City Council

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 13TH, 2024 AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE ANDERSON CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS WITH PRESIDENT LANCE STEPHENSON PRESIDING ROLL CALL: PRESENT: COUNCILMAN TURNER, COUNCILWOMAN HARLESS, COUNCILMAN DIXON, COUNCILMAN FREEMAN, COUNCILWOMAN CULP, COUNCILWOMAN LANDERS, COUNCILMAN GRAHAM, COUNCILMAN NEWMAN AND PRESIDENT STEPHENSON ABSENT: MINUTES: COUNCILWOMAN HARLESS MOVED THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETINGS MAY 2ND, MAY 23RD AND MAY 30TH , AND REGULAR MEETING MAY 9TH 2024 BE APPROVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN DIXON. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 9 – NAYS 0. MINUTES APPROVED. COMMUNICATION’S: THERE WERE NO COMMUNICATIONS INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE TABLED WITH NO READING GIVEN: COUNCILMAN FREEMAN MADE MOTION TO TAKE ORDINANCE 14-24 OFF THE TABLE, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN CULP. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 9 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 14-24 REMOVED FROM TABLE ORDINANCE 14-24 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 30.02 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ANDERSON, DESIGNATING, DEFINING, DESCRIBING AND ESTABLISHING THE COUNCILMANIC DISTRICTS FOR THE CITY OF ANDERSON. COUNCILMAN FREEMAN MOVED THE ORDINANCE BE GIVEN FIRST READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN CULP – READ BY CITY CLERK. COUNCILMAN GRAHAM, COUNCILMAN DIXON, AND COUNCILMAN NEWMAN DISCUSSED THE CHANGES IN THEIR DISTRICTS. THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILMAN DIXON. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 9 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 14-24 PASSED FIRST READING. ORDINANCE 14-24 – COUNCILMAN FREEMAN MOVED THE ORDINANCE BE GIVEN SECOND READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN CULP – READ BY CITY CLERK. THERE WERE QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILWOMAN CULP. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 9 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 14-24 PASSED SECOND READING. SUSPENSION OF RULES – COUNCILMAN FREEMAN MADE A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN HARLESS. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 9 – NAYS 0. RULES SUSPENDED. ORDINANCE 14-24 – COUNCILMAN FREEMAN MOVED THE ORDINANCE BE GIVEN THIRD READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN HARLESS – 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 14-24 ADOPTED INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE WITH FIRST READING APPROVED: ORDINANCE 13-24 -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 (1423 FORKNER STREET). COUNCILWOMAN CULP MOVED THE ORDINANCE BE GIVEN SECOND READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN LANDERS – READ BY CITY CLERK. MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TIM STIRES REPRESENTED THE ORDINANCE WHICH IS A ZONE MAP CHANGE FROM B5 TO R3 LOCATED AT 1423 FORKNER STREET. 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 13-24 PASSED SECOND READING ORDINANCE 13-24 - COUNCILWOMAN CULP MOVED THE ORDINANCE BE GIVEN THIRD READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN LANDERS – 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 13-24 ADOPTED INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE: ORDINANCE 15-24 - AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PUBLIC WAY WITHIN THE CITY OF ANDERSON, INDIANA (10TH AND JOHN) COUNCILWOMAN LANDERS MOVED THE ORDINANCE BE GIVEN FIRST READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GRAHAM – ORDINANCE AND LEGAL HB 424 READ BY CITY CLERK. KEVIN SULC, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR THE ANDERSON HOUSING AUTHORITY REPRESENTED THE ORDINANCE WHICH IS A VACATION OF A PUBLIC WAY LOCATED AT 10TH AND JOHN STREET. THERE WERE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILMAN NEWMAN. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 9 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 15-24 PASSED FIRST READING. ORDINANCE 15-24- COUNCILWOMAN LANDERS MOVED THE ORDINANCE BE GIVEN SECOND READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GRAHAM – READ BY CITY CLERK. THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS. . QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILMAN DIXON. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 9 – NAYS 0. ORDINANCE 15-24 PASSED SECOND READING. ADJOURNMENT: COUNCILWOMAN CULP MADE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:04 P.M. ___________________________________ LANCE STEPHENSON, COMMON COUNCIL PRESIDENT ______________________________ SHEILA ASHLEY, ANDERSON CITY CLERK