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City Council Proceedings
April 18, 2022
The governing body of the City of Powell met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on April 18, 2022 in the Council Chambers of City Hall. Mayor John Wetzel called the meeting to order and the following were present: Council Members Tim Sapp, Lesli Spencer, Steven Lensegrav, Zane Logan and Geoff Hovivian. Absent Councilman Floyd Young. City Officials: City Administrator Zack Thorington, City Clerk Tiffany Brando, City Attorney Sandee Kitchen and Deputy City Attorney Scott Kath. Approval of Agenda: Councilman Lensegrav moved to approve the agenda as presented, seconded by Councilman Sapp, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED.
Approval of April 4, 2022 minutes: Councilwoman Spencer moved to approve minutes as presented, seconded by Councilman Hovivian, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED.
Substation Change Order #4: HDR Engineers change order #4 for project in the amount of $10,350 for mobilization and testing. Councilman Sapp moved to approve change order #4, seconded by Councilman Logan, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED.
Bills and Claims: Mayor Wetzel abstained #51. Councilman Lensegrav made a motion the bills be allowed and authorize the Treasurer to draw warrants for payment of the same, seconded by Councilman Hovivian, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED.
Powell Senior Center Request Land Ownership: Linda Dalton, Director of Powell Senior Center would like the city to consider ownership of land the Rocky Mountain Manor is to gift the center for a new facility. Ms. Dalton gave an overview of the project and estimated $6.6 million with funding requests from the state ARPA funding. Councilman Logan asked for pros and cons to the city owning the land and Ms. Dalton addressed the inability to get a deed agreement with the manor for property, it was suggested to ask the city to take ownership. Jeff Sheridan spoke on behalf of the manor and the deed restrictions requested are, if funding is not in place in 24 months the land goes back to the manor. Councilman Hovivian asked why the city would need to be involved. Attorney Kitchen stated the city would not be able to take ownership with any deed restrictions and would require bidding per state statutes. Mayor Wetzel asked both groups to meet with city representatives to determine if boards can come to an agreement. Mayor will work on setting a meeting. Linda Graff spoke on the need of new center and council agreed it is a community need. Resolution No. 2, 2022: Waiver of Open Container at Plaza Diane July 8th for the Class of 1992. Councilman Hovivian moved to approve the waiver of fees, seconded by Councilwoman Spencer, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED.
Committee Updates: Mayor Wetzel WAM Region and Summer WAM, Councilwoman Spencer Golf Board, Councilman Hovivian Airport and Councilman Sapp Shoshone Municipal Pipeline. Legal: Attorney Kitchen asked if legal would need to be present at the meeting with the senior center and manor and Mayor Wetzel confirmed. Attorney Kitchen asked for a waiver of conflict of interest for the firm. Councilman Sapp moved to approve a waiver of conflict of interest for Copenhaver, Kitchen & Kolpitcke, LLC regarding the property owned by the manor, seconded by Councilman Logan, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED.
Certification of Uncollectible Debt: Administrator Thorington presented certification of uncollectible debt in the amount of $13,893.81. Councilman Logan moved to approve as presented, seconded by Councilwoman Spencer unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED.
3rd Quarter Revenue and Expenses presented by Administrator Thorington, over all the budget is tracking well and currently working on budget for next year with budget meeting on May 2nd. General Announcements: City Administrator Thorington gave update on pool closure.
There being no further business to be considered at this meeting, Councilman Hovivian moved to adjourn, seconded by Councilwoman Spencer, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Wetzel adjourned the regular meeting at 6:36 p.m.
APPROVED:
/s/ John F. Wetzel, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Tiffany Brando, City Clerk
1 360 Office Solutions Aqua, Finance 193.32 Copy Machine Fees
2 Advance Heating & A/C Inc Aquatics 2,500.00 Flashing
3 Aldrich’s Parks 139.98 Paint & Door Handle
4 Alsco Aquatics 54.08 Mat & Mop Cleaning
5 Ascent Aviation Group, Inc Airport 31.20 Monthly Communication Fees
6 Bailey Enterprises Inc Various 13,593.66 Monthly Fuel Purchased
7 Big Horn COOP Mktng Assoc Sanitation 24.00 Tube
8 Big Horn Redi Mix Water 740.00 Sand Slurry
9 Bloedorn Lumber Parks 75.95 Nails, Line, Cord Wheel, Marking Whiskers &
Ballfield Supplies 10 Body & Paint by Tait Police 242.65 Windshield Replacement 11 Border States Electric Supply Electric 144,179.15 Substation Supplies & Flash Lights
12 Bradford Supply Company Parks 262.25 Irrigation supplies
13 CardConnect Aquatics 311.62 March Credit Card Fees
14 Carquest Shop 15.39 Filter
15 City of Billings Sanitation 17,126.15 Tipping Fees
16 Crum Electric Supply Electric 68.76 Disconnect
17 Custom Delivery Service, Inc Waste Water 126.00 Sample Deliveries Energy Labs
18 DBT Transportation Svcs, LLC Airport 2,219.74 Quarterly AWOS, NAVAIDS & NAS
19 DrivePayments Water 129.21 March Credit Card Fees
20 Ecolab Inc. Aquatics 216.84 Brushes & Handles
21 Electro-Test & Maint Inc. Electric 10,350.00 Additional Run Tests & Mobilization Fees
22 Energy Laboratories, Inc Waste Water 1,011.00 Waste Water Testing
23 Engineering Design Associates Aquatics 250.00 Engineering PAC HVAC
24 Fremont Beverages, Inc. Aquatics 9.95 Cups for Concessions
25 Fremont Motor Powell Police 482.10 Headlight
26 Garland Light & Power Airport, W Wat 3,073.61 Monthly Electric Bills for Airport & Lagoons 27 General Distributing Co Aquatics 705.95 CO2
28 Graybar Electric Company Electric 140.00 Shipping
29 HDR Engineering Inc. Electric 8,295.23 Substation Engineering
30 Henderson Flooring Aquatics 4,013.58 Carpet Replaced Multi Purpose Room
31 Itron Inc. Elec, Water 1,986.19 Annual Software Maintenance Fees
32 J&L Garage Door & Repairs Electric 125.00 Shop Door Repair
33 John Deere Financial Water, W Water 92.37 Grease, Fittings & Hitch Pin
34 Long Building Technologies, Inc Aquatics 59.38 Boiler Flow Switch
35 Market at Powell, The Administration 18.08 Coffee & Creamer
36 Montana Dakota Utilities Co Various 9,420.54 Monthly Natural Gas Bills
37 Motorola Solutions, Inc Police 3,783.57 Car Radio System & Programming
38 Mountain Construction Company Electric 502.64 Landscaping Rock for Substation
39 Mountain West Computer Various 276.77 Coffee, UPS, Toner, Adapters, Cable &
SSD Hard Drive
40 Napa Auto Parts Various 315.13 Trailer Seals, Fuel Pump, Gasket, Soldering
Iron & Tape
41 Norco Inc Parks 125.00 Nitrile Gloves
42 One-Call of Wyoming Elec, Water 28.50 March Dig Ticket Fees
43 Paladin Plumbing LLC Aquatics 1,657.30 Drinking Fountain Installation
44 Park County Landfills Sanitation 119.70 Tipping Fees
45 Pete De Haan Electronics Parks 334.54 Radio Repair
46 Peterbuilt of Wyoming Sanitation 211.04 Oil Pan Gasket
47 Petty Cash Various 160.15 Balls for Pool, Fuel & CDL Renewal Fees
48 Powell Ace Hardware, LLC Various 813.91 Miscellaneous Purchases for Various Depts
49 Powell Electric Parks 533.16 Parts for Homesteader Pump House
50 Powell Senior Citizens Ago-Go Council 5,000.00 3rd Quarter Special Funding Request
51 Powell Tribune Various 1,854.11 Monthly Publishing & Advertising Fees
52 Powell Valley Recycling Sanitation 5,810.65 Recycling Fees Collected
53 Powell Welding & Industrial Shop 20.01 Gloves & Welder Parts
54 Quadient, Inc. Finance 105.00 Quartey Postage Meter Fees
55 Rovenna Signs & Design Airport 20.00 Building Access Sign
56 Ryan Brothers Trucking Sanitation 2,900.00 Card Board Hauling & Fuel Surcharge Fees
57 Saber Pest Control, LLC. Aquatics 100.00 April Pest Control
58 Sanders Plumbing & Heating, Inc Administration 231.27 Toilet Repair at Commons
59 Shoshone Municipal Pipeline Water 67,696.98 Monthly Water Fees
60 Specialty Tool & Attachment Electric 61.75 Hammer Drill Bit
61 State of Wyo Dept of Revenue Aqua, Electric 16,252.65 Sales Tax Collected
62 Valli Information Systems, Inc. Finance 1,548.58 UB Processing & Postage Fees
63 Visa Various 6,380.40 Miscellaneous Purchases for Various Depts
64 Vision West, Inc. Aquatics 75.00 Front Desk Shirts
65 WAM-WCCA Electric 2,500.00 Quarterly Loan Payment LED Bent St
Upgrade
66 Warren Transport Sanitation 6,136.38 Trash Hauling Fees
67 WPCI Various 169.52 Drug Testing Fees
68 WPOA Police 170.00 Membership Dues
69 Wyo Department of Health Water 168.00 Water Testing Fees
70 Wyo Municipal Power Agency Electric 335,923.92 March Power Bill
71 Wyoming Secretary of State Police 60.00 Notary Renewal Fee Macik 19-Apr-22
Publ., Tues., April 26, 2022
