Town Council Regular Meeting Thursday, September 18, 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.APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. a.Motion to approve the Council, and work session meeting minutes of August 21, September 4, and September 16, 2025 and Executive session memorandum from September 16, 2025.

7.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ITEMS

1. a.Town Ordinance 9.18.2025-20  County development ordinance amendment | Danny Dean

• ECDO Updates January 2025.pdf (1.04 MB)
• 9.18.2025-20 development ordinance amendment (bristol).pdf (1.79 MB)

REPORTS

8.TOWN MANAGER

1. a.Baker Tilly  CFP presentation. Amber Nielsen

• Bristol Comprehensive Financial Plan PPT.pdf (2.37 MB)
• AR CFP 2024 091825 Final-1.pdf (2.69 MB)

2. b.Petition -three year growth levy appeal 

• Petition - Three Year Growth.pdf (0.25 MB)

3. c.Certification of Title VI implementation plan and 

   Approve Resolution 9-18-2025-16  ADA transition plan 

• 2025-09-04 Town of Bristol 2025 Title VI Implementation Plan - Copy.pdf (1.00 MB)
• Resolution - Town of Bristol - Adopting The Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan.pdf (0.15 MB)

4. d.Water Project disbursement requests
   1) SRF disbursement form #34 for Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors - $307,823, with retainage of $16,201

   2) SRF disbursement form #35 - $31,934

   3) SRF disbursement form #36 Lori Shipman Consulting - $3,531

   and 4) SRF disbursement form #37, which is pay app #8 for Niblock - $106,005, with retainage of $5,579

• SRF Disb form No 34 Phoenix Fabricators_NITROWO.pdf (2.74 MB)
• SRF Disb form No 35_JPR_$31,934_NITROWO.pdf (0.23 MB)
• SRF Disb form No. 36 Lori Shipman _NITROWO_.pdf (0.13 MB)
• SRF Disb form No 37_NIBLOCK_NITROWO_.pdf (4.70 MB)

5. e.Wastewater disbursement requests:
   1) SRF disbursement #35 Commonwealth Engineers - $36,017

   2) SRF disbursement #36, pay app #14 for Crosby Construction - $1,563,784, with retainage of $82,304

• WW SRF Disbursement 35 - Commonwealth.pdf (0.22 MB)
• WW SRF disb form No. 36 - NITROWO_Crosby Construction PPA #14.pdf (11.66 MB)

6. f.Project updates

   Project pictures/ Mottville road apartments/ water main progress

• project updates.pdf (8.18 MB)
• town sign.pdf (0.51 MB)

9.CLERK-TREASURER

1. a.Annual distribution as previously approved by Council May 4, 2023 for distribution of opioid funds to Oaklawn for the Mental Health Crisis Center $9,285.49 and $50K from park non-reverting fund for the Cummins parking lot project. 

   Motion to publish and advance to second reading Additional Appropriation Ordinance No. 10.16.2025-22 in the amount of $59,285.49

• 9.19.2025 sent for publishing- NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS $9,285.49 ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Ordinance 10.16.2025-22 $9,285.49 additional appropriations.pdf (0.04 MB)

2. b.Motion to advance the 2026 Budget Ordinance No. 10.2.2025-19 to second reading on October 2, 2025

• 2026 Budget Ordinance No. 10.2.2025-19.pdf (0.82 MB)

10.TOWN MARSHAL

1. a.BPD monthly operations report

• BPD monthly operations report_August 2025.pdf (0.03 MB)

11.FIRE CHIEF

1. a.BFD monthly operations report

• BFD SEPTEMBER 2025 OPERATIONS.pdf (0.71 MB)

12.PARK BOARD

1. a.Park Board monthly meeting report

• Park Board report_Sept_2025.pdf (0.02 MB)

13.TOWN ATTORNEY

1. a.Resolution 9-18-2025-17  approving Raber Transfer to Bristol RDC 

• Res 9-18-2025-17 - Approving Raber Transfer.pdf (0.43 MB)

2. b.Resolution 9-18-2025  Build Operate Transfer

• Res 9-18-2025-15 - BOT Statute.pdf (0.13 MB)

3. c.BOT   RFP for Street department garage 

• Street Department garage BOT RFP.pdf (0.03 MB)

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

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

15.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:

October 2: Council meeting

October 14: work session

October 18: Council meeting |AWT rezoning

16.MOTION TO ADJOURN