City Council

CITY OF BRUSH! MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 9, 2015 – REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING The City Council of the City of Brush Colorado met in regular session on February 9, 2015. Mayor Chuck Schonberger called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. The meeting was held at Brush City Hall. The pledge of allegiance was given. Present on roll call were: Mayor Chuck Schonberger Councilor Jeanine Anderson Councilor Rick Bain Councilor Heath Becker Councilor Kimberly Dykes Councilor Vicky Quinlin Councilor Mark Smith Absent on roll call were: None. Also present were City Administrator Monty Torres, City Attorney Bo Chapin, Finance Director Joanne Gosselink, Public Works Director Dale Colerick, Community Service Director Lance Schwindt, and City Clerk Andrea Strand MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting of January 26, 2015, were approved as submitted. VISITORS AND DELEGATIONS None. MANAGEMENT Downtown Revitalization Construction Project Phase 4 Bid Award Finance Director Gosselink stated that before we could award the bid for the project, the extension agreement with DOLA would need to be signed by the Mayor, and then forwarded to DOLA for their signature. The extension agreement did arrive today for the Mayor’s signature. Councilor Bain moved, seconded by Councilor Smith, to authorize the Mayor to sign the extension agreement with DOLA for the grant on the Downtown Revitalization construction Project Phase 4. The motion was approved unanimously by roll call vote. Council Proceedings – February 9, 2015 1 FINANCE City Disbursements Councilor Quinlin moved, second by Councilor Anderson to approve City bills from January 26, 2015, to February 9, 2015. The motion was approved unanimously by roll call vote. General Fund $ 104,111.36 Fire Equipment Fund $ 13,230.00 Water Fund $ 54,673.53 Trash and Garbage Fund $ 9,847.34 Waste Water Fund $ 331,400.17 Storm Water Fund $ 6,958.49 Community Enhancement Fund $ 11,995.00 Payroll and Cafeteria $ 56,837.28 Payroll Liability $ 36,380.39 Disbursements Total $ 625,433.56 STAFF REPORTS Parks and Recreation • Staff had been working on bids for concession stands, tennis court, fire station and Watrous Park restroom. These will come before Council in the near future. • Lance presented a plaque from the Brush High School Football team, thanking the City for sponsoring the tail gating party during the State Football Championship. Which they won! Public Works • Hospital Road is now open after the last improvements were made. • The City received the new bucket truck. City Administrator • Met with Greg Etl, representative from DOLA, concerning the grant process for the ladder truck for the fire department. • City officials met with members of the Bunker Hill Country Club concerning the City partnership of operating the golf course. A letter will be presented to City Council in the future, outlining the details. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS Executive Session: At 6:10 p.m. Councilor Quinlin moved to enter into executive session pursuant to C.R.S. 24-6- 402(4)(b), to confer with an attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions concerning Charter Communication Franchise Agreement. Council Proceedings – February 9, 2015 2 The motion was seconded by Councilor Dykes and passed unanimously. The Mayor announced that the time was 7:17 p.m., and the executive session had been concluded. The participants in the executive session were: Mayor Schonberger, Councilors Anderson, Bain, Becker, Dykes, and Quinlin, City Administrator Monty Torres, City Attorney Bo Chapin, Attorney Ken Fellman (by telephone) and City Clerk Andrea Strand. The Mayor stated for the record, if any person who had participated in the executive session believed that any substantial discussion of any matters not included in the motion to go into the executive session and in violation of the Open Meetings Law, had occurred during the executive session state their concerns for the record. Hearing none, Councilor Smith offered a motion to continue negotiations with Charter Communications within the perimeters of the executive session. His motion was seconded by Councilor Quinlin and was approved unanimously. The February 9, 2015, meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:20 p.m. ATTEST: /s/ City Clerk Andrea Strand /s/ Mayor Chuck Schonberger Council Proceedings – February 9, 2015 3