CITY OF
MINUTES REGULAR MEETING JULY
26, 2006
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Sisson, Larry Coursen, Rich Hamit,
Bruce Smith, Mayor Jack
Young. Ira Allen absent.
OTHERS PRESENT: Ken Krause, Beth & John Pankratz,
Mike Dickerson, David Alcorn, Jim Koger, Ed
Harmison, Bob Call, Cheryl Brown.
The meeting was called to order at 7 PM by Mayor Young
and roll was taken.
MINUTES/ WARRANTS: Bob Sisson moved to approve the minutes of the
July 12, 2006 meeting as written. Bruce
Smith seconded; motion carried 4-0.
Bruce Smith made a motion, seconded by Larry Coursen, to
pay all warrants presented. Motion
carried 4-0.
CITY PARK DEVELOPMENT: Ken Krause presented the council with a
proposal for a recreational vehicle park to be included with other features in
the city park at the city lake. The
proposal includes four gravel stalls, with water and electricity, about 30’
wide and 60’ long. The electricity would
come from the service recently installed for the city lake. They propose bringing water from the animal
wash area of the fairgrounds. The plan
suggested cutting into and using the existing toilet facilities for a dumping
station. The extended water service
could then be used to clean the existing restroom.
Suggestions also included limits for occupation and how
the payments would be made. Usage would
be on a first-come, first-serve basis to start, and the city would be
responsible for collecting the fees. The
proposal suggested $15/day, which could amount to $10,800 annual income at a
50% occupancy rate. Krause asked that
the council consider cutting into the wooded area to provide a U-drive at the
150’ width that would be 15’ wide and 60’ deep.
The council agreed that having the RV parking area would
be a good idea, and encouraged Krause and the committee proceed with
funding.
SEWER PROJECT: Mayor Young said that he’s seen some
equipment belonging to Joshua Excavating, which means they should be getting
started soon. Bob Call said that pipe
has been delivered also. Cheryl Brown
said that we still don’t have signed easements from Donnie Bryant or Ken and
Sheila Dale. Mayor Young read a note
left by Ira Allen regarding the Dale easement which states that they would be
paid an amount to be approved by the council to replace rose bushes removed
during the sewer project. After
discussion, the council agreed that this matter should be between the
contractor and the property owner.
The clerk said that Donna Crawford would like the council
to pick a Friday night to meet her for dinner in
MISC: F.A.R. property development and the possible purchase of the rural
fire department building were tabled as there was no new information provided.
Mayor Young hasn’t talked to Michael Coffman about the
necessary legal steps to access private property in order to address the
drainage problem on Kris Stangis’ property.
He will do this as soon as he returns from vacation.
The clerk said that the notice of the 2007 budget hearing
has been published, and it will be held August 9, 2006 at 7:30 PM.
CLERK’S REPORT: Carolyn Meerian wanted the council to
know she appreciated their action regarding having the bush removed at the
corner of Maple and
Brown also said the resolution to petition to condemn was
not published this past week to allow more time to hire a land surveyor, which
is part of the process. Mayor Young
asked who is dealing with the Bryant and Dale easements, and was told that no
one has talked to them since Ira Allen did.
Brown asked for ideas for signs to reserve the
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Rich Hamit made a motion, seconded by Bruce Smith, to go into executive
session to discuss matters not related to elected personnel. Motion carried. Mayor Young called the meeting back to
order. Bob Sisson made a motion,
seconded by Bruce Smith, to hire Jim Koger full-time, splitting his hours
between Maintenance and City Hall.
Motion carried 4-0. The city
will pay for Koger’s health insurance, but he would be responsible for additional
coverage for his spouse and/or children.
Larry Coursen moved to increase Koger’s salary to
$9.50/hour starting July 27, 2006. Bruce
Smith seconded; motion carried 4-0.
2001 PATROLCAR: Mayor Young said that Chief Harmison had
mentioned that the catalytic converter on his patrolcar was out, and that it
would cost around $1500 to have it fixed as it is out of warranty. . The
mayor said that he would like the council to approve having it fixed. Chief Harmison said he had said he was
willing to wait until the end of the year since the mechanic told him to just
drive it as long as it was running fine.
Bob Sisson moved to have the car fixed, with Bruce Smith seconding. Motion carried 4-0. Harmison was told to use his judgment as to
when to schedule the repair.
ANIMAL CONTROL: Larry Coursen made a motion, seconded by
Bob Sisson, to terminate the position of animal
control officer since these duties will be part of Jim Koger’s Maintenance
job. Motion carried 4-0. The clerk will write a letter to Mark Tomlinson
informing him that his services will no longer be needed effective August 9,
2006.
MISC: Bob Call stated he has
noticed large blow-up items being used at the pool, and is concerned that this
could be dangerous as they stick up above the pool. Rich Hamit said the pool will stay open
weekends after school starts and close Labor Day weekend.
Cheryl Brown thanked Kathy Alcorn for the cookies and
stated these are a sample of what she’s taking to the fair.
Mayor Young said he will be on vacation from July 28th-August
7th.
There being no further
business before the council, Bruce Smith moved to adjourn. Bob Sisson seconded; meeting adjourned at
7:46 PM.
Respectfully
submitted,
Cheryl
L. Brown
City
Clerk
APPROVED:August 9, 2006