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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-05-28 MINUTES OF COUNCIL MAY 28, 2024 The Batesville City Council met in regular session on , at 5:30 pm at the Municipal Building. Mayor Rick Elumbaugh presided over the meeting. Utility Office Manager Nick Baxter gave the invocation. Upon roll call, the following Councilmembers answered present; Brittany Bennett, Scott Fredricks, Julie Hinkle, Paige Hubbard, Fred Krug and Landon Reeves. Also present were the City Clerk Denise Johnston and City Attorney Tim Meitzen. Councilmember Poole was absent. Councilmember Reeves moved to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Councilmember Hubbard seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Hinkle moved to approve the prepared agenda. Councilmember Bennett seconded and all voted for. CITIZENS COMMENTS The Mayor opened the floor for Citizens Comments. Several comments were made in opposition to the upcoming Gay Pride Parade scheduled for Main Street. OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS A) RECOGNIZE RETIRING COUNCILMEMBER DR. DOUG MATTHEWS FOR THIS 19 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE BATESVILLE CITY COUNCIL Mayor Elumbaugh recognized Dr. Doug Matthews for his 19+ years of service to the Batesville City Council. Dr. Matthews was given a plaque and a key to the city for his service. The Mayor said Dr. Matthews knowledge will be missed and wished him well in the future. B) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BATESVILLE ZONING DISTRICTS MAP FOR 1257 N. CENTRAL AVENUE Councilmember Bennett introduced an ordinance to amend the Batesville Zoning Districts Map. Councilmember Fredricks moved to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Bennett seconded and the electronic roll call count was 6 for and 0 against. Mr. Meitzen read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Hinkle moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Bennett seconded and the electronic roll call count was 6 for and 0 against. Councilmember Hinkle moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Bennett seconded. The electronic roll call count was 6 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2024-05-01. C) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE LOW BID AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH WAGNER GENERAL CONTRACTORS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BATESVILLE MAIN STREET STREETSCAPE Councilmember Fredricks introduced a resolution to accept the low bid and enter into a contract with Wagner General Contractors for the construction of Batesville Main Street Streetscape. Councilmember Fredricks moved to suspend the rules and read the resolution by title only. Councilmember Reeves seconded and the electronic roll call count was 6 for and 0 against. Mr. Meitzen read the resolution by title only. Councilmember Fredricks moved to adopt the resolution. Councilmember Hinkle seconded and the electronic roll call count was 6 for and 0 against. The resolution was given #2024-05-01-R. D) EXECUTIVE SESSION Councilmember Fredricks moved to go into executive session. Councilmember Hinkle seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Reeves moved to appoint Mr. Joey Markowski to the Planning Commission. Councilmember Fredricks seconded and all voted for. Mr. Markowski replaces Dr. Ken James. His term will expire June 10, 2029. Councilmember Krug moved to appoint Mr. Robb Roberts to the Batesville City Council. Councilmember Fredricks seconded and all voted for. Mr. Roberts will replace Dr. Matthews and his term will expire December 31, 2024. MAYOR COMMENTS Mayor Elumbaugh said he has a conflict with the next scheduled council meeting th on June 11. He asked the council if they wished to have only one meeting in June in the middle on the month. Councilmember Fredricks moved to have only th one meeting on June 25. Councilmember Bennett seconded and all voted for. Mayor Elumbaugh asked the council if they had a chance to look at the street light at 445 Bluffview Drive. After a discussion, the council agreed that the area is too dark to be without a street light. The Mayor said he will visit with the property owners and see if moving and updating the pole will help the situation. The council had a short discussion regarding allowing speed bumps (speed tables) in Eagle Mountain. The council agreed more information is needed. Lastly, Mayor Elumbaugh asked the council to add the Juneteenth holiday to the cities list of holidays. Councilmember Hinkle so moved and Councilmember Bennett seconded. All voted for. Mayor Elumbaugh said there are several updates that are being prepared to the personal manual and once completed an ordinance will be before the council for approval. Police Chief John Scarbrough addressed the council to present a plaque to Councilmember Krug for his help in raising money to furnish an interrogation room at the new Police Department. Also, Chief Scarbrough reported that he has ordered four new police vehicles but is about $80,000.00 short due to the age of the trade-in vehicles. He also said he has ordered Durango’s instead pickup trucks. Councilmember Hubbard moved to pay the extra $80,000.00 out the Alcohol Tax. Councilmember Krug seconded and all voted for. LAISON REPORTS None COUNCIL COMMENTS None ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Councilmember Bennett moved that the meeting be adjourned. Councilmember Fredricks seconded and all voted for. The meeting was adjourned at 6:46 pm. RICK ELUMBAUGH, MAYOR DENISE M. JOHNSTON, CITY CLERK