[0:00] Okay, we'll start recording. So, the stream's not working, but we're

[0:04] recording and we'll have to post it later.

[0:07] Okay. Right now, we'll call the meeting to

[0:09] order for the common council Monday, July 7th. Can I have a roll call,

[0:14] please? Council member Coffee,

[0:16] present. Council member Olsen, here. Council

[0:18] member Shy here.

[0:21] Council member Dao, here.

[0:23] Council member McDerman, here. Uh,

[0:25] request approval of the June 16th minutes.

[0:28] Move to approve. Second. Motion to second. Any discussion?

[0:33] You want everything a roll call or do you want to just do it by voice?

[0:37] Yes. Roll call, please. Okay, we're going to call for a roll

[0:40] call vote. Member Coffee,

[0:42] yes. Member Olsson,

[0:44] yes. Member Sharky,

[0:46] I. Member D.

[0:47] Yes. Member Mcder.

[0:49] I. Unfinished B is ordinance number 1780

[0:52] 2025 and amending the Angola Municipal Code Chapter 8.05 solid ways. Taking our

[0:59] collection service to 1835 per month.

[1:04] Move to approve. Second.

[1:07] Motion to second. Discussion.

[1:11] Roll call vote, please. Member Coffee.

[1:13] Hi. Member Olson.

[1:15] Hi. Member Starky.

[1:17] Hi. Council member D.

[1:19] Yes. McN.

[1:21] I. Any other unfinished business?

[1:25] New business. Ordinance number 1781 2025. An ordinance fixing the

[1:30] compensation appointed officers, deputies, and other employees of the

[1:35] police and firefighters of the city of Angola, Indiana for the year 2026. This

[1:40] would be a first reading. We'll entertain a motion, then I'll explain uh

[1:45] what my proposal is. Move to approve.

[1:50] Second. Have a motion, a second.

[1:53] This is my recommendation for the following year, which means

[1:56] we're coming into budgeting season because this is always a first order of

[1:59] business when we do budgeting. We have lost our competitive advantage on our

[2:07] payroll, particularly with our first responders, fire and police. So, I'm

[2:12] proposing although the uh CPI for this year is

[2:17] 2.6, down from 3.2 last year, 2.6 6. This year I'm proposing a 4% across the

[2:24] board increase. Uh mayor, are you behind? Are we behind? Is

[2:30] that what you're telling? We we we are not where we should be. We

[2:34] we we always like to be a little bit above surrounding areas uh as

[2:39] particularly in public safety. We are not there. Uh that's why it's we started

[2:44] at a 4%. There are some exceptions to that 4%. uh and most of those are in the

[2:53] fire department. I am proposing the first class firefighter we increase that

[2:59] 6% firefighter increase that 6% part-time firefighters an increase of

[3:06] 14%. And the other exception to that 4% across the board is with our part-time

[3:11] employees. Uh they're currently at $21 an hour. I moved it up to $22

[3:18] an hour. This is my recommendation for the year 20 26.

[3:24] So, I'm just kind of curious, does that uh does that make you equitable or us

[3:28] equitable then across the area? Yes.

[3:31] Or are we going to be the leader of those?

[3:33] Um right now, particularly in the police department, we're on par with our uh Stu

[3:38] Ben County. Uh we offer longevity pay. They do not. We offer shift

[3:44] differential. They do not. Uh but other than that, we're pretty well matched

[3:48] with Stu Ben County. Uh this will put us above what Stuen County is is currently

[3:54] paying. Particularly if you look at the longevity pay and the uh shift

[3:58] differential pay. Uh we'll be a little bit better off. Uh

[4:03] there are some issues on sustainability given the Senate enrolled act one that

[4:08] went through. Brian and I are both concerned about that. We are somewhat

[4:13] taking a leap of faith that we will be able to make this work uh going forward,

[4:18] but we do want to reward our employees. We do want to pay them well. The

[4:22] firefighters were a little bit low. If you look at the if you annualize their

[4:26] income, Brian did a very in-depth study uh on wage and benefits for police and

[4:33] fire comparing first class to first class. The fire department were we're a

[4:38] little bit low. Uh we do want to increase that by going to 6%. It'll

[4:43] actually move them up a little bit over the fire, but one of the problems we

[4:47] have with the fire department is the uh pension. Uh there is an issue making the

[4:52] pension equal because of the way they we pay our firemen

[4:57] in the mandatory overtime that they have to work, but their pension is based on

[5:00] that first class firefighter pension. So by giving the 6% to the first class, you

[5:06] also will reward more on the pension for the

[5:10] higher pay. So he actually spreads it across the entire

[5:13] So you're looking at comp on a bigger picture.

[5:15] We're trying to Yeah, we're trying. It does not totally fix the pension issue.

[5:19] It does not do that, but it it does move in in the right direction. Uh and and it

[5:26] is a fair and equitable paid adjustment. Do the city employees

[5:31] understand what you're trying to do? I hope they do.

[5:34] I mean, it's it's a good thing. It it it is a very generous pay raise.

[5:37] It is well above what the CPI was. Last year was 3.2. We gave a three and a

[5:42] half. So, we were slightly above the CPI.

[5:45] Even though the CPI has gone down, it doesn't feel that way when you go to the

[5:50] grocery store, you go out to eat or you you you go shopping with your family or

[5:55] you take them to the or whatever you do. it doesn't feel like inflation's down.

[5:59] So, that's why I wanted to go over and above the CPI and be as generous as we

[6:04] possibly could uh and still be able to maintain sustainability of our budgets.

[6:10] I learned in business that money is a short-term positive motivator, but if

[6:16] it's not if equity is not there, it's a long-term bad demotivator.

[6:22] I agree. So, it's it's probably a good step. The

[6:25] other the only other question I have and then they'll let the other members get

[6:28] in was really for Ryan, you know, based and and you touched on it. Based on

[6:33] today's situation, it sounds like we're it's feasible to cover it without having

[6:38] to worry about sustainability and you're you're wondering about the

[6:42] future. We are concerned and I think I'm there too, but I look at

[6:46] it from today and and I and I hear it's okay because

[6:51] the question that I don't want to do is think today we're going to put something

[6:55] in, we automatically already know we're going to have to put a burden on the

[6:59] taxpayers and that's not what you're saying. Only if things kind of fall

[7:04] apart on other revenue streams. We we we've got and and we'll get into

[7:08] the details of our future finance as we go through the budget process. So, we

[7:12] don't need to dwell on that. This evening, uh, the county has given their,

[7:17] uh, supervisors and their department has guidance that there will be no pay

[7:21] adjustments this year at the county level. Uh, the mayors that I have spoke

[7:25] to, and I've spoke to a lot of them, they are looking at 0% increase for

[7:29] their employees to a maximum of what I was projecting or what I was offering

[7:34] was 4%. But that was a pretty small group of people that that thought that

[7:38] they would get% increase for their employees this year. This is by far uh

[7:43] on the high side of what other communities are doing. Most of them were

[7:48] in the two two and a half% range. I know. Go ahead.

[7:52] I'm sorry. No, no. All I was going to say was I was my biggest thing as a

[7:56] manager was equity was one of the most important things uh to keep the morale

[8:01] up and PE people focused. Yeah.

[8:04] And uh so I applaud it. I'm I like it. I know that we have Go ahead, Jed.

[8:12] Oh, I was just curious on if there were any additional positions included. Did

[8:16] we add any staff members to this? Fire department. The fire department,

[8:21] the chief asked uh requested that we add a training officer and that has been

[8:26] added into this ordinance. Uh and we we will we can discuss that going forward.

[8:33] That's the only additional uh position that's been added. We actually

[8:36] eliminated the classification of lieutenant in the fire uh department

[8:42] because we didn't have anybody at that level. We've been going right from first

[8:46] class fire to captain. We haven't been using that lieutenant rank. So, we did

[8:52] eliminate that from the this this ordinance, but it does add one position

[8:57] which is a training officer. He'll be responsible for internal training within

[9:02] our department and he'll also be responsible for our high school training

[9:05] program. Both of those uh operations will fall underneath that new rule is

[9:10] what we are putting out there. Mr.

[9:14] Thank you, Mr. Council. Sharkies, I want one more

[9:18] step on yours. Would it potentially preclude down the road adding more

[9:23] staff? And am I agree with you on that, Mr.

[9:28] I'm concerned down the road we're going to have to have more people because I

[9:31] think we're under staff. We are under staff. I I think so too.

[9:35] And will that preclude our ability I I support this. I'm not I'm not trying to

[9:39] judge that one. Down the road, we're going to have to resolve the problem of

[9:44] increased staff. What What's your comments on that?

[9:47] That's my opinion. Well, the comment that I would give you

[9:50] right now, no, it doesn't preclude us from adding more headcount down the

[9:52] road. It's just a matter of adding more people in the in the to payroll and we

[9:56] can certainly have those conversations. Right now, Ryan and I try to keep our

[10:02] growth to around 3 or 4% on year-over-year budget. This will grow,

[10:07] this pay scheme will grow. And adding that person between those two, we're

[10:12] estimating or I'm estimating uh I think around eight or 9% to the uh maintenance

[10:17] and operation of the budget of the fire department just with what we're

[10:21] proposing here. But no, it does not preclude us from adding more headcount.

[10:25] That's good because I know there's um a lot of folks that have left our service

[10:30] for better opportunities elsewhere and and maybe in the process of doing so.

[10:36] So, um you know, the pension is something that we really got to look at

[10:42] and I know you you got some good steps here.

[10:46] Chief, are you pretty much on board with this

[10:50] with the proposed salary ordinance? So the conversations that the mayor and I

[10:54] have had quite a few this last week and a half and my topic that I've brought to

[11:00] him is what can we do to close the gap? I understand we may not get dollar for

[11:05] dollar and pension parody but what can we do to close that gap to help with my

[11:10] retention because of what you had just mentioned.

[11:13] Okay. Thank you. It's a good step forward.

[11:23] question. Uh,

[11:25] is everybody ready? Roll call vote, please. And we do have a motion in the

[11:29] second. Council member Coffee,

[11:31] yes. Council member Olsson,

[11:32] yes. Member Sharky,

[11:35] yes. Member Dao,

[11:37] yes. Member McDermott,

[11:38] yes. Ordinance number 1782, 2025, an amending

[11:42] the city of Angola code of ordinances, title 9, public peace, morale, and

[11:46] welfare, chapter 9.05, 05 general offenses open burning. Uh Chief, you

[11:52] want to I think you kind of drafted this.

[11:55] I will. I don't know what you have in your packets. If you've got a copy, our

[11:58] original burn ordinance was established 1993 under Mayor Selman, Peg Bledsoe,

[12:04] and Chief Meek. um what had happened to bring this up in conversation as we get

[12:10] into the spring of 2025. We noticed that the burn permit section

[12:17] of which is part of our ordinance and part of the requirement for city

[12:20] residents when people go on put in for a burn permit the system wouldn't

[12:25] functioning as intended. So we started digging into it. Mark was working on

[12:30] that started conversation with uh attorney Kim and

[12:36] between the two of us I give him information from IDM I give him

[12:40] information the municipalities our size basically what this ordinance is doing

[12:45] it's taking the burn permit requirement out of the burn ordinance and kind of

[12:50] putting it on the self-governance of our residents best example I can give you to

[12:55] to make this short is the night of high school graduation. I'm driving home. I

[13:01] see eight different households with campfires in their backyard with no burn

[13:05] permits that have been submitted. So, were they doing anything wrong? No. They

[13:10] were having fun, family, friends, celebrating the achievements of their

[13:15] high school graduate, right? And so, after conversation with the mayor and

[13:21] Ryan and Kim, it's like, I think we can revise this and I think we'll be okay. I

[13:27] don't have people to go out and police it. If we was to leave it as it is, and

[13:31] 1993, it's time we take another look at it. So,

[13:35] and to your point, just having a burn permit doesn't mean they're going to

[13:38] follow this by the letter at all. Oh, I copy that.

[13:42] Yeah. I I I got you. I like it. I like it.

[13:46] I'm concerned, Bill. We've got a state statute

[13:51] open burning of certain vegetation and wood items. No permit required. and it

[13:55] doesn't allow an exception in that that I can find. It says subject to

[13:58] subsection three of the chapter. And in subsection 3, there's no condition that

[14:03] there's an alteration by a municipal pallet. I don't I I don't disagree with

[14:08] what's here, but I don't know if we have authority to do that. I guess I'm

[14:11] turning to Mr. Sha on that by eliminating the section C. I'm not

[14:17] sure our section C was valid under this uh state statute because it required a

[14:22] permit and and the the title 13 didn't require permit for those types of open

[14:28] burning. So 1993 I couldn't tell you what the

[14:33] statute was and what the requirement was. I know authority having

[14:36] jurisdiction I looked at something new at one point because it's at the end of

[14:40] the statute chief but I I don't remember and I didn't copy it here in what I

[14:44] copied. Kim, do you got anything to say or you

[14:48] want me to finish saying what I'm saying? Um, so authority having

[14:52] jurisdiction as long as we meet or exceed uh state statutes, we can enact

[14:59] for hometown jurisdiction, meaning the city of Angola. That's the way I'm in my

[15:05] position now. So you understand though, Chief, this

[15:08] statute specifically says says one thing. subject to section three

[15:13] of this chapter a person may and the only exception by the statute so that

[15:19] that is a preclusion statute I think that says that even though we have home

[15:24] rule it's a preclusion statute subject to section three and section 3 doesn't

[15:29] give us any power to do that

[15:33] that's what I'm concerned about I'd like to see us table it till we can get a

[15:37] better legal advice on this one because this is

[15:39] a little above me

[15:43] The proposed statute prohibits burning of refu debris,

[15:49] construction materials, excuse me, things of that nature with the exception

[15:55] of campfire type burns.

[16:00] I I I don't believe the state statute that you're referring to in any way is

[16:08] in conflict with that.

[16:14] Your recommendation is passed. Yes.

[16:19] A motion move to approve.

[16:22] Second motion to second. Any discussion? Was that second? Is it me?

[16:31] Hearing none. Roll call vote, please. Council member Coffee,

[16:35] no. Council member Olsen,

[16:37] yes. Council member Shy, yes.

[16:42] Council member Dao, yes. Council member Mcder,

[16:45] yes. Okay. Public hearing regarding the

[16:49] proposed award of a public private agreement resolution number 2025891,

[16:54] a resolution of the city of Angola approving the award of build operate

[16:59] transfer contract with Kakosing Industries, Inc. Did I say that name

[17:04] right? Uh, okay. Uh we will open the public hearing for this. If you'd like

[17:09] to address the council, please make your way to the podium.

[17:20] Seeing no one moving to the podium, we will close the public hearing and we

[17:24] will move on with the consideration of resolution 2025891.

[17:30] Resolution City of Angola approving award of the build operate transfer

[17:34] contract with Kakosi Industries Incorporated.

[17:39] Move that we approve the resolution.

[17:44] Second motion, a second. Any discussion?

[17:48] Can you explain this resolution?

[17:51] Yes, sir. It just really allows us to do this type

[17:53] of work. It's probably the easiest way to

[17:56] for to enter into this type of the b style

[18:01] contract as as opposed to doing a bid.

[18:04] Okay. Again, correct.

[18:05] Okay. So, it's so it's only for proagen.

[18:08] It's only for well this resolution allows us to do that the city to do that

[18:13] period. We are doing it for this pokeagen project

[18:18] and both be water and sewer. Correct.

[18:20] Okay. So yes I just got around after pagan

[18:28] activity is done contract. Okay it's preclusion.

[18:36] Thanks sir Amanda I I'm trying to find where it was in here. It's in the

[18:41] project operating agreement as I read through this. They talk about part of

[18:46] our guarantee is that we own the land but we don't own the land and we don't

[18:49] own the easement. that's going out there. Isn't that the Stacy's one? That

[18:53] was the only concerned me in what I read in all of it.

[18:56] So, that's the next one. So, I can either answer that now or wait till

[19:01] I thought that this one incorporated that next one. I didn't.

[19:04] What we're on now is solely the rest of the Okay.

[19:06] The next one is the actual agreement that that you

[19:11] Any further discussion? Roll call vote, please.

[19:15] Council member Coffee? Yes.

[19:17] Council member Olsen? Yes.

[19:18] Council member Shy? Yes. Council member Dao. Yes. Council member

[19:22] Mcderman. Yes.

[19:24] I request approval of the build, operate, transfer agreement for Pokeagen

[19:28] Utility Project Division into construction with Kakosing Industry

[19:33] Incorporated for a guaranteed maximum amount of 17,274,800.

[19:42] I move that we approve. Motion and second. Any discussion? So

[19:48] my question please. Your question. So the city will own the

[19:52] easements. There will be an agreement between the city and the DNR on the

[19:58] splitting of ownership post construction.

[20:00] Okay. That's that's built in that we're going to get the ownership at least own

[20:04] the easement. That's what I was concerned with. We

[20:07] were making a promise maybe we couldn't keep. And they're are they going to do

[20:10] that before they start building or is that something? Okay. So that will be a

[20:14] separate agreement between the city and DNR because we're the applicant. The

[20:19] city can only be the only entity to go into an agreement with Kakosi. So that's

[20:25] why it's set up that way because of the funding mechanism.

[20:28] We we will have our easement will be granted part of the ement

[20:32] because the state owns they own that 100 feet or whatever it is, don't they? They

[20:36] own that. It isn't just an easement. They own the property, don't they? that

[20:41] like in the park or No, I mean going from from who's your

[20:44] hill out. They don't along the road. Those are easements the

[20:47] city wall that will be outside of the writing.

[20:50] Okay. But yes,

[20:52] the DOJ I'm sorry.

[20:54] Are the DOJ or extra

[20:59] ETJ? Yes.

[21:01] ETJ. Yeah. So, the easements along the road

[21:05] are all to the favor of the city of Angola. And then once it gets to park

[21:10] property, that's where that agreement between the city and the DNR will come

[21:14] into play. Okay?

[21:15] Because the DNR will own Gotcha. infrastructure.

[21:18] Got it. Now that makes sense to me. Thank you.

[21:22] When do we think optimistically that we're going to see dirt fly?

[21:28] I can speak a little bit. Yep. Uh I'm Nathan Brun with Wesler Engineering. Um

[21:33] we received an update from Kakosian today that they expect September 1st

[21:38] which I think is technically Labor Day. So, let's say September 2nd for them to

[21:41] start actual construction operations. So,

[21:45] start September 7 is where they start.

[21:50] We have we've seen some preliminary schedules from them. I know there's a

[21:52] lot of ground to cover there. I we'll have to talk with them a bit more on

[21:56] specifics, but that's a great question.

[21:57] Yeah, that's a great question. Where started?

[22:01] My best guess it would be that they would start at the south end and work

[22:05] north. just just start where they can tie on and progress north

[22:09] towards the park. Yeah. Give or take September 1st.

[22:12] They're going to redo a lift start at Woodh Hall like redo that and then head

[22:17] north. Say on the sewer side. I know that I

[22:20] would if I were them I would start at the Woodh Hall lift station just because

[22:23] that's what needs upsides first for everything north to come south. So

[22:26] yeah. Yeah.

[22:27] And it may be different crews because the crew that would work on the lift

[22:30] station is probably different than the pipe crew. So they they may be in

[22:34] parallel. Yeah, I can see that.

[22:37] Yeah, could be doing both.

[22:40] Are they likely to build the lift station first before they start the uh

[22:44] bike aerial? Is that what you're saying? Where they so they're going to do all at

[22:48] the same time? Like Lori stated, I think based on the

[22:50] different crews, they might be working in parallel on those activities at the

[22:53] same time. I mean, they're going to have tons of people on site through the

[22:57] course of almost two years. So um a question that I have just what does

[23:02] it mean when it says guaranteed maximum amount does that mean that change orders

[23:08] won't change that amount or do change orders agreed upon change orders

[23:14] will up it could be upped if it's a change in scope but what has been

[23:20] submitted in the scoping letter that's the maximum so if scope doesn't change

[23:25] price doesn't change and that 17 million did have the half a

[23:28] million contingency built in. Is that in that number too? Can't remember.

[23:32] Yes, that includes uh $550,000 of built-in contingency.

[23:38] Yes. And I saw somewhere in there there's a

[23:41] um and maybe it was in the engineering piece there was like a rate schedule. I

[23:46] know there's a bunch of rate schedules, but there was one of them that said it

[23:50] was a rate schedule that's set up between 24 2024 and 2025 adjusted in

[23:56] April, which would mean that the rate schedule is not correct.

[24:01] So, I I'm just wondering if we're basing what we're basing numbers off of that

[24:05] rate schedule is not correct. That's in our packet. It's towards the end and it

[24:09] has like an F and B or an F and E at the bottom.

[24:12] So, those are Yeah. later on. But that is for um

[24:18] construction admin and construction inspection. I guess you can speak on if

[24:22] you those are accurate. Yeah. So it's fleece and bandon break

[24:25] the FNV and that's for the drinking and water project and um our um

[24:32] everything's hourly rate not to exceed is is the basis. So, um, we'll we'll

[24:39] build on an hourly rate through that, but we we have a not to exceed without

[24:44] scope change in our contract as well. So, that rate that's that's in our

[24:49] packet, that's this what it's being worked off of.

[24:52] Yes. As far as rates,

[24:53] yes, that was all it caught me in that note

[24:56] at the bottom. Yeah.

[24:58] Okay, I'm cool. Thank you. Any further discussion?

[25:03] Roll call bill, please. Council member coffee.

[25:06] Yes. Council member Olsson, yes.

[25:07] Council member Shy, yes.

[25:09] Council member Dao, yes.

[25:11] Council member McNervis, yes.

[25:17] request approval of agreement for focusing utility project divisions one

[25:22] and two resident project representation services and and division 2 construction

[25:28] administration services with west engineering in the amount of 924,700

[25:35] to approve second

[25:40] discussion

[25:43] hearing none Call vote, please. Member Coffee,

[25:46] yes. Member Bolson,

[25:48] yes. Member Sari,

[25:49] yes. Da,

[25:51] yes. Member McDermott,

[25:52] yes.

[25:55] Okay. Request approval of the Pokeagan uh utility project Division 1

[26:01] construction administration services agreement with Fleece and Vanderbrink in

[26:06] the amount of $225,000.

[26:10] Move to approve. Second. Motion to second. Any

[26:13] discussion? Roll call vote, please.

[26:17] Member Coffee, yes.

[26:19] Member Olsen, yes.

[26:20] Member Sharky, yes.

[26:22] Member Dao, yes.

[26:23] Member Mcderman, yes.

[26:25] Request approval of the McCagen Utility Project Division 3 construction

[26:29] administration service agreement with West Engineering in the amount of 225.

[26:34] Did I? Yeah. $225,000. Move to approve.

[26:39] Second. I do have one question now. Go ahead,

[26:42] please. Um, division three. Is there a division

[26:46] three and four? I couldn't remember. Where's four at in all this?

[26:50] Um, division four is the water tower repainting and um we are handling that.

[26:58] Okay. Okay. Got it.

[27:01] I'm good. I don't Mayor I don't believe the

[27:04] 225,000 is correct. That didn't sound right for some reason.

[27:07] I was kind of hesitated copied from the other one. Yeah, it

[27:11] looks like a copy paste. Uh,

[27:14] that was kind of what I was thinking. That's why I had

[27:17] Yeah, it was more it was significantly less than that amount. I don't know if

[27:20] the exact number in my head, but um more it may maybe more in the 40 or 50.

[27:27] It was 40,000. Yeah,

[27:29] total maybe 40 even just for CA.

[27:31] You're complaining about the higher number. Is that what you think?

[27:35] Got to print out the whole thing. Uh let's let's nail the number down

[27:38] though. Let's make sure it is

[27:40] 40,000. Okay. Request approval uh in the amount of 40,000.

[27:46] Yes.

[27:52] So seconded. All right. Uh any other discussion?

[27:58] Roll call vote, please. Yes.

[28:00] Rollen. Yes.

[28:01] Member Shy. Yes.

[28:04] Member Dao. Yes. Member Mcder.

[28:06] Yes. reports. Brian, what do you got?

[28:10] Um, we had pre-closing last week for all of

[28:14] the bonds and and grants and uh bond anticipation notes associated with all

[28:21] these projects that we just approved contracts for. The closing is set for

[28:25] tomorrow. So, funds will be transferred tomorrow

[28:30] and we should be all set to go after that. So,

[28:33] that's all I've got. Jim, no report, Mr. Mass. Mr. River.

[28:38] Nothing, sir. What's going on in the water department?

[28:40] Nothing, mayor. Not a thing, huh?

[28:43] Not a thing. Going well.

[28:46] Everything's flowing well. He He He's always smiling even though a

[28:50] semitr dropped through the valves for one of your water tower as a guy was

[28:55] trying to get around the detour for the parade. Uh, fortunately, he did not

[29:00] break the pipes. It would have been a interesting experience if he

[29:05] It have been a wet one. It would have been it was right next to the Jackson

[29:09] Street water tower and it's the main feed for the water tower and it would

[29:13] have made one heck of a water park.

[29:18] Well, it would have been it would have been a splash pad on steroid. It

[29:20] probably would have lifted the truck right out of the

[29:24] uh chief. You got anything for us? No report.

[29:27] So, no, sir.

[29:28] No report. And uh Chief Council, h happy to report that uh

[29:35] the camera system that we have installed in our police vehicles, they installed

[29:40] 20 of them uh have all been installed and they are all currently working

[29:48] and people are happy and people are happy because it's

[29:51] actually functioning the way it should. So, so far it has been a good decision

[29:55] and a good move on our part. The techn I was over and watched the technology

[30:00] is is absolutely amazing. You can see where the cars are. You can actually see

[30:04] a feed in the dispatch of what the car is saying.

[30:08] It's it's Yeah, it's a it's a neat neat system and appears to be working 100%.

[30:13] Correct. Very pleased with that. Anything else,

[30:15] Chief? No, sir. Request approval of allowance

[30:17] accounts payable voucher 74,932 through 74,243

[30:23] totaling 1,8,455

[30:26] and one lonely penny. I move that the bills be paid.

[30:32] Second. Motion to second. Roll call, please.

[30:35] Member Coffee, yes.

[30:36] Member Olson, yes.

[30:38] Member Shy, yes.

[30:40] Member Dao, yes. Member McDner,

[30:43] yes. Anybody have any other visits for this evening?

[30:48] Yes, I do. I was on here when you were able to paint the crosswalks over at Car

[30:54] Park and so forth and I I think my doctor imposed walk every morning and I

[31:02] I was I was walking here the other day and there was a girl on a bike wanted to

[31:07] cross there and cars are just sitting right past

[31:11] because there's no crossing car. And then I go home and over by our house

[31:15] subdivision there's we got the lights and night and I'm thinking I'm hearing

[31:20] how dangerous it is for the crossing guards.

[31:23] Is there any way we can look into putting lights right there and down on

[31:31] Wayne Street to make it even safer? We have looked at those and I will let

[31:36] uh Chief Whitm actually that was something that uh Chad

[31:40] and I just spoke of and we're actually going to be making contact with our

[31:45] electrical provider that has the big big lights, not just the street light that

[31:50] everyone has, but maybe flood lights or something that will actually illuminate

[31:55] the entire area a lot better than what it currently is doing. The nice part

[31:59] about Carlin, it looks like there is a location that we could mount two over

[32:04] that area. Uh, South Wayne, it looks like there may be only one option, but

[32:10] uh, we are definitely looking into those with the additional painting and

[32:14] everything else. South Wayne is by far one of our most dangerous intersections

[32:18] that we have, especially for crossing guards. So, uh, that is something we are

[32:22] looking at. Exactly. I I was watching this poor

[32:24] girl. She was waiting, cars are just zipping past. They're like nothing. than

[32:27] I might. Well, mind you, I've been at the bicycle

[32:30] crossing at Menard's and and Meyer and it's flashing like crazy and they and

[32:35] the top of the hill or there's a red light and they still pay no attention.

[32:39] That's that's just human nature. But then but you're but you're at

[32:42] hospital you pop the thing and and you go come through. There's nothing for

[32:47] those kids to do that. They're just they're hoping I guess hope that the

[32:51] cross does seem to work down west with the knowledge by

[32:56] the old church. We haven't looked into those yet. This

[32:59] is this is just additional. I would like I I I guess I'd like to

[33:04] have that looked into because if we're putting one there for the crossing for

[33:07] the the water park area, which I surely the kids would go to school

[33:13] or playground, do we know what that cost? you talked about for the lights

[33:20] there at the Yeah, we had looked into doing that um

[33:23] at the library maybe one to two years ago and it was around the 15 to $20,000

[33:29] range. Now, is that should be similar to the

[33:32] one that is near the new location of the water park?

[33:35] Yes. Okay.

[33:36] Yes. Similar similar.

[33:38] That's not the one by mine. That's the one you try to go across hardcourt.

[33:41] We're talking one by me. One by you.

[33:44] Okay. That's I'm thinking we're looking at because it's got to be something.

[33:47] Pricing is not that anymore. Well, at our church, we

[33:50] I'm just concerned about the safety issue.

[33:52] We've been looking at that at our church and having the signal so it can be read

[33:55] depending on either way the traffic is coming. It's a 35 to $40,000 bill.

[34:01] Just to give you an idea, I'm also concerned about some little

[34:04] kids. What's the value that that child? Yep.

[34:07] Just as we're talking about, we have an idea what

[34:10] might cost in a budget to do it. Well, look at

[34:13] schools aren't going to have money to contribute. I can tell you that.

[34:17] It's not something they've contributed to in the past.

[34:19] They definitely won't now with with the budget. It affects them the most.

[34:24] They're in worse shape than we're working.

[34:27] Uh any other new business? Hearing none. The next council meeting

[34:31] will be Monday, July 21st, 2025. We are ajourned. Thank you.

[34:42] See you in September. You know it. Thanks for nonetheless. So they're not

[34:46] me.

2025.07.07 Angola Common Council

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