[0:00] Call to order of the Storm Water Utility
Board. Roll call for official list of
[0:05] members. It looks like we have a quorum.
>> We do.
[0:08] » Yeah, we're all
>> All right, review of minutes for June
[0:11] 15th, 2026.
[0:15] » I'll make a motion to approve the
minutes from June.
[0:19] » We have a motion.
>> I'll second it.
[0:22] » All right, Councilwoman
We have a second by Councilwoman
[0:25] Bowling. Any questions?
If no questions, let's pass this thing
[0:29] off. Favor? All right.
Any opposed? No opposed. All right, let
[0:33] it be passed. All right, old business.
The old business was it came to my
[0:37] attention last
meeting about if we had an action plan
[0:43] or what the progress for the Westler
Engineering was.
[0:48] Uh the what we did was the conclusion
for the streets were virtually due to
[0:57] the inlets
at 1E, 2E, 40, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 10A.
[1:05] And this is the big thing, being
extremely clogged with debris, including
[1:09] dirt, trash, and yard waste. Pipes were
unable to adequately drain stormwater
[1:16] from the streets of Crossgates South.
Regular maintenance is required to
[1:20] remove the accumulation of debris. And I
I stated that at the last time is that
[1:27] what we need to do is continue the
planning while we're doing education,
[1:32] education, education in our stormwater
letters. All right?
[1:36] Keep educating the public
about where to properly put the grass
[1:41] clippings, properly to put the trash. Do
not litter. All right?
[1:46] And why we did this was an exploration
study to help and also help with the
[1:52] Public Works Safety,
and also the Chief. The Chief was doing
[1:57] the
cross gates and hiring city. So, that
[2:01] was just one notch off of
of our our checklist, okay?
[2:07] Under the section. But, the senses of
this was
[2:12] that there's trash down there, there's
mud down there, there's that old pipe
[2:18] that's that's breaking down. It's just a
nasty nasty place type of thing is what
[2:24] it is. And we will fix it is what we're
going to do. And we are fixing it, which
[2:29] is pretty awesome, okay?
That's
[2:32] that's what the plan is.
>> Right.
[2:35] » Right, chief?
>> Yes.
[2:36] » Thank you.
And
[2:38] that's the reiteration of what we just
did before.
[2:41] Formal.
ALL RIGHT.
[2:43] OKAY, ON WITH THE NEXT ONE. THAT was New
Business President's Point. I had the
[2:48] great
acquaintance
[2:52] of
of going up to Purdue University on last
[2:57] week
and listening to a lot of storm water
[3:02] experts in the field, engineers,
and teachers, and
[3:07] educators, and such.
And we talked about
[3:13] climate change
and how that is affecting ground water
[3:18] levels and and
we talked about surface water and
[3:22] vegetation. But, our main point that we
got out of this is
[3:28] is that there's entities out there in
the state of Indiana, okay? On their
[3:33] storm water board and also on their
storm water that just works with
[3:38] education and education alone. Works
with the schools, works with the people,
[3:42] works with
with the community. For example,
[3:47] if someone doesn't know where to dispose
their grass clippings at, for example.
[3:54] That's when
uh
[3:57] someone
they code enforcer or such comes to them
[4:02] and says, "Geez, man, you're disposing
your grass clippings wrong." And then
[4:06] they give the president of stormwater or
the educator, and it wasn't the
[4:12] president, it was the educator of the
stormwater team to go out
[4:17] and deliver paper to the gentleman and
say, "Sir, you there you go.
[4:20] Why don't you follow this plan here?"
That way the community knows
[4:26] what the actions are. Now, what I'm
going to be thinking of because we're
[4:31] I'm an educator and you're an educator
is maybe we can come up with something
[4:35] to put on a lesson plan or such that we
could put on our webpage is what I got
[4:42] from
the stormwater conference, okay?
[4:46] Because on the MS4, the C M1 is public
education, and that includes educating
[4:53] the general public as late as possible
second cycle, okay?
[4:57] We educate the public in
quarterly through
[5:03] the newspaper. I make sure there's some
points on that. We also educate the
[5:08] public through our website that you so
nicely put up stuff in, okay?
[5:15] Participation and involvement includes
complying with official public notice
[5:20] requirements and engaging the general
public. How we can engage the general
[5:25] public is if we did a lesson plan
or something like that on
[5:31] our webpage or give out to the community
or
[5:37] bring it here that the general public
knows. So, that was the gist of the
[5:41] meeting that I came back to bring
information. Is there anyone who may
[5:45] have more questions to ask them about
this symposium I attended at Purdue
[5:50] University.
And if not, I'm in plans in August to
[5:55] attend
the Storm Army down in Indianapolis.
[6:00] So, that's going to be a good one to
learn about
[6:05] uh
procedures
[6:07] and different mechanisms and such that
goes on with these
[6:12] that is involved in American count.
Okay?
[6:16] Any questions?
>> Sounds good.
[6:17] » Wonderful, thank you. If there's no more
questions, let's go on to the next one,
[6:20] the financial CT.
What do I deal with the financials?
[6:25] » I guess payroll.
>> Yep, payroll distribution detail
[6:29] $1,162.89.
[6:33] I motion to pass this.
>> I move that we pass the payroll
[6:37] distribution detail for $1,162.89.
>> We have a motion on the floor to pass
[6:43] the payroll distribution detail for
$1,162.89.
[6:48] Do I have a second?
>> I'll second.
[6:51] » I have a first by Councilwoman Peacock.
[6:58] We have the second by Councilwoman
Bowden. Do we have any discussion?
[7:03] No discussion, it passes. All in favor?
>> Aye.
[7:07] » Any opposition? No opposition, so be it.
Let the ayes have it.
[7:11] ATB transaction list.
There are no questions.
[7:17] All right,
moving with my discussions of things.
[7:21] All right,
petitioner comments by the citizens, 3
[7:24] minutes maximum per person.
[7:34] If there are
none,
[7:36] then I will give
I will give a motion to adjourn this
[7:41] meeting.
>> I second.
[7:43] » I got a second.
[7:48] All in favor?
>> I.
[7:49] » Yes.
>> No
[7:50] any meeting of the day.
>> Thank you.
[7:59] » Ah.
>> How do you like the seating?
[8:01] » Good.
I need steps.
[8:04] » I think we do.
>> That would be good.
[8:07] » I'm going to keep it there.
>> Where you going?
[8:10] » I need to pull my shirt down once there
like I fell.
[8:12] » I know. Chairs are on the stairs.
[8:16] » Sorry.
>> I think she said there was a meeting
[8:19] today.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
[8:23] » Yeah. It's It's dealt. It's dealt.
Meeting and that's uh
[8:29] Tuesday.
I think it's
[8:32] the uh the meeting
Thanks.
[8:37] I I have a window chair.
I have a meeting with
[8:42] You think that I did
I started this.
[8:47] Seven.
[8:55] All right.
[9:01] » Um
Sorry.
[9:05] » So, the
>> I don't remember.
[9:07] » I don't
>> So, it's
[9:11] » I don't remember.
>> First Baptist Church.
[9:13] » That's good.
[9:16] » One way or another.
[9:19] » What are you going
>> What can I say for you?
[9:21] » I think that the parking lot
>> James?
[9:24] » You think
[9:28] » Yes, it's the water cell.
>> or small space.
[9:33] » And it's
[9:38] It's the
[9:41] 14
14 6 Indiana water signs.
[9:47] My wife IS AMBITIOUS.
[9:52] SO I ASKED HER TO GET OUT OF THERE.
[9:57] I'M 50 YEARS OLD.
[10:02] COME.
[10:05] Sister Tommy and sister Sadie.
And she said yes.
[10:11] We can wait.
It's the real world.
[10:20] So anyway
[10:28] Right here.
[10:31] See you next.
Yeah.
[10:35] Thank God for that.
[10:45] First
business first term.
[10:48] » Because it's a ever
leave it is no longer in use.
[10:52] » No, it's because it's
the department
[10:57] Oh, okay.
>> She's in the push it out.
[10:59] » And and our old tax is different.
>> Right.
[11:02] » So the tax increment
>> Yeah, but it's the corner.
[11:05] » And the valuation before we started
and the current valuation and when those
[11:09] things go through these parcels it can
all
[11:12] tax roll
the valuation below
[11:15] where we started.
>> Huh. Okay.
[11:17] » So it can lose all of it.
There's no increment.
[11:20] » Excuse me, sir. What would we be working
with anyway?
[11:23] » No, we
bought like 15 other parcels.
[11:25] » Okay.
All right.
[11:27] » Yeah, it wasn't a lot.
>> All right.
[11:31] Sophie's is in in that?
>> Sophie's in the tip district.
[11:35] » Right, in the tip but it's out in the
[11:45] So yeah, that's the white river not
much.
[11:48] » Oh, okay.
>> That's the white river.
[11:51] » A line.
>> That's about that part.
[11:54] » Yeah.
>> Yeah, yeah.
[11:57] » And then there's
>> reservation
[12:00] » Oh, yeah.
>> They don't have that part.
[12:03] » Yeah, yeah. I couldn't understand that
crossing thing and then I went to the
[12:06] bathroom and I was like
>> I probably wouldn't have
[12:10] So
So that
[12:13] » All right.
It's all good.
[12:15] » You should
>> It's not that way.
[12:17] » I'm sorry.
[12:23] » Right.
>> And then
[12:26] » Oh.
>> She's all right.
[12:27] » Oh, that's good.
[12:30] Right there.
>> Okay.
[12:33] » There you go.
>> Yeah.
[12:34] » You just heard
>> Well, that makes sense.
[12:38] » All right.
[12:41] All right.
[12:43] Did they bring tomatoes to throw at me
or what?
[12:46] » It was it no but they were you too?
>> I WAS
[12:52] I KNOW.
>> I THINK I SAID
[12:58] » AND I GO LISTEN
[13:02] » SHE'S in the Appalachian mountains on
that mission trip.
[13:06] » That's what I think.
>> She's doing that right now.
[13:08] » Probably not.
>> churches down there.
[13:11] » I don't know.
>> Father
[13:14] » No, but
>> Oh, it's definitely
[13:17] The reservation which goes back probably
all the way to the
[13:21] » Right.
>> And then
[13:25] » Yeah.
>> She she has like
[13:27] » I think I
>> I mean
[13:29] » I think I probably
[15:04] » And welcome to the city of Southport
July 2026
[15:10] city council meeting. I can remember
what year it was. That's good.
[15:14] Um if you'd all please stand
and face the flag and recite the Pledge
[15:19] of Allegiance.
>> I pledge allegiance
[15:23] to the flag
[15:39] » Please remain standing. Anthony Smith
from the Irvington First Baptist Church
[15:45] will do the invocation. Anthony, and
thank you.
[15:48] » Thank you, sir.
Let's bow our heads. Heavenly Father, we
[15:51] come to you today with grateful hearts
for the opportunity to gather in this
[15:55] community.
We ask that you bless the members of
[15:58] this city council, the mayor, and the
city leaders. Grant them wisdom,
[16:02] discernment, and integrity as they make
decisions that affect the lives of
[16:07] everyone in this city. Help them to
listen to one another and open their
[16:11] minds and work together in unity.
May their actions be rooted in
[16:15] compassion and justice,
and may their primary focus be on the
[16:20] well-being, safety, and prosperity of
all of the citizens. Give them the
[16:24] courage to do what is right, even when
it's difficult, and serve with humility
[16:29] and dedication. We thank you for our
community and for all who work to make
[16:34] it a better place.
Guide the discussion tonight, and let
[16:38] everything that be done here be for the
greater good. In your holy name we pray.
[16:43] Amen.
>> Amen.
[16:45] » Thank you very much.
[16:58] We could move on to the minutes of June
26th, please.
[17:05] » I'd like to make a motion to approve the
minutes
[17:09] from
[17:15] last month.
June 15th, 2026.
[17:19] » Perfect. We have a motion on the table
to approve the minutes from the June
[17:23] meeting. Do I hear a second?
>> I got
[17:25] » Seconded by Mr. Mayor. Any changes,
corrections, additions, questions,
[17:30] anything?
Hearing none, all those in favor?
[17:34] » Aye.
>> Any opposed? None opposed, the minutes
[17:37] are approved. Moving on to reports,
Chief.
[17:40] » Thank you, Mayor. Sure.
We got our totals back for Dunkin'
[17:44] Donuts on the roof.
In total, we raised $2,131.86
[17:50] [clears throat]
[17:52] for Special Olympics.
>> Nice.
[17:54] » Um it was a pretty good event. We only
were there 6:00 to about 10:30 cuz of
[17:58] the rain.
Um so it was our first time doing it, so
[18:01] we learned some tricks for next year. So
we'll add those in.
[18:05] Uh the Board of Public Works and Safety
approved an MOU with the Attorney
[18:09] General's Office.
Um still currently waiting on them to
[18:13] send me the
um corrections on the spelling errors
[18:16] and the date.
As soon as I get that, um we'll get that
[18:20] signed.
Um last week, uh we held interviews for
[18:24] laterals.
Um I believe we ended up with four.
[18:27] » Four? She had
>> Um so they will have the Chief's meeting
[18:32] with myself and Assistant Chief Williams
on Thursday.
[18:36] So hopefully we can get those guys in
and move pretty quick with those guys.
[18:41] Uh we still have 30 other applicants
that are non-laterals, so zero
[18:46] experience.
And we're still in the background phases
[18:49] on those, so I would say a month or so.
>> Okay.
[18:52] » Probably do more another round of
interviews
[18:55] um to get those guys going.
Um we received a check from our totaled
[19:00] police car. It was uh we got $49,270
and 77 cents.
[19:08] Um the new car is going to cost us about
60,000, so we're still trying to figure
[19:13] out what we have left in the CCD fund
for the car we purchased and then what
[19:18] other
uh um
[19:20] budget lines we can look at to help
replace that car.
[19:24] Um Captain Davis's last day was last
week. He is in the fire academy. He was
[19:30] offered and accepted a job at Greenfield
Fire Department.
[19:34] Uh so he has an 8-week
I guess firefighter academy.
[19:39] Um so he started last week. He's doing
really good. So
[19:43] that's good for him.
Officer Nathan Williams was
[19:47] uh
interviewed by the mayor board, which is
[19:51] myself, Alyssa
Huh?
[19:53] » It's Nathan Miller. I said Nathan Miller
earlier.
[19:55] » Oh, I'm sorry.
Nathan Miller, yes.
[19:59] Yes, sorry. Nathan Miller.
Oh, yeah.
[20:03] Was approved by the mayor board, which
is the mayor, clerk treasurer, and
[20:06] myself.
Um so he's not here tonight. He's at the
[20:10] board meeting.
Uh that's all I have on the police.
[20:15] Uh I do want to say one thing. We've had
two incidents in the last week and a
[20:19] half of residents who are upset with
either Amazon or our construction people
[20:26] and have pulled guns on them.
Um
[20:30] both were arrested. Both were held for
almost a week.
[20:34] It is felony intimidation with firearm.
I'm just saying that uh
[20:40] we don't need to
solve our issues with guns. We can have
[20:45] those conversations. Uh but it seems to
be
[20:48] uh
I don't know if it's summertime, so hot.
[20:52] I don't know what it is.
Um but if you encounter something like
[20:55] that, get out of the area, call 911.
We'll come and address it. Do not engage
[21:00] with them.
Uh cuz that could be bad. Luckily,
[21:03] nobody's been shot.
Um I'm not too sure. The first incident,
[21:07] they did try to shoot and just double
front of the gun, which is the reason
[21:10] why it didn't work.
But again, if you you encounter that
[21:14] situation, just leave the area.
Call us. We'll be there. I think our
[21:18] response time to both of them was like a
minute.
[21:21] So, uh
Yeah, that's my public safety
[21:25] announcement. That's all I have for
police unless somebody has a question.
[21:28] Yes, ma'am.
>> I was asked to ask this question.
[21:32] » Okay.
>> Okay.
[21:34] And I don't know that you will know what
I'm talking about, but uh
[21:39] in my district, there was an encounter
with two dogs that were running loose.
[21:43] » Yes.
>> And so, the question is, since Southport
[21:46] doesn't have an animal control and
Indianapolis animal control won't come
[21:51] to Southport, what are residents
supposed to do about loose animals?
[21:55] » So, this has been my battle for 14 years
with them. Unfortunately, animal
[22:00] control's underfunded, understaffed.
Uh I think, and I'm not exaggerating,
[22:05] this is probably the 10th
uh director of animal control that I've
[22:10] had to deal with.
One of the things that uh the reason why
[22:14] they won't come in is because we created
our own animal ordinances years ago.
[22:20] So, in all reality, they can't issue
tickets
[22:24] for that.
Uh
[22:26] so, kind of the
uh memorandum of understanding that we
[22:29] have with each one, even the current one
now, since that incident, uh cuz we
[22:34] didn't want to change, is they will
respond as long as a Southport police
[22:38] officer is there.
>> Okay.
[22:40] » Uh so,
>> they respond to this one?
[22:42] » They did not because we found out who
owned them.
[22:44] » Correct. It It had a happy ending.
>> Yes. Yes.
[22:48] » So, the the
the short of the story was there was two
[22:51] dogs and and they came into somebody in
my district's yard. Well, then all of a
[22:57] sudden,
they would only they were protecting
[23:01] that yard.
>> Yeah.
[23:02] They wouldn't let anybody come into that
yard cuz Nathan came out, I came down,
[23:07] and they were just very, very
aggressive.
[23:10] And so they they called and and then
neighbors came out. And I
[23:15] Did you come out, too? Okay.
Anyway, I think there was another
[23:19] officer that came out.
>> Yeah, Nate and Nathan were there.
[23:22] » And
so I mean these dogs were aggressive. I
[23:26] mean,
the the owners
[23:28] not the owner of the property but stayed
on the porch and stayed with them cuz we
[23:32] have neighbors that are elderly, and he
was really afraid that they would go.
[23:38] But for some reason
>> They liked him.
[23:40] » They liked him.
But then it went on social media and
[23:44] someone had posted that
their parent was dog sitting and this
[23:50] what they looked like and it happened to
be these two dogs. So they got in touch
[23:54] through social media and came and got
the dogs.
[23:56] » And they've let the dogs out three times
since then. Twice and they've been
[24:00] » Well, I think she just thought that they
would stay there and
[24:02] » Well, they have a dog in the dog does.
>> Yeah, but not
[24:06] » Yeah, so so he's got to clean that up
with him again.
[24:10] A lot of times they want us to transport
them, which we don't mind if the dog's
[24:14] not aggressive. But these dogs
Yeah, so yeah, that just kind of all
[24:18] happened
in the right
[24:21] path.
>> really just have to get the right person
[24:23] on the phone and
>> Yeah, well, if they had if for your
[24:27] constituents, if you just tell them to
call the
[24:30] the police station or my or the
non-emergency number if we're if it's
[24:33] not open, they'll dispatch an officer
and then they will contact animal
[24:37] control and then they will come out.
>> I'm sure they're watching so they will
[24:41] know that. Thank you.
>> Any more questions on the police side?
[24:46] » Anything else from the chief?
>> Okay, public works.
[24:51] Last month we had a couple questions at
the end.
[24:56] I don't know if you're going to like
either one of them, but I'm going to
[24:58] give them to you anyway.
Um
[25:01] So, I went by and I called citizens
emergency police on this time and uh
[25:07] asked about the fire hydrant. They said
it has been tagged since January
[25:13] and it was on the list.
Um, I notified them that we have an
[25:17] incident close to that area where if
they needed a fire hydrant, they
[25:20] wouldn't be able to use it.
So, I was told that a supervisor would
[25:24] get involved and they would try to push
that up the list.
[25:28] When I drove by last week, it's still
tagged. So, uh
[25:32] that's my latest report I have for you
on that one.
[25:35] Um,
on your sidewalk issue, that isn't in
[25:39] the right of way. It is actually on your
property and I think our biggest problem
[25:42] is that big tree in your front yard.
>> Mhm.
[25:44] » So, those roots are growing and it's
it's made it it's kicked it up that way.
[25:48] » So, we have to do something.
>> Yes, ma'am.
[25:50] » Okay.
>> Those are the only two questions to you,
[25:53] right?
>> Yeah.
[25:54] » Okay.
All right.
[25:55] Um
We put yellow bollards over the new
[25:58] concrete bollards that are at the park,
so you can see them. We did leave them a
[26:03] little higher since the Perry seniors
utilize that.
[26:06] Hopefully, they'll see them.
Um,
[26:09] we finally got the gutters uh in the
building over there power washed, got
[26:13] the gutters cleaned out and they
actually cleaned the shelter for the
[26:18] music in the park that we couldn't have
due to rain.
[26:22] Uh
all of the
[26:24] Community Crossing 2025 Community
Crossing grant is completed.
[26:30] They got the last bit of paving down
last Thursday. There was a couple other
[26:34] than the gun issue, there was a couple
other issues they came and cleaned up.
[26:38] Uh I have not heard a moment we're doing
the walk through yet to check all of
[26:41] them.
Um
[26:44] If you look at all the ones that we do,
one of the things with the ADA
[26:48] accessible ramps, they They out and said
they all had to be done by, I think it's
[26:52] like 2026 at one point.
They kind of backed off of that because
[26:56] of the cost um
and then remember a couple years ago we
[26:59] couldn't get sealant. So kind of the
strategy they put together was anytime
[27:04] we do a road project that would um go by
one or near one that we would do it
[27:10] then. So all of the ADA ramps were done
on all those streets, all the paving was
[27:14] done.
Uh
[27:17] so
project looks pretty good. I got
[27:20] actually got some compliments. I don't
get those much on how well the street
[27:24] looked. Um
we're waiting for the big rain still,
[27:27] right? Okay.
Um
[27:30] so that one's done. Um we're looking at
doing Crossgate
[27:34] and then a couple um
inlets coming in off Madison Avenue for
[27:39] next year. That's why I asked if you
guys would do the televising
[27:44] for the storm water on Crossgate. If
we're there and we know there's a
[27:47] problem, we can fix it at the same time.
Yeah, you have to remember the new
[27:50] community crossing is a 2080 split now,
so we're only paying 20% instead of 25.
[27:57] So if we can get more work done at a
cheaper cost, we're trying to do that.
[28:01] Um so that's done. Um
talk about the fire hydrant.
[28:05] The corners on McFarland and Southport
and Southport and Madison
[28:12] uh Big Dog Flooring
um hired somebody to come clean those
[28:15] up, plant flowers and stuff. That was a
donation to the city, so thank Big Dog
[28:19] Flooring for that. Next time you see
Chris or Chip
[28:22] and that's all I have unless there's any
other questions.
[28:25] Yes, sir.
>> There is a
[28:28] reflector in the asphalt on Market
Street just south of the alley that
[28:35] comes through with Jefferson.
>> It's almost South Street.
[28:37] » Do you know what that's for?
>> I don't know if that's where they marked
[28:40] the where they hold ones.
>> It's like right in the middle kind of
[28:43] sort of
but
[28:45] » I'll I'll ask Brad. I'll ask our
engineer.
[28:48] » That's about right where the sinkhole
was that we had when they started
[28:52] milling that.
>> You talking about Market Street, right?
[28:54] » Yeah, but it's it's by my yard.
>> Oh, it's further down.
[28:57] » Yeah, so it's almost to where you know,
it's like right in the middle of the
[29:00] asphalt. I thought maybe it was a lane
marker, but we don't draw lane lanes on
[29:05] Market Street.
I mean, it looks like it's
[29:08] » Is it about Jefferson and Market?
>> It's just a little bit south of there,
[29:11] maybe 20 ft, 30 ft. And it It looks
fine. I just looked at it.
[29:17] » Right. What is it? It's It's a new
>> Yeah, but it's only one, right?
[29:21] » Yeah, that's my point.
>> Well, it's a one reflective thing.
[29:24] » Yeah, it's just one reflective. There
isn't another one further down or one
[29:27] further up.
>> I got no immediate answer for you. I'll
[29:29] get you one though.
[29:33] » The free world's not in danger, but I
was curious.
[29:36] » Probably fell off the back of the truck
and it was
[29:40] » It ended up in the pavement.
[29:44] » Brad, he's supposed to call me next
week. So, we have something scheduled
[29:47] now. I was just wondering
>> Yeah, maybe it is Market Street. I don't
[29:50] know.
>> Yeah, I don't know. Yeah, I'm further
[29:51] down, like I said, right about South and
Market.
[29:54] » That's where the hole was.
>> Yeah, we had a
[29:57] It's probably 3 ft wide by
10 ft long. Ooh, that's big.
[30:01] » So, it was kind of like we did when we
ran into the park parking lot project.
[30:05] Had it right this time.
>> That's what I don't know.
[30:08] Yeah, we don't know why it's there, but
we filled it and we packed it and we put
[30:11] some milling in it and then
our
[30:17] Okay.
>> Hopefully that that will
[30:19] I mean, we haven't had problems before,
so I'm okay.
[30:21] » Yeah, there doesn't seem to be anything.
>> But yeah, I don't know, but I'll
[30:23] definitely ask him.
>> Okay, thank you, sir.
[30:25] » You're welcome. Any other questions?
>> Why Why on Market is the last like 25
[30:30] yards not okay?
>> So, one of the things that we looked at
[30:34] was one of that So, when you look at the
road, you're looking for alligator
[30:37] alligator
alligator the
[30:41] marks, stuff like that. We didn't have
any on that end, so we didn't want to
[30:44] tear up good asphalt just to put asphalt
back down.
[30:48] We tried to do that on some of them. We
tried it on Marywood Court. We did a
[30:53] spot that was falling in.
And then this year we
[30:57] the the I guess east side of it we had
to go through it and finish that part up
[31:02] up to the circle.
That was the same problem we had there.
[31:05] They had ADA ramps going to the circle
and grass area, but there's no sidewalks
[31:10] over there, so we eliminated those and
ran it all the way around.
[31:14] So, but yeah, it's just cost, trying to
save money. The budget for that project
[31:18] was almost $780,000.
>> How much is it?
[31:21] » $770,000, something like that.
So, it was a $3/4 million project that
[31:27] we paid 25% on, so yeah, just cost gets
into some of that, too.
[31:31] » Okay.
>> [snorts]
[31:32] » It looks really nice, though.
>> Well, thank you.
[31:35] She's my first guest. Looks really nice.
I'm like, "Thank you." Someone else is
[31:38] screaming at me. You guys are doing a
great job.
[31:42] We'll get through it, I promise.
Any other questions?
[31:45] » Any other questions?
>> Thank you, guys. [clears throat]
[31:48] » Chief,
moving on to Redevelopment Commission,
[31:51] Mr. Trackwell.
>> Yeah, so we had
[31:54] a few things going on. We're still
working on updating the redevelopment
[31:57] plan. We're almost done with that,
putting some final touches on that.
[32:02] On the banner project, we've kind of
gone on hold for that right now. There
[32:07] were some issues. The
um
[32:10] we had eliminated some poles because
there were dedications for flags, so we
[32:15] weren't going to use those. Of the
remaining poles that we were looking at
[32:19] on Madison and on Southport Road, all
but three of them have um
[32:26] » They fiber optic running up the side.
>> Yeah, they've got cables running
[32:29] [clears throat] up, and so we couldn't
put bands on
[32:32] um on that, so we're we're kind of
stepping back and rethinking
[32:36] um how we might proceed with that.
Um
[32:41] the billboard
has been leased and we've signed the
[32:47] agreement with the
company that's going to do the artwork
[32:50] and do that install. So that should be
getting underway here
[32:55] uh shortly.
On the utility box at
[33:00] Southport Madison,
we
[33:04] selected an artist to work on that and
we've gotten notices we are
[33:09] required by the uh
[33:12] ICC to send notices to property holders
around and gotten three of the four of
[33:17] them signed it back.
Um
[33:21] and
getting ready to send out and hand
[33:24] deliver some letters to
uh businesses with regards to
[33:29] installing bike racks
uh on their
[33:33] properties as uh
uh and and or benches
[33:37] um
to help
[33:40] make things a little more
pedestrian-friendly.
[33:43] And
that's the basic update. We also have a
[33:47] resolution for your approval.
Um and it is to remove three parcels
[33:55] from the
uh TIF district.
[33:59] Um
those three parcels are the parcel that
[34:02] this building sits on
the parking lot just to the north of
[34:07] here
and the Perry Education Building.
[34:11] We're removing those parcels from the
TIF district because they're all
[34:15] tax-exempt
and that took the tax valuation
[34:22] down below the baseline
uh that was established when we when we
[34:28] set out the TIF district and therefore
any improvements
[34:33] uh unless they uh go for more than what
the the tax value of the uh Perry
[34:40] Education Building was before it became
tax exempt, are lost to us.
[34:45] So, we get no revenue whatsoever
from
[34:49] uh from the TIF district. So, by
removing
[34:52] uh those three parcels,
we will reduce
[34:57] the initial tax valuation so we have
that uh
[35:01] cap space above it uh
for uh potential TIF revenue.
[35:10] And you guys have the resolution there,
so
[35:14] » I'd like to make a motion that we remove
the areas that are highlighted on this
[35:19] map of 5034699,
5044665,
[35:23] and 5008699.
[35:28] » I'll second and open it up for
discussion.
[35:29] » President, you need to read the thing
first.
[35:32] » President, you need to read the thing
first before we
[35:37] » President, I will
I will second it just so we can open it
[35:42] up for discussion for her to read it.
>> Okay.
[35:45] » I'd like to read uh resolution number
2016-3.
[35:52] A resolution of the Common Council of
the City of Southport, Indiana,
[35:56] approving resolution of the City of
Southport Redevelopment Commission
[36:00] declaring amendment to the Commission's
declaration that
[36:06] declaratory resolution for the West End
Allocation Area.
[36:12] Whereas on July 11th, 2016, the City of
Southport Redevelopment Commission, the
[36:18] Commission,
approved and adopted its resolution
[36:22] number 2016-7.
Said resolution as subsequently
[36:29] confirmed and as such resolution may
have been therefore amended from time to
[36:35] time, the declaratory
resolution
[36:40] which [clears throat]
one designed and declared a certain area
[36:44] located within Southport Road
development area, that area
[36:50] designated as the West Street allocation
area to be allocated
[36:56] to be an allocation area for purposes of
Indiana Code 36-7-14-39,
[37:03] the allocation area,
and to approve an amendment to the
[37:10] existing redevelopment plan for the
area. Such redevelopment plan as so
[37:15] amended and as may have been further
amended from time to time, the plan,
[37:23] and
>> [clears throat]
[37:25] » whereas on July 13th, 2026, the
commission approved and adopted its
[37:29] resolution, the amending resolution,
which amended the
[37:35] declaratory resolution in order to
remove certain parcels from the
[37:39] allocation area
as more particularly
[37:43] particularly, you know what I mean,
described in the amending resolution
[37:48] [clears throat]
collectively, the parcels.
[37:51] Whereas Indiana Code 36-7-14-16D
[37:57] provides that the a redevelopment
commission in an excluded city as
[38:03] defined in Indiana Code 36-3-1-7,
[38:08] shall submit any resolution that amends
declaratory resolution adopted in said
[38:16] redevelopment commission to the
legislative body of the excluded city,
[38:22] and whereas the city of Southport,
Indiana, the city
[38:26] is excluded city as defined in code
36-3-1-7,
[38:34] and
>> [clears throat]
[38:35] » whereas the common council of the city
the common council is the legislative
[38:42] body of the city and now desires to
approve the amending resolution in order
[38:48] to permit the commission to proceed with
the removal of the parcels from the
[38:55] allocation area.
Now, therefore, it be resolved by the
[38:59] common council of the city of Southport,
Indiana, as follows. Number one, the
[39:03] common council hereby finds and
determines that the amending resolution
[39:09] and the plan conforms to the plan of
development of the city for the city.
[39:15] Number two, the amending resolution
attached here to is hereby approved,
[39:21] ratified, and confirmed in all respects.
This res- Number three, this resolution
[39:27] shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage by the common
[39:33] council and compliance with procedures
required by law.
[39:40] I'd like to make a motion to approve
resolution number 20
[39:44] 26-3,
the resolution of the common council of
[39:48] the city of Southport.
>> I second.
[39:51] » Seconded by
Mr. Hancock.
[39:55] Discussion, questions, comments?
Anything at all, Mr. Rick?
[40:00] Anything at all?
Hearing nothing, all those in favor?
[40:04] » Aye.
>> Any opposed?
[40:07] None opposed, the resolution has been
approved.
[40:10] Thank you.
[40:14] Anything further?
>> Uh, nothing further.
[40:17] » Okay. Any questions for Mr. Kucharski
now?
[40:21] All right. Thank you.
Ms. Elaine
[40:24] Parks and Rec.
>> Um, I thank the council for their
[40:27] participation in the Independence Day
parade and festival. Also, thanks to our
[40:32] chief and the police officers that
helped us.
[40:35] Um,
we had and we had some cooked hot dogs
[40:38] that were left over. We had two families
that we were able to send them home with
[40:43] and cooked
um hot dogs that we were able to give to
[40:45] the Lions Club.
And they also thanked
[40:50] for cuz they they helped us. So, we gave
them the fair tickets.
[40:55] » Yeah, and one of the things we did a
Summer Splash with Head Start
[41:00] um, last week and the hot dogs that you
donated, they brought their trailer out
[41:05] and gave them free hot dogs, chips, and
drinks. So, it was
[41:08] » That's cool.
>> Yeah, that was really nice of you. Thank
[41:10] you.
>> Thank you.
[41:11] » That's kind of that's really cool.
>> Yeah.
[41:14] Yeah, it was neat. We had a blast and
they got to eat and so it was a good
[41:17] day.
>> And thanks.
[41:20] » Um, unfortunately, our music night in
the park got rained out. At the time we
[41:26] needed to make the decision in
conjunction with the band and set up and
[41:30] things like that and with Chief,
um, it was canceled, unfortunately.
[41:35] The rain didn't happen, but at the time
we needed to make the cancellation. We
[41:39] are, um, considering the band is
available on the fall festival. So, we
[41:44] are considering, um, having them come to
the park fall festival.
[41:49] We are gearing up for movie night. It's
a secret yet because we're going to have
[41:54] a basket at police night out and there's
going to be clues in the basket about
[41:59] what the movie is.
Um, we're also starting preparations for
[42:03] fall festival.
Um, we already have two applications.
[42:07] So, um, there's there's interest for it.
I think being in October, and hopefully
[42:11] going to be a lot cooler than it was 2
years ago in September and we were all
[42:15] melting. Um
I am working with um
[42:20] the Park Alliance in Indianapolis.
I think I reported that the mayor and I
[42:25] attended a meeting
um and so I reached out to them to get
[42:30] vendors for trash cans, mulch, and bike
racks to see if their vendors
[42:37] can give us some good options to work
with.
[42:41] And then my last thing I have to give
you is it was decided for the two
[42:46] council members that we've lost that you
would give us wording to put on the
[42:52] plaque. Um I have spoken with Trophy
House
[42:56] um and he showed me what type of plaque
needs to be done for outdoor
[43:01] outdoor and it's around $30 for the
plaque, give or take a little bit. So if
[43:06] you have wording
um if you'll get it to me in writing
[43:09] then I will take that um and other
stuff.
[43:12] » like to give you my apologies because
you had gave me that tour and I have not
[43:16] done it. I will have it to you next
week.
[43:18] » Okay, great. Thank you.
>> And also I have a question on the band.
[43:22] Since you canceled that early, did you
not have to pay them any money?
[43:24] » not have to pay for it cuz they were
also part of the decision. They had not
[43:28] come on property so we did not need to
pay them to cancel.
[43:31] » Thank you very much.
>> Yes.
[43:35] » Any other questions for Wayne?
[43:39] » This may be a crazy idea, excuse my
ignorance, but I was wondering if the
[43:42] high school jazz band could play at the
park this fall festival. I have no idea
[43:46] if they're even good but I thought it
would draw in some parents and stuff too
[43:49] if if they did play.
>> The Southport jazz band?
[43:52] » Yeah, I have no I've never seen them so
I don't know if they're good but I was
[43:56] just I was just curious. Good idea I
guess.
[43:58] » Well, I will make a note and we'll
discuss that.
[44:02] » So what's the problem?
>> Not a problem.
[44:04] » Did you say the jazz band?
>> I said the high school jazz band.
[44:08] » Okay.
>> I mean you know
[44:16] » Yeah, well, I hang on.
>> Okay.
[44:18] » It's [snorts] the
[44:22] » I'm sure it's in the newsletter, right?
>> It's not It's the
[44:31] It's the 22nd of August.
>> Okay. Thank you.
[44:33] » There is a Colts home off preseason but
>> Okay.
[44:38] » We can all work it out. We've got our
operator and everything.
[44:42] » Great. So, the 22nd of August.
>> 22nd of August is movie night.
[44:46] » Okay. Thank you.
Okay. Uh moving on to old business.
[44:52] Uh welcome packets. Anybody need welcome
packets? I know the
[44:56] apartment building said they needed some
so we're working on that. Apparently, we
[44:59] ordered them last August.
>> There's a house for sale so I'll need
[45:03] one as soon as it is sold.
>> Okay.
[45:05] » For the people that come in.
>> When you get the left mouse up
[45:08] » you know when it
>> because right now I don't have any
[45:09] folders so and I will forget.
>> A great time to get them with school
[45:14] sales.
>> If There are already ordered that's my
[45:16] understanding.
I think we ordered from Staples. Is that
[45:19] true?
>> I don't
[45:21] » Not true?
>> I don't know.
[45:22] » Okay. We ordered them.
I'm not sure where they come from. They
[45:26] might come from where we said.
So, all right. Thank you.
[45:31] Uh moving on to the financials, the fund
reports.
[45:34] » I'd like to make a motion to approve the
fund reports.
[45:38] » I have a motion to approve the fund
reports.
[45:41] Seconded
>> Seconded by Mr. Haley.
[45:43] » Any questions, comments, discussion,
anything?
[45:49] Hearing none, all those in favor, say
>> Aye.
[45:51] » Any opposed? None opposed. Fund reports
are approved.
[45:56] Uh moving on to bank reconciliations,
the National Bank of Trust in Indiana.
[46:00] » I'd like to make a motion to approve
Old National checking and savings and
[46:05] Trust Indiana savings.
>> We have a motion on the table to approve
[46:09] the bank reconciliations for Old
National savings and checking accounts.
[46:13] Do I hear a second?
>> Second.
[46:16] » Seconded by Mr. Vote. Any
discussion,
[46:23] Anything there? All right. Hearing none,
all those in favor?
[46:26] » Aye.
>> Any opposed? None opposed. The Old
[46:30] National Bank checking and savings
reconciliations have been approved.
[46:34] Moving on to Trust Indiana savings
account reconciliation.
[46:38] » I'd like to make a motion to approve
Trust Indiana savings account.
[46:42] » We have a motion on the table to approve
Trust Indiana savings account
[46:46] reconciliation. Do I hear a second?
>> Second.
[46:49] » Seconded by Mr. Ailey. Any questions,
comments, discussion,
[46:54] anything?
Hearing nothing, all those in favor?
[46:58] » Aye.
>> Any opposed? None opposed. Trust Indiana
[47:02] savings reconciliation has been
approved.
[47:05] Payroll claims register.
>> I'd like to make a motion to approve the
[47:09] payroll claims register in the amount of
$31,534.24.
[47:16] » We have a motion on the table to approve
the payroll claims register in the
[47:19] amount of $31,534.24.
[47:24] Do I hear a second?
>> I'll second.
[47:28] » Okay. Seconded by Mr. Vote.
Any questions, comments, discussion,
[47:34] anything?
Hearing none, all those in favor?
[47:38] » Aye.
>> Any opposed? None opposed. Payroll
[47:42] claims have been approved.
Accounts payable register.
[47:47] » I'd like to make a motion to approve the
accounts payable register in the amount
[47:50] of $341,373.24.
[47:56] » We have a motion on table to approve the
accounts payable register in the amount
[48:00] of $141,373.24.
[48:06] Do I hear a second?
>> I'll second it.
[48:09] » Seconded by Mrs. Hancock.
Any questions, comments?
[48:13] » I've got a discussion, quite a
discussion. Accounts payable register,
[48:17] $141,000.
That seems a little high this month.
[48:23] » They contracted us.
>> About what?
[48:25] » That's what I thought. The
Indian River. Excellent.
[48:28] » And he made one payment.
>> Eight month payment also. Thank you.
[48:31] » The chief bought a LAMBORGHINI THIS
MONTH.
[48:41] » WELL, I I SEE THIS ENTERPRISE IS REALLY
THAT I just wanted to make the audience
[48:46] people out there aware that it's five
weeks out.
[48:50] Anomaly this time around.
>> Yeah, just those two items.
[48:53] » Yes.
I don't know. Exactly. Okay.
[48:57] » And you're Anything else? Any other
inquiry in mind? Questions?
[49:03] Hearing none, all those in favor?
>> Aye.
[49:06] » Any opposed? None opposed. The
accounts payable register has been
[49:11] approved.
Moving on to comments by the citizens.
[49:16] Citizens comments.
Anyone to address us? Yes, ma'am.
[49:20] » I have a new neighbor.
>> Awesome.
[49:25] » They finally moved in.
>> Oh,
[49:26] they finally
>> They probably need a welcome basket. All
[49:29] right.
I'll make a personal check the welcome
[49:31] basket.
>> So, you need two.
[49:34] All right.
Got it.
[49:37] I'll contact the
factory that turns those out.
[49:41] » Thank you.
>> Any other public comments?
[49:45] Patty, you got anything?
>> No.
[49:48] » Nothing on you?
>> Not Patty.
[49:52] » I I off with you would like my answer.
[49:58] Ladies, any questions? Any comments?
Say it all. All right.
[50:04] If there are none, then I will
motion entertain a motion to adjourn.
[50:09] » How about we don't cancel numbers? I
have a few things I'd like
[50:11] » Okay.
Go ahead.
[50:13] » Nice try though.
[50:16] I'm sure the chief will say something,
but National Night Out, please.
[50:21] » Any correct note you forgot?
>> Please come. Please
[50:25] support her. Please send
[50:30] your donations toward the baskets, and
[50:35] thank you for coming to the meetings and
watching on video, and
[50:41] thank you for
all that we do. Thanks.
[50:45] » And National Night Out, August 4th, from
6:00 to 8:00 at the park on Third
[50:50] Street.
We do have some cool gifts.
[50:54] This Saturday we're doing a blood drive
for Aaron Adelman.
[50:57] It's from 10:00 to 3:00.
I'm just lagging today. Sorry. Um
[51:02] so, if you'd like to donate blood, we'll
be here for that. You can also get
[51:05] online and sign up if you want a certain
time, but if not, we'd love to see you
[51:08] all there.
[51:13] » Well, I'm thankful that 250th
anniversary for our country. 4th of July
[51:19] went off really well. Fireworks.
And patriotic,
[51:26] nice parade,
nice time with citizens, everything went
[51:30] quite well.
Thank you for everybody for showing up
[51:33] tonight.
Have a safe travels home.
[51:37] » Fireworks are still going off.
>> Oh, yeah. Once in a while.
[51:41] Yes.
>> It's one thing if I have to say earlier,
[51:44] I think with that concert on the
the website I think it said 7:30 p.m.
[51:50] Sign up street said 6:00 p.m. and then
the newsletter said 7:30 p.m.
[51:54] » Yeah, I know.
>> Okay.
[52:00] It was supposed to be at 6:00.
>> When you hear music come over.
[52:04] » Yeah.
>> Call your neighbor.
[52:08] » Um
I was at the RDC um meeting this week
[52:11] and I was really excited about the
artist that they picked to do the the
[52:14] boxes. I think it's going to look
wonderful when that happens. So I'm
[52:17] really excited about that. Um I I was
the one that um
[52:22] I don't know audit the books or whatever
we call it when our council people go in
[52:25] in the month of June and I really want
to thank our wonderful clerk treasurer.
[52:29] She always has everything so lined up
and so organized and she has so much to
[52:33] do but it was made
made it very easy to go through and go
[52:36] check check check check and everything
was perfect like always. So
[52:40] um so I was very pleased with the
outcome of that as well.
[52:45] And thank you to all of our city members
and especially our police force and all
[52:49] the care that you do for us. We greatly
appreciate that. And our beautiful
[52:52] streets, I'm just so excited about our
new ones.
[52:55] They're great.
>> Awesome.
[52:58] Okay.
>> Okay.
[53:01] » I would like to make a motion to
adjourn.
[53:05] » All right.
>> I should have said it earlier. I I
[53:07] shared it at our park board meeting. I
wanted to tell an experience during the
[53:12] 4th of July different um
events I was at in Franklin
[53:17] and
if you want to feel for a park
[53:19] department, feel for Franklin because
they had to announce once that the
[53:24] fireworks were going to be delayed 15
minutes and then when the fireworks did
[53:29] go off, the last finale, the 1812
Overture had music and no fireworks. So
[53:35] she had to very graciously come on and
say, "Well, I guess we'll have free
[53:39] fireworks for the fall festival." So I
want you to know that regardless of our
[53:44] size, any little town or city can have,
you know, a unified school district. And
[53:50] I wrote her a note and said, "I just
wanted one person to another to support
[53:55] her." And she They were very
appreciative because they heard some
[53:59] other comments, too. So.
So, thanks, everybody.
[54:06] » Now, I'd like to make a motion to
adjourn this meeting, please.
[54:10] » Second.
>> All those in favor, say "Aye." All those
[54:11] opposed, say "Nay." The motion carries
7-9 and 2-8.