City Council

New Carlisle Town Council 124 E. Michigan Street, New Carlisle, Indiana General Meeting, February 15, 2022, 6:30 PM The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance President Rush called the meeting to order with Vice President Kauffman, Council Member Doll, Council Member Colanese and the Clerk-Treasurer present. Council Member Budreau was absent. Also in attendance: Andrea Halpin, Jared Huss, Jill Doll, Jason Quirk, Perry Hinton Approval of Minutes Vice President Kauffman moved to approve the minutes of the February 1, 2022 General Meeting as written. The motion was seconded by Council Member Doll and passed 4-0. Minutes of the February 10, 2022 Special Meeting were tabled. Employee Reports  Jason Quirk, Electric Department Working with Wolverine regarding distribution charges. New lines at the fire department are almost done but the underground will still need to be retired. HVAC at town hall is finished Looking at 2022 capital projects and will be working towards knocking out a bunch but prices are crucial so he will be careful.  Perry Hinton, Town Crew Supervisor They are trying to keep up with Mother Nature and do all of the normal duties.  Attorney Andrea Halpin Primarily working on items involving the fire territory and attending meetings.  Engineer Jared Huss Continued work on Meridian and Bray projects for CCMG. Attended the capital planning meeting with Baker Tilly, supervisors and Sue. Conversation started with INDOT about drainage and pervious pavers. Discussion included not maintaining them and how that is working as they were effective at first. Jared explained that a special vac needs to be used and Perry was instructed to not clean them as they are in INDOT right- of-way. New Carlisle Town Council General Meeting, February 15, 2022, 6:30 PM Page 2 Vice President Kauffman shared that in going through old photos at HNC they found several that showed water issues in town, including a raft floating down Front Street and people swimming in the viaduct. New Business  Baker Tilly Agreement for Electric Rate Analysis Sue informed the Council that Baker Tilly feels that it is a good time to move forward with an electric rate analysis as it has been some time since rates were looked at and considering the large amount of information we are putting together for other projects, it will be a significant savings of time and money to do the analysis now. Council Member Doll moved to approve the agreement as presented. The motion was seconded by Vice President Kauffman and passed 4-0.  Outstanding Checks Sue presented a list of checks outstanding two or more years as of December 31, 2021 to the Council. A motion to approve the list of outstanding checks as presented and remove them from the outstanding checks list and receipt them back into their respective funds was made by Vice President Kauffman and seconded by Council Member Doll. The motion carried 4-0. Ordinances and Resolutions  Ordinance #1422 – An ordinance to amend the fee for fingerprints President Rush read Ordinance #1422 by caption only for the third and final reading. A motion to approve Ordinance #1422 was made by Council Member Doll and seconded by Vice President Kauffman. The motion carried 4-0. Council Reports Vice President Kauffman Thursday night is the Comp Plan draft presentation and she plans to present a Cliff notes version of the finished chapters and power point. Jared will moderate the meeting. Vice President Kauffman attended the SJC Comprehensive Task Force meeting last week and Will Miller was their representing Olive Township. She felt it was a good meeting with good conversation about growth and all sorts of things with many meetings to come. New Carlisle Town Council General Meeting, February 15, 2022, 6:30 PM Page 3 Council Member Doll Commended Perry and the crew for their fantastic work with all of the snow recently and said that in all of his traveling, streets in our town are by far the best. The Cemetery Board will hold their first meeting this year on March 15 at 1:30. Thanked Keith Kauffman for clearing snow on East Michigan and giving everyone a place to walk. President Rush Special meeting last Tuesday regarding the fire territory that went very well. Dates of the upcoming public hearings: February 24 at 6 PM at the Library March 13 at 2 PM at Monroe’s Crossing March 28 at 6 PM at the Library. Clerk-Treasurer’s Report Sue expressed her appreciation to Andrea and the Council for all of the extra time and work they have put into ensuring that everything is the best it can be as we move forward with reestablishing the fire territory. She feels that the extra time with everyone working together to review and amend the existing agreement puts the Town, as well as the other two entities, in the best place. Bills to be Paid Vice President Kauffman moved to approve all bills as presented on the Claim Docket. The motion was seconded by Council Member Doll and passed 4-0. Adjournment Upon a motion by Council Member Doll and second by Vice President Kauffman the meeting adjourned at 6:46 PM. ____________________________________________ Samantha Rush, Council President Attest: _______________________________________ Susan I. Moffitt, Clerk-Treasurer