Georgetown Idaho

CITY OF GEORGETOWN

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

Tuesday, April 14, 2020                         7:00 pm

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MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION            

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from March 3, 2020 regular meeting AND March 17, 2020 special meeting

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

• Bids for 2020 Land App Site Crop

• Amend Ordinance #30 – Trailer Ordinance

• City Cleanup

• Set Dates for Budget Hearing
• DeLoy:
• Marty:            Review Zoning Ordinance Draft and Animal Control Draft        
• Greg:
• Tee:

Police Report:

Maintenance Report: Company phone, retirement gift

Office Business:  Delinquent water and sewer accounts, Scholarships

Signing of Checks and Vouchers for March’s Bills

Adjournment

• Next Meeting:

• Regular Council 7:00 pm – Tuesday, May 5, 2020, Georgetown City Building – 382 Main St. Questions concerning items appearing on this Agenda or requests for accommodation of special needs to participate in the meeting should be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk or call 208-847-2120.

CITY OF GEORGETOWN

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

Tuesday, April 7, 2020           7:00 pm             382 Main St.

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION            

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from March 3, 2020 regular meeting

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

• Bids for 2020 Land App Site Crop

• Set Dates for Budget HearingDeLoy: Marty:                              Next Meeting:

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    • ADJOURNMENT
    • SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR MARCH’S BILLS
    • OFFICE BUSINESS:     Delinquent water and sewer accounts, Scholarships
    • MAINTENANCE REPORT:
    • POLICE REPORT:
    • Greg:
    • Tee:
    •            

• Regular Council 7:00 pm – Tuesday, May 5, 2020, Georgetown City Building – 382 Main St. Questions concerning items appearing on this Agenda or requests for accommodation of special needs to participate in the meeting should be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk or call 208-847-2120. Meeting may also be available by Zoom to avoid having to come to the meeting in person. Zoom ID #

CITY OF GEORGETOWN

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

Tuesday, March 3, 2020         7:00 pm             382 Main St.

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION            

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from February 4, 2020 regular meeting

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

• Executive Session I.C.74-206(a) –To consider hiring a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent, wherein the respective qualities of individuals are to be evaluated in order to fill a particular vacancy or need.

• Ferrel & Susan Dilworth Cemetery Plots

• Sunrise Engineering – update on Water Improvements Project

• Dog Ordinance #97

• ICRMP – Bret Kunz servicing Agent

• Employee PolicyDeLoy: Marty:                              Next Meeting:

• • •  
    • ADJOURNMENT
    • SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR FEBRUARY’S BILLS
    • OFFICE BUSINESS:     Delinquent water and sewer accounts, Doorbell, Land App Site Lease
    • MAINTENANCE REPORT: 2-way radios
    • POLICE REPORT:
    • Greg:
    • Tee:
    •            

• Regular Council 7:00 pm – Tuesday, April 7, 2020, Georgetown City Building – 382 Main St. Questions concerning items appearing on this Agenda or requests for accommodation of special needs to participate in the meeting should be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk or call 208-847-2120.

CITY OF GEORGETOWN

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

Tuesday, February 4, 2020             7:00 pm             382 Main St.

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION            

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from January 7, 2020 regular meeting

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

• Sunrise Engineering – update on Water Improvements Project

• Dog Ordinance #97

• ICRMP – Bret Kunz servicing Agent

• Backhoe Agreement

• Employee Policy & Vehicle Use Policy            Tee: Greg:       

• • • Next Meeting:
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    • ADJOURNMENT
    • SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR JANUARY’S BILLS
    • OFFICE BUSINESS:     Delinquent water and sewer accounts
    • MAINTENANCE REPORT: Verizon, Hiring Maintenance Man
    • POLICE REPORT:
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    • Marty:                       
    • DeLoy:
    •  

• Regular Council 7:00 pm – Tuesday, March 3, 2020, Georgetown City Building – 382 Main St. Questions concerning items appearing on this Agenda or requests for accommodation of special needs to participate in the meeting should be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk or call 208-847-2120.

December 3, 2019

Those Present: Matt Argyle, DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Maintenance Supervisor Doug Thompson, Matt Raczak, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Kevin Martin of Sunrise Engineering, Tami Cook, LeAnn Jorgenson, Lisa Humphreys, Jessica Alleman, Valerie Ross of News Examiner, Mayor Steve Waechtler excused

Meeting called to order:              7:00 pm                                Invocation:         Councilmember Marty Nate

The Council entertained a motion from councilmember Greg Kunz to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilmember DeLoy Kunz. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Clerk Smith proceeded with reading the minutes from November 7, 2019 and councilmember Greg Kunz made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. Clerk Smith proceeded with reading the minutes from the special meeting on November 15, 2019 and councilmember DeLoy Kunz made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Kevin Martin of Sunrise Engineering came before the council to give an update on the water project. He reported that he did a final walkthrough with RSJ, the Mayor, Matt Raczak and councilmember Greg Kunz and went through a punch list of items. Adam McKenzie is still working on negotiations with Dennis Sudweeks to finalize the easement for the power on his property. Dennis is concerned about the road being fixed and wanting a water hookup in place of the rebate he has lost out on. Adam does not believe we are to the point of offering him money to put it all behind us.

Tami Cook came to review the Dog Ordinance again with the council. They reviewed paragraph by paragraph and removed and revised a few items. The committee will come back again at next council to finalize.

The Christmas Park Lighting Event was another success. It was a warm night and Santa gave out about 60 treats. Sean Bartschi donated $100 to our Christmas fund and volunteered to be a part of the planning crew for next year.

Employee Bonus’s for Christmas were discussed. The Mayor had a conflict with being at the meeting tonight but asked that Council President Matt Argyle recommend to give Doug a larger Christmas Bonus this year because it may be his last and because he does a lot for the City with his own personal equipment and never asks to get reimbursed for any of it. All of the councilmembers were in agreeance that he deserves more than we could ever pay him. Council President Matt Argyle made the motion to give Doug a $1000 bonus and the other employee’s – Matt, John and Lynette a $250 bonus. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Councilmember Marty Nate reported that she went over to the County and got a new and larger map for the City of our exact boundaries. She was told by County Building Inspector Wayne Davidson that the Peterson’s new home at the top of Stringtown is located half in the County and half in the City. Even the County portion is zoned as residential and without them going through a rezoning process they would be unable to input a store through the County side as well.

Councilmember Greg Kunz would like Johnny to visit some more people about not pushing snow across the street and to clean up their snow removal better. Lynette will also include it in the annual Christmas letter when she sends it out.

Police Report: There were 26 contacts for the month of November.

Maintenance Report: Doug gave his report for the month of November stating they plowed lots of snow, fixed the broken water line up right hand and put up Christmas lights in the park. He will be contacting Keller Associates to prepare the annual report for the land app site. Doug also reported that Intermountain Gas is wanting to install a new gas line at Jan Crandall’s. He has told them that there is a no dig policy in the City and that they will have to wait until spring to install. He has also told the Peterson’s the same information and they are waiting until spring to install their water and sewer lines. Councilmember Greg Kunz will check in with Bishop Wes Smith about what to do at Jan’s and will follow up with Doug.

Office Business:   There are 21 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of November. Clerk Smith also reported that we have received the check from ICRMP to fix the sewer chlorinator building from the earthquake claim of $4,700. That money will be put in the savings account to use towards final repairs of the building. They hay lease has been paid for the 2019 year and was profitable for the City once again. It raised 165 bales and about 74 total ton which brought in $5,382.40 to the City.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Matt Argyle for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of November 2019 in the amount of $16,366.13 in the general fund, $35,932.01 in the water fund, and $15,633.91 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $67,932.05. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion.  All were in favor and motion carried.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz that council adjourns from the December 2019 council meeting at 9:30 pm.  Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith

City Clerk-Treasurer

November 19, 2019 – Special Meeting

Those Present: Matt Argyle, DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Doug Thompson, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Kevin Martin of Sunrise Engineering by phone, Adam McKenzie City Attorney by phone

Meeting called to order:              7:00 pm

The Council entertained a motion from councilmember Matt Argyle to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilmember Greg Kunz. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Adam McKenzie was contacted by phone and Councilmember Greg Kunz made the motion to move into Executive Session as per Idaho Code 74-206(1)(d)&(f) to discuss with legal counsel records that are exempt from disclosure as provided in Chapter 1, Title 74 at 7:05 pm. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: Matt – yes, DeLoy – yes, Greg – yes, Marty – yes. Councilmember Matt Argyle made the motion to move out of Executive Session and back into a public meeting at 8:25 pm and Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: Matt – yes, DeLoy – yes, Greg – yes, Marty – yes.

Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to continue with the power for the new water chlorinator building above ground to save on costs. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Doug Thompson gave an update on the road that washed out from the water line break up at the water tank and spring and suggested that no vehicles be driven up there besides ATV’s because the road isn’t very sturdy. He has some barricades put up there to discourage people from going past as a precaution. Mayor Steve had some radios that his family has purchased and used on hunting trips. He gave some to Doug to try while he is up the canyon in case he runs into trouble and no one can get a hold of him where he’s out of service. Doug will try them out and see how they work and then we will look into purchasing if they work.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz that council adjourns from the November 2019 Special Meeting at 8:45 pm.  Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith

City Clerk-Treasurer

November 7, 2019

Those Present: Matt Argyle, DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Doug Thompson, Matt Raczak, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Kevin Martin of Sunrise Engineering, Ferrel & Susan Dilworth, Joann Dilworth by phone, Creed Harwood, Tami Cook, Adam DeClark, Adam McKenzie City Attorney by phone

Meeting called to order:              6:30 pm                                Invocation:         Mayor Steve Waechtler

The Council entertained a motion from councilmember Matt Argyle to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilmember Greg Kunz. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Clerk Smith proceeded with reading the minutes from October 2, 2019 and councilmember Greg Kunz made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The Dilworth’s came before the council to discuss their invoice for a separate water and sewer hookup for their additional home. They were concerned about the added costs from the $3000 fees. Councilmember Marty Nate read to them the portion of the Ordinance that says it is an impact fee for the opportunity to connect to the main line, but it doesn’t include the extra fees incurred such as parts, labor, backhoe, etc. because those fees vary as every hookup is different as to how far away from the line that they are and how long it takes to install, etc. JoAnn expressed their concerns and they feel there is a lack of clarification of there being an impact fee. The council decided to table and have a Special Meeting on the 19^th at 7:00 pm to discuss further and that those that may attend the meeting are those that were there originally when Greg and Marty met with the Dilworth’s to discuss installing the additional hookup in the first place.

Kevin Martin of Sunrise Engineering came before the council to give an update on the water project. He reported that there needs to be more cleanup and he will relay that to Ready Service Jobbers. The chlorinator building will be finishing up soon and the PRV’s won’t be here until December so they will be pushed back to spring for installation. The chlorinator building will be ready by mid-December; dependent on Rocky Mountain Power. City Attorney Adam McKenzie was brought in by phone to discuss his findings on getting an easement from the landowner, Dennis Sudweeks. The City already has an existing easement on the property for the water but needs a separate easement for the power. Adam needed measurements which will be 10 ft all the way around on each side and underneath. It will require removing a lot of trees and maintenance to keep those trees out of the line of the power. Rocky Mountain Power has already come and installed the pole and the cables to the pull lines. The council suggested looking into going underground with the power in order to save the trees and maybe eliminate the need for a separate easement and follow along the existing water line. Kevin expressed there may be a separate cost to go underground vs. above; he will look into and report back to Lynette. Kevin discussed what happened at the latest construction meeting and they all went over each change order individually where RSJ was requesting more money. It was settled on roughly $6,000 in change orders vs $15,000 with compromises on all sides. There will be another change order coming for a head gate of $2,600. Substantial completion of the project will be July 1, 2020.

Tami Cook came before the council to update on the progress of the Dog Ordinance. The Ordinance draft was reviewed together, and they decided to remove anything that is related to impounding or quarantine. The council will take home and review for the next meeting again. The council voiced their appreciation for Tami’s time.

Creed Harwood came before the council and would like an approach to get to the old railroad right of way to avoid having to go onto the highway with his team of horses. He was told to stay West of the sewer line off of Donna Cunningham’s. He will install a gate from his property to the right of way. Councilmember Matt Argyle made the motion to allow him to do so and Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The Christmas Lights in the Park Celebration will be on December 2^nd at 6:00 pm. Lynette will make arrangements with Santa and get the flyers posted and to the kids at school and Marty will get the food ready.

From the Election on Tuesday, November 5^th DeLoy Kunz received 44 votes for councilmember for another 4-year term and Tee Steadman received 43 votes for a 4-year councilmember term. The council voted to accept and canvass the votes.

Resolution #2019-01 defining that there are extra fees associated with water hookups was brought forth before the council and read in its entirety by Clerk Smith along with Resolution #2019-02 defining the extra fees associated with sewer hookups. Councilmember Greg Kunz made the motion to accept both Resolutions as read. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: Matt – yes, DeLoy – yes, Greg – yes, Marty – yes.

Resolution #2019-03 in support of the Bear River Heritage Area was read in its entirety by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to accept the Resolution as read. Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: Matt – yes, DeLoy – yes, Greg – yes, Marty – yes.

Councilmember DeLoy Kunz discussed that there are more parking violations that need to be addressed and cited.

Councilmember Matt Argyle would like to give some money to the Bear Lake County Fire District as was discussed in previous meetings and budgeted for to purchase some fire equipment for firefighters. He made the motion to give them $7,000 towards clothing a fighter. Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Councilmember Greg Kunz reported that a citizen has possibly purchased another citizen’s business along Stringtown that is not in the business district. He would like to invite the purchaser to the council’s special meeting to discuss concerns about being able to continue the business along Stringtown. Lynette will make arrangments.

Councilmember Marty Nate reported that we need to have a handicap sign out front for parking for elections and to have in place all the time. She also reported back of what Myrtle Johnson and family want to do for a headstone at the cemetery. They would like a headstone with slots in it for a place to set the cremations. The council would still like to see what it will look like and will charge $150.00 per cremation that is placed in the headstone.

Police Report: There were 21 contacts for the month of October and he has started to issue citations to parking violators.

Maintenance Report: Doug gave his report for the month of October stating they have dug one grave for Ellen Clark and been busy keeping up with the water project.

Office Business:   There are 16 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of October. Clerk Smith also reported that the Mayor called and spoke with ICRMP about our sewer chlorinator building and they have decided that it could fall under our policy for earthquake damage which has a deductible of $25,000 and the estimate we’ve received of about how much it will cost to fix the chlorinator building will be around $30,000 so we can be expecting a check for around $5,000 to use towards fixing the building. At least it’s something.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Matt Argyle for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of October 2019 in the amount of $35,219.22 in the general fund, $144,779.11 in the water fund, and $25,015.31 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $205,013.64. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion.  All were in favor and motion carried.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember DeLoy Kunz that council adjourns from the November 2019 council meeting at 9:30 pm.  Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith

City Clerk-Treasurer

July 2, 2019

Those Present:  Matt Argyle, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Clerk Lynette Smith, Doug Thompson, DeLoy Kunz, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Matt Raczak, Joe DeClark, Matt & Aimee Kunz, Creed & Nathaneal Harwood, Valerie Ross of The News Examiner, Kevin Martin of Sunrise Engineering

Meeting called to order:  7:05 pm                            Invocation:  Mayor Steve Waechtler

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Matt Argyle that the council approve and added agenda item of Nathaneal Harwood’s Eagle/Senior Project. The motion was seconded by councilmember Greg Kunz. The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Greg Kunz that the council accepts the published agenda.  Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Minutes from the June 4, 2019, regular council meeting were read. The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Marty Nate the council approve the minutes as read. Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Matt & Aimee Kunz came and presented to the council their idea of installing a small convenience/grocery store at the top of Stringtown. It would be a premanufactured building that would have a drive-thru option. They would like to rezone their property to commercial from residential to do this. They would serve multiple items from small grocery store items to camping supplies, essential items, etc. Would like to include some historical background and call it Twin Creeks Market and would like to have open by April 2020 and water and sewer hookups already exist on the property. The council advised him that there would need to be a public hearing and notices to citizens and could be costly to rezone the property. Councilmember Nate also advised that our current Comprehensive Plan suggests all commercial activity should locate along the highway. The Planning & Zoning Committee will meet and discuss and get report back at the next council meeting.

Nathaneal Harwood would like to do a senior project/Eagle Project to add about 3-4 more benches to the City Park. He was advised that he would need to include other scouts to help with his project if it is a Eagle Project. The council approved his idea, but he needs to work out more details and they suggested that he use a composite wood to help last longer and less maintenance.

Sunrise Engineering presented their findings of options UV disinfection vs chlorine and it is significantly more expensive. We will have the pre-bid meeting on July 11^th with potential contractors and the bid opening will be on July 18^th at the City Hall. Kevin presented an option to capture the extra overflow. The cost of the project could be up to $38,000 plus an extra $1500 to alter the project. Councilmember Matt Argyle made the motion to spend the $1500 to add the alternate option and see if Georgetown Irrigation Company will help with the cost of the bypass/tank overflow. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. They reported on the hydro option but we would still need power there either way. There is an option to do a study to figure if its worth it but the turbine would need its own building from the chlorinator building. The cost of the study would be about $2200. The council decided to hold off on the study until we are more ready or serious to purchase a turbine. They also reported that ITD will put in the casing but not the pipe along the highway. The council decided to go ahead with the Rocky Mountain Power contract in the amount of $7,711.93 and to forego the $250 refund. Contracts were signed and Lynette will take into Kreg Roberts at the Montpelier office with a check asap.

Councilmember Greg Kunz made the motion to have the water and sewer funds payback the general funds in the amount of $14,866.96 from the water fund and $16,111.43 from the sewer fund from the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Audit. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried. Lynette will get checks prepared for the next council meeting.

The Twin Creeks schedule was reviewed and assignments finalized. The City’s building permit fees are super cheap and haven’t been increased or updated in quite a while. Marty will look into more fees of other City’s that our similar in size to ours and present at the August meeting. Lynette also suggested that a resolution needs to be prepared for the kennel permit fee that was voted on at the last meeting.

Councilmember DeLoy Kunz suggested maybe there was a typo in the new Dog Ordinance #97 in section 5C. Thinks it should read spayed or neutered and not just list neutered. Need to check with Adam to see if we need to reprint.

Councilmember Marty Nate reported of the meeting with DEQ and the Forest Service and they took a field trip to the Spring. The Forest Service Rangers will ask sheepherders to move past the spring fast and not bed at the Spring. They also noticed that the elk have been bedding above the spring all winter and there is a lot of feces built up. They said the earthquakes would have no effect on the water system because we would be noticing minerals and water color change if that were the case. The council has still been actively trying to find ways to get around not chlorinating and would like the Citizens to understand that. The forest service will help Matt with a device to help monitor the water every day and to see if surface water is affecting it. Steve Smith said that the source water protection plan probably needs updating and he will help when that comes due. She also got another bid for siding the City Hall from ABC Seamless and it is good for one year. The cost would be $18,749 to use a log siding or $17,167 to use a regular siding. We will look at including it in the next budget year.

Councilmember Greg Kunz stated the council needs to reach out to the Dairy Syncline Mine and write a letter in favor of the mine coming to our community. Mayor Steve will draft a letter and invite them to attend our Twin Creeks celebration as well.

Police Report:   Officer Martinez has made 18 contacts for the month of June.

Maintenance report:  Doug Thompson gave his report for the month of June and stated that they got the old police car up and running and they will get the stickers taken off so it can be used as a runner car if needed. Need to be looking at getting a newer service truck and look into grants like the City of Paris gets. They fixed a water line and took water samples to Pocatello. Anthony Valles submitted plans for a building permit to build a garage on his property with a small apartment in the top and the council approved.

Office Report:  Clerk Smith reported that there are 24 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of June. The council suggested listing names and amounts of delinquent accounts in the newspaper as was done in the old days to help urge people to stay on top of paying their City bill. She reported that she completed the water report and asked if Matt could be eligible for Life Insurance since he is now a full time employee. The council approved. The Fire Department is requesting a donation for equipment. Money has been budgeted to help for equipment but nothing was decided. The next meeting date will be moved to Wednesday, August 7^th because Lynette has a conflict with Tuesday evening.

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Matt Argyle the council approve checks and vouchers for the month of June 2019 in the amount of $26,907.43 the general fund, $8,573.83 in the water fund, $21,878.52 in the sewer fund with all funds totaling $57,359.78. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Matt Argyle that the council adjourn from the July 2019 council meeting at 10:05 pm. Councilmember Greg Kunz  seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith, City Clerk

June 4, 2019

Those Present:  Matt Argyle, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Clerk Amber Smith, Doug Thompson, DeLoy Kunz, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Matt Raczak, Joe DeClark, Sandra Donato, Gary & James Teuscher

Meeting called to order:  7:05 pm                            Invocation:  Mayor Steve Waechtler

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Marty Nate that the council accepts the published agenda.  Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Minutes from the May 7, 2019, regular council meeting were read. The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Matt Argyle, the council approve the minutes as read. Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Gary and James Teuscher came for the 2018 Audit. They said that everything was good. They reviewed the audit and there were no complaints. The City controls their money really well.

Sandra Donato came and has 10 acres that she wanted to annex into the City. She wants to have 2 acre lots. The council directed her to go to the County and see what they have to say because the City has no jurisdiction. It is timely and costly.

Marty Nate made a motion to make the fee for a kennel permit $100.00. DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried.

Joe DeClark presented an idea for the use of a hydro generator to run the chlorination system. Put the use of water to run our power so the City could save money. If the power goes out, you will still have it run because the water is running it. The council is interested and is going to do some research.

Marty: Wants to have a meeting with the Forest Service and DEQ to talk about animals ranging that contaminates the water. It’s our responsibility to protect our citizens. The council will have Lynette arrange this meeting in the next 2 weeks. She also asked why can’t Matt Raczak have PERSI? He is doing the mowing and is getting more hours. The council agreed. Marty Nate made the motion to give Matt Raczak more hours and get him PERSI! DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion and the motion carried. Planning and Zoning want to raise the building permit fee. The council said to have P&Z discuss it and then let the council know. Twin Creeks is July 6^th. Georgetown 1^st Ward will do breakfast and Georgetown 2^nd Ward will do dinner. The Parks is removing the mulch and putting in sand. Young Men and Young Women from both wards will do this. Marty knows a guy that does siding and she wants him to come do a bid for the log cabin look. The council said to get a bid.

DeLoy: Senior Citizen Center is struggling to keep the home delivery meals going. Wondering if the City could donate some money. Steve said he and Mary have talked to businesses so they are doing each month. Marty made a motion to donate $500 for the month of August. DeLoy seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried.

Steve: Idea of having the City donate a scholarship each year. Criteria that it has to stay within the boundaries of Georgetown, Nounan and Bennington. $1000 each year! Can split it into 4 kids.

Police Report:   Officer Martinez has made 32 contacts for the month of May.

Maintenance report:  Doug Thompson gave his report for the month of May and stated they went on a trip to Paris and looked at the valve at the chlorination building. The valve worked great and why not put it on an open chamber? They’ve been taking care of marking for DigLine and working on getting the chip seal on Stringtown.

Office Report:  Clerk Smith reported that there are 13 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of May.  People are buying their dog licenses but some aren’t showing rabies. Council said to have them show it because it’s for their protection too! Andrea Johnson wants to know if she can just pay for the water, not sewer. She is moved out and just wants to water the lawn. The council said she could just pay water. The council said to hold off on signing the Rocky Mtn Power contract to see what they think and find about Joe’s hydro idea.

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Matt Argyle the council approve checks and vouchers for the month of May 2019 in the amount of $12,700.39 the general fund, $6,815.21 in the water fund, $14,773.05 in the sewer fund with all funds totaling $34,288.65. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Greg Kunz that the council adjourn from the June 2019 council meeting at 9:40 pm. Councilmember Marty Nate  seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Amber Smith, City Clerk

May 7, 2019

Those Present:  Matt Argyle, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Clerk Amber Smith, Doug Thompson, DeLoy Kunz, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Matt Raczak, Brent & DaNae Peterson, Rhonda Vonseggern, Joe DeClark, Tyler Sorenson, Kevin Martin, Bruce Olenick, Andrew Fellows, Trina Burgin, Tom Hepworth

Meeting called to order:  7:03 pm                            Invocation:  Councilmember Marty Nate

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Matt Argyle that the council accepts the published agenda.  Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Minutes from the April 2, 2019, regular council meeting were read. The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Matt Argyle, the council approve the minutes as read. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The DEQ team came and presented reasons why they have made decisions for our water system. Bruce Olenick, stated they are making sure our water system is good and working.  Over time, there are things that have an impact and need to be dealt with.  Tom stated that the E.coli is what they worry about.  Greg Kunz stated that the peak season is July and August and we don’t have run off then.  Doug wondered about earthquakes causing some problems.  Joe DeClark said all water coming down from the canyon is underground.  The DEQ stated that there is no way to stop chlorinating; this keeps the water safe.

DaNae Peterson asked the council for permission to split their land by the cemetery. The council said yes.

Kevin Martin stated that the plans for Sunrise Engineering have been reviewed. He expressed some different options of valves.  Council wants Kevin to look and get exact costs and get back with them.  Steve said we will not do anything to raise the water rates!

The council reviewed the new dog ordinance # 97. Marty Nate made a motion to adopt the new dog ordinance.  Greg Kunz seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Marty:  Concerned about the mowing of the cemetery and park.  The decision was made to have Matt Raczak take over and mow those lawns.  Her achievement day girls want to take care of flower planters this year.

Matt: Wants to do another bid for the siding of the city hall building.

Police Report:   Officer Martinez has made 34 contacts for the month of April.

Maintenance report:  Doug Thompson gave his report for the month of April stating that he was able to get a bid for the settling building but the insurance won’t cover it.  He and Matt redid the plumbing and the pipes are straight.  They have been hauling a lot of gravel and fixed ½ mile and the cemetery road.  Doug asked about shutting off delinquent accounts.  The council said he can shut off anyone that has a total of $190.00, (two months) or higher.  He dug 1 grave and they have taken care of the chlorinator.  They will be spraying the cemetery and ponds.

Office Report:  Clerk Smith reported that there are 11 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of April.  The question was asked on how to advertise the water bond.  The decision was made to send a letter.

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Matt Argyle, the council approve checks and vouchers for the month of April 2019 in the amount of $20,435.66 in the general fund, $14,476.85 in the water fund, $18,898.61 in the sewer fund with all funds totaling $53,811.12. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz  seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Matt Argyle that the council adjourn from the May 2019 council meeting at 10:00 pm. Councilmember Marty Nate  seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Amber Smith, City Clerk