Town Council Meeting minutes January 5, 2016

Re-Organization Meeting of Town Council

January 5, 2016 6:30 PM

Members Present: Todd Everling, J. Scott Flick, Katie Regan, Clerk Teresa Duke.

Absent: Scott Deyoe and Joyce Higginbottom.

Clerk Teresa Duke called to order the Town Council Re-Organization meeting. Mrs. Duke asked for nominations for President. Mr. Everling nominated Scott Deyoe. The nomination was seconded by J. Scott Flick. Katie Regan abstained. The motion was approved with one abstention. Scott Deyoe will be President for the year 2016. Mrs. Duke asked for nominations for Vice President. J. Scott Flick nominated Todd Everling. Katie Regan seconded the nomination. The motion was approved. Todd Everling was elected Vice President for 2016.

Todd Everling closed the re-organization meeting.

Greentown Town Council Meeting

January 5, 2016 6:45 PM

Members Present: Todd Everling, J. Scott Flick, Katie Regan, Clerk Teresa Duke.

Absent: Scott Deyoe and Joyce Higginbottom.

Meeting was called to order by Mr. Everling.

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

Approval of Dockets: General Fund total expenses for December 2, 2015 – January 5, 2016 were $89,757.66. Water Utility was $102,359.16. The Wastewater Utilities totaled $142,928.17. Mr. Everling asked for a motion to accept. Motion was made by Mr. Flick. Motion was seconded by Katie Regan. Motion carried.

Items from Attorney: Mr. Peelle is currently working on the Danny Barton case on West Payton Street. Mr. Peelle asked Marshal Bennett to give him an updated status on the property and to give him a list of what is still in violation.

Mr. Peelle received a formal letter from Eastern Howard Schools requesting to be put on the agenda for the January 19^th Town Council meeting regarding a answer to a question they asked back at the October 6^th Town Council meeting about putting separate water meters on the irrigation systems.

Engineer Report: Dylan Lambermont from Wessler Engineering opened the sealed quotes for exploratory well drilling on new test wells No. 5 and 6.

Bastin Logan Water Services, Inc. Peerless Midwest Inc.

P.O. Box Box 55 17707 Sun Park Drive

237 West Monroe Street Westfield, IN. 46074

Franklin, IN. 46131

Lump Sum Quote $144,445.00 Lump Sum Quote $115,000.00

Mr. Everling asked for a motion to accept Peerless Midwest Inc. quote of $115,000.00 to be paid out of the cash reserve fund (ordinance 2015-9) for exploratory well drilling on new test sites 5 and 6. Motion was made Mr. Flick. Motion was seconded by Katie Regan. Motion carried.

Greentown Fire Dept. Report: For the month of November 2015, the Greentown Fire Department had 49 EMS runs, 9 fire and 3 rescue. December 2015 the Greentown Fire Department had 31 EMS runs, 6 fire and 2 rescue. The total runs for 2015 was 650

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

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

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

Mrs. Duke received a faxed notification from Eugene Miller’s Doctors (Midwest Center for Joint Replacement) requesting that Mr. Miller be allowed to return to work on Monday January the 11^th. Council approved Mr. Miller to return to work on January 11, 2016.

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

Old Business: None.

New Business: Mrs. Duke announced that wards 1, 2, and 3 will be up for re-election in 2016 and each election will be for a 4 year term. Current seats are held by J. Scott Flick, Joyce Higginbottom and Katie Regan. The election for Greentown Town Council will be run by the Howard County Clerk.

Mr. Klein gave an update on the water towers. Utility Service Group (USG) has cleaned and installed the new mixing system on the south tower and is waiting for the power hook-up to be done. No date was given but USG will work next on the north tower.

Guests: Mr. Ron Simpson, owner of 128 N. Meridian, gave an update on his progress with the building. Mr. Simpson has indicated that property taxes have been paid. Mr. Simpson has a contract signed with a brick mason to repoint the bricks on the building but due to weather and other obligations the contractor could not give a date when work would begin. Seven (7) dumpsters have been used so far to remove debris. Fifty-four (54) tires have been removed from this site as well.

Mr. Simpson asked the council to drop the lawsuit against him on his building at 128 N. Meridian since the building is showing substantial improvement. Mr. Peelle advised the council not to dismiss the case against Mr. Simpson until the building is deemed safe and secure. There is a status report hearing set for January 26, 2016. The council asked Mr. Peelle to extend the status report hearing since Mr. Simpson is showing progress. Mr. Peelle asked Mr. Simpson how much time he would like and Mr. Simpson would like until June 1, 2016. Mr. Peelle will cancel the January 26^th status hearing and have it reset for around the June 1^st date.

Lorry Nester asked Mr. Klein about the status on the lead that was found in homes when conducting required testing from Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Mr. Klein stated that the Water Utility is following all of the procedures that are required by IDEM and Greentown water is safe to use.

Questions were brought up again by residents in regards to selling the utilities. The council along with Mr. Klein, Mrs. Duke and Mr. Peelle addressed several aspects that were still being questioned.

Adjourn: Mr. Everling asked for a motion to adjourn. Motion was made by Mr. Flick. Motion was seconded by Katie Regan. Motion carried.