Good evening, Councillors.

I will now call to order the City County Council meeting for Monday, February 2nd, 2026.

We'll begin our meeting with a prayer and pledge of allegiance, led by Councillor Delaney.

Hello, everyone.

I have the honor this evening to introduce Reverend Mindy Moore from St.

Luke's United Methodist Church.

It's my own church.

And I'm so honored to have her here this evening.

I also wanted to mention that St.

Luke's is a proud partner with the city on our Streets to Home program.

And they they talk about it a lot, so I just really honored to have her here.

Well, thank you so much.

Let's pray together.

God, we pray for our city and all the complex multitudes that it contains.

We know that there are those in our city experiencing deep joy right now, and others who are trying to navigate incredibly painful times.

We especially pray for the most vulnerable among us, those who are sick or hurting, who are without housing, those who are struggling economically or wondering what their future holds.

Help us be aware of and compassionate toward those needs today and every day.

And finally, God, I lift up the leaders present in this room.

The weight of leadership is no small thing.

And I pray that you would encourage and equip them for the work that they do.

Give them strength and courage when it's needed, especially when the tasks before them prove to be challenging or uncomfortable.

Give them wisdom and discernment as they care for this community, and that let the love of neighbor drive all that they do.

We pray these things together.

Amen.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

If all counselors would indicate their attendance by selecting the green button.

Thank you very much, Madam President.

I just wanted to recognize uh special group we have uh here this evening, the BSA Troop 180.

If you guys wouldn't mind just standing for a quick moment and uh taking a moment for recognition.

We very much appreciate your attendance and uh good luck, Councilor Wills.

Thank you, Madam President.

I'd like to recognize the president of the United Wayne Township Democrat Club, Mr.

Derek Blackwell.

Thank you for being here tonight, sir.

Uh yeah, Miss uh President or Mrs.

President, I'd like to recognize Senator Andrea Hunley, uh phenomenal senator from downtown Indianapolis joining us here in the back today.

The next item on our agenda is official communications, madam clerk.

Ladies and gentlemen, you are hereby notified the regular meetings of the City County Council, police, fire, and solid weight waste collection special service district councils will be held in the City County Building in the public assembly room on Monday, February 2nd, 2026 at 7 o'clock p.m.

The purposes of such meetings being being to conduct any and all business that may come properly before regular meetings of the council.

Sincerely, Maggie A.

Lewis, President City County Council.

Ladies and gentlemen, pursuant to the laws of the state of Indiana, I calls to be published in the court and commercial record and in the Indianapolis Star on Friday, January 23rd, 2026, a copy of notice of public hearing on proposal numbers 8, 10, and 19, 2026, said hearings to be held on Monday, February 2nd, 2026 at 7 o'clock p.m.

in the public assembly room of the City County Building.

On Friday, January 9th, 2026, a copy of Notice of Public Hearing on Proposal Number 113, 2026 said hearing to be held on Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 at 5 30 p.m.

in the public assembly room of the city county building.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have approved with my signature and delivered to the this day to the clerk of the City County Council, Yolanda Winfield, the following ordinances.

General ordinance numbers one through 21, 2026, and special resolution numbers 1 through 3 2025, Joseph H.

Hawk set mayor.

Madam President, this concludes the official communications.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

The next item on our agenda is the adoption of the agenda.

Do I have consent?

The next item on our agenda is approval of the journals for January 5th.

Do I have consent?

We'll now proceed to presentations of petitions, memorial special resolutions, and council resolutions.

Proposal number 59, introduced by Councillor Barth, Gibson and Allen.

Thank you, Madam President.

Um tonight we have a proposal for a special resolution recognizing February 2026 as American Heart Month and February 5th as National Ware Red Day and supporting community-wide efforts to improve emergency preparedness and cardiac arrest survival rates.

Whereas sudden cardiac arrests is a leading cause of death in the United States, with more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occurring annually and survival rates averaging only 10% and whereas approximately 70% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the um, making bystanders often family members the first and most critical link in the chain of survival.

And whereas more than 23,000 children experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrests each year, with almost 20 percent among infants and nearly 40 percent occurring during the sports activities, and whereas immediate accordious that word or triple person's chance of survival, yet only 41 percent of individuals experiencing cardiac arrests receive bystander CPR and fewer than 12 percent receive assistance from an automated external defibrillator before emergency medical services arrive, and whereas the studies show that women are less likely than men to receive bystander CPR due to the fear of causing harm, perceived legal risks, or discomfort from physical contact.