MEETING OF THE CITY
OF
CONNELL,
The regular semi-monthly meeting of the City Council of the City of
PRESENT:
Mayor Gary Walton, Mayor Pro-Tem Perry Skoglund, Councilmembers Roel
EXCUSED: Councilmember
Monica Pruett
STAFF:
City Administrator Art Tackett, Chief of Police Rick Rochleau, Public
Works Supervisor Larry Turner and Deputy City Clerk
VISITORS: Alan
Schroeder, Anderson Perry; Kathy Bingham, Graphic.
Mayor
Walton temporarily appointed Councilmember Martinez to the Finance Committee.
Motion:
Councilmember Skoglund moved to
approve the Consent Calendar as listed,
1)
Minutes of the
Councilmember
Sawyer seconded motion. Motion
carried unanimously.
Mayor Walton
advised that the staff would be spraying for mosquitoes on Thursday.
The next Mosquito Control Board meeting would be on July 30th
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Councilmember
Skoglund suggested looking into spraying for mosquitoes by airplane.
Motion:
Councilmember Skoglund moved to approve the agenda as listed. Councilmember
Sawyer seconded, motion carried unanimously.
WASTEWATER
FACILITY
Alan Schroeder of Anderson Perry reported the following:
Schedule
A – The pump at Lift Station Five
was being reinstalled. Once this had
been completed the remaining pumps would be inspected, a deflector plate was
being installed to help with the flow. The
voltage test run by Franklin County PUD on both lift stations had come back
fine.
Schedule
B – A request for release of
retainage to close out Schedule B was received from Selland in the amount
$109,176.60. There were some cost to
Anderson Perry and the City due to delays in the electrical work.
Selland also had delays due to Schedule A not being completed.
Selland’s cost was in excess a few thousand dollars than the City’s
and Anderson Perry’s and requested a wash.
Councilmember
Sawyer moved to authorize Partial Pay Estimate No. 11 to release retainage in
the amount of $109,176.60 to Selland Construction.
Councilmember Martinez seconded motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
Alan
Schroeder advised that water volume in the lagoon was probably enough to carry
through the winter but that he would contact Neil Smick about his need for water
for his crop.
SEWER
PROJECT STATUS
Alan
Schroeder reported that Paragon was on schedule.
The pumps for the two lift stations were scheduled to arrive by the end
of the week.
USDA – WATER SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS
Alan Schroeder reported on the following:
Pre
Construction Conferences were scheduled for Phase I on August 7th at
Phase
I – The BNSF Crossing Permit had
been received and would be forwarded to Rural Development and would have a
certificate of right-of-way completed.
Phase II – Construction
should begin the middle of August.
Phase
III – Working on the design.
Maintaining availability of irrigation water was an issue that would be
discussed at the next meeting.
TIB
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Alan
Schroeder reported that M.L. Albright was slightly ahead of schedule.
The concrete placement for the curbs would begin on Thursday. Work had
begun on
City
Administrator advised that the city crew may have to lay pipes on Elm so that
the street could be completed and not have to be torn up again.
Mayor
Walton advised that the City would need to look into the right-of-way for
PRIMARY ELECTION BY MAIL
City
Administrator Tackett reported that he had received a request from the
Auditor’s Office to conduct
the next election by mail. This had
been requested in the past for the 1999 election and Council had granted their
concurrence at that time.
Motion: Councilmember
Skoglund moved to accept the request to conduct the primary election by mail.
Councilmember
Martinez seconded motion. Motion
carried unanimously.
Alan
Schroeder reported that a bid opening was held on July 24th.
The lowest bidder of three bidders was Transtate Paving at $60,040.00.
Engineers estimate was $68,730.00.
Councilmember
Sawyer moved to award the project to Transtate Paving in the amount of $60,040
and authorize the Mayor to sign the contract.
Councilmember Martinez seconded motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
PAYMENT OF BILLS
Motion: Councilmember Skoglund moved to pay the payroll and
bills in the amount of $213,646.24. Councilmember
Martinez seconded, motion carried unanimously.
DEPARTMENT
REPORTS
CITY HALL DEPARTMENT – Deputy Clerk
1.
Had survived the final
year of the week long professional development classes in
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT – Public Works Supervisor
1.
Caboose would be arriving
on July 29th.
2.
Patched holes.
3.
Marked water line on
4.
Would be spraying for
mosquitoes on Thursday.
5.
Had to dig up a line from
Country Estates that had not been capped off correctly.
POLICE
DEPARTMENT – Chief of
1.
The officers had been busy with
domestic calls.
2.
Officer Turner had attended an
active shooter class.
3.
Sergeant Williams and Officer
Quinton would be attending a DARE conference in
Councilmember
Skoglund voiced a concern with the speed of the trucks on H-395.
CITY
ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT: City Administrator
1.
Was approached by someone who
wanted to remove the junk from the farm.
2.
Martin Howser from the cable
company would be present at the next Council Meeting.
3.
There would be a special Council
Meeting on August 18th at
4.
Met with the Department of
Transportation to review the drawings for the overpass. The maps would be
reviewed by the Planning Commission. The
frontage road would be moved for development on both sides of the road, would be
obtaining the right-of-way from Bureau of Reclamation.
There being no further
business to be heard before the City Council, Mayor Walton adjourned the meeting
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