITY CLERK. MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TIM STIRES REQUESTED THE ORDINANCE BE TABLED. COUNCILOR BELL MADE A MOTION TO TABLE ORDINANCE 8-23, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR STEPHENSON. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 8 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 8-23 TABLED ORDINANCE 14-23 – AN ORDINANCE ENACTING AND ADOPTING SUPPLEMENTS TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ANDERSON, INDIANA COUNCILOR NEWMAN MOVED THE ORDINANCE BE GIVEN FIRST READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR BELL – READ BY CITY CLERK. CITY ATTORNEY PAUL PODLEJSKI REPRESENTED THE ORDINANCE WHICH CODIFIES THE ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILOR STEPHENSON. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 8 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 14-23 PASSED FIRST READING. ORDINANCE 14-23 - COUNCILOR NEWMAN MOVED THE ORDINANCE BE GIVEN SECOND READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR BELL – READ BY CITY CLERK. THERE WERE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILOR STEPHENSON. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 8 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 14-23 PASSED SECOND READING. SUSPENSION OF RULES – COUNCILOR NEWMAN MADE A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR BELL. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 8 – NAYS 0. RULES SUSPENDED 2 ORDINANCE 14-23 - COUNCILOR NEWMAN MOVED THE ORDINANCE BE GIVEN THIRD READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR BELL – READ BY CITY CLERK. THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILOR STEPHENSON. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 8 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 14-23 ADOPTED. MISC. BUSINESS/PUBLIC COMMENT: PRESIDENT CRUMES SPOKE IN REGARDS TO THE COUNCIL’S INVESTIGATIVE POWERS. AUDIENCE MEMBER ANGIE STRICKLER HAD A QUESTION REGARDING THE ARPA COMMITTEES. ADJOURNMENT: COUNCILOR NEWMAN MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR STEPHENSON. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:23 P.M. ____________________________________ REBECCA CRUMES, PRESIDENT COMMON COUNCIL _________________________________ SHEILA ASHLEY, CITY CLERK 3