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Home My Public Portal About20220413 - REGULAR MINUTES - 2022-04 Minutes of Regular Meeting 2022-04 Ault Town Board of Trustees April 13,2022,7:00 p.m. Page 1 of 3 TOWN OF AULT,WELD COUNTY,COLORADO MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF AULT, COLORADO. MEETING HELD IN THE TOWN HALL IN SAID TOWN OF AULT ON THE 9TH DAY OF MARCH AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: MAYOR Rob Piotrowski Trustees: Butch White Scott Riley Tyrell Anderson Corry Cole ABSENT: Justin Marshall Sharon York ALSO PRESENT: Town Clerk Sharon Sullivan Town Attorney Jed Scott Police Chief Tom Nissen PW Supervisor Grant Ruff AUDIENCE: Adam Ferrell,Judy Ruff,Denny Jackson,Kendra Quintana,Nancy White,Paul Sacco,Tom Grant, Wayne Peters,Lauren Garcia REGULAR MEETING 2022-04,April 13,2022 MEETING PROCEDURE: Comments from the Public are welcome at two different times during the course of the meeting: 1)Comments on items not scheduled on the agenda will be heard under public comments. 2)Comments on all scheduled Agenda items will be heard immediately following the presentation by Staff or the Petitioner. Please wait until you are recognized by the Mayor and keep comments as brief as possible. The Town Board of Trustees will act on an Agenda item after comments from the Staff and the Public has been heard. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Piotrowski at 7:00 p.m. I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. ROLL CALL: All members were present,with the exception of Trustee Marshall and Trustee York. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE COLE and seconded by Trustee Anderson to approve the agenda as written. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTE APPROVAL: Regular Meeting 2022-03 MARCH 9, 2022: A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE RILEY and seconded by Trustee White to approve the Regular Minutes 2022-03 as written. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. V. COMMITTEE REPORTS Finance-Running in black,the auditors will be here the week of week of May 16,2022. Library-The Library hired another employee who was a volunteer for one year prior. Computer use and check outs have declined,but first-time users are up. The adult side of the library is being re-arranged. Parks and Cemetery-No report. Water and Sewer-Water distributed 6.43MG in March. An auto dialer and clay valve were installed at the Water Plant. The WWTP received 3.85MG for treatment. Minutes of Regular Meeting 2022-04 Ault Town Board of Trustees April 13,2022,7:00 p.m. Page 2 of 3 Streets-No report. Police-For the month of March there were 540 calls for service with 345 in Ault,resulting in 120 citations issued,which 110 were in Ault. Code enforcement issued 19 warnings,with 2 summonses issued. There were 132 hours spent in Pierce and 47.5 hours spent in Nunn. We will end contract with Nunn on March 31st Beautification-No report. Planning Commission-No report. Staff Reports: New phones are installed. The sale is almost complete for 400 E B Street. Grant and Dustin will be at the Rural Water Conference May 2nd through May 5th. VI. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: March 9 to April 13, 2022: A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE ANDERSON and seconded by Trustee Cole to approve the accounts payable March 9, 2022 to April 13,2022. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. VII. OATH OF OFFICE FOR MAYOR AND TRUSTEES The Clerk swore in Gary D White as Mayor. At that time Mayor White presented a plaque of appreciation to Rob Piotrowski for his service as Mayor. The Clerk then swore in Cony Cole,Adam Ferrell,and Judy Ruff as Trustees. VIII. REFERRALS REQUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS 1). Appreciation for Paul Sacco as Municipal Judge: Mayor White gave a plaque of appreciation to Paul Sacco for over 35 years of service to the Town as Municipal Judge. 2). Resolution 2022-07 appointing Thomas Grant as Municipal Judge: A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE ANDERSON and seconded by Trustee Cole to approve Resolution 2022-07, appointing Thomas Grant as Municipal Judge. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. 3). Resolution 2022-08 for compensation for Municipal Judge: A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE COLE and seconded by Trustee Ruff to approve Resolution 2022-08 for compensation for the Municipal Judge. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. 4). Oath of Office for Thomas Grant: Attorney Scott swore in Thomas Grant as Municipal Judge. 5). Site Plan for Wayne Peters 100 Liberty Lane: Mr.Peters will place a single-family residence on the lot, approximately 2200 square foot ranch with a crawl space and plans a future pole barn for personal use. He does not plan to run a business. There will be an apartment attached to the back side of the garage for their daughter. After discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE RUFF and seconded by Trustee Anderson to approve the site plan for 100 Liberty Lane. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. 6). Liquor License renewal for Ault Liquor: There have been no violation in the past year. A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE COLE and seconded by Trustee Anderson to approve the renewal of the liquor license for Ault Discount Liquor. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. 7). Approval of Oil and Gas Lease with PDC Energy Inc: After review of the changes to the addendum agreement,A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE COLE and seconded by Trustee Anderson to approve the Oil and Gas Lease with PDC energy. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. IX. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The purpose of the Public Comments Section of the Agenda is for members of the public to speak to Town Council on any subject not scheduled on the Regular Agenda. In order to accomplish scheduled agenda items, comments should be limited to a five-minute time period. Town Council shall make no decision or action, except to schedule the matter for Council discussion at a later date. THOSE ADDRESSING COUNCIL ARE REQUESTED TO COME TO THE PODIUM AND TO STATE THEIR NAME TO THE BOARD X. OLD BUSINESS 1). Approval of the annual increase in cost of trash service with Waste Management: The roll off at the WWTP will be provided at no cost to the Town. After discussion,A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE RUFF and seconded by Trustee Riley to approve the annual increase of trash service for the 2022 contract year. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. Minutes of Regular Meeting 2022-04 Ault Town Board of Trustees April 13,2022,7:00 p.m. Page 3 of 3 XI. NEW BUSINESS 1). Appointment of Town Attorney: A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE COLE and seconded by Trustee Ferrell to accept Jed Scott as Town Attorney. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. 2). Appointment of Town Clerk: A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE COLE and seconded by Trustee Anderson to appoint Sharon Sullivan as Town Clerk/Treasurer. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. 3). Appointment of Mayor-Pro-tem: Trustee Riley nominated Trustee Cole to be Mayor Pro-tem. No other nominations were made. A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE RUFF and seconded by Trustee Riley to appoint Cony Cole as Mayor Pro-tern. Motion passed with four yes vote,Trustee Cole abstained. 4). Consideration of bid for installation of Grundfos Pump for$3,663.82: After review,A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE COLE and seconded by Trustee Anderson to approve the bid for Quality Well for the pump installation not to exceed$4,000. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. 5). Consideration of bid for Tractor, Loader, and Bucket: This will replace the utility vehicle that was budgeted. A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE COLE and seconded by Trustee Ruff to approve the bid for the Massey Ferguson tractor,loader,and bucket for$15,650. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. 6). Discussion on process for appointment of Board vacancy: After discussion,A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE ANDERSON and seconded by Trustee Cole to stay with precedent and take application until April 29th, with interviews on May 4th and the appointment on May 11th. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. With no further business to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. 1JoVt el 4,.1`4y TOWN O AULT i • +. Gary i e,Mayor ATTEST EST f aaro M ';'r an; 'n Clerk