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i update on this matter. Councilman Mathis said he couldn't give an update but he would try to find out something tomorrow. Councilman Bryant said if there was anything he could help to find out he would be willing to help on this. Councilman Bryant asked about the heating and air situation at the Methodist Church. Councilman Mathis said that at this time the first set of mechanical prints were wrong and the architect had to re-do them and he does not have them back to be able to put out for bid. Councilman Bryant said he knew the council had looked at this before he came on the council as far as hiring a general contractor to complete that work. He said he thought if they were going to remodel the church they should hire someone to do the project from start to finish. He thinks this would get done quicker and probably save money in the long run doing it this way. He asked what the council's feelings were on this. Councilman Worthen said his feeling was to try to do the work as the Town could afford it and not raise taxes. Councilman Bryant asked if there was a time frame. Councilman Mathis answered they had talked about two or three years. President Dolen said they thought they would take their time and do it as they could. Councilman Bryant said so, what we are waiting on is the mechanicals back on heating and. air and we will put it out far bid. Councilman Mathis answered, correct . Councilman Bryant said he had contacted Banning Engineering today to get an update on the Boyd Heights project and wasn't able to get in touch with them, but the .last time he had talked to them they were in the process of putting the drawings together and they still had not completed all of the footwork on the survey, hopefully by the next meeting we will have a set of prints and be working on casements at that time. Councilman Mathis said Mrs. Mayfield had asked him to bring up closing of the streets for Victorian Christmas and apologized for not doing it earlier. A motion was made by Councilman Mathis, a second by Councilman Clark to close East Main Street from Indiana Street to Clay Street. Motion careied S-0. Councilman Clark brought up the issue of Christmas lights on the poles. He wants to get a price for Christmas lights from Main Street to Crystal Flash and the High School to the end of Snuth Indiana Street, approximately 48 poles. He told the council he had talked to the Clerk-Treasurer and there was money to buy them or have someone to decorate. He said he had had several people ask him if the Tovvn was going to have Christmas lights and he didn't know what to tell Chem. The Clerk-Treasurer told the council members that she had contacted Brooklyn and they had leased lights far 75 dollars each pole until about two years ago when they purchased their own lights. If the council wants to purchase they need to purchase between January 1 and March 31 of the year to get a 40% discount. Councilman Bryant said hopefully information would be available before the next meeting from the two companies Town of Brooklyn had used, a price for leasing or buying. He told the council he found an the Internet a lighted snowflake that would go around the globe of the new street lights. Legal: Salary Ordinance-Attorney Tim Currens said he had done the draft but needed the numbers to insert. Councilman Mathis said they had until the 31St of December to sign the ordinance. The Clerk-Treasurer said she would like to have the numbers December 16`x', because the last of the month was so busy for the holidays. A motion was made by Councilman Worthen, second by Councilman Clark to approve the Grant Agreement and sign. Motion carried S-0. A motion was made by Councilman Mathis, a second by Councilman Clark to approve the new deferral agreement between the county and our court on some traffic tickets restricted to certain types and based on prior records and on other misdemeanors which takes into accounC previous record. Motion carried 5-0. A motion was made by Councilman Mathis, a second by Councilman Clark to approve a Local Partnership Agreement with Indiana-American Water Company on the water company installing a 12 inch rnaiu for the Town and Town will waive connection fee. Motion carried 5-0. A motion was made by Councilman Clark, a second by Councilman Worthen to approve an agent arrangement for a transfer of a depository trusC fund for the one remaining payment on a 1997 bond due on February 1, 2004 for the Redevelopment Commission that had been currently held by Stifel-Nicholson. Motion carried 5-0. ~~ The Town Council signed a Certificate of Designation of Depositories for the Clerk- Treasurer. Attorney Currens said the only significant change to increase the amount of deposit to Citizens Bank was due the an increase in tax amounts deposited.