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Town Council Meeting Minutes
SELLERSBURG TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
November 14, 2005
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING:
The Sellersburg Town Council met on
November 14, 2005 at the Sellersburg Town Hall. Present were 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.
Council President Douglas J. Reiter was
absent.
CALL TO ORDER:
Vice-President Michael N. Lockhart
called the meeting to order at 7:20 P.M.
PRAYER:
Council Member Paul J. Rhodes gave the
opening prayer.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Offered by all present.
Vice-President Lockhart
asks if everyone had reviewed the minutes of the October 10, 2005 meeting.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to
approve the minutes of the October 10, 2005 meeting as written, seconded by
Paul J. Rhodes. 4-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Vice-President Lockhart
asks if everyone has had a chance to review the invoices submitted by the
Clerk-Treasurer.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to
approve payment of the invoices as submitted by the Clerk-Treasurer,
seconded by Trinette S. Imhof. 4-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Have invoices submitted by the Utility
Administrator:
Alexanders Triple A.
Sales 11-07-05 Invoice 103 $ 1,565.00
Tow
Zone 10-20-05
1617 4,199.00
R-Delivery Systems,
Inc 10-26-05 102605 91.31
B J. Heating & Air, Inc
10-13-05
13893 300.00
Jacobi, Toombs & Lanz
10-26-05 05-1920 720.00
Greentree Applied
Systems 11-01-05
1,000.00
Gohmann
Asphalt
10-13-05 119,054.36
Pace Contracting, LLC
10-31-05
850 164,048.40
Greenbaum Associates
10-23-05 05-416
1,286.80
Carmerica
10-18-05 01-53647 320.84
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Purafil,
Inc 10-19-05
128395 2,842.60
Charlie Alignment Svc.
10-27-05 24126 450.12
Environmental Management
09-15-05 85.00
Holy Moley
Says 10-18-05 7741
790.20
Beckman
Laboratory 10-20-05 157988
500.00
Ohio Valley Ready
Mix 10-04-05 83082
305.00
Ohio Valley Ready
Mix 10-05-05 83113
187.50
Ohio Valley Ready
Mix 10-06-05 83150
111.25
Big G Supply, Inc.
11-01-05
1,996.71
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to
approve the invoices submitted by the Utility Administrator, seconded by
Paul J. Rhodes. 4-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
VIRGIL BOLLY, (Attorney-at-Law):
Representing the Gillenwater family for rezoning of property in front of
(Garr) funeral home, 7800 highway 311, from R1, Residential to B1, Business.
The Council advises Mr. Bolly to re-submit his request to the Plan
Commission and request this property be zoned as B3. The Plan Commission
meeting is 6:00 P.M., December 19, 2005 and the Council can hold a special
meeting following the Plan Commission meeting and approve the new zoning.
MELISSA WOODS, (River Hills
Economic Development District): I have the first invoice for the
Downtown Planning Grant and it is for the Estopinal Group, invoice #107249,
in the amount of $29,850.00 (twenty-nine thousand eight hundred fifty
dollars).
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to pay the
invoice 107249 to the Estopinal Group, seconded by Jacques S. Smith. 4-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
The Sellersburg Sewer Improvement CFF
Grant bids went out November 10 and the other will go out on Thursday,
November 17. There will be a pre-bid meeting, Friday, November 18 at 10:00
A.M. here at the Town Hall and the bids will be opened on December 1
at 2:00 P.M.
BRENDA WENNING, (M & J
Properties): This is reference the tax abatement that was discussed
at the last Council meeting.
Jason A. Lopp, Attorney, I am
representing a company that is interested in this property and the tax
abatement that is in place now could effect the sale of the property to
United Road, a nation wide trucking company.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion for the
Building Inspector to re-inspect the location and not to forward the
Resolution rescinding the abatement, seconded by Paul J. Rhodes. 4-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
BILL MINERS, requesting a
15 foot Ingress/Egress easement behind his property.
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Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to table
this request until the next meeting, seconded by Trinette S. Imhof. 4-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
KENNETH A. ALEXANDER, (Utility
Administrator): Tetra Tech, Inc. has requested a change order to
the Work Order Contract for Design and Construction Services Dated January
17, 2005. They have put in extra time and work that is outside the scope of
their original contract.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to approve
change order # 1 for Tetra Tech, Inc in the amount of $38,500.00
(thirty-eight thousand five hundred dollars), seconded by Trinette S.
Imhof. 4-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Mr. Alexander request the hiring of a
billing clerk for the utility department, 40 (forty) hours per week at
$14.00 (fourteen dollars) per hour.
Trinette S. Imhof makes a motion to
amend the salary ordinance to hire a billing clerk at $14.00 (fourteen
dollars) per hour starting in the month of December (2005), seconded by
Jacques S. Smith. 4-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Have contract for the Summitt Project,
the Town will not incur any cost for this project, the contract is with
Jacobi, Toombs and Lanz, Engineering, Inc. to do the engineering on the
roadwork and the sewer upgrade to Bean Road lift station. The amounts are
$74,000.00 (seventy-four thousand dollars) for the engineering of the sewer
and roadwork and the additional $70,000.00 (seventy thousand dollars) for
inspection. This should be contingent that Mr. Summitt escrows the full
amount and the funds are made available to the Town to pay the roadwork.
Trinette S. Imhof makes a motion to
approve the contract as stated above, seconded by Paul J. Rhodes. 4-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
Need to have contracts signed with Omega
Railroad for the sewer expansion.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to approve
payment of License Agreement for Underground Pipelines, Cables and Conduits
with Omega Railroad, License # LI-SEL-002, in the amount of $11,000.00
(eleven thousand dollars), seconded by Jacques S. Smith. 4-aye, 0-nay,
motion approved.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to approve
payment of Addendum to License Agreement # LI-PH-001-B in the amount of
$7,500.00 (seven thousand five hundred dollars), seconded by Jacques S.
Smith. 4-aye, 0-nay, motion approved
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to approve
payment of Addendum # 251283 for $11,899.49 (eleven thousand eight hundred
ninety-nine and 49/100 dollars). $4,399.49 (four thousand three Town
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hundred ninety-nine and 49/100 dollars
of this amount is past due from 1995 and $7,500.00 (seven thousand five
hundred dollars) as a one time license fee, seconded by Jacques S. Smith.
4-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to approve
payment of Addendum to Agreement # 251282 for $11,899.49 (eleven thousand
eight hundred ninety-nine and 49/100 dollars). $4,399.49 (four thousand
three hundred ninety-nine and 49/100 dollars) of this amount is past due
from 1995 and $7,500.00 (seven thousand five hundred dollars) as a one-time
license fee, seconded by Trinette S. Imhof. 4-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
WILLIAM P. McCALL, III, (Town
Attorney): Presents Resolution No. R2005-013, establishing a
Cellular Telephone Policy for the Town of Sellersburg and reads the
Resolution.
Trinette S. Imhof makes a motion to
approve Resolution No. R2005-013, RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A CELLULAR
TELEPHONE POLICY FOR THE TOWN OF SELLERSBURG, seconded by Jacques
S. Smith. 4-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Trinette S. Imhof makes a motion to
adjourn, seconded by Jacques S. Smith. 4-aye, 0-nay, motion approved and
meeting adjourned at 9:02 P.M.
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Douglas J. Reiter, Council
President Michael N. Lockhart, Council Vice President
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Trinette S. Imhof, Council Member
Paul J. Rhodes, Council Member
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Jacques S. Smith, Council Member
ATTEST: David L. Kinder
Clerk-Treasurer
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