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Home My Public Portal About20220511 - REGULAR MEETING MINUTES - 2022-05Minutes of Regular Meeting 2022-05 Ault Town Board of Trustees May 11, 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 11TH DAY OF MAY AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: MAYOR Gary D White ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT: Trustees: Town Clerk Town Attorney Police Chief PW Supervisor Adam Ferrell Scott Riley Tyrell Anderson Corry Cole Judy Ruff Sharon Sullivan Jed Scott Tom Nissen Grant Ruff AUDIENCE: Kim Peterson, Joyce White, Jeremy Trumble, Janel Trumble, Erika Frey, Michael Biwer, Nikki True, Candice Walker Reynolds, Julie Lukela, Justin and Lisa Marshall REGULAR MEETING 2022-05, May 11, 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 White at 7:00 p.m. I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. ROLL CALL: All members were present, with the exception of Trustee Anderson, who arrived at 7:06 p.m. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Referrals #4 will be tabled until the next work session. MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE COLE and seconded by Trustee Ferrell to approve the agenda as amended. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTE APPROVAL Regular Meeting 2022-04 April 13, 2022: A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE RILEY and seconded by Trustee Cole to approve the Regular Minutes 2022-04 as written. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. V. COMMITTEE REPORTS Finance- Running in black, the auditors start Monday. The CD is up for renewal and will be at the same rate. Library- In the month of April there were 4,844 books checked out which is a 29% increase. First time visitors are up 22%. There were 1,498 visits which is up 40%. Computer use is down. There were 37.5 hours of volunteer help. The summer reading program is titled "Off the Beaten Path." Parks and Cemetery- There are some trees dying in Memorial Park. Public Works will watch the dandelion growth in parks. The flowerpots will be planted on Saturday. Minutes of Regular Meeting 2022-05 Ault Town Board of Trustees May 11, 2022, 7:00 p.m. Page 2 of 3 Water and Sewer- The non -potable system in Conestoga is operating. The fire pump is offline. There are still 50 meters in homes that need to be moved to the curb. There has been a lot of dirt and debris blowing into the WWTP from the windstorms. Streets- Butch and Grant will meet with Schneider Paving this month. Police- For the month of March there were 595 calls for service with 420 in Ault, resulting in 202 citations issued, which 186 were in Ault. Code enforcement issued 10 warnings, with 2 summonses issued. There were 137.75 hours spent in Pierce. The Nunn contract has expired. Beautification- No report. Planning Commission- No report. Staff Reports: The draft marijuana ordinance will be sent out to the Board to review prior to the next work session. The Town is working on a Water Management Plan. Attorney Scott reported that there will be an appeal by Waste Management regarding uncovered loads. Grant Ruff reported that Jose is out until the 25th and Grant will be out next week. VI. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: 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 with the addition of supplemental payables. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. VII. APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE FOR THE BOARD VACANCY: A paper vote was taken and Michael Biwer was appointed as Trustee. Attorney Scott swore in Michael Biwer as Trustee. VIII. REFERRALS REQUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS 1). Consideration of Special Events Permit for the Ault Fall Festival: Ault Fall Festival representatives requested donation for fireworks help from Police for parade and parks, public works setup assistance and port o lets and handwash stations. Saturday will be parade, vendors in the park and dance. Sunday a church service is planned. Ideas for bingo, poker and a poker run in conjunction with the VFW are being considered. The Parade Marshalls will be the Senior Center Cooks. The theme is "Senior Traditions." The Board recommended that the AFF Committee seek donations for port o lets, trash cans and monetary assistance prior to returning to the Board for assistance. 2). Public Hearing for the Transfer of Ownership on a Liquor License for the Money Room LLC dba Pour House Saloon: The public hearing opened at 7:39 p.m. The applicant stated that they are running on a temporary permit and that no major changes are being made from the prior owner. There were no comments of support or opposition. The public hearing closed at 7:41 p.m. After discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE RUFF and seconded by Trustee Cole to approve the Transfer of Ownership to Money Room. LLC. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. 3). Public Hearing for Justin Marshall, 628 North 3rd Avenue for rezoning and conditional use: Public hearing opened at 7:44 p.m. The Planning Commission had no issues with this rezoning and conditional use. The applicant stated that he wants to rezone to Ag and use 4.3 acres for an outdoor storage facility. There will be a privacy fence along the south and west side of the storage. The remainder will be left for Ag use. There were no comments of support or opposition. The Public Hearing closed at 7:46. After discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE COLE and seconded by Trustee Riley to authorize the rezoning from rural. residential to Ag with the concurrent Conditional Use Permit. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. 4). Consideration of participation in the on -demand transit program with Weld County: This was tabled to discuss at the June work session. 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 Minutes of Regular Meeting 2022-05 Ault Town Board of Trustees May 11, 2022, 7:00 p.m. Page 3 of 3 X. OLD BUSINESS 1). Request by Baessler Homes for 6AF of cash in lieu water for the commercial section of Conestoga: After Discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE RUFF and seconded by Trustee Riley to inform Baessler that they will be allowed 6AF of cash in lieu, with determination of the process to set price at the next board meeting. Motion passed with five (5) yes votes and one no, being Trustee Anderson. XI. NEW BUSINESS 1). Consideration of a bid from Advanced Microbial Solutions LLC to remove sludge from the wastewater plant: A presentation was made at the work session. Grant Ruff tried to get additional bids with no response. After discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE RILEY and seconded by Trustee Ferrell to approve the AMS sludge removal bid for $126,198.07. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. 2). Consideration of bulk tank fuel for Town vehicles: Work is still being done to determine the location and setup. Staff recommends Agfmity to provide the service. After review, A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE COLE and seconded by Trustee Ruff to move forward with bulk tanks with Agfinity. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. 3). Consideration of purchase of AED for emergency situations: The staff looked for grants but could not locate any at this time. Staff can make adjustments to current budgets to accommodate the purchase. After discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE FERRELL and seconded by Trustee Cole to approve the purchase of 7 AED for the total of $11,364.95. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. 4). Resolution 2022-09 Allowing fees and compensation collected for the Town VIN to be paid into the General Fund: After review, A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE BIWER and seconded by Trustee Cole to approve Resolution 2022-09 allowing fees to be paid into general fund. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. With no further business to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned at 8:29 p.m. ao, Town er 0 S. ;%b 'b" •