Minutes 2/4/15

Meeting Minutes- February 4, 2015

The Churubusco Town Council met on February 4, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Hall. Members present were President Mark Pepple, Council Members Frank Kessler and Alan Malcolm, and Clerk-Treasurer, Madalyn Sade-Bartl. Also in attendance were area residents Pat Stanford and Michael Shanabarger; Dave Pearson, Churubusco Main Street; Mark Jesse, GAI Consultants; Lori Shipman, grant administrator for the MSRP; Brandon Bushee, Brooks Construction; Greg Barkley, The Post & Mail; Viv Sade, Churubusco News; Waste Water Superintendant, Bob Gray; and Park Superintendant, Rick Krider.

Council President Mark Pepple called the meeting to order, welcomed visitors and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll was called by the Clerk. All members were present

Approval of January 21, 2014 meeting minutes:

Mr. Kessler made a motion to approve the minutes. Mr. Malcolm seconded and the motion carried 3-0.

Approval of Claims and Payroll Vouchers:

Claims Vouchers dated for February 4, 2015 in the amount of $102,445.87 were approved.

Public Comment:

There were no public comments.

Old Business:

There was no old business.

New Business:

1. Main Street Bid Opening: Ms. Bartl presented two sealed bids for the Main Street revitalization project. President Pepple wished for Mr. Kessler to open and present the bids as he had been such a driving force in the project. The bid for E&B paving was opened first and Brooks Construction second. The bid amounts can be found on the attached bid document. Mark Jesse asked the Council for permission to take the bids back with him to ensure all the required information was in the bids. The Council agreed by consensus. Further action on the bids will be taken at the next meeting.
2. 2.      Bid for Windsor Lift Station Project: Mr. Gray presented to Council a bid from Ironclad Excavating (attached) for a project to construct a direct line from the Windsor lift station directly to the Waste Water Plant. The lift station was currently hooked to the Clingerman and Line lift station and that station was not handling the additional load. Mr. Kessler and President Pepple stated they would feel more comfortable making a decision about the project if they saw other bids since the project was so expensive. Mr. Gray stated he would obtain more bids.

Department Reports:

Jeremy Hart, Town Supervisor:

Mr. Hart was not present but left the attached report.

Bob Gray, Waste Water Treatment Plant Supervisor

Mr. Gray reported he was also obtaining bids to replace raw pumps and stated that there was an issue with the flight distributor. It should be pumping at 240 gallons a minute, but was only pumping at 100 gallons. He was also demoing new DOD and PH meters. He stated that the new machines do the same as two old ones and were less costly to maintain.

Michael Engle, Town Marshal:

Marshal Engle was not present. Ms. Bartl stated they had picked up the new car and the graphics had been completed. The lights and other equipment were on order and they were just waiting for them to come in and they would then be installed.

Rick Krider, Park Supervisor:

Mr. Krider had nothing to report.

Ron Felger, Town Attorney:

Mr. Felger was not present.

Council Reports:

Frank Kessler:

Mr. Kessler stated he had been busy with the Main Street grant and attended the pre-bid meeting on the 28^th.

 Alan Malcolm:

Mr. Malcolm had nothing to report.

President Mark Pepple:

President Pepple stated the EMA was trying to focus less on spills and more on community functions such as supporting fire departments and other emergency personnel.

Madalyn Sade-Bartl:

Ms. Bartl stated Kari had sent out letters that day to all citizens with sidewalks notifying them of the snow and ice removal ordinance. She stated there had been numerous complaints from the mail carriers and parents whose children walked to school. Pat Stanford made a comment about the plow drivers driving too fast while plowing. Ms. Bartl stated she would speak to the drivers about slowing down.

Having no other business and after all proper papers were signed, President Pepple adjourned the regular meeting.