City Council - Regular Meeting

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Good evening. Thanks for coming. I apologize for starting a little a little tardy, but appreciate everyone coming. One thing kind of a programming note. Um there's a matter that will not be on the agenda and the number escapes me. So my the school uh discussion is not going to be discussed further tonight, but we'll just hop in um the other things. So, uh, first up, we got some presentations. Mayor's Youth Academy. If I could ask the Mayor's Youth Academy to come on up. So, uh, just to put this in perspective, every year, uh, we're fortunate enough to have a group of great, talented students step forward and want to learn about public policy. And over the course of the year under Sam's uh direction, uh they're given the opportunity to really learn about all facets of local government. Uh and this group uh was the best and the brightest, so to speak. Uh and they're here tonight to articulate a policy position that they have.

All right. Thank you so much, council, for having us tonight. We're deeply grateful. Um we are here representing the mayor's youth academy, as you already know. My name is Aushi Tutti Pari. I'm currently a junior at Fischer High School. My name is Jillian. I'm a junior at Fiser High School. Uh my name is Ian. I'm a junior at HSC. My name is Seth. I'm a senior at Fischer High School. My name is Salan. I'm going to be graduating as a senior from

And my name is Satie Newell. I am a Fisers at junior or I'm a junior at Fischers as well. Sorry. Um so welcome. I'd like to introduce you to our idea of a Fischer family community movie night. So what is our idea? Sorry. Samantha, it's not working to click. Oh, wait. There it goes. Um, so, um, it is going to be movies on certain Wednesdays in June and July starting at dusk, so 900 p.m. Um, residents will provide their own blankets and chairs and get to see movies at the Nickel Plate Amphitheater. So, the schedule for what movies that will be showing is on the pamphlet on your desk. So, it's also up here on the screen. So, as you can see, we've got some ideas. So, the first opening night, it' be some classic movies like Dirty Dancing, Grease or Foot Loose for the parents. Um and we also think that um this is up to other theme themed nights and on the last night it would be a community choice so that we could have some input from the community as well. So for location we are considering the initial pilot program to be at the AMP theater near Nickel District. There are already similar lively events held here. So it would make it for easy and familiar access for all residents to come over and enjoy the event. It's a walkable area so nearby residents can al can also walk over, bike over or use alternative forms of transportation to come over and visit the event reducing strain on tra on traffic. So scheduling and funding scheduling the initial pilot program will be through June and July on specific Wednesdays only. Uh most programs will begin around dusk. So that would make it easier for working people and potentially other people who are busy throughout the day to be able to come and visit the event around the nighttime. For unfortunate weather events, a cancellation will be put in place and residents can come over for the next event. If the initial program gets positive reputation, then it will be continued potentially throughout the rest of the summer or

throughout the rest of the year. For cost and funding, we have an operational budget of 3500 to 4,500. We have a proposed two options. First, bring in an authorized vendor to supply a 40ft screen and a projector. They would know how to connect to the AP systems sound system. Secondly, we could also purchase a system for of these nights if they are successful. This can range from 7500 to 12,500.

Another part of our cost and funding uh legal rights to screen a movie publicly from our research would be around $400 to $600 per showing. Uh we could have popcorn candy and which volunteers will sell during the movie to uh recoup some funds. And then we will have uh vendors invited to sell food. We believe like $150 per truck and they would give us 10% of profits back to the city.

Now, of course, audience is a big part of this. I mean, what else is the audience not coming to the movies and actually making this idea come to life, right? So, our idea for this is that it would be open to the public, free admission for all Fischer residents, and just to make it more accessible to everyone, the movies would be PG-13 and under, just so that obviously kids could also come and watch the movies. The movies that we have for you on the papers are not um exactly set in stone. There there is room for flexibility in choosing different movies. So, that's where that stands. And then also specifically, our target audience would be families with young kids because that's the biggest driver for free outdoor events. Another group would be teens and young adults because those are the people actually looking for lowcost summer activities which this would be. Also longtime residents because those are the people who are most likely to actually show up to our community events and be like one of our biggest um consumer bases. And then also new residents because Fischers is largely made up of new residents and more people coming in. I mean, we're one of the fastest growing cities in Indiana, which we've learned a part of the academy, and this would be a really good opportunity for them to build neighborhood connections and um contribute to the Fischer's culture along with this idea. Um the last thing I want to touch on for the audience is the expected attendance for these events. So, at first we were, this is all based on um rough estimates and research by the way, but at first we were thinking that each night it would be around 200 people. That would just be at the beginning. And then obviously since this idea wouldn't be quite novel anymore once it starts to get along it would start to dip but then afterwards throughout towards the end of the season you would see a spike in attendance. And then overall this would be about 1,800 touch points. So that's just um a vision of the exposure that this event would have in Fisers. Um next logistics and safety. So for parking we're going to encourage people who are nearby to walk and bike and have volunteers in the Fischers Police Department help direct traffic around the amphitheater. So as you can see this is the previous um amphitheater event parking map from 2:25. So, just previous summer. Um, and

it shows lots of good parking options. So, we would set one entrance and one exit in case we open two hours before 9:00 p.m. Um, we have security um just in case anything gets rowdy. I don't know what would happen, but you never know. Um, clean up. We would have waste and recycling stations with volunteers um along with the Department of Public Works around so that there would be no litter um off of the vendors or the um the concessions.

Okay. So, partnerships that we would have with the city is the Fischers Parks Department to kind of just help set up this whole thing at the amphitheater, the Fischer Police Department to help with security and parking, the Fischers Department of Public Works to help with recycling, trash, and just pickup. And then local community is also a big factor that goes into this with local business vendors like food trucks coming in to sell their goods to the people attending pre-show events that can highlight local musicians and bands in low stakes environment. So obviously with creating a new idea the biggest part of it is what how would it benefit our community? This is the council. How would it benefit our community? And so what we came up with is that this is an affordable summer programming and with youth engagement. So it gives teens something to do over the summer that's not just being on their phones or on their laptops and inside all the time because it's summer. They should be outside. Um another thing is that it would attract outside business and visitor attention as well as giving an opportunity for vendors and small businesses um to sell their goods because that's just um it's just more of profit as a byproduct off of this idea. And then also our last thing would be that it contributes to the overall city culture. This little statist statistic we found from the surgeon general's 2023 report on loneliness um said that 74% of Americans say a sense of community is important to their quality of life. Yet fewer than half feel strongly connected to their neighbors. And so obviously we know Fischers has become really well-developed and has really good city culture. However, just to make sure that we can um be like just to make sure that we can actually um support this statistic, we want to implement this idea.

And then the help we need from the council, uh we need cost and funding, logistical help, we need uh volunteers, safety protocols, uh a little bit of funding and partnership help.

So why should you guys consider this? So we think it reflects Fisher's brand very well. Family fun, close community and a unique event that separates from other cities around us. It also has a pretty low logistical burden. Obviously, the screen is a pretty um intense like starting cost, but with the screen and the food, then you have our community nights. And we think it's a great way for residents to remember what remember watching favorite classics and cool movies. Thank you. Thank you so much. Are there uh any questions for our policy makers here tonight?

I have a quick question. Um on your uh flyer, you're showing three movies a night. What time do you anticipate the movie starting and what time do you anticipate them ending? Um so that was more I just wanted to put a couple options. So one night and I just thought this would give a good variety of what you want to see and just like because again the movies or get the grants or whatever. Um, just want to find a movie that works, get some ideas. Yeah. And like you said, we're pretty flexible with what kind of movies. Obviously, it would be up to you guys. You guys,

your part your your project, but just one just one classic movie. You can go in that. Excited for the classics. Can people bring their own food?

Um, yes. I think it would allow that. And if it didn't become too much of a concern of like not only the concession stand, we would if we needed to like there's much litter or trash, we would consider not allowing things in. But so so I have a question in here for you. When I go into Target, there's probably a hundred teenagers in there kind of running around and and I don't know what they're doing. If we did something like this, what are our chances of getting those teenagers to come from Target and move to something like this?

That's that's a great question. So, um, our idea it would mainly function as a third place. So, that's another aspect of the community benefit. And so, third place being just another place where people can socialize and have fun. And so, obviously, we were thinking that a movie could really well attract these younger these teens, this specific demographic. And so, pulling them out of Target and leaving Target available for shoppers like yourself. Quick question. Do you would your population come out for the classic movies? Just a personal experience. I went to a driving movie with my dad and I saw Dirty Dancing and Foot Loose with him. So that's a classic movie by the way. Dirty Dancing is a classic.

No. No. But um to um Councilman Stler's point, being able to attract your your generation would be fantastic. Just I just wonder if they would come out for this. I mean, part of the reason we thought of it because it was because we thought we would enjoy it. Okay. Um obviously like we're not every single teenager. We just kind of thought like it's a unique idea for these tri. I think it's a fun idea. I like it.

Well, as you can see, these uh folks put a lot of thought into this and garnered a lot of good discussion with all of you tonight. I want to thank the students for being a part of this program and I think we have a few other uh students here as well and we'd like to get a picture. John, if you could come down as our sure president and get a picture with these folks. Give them a round of applause. Present If you wanted to do the construction site,

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will not be offended if you decide to leave your class. Thank you guys. It's a good group. Uh, next up, uh, Council President Deluchia, I'd like to ask Deputy Mayor Hulkrint to recognize one of our employees. Thanks.

Thank you, council. I think the phrase unsung heroes used maybe too often today, but uh, it's very appropriate when describing Mr. Joel Cole. We're here tonight celebrating 30 years of service. Uh for Joel as our lab manager at the wastewater treatment plants. Uh you guys well know the treatment plant is open 24/7 365 days a year. Christmas morning plants open ball drops New Year's Eve plants is open. Uh and our labs open 7 days a week. Uh we're conducting uh analysis to ensure safe operations also comply with all state and federal regulations as well. That all falls to the soldiers of Mr. Co. And so uh I want to thank you tonight Joel. But I think the most admirable thing about Joel is that uh the number of times uh that he has volunteered for the weekend shift for a holiday shift uh so the rest of his team can be home with her families uh is too many to count. I don't know if the wife approved all those dates or not. Uh but we certainly are grateful for that. She did not. Fair enough. Uh I'd also be remiss if I didn't mention that Joel also served in the Indiana National Guard uh completing multiple tours to the Middle East uh in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. So tonight, please join me in thanking Staff Sergeant Cole and Mr. Cole for 30 years of service. Thank you. council.

Thanks for allowing me to recognize I'm going to do this with all three for a particular reason. I'll explain that when they get up here, but we have two with 20 years of service with the law enforcement with Fiser PD and then one with 30 years to the city overall. So, first up, Sergeant Edgar Holmes is here with his wife. Can you come forward, please? And Sergeant Donnie is here with his wife Britney. Can you come forward, please? the legend.

The reason I think it's fitting to do all three is cuz Jerry hired these two.

So, you're responsible. So, you should be up here with them when they get this award. But first, I want to talk about briefly about each one of them. Sergeant U Sergeant Holmes came to us in 2006. He's excited to get on the job and came on uh full board in patrol, did some field training, worked his way into detectives and investigations. And then uh his heart had called him to come down and do hiring and recruitment with us in 20201 during the pandemic, which is a real tough time to recruit and bring officers on board. And then 2023 he took a leadership role in the department being a sergeant where he still leads today. Edgar is also the recipient of two awards. One is the chief's award and the other is the lifesaver award where he saved a life in our community. Round of applause for Sergeant. The next is Sergeant Ben Collie. Also came on in 2006. So the easiest date I'm going to memorize is that one. But uh also hired at the same time, came on into patrol, also assumed leadership through field training. He became a sergeant for us in 2016 where he continues to lead to this day. And he's a consmate, reliable, resourceful leader for our officers on the department. He has also received two awards. He's won the distinguished service award and he's also won the meritorious award which means he's put himself in peril at some point in the line of duty. A round of applause for Sergeant Colin and the man responsible for these two uh uh Jerry He who came to the city of Fisers in 1995. There's a small gap of one year. I'll explain it here in a second, but Jerry is a lateral patrol officer from the county. Came down to work the streets

and fissures and grow with our department. He took a role inside doing public information, hiring, recruitment, and anything else the chief at the time could throw at him because back then it was just Jerry and he was on the news a lot. He was known for that a lot. And uh uh he handled a lot of the issues and trends as we grew as a city. In 2015, Jerry, well, no, 2000, Jerry became a sergeant, took a leadership role and led people in the department. And then in 2015, he was promoted and given command of a division of the support division where encompass this SRO's the traffic and our support personnel up front. In 2008, Jerry told me he was going to retire in 2019. And he did. I think it was 08 that he told me that date. He knew it. Uh he left for about a year and took some time off spent with his family and did a lot of bowling and then came back and worked in other areas in the city u uh most uh uh mostly with Eric down at the uh department plant down there. But uh in 2023 I told him I'd had enough and I brought him back into the police department where he now serves as our accreditation manager helping us keep us to be the professional agency that we are. So 30 years of service, Jerry, congratulations and thank you.

Thanks guys. Oh, thank you, Chief. And then Ashley, we're going to do a survey results

as she's pulling that up. Uh, Council President Deluchia, appreciate the opportunity tonight, this is an addition to the agenda. Uh, we're excited today to issue a press release along with a report. One of the questions we had after several years of your leadership on the council and a lot of the things that we've done as an administration, we wanted to ask the question, what do our residents perceive of our community and how can we get better? And so, uh, we hired a national firm to go out and do a national citizen survey to really try to understand the perspective of our community. And, um, frankly, the results were, uh, very humbling. And, uh, Ashley's here tonight to share with you some of the results of what over 3,000 residents in our community of all political identities, all different backgrounds, uh, have have to say about the city of Fisers.

Absolutely. Thank you, Mayor. and uh Ashley Elrod, community and public relations director. Uh each of you have a binder and we'll also include it in the agenda uh for the record, but uh you'll see the survey uh itself, the survey results as well as uh the overview that we'll share today. Um but to start us off, um no communications department is good without uh some uh video to explain what we're trying to say. So, I'll let this uh speak for us at first. Just a quick overview. I don't know how well this is going to be.

Economous with growth and change. We worked hard to become one of the top ranked cities in the nation. We've been heads down optimizing services and investing in our vibrancy. But we wanted to take a moment to check in with the people that make Fiser so great, our residents. In January of 2026, we partnered with the National Citizen Survey to learn what our city is doing well and how we can continue to do better. And nearly 3,000 of you responded with a very clear message. You're proud of this great city, and the growth and changes we've been making are moving us in the right direction. Residents were asked to rank each focus area on a scale of poor to excellent, and the results speak for themselves. 99% of residents say the city of Fisers is a great place to live. A community with a high quality of life and a good environment to raise a family. It's a place designed with intention where neighborhoods, parks, and public spaces come together to create one interconnected community. That trust and satisfaction extends to every facet of our city as residents see the value of their tax dollars at work. From the strength of our economy to the quality of our schools to the roads and utilities that keep us running smoothly, Fiser's residents affirm that the city delivers where and when it matters most. But not only is Fisers a great place to live, it's a safe place to live. In fact, 98% of residents say they feel safe in their neighborhoods day and night. And that's no accident. It's the result of intentional, meaningful investment in the public servants that keep our neighbors safe and healthy. We take pride in delivering services that our residents trust with police, emergency medical services, and fire prevention, rated well above the national average. So, when a family is in need, they know there's someone they can call for help. Because safety is about more than just crime prevention. It's about having a community you can depend on.

What truly sets Fischers apart are the connections that bring us all together. I hear from residents every day and they tell me how proud they are of our city and the strong sense of belonging they feel here in Fisers. Our residents love to get involved. Whether that's attending events, volunteering, or simply getting to know their neighbors. Fisers is a vibrant place where you can be a part of something bigger than yourself. And while we're proud of where we are today, we're equally proud of how we've done it. We're living in a time of polarizing politics and mistrust in our institutions. But here in Fisers, nine and 10 residents say they have confidence in our government and believe we act in the best interest of the community. Because in Fisers, progress isn't just measured by what we build, but by how effectively we serve our people. So residents can enjoy life while trusting our vision to drive us forward. As mayor of this great city, I couldn't be more excited to lead us into our next chapter. as we build on this success and make Fisers a dynamic community people are proud to call home.

So, uh it's a real honor to be able to present this to the council and to our residents. And while I get to be the one at the podium, um it's really all of my colleagues and uh all of our leadership that really help to make this possible. Um and to bring this quality of of life and of living in our community to our residents. And so, um I know that that we um are deep into our council meeting, but I do just want to um pull out just a few uh additional details that weren't in the video. um just because it's astounding when when we uh contracted with the National Community Service folks. Um they take our uh results and they compare that to hundreds of communities across the country and in every in nearly every category we are either similar or above average compared to every community. And with the numbers that we have, it's not hard to see. um that we're just seeing success in how we're developing the community and how we're investing into the community. Um civic pride is something that we really focus on. We recognize that that Fisers is not a community that has generations and generations of families that have come from here. But we are building that and we can see those results coming through. Um, when we look at things like how diverse our community is, how welcoming our communities, residents are really responding that they see that uh their neighborhoods are welcoming, that they're um out in public, they're seeing welcoming uh Fischer residents, which is really uh a really positive thing in today's world. Um,

one of my favorite things in our survey results is just how do they value the work that us as city employees, how do they value the work that we do? And it's it's really exciting to see that, you know, overall customer service by Fiser's employee, 97%. I don't know that many people would say that they enjoy or uh you know strongly um enjoy uh even calling a customer service line let alone a government customer service line um but also just 89% um positive in the overall direction of Fisers even all the way down to um when you're interacting with Fiser city government do you feel like they're um acting from a place of honesty 88% agreed that that was accurate. Safety, um, it's one of our big pillars in our community. Uh, we have the best of the best in our community, both police and fire, and it shows here as well. Transportation, our investment in our roads and sidewalks and even, you know, traffic control, things like that. We see um, really high rankings here. um signal timing, uh traffic enforcement, all of these are just are up in the um upper percentile. Even things like utilities, utility billing, 90% uh positive, uh trash collection 95%. Um so you get the point. Um but but we're really proud of this as as Mayor Fa shared today, we just released these results. We'll continue to share these and really incorporate this um in our communications but also in helping affirm the direction that we're going as a community. Thank you.

Thanks. Wow, that's we didn't clap. Well done. Great job, mayor and team. That's that's amazing results. Thanks so much for sharing that. Um, okay. We're going to move on to council committee reports. John, would you give a finance committee report, please? Thank you, John. We had a finance committee meeting this afternoon. Uh, items for we recommended for approval items 7B on the consent agenda. Item 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 as well as I said.

All right. Thank you. And then moving to the uh health report. Uh Monica, director of health department has put together the health department report. It's available online. Um then go on to the item number seven, the consent agenda consists of two items to approve. Motion second. All right. Motion by John, second by Pete. Um I'm going to abstain as I wasn't here. All those in favor say I. I opposed.

All right. Motion passes. All right. We'll go to number eight. Resolution R051826A, a resolution authorizing the city control to appropriate additional local roads and street funds to the city of Fischer municipal budget. Lisa,

for the record, Lisa Bradford, city controller. The item before you relates to an additional appropriation to the local roads and street funds. Uh this additional appropriation will be going for the 96 street corridor for landscaping and safety improvements particularly um in the area around the Nickel plate trail to improve some of that landscaping with some sight lines and also uh to try and decrease some vandalism around that area on the trail and the road leading up to it. Happy to answer any questions.

Many questions from council. we'll need to do a a public hearing. So, I'll now open uh resolution R051826A for a public hearing. If you wish to speak, you may come to the podium and address the council. Please state your name, address for the record, and you will be given three minutes. All right. Seeing none, I'll now close the public hearing. Do I have a motion? Motion to approve. Second. Motion by Pete, second by Bill. All those in favor say I. I.

Any opposed. All right. Motion passes. All right. Next is item nine, ordinance 051826, an ordinance establishing a municipal tourism capital fund.

All right. The item before you is a statutory requirement rel relating to a law change. Um, and this year the Indiana General Assembly passed a House and World Act 1210, which basically changed how the tourism tax is distributed. And so to receive the tourism tax under this new law, we have to create a fund in order to receive the tourism tax from the county treasurer. So the item before you uh creates that fund and allows us to receive the funds from the state and spend it on all applicable uses under the law. Happy to answer any questions and since it is just a creation of a fund, we are asking to suspend the rules since its any questions or I would entertain a motion to

No questions. I'll entertain a motion to approve on first reading suspend the rules. All right. Motion by Pete, second by John. All those in favor to suspend the rules? I. Any opposed? Motion to approve. Second. All right. Motion by Pete, second by John. All those in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. All right. The item 10, ordinance 051826A, an ordinance establishing a non-reverting fund for field use. Lisa,

thank you. The item before you relates to the establishment of another fund. This one is specifically related to field use. As council will recall, in the last month, we had approved a new field use ordinance. And so what this fund will do is receive those funds that are uh paid to the city on behalf of the new field use ordinance. And so this will allow us to track and spend those expenditures and receive that revenue into this fund. Um as it is fund creation, again asking to suspend the rules and pass. Happy to answer any questions. Any questions? There no questions. I'll make a motion to suspend the rules.

All right. Motion by Pete, second by John to suspend the rules. All those in favor? Okay. And then no motion to approve. Second. All right. Motion by Pete, second uh by Selena to approve. All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Okay. So, uh, number 11, ordinance 051826B, an ordinance authorizing the issuance of general revenue bonds series 2026 for the Steanado project. Well, I have a question before we start. Is there a reason why we can't suspend the rules on item 11 and 12 or something that prevents us from doing that?

No, there is nothing. Is there a reason we want to wait? Just asking. No, I might as well get it out there. No, we thank you. That was my question. Good question, John. Try to.

All right. So, um the item before you related uh the general revenue bond uh commonly referred to as the seven auto project. So, this was a bond anticipation note, commonly referred to as a ban that was done initially back in 2021 uh for a period of up to five years. that ban is coming to the end of its life and so we are permanently financing this uh debt and so this will all be paid related from tip increment that is generated by this area and no it is backed by local income tax no local income tax is expected to be used for this bond it'll all be paid via tiff but you just see that general revenue pledge because it does have to have that backup but there is the reasonable expectation that all the debt paid by tip. Happy to answer any questions.

No question. I'll make a motion to suspend the rules and approve on first reading. I'll second. All right. Motion by Pete, second by John to suspend the rules. All those in favor? I I passes. I'll make a motion to approve. Second. Second. Motion by Pete, second by Selena to uh approve the ordinance. All those in favor? I oppose. Motion passes. All right. Now to item 12, ordinance 051826C, an ordinance authorizing the issuance of taxable economic development revenue bonds series 2026 for the crossing project. So the item before you is related to the

I can use chat GPT. Um, so if you'll recall, uh, back in February of 2025, council approved a amended and restated project agreement for the Union and Crossing. And in that amended and restated agreement was this bond issuance. This is a developer purchased bond. The bond is being purchased by Hagermanman Capital on behalf of Thrift. So that's why you see references to Hagerman in the documents. But as a reminder, the Crossing Project has over 270 multif family units, uh 20,000 square feet of retail, and about 60 to $80 million of investment. So this bond is sized according to the increment expected to be generated on that. And as it is conduit debt, it doesn't show as a debt obligation of the city of Fisers. However, it is issued in our name, which is why you guys aren't seeing this before you. Happy to answer any questions.

There's no questions. I'll make a motion to suspend the rules and approve on first reading. Second. Motion by Pete, second by Todd to suspend the rules on and take action. All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Motion to approve. I motion by Pete, second by Todd to approve the ordinance. All those in favor? I. Any opposed? That motion passes. Thank you, Lisa. Thanks, Lisa. All right. 13. Uh, resolution R051826B, a resolution approving an economic development agreement and authorizing a real property tax abatement. Reed members.

All right. Welcome. Got a slide here for you.

Reed Pittard, assistant director of economic development. I've got a few members from Patch Development here. Um, founded in 2019, Patch Development is a Fisers based commercial real estate development firm that specializes in land development, build to suit projects, site selection, and consulting. Patch recently won NAOP's 2025 developer of the year award after completing more than 15 transactions totaling 1.9 million square feet. So for the project here, they desire to construct a 22,000 foot office building on 9786 Masters Drive. You can see the blue highlighted parcel there next to the airport. This down the street from Cadillac F1's headquarters. The company plans to hire 5 to 10 new employees over the next 5 to seven years and retain their current 13 employees at the site. The total investment of the project will exceed $7.3 million. Um, and as you may know, they are moving from too far away. Uh, they're just down the street and, uh, Pure Pharmacy plans to take on the rest of their building at 6950 East 96 Street. Patch Development is proud to call Fischer's home and is excited to further invest in the community. City staff requests that council authorize a 5-year, 75% real property tax abatement for the site and approve the project agreement. So, we're requesting a vote on both items 13 and 14 on your agenda today. Uh, the first item is the project agreement and approval of SB1. And the second item is a declaratory resolution designating property as an economic revital revitalization area. Uh, thanks for your consideration. I've got the patch team here to reinforce me. Do you have any questions?

If there's a question, I make a motion to approve. I'll second. I have a question. Sure. Go ahead. What? So, we're doing a a 5year 75% abatement. Are there any um contingencies or clawbacks or they have to create? So, the company is committing to hiring 5 to 10 employees and the uh callback version would be just as any other. Um does that answer your question? What is the number of employees? Five to 10 new employees. 13. 13. Thank you.

I also would like to say that um Patch Development has done a nice job taking a corner of the airport property. If you remember when we first did that original deal with the airport to try to develop that land. Uh today you have Pure Pharmacy that has a number of uh highly paid individuals working out of the one facility and then you had Premma Racing which is an indie car team uh down there as well. And so those buildings have kind of really set a new kind of bar. If you go down 96th Street, the architecture on those flex buildings is a product that a lot of people are trying to emulate now because it really is a pretty attractive uh facility. And so we're we're excited that they were willing to invest in this entire triangle and have brought a lot of assessment as well as employment uh into this note of Fisers as we start to redevelop that neighborhood uh to the west as well as continue to drive development at the airport. Well, this appreciates the additional investment in Southwest City Council District. Thank you. This

keeps rolling, doesn't it, Bill? There we go. Second. We have a motion by Pete, second uh by John. All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Make a motion for item 14 to approve. Second. All right. On item 14, resolution R051826 C, you got a motion by Pete, second by Selena. All those in favor? I. Any opposed? All right, motion passes. Thank you. Thank you, guys. Good to see you, Pat.

All right, next on the agenda, item 15, ordinance 04 2026, a request to approve amendments to chapter 50 and chapter 72 and chapter 90 of the Fiser Code of Ordinances. Good evening, council of the Corporation Council. This is a second and final reading on this ordinance uh to allow code enforcement to issue citations for violations of these chapters. Um I'm happy to hear any questions that you may have. No questions. I'll make a motion to approve. Second. Motion by Pete, second by Selena. All those in favor? I.

Any opposed? All right. Motion passes. Next item 16, ordinance 042026A, request to approve amendments to chapter 71 and chapter 73 of the Fiser Code of Ordinances. Council Lana, Assistant Chief of Police, in front of you is the amended ordinance from first reading. We heard from our community and made changes to reflect the desires uh specifically to following removing location restrictions to class three ebicycles and instead broadly categorizing all ebicycles together in peritted use sections so that now all ebicycles including class 3 ebicycles may operate on greenway trails multi-use trails and sidewalks. In addition, the amendment version prohibits emotives from being operated on greenway trails, multi-use trails, sidewalks, and bicycle lanes, relegating them only to roadways under moped regulations. In addition, you'll see a change to the helmet requirement for anyone operating a ebicycle, e-oto, or e scooter that is less than 18 years of age. due to their speed capabilities. Take any questions.

There was some email traffic around children under 15 years of age. What can they ride and where can they ride it? So someone that's 15 years of age can ride um all the all the devices except the e-oto and the class three e bic.

Okay. So, if they I guess if they have them, I know that there's um a lot of language in here that talks about guardians and you know, guardians should help the help young people make the right choices um and make sure that they're you know, safe and on the right type of vehicle. So um if you what would you tell parents who invested invested in these ebikes or these emotives for kids who are under 15 specifically if they purchase an item 15 that person younger than 15 can't ride is that correct

under this ordinance then I would say that there's not an easy answer there the ordinance is for safety purposes and the city is interested in maintaining for all people.

Appreciate that. I've had some some questions from some constituents about and I first of all I got some you know questions that you know ebikes are allowed and it's really you're more looking for those that just it's just bad behavior. You're trying to curb that. Obviously, you see three kids on a scooter riding on a bike or something only has two people and are all three texting at the same time and going 40 miles an hour. That's you want to have the teeth to be able to go after folks like that and make it a safe walkway and for for our citizens. So, uh I appreciate um you guys kind of going back and kind of going through and redefining ebikes and them being allowed and things of that nature. So, I guess my comments, thank you for the work you did on this and Lindsay, the work you did as well. Thank you very much.

I have a question. Um, how I I've had questions about how are we really going to be able to enforce this? So, how do your officers plan on to be out there to be able to enforce it um in order to um make ensure safety if we put these in,

right? Yeah. So, there's a couple different things that we have ready to go. Our community engagement team, our officers that are taking off and regular patrols when available to either walk or do bike on the We have regular bike patrol throughout the summer that is able to take enforcement action and educate in this area. And then we have had success just regular patrols in our police cars uh signaling for stop and people stop and being able to educate them about what is allowed. So, there's also been some email traffic about uh like registering bikes and doing some type of safety classes for uh for young people. Um but I know that can you talk just a little bit about what we're allowed to do under state law?

Under state law, we are not allowed to register. It's been asked and answered by the attorney several times through different channels. I know that's we can we're not allowed to do that unfortunately.

Perfect. Final question. Um I've gotten messages from walkers also with this ordinance. Do you believe that it will make our walking trails safer for walkers? I think we should have speed bumps out there. I'm sure I'm in the minority, but um I I want us to be able to walk away knowing that the trails will be safer for walkers. That's to me that's most important. Do you think this will get us where we need to be?

I do believe that we need police or safety from for two reasons. One is governing the behavior and expressly state what's allowed on trails and then removing the motors from the trails. Perfect. Thank you.

And I I want to thank you guys for the due diligence you guys did on this topic. I know it came at us very fast, very quick, and we had to react to everything going on. I appreciate all the answers that Chief gave to a number of the emails that came out there. I thought they were very thoughtful, and Lindsay, you as well in terms of those answers back to the community. Again, this is not being taken lightly. So, there's no other questions. I'm going to make a motion to approve with the amendment. Do we have the amendment on this one? The helmet. Yes. So, um, we did want to include some language for, um, helmets being required for those under 18 years of age. That was inadvertently left off of the second reading amendment. So, I just wanted to make sure that those were included.

So, my motion would include the amended, including the helmet stipulation, which Lindsay just made. Yes. For operators under 18. Okay. That's No, go ahead. Bill has a question. I

I just want to echo those those comments. I appreciate you listening to the cycling community and for adjusting quickly. It It was impressive and I appreciate we all understand this is a work in progress and I'm sure there's going to be continued tweaks along the way and I just hope everybody keeps an open mind. Uh, one point of clarification that I need personally because I didn't read it well enough. Tell me about handicap motor scooters. How are they considered? Can someone with a disability confined to a scooter go on the trail?

Yes. So that's going to be a personal assist personal assisted mobility device would be allowed anywhere. They're allowed. Thank you, sir. All right. We've got motion by Pete, second by Bill, including the the amended with the helmets under 18. All those in favor?

I opposed. Motion passes. Thank you very much. Okay, so we've got 17. Um, ordinance 051826D, a request to approve an amendment to chapter 170 of the Fiser Code of Ordinances. Monica, hi.

Hello, council. Monica Heltz for the record, public health director. We are requesting an amendment to our basically our restaurant code. Um it's just a small tweak in some of the language to make it consistent with the FDA standards because we are trying to achieve standardization which is kind of accreditation for food programs. Um it we don't anticipate that it should have any impact on the operators. Um it's just a little bit of language tweaking um for the purposes of standardization. So we are requesting um if you're so agree able to um pass on first read. Any questions from questions? I'll make a motion to suspend. I'll second.

All right. Motion by Pete, second by John to suspend the rules and take action. All those in favor? I. Any opposed? And I'll make a motion to approve. Second. Motion by Pete, second by Selena to approve. All those in favor say I. I. I. The opposed. Motion passes. Thank you. Thank you, Monica. We got item 18, ordinance 051826E, a request to approve amendments to chapter 157 and section 36.08 of the Fiser Code of Ordinances. Lindsay,

good evening, council. Lindsay, Corporation Council. Um, this amendment is to add a section to our property maintenance code uh so that we have the ability to regulate construction sites and try to keep them a little bit more clear of debris and trash and enforce some runoff standards. Um, and then also establish some equip time for construction material and equipment to be stored in that construction site. This would give our current enforcement staff the ability to go out and issue citations and issue fines for those construction sites in compiance. Are we prohibited from approving tonight? Uh, no. We can. We're so inclined. You certainly have to do unless there's any problems by council. I'll make a motion to suspend the rules and approve on first reading.

I will second. Motion to suspend by Pete, second by John. All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Motion approve passes. Motion second. Motion to approve by Pete, second by Selena. All those in favor? I I. Any opposed? All right, the motion passes. Thank you, Lindsay. Next up, uh item 19, ordinance 051826F, request to approve amendments to chapter 32 and chapter 156 of the Fisers Code of Ordinances.

Yes. So again, Lindsay Bennett, Corporation Council. This amendment is um to come into compliance with House Rule Act 101. Uh it did several things as we've talked about, but one of the things that um we're working on is our impact fee. It did require uh certain changes to our impact fee advisory committee and then also uh the impact zones and how those fees can be applied within those impact zones. So this ordinance is basically just saying we see that the requirements here instead of amending our entire impact zone which triggers a whole lot of other items under the impact uh fee code which we will be doing later this year. Uh we are going to make sure that those fees are applied in compliance with the new law as well as add the um single family builder multif family builder and realtor representatives to our impact fee advisory committee.

Okay. Again, no reason not to approve on first reading. So, we do have to take this to plan commission. All impact ordinances have to go through the same process as planning and zoning ordinances. So, we'll be taking the plan commission in June and coming back for public hearing and second reading. I'll give it a first reading, but I'll wait for question. Any questions, council? No. All right. First reading. Yep. Thank you, Lindsay. All right. Planning and zoning. Item number 20, ordinance 051826G, consideration of a reszone of 11.54 acres from R2 residential to PUDR for a 23 lot single family residential neighborhood known as Buck Haven. Ross,

uh, good evening. For the record, Ross Hillary economic development. Um as mentioned before you is ordinance 051826G uh which is proposed 11.54 acre PUD um for 23 lots um known as the Buck Haven um beauty. Um the address for these properties is 11798 and 11842 East 131st Street. Um here is this is not showing on that screen. Can you guys see? We see it. Yeah,

see it. Um uh so this is again 11.54 acres. Um here is a conceptual plan uh that is included in the ordinance. This is PY homes again looking at for sale um side load um single family homes. Tonight we are expecting first reading before council. I do want to provide um the timeline for this development. They have already scheduled a neighborhood meeting uh scheduled for June 11th at the Bell Key Park building. Um, and this property is currently unhanned. Um, so as part of this redevelopment process, um, we also anticipate seeing this coming back to June for first reading for the annexation. Um, and the remaining schedule is on this. Um, with that, I'd like to bring, um, Zach Burman, the land project manager for PY Home to give a short.

Good evening. For the record, Zach Burton from PY Homes 11595 North Meridian in Caramel. Ross did a great job of walking through the project. I just have a couple more slides so we can get to some questions. Again, looking at the site, um just north of 131st Street, that's for Paws Lodge is the red roof that buffers us from I 69. And the southwest, you can see Fischer High School and Bell Park. Comp plan currently shows this as suburban residential which allows for two to four dwelling units per acre. Again, the site plan, a single culde-sac with two stub streets, uh, one to the east and one to the west to the adjacent parcels. Uh, 23 lots on 11 and a half acres, call it two dwelling units per acre there. As Ross mentioned, um, 100% sideloaded homes here. It's uh very similar if not the same product to what was approved with the Giro PUD or Cancerwood uh along Cumberland. Um computerized renderings are great, but at the time we did not have these built. We now do. Um this is a community called Whispering Pines in Avon. So again, it's a little bit easier to see the product and understand it when it's actually there. Uh the one on the left has the third car bump out. The one on the right does not. Again, going through these, uh, they range from 2,800 to about 3,300 square ft. Um, they live very well. We're expecting pricing here to be around $600 to $700,000. Uh, with that, happy to answer any questions.

What's your side setbacks? Yeah, so the side setback is set up to be an aggregate of 14. The way, you know, with side loaded homes, they're not perfectly centered on the lot to account for the driveway. So the way it's written in the ordinance currently um it's a minimum of three feet on one side and then you know in practice if you have 3 ft on one side you need to have on the other. Why do you guys do that?

You know sight specific here. Um this is this is a small site to begin with and then adding the two stop street connections we can become a little confined on space. Um so it just it made sense for us for this proposal. It it doesn't make sense. The people you're selling to aren't happy with it. Understood.

And we keep approving it. I don't know why. We're here to represent the public. The public's telling me it's not good. But we keep approving ridiculous side setbacks. Can't even mow between because it gets too wet. Sun can't hit it to even dry it out. Mold grows on the side of the siding. Our our residents spent 350 bucks every year to get the mold off the site. Sir, I have a quick question about the surrounding properties. Sure. Um the one um can you go back to where you were previously? Yes. Right there. Yep.

So, what is your plan for the uh the surrounding uh parcels of land? Uh currently, um very candidly, we've tried to get in touch with the gentleman to the right. Uh we've had no luck. Um from my understanding, there's a realer that is reaching out, the same realer that represents this property. Um it's kind of hard to see on the map. Um for possible future expansion, the um road is at a strategic place where you could complete a 130 foot um deep lot. And then there is a I don't know if my mouse works, but there is a Stump Street from the existing Limestone Springs neighborhood that connects it as well.

And so right there where those two homes are at the end of the culde-sac, how do you plan to buffer between your site and the neighborhood? Yeah. So there are some Let me make sure I'm answering this correctly. Are you mentioning the eastern boundary here? Nope. Western. Uh I guess that would be north. Got it. Correct. Yeah. Yeah. So, written in the ordinance, there is a 10-ft buffer there and we're going to do our best to preserve as many trees as possible. Uh, obviously remove any disease, dying or um invasive species and then in the order to also replant to satisfy a buffer. So, you mentioned the Geredo uh project that we approved uh maybe six or nine months ago. Sure.

And uh there was um some conversation that we had there about tree preservation. Do you know how well that went and will that be a model for you or will you improve upon what they did what they promised to the residents?

Sure. I mean uh governed by the ordinance we have to um satisfy the tree planting requirement that is written in there. I know it's it gets a little blurry over in that side of town having recently driven through it because there are multiple projects going on in the same area. There's a there's a road extension and then I believe a um a utility thing going on there as well that is also clearing up trees on both sides of the road. Um so no I mean as written in the ordinance we would satisfy what we have provided as well.

Have you had conversation are you in any way connected with the jury plan? Uh I am fairly new to PY so I was not here when that was coming through but again you know um my name is going to be in the public notice my email so anyone can feel free because I know that a lot of folks when they back up to these plots of land and just think that they're always going to have this wooded lot behind them and so it's just a very delicate conversation with our residents about how things change around them. Sure. Okay. It's first reading. I'll give it first reading.

All right. First reading. Thanks. Thank you. All right. Next on the agenda number 21, ordinance 051826H, consideration of a text amendment to the nickel plate district code uh to section one zone regulation section 4 parking regulations section 8 uh administration and section 9 definitions. Good evening council. For the record, Lucas Smith, zoning administrator. Ordinance 051826H is the text amendment to the Nickel plate district code. The nickelplate district code is our formbbased zoning code that is our vision for development in the downtown area. The nickel plate district includes five zoning districts including the village center zoning district which is reflected on the screen in orange outlined in pink and labeled BC. This text amendment allows for accessory dwelling units commonly referred to as ADUs as an allowed use in the village center zoning district. ADUs are additional living quarters on the same property as the primary single family dwelling. The language in this amendment also requires that the property owner live either in the primary structure or in the ADU. So this amendment will not open an avenue for rental property investors or commercial properties. The goal of this amendment is to diversify housing options and increase density in the city's downtown area. Adus have been frequently requested by property owners in the past across the entire city, and this area of the city is where we believe they make the most sense and most aligned with our goals and density in the downtown district. Practically speaking, most areas of the village center have already been developed as apartments or town homes. The true area where this could be utilized is within the South Village area between South Street and Fischer Point Boulevard, which located south of 116th Street. This area is also outlined on the screen in pink. Additionally, this text amendment establishes the development standards for any ADUs

developed within this district. ADUs can take two forms. First, they may be attached to the home, which we would see as either a basement or a unit above an attached garage. These won't change the appearance or character of the residential property. They also could be detached, which would either be a standalone unit in the rear of the property. Think of a small cottage home or above attached garage. This text amendment limits properties to one ADU per lot. Standalone AUS must be shorter than the primary structure and the maximum size established for an ADU is 800 ft. All architectural setback and landscaping standards must be met for the nickel plate code and detached units must match the architecture and character of the primary structure. Additionally, ADUs must have all of the same facilities as any other individual housing unit such as a kitchen and restrooms. Finally, to ensure EMS and fire safety, each ADU, attached or detached, must have its own primary access point, its own unit number, and pay pedestrian access from the street or from the driveway. The proposed timeline for this amendment includes first reading today. We will be hosting a virtual town hall in June with the residents of the area. We anticipate this item going before plan commission on July 1st for a public hearing and returning finally to city council on July 20th for final reading. Happy to questions,

questions from council. So, are we approving a modification to the code or we we have specific projects in the queue? Um there is interest to do these sorts of units and different projects, but it is just a modification to the code for this area. Um this area will obviously be redeveloping at some point most likely. This is just to allow the use and to define the limits around the development of these so they can't change the character of the neighborhood make drastic changes to that what we're looking for this I'll give it first reading

okay first reading thank you Lucas and I mentioned earlier number 22 has been um be moving on yeah on hold so we'll go to 23 uh resolution R051826D a request to approve a resolution adopting the fiscal plan for the 100075 East 121st Street property. Ross,

uh, yes, Ross Hillary, uh, community economic development. I'm actually going to talk about both those items together. So, resolution 051826D is the fiscal plan for the annotation of 1075 Easter 121st Street. And then ordinance 042026Z, the next item is that ordinance. So, this brought was brought forward to council in April for first reading of the public hearing and we're back tonight for the fiscal plan and final reading. Uh background this is approximately 3 acres of land off 121st Street. We anticipate this um being new construction for single family homes and they would like to connect to our service system. So, this is part of that process. Happy to answer any questions.

I make a motion to approve um the fiscal plan. Second. I have a motion by Pete, second by Selena. I'm all those in favor. I opposed. I'll make a motion to approve the annexation final reading. Second. Motion by Pete, second by John for the annexation. All those in favor?

I opposed. Motion passes. Thank you, Ross. Any new or unfinished business? All right, we'll now open it up for community comment. Any member of the public wishing to speak may come to the podium and address the council. Please state your name and address for the record. You'll be given three minutes. Um and any comments uh submitted by residents earlier have been received and distributed among council members and those comments will be placed on the record at this month's meeting as if the members presented those comments during the community section. Mr. Kobe.

Good evening, council. Been a few days since I've been up here. For those of you don't know me, my name is Michael Ky. I live at 7105 coldike tribe in Fishers in the River Glenn area. I uh come before you tonight to say that the empty Kroger at 116th Street uh in Allisonville is becoming a truck stop. I drove by there on the way to the meeting tonight and there were three trailers parked back there. One had been completely packed up to Crover. So it was delivery. Uh obviously wasn't. And most of the time there's a truck in a trailer two at least two of them out there. And about a month or so ago, maybe a little more, I contacted the inspection folks to see if they could do something about it. Um, chapter 72.34 is truck parking restrictions. Item C says there's a restriction on any parking within a commercial zone property for any purpose other than doing business where the firms are not really such business operations where obviously Kroger is closed. So when they back that trailer up they're just they're just putting it as a storage area. Also, item section EH prohibits uh parking on any alley within the city. So, I just asked I'm not sure if that's police department responsibility or the inspection people. I'd like to have it stepped up. Uh council member Stler, that's your district. So, maybe that's something you want to take on as an issue. We appreciate it. Um, uh, you talked about customer service tonight and I want to recognize, uh, the engineering department, uh, Hatim, Mcki, Mackey, I guess, and Tammy Houston. Um,

they have spent a great deal of time with our association, homeowners association to discuss the changes out on 16 in Allisonville. Get ready. It's going to be you'll have more customer complaints probably, but they've done a good job keeping us informed and taking our input. We anticipate that Riverhine Drive off 116th Street will become a pass through which mean increase in traffic. Right now, they don't stop at the stop sign and they exceed the 25 mph speed limit. Um so hopefully uh we can have the police department out there and catching some of those speeders. Um, that's all I have to say. Thank you. Yep. Thank you, Mike.

Hey, Mike, real quick. The the trailers you were those semi-trailers or Yes. Okay. Yeah, there there are three of them tonight. We'll we'll get on it. Thank you. Thank you. I wonder if that would be even Kroger like they're waiting to get over to those bays. Use it as a I don't I mean that's potential. Who knows? But you say I'm sorry. I was saying that maybe it's some uh deliveries for the Kroger across the street that maybe they're, you know, standby there to go over there. Who knows? It might not be, though. Well, I mean, it's an empty Kroger, so but aren't they still paying the lease on it? Well, anyway, we'll go ahead and take that offline. Yeah. Thank you, Mike.

I was surprised that you didn't mention private road. Oh, well, I have that next time I come. All right. Next time. All right. Thank you, Mayor Promised me. They keep bringing them back. Mike, thank you. But with a change in the roundabout, I I hope that that's still on the All right. Starting to get holes in it now. Yeah. Thank you, Mike. Thank you. Yeah. Thanks. I seated my time. Yeah, you had help. Any other community comments? Yes, sir.

Hello. Oh, wait. Sorry. Hello, council. I'm Josh and I'm here to talk about ebikes and e-to style bikes. I completely understand that safety matters. People should ride responsibly, slow down around pedestrians, follow traffic laws, and not require. I agree the dangerous behavior should be stopped, but I think the current rules can be inconsistent. A legal class 2 ebike can go up to 20 mph using only a throttle without the rider pedaling at all. But another e-to style bike that goes the exact same speed can be treated completely differently because it does not have pedals. Some people do not They use them as a mode of trans transportation to get places and hang out with their friends. It gives them independence and ability to not ask not have to ask their parents to drive everything. I think it would make more sense for regulations to focus on speeds, right behavior, helmets, lights, and where the bike are being used. Responsible riders should not automatically be treated as the same as riders. I am not asking for unsafe riding or no rules. I am asking for fair, consistent rules to focus on safety and make sense for everyone. Thank you for your time. Thank you, Jack.

Hello, I'm Ross Reinhardt, 7704 Creek Court. Um, I wanted to say um that I'm really appreciative of the city for addressing uh some of the concerns. One of my big concerns with the proposed ebike um rules so that it now allows class three bikes as well. um kind of in conversations since that time. I heard from a guy who just talking about how his sister uses a class ebike to get around with their child. Um and I've seen, you know, many people out just enjoying uh riding around on them on the trail in a safe manner. Um so I really appreciate the city listening and making sure that those were not excluded in in this legislation. Um and uh just a few uh cool facts about uh ebikes just to to show like why this is important. Um you know the bicycle itself is one of the most efficient forms of transportation. Um you know as far as turning energy into motion. Um it beats out animals like salmon and horses and even jet airplanes as far as uh its efficiency. Um, and at the time when gas is so expensive, um, if you look at the energy equivalent of a ga of a gallon of gas, ebikes get somewhere around a,0004,000 miles a gallon, um, if you look at the energy equivalency. So that's super efficient. Uh, you get your money's worth. Charging them up, you can charge them up and get for less than a penny a mile. Uh, you that is what it would end up costing you. Um, plus they're very affordable to acquire at a time when, you know, if you want to go and buy an e car, you're out 30, $50,000. But you can get a really nice ebike for $3,000. Um, so it makes that available to more people. Plus, it helps us spatially. You can park, you know, something like 10 bikes in the same place that you would have parked a single car. Um, so that's all to say, uh, that I really appreciate the being open to allowing all class one, two, and three eb bikes, um, on the

trails. Um, separately, I wanted to say it was uh really cool since I was last uh here last month. Um, a bunch of people showed up out here. It ended up being about 40 people showed up to celebrate the opening of the 96th Street Bridge. Um, and it was just super cool to see everybody there and excited um and clapping their hands for our engineering department, our city. Um, and uh that bridge that was built to connect a few communities between here and Indie. Um, so just wanted to That was that was really cool as well. Appreciate appreciate it all.

Thank you, Ross. For the record, I'm Joel Wolfley representing Brookshire Hathway Real Estate. Home address 11671 Solomon's Court Fisers. Business address 3801 East 82nd Street, Indianapolis. I'm here to provide some additional information to council tonight regarding the item 22 on your agenda. Property 10601 Cumberland Road. That's at the uh northeast intersection of Cumberland Road and 106th Street. Very visible site. Uh Alan Williams and myself uh partnered up on this as listing agents. We've been marketing this property for the last two and a half years. Uh challenge with a special property like this is to match it up with the right type of buyer, right use on that property. Uniqueness of this property is that although it is advertised as approximately 12 acres, majority of it's in a flood zone, uh there's approximately five to six acre lake on the property. Creeks run on the east borderline of the property. City of Fisers owns the corner of this parcel. Uh for sanitary sewer transfer station, fire stations on the northern part of the joining parcel. And um with with uniqueness of how this was developed originally be used for recreation, it does have a very nice up-to-date modern building that includes a kitchen, commercial restrooms, and u that served

as uh part of the pool facility. There's a very large commercial pool that is now closed but was used at one time as a part of the Legends Golf Course development and the residents that were developed there. Uh fast forward uh in that development from the mid90s uh there also is two tennis courts, recreation area and uh paved parking for 120 vehicles. The dumpsters take up a couple of those spots. We advertise 117 parking spots. Uh we've had multiple uh people contact us anywhere from people wanting to locate a gas station on this property to uh apartments. Uh problem is there's only a few acres maybe slightly less than two acres that would be able to be developed. Uh the what we call the high ground outside of the flood zone. The apartment developer I said you know to get your uh density. You're going to have to build tall structures. He said, "Oh, we can do four or five stories." I said, "No, we're talking high

when Thanks. To make it work, which unfortunately that's your that's the three minutes." I'm sorry. No, you're you're it's at 3 minutes was the limit, but thanks. Yes. And so, fast forward, we've got a school. We're very Yeah. No, we're very familiar with it. Thanks. Okay. Thank you. I got you. and we'll have a continuation with the owner talk to you about the school. Look forward to it. Thank you.

Good evening. Thank you for having us. My name is Sher Gibson. Um, I'm currently in Florida, halfway retired, formerly of actually 11101 Meadows Drive, which was just shown to have developed a lot since I left there. Um, my address is currently 7147th Street Northwest, Bradenton, Florida 34209. My husband and I own formerly the Legends at Gist. And I just wanted to let you know a little bit of history about what we've done with the property. Okay. When this building was designed, it was built with a capacity for over 300 members. And throughout the many years we've owned and operated it, traffic has generally functioned well with events and activities on that site. No notable backups or safety concerns. Um for years we successfully operated activities here that generated lots of traffic such as swim team. We had swim team and regularly signed up more than 100 kids. They practice both mornings and evenings. Um we would have meets that would double that with 200 students. Um, we also used we also had um summer camps for many years and they operated with a drop off and pickup line with 50 to 70 cars and they would drop off at 8 a.m. pick up at 400 pm um every day during the summer. In addition, we continue to host rental events on the property and have for over 10 years. These events typically bring in to up to like 60 people and we have two to three of them a day on the weekends. Um, for the past three years, we have rented the building to a small school. It's called Accelerate, and it actually is a very specialized school for students that have experienced trauma, and that's worked out really well for us, but

they're very small and um just couldn't keep up there. Um, based on our firsthand experience operating this property for many years, we believe that the site has already demonstrated its ability to safely accommodate more traffic without negatively impacting the surrounding roads and neighborhoods. And we've always tried to operate this property in a way that supports the surrounding community. Over the years, we've welcomed the neighborhood firefighters to use the parking lot, the basketball court, and the walking trails. The police department has used our pond to practice their water rescues. Over the years, we've been happy to make the property available whenever it could be to help the community. We've hosted water safety events, bringing in more than a thousand participants and acted as a polling place. For several years, we've always viewed this property as something that could benefit the broader community. and we are proud that the future plans for the property continue continue in that same spirit of community investment. So we are grateful and we are looking forward to passing this on to someone who will continue to work with the community. Thank you. Uh good evening, council uh members and city officials. My name is Jason Johnson. I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you tonight. Uh I've had the opportunity to email a few of you today. Um I appreciate your time doing that for the police chief. Also, first I want to say that I support the intent behind this ordinance. It's safety matters and I agree that young riders should understand the responsibility that comes with operating these vehicles. I would fully support safety education and training requirements for kids. My concern is that the ordinance as

written as appears to prohibit low-speed e-motos for anyone under the age of 15 simply because they don't have pedals. At the same time, a class 2 ebike, which can be ridden by anyone and operated anywhere, um can travel at the exact same speeds. Um and they remain uh permitted to be ridden on the trails and by uh riders under 15. Um and the pedals involved in this on the class 2 emotos, they do not by ordinance. they are not uh it's not necessary for them to provide meaning meaningful momentum. Uh I'm not asking the council to ignore safety concerns. I'm asking for fair treatment, a balanced approach so that younger riders who are acting responsibly are not broadly excluded. I also believe it's worth recognizing that these ebikes and similar devices are often getting kids off screens and outside, encouraging physical activity, independence, and positive social interactions with other kids in the community. I believe most parents here want the same thing the city wants. Safe kids, clear rules, and reasonable enforcement. I hope there is still room for collaboration before creating restrictions that may impact responsible families more broadly than intended. At bare minimum, we hoped that there was enough questions and concerns surrounding this ordinance that it deserved a third reading so parents and community members have additional time to understand the facts and express their concerns. Ideally, I would ask that ordinance be rewritten with clear definitions and fair fair considerations based on speed and not the presence of pedals. Thank you. For the record, Justin Burkner, Fischer's resident, 15621, Well Springs

Place, and president of Mudsock Youth Soccer. Um, I'm here to discuss ordinance 031626A for the third time. Uh, Mayor Fadnes, last city council meeting you used the F-word to describe how those who oppose this ordinance change um feel or are concerned with. Um, you said we fear change. Um, the F-word that it's at issue here is not fear, but it's frustration. Mayor Vades, um, we were left out as Mudsock youth soccer and other recreational sports. we were left out of conversations about the change in ordinance to allow you to understand what's important to the community and the programs that we deliver to the community. Um I was advised throughout this whole process the last two months to talk to Mr. Self when he took his new role and Mr. Self would make the decision on field access and who had access to which fields. I met with Mr. Self on May 8th um to discuss park allocation for the coming fall season. Um during this discussion it was communicated that Mudsock youth soccer had lost access to Cynthan Park our home in the fall season for the last seven plus years. Uh we will now be reallocated to the HSSE plateau. Um I asked Mr. Self can you explain the changes and what led you to them? His comment back was the decision was not mine it was made for me. U I want to remind the city council of statements made by Miss Alexander in April. Uh, Miss Alexander said that Mudsock will retain priority scheduling for fields and would not get bumped from their fields for a travel team. How does this statement align with the facts that I've already presented? While unfortunate these changes are not surprising as they were already forewarned, Mr. Peterson, you may recall you and myself had a call on February 13th that lasted approximately 18 minutes. You informed me in this call that Mayor Fadnes wanted a specific partner organization to be at Cynthian Park. I will remind you that meeting

that discussion was in February before an ordinance change happened. If Mr. Self did not make the decision on field allocation for the coming fall season, my question to you council is who made that decision and did it follow the ordinance that you approved? My belief is no and I ask for you to look into it some more. Council members Zimberman and Kabell, we discussed last meeting after the meeting that your expectation would be that we would retain access to Cynthian Park since that was the historical precedent. Okay. I'm here to ask you to investigate the changes some more as you said you would at that time if changes happened. The intent of the amendment was not to move kids off of fields that they were already on. It was to open more fields to access for Fischer's community. Much like the mayor said, I welcome additional discussion on this. Mr. Fadness, we had a personal conversation a few weeks ago. You have my phone number um to have a discussion on Mudsock Youth Soccer's committing to improving all parks in this city, being a valued member of the city, and improving access to all kids at parks in the city. Thank you. Ryan Post, 7503 Hickory Woods Drive South. Um, I thought there was going to be additional uh public input on this uh cycling amendment or ordinance, but apparently not. Um, I won't go back over the other stuff, but uh I do feel like I'm hoping enforcement is once enforcement is being used, it's really a secondary thing. It's retroactive. we really need to be focusing on education, which um was mentioned once, but um it's was brought up eight years ago when we had a I think it was a bicycle helmet ordinance, but it's never been implemented. We don't really seem to do much education. Um anyway, in this

ordinance, I think there's a lot of nuance that has been missed. Um I think there's some really major uh issues here. Um, I don't think this ordinance was discussed with any other organization such as uh Central Indiana Cycling, which was a merger of SIBA and uh Bike Indianapolis um League of American Bicyclists or People for Bikes. Um, for example, uh a three-foot passing rule was required for bicycles. Um there's no mention of a speed differential or anything. So, a bicycle is unable to pass a person walking on a 5-ft sidewalk. It's just not possible um without one of the two going in the grass. Um the the definition of an e-oto um defines it as being over 20 miles an hour. There's no definition for a vehicle that goes less than 20 miles an hour. So I don't know what a motorcycle that's not capable of going over 20 is defined as. Um I believe electric skateboards will fall into this category as they don't seem to fit any of the other definitions. Um the emoto um is being stated as basically having to ride on the roadway. It's being written as as the far right of the roadway which is actually worse than a bicycle which is as far right as practicable meaning a bicycle is allowed to use the entire roadway but the emoto is not. So I think that's problematic. Um an emoto is being limited to 35 miles an hour. I think that's problematic in that you've completely ignored the fact that there's electric motorcycles provided by like Harley-Davidson that are now completely illegal. Um you've required helmets that we don't require helmets on motorcycles in Indiana. Um so I think we've we've exceeded the intended scope on that. Um escooters have been defined as under 20 miles an hour, but they've been banned from the greenway. Um they've been banned for less than 15 year olds. They've been banned from they've been banned from the roadway. So forcing them

onto the sidewalk in residential areas. What's the point there? Um basically it just seems like e scooters have been banned without banning them. Um and uh I guess we have an issue with incomplete sidewalks. So you've made the the escooter has to use sidewalks, but a bunch of sidewalks just dead in and don't go anywhere. So e scooter is just useless now. Um anyway, I would I would encourage you to get uh get in touch with uh Central Indiana Cycling and you utilize their lawyers to get this better in track and in line with other cities and the state law. Thanks for your comments. Thank you.

All right. Any other comments or I would entertain a motion to Oh, hey. Hi. Hello. Hello, my name is Henry Swick 10184 Nightigh Hawk Drive. I would just like to second everything that people have mentioned about this ebike ordinance. So, I won't waste your time going back over that, but I would just like to thank the city for their educator grants that they recently rolled out. I'm a member of the Fischer High School robotics team and with that grant we will be able to it will help us a bunch. So, I would just like to thank the city for their work on doing those educator grants. Thank you. Y thanks Henry. Okay. Any other comments or a motion to adjurnn?

Motion to adjurnn. All right. So,