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Council Meeting September 12,2006 Family Services Building Mayor DeLuca called meeting to order at 7:00pm Council present: Mike Craig, Dale Odom, Ron DeLuca Staff present: Rick Shaffer, Public Works Director; Teresa Hunt, City Recorder Community present: Rose McGrew, Jan Ward, Terrance Crawford, Bill Brown, Roger Morehead, Dan Robinson, Bill & Kitty Dyer, Angelica Humphreys, Jack Lorts, Kendall Derby, Marsha Holly. Mike Craig moved, Dale Odom seconded: to approve the August 8, 2006 minutes with the correction of adding "that the decision to appoint an Ordinance Officer was tabled until next meeting". Motion carried by unanimous vote. Dale Odom moved, Mike Craig seconded: to approve payment of bills as presented. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Old Business: The letter from Rose McGrew with the question of why R & G Excavating is using the Cities backhoe and dump truck on the water project, was addressed. Rick Shaffer, Public Works Director stated that R & G is doing some extra things for the City that was not included in the original contract. Some of the items are: placing of some of the fire hydrants in different locations than the specs called for, this has caused R & G extra labor and some parts such as pipe; the City will receive some of the left over pipe and fittings; extra water meters were replaced; one additional service was installed. Rose requests her answer in writing. There were also some complaints oflow water pressure in a number of homes. Councilor Odom contacted the Engineer for this project and requested that the inspector for the project go door to door for the people who had complaints and see what it would take to resolve these issues. Be it the Cities responsibility or the residents. This was done immediately and all issues at that time were solved. Vacant Council Position One letter of interest was received for the vacant council position. Dale Odom moved, Mike Craig seconded: to appoint Mr. Jack Lorts to Council Position # 1. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Mr. Lorts was sworn in as the new Council Member. Mike Craig moved, Jack Lorts seconded: to appoint Councilor Odom as Council President and a signer on all accounts at the Bank. Motion carried by unanimous vote. City Recorder Teresa presented an audit proposal from Oster Professional Group to the Council for consideration. Jack Lorts moved, Dale Odom seconded: to enter a contract with Oster Professional Group to do the yearly required City Audit for three years; 2006, 2007 & 2008 Audit, in the amount of$7,825. Craig Office Supply in The Dalles has offered to replace the copy machine in City Hall with a new one for less money per month that we are currently paying. Dale Odom moved, Mike Craig seconded: to approve the new copy machine from Craig Office Supply. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Library Report The Library Board requests the Council to appoint Marsha Holly to the vacant board position. Jack Lorts moved, Dale Odom seconded: to appoint Marsha Holly to the Library Board. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Community Issues/ Concerns Jan Ward is concerned about the amount of water her meter is registering for the month. Mr. Shaffer did go to Ms. Wards home and check the meter to see ifit registered a leak. Haven House also is concerned with amount of water they have been charged for.) Mr. Shaffer contacted Badger Meter and questioned them about the possibility of the meter over registering on the water. The representative from Badger Meter stated there was no way for the meter to over register unless the wrong register was installed. This was checked and the correct register is installed. Kendall Derby dba In the Sticks, is ready to sign a contract with the City of Fossil to rent the lot in the Industrial Park that has the pole building and the kiln on it. The Contract will start October I, 2006. The Council welcomes Mr. Derby. The City will need to place some gravel at the site and also put the address numbers on the building. Council Councilor Odom would like to see some traffic signs purchased and placed, such as speed limit signs, school crossing signs, and stop signs. Mayor DeLuca appointed Councilor Craig to Parks Commissioner, and Councilor Lorts as Sewer Commissioner. Mayor DeLuca also presented some guidelines to the Council for consideration for the Ordinance Officers position. The Council needs to have a work session in order to finalize a description of this position. Jack Lorts moved, Dale Odom seconded: to create an Industrial Park Advisory Board. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Jack Lorts moved, Dale Odom seconded: due to there being no further business, the meeting is adjourned at 9:00pm. Motion carried by unanimous vote |
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