04-22-13 Community Relations & Residential Neighborhoods

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Oliver Davis spoke to the role of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) may play in the City's demolition plan. If, as rumored IDEM planned to step in to look at potential asbestos abatement violations it could possibly double the cost of a demolition. Oliver said the Council needs to be privy to what the City has heard from (IDEM.) HE said maybe a moratorium makes sense. Gavin Ferlic was skeptical of the value of a delay in a program well- thought out and long overdue. Derek Dieter asked what a moratorium would actually accomplish. David Varner saw no harm in a moratorium as long as those structures posing a health and safety hazard proceed! Tim Scott, who served on the Task Force, said that input from the community was solicited multiple times. He opposed taking away the City's tools to address the problem. Karen White wondered what a 60 day pause would accomplish without a clear set of goals and objectives. She also wondered what role the Council would play during a moratorium. Valerie Schey saw value in the reporting forms explaining the decision to demolish; but feared opening the door to slumlords and pseud restoration. Citizen member Jim Burns also expressed skepticism as to the value of a delay at this point. Henry summed up by alludirig to a number of amendments to Bill No. 14 -13 which would build understanding as to why and how a home is selected for demo. He reiterated there needs to be an end game. There needs to be a plan. President Dieter at this point said this discussion should be continued later. Ultimately following brief debate about closing discussion, Karen White moved the items receive no recommendation. Tim Scott seconded and all concurred. There being no furt er business to come before the committee at this time, Chairperson's Scott and Davis, a � urn a eting at 4:45 p.m. Oliver 1 Relarjbns Committee Tim_Seet?t, Chairperson Residential Neighborhoods Committee