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City Council Meeting NOVEMBER 18, 2019
NOVEMBER 18, 2019 Agenda at 5:30 P.M.-Civic Center
AGENDA
| I. | INTRODUCTION |
Agenda Attachment:
| II. | APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDUM |
Memo Attachment:
| III. | REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| IV. | SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY |
| V. | CONSENT AGENDA:Â FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE F-2019-24 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations, Additional Appropriations and Repeal and Re-Appropriation of Funds for Various City Funds Sponsor(s): Weaver Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver Discussion Date: 12/2/2019 F-2019-24 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE F-2019-25 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Appropriation, Repeal and Re-Appropriation of Funds Within the Department of Metropolitan Development Sponsor(s): Weaver Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver Discussion Date: 12/2/2019 F-2019-25 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE R-2019-28 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 200 and 206 Washington Avenue Petitioner: Evansville Brownfields Corp. Owner: Evansville Brownfields Corp. Requested Change: R4 to C2 w/UDC Ward: 4 Robinson Representative: Carolyn Rusk, Evansville Brownfields Corp. R-2019-28 Attachment:
D. ORDINANCE R-2019-29 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 217 W. Franklin Street Petitioner: Richard Mills Owner: Schneider Properties LLC Requested Change: R4 to C4 w/UDC Ward: 3 Melcher Representative: Richard Mills, Mills-Wallace R-2019-29 Attachment:
E. ORDINANCE R-2019-30 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1571 Wedeking Avenue Petitioner: Ruth Brinkley Owner: Doris A. Kissel Requested Change: R1 to R3 Ward: 3 Melcher Representative: Ruth Brinkley R-2019-30 Attachment:
| VI. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| VII. | REGULAR AGENDA:Â SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2019-15 An Ordinance of the Evansville Common Council Authorizing the City of Evansville, Indiana, to Issue One or More Series of Its “Economic Development Revenue Bonds (House Investments Evansville Oz, LLC Project)”, and Approving and Authorizing Other Actions in Respect Thereto Sponsor(s): Weaver Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver Discussion Date: 11/18/2019 G-2019-15 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE R-2019-25 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 210 Waggoner Avenue Petitioner: Habitat for Humanity of Evansville, Inc. Owner: Habitat for Humanity of Evansville, Inc. Requested Change: C4 to R2 Ward: 5 Elpers Representative: Beth Folz, Habitat for Humanity of Evansville, Inc. R-2019-25 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE R-2019-27 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1807 & 1809 Stringtown Rd Petitioner: Jason Paul Owner: Jason Paul Requested Change: C4 to R2 Ward: 3 Melcher Representative: Jason Paul R-2019-27 Attachment:
| VIII. | RESOLUTION DOCKET |
A. RESOLUTION C-2019-22 A Preliminary Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Declaring an Economic Revitalization Area for Property Tax Phase-In for The Rehabilitation of Real Property at 24, 26, 34 and 40 West Franklin Street and 101 and 103 West Illinois Street, Evansville, INÂ 47710 Sponsor(s): Weaver Discussion Led By: Councilman Weaver Discussion Date: 11/18/2019 C-2019-22 Attachment:
| IX. | MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS |
A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council is Monday, December 2, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.
B. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
| X. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| XI. | ADJOURNMENT |
Lawmaker Wants To Lower The Age To Run For The General Assembly
By Brandon Barger
TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS—An Indiana legislator wants to lower the age required to seek a state office to encourage more young people to take part in the state’s lawmaking process.
Rep. Chris Chyung, D-Dyer, announced his proposal Thursday to lower the age to run for either the Indiana House or Senate to age 18, a change that will require an amendment to the state constitution. Currently, the age to run for a seat in the Senate is 25 while the age to run for a seat in the House is 21.
Chyung, who is 26 and a first-term lawmaker, said he will introduce his bill next Tuesday when the General Assembly is at the Statehouse for one day to prepare for the 2020 legislative session.
At a press conference on the steps of the Statehouse, Chyung said he hopes that by lowering the age limit, younger Hoosiers will get engaged in the political process.
“Once you see in the newspaper that someone’s running for school board who’s 18 and then you think ‘Oh, well I know that person’…that’s I think inherently more likely to get you out to vote and get enthusiastic about the process,†Chyung said.
For this amendment to enacted, it must be approved by two consecutively elected general assemblies before going to a public vote. Once it passes those hurdles it then it would become a part of the state constitution.
Chyung is currently looking for a Republican lawmaker to come on board because he said he doesn’t believe that lowering the limit should be a Democrat or Republican idea.
Megan Stoner, liaison for the Indiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council, was a part of the group that tried to introduce a similar bill in 2015. Stoner ran for Madison County council at age 19, losing by only a few hundred votes in the Republican primary. Stoner said she believes that younger lawmakers would “have fresh ideas and a young Hoosier spirit in the Statehouse.â€
Dustin Beth, a Republican from Wisconsin, ran for a seat on the Westosha Central High School Board of Education and won in 2014. Beth said that he calls on Indiana Republicans to “not think about the next election, but the next generation.â€
The Indiana constitution was last altered in 2018 when voters approved a balanced budget amendment.
FOOTNOTE: Brandon Barger is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalists.
VHS AND RIVER KITTY TO HOLD JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE
The Vanderburgh Humane Society and River Kitty Cat Café will be holding a joint press conference on Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 at 12:00 noon CST at River Kitty.
The Vanderburgh Humane Society, a nonprofit agency that has served the animals of the Tri-State for more than 60 years, and River Kitty Cat Café, a locally-owned business in Evansville’s thriving downtown, are letting the cat out of the bag! A very exciting announcement will be made on Wednesday that will change the futures of both organizations.
Please join us at River Kitty, 226 Main Street in downtown Evansville, on Wednesday at noon. Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and many members of the VHS & River Kitty teams, volunteers, and Board members will be present for the announcement.
EPA Celebrates 25 Years Of Preventing Waste And Recycling Through WasteWise
During America Recycles Week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates 25 years of the WasteWise program, which encourages corporations, businesses, educational institutions and governments to set sustainability goals and track progress in preventing and recycling waste, saving resources and money.
“The WasteWise program is a cornerstone of EPA’s commitment to sustainable materials management through reducing, reusing and recycling,â€Â EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said. “Under the Trump Administration, EPA is working diligently to identify market-based strategies and innovative ideas to create a more sustainable recycling system in America. Through the WasteWise program, EPA is carrying through on this commitment and I congratulate all of our WasteWise participants over the last 25 years on their many accomplishments. I know there are many more innovative successes this program will produce.â€
As one of EPA’s longest-standing partnership programs, WasteWise was launched in 1994 and has involved thousands of participants over its 25 years. During the duration of the program, participants have prevented and diverted 247 million tons of materials from going to landfills or incinerators. This has saved participating companies as much as an estimated $11.1 billion in avoided landfill tipping fees.
EPA launched WasteWise with 281 Charter Members representing a cross-section of American companies, ranging from communications firms to restaurants to large utilities. From its inception, the program emphasized waste prevention—using less material to do the same job—because this provides the most significant benefits to the environment and the bottom line. It also emphasizes the importance of setting waste diversion goals and tracking progress to quantify and measure results. EPA is highlighting some of the accomplishments from the 25 years of WasteWise on its website.
WasteWise is part of EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management Program, which focuses on using and reusing materials more productively over their entire life cycles.
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Alondra Vazquez has career night in huge Aces win
Evansville defeats Missouri State, 3-1
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One of the biggest weekends in recent memory got started on a high note with the University of Evansville volleyball team taking a 3-1 win over Missouri State inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse on Friday night.
Entering the night, the Purple Aces (16-10, 7-8 MVC) were vying with Missouri State (9-21, 6-10 MVC), Southern Illinois and Valparaiso for a spot in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. UE got the job done, securing the season sweep over the Bears and would be on the cusp of clinching a spot in the tournament with a win tomorrow over the Salukis.
“Since last week, our goals were to secure a winning season, which we did against Indiana State. This week it was to get closer to .500 in conference and we did what we had to do tonight,†UE head coach Fernando Morales said after the win. “We had a great week of practice. They knew from Monday what this weekend meant to us. Hopefully we can keep it going tomorrow.â€
Sophomore Alondra Vazquez had the best night of her career, tallying 29 kills and 12 digs. Her kill total passed her previous high of 25, which was set last season against UNI. Melanie Feliciano made some history herself with a 22-kill contest. She now has 435 in her freshman campaign, passing Jessica Kiefer’s freshman season kill record of 434. Kiefer set her mark in 1997.
Gabriela Macedo had another stellar night defensively, adding 34 digs. Her season total of 622 34 shy of Julie Walroth’s single-season mark. Allana McInnis added 56 more assists to her season total and stands at 1,114, putting her in the top ten in the UE single-season record book. The Bears saw Chloe Rear post 13 kills with Emelie Orlando notching 24 helpers.
Missouri State had the upper hand early on, taking a 9-6 lead. Elena Redmond helped UE retake the lead as she did the serving in a 4-0 run that included an ace. A back-and-forth contest saw the Bears retake a 13-12 edge before two in a row put Evansville back on top. MSU was able to wrestle away a 19-16 lead on a kill from Sarabi Worsley-Gilbert. With the bears still up by three (21-18), the Aces made a huge rally by scoring four in a row. A kill from Alondra Vazquez got the run started while Feliciano also added a kill to put UE in front, 22-21. Vazquez added the final two kills to clinch the 25-22 decision and a 1-0 Aces lead.
Evansville scored the opening two in the second set before the Bears defense registered four blocks in a row to take their first lead. Their advantage extended to 8-5 before the Aces rallied with six of the next seven points to go up 11-9. Patricia Joseph and McInnis extended the rally with a double block, forcing an MSU time out. The run continued as an ace from McInnis helped to push the lead out to five. Vazquez helped the Aces lead by as many as nine points at 22-13 as she added two more kills and a block as UE cruised to the 25-18 win.
UE’s first lead of the third game came when the 14th kill for Vazquez made it a 5-4 game. Missouri State grabbed the lead right back, opening a 9-7 advantage before back-to-back Feliciano kills put the Aces in front – 10-9. The Bears were able to make their way back in front and take a 20-15 edge. They extended it to as many as seven points before winning, 25-20.
In the fourth, it was UE going up by a pair at 5-3 before MSU scored three straight along with a 6-5 lead. They would hold that edge until Vazquez added another kill, her 23rd, to put UE back in front at 10-9. Missouri State did not go away, taking advantage of an Amelia Flynn service ace to take a 15-11 lead. Two Vazquez kills cut the deficit in half before the Aces came all the way back to go back in front at 19-18.  Joseph and Feliciano combined for the block that gave UE the lead. From there, it was all Aces. They held strong to clinch the match on the strength of a 25-21 decision.