City Council of the Mayor and Council of New Castle

Regular Council Meeting at Town Hall – 201 Delaware Street – New Castle

Tuesday – April 14, 2009 – 7 p.m.

Agenda

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes by Date: March 10, 2009 – Approved
Approval of Treasurer’s Report– Approved
Report from the City Administrator
Approval of Staff Reports – Approved
Grant Review
Communications
Business from the Floor (concerning agenda items only)
Business from the Mayor
Business from the Council President

Unfinished Business

1. 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 (Councilperson Reese – posted: 3/11/09) – Withdrawn

New Business

1. Presentation to, and acceptance by, the City Council of the FY 2007/08 Financial Audit. (Councilperson Churchill – posted: 4/6/09) – Accepted

   
   

2. Motion, Discussion and Vote on a Resolution to appoint Tree Commission members, and assignment of terms for those members, as follows:

   
   

   Name	Term	Appointment Recommended By
   Vacancy 1	5/1/09 to 4/30/12	Mayor
   William “Erv” Thatcher	5/1/09 to 4/30/11	City Council
   Thomas Truman	5/1/09 to 4/30/11	City Council
   Francis Peden	5/1/09 to 4/30/12	City Council
   Mark Miller	5/1/09 to 4/30/11	City Council
   Susan Keyser	5/1/09 to 4/30/10	Beautification Committee
   Francis “Chip” Patterson	5/1/09 to 4/30/10	Municipal Services Commission
   Vacancy 2	5/1/09 to 4/30/10	Trustees of the New Castle Common
   Lillian Shue	5/1/09 to 4/30/12	Arasapha Garden Club

   (Councilperson Churchill – posted: 3/11/09) – Approved

   
   

3. Discussion of options for making repairs on the Banks Building. (Councilperson Petty – posted: 3/12/09)

   
   

4. Motion, Discussion and Vote on two Bank Resolutions to pay $25,000 each, one to be released April 15 and one to be released April 30, to the New Castle Library Board of Trustees, as a contribution to the Capital Library Expansion Project, which the City pledged to pay a total of $300,000, broken down to pay $100,000 each fiscal year starting with FY 08/09, and that the City is currently making four payments in the last four months of FY 08/09, to meet the $100,000 annual contribution. (Councilperson Churchill – posted: 3/11/09) – Approved

   
   

5. Motion, Discussion and Vote on Resolution No. 2009-9, setting the pay for election workers for the New Castle City election. (Councilperson Churchill – posted: 4/6/09) – Approved

   
   

6. Discussion of a $50,000 grant award available to the City of New Castle under the Stimulus Package Energy Efficiency Block Grant Program. (Councilperson Churchill – posted: 4/6/09)

   
   

7. Motion, Discussion and Vote on Resolution No. 2009-10, to formalize a hiring freeze in the City Government organization. (Council President Blest – posted: 4/6/09) – Withdrawn

   
   

8. Motion, Discussion and Vote on a Resolution to Adopt a Local Emergency Operations Plan for the City of New Castle. (Councilperson Churchill – posted: 4/6/09) – Approved

   
   

9. Comments from the floor.

   
   

10. Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter.

Next Regular Meeting Date: May 12, 2009

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