Good evening, everybody. Welcome to tonight's Municipal Corporation Committee. Will be hearing 3 proposals, all 3 having to do with appointments to Health Hospital Corporation and Marin County Public Library Board of Trustees. We will begin tonight's meeting with introductions for my colleagues starting from the front left row. Thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN, my name is Michael Paul Hart representing District 20. Thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN Josh being district. 21. Thank you. MR. Shared Brian Mowery District. 25. Thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN Jesse Brown District side. Good afternoon, MR. CHAIRMAN run gives District 8. Good evening, MISTER Chair. Every MAY and the district 15. Thank you, MR. Chaired up to Carlos Park is district 6. Thanks, MISTER Chair and good evening, everyone. Keep Grace District
9 on the Indian Embassy side. Thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN Christian Jones District 18. And thank you all. I am Councilor Jared Evans representing District 17 on the far West Side will begin tonight with proposal number 17, which appoints Kelly. And that's forgive me. Is also too to say to the Marion County Health and Hospitals Corporation Board of Trustees. If you would like to come up and say a few words. This is a new appointment. So you can speak So expertise behind the this or why you want to serve on the board. Sure. Wrote something. So I was prepared. And thank you and good evening. I'm interested in helping hospital because I am deeply committed to building stronger and healthy
communities. Where is my time being at an adult day center previously previous career or currently working in affordable housing. I understand just how important quality health care as well as transparent leadership is to building trust within our communities. And so by serving on this hope to how continue to bridge the gap between health care resources, especially for our most vulnerable. Additionally, I understand the responsibility that comes with being a council appointment and would appreciate any perspectives and guidance. You have it a step into this role. Thank you, Kelly. Appreciate them. Colleagues. Are there any questions, comments? Thank you, MR. Chair and I just want to say thank you so much for stepping up using time that is
yours and dedicating that time to our community and such an important and vital role in our community. So thank you so much. Thank you. The council Carlos Perkins, thank MARCH Air also want to echo that. Thank you for the work that you do in the professional set ensuring that our residents across Marion County of Affordable Housing. And so thank you for your willingness to step up and service cuts. Thank Thank you. Council Jesse Brown. MR. Chair. Thank you very much, Kelly and pack of colleagues here. Just want thank you for stepping up being willing to serve. Remember being a little bit shocked that when we did the budget last year that helping hospital corporation has a far larger budget than the
Indianapolis City budget. And anyway, is you'll be managing more than we are here than on the council. I did want to, I guess, urged to things as you get started on this role of number one. I'm going to do my best. CHAIRMAN Evans oppression. And just remind you that there's a reason that we appoint some people through the city council and some through the mayor's office and we would love updates from you. I couldn't status updates. Whats frustrating you. How are things going on? The and especially in light of past decisions from helping Hospital corporation, for example, a to c versus what's key ongoing lawsuit. Abbott has been the subject like National News. So. Love that you focus on transparency. Think that makes a great fit for this role. But just wanted to urge those 2 things. Thank Thank you so Thank you,
counselor. Councilor on. Thank you. MISTER Chair called my colleagues. Thank you for stepping to, you know, to take on this role in cancer. Keith great said, you know, you are using your time. And to piggyback off counselor Brown just said about the national news. What I can speak to that one on the inside of that because with me being in a pulley of Eskenazi. I do know that. The staff over there is very diligently looking into that. And so I want to make sure that is publicly known that they're doing their due diligence to make sure that they address that national issue. And with me working in the compliance department, we
were all and had to give our input on that. So I just want to make sure I reiterate that just case nobody has brought you at the Are you? You know, you don't get caught or anything like that. So congratulations and again, thank you for your time. Okay. Thank you. Us. Yes, cancer. Thank you, MR. Sorry, counselor you're fine. Kelly, I I just want to tell you that euro is a very valuable. And what I mean by that is I really value many Chi Health Hospital Corporation for various reasons. More importantly, we speak about Eskenazi. I believe in that health care provider very much. That's where my young son was born there and nicu and they they provide the best care in America. And also like
the fact that how they expanded services in my district with the new Marin County Health Lab. And you guys are currently working. We find out that soon. Record about expand ems in my district. So I'm very excited about that with what help Housing Corporation is doing Indianapolis, period. But certainly lifeline with the best quality care look forward to you. Add value there as well. Thank you so much. Thank you, counselor. Any other questions or comments? Thank I will just say counts Jesse Brown hit pretty much all the comments that I was going to make. And it's a nice reminder to keep to work, to try to keep your the council informed about issues. And that could be just a simple as sending meeting notes or review of how
meeting went. Things of that nature. We have sort of over time. It appears to me lost touch with an element and we need our play nice to know that they need to be communicating with us about issues. And we certainly don't want to find out about things on channel 6 news anybody else. That said rescue case there. That's got a lot of energy around it. And now I'm of the opinion. I'd like to see it resolved than later. And so I would love for us are pointing to that board to help usher that along instead of dragging this out there, folks who feel that the health and Hospitals Corporation pointed out here, very large and a large entity. And that's 1, 1, individual. That's kind of the big bad government going So and I don't know that to be the case. I'm not going to say that. That is the case. However, there are people who
feel that way. Sure. So I would love to see come to man or resolving that at some point in time in the near future. Any comments from sounds great. Know I was going to. I was a citizen comments, an audience from anyone don't can I be if I had it is a co-sponsor CHAIRMAN Graves, MR. Move that we sent proposal number 17, 2025 to the full Council for do pass recommendation. Thank you, sir. Been moved. And second, all those in favor say aye. All those opposed same sign. All right. Thank you to that you so much. Moving on to the polls on number 18 disappoints, MR. Michel Bryant to the Marion County Health and Hospital Corporation Board of trustees. Sir, if you'd like say a few words. Thank you very much, MR. CHAIRMAN and members of the committee us Pleasure and honor to be here tonight. I I was excited to be approached about considering joining the board
of Health, the hospital having spent my whole life, Marion County. But I've my whole professional life working Marion County, and proud resident of on 54th Street you know, professional life I I'm the managing partner of 18, 16 Public Affairs group, which is kind of a multi climb. Multi, disciplined public policy. Government relations from and I spent a lot of my career working on health care issues as Still a long time as the executive director of the and yet Association of Health plans. So I spent time negotiating Medicaid rates Medicaid policy on behalf of the vet, the companies and people that administered Medicaid program. So also know what challenge in time where we've been in and we're entering a lot of uncertainty of the federal lot of challenges, the state level,
most of them financial some looking forward knowing what i know I had bring what I do learn so much more about. The important task that we have and and and health and hospital here in Indianapolis a personal level. 3 kids and a daughter that has some health concerns. So it's been a little bit of time across the street. From Eskenazi Riley Children's Hospital. She's doing great, but we've I've spent most of her life navigating that that process to challenge that I could before for residents but out for it as we get it right. So with that it happened, man sees answer any questions you might have about me. Thank you. CHAIRMAN. Great memory. Bottom. Mr of Rain. Want to say just listening to I think you are an ideal appointment for this role and I want thank
you for bringing all those experiences and your personal involvement to this role. So thank you very much. Thank Thank you. But say our our encounter vent. Thank you, MR. Chair MR. Ryan, thank you. First one being willing to step up and serve in this in this capacity, MR. Chaired asked to be added as a co-sponsor to this proposal this year. MR. Chan, thank Michael, for your willingness to serve. One thing that I think this council has been stressing is to those who are being appointed by the city County Council. You know, you're kind of our eyes and ears because, you know, we can't be at all of board meeting. So as you see things come up that you think the council should be aware of, please don't hesitate to let us know. And appreciate your
leadership. Not only in the city but in the state and would also like the end. It's a co-sponsor. Thank you. Certainly certainly do that. Thank you. Can serving leader Michael Paul Hart. Thank you, CHAIRMAN Really stuck on the same thing. These guys are happy to have you aboard. One of that you want get your time and glad that you've got some really solid experience and background doing the space. And it's a lot of the times that people that we get on these boards have couple is really refreshing to hear that. So I was on a co-sponsor this as well. Thank you. Thank you, MR. Chair at thank you, Michael, for a woman serve. And I just want to specifically call Appreciate you volunteered to Shepherd Community Center. That's in my district. They do great doing
great work over the cia's awesome that that kind of perspective. I sat on take it. Even web sensation akin Councilor Gibson. Thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. Brown, I'm very impressed with your background and I guess kind of no new from the sidelines for many years. I'm really impressed with JoJo Medicaid background and you'll find that majority the payer mix as can eyes and probably America health apartments, mostly Medicaid look forward to your perspective in trying to help span their parent and also make sure Medicaid is in force as well make sure we these and other. So I appreciate that and believe that you have add value there greatly. Thank you. Thank you. Council or any
other questions or comments. What I'd like to say similar to 20 before you in communication with the council. You know, the expectation from the chair is that you should try to at least center clerk to then distribute to Your your meeting notes or when meetings are taking place of that nature and has counter being is it's talked about anything that you feel is, you know, nature that we should know before it hits the news. That's appreciate. Also on case, I don't want to rehash all that, but everything that I said with her as well to try to. Push to get this thing resolved that hopefully on behalf of MISTER Musk yourself. But for a lot of folks who feel. That she's sort of been void through this process. Any comments or questions in the audience
seeing chair MR. Chair. I move that we send proposal number 18, 2025 to the full council with 2 Pats recommendation. Seeing a motion and second, all those in favor. Please say Aye. All those up at Poe's. Same sign. Thank you, sir. Thank Colleagues. We are going to move to proposal number 3, 8, 6, from 2024 reappointing DR. Eugene White, Indianapolis, Marion County Public Library Board of Trustees. He needs no introduction is I think most of us probably know him but services like to come up in just a few remarks. The in the counselors. Thank you, It's a pleasure for me come tonight the for you because and putting there going to a
second term on I had opportunity. Not pleasure. Well per to business or when the house was on fire. I'm so pleased to report tonight we have the house in order and Doing very well, Wolf, the in the ward and we think we make good decisions. We represent. The council. We're at the best intentions. And I think the returns were enjoying the day. Result of a lot of our work. A lot of people. So pleased to. The before We're still hopeful of being appointed to a second tour. But if you hear me, outside my house, come get because, you I'm in trouble with my wife, but I can say that is I've had the true what habit of trying things that go wrong. They had a lot of the places in the low has blessed me be able to do a lot of good. I'm just pleased to
report to you that on your behalf. I think we have a house in the world. Thank you. Don't want issue. That's next. CHAIRMAN. Graves and then Councilmember. Dr White. Thank you so much. I really don't know where to start just my personal testimony is because I've drawn from as an inspiration to me and how I should maneuver through our community and being of service to our community and even mentioning your family today. You you know, observe you for the last few decades and you've been a great model for me. So I really appreciate that. I appreciate how you but you are presents to the board and immediately things kind iron themselves out. So I really appreciate your
contribution there. And I absolutely pleased to be supportive. You tonight Re appointment. Thank you. Thank You. CHAIRMAN Hour. Thank you. MISTER Chair, Doctor White. Thank you for being willing to stay on this board. One of the things I always look at what these appointments is, the attendance and years has been very, very well attended. So I thank you for your attendance, these meetings. Very important our point to show up to these meetings and so want to say thank you for that. South Florida spring Unite and, you among other things I I'm happy to see Ball State grad We MAY not have overlapped exactly when we were there, but happy to support your appointment. Fury point here night. Thank you being Thank you. Counts
are Gibson. Thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN. Dr White in the press with you met that guy I love with you did for ips and I have seven-year-old it. I it is now. So still live in a IPs credit as well. And really love how you stood up stance in trying to stabilize our leadership with the American public libraries that well thought out and you you delivered and I really value that how you helped turn situation around. Believe that we have some the top notch libraries in the country. We And I thank you for that. And what would your leadership there? One of the things I
brought up in the budget presentation from the library for 2025. Is the condition of the East 38th Street Library. So when you look at the overall state of libraries, that one appears to some attention and I'm in there regularly. I make a purpose of going to record it because I was 7 year-old. He's not under much yet legal get there. But I mean, they're just so I can value myself it needs some attention. Sarah, some hoping that you spark some interest there, if you would, please, I'm happy to support your nomination renomination, Thank you, Thank you. Council or any other comments. Questions. Dr White. Thank you, sir. You stepped time that we really needed strong leadership. And I think you able to really
help stable the situation that was lets you put it on fire over there and it's greatly appreciated selfless. To your point, you've stepped in some roles over time. I remember you from when I was little guy myself being superintendent IPs. Now might parents graduate from George Washington, but went to Ben Davis High School. So we're bit of a competitor. But I vividly remember your leadership, even when I was a little kid, you know, it's it's. Need to have you on here happy to be chair. While we're reporting into this position. Any comments or questions from anybody in the audience seeing nobody. I will take a motion. From district, MR. Chair. I move that we send proposal number 3, 86 2024, which reappoint starter, Eugene White to the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library Board of trustees to full council with the do pass recommendation it's been moved
and seconded. Those. All in favor say Same sino. Thank you, sir. Appreciate Colleagues any? Comments questions a new business seeing none. We're adjourned for the evening.