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Town Council Regular Meeting Thursday, May 16, 2024 07:00 PM Council Chambers - Bristol Municipal Complex and live streamed Town of Bristol YouTube channel

This meeting is held in the Bristol Municipal Complex is open for in-person participation.

The meeting is live streamed on Town of Bristol YouTube channel.

Livestream link is available on the Town Website

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1.CALL MEETING TO ORDER

2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3.ROLL CALL

4.APPROVAL OF AGENDA

5.APPROVAL OF INVOICES

6.APPROVAL OF MINUTES

  1. a.Approval of meeting minutes from April 18, April 25 and May 2, 2024

7.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ITEMS

  1. a.Elkhart County CVB staff presentation

  2. b.Janice Terry requests a variance to the Ordinance to house additional chickens

REPORTS

8.TOWN MANAGER

  1. a.Report to Board on activities

  2. b.Updated Commerce Drive sign proposal 

  3. c.Satellite Industries CF-1  Abatement for building expansion. Recommend approving as substantially compliant. 

    Additional employee count: estimated at 60. Actual 129

    Salaries: estimated at $2,186,64. Actual $5,644,763

    Total net Real Estate improvements: estimated $9,886,194. Actual: $10,029,452

  4. d.Proclamation honoring the life of Wendell Shaffer

9.CLERK-TREASURER

  1. a.Clerk-Treasurer recommends $1K credit, as opposed to $1K towards display

  2. b.Notice to taxpayers published;second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 5/16/2024-11 Additional Appropriation $575,440

    2500-001-310 MS4-Stormwater $8,440 MS-4 Monsanto Class Action Settlement > St. Joseph River Basin to Tritium Inc.
    2203-001-430 MVH Restricted $57K CCMG 2024-1 match and paving projects
    2570-001-412 TIF #130 S SR 15 $158,188.50 Right of way acquisition for water/sewer project
    2570-001-412.100 #130 S SR 15 $321,811.50 CCMG 2023-1 Ineligible costs
    4436-001-443 edit $30k part of CCMG 2024-1 match

  3. c.Salary ordinance amendment. Consider suspending rules to adopt. 

    Corrects certain job descriptions

    Increases summer employee hourly rate

10.TOWN MARSHAL

  1. a.April Board report

  2. b.April Calls

  3. c.April Code Enforcement report 

11.FIRE CHIEF

  1. a.April report

12.PARK BOARD

13.TOWN ATTORNEY

14.NEW BUSINESS

15.PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR (Public Comments to Council)

  1. a.Please state your name and address | 3-minute guideline for comments

16.TOWN COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEMS

  1. a.Doug DeSmith

  2. b.Dean Rentfrow

  3. c.Cathy Burke

  4. d.Gregg Tuholski

  5. e.Jeff Beachy

NEXT MEETINGS:

May 21 7:00 pm    RDC meeting, TIF comprehensive plan review

June 6  6:30 PM   RDC annual meeting

June 6  7:00 pm   Council meeting  

17.MOTION TO ADJOURN