The Sidney Village Board met on the above date for a special meeting. The meeting was opened at 6:30p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance by President Arrasmith. The following trustees were present: Bickers, Gadeken and Laurent. Trustees Schluter, Harris and Hooker were absent. Clerk Fish was also present.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Jessica Guiles, representing the Sidney Saloon, stated that they were going to have a cancer benefit there this Saturday and was wondering if they could block off part of Byron Street during the event from 2-8pm. The board members did not have a problem with that.
President Arrasmith began the meeting by asking the board members to review and approve the tar and chip plans for this year. Trustee Gadeken stated that they will be doing the Northwest side of the Village this year, including James Court and Witt Park Road as well as the entrance to Witt Park. The estimated cost for the project is $34,708.40. Trustee Gadeken made a motion to approve up to $40,000 from the MFT fund to cover the cost of tar and chip this year. Trustee Bickers seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
President Arrasmith then stated that the file boxes as well as the cleaning supplies are currently sitting on the floor of their respective storage rooms and that we needed to purchase shelving to store them properly. Trustee Laurent made a motion to spend up to $1,000 to purchase shelving for the Community Building. Trustee Gadeken seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
President Arrasmith then asked the board to approve the amount of $175 so that the Village could participate in the county’s electronic recycling event. Trustee Laurent made a motion to approve $175 to pay for our portion of the county’s electronic recycling program. Trustee Gadeken seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
Trustee Bickers then stated that he had contacted Suits Lawncare and that they gave him a quote of $10,000 to plant 20 trees around the Village. He stated that they will take care of everything including staking them down. Trustee Bickers made a motion to approve $10,000 to plant 20 new trees in the Village. Trustee Gadeken seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
Mike Friend of Farnsworth Group spoke next regarding the Village’s ARPA Funds. Clerk Fish had requested help from Farnsworth in reporting and budgeting these funds because we need an engineer to draw up and implement any plans we have for project uses. The Government has very specific rules on what you can use these funds for, however, there are ways around that. He is going to look into the possibility to use these funds to either purchase a jetting truck, build sidewalks along Witt Park road, storm drain projects or towards tar and chipping of the roads. Trustee Bickers made a motion to spend up to $2,000 to hire Farnsworth group to manage our ARPA funds. Trustee Gadeken seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
Trustee Bickers made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Gadeken seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote. The meeting was adjourned at 7:08pm.
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Maggie Fish, Village Clerk Date approved
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Jessica Guiles, representing the Sidney Saloon, stated that they were going to have a cancer benefit there this Saturday and was wondering if they could block off part of Byron Street during the event from 2-8pm. The board members did not have a problem with that.
President Arrasmith began the meeting by asking the board members to review and approve the tar and chip plans for this year. Trustee Gadeken stated that they will be doing the Northwest side of the Village this year, including James Court and Witt Park Road as well as the entrance to Witt Park. The estimated cost for the project is $34,708.40. Trustee Gadeken made a motion to approve up to $40,000 from the MFT fund to cover the cost of tar and chip this year. Trustee Bickers seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
President Arrasmith then stated that the file boxes as well as the cleaning supplies are currently sitting on the floor of their respective storage rooms and that we needed to purchase shelving to store them properly. Trustee Laurent made a motion to spend up to $1,000 to purchase shelving for the Community Building. Trustee Gadeken seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
President Arrasmith then asked the board to approve the amount of $175 so that the Village could participate in the county’s electronic recycling event. Trustee Laurent made a motion to approve $175 to pay for our portion of the county’s electronic recycling program. Trustee Gadeken seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
Trustee Bickers then stated that he had contacted Suits Lawncare and that they gave him a quote of $10,000 to plant 20 trees around the Village. He stated that they will take care of everything including staking them down. Trustee Bickers made a motion to approve $10,000 to plant 20 new trees in the Village. Trustee Gadeken seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
Mike Friend of Farnsworth Group spoke next regarding the Village’s ARPA Funds. Clerk Fish had requested help from Farnsworth in reporting and budgeting these funds because we need an engineer to draw up and implement any plans we have for project uses. The Government has very specific rules on what you can use these funds for, however, there are ways around that. He is going to look into the possibility to use these funds to either purchase a jetting truck, build sidewalks along Witt Park road, storm drain projects or towards tar and chipping of the roads. Trustee Bickers made a motion to spend up to $2,000 to hire Farnsworth group to manage our ARPA funds. Trustee Gadeken seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
Trustee Bickers made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Gadeken seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote. The meeting was adjourned at 7:08pm.
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Maggie Fish, Village Clerk Date approved
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