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Moyie Springs city council minutes
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June 4, 2012 |
City Council met in regular session April 4,
2012, at the Moyie Springs City Hall.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Doug
Evans. Present were Councilmen Steve Economu,
Terry Johnson, Bart Klaus, City Attorney Dan
Featherston, Fire Chief Ken English and Public
Works Supervisor John Nelson. Chad Farrens was
unable to attend the meeting.
Discussed the minutes of the regular meeting on
March 7, 2012. A motion was made by Steve
Economu and seconded by Bart Klaus to approve
the minutes as written. Motion carried.
Discussed the Financial Statement. A motion was
made by Terry Johnson and seconded by Bart Klaus
to approve as written. Motion carried.
Mike Sloan, Lori Johnson, Jim Ball and Drexel
Love attended the meeting.
Jim Ball attended the meeting to discuss his
plans for the former Halverson property at the
bottom of the Moyie Hill, on Lucky Lane. Jim
said he would like to move a mobile onto the
property now. The property only has 2 sewer hook
ons so Jim will have to purchase another one
when he places the 3rd mobile on the property.
The modular homes will all be doublewides. Jim
said the existing mobile is 12’ from the
property line. The others will be 20’. Jim said
he would like to split the cost of the 3rd sewer
hook on with the city because he was told there
were 3 sewer hook ons. John said he may have to
go to the sewer main. Jim will put in a 4’ – 6’
cedar fence. Doug said he is concerned about
fire protection. Ken English said it won’t be a
problem as long as the property isn’t shut off.
Jim said the road is 20’ and the fences are 10’
from that. There is 10’ on all sides. Steve
Economu said the city paying for ½ of the sewer
hook on would set a precedence in the future.
Jim said he’d pay for the 3rd sewer hook on.
Mike Sloan, EDC, attended the meeting to update
the council on Broadband. Mike said Blackfoot
Communications came back and want to continue,
but they only want to do cities in Bonner
County. US Metronets figured the cost over all
the cities. Blackfoot has talked to PAC, but
need a development – that can be Bonner County
or Sandpoint. Jim Deffenbaugh, with PAC, won’t
work with Sandpoint – he wants to do it through
Boundary County. Mike said he would know more
later. Mike said they need to make sure they can
cross county lines. Mike said if it’s going to
go, he thinks Boundary County will have to be
included. Doug asked who is going to pay? Mike
said it will be paid through a $14,000,000 bond
and the bond will be paid back through hook ons.
Discussed the City Hall sign. Doug said we don’t
have another saw blade yet. The one at the
3-Mile is too small. We will continue to work on
it.
Discussed the Ordinance concerning Council
absences. Dan Featherston said he wants to add
electronic participation to the ordinance, and
explained how it would work. Dan said he can’t
see any legal reason it wouldn’t work. Doug said
if a member of the school board misses 4
consecutive meetings, they can be dismissed.
Lori Johnson said if people are going to be
elected, they need to be here.
Drexel Love said Dan shouldn’t have responded to
what Rosanne Smith wrote in the Herald and on
line. Doug said he asked Dan to write the
letter. Drexel said she was told there will be
repercussions.
Discussed the garbage ordinance Ron
Frederickson’s attorney gave the city. The
ordinance was copied from the City of Bonners
Ferry. Dan said some things need to be made
clearer. Terry Johnson said a manned site will
be put out east of the bridge, but won’t take
effect until October 1, 2012, but Clain will
have the money to do the prep work before that.
It may not work if the County cuts his budget.
Jim Ball asked about mandatory garbage pickup.
Mike Sloan said the City of Bonners Ferry passed
a recycling ordinance on Tuesday night, the cost
is $3.25 per month. Bonners Ferry Garbage won’t
pick up brush, grass clippings, etc. Jim Ball
was told the meeting on May 2 is for information
only. Drexel asked if mandatory garbage pickup
is passed, will the city do the billing to
property owners? She was told yes. Doug asked
Dan Featherston about the Franchise with Bonners
Ferry Garbage? Dan said the franchise was with
Wilbur Frederickson not Bonners Ferry Garbage
and it died when Wilbur died. Dan was asked if
we go ahead with garbage pickup, would it have
to go out to bid?
Discussed the Area of Impact and the property
deannexed from the city. Dan checked and can’t
find any limitations. Dan said there isn’t a
defined distance from the city limits. Dan said
deannexed property is no longer part of the
city, but is in the Area of Impact – nothing
needs to be changed.
Mayor Evans reported on the KVRI meeting. Doug
said it was a short meeting. He said caribou
were discussed and the biggest problems keeping
herds up is predation. They discussed what they
are going to do with the old roads with the
grant money they got.
Discussed the roads. John said all the roads
need to be graded and some may need gravel. Doug
said he will call Tom Foust to see when they can
do the roads. John Nelson will check with JRS on
the right-of-way for South Division.
Discussed the Volunteer Fire Dept. Ken English
reported the following: March 2 – Chimney Fire;
March 7 – LEPC meeting; March 10 – Search &
Rescue; March 21 – Fire Chiefs meeting.
A motion was made by Steve Economu and seconded
by Bart Klaus authorizing Ken to purchase a
receiver and 4 remotes for the door at the fire
shop, for $127.40. Motion carried.
Discussed the Water & Sewer systems. John Nelson
reported we pumped a high on March 26th of
165,600 gpd; a low on the 21st of 73,300 gpd;
and average of 107,832 gpd and a total for the
month of March of 3,342,800 gallons. John
received a revised copy of our Cross Connection
Control Program from DEQ and a list of things
they want changed. Dan will look it over. John
told the council the control panels at the well
site are hung on a piece of plywood and it is
rotting. He would like to build a concrete
building 30’ from the current site. It would be
all new. The soft start panels will be moved,
but everything else will stay. The building will
cost about $2,000 and he doesn’t have the prices
for the electrical yet. He will get the prices
by the next meeting.
Discussed what the reconnect charges, for the
Terrance Tate property, would be. Sandy & John
were told to work on it. John said there was a
landslide by the wells, and Idaho Forest Group
has talked to a contractor about fixing the
road.
Sandy was told to set up a meeting between May
14 – 18 with the City of Bonners Ferry, Boundary
County, City of Moyie Springs and the Tribe. The
subject will be sewer.
Discussed the bills. A motion was made by Steve
Economu and seconded by Bart Klaus to pay the
bills. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Terry Johnson and seconded
by Steve Economu to adjourn. Motion carried. |
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