IS IT TRUE we are pleased to announce that a popular local businessman John Dunn will be the City-County Observer guest speaker on September 25, 2019, at Biaggi’s Resturant? …seating is limited to 50 people and is an invitation-only event?  …we are pleased to announce that D-Patrick-Evansville is underwriting this popular community event?

IS IT TRUE we are happy to report that Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke has decided to pay down the serious shortfall in the employee health plan next year?  …it’s now time for him to put out an RFP to area insurance carriers for a more affordable employee health care plan?

IS IT TRUE that William Hill is launching a “Sportsbook” at Tropicana-Evansville in September, pending approval by the Indiana Gaming Commission?   …the “Sportsbook”, will be located in the current 421 Lounge and is scheduled to open in time for  2019 football season?

IS IT TRUE that the new “Sportsbook” at Tropicana-Evansville will offer the opportunity to bet on all major sporting events such as football, basketball, baseball, hockey, boxing, mixed martial arts, golf, soccer, auto racing, and more?

IS IT TRUE we are told that many patrons at Tropicana-Evansville are extremely disappointed that the new “Sportbook” will not be carrying simulcast horse racing?

IS IT TRUE we also been told by those in the know feel if Tropicana-Evansville carried simulcast horse racing it would have a serious negative impact on Ellis Park bottom-line?

IS IT TRUE we been told by those in the know that the new “Sportbook” at Tropicana-Evansville will have a negative impact on Ellis Park bottom line?

AGENDA

Agenda Attachment:

Memo Attachment:

A.	ORDINANCE G-2019-11 An Ordinance to Vacate the East 15’ of N. Fourth Avenue Right of Way, Beginning at The North 30’ Right of Way Line of Uhlhorn Street and going North for 200 Feet Sponsor(s): Brinkmeyer Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Mosby Discussion Date: 9/9/2019

G-2019-11 Attachment:

B.	ORDINANCE F-2019-14 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: 9/9/2019

F-2019-14 Attachment:

C.	ORDINANCE R-2019-20 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 8210 Woodbriar Drive Petitioner: Jina Lancaster Owner: Gladys Hammonds Requested Change: R1 to R3 w/UDC Ward: 1 McGinn Representative: Jina Lancaster

R-2019-20 Attachment:

D.	ORDINANCE R-2019-21 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1120 Lincoln Avenue Petitioner: Jenny Korach Owner: Jenny Korach Requested Change: R2 to C4 w/UDC Ward: 4 Robinson Representative: Melinda Poole, Penny Johns LLC

R-2019-21 Attachment:

E.	ORDINANCE R-2019-22 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 273 S Sonntag Avenue Petitioner: Justin Stark Owner: Justin Stark Requested Change: R2 to R3 w/UDC Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Ryan Schulz, KDDK

R-2019-22 Attachment:

F.	ORDINANCE R-2019-23 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 3105 Broadway Avenue Petitioner: Richard & Linda Hogan Owner: Richard & Linda Hogan Requested Change: C4 to R1 Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Richard & Linda Hogan

R-2019-23 Attachment:

G.

ORDINANCE R-2019-24 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 18 N. Wabash Avenue Petitioner: Thomas J. Keith Owner: JK Partners LLC – Kerry Chesser Requested Change: C4 w/UDC to C4 w/UDC Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Thomas J. Keith, Easley Engineering

R-2019-24 Attachment:

A.

ORDINANCE G-2019-10 An Ordinance to Vacate Certain Public Ways or Public Places Within The City of Evansville, Indiana, Commonly Known as the 12’ Alley Lying North of Lots 10-15 and South of Lots 16-21 in Rheinlander Place as Per Plat Thereof, Recorded in Plat Book F, Page 159 in the Office of the Recorder of Vanderburgh County, Indiana and Commonly Known as 3211 Martin Avenue Sponsor(s): Brinkmeyer Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Mosby Discussion Date: 8/26/2019

G-2019-10 Attachment:

B.

ORDINANCE R-2019-14 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1019 Washington Ave Petitioner: Jose Nunez Owner: Invenez Unlimited LLC. Requested Change: R2 & C4 to R2 Ward: 4 Robinson Representative: Jose Nunez, Invenez Unlimited LLC.

R-2019-14 Attachment:

C.	ORDINANCE R-2019-16 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 2809 Broadway Avenue Petitioner: Robby Pennell Owner: Robby Pennell Requested Change: C2 to C4 w/UDC Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Steve Bohleber, Bohleber Law

R-2019-16 Attachment:

D.

ORDINANCE R-2019-17 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1700 E. Morgan Avenue, Evansville, IN Petitioner: Robert Scott Stodgill and Julia A. Stodgill Owner: Julia A. Stodgill & Robert Scott Stodgill Requested Change: C4 to R2 Ward: 3 Melcher Representative: Steve Bohleber, Bohleber Law

R-2019-17 Attachment:

E.

ORDINANCE R-2019-18 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1603 S. Tekoppel Avenue, Evansville, IN Petitioner: David Properties, LLC Owner: David Properties, LLC Requested Change: C4 w/UDC to C4 w/UDC Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Krista B. Lockyear, Lockyear Law

R-2019-18 Attachment:

A.	THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council is Monday, September 9, 2019 at 5:30p.m.

B.	ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

Commentary: Children’s Hour Draws To A Close

By John Krull
TheStatehouseFile.com 

INDIANAPOLIS – So, it seems that negotiation and diplomacy by temper tantrum aren’t that effective.

Who could have guessed that?

In the past few days, President Donald Trump continued his practice of picking fights with America’s friends and appeasing America’s enemies. He did so in ways and for reasons that only would have made sense in “Alice in Wonderland,” where up is down and down is up.

John Krull, publisher, TheStatehouseFile.com

The president started his bewildering run of brouhahas by musing, out loud, that he might be interested in acquiring Greenland from Denmark.

Denmark President Mette Frederiksen responded to Trump’s out-loud thought bubble by saying it was “an absurd discussion” because the days are over in which people and countries are bought and sold, and Denmark doesn’t own Greenland, anyway.

Trump being Trump, responded with a snit.

He was scheduled to visit Denmark at the beginning of September. He canceled the trip, saying Frederiksen was “nasty” for dismissing his idea in the way she did. She should have been more respectful.

Hmmm.

Maybe it would have been easier for Frederiksen to do that if he had sounded her out in private – say, in a face-to-face meeting at the beginning of September – rather than blurting his half-thought-out notion in front of a bunch of cameras and microphones. Then she, privately, could have explained what the obstacles might be.

And no one would have been embarrassed.

But Trump didn’t do that.

Instead, he made a public statement.

That forced Frederiksen to respond in public.

Trump got his feelings hurt.

Now, we have a strain in what has been a friendly relationship – a strain that could have been avoided so easily if the president had demonstrated a bare minimum of self-discipline and emotional maturity.

Worse, there seems to be a domino effect.

Just after Trump cancelled the Denmark trip, Iceland’s prime minister, Katrin Jakobsdottir, said she wouldn’t meet with Vice President Mike Pence when he visited her country. Instead, she will give a speech at a conference in Sweden.

Jakobsdottir insisted the decision not to meet with Pence wasn’t a “snub,” but Icelandic historians said it was unprecedented.

Pence’s visit to Iceland is scheduled for Sept. 4.

Trump was scheduled to be in Denmark Sept. 2 and 3.

Jakobsdottir’s speech is scheduled for Sept. 3, but she plans to linger at the conference to talk with attendees some more.

Pence’s visit would have been the first by a U.S. vice president to Iceland since 1983.

But Jakobsdottir isn’t trying to make a statement or send a signal.

Not a chance.

Then there is President Trump’s attempt to get Russia reinstated as part of the G-7, which was called the G-8 before the Russians were thrown out.

The Russians were booted because they invaded the Ukraine in 2014. They’ve since made no attempts to resolve the situation or deal with the concerns of the other nations in the G-7.

Well, all the other nations but the United States, where the president seems to be in thrall to Russian leader Vladimir Putin for some reason.

The reaction of the leaders of the other nations in the G-7 to Trump’s proposal would have to heat up considerably to be considered frigid. They have pointed out that Russia should have to do something to make amends for invading Ukraine before the idea of readmission to the G-7 even should be entertained, much less acted upon.

Trump apparently doesn’t see it that way.

Maybe a guy who muses aloud about buying and selling nations and human beings just doesn’t see invading other countries and murdering the people there as that big a deal.

But the leaders of other nations do see it as a big deal.

Most of the signs suggest that they’re getting tired of dealing with this U.S. president’s immaturity.

They want to deal with an adult.

And soon.

FOOTNOTE: John Krull is the director of Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism and publisher of TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is meeting another statutory requirement under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) by proposing to designate 20 chemical substances as High-Priority Substances for upcoming risk evaluations. The proposed designation is a required step in a new process of reviewing chemical substances currently in commerce under the amended TSCA.

“By proposing to prioritize 20 chemicals for risk evaluation, EPA is realizing another one of the key requirements of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21^st Century Act,” said Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Alexandra Dapolito Dunn. “Taking public comment will help advance our understanding about how these chemicals are used in commerce and brings EPA one step closer to completing the prioritization process.”

EPA is issuing designation documents for each chemical substance describing the chemical-specific information, analysis and basis EPA used to support the proposed designation. Today’s 20 proposed chemicals are the same the agency identified in March as potential High-Priority Substances. The agency is asking stakeholders and the public to submit comments by November 21, 2019

The 20 proposed high-priority candidate chemicals include seven chlorinated solvents, six phthalates, four flame retardants, formaldehyde, a fragrance additive, and a polymer precursor.

EPA is required to complete the prioritization process and make final designations for 20 High-Priority Substances by December 2019. Finalizing these designations will begin the three-year risk evaluation process to determine if they present an unreasonable risk to health or the environment under the conditions of use. If the agency determines any substance presents an unreasonable risk, it is required under TSCA to undertake risk mitigation – a regulatory action.

Last week, EPA designated another 20 chemicals as Low-Priority Substances as part of the prioritization process. A low-priority designation, when final, means these substances do not require risk evaluation at this time in EPA’s determination.