Town
Council Meeting Minutes
April Meeting Minutes
The Sellersburg
Town Council
met on April 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, Town Attorney William P.
McCall, III and Clerk-Treasurer David L. Kinder.
CALL TO ORDER:
President Douglas J. Reiter called the meeting
to order at 7:00 P.M.
PRAYER:
Reverend Father Paul Richart,
St. Paul
’s Catholic Church.
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE:
Troop 7, Boy Scouts of America, presented the
colors and leads everyone in the pledge of allegiance.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS:
NATHAN
GRIMES, (Renaissance Design Build, Inc.) presents the
Council with a General Services Agreement.
NEW
BUSINESS:
NATHAN
GRIMES, (Renaissance Design Build, Inc.), represents Gary
Speth requesting a sewer extension in Sunset Hills sub-division.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to give
preliminary approval to the sewer extension to Sunset Hills,
seconded by Michael N. Lockhart.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
NATHAN
GRIMES, (Renaissance Design Build, Inc.), reference vacating
a lot for Jerry Berge in
Greenwood
sub-division.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to consider
on the first reading ORDINANCE
NO. 2005-010, AN ORDINANCE VACATING A LOT IN THE TOWN OF
SELLERSBURG, INDIANA, seconded by Paul J. Rhodes.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to approve
Ordinance No. 2005-010 on the first reading, seconded by Jacques S.
Smith. 5-aye, 0-nay,
motion approved.
NATHAN
GRIMES, (Renaissance Design Build, Inc.), presents an
ordinance for a zoning
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change
for Steve Doherty at
1228 Bringham Drive
. Change the zoning from
an I-1 to a B-3.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to approve ORDINANCE
NO. 2005-012, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ZONING CHANGE WITHIN THE TOWN
OF
SELLERSBURG
,
INDIANA
, seconded by Michael N. Lockhart.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
PRESIDENT
REITER advises the Council that Linda Davidson wants to
construct a chain link fence in an alleyway that is not used by the
Town.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to approve
the construction of the fence, pending approval of a variance from
the Zoning Appeals and having Town Attorney McCall draft a letter to
Mrs. Davidson permitting her to install the fence, seconded by Paul
J. Rhodes. 5-aye, 0-nay,
motion approved.
JOHN
TOOMBS, (Jacobi, Toombs and Lance Engineering, Inc.):
reference the State Road 311 utility relocation bid.
Toombs recommends that the bid be awarded to Excel Excavating
for $78,142.78 (seventy-eight thousand one hundred forty-two and
78/100 dollars). INDOT
(Indiana Department of Transportation) will reimburse the entire
cost of the project.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to award the
bid to Excel Excavating for $78,142.78 (seventy-eight thousand one
hundred forty-two and 78/100 dollars), seconded by Paul J. Rhodes.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
PRESIDENT
REITER, asks the Council if they have read the minutes of the
Special Meeting on March 31, 2005?
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to approve
the minutes, as written, for the Special Town Council Meeting on
March 31, 2005, seconded by Jacques S. Smith.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
PRESDIENT
REITER, asks the Council if they have read the minutes of the
Regular Town Council Meeting of March 14, 2005?
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to approve the
minutes, as written, for the Regular Town Council Meeting of March
14, 2005, seconded by Michael N. Lockhart.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
PRESIDENT
REITER, asks the Council if they have reviewed the bills as
submitted by the Clerk-Treasurer?
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to approve the
bills as submitted by the Clerk-Treasurer, seconded by Paul J.
Rhodes. President Reiter
questions the payment of the cleaning of the Town Hall, $100.00 (one
hundred dollars) for the Town Hall and $50.00 (fifty dollars) for
the
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Treasurer Office, so he recommends that the
motion be amended to pay only the $100.00 (one hundred dollars) for
the cleaning, $50.00 (fifty dollars) for cleaning the Town Hall and
$50.00 (fifty dollars) for cleaning the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office,
for a total of $100.00 (one hundred dollars) 5-aye, 0-nay, and
motion approved as amended.
PRESIDENT
REITER presents the Sewer Plant Construction Contract.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to approve the
contract of Pace Contracting, LLC for $2,550,000.00 (two million
five hundred fifty thousand dollars), seconded by Michael N.
Lockhart. 5-aye, 0-nay,
motion approved.
PRESIDENT
REITER presents an invoice for a new commercial mower, from (
New Albany
Ford Tractor, Inc.) for $7,499.00 (seven thousand four hundred
ninety-nine dollars) which will be paid equally by Sewer, Water and
Street Departments.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to pay this
invoice, seconded by Jacques S. Smith.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
PRESIDENT REITER states that Kevin Harper has
been acting superintendent of the Street and Sanitation Departments
and that his pay be increased to $20.10 per hour, retroactive for 30
days since he has been doing this for forty-five days.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to increase Kevin
Harper’s pay to $20.10 (twenty and 10/100 dollars) and make it
retroactive for 30 days, seconded by Jacques S. Smith.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
PRESIDENT
REITER asks Town Attorney McCall to read ORDINANCE
2005-011, AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE TOWN OF
SELLERSBURG IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGEMENT
.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to consider
Ordinance 2005-011 on the first reading, seconded by Michael N.
Lockhart. 5-aye, 0-nay,
motion approved.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to approve
Ordinance 2005-011 on the first reading, seconded by Michael N.
Lockhart. 5-aye, 0-nay,
motion approved.
TOWN ATTORNEY McCALL presents and reads ORDINANCE 2005-012, AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO 2004-026,
ORDINANCE CONTROLLING URBAN CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF WITHIN THE TOWN
OF
SELLERSBURG
, INDIANA.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to consider
Ordinance 2005-012 on the first reading, seconded by Jacques S.
Smith. 5-aye, 0-nay,
motion approved.
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Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to approve
Ordinance 2005-012 on the first reading, seconded by Jacques S.
Smith. 5-aye, 0-nay,
motion approved.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to approve the
Building Commissioner to issue permits and collect fees and the MS4
operator the authority to issue fines for non-compliance, seconded
by Michael N. Lockhart. 5-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to give
Council President Reiter authority to sign RULE 13, Certification of
the Development, Implementation, Management, and Enforcement of an
Erosion and Sediment Control Program for the Construction Site Storm
Water run-Off Control MCM and Certification of the Plan to Detect,
Address, and Eliminate Illicit Discharges for the Illicit Detection
and Elimination MCM, seconded by Jacques S. Smith.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
KEVIN
WRIGHT, (Environmental Management Corporation):
Request approval to pay REMC $1,651.00 (one thousand six
hundred fifty-one dollars) to move electrical poles at the
Wastewater Treatment Plant because of the new construction.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to approve paying
the invoice from REMC, seconded by Jacques S. Smith.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Kevin Wright asks that EMC be reimbursed
$132.48 (one hundred thirty-two and 48/100 dollars) for Meter Tap.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to pay the
$132.48 (one hundred thirty-two and 48/100 dollars) to EMC for the
Meter Tap, seconded by Michael N. Lockhart.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
PRESIDENT
REITER states that in the EMC contract if there is utility
increase that the Town will pay the extra cost.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to pay EMC
the April Sewer Department Operating Component of $55,037.88
(fifty-five thousand thirty-seven and 88/100 dollars), the April
Water Department Operating Component of $36,059.30 (thirty-six
thousand fifty-nine and 30/100 dollars); the April MVH Operating
Component of $3,795.71 (three thousand seven hundred ninety-five and
71/100 dollars), seconded by Jacques S. Smith.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
The Electric/Gas Threshold Increase 1/1/04 –
3/31/05 for $19, 697.81 (nineteen thousand six hundred ninety-seven
and 81/100 dollars) withhold until the Council checks into the
contract.
Kevin Wright advises the Council that one of
the trucks was involved in an accident; a tree fell onto the truck.
The insurance company has totaled the truck with a salvage
value of $5,915.00 (five thousand nine hundred fifteen dollars).
Mr. Wright has quotes for two new trucks from
Jim O’Neal Ford. A
2005 F-150 4 x 4
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Cab, 8 foot bed for the water department at a
cost of $18,001.65 (eighteen thousand one and 65/100 dollars) and a
2005 F250, 4 x 4, Regular Cab, 8 foot bed for the sewer department
for $21,432.65 (twenty-one thousand four hundred thirty-two and
65/100 dollars).
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to purchase the
two trucks for a total of $39,434.30 (thirty-nine thousand four
hundred thirty-four and 30/100 dollars), seconded by Michael N.
Lockhart. 5-aye, 0-nay,
motion approved.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to send the
title for the wrecked truck to the insurance company so they can
send a check for $5,915.00 (five thousand nine hundred fifteen
dollars) for the salvage value of the truck, seconded by Paul J.
Rhodes. 5-aye, 0-nay,
motion approved.
Jacques S. Smith presents an invoice and makes
a motion to pay Kiesler’s Police Supply, Inc. for $589.00 for a
Sig P226 40 Caliber Special Configuration, seconded by Michael N.
Lockhart. 5-aye, 0-nay,
motion approved.
WILLIAM
P. McCALL, III, (Town Attorney): Presents
and reads two resolutions for software from Keystone Consulting
Services.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to approve RESOLUTION
NO. R2005-005, ADOPTING KEYSTONE
CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. FINANCIAL SOFTWARE, seconded by
Jacques S. Smith, 5-aye, 0-nay, and motion approved.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to approve RESOLUTION
NO. R2005-006, ADOPTING KEYSTONE
CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. COURT SOFTWARE, seconded by Michael N.
Lockhart. 5-aye, 0-nay,
motion approved.
TRINETTE
S. IMHOF: Need
to have replacements to the Zoning Appeals Board for Louis R. Imhof,
Jr. and two replacements for the Plan Commission to replace Louis R.
Imhof, Jr. and “Woody” Bailey.
PRESIDENT REITER suggests that the Council
consider raising the litter penalty to $1,000.00 (one thousand
dollars) at the next Council meeting.
Kevin Staton, developer of Adams Creek
sub-division, asks the Council to consider having the street sweeper
come through the sub-division and sweep the streets.
President Reiter says this can be discussed at the next
Council meeting.
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Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to adjourn the
meeting, seconded by Michael N. Lockhart.
5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved and meeting adjourned at 8:18
P.M.
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