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Moyie Springs City Council minutes, May 9
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June 13, 2012 |
City Council met in regular session May 9, 2012
at the Moyie Springs City Hall.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Doug
Evans. Present were Councilmen Steve Economu,
Chad Farrens, Terry Johnson, Bart Klaus, City
Attorney Dan Featherston, Fire Chief Ken English
and Public Works Supervisor John Nelson.
Discussed the minutes of the regular meeting on
April 4, 2012. A motion was made by Chad Farrens
and seconded by Bart Klaus to approve the
minutes as written. Motion carried.
Discussed the financial statement. A motion was
made by Bart Klaus and seconded by Terry Johnson
to approve as written. Motion carried.
Edna Fry, Elana Karl, Carol Mesenbrink, Lila
Finley, Brian Woods, Ron Frederickson, Kevin
Frederickson, Lori Johnson, Drexel Love, Doug
Reoch, Mike Sloan, Mike Ashby, Jim Angle, Jeff &
Tia Avery and Ken and Joy Carpenter attended the
meeting.
Jim Angle attended the meeting to discuss
subdividing his property. Jim said right now it
will be divided into 2 pieces and there will be
a 60’ easement up the driveway. The gas, power
and electricity run down the driveway. The
driveway is about 16’ wide. Mayor Evans asked
if, in the future, he’d want to make the road a
city street? Jim said he doesn’t know. He was
told it would have to be brought up to city
specifications before the city would take it
over. The city will need a surveyed plat. The
council approved the division.
Mike Sloan, with EDC, attended the meeting to
discuss Broadband. Mike said it will affect this
area more than thought. Metronet has gotten
private funding to run fiber from Sandpoint to
Canada. It would cost less to serve the outlying
areas, but is not a done deal yet. Telco is the
Canadian company involved. Mike invited the
council to the opening of the Smithsonian
exhibit, at the Museum, on May 12. The exhibit
will be here through June 23rd. Bart Klaus said
the museum is really nice since it has been
redone.
Discussed the City Hall sign. Terry Johnson
brought a model of the sign and explained there
will be a light inside set on a 6” well casing.
Clean up day has been set for June 23rd . Mayor
Evans explained what we do on clean up day. He
said we are trying to get the city cleaned up.
There will be a potluck BBQ after we’re done
working. Terry Johnson said the landfill will
bring a big dumpster to the hall to use for
clean up day.
Carol Robinson had contacted Sandy about the
lack of a speed limit sign on Moyie Street and
the problem they are having with speeding
drivers. A motion was made by Chad Farrens and
seconded by Steve Economu authorizing John
Nelson to put up a 15 mph speed limit sign on
Moyie Street. Motion carried.
Doug Reoch said a speed limit sign doesn’t work.
Doug asked the council if they would consider
speed bumps on Railroad St? Ken English said the
speed bumps don’t work. Lila Finley asked if the
trucks aren’t supposed to be going 15 mph? Mayor
Evans said yes. Mayor Evans also said if the
trucks for North Idaho Energy Logs to Moyie are
speeding, contact North Idaho Energy and they
will take care of it. Mayor Evans asked Doug
Reoch about his neighborhood. Doug Reoch said
not bad.
Discussed the ordinance concerning council
absences. Dan Featherston brought a draft for
the council to go over and it will be discussed
at the June 6, 2012 meeting.
Discussed the time certificate, #2904066, at
Panhandle State Bank that matures on May 18,
2012. A motion was made by Terry Johnson and
seconded by Bart Klaus to let it roll over for
another 3 months. Motion carried. Jim Angle
asked if we’d considered investing? He was told
no.
Discussed mandatory garbage pickup. Brian Woods
and Ron Frederickson brought a letter further
explaining garbage collection. Brian Woods said
we should give it a try. He said residents are
already incurring costs and don’t realize it. 50
residents are already having their garbage
picked up for $12.00 per month – if this passes,
it would cost them less. Brian said the other
residents, who are making special trips, are
paying $26.44 per month, going 3 – 4 times per
month. People combining trips are paying $4.44
per month. The mandatory cost would be higher if
the cost was $8.50 per month. What benefits
would all residents gain? The additional
benefits would be: Time savings; Wear & Tear;
Spills in the truck; Smell; Spills out of the
truck; Injury; Weather; Damage to cans and
convenience. Brian Woods said the city should do
mandatory service and if the dump site across
the bridge, goes in, it could be adjusted. Brian
said he can’t see the county putting the dump
site across the bridge. If the cost can be
spread over more people, the cost goes down. The
city would gain in a huge way through economic
development. Brian said the city stands a good
chance of seeing an economic bump. Long term, we
will see a reduction if the tax load is spread
over more people – taxes would probably go down.
Cities can always start a service and in the
next budget year not allocate the funding.
Frederickson’s would like a long term contract.
Doug Reoch said he disagrees with the figures.
Is recycling part of it? Jim Angle asked is
there a $8.50 charge for all residents? He was
told yes. Mike & Linda Ashby presented a letter
to the council concerning garbage pickup. Mike
Ashby asked how many homes? He was told 200 –
250. What are the ramifications of people refuse
to pay the fee? Mayor Evans said it would be
$100 per day penalty. Mike asked if this could
be put on the ballot? Dan Featherston said it
doesn’t have to be put to a vote. Mayor Evans
asked the council for their opinion. Terry
Johnson said we have had a public meeting and he
couldn’t vote for it. Chad Farrens agreed with
Terry Johnson. Bart Klaus said we should check
with what Mike Ashby said. Steve Economu said he
appreciates what they are trying to do, but
nobody wants to be forced to do it. Steve said
no and wait to see what happens with the dump
site across the bridge.
Drexel Love asked if all the councilmen are on
the fire department? She was told yes. Drexel
asked if they still get their water for free?
She was told no. Mayor Evans said we will table
the mandatory garbage pickup for the time being.
Mike Ashby said at this time there are two
competing garbage companies in the county. Ron
Frederickson said they were working on the
problem the city was having.
Discussed the Allstate Insurance. Nobody was
interested.
There will be a joint meeting May 22, 2012 at 6
PM with the City of Bonners Ferry, Boundary
County Commissioners, the Kootenai Tribe and the
City of Moyie Springs at the Visitors Center in
Bonners Ferry.
Discussed the Volunteer Fire Department. Ken
English reported they did not pass the pump test
with the big truck. John repaired what was wrong
and now it is working fine. Ken said there was
one ambulance call last month. There will be a
meeting with ITD at the City Hall on Friday, May
11th at 10 AM to discuss the work being done on
the Moyie Bridge. Ken said we need a rear bag
lawn mower. He can get one at Big R for $289.99.
Drexel Love said the weeds around the fire
hydrants and intersections need to be cut. John
said he can get equipment from the county to cut
the weeds. Mayor Evans said the city would take
care of it. Ken was told to check with Boundary
Tractor on the price of a lawn mower. A motion
was made by Terry Johnson and seconded by Chad
Farrens authorizing Ken to purchase a lawn mower
for $289.99, from Boundary Tractor, if possible.
Motion carried.
Mayor Evans asked Carol Mesenbrink about the her
gate and if somebody has the code to open it?
Doug was concerned because of the possibility of
fire. Carol said John Nelson has the code.
The Cross Connection Ordinance will be discussed
at the June 6, 2012 meeting.
Discussed the Water & Sewer systems. John Nelson
reported we pumped a high on April 24th of
191,500 gpd; a low on the 29th of 69,900 gpd; an
average of 109,670 gpd and a total for the month
of April of 3,290,100 gallons. John said we
received a letter from DEQ concerning not doing
lagoon seepage testing. He had a conference call
with Larry Comer and John Tindall, with DEQ and
they suggested because we’re doing a facility
study on the sewer system, we need a stay. Larry
Comer wrote a letter, to DEQ, for Mayor Evans to
sign, explaining what we’re doing. A motion was
made by Steve Economu and seconded by Chad
Farrens authorizing Doug Evans to sign the
letter to DEQ. Motion carried. John explained
the test to the council. The cost would be about
$10,000. John said there is a concern of
flooding basements while he has the lagoon
plugged. If we have to do the test we can handle
it. The electrical costs for the well sites is
$16,392.43 and that amount does not include the
building. The building would cost about $2,000.
John will check with the mill and EL Automation
on prices. John explained the work that will be
done on the Moyie Bridge – they have 70 days to
complete the work. Doug said he would try to
attend the meeting on Friday. John would like to
finish tearing up East Railroad St. Doug asked
about the cost? John said it’ll take about 200
yds. of rock. He will need to install a culvert
at the intersection of Canyon View and McGinnis
St. Doug told John the pothole on West Railroad
St. needs to be fixed. John will talk to Travis
Smith about truck traffic on Moyie Street.
Trucks should come in on Brink St. and leave out
of Moyie St. John said he talked to the surveyor
about S. Division.
Discussed the Charyl Mesenbrink property. It is
2 separate pieces of property – the house has
the water & sewer connections, the piece of
property without the house has a sewer hook-on
but no water. The property (without the house)
sold and they will need to purchase a water
hook-on.
A motion was made by Chad Farrens and seconded
by Steve Economu authorizing Doug to sign the
audit letter. Motion carried.
Discussed the bills. A motion was made by Bart
Klaus and seconded by Chad Farrens to pay the
bills. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Chad Farrens and seconded
by Bart Klaus to adjourn. Motion carried. |
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