Town of Milan Monthly Meeting Minutes, February 15, 2016

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT NOEL HOUZE ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2016 AT 6:30 P.M. BOY SCOUT TROOP 631 WAS WELCOMED. ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT. ALL PRESENT GAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 2015 AND THE JANUARY 11, 2016 WERE READ AND APPROVED AS THERE WERE NO CORRECTIONS.

CLAIMS/FINANCIALS: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE VOUCHER REGISTER SUMMARY WAS PRESENTED TO BOARD: MOTION TO PAY ALL BILLS WAS MADE BY MELISSA BAKER, SECONDED BY DON CALL. ALL AYE.

TOWN MANAGERS REPORT: PRESENTED BY JOHN INGRAM. JOHN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD A PROPOSAL FROM R.C. ELECTRIC FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW CONTROL PANEL THE ELLIS STREET LIFT STATION: AMOUNT OF PROPOSAL INCLUDING LABOR AND MATERIAL: $3750.00. DON CALL MOTIONED TO APPROVE WITH MELISSA BAKER SECONDING. ALL AYES,

TOWN MARSHALL REPORT' PRESENTED BY GARY SKAGGS

CONCERNS/COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC: JESSICA SUMMERS FROM MILAN HIGH SCHOOL ASKED FOR PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY. THERE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 25 STUDENTS AND SHE WOULD LIKE AT LEAST 1/2 DAY OF PROJECTS. MELISSA BAKER MOTIONED. DON CALL SECONDS. ALL AYES.

SALLY GOSMER FROM THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE THE TOWN TO CONSIDER DONATIONS FOR FLOWERS AGAIN. SHE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT HOW THE PARK WOULD BE RAN SINCE THERE WAS NO LONGER A PARK BOARD. SHE WAS TOLD THE TOWN BOARD WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PARK DECISIONS UNTIL A NEW PARK BOARD IS FORMED.

OLD BUSINESS: TOWN COUNCIL AGREED TO PAY THE MILAN DEPT. THE FUNDS THAT WERE APPROVED IN THE NOVEMBER, 2015 MEETING. THIS BEING $12,000.00 FOR THE 2016 YEAR.

REPRESENTITIVES FOR THE BICENTENNIAL TORCH WERE PRESENT AND GAVE A REPORT ON ALL NEW INFORMATION AND WILL KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED AS TO NEW EVENTS.

A SPECIAL FUND WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN HONOR OF BOB BRANIGAN'S MEMORIAL DONATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE MILAN POLICE. THE FUNDS TO DATE ARE $430.00. THESE FUNDS CAN BE USED AT THE DISCRESION OF THE POLICE DEPT.

THE APPLICATION FOR SOLICITATION PRESENTED BY THE MILAN SUMMER BASEBALL WAS APPROVED AND MELISSA BAKER MADE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE FEE OF $25.00 WITH DON CALL SECONDING. ALL AYES. THE CLERK IS TO CONTACT THE REPRESENTATIVE AND CONFIRM THE CORRECT TIME AS THERE 3 HOUR LIMIT AND THE TIME REQUESTED WAS FOR 4 HOURS.

CHARLENE BROWN'S CONTRACT WAS PRESENTED TO BOARD W/LARRY EATON'S INSPECTION. MELISSA BAKER MOTIONS TO AWARD W/DON CALL SECONDING. ALL AYES.

NOEL HOUZE'S CONCERN WHEN ASKED TO CONSIDER HIS APPOINTMENT TO TOWN COUNCIL PRESIDENT WAS ABOUT THE APPEARANCE THE TOWN. HE WOULD LIKE THE TOWN AND THE POLICE DEPT. TO WORK ON THE ISSUE OF ABANDONED CARS AND OTHER UNSIGHTLY VEHICLES AND HAVE THEM REMOVED

LARRY EATON EXPRESSED HIS DESIRE TO HAVE THE TOWN'S WEBSITE UPGRADED WITH THE ORDINANCES AND TOWN MEETING MINUTES. MELISSA BAKER ASSURED HIM THAT SHE WOULD BE WORKING ON THIS, BUT, STATED THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY NEW ORDINANCES FOR QUITE SOME TIME. MR. EATON ALSO EXPRESSED THE NEED FOR A SPECIAL MEETING TO DISCUSS THE DAM PROJECT/GRANT EXTENSION.

TOWN MANAGER JOHN INGRAM PRESENTED TO THE BOARD THAT THE PROPERTY CLEAN UP ON JOSEPHINE STREET HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PROPERTY IS GOING ON TAX SALE AND WE COULD NOT RECOUP THE LABOR COST. RODNEY CRABTREE STATED THE PROPERTY HAS ALREADY BEEN SOLD.

NEW BUSINESS: ETC REPRESENTATIVES WERE PRESENT TO EXPRESS THEIR DESIRE TO HAVE THE BOARD CONSIDER SWITCHING CARRHERS WHEN THEIR SERVICE BECOMES AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AS OF NOW THIS WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

PRESIDENT HOUZE AGAIN RECOGINIZED THE BOY SCOUT TROOP AND EXPRESSED HIS DESIRE FOR THEM TO SUCCEED IN OBTAINING THEIR BADGES.

MOTION TO ADJORN WAS GIVEN BY DON CALL W/MELISSA BAKER SECONDING. ALL AYES