WEBVTT 00:00:02.850 --> 00:00:10.243 - We call to order this special meeting of the Eltsville Town Council Friday, October 17th, 2025. Chief. 00:00:10.243 --> 00:00:17.779 - Again, thank you so much for this little town. Thank you for its employees. Just be with us as we choose 00:00:17.779 --> 00:00:25.243 - the things we need to do for this town. That's the same Jesus name. Amen. Pledge allegiance to the flag 00:00:25.243 --> 00:00:32.062 - of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, 00:00:32.386 --> 00:00:41.754 - indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Roll call whenever you're ready. Scott Willem. Here. Dan 00:00:41.754 --> 00:00:51.031 - Swafford. William Ellis. Here. Trevor Sager. Here. Pamela Samples. Action to pay accounts, I'm sorry, 00:00:51.031 --> 00:01:00.217 - action to approve the minutes from September 22nd, 2025 meeting. Second. Motion to second, all those 00:01:00.217 --> 00:01:01.854 - in favor say aye. 00:01:01.986 --> 00:01:11.225 - Aye. Any opposed? Any abstaining? Action to pay accounts payable vouchers and payroll vouchers. So moved. 00:01:11.225 --> 00:01:20.115 - Motion second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Any abstaining? Okay we're gonna move on 00:01:20.115 --> 00:01:24.734 - to resolutions and just as a point of note this is a 00:01:25.378 --> 00:01:32.479 - special meeting because we had to alter the time for a quorum. However, it is the regular meeting for 00:01:32.479 --> 00:01:39.441 - this week for the Ellsville Town Council. There are four resolutions this evening, or this morning. 00:01:39.441 --> 00:01:46.472 - First resolution is resolution 29, 2025 to approve the Ripley Annexation Fiscal Plan. At its October 00:01:46.472 --> 00:01:53.086 - Plan Commission meeting, the Plan Commission approved the Ripley Annexation, which consists of 00:01:54.306 --> 00:02:03.217 - 71.93 acres into the town of Ellitsville, and it was approved five to zero. So what is before you is 00:02:03.217 --> 00:02:12.393 - the resolution for the fiscal plan for that annexation. Okay. Questions from Council? Mike, do you want 00:02:12.393 --> 00:02:21.304 - to say anything about this? I have nothing to say, but we welcome micro police properly into town is 00:02:21.304 --> 00:02:23.422 - what we're looking for. 00:02:24.610 --> 00:02:33.820 - Anything from the public? Seeing none, we're back to council. Make a motion to approve resolution 29-2025 00:02:33.820 --> 00:02:43.031 - to approve the Ripley annexation fiscal plan. I'll second. Motion to second, roll call when you're ready. 00:02:43.031 --> 00:02:49.374 - Scott Oldham? Yes. William Ellis? Yes. Trevor Saker? Yes. Motion passes. 00:02:50.690 --> 00:02:58.732 - Next resolution is 30-2025 to increase the labor costs for the Town of Ellsville water utility. Yeah, 00:02:58.732 --> 00:03:06.695 - I'll take that. So the utilities and street department, which is now the Department of Public Works, 00:03:06.695 --> 00:03:14.973 - we have many pieces of equipment and of course the labor force. And from time to time, we have to repair 00:03:14.973 --> 00:03:18.206 - something damaged by maybe another party 00:03:18.338 --> 00:03:26.534 - or somebody's asked us to build something that helps them with a construction project and it's an extra 00:03:26.534 --> 00:03:34.730 - ordinary charge. So we have a list of equipment and including labor that needs to every once in a while 00:03:34.730 --> 00:03:42.611 - be updated. We've waited a long time to update it. Anyway, we have costs associated with each piece 00:03:42.611 --> 00:03:45.054 - of equipment and it's based on 00:03:45.154 --> 00:03:54.099 - industry standards. So we want to get this approved so we can utilize the list. Okay. Questions from 00:03:54.099 --> 00:04:03.044 - council? Anything from the public? Back to council. I make a motion to approve resolution 30-2025 to 00:04:03.044 --> 00:04:12.255 - increase the labor costs for the town of Ellisville water utility. Second. Whenever you're ready. Scott 00:04:12.255 --> 00:04:13.406 - Oldham? Yes. 00:04:14.082 --> 00:04:22.357 - William Ellis? Yes. Chancellor Sager? Yes. Motion passes. Next resolution is 31-2025, a transfer of 00:04:22.357 --> 00:04:30.880 - funds for parks. Okay, so we asked to transfer funds out of one line into the material or construction 00:04:30.880 --> 00:04:39.404 - line, Noel, which line did? Town improvements. Oh, town improvements, thank you. Which encompasses all 00:04:39.404 --> 00:04:41.886 - of the things you would need. 00:04:43.746 --> 00:04:51.383 - So anyway, we asked for the transfer. It's funds that are already available to be transferred so we 00:04:51.383 --> 00:04:59.249 - can utilize them to finish out some of the pavement and concrete parts of the project for the Heritage 00:04:59.249 --> 00:05:07.191 - Center, which I always call the barn. We're just moving the money from one line to another, right? Yes, 00:05:07.191 --> 00:05:12.766 - sir. Here we go. Actually, two lines to one. Any questions from council? 00:05:13.762 --> 00:05:22.224 - Yes, well, this is this pretty much will be done with it then, or will we be needing more money later 00:05:22.224 --> 00:05:30.687 - on? Well, I'd like to say we've come to the point where we will not be asking for any more funds. But 00:05:30.687 --> 00:05:40.062 - with all the things that we had to prepare for DNR, we there may be a few more items, but we will keep it within 00:05:41.474 --> 00:05:48.674 - reason, but these are the last capital amounts that we'll need. It's a phenomenal project so far, it 00:05:48.674 --> 00:05:55.803 - looks wonderful. Yeah, anybody that hasn't been there, I would invite them to call me or Denise and 00:05:55.803 --> 00:06:03.431 - we'll walk you through it. It's absolutely beautiful. Any other comments, questions from council? Anything 00:06:03.431 --> 00:06:06.782 - from the public? Back to council. Make a move. 00:06:06.914 --> 00:06:14.751 - Motion to approve resolution 31-2025, transfer of funds for parks. I'll second. Motion to second, when 00:06:14.751 --> 00:06:22.360 - you're ready to move. Scott Oldham? Yes. William Ellis? Yes. Trevor Sager? Yes. Motion passes. Next 00:06:22.360 --> 00:06:30.197 - is resolution 32-2025, resolution of the Ellsville Town Council approving a declaratory resolution and 00:06:30.197 --> 00:06:34.078 - economic development plan of the town of Ellsville 00:06:34.178 --> 00:06:40.660 - Redevelopment Commission to amend the Eltsville Riverfront Economic Development Division and order the 00:06:40.660 --> 00:06:46.953 - order of the Eltsville Planning Commission. That is a mouthful. Someone explain it. So in August or 00:06:46.953 --> 00:06:53.246 - at its August Redevelopment Commission meeting, the Redevelopment Commission passed a resolution, a 00:06:53.246 --> 00:06:59.917 - declaratory resolution to amend the Eltsville Riverfront Economic Development District to just to clarify 00:06:59.917 --> 00:07:02.686 - some parcel numbers and legal descriptions. 00:07:03.426 --> 00:07:11.118 - That came before the Plan Commission at its October meeting. They approved that plan. It's before the 00:07:11.118 --> 00:07:19.338 - Council now. And if you approve that Plan Commission order, it goes back before the Redevelopment Commission 00:07:19.338 --> 00:07:27.030 - for a final hearing and a confirmatory resolution. I think I understand that. I'd be happy to try and 00:07:27.030 --> 00:07:30.046 - explain it for you. If you would. Okay. 00:07:30.690 --> 00:07:37.867 - When the redevelopment commission passed in February of this year, the confirmatory resolution to establish 00:07:37.867 --> 00:07:44.646 - two TIP districts, Westside TIP and Downtown or the Riverfront district, the auditor who was handling 00:07:44.646 --> 00:07:51.491 - this had some issues with the legal description and the parcel numbers. They didn't necessarily match. 00:07:51.491 --> 00:07:58.270 - So there was about 30 or 32 properties that were up in the air with regard to a question mark. We had 00:07:58.270 --> 00:07:59.998 - a question mark about it. 00:08:00.386 --> 00:08:05.405 - And since then, the auditor has sent me, and I'm happy to send it to town council members if they want 00:08:05.405 --> 00:08:10.569 - to see it, what is in the TIP district. So the town, and if you look on Elevate, you'll see TIP districts 00:08:10.569 --> 00:08:15.442 - or economic development areas have been established. There's just these properties hanging out that 00:08:15.442 --> 00:08:20.607 - we have to do something with, and unfortunately, I shouldn't say unfortunately, it's what the legislature 00:08:20.607 --> 00:08:25.528 - wants. If you change your paperwork with regard to the resolution, you have to go through this whole 00:08:25.528 --> 00:08:29.182 - process again. So that's why we started with the Redevelopment Commission, 00:08:29.730 --> 00:08:36.029 - to amend the downtown district and then you have to go through that whole procedure back to Planning 00:08:36.029 --> 00:08:42.328 - Commission, to council, back to RDC. So all we're doing is we're just clarifying, hopefully, for the 00:08:42.328 --> 00:08:49.064 - auditor and so that what we thought was in the downtown district will actually be in the downtown district. 00:08:49.064 --> 00:08:55.550 - Because again, there was over 100 properties and there was like 30, 32 that there was a question about. 00:08:56.194 --> 00:09:04.395 - So so essentially we're just showing up the foundational documents for the statute. Yes, okay Okay, 00:09:04.395 --> 00:09:13.007 - not clear other council questions Anything from the public back to council I'll make a motion to approve 00:09:13.007 --> 00:09:19.486 - a resolution of the Ellisville town council approving of the court declaration 00:09:20.930 --> 00:09:27.576 - How to pronounce that? Declaratory, thank you. Resolution and Economic Development Plan of the Town 00:09:27.576 --> 00:09:34.554 - of Ellisville, Redevelopment Commission to amend the Ellisville Riverfront Economic Development District 00:09:34.554 --> 00:09:41.399 - in order of the Ellisville Planning Commission. Could we have made that longer? I just took what Darla 00:09:41.399 --> 00:09:47.646 - had for the record. I'll second it. Motion and a second, whenever you're ready. Scott Oldham? 00:09:47.906 --> 00:09:57.195 - William Ellis? Yes. Trevor Sager? Yes. Motion passes. Next resolution is resolution 33, 2025 to amend 00:09:57.195 --> 00:10:06.756 - the pay for Plan Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Parks Board, and Redevelopment Commission members. 00:10:06.756 --> 00:10:16.318 - I can take this. So when we were going through the budget, we made a couple of changes to all the boards 00:10:16.514 --> 00:10:27.005 - We recommended a change from $50 to $100 to all the boards aside from the town board from $50 to $100 00:10:27.005 --> 00:10:37.598 - and we included a language that says you must be present to be paid and so that's all this is. And I'd 00:10:37.598 --> 00:10:46.238 - like to point out we still have an opening on the BZA and we cannot get somebody to 00:10:46.626 --> 00:10:54.583 - set in that seat, and I think in these times, it's important to have public participation, so we like 00:10:54.583 --> 00:11:02.619 - to encourage it as best we can. Does this cover council members that are serving on other boards? That 00:11:02.619 --> 00:11:10.576 - was gonna be my question. Yes, the way it's written, it does. Yes, and I think there's been some talk 00:11:10.576 --> 00:11:11.902 - of amending this 00:11:12.898 --> 00:11:19.676 - It's double dipping for council members that are on boards. We get paid pretty well for being on the 00:11:19.676 --> 00:11:26.656 - council. And if you're getting paid additionally for going to these other boards, I think that, I mean, 00:11:26.656 --> 00:11:33.770 - Trevor and I serve on boards. We're not asking for anything. It's part of our duties as the town council. 00:11:33.770 --> 00:11:40.414 - So. I appreciate you taking the lead on that. And I would, I would make a motion to approve, well, 00:11:40.514 --> 00:11:50.959 - Yeah, I would approve this with the difference that if you serve on the town council That's your want. 00:11:50.959 --> 00:12:01.202 - That's your only pay. Yeah, that's your only pay. That's the town council is considered part of your 00:12:01.202 --> 00:12:09.822 - pay I Would agree 100% All right anything from the public Coming back to council for 00:12:10.178 --> 00:12:16.791 - Motions or amendments. I'll make a motion to approve the amended amendment to approve, amend the pay 00:12:16.791 --> 00:12:23.339 - for Plan Commission Board of Zoning Appeals, Parks Board and Redevelopment Commission members, that 00:12:23.339 --> 00:12:30.214 - if you're currently a council member, that your council pay constitutes pay for those boards also. Would 00:12:30.214 --> 00:12:35.518 - that be a better way, a good way to say it? I can amend it to reflect that, yes. 00:12:36.322 --> 00:12:46.415 - RDC is already like that, but the other boards are not. So this would just be getting the other boards 00:12:46.415 --> 00:12:56.409 - in line with what we established for the RDC. Second. Motion to second. Just so I'm clear before I do 00:12:56.409 --> 00:13:06.110 - the vote really quick. I understand the amendment. Are you going Darla to revise the resolution or 00:13:08.706 --> 00:13:15.266 - The second preamble will state as follows, the Ellsville Town Council has determined it should increase 00:13:15.266 --> 00:13:21.888 - the compensation to $100 per meeting for board members on the Ellsville Plan Commission Park Board Board 00:13:21.888 --> 00:13:28.511 - of Zoning Appeals and Redevelopment Commission who are not already receiving compensations, town council 00:13:28.511 --> 00:13:35.007 - members. And then I'll also modify section one to reflect that language. Perfect, thank you. Okay, now 00:13:35.007 --> 00:13:37.278 - for roll call if you're ready, sir. 00:13:39.074 --> 00:13:45.827 - So I'm just asking a question here. This affects only the town council members. It would not affect 00:13:45.827 --> 00:13:52.648 - other employees who serve on the boards or commission. Just the town council members. Okay, correct. 00:13:52.648 --> 00:13:59.806 - All right, I just want to make sure we're clarifying that. Thank you for that. Scott Oldham? Yes. William 00:13:59.806 --> 00:14:06.896 - Ellis? Yes. Trevor Sager? Yes. Motion passes. Ordinances on first reading and seeing the first ordinance 00:14:06.896 --> 00:14:08.382 - is ordinance 2025-23, 00:14:08.482 --> 00:14:16.852 - Recommending the amendment of the schedule of non-recurring charges for tap and meter deposit fees. 00:14:16.852 --> 00:14:25.891 - This is something about a bunch. Yes actually the schedule non-recurring charges for tap and meter deposits 00:14:25.891 --> 00:14:30.494 - it's pretty simplistic when somebody somebody builds a 00:14:30.658 --> 00:14:38.457 - a commercial building or a new home in Ellisville, they need water. They call it a hook on fee when 00:14:38.457 --> 00:14:46.412 - they ask for us to hook them onto the system, receive a meter and start paying a monthly bill. We are 00:14:46.412 --> 00:14:54.835 - required to not overcharge for that. So there's no, when we create the hook on fee, it's based on materials 00:14:54.835 --> 00:15:00.606 - and labor and it's supposed to be a break even. And so we also need to be 00:15:00.930 --> 00:15:09.861 - conscious of if we don't charge enough, it affects all of our current customers. So anyway, we have 00:15:09.861 --> 00:15:18.078 - a new fee with inflation and labor costs rising. We've just amended this, so we break even. 00:15:18.658 --> 00:15:25.207 - and not lose money. So this is what that is. The deposit fees, we raise them to reflect what a meter 00:15:25.207 --> 00:15:31.821 - costs in case we lose it and the deposit fee covers that. For those who might question this, this has 00:15:31.821 --> 00:15:38.305 - been years in the making that we've talked about this and we have been consistently going well into 00:15:38.305 --> 00:15:40.574 - the red for years on these things. 00:15:40.930 --> 00:15:49.102 - I'm not keeping up with everybody else. Well, since 2019, inflation has been extraordinary, and so you 00:15:49.102 --> 00:15:57.274 - can get behind in six months. We've potentially kept them low to encourage building, but we just can't 00:15:57.274 --> 00:16:05.526 - keep going into the red this deeply every year for more and more hook-ons. Yes. Because our rate payers 00:16:05.526 --> 00:16:08.382 - pretty much have to subsidize that. 00:16:08.770 --> 00:16:17.200 - This is normalizing it across the board for everybody. Other questions, comments on this? Any public 00:16:17.200 --> 00:16:25.546 - comment? So in some first reading, it'll come back next meeting. Can we pass this in one setting? I 00:16:25.546 --> 00:16:33.975 - recommend that if we could. Okay. Baker-Tilley intends to file a 30-day filing and there's no public 00:16:33.975 --> 00:16:36.062 - hearing required on this 00:16:36.386 --> 00:16:43.509 - It involves non-recurring charges. Then we can certainly do that if the council so leases. Good. 00:16:43.509 --> 00:16:50.999 - We tried. Okay. All right. I move that ordinance number 2025-23 be submitted for first reading, which 00:16:50.999 --> 00:16:58.562 - we've already, has that already been submitted or do we? Okay. Be submitted for first reading. Second. 00:16:58.562 --> 00:17:04.510 - Motion to second. Roll call, please. Sorry, you can catch up. Scott Oldham. Yes. 00:17:04.706 --> 00:17:13.480 - William Ellis. Yes. Trevor Saker. Yes. Motion passes. I move that ordinance number 2025-23 be adopted 00:17:13.480 --> 00:17:22.254 - on the same day at which it's introduced. Second. Motion to second. Scott Oldham. Yes. William Ellis. 00:17:22.254 --> 00:17:31.113 - Yes. Trevor Saker. Yes. Motion passes. I move that ordinance number 2025-23 be adopted. Second. Motion 00:17:31.113 --> 00:17:33.694 - to second. When you're ready. 00:17:36.578 --> 00:17:42.503 - Scott Oldham? Yes. William Ellis? Yes. Trevor Saker? Yes. Motion passes. I would like to comment to 00:17:42.503 --> 00:17:48.487 - the council that I will be publishing this in the newspaper as soon as I leave this meeting as well. 00:17:48.487 --> 00:17:54.827 - Do we put that on the website too or does it follow, just track along? It is on the website in the packet, 00:17:54.827 --> 00:18:00.988 - but I'm sure that we can put it separately. Yeah, there's some denotation that we went ahead and passed 00:18:00.988 --> 00:18:04.958 - it so it's not, I guess, conflicting with what the newspaper says. 00:18:06.466 --> 00:18:15.095 - Okay so we're down to the next one which is ordinance 2025-24 to establish signing authority for community 00:18:15.095 --> 00:18:23.643 - crossing matching grants. So the state with new laws that were passed with streets and community crossing 00:18:23.643 --> 00:18:31.869 - matching grants before I always had to provide the minutes that showed you had permission to sign but 00:18:31.869 --> 00:18:34.046 - now they want to ordinance 00:18:34.242 --> 00:18:40.798 - giving you the authority to sign it. And I submit that with the application. And I also submit it if 00:18:40.798 --> 00:18:47.354 - we're awarded the grant. And if you would, please, can you do this on one reading? Approve it on one 00:18:47.354 --> 00:18:53.910 - reading. Because we have a deadline from the state? Yes. OK. Yeah, I thought that was coming up. OK. 00:18:53.910 --> 00:19:00.791 - So seeing that, we're going to kind of handle this as a second reading. So is there comments from council 00:19:00.791 --> 00:19:03.582 - on this? Anything from the public on this? 00:19:04.578 --> 00:19:10.536 - I guess I would, when we establish the authority, would it be you, Denise? Is that what we'd be doing 00:19:10.536 --> 00:19:16.670 - or? And no, it'd be Scott. Scott, okay. He's the signing authority. Okay, all right. Well, town council, 00:19:16.670 --> 00:19:22.804 - town council, presidents. Gotcha. Serving as that and the town council. Instead of doing it every single 00:19:22.804 --> 00:19:28.821 - time. Right. Got it. All right. Any other comments, questions? All right, now we're to the council for 00:19:28.821 --> 00:19:34.078 - some type of motion. I move that ordinance number 2025-24 be submitted for first reading. 00:19:34.946 --> 00:19:46.231 - Second. Motion to second. Scott Oldham. Yes. William Ellis. Yes. Trevor Sager. Yes. Motion passes. I 00:19:46.231 --> 00:19:57.850 - move that ordinance number 2025-24 be adopted on the same day at which it is introduced. Second. Motion 00:19:57.850 --> 00:20:02.878 - to second. Scott Oldham. Yes. William Ellis. 00:20:03.586 --> 00:20:12.689 - Yes. Trevor Sager. Yes. Motion passes. Move that ordinance number 2025-24 be adopted. Second. Yes. William 00:20:12.689 --> 00:20:21.196 - Ellis. Yes. Trevor Sager. Yes. Motion passes. All right. We'll handle that one the same way, right? 00:20:21.196 --> 00:20:29.278 - Noel. Yes, sir. Okay. Thank you. Now we're going to ordinances on second reading. The first is 00:20:29.474 --> 00:20:42.718 - Adoption of the budget. So adoption 2026 budget, which is ordinance 2025-21 appropriation of taxes and 00:20:42.718 --> 00:20:56.734 - rates. I'm sorry, tax rates. You have something different on your sheet? I have ordinance on second reading. 00:20:58.338 --> 00:21:06.641 - the Ripley annexation. That's on there, but the budget. Budget came first. I don't mind flip-flopping 00:21:06.641 --> 00:21:15.107 - them, but. I didn't have a budget. Yeah, there's two pages today. Sorry. We got one. Let's do business. 00:21:15.107 --> 00:21:23.654 - Noel, do you want to do this now, or do you want to hold this and do it some other time? No. The budget. 00:21:23.654 --> 00:21:26.910 - No, my name under a different category. 00:21:27.074 --> 00:21:33.554 - No, sir, whatever the council's pleasure. Okay. While we handle this, then we'll get into the briefly 00:21:33.554 --> 00:21:39.970 - annexation. Yeah, okay. We're already here, so you're already that? All right, so again, we're gonna 00:21:39.970 --> 00:21:44.798 - call adoption 2026 budget, ordinance 2025-21, Appropriations and Tax Rates. 00:21:50.082 --> 00:22:00.696 - has changed on it I didn't know if the council had any questions or any additional public comment or 00:22:00.696 --> 00:22:11.415 - anything this has been on the website it is also on the gateway the public hearing for this was right 00:22:11.415 --> 00:22:14.462 - over a month ago yes sir the 00:22:14.786 --> 00:22:23.891 - Budget's fairly tight. I wouldn't say it's a zero increased budget, but as close as we could come. We 00:22:23.891 --> 00:22:32.907 - also have failed to be able to afford to replace a policeman that is now currently vacant, and there 00:22:32.907 --> 00:22:39.870 - were no raises for our employees. This is in reaction to the SB1 legislation. 00:22:39.970 --> 00:22:48.559 - And we anticipate this being the status quo for the next budget as well. Just because it always gets 00:22:48.559 --> 00:22:57.489 - asked, this is a funded budget. It is not a balanced budget, correct? Actually, it is a balanced budget. 00:22:57.489 --> 00:23:03.102 - Did we finally get to that point where we're completely balanced? 00:23:03.234 --> 00:23:09.653 - are able to approve the growth levy appeal. That was my point, yes. Then it would be. If that were not 00:23:09.653 --> 00:23:15.948 - to pass, then it would not be a balanced budget. But it would be a funded budget. Correct, yes, sir. 00:23:15.948 --> 00:23:22.180 - Yes, okay. Just so everyone understands, because we get that question every year, is it balanced or 00:23:22.180 --> 00:23:28.475 - funded? No. Here we are. Other questions, comments? Anything from the public, questions or comments? 00:23:28.475 --> 00:23:29.534 - Back to council. 00:23:30.306 --> 00:23:38.402 - Make a motion to adopt the 2026 budget ordinance 2025-21 appropriation and tax rates. Second. Motion 00:23:38.402 --> 00:23:46.819 - and a second when you're ready. Scott Oldham? Yes. William Ellis? Yes. Trevor Sager? Yes. Motion passes. 00:23:46.819 --> 00:23:52.510 - Next ordinance is ordinance 2025-22, the Ripley annexation. Thank you. 00:23:52.802 --> 00:24:01.217 - At its meeting on October 2nd, the Plan Commission voted unanimously to forward a favorable recommendation 00:24:01.217 --> 00:24:09.554 - to town council for approval of a petition by Michael and Megan Ripley to voluntarily annex three parcels 00:24:09.554 --> 00:24:17.497 - totaling 71.93 acres of land. Subject parcels are located at 5711 North Union Valley Road, 4601 West 00:24:17.497 --> 00:24:20.958 - McNeely Street, and 4.10 acres next to 4601 00:24:21.090 --> 00:24:28.460 - West McNeely Street. This is a super voluntary annexation. Parcels will be located in Council Ward 3. 00:24:28.460 --> 00:24:36.408 - Parcels are currently zoned Agricultural Residential by Monroe County and the Planning Commission recommended 00:24:36.408 --> 00:24:44.067 - they be designated as Agricultural upon annexation. Petitioner is not present and I'll be happy to answer 00:24:44.067 --> 00:24:49.630 - any questions you may have. Questions, comments from Council? Just good job. 00:24:49.890 --> 00:25:01.428 - the town, everybody involved with this. Thank you. Anything from the public? Seeing none, back to council. 00:25:01.428 --> 00:25:11.564 - I second. Motion and a second when you're ready, Noel. Scott Oldham? Yes. William Ellis? Yes. 00:25:11.564 --> 00:25:15.230 - Trevor Saker? Yes. Motion passes. 00:25:17.090 --> 00:25:25.240 - We have no old business this morning. We are now moving to new business, the first of which is the growth 00:25:25.240 --> 00:25:33.237 - levy appeal petition that we just discussed. So because of our growth over the last three-year average, 00:25:33.237 --> 00:25:40.926 - we qualify for the last year of this three-year growth factor. We did include that in the budget to 00:25:40.926 --> 00:25:46.846 - get to a balanced budget. If the council had any questions on that, one size 00:25:46.978 --> 00:25:53.945 - submit the forms, Baker-Tilley has the rest of the packet together, and we can make sure that you get 00:25:53.945 --> 00:26:00.775 - a copy of that, and we can also put it on the website. Questions, comments from council? If I'm not 00:26:00.775 --> 00:26:07.195 - mistaken, this is the last year we can do this, correct? Correct, unless legislation changes. 00:26:07.195 --> 00:26:13.342 - As of now. Yes. Anything you wanna talk about? Well, yeah, sure. So this is the last year 00:26:13.890 --> 00:26:21.790 - take this and then next year's budget when we talk about it. 00:26:21.890 --> 00:26:28.847 - extra amount of money that might be left over in this year's budget. If anybody pays attention or reads 00:26:28.847 --> 00:26:35.535 - it, it will be gone in the next year and then even worse in 2028. So you will see a balanced budget 00:26:35.535 --> 00:26:42.358 - if this is approved and there will be some, we will be in the black. Let's just leave it at that. But 00:26:42.358 --> 00:26:45.502 - that money will go away. So anybody that says, 00:26:45.730 --> 00:26:53.989 - Well, why didn't you get your police officer or whatever else you needed in 2027? That money won't be 00:26:53.989 --> 00:27:02.087 - there anymore because our revenues are sliding down. They're not growing. So just want everybody to 00:27:02.087 --> 00:27:10.346 - know what we're dealing with. And we are not the only entity. Every governmental entity in Indiana is 00:27:10.346 --> 00:27:13.342 - dealing with this, and it's painful. 00:27:16.610 --> 00:27:25.931 - Anything more from council? Anything from the public? Seeing none, back to council. I'll make, is this 00:27:25.931 --> 00:27:35.343 - a motion to approve the growth levy appeal? Yes, please. Second. Motion and a second when you're ready. 00:27:35.343 --> 00:27:41.950 - Scott Oldham? Yes. William Ellis? Yes. Trevor Sager? Yes. Motion passes. 00:27:42.754 --> 00:27:51.138 - The next under new businesses request for permission to hang a sign in the right of way at 113 North 00:27:51.138 --> 00:27:59.770 - sale Street. Business today at 113 North sale Street. We're glad to see that and she would like to hang 00:27:59.770 --> 00:28:08.154 - a sign over the right away and this is comes under the town Council's approval because it's in right 00:28:08.154 --> 00:28:11.806 - away. I provided the specifications for it. 00:28:11.938 --> 00:28:20.097 - and her husband Eric Block is able to be here and can answer any questions you may have. Can you talk 00:28:20.097 --> 00:28:27.696 - just a little bit about how big and how high? Sure. The sign is going to be three feet across, 00:28:27.696 --> 00:28:35.774 - two feet tall. The sign will be nine feet off from the bottom of the sidewalk. American Disabilities 00:28:35.774 --> 00:28:37.854 - Act requires a minimum of 00:28:38.050 --> 00:28:47.272 - 80 inches of clearance from ground level so it meets that. And it will hang about eight inches from 00:28:47.272 --> 00:28:56.770 - where it's attached to the building. If we do approve this, they will still get signed permit approval 00:28:56.770 --> 00:29:05.438 - then. Questions, comments from council? I was asking both Denise probably this isn't, I mean, 00:29:05.570 --> 00:29:14.487 - just looking at it, I can't see it, but if there's something I'm missing where it would interfere with 00:29:14.487 --> 00:29:23.145 - anybody turning or driving on Sale Street and buying. It's high and yeah, I really, but I'm not the 00:29:23.145 --> 00:29:31.802 - expert, so. Okay. Anyone else want to speak to this? Seeing none, back to council. Make a motion to 00:29:31.802 --> 00:29:33.534 - approve the request 00:29:33.730 --> 00:29:42.027 - To hang a sign in the right-of-way at 113 North Sale Street second motion a second Yes, William Ellis, 00:29:42.027 --> 00:29:50.484 - yes Yes Next under new businesses request to authorize town manager to sign the Duke easement for Harmon 00:29:50.484 --> 00:29:51.934 - Farms development 00:29:57.474 --> 00:30:06.632 - In any event, you will recall that Chris Smith is working on a development at Harmon Farms and just 00:30:06.632 --> 00:30:16.065 - south of the development is Wells Park and he needs to have an easement go through the town's property 00:30:16.065 --> 00:30:19.454 - for the benefit of that development. 00:30:19.778 --> 00:30:27.340 - So that's the purpose of this easement document. Duke prepared it and Duke needs to have this easement 00:30:27.340 --> 00:30:34.755 - signed or Chris needs to have Mr. Smith needs to have an easement signed so he can continue with his 00:30:34.755 --> 00:30:42.170 - development. And you will recall also that this is close to the section. We did a land swap with Mr. 00:30:42.170 --> 00:30:46.942 - Smith, the town, and Mr. Smith did a land swap a few months ago. 00:30:49.314 --> 00:30:57.012 - And May of 2024, Richland beam blossom school corporation deeded to the town as 60 foot right away that 00:30:57.012 --> 00:31:04.561 - would allow basically parents to get their kids from hard farms to the school. And then continuing on 00:31:04.561 --> 00:31:07.966 - from that 60 foot right away is the land swap 00:31:09.666 --> 00:31:16.860 - where Mr. Smith or Harmon Farms is going to give to the town some land and in exchange the town cut 00:31:16.860 --> 00:31:24.414 - off a little corner of Wells Park and give it to Harmon Farms. But this utility easement is pretty close 00:31:24.414 --> 00:31:31.896 - to where that land swap occurred, if that helps you visualize it. But it is in Wells Park, the easement 00:31:31.896 --> 00:31:33.982 - is going through Wells Park. 00:31:38.530 --> 00:31:46.205 - I have nothing to say except I'd like to be able to sign this and keep business around here efficient 00:31:46.205 --> 00:31:54.256 - and timely. Motions from council or discussion from council? Is there a motion? I make a motion to approve 00:31:54.256 --> 00:32:01.631 - the request to authorize the town manager to sign the Duke easement for Harmon Farms Development. 00:32:01.631 --> 00:32:08.478 - I'll second. Motion to second. When you're ready to vote. Scott Levin? Yes. William Ellis? 00:32:08.802 --> 00:32:17.514 - Yes. Motion passes. While it's not necessarily listed on the agenda, I'm sorry, it is. Privilege of 00:32:17.514 --> 00:32:26.225 - the floor. Anyone have any business for the council not part of this morning's agenda? Seeing none, 00:32:26.225 --> 00:32:35.198 - we'll move into supervisor comments. Go lose yours at 3.30 tomorrow. You better clean out your gutters 00:32:35.198 --> 00:32:36.766 - and your ditches. 00:32:36.994 --> 00:32:50.245 - And there's going to be wind involved. Wind. Okay, it's all got. There may not be tornadoes, but the 00:32:50.245 --> 00:33:04.414 - chance of tornadoes is not zero. So be careful. Moving on from the cherry part of today. Yes. Deputy Chief. 00:33:09.858 --> 00:33:17.460 - Monumental event this afternoon. We're going to be putting the bull back up on the barn The original 00:33:17.460 --> 00:33:25.138 - cow goes back up it does Several members of the public will be quite excited for that. Yeah, and It's 00:33:25.138 --> 00:33:33.042 - been a nice question guys. I'm just saying they were concerned Yeah, so we're we're very close and we'll 00:33:33.042 --> 00:33:35.902 - let everybody know when it's open and 00:33:36.098 --> 00:33:46.315 - I think we need to let PETA know it's not a real cow. Council comments? Anything from the council? Nothing? 00:33:46.315 --> 00:33:53.694 - At this point I know no further business for the council. We stand adjourned.