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SELLERSBURG
TOWN
COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
July 11, 2005
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING:
The Sellersburg
Town Council
met on July 11, 2005 at the
Sellersburg
Town Hall
. Present were President Douglas J. Reiter, Vice President Michael
N. Lockhart, Council Member Trinette S. Imhof, Council Member Paul
J. Rhodes, Council Member Jacques S. Smith, and
Clerk-Treasurer David L. Kinder.
Town Attorney William P.
McCall, III was absent.
CALL TO ORDER:
President Douglas J. Reiter
called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
PRAYER:
Council President Douglas J.
Reiter.
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE:
Offered by all present.
President
Reiter asks if everyone has reviewed the minutes from
special meeting June 27, 2005.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to approve the minutes from
June 27, 2005 Town Council Meeting as written, seconded by Michael
N. Lockhart. 5-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
President
Reiter asks if everyone has reviewed the bills as
submitted by the Clerk-Treasurer, David L. Kinder.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to approve the bills as
submitted by the Clerk-Treasurer, David Kinder, seconded by
Jacques S. Smith. 5-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
President
Reiter asks if everyone has reviewed the invoices as
submitted by the Utility Administrator Kenneth J. Alexander.
EMC 8 water meters
$ 686.63
Water
USA
Blue Book Air Packs
2,789.77 Water
Delta Electric
11,430.83 Sewer C1
Waller
Meters Butler Road
2,888.41
Water
BioChem Polymer Belt Press
553.32
Sewer
Indiana Department Environmental Management
2,121.67
Water
Hall Signs
28.58
Street
Clark
County
Soil
and Water
471.28
Storm
Tetra Tech
67,800.00 Sewer Tap
Tetra Tech
5,700.00
Sewer Tap
The Office Supply
34.95
Sewer
MSD Environmental Services
720.00
Sewer
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FMSM
$ 6,900.00
Storm consulting
Jacques S. Smith makes a
motion to approve the invoices as submitted by the Utility
Administrator,
Ken Alexander
, seconded by Trinette S. Imhof.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS:
Appointments to Plan
Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to re appoint Louis R.
Imhof, Jr. to the Planning Commission, seconded by Jacques S.
Smith. 4-aye, 1
abstains, motion approved.
Michael N. Lockhart states
that Nancy Casteel has resigned from the Planning Commission.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to appoint Lee Mabe to
the Planning Commission, seconded by Jacques S. Smith.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
The appointment to the Board
of Zoning Appeals will be filled by the newly elected president of
the Planning Commission.
MELISSA
WOODS, (Community Development Specialist):
I have two contracts for Grant Administration, River Hills,
the first is for the sewer grant in the amount of $48,000.00
(forty-eight thousand dollars), I have two originals here that
need to be approved and signed.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion
to approve and have President Reiter sign the Sewer Grant,
approval for professional services, seconded by Jacques S. Smith.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Also, on the Downtown
Revitalization Planning Grant I have a contract for River Hills
services, the amount of that is $5,528.00 (five thousand five
hundred twenty-eight dollars), and that will be paid out of the
local match portion of the grant.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion
to approve President Reiter to sign the contract for professional
services for River Hills, seconded by Jacques S. Smith.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Melissa Woods also wants to
ask the Council to authorize Doug (President Reiter) to sign a
semi-annual report for the Revitalization and Planning Grant, for
the office of Rural Affairs; it is just a financial update on the
grant. (I do not have
that with me (Woods) this evening but as soon as I can get it to
Perry (McCall) to review which will be after this week.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion
for President Reiter to sign the Downtown Revitalization Status
Grant, after review by our Town Attorney McCall, seconded by
Jacques S. Smith. 5-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
FLORA
KUKLA: Asking
for no parking signs at driveways at her residence.
President Reiter, Council Member Lockhart and Chief
Bradshaw to meet with Mrs. Kukla and make a decision
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about the signs.
GREGORY
FIFER, (Attorney at Law):
This is to establish an area that would be eligible for tax
abatement. This is a declaratory resolution that sets up the Dietz
property as an Economic Revitalization Area that allows a
Statement of Benefits to be filed and a public hearing to be held,
which we propose to do at your next monthly public meeting, to
hear concerns about those issues and then you would pass another
resolution finalizing whatever you determine to do.
RESOLUTION
R2005-009, A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OF A 77.892-ACRE TRACT OF REAL
ESTATE LOCATED AT THE COMMONLY KNOWN ADDRESS OF
7615 STATE ROAD
31, SELLERSBURG,
CLARK COUNTY
,
INDIANA
, AS AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a
motion to approve Resolution R2005-009, seconded by Paul J.
Rhodes. 4-aye, 1-nay;
President Reiter polls the Council; Imhof, aye;
Rhodes
, aye; Reiter, aye; Lockhart, aye, Smith, nay.
Motion approved.
KEVIN
WRIGHT, (Environmental Management Corporation):
Need to purchase water meters for $2,000.00 (two thousand
dollars) worth that would give us 52 meters.
Jacques S. Smith makes a
motion to approve the $2,000.00 (two thousand dollars) for water
meters, seconded by Paul J. Rhodes.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Also at the last meeting, we
discussed the roof at the Water Treatment Plant needing repaired.
Clark Henson, supervisor at the Water Department, got three
proposals: Diamond
Roofing for $15,450.00 (fifteen thousand four hundred fifty
dollars) with 10-year warranty.
Royalty Companies for $17,847.00 (seventeen thousand eight hundred
forty-seven dollars) with 15 year warranty.
Concord
Roofing $20,647.00 (twenty thousand six hundred forty-seven dollars)
with 10-year warranty.
Jacques S. Smith makes a
motion to have Council Member Rhodes meet with the two lowest
proposals, along with
Ken Alexander
and Kevin Wright and select the best proposal, let the Town
Attorney review the contract and then sign the contract, seconded
by Michael N. Lockhart. 5-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
Have an invoice from Bastin-Logan,
Inc. for the new well for $18,684.00 (eighteen thousand six
hundred eighty-four dollars).
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion
to approve the payment of $18,684.00 (eighteen thousand six
hundred eighty-four dollars to Bastin-Logan, Inc., seconded by
Michael N. Lockhart. 5-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
KENNETH
J. ALEXANDER, (Utility Administrator):
discusses the new position of
Public
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Works Director and the
termination of the EMC (Environmental Management Cooperation)
contact.
Trinette S. Imhof makes a
motion to have Town Attorney McCall send a certified letter to
terminate the EMC contract January 13, 2006 and comply with their
contract by sending this letter 120 days prior to the end of their
contract, seconded by Michael N. Lockhart.
Alexander, we opened bids for
the paving of streets, I do not have them with me, but there were
two bidders, Mac Construction and Gohman Asphalt.
Gohmann Asphalt was the low bidder at approximately
$104,000.00 (one hundred four thousand dollars).
Michael N. Lockhart makes a
motion to award the paving contract to the low bidder Gohmann
Asphalt, seconded by Jacques S. Smith.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Have an invoice from Pace
Contracting, LLC for an Emergency Pump Connection at the Camp
Chelan Lift Station for $3,990.00 (three thousand nine hundred
ninety dollars).
Jacques S. Smith makes a
motion to pay Pace Contracting, LLC $3,990.00 (three thousand nine
hundred ninety dollars), seconded by Michael N. Lockhart.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Alexander, we are having
trouble with out fall pipe at the sewer plant.
We need to install two air relief valves on the airport
property. Pace
Contracting, LLC will do this for $6,350 per pipe.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion
to have Pace Contracting, LLC install the air relief valves for a
total of $12,700.00 (twelve thousand seven hundred dollars),
seconded by Jacques S. Smith. 5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
MICHAEL
N. LOCKHART, (Council Member):
Makes a motion to contribute to IACT (
Indiana
Association
Cities
and Towns) $424.97 (four hundred twenty-four and 97/100 dollars)
for an IACT Local Government Finance Proposal, seconded by Jacques
S. Smith. 5-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
DOUGLAS
J. REITER, (Town Council President):
need a motion to permit me to sign financial agreement for
leasing of (police) vehicles pending review of the lease by Town
Attorney McCall, seconded by Jacques S. Smith.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
KENNETH
J. ALEXANDER (Utility Administrator):
I recommend that the Town increase Mr. Tanner, the Building
Commissioner, contract by $7,500.00 (seven thousand five hundred
dollars) so he can check sump pump connections throughout the
Town.
Jacques S. Smith makes a
motion for President Reiter to sign an addition to Mr. Tanner’s
contract, effective now, seconded by Michael N. Lockhart.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
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Trinette S. Imhof makes a
motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Michael N. Lockhart.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved and meeting adjourned at 8:41 P.M.
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