City Council

4 TOWN OF CICERO TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES July 3, 2012 At 7:00 PM Call To Order: Vice-president Jerry Cook called the meeting to order and Ms. Hartley gave the prayer. Mr. Cook called for the roll call and the members of the Town Council were present or absent as follows: Present: Jerry Cook Absent: Brett Foster Kay Hartley Eric Hayden Dennis Schrumpf Declared a quorum present. Others Present: Jan Unger, Clerk Treasurer Dave Hildebrand, Police Chief Steve Peachey, Fire Chief Paul Munoz, Cicero/Jackson Township Plan Commission Director John Culp, Town Attorney Dan Strong, President of Cicero/Jackson Township Plan Commission Approval of Prior Minutes: Town Council Meeting Minutes, June 19, 2012, 7:00 PM – Ms. Hartley made a motion to approve the Town Council Meeting Minutes of June 19, 2012. Mr. Schrumpf seconded, motion passed. Town Council Emergency Meeting, June 28, 2012, 7:00 PM- Mr. Hayden made a motion to approve the Town Council Emergency Meeting Minutes of June 28, 2012. Mr. Schrumpf seconded, motion passed. Approval of Agenda: Ms. Hartley made a motion to approve the Agenda as presented. Mr. Hayden seconded, motion passed. Approval of Claims: Mr. Hayden made a motion to approve the Claims as presented. Mr. Schrumpf seconded, motion passed. Petitions by Citizens: Mr. Joe Katuin reviewed the events of the July 4th weekend celebration. Mr. Katuin stated that mostly the weekend went well. The weekend began on June 29th with a storm that caused some damage to some of the tents and there was excessive heat. Mr. Katuin stated that the Lights Over Morse Lake (LOML) will be meeting on July 12th at 7:00 PM at the Library. They will be discussing a date for rescheduling the fireworks and having a transition for the 2013 LOML. Not sure if they will try to have music for the rescheduled 1  fireworks. They will also have to work on the permits and security. Mr. Hayden stated that he thought the weekend was fun and thanked the committee for a good job. President’s Report: Mr. Cook announced that on Monday, July 9th, 2012, @ 7:00 PM there will be a meeting of the Town Council and the two baseball leagues to discuss the use of the baseball fields and park land in Community Park. Mr. Cook asked Fire Chief Peachey to discuss the ISO Rating received by the Fire Department. Chief Peachey state that in May the Fire and Water Departments were re- evaluated for their ISO rating and they received that evaluation last week. The rating went from a 6 to a 4. 4 is a much better rating. The rating is based on 50% Fire Department, 40% Water Department, and 10% dispatch. Congratulations were made. Council Committee Reports: There were none. Legal Counsel Report-John Culp: Mr. Culp stated that he didn’t have anything. Cicero/Jackson Township Plan Commission Report-Dan Strong Mr. Strong gave the Council the following updated: 1. Mr. Strong informed the Council that the Cicero Jackson Township BZA approved the variances for the HAND Project. 2. Mr. Strong stated that the Chaudion Auction building has received the variances needed to proceed with the Sliwa proposed bounce house/party room rental facility through the Cicero Jackson Township BZA. 3. Mr. Strong informed the Council that there is a new photo studio in Port Cicero where the computer store was previously. The name is RDK Photography owned by Brian Reddick. 4. Mr. Strong stated that Christine’s Café appeared before Cicero Jackson Township BZA to ask for a variance for the sale of beer and wine. This variance has been postponed to the July 19, 2012 Meeting. Town Engineer Report-Mr. Keith Bryant – Mr. Bryant was not available but sent in a report which is attached. Old Business: Council To Award Contract For Repair Of Front Of Fire Building. Chief Peachey stated that the Fire Department has reviewed the proposals for the front of the Fire Building. They would like to go with Myers Construction and take advantage of Alternate 1 & 2. Chief Peachey stated that the proposal was for $87,000 but with the alternates it would reduce the cost to $81,732. This is still the highest bid but Chief Peachey stated that this is the lowest most responsible and responsive bid because Myers will be doing the work. With the other proposal they will be contracting the work out and he is not sure who will be doing the work. Mr. Hayden inquired if the windows were a part of this contract. Chief Peachey said no. Mr. Schrumpf made a motion to approve the proposal of Myers Construction not to exceed $83,000 as the lowest most responsive and responsible proposal. Ms. Hartley seconded, motion passed. 2 Council To Confirm that Municipal Water And Wastewater Are Available For The HAND Project. Ms. Unger stated that HAND called and wanted to confirm that they had water and sewer availability for their project. Ms. Unger stated that she told them she would put it on the agenda for this meeting so there would be a record of the Council approval. Mr. Munoz stated that Mr. Comer had confirmed that there was water and sewer availability at one of the TACK meetings. Council agreed that there was water and sewer available. New Business: There was nothing. Miscellaneous There was nothing. Comments By Citizens There were none. Signatures on Official Documents! Motion To Adjourn: Ms. Hartley made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Hayden seconded, motion passed. Signatures on Official Documents! __________________________ Brett S. Foster – President __________________________ Jerry G. Cook- Vice-President __________________________ Sylvia Kay Hartley _______________________ Eric C. Hayden __________________________ Dennis D. Schrumpf Attested: __________________________ Jan Unger, Clerk Treasurer The Next Cicero Town Council Meeting will be on July 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Cicero Town Hall. 3 4