City Council Meeting Minutes - 10/5/09
COUNCIL MEETING
OCTOBER 5, 2009 7:00 P.M.
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS GIVEN BY ALL IN ATTENDANCE.
PRAYER WAS GIVEN BY REV. FRANK WOOD, OF THE WHITTER LANE BAPTIST CHURCH.
ASSISTANT MAYOR JEANA DAVIS OPENED THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
ROLL CALL:
SANDY YORK PRESENT
ANGIE GOODMAN PRESENT
JAMES KIDD PRESENT
MARY MALONE PRESENT
MARK KOGER PRESENT
VAUGHN REID PRESENT
RICHARD HAHN PRESENT
PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO REAPPOINT NOEL BLEVINS FOR A 3 YEAR TERM TO THE HENRY COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU, SERVING FROM JANUARY 1, 2010 TO DECEMBER 31, 2012.
COUNCILADY GOODMAN: SECOND ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE. PASSED AND ORDERED.
ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE. PASSED AND ORDERED.
PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING JANICE LAVARNWAY, JAYNE STOFFER AND CHRISTY YORK TO BE AGENTS TO ACCEPT PENSION LIABILITY FOR THE CITY OF NEW CASTLE, INDIANA. COUNCILMAN HAHN: SECOND ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE. PASSED AND ORDERED.
PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE. COUNCILMAN KIDD: SECOND
ROLL CALL VOTE; SEVEN VOTES AYE. PASSED AND ORDERED
PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE. COUNCILMAN REID: SECOND
ROLL CALL VOTE; SEVEN VOTES AYE. PASSED AND ORDERED.
PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE ON SECOND READING. COUNCILADY GOODMAN: SECOND. ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE. PASSED AND ORDERED.
COUNCIL REPORTS:
PRESIDENT YORK STATED THAT THE COUNCIL HAD RECEIVED A COUPLE OF DRAFTS AND SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED MUCH INPUT FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. SHE SAID THE DRAFTS WERE IN REGARDS TO THE FUTURE ORDINANCE ABOUT THE GARBAGE AND TRASH PICKUP. SHE RECOMMENDED THAT THE LAST DRAFT THAT THEY RECEIVED, #8, BE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. SHE SAID SHE PREFERRED IT OVER THE FIRST ONE THAT WAS GIVEN. IT'S NOT PERFECT BUT WE CAN LIVE WITH IT.
PRESIDENT YORK REMINDED EVERYONE THAT ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, FROM 8:00 A.M. TO NOON, IN THE HENRY COUNTY HOSPITAL CONFERENCE ROOM HOPE INITIATIVE WILL HAVE A MEETING AND EVERYONE IS ASKED TO ATTEND.
COUNCILMAN KOGER THANKED WASTEWATER POLLUTION SUPERINTENDENT RANDY HAMILTON FOR SHOWING HIM AROUND THE SEWAGE PLANT AND TAKING THE TIME TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO HIM, ESPECIALLY ANSWERING QUESTIONS THAT HE WANTED ANSWERS TO. HE SAID AS A RESIDENT OF NEW CASTLE, HE WANTED TO THANK RANDY AND HE THOUGHT THE CITY IS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE SOMEONE WITH MR. HAMILTON'S KNOWLEDGE RUNNING OUR TREATMENT PLANT.
COUNCILMAN KOGER ASKED ABOUT LEAF PICKUP THIS FALL. HE ASKED IF THIS STARTS ON OCTOBER 1ST.
STREET SUPERINTENDENT AYERS ANNOUNCED THAT HE WASN'T SURE. IT WILL BE UP TO THE MAYOR AND HIS PLAN. THE EXISTING ORDINANCE STATES THAT LEAF PICKUP IS FROM OCTOBER 31ST TO DECEMBER 31ST.
COUNCILMAN HAHN THANKED EMS DIRECTOR RON BURNS FOR GIVING THE FLU SHOTS TO THE CITY EMPLOYEES.
PUBLIC:
MARY LOGAN, 119 N. 18TH ST., APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL STATING THAT SHE HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT BRUSH AND TREE LIMBS LYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIDEWALK AT 741 S. 21ST. ST., SHE SAID CHILDREN HAVE TO GO AROUND, OUT IN THE STREET, TO GO TO SCHOOL AND THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AT THIS INTERSECTION. SHE SAID THEY HAVE BEEN LAYING THERE FOR A YEAR. SHE PRESENTED PICTURES TO THE COUNCIL.
MRS. LOGAN ALSO ASKED EVERYONE TO ATTEND THE HOPE INITIATIVE MEETING ON SATURDAY MORNING.
ASSISTANT MAYOR DAVIS SAID THAT BY THE END OF OCTOBER, OSBORNE PARK SHOULD BE CLEANED UP. WE DO HAVE A PLAN SCHEDULED.
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE THAT, ON SUNDAY, THE FOUR SQUARE CHURCH MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS WERE PLANNING A CLEANUP IN THE PARKS AND WESTMINSTER. PAINTING AND CLEANING WILL BEGIN AFTER SERVICES WHICH WILL BE AT 10:00 A.M.. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO TAKE PART.
NORMA DISHMAN STATED THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING CONDITIONS STUDY FOR THE COUNTY AND CITY. SHE HAD A BOOK WHICH COPIES WILL BE MADE OFF FOR ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS. SHE SAID THE CITIZENS NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HENRY COUNTY.
PRESIDENT YORK MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT.
COUNCILMAN KIDD: SECOND.
