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Agenda/Summary

City Council of the Mayor and Council of New Castle

Special Meeting – Budget Workshop
201 Delaware Street – New Castle
Tuesday – June 9, 2009 – 4:30 p.m.


Review of Police Budget proposal (postponed from meeting cancelled on June 2)



City Council of the Mayor and Council of New Castle

Public Hearing: Town Hall
201 Delaware Street – New Castle
Tuesday – June 9, 2009 – 6 p.m.


Consideration of Ordinance No. 464, establishing a Curfew applicable to persons 17 years old and younger, who shall not be allowed unaccompanied in public overnight in the City of New Castle. (Council President Barthel – posted: 6/1/09)



City Council of the Mayor and Council of New Castle

Regular Council Meeting at Town Hall
201 Delaware Street – New Castle
Tuesday – June 9, 2009 – 7 p.m.


Agenda

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes by Date:
May 7, 12, 19, 21, 26 – Approved
Approval of Treasurer’s Report
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. Report on status of Verizon Cable Franchise Agreement negotiations. (Council President Barthel – posted: 6/1/09) – Contract discussion held in executive session

  1. Review of final revisions and an overview of the final version of the Comprehensive Plan. (Council President Barthel – posted: 6/1/09) – One amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Approved

  1. First and Second Reading of Ordinance No. 463, to Adopt the Update to the 2003 Comprehensive Plan, entitled the 2009 City of New Castle Comprehensive Plan. (Council President Barthel – posted: 6/1/09) – First and Second Readings completed

New Business

  1. First and Second Reading of Ordinance No. 464, establishing a Curfew applicable to persons 17 years old and younger, who shall not be allowed unaccompanied in public overnight in the City of New Castle. (Council President Barthel – posted: 6/1/09) – First and Second Readings Completed

  1. Motion, Discussion and Vote on Resolution No. 2009-12, relative to 201 Harmony Street, concerning a request to expand an encroachment into the right-of-way to accommodate an existing porch on Second/Market Street and an existing outside basement entry on Harmony Street. (Council President Barthel – posted 6/1/09) – Approved

  1. Discussion of a request for the City to act as a Sponsor for the Wharf Dance to be held in September, which would also include the City allowing its property on the Wharf to be used for the event. (Council President Barthel – posted 6/1/09) – Decision held while further research is conducted

  1. Motion, Discussion and Vote on a Bank Resolution to pay $25,000 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 Cochran – posted: 6/1/09) – Approved

  1. Discussion of, and decision regarding, a $50,000 grant award available to the City of New Castle under the Stimulus Package Energy Efficiency Block Grant Program. (Council President Barthel – posted: 6/1/09) – Approved to make general application and potential items to be funded with grant monies were prioritized

  1. Setting the schedule for the remaining dates of budget workshops and of a date for budget adoption and setting the tax rate. (Council President Barthel – posted: 6/1/09) – Schedule Set: June 18 Budget Workshop to discuss Revenues, to be held in the Community Room at the Public Safety Building (1 Municipal Blvd.); June 23 Budget Workshop to discuss Tax Rate (Town Hall); June 25 Budget Workshop to finalize and approve Tax Rate and 2009/10 City Budget (Town Hall); and added items to be scheduled at some point during these meetings include discussion of the City’s insurance renewal and a request of the Good Will Fire Company for a contribution from the City

  1. Comments from the floor.

  1. Executive Session to discuss collective bargaining.

Next Regular Meeting Date: July 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.

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