City Council of the Mayor and Council of New Castle

Regular Council Meeting
Town Hall – 201 Delaware Street – New Castle
Tuesday – March 10, 2009 – 7 p.m.

Agenda

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes by Date: February 10 and 24 – Approved (Feb. 10 w/one change)
Approval of Treasurer’s Report – Approved
Report from the City Administrator
Approval of Staff Reports
Grant Review
Communications
Business from the Floor (concerning agenda items only)
Business from the Mayor
Business from the Council President

Unfinished Business

1. Third Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 461, approving amendments to Chapter 74 of the City Code entitled, “Tree Commission”. (Council President Blest – posted: 2/25/09) – Approved

   
   

2. Third Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 462, approving the addition of a new Section to the City Code entitled, “Street Tree Ordinance”. (Council President Blest – posted: 2/25/09) – Approved

   
   

3. Motion, Discussion and Vote on Resolution No. 2009-8, approving a Minor Subdivision for 300 W. 7^th Street. (Council President Blest – posted: 3/3/09) – Approved

   
   

4. Motion, Discussion and Vote on Resolution No. 2009-5, amending Resolution No. 2007-14, approved by the City Council on July 10, 2007, approving transfer to the Trustees of the New Castle Commons the Banks Building on the Wharf at the end of Delaware Street. (Councilperson Reese – posted: 3/3/09) – Tabled

New Business

1. Discussion of and Action on a Request from the New Castle Public Library for the City to provide the first installment of $100,000, of a three-year, $300,000 grant from the City, for Library Renovations. (Council President Blest – posted: 2/20/09) – Approved to pay $25K per month for the last four months of the 2008/09 fiscal year

   
   

2. Discussion of Verizon Cable Franchise negotiations. (Council President Blest – posted: 2/24/09) – Attorney negotiating on behalf of City is still awaiting a reply from Verizon on final issue

   
   

3. Motion, Discussion and Vote to appoint Ms. Shannon Nelson to the New Castle City Board of Elections. (Council President Blest – posted: 3/3/09) – Approved

   
   

4. Motion, Discussion and Vote on a Bank Resolution to pay $47,441.05 to 1^st Source Bank, for the third and final installment payment for the purchase of a garbage truck, which expense shall also be reimbursed to the City by the Trustees of the New Castle Commons, as a grant from the Trustees to the City approved in 2006. (Councilperson Churchill – posted: 3/6/09) – Approved

   
   

5. Comments from the floor.

   
   

6. Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter.

Next Regular Meeting Date: April 14, 2009

Note: This agenda as listed may not be considered in sequence and is subject to addition and deletion of items, including executive sessions.