Noblesville Common Council - 10/13/26

The Noblesville Common Council met on October 13, 2026. Procurement and capital-funding items included approval of a $33,000 additional appropriation from the Downtown Development Fund for a mural in the Park Link Pass tunnel; staff said the artist selection would consider local artists and that the project includes a graffiti-resistant coating. The council also advanced an appropriation for a power-washer attachment for a Street Department utility vehicle, funded through the Downtown Development Fund, by setting a public hearing for October 27; no amount was stated in the transcript. Public hearings were also set for October 27 on an appropriation of tourism capital funds for Riverview Health Arena bond repayment and on appropriation of proceeds from a one-year bond for capital projects. The tourism-tax distribution to Noblesville has changed from 0.5 to 0.75 percentage points of the 8% tax under state law. No vendor award or contract selection was identified.

The council approved the mural appropriation ordinance, a Promenade Shops plan-development amendment allowing an additional restaurant drive-through subject to development conditions, and the 2027 meeting schedule. It heard information about an amendment for an addition to the Hamilton County public-safety training center, with completion of the training site anticipated around May 2027, and approved claims as presented. A city official reported that the Street Department received a CUFA grant to plant 14 trees on South 9th Street and that an MPO grant application for construction was being submitted. The council also considered an excess-levy appeal related to costs from two annexations; the transcript does not clearly capture the final vote on that resolution.