Georgetown Idaho

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

April 2, 2019

Those Present:  Matt Argyle,  Marty Nate, Greg Kunz, Clerk Amber Smith, Doug Thompson, Mayor Steve  Waechtler,  DeLoy Kunz, Kevin Martin, Matt Raczak, Cole Smith, Adam McKenzie

Meeting called to order:  7:10 pm                            Invocation:  Councilmember Matt Argyle

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Marty Nate 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 March 15, 2019, regular council meeting were read. The chair entertained a motion from councilmember DeLoy  Kunz  the council approve the minutes as read. Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Cole Smith entertained the council with a detail of payments for the Land Crop that Smith 3 Mile Dairy and the City of Georgetown share. A 50/50 lease agreement has been made between the two since 2014. The council  made a motion to have a year to year contract.  Councilmember Greg Kunz made a motion to accept this agreement.  Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.  Adam will draw up the contract.

The council reviewed the backhoe agreement and accepted the agreement. Council member Greg Kunz said the agreement is good.  Councilemember  Matt Argyle made a motion to accept.  Councilmember Marty Nate seconded  the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Adam is revising the dog ordinance to reflect the County ordinance as well. The sheriff suggested this because when they respond, they aren’t familiar with the city’s ordinances.  The advantage is that the dog ordinances will be uniform so the officers responding to any situations will be the same.  The council was in favor to accept Bear Lake County’s  dog ordinance.  Adam is going to talk to Kelly Stuecklen’s attorney and when he does, he is telling them the dogs have to be removed from the city immediately.  Councilmember Greg Kunz made a motion to accept this and Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The Bond Election ordinance has been published in the paper and the clerk has the information to get the ballots ready for the election in May. This water bond will NOT change the water/sewer prices for Georgetown.

Kevin Martin, from Sunrise Engineering, brought the application from DEQ to review and get it approved. As soon as the election occurs in May, then they can proceed and start getting bids, etc.  They are planning to start construction in July.  Other meetings won’t be necessary to accept things and move forward.  The Army Corp of Engineers are requiring an application to go across the road.  The ball park is at $3000 to get this done.  The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Marty Nate to let Kevin Martin fill out this application.  Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The Budget Hearing dates were set for the 2018-2019 Fiscal Year. Councilmember Matt Argyle made the motion to hold the Budget Hearing on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 for Fiscal Year 2018-2019. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Matt: The dates need to be figured out when the crack sealing will be done on Stringtown.

Marty: Asked about having a Saturday Clean up again on April 27, 2019 at 10:00.  Council said yes.

* Discussed having a service project to improve the park sandbox and ground cover around the slide.

* Discussed a bid for the park and cemetary mowing.  Also, the park and cemetary need their weeds sprayed.

Greg: Discussed getting the siding done on the city hall.

Police Report:   Officer Martinez has made 21 contacts for the month of March.

Maintenance report:  Doug Thompson gave his report for the month of March stating that he and Matt tried the 2-way radios and they didn’t work.  They will try the fire ones now and look into other options.   The county is going to chip seal  Stringtown.  He will check in to getting a chip seal machine to rent.  It is exactly 2 miles.  He has been checking into lifting the chlorination building back up.

 Office Report:  Clerk Smith reported that there are 16 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of March.  Mentioned an Easter Egg Hunt, but the council said we weren’t doing one this year.

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Greg Kunz that the council approve checks and vouchers for the month of March 2019 in the amount of $12,621.44 in the general fund,  $21,250.72 in the water fund, $12,708.08 in the sewer fund with all funds totaling $46,580.24. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz 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 April 2019 council meeting at 9:25 pm. Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Amber Smith, City Clerk

March 15, 2019

Those Present: Councilmembers Matt Argyle, DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Clerk Amber Smith, Maintenance Supervisor Doug Thompson, Matt Raczak, Mayor Stephan Waechtler, Adam McKenzie, Paul Critchlow, Lisa Humphreys, Nadine Price, Tiffany Ricks, Morgan Collins, Glenn Hunter, Lee and Lacey Critchlow, Sherilyn Christensen, Hyrum Critchlow, Travis and Suzanne Stoddard, and Anthony Valles

Meeting called to order:  7:03 pm                           Invocation:  Councilmember Matt Argyle

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

Minutes from February 5, 2019 regular council meeting were reviewed.  The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Marty Nate to accept the minutes as reviewed.  Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried.

Mayor Steve opened up a discussion to review the dog ordinance and people’s concerns and comments. The community was then allowed to discuss situations they’ve encountered with two dogs that have been loose in the city of Georgetown.   The community expressed their concerns and then Adam, the city’s attorney, said that the city may want to amend the ordinance and redefine what a vicious dog is and what penalties should be applied.  Some of the suggestions are as follows:

*Make it a big dollar amount if dogs are caught roaming around

*Enforce the rule of animals being contained and on leashes

*Enforce identification of who the animal belongs too, wear tags, etc.

*Have vicious animals removed from city limits

*Have a massive insurance on dogs

*Grade the level  of viciousness

The city attorney is going to draft an ordinance for vicious dogs to be reviewed at the next city council meeting.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Marty Nate to send a letter to the owner of the dogs that she has so many days to remove the dogs from city limits.  Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried.

Anthony Valles presented a plan to the council to have a convenience store in Georgetown. The council told him some steps that he would need to take. He will report back to the council when this has been acted upon.

Adam went through the water bond, ordinance # 95 with the council. Councilmember Greg Kunz made a motion for the Mayor to sign the water bond.  Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried.

Police Report: Officer Martinez made 25 contacts for the month of February.

Maintenance Report: Doug gave his report for the month of February and he has plowed and sanded the roads.  The county had to come out and clean Stringtown Road.  He has dug one cemetary plot this month.

Office Business:   There were 16 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of February.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of February 2019 in the amount of $15,493.96 in the general fund, $31,564.66 in the water fund, and $20,669.34 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $67,727.96. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion.  All were in favor and motion carried.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz that council adjourns from the March 2019 council meeting at 9:50 pm.  Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Amber Smith, City Clerk-Treasurer

February 18, 2019 – Planning & Zoning Committee Meeting Minutes

 Those Present: Jordan Rasmusson, Suzann Parrish, Eric Christopherson and Mary Nate.

Meeting called to order:              7:00 pm

The committee reviewed portions of Ordinance # 27. Options of lot sizes were discussed;  ½ acre, 1/3 acre, square footage, or percentage of building size to lot size.  The committee discussed the relevance of having two residential zones versus just one.  Development issues were discussed and the impact they would have on the infrastructure of the City.  The next meeting was scheduled for 18 March 2019 at 7:00pm at City Hall.  Members of the committee were asked to review Ordinance # 27 and highlight parts that they felt still pertained to the community.  They were also asked to research ordinances from other areas and bring with them their ideas to be written in the new ordinance.

Meeting was adjourned around 8:30 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Amber Smith, City Clerk-Treasurer

February 28, 2019 – Special Meeting

Those Present:  Doug Thompson, Marty Nate, DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Steve Waechtler, Matt Raczack, Kevin Martin and Ryan Erickson from Sunrise Engineering

Meeting called to order:  7:00 pm

Kevin and Ryan reviewed with the council members and maintenance employees the different options for the renovation of the chlorination building. After discussing with the council members, the pros and cons of the options, the Mayor suggested Doug and Matt make a visit to the Paris chlorination building that Sunrise had designed and helped put into operation.  Kevin and Ryan will obtain more information on some of the equipment suggested for the City’s building.  The council, after reviewing the options, was more interested in Option #4, but felt they needed more information on the Altitude Control Valve and cost of the power supply to the building.  Kevin and Ryan will report back to the council on their findings.

The water bond issue was discussed. Kevin will contact Adam and make sure publication of the bond is getting ready for print for the May election.  Another public meeting was suggested so citizens were aware of the bond and what it would encompass;  failure to pass the bond would push the water line construction back another year.

Meeting adjourned at: 7:30pm

Respectfully submitted,

Amber Smith, City Clerk

February 5, 2019

Those Present: Matt Argyle, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Doug Thompson, Maintenance Worker Matt Raczak, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Deputy Clerk Amber Smith, Jeff Cundick with BLM, Lorie Hammon with J.R. Simplot, Chad Gentry with Smoky Canyon Mine, Bill Stout Project manager for BLM, Bryan Fuell District Ranger of Forest Service and about 75 residents

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

Presentation from BLM, Simplot, and Forest Service for the implementation of the Dairy Syncline Mine. It was proposed that Stringtown Road be the entrance to the mine. The mine would be centered right on Green Basin.  An Environmental Impact Statement has been prepared and is available to all public.  The public has until February 21^st, to submit their comments and concerns.

Some of the concerns of the public are:

• The road is too narrow to have two lanes
• The habitat of animals and protection of the crick
• Families living on Stringtown Road
• Speeding that occurs on this road
• Damage to the road from these heavy vehicles

Suggestions were made to look at using the old railroad rightaway, to get a bond to fund a full time officer, traffic lights and flashing speed signs installed, and speed bumps. Lorie assured us that they would maintain the road and install flashing speed limit signs.

This proposition is in the study stage now. They hope to have it completed by February 2020 and then Simplot would move forward with the construction afterwards.

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

Clerk Smith proceeded with reading the minutes from January 7, 219 and councilmember Matt Argyle made the motion to accept the minutes as read with,  Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The council reviewed the progress report from Sunrise Engineering.

Mayor Steve Waetchler brought up the safety of the employees being somewhere that has no service. 2 way radios were proposed and so there will be a trial with the fire department radios and then a purchase of the radios will occur.

 Police Report: There were 24 contacts for the month of January.

Maintenance Report: Doug has been busy  plowing the roads.

Office Business:   There were 20 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of January.  New tax forms for withholding were given to each councilmember.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Matt Argyle for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of January 2019 in the amount of $13,601.40 in the general fund, $19,238.74 in the water fund, and $64,190.88 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $97,031.02. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion.  All were in favor and motion carried the council.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Matt Argyle that council adjourns from the February 2019 council meeting at 9.10 pm.  Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Amber Smith, Deputy Clerk

Proposed Dairy Syncline Mine and Reclamation Plan

Draft Environmental Impact statement

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January 7, 2019

Those Present: Matt Argyle, DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Doug Thompson, Maintenance Worker Matt Raczak, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Deputy Clerk Amber Smith, Ethan DeClark and Zach DeClark attending for Scouts requirement

Meeting called to order:              7:15 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 December 4, 2018 and councilmember Greg Kunz made the motion to accept the minutes as read with. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. Clerk Smith then proceeded with reading the minutes from the December 18, 2018 planning and zoning committee meeting and councilmember Matt Argyle made the motion to accept the minutes as read and councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

There was nothing to update regarding the water project other than that Doug marked where the water lines were from 4^th Street to 2^nd Street and all behind the school and along East Street for Sunrise Engineering.

Mayor Waechtler, Councilmember Marty Nate and Clerk Smith interviewed five applicants for the clerk position while Lynette is gone on maternity leave. Three of the applicants were from Georgetown and two were from Montpelier. All had great qualities but in the end it was decided to hire Amber Smith to fill in. After training for the month with Lynette, she will change the office hours to Mondays and Tuesdays from 12:30 – 5:00. Her hours will be posted on the door and at the post office so all citizens are aware.

Councilmember Greg Kunz mentioned that there are still some people that are plowing their driveways and taking the snow across the road which creates bumps along Stringtown. He would like for Officer Martinez to deliver some warnings to those people. If citizens insist on moving their snow across the road then they need to clean up all the leftovers after so there isn’t snow or bumps left behind. He also asked if the oil has been ordered from the County to get Stringtown fixed this summer and Doug said he has spoken with Greg Skinner at the County and was told to remind again in March when they are ordering for the year. It was mentioned to have Doug and Matt go around with the Young Men sometime this month to clean the snow out and around the fire hydrants.

Police Report: There were 28 contacts for the month of December.

Maintenance Report: Doug gave his report for the month of December stating that they found out the cause for the sander continually blowing up and have fixed that for the future. He marked some places for Dig Line and assisted with a water repair at Anthony Valles home at 568 Main St. The water line won’t shut off so Doug advised them to wait to do the repair in the spring. He has been plowing the roads and has used three loads of sand. They continue to add chlorine to the chlorinator and check on that weekly. He got everything ready for Keller Associates to prepare the year-end report due by the end of the month to DEQ for the land app site as well.

Office Business:   There were 20 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of December. The website has been updated with all Ordinances and Resolutions listed in their right tabs and councilmember pictures are updated as well. Still need to get pictures of DeLoy and Officer Martinez. The office did receive $1,000 for the walk-a-thon that Mayor Waechtler participated in last fall. The printer has been giving us the fits the last couple weeks so a portion of that money may be going to replace the printer!

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember DeLoy Kunz for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of December 2018 in the amount of $15,489.16 in the general fund, $6,637.44 in the water fund, and $16,060.26 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $38,186.86. Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion.  All were in favor and motion carried the council.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Matt Argyle that council adjourns from the January 2019 council meeting at 8:15 pm.  Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith, City Clerk-Treasurer