Georgetown Idaho

January 11, 2022

Those Present:  Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, Alan Howell, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Mark Parker, Gary H. Teuscher, CPA, Mauria Teuscher, Scott Milne of Dry Creek Pumping

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

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

The minutes from December 8, 2021, 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.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Greg Kunz for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of December 2021 in the amount of $17,756.83 in the general fund, $8,854.48 in the water fund, and $19,002.48 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $45,613.79. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried.

Councilmember Marty Nate had some parting words and reminded the council to stay on top of the oil spill on Third Street and the Ordinances at Adam’s office. The Mayor and each Councilmember thanked Marty for all of her service over the years and her love for the community and its people. Her wisdom and knowledge will be greatly missed.

The Council then engaged in the swearing in of incumbent Mayor Steve Waechtler, incumbent Councilor Greg Kunz and new Councilor Trenton Morrell. Each took the Oath of Office and received certificates for their positions. The Duties of Councilmembers were reviewed and assigned. Councilor Trenton Morrell will take over the responsibilities that Councilmember Marty Nate had and the others will all stay the same. Councilor Greg Kunz was nominated to remain as the Council President and he accepted.

Councilor Greg Kunz made the motion to add Trenton Morrell to the bank accounts at Ireland Bank, US Bank and Zions Bank and to remove Marty Nate from all accounts. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The Bear Lake County Fire Chief Mark Parker came before the council and asked about the use of the property on Main Street located between Gary Thompsons and Brad Wells. The County would like to build a shed for vehicles to be put in on this side of the valley. The fire truck is already in the City Shop and a brush truck at Jacob Kunz. He said we are going to outgrow the buildings that we are in shortly because vehicles are all getting bigger and not smaller. It would be a 2-bay building and he thinks with the mine opening that it could bring in close to 250 people. He also stated that when the equipment is in other farmers sheds that they are not insurable by the County. Councilor Tee Steadman says it would free up more space in the City Shop to move the equipment out. The Mayor mentioned that that piece of property is outside of the commercial zone and citizens may object to the building up there. Mark would like to work out a donation of the property from the City or a 99-year lease. There are at least 7 people from Georgetown on the Voluntary Fire Roster. All of the councilors were in favor of having a shed built out here to keep equipment in. Details will still need to be worked out.

Scott Milne from Afton owns Dry Creek Pumping Tanks and came before the Council to ask about the opportunity to dump into our lagoons. He does a lot of business in Bear Lake and Afton is now limiting their capacity and will not accept them to dump from Idaho tanks and they can no longer dump in Paris either because they are making changes to their lagoons too. They brought in a significant amount of revenue to the City of Paris and paid $100 per load to dump and about $30,000 a year. They would like to just bring their Idaho loads for now. They can filter out any paraphernalia that they would get from porta potties. Shane will talk to our engineers at Keller Associates to see our capacity to be able to accept any truckloads and get back to the Council at the next meeting to make a decision and get back to Scott.

Gary H Teuscher and Mauria came to the council to report on the Financial Audit for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 and the City is in good shape. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to transfer $18,572.67 from the water fund and $16,581.14 from the sewer fund to payback the general fund. Councilor Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Councilor DeLoy Kunz was excused from the meeting because of work but had called the Mayor previously about the roads. The Mayor and other Councilors have received a lot of calls about the roads, mostly up Stringtown. The guys have done all that they can do and have even sanded the stop sign heavily. The roads are just slick and scraped down as much as they can be. They Mayor suggested getting some flags or markers to put up along the road to know where the road is when there is a whiteout.

Councilor Tee Steadman suggested sending Officer Martinez to cite people for pushing snow across the roads and not cleaning up. It is also what has created our problems on the roads. He would also like to see some cars moved off of the roads better. He also wanted to give credit to the Maintenance guys for all the work they have done and keeping the roads plowed each day and all through the holidays.

The Mayor also said for next year’s Christmas lighting that he and other citizens would like to see Christ brought back into Christmas and gave permission for Clerk Smith to purchase a nativity scene Christmas light set. He also suggested to maybe put a friendly reminder on Facebook first to have citizens move their vehicles and if they need help moving snow back out of the way that he would be happy to help do it.

Police Report:  There were 17 contacts for the month of December. Officer Martinez had an interaction with someone he pulled over had ended up being a wanted man and had to call for backup to the County. He is not equipped to arrest and transport anyone. The council agreed that Martinez needs to be equipped with what he needs to do his job properly and safely.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of December and stated that he and Alan had a grave opening and the Land App Report from Keller’s is finished and been submitted. They also pushed a lot of snow. They need a ride up to the tank this week. Councilmember Tee Steadman asked if we are still looking at purchasing a side by side? The Mayor said he has been looking and there is nothing out there to buy. It was suggested to get on a list for a new one. The Mayor will contact Frank May Ski Doo and get one ordered and find out how much would need to be deposited to be on the list. He figures it will cost about $25,000.

Office Business:   There are 17 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of December. The Christmas Light Contest was a hit, and the winners were Tony & Chris Price 1^st, Bryan Hartley & Ashley Millard 2^nd, Tyler & Katana Sorensen 3^rd place. The Rocky Mountain Power Grants were announced and we were not awarded this year but a couple other places in our valley were. We will apply again next year. Lynette got the W-2’s prepared for all the employee’s and the money from the hay lease was also brought in and recorded for the year.

The Mayor reported that he met with leaders at Simplot and the mine is looking at about 8-10 years away from operating. He met with County leaders as well and they said they will still help with traffic signs. They have also suggested removing the 35 mph signs coming out of the canyon and reducing to 25 mph all the way down Stringtown. Shane mentioned to go to all of the mines to help with costs of speed signs and other things because all of the mines will be using the roads.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz that council adjourns from the January 2022 council meeting at 9:15 pm. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith

City Clerk-Treasurer

December 8, 2021

Those Present:  Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Kevin Martin of Sunrise Engineering, Kameron & Jessica Whitaker

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

The Council entertained a motion from councilmember Marty Nate to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilmember Tee Steadman. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The minutes from November 3, 2021, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Tee Steadman 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 Bear Lake County Fire Department will be tabled until the next meeting when fire chief Mark Parker can be in attendance.

Kameron and Jessica Whitaker have purchased about 5 ½ acres of land up Stringtown of Danielle Culver’s/Sam Holder’s and are wondering what their options are to tap into City services. They would like to put up a house and barn but both probably won’t fit in the City limits and the property is half in the City and half in the County boundaries. Councilmember Marty Nate reminded them that if the house is built in the County that the City has a moratorium to not allow anyone outside of City limits to be on City services. Both main lines for water and sewer are on the North side of Stringtown and there is an irrigation line through their property that needs to have a 50-foot easement. Councilmember Greg Kunz said he would show them where the line is when they get closer to building. The council told them that as long as they build in the City they will be allowed to hook into City services but may need to install a lift station for the sewer depending on where they build.

Kevin Martin of Sunrise Engineering came to visit the council and drop off a box of goodies for Christmas. He said that there is grant money available to get a study done on the City services but the water just had a study completed in 2017 and sewer had a study completed just before that was updated. If we were to get a loan for any improvements, they require a study to have been done in the last 5-10 years but we should be good on both for a while. Down the line we may be able to apply for some ARPA funds for our water transmission line. Kevin will keep an eye on that and let us know as that comes about.

The Christmas Lighting Event was great, and the weather was great. Lynette has recorded what food was used and left over for next year again and Marty received $120 in donations from citizens to use towards the event.

The council addressed giving the employee’s Christmas bonuses again this year. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to give Shane and Lynette $350, Johnny $325 and Alan and Doug $150. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Councilmember Marty Nate noticed when she was in the office doing elections that there are some old files in the back that need to be disposed of. Councilmember Tee Steadman made the motion to burn the old files that are older than 7 years. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Councilmember Tee Steadman proposed doing a Christmas Light contest in the City and the councilmembers will be the judges and winners will be announced on December 22^nd. The winners will receive gift cards for $100 for first, $75 for second and $50 for third. Lynette will get flyers put up and announce on Facebook and include in the Christmas letter going out to all citizens this month.

Councilmember Marty Nate brought up about what to do about Angie Hymas situation of her complaints about her neighbors. Angie needs to call into the Sheriff’s Department so that her complaints are on record and they will send out an Officer to address the issues. She also brought up some complaints from a neighbor to the old Anna Campbell’s home. Some old oil tanks were dug up and the oil was spilled in the process. This needs to get cleaned up so we don’t have environmental issues. Lynette will get some letters put together and send to a few citizens about complaints with their animals and attach the ordinances for them. Marty reminded everyone that Adam has an ordinance he should be working on to finish up for the zoning and to watch for some money becoming available from Biden’s infrastructure plans. She will also continue with the cemetery project of helping to find relatives to those that have plots but aren’t using them. She will also help come up with a map system to have at the cemetery to find plots easier.

Police Report:  There were 21 contacts for the month of November.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of November and stated that he and Alan did some maintenance on the bathroom and fixed the seal instead of replacing the toilet for now. They also tore out the threshold so no one will trip over it coming through the door anymore. They also finished remodeling the City Hall and cleaned out the old printers and microwave that don’t work anymore. Shane got another PRV maintenance quote from the Salt Lake City company that is $1000 cheaper and he has gotten information to Keller Associates to work on the Land App Report for the year.

Office Business:   There are 20 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of November.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of November 2021 in the amount of $14,696.01 in the general fund, $7,552.92 in the water fund, and $20,454.24 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $42,703.17. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Marty Nate that council adjourns from the December 2021 council meeting at 8:55 pm. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith

City Clerk-Treasurer

November 3, 2021

Those Present:  DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Douglas Bradt, Moriah & Rick Peck, Tyler & Katana Sorensen

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

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

The minutes from October 6, 2021, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Greg Kunz made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Moriah and Rick Peck came before the Council about needing a building permit for their tent on their property. She didn’t feel like one was needed because it is moveable, and she would like to move it in about two years’ time. She provided pictures to show the Council that the power to the tent is moveable also. She was concerned about getting a permit every time she moves it and the Council told her that wouldn’t be necessary and that greenhouses do not have a foundation either but still require a permit. Carports don’t have a foundation either and are held down with spikes, like a tent, and still require a permit. She was told it would be a one-time fee for the tent and she would still be welcome to move it every couple of years.

Katana and Tyler Sorensen came before the Council to discuss if a hookup fee and/or a monthly water fee would be needed. They have installed a water system for their yard and tapped into an existing line on their property and put in a 2” line behind the City valve. He has it all engineered to be more efficient and replaced all the galvanized pipe to the house also. It will have to be gauged to see if it does effect Sylvia Miller’s pressure, but they don’t expect it to affect her. After hearing how the line was installed, the council decided that they are fine with what they are doing.

Douglas Bradt came before the Council to discuss the footbridge by the creek and he has cleared out all of the willows now and it looks in pretty poor shape as well as the sidewalk. He wondered who owns it and if the City does if we can either fix it up or get rid of it. He hasn’t noticed a need for the footbridge because there hasn’t been any pedestrians that use it, but maybe that’s because it hasn’t been usable. The southside has a falling apart sidewalk and the northside doesn’t have a sidewalk at all. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz said he would look into and see if the State owns it. Now that it is usable maybe people will use and if we can use it to keep kids off of the main bridge up on the highway then we should fix it up. The City will look into fixing come spring if it is ours and maybe put in a timber bridge. Douglas said he would be happy to help as well.

The votes were canvassed from the election held last night for Mayor and two Councilmembers. Councilmember Marty Nate reported that there were 100 people that came to vote and the Mayor was re-elected as the Mayor again for the next 4 years and Trenton Morrell and Greg Kunz will be the new Councilmembers for the next 4 years also.

The Mayor said that any complaints in town need to be directed to the County Sheriff’s Office to be put on record. Citizens may call Johnny first if he is on duty but no longer can we have councilmembers going to visit people about Ordinance violations. So encourage citizens to call the Sheriff’s Office so it can all be on record. He also said that he is tired of the speeding and is going to personally buy some flashing signs. He figures they are $2,800 each and would like to have about 10 within the City limits. He is going to call Simplot himself again and contact the County because they had said they would help with the cost of a couple too. The City did receive a lot of grant money that could be used to purchase flashing signs also.

Councilmember Marty Nate wants to install a climbing spider at the playground for kids to play on. Morgan Kidd is helping her to design one and will get installed. Marty also noticed during the elections held in the office that Lynette needs a new chair, rolling mats and possibly a desk. She will have her carpenter look into fixing and get the new office items. She would also like the guys to get rid of the threshold in the doorway because everyone kept tripping over it when they came in to vote. She said the bathroom also needs some work and possibly a new toilet because it seems to be leaking. The guys will look into what needs to be done. The Christmas Lighting event details she will talk to Sean Bartschi about doing the welcome and the food and see if Trenton Morrell wants to come and help too. Next year for the Trunk or Treat she would like to do hot dogs and hot chocolate too. Lynette will remember for next year.

Councilmember Greg Kunz asked if the City sells the property to the County Fire Department to put up a building if the City would buy it back if they were to ever pull out. He said he would try and get Fire Chief Mark Parker to come to the next meeting to work out the details.

Police Report:  There were 28 contacts for the month of October. Officer Martinez purchased some more ammunition this month because he had only purchased practice ammunition before.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of October and stated that he and Alan had to replace a valve at the land app site and have been getting the plow ready and did some plowing. They went to a training for the drinking water and painted the curb by the fire hydrant. They removed the water connection at the Country Corner for the trailer that was moved. The sewer is still there, but if the land gets separated and sold then it will need a separate hookup installed for water. He received a quote for the PRV’s to have an annual inspection done with a 5 year bid to evaluate annually and also includes a SCADA system on the valves. He will also get another bid from a Salt Lake City company too. If they were to come, we could split the cost with Star Valley when they make the trip up here to both places. They’ve been putting up lights in the Park for the lighting event and installed the signs to cleanup after your dog in the Park too.

Office Business:   There are 19 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of October. Lynette has a conflict with the next meeting date because she will be out of the office for a week the first of December. Council will be held on Wednesday the 8^th instead of Tuesday. City Attorney, Adam McKenzie, has sent a letter to Verizon asking them to turn off the old flip phone and stop sending us a bill. We don’t know who any of the authorized users on the account are, so hopefully a letter from Adam will suffice. The City Cleanup cost the City about $1100 between the dumpsters and the landfill, but we got a little bit back for scrap metal taken in. Lynette also received an email about a grant from Rocky Mountain Power for $1500 to help beautify our Park. She asked the council for some ideas and they suggested asking for the grant for trees at the Cemetery, more outlets in the park for our lights, or a sprinkler system for the park.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of October 2021 in the amount of $14,476.12 in the general fund, $6,401.14 in the water fund, and $21,012.47 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $41,889.73. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Marty Nate that council adjourns from the November 2021 council meeting at 9:00 pm. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith

City Clerk-Treasurer

October 6, 2021

Those Present:  DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Curtis McKinney

Meeting called to order:              7:00 pm                                Invocation:         Mayor Steve Waechtler

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

The minutes from September 8, 2021, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. 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.

Curtis McKinney came before the council to plead his case for his shed that’s been built. He apologized for not doing more research about the setbacks for Georgetown. His shed is small enough that it didn’t need a building permit, but our Ordinance still says 8 feet from the neighbors’ property line. He said that he spoke with his neighbor about the placement and got a letter from him saying he was ok with the placement and his neighbor even helped him to place the shed. The council decided that the precedent has already been set with others in the community being told no and having to move their sheds to conform, so he needs to move his shed and conform as well. Given the time of year, the council extended him some time to get the shed moved and it may turn in to be a spring project because of the weather changing. Curtis agreed to get the shed moved by Spring.

The council decided to carry on with the City sponsored Trunk or Treat again this year since there was such a great turn out last year and it will be held on Saturday, October 30^th and begin at 5:00 pm.

A date for the fall cleanup was set for Friday, October 22^nd. The Mayor will call Hennings to have them bring out two dumpsters on the evening of the 21^st and he will bring down his trailer for people to drop off their metal and he will then haul into Henning’s.

Ordinance #106 for animal control was presented to the council. Lynette emailed the ordinance with the changes discussed at the last meeting to the council to review beforehand. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to accept Ordinance #106 for Animal Control. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Tee – yes, Greg – no, Marty – yes. Motion carried the council.

Councilmember DeLoy Kunz reported that we need to install a no parking sign in front of the hydrant at the church where everyone likes to park for carpooling or to paint the curb as a no parking zone. Shane and Alan will get started on it and paint a few parking stalls to keep vehicles out of the line of the hydrant.

Councilmember Tee Steadman wanted to discuss further the need for a building permit for the tent up Stringtown. They are running power to the tent so it will be more of a permanent fixture. The council agreed that if it will have power and be there permanently, then it should have a permit. Councilmember Marty Nate said she will contact the owners and let them know to purchase a permit. Tee also wondered about signs in the park to have dogs be cleaned up after. Lynette and Shane will get some ordered to be put up around the park. He also wondered about getting some trees to plant along the cemetery to block from the ponds. The Mayor will check with the Forest Service about getting some trees.

Councilmember Marty Nate inquired about what the water peaked out at this year and Shane responded that it held up but hasn’t came back up like usual. He ran the generator for a few days to clean out the water and it cleaned up good. Marty also wanted to set a date for the Christmas Park Lighting event and it was set for the Monday evening following Thanksgiving, on November 29th. The Mayor will call Sean Bartschi to see about help with the food and the welcome. Marty also inquired about the cemetery road and was told that the County can’t do it and Liddl paving can’t do the tar. The Mayor will speak with the County Commissioners and Vaughn Rasmussen about our options to get the road paved.

Police Report:  There were 20 contacts for the month of September.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of September and stated that he and Alan have been digging more graves at the cemetery. The PRV’s up Stringtown had some issues on a Saturday and caused some trouble with citizens’ water pressure throughout town. He and Doug got those fixed and set to the proper pressure and the City had a couple of bad valves. Shane got the system set up on a schedule to be inspected each year. The light on the pole on Hayes Lane that he and Lynette reported last month did get repaired.

Office Business:   There are 15 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of September. Lynette asked for clarification on cemetery deeds being transferred to citizens if there is a limit on that like there is when you purchase the plots outright. The council discussed and decided that they are not held to the 4 plot limit if they have already purchased and then get deeds transferred to them. It was also brought up about a water connection on Main Street and discussed if there needs to be a hookup fee or at least charged a monthly fee to water a yard. The Mayor will speak with the owner and invite him to the next council meeting to discuss the fee.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of September 2021 in the amount of $20,165.89 in the general fund, $11,014.80 in the water fund, and $15,578.00 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $46,758.69. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz that council adjourns from the October 2021 council meeting at 8:45 pm. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith

City Clerk-Treasurer

September 8, 2021
Those Present: DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, City Attorney Adam McKenzie
Meeting called to order: 7:05 pm Invocation: Council President Greg Kunz
The Council entertained a motion from councilmember DeLoy Kunz to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilmember Marty Nate. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The minutes from August 3, 2021, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. Clerk Smith announced that we have multiple candidates running for councilmembers. Incumbent Mayor Steve Waechtler is rerunning as well as incumbent councilmember Greg Kunz. Also running is Curtis McKinney, Tamalu Glende and possibly will have a write-in candidate as well.
Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to move into the public hearing for the purpose of approving the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and a roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Greg – yes, Marty – yes. There was no public comment, written or verbal for the proposed budget and the office didn’t receive any correspondence either. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to move out of public hearing and back into the regular meeting. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and a roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Greg – yes, Marty – yes. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to approve the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Ordinance #105 – An Appropriation Ordinance for the budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 was presented to the Council. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz made the motion to approve the Appropriation Ordinance #105. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and a roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Greg – yes, Marty – yes. Motion carried the council.
Resolution #2021-02 to recapture the forgone amount for the county levy to the budget was presented to the Council. Councilmember Greg Kunz made the motion to accept the Resolution and was seconded by Councilmember DeLoy Kunz. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
City Attorney, Adam McKenzie presented Ordinance #106 for Animal Control to the council. The council noted some changes to be made to the ordinance. Clerk Smith will make the changes to the Ordinance and email to the council before the next meeting to make sure everyone is ok with the changes to approve at the next meeting.
Clerk Smith asked Adam about our Ordinance #100 and if we need to make an amendment to change the fee. Adam advised that our Ordinances do address not staying in trailers, even for those that are not building. He said that if anything, we may need to pass another Resolution to change the fee to $500 for squatters. He will look into for sure and get back to the council.
Councilmember Marty Nate would like to make a donation to the Senior Center. She made the motion to donate $500.00 to the Senior Center. Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried. She reported that no one is living in the trailer at the Glende’s and she wondered if anyone had followed up on Angie Hymas’s complaint with her neighbors. The Mayor and Tee are still planning to go and visit the neighbors once they can arrange a time to meet together. She also reported that Curtis McKinney’s shed is too close to the neighbor’s fence lines and that he should be told to move to the correct setbacks. Marty and Greg will go pay him a visit about the shed. Elections will be held on November 2nd in the City Hall, so the office will be closed for regular business that day. She also asked the council about the tent that Rick Peck is using as a shop if it needs a building permit or not. The council decided not to where it is a tent and movable. She reported on her research to pave the cemetery road. It will cost about $4,000 from Parson’s but that doesn’t include the cost of equipment. Shane said he would talk to the County to see of their availability and if they could roll and grade it.
Councilmember Greg Kunz reported that the fire department would like to build a fire station and could get a grant to build it in Georgetown if we would donate them the land. They wondered about using the land on Main Street next to Gary Thompson’s to build the station there. The council discussed giving the fire department the land with the provision that if anything ever changes that the land would revert to the City or to give a 100-year lease verses giving away the land. Greg will get more details to pursue.
Police Report: There were 35 contacts for the month of August.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of August and stated that he and Alan have finished up the seepage tests and Keller’s is finalizing the reports. The Mayor has sold the service truck to West Motor Co and he will take over to Preston this weekend and bring back a check for $10,000. They fixed some graves and dug some new ones this month for Gayla Finkey, Frances Hamon and Jonathan Hayes. They fixed potholes on the corner of Third Street and have been notified that a new light pole needs to be installed on Hayes Lane by Garth Glenn’s. Shane and Lynette will file a report online with Rocky Mountain Power for the new light pole.
Office Business: There are 16 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of August. Lynette has a conflict with the next meeting date and then the November meeting will need to be rescheduled also because of elections. The council suggested the next two meetings be held on the first Wednesday of the month instead of Tuesday then.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of August 2021 in the amount of $15,606.41 in the general fund, $7,849.06 in the water fund, and $29,299.10 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $52,754.57. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember DeLoy Kunz that council adjourns from the September 2021 council meeting at 9:15 pm. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith
City Clerk-Treasurer

August 3, 2021

Those Present:  DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, City Auditor Gary Teuscher

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

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

The minutes from July 8, 2021, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Greg Kunz made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Councilmember DeLoy Kunz wondered about if Officer Martinez could stagger his time and work on weekends with the business of people camping right now and to help control traffic coming out of the canyon during those times. Councilmember Tee Steadman will speak with Martinez about a schedule that will work for him.

Councilmember Tee Steadman has heard about a lawsuit going on between a couple of citizens and wondered what part the City needs to be involved in, if any. He also would like the flags and signs posted with vulgar language to be taken down so our kids aren’t reading these. The Mayor said that he will go and talk to the citizen about taking down the vulgar signs.

Councilmember Marty Nate reported that Sarah Finkey and her family puts up the flags at the cemetery on the War Veteran’s graves. This will be their 35^th year and then they would like to turn it over to the City to carry on. We will probably need to get more flags next year. Marty suggested turning it over to the church or see if another family would be interested in taking it over. She also would like to get a type of asphalt to put on the main road at the cemetery from gate to gate for now and then add a little bit each year for the other rows. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz said maybe we could get a hold of the asphalt when the State comes in and redoes the road in Bennington but that is still a ways away from being done. She had some more clarification for building permits and wondered where it falls under the 200 sqft doesn’t require a permit but what about the height. It was suggested that anything 12×12 or smaller doesn’t need a permit and there was no height limitations. We also have a citizen that has applied for a building permit and would like to get a variance from the neighbors about placement of the shed. She got a variance from the neighbor but the council did not approve it because when neighbors change or move away it doesn’t always work for the new owners. The council decided that the letter from the neighbor wouldn’t matter and that the application should be 8 feet away from the neighbor’s property and it would need to be changed before the permit would be given.

The Mayor spoke with Rick Phillips from Simplot to see if anything had been turned in through the County about plans for helping out with things in Georgetown. Nothing had been turned in yet from their meeting and so the Mayor will continue to follow up on it.

The Council then engaged in the budget workshop for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 with City Auditor, Gary H. Teuscher. The council approved a 5% increase for Shane Clark and Alan Howell and a 3% increase for Lynette Smith and Officer John Martinez. Lynette will get the notice prepared for the public hearing on September 7^th with the budget numbers from Gary.

The Animal Control Ordinance Draft was tabled until the next meeting.

Police Report:  There were 28 contacts for the month of July and a dog bite was reported and cited.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of July and stated that he and Alan have been getting the seepage tests started at the ponds. He found that the backup generator has been running and has had someone down to look at it to find out what made it kick on. He is going to set up a contract to have it checked and serviced once a year to make sure it is working properly. The pond at the Land App site has been pumped dry. He would like to put up some signs at the park to have people clean up after their dogs and the council agreed. He has hauled some dirt up to the cemetery and filled in some holes of the recent graves.

Office Business:   There are 15 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of July. Lynette reminded council members that the declaration of candidacy is coming up for councilmembers to run for office. Lynette has been notified of some citizens that are still living in their trailers and they have already been warned by the Mayor and councilmembers previously. The Mayor said to have Officer Martinez go and give them a citation since they had been previously warned in person.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of July 2021 in the amount of $24,275.22 in the general fund, $42,268.77 in the water fund, and $84,369.12 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $150,913.11. Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Marty Nate that council adjourns from the August 2021 council meeting at 9:15 pm. Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith

City Clerk-Treasurer

July 6, 2021

Those Present:  DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Monty Smith, Angela Hymas, Heather Kipp, Gary & Mauria Teuscher

Meeting called to order:              7:00 pm                                Invocation:         Mayor Steve Waechtler

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.

The minutes from June 8, 2021, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Tee Steadman 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.

The Financial Audit for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 was reviewed with City Auditor, Gary H. Teuscher and was approved by the Council. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to transfer funds from the water and sewer funds to reimburse the general fund for expenses throughout the fiscal year. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. The budget workshop will be held for next council meeting on August 3rd.

The Animal Control Ordinance Draft was discussed, Heather Kipp was concerned about the pigs and if the Ordinance is referring to meat pigs or pet pigs. The Mayor said that her pigs are a different case because they are cared for and registered, but it is mostly referring to meat pigs. Angie Hymas came before the council with some complaints about the noise and rowdy animals next to her. She has talked to her neighbors about it before and nothing has happened. She would like some guidance about what to do and how to handle the issue with the dogs, chickens, goats, horse, etc. She filled out a complaint form to have on record. The Mayor and Councilmember Tee Steadman will go and pay a visit to the Stoddard’s and see what can get resolved.

Twin Creeks breakfast will be at 7:00 am, flags raised at 8:00 am and then Marty has a full schedule planned for the day. Lunch has been ordered, Corn hole tournament at 1:00 pm and she had Shane and Alan put together a misting station. Dinner at 6:00 pm and Andy Nelson and Brenn Hill are the entertainment. No duck races this year because there is no water in the creek. The Mayor suggested next year doing lawn mower races. Should be a great day!

Councilmember Greg Kunz was approached by a citizen about raising the speed limit on Stringtown to 35 mph instead of 30 mph because when you come out of the canyon it is 35 mph and maybe that is part of the speeding problem coming down Stringtown, or to put up speed bumps. It was also recommended talking to Officer Martinez about alternating his time and weekends. Councilmember Tee Steadman suggested putting out a survey to citizens about accepting donations for buying a speed sign and one that will take and send pictures of the speeders. Lynette will talk to Adam if it’s legal to purchase a speed sign that takes and sends pictures.

Councilmember Marty Nate suggested having dimensions listed for building permits to have it more defined for the amounts to be paid. A large shed should pay a larger fee than a small shed.

Police Report:  There were 32 contacts for the month of June.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of June and stated that he and Alan have fixed water leaks on Stringtown, gotten things ready for Twin Creeks, he checked the fire hydrant up Stringtown and had the IRWA guys come and look at it and they said to not change it yet until changing out more fire hydrants through town because we would have to shut down the whole town. He also said it’s in good shape for its age and to exercise it every couple of weeks and that will help it too.

Office Business:   There are 22 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of June. Lynette got an email from Mark Andreasen about recommending increasing the property values for the ICRMP policy. She told him to go ahead and do it. The City won’t see the increase until the next budget year.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of June 2021 in the amount of $19,776.32 in the general fund, $6,614.44 in the water fund, and $15,728.89 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $42,119.65. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Marty Nate that council adjourns from the July 2021 council meeting at 9:15 pm. Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith

City Clerk-Treasurer

June 8, 2021

Those Present:  Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, City Attorney Adam McKenzie, Brent Kunz, Andy, Mandy & Jake Smith, Monty Smith

Meeting called to order:              7:00 pm                                Invocation:         Mayor Steve Waechtler

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

The minutes from May 4, 2021 were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Tee Steadman 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 Financial Audit for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 was tabled until the next meeting.

Jake Smith came before the council to present his idea for a senior project. He spoke with Shane about things that needed done and settled on making a map/directory for the cemetery with a lock and plexiglass and add a cover over it. He provided a picture to be similar to his idea. He asked where to put the map. It was suggested to put to the left when you enter the cemetery on the corner or it used to be in the center next to the flag pole. He will talk with Fred Wells that builds all of the Forest Service signs and figure out if wood or metal will be best and figure out what materials will cost and what he needs. The Mayor also said that he would help contribute funds as a local business. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to approve his Senior Project and to use City funds for the project. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Clerk Smith reported that letters have been sent out to citizens to clean up their properties. Lewis Young came and cleaned his yard and will be coming to upkeep more often now that he is retired. Dave Denton also cleaned up his too but could still do some more with the wood and trees, etc. Lynette will send another letter addressing those. Andrea Johnson wants to continue to pay for just water to upkeep her yard as well. Adrien Smith is planning to come in July and take care of his yard. Brent Kunz is still concerned about the hedges growing. Adam said that he could send a letter to give him x amount of days because if it is in the City right of way, the City has more control to remove as they are a safety hazard.

The Mayor read through the entire Ordinance #100 to review for the amendment. Adam will work an amendment that says must keep doing substantial work on the property. Those that like to go south for the winter would still need to come into the office and get a temporary use permit and pay a fee. Adam clarified that our Ordinance already states that you can’t live in a trailer and hook to City services. Adam will draft a letter to the homes/citizens that are not in compliance. The Mayor and councilmember Marty Nate will visit with the two residences about living in their trailers and find out their situations for living in a trailer before Adam sends the letters.

The Animal Control Ordinance Draft was discussed, and Adam is worried about it having too many restrictions and revise the nuisance language. He suggested to have a list of requirements to have animals and leave it at that. State Statutes already address nuisances with smell, noise, etc. Adam will work on and have a draft prepared for the July meeting.

Councilmember DeLoy Kunz asked for Shane to spray the dyer’s woad in town.

Councilmember Tee Steadman asked if Officer Martinez could go and have the car parked on Hayes lane removed.

Councilmember Greg Kunz suggested that the fire hydrant up Stringtown needs to be replaced. Shane will get with IRWA about help to replace it.

Councilmember Marty Nate discussed plans for Twin Creeks and the City will continue to do the luncheon. Lynette will call and order 175 sandwiches. Andy & Mandy Smith are taking entries for a corn hole tournament. Curtis McKinney will raise the flag and Andy Nelson will be the entertainment that evening. There will also be a Movie in the Park on the 9^th to kick off the festivities.

Police Report:  There were 27 contacts for the month of May.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of May and stated that he and Alan have fixed the sandbox, been doing work at the cemetery and will mow along Stringtown the end of the month. He also had concerns about spring running low this time of year and doesn’t want to see the City have to go to water rations but thinks we all need to be conscious about conserving water and don’t water what doesn’t need to be.

Office Business:   There are 10 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of May and Lynette will be out of the office the end of June because she will be taking her son, Duke to the National Jr. High Finals Rodeo in Iowa.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of May 2021 in the amount of $13,348.22 in the general fund, $6,958.25 in the water fund, and $18,944.50 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $39,250.97. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Tee Steadman that council adjourns from the June 2021 council meeting at 9:45 pm. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith, City Clerk-Treasurer

May 4, 2021

Those Present:  DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Paul Miller, Layne DeClark, Tim and Merg Neuman, Brent Kunz, Katana Sorensen

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 Tee Steadman. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The minutes from April 14, 2021 were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to leave the regular meeting and go into public hearing and the motion was seconded by Greg Kunz. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Tee – yes, Greg – yes, Marty – yes. The Mayor read through the current Resolution #001-2011 from May 3, 2011 and the proposed Resolution #2021-01. Councilmember Marty Nate clarified that the increased fee of $500 wouldn’t begin until after the building permit expires after the initial 120 days, then another $500 for 6 months would be charged after that. The floor was then opened for public comments.

• Layne DeClark commented that 120 days is a short time frame to get a house built and we have a short building season of good weather here anyway.
• Tim Neuman asked about part year residents and snow birds that want to park an RV for summer months on their property if they would be charged the $500 fee as well.
• Councilmember Marty Nate suggested adding an Amendment to Ordinance #100 for part year residents for that purpose and clarified that this Resolution is pointed mostly at those that are trying to live in an RV while building a permanent home.
• Brent Kunz asked about the building permit fee for re-roofing his home and how much that would cost. He was told that he would not need a permit for that and his fee would be $0.
• The council wanted the 6 months’ time period added back into the Resolution to reside in during building and that upon request an addition 6 month period could be granted for a $500 fee.

Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to leave the public hearing and go back to the regular meeting. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion and a roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Tee – yes, Greg – yes, Marty – yes. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to approve Resolution #2021-01 for an increased fee of $500 for temporary use permits with the added in 6 month corrections. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and a roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Tee – yes, Greg – yes, Marty – yes.

The Animal Control Ordinance Draft was discussed again and Paul Miller stated that he has done more research and found the original ordinance was done in 1957 and pigs were banned then when we had around 8 dairies in operation and were more of an ag community. We’re not as deep into ag anymore and so he feels that pigs should still be banned in an R-1 district. He also stated that 150 ft from your neighbors is still not enough distance to get away from the smell when they’re not properly cared for. He feels if you have County property and enough acreage to hold pigs then that is fine. The Council discussed adding a section in the Ordinance for it to be a Conditional Use Permit to have pigs and a minimum acreage or to have pigs you have to meet a certain criteria. It was questioned why the need for the changes to the Ordinance now and councilmember Marty Nate stated that it needs to be its own Ordinance so that it’s easier to find vs. now it is embedded within the Planning & Zoning Ordinance. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz made the motion to send the draft to the City Attorney for him to put into Ordinance form and to add a section for criteria for having pigs. The motion was seconded by Tee Steadman. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Layne DeClark came before the council for approval of his building permit. He is purchasing the trailer house that has been at the Country Corner and said that he checked with the County about his plans and Wayne Davidson thought it should be ok if it were in the County jurisdiction and so being in the City should be fine too. The council just expressed that it needs to follow the requirements of being on a foundation, re-pitching the roof, new siding, 1,000 sqft of living space and it is done in a timely manner and looks good then he has their approval.

Brent Kunz had a question for the Council about addressing the fire hazard at Adrien Smith’s, which is next to his home. He would like the place cleaned up along with the trees being trimmed that are in the City Right of Way as they also produce a hazard for visibility right now. Shane and Alan will find a time to take care of the trees. Lynette will get a letter sent to Adrien along with Dave Denton and Lewis Young about cleaning up their properties too, or we will have Adam the City Attorney send a letter so they take care of before fire season is upon us.

The Senior Parade will be on either the 24^th or 20^th of May since the kids are graduating on the 27^th. It will be at 6:00 pm and hot dogs after at the Park. Hayley White is helping Marty to coordinate the event and will find out how many seniors we have. Marty will send letters to the seniors to invite them to the parade and post flyers around the town and she and Hayley will get the food gathered as well.

Councilmember Tee Steadman would like to know who will go and visit and follow up with the citizens that are currently living in RV’s in the City. The Mayor and Marty will get together in the next week and go pay them a visit.

Councilmember Marty Nate reported that she has contacted Tyler Williamson to add some vinyl lettering to the large window in the City Hall for some signage. It will cost about $180.00.

Police Report:  There were 28 contacts for the month of April. Officer Martinez was notified of a sale on ammunition that is special just for law enforcement and so we loaded up on ammo to last him the rest of his career here.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of April and stated that he and Alan have been busy at the cemetery digging graves and seeding the grass and building them up to be ground level now the winter frost is gone. The water SCADA system will be fixed next week. They will be working on getting the seepage tests ready for the next month. They have been starting summer work and getting things ready and have mowed the Park. The Mayor suggested to see if the youth in the wards and the single adults branch would be interested in some service projects to help get the cemetery prepared for Memorial Day and helping to clean up afterwards. Jake Smith contacted Shane about a Senior Project and Shane gave him a couple of ideas but thinks Jake will be building a board for up at the Cemetery with everyone’s names listed with a map.

Office Business:   There are 15 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of April. There is a conflict with the next meeting date for the 1^st of June and so it will be rescheduled for June 2^nd or the following week. Lynette will stay in touch with everyone about when it will be.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of April 2021 in the amount of $14,432.21 in the general fund, $6,276.54 in the water fund, and $18,565.77 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $39,274.52. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz that council adjourns from the May 2021 council meeting at 10:00 pm. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith, City Clerk-Treasurer

April 14, 2021

Those Present:  Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Kevin Nate, Paul Miller, Jennifer Wells, Susan Dilworth, Loren & Mrs. Dilworth

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

The Council entertained a motion from councilmember Greg Kunz to approve the added agenda item of approval of a building permit for Larrylynn Smith and was seconded by Tee Steadman. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. The Council then entertained a motion from councilmember Marty Nate to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilmember Greg Kunz. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The minutes from March 10, 2021 were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Councilmember Greg Kunz presented the building permit for Larrylynn Smith. She would like to add a carport/garage to her property, and it would be portable. She wants it off of her sidewalk where she parks now but it would only be 10 ft from the road and in the City right of way. Shane had some concerns about plowing snow and that it is tight for snow removal along that street already. Councilmember Tee Steadman expressed concerns about how far off we require others along Stringtown and other roads to be parked off of the right of way and that we need to keep consistency throughout the whole town. It was decided that she is welcome to put up a carport but that it would need to be at least 8 ft off the right of way like everywhere else.

Susan Dilworth came before the Council and represented the Emergency Preparedness Committee of the Community. The committee figures that we have about 225-250 homes between Georgetown, up the canyon and in Nounan. The committee would like some help from the City to make copies and laminating costs up to about $250 to get notices out and for supplies for Emergency Preparedness. They will be making 72-hour kits and first aid kits. They would like to use the easel sign to put out notices when they will have their kit making nights. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to spend $250.00 to Kelle Kropushek for Emergency Preparedness supplies. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Loren Dilworth came before the council requesting approval for a building permit to build a new home on Solum Lane and east of his parents. He has been in contact with the Army Core of Engineers to cross the creek for water and sewer services with special conditions to be 2 ft below the creek bed and he will probably have to install a lift station. Shane and Alan went and measured in the manhole and it is 9 ft. 4 in. to the connection point. The council commended him for doing his homework and that he will be approved for his building permit after he gets approval from the Army Core of Engineers and the State of Idaho and the property has been deeded to him. Councilmember Marty Nate requested that he be very specific on his diagram and have it staked out on the property of where exactly the house will be.

A building permit application for Layne and Ada DeClark was presented to the Council. The Mayor said that he is wanting to use a trailer house and will pitch a roof to meet manufactured home requirements and he will put it on a foundation and turn into a partial double wide with a covered porch. Councilmember Marty Nate pointed out that the requirements are that it must be 20 ft wide and 1000 sqft of livable space and siding that would need to be completed this year. The permit approval was tabled until the next meeting when Layne or Ada can come and explain more of their plans and answer questions.

The Animal Control Ordinance Draft was discussed and there were a few citizens present to discuss their concerns about changes in the Ordinance. Paul Miller expressed his concerns about the smell of pigs and having close neighbors able to have pigs and he didn’t like that idea. Councilmember Tee Steadman expressed that we are still an ag community, and he would like to see it stay that way. It was suggested to maybe get permission on either side of the property within 150 ft, if they are wanting to have pigs or other stinky animals. Councilmember Marty Nate strongly expressed that the City does not want to manage people’s animals. Although, the City is leery of irresponsible owners. The draft was tabled until another meeting.

The Mayor reported that Simplot has said that they will help to pay for some more traffic control along Stringtown and he expressed again that the City Facebook page is meant to be an information center to get word out to our citizens and not a complaint center.

The Temporary Use Permit Fee was discussed, and councilmember Marty Nate suggested that the fee for it be raised since we have raised the building permit fees as well. It was suggested to set the fee high so that people don’t dwell for long periods of time in their trailers and to treat it as a rental fee. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to add to the agenda next month a public hearing to increase the fee from $25 a month to $500 per month for temporary use permits. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Councilmember Marty Nate discussed plans for Twin Creeks days and said she and her committee are still moving forward with July 10^th. They will have bounce houses coming and 1^st Ward will take care of the breakfast and 2^nd Ward will take care of the dinner and the City will provide the lunch. She would like to have a talent show during the dinner and is having Andy Nelson and his brother come for the entertainment that night. The Mayor would like to see the tradition be kept and so it was suggested to have the Mayor and/or Veteran’s to raise the flag that morning. Marty is planning for a Movie in the Park on July 9^th and then Twin Creeks on July 10^th.

The cleanup days were discussed and set for the weekend of April 30^th and May 1^st. The Mayor will coordinate with the Henning’s to get 2 garbage and 1 metal can out here during those days and councilmember Marty Nate will make and put up the flyers around town.

Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to set the budget hearing date for September 7^th. Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. The budget workshop will be in August.

Councilmember Marty Nate reported that elections will be held on May 18^th and she will hold it back in the City Hall instead of the church. She would like to add stuff to the park to play on for the kids this summer and get the sand diggers in. There needs to be more sand in there and she wants to add a climber dome. She will order blinds for the City Hall and is getting a sign painted for the City Hall.

Police Report:  There were 25 contacts for the month of March.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of March and stated that he and Alan have been digging a grave at the cemetery and preparing for spring and summer by cleaning up the winter stuff and putting the plows away. The SCADA system at the water tanks is down and so they have been checking the tanks the old-fashioned way. There was a water leak in town that they fixed quickly before anyone knew the water was off and they have a cremation coming up this weekend. He would like to tell the Dilworth’s when building their new home to have the water and sewer hookups installed by their contractor.

Office Business:   There are 13 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of March. She also reported that she has to upgrade her QuickBook’s or the Payroll function will no longer work after May 31^st. She asked the Council what they wanted to do about awarding scholarships this year and it was decided to work on getting an application together throughout this year so that it will be ready for next year. The Council liked the idea of doing a Senior Parade again this year and giving $50 to each of the seniors from Georgetown and Nounan that participate.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Tee Steadman for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of March 2021 in the amount of $12,999.37 in the general fund, $7,433.82 in the water fund, and $17,656.53 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $38,089.72. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Tee Steadman that council adjourns from the April 2021 council meeting at 9:45 pm. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith, City Clerk-Treasurer