The City of New Castle, Indiana

COUNCIL MEETING

NOVEMBER 16, 2009        7:00 P.M.

 

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS GIVEN BY ALL IN ATTENDANCE.

PRAYER WAS GIVEN BY PASTOR GARY McCUTCHENS, APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL CHURCH.

MAYOR SMALL 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

 

MAYOR SMALL STATED HE WAS OPENING THE FLOOR FOR A BRIEF PUBLIC HEARING .

      NO QUESTIONS WERE ASKED

 

MAYOR SMALL SAID IN THE BOARD OF WORKS MEETING THIS MORNING, THE BOARD APPROVED STAR DEVELOPMENT TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT.  THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THEY HAVE DONE THIS FOR NEW CASTLE. 

  

      PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION.   COUNCILMAN HAHN: 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.   COUNCILADY MALONE: SECOND

DISCUSSION:  SUGGESTIONS WERE MADE ON HOW PICK UP COULD HELP THE ELDERLY.  POSSIBLY A SMALLER TRASH TRUCK TO GO THROUGH ALLEYS SHOULD BE PURCHASED.

MAYOR SMALL SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THE NEW METHOD WAS COMING ALONG VERY WELL AND THAT HE WAS TOLD THAT HOPE INITIATIVE  VOLUNTEERS WERE GOING TO HELP.  HE SAID THE STREET DEPARTMENT WAS BUSY PICKING UP LEAVES AND TRASH WITH THE SHORT STAFF THAT THEY NOW HAVE.RE-ORGANIZING ROUTES WAS RECOMMENDED.

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

 

      PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS ORDINANCE #3585.   COUNCILADY GOODMAN: SECOND

ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE       PASSED AND ORDERED.

 

      PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING.   COUNCILMAN KIDD: SECOND    ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE.     PASSED AND ORDERED.

 

      PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO TABLE THIS ORDINANCE     COUNCILMAN HAHN;  SECOND.

ROLL CALL VOTE; SEVEN VOTES AYE.    TABLED      

 

COUNCIL REPORTS:

 

COUNCILMAN KOGER ASKED MAYOR'S ASSISTANT JENNA DAVIS TO NOTIFY HIM WHEN A MEETING WITH THE ARCHITECT FOR THE 14^TH AND BROAD PROJECT IS TO BE HELD.  HE SAID HE HAD CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS.

      ASSISTANT DAVIS WILL NOTIFY COUNCILMAN KOGER.

 

COUNCILMAN KOGER ASKED ABOUT THE GATE AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND WHO PAID FOR IT.

      MAYOR SMALL SAID THE UTILITIES PAID FOR THE SECURITY GATE.  THE GATE IS ON UTILITY GROUND AND THE GAS TANKS BELONG TO THEM.  HE SAID A PLAN HAS BEEN REVISED AND A LOCAL SECURITY COMPANY COULD DO A BETTER JOB AND PROVIDES THE LOCKS FOR THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO SEE WHAT KIND OF PROGRAM THEY CAN COME UP WITH.

      ATTORNEY COPENHAVER SAID THIS WAS TO RESOLVE THE THIEF PROBLEMS.

 

COUNCILMAN REID DISCUSSED THE 103 SOUTH PROJECT.  HE ASKED THE COUNCIL IF ANY ONE HAD CONCERNS.  HE SAID HE WAS ATTENDING A MEETING TOMORROW AND WOULD BRING UP THE CONCERNS.

      MAYOR SMALL SAID THE PUNCH OUT MEETING WILL BE BROUGHT UP AT THIS MEETING.

      PRESIDENT YORK ASKED IF MORE COSMETIC THINGS ARE GOING TO BE DONE.

SHE SAID HER CONCERN WAS THAT WE CAN'T PUT IT BACK THE WAY IT WAS BUT WE CAN MAKE IT LOOK NICE.  SHE HAD A CONCERN ABOUT THE HIGH WALLS AND THE FENCES AROUND THE YARDS FOR SAFETY.

       COUNCILMAN REID SAID HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF 18^TH STREET AND INDIANA, YOU CAN NOT SEE.  HE SAID HIS CONCERN WAS NO ONE CAN PARK ON 18^TH STREET ANY LONGER.  HE SAID WHEN PEOPLE ARE BACKING OUT OF THEIR DRIVEWAYS; THE WALLS BLOCK YOUR VISION.  ON TOP OF THE WALLS, THE FENCES ARE GOING UP.  THEY WILL HAVE TO HAND RAILS FOR ANY STEPS THAT ARE OVER THREE STEPS.

      PRESIDENT YORK SAID THAT FURTHER SOUTH YOU GO ON 103, IT BECOMES NARROWER.

 

COUNCILMAN HAHN ASKED ABOUT THE TOTES.  WERE THEY ALL OUT NOW.

      MAYOR SMALL SAID YES.  WE MAY HAVE TO ORDER ABOUT 500 MORE OF THE LARGE ONES.  IF A TOTE IS NEEDED, CALL THE STREET DEPARTMENT OR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.  RE-CYCLING WAS DISCUSSED.

 

CITIZENS:

 

DALE COLE CAME TO THE COUNCIL ASKING FOR BELL RINGERS FOR THE SALVATION ARMY.  VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED AT:  MARSH,  KROGER'S WALGREEN, RURAL KING AND WAL-MART. 

 

PRESIDENT YORK MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT.

COUNCILMAN KIDD: SECOND.