Town Council Regular Meeting

TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM Council Chamber Bristol Municipal Complex MINUTES CALL MEETING TO ORDER - Council President Jeff Beachy called the regular council meeting to order on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 7:00pm. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - led by Dustin Lundgren ROLL CALL Members present: Doug DeSmith, Dean Rentfrow, Cathy Burke, Gregg Tuholski, Jeff Beachy Others in attendance: Town Marshal Steve Priem, , Clerk-Treasurer Cathy Antonelli, Town Manager Mike Yoder, Fire Chief Nik Kantz, Legal Counsel Alex Bowman via zoom at 7:03pm APPROVAL OF AGENDA -stands as published APPROVAL OF INVOICES  Motion to approve the invoices made by Cathy Burke, Seconded by Doug DeSmith. Voting Yea: Doug DeSmith, Dean Rentfrow, Cathy Burke, Gregg Tuholski, Jeff Beachy. Motion carries. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  Motion to approve the meeting minutes of the October 14, 2025 work session, October 16, 2025 Council Executive Session & Council Regular Meeting and the November 6, 2025 Council Regular Meeting made by Gregg Tuholski, Seconded by Dean Rentfrow. Voting Yea: Doug DeSmith, Dean Rentfrow, Cathy Burke, Gregg Tuholski, Jeff Beachy. Motion carries. REPORTS TOWN MANAGER Mike Yoder Kelli Liechty, Chief Operating Officer at Oaklawn was in attendance to discuss the Oaklawn Crisis Center that the Town of Bristol, along with other municipalities supports with Opioid distribution funding. Mike noted that the TIF spending plan had been reviewed with the Council for 2026 during the budget process. Street department building Build Operate Transfer (BOT) project- Mike Yoder reviewed the qualified proposals and recommended Council approve the partnership with JBK/R Yoder Construction for this project. Mike noted that JBK has experience with BOT projects and that they could be used for road or CCMG projects based on qualifications and price, alleviating the bid process. Legal Counsel Alex Bowman reviewed the next steps in the process, which will include a scoping and design phase, with a guaranteed max price to be adopted.  Mike shared project updates and photos. Progress Report from the 11/20/2025 CommonWealth Meeting, new SBR test progress report shared Change Order #5 -extends lift station 3 schedule to allow for bridge closure during NIPSCO work.  Motion to approve change order #5 made by Doug DeSmith, Seconded by Gregg Tuholski. Voting Yea: Doug DeSmith, Dean Rentfrow, Cathy Burke, Gregg Tuholski, Jeff Beachy. Motion carries. Substantial Completion forms for LS 1, 3, 8, and 10  Motion to approve the substantial completion forms for lift stations 1, 3, 8 and 10 made by Gregg Tuholski, Seconded by Dean Rentfrow. Voting Yea: Doug DeSmith, Dean Rentfrow, Cathy Burke, Gregg Tuholski, Jeff Beachy. Motion carries. CEI Invoice SRF Disbursement 39 Commonwealth and 40 Crosby Construction  Motion to approve pay app #16 and SRF #40 made by Dean Rentfrow. Seconded by Jeff Beachy. Voting Yea: Doug DeSmith, Dean Rentfrow, Cathy Burke, Gregg Tuholski, Jeff Beachy. Motion carries. St Joe St to be completed tomorrow. CLERK-TREASURER Cathy Antonelli  Motion to publish and advance Ordinance No. 12-18-2025-26 for additional appropriations of $206,540 to second reading made by Cathy Burke, Seconded by Doug DeSmith. Voting Yea: Doug DeSmith, Dean Rentfrow, Cathy Burke, Gregg Tuholski, Jeff Beachy. Motion carries. TOWN MARSHAL Marshal Steve Priem reviewed the monthly operations report. Discussion about increased traffic control on N Division and N River Rd. Discussion surrounding a new vehicle purchase in 2026 - Ford SUV police interceptor, cost approx $48K (ask Steve about encumbrances. and show quotes to Council) Noted that the fleet needs to be updated. Considerations between maintenance costs vs buying new. Would like to have the fleet on a rotation, possibly even consider hybrid FIRE CHIEF Fire Chief Nik Kantz reviewed his monthly operations report. All fire pumps tested and recertified for the year. Toys for Tots campaign still going. Fishing event successful $3K raised Thanks to Jill Swartz for another successful Truck n Treat event Hope to see everyone at the Christmas Tree Lighting event Friday, December 5 PARK BOARD Linda Powell reviewed the park board meeting minutes with the Council Park Board seat opening, if interested please send a letter of intent to the Town Hall by November 28 to be considered for appointment in December. TOWN ATTORNEY Alex Bowmen - no comments this evening PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR (Public Comments to Council) - no comments this evening TOWN COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEMS Happy Thanksgiving wishes from the Council to everyone. Cathy Burke added a thank you to the street department for the timeliness of leaf pickup. Much appreciated. NEXT MEETINGS: December 4, 2025 Council meeting, RDC meeting following the Council meeting December 16, 2025 Council work session December 18, 2025 Council meeting - Bristol Commons residential development rezoning MOTION TO ADJOURN  Motion to adjourn made by Cathy Burke, Seconded by Dean Rentfrow. All in favor.  Meeting adjourned at 8:10pm These minutes are a summary of actions taken at the Bristol Town Council meetings. The full video archive of the meeting is available for viewing at https://bristol-in.municodemeetings.com/ for as long as this media is supported. _________________________ __________________________ Jeff Beachy, Council President Cathy Antonelli, Clerk-Treasurer