# Terre Haute City Council — Regular Meeting, 2026-05-07 Source: [Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgCU9CV_VII) · [Agenda](https://www.terrehaute.in.gov/Documents/Government/City%20Council/Agendas%20and%20Minutes/2026/Agenda%20Rollcall%205-7-2026.pdf?t%3D202605181053050) · [Minutes](https://www.terrehaute.in.gov/Documents/Government/City%20Council/Agendas%20and%20Minutes/2026/City%20Council%20Minutes%205-7-2026.pdf?t%3D202606111454370) No item-level video timestamps are available from the agenda text alone; the meeting-level video and agenda links above are the anchor for every line below until the highlight/verify stages resolve `at_s` values from the transcript. ## Item-by-item roll 1. **Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag** — led by Councilperson Amanda Thompson. Ceremonial, no disposition. [Agenda] 2. **Calling of the Roll** — procedural. No disposition stated in the agenda text. [Agenda] 3. **Thirty (30) Minutes of Time for Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda** — Kevin Southwood spoke on the theme that "every person needs to talk about positive things in Terre Haute"; Councilperson Tammy Boland asked Mr. Southwood what his list included; Councilperson Todd Nation commented on his own list. No disposition (public comment, not a votable item). [Agenda] 4. **Correcting the Journal of the Preceding Meeting if Needed** — NONE. [Agenda] 5. **Communication from the Mayor** — Mayor Brandon Sakbun reported on: the city holding one clean-up per month through August; the Employment Expo; the Rea Park Trail Community Crossing Grant; sidewalk repair progress; demolition of unsafe buildings; blight elimination; Indiana Theater status; preparing a list of historical properties in Downtown Terre Haute; and rewriting Chapter 10 of City Code. Councilperson Todd Nation asked about the clean-up events and utility lines at Rea Park. Council President Anthony Dinkel commented on the Indiana Theater project. Councilperson Kandace Hinton commented on re-writing Chapter 10. No disposition (report/discussion, not a votable item). [Agenda] 6. **Reports from City Officials** — NONE. [Agenda] 7. **Reports from Board of Public Works and Safety** — NONE. [Agenda] 8. **Reports from Standing Committees** — NONE. [Agenda] 9. **Reports from Non-Standing Committees** — NONE. [Agenda] 10. **Items Previously Tabled** — NONE. [Agenda] 11. **Tax Abatements for Confirmation** — NONE. [Agenda] 12. **Items on Second Reading** (Appropriations / General Ordinances / Special Ordinances / Resolutions) — NONE on all four sub-categories. [Agenda] 13. **Items on First Reading — General Ordinance 5, 2026** — "Amending City Code, Chapter 4, Article 26, Designate Outdoor Refreshments Area" . Motion to take action made by Councilperson DeBaun, seconded by Councilperson Loudermilk; motion carried unanimously. **Disposition: PASSED.** (First Reading — Appropriations, Special Ordinances, and Resolutions sub-categories were all NONE.) [Agenda] 14a. **Review of CF-1 Filings — Gurukrupa Hospitality, CF1 RS 6, 2016** — **Disposition: FOUND IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE.** [Agenda] 14b. **Review of CF-1 Filings — Priser Properties, CF1 RS 18, 2017** — **Disposition: FOUND IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE.** Discussion: Councilperson Todd Nation asked City Clerk Michelle Edwards about the steps in reviewing a CF-1 form; Clerk Edwards responded. Councilperson Cheryl Loudermilk commented on the Fallen Hero ceremony. [Agenda] --- *Item-by-item roll only — this is the archive layer, not a transcript. The full transcript stays in `_private/Pipeline/` for the highlight stage. Per-item `at_s` video anchors and any resulting `Ledger/Highlights/` notes are added by the downstream `highlight`/`verify` pipeline stages, not by this ingest pass.*