What Happened: A resolution (R091712) was approved
What it Means: Town property was declared a surplus. According to a council action form from Deputy Town Manager Nathan George, a 2005 Cadillac Deville was the item in question. The action form notes that the Cadillac was from the fleet management department and was “a police seizure vehicle.”
What happened: A resolution (R091712E) was approved
What it Means: The request was to approve this resolution, which approves “certain matters in connection with the consolidated Fishers/I-69 economic areas. The Fishers Redevelopment Commission passed an amendment to an economic development plan for “the consolidated Fishers/I-69 economic development area” on Sept. 11 that declares an interest in acquiring a list of properties in the downtown area. The amendment states that the Redevelopment Commission believes some residents in the area or town might be displaced but has given “consideration to transitional and permanent provisions for adequate housing for the residents and finds that sufficient provisions exist within the Area and elsewhere in the Town.”
What Happened: An ordinance (Ord091712A) was approved
What it Means: The council suspended the rules to hold first, second and third reading on this ordinance that ultimately passed unanimously. The Council approved the ordinance, which now allows the Town of Fishers to invest public funds in money markets. Under this ordinance, Clerk-Treasurer Linda Gaye Cordell can “invest in any fund that state statutes authorize investments in by political subdivisions” and, specifically, to money market accounts with maturity dates of two to five years, according to a council action form.
What Happened: A resolution (R091712D) was approved
What it Means: A no u-turn sign will be placed on Southbound Brooks School Road so that a u-turn at Portage Way to go northbound is prohibited. This resolution was previously brought before the council and Director of Engineering Jeff Hill was asked to come back with more data to support such an action. Hill said that from 2007 to 2011, three crashes were reported at that specific intersection, with three more having occurred at another intersection during the same time period. None of the crashes involved u-turn movements according to Hill; however, he showed that motorists encroach on the vehicle area on the Portage Way side of the intersection. A resident of a local homeowner’s association said this is something the neighborhood wanted for some time. Councilor Stuart Easley was the only town council member to vote no on the resolution citing it as a precautionary measure.