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TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
CALL
TO ORDER: President Sean Walker called
the Town Council meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
ROLL
CALL: Sean Walker _ X_ Gene Hamm
_ x_ Brian Hayes __AB__ Clerk-Treasurer __X__ Town Manager
__X__
Others
in Attendance: Betty Hamm, Sarah Odom,
Kathy Kope, and Mike Kline
MINUTES: Motion by Gene Hamm and seconded by Sean
Walker to approve the April 27, 2007 minutes.
Motion carried. .
FIRE
DEPARTMENT: The Carry -out Chicken BBQ held Sunday, May 27th
at McKees’ Corner was successful and all chicken was sold. There was no amount given as to the proceeds.
MARSHAL: The Indiana Public Employees Plan (IPEP) has
purchased a driving simulator. The
simulator will be in the area soon at a cost of $25.00 per officer. Application has been made for CEDAP and Technology
Transfer grants. Application has also
been made to Wal-Mart for a kids ID kit grant for Ashley-Hudson Days.
UTILITY
DEPARTMENT: The illegal drain at 322 N Main is pending.
The sump pump drain at 116 W. Depot has been corrected and a letter will be sent
to 728 Smathers concerning an illegal drain connection if necessary. A message
on May 29, 2007 was received from Grant Deal, Plant Manager of Cold Heading
Inc. was received in reference to an improper sewer connection of the east
restroom facility stated that a dye solution was injected into the waste water
line and it was found the wastewater line was not connected to the septic tank. He stated that a decision was made to shut
down the restroom facility to prevent solids from entering the distribution
line. Six Red Maples and six Tulip trees
have been planted so far with five Red Maples and six Cherry trees yet to
plant. Ed Miller will be attending a
Stage 2 DBPR (Groundwater Rule Phase 2 Wellhead Protection) seminar on June 14th
in Waterloo. He will then have all CEU’s done for certification. The Ashley 2006 Consumer Confidence Report
(CCR) has been received and the Hudson CCR will be distributed by the end of
the month. Main Street will be closed on
Monday, June 4, to connect water lines into the new extension east of Main
Street. It may also be closed on
Tuesday, June 5, if necessary.
CLERK‘S
REPORT: Review of two sources of
utility billing to correct areas noted in SBOA Audit continues. Indiana League of Municipal Clerk Treasurers
Conference will be held from June 11-14 in Fort Wayne. The clerk will be attending education classes
on June 11 and required SBOA classes on June 12-13. The clerk will also attend
IACT annual Clerk-Treasurers School and budget workshop on June 27-28 in
Indianapolis. The cost is $170 per
person. The Ashley-Hudson Festival
meeting is on Tuesday, June 5 at 6:00 pm in the Ashley Town Hall. The next scheduled Town Council meeting is
Friday, June 22 at 5:00 pm in the Town Hall.
TOWN
MANAGER: Seven Purchase orders were issued in May
(April 23 to May 20) for a total of $8,009.60.
YTD: 44 for $32,383.92. The striping of Main Street and parking areas
is complete. There were some
misunderstandings about the location of handicap spaces in front of the Post
Office, but that will be fixed to the two spaces previously approved. Council Gene Hamm voiced his opinion
concerning the work saying that he felt the work was sloppily done and felt
that the bill should not be paid. This
will be looked into. The cost of a wage
survey will be $2,000, five hundred dollars more than planned. This is the necessary first action for a
community block grant. President Sean
Walker, seconded by Councilman Gene Hamm moved to approve this change from
$1500.00 to $2,000. Tuscany Holdings
were nominated and presented recognition on May 18 by the Steuben County
Economic Development Corporation. Tree
planting continues with a balance of 11 trees due from the nursery. The next Park Board meeting is June 9 at the
Town Hall at 9:00 am. The tree trimming and removal is completed. The
quantities were adjusted to 9 trees that were cut down along Main Street and 5
that needed to be trimmed. The total
cost was $3,135 from an original bid of $3,210.
Councilman Hamm objected to residents using wood chips to fill in
driveway and wants the remaining stumps removed from the area at the tracks and
taken to Angola’s Solid Waste area at the Steuben County Fair Grounds. A
certified letter was sent to Longview Communications concerning their
equipment. Marc Cohen, VP, expressed the
desire to try to sell the cable system as a whole, but is willing to remove the
equipment. President Sean Walker made a motion to have Longview transfer the
equipment to the Town of Hudson and release their obligation to the town. Councilman Hamm seconded the motion. The
Hudson Ashley-Hudson Festival Organization Committee is asking for a donation
to support the fireworks for the festival.
President Sean Walker made a motion to donate $500 toward the fireworks;
Councilman Gene Hamm seconded the motion.
The property west of town was shown to a site consultant for a possible
distribution center. The Homeland
Security Course MGT 313 has been completed and the Indiana State Test
taken. The contract for the XEROX Copier
is completed. XEROX has available a
Copier, Scanner, and Fax for lease much like the one we received free. This machine does not offer fax capabilities
but the old machine does. We can
purchase this machine for $1.00. XEROX
will extend the maintenance agreement for $15.00 @ month. President Walker moved to pay the $1.00
purchase price and forget the maintenance contract. Councilman Hamm seconded the motion. A resident on Dole Street requested an
information sign be erected for the safety of her autistic child. A motion made by President Walker, seconded
by Gene Hamm was made to grant this request. The Town of Ashley was notified
that it received a Community Focus Fund grant of $525,000 from the Indiana
Office of Community and Rural Affairs and Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman’s
Office. This means that Ashley will not
have to raise water rates to pay for their water project. The property on SR 4 did not sale at the Public
Auction, but negotiations are continuing.
The United Brethren Church in Christ is planning to replace and build a
new Fellowship Hall.
OLD
BUSINESS: Councilman Hamm expressed rescinding the motion
made to grant the owner of the pole barn at 728 Smathers Street the right to
keep the pole barn on the town’s right-of-way.
He also indicated that all property should be removed from the currently
unused rights-of-way of the Town. He again expressed concern on removing trees
located on the town’s right-of-ways.
NEW
BUSINESS: Mike Kline offered to sale his building on Main
Street (the former Mule Train and Video Store) to the Town of Hudson for
$15,000 with 10% down and 5% interest.
He felt that the Clerk-Treasurer’s office and Marshal’s office would be
more accessible to the town’s residents.
A key was requested and will be further explored. Councilman Hamm requested that the cost of a
larger power washer be explored to clean the roof of the park pavilion.
CLAIMS: Claims were approved and signed.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion made by Sean Walker, seconded by Gene
Hamm to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at
5:50 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Atta
“Tatsy” Hayes
Clerk-Treasurer
Approved:
Sean
Walker
President,
Hudson Town Council