Zionsville Town Council

ZIONSVILLE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MEMORANDA FOR MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020 AT 7:00 PM ELECTRONIC MEETING This meeting was conducted pursuant to Governor Eric J. Holcomb’s Executive Orders 20-02, 20-04 and 20-08 and Governor Holcomb’s Exercise of his powers under Indiana’s Emergency Management and Disaster Law, Ind. Code 10-14-3, et seq. Additional information about this meeting was provided in the annex published with the Agenda Council Members Present: Josh Garrett, President; Bryan Traylor, Vice-President; Brad Burk, Alex Choi, Joseph Culp, Craig Melton and Jason Plunkett Also present: 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 MEMORANDUM OF THE APRIL 6, 2020 REGULAR MEETING (copy posted) President Garrett moved to approve the Memoranda of the April 6, 2020 Town Council Meeting. Councilor Burke seconded the motion. Director Lacy took a roll call vote: ROLL CALL VOTE: PRESIDENT GARRETT Yea VICE-PRESIDENT TRAYLOR Yea COUNCILOR BURK Yea COUNCILOR CHOI Yea COUNCILOR CULP Yea COUNCILOR MELTON Yea COUNCILOR PLUNKETT Yea The Memoranda of the April 6, 2020 meeting was approved by a vote of seven in favor, zero opposed. (7-0) 3. REQUEST TO SPEAK There were no Request to Speaks submitted prior to the meeting. President Garrett asked any audience members attending electronically who would like to speak to please raise their hand via the Zoom raise hand function. Zionsville resident Sally Zelonis asked what the plans were for the location of the former PNC building after demolition. President Garrett clarified that the Request to Speak portion of the meeting was not for questions and answers, but encouraged her to participate in the bi-weekly YouTube live sessions hosted by himself and Mayor Styron for that purpose. Ms. Zelonis commented on technology problems both with Town Zoom meetings and Town YouTube sessions. President Garrett requested she email her questions on both issues. Zionsville resident Craig Triscari spoke in opposition to agenda item 5A, an ordinance to allow the rezoning of an area from Agricultural Zoning District to Rural Light Industry Zoning District, and in opposition to the VanTrust development. Barbara Triscari forfeited her three minutes of speaking time to allow Mr. Triscari to speak for six minutes. President Garrett noted that he had received a petition in opposition to the development and the rezoning from Mr. Triscari and had emailed it to all Town Council members. 4. OLD BUSINESS There was no old business to discuss. 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Ordinance No. 2020-02 to Amend the Town of Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana Zoning Map, Plan Commission Petition No. 2019-52-Z. ORDINANCE 2020-02 Attorney Matt Price, representing developer Van Trust, presented Ordinance 2020-02, explaining in detail the developer’s plans and their commitments to the residents of Saratoga Springs. He stated that the Plan Commission gave a favorable recommendation of the proposal by a four to one vote. Attorney Jeff Jacob, representing several residents in the area, also spoke about the developer’s commitments to the residents. Engineer Ross Nixon shared a map of the area indicating the residences which had signed the developer’s agreement. Mr. Price and Mr. Jacob and answered questions from the Council. Raif Webster of Van Trust also answered questions from the Council. COUNCIL ACTION: Councilor Plunkett moved to adopt Ordinance #2020-02 on final reading. Councilor Choi seconded the motion. Director Lacy took a roll call vote: ROLL CALL VOTE: PRESIDENT GARRETT Yea VICE-PRESIDENT TRAYLOR Yea COUNCILOR BURK Yea COUNCILOR CHOI Yea COUNCILOR CULP Yea COUNCILOR MELTON Yea COUNCILOR PLUNKETT Yea Ordinance #2020-02 was adopted by a vote of seven in favor, zero opposed. (7-0) B. Adoption of a Policy for the Adjustment of Normal Procedures for the Timely Deposit of Funding and Approval of Claims (COVID-19) Director of Finance and Records Amy Lacy presented the policy. She explained that, as allowed by a State Board of Accounts directive due to the Governor’s Stay at Home Order and in an effort to protect the health and safety of employees, the current daily deposit procedure would be temporarily amended to allow for limited frequency of deposits. She assured Council that funds would be secured in a locked safe in a locked room on those days when a deposit was not made. COUNCIL ACTION: President Garrett moved to approve the policy. Councilor Culp seconded the motion. Director Lacy took a roll call vote: ROLL CALL VOTE: PRESIDENT GARRETT Yea VICE-PRESIDENT TRAYLOR Yea COUNCILOR BURK Yea COUNCILOR CHOI Yea COUNCILOR CULP Yea COUNCILOR MELTON Yea COUNCILOR PLUNKETT Yea The Policy for the Adjustment of Normal Procedures for the Timely Deposit of Funds was approved by a vote of seven in favor, zero opposed. (7-0) C. A Resolution Regarding Appropriating Funds to Demolish the PNC Building and Associated Improvements Located at the Address Commonly Known As 390 S. Main Street, Zionsville. RESOLUTION 2020-06 Superintendent of Streets and Stormwater Lance Lantz presented Resolution 2020-06, explaining that the funding for the demolition would come from unused funds from his Irongate drainage project which had come in under budget. Superintendent Lantz and President Garrett briefly addressed Ms. Zelonis’s earlier question, stating that while they were not aware of any specific plans for the location after the demolition, it was in an effort to remove an eyesore building which is vacant and costs money to exist as the Mayor develops her overall plans for the entryway to Zionsville. COUNCIL ACTION: President Garrett moved to approve Resolution #2020-06. Councilor Melton seconded the motion. Director Lacy took a roll call vote: ROLL CALL VOTE: PRESIDENT GARRETT Yea VICE-PRESIDENT TRAYLOR Yea COUNCILOR BURK Yea COUNCILOR CHOI Yea COUNCILOR CULP Yea COUNCILOR MELTON Yea COUNCILOR PLUNKETT Yea Resolution #2020-06 was approved by a vote of seven in favor, zero opposed. (7-0)  D. An Appointment to the Board of Parks and Recreation. President Garrett explained that John Salewicz had been nominated as the Town Council appointment to the Board of Parks and Recreation following the resignation of George Abel. Councilor Choi commented on Mr. Salewicz’s excellent experience and qualifications. COUNCIL ACTION: Vice-President Traylor moved to appoint John Salewicz to the Board of Parks and Recreation. Councilor Burk seconded the motion. Director Lacy took a roll call vote: ROLL CALL VOTE: PRESIDENT GARRETT Yea VICE-PRESIDENT TRAYLOR Yea COUNCILOR BURK Yea COUNCILOR CHOI Yea COUNCILOR CULP Yea COUNCILOR MELTON Yea COUNCILOR PLUNKETT Yea John Salewicz was appointed to the Board of Parks and Recreation by a vote of seven in favor, zero opposed. (7-0) 6. OTHER MATTERS As an anesthesiologist who has been working with COVID-19 patients in the ICU, Councilor Choi spoke about the importance of continuing to take all precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19. He stressed the importance of social distancing and wearing facemasks. He cautioned that the recent lifting of the Governor’s Stay at Home order was not a reason to stop these precautions. He stressed that the community needed to be aware to be as careful as possible in order to stay healthy. Councilor Plunkett asked how funds might be found to help Town businesses during the COVID- 19 pandemic. President Garrett stated that finding money in the budget was possible, however finding enough money at a local level to make a difference and to administer it fairly while being good stewards of the community’s money was problematic. Attorney Heather Willey spoke about available Federal and State and charitable organization programs as well as the possibility of looking at using Tax Increment Financing revenue to fund such a program as some other communities had. 8. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS COUNCIL ACTION: President Garrett moved to approve claims as presented. Councilor Plunkett seconded the motion. Director Lacy took a roll call vote: ROLL CALL VOTE: PRESIDENT GARRETT Yea VICE-PRESIDENT TRAYLOR Yea COUNCILOR BURK Yea COUNCILOR CHOI Yea COUNCILOR CULP Yea COUNCILOR MELTON Yea COUNCILOR PLUNKETT Yea Claims were approved by a vote of seven in favor, zero opposed. (7-0) 9. ADJOURN COUNCIL ACTION: Councilor Plunkett moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilor Melton seconded the motion. Director Lacy took a roll call vote: ROLL CALL VOTE: PRESIDENT GARRETT Yea VICE-PRESIDENT TRAYLOR Yea COUNCILOR BURK Yea COUNCILOR CHOI Yea COUNCILOR CULP Yea COUNCILOR MELTON Yea COUNCILOR PLUNKETT Yea The motion was approved by a vote of seven in favor, zero opposed. (7-0) The next regular Town Council meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 18, 2020 @ 7:30 a.m. Determination of the need for an electronic meeting will be evaluated prior to the meeting and final notice will be posted in compliance with the Indiana Open Door Law. A zoom link will be provided in the meeting notice. Respectfully Submitted, Amelia Anne Lacy, Director Department of Finance & Records Town of Zionsville