Zionsville Town Council

ZIONSVILLE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING FOR Monday July 25, 2016 at 7:30 AM Zionsville Town Hall – Community Room 1100 West Oak Street (NOTE: former Agenda Planning Meeting date – now a regular Town Council Meeting) Date of Preparation: July 25, 2016 Members Present: Elizabeth Hopper, Jeff Papa, Kevin Spees, Bryan Traylor, Tom Schuler Also Present: Tim Haak, Mayor; Ed Mitro, Deputy Mayor; Heather Willey, Town Attorney; Amy Lacy, Director of Finance & Records and Town Department Staff 1. OPENING A. Call meeting to order B. Pledge of Allegiance 2. APPROVAL OF THE MEMORANDA OF THE JULY 5, 2016 REGULAR MEETING (COPY POSTED). COUNCIL ACTION: Councilor Spees moved to approve the Memoranda of the July 5, 2016 Town Council Meeting. Councilor Traylor seconded the motion. The Memoranda of the July 5, 2016 meeting was approved by a vote of 5 in favor, zero opposed. 3. REQUEST TO SPEAK There being no Request to Speak cards submitted, Vice President Hopper requested that anyone wishing to speak on any issue please step forward at this time. No response was given from the audience. 4. OLD BUSINESS A. Consideration of a request to rezone property (Pittman “the Farm” property). Vice President Hopper stated that no action would be taken at this time but that the situation would continue to be monitored. B. Consideration of an Ordinance to amend Section 70.99 of the Zionsville Code of Ordinances regarding Traffic Code Penalties (Collection Agency Fee). ORDINANCE #2016-09 Citing the prior discussion at the July 5, 2016 Council Meeting, Vice President Hopper called for a motion to remove the item from the Agenda. COUNCIL ACTION: Councilor Traylor moved to remove Ordinance # 2016-09 from the Agenda and Councilor Spees seconded the motion. Ordinance #2016-09 was removed from the Agenda by a vote of five in favor, zero opposed.  C. Consideration of an Ordinance establishing a Town Hall project fund. ORDINANCE #2016-14 Vice President Hopper stated that this was the second reading of Ordinance #2016-14. Councilor Schuler expressed concern that the ordinance as written would allow funds to be taken from any source and used on the project without the approval of the council. Responding to the concerns of Councilor Schuler, Heather Willey, Town Attorney, explained that the wording in the Ordinance was broad to allow for the possibility of use of different revenue sources in the future, citing grants or donations as an example. She stressed that any of these additional funding sources would require Council approval. This was also confirmed by Deputy Mayor Mitro. More discussion from the Council followed. Vice President Hopper called for a motion. COUNCIL ACTION: Councilor Spees moved to approve Ordinance #2016-14 and Councilor Traylor seconded the motion. Ordinance #2016-14 was adopted by a vote of four in favor, one opposed, with Councilor Schuler opposing. 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Consideration of an Ordinance revising Chapter 90.01 of the Town of Zionsville Code of Ordinances regarding alcoholic Beverages. ORDINANCE #2016-16 Deputy Mayor Mitro reviewed Ordinance #2016-16 and the option it would provide for allowing alcoholic beverages on designated Town properties under certain circumstances. In response to Council questioning, Deputy Mayor Mitro stated that all functions proposing to serve alcohol at an event would have to go through the Special Event application and approval process which is reviewed and approved by all the department heads and the Deputy Mayor or Mayor. COUNCIL ACTION: Councilor Spees moved to adopt Ordinance #2016- 16 on first reading and Councilor Traylor seconded the motion. The motion passed with a vote of five in favor, zero opposed. Councilor Traylor moved to suspend the rules and Councilor Spees seconded the motion. The motion passed with a vote of five in favor, zero opposed. Councilor Traylor moved to adopt Ordinance #2016-16 on final reading and Councilor Spees seconded the motion. Ordinance #2016-16 was adopted by a vote of five in favor, zero opposed. 6. ADJOURN COUNCIL ACTION: Councilor Spees moved to adjourn and Councilor Traylor seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a vote of five in favor, zero opposed. Meeting was adjourned. The next regular Town Council meeting is scheduled for Monday August 1, 2016 @ 7:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, Amelia Anne Lacy, Director Department of Finance and Records