March Council Minutes
March 1, 2022
Those Present: DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm Invocation: Shane Clark
The Council entertained a motion from councilor Greg Kunz to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilor DeLoy Kunz. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The minutes from February 1, 2022, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilor Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Lynette and Shane gave a quick update on the seepage hauling. They contacted Scott Milne of Dry Creek Pumping and told him it would cost $350.00 per time to dump and it would be a 6-month trial and he was good with that and appreciative of the opportunity. He is going to reach out to Shane near the middle of April to see if it’s possible to get down to the lagoons where he can dump without us having to plow or maintain that road on the hill.
Annette and Nathan Sorenson wanted to put a single wide trailer on Naomi Sorenson’s property, but they cancelled coming to the Council tonight because the trailer would not meet the 1200 sqft requirements.
Councilor DeLoy Kunz asked if Ruben Hamman’s has contacted the office about some property questions and Lynette reported she has not heard from him.
Councilor Tee Steadman said that he spoke with Officer Martinez, and he has gotten some radios quoted for around $6,000 to be able to better communicate with other Officers on duty and the dispatch office. Officer Martinez is also going to attend a Communications meeting on Thursday in Paris and has asked for anyone to go with him to hear what the plans are from the County Sheriff’s Office. Tee also wondered if anything was being done about the oil spill on Third Street and Lynette reported that she has been in touch with the owner that said she will take care of spring one way or the other.
The Mayor reported that he has not yet, but will follow up with the citizens around town that have the F-word signage.
Police Report: There were 23 contacts for the month of February.
Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of February and stated that he and Alan have been doing some shop work and cleaned up the roads from the wind, fixed the glass in the door at City Hall and delivered overdue notices. He also informed the Council that there have been a few homes with frozen pipes throughout town and we have put out a notice on FaceBook making homeowners aware of the issue and to advise avoiding driving over top of the lines to not push the frost further down.
Office Business: There are 18 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of February. Lynette said that there is an Arbor Day Grant available and wondered if she should look into applying to get some more trees to put up at the cemetery. All agreed she should apply. The Mayor signed the contract from the Forest Service to renew our Permit for another 50 years.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Greg Kunz for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of February 2022 in the amount of $16,471.65 in the general fund, $7,607.47 in the water fund, and $18,915.80 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $42,994.92. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried the council.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Greg Kunz that council adjourns from the March 2022 council meeting at 8:00 pm. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,
Lynette Smith
City Clerk-Treasurer