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 Jaeger, John Giudice, Roy Schulz, Wendy Sienknecht, Carol Sturman, Dave Tysz, and Troy Wilson. Clerk/Treasurer Kynda Browning was also in attendance. Audience attendees were Keith Andersson, Vicki Chatterton, Fletcher Family, Bill and Diane Harp, John Hart, Shanna Hiscock, and Dan LaBeau.

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

III.  PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION:

Diane Harp talked about Healthy Tekoa Coalition, the Neighborhood Watch program and her concerns about the people on the trail. Mayor Jaeger talked about ways to take care of the concerns. The council discussed it, and Mayor Jaeger said he will contact the attorney.                                  

Matt Morkert sent a letter to the council. DW Construction agreement was presented to the council for approval. Roy Schulz made a motion to approve the contract with DW Construction for the sewer I and I reduction project as presented. Carol Sturman seconded the motion; all council members voted yes.

Matt Morkert also gave us information about applying for a TIB project to complete the Park Road reconstruction from the end of the previous project to Crosby and around the corner to Main Street.  There was discussion about the city paying to have the water line replaced on Crosby Street before we had the road paved if we receive the TIB grant. Roy Schulz made a motion to apply for the TIB grant on Park Road, around the corner to Main Street, with the assumption we are replacing the water line from Main Street to Park Street on Crosby Street, with the city paying for the water line replacement. Dave Tysz seconded the motion; all council members voted yes.

IV.  COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: Dan LaBeau and John Hart were in attendance to discuss running for District Court Judge.

Vicki Chatterton said they have a lot of problems with cats on their property. Browning will order two new cat traps.

V.  CORRESPONDENCE: There was none.        

VI.  OLD BUSINESS:

A.  DIANE GALLER/STONEHAM PROPERIES: Mayor Jaeger said we will send letters to them.

B.  KEITH ANDERSSON BUILDING STATUS: Keith Andersson said they have one car cleaned out of the top floor, and they will work on getting the rest of the debris out of the top floor.  There was discussion. Keith Andersson said he is planning to have everything cleaned out by Labor Day, and then he will start dismantling the building. The upper floor will be brought down and all the debris cleaned up by the end of Labor Day. Dave Tysz made a motion that it be done by the end of Labor Day, or we will hire someone to clean it up and put a lien on his property.  John Giudice seconded the motion; all council members voted yes.  Mayor Jaeger will have the attorney write a letter and we will send copies to the council to review.

C.  ROBERT DROLLINGER PROPERTY: Dave Tysz made a motion not to vacate streets or alleys. Carol Sturman seconded the motion; Carol Sturman, Dave Tysz and John Giudice voted yes. Wendy Sienknecht, Troy Wilson and Roy Schultz voted no.  Mayor Jaeger agreed with the motion; the motion passed.          

VII.  NEW BUSINESS:

A.  GROWTH MANAGEMENT EXTENSION:  Browning presented an application to get a grant from Growth Management to get an extension and update our plan by 2020.  John Giudice made a motion to apply for the Growth Management Grant to update the plan. Roy Schulz seconded the motion; all council members voted yes.

B.  JOHN GIUDICE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT: John Giudice would like to do this next month.

C.  OILING GRAVEL ROADS: We received bids from our small works roster, and we can have all the gravel roads oiled for $11,000.00. Wendy Sienknecht talked about the garbage truck running over the valve box by Lakowsky's house and said it may need extra work before we oil the roads. Troy Wilson said he would rather chip seal. There was discussion. Roy Schulz made a motion to oil all the gravel streets and pay for it out of our current expense.  Dave Tysz seconded the motion; all council members voted yes.

D.  APPROVAL OF SIGN FOR GOLDENROD CEMETERY:  There was discussion about the location of new signs that the committee picked out for the Goldenrod Cemetery. John Giudice made a motion to purchase the signs for $3,850.00.  Wendy Sienknecht seconded the motion; all council members voted yes.

E.  SIDEWALK REMOVAL FOR AWC LOSS CONTROL GRANT: There was discussion about the AWC Loss Control Grant to replace the sidewalk and possibly cut down the trees on Leslie Street.  The council would like to get a bid to put the sidewalk  around the tree that is outside the fence, and to get a bid to put an asphalt path instead of a concrete path.

F.  STREET LEVY PUBLIC HEARING:  Mayor Jaeger opened the public hearing. He recommended not to do a street levy this year, since the county can’t do our chip sealing until next year. John Giudice said we are always playing catch up, so maybe we should go ahead and do a street levy. There was discussion. Dave Tysz made a motion to run a street levy for $25,000 for ongoing oiling of gravel streets and chip sealing roads. John Giudice seconded the motion; all were in favor. Mayor Jaeger closed the public hearing.

G.  SIX-YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN PUBLIC HEARING:  Mayor Jaeger opened the public hearing. The council received a list of roads that were on the old six-year transportation improvement plan. After a review of the listed streets, Roy Schulz made a motion to approve the streets on the list and approve Resolution No. 18-06 as presented. John Giudice seconded the motion; all council members voted yes. Mayor Jaeger closed the public hearing.

H.  APPROVE WARRANTS FROM 2017 - EXCLUDED FROM WARRANT REGISTER:  Browning presented a list of warrants that were inadvertently excluded from the warrant register in 2017. They are claim numbers 12754 through 12767 for a total of $11,048.74.  Roy Schulz made a motion to approve the list of claims as presented. John Giudice seconded the motion; Wendy Sienknecht abstained from voting; all the other council members voted yes.

I.  RESOLUTION No. 18-05 - INTERFUND TRANSFERS: Resolution No. 18-05 was presented to the council transferring money from the current expense fund to the fire department fund, the cemetery fund and the criminal justice fund for $83,000.00. John Giudice made a motion to approve Resolution No. 18-05 as presented. Roy Schultz seconded the motion; all council members voted yes.

J.  INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING SMALL WORKS ROSTER – ADDING TEKOA PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT NO. 6: John Giudice made a motion to approve the updated interlocal agreement adding the Tekoa Parks and Rec District No. 6 as presented. Roy Schulz seconded the motion; all council members voted yes. 

VIII.  REPORTS:

A.  MAYOR’S REPORT: Mayor Jaeger said the community center was opened during Slippery Gulch and there were good comments.

B.  CLERK/TREASURER REPORT: Browning didn't have a report.

C.  COUNCIL REPORTS: John Giudice talked about the survey for the city.  After discussion, Roy Schulz made a motion to approve hiring Bethin and Associates to establish monuments in town for a beginning cost of $3,500.00. Dave Tysz seconded the motion; all council members voted yes.

There was discussion about Ted Blaszak's house by the trail.  A letter will be sent to him.

John Giudice said Mayor Jaeger signed the agreement for the radar sign so it can be put up.

D.  COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: There were none.

X.  CONSENT AGENDA:

A.  May 21, 2018, MEETING MINUTES: Roy Schulz made a motion to approve the May 21, 2018, minutes as presented.  Carol Sturman seconded the motion; all council members voted yes.

B.  APPROVE BILLS FOR PAYMENT: Roy Schulz made a motion to approve payroll checks 13466 through 13481 including voided checks 13476 and 13478 and EFT payroll checks totaling $27,664.11, and check numbers 13482 through 13519 and EFT checks for $34,481.26 as presented. Carol Sturman seconded the motion; all council members voted yes.

X.  ADJOURNMENT:  Roy Schulz made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:30 p.m.  Carol Sturman seconded the motion; all council members voted yes.                                 

APPROVED:

________________________________                                                                                                             John Jaeger – Mayor  

ATTEST:

________________________________                                                                                                             Kynda Browning – Clerk/Treasurer