City Council

AGENDA COMMON COUNCIL – IN PERSON - REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Meeting to be held at 6:30 p.m., local time, in the Council Chambers, City Hall 100 E. Michigan Blvd. and Hosted by “Hybrid/Zoom” and streaming live on the Access LaPorte County Facebook page See attached to connect to “Hybrid/Zoom.” CALL TO ORDER BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG and PRAYER ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES Regular Council (Hybrid/Zoom) September 16, 2025 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING CLAIMS DOCKET Agenda October 7, 2025 Posted October 2, 2025 Page 1  October 7, 2025 Fund #2235 – Riverboat – Claims - $ 37,799.86 EFT $ 0.00 Rainy Day (Fund 2236) $ 17,425.00 Fund #2504 – Boyd Development - $ 0.00 EFT $ 0.00 TOTAL CLAIMS $ 55,251.86 REPORTS FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS REPORTS OF SPECIAL or SELECT COMMITTEES REPORTS FROM MAYOR OR OTHER CITY OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Agenda October 7, 2025 Posted October 2, 2025 Page 2 PETITIONS COMMUNICATIONS Correspondence was received in the Clerk’s Office on September 29, 2025, from IDEM regarding approval of a FESOP Administrative Permit for the Indiana State Prison. Correspondence was received in the Clerk's Office on September 24, 2025, from Claudia Marciniak regarding the “Data Center”. (requested that it be read for the record) Correspondence was received in the Clerk’s Office on September 24, 2025, from IDEM regarding receipt of an Air Permit Application for Company: Levender Fields Holdings LLC Correspondence was received in the Clerk's Office on September 23, 2025, from Ashley Williams regarding concerns about “Project Maize”. Correspondence was received in the Clerk’s Office on September 17, 2025, from Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch regarding Title VI Implementation Plan- 2025 Update. RESOLUTIONS ORDINANCES Agenda October 7, 2025 Posted October 2, 2025 Page 3 ORDINANCE RATIFYING AND REAFFIRMING CERTAIN FINDINGS, 1ST Reading DETERMINATIONS AND DESIGNATIONS IN ORDINANCE NO. 4771 REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING OTHER ACTIONS WITH RESPECT THERETO Introduced by: Tracie Tillman ORDINANCE ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION FOR APPROPRIATION AND TAX 2nd Reading RATES Introduced by: Tracie Tillman Formal Public Hearing will be Held on October 7, 2025 Posted on “Gateway” ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE SETTING SALARIES AND WAGES FOR 2nd Reading APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2026 Introduced by: Tracie Tillman ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE 2nd Reading MAYOR ($93,280.00) Introduced by: Tracie Tillman Agenda October 7, 2025 Posted October 2, 2025 Page 4 ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE 2nd Reading CITY CLERK ($76,252.73) Introduced by: Tracie Tillman ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARIES FOR THE 2nd Reading COMMON COUNCIL MEMBERS ($15,734.68) Introduced by: Tracie Tillman ORDINANCE CREATING SEC. 78-7 IN THE MICHIGAN CITY MUNICIPAL CODE TO 2nd Reading PROHIBIT SMOKING WITHIN (20) TWENTY FEET FROM THE PUBLIC ENTRANCEWAYS OF MICHIGAN CITY GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS Introduced by: Don Przybylinski Vidya Kora Greg Coulter Tim Bietry ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SUBSECTIONS IN SEC. 38-33 IN THE MICHIGAN 2nd Reading CITY MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE REVOLVING LOAN FUND Introduced by: Don Przybylinski Agenda October 7, 2025 Posted October 2, 2025 Page 5 NEW BUSINESS UNFINISHED BUSINESS COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT /s/ Gale A. Neulieb, City Clerk You are invited to a Zoom webinar. Agenda October 7, 2025 Posted October 2, 2025 Page 6 When: Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 6:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84298000057?pwd=RXVRUkhobXI2aVE2R1lIR0VEVTl3dz09 Passcode : 463601 Webinar ID: 842 9800 0057 Passcode: 463601 Or One tap mobile: Agenda October 7, 2025 Posted October 2, 2025 Page 7