TOWN OF CLEAR LAKE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

June 9, 2003

Present: Robert Troll, President, Town Council; Emma Brown, Council Member, Derold Covell, Council Member, Virginia Nye, Clerk Treasurer, Richard Lehman, Marshal, Don Stuckey, Town Attorney, Mark Sullivan, Commonwealth Engineers.

The Town Council President called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

The clerk read the minutes of the May 12, 2003 Regular Council meeting. The on-hand balances as of May 31, 2003 were: General Fund balance $842,325.75 ; the Garbage Fund balance $42,717.69; Certificate of Deposit Balance $95,572.95. The Sewer Escrow Account is presently at $168,968.32. The Wastewater Works Project Loan Budget is $3,520,000. The Project Costs to date are $3,439,820, leaving a balance of $80,180. Of the $500,000 Grant, disbursements total $258,914, leaving a grant balance of $241,086. Derold Covell moved approval, Emma Brown seconded, and the motion passed. The Accounts Payable Voucher Register was available for all to read.

The Marshal’s report for the period of May 12 to June 9, 2003 was read by the Marshal. Emma Brown moved approval, Derold Covell seconded and the motion passed.

OLD BUSINESS

Mark Sullivan reported on the sewer progress. The completion date will not be June 15. The contractor has five pumps to install and finish electrical panels. He expects to have all pumps in by June 30. At that time, the county inspection can be completed. The work to date has moved NIPSCO back on their time schedule to complete the electrical tie ins. In order to complete the NIPSCO wiring, the town is leaning toward waiting for all to be finished -- possibly the end of July. Line testing is currently underway and by the 16th of June they plan to be testing main line sewers.

Amendment 3 amends the contract between the Town of Clear Lake and Commonwealth Engineers dated June 12, 2000 by changing compensation. Emma Brown moved approval as written, Derold Covell seconded, and the motion passed.


The following invoices from Commonwealth were introduced to be approved by Council:
#41 Inspection $22,822
#42 Construction Engineering $ 4,620
#43 Startup $ 866

Motion to approve 41, 42, and 43 was made by Derold Covell, Emma Brown seconded and the motion passed.

Sewer Use Ordinance 285, second reading. Motion was made to dispense with rules and read by title only. Derold Covell moved approval, Emma Brown seconded, and the motion passed. Emma Brown made the motion to approve the second reading by title only, Derold Covell seconded and the motion passed.

Sewer Use Ordinance 285, third reading: Motion was made to dispense with the rules and read Sewer Use Ordinance 285 by title only . Emma Brown moved approval, Derold Covell seconded and the motion passed. Motion to approve Sewer Use Ordinance 285 was made by Emma Brown, seconded by Derold Covell, and the motion passed.

Passing of Codification Ordinance 286 (An Ordinance Enacting a Code of Ordinances for the Town of Clear Lake, Indiana, Revising, Amending, Restating, Codifying and Compiling Certain Existing General Ordinances of the Political Subdivision Dealing with Subjects Embraced in Such Code of Ordinances, and Declaring an Emergency), first reading. Motion was made to dispense with the rules and read Codification Ordinance 286 by title only. Emma Brown moved approval, Derold Covell seconded and the motion passed. Motion to approve the ordinance on first reading was made by Emma Brown, seconded by Derold Covell and the motion passed.

Codification Ordinance 286, second reading. Motion was made to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only by Derold Covell, seconded by Emma Brown, and the motion passed. Motion was made to approve Ordinance 286 on second reading by title only by Derold Covell, seconded by Emma Brown, and the motion passed.

Codification Ordinance 286, third reading. Motion was made to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only by Derold Covell, seconded by Emma Brown, and the motion passed. Motion was made to approve Ordinance 286 on the third reading by title only by Emma Brown, seconded by Derold Covell and the motion passed.

A motion was made to approve the following warrants:
8761 M&C Trenching $ 1,500.00
8762 Donald J. Stuckey $ 597.80
8789 Donald J. Stuckey $ 896.20
8790 Unicare $ 846.00
8791 Storage Shed $ 310.00
8792 Rolyan, Buoy Division $ 578.00
8793 Bank One Trust Co., N.A. $69,219.28
8794 Midwest Billing Adminis. $ 650.00

Derold Covell moved approval, Emma Brown seconded, and the motion passed.

NEW BUSINESS

The following activities are planned at Clear Lake over the 4th of July holiday.

Chicken Barbecue, Saturday, July 5, in the morning
Saturday, July 5, 2:00 p.m. Float parade. Start at Yacht Club and head north
Saturday, July 5, 9:00 p.m. Fireworks

The auction of the island property will be held at St. Paul Chapel the morning of July 5.

James Carper will be spraying for mosquitoes. In the meantime, please make sure the eaves are clean and dispose of old tires that may be lying around. These are both places that mosquitoes can breed. Mr. Carper plans to spray five times during the summer.

There being no additional new business, the Council meeting was adjourned at 8:02 p.m. Emma Brown moved approval, Derold Covell seconded and the motion passed.


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Robert D. Troll, Council President


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Virginia A. Nye, Clerk Treasurer