City of Chenoa City Council met June 8.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
The Chenoa City Council met in regular session at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Mayor Wilder, Commissioners Buchanan, Bell, Reinhart, Daiker, Attorney Mann, Treasurer Rowold and City Clerk Rhoades were in attendance.
#5281 Commissioners Daiker and Buchanan moved and seconded the Motion that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 25, 2021 and the Minutes of the Executive Session of May 25, 2021 be approved. That the bills and payrolls be allowed, and orders on the Treasurer be drawn in payment of same. The roll call vote was affirmative by Mayor Wilder, Commissioners Buchanan, Reinhart, and Daiker; negative by Commissioner Bell.
#5282 Commissioners Buchanan and Bell moved and seconded the Motion to accept and approve the recommendation of the Zoning Board to extend the special use for Zack Lopeman in regards to allowing campers on his Commercial St. property located in an I-2 District. This extension is for a period of two years. The roll call vote was affirmative.
#5283 Commissioners Bell and Buchanan moved and seconded the Motion to approve an Ordinance Approving Authorizing the Execution Of an Amendment to the TIF Redevelopment Agreement by and between the City of Chenoa and PuppyDo Transformations, LLC. Ordinance #820. The roll call vote was affirmative.
#5284 Commissioners Daiker and Reinhart moved and seconded the Motion to approve Authorization to list for sale and or determine prospective purchase of Leaf Vacuum Trailer. The roll call vote was affirmative.
#5285 Commissioners Buchanan and Bell moved and seconded the Motion that the Council hereby waives the right to formally bid the block layer component of the City Park Project and hereby accepts the quote of $17,200.00 for block laying from PJ Hoerr and Summit Masonry. The roll call vote was affirmative.
#5286 Commissioners Daiker and Reinhart moved and seconded the Motion to approve to enter into Executive Session to Discuss the Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance or Dismissal of Specific Employees of the City of Chenoa - Section 2(c)(1). The roll call vote was affirmative.
#5287 Commissioners Daiker and Reinhart moved and seconded the Motion to approve to return to Open Session. The roll call vote was affirmative.
#5288 Commissioners Buchanan and Bell moved and seconded the Motion to approve to offer Dalton Cambell an employment position with the City of Chenoa at a pay rate of $18.00 per hour. Must have his CDL within 90 days of accepting the position. Upon receiving CDL Class B pay will increase to $19.00 per hour. The roll call vote was affirmative.
#5289 Commissioners Daiker and Reinhart moved and seconded the Motion that the council do now adjourn. The roll call vote was affirmative.
Melissa Cooper said she feels the Facebook post needs to stop and let the police do their job. Mayor Wilder said the post on Facebook is not a City Council matter and it needs to be taken to the police department. Commissioner Reinhart said the council can not do the police department's job, but they can sit at the table and have the decency to say that this has to stop. The council needs to let the community know that they do not support any of the wrongful posts on social media.
Memorial Bench for Lester Price
Dwayne Price said he would like to have a memorial for his dad, Lester Price. He has bought a bench he would like to be placed at the City Park. His dad has done a lot with flea markets at the park. The council all agreed this would be fine.
Recommendation from Zoning Board
Mayor Wilder said Zack Lopmans use of I-2 for temporary campers has been recommended by the Zoning Boards to be extended for two more years. Commissioner Bell asked him to work on getting that corner done at the end of the property.
Adding a Tree Ordinance to the City of Chenoa Code
Mayor Wilder suggested the Tree Board consist of no more than five for the size of the community. The Parks Commissioner and Streets Commissioner would be two of the members, one person from the Economic Development Committee, and two other residents. It was highly suggested to get someone that specializes in trees on the board. Keenan Wilson suggested allowing Sarah Michaels to be an advisory to the board as a tree specialist as she is not a resident and would not be able to vote on anything that the tax dollars go into. Zack Lopeman had concerns with creating another board making the decision process move even slower. Commissioner Daiker said he believes that getting a Tree Board together is a step to becoming a Tree City USA. Commissioner Bell confirmed that being a Tree City
USA is just recognition for the City. The Council agreed to have Attorney Mann draft an ordinance for this to move forward.
Ordinance Approving and Authorizing the Execution Of an Amendment to the TIF Redevelopment Agreement by and between the City of Chenoa and PuppyDo Transformations, LLC.
Commissioner Buchanan said the only change to this ordinance from the one they just approved is the length of time required for the lease. The first ordinance required a five year lease which they thought was a long period of time for a lease, therefore lowered it to one year of a lease.
Commissioner Bell said he feels the City should keep the truck that is used for the leaf pick up but sell the trailer and the actual piece of equipment that sucks up the leaves. He ran rough numbers to figure out what it cost the City to run that equipment. If they pick up leaves twice a week for three months it costs about $15,600.00 in employee pay and if done three times a week it's about $23,400.00. He said he likes the bags and does not want to get rid of them. It costs about $1,200.00 a year for bags. It takes at least three employees to run the truck and pick up the leaves which means not much else is getting done. He suggests buying using the money that is made from the sale to purchase a portable generator and light tower. It can be used for water main breaks or anything else in the dark. He also suggested changing the City Code to burn all year around with the same days and same times. The council agreed to look into selling the equipment more and allowing burning all year long.
Park Restroom Project
Mayor Wilder said they have had trouble finding a block layer for the new restrooms at the park. One contractor was too busy to give an actual quote. The other company quoted $17,200.00. He said they have issues with getting the plumbing in and was quoted at $29,000.00. They are going to look at other options for the plumbing. He said in order to get the project moving they need to approve the money for the block laying company. He reminded the council that they will be using Silliman Trust money for this project. The council agreed to move forward with the project as it did not have to go out for bid.
Attorney's Comments
None
Treasurer Comments
Treasurer Rowold handed the council a packet of a summary of how they ended the last fiscal year. He went over what accounts had profits and what accounts had losses at the end of the year. He also said if the council had no major changes to the budget for this year from the draft he emailed out that it would be ready for approval at the next meeting. Commissioner Bell said he thinks they need to do a better job in the future at getting a budget approved before the year begins.
Commissioner’s Comments
Commissioner Daiker said the pool opened one day late due to some issues. Everything has been running smoothly since then. The group swim lessons are set for the week of July 19th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm and cost $45.00 per swimmer. The pool party schedule is filling up fast.
Commissioner Reinhart said they need to get a budget passed before they make any other changes so they know what they are working with. He is meeting with the engineer for the North Division Street project tomorrow and hopes to have an update on that project for everyone after that meeting. He reminded the council that the street will be closed this Saturday for an event. He thanked the Police Department for everything they do and what they have been dealing with this past week.
Commissioner Bell gave Tim Killian with the Township a thank you for all he has done. He said 3000 North Road is a pain to maintain. They have had to chip it several times and the big trucks are just peeling the tar off of it. The guys found out that none of the spinners on the trucks work so they will be fixing those. The sink hole in the middle of Veto and Owsley has been filled with gravel and it still sunk in. They dug it up and found nothing. He does not plan to repair the road until the hydrant work is done. He will have it presentable for the 4th of July. They are also going to start chipping the roads. He does not like storing the rock on Route 66 and is going to look at options for a new storage place. He said he got an email from Farnsworth saying his MFT project has been approved that he knew nothing about.
He was told the project was for seal coating the road out to the city dump. He said there are more important things that need to be done before the road to the dump. He is going to meet with Farnsworth to replan where they will be sealcoating at.
Commissioner Buchanan
None
Mayor Wilder
None
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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