May 2024 TH City Council agendas

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LINK1 [May 2]/LINK2 [May 9]

The link above is the agenda items for the May 2024 Terre Haute City Council regular meetings, scheduled for May 2nd and/or 9th at 6:00p.m., both at City Hall and on YouTube Live

To submit questions or concerns, please fill out the form HERE by noon the day of the meetings.

First, items that are to be discussed and/or voted on on May 2nd or in June 2024 are as follows:

  1. Appropriation 19, 2024 = $5,000.00 from Admin Assistant (Mayor), #0101-0001-01-412012 to Interns (Engineering), #0101-0010-01-412177
    [going towards the hiring of a 2024 summer intern in the Engineering Department to work on a 11 week project and various others]
  2. Appropriation 20, 2024 = $133,188.00 from Transit #0621 to Purchase of Vehicles, #0621-0062-04-444080
    [yeah…for those of us that ride the City Bus, this request is VERY much needed. This goes to purchasing of new buses]
  3. Appropriation 21, 2024 = $70.70 from Hazardous Material Cost Recovery, Purchase of Equipment, #0479-0000-04-444010 to Hazardous Material Cost Recovery, Operating Supplies, #0479-0000-02-422005
    [going towards the purchase of new hazmat suits]
  4. Most of these appropriations are ARPA funding requests [NOTE: most of one’s information re: these requests can be found HERE]
    1. Appropriation 22, 2024 = $100,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to Food Desert – Manna From Seven, #0199-0006-03-439406
      [this is the city’s portion to fund a new refrigerated food truck; county did their portion in April (      LINK)]
    2. Appropriation 23, 2024 = $300,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to ARPA, Consulting Services, #0199-0006-03-439410
      [for BakerTilley and RJL Solutions consulting services (      LINK)]
    3. Appropriation 24, 2024 = $780,984.68 from ARPA #0199 to Public Safety Radios, #0199-0006-04-444013
      [to replace very outdated radio equipment for public safety and other services]
    4. Appropriation 25, 2024 = $250,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to Goodwill Excel Center, #0199-0006-03-439409
      [      possible red flag; charter school program for adults]
    5. Appropriation 26, 2024 = $1,000,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to ARPA CASY Child Care Facility, #0199-0006-03-439408
      [this is the city’s portion to fund a new child care facility on the city’s northeast side; county did their portion in April (      LINK)]
    6. Appropriation 27, 2024 = $5,000,000.00 from ARPA #0199 to THRIVE West Central Project, #0199-0006-03-439400
      [this is for       “Homes of the Future” project, to be maintained by THRIVE]
    7. Resolution 13, 2024 = Transfer of $13,350,000.00 in the ARPA #0199 Budget
      [this is for funding for a series of infrastructure projects planned last year: 13th Street and 8th Avenue Overpass, Brown Avenue Storm Water Project, renovation of City Hall, Herz Rose and Rea Parks; plus 2 unnamed ones for Parks Master Plan and Indiana American Water]
  5. Resolution 12, 2024 = Designating an area commonly identified S US Hwy 41, Terre Haute, Indiana as an Economic Revitalization Area for the purpose of a Nine (9) Year Real Property Abatement (Transcend Group, LLC)
    [this is a tax abatement for a Township Suites by Marriott, close to the entrance of S. 3rd Street and I-70]
  6. Special Ordinance 15, 2024 = Authorizing Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) for River Valley Apartments LLC
    [This was tabled back on April 11. This is going to be a PILOT program for a low-income housing project just south of Harrison’s Crossing Health Campus on N. 4th Street, close to Union Hospital’s campus]
  7. Special Ordinance 16, 2024 = Rezoning of property located at 1116 and 1132 Poplar
    [this is a remodeled house that, on the first floor, has a business (can’t remember business as of right now), on Poplar between S. 11th and 12th Plan is to make it a craft store and private dining on 1st floor and residence on 2nd]
  8. Below is a tax abatement compliance form. Believe this is either based on state or local law, what the City Council does is to make sure that businesses that have a tax abatement stay in compliance with their stated abatement; if they’re not in compliance, the abatement gets revoked. Council hold annual hearings once a year (around this time of year) to make sure all the abatements are in compliance. More coming in next few months:
    1. Priser Properties CF1 RS 18, 2017

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Items that are to be discussed and/or voted on on May 9th or in June 2024 are as follows:

  1. General Ordinance 4, 2024 = Amending City Code, Chapter 7, Article 2, Responsible Bidder
    [this would re-establish a responsible bidder ordinance in Terre Haute for public works jobs over $150K]
  2. General Ordinance 5, 2024 = Amending City Code, Chapter 9, Article 5, Sections 9-116 and 9-117, Waste and Refuse Collection Fees
    [this would increase sewer fees to $15-16/month until 2026. However, it would also increase several credits: 33% off for 65 and older, disabled and veterans (from 25%) and 50% for those that pay for recycling]
  3. More coming soon

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