Thursday, September 5, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
Regular Meeting
Mayor Shaud Schwarzbach called the meeting to order and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Council members present: Krystyl Kulbeck, Rich Jespersen, Blaine Ophus and Jon Sheehy
Staff present: Wendy Kleinsasser and Tim LaBuda
Public: John McDunn of KLJ, Macee Titeca Berg and Mark Peterson from the Unified Disposal Board.
Approval of Meeting Minutes: Rich Jespersen moved to approve the July meeting minutes. Blaine Ophus seconded and the motion passed. Jon Sheehy moved to approve the minutes of the special meeting and budget word session held in July. Blaine Ophus seconded and the motion passed.
Sheriff’s Report: None
Public Comment: Representatives from Unified Disposal requested that the Town have someone to attend their meeting at the end of the month. Blaine Ophus will attend and take over Danielle Weaver’s seat on that Board of Directors.
Pivot: John McDunn reported that KLJ is working on a new agreement with the landowner and that they plan to do more testing.
New Pool report: Rich Jespersen moved to have the Mayor sign the short form of agreement with Interstate Engineering. Blaine Ophus seconded and the motion passed. Rich reported that he has not heard back from the Tourism Board regarding a grant.
KLJ: SCADA: John McDunn has taken over the project and is catching up on it. They are still waiting on DEQ.
They are still waiting to hear on the planning grant for the town.
Big Sandy Medical Center planning grant: There was an informational meeting earlier today to present the potential storm drain project for the Medical Center. The attendees were Stephen Stiles, Ron Wiens, Adele and Ron Otto, Bob Nelson,Bob Boettcher, Charlie Foussard, Shane Ophus, and Gene Welty.
Bear Paw Development: Mayor Schwarzbach met with Sara Strissell and Christin Hileman this week. The funding could increase. It was suggested that the building be mitigated and once all friable materials the town could tear down the building without having to work with contaminated materials.
New Business
KLJ Extension: Jon Sheehy moved that the Town sign a two year extension with KLJ Engineering. Rich Jespersen seconded and the motion passed.
Lippard-Clawiter grant: The Clerk was instructed to send a letter thanking them for their support in the past and that the Town will not be applying this year in order to leave more funding for other organizations in the community.
Mountain View prepayment: Krystyl Kulbeck moved not to prepay. Blaine Ophus seconded and the motion passed.
Old Business
Community Decay: Steve Gannon is getting information on how to move this forward in District Court.
Emergency Preparedness: There is nothing new to report.
Committee Reports: None
Mayor: Mayor Schwarzbach reported on the latest on the railroad crossings. The agreement with BN still contains errors.
Public Works: None
Clerk: The shut off list was distributed electronically. The Clerk will set up a reserve account to fund future equipment purchases.
The correspondence was distributed.
Claims: Jon Sheehy moved to accept the claims to date; Rich Jespersen seconded. Motion passed. The balance of the claims will be sent out electronically.
General Journal Voucher: Jon Sheehy moved to accept JV 2024-02. Krystyl Kulbeck seconded; motion passed.
The next meeting will be October 3.an
Anything to be brought before the Council.
Jon Sheehy moved to adjourn. Blaine Ophus seconded and the motion passed.
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