City Council

CITY OF BRUSH! MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 9, 2017 – REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING The City Council of the City of Brush, Colorado met in regular session on October 9, 2017. 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 Marlene Baker Councilor Heath Becker Councilor Kimberly Dykes Councilor Vicky Quinlin Absent: None. Also present were Administrator Monty Torres, City Attorney Bo Chapin, Assistant City Administrator Karen Schminke, Police Chief Travis Anderson, Finance Director Joanne Gosselink, Community Service Director Lance Schwindt and City Clerk Andrea Strand. MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting of September 11, 2017, were approved as corrected. VISITORS AND DELEGATIONS Bernie Sewald who resides at 336 Glacier Avenue inquired about the covanance in the area that he resides and how it applies to the recent home moved in. Administrator Torres responded that the research the City has made indicated that the covanance provided to the City expired after 30 years and only applied to Phase I of Westwood Addition. MANAGEMENT Grant Agreement #104859 between the State of Colorado Department of Local Affairs and the City of Brush for the Volunteer Fire Department Building Expansion Administrator Torres presented the Grant Agreement to Council for their approval. Councilor Bain offered a motion, second by Councilor Anderson to authorize the Mayor to sign the Grant Agreement between the City of Brush and State of Colorado Department of Local Council Proceedings –October 9, 2017 1 Affairs for the Volunteer Fire Department Building Expansion with a modification in the Scope of Work naming Monty Torres in place of Andrea Strand as the Supervisor. It was approved unanimously by roll call vote. The Mayor noted that members of the Brush Rural Fire Protection District were present. Final Payment for J-2 Contracting Company for the Completed Brush Downtown Revitalization Phase 4 Finance Director Gosselink announced that the she had advertised the final payment two times as necessary. Councilor Quinlin offered a motion, second by Councilor Dykes to approve the final payment for J-2 Contracting Company for the completed Brush Downtown Revitalization Phase 4 Project. It was approved unanimously by roll call vote. Resolution No. 2017-10 Appointing Stephen Jones as the Hearing Officer for the Local Liquor Licensing Authority Councilor Dykes offered a motion, second by Councilor Quinlin to approve Resolution No. 2017-10, which appoints Stephen Jones as the Hearing Officer for the Local Liquor Licensing Authority. The motion passed by roll call vote as follows: For: Schonberger, Quinlin, Bain, Baker, Becker, Dykes Against: Anderson Resolution No. 2017-11 Adopting the Emergency Operation Plan for the City of Brush Police Chief Anderson stated that the emergency operation exercise held over the weekend was a success. Councilor Baker offered a motion, second by Councilor Dykes to approve Resolution No. 2017- 11 adopting the Emergency Operation Plan for the City of Brush. It was approved unanimously by roll call vote. Resolution No. 2017-12 Re-Adopting and Promulgating Regulations Entitled “City of Brush Wastewater Utility Regulation Councilor Bain offered a motion, second by Councilor Quinlin to adopt Resolution No. 2017-12 Re-Adopting and Promulgating Regulations Entitled “City of Brush Wastewater Utility Regulation. It was approved unanimously by roll call vote. Council Proceedings –October 9, 2017 2 Second and Final Reading of Ordinance No. 862-17, an Ordinance Declaring a Moratorium on the Placement and Siting of Cargo Containers Within the City of Brush, and Declaring an Emergency Councilor Dykes offered a motion, second by Councilor Anderson to adopt on second reading and order publication by titled only, Ordinance No. 862-17, an Ordinance Declaring a Moratorium on the Placement and Siting of Cargo Containers Within the City of Brush, and Declaring an Emergency. It was approved unanimously by roll call vote. FINANCE City Disbursements Councilor Quinlin moved, second by Councilor Anderson to approve City bills from September 25-October 9, 2017. The roll call vote was unanimous. General Fund $ 107,888.61 Capital Improvement Fund $ 4,510.90 Water Fund $ 13,989.08 Trash and Garbage Fund $ 11,286.00 Waste Water Fund $ 65,456.79 Storm Water Fund $ 2,610.97 Golf Course Fund $ 16,132.82 Police Forfeiture & Confiscation Fund $ 4.195.00 Community Enhancement Fund $ 2,007.87 Payroll $ 72,016.94 Payroll Liability and Cafeteria $ 43,137.92 Disbursements Total $ 350,548.55 2018 PROPOSED BUDGET PRESENTED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR City Administrator Torres presented the proposed 2018 Budget and stated that it did not include payroll or capital items, these will be reviewed and discussed at the Council Budget Retreat on November 13, 2017. Finance Director Gosslink announced that capital outlay projects would be presented at the October 23, 2017, council meeting. She stated that she was encouraged that the current budget reflected $680,000 more than budgeted. STAFF Police Chief • Reported 610 Calls for Service • Reported that all officers have received training in crisis intervention. • The K-9 Mux has now been assigned to Officer Leroy Brown • Brush police officers are participating with the Citizens Academy with Fort Morgan Police Department. Council Proceedings –October 9, 2017 3 Community Development • Reported receipt of plans for a four-plex located at Howell and Emerson • Tomorrow will be an open house from 4-6 p.m.for cargo container development regulations. City Clerk • Highlighted upcoming meetings on the calendar. • Announced that she would participate in Morgan County Logic and Accuracy Test for the coordinated election, Tuesday, October 10th. • Citizens will have two candidate forum opportunities. Wednesday, at noon, at The Course and Thursday, October 12, 7 p.m. at The Carroll both sponsored by the Brush Chamber. City Administrator • Brush Floodplain Mitigation Feasibility Study Discussion Storm Water Projects – we were unable to watch this presentation by City Administrator Torres as the projector equipment was not operating. MAYOR AND COUNCIL Councilor Bain • Reported he was impressed with the results to the emergency drill held over the weekend. Councilor Becker • Would like to have the Brush Middle School placed on a list to receive recycling containers. Councilor Anderson • Provided a draft resolution to be placed on a future agenda promoting GOCO as the City of Brush has received significant funding through them. ADJOURNMENT The October 9, 2017, meeting adjourned at approximately 6:35 p.m. ATTEST: /s/ City Clerk Andrea Strand /s/ Mayor Chuck Schonberger Council Proceedings –October 9, 2017 4