Georgetown Idaho

CITY OF GEORGETOWN
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, December 7, 2022 City Hall 7:00 pm

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from November 9, 2022 regular meeting

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

• Ordinance #108 – Amendment to #100 – Trailers
• Kameron & Jessica Whitaker – Discussion about Annexation up Stringtown
• Christmas Park Lighting Event Recap
• Christmas Light Contest
• Employee Christmas Bonus

DeLoy:
Tee:
Greg:
Trenton:

POLICE REPORT: Job closing December 15th – Interviews

MAINTENANCE REPORT: Keller Associations Land App Year End Report Contract

OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts; Maintenance raise

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR NOVEMBER’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:
• City Council Public Hearing 7:00 pm – Wednesday, January 4, 2023, Georgetown City Building – 382 Main St. Questions concerning items appearing on this Agenda or requests for accommodation of special needs to participate in the meeting should be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk or call 208-847-2120.

October 5, 2022

Those Present:  Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Tee Steadman, Mayor Stephan Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Kameron & Jessica Whitaker, Justin Smith

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

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 September 6, 2022, and the special meeting on September 21, 2022, were emailed out ahead of time by Clerk Smith. Councilor Trenton Morrell suggested to change that, “he would provide a way to pump the sewer,” on the special meeting minutes. Councilor Trenton Morrell made the motion to accept the minutes with the change. Councilor Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Jessica Wright could not attend the meeting due to a conflict with Parent Teacher Conferences so Shane Clark brought up that the school would like the City to install a crosswalk at East Street and add poles with a sign to hold flags to walk across the road. The school will provide a person to man it if we will paint the lines on the road. Councilor Tee Steadman suggested putting a school crossing flashing sign on the highway by the church crossing too. We will have Councilor DeLoy Kunz check into it and repainting as well. Councilor Greg Kunz made the motion to put in a crosswalk by East Street and Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Justin Smith came before the council about his trailer situation. He plead his case about only sleeping in the trailer at nights when he is home and didn’t feel like that was actually living in the trailer. He is planning to leave around the 20^th of October and won’t be back until next year late spring. Councilor Tee Steadman said we have a communication problem in the City and have too many people living in their trailers or looking like they’re being lived in. Trailers being lived in belong in a trailer park and Georgetown doesn’t have one. City Attorney, Adam McKenzie said the argument could be made that sleeping in a trailer is considered residing in it. There was lots of discussion from the councilmembers about doing away with the Ordinance and then fine people when their property gets to be too trashy with trailers; come up with a system of being able to live in the trailer for certain circumstances on a case-by-case basis during the summer months; make a Resolution of $500 temporary use permit after 30 days plus the cost of utilities. The fear amongst the council is that the issue will only continue to grow with the way the economy is going and the expense of owning a home vs a trailer and the mine going in and people wanting to come and park to live for the summer. Adam suggested amending the Ordinance to address those living in trailers with no intent to build and have a public meeting to alert people about the things we are trying to avoid and prevent; to pay a $500 fee after 30 days which does not include utilities and you can’t just move trailer away and start a new 30 days within a 6-month period. Adam will prepare an amendment for the next meeting. The council did not have a clear answer for Justin’s situation, he will be gone for the winter and then will have to readdress when they come back in the spring.

Kameron & Jessica Whitaker came back to the council to discuss their land being annexed into the City. They were getting their property surveyed and the County has since changed their requirements and want them to make more of a subdivision for the road width and add power and fiber to every lot. They would like the City to consider annexing all 20 acres instead of just the 5 earlier anticipated because they don’t want it to look or feel like a subdivision and want to keep it more like the country. They will sell off pieces of land but it will be to just other family or locals that are looking to build. They are open to putting stipulations on annexing for the City to not have to provide water and sewer services and they would take the power and services to the lots as needed vs having to develop everything up front. Jessica stressed that they want to keep things simple. Adam McKenzie said that there is a process to annexing property into the City limits and we would have to have a public hearing and pass an Ordinance and address the zoning classification in our comprehensive plan. The notice for the hearing has to be published 15 days prior to the meeting. He will need the legal description of the properties being annexed and then we will provide copies to the Tax Commission, County Assessor and County Clerk. Adam told the council to not commit to putting any restrictions or stipulations on the annex and when people apply for building permits it can be addressed if they can connect to City services at that time. If the City doesn’t have the capacity to provide for more homes within the City limits then the City can say we don’t have the water and you can’t build until you can find the water and you have to pay to do it. In essence, the City can say no on building within the City with just cause. Clerk Smith reported that she has reached out to our engineers at Sunrise to find out what our capacity is and where the City needs to be planning for upgrades and splitting the water line at the canyon to provide more water to it’s citizens. Kameron suggested drilling a well to filter back into the system to give us more water and pump into the system if needed but would also need to be chlorinated too. He also said that in the 14 acres the City will have a right of way for another water line to be installed. Adam will prepare the notices for the public hearing and Ordinance for the annexation .

Resolution #2022-01 for increasing delinquent water and sewer account fees was read aloud by Clerk Smith. This will raise the turn off/on fee from $50 to $100. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to accept Resolution #2022-01 to increase the delinquent turn off/on fee and Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The City will sponsor a Trunk or Treat again this year at the City Park at 5:00 pm on Monday night of Halloween. Lynette will prepare flyers to send home with the kids from school and post at the post office and the Facebook page.

Councilor Tee Steadman reported that he has spoken with Officer Martinez and he will be retiring at the end of the year. He has someone in mind that would do a great job for the City to replace him and will be bringing him around to meet everyone and go for ride-alongs.

Councilor Greg Kunz would like some flags and wreaths put up for the Veteran’s. He will get with Marty about putting up flags around the Veteran’s Memorial at the park for Veteran’s Day.

Councilor Trenton Morrell had a run in with a citizen about their neighbors shed being too close to the property line and parking in the right of way. Lynette will send him a letter explaining the issues. Trenton also would like to get a trench box purchased for the Maintenance guys and thinks he can find one under $10,000 which is well worth their safety.

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

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of September and stated that he and Alan installed the water line at the top of Stringtown and they have been working on the shed and will be getting it finished up shortly. He has located and cleared access to all of the fire hydrants through the City and put new pressure valves on the PRV’s. He says they are not using the old Ford anymore and so we should auction it off at the next Council Meeting. We’ve received the speed limit signs and they will work on getting them put up this Fall.

Office Business:   There are 12 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of September and Clerk Smith has ordered a Nativity Christmas Light set to add to our collection.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of September 2022 in the amount of $17,375.43 in the general fund, $14,079.24 in the water fund, and $18,734.11 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $50,188.78. Councilor Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried the council.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman that council adjourns from the October 2022 council meeting at 10:45 pm. Councilor Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith

City Clerk-Treasurer

CITY OF GEORGETOWN
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 City Hall 7:00 pm

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from October 5, 2022 regular meeting and

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

• Sunrise Engineering – Kevin Martin – Water Capacity and Information
• Ordinance #100 Amendment – Trailers
• Christmas Park Lighting Event

DeLoy: Cross Walks
Tee:
Greg:
Trenton:

POLICE REPORT: Hiring New Officer

MAINTENANCE REPORT:

OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts; Trunk or Treat; Annexation Public Hearing Nov 22nd, December Meeting Date

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR OCTOBER’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:
• Special City Council Public Hearing 7:00 pm – Tuesday, November 22, 2022, Georgetown City Building – 382 Main St. Questions concerning items appearing on this Agenda or requests for accommodation of special needs to participate in the meeting should be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk or call 208-847-2120.

September 21, 2022 – Special Meeting
Those Present: DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Tee Steadman, Mayor Stephan Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Kameron Whitaker, Kevin & Marty Nate
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm Invocation: Mayor Stephan Waechtler
The Council entertained a motion from councilor Tee Steadman to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilor Trenton Morrell. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Kameron Whitaker came before the council to discuss his building plans on the property he purchased up towards the top of Stringtown and annexing the property into the City limits.
• Councilor Greg Kunz asked if his intent is to annex one or both of the properties?
• Kam responded that if the water line is brought down that road (old railroad right of way) then he would just as soon annex both properties now and he is willing to help with whatever is needed to make that happen.
• The Mayor commented that if he builds in the County then it is to no benefit to the City but they still get to use our roads, etc. If his property was annexed then the City will get the property taxes etc.
• Option to add a water line down the south side of Stringtown but depending on how soon he starts to build that could be a long time before that happens.
• Councilor Tee Steadman clarified that he has been granted for one line for one home on the property now without annexing, but he would be in favor of annexing just where the house will sit for now.
• Kam said that eventually there could be 7 homes at the most between the two properties.
• Mayor suggested he may need to drill a well for the other homes.
• Councilor Trenton Morrell understood that if an owner is subdividing they are responsible for the infrastructure and the City would maintain. If the City were to annex the property then we should provide the water and sewer and he would provide a way to pump sewer.
• Concern that the pipes we have now have already exceeded their life expectancy.
• Concern is if we can supply enough water to those already in City limits let alone more homes going in within City limits and potentially an extra 7 homes to be annexed.
• Councilor Tee Steadman asked if we have ever annexed before and if not, why not? Marty Nate answered that we have not and because there hasn’t been the need for it because there has been land within the City limits for people to build on and farmers haven’t sold property before for the City to consider needing to annex.
• Example of Fish Haven and the extra well house that was installed and everyone had to pay an impact fee over 2 years to pay for it.
• Discussion about the snow removal and garbage pickup, there would need to be an easement agreement
• Mayor suggested annexing the 5 acres for now and then get a bid from Sunrise about how much it would cost to split the line at the top of the canyon and it would need to run through a chlorinator to come down to the citizens on the south side of Stringtown. We also need to check the statistics from our water study to see what our system can handle.
• Councilor DeLoy Kunz said it’s hard to expand very much where we know other houses could be coming and are inside of City limits and we’re obligated to provide services to them first.
• Option to run a water and sewer line through a 30 foot easement off of Stringtown
• There is a need to look at increasing our water fees anyway because they haven’t been increased in over 12 years. The City could be saving that money now before we need loans to do upgrades. The cost to upgrade the system was estimated to be about $3 million back in 2017 and now how everything has increased so much it will probably be closer to $6 million instead.
• Marty Nate thinks that it’s a good idea to only annex the 5 acres for now. She’s concerned about the traffic going down Hayes Lane if that is used as an access to the other homes, but if the property stays in the County that traffic may happen anyway.
• Question was asked about using the old railroad right of way as an access? Agrium gave it to the City to use for recreation. May need to look into how we could use that road as an access.
Councilor DeLoy Kunz felt that just the 5 acres would be best right now to annex; Councilor Tee Steadman agreed as long as it is just the house and barn on the property annexed; Councilor’s Greg Kunz and Trenton Morrell were in favor of annexing the property now as well. Trenton suggested maybe having the well and chlorinator building be by Hayes Lane instead of up the canyon and update that line, but would still need to upgrade the line up the canyon in time. The Mayor expressed that the City can build a great relationship with Kam and that all of this is going to take time and we will probably have to increase the water fees soon as well.
Councilor Greg Kunz made the motion to annex Kameron Whitaker’s 5.5 acres matching the legal description of the property into the City limits. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Tee – yes, Greg – yes, Trenton – yes. Motion carried.
The council expressed their appreciation to Kam and his willingness to work with us and his patience as we figure all of this out.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Greg Kunz that council adjourns from the Special Meeting at 8:10 pm. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith
City Clerk-Treasurer

September 6, 2022
Those Present: DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Tee Steadman, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Kevin & Marty Nate, Katana Sorensen
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm Invocation: Council President Greg Kunz
The Mayor was excused from the meeting and Council President Greg Kunz conducted. The Council entertained a motion from councilor Tee Steadman to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilor Trenton Morrell. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The minutes from August 2, 2022, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. Councilor Greg Kunz had some follow up from the minutes about people living in their trailers at the properties. Lynette did not send any letters yet because she and Shane felt there was some confusion in Ordinance #100 and Resolution #2021-01 that she was going to send about the fee’s associated and what circumstances you can live in a trailer for. It was decided to send them a letter anyway and invite them to council to explain their plans and to update the Ordinance and Resolution to make it clear that it is not allowed to live in a trailer if you are not building.
Councilor DeLoy Kunz made the motion to move into the public hearing for the purpose of approving the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and to increase the fee for delinquent water and sewer users. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and a roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Tee – yes, Greg – yes, Trenton – yes. Clerk Smith reported that the office didn’t receive any correspondence and there was no public comment, written or verbal for the proposed budget or the delinquent fees. There was discussion on the delinquent fees to be raised from $50 to $100 when their services are turned off and/or to charge $25 for when notices are delivered by the maintenance guys. Councilor Trenton Morrell made the motion to move out of public hearing and back into the regular meeting. Councilor DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and a roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Tee – yes, Greg – yes, Trenton – yes. Councilor DeLoy Kunz made the motion to approve the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to raise the delinquent fee to $50 when it is turned off and an additional $50 when it is turned back on and $25 to deliver notices. Councilor DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried. Clerk Smith will get put into a resolution to be approved at the next meeting.
Ordinance #107 – An Appropriation Ordinance for the budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 was presented to the Council. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to approve the Appropriation Ordinance #107. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and a roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Tee – yes, Greg – yes, Trenton – yes. Motion carried the council.
Brief discussion on whether or not to annex property up Stringtown. Councilor Trenton Morrell thinks it’s worth it; Greg would have him put in the street, etc to the property being annexed; Tee commented that growth is coming and going to happen, so how do we accommodate it?
Resolution #2007-2 for home based businesses was reviewed by the council. Clerk Smith questioned if it needs to be updated to include parking, noise, signage, etc or to just leave it alone. It was decided to leave the Resolution how it is and that those wanting to have a home based business should acquire a business license at $25 per residence and when applying for a business license they will describe their business and what they are doing so that we know what businesses are in Georgetown. Clerk Smith will prepare a resolution and business license for the next meeting.
Building permits were discussed and their expiration terms. It was decided to leave it at 120 days for regular projects and homes will be the same because the permit doesn’t fully expire unless there has been no progress made or started on the project for those 120 days.
Councilor DeLoy Kunz noticed that there has been a lot of building going on throughout the City and asked if everyone has purchased a permit. Lynette will mail some applications out to those that have not gotten a permit for their building. He also asked Shane if they could locate the fire hydrant by Forest Christensen’s and it was suggested in the spring to put roundup around all of the hydrants so they are all visible and easy to find all year.

Councilor Tee Steadman suggested we hire somebody in the spring to spray the whole town along the right of ways and to look at updating other sections of our water pipes where they have exceeded their life expectancy and that we should look into grants out there to help us to update again before we get into a bind.

Police Report: There were 34 contacts for the month of August and his new radios have been delivered and installed.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of August and stated that he and Alan have fixed a water leak in town and will be boring under the road for the water line up at the top of Stringtown tomorrow. They noticed that the main line needs to be fixed and repaired for leaks in other places. They have been working on the shed with Kevin Nate and will need more help when they get to the sheeting and other things to finish the shed. Alan’s mother passed away over the weekend and so he will not be working for the week to get that taken care of. The council told Lynette to get a card and $50 for them all to sign and give to Alan.
Office Business: There are 22 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of August.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor DeLoy Kunz for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of August 2022 in the amount of $55,725.63 in the general fund, $9,407.83 in the water fund, and $21,011.11 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $86,144.57. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried the council.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman that council adjourns from the September 2022 council meeting at 9:00 pm. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith
City Clerk-Treasurer

CITY OF GEORGETOWN
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 City Hall 7:00 pm

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from September 6, 2022 regular meeting and September 21, 2022 Special Meeting

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

• School Crosswalk – Jessica Wright
• Trailers
• Kameron & Jessica Whitaker – Annexation
• Resolution #2022-01 – Delinquent Water & Sewer Account Fees
• Trunk or Treat

DeLoy:
Tee:
Greg:
Trenton:

POLICE REPORT:

MAINTENANCE REPORT:

OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts;

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR SEPTEMBER’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:
• Regular City Council 7:00 pm – Tuesday, November 1, 2022, Georgetown City Building – 382 Main St. Questions concerning items appearing on this Agenda or requests for accommodation of special needs to participate in the meeting should be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk or call 208-847-2120.

SPECIAL MEETING

CITY OF GEORGETOWN

AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 2022 7:00 PM 382 Main St.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

AGENDA ITEMS:

• Kameron Whitaker – Building Plans on property up Stringtown/Annexation

ADJOURNMENT

CITY OF GEORGETOWN
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 City Hall 7:00 pm

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from August 2, 2022 regular meeting

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

 PUBLIC HEARING – Budget Hearing to accept the proposed budget for FY 2022-2023
 PUBLIC HEARING – Raising Delinquent Water/Sewer Turn Off Fees
 Ordinance #107 – Appropriations Ordinance
 Kameron Whitaker – annexations
 Resolution #2007-2 – Home Based Businesses; address noise, parking, signage, etc.
 Adjust expiration dates for building permits

DeLoy:
Tee:
Greg:
Trenton:

POLICE REPORT:

MAINTENANCE REPORT:

OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts; Resolution #2021-01

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR AUGUST’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:
• Regular City Council 7:00 pm – Tuesday, October 4, 2022, Georgetown City Building – 382 Main St. Questions concerning items appearing on this Agenda or requests for accommodation of special needs to participate in the meeting should be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk or call 208-847-2120.

August 2, 2022
Those Present: DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Cole & Duke Smith, Joe DeClark, Layne DeClark, Austin & Kirsten Waechtler, Doug Bradt, Kameron Whitaker, Gary H. Teuscher, CPA
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm Invocation: Mayor Steve Waechtler
The Council entertained a motion from councilor Greg Kunz to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilor Trenton Morrell. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The minutes from July 5, 2022, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. The Mayor made note for clarification about the police issuing tickets should read “…how come the County Sheriff’s Office can’t issues tickets…”. Councilor Trenton Morrell made the motion to accept the minutes as read with the stated correction. Councilor Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The Mayor gave a recap on the Twin Creeks Day Celebration and said that it was a great event and was geared towards the kids. The fishpond was great and the Mayor’s family did the breakfast and fed about 120 people. He recommends next year of doing a dinner at 7:00 pm and entertainment to tie into the fireworks. The water dunking machine and foam was great and kids loved it. Lots of comments made throughout the community about the fireworks being amazing. The Mayor got all of the fireworks donated except about $175. Councilor Tee Steadman commented that he had people reach out about how to donate for the fireworks next year. The Mayor suggested setting up a fund for those to go and donate to throughout the year if they desire.
Kameron Whitaker came before the council and spoke about his findings with the County and annexing property into the City. The county expressed to him that it would be a good idea for the City and his property and there isn’t much cost to it besides having lawyers draw up the papers. Past Mayor and Councilmember Joe DeClark was present and suggested monitoring the water tanks to see how many more houses the system could hold. Shane said that monitoring has been happening already. Discussion on annexing or drilling a well instead; Kameron would help to put in all of the infrastructure needed to put in additional water lines if needed. There is an existing moratorium to not let any other homes outside of the City limits to hook into the water system, but if it were annexed in that would be different. There may need to be an entire new line coming from the canyon to help the situation if we were to annex more property or have more homes be built in the City limits. The City would like to take some time to discuss more about annexing property into the limits. Kameron was told he could hookup for water to his home and barn but if he wants sewer the home would have to be in the City limits.
Layne DeClark came before the council to discuss building permits and how he got a letter but his permit wasn’t fully expired yet. The council agreed that we had jumped ahead of ourselves. It was clarified that progress has to be being made in order to keep the permit going and if no progress has been made or started is when a new permit would need to be purchased. Layne reasoned that 120 days is too short of a time to build a house or additions, etc. The wording on the permit should be changed to accommodate that; a good example is that banks give one year on a construction loan to build a home and we should model after that.
Cody Coombs was invited to come to council to discuss the letter sent to him about his business operating not at his original place of business and he was not in attendance.
Austin and Kirsten Waechtler came before the council to discuss wanting to build a fence to keep kids and dogs in their yard. The Ordinance states that only a 3 ½ foot high fence may be built; but that won’t keep dogs in, especially when there is snow on the ground. They have observed that other hedges in town are taller than 4 feet. They want to put up a fence that is 5 feet tall all the way around their property eventually. Councilmember Tee Steadman said if they are trying to beautify their property and keep stuff in then it should be allowed to build a higher fence. The council suggested looking at changing the ordinance to 5 feet and in the meantime agreed that they can install a 5 foot fence all the way around their property.
Duke Smith came before the council to report back on his trip he made to Perry, Georgia for the Jr. High National Finals Rodeo and said that he had a good time and was very appreciative of the money he received from the City. The Mayor asked him if he kept his morals and standards to represent the City well, in which he did.
The Council then engaged in the budget workshop with City CPA, Gary H. Teuscher for the 2022-2023 budget year.
Councilor DeLoy Kunz is concerned that the trees and sprinkler system at a home on Stringtown is in the City Right of Way.

Councilor Tee Steadman brought up that there are some citizens living in their trailers and are hooked up to City services. The council said to send a letter explaining that they can’t be hooked up to services along with the Ordinance and invite them to council meeting to discuss their plans and why they’re living in it or how long they plan to live in it.

Police Report: There were 31 contacts for the month of July.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of July and stated that he and Alan have dug a grave and a cremation. They mowed the streets and had a visit from DEQ for an inspection with the Mayor and others. He fixed some water valves and put some dirt in at the bottom of the slide. Mick Merritt came and helped with some issues he was having at the sewer ponds. He got an estimate for boring under the road for the water line at the top of Stringtown at $3,900. He will tell them to get us on their schedule.
Office Business: There are 18 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of July. She wanted some more direction on the speed signs before ordering and how many and what were the requirements. The City will order 6 of them and Simplot will pay for 2 of them directly and then the County will also pay for 2 of them to give us 8 total. The Mayor also told her to order a nativity scene for the Christmas lights.
The Mayor informed the council that he has contacted the State Police about our issues with Bruce Esplin up the canyon, not letting anyone up there on the right of way to get to our water tanks.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of July 2022 in the amount of $29,529.62 in the general fund, $6,140.00 in the water fund, and $64,652.60 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $100,322.22. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried the council.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman that council adjourns from the August 2022 council meeting at 10:00 pm. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith
City Clerk-Treasurer

CITY OF GEORGETOWN
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA

Tuesday, August 2, 2022 City Hall 7:00 pm

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from July 5, 2022 regular meeting

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

 Twin Creeks Recap
 Kameron Whitaker – annexations
 Layne DeClark – building permits
 Cody Coombs
 Austin Waechtler – fence
 FY 2022-2023 Budget Workshop with City Auditor, Gary Teuscher, CPA

DeLoy:
Tee:
Greg:
Trenton:

POLICE REPORT:

MAINTENANCE REPORT:

OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR JULY’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:
• Public Hearing Council 7:00 pm – Tuesday, September 6, 2022, Georgetown City Building – 382 Main St. Questions concerning items appearing on this Agenda or requests for accommodation of special needs to participate in the meeting should be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk or call 208-847-2120.