CITY OF
MINUTES
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER
27, 2006
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Larry Coursen, Bob Sisson, Bruce Smith, Rich Hamit, Ira Allen,
Mayor Jack Young.
OTHERS PRESENT: Beverly
Hix, Anne Hassler, Vic
Robbins, Everette Dannar,
Cheryl
Brown.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM. Roll was taken.
MINUTES / WARRANTS: Bob Sisson moved to approve the minutes of
the September 13, 2006 meeting as written.
Larry Coursen seconded; motion carried 5-0.
Bruce Smith made a motion, seconded by Larry Coursen, to pay all warrants presented.
Motion carried 5-0.
BOUNDARY SURVEY:
Michael Coffman, City Attorney, is working on a way to include a
boundary survey in the section of the zoning ordinance that pertains to
building permits. The council would like
to be able to require a boundary survey if there are questions about property
lines.
Coffman is also working on an agreement letter to be signed
by some property owners in the 100 block of
SURVEY OF CITY PARK PROPERTY:
After discussion, Ira Allen moved to hire Taylor Design Group to survey
the city park property. Larry Coursen seconded; motion carried 5-0. Bruce Smith volunteered to contact Taylor
Design Group.
WATER SAMPLE/CLINIC: Ira
Allen asked if Bob Call has taken some water samples at the medical clinic to
determine why the water smells so bad most of the time. Bruce Smith had suggested doing chlorine
tests on the cold and hot water as a lack of chlorine can cause the
problem. Rich Hamit
said he has that same problem occasionally.
Mayor Young said he would check with Bob Call regarding the testing.
GMC TRUCK:
The city has purchased a 1998 GMC pickup for maintenance from Osage AutoWorks for $4995.
ALLEY’S: Bruce Smith asked about the alleys behind
the businesses in the 200 and 300 block of Maple. He was told that Cliff O’Bryhim
is concerned about the drainage behind his grocery store. The mayor said that the contractor is most
likely not going to make any changes in how the alley is restored, so the city
would be responsible to change the slope to improve the drainage.
TIRES: Bob Sisson said that Dean Hoffsommer
has a new set of tires that would work on the 98 GMC pickup
that he would sell for $80.
Sisson told Bob Call to check them out.
The concensus was to buy the tires if they
looked good.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS: Bruce Smith would like to see the
maintenance department do a better job of notifying residents when planned
repairs are going to be made.
DRAIN PIPE: Rich Hamit commented that the drain tube between
Rich Hamit moved to go into
executive session at 7:10 Pm for 5 minutes to discuss matters not related to
elected personnel. Bruce Smith seconded;
motion carried.
The mayor called the meeting back to order at 7:16 PM, at
which time no action was taken.
MISC: Rich Hamit
asked if the city has an ordinance regulating excessive noise. The clerk showed them a copy of the Criminal
Code that would apply to noise complaints.
Ira Allen asked if anyone has given any thought to a
solution to avoid closing the tree limb dump site. Allen said that the only way in now is on the
east side due to all the dirt being left there from the sewer work. Mayor Young said that maybe the people who do
tree-trimming could have a key if the decision is to lock it. Cheryl Brown said that Vic Robbins is
concerned that closing it now would cause a hardship for the sewer rehab
contractor. The mayor doesn’t want to do
anything that would encourage driving on any farm ground. Bob Sisson said that we might need to put up
signs saying that illegal dumping will be prosecuted. The mayor said that we’d need to pass an
ordinance to enforce it. This is all
being discussed due to people dumping other things, such as swing sets and
furniture and general trash. Concensus was to leave the site as is until the sewer
project is finished.
WATER / SEWER REPORT: Vic
Robbins reported that the sewer project seems to be going pretty well. Joshua Excavating has hired Dane Wells and
Scott Tucker to do the landscaping.
There are still lots of manholes to be prepped.
Robbins did say that he’s having some disagreement with the
contractor on exactly what has to be replaced in permanent easements.
Robbins said that the sewer line replacement is over half
done, but some of what’s left is some of the harder areas to work.
There was discussion about the drainage around the
school. Robbins said that Duane Stout
has built a small berm along the west side of the
parking lot, and there’s no ditch on Stout’s side of the road. Robbins said he told Stout he thinks it
should be diverted to the south and go between his house and the next one south
of him. Mayor Young asked how much work
that would be. Robbins said that Stout
and or the school would have to agree to form a little diversion ditch or low
spot to send the water south instead of north.
There was discussion about trying to take the water north along the west
side of the basketball court. Robbins
didn’t think that would be a good idea.
He thinks that with a new culvert, most of the water would end up in the
ditch.
Mayor Young asked if Sharon Gunter’s yard has been
fixed. Robbins said that everything has
been done except the seeding. The mayor
said there’s a small pile of screenings by a tree that she wants moved away
from the tree.
Robbins said that numerous abandoned sewer lines have been
disconnected during the project which should help with the infiltration.
There being no further business before the council, Bob
Sisson moved to adjourn. Larry Coursen seconded; meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM.
Respectfully
submitted,
Cheryl
L. Brown
City
Clerk
APPROVED:October 11, 2006