Village of De Soto Board of Trustees met Aug. 7.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
President Eric Schuler called the first regular monthly meeting of the De Soto Village Board of Trustees to order at 7:00 P.M. Village Clerk Paula Parks was present to record the minutes.
Present: Tony Rushing Brian Gleason
Paulette Johnson Eric Schuler
Jennifer Morgan Rachel Alstat
Absent: Cristy Desormeaux
Motion made by Brian Gleason, seconded by Tony Rushing, to dispense with the reading of the minutes and to approve them. Motion carried.
Motion made by Paulette Johnson, seconded by Rachel Alstat, to approve the June expense report. Motion carried.
Motion made by Rachel Alstat, seconded by Tony Rushing, to pay the list of bills. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Jennifer Morgan – Yes; Rachel Alstat – Yes. Motion carried.
James (J. D.) Conner, a person who had served in the military, was present in support of law enforcement, security and EMS.
In regard to renewal of the annual agreement with Ronald Bandy to use his property for parking at the city park in return for the Village mowing the area, Superintendent of Public Works Danny Vancil reported that there was some confusion about the area that the Village was required to mow.
Motion made by Rachel Alstat, seconded by Tony Rushing, to table renewal of the agreement with Ronald Bandy to use his property for parking at the city park. Motion carried.
Motion made by Paulette Johnson, seconded by Jennifer Morgan, to renew the annual agreement with the De Soto Township Fire Protection District for reimbursement of costs for utilities and maintenance effective, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, for $400 per month. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Jennifer Morgan – Yes; Rachel Alstat – Yes. Motion carried.
Trustee Paulette Johnson stated that the floors in the big pavilion restrooms are in poor shape. She presented a quote from Revived Asphalt and Concrete to install epoxy flake flooring with baseboards and repair the cracks for $3,800.00.
Motion made by Paulette Johnson, seconded by Rachel Alstat, to accept the quote of $3,800.00 from Revived Asphalt and Concrete to epoxy flake the flooring and baseboards in both park pavilion restrooms at the park. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Jennifer Morgan – Yes; Rachel Alstat – Yes. Motion carried.
Trustee Johnson stated that she wants to have a free Back to School Splash at the park on August 11 from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM.
Motion made by Paulette Johnson, seconded by Tony Rushing, to hire Inflatable Fun to set up two inflatable slides for $840.00 with $500.00 to be paid from the Park Fund and $340.00 to be paid from the De Soto Daze Car Show Fund. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Jennifer Morgan – Yes; Rachel Alstat – Yes. Motion carried.
Trustee Jennifer Morgan introduced Jordyn Wantland to the Board. He is the concession manager for the De Soto Little League.
The Village will have a Fall city-wide yard sale on October 6 and 7.
Motion made by Jennifer Morgan, seconded by Rachel Alstat, to approve the application for a building permit from Cory Ford to build a deck on the back of his house at 200 Pinewood Court. Motion carried.
Superintendent of Public Works Danny Vancil reported that the Village, in compliance with EPA regulations, would be conducting a survey of all residences regarding the types of water pipes they have at their house from the meter to the water heater. The purpose of the survey is to determine whether or not there are any lead water pipes at the residence.
The next village board meeting will be held Monday, August 21, 2023, at 7:00 PM at the village hall.
Motion made by Tony Rushing, seconded by Paulette Johnson, to adjourn at 8:35 PM. Motion carried.
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