The Ellettsville, Indiana, Town Council met in regular session at 7:30 PM, Monday, June 24, 2002 at the Town Hall. David Sorokoty called the meeting to order and Jerry Pittsford led in prayer. David Drake led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call
David Sorokoty asked for roll call of the Council Members. Members present were David Sorokoty, President; David Drake, Vice-President; Mike Cornman, Geraldine McIntyre and Jerry Pittsford. Also present was Sandra Hash, Clerk-Treasurer; Deborah Hudson, Administrative Assistant and Mike Spencer, Town Attorney.
Supervisors Present Jim Davis, Jim Ragle, Ron McGlocklin, Mike Farmer and Jeff Farmer.
Approval of Minutes of
the regular meeting on June 10th, 2002
Mike Cornman moved to approve the minutes. David Drake seconded.
Motion carried.
Action to pay Accounts
Payable Vouchers
Geraldine McIntyre moved to approve the accounts payable vouchers. David Drake seconded. Motion carried.
David Sorokoty made two
announcements
Bill Evans was appointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals effective
immediately. There are two
vacancies: one for a Democrat on the
Board of Zoning Appeals and one for a Democrat on the Parks and Recreation
Board.
Resolutions None
Ordinances on First
Reading
Ordinance 02-12 water rates
and charges (increase in wholesale water cost from Bloomington)
Jerry Pittsford read Ordinance 02-12 by title. Mike Farmer explained that the increase was
due to a rate increase from Bloomington.
It increased .20 per 1000 gallons.
Mike requested passing the Ordinance tonight if possible. This would allow the increase to be in
effect for the next billing cycle avoiding lost revenue since Bloomington has
increased the wholesale price. Mike
Cornman moved Ordinance 02-12 be submitted for first reading. Geraldine McIntyre seconded. Motion carried. Mike Cornman moved Ordinance 02-12 be adopted on the same day as
introduced. Jerry Pittsford
seconded. Motion carried. Mike Cornman moved that Ordinance 02-12 be
adopted. David Drake seconded. Motion carried.
Ordinances on Second
Reading
Ordinance 02-11 Vacating a
Public Way (alley between lots 5 & 6 of the Original Plat of Ellettsville)
Geraldine McIntyre read Ordinance 02-11 by title. David Drake made a motion that Ordinance 02-11
be adopted. Jerry Pittsford
seconded. David Sorokoty asked for
discussion and Jerry Pittsford questioned the reason for this request. David Drake explained that the Grover
Brashear had started construction on a building that was partially in the alleyway
belonging to the Town of Ellettsville. Therefore Mr. Brashear requested the
alley be vacated. There are other
problems with this property. A survey
has shown the structure is on neighboring property and the present zoning does
not allow 2 residential structures on one lot.
Motion carried.
Old Business None
New Business
Presentation by Hinkley
Architectural Site Lighting and Manufacturing Company concerning lights for
downtown Ellettsville
Allan Hoch, Sales Manager for Hinkley gave the presentation. Mr. Hoch handed out a lighting proposal and
price listing for the Council to review.
Hinkley is a family owned business operating since 1922. The proposal
consists of all American made materials and all of the components are
manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio. Their
company is actively involved in the Main Street U.S.A. Commission and they have
done work throughout the Country.
They are proposing cast aluminum standard poles with fluted detail in
the shaft based around village style fixtures with an acorn style light, which
is a poplar look and used extensively around the Country. The overall height of the street light poles
is 15 feet. This type of lighting is not
only for beautification; it also creates pride and draws attention to downtown,
which encourages spending. It also
gives the added benefit of security.
The proposal also includes additional accessories such as banner arms;
street and traffic signs and Department of Transportation approved stop
signs.
The price per street light pole is $977.63, the price per banner arm is
$236.25, the price per street sign is $1,029.63 and the price for each cobra
head light is $2,981.25. Making the
total proposed price $162,978.96.
David Sorokoty said that the Council is considering purchasing 53 street
light poles, 21 cobra head light poles and 35 stop signs. Mr. Hoch said that Hinkley would like a
detailed site plan of the areas the Town wishes to improve so they could do a
study, which is free of charge, and give their opinion on pole placements,
which could actually reduce the number of lights needed.
After the presentation Mr. Hoch opened the floor for discussion and
questions. A question of light
pollution was mentioned and Mr. Hoch said to add features to minimize light
pollution it would be a 10% increase per fixture. It was asked if Hinkley could make and store the lights for
future use as we needed them and if the Town could buy the lights for one price
and purchase them in groups. Mr. Hoch
said yes to both questions and said Hinkley would be happy to negotiate on
details and maintain a long-term relationship with Ellettsville. Mr. Hoch added the normal spacing between
pole locations is 28 to 43 feet. The
lighting proposed is for dusk to dawn lights that come on automatically.
David Sorokoty informed Mr. Hoch that since the Town is a government
entity then the Council is required to seek other proposals for street
lighting. David thanked Mr. Hoch for
his presentation. David also thanked
his neighbor Danny Simmons for his input in this project.
Privilege of the Floor None
Supervisor’s comments
Mike Farmer – Requested permission to close Town Hall
on Friday, July 5th, 2002.
Mike said employees would be using their own vacation or personal time
it would not be an additional paid Holiday.
David Drake made a motion to close the Town Hall on July 5th. Mike Cornman seconded. Jerry Pittsford suggested looking into the
Holiday schedule at the beginning of the year.
Motion carried with a 3-2 vote.
Sandra Hash – Informed the Council she has received both
insurance policies for the Skate Board Park.
The premiums have been paid and we are insured.
David Sorokoty – Informed the Council he attended the
opening of Flatwoods Park and enjoyed it.
He thanked the current and past County Commissioners: the late Norm
Anderson, Iris Kiesling and Kirk White for their role in making the Park
possible, as well as many other individuals for their part in establishing the
Park.
Adjournment
David Sorokoty asked
for a motion to adjourn. Jerry
Pittsford moved for adjournment. Mike
Cornman seconded. Meeting was adjourned
at 8:10 p. m.
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David Sorokoty, President David Drake, Vice President
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Mike Cornman Jerry Pittsford
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Geraldine McIntyre Sandra C. Hash, Clerk-Treasurer