Town Council Regular Meeting Thursday, November 06, 2025 07:00 PM Council Chamber Bristol Municipal Complex

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.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ITEMS

1. a.Rezoning request for Michiana Home Rentals inc. R-1 to B-2 402 Mottville Road

REPORTS

• Welcome and introduction of Chet Miller-Eshleman, the new Executive Director. Chet will provide an update on the current status of the HUB and share insights on its direction and future plans.

7.TOWN MANAGER

1. a.Resolution 11-6-2025-18

   Appoint RFPQ review committee (recommendation: Eric Funkhouser, Mike Yoder, Jill Swartz, and Dean Rentfrow) 

2. b.Highway Standards Variance request for proposed residential development Bristol Commons 

   Town engineer review and recommendation.

   I believe a passing blister is not warranted in this case. My reasoning for this is as follows:

      The traffic counts in      this area have actually gone down since the 2022 count listed on the TIVE.      The latest 2025 count is 4,249 vehicles, pushing the AADT closer to the      not required threshold.

       The TIVE standards are      more restrictive than INDOT standards in this case, as INDOT allows a 5000      AADT before considering a passing blister unless a history of accidents is      present.

        The much larger River      Watch development to the west doesn’t have a passing blister (at least not      a correctly constructed one) and operates effectively as is.

   Mike Voll, JPR

3. c.Animal Care and Control services year to date report from Humane Society Elkhart County

4. d.BOT review committee report:

   Committee decided to move forward with Mid-States and R Yoder Construction, Checking references and visiting buildings. 

5. e.Raber Golf Course update:

     The 30-day waiting period ends November 14. No parties are interested in negotiating a proposal that is compliant with the RFP.   Alternate proposals are being prepared to submit to Bristol RDC on Tuesday November 18. 

6. f.SRF disb form #41 Phoenix Fabricators & Erectors $17,367, with retainage of $914 

   SRF disb form #42 Niblock Excavating $46,996, with retainage of $2,579

8.CLERK-TREASURER

1. a.notes and meeting discussion for 2026

2. b.Approval of Ordinance No. 11.6.2025-23 Additional Appropriation for the GGT reimbursement for 2025 $253,361

9.TOWN ATTORNEY

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

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

11.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:

November 18 Council work session or  RDC executive meeting 

November 20 Council Meeting

              - Oaklawn Crisis Center update

12.MOTION TO ADJOURN