Minutes of Regular Council Meeting

 

January 15, 2001 at 7: 30 p.m.

 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Janis Meyer.

 The Pledge of Allegiance was repeated by all present.  Present were: Clerk/Treasurer, Diane Collins;  Council members,  Tom Haase, Ed Foster, Amy Haver, Mick Pocratsky, and Ron Jones; Administrator, Hal Osmun; and Solicitor, Stan Yoder.  McDonald was absent.
Haase moved to approve the January 2, 2001 minutes.  Foster seconded.  All voted yes.
Foster moved to approve the bills with the exception of the Interior Channel, Inc. for $2800.  Haase seconded.  All voted yes.

Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals:  No report was given.
Police/Fire Committee:   Pocratsky will meet with his committee soon.
Insurance Committee:  Jones does not have a report.
Finance/Audit Committee:    Jones called a meeting for Jan. 22 at 5:15 to audit the books.   Mayor Meyer asked the committee to consider making a contribution to the playground fund. 
Street/Light/Property:   Haase will set up a meeting.   The Mayor would like a recommendation as to whether the 110 N. Main Street building stays or goes.  Yoder pointed out that the building is sitting on a fire lane and it is recorded that if the building should ever become delapidated it will be opened up as a fire lane and could not be re-built on. 
Personnel Committee:.  Foster did not have a report.
Water & Sewer Committee:    McDonald  was absent.  No report was given.
Ordinance Committee:    Haver will call her committee together soon.
Cable TV Committee:   Foster reported the committee met on Saturday, Jan. 13.  The sound system for the council room is ordered.  Elwood met with volunteers.   Foster and Collins were elected Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively.
Cemetery Committee:.   Haase did not have a report.
Park Board:   The board will meet January 17.
Administrator’s Report:  Hal Osmun reported the following:

The Village Administrators, old and new, met with Rick Weaver of Poggemeyer Design Group to initiate the process of a parking lot design.  They went over the area owned by the Village and Poggemeyer will put together a proposal for a design to include drainage, lighting, paving and landscaping.

 They also reviewed the status of ongoing design projects including the Uptown infrastructure work, the Wastewater Treatment Plant, and Perry Street waterline.  It was also requested that a meeting between the "Street / Light committee" and Mr. Weaver be organized as soon as possible for determining the desired lighting for the downtown area.

 Osmun & Gardam met with Rick Bennett and Mark Lehnert of Industrial Fluid Management to review the operation of the WasteWater Treatment Plant and the sewer system.  The contract with IFM will be expiring this year at the end of June.  We considered ideas for alterations of the contract to update it per their current operation and the impact that a new Wastewater plant might have.  IFM will prepare proposed changes that can be referred to the Sewer Committee for its consideration.  That proposal should be ready by late February or early March.

 The Fire Hall basement drainage project is complete according to the contractor.  Fire Chief Stotler mentioned while council was approving bills that the basement looks terrible.  He asked council to go downstairs to look at it.  The sewer line outlet flapper valve will have to be installed in the spring from outside the foundation.

 An employee/ Administrator meeting was held on Friday, 1/12/01 to discuss various initiatives, requests, and expectations from both parties for the future.  A departmental safety meeting was scheduled for January 25.