A G E N D A COMMON COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Meeting to be held at 6:30 p.m., local time, in the Common Council Chambers, City Hall Building 100 East Michigan Boulevard, Michigan City, Indiana CALL TO ORDER BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG and PRAYER ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES Regular Meeting May 6, 2015 (not completed) Regular Meeting May 19, 2015 (not completed) Executive Session May 26, 2015 REPORTS of STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS of SPECIAL or SELECT COMMITTEES Page 1
REPORTS of OTHER CITY OFFICERS and DEPARTMENTS CLAIMS DOCKET Fund #9000 Riverboat Claims $34,218.56 Fund #0417 Boyd Development none PETITIONS Petition received in the Clerk s Office on May 29, 2015 from Larry Silvestri COMMUNICATIONS RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE STATEMENT OF BENEFITS (SB-1/PP) FOR TAX ABATEMENT FOR CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY CVG SPRAGUE DEVICES, LLC WITHIN MICHIGAN CITY AND WAIVING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO INDIANA LAW, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATIONS, I.C. 6-1.1-12.1-9.5 Introduced by: Tim Bietry Pat Boy (Note: this was TABLED at the May 19, 2015 Council meeting until June 2, 2015) APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONCESSION AT THE PAVILION IN WASHINGTON PARK Introduced by: Rich Murphy Page 2
S AMENDING SEC. 2-395 OF CHAPTER 2 IN THE MICHIGAN 1 st Reading CITY MUNICIPAL CODE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE CUMULATIVE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT (CCD) FUND Introduced by: Pat Boy Tim Bietry Rich Murphy 1 st READING OF THE RIVERBOAT FUND FOR FUNDING OF MOWING EQUIPMENT FOR THE VECTOR CONTROL DEPARTMENT Introduced by: Ron Hamilton (DECREASE Riverboat Fund # 9000 Unappropriated balance $ 30,000.00 INCREASE ACCOUNT #9000 0000 04 444.007 Other Machinery & Equipment Vector Control $30,000.00) 1 st Reading OF THE RIVERBOAT FUND FOR FUNDING TO REMOVE DEAD AND DYING TREES IN THE GREENWOOD CEMETERY Introduced by: Pat Boy (DECREASE Riverboat Fund #9000 Unappropriated balance $180,000.00 INCREASE ACCOUNT #9000 0000 03 439.011 Contractual Services $180,000.00) Page 3
AMENDING APPENDIX C JOINT ZONING OF 2 nd Reading THE MICHIGAN CITY MUNICPAL CODE BY CHANGING REGULATIONS REGARDING SIGNS Introduced by: Pat Boy AN CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF 2 nd READING ADDITIONS, EXTENSIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WATERWORKS OF THE CITY OF MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA, THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS TO PROVIDE THE COST THEREOF, THE COLLECTION, SEGREGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE REVENUES OF SAID WATERWORKS, THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE INTERESTS OF THE OWNERS OF SAID REVENUE BONDS, OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH, INCLUDING THE ISSUANCE OF NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF BONDS, AND REPEALING S INCONSISTENT HEREWITH Introduced by: Rich Murphy 2 nd READING OF THE CEDIT FUND FOR FUNDING THE BALANCE OF I.T. SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF MICHIGAN CITY AND MICHIGAN CITY SANITARY DISTRICT Introduced by: Tim Bietry Richard Murphy Pat Boy (DECREASE CEDIT Fund # 0227 Unappropriated balance $ 140,775.00 INCREASE ACCOUNT #0227 0000 03 431.005 Other Professional Services $140,775.00) Page 4
News-Dispatch May 20, 2015 Formal Public Hearing will be held June 2, 2015 2 nd READING OF THE CEDIT FUND TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR LEGAL CLAIMS AND SERVICES FOR THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT News-Dispatch May 20, 2015 Introduced by: Chris Schwanke Tim Bietry (DECREASE CEDIT Fund # 0227 Unappropriated balance $ 100,000.00 INCREASE ACCOUNT #0227 0000 03 431.001 Legal Services $100,000.00) Formal Public Hearing will be held June 2, 2015 S 3 rd READING OF THE BOYD DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR FUNDING OF VARIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE MICHIGAN CITY PARK DEPARTMENT Introduced by: Joe Doyle News-Dispatch April 22, 2015 (DECREASE Boyd Development Fund # 0417 Unappropriated balance $ 378,775.00 INCREASE ACCOUNT #0417 0000 04 443.007 Park Projects $ 378,775.00) Formal Public Hearing was held May 6, 2015 Page 5
UNFINISHED BUSINESS VOTE: Clarence Hulse, Executive Director, Economic Development Corporation Michigan City is requesting the members of the Michigan City Common Council appoint a new member to the Revolving Loan Fund Committee to replace Ryan Dwight who has resigned VOTE: Mayor Meer is requesting the advice and consent of the members of the Michigan City Common Council regarding his appointment of Mr. Michael Rivera as a member of the Michigan City Human Rights Commission. Mr. Rivera will be replacing former member Mr. Sunny Akhigbe (term to begin immediately and will expire on November 18, 2017) NEW BUSINESS FYI: Mayor Meer is requesting the advice and consent of the members of the Michigan City Common Council regarding his appointment of Mr. Todd Dickard as a member of the Michgian City Historic Review Board. Mr. Dickard will be replacing former member Mr. Mark Huffman (term will begin immediately and expire March 15, 2018) COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT Gale A. Neulieb, City Clerk Please contact the Clerk s Office at 219-873-1410 if you require information regarding building accessibility or reasonable accommodations. Office hours are Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Page 6