Minutes Of The August 10, 2009 Town Council Meeting
The regular meeting of the Town Council of Clear Lake, Indiana was held at the
town hall on Monday, August 10th at 7:00 pm. Present were Council Members Bob
Lewis, George Schenkel, Sue Williams, Barry Worl and Alan Korte. Also present
were Town Manager Bob Hull, Town Attorney Neal Blythe and Zoning Administrator,
Bruce Snyder. There were 17 citizens who signed the guest register.
President Bob Lewis called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Minutes of the July 13th meeting were read and approved by the Council upon a
motion made by Sue Williams, seconded by Alan Korte, all in favor and the motion
passed.
Financial report was given by the Clerk-Treasurer for the month of July stating
beginning and ending cash and investment balances for the General Fund, Garbage
Fund and Sewer Fund. This report will be attached to the Council Minutes.
Expenses for the month of July were as followed for:
General Fund $90,059.97
Garbage Fund 5,675.13
Sewer Fund 37,932.06
Total Amount of Vouchers
$133,667.16
Warrants to be approve totaled $16,230.37.
A motion was made to accept the Financial Reports as given by George Schenkel,
seconded by Barry Worl, all in favor and the motion passed.
REPORTS:
FIRE DEPARTMENT: The Fremont Fire Department had a total of 51 service calls for
the month of July. In the Town of Clear Lake there were 3 medic assists, 1
service call, 1 tree fire and 1 overturned boat.
MARSHALS REPORT: Marshal Gonya reported 4 VIN checks, 2 HIN checks, one dog
complaint and several fireworks complaints. He has received a tip on the
location of the fireworks and will be following up on that this week.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: Bruce Snyder reported that during the month of July there
were 8 Improvement Location Permits issued, one demolition permit and one stop
work order. The stop work order was corrected immediately and the order
rescinded. The next Board of Zoning Appeals meeting will be August 17, 2009.
TOWN SUPERINTENDENT: Bob Hull reported that he had 20 sewer line locates for the
month of July, 8 pumps replaced or repaired, 9 service calls and the average
daily flow was 79,484 gallons per day which was the highest volume since
installation. The system as a whole is working very well.
Bob also reported that he is in the process of getting quotes for a barn to
store sand/salt during the winter months and it would be used in the summer
months for cold patch. It would enable him to buy in larger quantities, keep it
out of the weather and not keep the mixture on the truck extending its life. It
would have a concrete floor with four foot side walls on three sides and wood
construction above, tall enough to be able to lift the bed of the dump truck
inside, about the size of a 2 – car garage.
TOWN ATTORNEY: Neal Blythe reported that Judge Wheat upheld the ruling of the
Board of Zoning Appeals on the Zoning Administrators decision on the Hoagland
fence issue. Waiting to see how that affects the ruling on the fence.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. ELECTION OF VICE-PRESIDENT: A motion was made to nominate George
Schenkel to the position of vice-president by Alan Korte, it was seconded by Sue
Williams, all in favor and the motion passed.
2. NIXLE PROGRAM: Marshall Gonya explained that he is in the
process of setting up this program for the town that allows citizens signup to
be notified of a public service electronically, no matter where they are. The
Marshals can determine who needs to be notified and how it is sent. It should be
available by early September.
GOLF CART ORDINANCE: Marshal Gonya reported that he has the ordinance ready for
review. He has used the Golf Cart Ordinance from Hamilton Lake as a model
because they have had one since 2006 and have revised it several times. The Town
of Clear Lake’s ordinance will incorporate what the state mandates along with
what Marshal Gonya felt is good for the town. The ordinance will be ready in
September.
3. WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE: Annie Skinner reported that the
committee has received a $50,000 grant from the Lake And River Enhancement a
division of the DNR. It is a design study grant and is a matching grant with
$45,000 from LARE and $5,000 from the community. The Clear Lake Association and
the Clear Lake Conservancy will each be contributing $2,500 to the project. The
next phase will be the construction phase and those grants are 75/25.
The purpose of the design grant is to look at the problems of sediment and
nutrient loads coming into the lake after a rain event. The Conservancy did a
water-shed analysis in 1993 and the committee has been using that study as a
starting point. They have been working with the farmers who have acreage along
these ditches, along with the county surveyor, to develop a solution for the
problem of run-off into Clear Lake. Representative Kent Tracey from the DNR is
also working with the committee to communicate with the land owners and farmers
in the watershed.
4. PUBLIC BEACH DISCUSSION: The town has received the appraisal
from the county for the Public Beach.
A motion was made at 8:40 pm to adjourn the public meeting by Barry Worl,
seconded by Alan Korte, all in favor and the motion passed.
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Robert E. Lewis, President
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Kay A. Kummer, Clerk – Treasurer