Tekoa Washington

I.  CALL TO ORDER: Mayor John Jaeger called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  Council members present
at the meeting were Mike Bogenreif, John Giudice, Debbie Groom, Roy Schulz, Eileen Soldwedel, Dave Tysz
and Troy Wilson. Also present were Clerk/Treasurer, Kynda Browning; and Duane Groom, Maintenance
Supervisor. In attendance in the audience were Joel Kimball, Debbie Snell, and Harold Morgan.

II.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Jaeger asked those present to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.

III.  PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION: Matt Morkert from Century West Engineering was in attendance.
He talked about the CDBG well and reservoir project.  He recommended that we award the bid to Blue Star Enterprises, the apparent low bidder, to drill the well. Dave Tysz made a motion to select Blue Star Enterprises
to drill the new well.  John Giudice seconded the motion; all council members voted yes.   

The Rural Development funding is held up, so he would like to change the completion date for the construction for
the TIB grant (paving Henkle Street and putting a sidewalk on Crosby Street).  The contract completion date
will be pushed back to June or July 2012.  John Giudice made a motion to approve the contracts as amended.
Debbie Groom seconded the motion; all council members voted yes. 

The USDA RD grant/loan to rehabilitate the water system has been changed and added $164,000 to the grant
and reduced the loan amount by that much, because the interest rate was increased.  Mike Bogenreif made a
motion to approve the changes to the USDA RD grant/loan.  Debbie Groom seconded the motion; all council
members voted yes.   

IV.  COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE:  Debbie Snell was in attendance from the Port of Whitman
County to talk to the council about a project to lay telecommunications lines from Spokane to Clarkston, WA. 
They are getting 10 million dollars to build this line through Tekoa, and they are requesting a utility franchise.
They are requesting permission from the city for use of our right-of-way to lay the line. They would like us to
make a decision by the February council meeting. The council asked several questions concerning the proposed
project. 

Donovan Chase was not in attendance.  The mayor presented the amount of money that the fire department spent in 2010.  The council asked that Donovan Chase attend the February meeting.

V.  OLD BUSINESS:

   A.  JC CLUB LEASE AGREEMENT: Kelly Lawhead was not in attendance from the JC Club.  He will be
   asked to attend the February council meeting.

   B.  FINE FOR HAVING AN UNLICENSED DOG ORDINANCE: After discussion, it was decided
   that our current code already takes care of the penalty for unlicensed dogs, so we did not pass a new ordinance. 

   C.  CHANGE TO UTILITY TAX RATE FOR WATER: Ordinance No. 790 was presented, reducing the
   utility tax rate for water to 5.3%.  Debbie Groom made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 790 as presented. 
   Mike Bogenreif seconded the motion; all council members voted yes. 

   D.  AIRPORT LEASE AGREEMENT (UPDATED PRICE): Jim Weatherly sold his property to David
   Moore. The current lease agreement is .012 per square foot.  One leasee pays .015 per square foot. It was
   decided to give David Moore a month-to- month lease until the council can get additional information concerning
   leases.

VI.  NEW BUSINESS:

   A.  SPRING CLEAN-UP: Mike Bogenreif will get information for next month.

   B.  APPROVAL OF TIB REVISION:  This was done earlier.

   C.  MAYOR PRO-TEMPORE FOR 2011: Roy Schulz made a motion to appoint Mike Bogenreif as
   Mayor Pro-Tempore for 2011.  David Tysz seconded the motion; all council members voted yes. 

   D.  SELECTION OF ENGINEER FOR 2011: The council will review theStatements of Qualifications next
   month in order to select an engineer for the TIB project.

VII.  REPORTS:

   A.  MAINTENANCE REPORT: (Duane Groom) Duane Groom reported that he attended the Solid Waste
   meeting in Colfax. He said they are working on single point recycling.  He also talked about a water break in the   
   upstairs of the old city hall. 

   B.  CLERK/TREASURER REPORT: (Kynda Browning) Browning reported that she and the deputy clerk
   will be attending the BIAS conference in February in Spokane. 

   C.  CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE REPORT: (Mike Bogenreif) Had nothing to report.

   D.  MAYOR’S REPORT: Mayor Jaeger talked about cars in the street when the maintenance crew is trying to
   do snow removal and discussed our having them removed, so that they can plow the street. He also has concern
   about the sidewalks downtown, not being shoveled when there is snow.  There was discussion. 

   E.  COUNCIL REPORT: There was none.

VIII.  CONSENT AGENDA:

   A.  APPROVE December 20, 2010, MEETING MINUTES:  Roy Schulz made a motion to approve the
   December  20, 2010, meeting minutes as presented. John Giudice seconded the motion; all council members
   voted yes.

   B.  APPROVE BILLS FOR PAYMENT:  Debbie Groom made a motion to approve payroll check numbers
   9055 through 9073, and 9094 through 9097 and, and EFT 941 payment, Department of Retirement, HSA Bank,
   Department of Labor and Industry, and Employment Security Department and Department of Revenue for
   $17,765.77; and check numbers 9074 through 9093 and 9098 through 9120 and Department of Revenue for 
   $40,133.79 as presented.  Mike Bogenreif seconded the motion; all council members voted yes.

IX.  ADJOURNMENT: Roy Schulz made a motion to adjourn the meeting 9:25 p.m. John Giudice seconded the motion; all council members voted yes.

APPROVED:

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John Jaeger – Mayor

ATTEST:

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Kynda Browning – Clerk/Treasurer