MEMORANDA SHIPSHEWANA TOWN COUNCIL
APRIL 11, 2019 6:00 P.M.
SHIPSHEWANA TOWN HALL
Roger D. Yoder Council Room 345 N. Morton Street Shipshewana, IN 46565
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Joshua A. Weimer, Elmer J. Mast, C. Arlene Lazzaro, Zachary J. Stoltzfus, Tad T. Hite.
MAYFEST STREET CLOSURE REQUEST: Town Council Members considered the Mayfest Street Closure requests as presented. There will be a new location for the garden tractor pull. MOTION: A motion passed approving the Mayfest Street Closures as presented.
OLD BUSINESS: LIVING WATERS – BERKSHIRE DRIVE DEVELOPMENT: – tabled .
TIF ANNUAL REPORT TO FISCAL BODY: Town Council Members reviewed the TIF Annual report. MOTION: A motion passed accepting the 2019 TIF Annual Report to Fiscal Body as presented.
FINANCIAL SERVICE QUOTES FOR ESTABLISMENT OF A FIRE TERRITORY: – tabled.
NEW HIRE AND WAGE & SALARY ORDINANCE AMENDMENT: Town Council Members approved hiring a full time Buildings & Grounds employee. ORDINANCE: The Town Council unanimously passed AN ORDINANCE AMENDING WAGE AND SALARY ORDINANCE NO. II-F-1-d(2) FOR TOWN EMPLOYEES FOR THE CALENDAR VEAR 2019.
SUMMER HELP HIRES & WAGES: Town Council Members approved hiring three Summer Help Employees, two College Students and one High School Student. MOTION: A motion passed approving the hire of two College Students at $14.00 per hour and one High School Student at $13.00 per hour for summer help.
SEWER PLANT EQUIPMENT PURCHASE: Quotes were presented to Town Council Members for a gear box for the digestor at the WWTP. Quotes follow: CEM Supply, Inc. of Coldwater, Ml $10,486.50; Applied Industrial Technologies of Indianapolis, IN $10,495.00; Lakeside Equipment Corporation of Bartlett, IL $16,247.00. Discussion followed. MOTION: A motion passed to purchase a gear box out of the Sewer Improvement/Replacement Fund from CEM Supply, Inc. of Coldwater, Ml for $10,486.50.
WILLIE NELSON CONCERT DEBRIEF: Town Council Members viewed drone footage of the traffic from the Willie Nelson Concert. Discussion followed.
PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING – SR 5 SOUTH IMPROVEMENTS. Town Council Members were informed that a meeting with the Construction Company, API; the Town Engineers, DLZ; Town Employees and property owners in the SR 5 South Improvement project area would be held at 10 a.m. at the Town Hall on Monday April 15th.
PLAN COMMISSION MEETING- PUBLIC RESTROOMS: Town Council Members were informed that the LaGrange County Plat Committee has given a positive recommendation for the Town Public Restroom project; the next step will be seeking approval from the LaGrange County Plan Commission.
Sympathy was extended to Officer Brandon Hooley at the loss of his grandfather.
MOTION: A motion passed to approve suspension of the rules for second readings on all Ordinances .
FINANCIAL REPORT: Town Council Members reviewed the March Fund report. It was reported that approvaal was received from the DLGF for all Additional Appropriation requests made by the Town.
MOTION: A motion passed to approve the March 12, 2019 Special Council meeting minutes and the March 14, 2019 Regular Council meeting minutes as submitted.
MOTION: A motion passed approving the Claims Registers, Adjustment Journals and the March Bank Reconciliation as submitted.
Discussion followed regarding the condition of CR 450 and Westview Government Class Student introductions followed.
MOTION: A motion passed to adjourn.
