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Home My Public Portal About19910521 - REGULAR MEETING MINUTES - 1991-07 TOWN OF AULT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING 91-07 MAY 21, 1991 REGULAR MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL MEETING HELD THIS EVENING AT 7:00 P. M. 91-07 PRESENT: TRUSTEE HOOVER TRUSTEE HOFF TRUSTEE RAU TRUSTEE SHEETS TRUSTEE MARSH TRUSTEE HOVEL CLERK LESH ABSENT: MAYOR GIEC}< Four audience members were present MAYOR PROTEM, ROGER HOVEL PRESIDED CONFIRMATION The minutes of the April 16, 1991 04/16/91 regular meeting were reviewed by the MINUTES 91-05 Board. MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE HOFF, to approve the minutes as corrected, page 9, Library Board basement rental. All members voting YES, MOTION CARRIED CONFIRMATION The minutes of the May 7, 1991 special 05/07/1991 meeting were reviewed by the Board. MINUTES 91-06 MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE RAU, to approve the minutes as written. All members voting YES, MOTION CARRIED APPROVAL Accounts payable 1991 May were reviewed. ACCOUNTS MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE MARSH, to PAYABLE approve the bills as presented, with the addition of Affordable Sprinkling Venture, $4, 100. 00, for work on the parks sprinkler systems which is nearly completed, and payment for the POW Flag of $30. 00. All members voting YES, MOTION CARRIED Page - 1 PUBLIC COMMENTS Charlie Kindsfather complimented the Board on the appearance of the cemetery. Trustee Marsh advised, that at the north end of the second section there is a dead branch that needs to be removed. Mr. Kindsfather noted the one of the new trees on west end of section four needs to be braced. BID POLICE CAR Sealed bids for the 1988 Plymouth used police car were opened and read. Bids were as follows: James Johnson $513. 98 Fred Dees $150. 00 David Hunteman $502. 00 MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE MARSH, to award the bid to James Johnson, 217 Chestnut #B3, Windsor, CO 80550, 686- 5705; 490-4616, for $513. 98. The vote was as follows: YEAS: TRUSTEE HOOVER TRUSTEE HOFF TRUSTEE SHEETS TRUSTEE MARSH TRUSTEE HOVEL NAYS: TRUSTEE RAU BY A VOTE OF 5 TO I MOTION CARRIED CONSENT AGENDA The following items from the Consent Agenda were read into the record by the Town Clerk: A. Retail Liquor Store license renewal, Malt, Vinous, and Spirituous; Margaret A. and Christ J. Schmidt. B. Refund Christ J. Schmidt 50. 00 for Ordinance 17. 04. 020. B3 for proposed amendments to the zoning district map fee to cover coat of advertising and processing. C. Bill Christ Schmidt Meter/remote S76. 71 Installation 25. 00 Water usage 55. 22 Vote on the Consent Agenda was taken. With those present voting AYE, THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA CARRIED. Page - 2 HAAG RETIREMENT Discussion was held for a retirement gift for Lola Mang, the Custodian for many years. MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE RAU, to allow Mayor Gieck, Clerk Lesh and Deputy Clerk Dill, to obtain a gift at a cost of up to $50. 00. All members voting YES, MOTION CARRIED FOURTH JULY FLOAT The Municipalities have been asked to help monetarily with the construction of a float the Forth of July Parade to honor our local servicemen and women. Help with the expenses as well as the actual construction of the float would be welcome. The Float will be available for use in the local parades. MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE HOOVER, to donate 100. 00. All members present voting YES, MOTION CARRIED STEWART MOBILE HOME Shorty Nichols, representing Stewart Mobile Park, expressed that Item 8 on the Agreement the $5. 00 surcharge per thousand on water usage over 15 acre feet per year was not realistic. The Board explained that this fee would help cover the cost of pumping and piping water to the services. It was explained that there was an option to furnish the Town with an additional acre foot of water in place of the surcharge, on the original draft. It was suggested that this option should be added to this agreement. If the extra acre of foot is furnished the surcharge would become effective on usage over 16 acre feet. MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE MARSH, to accept the agreement as written with the addition of the option to furnish the Town with an additional acre foot of water in lieu of the $5. 00 per 1000 surcharge. The $5. 00 surcharge can be changed at the discretion of the Town, on an annual basis. All members present voting YES, MOTION CARRIED Page - 3 HRA/VISTA MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE SHEETS, to donate 0600. 00 to Highland Recreation Association. RECORDED VOTE: YEAS: TRUSTEES HOOVER, HOFF, RAU, SHEETS MARSH 5 NAYS: TRUSTEE HOVEL 1 ABSENT: MAYOR GIECK MOTION CARRIED VISTA VOLUNTEER Discussion was held as to the Town of Ault 's continuation as a volunteer station for the Vista Program. The Town was not approached to sign the contract for 1991. The effective contract expired April :l, 1991. A special work session was scheduled with Jep Enck, Project Director for the Northeast Colorado Coalition. Mr. Enck did not show up for the meeting, nor cancel his obligation. MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE RAU, to withdraw as the Volunteer Station for VISTA. All members present voting YES, MOTION CARRIED ANIMAL CONTROL MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE MARSH, to table discussion of writing a new Animal Control. Ordinance until the sample ordinances from other Towne can be reviewed and discussed as a group. All members voting YES, MOTION CARRIED SECURITY FENCE A proposal from M - M Enterprises was submitted and read: I. Job description number one: Fence quote for inside area of treatment plant. 152' of 6' chain link fence to enclose the concrete area, with 1-12' double drive gate and 1 - 16 ' double drive gate, all fenced area would be enclosed in at the top with 3 strands of barbed wire. A. Total for all materials and labor for concrete enclosure 01757. 00 Page - 4 II. Job description number two: fence quote for outside area of treatment plant. 724' of 6' chain link fence to enclose the area where the wood existing fence is standing now. Area would be secured with 6' fence, with 3 strands of barbed wire, and 1 - 16' double drive gate. A. Total for all materials and labor for outside enclosure: 5312. 00 III. Cost for removing old existing fence around the treatment plant: $296. 00 A second verbal estimate was given for $8. 00 per foot. Discussion was held. Because the total is over $5, 000, the Town must advertise for bids. MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE SHEETS, to advertise for bids for a security fence around the parameter of the sewer, thus alleviating the need for a fence around the Imhoff tank. Commercial grade, 6' chain link, one 16' double drive gate, with 3 strands of barb angled wire on top of fence and gate, a total of 220' x 150' . All members voting YES, MOTION CARRIED COMPLAINT REVIEW The following complaints have be submitted to the Town Clerk: 1. Burning material at Richard Wolf business. Trustee Hovel talked to Richard Wolf. This has been an ongoing problem with neighbor. He may have burned in his stove on a cold day. 2. Trailer on Wykert property : The Chief of Police shall issue an abatement notice. 3. Property at 212 B Street in poor condition. This situation has been addressed. 4. Obnoxious weeds at bank property. Abatement notice to be issued. 5. Cat control : New animal ordinance will address this problem. Page - 5 POLICE CHIEF Dale Hinz has located a property 1 1/2 HOME RELOCATION miles from Ault he wishes to build a home on. He requesting permission to live outside the city limits. MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE RAU, to grant Dale Hinz, Police Chief, to live outside the city limits. All members present voting YES, MOTION CARRIED COMMITTEE REPORTS FINANCE AND BUDGET: Clerk Lesh reported on the audit progress. Recommendation was made by Trustee Hoover, to retrieve the two out of state C. D. 's we have with Prudential Bache, at minimal capital loss. PARKS AND CEMETERY: Trustee Hoff reported on the Cemetery Board meeting. Jerre White was appointed Board Chairman. Gravestone condition is to be evaluated and family members be contacted to do the repairs and maintenance, or to give the Town permission to do the repairs and maintenance. Any depressions shall be filled with topsoil. The stump shall be removed where the tree was removed last fall. Parking signs were recommended to be installed on the south side of the cemetery. A hedge or woven fence was recommended to be placed to denote where parking begins and ends and to serve as a visual barrier to the vacant lot at the south end of the cemetery. Jerre White will contact Thorton to see if they will give us more land for the cemetery to the west. All trees will be planted along the roads or around the parameter. Newly planted trees are to be moved when in dormant state. The pump house is in need of new siding. Trustee Marsh suggested a construction fence at Liberty Park to keep the foot traffic down. The present east/west fence could be moved to control this traffic from cutting across park lawn. Page - 6 LIBRARY: Trustee Hoff reported that there is a depression in the Library lawn that needs to be filled with dirt. He questioned the Town's fertilization policy. Lawn watering schedule was discussed. Trustee Hoff reported that the Library Board is considering amending their budget to show carry over. He reported that the Board did not receive their financial reports for their meeting. Clerk Lesh explained that they were behind due to the auditors changes in accounting procedures. WATER AND SEWER: Trustee Hovel presented a proposal from Lesh Drilling, Inc. for a submersible pump installed in the Town's main well at the pump house for a total of $1, 008. 00. Electrical hook-up, material and labor, with on/off switch located next to the west walk in door, $385. 00. This water could then be used to water the pump house lawn. Discussion was held. Lesh Drilling, Inc. also proposed to drill test holes at Caboose Park for $2. 00 per foot. It was the consensus of Council that a well, if possible, at Way Side and Caboose Parks would be financially more advantageous. MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE RAU, to have Lesh Drilling Inc. drill a test hole at Caboose Park at south end to see if a well would be feasible. All members voting YES, MOTION CARRIED STREET & ALLEY: M & A Construction, Inc. , surveyed the drainage problem in the alley pan behind the Town Hall. There also was a complaint turned in by Mrs. Helen Plageman about the dip in the alley pan in the alley behind the Senior Center. The Street and Alley Committee will meet and bring to the next meeting a list of street and alley repairs and maintenances that need attention. It was decided to advertise this work for bid. POLICE COMMITTEE: Two old shotguns, one pistol, and two stun guns will be sold at auction on consignment. Page - 7 There being no further business to come before the Board at this time the meeting adjourned at 10:25 P. M. • 6i))(`'it}c-11 MFi or R. Edgar Gieck ATTEST Patricia J. Lesh, Clerk Page - 8 TOWN OF AULT ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MAY 1991 Clyde McNeece $ 400.00 Al MauldinIII $ 26.44 U.S. Postmaster 184.03 Gaylord 43.21 Best Impression 78.00 Precision Business Systems 101 .30 Bizmart 82.91 HRA 600.00 Daniel Martinez 110.46 Agland 31 .25 Rice Welding 903.03 BFI 1 ,094.40 FPPA 796.68 Clary's Service 603.61 Rice Welding 100.00 Continental Supply 91 .57 Farmer's Nat' l Bank 2, 182.77 Copier & Supply 92.70 Colorado Dept. of Revenue 355.60 Donald Hoff 150.00 Bennie Baca 642. 16 Eaton Grove 205.00 Pete Rice 92.35 Econon-Clad Bks. 251 .79 Todd Ray 633.08 Gary Neinze 90.00 Greg Tarantino 576.54 Greeley Gas Co. 166.09 Dale Hinz 692.86 Hoeckel 's 390.72 Dale Hinz 88.44 HSI Health Pains 707.52 Patricia J. Lesh 724.02 Ken's Self Service 350. 18 JaNean Dill 362.81 Ledall Bros. Const. 180.00 Robbie Glover 39.24 Machendrie's Office 60.00 Cherri Lucero 36.94 N. Weld Co. Water Dist. 5,452.25 Cherri Lucero 18.47 Nelson's Office 84.58 Evelyn Mauldin 277.40 North Weld Herald 41 .60 Evelyn Mauldin 5.20 Poulsen Hardware 15.84 Allen Mauldin 130.78 Public Service 1 ,579.64 Charles Hoff 2.50 RAy's Office EquipmentIII 75.53 Todd Ray 669.86 Robert Burroughs 403.75 Jim Johnson 400.00 Slim's Sanitation 130.00 Cherri Lucero 45.02 Sparkling Glass 10.00 Cherri Lucero 18.47 Sunrise Lumber 245.59 Bennie Baca 642. 16 Tom's Conoco 228.94 Dale Hinz 728.63 Tuxall Uniform & Equip. 19.90 Greg Tarantino 614.62 U.S. West Comm. 256.49 Pete Rice 73.90 U.S. West Cellular 29.71 JaNean Dill 392. 14 Weld Co. Bldg. Insp. 247.50 Monty Morgan 63.35 Weld Library Dist. 328.53 Evelyn Mauldin 191 .48 Greeley Technician 395.00 Allen Mauldin 103.83 Johnson's Market 17.06 Patricia J. Lesh 724.02 Weld Co. Sheriff 65.00 Arapahoe Co. Finance Dept. 10.00 McMill , Inc. 456.00 Mary Miller, Mayor 100.00 Town of Ault 34.65 Affordable Sprinkling 4, 100.00 Best Impressions 240.66 Quill Corporation 131 .29 Ault Construction 275.00 Live POW Comm. 30.00 EDAP 250.00 Dorothy Drake 600.00 Douglass Roofing 53.00 Law Enforecment System 20.70 Chematox Lab. 64.76 IIIDADS Wholesale 157.50 Weld Co. Dept. of Comm. 103.20 V. I.P. Signs 67.97 Roche Biomedical 65.00 Greeley Printing 361 .20 Ulverscroft Large Print Bks. 305. 14