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City Council Proceedings
May 18, 2020
The governing body of the City of Powell met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on May 18, 2020 in the Council Chambers of City Hall. Mayor Wetzel called the meeting to order and the following were present: Mayor John Wetzel, Council Members Tim Sapp, Scott Mangold, Floyd Young, Lesli Spencer and Steven Lensegrav. City Officials: City Administrator Zack Thorington, City Clerk Tiffany Brando, City Attorney Sandee Kitchen, Deputy Attorney Scott Kath, and Finance Director Kaela Nelson.
Approval of Agenda: Request to add discussion on extension of Resolution No. 6, 2020 Waiver of Open Container and Airport Project Bid. Councilman Mangold moved to approve the agenda as amended, seconded by Councilman Hillberry, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED.
Approval of May 4, 2020 minutes; May 4, 2020 and May 11, 2020 Work Session Minutes: Councilman Young moved to approve all minutes as presented, seconded by Councilman Lensegrav, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED. Bills and Claims: Councilman Mangold abstained #29 and Mayor Wetzel #53. Councilwoman Spencer made a motion the bills be allowed and authorize the Treasurer to draw warrants for payment of the same, seconded by Councilman Young, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED.
Public Hearing: Opened by Attorney Kitchen at 6:03 p.m. for Transfer of Restaurant Liquor License from Pizza Hut of Powell, Inc. to American Pizza Partners, LP. No Comments; closed hearing 6:04 p.m. Councilman Hillberry moved to approve transfer of license, seconded by Councilwoman Spencer, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED.
Resolution No. 6, 2020: A Resolution for Exceptions to Open Container as approved May 4, 2020 for restaurants with retail liquor license. Jessica Laughlin with WYOld West Brewing spoke on the patio service being offered while they are not at full capacity in the restaurant and James Andrews owner of The Red Zone also supported extending the resolution. Councilman Mangold made a motion to extend the resolution through June 1, 2020, seconded by Councilwoman Spencer, unanimous approval, MOTION CARREID.
Councilman Mangold moved to approve as amended, seconded by Councilwoman Spencer, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED. Committee updates Councilman Young Recycle Board, YCAN and Tree Board; Councilman Lensegrav Golf Board; Councilman Mangold Recreation Board and Councilwoman Spencer Airport Board. Gluten Free Oats Buy Out Option discussed from the work session May 11, 2020 and is asking council to move forward to order an appraisal and schedule the public hearing after appraised following Wyoming State Statute 15-1-112. Councilman Young moved to approve the order of appraisal by staff and public hearing, seconded by Councilwoman Spencer, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED.
Discussion Disconnect Fees Late Fees and Cred Card Fees related to COVID-19: Mayor Wetzel addressed all three items and asked Finance Director Nelson staffs direction it was stated time to get back to normal on all fees and processes. Administrator Thorington discussed the disconnect numbers and the loss of revenue by waiving late fees after two months of waiving fees was $13,000. Councilwoman Spencer asked if there is a spike in numbers of disconnects that staff make council aware and they can look at changes at that time. Estimated credit card processing fees if the city paid would be $40,000 per year. It was discussed to not extend the disconnect process or waiving of late fees. Councilwoman Spencer made a motion to reinstated credit card fees, seconded by Councilman Mangold, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED. Discussion on timing of fees; Councilwoman Spencer made a motion credit card fees be reinstated at the end of May, seconded by Councilman Lensegrav, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED.
Ordinance No. 3, 2020: Read by title Attorney Kitchen; An Ordinance to Provide for the 2020-21 Budget for the City of Powell, Wyoming for Fiscal Year Beginning the First Day of July 2020 and Ending the 30th Day of June 2021. Councilman Young moved to approve on first reading, seconded by Councilman Sapp, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED. Adopt Capital Improvement Plant FY 2021-2025: Councilman Lensegrav moved to adopt the 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Plan, seconded by Councilman Lensegrav, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED.
Certification of Uncollectible Debt: Presented to Council is for 2009. Councilman Hillberry moved to certify uncollectible debt as presented, seconded by Councilman Young, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED. Powell Municipal Airport – Taxiway A to Runway 13 Project bids presented to Council by Airport engineer Dave Schultz with Sage Engineering. Discussion on the bid proposals received estimates and all bids received are over and would like to look at timeline to re-bid the project. Councilman Hillberry moved to reject all bids, seconded by Councilman Young, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED. Councilwoman Spencer moved to approve re-bid of project, seconded by Councilman Lensegrav, unanimous approval, MOTION CARRIED.
General Announcements: Administrator Thorington reminded Council Election Filing is open Until May 29th.
There being no further business to be considered at this meeting, Councilman Hillberry moved to adjourn, seconded by Councilman Mangold 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
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1 360 Office Solutions Finance 58.53 Monthly Copy Machine Fees 2 Absaroka Door Airport, Water 631.30 Hangar & Overhead Door Repairs 3 Aldrich’s Police 391.41 Lumber, Paint, Gypboard & Hardware for
Office Remodel
4 Ascent Aviation Group, Inc Airport 289.69 Monthly Communication Fee & Fuel Filters 5 ATCO International Aquatics 185.90 PRO-SAN Hand Sanitizer 6 Bailey Enterprises Inc Various 5,977.74 April Fuel Charges
7 BCN Telecom Aquatics 53.28 Monthly Phone Fee
8 Big Horn COOP Marketing Assoc Parks, Streets 106.98 Mower Tire Replaced & Post Hole Diggers 9 Big Valley Bearing & Supply Sanitation 6.26 Glad Hand Seals
10 Bloedorn Lumber Police, Shops 21.39 Drain Pan & Tap Cons 11 Bonner, Tanya F Aquatics 125.00 Touch Free Thermometer 12 Border States Electric Supply Electric 910.02 Insulinks, Ballasts, Fuses & Bonduit 13 Bradford Supply Company Parks, Water 228.35 Irrigation & Plumbing Supplies 14 Carquest Various 77.82 Filters & Clock Spring 15 Casper Star - Tribune Airport 1,098.08 Invitation to Bid Airport Improvement 16 City of Billings Sanitation 13,294.80 April Tipping Fees
17 Communications Technologies Inc. Administration 292.55 Radio Reprograming Fees 18 Custom Delivery Service, Inc Waste Water 129.40 Water Sample Delivery 19 DrivePayments Water 84.84 April Credit Card Fees 20 Energy Laboratories, Inc Waste Water 476.00 Waste Water Testing 21 Fastenal Electric, Streets 175.62 Marking Paint, Bolts & Hardware 22 Fremont Motor Powell Electric 20.86 Hood Cable Lever
23 Garland Light & Power Airport, W Wat 2,635.01 April Electric Bills
24 Gestalt Studios Council 1,620.00 New Frames for Mayors Wall Display 25 Graybar Electric Company Electric 715.50 Polaris Taps
26 Heart Mountain Farm Supply Parks 49.88 Kubota Parts
27 Itron Inc. Elec, Water 3,923.59 Annual Maintenance Contract
28 John Deere Financial Various 175.51 Misc. Purchases for Various Departments 29 KPOW Council 330.00 Census Radio Ads
30 Lifeguard Store, The Aquatics 445.00 Backboard & Hip Packs
31 Long Building Technologies, Inc Aquatics, Parks 7,930.68 4th QTR HVAC Agreement, Boiler Repairs 32 Microsoft Various 50.60 Backup Subscription
33 Montana Dakota Utilities Co Various 4,339.49 Monthly Natural Gas Billing 34 Mountain West Computer Various 1,135.88 Switch, UPS, Keyboard, Mouse, File Holder 35 Napa Auto Parts Various 533.59 Coolant, Retainer, Regulator, U Joints &
Hose
36 National Merchant Alliance Aquatics 30.05 April Credit Card Fees 37 O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. Parks, Sani 37.27 Deodorizer & Back Up Light 38 Office Shop, The Police 72.11 Monthly Copy Machine Fees 39 One-Call of Wyoming Elec, Water 56.25 April Dig Tickets
40 Park County Clerk Administration 15.00 Title Work for New Water Dept Vehicle 41 Park County Landfills Various 447.40 Tipping Fees for Misc. Projects
42 Point & Pay Finance 2,646.72 April Credit Card Fees
43 Powell Ace Hardware, LLC Various 397.55 Misc. Purchases for Various Departments 44 Powell Electric Electric 43.97 Contactor
45 Powell Senior Citizens Ago-Go Council 5,000.00 3rd request FY 19-20 Special Funding 46 Powell Tribune Various 3,395.35 Monthly Publishing & Advertising Fees 47 Powell Valley Recycling Task Force Sanitation 5,159.62 April Fees Collected
48 Powell Welding & Indust Supply, LLC Shop 57.70 Leads
49 Production Machine Company Electric, Sani 285.51 Transmission Line & Hydraulic Hose 50 Rimrock Tire Sanitation 110.75 Tire Repairs
51 Rocky Mountain Fire Systems Aquatics 360.00 Annual Alarm Monitoring Fees
52 Saber Pest Control, LLC. Aquatics 100.00 Monthly Pest Control
53 Sanders Plumbing & Heating, Inc Water 200.00 Freeze Water Line for Repairs
54 Shoshone Municipal Pipeline Water 61,913.16 April Water Usage & Tap Fees
55 State of Wyoming Dept of Revenue Various 15,442.40 April Sales Tax Collected
56 Valli Information Systems, Inc. Finance 1,467.67 UB Postage, Processing & Maint. Fees 57 Visa Various 4,581.88 Misc. Purchases for Various Departments 58 Warren Transport Sanitation 8,540.61 Trash Hauling Fees
59 Wesco Police 556.60 Electrical Materials for Office Renovation 60 Western Collision Police 300.00 Towing Fees Vehicle Crash
61 White Ink Water 68.28 Water Sample-Shipping
62 WPCI Various 88.02 Monthly Drug Testing Fees
63 Wyo Department of Transportation Administration 2.00 License Plate for New Water Vehicle 64 Wyoming Financial Insurance Waste Water 99.00 2020 Chevy Additional Premium
65 Wyoming Municipal Power Agency Electric 289,133.14 April Power Bill
66 Wyo Office of State Lands & Invest Waste Water 24,330.47 Annual Loan Payment Total: 473,459.03
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