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City Council Meeting Minutes - 6/2/08

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COMMON COUNCIL

 

                       JUNE 2, 2008                7:00 P.M.

 

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS GIVEN BY ALL IN ATTENDANCE.

 

REV. DENNIS PYCRAFT, TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH ON LEGION DRIVE, GAVE THE PRAYER.

 

MAYOR SMALL OPENED THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.

 

ROLL CALL:

SANDY YORK                                              PRESENT      

ANGIE GOODMAN                                      PRESENT

JAMES KIDD                                                 PRESENT

MARY MALONE                                           ABSENT

LOUISE PIERCE                                            PRESENT      

VAUGHN REID                                              PRESENT

RICHARD HAHN                                           PRESENT

 

ORDINANCE #3541-AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A STREET DEPARTMENT NON-REVERTING CAPITAL FUND WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY ON SECOND READING BY SANDY YORK.

            PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE (FEES FOR EXTRA SERVICES).

COUNCILMAN KIDD: SECOND.    ROLL CALL VOTE: SIX VOTES AYE.    PASSED AND ORDERED.

            PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND READ ORDINANCE #3541 ON THIRD AND FINAL READING.  COUNCILMAN HAHN: SECOND.   ROLL CALL VOTE: SIX VOTES AYE.   SUSPENDED

            ORDINANCE#3541-AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A STREET DEPARTMENT

NON-REVERTING CAPITAL FUND WAS READ ON THIRD AND FINAL READING BY TITLE ONLY BY SANDY YORK.

            PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE.  COUNCILMAN HAHN: SECOND

ROLL CALL VOTE: SIX VOTES AYE.                        PASSED AND ORDERED.

 

ORDINANCE #3542-AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICTS OF THE CITY OF NEW CASTLE WAS READ ON SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY BY SANDY YORK.

            PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE.  COUNCILMAN KIDD: SECOND

ROLL CALL VOTE: SIX VOTES AYE.                      PASSED AND ORDERED.

            PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND READ ORDINANCE #3542 ON THIRD AND FINAL READING BY TITLE ONLY.  COUNCILMAN KIDD: SECOND. 

ROLL CALL VOTE: SIX VOTES AYE.                       SUSPENDED

            ORDINANCE #3542-AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICTS OF THE CITY OF NEW CASTLE WAS READ ON THIRD AND FINAL READING BY TITLE ONLY BY SANDY YORK.

            PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE.  COUNCILMAN REID: SECOND

ROLL CALL VOTE: SIX VOTES AYE.                         PASSED AND ORDERED.

 

COUNCIL REPORTS:

PRESIDENT YORK  -  THANKED BUILDING INSPECTOR RIGGS FOR TAKING CARE OF THE DUMPSTER ON I AVE. THAT SHE HAD ASKED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. 

 

COUNCILADY GOODMAN  -  ASKED THE SPECIAL ISSUES COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE ZONING ORDINANCES THAT WERE BEING VIOLATED.

 

COUNCILMAN HAHN%u2026%u2026%u2026%u2026..STATED THAT SOME OF THE ZONING ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO JUNK YARDS HAVE BEEN GRAND FATHERED IN.

 

 

CITIZENS:

JEFFERY LEE KIDD, 1630 GRAND AVE., APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO TELL OF AN INCIDENT  THAT HAPPENED ON MAY 30TH, INVOLVING TWO POLICE OFFICERS AT HIS HOME.  MR. KIDD WAS ADVISED TO STAY UNTIL THE MEETING WAS OVER TO DISCUSS THIS.

 

BRAD CROWE, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AVIATION BOARD GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE  RUNWAY AT THE AIRPORT.  HE THANKED THE CITY FOR  THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2008.  HE SAID IT HELPED TO SECURE A 1.2 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE FAA AND THEY HAVE ASKED FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.  HE SAID THEY HAVE NOT HEARD A RESPONSE AS OF YET.  HE GAVE AN ACCOUNTING OF THE ACTIVITIES ON GOING WITH THE AVIATION BOARD AND WHAT THEY HAVE PLANNED FOR 2008, 2009, 201O AND 2011.

MR. CROWE SAID THEY WERE WORKING TO GET A FULL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EXISTING RUNWAY.  IT IS CONSIDERED IN A MODERATELY SAFE CONDITION.  50% WILL BE RECONSTRUCTED IN 2008 AND THE REMAINDER 50% MILLED AND PAVED,  THAT IS WHY THEY WENT TO THE FAA AND ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS SO THEY CAN RECONSTRUCT THE RUNWAY IN ITS ENTIRETY.  HE SAID THEY HAVE NOT STOPPED PURSUING THE 5000 FOOT RUNWAY.  THE FAA DOES NOT HAVE US AS A PRIORITY DUE TO THE LACK OF TRAFFIC.

            WE ARE PURSUING ALL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS AND LAND ACQUISITIONS FOR THE NEW RUNWAY ALL THE WAY TO THE 5000 FOOT EXTENSION.  TO PURSUE FUNDS, WE ARE MOVING AHEAD.

            MR. CROWE SAID THE BOARD WAS WORKING WITH THE MANAGER OF THE FACILITY, JOHN MARLATT FOR A CONTRACT.  THE CONTRACT  WILL SPELL OUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE MANAGER AS WELL AS THE CITY AND COUNTY.

            THE CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN BIDDED AND WILL BEGIN IN JULY.

            MR. CROWE SAID LOOKING AT '09,'10 AND'11, AS THEY CONTINUE TO PURSUE THE NEW RUNWAY AND EXTENSION, WE WILL BECOMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR APPROPRIATIONS.  THE GOOD NEWS IS, WE HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL BEING AWARDED GRANTS, A MILLION DOLLARS IN 2005, AND THE ONE POINT TWO MILLION THIS YEAR AND

ADDITIONAL COMING SOON.  THAT IS THE REFLECTION OF PRE-PLANNING.

            THE FAA AND INDOT LOOK AT THAT AND THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

            COUNCILMAN REID STATED THAT AT ONE TIME, THE RUNWAY WAS LONG ENOUGH FOR JET TRAFFIC.  OVER TIME, THE JETS GOT BIGGER AND SAFETY REGULATIONS GREW; NOW THE FAA REQUIRES A LARGER RUNWAY.  HE ASKED IF THERE WAS BUMPER SPACE BUILT INTO THE NEW RUNWAY SO THAT IT WON'T SUFFER THE SAME THING AFTER IT IS PUT INTO SERVICE.

            MR. CROWE SAID YES.  THE NEW RUNWAY WILL BE NORTH OF THE EXISTING RUNWAY FOR THAT VERY PURPOSE.  OUT OF THE PATH OF RESIDENCE, TREES THAT WILL BE CROPPED AND A BARN THERE THAT WILL HAVE TO BE ACQUIRED AND BE TORN DOWN OR MOVED.  WE HAVE MOVED IT FAR ENOUGH NORTH SO WE  DON'T HAVE TO ADDRESS ANY RESIDENCE.  THE JETS NEED IT NOT ONLY FOR THEIR SIZE BUT THE CAPACITY.  HE SAID THE GOAL WAS FOR THE JETS TO LAND HERE NOT SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THE CLIENTS BE SHUTTLED TO NEW CASTLE.

            COUNCILMAN HAHN COMMENTED ON THE EXCELLENT JOB THE AVIATION BOARD IS DOING.  HE SAID MR. CROWE WAS RIGHT, WE MUST MOVE FORWARD.

            MR. CROWE SAID THAT MAYOR SMALL, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LIAISON, REINVIGORATED THE AVIATION BOARD AND MADE HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD.  

 

 

EDDIE HAGER, 906 S. 14TH STREET, APPEARED BEFORE TO DISCUSS THE TRAINS THAT ARE IN OUR CITY.  HE SAID IT WAS ROUGH TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO OWNED THE CARS.  HE SAID THE CARS HAD DIFFERENT OWNERS, EVEN TO MEXICAN OWNERS.  THE CARS ARE LEASED AND GO BY ATW NUMBERS.  HE SAID THE CARS THAT ARE IN NEW CASTLE ARE CONSIDERED STORAGE UNITS.  SOME CARS ARE FOR SALVAGE.  MR. HAGER GAVE NAMES TO WHOM YOU MAY CONTACT TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION.  MR. HAGER SAID THE MAYOR SHOULD TALK WITH  PETE BELL.

            MR. HAGER SAID THAT NO ONE THAT HE HAS TALKED WITH HAS HEARD A COMPLAINT FROM RESIDENTS OR ANYONE IN THE CITY ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES.

            MAYOR SMALL THANKED MR. HAGER FOR THE WORK AND TIME HE PUT INTO THIS PRESENTATION.

            MAYOR SMALL SAID THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE.  ONE IS THE WAY YOU WORK WITH THEM AND THE OTHER IS THE WAY YOU TURN THEM OFF.  HE SAID HE TENDS TO WORK THE FIRST WAY.  HE SAID HE HAD TALKED WITH MR. BELL TWICE.  MAYOR SMALL SAID THAT HE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE MAYOR OF CONNERSVILLE AND HOPEFULLY THINGS WILL BEGIN TO HAPPEN.  HE SAID HE WOULD GO THE FRIENDLY WAY AND NOT TO INTIMIDATE OR IRRITATE AND THAT IS THE WAY HE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK.  IT MAY TAKE A WEEK OR TWO LONGER  BUT HE FELT THE ISSUE WOULD BE RESOLVED BY DOING IT  HIS WAY NOT MR. HAGER'S WAY.

 

PRESIDENT YORK MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT.

COUNCILMAN HAHN: SECOND

 

JANICE L. LAVARNWAY, CLERK-TREASURER  

 

APPROVED BY ME THIS 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 2008
JIM SMALL, MAYOR