COLTON
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
January 2nd, 2012
The meeting was called to order at 7:23 pm. Members in attendance were Chuck DeMeerleer, Mayor Jerry Weber, Sam Keller and Dot Sharp. Rollie Dahmen and Jim Dahmen were absent. Also in attendance were Clerk, Jenni Straughan and Steve Bremer. OATHS OF OFFICE: Council Members Sam Keller, Chuck DeMeerleer, Dot Sharp and Mayor Weber read the oath and were sworn in.
Minutes: Sam Keller motioned to accept the minutes and Dot Sharp seconded the motion. The vote was carried by voice and passed by all.
Treasurer's Report:
The Treasurer’s Report was reviewed and approved.
Warrants: Warrants, as follows, were approved, with a motion by Dot Sharp, and a second by Chuck DeMeerleer. The vote was carried by voice and passed by all.
Salary and Benefits
Warrant #903409-903418 for: $9,523.51
Warrant #’s 908887-908905 for:
General: $ 1,734.22
Streets: $ 792.94
Water/Sewer: $ 5,487.41
Subtotal: $ 8,014.57
Grand Total $17,538.08
New Business:
Steve Bremer:
Reroof Sewer House:
Steve told the council that the windstorm took off a lot of the shingles on the new sewer house. The council suggested putting on a metal roof. Steve will take care of this.
Discharge:
Steve told the council that he still is not discharging.
NPDES Permit:
Steve told the council that he was looking at the NPDES Permit and it expires January 2013. Steve will call Pat McGuire to find out details needed to comply with new permit.
Recycling Cardboard:
Steve explained to the council that he spoke with Brad at Colton School and Empire Disposal about recycling cardboard. Empire would bring a large recycling bin and would pick it up when it is full. The costs to the town would be transportation to drop off and pick up cardboard, but the town would get money back on the recycled cardboard, so the cost would be minimal.
Emergency Water Plan:
Munir Daud completed an emergency plan for the town that is required by USDA Rural Development. The council reviewed the plan. Chuck DeMeerleer motioned to accept the plan and Sam Keller seconded the motion. The vote was carried by voice and passed by all. Jenni will mail to USDA RD.
Rice Letter:
Mayor Weber read an email from Mrs. Rice about the Staley’s dog. The little dog is defecating in her yard, growls at her and has tried to bite her young kids. Brian has spoken to her and has written the Staley’s a ticket. He has warned them several times and he is hoping that writing them a ticket will ensure that they keep the dog in their yard.
Engineer for TIB:
The council reviewed the three applications and Chuck DeMeerleer motioned to accept MD+A as the engineer for the TIB Project. Sam Keller seconded the motion. The vote was carried by voice and passed by all.
TIB Consulting Agreement:
Mayor Weber reviewed the checklist from TIB which stated that a consultant agreement needs to be signed. Jenni will call Gloria Bennett tomorrow to find out what to do.
TIB Reject Letters for Summit Street and Sidewalk Project:
Mayor Weber reviewed the letter that rejected the town’s TIB application for fixing the cracks on Summit Street and replacing the sidewalk on Broadway Street. The council will re-submit these applications next year.
Community Survey:
Uniontown/Colton Economic Development Group has been working on a survey that they would like to send out to all residents of Colton and Uniontown. Jenni will post this on the website and also send to J and H Printing for a bulk mailing.
Ongoing Business:
Progressive Engineering:
Mayor Weber read the following email from Progressive:
The figure below shows where we (approximately) plan to drill seven soil borings and could place four wells. We need a minimum of three, and we may want one more (where "Possible Cross Gradient Well" is noted). The drilling proposal is set up so that we can construct all seven borings into wells and still have a budget for them. Roughly, each well would cost a little over $1,000.00.
We can get another proposal showing just four wells if you would like. I am just not sure if the Town will need or want to put this out to bid. If we put it out to bid, our numbers will change somewhat from driller to driller, but all will most likely come in somewhere between $15,000.00 and $20,000.00. Also, we can construct the wells any way you want to -- the above ground with metal posts would be the more expensive way to do it, and if you'd rather have a flush mount with a post so the farmer can see where they are, that would also be fine. Whatever we choose to do, I just want the farmer to be happy with it.
We can order the temperature gauges and set one in the creek anytime, my understanding is that you set the gauge in and it takes and records temperatures, then every couple of months we download the data. I'm thinking that we'll want the wells in before we do this, so we'll have comparative well data but I could be mistaken. Are we thinking of an upgradient and downgradient temperature gauge so we can see if there is any measurable effect?
Once the wells are put in, we will need monthly water level measurements so that we can see seasonal variations in the direction of water flow.
After reading this, the council was quite confused and felt that Progressive was talking in circles. Mayor Weber asked Steve to contact Pat McGuire to find out if Progressive updated the Wastewater Facilities Plan, since that was the initial reason that they were hired. Mayor Weber will then contact Progressive to talk about this.
A motion to close the meeting was made by Chuck DeMeerleer and seconded by Sam Keller. The motion was carried by voice and passed by all. The meeting adjourned at 9:21 p.m.