VILLAGE OF NEPONSET

BOARD MEETING AGENDA

August 21, 2019 @ 7:00 PM

 

CALL TO ORDER

Pledge of Allegiance

ROLL CALL

  Consent Agenda will approve all three with one motion.

• Board Minutes for July 2019

• Treasurer’s Report for July 2019

• Invoices Payable for August 2019

• Motion _______ 2nd _______ Roll Call

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

• Public Works – Eugene Costin

• Police, Emergency Plan – Mandy Mueller

• Community Events & Building Permits - Barb Safiran

• Finance, Insurance, License & Fees – Ken Snyder

• Ordinances and Garbage Collection – Sue Aldred

• Water and Sewer – Sid Dev

OLD BUSINESS

• Community Development Block Grant

• Closing W Center Street

• Intergovernmental Agreement/ Truck Plow and Spreader

• NCICG Housing Grant

• Burn Pile

• Dog ordinance and tags

MAYOR’S REPORT

• Shelter in the Park

• Bob Williams Dirt

• Police phone

• Dumpsters

 

ADJOURNMENT MOTION ___________ 2ND ___________

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 VILLAGE OF NEPONSET

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

Community Building @ 7PM

August 17, 2019

 

Attending board members: Sue Aldred, Barb Safiran, Mandy Donovan, Ken Snyder, Gene Costin, Sid Dev and Mayor Dave Mueller.

 

Meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call.

 

July Board Minutes, July Treasurers Report and August Invoices payable

Motion to approve Gene Costin, 2nd Sid Dev, roll call all ayes.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Public Works – Gene Costin – Working on patching the streets. The truck is low on power.

Police Emergency Plan – Mandy Donovan – nothing to report.

Ordinances and Garbage Collection – Sue Aldred – Nothing to report.

Community Events & Building Permits – Barb Safiran – No permits. If demolishing then resident calls Bureau County to report it.

 

Water and Sewer – Sid Dev – Sewer plant is ok. Old part of water building is very hot. The heat trips the breakers. Next spring, we need to get fans.

Finance, Insurance, License & Fees – Ken Snyder – Gravel road south of town needs culvert and tile. The land owner needs to cut a ridge on the side of the road. We will supply labor to put in culvert and gravel.

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG Grant) – 104 North Street is posted for demo. There is a 30-day waiting period.   

Closing of W Center Street – Nobody showed up to discuss the closing of W. Center Street.

 

Intergovernmental Agreement – We have given the rental prices to our lawyer. He will put that together with the agreement and have Neponset Township look it over for approval.

Security Cameras – We ordered two additional cameras to be installed facing Scott Park.

Burn Pile – We will be flexible, and accept larger limbs when we have storms.

 

MAYOR’S REPORT

 

Dog Ordinance – The committee will meet this Friday.

Bob Williams – Has dirt the Village can purchase. Ken will look at the dirt pile to estimate the value.

Shelter in the Park – IDNR 50/50 grant to build a shelter in Scott Park (pavilion & restroom) We would like put up a memorial for the Legion. The memorial is not included in the grant. This will cost approximately $15,000.

 

Police Phone - We have reduced the cost of the police phone from $73 down to $40 per month.

Ordinance to close W Center Street – Sid made a motion to approve the ordinance to close W. Center Street. 2nd, Barb Safiran. Roll call vote all ayes.

 

Motion to Adjourn made by Gene Costin, 2nd Sid Dev, motion carried.