City Council

CITY OF BRUSH! MINUTES OF THE MAY 11, 2015 – REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING The City Council of the City of Brush, Colorado met in regular session on May 11, 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 Attorney Bo Chapin, Finance Director Joanne Gosselink, Public Works Director Dale Colerick, Assistant Fire Chief Ray Uhrich and Clerk Andrea Strand. MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting of April 27, 2015, were approved as submitted. VISITORS AND DELEGATIONS Jodi Walker provided a presentation for Kids At Their Best. This is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization which provides afterschool and summer programs to children, ages 6 to 18. They will be providing summer activities in Brush for six weeks beginning June 15. They have spoken to Monty Torres and Lance Schwindt from the City. This summer program will be held at Memorial Park from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The organization would appreciate any sponsorship at any dollar amount. Also they would like from the City, big trucks for demonstration to the children, police officers to eat lunch with the kids or any volunteers. Mayor Schonberger thanked Jodi for providing the information and stated that Council would discuss the requested assistance at an upcoming meeting. COUNCIL ACTING AS THE LOCAL LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY Application For Transfer of Liquor License and Temporary Permit for R & J Christensen Inc., dba East Side Liquors Clerk Strand presented an application on behalf of R & J Christensen Inc., dba East Side Liquors for a Retail Liquor License Store, previously owned by East Side Liquor, Inc. at 320 East Edison Street. Strand stated that the applicants had met all of the requirements of the Council Proceedings – May 11, 2015 1 application and paid the required fees; the City Attorney had reviewed the application as well. The police department had conducted their preliminary back ground check and indicated that nothing would preclude the owners from operating a retail liquor store. Robert Christensen spoke on behalf of R & J Christensen Inc. He stated that he and his wife had several years of experience and would be taking the on-line server course sometime in the near future. Staff is recommending that Council approve the application for transfer of ownership and a temporary permit for R & J Christensen Inc., dba East Side Liquors at 320 E. Edison Street. Councilor Bain moved, second by Councilor Quinlin to approve the application and temporary permit for R & J Christensen, dba East Side Liquors Inc, for a Retail Liquor Store at 320 East Edison, Brush, Co 80723. The motion was approved unanimously by roll call vote. MANAGEMENT Request from Bruce Bosley to Collect Plants on Brush Properties and Rights of Way Bruce Bosley was present asking for permission to collect plant specimens from Brush properties and rights of way. He intended to submit these to the herbaria collections with Colorado State University, University of Colorado, and Denver Botanic Gardens. He would only collect weed species and would not collect native or ornamental plants within Brush city limits. Councilor Dykes moved, second by Councilor Smith to permit Bruce Bosley to collect plant specimens in Brush City limits. The motion was approved unanimously by roll call vote. FINANCE City Disbursements Councilor Quinlin moved, second by Councilor Anderson to approve City bills from April 27-May 11, 2015. The motion was approved unanimously by roll call vote. General Fund $ 74,809.76 Capital Reserve Fund $ 23,295.79 Water Fund $ 9,267.26 Trash and Garbage Fund $ 27,290.45 Waste Water Fund $ 8,887.81 Storm Water Fund $ 1,231.14 Council Proceedings – May 11, 2015 2 Golf Course Fund $ 66,200.19 Joslin Needham Fund $ 19,875.00 Payroll and Cafeteria $ 60,800.57 Payroll Liability $ 36,498.62 Disbursements Total $ 328,156.59 STAFF REPORTS Finance • Reported that the City had closed on the golf course property. Credit applications are being completed and consideration may be made to change the name and logo of the golf course. She provided a sample of a proposed logo “The Links at Petteys Park” Public Works • Spoke of the recent storm events, total of 15 inches of precipitation received, reported that the English feedlot property was flooded. This was caused by a breach of the drainage pond. He added that all areas of concern were being monitored. • Morgan County Landfill was closed due to flooding. City thanked Logan County as they were accepting our waste until Morgan County was operational. • Potholes around the City would be fixed when weather and availability of the material occurred. • Felt the recent Spring Clean Up was a success. The extra fees to the landfill were approximately $750. Public Safety • Reported that he had just come from the flood briefing held at Morgan County Administration. Water levels would be watched and the landfill will be open tomorrow but only to municipalities. • He thanked the City crews for their work with the recent rain/snow event. • Reported that Brush was in the top 10 this year as a Safe Community. This is the second year in a row. Fire Department • Reported on the recent rain events and the monitoring that the fire department did throughout the weekend. Members attended the briefing meetings with other county responders as well as checked their other fire districts. • He reported that a committee was formed to discuss the state of the fire building with city council and the Rural Fire District Board. • He stated that the ISO rating went up which would affect the rates of citizens and they would like to lower the ISO rating. Stated that since the recent sales tax increase dedicated to the fire department fund, citizens may be upset if the ISO rate isn’t lowered. Council Proceedings – May 11, 2015 3 City Clerk • Read upcoming meetings and events that were provided on the calendar. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS • Mayor and Council thanked all of the emergency responders and city staff for their hard work during the recent rain/snow event and the spring clean-up. • Inquired if everyone was available for Brush to host the City/County meeting on June 11th. • Reported that the City of Brush! recently received an award for Small Community of the Year by Economic Development Council of Colorado. ADJOURNMENT The May 11, 2015, meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:47 p.m. ATTEST: /s/ City Clerk Andrea Strand /s/Mayor Chuck Schonberger Council Proceedings – May 11, 2015 4