G-09-13 Ordinance Authorizing the City of New Albany, Indiana to Issue its “Taxable Economic Development Revenue Bonds of 2009 (Kemper Project)” and Approving Other Actions in Respect Thereto
Benedetti 1
No discussion: Unanimous in favor on first reading.
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Z-09-09 Ordinance Amending the Code of ordinances Of New Albany, Indiana, Title XV, Chapter 156 (Docket P-03-09: Sprigler Builders) ... McLaughlin 1
Benedetti begins with feedback from the neighborhood, with respect to drainage. She met with the developer and engineers. Plan has been changed. Coe's Lane a flooding problem. She'll meet with the neighbors on Monday. Scott Woods (Wood) gave her feedback. She's working with the developers to work with the city to change the plan some more. In effect, Benedetti is trying to work with neighbors and developers and make everyone a big, happy family with stormwater drainage.
Fellow behind me says there's an endangered species, a woodpecker, living in that woods. Two of them. Sprigler says, no woods to be cut down. Sprigler says the man has the wrong property.
Conversation ensues about changes. Caesar wants to be extra careful with this and pay attention to what stormwater does. John Kraft, attorney, says that the drainage problem does not emanate from his client's area. An easement is needed from a doctor who won't let them on her property. Benedetti agrees that the doctor won't let "us" visit her. Benedetti's been tromping around the woods and knows. Caesar says: Need to hear from stormwater, obviously.
Coffey rebukes the citizen sitting behind me for speaking out of turn when he was asked to speak earlier but didn't -- but, Coffey will let a council member ask hikm a question, and Coffey will allow it. The citizen asks why he gave the police extra time
SCORE!!!
And Coffey gets annoyed at being shown yet again to be inconsistent. So, Messer, says: I'll ask him, and does. The man then explains what he thinks. Coffey then second guesses him and claims by golly, he gave him the chance, and (egg on face ... again)
Caesar: Who pays for curb cuts?
Kraft: We do.
Laborious discussion ensues. KZ is concerned about drainage, too.
Gonder asks about endangered species implications.
Benedetti says we'll have to do something about stormwater, and then she asks the citizen to address traffic.
He does, and when Coffey fumbles again, we laugh with/at him -- and he glowers.
First reading: Ayes all around except Gonder (serious about endangered species), and most of them qualify "first reading."
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Z-09-08 An Ordinance for the Vacation of an Existing Utility Easement Pursuant to a Petition file by Joseph J. and Marybeth D. Lewis ... McLaughlin 2&3
Ayes all around on 2, price wanders around the room, and a third reading is taken: Ayes all around.
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MISCELLANOUS ITEMS:
Benedetti asks about code books. They're being printed. Marcey Wisman notes the letter from Develop New Albany about the Coyle property.
Police powerpoint to all council members? Being investigated.
Lloyd Wimp allowed to speak about his wayward past as a youth, and how he learned to manipulate New Albany's three nightly police officers, keeping them running all night. What the cops are saying is true.
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TABLED ORDINANCES:
R-09-08 Resolution to Fund a Feasibility Study for the New Albany City Council with Riverboat Funds
Price
G-09-02 Ordinance to Amend City Code Section 51.115 (J) (2) and Section 33.119
Benedetti 1
G-09-13 An Ordinance to Reflect Technical Changes Necessary as a Result of an Agreement With The Town of Georgetown
Zurschmiede 1
Motion to adjourn ... we're out.
For all the good it does, I have been trying to catch a photo of the Coes lane Area Pileated Woodpecker(s) for quite some time now!
ReplyDeleteI was there. Mr. Baylor did an excellent job of capturing the evening. As reported in the meeting, it was a "reticulated woodpecker," said to be "bigger than a pigeon," just to record the words.
ReplyDeleteFor the record, Mr. Wood is of great value to our city. He may have his opinions, but he stays engaged and advises without injecting "himself" into the proceedings.
ReplyDeleteAgree with Bookseller on all of his points, especially about Scott Wood. Scott is the consummate professional at these meetings.
ReplyDeleteSomebody has to be.
I am curious about the endangered woodpecker, the only one I am aware of that has endangered status is the red cockaded wodpecker whose habitat and range is in the southeast US aprroximately Alabama down to Florida and depends upon loblolly pine.
ReplyDeleteDid the gentleman specify the precise woodpecker species?
chris the pileated woodpecker does not have endangered status
ReplyDeleteEco,
ReplyDeleteNo it doesnt, this I am aware of. At worst it is a "threatened species in some of its habitats"
However, there is a spot of woods off of Coes lane that is "home" to a breeding pair of Pileated, and a couple of deer to boot.
I personally have never heard of a reticulated woodpecker!
However, to those not used to nature and the whose who of the natural world, a pileated must be a bird of pterodactyl proportions!
:)