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~, November 18, 2003 The .Mooresville 'Gown Council stet in regular session on Tuesday, November 1 S, 2003 at 6:30 P.M. at the Mooresville 'T'own Hall. Town Council r7terrtbcrs present were: President, Toby Dolen, John L. Clark, 'l,roy Bryant, and Tom Warthen. Councilman Mark Mathis was absent. Town attorney Tim Currens was prescrtt. Councilman Tom Warlhen gave the prayer. A motion was made by Councilmana Clark, second by Counciltnati Bryant to approve the ;minutes of November 4, 2003. Motion carried 4-0. The first item. on the agenda was the vacation of alleys by the Mooresville Public Library. It was tabled until December 2"`~ as requested. by Holloway Associates, who is representing the Library. A motion was made by Councilman Warthett, second by Councilman Clark to approve Resolution #26 for the additional appropriation of $35,000 to the LR & S rand for the purchase of a dump thick. Motion carried ~I--O. Larry Long of Hadley, Cook and Quillen Insurance Agency, was present to discuss insurance coverage for event liability. The Town's current policy provides $2 million dollars of coverage per each. event that. is included in thc~ policy. Event holders, such a Poor Jack Amusements must have a certificate of insurance for at least $1 million in additional coverage. However, the current. policy excludes motor sports. Therefore, it was decided that any event not covered by the Town's policy would require of the event holder, such as the Racing Association, a certificate of insurance for at .least $3 million. Attorney, Tim Cttt~'ens thought that was a reasonable amount. Councilman Warihen rrtade a motion to require the event holder to provide the Town with a certificate of insurance in the amount of $3 million of liability coverage per uncovered event and $1 million per covered event. The motion was second by Councilman Clark. Motion carried 4-0. Dan Tingle, Superintendent of the Wastewater Treatment Plant, was present to answer any questions pertaining to the needed improvements at the plant as outlined in the report from NI~TTB. He explained that Phase I was needed now but Phase II could be broke up into several phases over the next several. years. He said however, that the sludge facility was needed two years ago. There hasn't been an expansion or upgrade since 195 but rxtoney has been spent for replacement of equiprxtent such as grinders and pumps that have worn out, some in as little as three years. As lar as tl~e sludge process, Dan explained that it is not getting any better. As the town continues to grow he cannot keep up no matter how much sludge lae hauls due to the increase of solids corning into the plant. What HNTB is recomrmending in Phase I would be a thickening process that uses a rotary drum thickener, that when mixed with a d~eiltical would bond the sludge anal thicken it so we would, be Mauling more sludge and less water. At this time last year Dan told the town council that he hoped with increased hauling that he would be caught up on the sludge by April or May of this year but that has not happened due to tl~e growth of the town. Councilman Bryant suggested that the board allow Dan to hire an outside -- contractor to haul sludge continuously for a period of approximately three weeks to help catch up while sta~•ting the construction of Phase I, artd then again at the completion of construction as the plant is brought online. Tlie cost of Phase 1 is approximately $1.2 rztilliorr. The other option is to purchase another sludge tnrck and hire 2 additional employees to iticrettse the arTtottnt of hauling. This would give the Town more time to cornplcte the upgrade. The Redevelopment Commission is checking into whether or not they would be able to assist in the litnding of Phase 1 if the Town would decide to go ahead with it. Councilman War~tl~erl asked about the cost of hiring an outside contractor