This evening was ever a time public hearing on a proposed budget for 2026, a combined sitting government departments and agencies as well as those budgets are opposed 5 before patients. Redesign just of these proposals will take testimony on proposal from anyone in the public who wish to see. Just remind the public comment will be limited to 2 minutes for her son so that everyone has an opportunity to Of Oliver to 56 2001 side whose the tax levy in great for the police Special Service District for 2026, the numbers 57 2025 whose the by a special districts. Proposal. Number 2.58 2025 approves the tax levy rate for the solid waste collection. Special Service District for 2026. Remember to 59 2025 and but it for the
city of Indianapolis in Marion County for 2026, MR. PRESIDENT, these are combined budgets of the city and county departments and agencies. Thank you. Thank you. Is there anyone in the audience who would like to offer public comment regarding proposals to 59 through? So it could 6 through 2. 59 2025. Reside in House for District 7. I support Urban Forest acquisition. And I like the ours. But I have a concern of the overreaching budget proposal from the Arts Council of Indianapolis. And the recent Parks committee meeting Councilor b# # # # . Ask the public are about part a car collision. The proposed
increase of $106,000. And 25 to 3 to $700,000 for next year. Council's answer was it was the result of the many recent developments progress. And then an avid which activated one percent mandatory, public art, her the 2016 ordinance. The Private Tax Exempt Arts Council of Indianapolis has. Apparently been receiving public support for his programs for 35 years. Here's an idea. Reduce the Arts council's allocation for public art just for public art. 0 or near 0. And it's good. Allocate those dollars to win acquisition, course, have been a well documented community need for a lease to revive years, but are staunchly resisted by every city administration over the period including mayor. Joe Hart's Relatedly. The various board recently approved a privately funded. Statue in the most congested
intersection, a broader bill despite the public safety objections of neighbors. The decision showed how anti public equitable public art review program has become. Certainly not publicly inclusive process. Because its purpose were late and incomplete public notice and consultation. Are savages are avid proponents of free expression, but they often below any public criticism of the public thought that pre selected in private. I thank you. Smoker advocacy Russian d i'm commenting on the 2026 budget and lack of funding to address traffic violence and try try for vision. 0 ordinances passed. No money was put in 2025 budget other than hiring a Vision. 0 administrator. Traffic safety advocates were told to wait until a Vision 0 action plan was done prior to the 2026 budget. Here we are no Vision,
0 action plan. No money in the 2026 budget to implement a forthcoming. Isn't there action plan? So now are we wait until 2027? We can't wait. People are getting injured and killed in hit and increasingly higher rates. Rose last weekend. It was horrific gun violence and media stories and statements from the mayor and the chief of police also in the past week, motors hit. 23 people. Riding bikes or walking. That doesn't even include a number of motors injured and traffic violence. That has learned 3 of a 5 on Tuesday, 5 on Saturday. It was no coverage. No comments from elected officials. It is morally and fiscally irresponsible to allow this to continue. We know with crashes We know how
to fix the 15% of the riots where 60% of the crashes happen. Our Kate 35 million dollars annually to address traffic violence starting this year in 2026. 8 million for quick bill changes to need it. Immediately after crashes. 25 million for high crash. 2 million to implement other visions. Plans. You have the power to significantly. The increased traffic violence is a solvable problem. What is needed are resources and political will to do so. Thank Good evening, councilors. It was Kerry Steiner and I'm here this evening on behalf of myself and my neighbors to request a one quarter mile round trip. He added to the current street sweeping schedule for his own 9, according to the website, our street sweepers are tasked
with removing debris from various neighborhoods as well as major thoroughfares, which by definition includes Southeastern Avenue. As you know, Southeastern Avenue is a continuation of I-74 in this heavily trafficked. In fact, according to the end, that website approximately 8,000 vehicles travel South Eastern Avenue, every single day. And many of those are commercial trucks as well as visitors to our city, the parking lanes on either side of Southeastern Avenue has become a collection pool of screws and nails. I've been driving since 1974. And I never had a flat tire until I moved into my home 5 years ago. I've since had 4 flat tires, 2 of them within 4 days of each other with a total replacement cost of almost
$1000. Not to mention lost work time. A neighbor had to transfer to a new insurance company because should are a lot of numbers. Service calls for flat tires. Her letter of support is included in the package. I provide it to you in advance of tonight's meeting. The current Ralph Izzo 9 stops at the intersection of Southeastern Everson. Avenues. And we are asking for one quarter mile South easterly extension that covers up to the 5300 block. A map outlining the request Brown's was also provided along with photos of the to Bree. I've collected on a regular basis over the last several years. Bags and bags of screws and nails. Your support of this request would be greatly appreciated by all of us who live along this stretch of road. Thank you for
your time consideration of the special. Thank you COUNCILMAN Michael part for his support and guidance over the last several months. MR. PRESIDENT members of the Council. My name's Larry Kane, I speak on behalf of urban forests as a member of the board of directors of the Indiana Forest Alliance. So speaking proposal, 2, 5, 9, We're deeply saddened by the fact that the city's 2000 toys, especially because no fines for acquisition ever been for us. In 2021 in their Forest Alliance released a report for us for Indy was included a comprehensive inventory of the Urban Forest Marion County, along with their estimated value to the citizenry. This research based
on 2014 imaging found Marion County was down 32% Canopy cover. We have continued to lose 4 since 2014. Our latest figures put Canopy cover at 27% in Marion County, which means a loss of 16%. A canopy cover since 2014. Tonight. If you for us. Last was the highlight just some of the urban forest which we have lost in recent years. My colleague Jonathan Munro will be showing photos of does porters pictured here? Cleared to make way for parking lots, mostly for the parking of so many truckers wear them have even been largely a weapon in the past. These losses are very disturbing. It's also disturbing that a not-for-profit entity, like I most to Dana 5, the loss of this vital green
infrastructure. Rather than the city. Sure Marion County has no shortage of cleared land. Proximity to the interstate. So that are in for must not be clear for the purpose of creating parking lots for semi truck trailers lose all the water to the benefits of these forces are value in exchange for parking lots is a failure for which the residents will be poor. Joni Mitchell aptly described this situation with following their ears. Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got till it's gone a pair of guys parking lot. Thank you. Good Evening Council as well as John from under. And I'm speaking on behalf of force into this evening. Also speaking out request for more money for for us. So picture yourself in the city on the
pay. Go ahead. Thanks to the same last. Talk somewhere or enjoy green space? No, such luck. Instead, what probably comes to mind of the baking paid expenses while the canal or the downtown streets school, the school concrete and sickly. Lucas Stadium. We hosted the Super Bowl one time we will be he will forever more. Now that use hate island is spreading and it's coming to your neighborhood. Satellite imagery confirms that head of the label case for it. So many of you on this council has certainly for them is 10 year u of U.S. Or crossover points having more concrete and canopy. Canopy coverage of schools are approximately 27% impervious surfaces such as roads and buildings have columns will personally. 31% of the surface area of the county and the
trajectories clear. Okay. I kind of people says continue concrete hopefuls. Here we come. Trees have a floral business model. They might be vital survival, but they can't write checks and we can't rely on cold chain just land on us to hold on to for us for the sake of the common good at their own expense. There's a reason other infrastructure planning to Chancel City cautions with that in this one from the city for us. To Seoul will remain a was the star those and we continue to lose is far too great. Infrastructure developments so they does future the Cape right in action or action. And we also know the city Council mayor, please show leadership to ensure a livable future for a city including 3 meeting goals enforcing the 2026 pledges making food other investments which will trajectory from concrete to canopy. The time to act is
now. Thank you so much. Good evening. It is only of her a district to resident and a member of the Farce Alliance. For past decade, I share my neighborhood grounds committee. That sure trees give much. Brings me here tonight as a media and local. 3 acre stand of dense woods and marsh at the southeast corner of 86. The Iranian cleared for development. The few trees left along that front die within a year from compassion. Of course, I care. We're living canopy. One school and so covering. We know I hold concrete extra burden on the city's storm water system. Similar queries for housing and commercial products projects are happening all around my neighborhood. Protecting urban
parks is a smart investment. Reserve Canopy cuts, storm water and infrastructure costs. Lower summer temperatures and energy use. Supports wildlife habitat. House paying 10 property values and improves public health. But sure forest patches, deliver benefits immediately cost effectively in ways that newly planted saplings cannot. I'm asking the council to create a 3 million and Forest acquisition fund and authorize the mayor is office and dpw to work with local partners to identify acquire. And Stu are high priority parcels. Proposal matches requests from local conservation groups that have advanced to secure at-risk sites. Timing is critical. So far cleared the canopy and the ecosystem that
provides are effectively last for generations. We cannot rely on Sunday tearing up pavement and starting over the ecological and fiscal cost would be enormous. Must act now. Thank you. Good evening. My name is Elizabeth McConnell. PRESIDENT The Indiana Forest Alliance and the River Park Love Neighborhood Association located in the Flood plain the White River. I spent nearly 30 years fighting for for floodplain preservation, the impacts of irresponsible development firsthand decisions overturned for the benefit politically connected developers leave clear forest land sit empty. These
experiences have taught me one thing. The only way to protect protect forces to take them off the market permanently. Developers have money, citizens and neighborhoods do not. Heard a tree 0 protection and thrive. And White River vision plans talk about climate resilience and courage, preservation without funding in action. Their words are just words. It's time to invest in what we claim to value. We're asking for small 3 million dollar investment. Let's that 0.2% of your 1.7, 9 billion dollar budget to create a non reverting urban Forest Fund. This fund repay the city back in stormwater control, cleaner air and water, a cooler city and improve public health in
perpetuity. Meanwhile, continue to be destroyed while they could malls, office buildings and brown fields sit unused. This is not sustainable and it's irresponsible as the federal government and our own states sales, hopes and our mental protections. It's more important than ever for cities like ours to lead. So I ask mayor has said and this city Council please create urban forest fun with 3 million dollars this year. And next, let's stop only around talking about plans. Let's start funding them. Therefore, we lose it all. John Lennon say. What happens when you're busy making other plans? Let's plan to do the right thing for city
craze. Thank you truly for your consideration times Well, I'm just an into residence and a consultant to the force for all project that Carpenter Institute and lifelong member of the Air Force Allies. I'm asking propery 3 million additional dollars to the 3 Million. You've already appropriate last year old. All of that money and build on it. To make the for the purchase of 4 for us that we outlined to 2 years ago that they're all for sale and need to be purchased. Owners want to make Amanda the pocket parks. We're paying. Told that there's no room in this budget for forest acquisition dollars. This is really a paddock was issued. A city leaders for many years explains why at least 6 greenways plan for more than 20 years by the city without a nickel ever being appropriated for them. And why it will be increasingly improbable that
will be able to establish year's budget book in the case is budget is actually increasing revenues for property taxes income taxes are modestly higher. Last year we were told it was the city's labor contracts that were to blame this year. State restriction of 43 million property taxes. This to blame for why nothing Cambria appropriated for force in any of the 1.7 billion dollar plus budget next year. It will be something else. When you're continually finding room for other priorities. We're left to conclude what is really missing is your political will to preserve. To make the preservation of nature a priority in Indianapolis. Please prove us wrong. Starts plummet. Acquisitions in the city's parks plans start buying the force. As the other great in the great ways plan
the White River Greenway, the White River vision plan. Now unlike the concrete infrastructure, your funding, our city's Whitley are appreciating in value, which is exactly why live today because they will be here tomorrow. Bill that soon development. Please appropriated funds today to save our course and keep this level because I can't justify the next hearing on the data center. Please don't approve it. Thank you. My name is Sarah Bowers. I live in Andy Nielsen's district. I'm here today seeking continue support for urban forestry and the amount of 3 million dollars. I've been a city county council meetings this year and I think plays at the support that I believe is on this council for slowing the loss of the
Indianapolis canopy. And by the we're losing one square mile each year. Sending the East Side flat, which is incredibly important. It's what to warehouse to help move already. And will continue. It comes a And this force actually prisoner. Where's your charge? With the enormous and at times thankless task rain, all concerns that need funding. I ask that not you think wrong. Not on a short-term basis. Each year. The Indiana Forest Alliance is told that there's no more money. But at some point, benefits of Urban Forest has to be acknowledged trees, clean our air, our water, provide clean spaces for physical activity. A cool summer. He's an increased home values. All of these benefits are more likely to be realized with for rather than isolated trees here. And there. I ask
that you make a commitment to forest conservation provide it purchase priority for Identify Indiana lives I'm Smith. Are you shocked to see me here? Because I am. Time year again this year, just that despite my absolute version, 2 public speaking. Okay for money to keep it for the acquisition of the remaining Urban Forest in Marion County. It's great your cause for as a great win for your cause constituents. That you allocated money for Havre State Creek, but this purchase needs to be completed. And only a starting point. The other at-risk properties such as the East the I-70. Creek
Woods need to be purchased to preserve these beautiful forests. They sequester carbon. They dropped the overall temperature of surrounding They provide safe haven for wildlife and not every stump Horton's measurably improve mental health of human visitors. In this supreme or a divisive time in our country. We. To it, have stress forest phase as the Japanese say. These lands, it lost are gone. Forest don't grow overnight and we need to preserve what we still have. Please allocate money to save the rumored remaining urban forests. Thank you for your time. And your says their consideration. Hi, my name's Eric Manuel Nic Robertson District. I don't speak for Nick, but I can
attest to the tremendous values are in force acquisition can bring to a community because last year, Much Creek Conservancy open. The 25 Acre Start your own nature Park. Right now, district. My wife and I have been huge fans of this project ever since we heard about 2019 and for us, the park used to mean for Harris. But now we have a new park right on our doorstep. And, you know, places with natural features have built-in activities. You live your piece. You want go walk in the stands, swim surf you're a mountains when a hike Our forests can be that natural feature for our communities. Don't just everyday people go enjoy that part for all kinds of reasons. Families going for a stroll. People going for exercise hikers. Nature nerds, you name it. Our property values are up because of our proximity to a public park. We're going health benefits from all those
outdoor activities we have a space to bring the community together. Tiny fraction of a drop in the bucket our city's budget. Set aside to for us. You can bring those same values to your communities. Can't just do. It We have to keep investing in this or the benefits of your community's future park will be turned to concrete and lost forever. I want to leave everyone with something to consider. Humans can see more shades of green than any other color. What do you think that is? His I'm a homer taxpayer small business owner. And I've been up here talking about the force for any couple different times. Specifically the east side flat Woods. I grew Playing in those 50 years ago. My dad just take me there. I've taken my nieces and
nephews there 2030, years ago. And I still think my great nieces, nephews there, and I hope that it would stay there for others to be able to do the same thing. Also it's the largest untouched canopy. And in addition to lose that and what we say and to not just talking about trees were talking about untouched for there's ecosystem that's been in place that would take centuries and centuries and centuries to replace. There's all kinds of benefits. I can turn anything more everybody else has. I just want to give you a personal experience that. I love it. I know not the only one that also I live on a well. I live across the street that neighborhood. There's so many benefits for even people live in a world Clearwater. Also runoff things along that line. There's just so many that you've already
heard. I just that you do consider this because we're not talking lots of money compared to the total budget every little bit helps and it can make a difference and it can attract people to our city and keep people that are here. Myers, Margaret, Topping like my you start neighbor Bryant, I also have a taxpayer and a homeowner. However, and a recent. Democrat to Indianapolis. It took the only one day to take a look at the water. And the trees in JANUARY of 20. 17 to realize. I want live here. I grew up in Southern California. Where before I moved here. You started to get regular 90 degree days from APRIL. 1st. Beginning to the end NOVEMBER.
It was too hot for me. There are days that was life threatening not to have air-conditioning unit. In your home. This is not the way I grew up. Climate change is so I came to Andy. I was so impressed by beautiful garnish, the head taken place for For the Big Football game very recently. And they electric Indy cars that were ever be residences. I some cracks and that Kurdish side. And as in those very water. Ways and forests. That drew me here. I was shocked and horrified to realize how much jeopardy nation of that environment was willingly undertake. It. But Indianapolis, Indiana
corporations and residents and businesses. I don't want to see it continue. Because why we're another. The world comes to energy. And what? Finds there is in your hands. And the start of the counts of aiding the. Both of her. Maybe as a Stewart's over Stewart. Also of Indianapolis environment there. Foley. I'm here because I'm on volunteer for faa Force for Andy, but also because I also next to the site. What My wife? And I live there for the past 20 years and we look out that had, you know, we see the forest and we see. The field between us and the forest and I got involved with this because feel have been rezoned looking here. Our focus today is on the
force. We really need to say that for us. Others said it's an all-girl floors. He's never been played out. It was here before we restate their 200 year-old trees. And there and it provides an ecosystem for. While life that we see that I've seen and turn their 2 year. And Kyra Teas and fox, we got here, they come in our backyard apples and without the force that would be completely different. And for all the residents, some of us in our group have canvassed the neighborhood and we have found equivocal that everyone it supports us. Even though some of those who say they're not really environmental us, but for the neighborhood, they're on board. The owner of the property. There Sorry sell
its a city. The provide the money do that. She would like to see it become a nature preserve. Yeah. Okay. To her late husband. Want to thank you for. Providing the money for 2025. We really easy for 2026, thank you very much. Council esteem fellow citizens. My name is John Fisher. I'm a resident Indianapolis. You heard from more eloquent speakers and more better informs Baker's too. But want to say as an example, I live a neighborhood North Indianapolis. That is wonderful place to be. And one of the reasons that has a wonderful place to be is that there's a lot of green space
in the neighborhood. A neighborhood was planned was a to Houses built around court, if you will. That's made whole lot of difference. In neighborhood and property that you sense that or green. Space. Is important. Reason we have those green space today. Nearly 60 years later after the area Perry was developed. Is that? Good developers? Look ahead. And when a matches. Today tomorrow. Next month. Next here we're talking about 60 120 years from now. Is areas need to be preserved now so that they're here for the future. Thank you.
There's never to and I live Indianapolis as well. I'm talking today about for us as well in this day and age or city living and more and more high rises and way the city is developing for us. And these parks are more important than they ever have been. It's what makes and area like feel like home. It's a place to get away from the concrete are from. You're about me and out to the other people and get away from all that and get into beautiful force. I think it's getting more and more important. Indianapolis is seconds of audio number of parks compared to 100 other cities. I lived in Denver
years ago without a car I could walk to 3 city parks right off and it's made. It was a big reason why I like living there. And I think it really increases property values. It stabilizes areas and makes them much more a place that people want to live here in Indianapolis. As far as the timing, I know that 3 million dollars was already set aside to be in the budget for acquisition that was not secured permanently. And the forest preservation. Fun with that. Okay. That and make that happen. Don't let it go away. And we also have 3 landowners, including the East side flats who are willing to sell right now, land to be conservation easements. This and I will not be there if we don't take it now. And this is the opportunity to take it. Now
side, please you to do it. Thank you. Good evening. Out first, my name is at this and thank you for the opportunity to allow us us. They are public comments earlier this year on the south side of Indianapolis, we face a loss of Irvine for us. During that hearing. I remember comments from this council saying if only we had allocated a little more funding, maybe this could have been saved. That moment. Stay with you because I was part of the effort to preserve that for us. And I saw firsthand how quickly we could lose green spaces. When the ending isn't there. I want thank you for allocating 3 million dollars last year. Toys are in forest preservation. That was a
significant step forward. However, this year's budget does not include that. And without it, we risk losing for specific force that groups like Indiana for U.S. Alliance and for us for all have identified as priorities. As a project manager. I know the foundation of any successful project is a good budget that anticipates future needs. It could budget makes long-term goals achievable and prevents costly. Regrets later as counselors, your stories of the city, the 4th largest trees are natural infrastructure that has cooler. Just cloudy, clean water, improve air quality and give both families and wildlife a safe place to live. Just as we would build the bridge without planning future maintenance. We shouldn't plan
a city without investing in the force. That's a statement. Tonight's decision is more than just numbers. It's stewardship. It's a difference between having the next generation live on concrete. As I grew up in Southern California. Moving canopy that benefits us all. I urge you to allocate additional funding needed ensure that the sport for us and more for have a real chance to be safe because once we lose them to lose forever. Thank you. And instead of her Christianity in Marion County and I was in this room a couple of years ago when you passed, many of you prop. 22, as if you remember that that was a resolution to protect urban forests in Indiana. Indianapolis. I'm requesting today that you allocated that 3 million dollars to the
acquisition of force in Indiana. You heard all of the many good reasons why people appreciate use and meet the force in our city. And I believe that, you know, as well as I did, that those forests are worth more standing and they are underneath the concrete. You have the power to come through and make good on your word for proposition. 22 and ask you to do that today and thank you for your time. I'm Santa resident District Got a couple of things very concerned. And asking your priorities and their questionable best, in my opinion, some of our putting our budget. There's very little accountability. You're all Cayden. 23.5% of the city's impd. I am pt the recruits start out as $75,000 salary, which almost double Armenia mean median and come
within a city. Addition to that, you're spending 43 to 52 $1000 per recruit to train them. Only 30% are still on the job in 5 years. I ask that you want all of his some of the impd findings 2 government to determine why are not hiring or getting better recruits. That will stay on the job. So we can improve attention that we keep hearing. The impd is complaining about. As well as not wasting our funds. Recruiting and training individuals that will not benefit our city. In addition to that, you're also allocating money. Of the sheriff's department in a very similar manner. Well, we already are aware that this the state. Does not provide that reimbursement that they're supposed to when we are housing state inmates. We
need to do something. So either we cut the budget, we don't house them or we force the state pay back. So there's no real increase in rent funding. I understand that we are facing a shortfall that please plan for 85 years now. I would much rather 25 or $30 will tax for the next 5 years to ensure we get the 50 million dollars of road funding that is going to be. Provided by the state. Good evening. My name is Kelly trouble. I live area that can and I or stands trying to protect the have a strict creek Wood's. I'm here on behalf of it for us that remain in the city. All going to say is please, please allocate the funding protector for us for your children. For my children. And for the state's sustainable future of
the city. Thank you very much. Good evening. I was Ryan's or eyelids on the southeast side. 67 50 most Elaine and MR. Bowers District. But I grew up 42nd and Post Road and the government subsidized housing 3 East, a number of others. There's a little wooded area behind the those pantries of acre going play in every day? Yeah. Poison Ivy. First time. Didn't know what to do on, but that's Leona. The nurse was horrified. I had a place to go and it it goes my love for for 42nd Post-roe. Don't have had exposure. Why did the kids in Carmel and Westfield have beautiful parks and Woods because they preserve it. We need to do the same for our kids for the disadvantage,
which is what I was now. I am blessed to live on 16 acres. A one acre of my 16 acres is force and my neighbors have some of the other acres that are part of that force that was there before. Indianapolis was the city. I will donate that to a land trust reit neighbors. All of them will do Some of that will need to be compensated. Let's do it all. Do my part. Let's do our part because this is something that once as everybody has said is gone, it can't be replaced. Thank you very much. Good evening has a list my name's Harrison to didn't us at the plan and I with the force. I think that it's not you know, I know that a lovers can come in and that's a lot better. And I make our money with developers. But when you lose cars to, you know, you lose,
you know, in enter apartment. And I think one of the things that you know is a kind of forces is actually bring about more value developers will you know for us will stay. Bring air they bring water retention. You know, there's a lot that they actually bring forward that, you know, that maybe we do actually account for. So I think that, you know, everyone else has spoken very, you know, well, you know, a lot of things already, but I think we can, you know, is that this is something don't have to do. A Vo Nguyen. This is something that has a citizens. I think you know, we all would like to have this, you know, these this plan, you know, in these trees for one thing, there's someone actually do. That's for example. You know, they
they're very good with. If you're worried about the heat index of the city, you know, he's going to rising as we go. It's going to so much more heat in the city. You know course we all talk about the the the the the pollution, you know, force a purified. You we have a lot of empty. Lots. We can for that kind of, you know, this kind as well mean, there's the you know, once they're gone. There's it takes that case. And that is for to come back, you know, working with groups like for us for Forest Alliance of Love, the Garden, you know, they've they've taken their time out of their way. Governor Lamb back. He's kind ecosystems. You know, is it will, you know, for the budget. And i
think you know, it's it's it's not allows for 1.7 billion budget. Thank you. Good evening and thank you for this opportunity. We only expect could happen. Married couple live in the east side, but not always there grew up in the school and the north side handle kinds of love the privileges. And I'm very grateful for them. All. Here we have an opportunity, neighborhoods that don't have things. I just want to thank council grace for the past where you stand on that. The side in and swimming fishing lake and we have an opportunity here not to do those I-seventy wasn't I look forward to working that face it. You're telling how much was the last was it was wonderful. And all of, you know, very well. But these are worth and cause of birth just
like Clark was saying art is great. That if we look at how many snow plows we need, how much are we really need public art? How much everyone has been more don't like what they saying, what the worst value was. Our vision of these things forget who peddle these rivers before we ever here. It was Delaware, the Miami as Sean we have nothing to show for it. If we don't respect them now. And so I do sincerely wish it's week of his hate. Their just your value. Need to do this all of us. So thank you very much. And look forward to that supports 6 million dollars. That okay to talk
easy on ok? You know, All right, thank My name is Colleen Donahoe. I grew up Zionsville on Holiday road. Was 100 plus acres of words and violent on by us. You holiday turning to land that is now holiday park in Indianapolis. When he died, his starters. So that leads to a Now it is a golf course, but because I grew up on that I studied renovation for Do because they had that deep connection with that And now an environmental advocate, Reno. There numerous and scientists who have measured and quantified the ecological value for us. Seeing the even come up with to perform their services for a second So to allocate 3 million dollars by those first actually saves the
city money from having process the right of reciprocity run. Is during the summertime spare all of the residents to have to run their air conditioning for making public transit walking and biking so much safer. And we also it's very documented. People in certain zip codes have a longer lifespan people in other zip codes and that's largely related to their axes to green space, the quality of the air and water because of those for 3 million dollars is really not a lot to ask. Know that the services provided by those for I say more. And so makes sense that you would include that in your budget and perhaps cut a little bit impd. You can find that money somewhere. But we need to prioritize the house babies
from rather condemning them to lifespan and a lower quality of life and then funding. The police said. Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT and council members for opportunity to listen to the public and constituents. Take my hat off of the river and forestry because working with him for quite a while. One thing I didn't want to talk to you about as fair wage. This council and most of the most of the members of the county was here in 2019. We passed a fair wage. That fair wages, $19 an hour. We have a union contract in this city right now with employees, a $14 an hour. That's $5 less on the word. I'm not a mathematician. With those numbers. $19 an hour. That was 6 years
ago. So they're now working that that $19 an is 24% less than what it should be. This budget that you just passed has no commitment to a fair wage. Can you expect employees of this city to work for list. A fair wage. You you prove last year when you yourself a 250% increase in your own salary? This is all that I asked for is a fair wage. This council I asked. Was $19 an hour. I ask that you consider a commitment for the 2026 budget. Fair wage. Thank you. It was put out the budget I was going get a comment about
that's where the manufacturing consent that. As seeing around the state second here a few months and I laid out how you could afford to. Make Vegas is free and the city for about 4 million dollars. So that's about. 1, for a one 4, 100 or when a a it's fraction a fraction of a percent to make public transit for to say immediately after they the prices and and to to justify that they hold these public comments. Will these public comments that yes, read part the city, not here. It's pretty hard to say. And asked a representative. There was. So and we're in a sales were still You know why? What's going on here? Which is that when growing up, I thought how I get here? It kind of was
trapped. People ever find finds me and the and that's that's what a way to the city manufacturers consent. Wants to do. You know those I was going feel like that. And now sort of way more aggravated and that somehow you have all these Evers and this is the only thing. That right? It's went on a crowd The representatives or I guess it disappears. It wasn't It wasn't the one you guys that pulled out of the as that is that do. Has people themselves. They got by Is that you own representatives of the state? So if that's
that's right. On. The PRESIDENT, please, you know, look at online and the city has been worked over. Corporations that come in here. They build buildings. They don't even contribute to the labor market because just like I said, when all this building boom, again, we're risking the credit this city and bond issues. The fund big maestra cities which are always big. Innocent people are pit and making us more of a pass. So and when news, a local labor Perez over incident where some union workers working on the job and they all were there for show pieces and they were lay it all when they got the contract labor land. So all these hotels and so for that have been built around this in note the local labor market thing you have over them as homelessness and despair, which is what they're getting.
And you can see that as evidence every a homeless camp here and this is witch you move from place to place buy value people's then come from friend cancel many times to say that we should have industrial schools that to train these young man trying labor force. But eu disregard that you don't even care. You think it is that you want the crime to continue. If you don't work, you will kill if you don't give these young man somewhat lower, will work to do so that they can have something to to keep her own and to have something boost or they're gonna kill the right now. I just think it's a shame that we don't have industrial schools and the city to train a workforce because of all the all the work that we have, all
the building that's going to go even into the next decade. And the city we need seriously think about that. About a variety things, including the budget. I do it all and poetry, as you might know. So after the hearing where there used to fund the for not that I walk down the streets of Indy. Not a insight. Nothing left light and my grandchildren play in the concrete used to be an urban forest. Could that happen? Ask. Read, let water go. And I think about 50 years ago, the tax breaks that broken promise is replaced by Sky high electric bills. Promises that migrate going to still pay today. So that is
has gone today. That is going MISS Where could left the city that with a shell of what it kind of good. Now, I have to wonder what might become. That. I will ask that because I city budgets for our grandchildren, sick and that is a was. I didn't want to see come true. Thank you. Every day I wake and I passed by the Pleasant Run Parkway and it is overrun with trash and the Tennessee just its rent. But there camps everywhere. There is trash littering the crew that I used to play in. I used to go down in the creek where there's now noodles, just Riverbed The riverbed that like to know what to call it. It's just really that I thought you guys had some sort in the budget. I guess there no sense in this council you guys really need
to think of how to style. All the problems that everybody is presented to today I don't really not articulate any further than that. Just pose a clear that the creeks clear before sunset clear that the city, if you care about. Hi, my name is right time the chance speak. But talk about the force. There are lots of health benefits. Think Indianapolis has a lot problems that we could use some help. It force are actually way to kind of help that out. Some of the budget cuts. There's also a lot of keep the Indianapolis beautiful that are trying to do the work and are missing out on funding from federal funding. So we could work with people in the community who are already doing the work and have the infrastructure so I think we could. Really make this happen in kind of a civilian coalition. The Urban
Forest lines. I think we have people who want to do the work, but we don't know how to get those people to rent. They need to be to get that work done. So thank you very much. And you will. MADAM Clerk, would you please proceed? Proposal. Number 2, it into 2025 adopts operating and maintenance budgets. In fact, the levees of Indianapolis Airport authority and establishes appropriations for said Municipal Corporation for 2026, thank you. Pretty good. Is there anyone in audience who would like to offer a public comment regarding proposal to a 2? It's medically, please proceed. Proposal. Number 2.83, 2024, that's the operating and maintenance budgets and levies of the capital Improvement
Board of managers and establishes appropriations for municipal corporations for 2026. Thank Isn't any one of the audience who would like to offer public comment regarding proposal to 83? In council. But a mistake restart in the general direction. Ceo of the Indianapolis Star Scouts, Indianapolis offer. It appears plus this institution has been part of the culture. And the fabric. This is of the city. Represents the top of the arts food chain. If you have an opera company. That means that the other resources culture. Dynamic, Sugar City. Or not is elevated. As you hoped they
would be. It takes a 70 the ballet, the museum. It sure is museum. The news, the other museums, the other parks, the other outdoor events, the other venues that takes every single one of those infrastructural pieces. To be in place a strong and vibrant way. For an opera company be in existence in for 50 years as the testament. Our city is a world class city. As one of these testimonies that you said. We are on charge of the people from around the world to come to Indianapolis. A pastor here for conventions for sporting events, for band competitions for. Ffa, 4 Gen Con for every single thing that we can possibly trying to track people to Indianapolis for. These people. Com and
they look at our parks. A look at our sidewalks. A look at highways. A look at the arts to look at the culture. And we also have international people that come and are looking for standards that equal to where they left. The investment into the Indianapolis Arts Council. Has been flat. Since 2005. That has been the same. Let's not make the mistake again. Goodman clerk, would you please proceed? A number to 80 for to operate in and maintenance budgets and hurtful levees of the health and hospitals Corporation and establishes appropriations for sent Municipal Corporation for 2026. Is anyone the others would like to offer public comments regarding proposal to a Hi, my name Michael is over earlier talking about the for
us tonight because this city council when it does the progressive activists thing because great things. Please listen to their force fighters. But on will Asian. I'm just deeply wary project possible probation is wasting our money on term care lawsuits. I said, you know, I was pregnant, my cousin, chief of progressive Democrats America a couple years ago. There's court case Cove city first us with vision. My guess is ambitious millions millions of dollars fighting this lawsuit. It's still not settled. It was, though, with Supreme Court. I don't know why this safety and health safety, health care system is not protecting our patients. Better. So I don't people it Leonard first, health and hospitals Corporation for Saint versus Health and
Hospitals Corporation. First possible corporation can person health hospitalization governor, reverse help workers. These are says right now our system about the of good care at the hospital system. There we go on as happens. Residents and voters, I would say, as we think is best known for please hold the board of Health possible operation. A decision calendar coming up. If they need to be removed. Top of this. I know it's a money-making for a lot of heart of a our system which very good job provide health care say there's for elders and also fight for it for us. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. MADAM Clerk, would you please proceed? Thank you again allowing comments on this particular Michael Hart to my attention. He's like
COUNCILMAN. But to my attention couple weeks ago. And I was. Ice forward. It came out of money. That's going through this board. Weather Wall is with us and we moved to Indianapolis we could be closer Doctors Hospitals because she needs care. Yesterday she was thrown out of a nursing home. Because she's pastor pay Correa. She's got to go home. She's got dementia. She has Alzheimer's. She was diabetic. There's home for 90 days, refused to give her therapy when she she went in walking. She's now in a wheelchair and can even get up out of the chair. In 2 days. She fell my home. Because the
hospital. In the doctors and the nurses and the nursing homes. So you got It's We need $3,800 Monday. For women that for 48 years. As a hairdresser in our own home. And pay taxes. I have a sister in law. Zone over here. Who's never worked a day in her life. It has been through probably 15 surgeries and 5 years for free. I don't get that picture and I don't think the public gets the picture. And then when I hear this budget, where was my mother out of a nursing home. That means cake. She needs care. Thrown more or less just held for ransom for the street $323,800 today. She's going to be out on the
street. You guys need to get ahead of that board. Pretty? I would just like to ask you, please counseling. See me anyone else who speaks to speak loudly into microphone. It's hard to hear you. All right. Thank you very much. MADAM. Court, please Thank you. We pose a number to 85 2025 operating and maintenance budgets and tax revenues of Indianapolis, Marion County Public Library and establishes appropriations. First, municipal corporations for 2020 feet. Is there anyone in audience who would like to offer public comments regarding proposal to a 5? All right. You know, one of work please proceed. Proposal. Number 2.86, 2025 adopts operating and maintenance budgets and tax revenues of
the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation in the go and establishes a pope. Procreation is for said Municipal Corporation for 2026. Is a with the audience who would like to offer public comment on a proposal to 8, 6, This concludes public hearing portion on proposals. This evening's agenda. A proposal 306, is a rezoning certified for approval of item Public Development Commission. Whatever 2025. Rezoning case, 2, 0, 2, 5, ccna one for is located 30 43 30 51. 25 11 38 0, 1, South Post road. 94, 5, 9, 0, 9, 6, 11 1999. 31 East Troy Avenue. 34 30 34 40 36 10 Davis Road. 9500 Vandergrift Road in Franklin Township Council District 20. The rezoning proposes to rezone 467.6, 6 acres for data center. Campus development along with associate uses. Section 1, 2, 1, dash, 7, 9,
of the code clearly outlines the process for public hearings for rezoning cases are 5 of the most potent development commission. Believe that MISTER Caldern has a statement. Thank you, PRESIDENT. The City Council, Joe Cole relevance out already. And here Indianapolis, I represent petitioner and this matter and I'd like to announce our intention to withdraw his proposal. Thank you. I have no further comment. Thank you. I'm Adam Council. If you'll give us advice on on next steps on this. Hearing on this hearing on this until our next meeting on the and in your Can you hear me now? Sorry about that.
Thank Okay. So will happen now is that we will work MR. Calderon, get the aggregate indication from the nbc their next meeting on OCTOBER first and we'll bring that confirmation of that at our next meeting on OCTOBER 6. Here husband. You can we get that documentation? That's That's we today. A council urges. You have a comment. I want to confirm is kind of hard to hear counselor peers and I just want to confirm that the next step is that position in the tourney MR. Coburn will take this withdrawal to the end. You see and then we will postpone this hearing until OCTOBER 6th in the event that they do not withdraw. Have this hearing that. Yes, OCTOBER 6. That that is correct. That's
correct. Thank you. All right. Let's And there is no business. Then under a special orders, unfinished business. So let us not received a special orders. Final correct. Kate, clarify question. Thanks. And on this matter were just resolve Franklin Township doesn't is that post actually because of this or with take action. No, withdraw the petition. Don't have to take that into the lead to the next. Yeah, we only just to make doesn't actually do you will have the public hearing. Very good. All right. Saying there's no business on a special orders. Unfinished Let's proceed now. 2 special orders, final adoption. And it's that kind of an agenda. Suppose another 2, 7, 6, or greater public safety and criminal justice committee. I wasn't. Thank you, MR. Closer to 76 2025. Teresa safety. It reported to the county Council go to the
corporations over around 3. What a grant program to a son? I'm expressing her that on 9, 10, 2025 report was received. There was no vote on proposal. PRESIDENT. CHAIRMAN, believe that motion was move. And second, it PRESIDENT Was no received a report. There was no hope that the committee the only yes, thank you. And appreciate. Thank you very much. So therefore, it is accepted that submitted no further action is needed. Rosa. Number 2.80 We've heard a municipal corporations committee CHAIRMAN Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT with consent. I'd like to take proposals to e d and 3 d one together. Was consent has been hurt proposal. Number 2 in approved, the issuance of the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, general
obligation, bonds. In an original aggregate principal amount not to exceed 15 million dollars. That proposal passed with a do pass recommendation 11 to 0 proposals to 81 approves the appropriation of the proceeds investment earnings of the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, general obligation, bonds original aggregate, principal amount not to exceed 15 million dollars for the purpose of financing, all or any portion of the 2025 26 multi facility, long-term capital maintenance and equipment update. Much of this money was used or is to be used for West Indianapolis Library branch, MR. PRESIDENT, I so move And motions and probably moved and seconded the comments counselors. Not let us proceed to the floor
for a vote. As a technical Technical correction proposal. Number 75 2025. Which proposes ordinance of the Marion County, a local income tax counsel, 2, 1, modify the local income tax rate. To modify the allocation of the previously imposed expenditure. 8. 3 to cast a vote of the city county counselors ordinance was advertised for public hearing at evening's council meeting. And due to the schedule of meetings. The proposal has not yet been heard in committee or referred to the council with a recommendation for a final vote. Therefore, do. I have consent of his body to continue the public hearing. The proposal to 75 2025. And so our OCTOBER 6 meeting. There's a visitor special services district councils and there is no business under new business. So the next item on our agenda is announcements and a German. MR. PRESIDENT. You're recognized counsel
Mary. MR. PRESIDENT I have been asked to offer the following motion for adjournment, Kelso robbers, member. We're in a Luis and book a council. Lewis in memory of Joseph were done. White House arrest here in memory of Anthony Lloyd. How and bin Salman, a council McCormick in the area of Risley. MR. PRESIDENT, I would like move the adjournment of the meeting of City County Council and mission of and respect life and contributions of those persons I have here specifically I respectfully ask counselors I further west of the most remain part of the permanent records of this body. Letter very the council see on the signature of the PRESIDENT. He said to the family of each person advising of this action. Thank you, Council hearing no objections. The motion has received other Christmas order. We know for the motions which are thank
you.