[1:22] Test test. Can everyone hear me?
Uh we'll now call to order the Public
[1:26] Utility Board meeting for the fourth of
August. Before us, we have the minutes
[1:31] of the 28th. Is there a motion to
approve the minutes?
[1:34] » Make a motion to approve the minutes as
presented.
[1:37] » Second.
>> We have a motion and second. Any
[1:39] discussion?
Hearing none, all in favor say I.
[1:42] Motion carries 3-0. Old business for the
Public Utility Board.
[1:48] New business for the Public Utility
Board.
[1:52] Motion to approve adjourn.
>> So moved.
[1:55] » We're adjourned. Uh now call to order of
of Public Works and Safety for the 20
[1:59] for the 4th of August. Before us we have
the minutes of the 28th. Is there a
[2:02] motion to approve the minutes?
>> Make a motion to approve the minutes as
[2:05] presented.
>> Second.
[2:07] » A motion second any discussion?
Hearing none, all in favor say I.
[2:11] » I.
>> I. Motion carries 3-0. Now the claims
[2:14] before us for this week is there a
motion to approve the claims?
[2:16] » Make motion to approve the claims as
presented.
[2:19] » I second.
>> A motion second to the claims. Is there
[2:21] any discussion?
Anyone in the public wish to speak to
[2:24] the claims?
Hearing none, all in favor say I.
[2:28] » I.
>> carries 3-0. Old business for the Board
[2:30] of Public Works and Safety.
[2:34] New business.
[2:43] » Rob Miller, building department.
Um
[2:47] associated with that rainstorm that we
had Saturday, we had a partial roof
[2:51] failure down at 63
East Washington Street. And I would like
[2:57] to get an order to appear for the owner
to come and talk about what his plans
[3:02] are at this point for the building
because we've had discussions with him
[3:06] about doing some work on the facade and,
you know, he says things and, you know,
[3:13] not a whole lot happens and so maybe you
all can get some more concrete answers
[3:20] out of him than what I've been able to
do at this point. Um he's got a couple
[3:24] of tenants that, you know,
I I don't know what they're going to do,
[3:29] but they can't work out of that space at
this point. Uh
[3:32] and so,
you know, we need to figure out in a
[3:35] fairly short order, you know, what we're
going to be doing down there.
[3:40] » What did you say his name was?
>> Uh John Oliver, I believe his name is.
[3:47] » Have you Have you deemed the I mean, the
the tenants down below there, have you
[3:52] told them they can't work here because
it the building's unsafe? Have you
[3:55] declared that building to be unsafe?
>> Uh
[3:58] yeah, I mean it's kind of one of those I
think they understand this. You know
[4:02] what I mean? But I I spoke with both of
them personally
[4:06] in person yesterday on site and you know
they just
[4:11] you know, that's their livelihood and
they do not know what they're going to
[4:15] do.
>> Is it Is it safe enough for them to get
[4:18] their equipment out of there if they
need to?
[4:20] » Yeah, it's it's safe enough for that.
You know what I mean? The roof fell, but
[4:24] there you know, the second floor
in my opinion is not at risk of falling
[4:28] down onto the first floor.
>> Okay.
[4:31] » You know, but obviously as we stand here
right now, another significant rainstorm
[4:35] would be
not very good.
[4:38] The power's shut off, so you know,
that's a
[4:41] small, you know, safety
measure that's been taken, but uh
[4:47] » Has the gas been shut off?
Do you know if the gas has been shut
[4:50] off?
>> I do not know that.
[4:53] » It probably should be, I would think.
Just in in the
[4:57] don't want a gas leak down there on top
everything else.
[5:00] » Mhm.
[5:03] But
>> I'll make a motion motion for the the
[5:06] owner [clears throat] of 63 East
Washington Street to appear before the
[5:09] board.
>> I second that.
[5:12] » Motion second. Is there any further
discussion?
[5:16] Anyone in the public wish to speak?
Brandy, come on.
[5:22] » [clears throat]
>> Thank you, Rod.
[5:25] » Good morning. Brandy Combs, executive
director of Main Street Shelbyville. Um
[5:29] 63 East Washington was a grant recipient
um
[5:34] I believe 2023
uh
[5:37] and how our process works that you have
1 year from
[5:41] the time the grant starts to complete
work. If not, then you have to get an
[5:44] extension through our board of
directors.
[5:46] Um that project went on and on and he
like he tore it off and then never went
[5:51] back and put the facade back. So, after
a period of time I reached out, reached
[5:56] out, really got no reply.
Um,
[5:59] informed my board of directors that we
were um,
[6:03] you know, uh, voiding the uh, grant and
what we do in that case. If they don't
[6:07] get the work done, we just roll the
money over and put it in another
[6:10] project. So, that's no problem. I mean,
they were never awarded any funds.
[6:14] But, um,
I uh,
[6:16] you know, lost communication with him. I
got no replies, no replies. Um, John
[6:20] Oliver. And uh,
then uh,
[6:24] Tom, your uh, Reeves had to ask some
questions and so we've kind of went back
[6:29] and forth for now what, 3 years?
>> Probably.
[6:31] » No responses.
Um,
[6:34] I had heard that uh,
building and planning were inspect-
[6:38] inspecting it and working with him,
trying to get some answers. So, just on
[6:41] our part it's um,
it's disappointing to one, not get the
[6:45] grant work completed and two, to ruin a
building like that. Um,
[6:50] so, um, we would appreciate any efforts
you can do to back that up because we
[6:54] have no, you know, we know we have no
jurisdiction. We're just there as a
[6:57] non-profit, but um, we would love to see
that building saved and brought back to
[7:01] what it was.
>> Okay.
[7:04] Thank you.
Any further public comment?
[7:08] Hearing none, all in favor say I.
>> I.
[7:09] » I. Motion carries 3-0.
Any further new business?
[7:16] Entertain a motion to adjourn. So moved.
We're adjourned. Thank you all.
[7:20] Don't forget department