Town Council minutes July 7, 2015

Greentown Town Council Meeting

July 7, 2015 6:30 PM

Members Present: Scott Deyoe, Todd Everling, Dan Adams, J. Scott Flick, Joyce Higginbottom, Clerk Teresa Duke
Meeting was called to order by President Scott Deyoe.

Minutes of Previous Meeting: The minutes of the previous meeting were presented for additions or corrections. Mr. Deyoe asked for a motion to accept. Motion was made by Mr. Adams. Motion was seconded by Mr. Everling. Motion carried.

Approval of Docket: General Fund total expenses for June 17^th – July 7^th were $61,716.02. Water Co. was $25,851.39. The Wastewater Utilities totaled $109,883.20. Stormwater Utility was $2,005.53. Mr. Deyoe asked for a motion to accept. Motion was made by Mr. Everling. Motion was seconded by Mr. Flick. Motion carried.

Items from Attorney: None.

Engineer Report: Mr. Deyoe opened the sealed quotes for the Meadows Lift Station Improvement Project. The quote from Deichman Excavating of Logansport, IN, was $163,800. The quote from F & K Construction, Inc. of Flora, IN, was $95,203. The quote from Davidson Excavating of Russiaville, IN, came in at $158,000. Mr. Brauen will do the tabulations on the quotes and report back to the council.

Mr. Deyoe read a proposal from Peerless Midwest, Inc. to do a Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessment, Sanitary Setbacks at Production Wells 2 and 3. The estimated cost to perform Phase I ESA is $4,000. The estimated cost to complete a Phase II ESA at the Site is $11,905. Mr. Deyoe asked for a motion to accept the proposal from Peerless Midwest, Inc. to perform Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessment at Wells 2 & 3. Motion was made by Mr. Everling. Motion was seconded by Mr. Flick. Motion carried.

Greentown Fire Dept. Report: For the month of June 2015, the Greentown Fire Department had 4 rescue, 9 fire and 52 EMS runs.

Police Dept. Report: Reading of the Paper Report. Mr. Deyoe asked for a motion to accept the report. Motion was made by Mr. Flick. Motion was seconded by Mrs. Higginbottom. Motion carried.

Marshal Bennett informed the council that Officer Skinner completed his physical assessment from the Police Academy and passed. Officer Skinner will start the Police Academy for 15 weeks at the end of the month.

Marshal Bennett turned over the 2004 Ford Expedition and the 2009 Crown Victoria to Brad Howell Ford as part of the trade in agreement with the two new leased police vehicles.

Water Report: Reading of the Paper Report. Mr. Deyoe asked for a motion to accept the report. Motion was made by Mr. Adams. Motion was seconded by Mr. Flick. Motion carried.

Street Report: Reading of the Paper Report. Mr. Deyoe asked for a motion to accept the report. Motion was made by Mr. Flick. Motion was seconded by Mr. Everling. Motion carried.

Wastewater Report: Reading of the Paper Report. Mr. Deyoe asked for a motion to accept the report. Motion was made by Mr. Everling. Motion was seconded by Mr. Adams. Motion carried.

Open Sealed Bids for the 2000 Ford F250: Mr. Deyoe opened 5 sealed bids to purchase the Wastewater Utilities 2000 Ford F250. The highest bid was submitted by Dennis Maple in the amount of $2,000.

Howard County Indiana Project 25 Radio System: A presentation was made to the council about building a new radio tower in Greentown. The presenters were Gary Bates, 911 Communications Director from the Howard County Sheriff Department, Terry Burnworth from Pyramid Consulting and Ted Hurley from J&K Construction who will build the tower. The current EDACS 800 Mhz radio system is at end-of-life. Manufacturing end dates occurred in 2013. New systems must meet National Standard of P-25. The State of Indiana is upgrading in 2015 and 2016. Howard County will install a new, 180 foot tall self-supporting, lattice type tower to provide radio communications coverage for the public safety radio systems in the Greentown Indiana area.

The council gave a preliminary okay to this project and the Howard County P25 Radio System Committee will come back at later date with final details and an approval request for the Town Council.

Indiana Wesleyan University Donation of 3-Acres of Land: IWU received two land parcels (Eastcrest S/DSEC2 Lots 44 & 45 & VAC Holiday DR ADJ to 42) as gifts from a donor several years ago. As time has gone on, IWU explored the potential of selling the properties but was not successful. IWU would like to donate the property to the Town of Greentown for either a park or for economic development potential to the Town. If accepted, IWU would not place a deed restriction on the properties. The Town would be free to use any or all of it for any purpose as the Council sees fit. IWU would like to experience no cost in the transfer of the property from IWU to the Town of Greentown. The Town of Greentown will be responsible for costs associated with the transfer.

Mr. Deyoe asked for a motion to accept the donation of 3 acres of land from IWU for a Town Park. Motion was made by Mrs. Higginbottom. Motion was seconded by Mr. Flick. Motion carried.

Park Advisory Board Report: None.

Old Business: None.

New Business: Mr. Adams commented that the Lt. Michael Andry Memorial Ride was very well organized and the clean-up afterwards was really appreciated.

Guests: Rachel Jenkins and Jeanne DeAngulo both presented complaints about private fireworks being set off in town. The fireworks were extremely loud and at times set off late in the evening. Both individuals wanted to know if Greentown could have an ordinance addressing the fireworks. Mr. Deyoe explained that there is not a need for Greentown to establish an ordinance separate from the State of Indiana guidelines. The time spent to develop an ordinance controlling fireworks would be too great when balanced against the difficulty of the Town Marshall being able to enforce such an ordinance. Additionally, the State of Indiana has existing guidelines established for fireworks that our local police already use in patrolling the streets of Greentown.

Pat Maple from 227 N. Gladstone is having flooding issue on his drive-way from the drainage of the elevator property. Mr. Klein would like the Town to donate a load of stone as a temporary stop gap. This will help Mr. Maple with water flow until the Town can work on the drainage issue. Council okayed the load of stone.

Adjourn: Mr. Deyoe asked for a motion to adjourn. Motion was made by Mr. Flick.. Motion was seconded by Mr. Adams. Motion carried.