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Councilman Swinney. Motion carried 5-0. President Warthen formally offered the position to Mr. Buckner and he accepted. Rezone of 210 Wheeler Street — Chris and Jasmine Freeman, owners of 210 Wheeler Street are requesting a rezone from R-1 to B-2 for the purpose of operating their small communications business. They have been in business in Indianapolis for approximately 22 years and have lived in Mooresville for 8 years. They have decided they want to have their business in Mooresville, as well. The owners confirmed there will be no customer traffic coming into the business and no outside storage. It was a unanimous recommendation from the Plan Commission for approval, except for Mark Taylor having to abstain since he lives in close proximity to the property. A motion to approve the rezone of 210 Wheeler Street from R-1 to B-2 was made by Councilman Stanley, second by Councilman Williams. Motion carried 5-0. Rezone of 28 E South Street Apts 1-2-3 — On behalf of James Ballard, President of Ballard Properties, LLC, and owner of 28 E. South Street, Holloway Engineering is requesting a rezone of Lot 1 from R-1 to R-2 for the purpose of constructing a two-family dwelling. There is already an existing home on the south end. John Larrison, of Holloway Engineering provided a plat map to the Council. He stated the property is surrounded by B-2 and B-3 uses. The new structure will face west and there will be two driveways, as well as additional parking. The structure will be 2400 sq ft, 1200 on each side. It will not affect the zoning of the existing home. The Plan Commission gave a unanimous favorable recommendation. They will still need to request variances for set backs and lot size. A motion to approve the rezone of 28 E. South Street Apts 1-2-3 was made by Councilman Swinney, second by Councilman Cook. Motion carried 5-0. Cell phone discussion — President Warthen told the Council a representative from Verizon had offered to be present at the next meeting to answer questions. Council agreed to wait to discuss and have the rep come to the meeting. Unkept property— Dave Moore, Street Supt, presented two properties to the Council that he has received many complaints on. He is asking the Council for permission to move forward with taking action against the owners. He stated that they have received many letters. One may have been getting letters for as long as 20 years. Legal has called the owners and sent letters as well. One owner called and stated he was older and was trying but after a week or two the progress stopped. Councilman Cook asked when the last contact took place. Dave said it was probably around the end of last year. Councilman Cook stated he would like Dave to reach out one more time and report back at next meeting. Attorney Lee stated that once it was filed in court, it would take about 60 days to get a court order. He stated if the Town takes action, they can put a lien on the property, but the collection part is much more difficult. Councilman Williams made a motion to approve moving forward with legal action on both properties, pending Dave's response at the next meeting. Motion was second by Councilman Cook and carried 5-0. ADA Transition Plan — Legal presented an updated ADA Transition Plan to the Council. It is not 100 percent complete, but he hopes it will be finalized by the next meeting or the following. President Warthen stated that he did receive communication from a citizen regarding the sidewalk being torn up again in front of his home, saying it was recently replaced. That particular sidewalk is too narrow to meet ADA specifications and needed to be widened. It was able to be brought up to specs using the Community Crossings Grant. Interim Chief Salary Discussion — Councilman Cook stated it had been brought to his attention and he did not realize that Brock Chipman was not receiving Chief pay while acting as the Interim Chief. Officer Chipman is still receiving his patrolman pay and lost his shift differential for moving from second shift to day shift. Councilman Cook stated he feels Officer Chipman should be compensated for stepping up and making sacrifices for the Town during its time of