May 2022 Council Meeting

COLBY COMMON COUNCIL May 3, 2022 Page 1 The regular meeting of the Colby Common Council was called to order at 6:30 P.M. by Mayor James Schmidt. On roll call: O’Brien, T Schmidt, Baumgartner, Hesgard and Hederer. Lindeman was absent. Also present were Mayor James Schmidt, DPW Higley, Clerk Connie Gurtner, Librarian Vicky Calmes and Mike Voss of MSA. Agenda was posted by the clerk. The agenda will stand as the order of the meeting. Minutes of the April 19th re-org meeting minutes were pre-read and reviewed. One corrected is that Hesgard was elected as Vice-President. Motion was made by Hederer, seconded by T Schmidt to approve the minutes as corrected. Motion carried with a voice vote. Financial Statement and Bills were discussed. Motion was made T Schmidt, seconded by O’Brien to approve the financial statement and bills. The amounts approved are as follows: General Fund $223,745.60; Capital Fund $130,139.80; Water Department $30,478.90; Sewer Department $23,356.49; Net payroll $21,942.31. Motion carried with a voice vote. Colby/Abbotsford Police Commission met on April 11th. The commission approved minutes and expenditures. Chief's Report: Chief Bauer said the K-9 was deployed six times in March, resulting in four arrests. There were 780 total CAPD activities reported for the month of March, with a year-to-date total of 2,245, compared to 2,499 total CAPD activities reported for the first three months of 2021. Chief Bauer said the new cameras were being installed in the interview room and the intox room. Installation was being done in-house to save money. Both city councils approved the hiring of Brandon Nelson, who will be starting as a patrol officer the first week of May. Nelson will be attending the recruit academy at NTC in Wausau, beginning August 22, 2022. Chief Bauer said the CAPD would be operating shifts one officer short for awhile. He said some overtime will be required, as two officers are necessary on Friday and Saturday nights. The new squad car has arrived. A new radio will be installed by "Light Them Up," a vendor out of the Loyal area which has done recent installs for the Spencer Police Department and the Clark County Sheriff's Department. Chief Bauer said three officers were required to deal with a mental health situation that occurred at 5:00 a.m. one recent morning. The individual had to be transported to Winnebago, as no local facility would take the individual. Chief Bauer said the May CAPC agenda would include moving funds from the Metal Plate Fund to cover sick time payouts, as has been done in the past. Central Fire & EMS District met on April 21st. COLBY COMMON COUNCIL May 3, 2022 Page 2 Nancy O’Brien reported on the meeting. Mayor Schmidt: Mayor Schmidt reported on his meeting of the meeting of Clark County Economic Development. Clerk Gurtner: Clerk Gurtner reported that the front counter has been cut back by 7” and is working great. The contractor will be coming back to patch the floor and finishing some painting. DPW Higley: The following building permits were issued: Merlin Schaefer, 503 S Main St, siding/new garage; John & Pam Broome, 204A N 6th St, replace bath tub/walk in shower; Eric English, 102 S 6th St, furnace and central air; ZB Designs, 401 S Division St, storage shed; We Energies, 104 N 2 nd St, retire gas service; Colby Pullers Club, 705 E Spence St, 30 x 40 building for food/beverage stand; David Desloover, 408 S Main St, siding; Veronica Sazama, 308 S Main St, 6’ fence. DPW Higley reported on the precipitation and flows for April 2022 at the STP. He also reported on the pumpage of water for April 2022. The city crew has started doing work in the ballpark from the storm damage. MSA Engineering: Mike Voss reported on the progress of the Community Drive and N 2nd Street projects. He reported that WATCO wants to have a meeting to discuss the railroad permit with the city. Operator’s License: The city received the following operator’s licenses: Debora Olson, 205 E Spence St, Colby, WI; Cosvy Herrera Saldana, 214 W Sycamore St, Abbotsford, WI; - Motion was made by Hederer, seconded by Hesgard to approve. Motion carried with a voice vote. Library Annual Report: Librarian Vicky Calmes reviewed with the council the 2022 annual report. The full report is available in the Clerk’s Office. Selk Electronics Inc South Cell Tower Rental Contract: DPW Higley and Mayor Schmidt have been working with Selk Electronics to re-negotiate our existing contract that is due for renewal in June 2022. The new contract was negotiated to $125/month with annual auto renewal. Motion was made by Hederer, seconded by Hesgard to approve the new contract with Selk Electronics. Motion carried with a voice vote. Country Wide Wireless North Cell Tower Rental Contract: Country Wide Wireless has equipment located at the local feed mill and has approached the city to put their antennas on the North Tower. The new contract would be COLBY COMMON COUNCIL May 3, 2022 Page 3 $150/month for a 3 year contract to include an annual auto renewal after that. Motion was made by O’Brien, seconded by Baumgartner to approve the contract with Country Wide Wireless. Motion carried with a voice vote. Committee meetings for May: Colby-Abbotsford Police Commission will meet on May 9, 2022 at 6:30 P.M. at the Police Department. Central Fire & EMS District will meet on May 19, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. at Station 2. Joint Review Board and City Planning will meet on May 18, 2022 at 5:45 P.M. Board of Review will be May 17, 2022 from 4-6 P.M. Parks/Rec/Recycling Meeting will be May 11, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. Adjourn: Motion was made by Hederer, seconded by O’Brien to adjourn at 7:26 P.M. Motion carried with a voice vote. Approved _____________________ James W Schmidt, Mayor Attest _________________________ Connie Gurtner, Clerk