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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.Mhere 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 Council Regular Meeting

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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.

 

 

______________________________            ______________________________________

Douglas J. Reiter, Council President           Michael N. Lockhart, Council Vice President

 

 

______________________________            ______________________________________

Trinette S. Imhof, Council Member  Paul J. Rhodes, Council Member

 

 

______________________________            ______________________________________

Jacques S. Smith, Council Member  ATTEST:        David L. Kinder                                                                                                                                Clerk-Treasurer