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Mishawaka public meetings in 2024

25 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.

Mon Dec 16, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

Council to consider annexation, rezoning for Douglas Rd. apartments

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting on December 16, 2024, with several ordinances on first and second reading, resolutions, and committee reports. Key items include a proposed annexation and rezoning for an apartment complex on Douglas Rd., a use variance for a Union Street property, and the rejection of a police merit system. The council will also consider multiple budget amendments, fund transfers, and additional appropriations, including for the police and fire departments.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Dec 2, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

Council to consider police/fire merit systems, union contracts, annexation

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting, considering several ordinances on first reading, including establishing merit systems for the police and fire departments, a collective bargaining agreement with Police Lodge 91, and multiple budget transfers and appropriations. The council will also hear appeals for a use variance at 917 Union Street and a proposed annexation and rezoning on Douglas Rd. Several collective bargaining agreements and an ordinance amending the designated outdoor refreshment area are scheduled for second reading.

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✓ Decided: Council approves DORA expansion, labor contracts, and new trash service details

The Mishawaka Common Council approved three ordinances: a collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 364 for Central Services (8-0), a similar agreement for the Sewer Department (8-0), and an amended expansion of the Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) that stops at Main Street and Lincolnway East (8-0). The council also postponed indefinitely a proposed zoning ordinance on wellhead protection land use restrictions. No other substantive decisions were made; the meeting included procedural readings and informational updates on the upcoming Waste Management trash service transition.

100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Nov 18, 2024 · 18:00

City Council

Council to vote on union contracts and outdoor drinking area

The Mishawaka Common Council will consider three ordinances on first reading: two collective bargaining agreements with Local 364 for Central Service and Sewer workers covering 2025-2027, and an amendment to Ordinance 5898AA establishing a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area. The meeting also includes a presentation of the Redevelopment Commission's 2025 spending plan and the Mayor's Youth Council.

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✓ Decided: Council receives 2025 Redevelopment spending plan; no votes taken

The Mishawaka Common Council met on November 18, 2024, and approved the minutes from the October 28 meeting. The council received the Redevelopment Commission's 2025 spending plan as required by Indiana law, but took no other substantive actions. Three proposed ordinances were introduced and assigned to committees, and the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council presented on its Thanksgiving food drive.

100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Nov 4, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

Mishawaka City Council meeting canceled for Nov. 4

The November 4, 2024 regular meeting of the Mishawaka Common Council is canceled due to a lack of agenda items. The next regular meeting is scheduled for November 18, 2024, at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers at City Hall. The agenda is otherwise procedural boilerplate with no substantive items listed.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Oct 28, 2024 · 18:00

City Council

Council to vote on 2025 city budget, salaries, and rezoning for apartments

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting on October 28, 2024, with several items on second reading, including the 2025 Civil City Budget, employee and elected official salaries, and a rezoning request. The council will also consider resolutions for a use variance and a solid waste removal contract amendment. Public comment is available during the meeting.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Oct 14, 2024 · 18:00

City Council

Council to consider 2025 salaries, budget, and several rezoning and variance requests

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting on October 14, 2024, with several ordinances on first reading, including a rezoning for a 4-unit apartment building, a $4,000 fund transfer, and salary ordinances for 2025. The council will also consider resolutions for use variances (food truck, storage containers, car sales) and a solid waste removal contract. A public hearing on the 2025 Civil City Budget will be held with no vote.

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✓ Decided: Council approves food truck and Whole Foods storage variances, postpones waste contract

The Mishawaka Common Council approved two zoning variances: one allowing a food truck at 426 E. Mishawaka Ave. and another permitting two refrigerated storage containers at the Whole Foods on Grape Road. The council postponed action on a new waste and recycling contract with Waste Management until its October 28 meeting, and held a public hearing on the 2025 city budget without a vote.

100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Sep 23, 2024 · 18:00

City Council

Council to consider 2025 civil city budget on first reading

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting, including public hearings on two use variance appeals, a first reading of the 2025 civil city budget, and a second reading of a fund transfer. The meeting also includes approval of prior minutes and other routine business.

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✓ Decided: Council approves $100K fund transfer for equipment repairs

The Mishawaka Common Council approved Ordinance 2024-23, transferring $100,000 from the CEDIT Fund's Capital Outlays for Highway Equipment to Equipment Repair. The ordinance passed unanimously (7-0) after a public hearing and committee recommendation. No other substantive decisions were made; the meeting also included approval of prior minutes and introduction of a use variance appeal and the 2025 budget ordinance.

100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Sep 9, 2024 · 18:00

City Council

Council to consider food truck variance, apartment rezone, and fund transfer

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold a regular meeting with public hearings on a use variance for a food truck and a rezone for a four-unit apartment building. They will also vote on a resolution for a temporary sales trailer and a $100,000 fund transfer for equipment repair. The agenda includes standard items like minutes approval and committee reports.

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✓ Decided: Council approves temporary sales trailer at Fir Road and Beacon Parkway

The Mishawaka Common Council approved two resolutions: a use variance for a temporary sales trailer at the NE corner of Fir Road and Beacon Parkway, and adding a property to the city's acquisition list for potential purchase. Both passed unanimously 9-0. The council also read an appeal and petition, and swore in the Mayor's Youth Council.

100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Aug 19, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

Council to vote on temporary sales trailer variance at Fir Road and Beacon Parkway

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting on August 19, 2024, with several items on the agenda. They will consider a resolution for a use variance to allow a temporary sales trailer at the northeast corner of Fir Road and Beacon Parkway, and will revisit a previous resolution (R2024-15) to add conditions to a use variance for two permanent storage containers at 940 E. 12th St. Additionally, two ordinances on second reading address sewer use revisions and post-construction erosion control amendments, both related to EPA regulations.

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✓ Decided: Council adopts two EPA-compliant sewer and stormwater ordinances

The Mishawaka Common Council unanimously adopted two ordinances updating the city's sewer use and erosion control codes to comply with EPA and IDEM regulations. Ordinance 2024-21 (now 5901) addresses illicit discharge and stormwater pollution prevention, while Ordinance 2024-22 (now 5902) updates sewer services and construction stormwater rules. Both passed 9-0. The council also postponed a zoning variance for a temporary sales trailer at Fir Road and Beacon Parkway due to no representative present, and amended a prior resolution to add conditions for storage containers at 940 E. 12th St.

100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Aug 5, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

Council to vote on police salary ordinance and sewer rule changes

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting, including public hearings on a temporary sales trailer use variance and a vote on amending the police department salary ordinance. The council will also consider first readings of sewer use ordinance revisions and post-construction erosion control amendments.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Jul 15, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

Council to vote on annexation, zoning, and DORA ordinances

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting on July 15, 2024, with several items on the agenda. They will vote on ordinances including a police salary amendment, an annexation and R-1 zoning for land east of Fir Rd., and the establishment of a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA). They will also consider resolutions for a fiscal plan for the annexation and use variances for storage containers and a tattoo business. The council will also address the mayor's veto of Ordinance No. 5893.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Jul 1, 2024 · 18:00

City Council

Council to consider Casey's gas station rezoning, $750K repairs, annexation

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold public hearings on two use variances and consider several ordinances, including a rezoning for a Casey's convenience store and gas station, a $750,000 appropriation for repairs to City Hall elevators and the Battell Park Band Shell, a PUD amendment for a third drive-thru restaurant, and an annexation with R-1 zoning. A public hearing on the annexation will be held with no vote taken.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Jun 17, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

✓ Decided: Council approves $2M ARPA funds for Habitat for Humanity housing

The Mishawaka Common Council approved a resolution amending the ARPA fund distribution plan to allocate $2 million to Habitat for Humanity for land acquisition and infrastructure for a minimum of 40 new single-family homes, with a completion deadline of December 31, 2030. The council also passed resolutions to add properties to the acquisition list, renew the housing consortium agreement, and approve the State Board of Accounts audit. Several ordinances were adopted, including a $1.95 million transfer for road matching grants and a $2 million ARPA appropriation. A rezoning request for a Casey's convenience store was postponed to July 1.

100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Jun 3, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

Council to consider PUD amendment for third drive-thru, annexation, and $2M in appropriations

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting on June 3, 2024, with several items for discussion and action. Key items include a petition to amend a planned unit development (PUD) to allow a third drive-thru restaurant and reduce parking at a vacant lot near 3625 Bremen Hwy, and a petition to annex and zone as R-1 single-family land on the east side of Fir Rd across from Preserve Apartments. The council will also consider ordinances on first reading, including a transfer and additional appropriation for local road and bridge matching grants totaling over $2.9 million, an investment authorization, and a $2 million appropriation from the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Grant. The meeting will also include the annual operational report for local roads, streets, and bridges.

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✓ Decided: Council refers two petitions to Plan Commission, assigns ordinances

The Mishawaka Common Council approved the May 20, 2024 minutes and referred two petitions to the City Plan Commission: a PUD amendment for a third drive-thru restaurant and a zoning/annexation request. Three proposed ordinances were read and assigned to committees for public hearings. No final decisions were made on these items.

100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Thu May 30, 2024 · 18:00

City Council

✓ Decided: Mishawaka Council approves 3.75% annual electric rate hikes through 2030

The Mishawaka Common Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2024-13, establishing a new electric rate schedule with annual increases of 3.75% from 2025 through 2030. The rate hikes fund wholesale power costs, infrastructure upgrades (including 4kV to 12kV conversion), and capital needs. The ordinance passed 8-0 and became Ordinance No. 5889.

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Mon May 20, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

Council to consider Casey's gas station rezoning, postponement requested

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting, including committee meetings, approval of minutes, and public comment. The main item is a rezoning request for a proposed Casey's Convenience Store & Gas Station at the southeast corner of Douglas & Fir Rd., with the petitioner requesting postponement to June 17. The council will also consider changing meeting dates for October.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon May 6, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

✓ Decided: Council approves Jimmy John's drive-thru at 415 Bittersweet Road

The Mishawaka Common Council unanimously approved a use variance and rezoning for a Jimmy John's restaurant with a drive-thru at 415 Bittersweet Road. The property will be rezoned from R-1 residential to C-1 general commercial, and the variance allows a restaurant with a drive-thru in the C-1 district. Both measures passed 9-0, with the rezoning becoming Ordinance No. 5888.

100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Apr 22, 2024 · 18:00

City Council

Council to vote on three annexations and rezonings for commercial projects

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting, including votes on three annexation ordinances and several rezoning requests. The council will also consider resolutions for fiscal plans related to annexations and use variances, and hear reports from the Board of Zoning Appeals and City Plan Commission.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Thu Apr 11, 2024 · 18:00

City Council

Mayor to deliver State of the City address to Common Council

The Mishawaka Common Council is meeting for a special session featuring the Mayor's State of the City address. No other business is scheduled, and the agenda is otherwise procedural.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Apr 8, 2024 · 18:00

City Council

Council to hear appeals, rezonings, annexations, and tax abatement report

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold public hearings and consider several land-use items, including use variances for a food truck, a duplex, and a Jimmy John's restaurant, as well as rezonings for a Casey's convenience store and the Jimmy John's site. The council will also hold public hearings on three annexation proposals and a PUD amendment, and will receive the 2024 tax abatement compliance report. No final votes are scheduled on the annexation ordinances, which are on second reading with public hearings only.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Mar 4, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

Council to consider four annexation and zoning petitions

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting, primarily considering four annexation and zoning petitions, including one to annex 1.5 acres and amend the Douglas Common PUD for storage units, and another to annex 30.64 acres for an S-2 PUD. The meeting also includes routine items like approving minutes, accepting conflict-of-interest forms, and a presentation of voided checks.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Feb 19, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

Mishawaka Common Council meeting cancelled for lack of agenda items

The regular Mishawaka Common Council meeting scheduled for February 19, 2024, is cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. The next meeting is scheduled for March 4, 2024, at 6:00 PM.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Feb 5, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

Council to consider two PUD amendments for gas station and taller building

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting, including a police shift update and committee meetings. The main business is two ordinances on second reading that would amend planned unit developments: one to allow a convenience store with gas station and adjust parking standards, and another to increase building height and reduce setbacks. The council will also approve minutes from the prior meeting and hear public comment on non-agenda items.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Jan 22, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

Council to consider PUD amendments for gas station and taller building

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting, including first readings of two PUD amendments: one to allow a convenience store with gas station at Capital & 12th, and another to increase building height and reduce setbacks at the Enclave at Grandview. The council will also consider resolutions and ordinances on second reading, including a rezone and bond issuance for the Grandview Phase III project. Public comment is available during the meeting.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
Mon Jan 8, 2024 · 19:00

City Council

Council to vote on two PUD amendments for gas station and taller building

The Mishawaka Common Council will hold its regular meeting, including public hearings on two planned unit development (PUD) amendments: one to allow a convenience store with gas station at Capital and 12th, and another to increase building height and reduce setbacks at the Enclave at Grandview. The council will also consider rezoning properties on W. McKinley and E. Grove Street, and an ordinance amending council procedural rules. Committee appointments and officer elections are also on the agenda.

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100 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka