City of Hillsboro City Council met Aug. 1.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm.
Roll call was taken and those present were Mayor Downs and Commissioners Wright, Butler, Ward and Justison.
The "Pledge of Allegiance" was recited.
Minutes of the previous meetings were approved.
Commissioners' reports:
Commissioner Butler read his report for public properties and the street department and they will be included in the minutes.
Commissioner Justison reported the fire department had done training and was still taking applications for the dispatcher / engineer position and discussions on hydrant testing was still going on probably to start after labor day. Justison said there would be road closures for the Old Settlers Celebration so he asked everyone to be aware of the closures. Lee said he had done 6 abatement notices and the auxiliary would be down to around three working bodies for some work.
Commissioner Wright read her report and it will be included in the minutes.
Commissioner Ward had nothing to report.
Mayor Downs let everyone know the Smithsonian Exhibit was in town and said there was a lot of exciting stuff going on around town.
Community Planner Sarah McConnell read her report and it will be included in the minutes.
The City Engineer was not present.
There were no public comments.
Motion was made by Commissioner Ward and seconded by Commissioner Wright to approve closing the parts of the southwest corner of the square for the Crossover Ministries annual event on August 31st. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Butler and seconded by Commissioner Justison to approve the Dragon Back to School 5K on August 12th. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Butler and seconded by Commissioner Justison to adopt Ordinance No. 1770 approving the sale of 672 Virginia St. in Hillsboro. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Wright and seconded by Commissioner Ward to adopt Ordinance No. 1771 amending section 38-2-1(1)(1) of the revised code of ordinances. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Wright and seconded by Commissioner Butler to approve a 10% down payment to Centrisys Centrifuge Systems for $44,940.00. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Wright and seconded by Commissioner Justison to approve the lead service line inventory services proposal. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion was made by Commissioner Ward and seconded by Commissioner Butler to approve a TIF redevelopment agreement for work to be done at 715 South Main Street. The agreement will not be NTE $35,000.00 and 70% of each bill. Motion carried 3-0 with Commissioners Wright and Justison abstaining.
Motion was made by Commissioner Ward and seconded by Commissioner Wright to adopt Ordinance No. 1772 an amendment to the Façade Improvement Grant Program. Motion carried 5-0.
There was no action taken on agenda item No. 17 regarding a Façade Improvement Grant reimbursement for work done at 311 Berry Street.
Motion was made by Commissioner Wright to approve Façade Improvement Grant reimbursement for work done at 216 South Main Street. The motion died for lack of a second.
Motion was made by Commissioner Butler and seconded by Commissioner Ward to approve a TIF redevelopment agreement reimbursement of $50,000.00 for the Red Rooster Inn. Motion carried 3-0 with Commissioners Wright and Justison abstaining.
Motion was made by Commissioner Butler and seconded by Commissioner Ward to approve the appointment of William Mekeska to the NRC. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion to Adjourn was made at 7:56 pm by Commissioner Ward and seconded by Commissioner Wright. Motion carried 5-0.
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