City Council

EVANSTON CITY COUNCIL First Regular M eeting January 5, 2016 The official record of proceedings of the first regular m eeting of the Evanston City Council for the m onth of January was held in the Council Cham bers of City Hall on the above date. These proceedings were video recorded. Councilm em ber David W elling led those in attendance in the pledge of allegiance to the Flag. The roll was called and with a quorum being present, Mayor Kent W illiam s called the m eeting to order at 5:30 p.m . and welcom ed everyone present. Those present from the governing body at the start of the m eeting were: Mayor W illiam s; Councilm em bers Tim Lynch, Andy Kopp, Evan Perkes, David W elling, Saundra Meyer and W endy Schuler. Staff m em bers present at the start of the m eeting were: City Attorney, Dennis Boal; Director of Adm inistrative Services/City Clerk, Am y Grenfell; City Treasurer, Kathy Defa; Police Chief, Jon Kirby; Public W orks Director, Oop Hansen; Director of Parks and Recreation, J.D. Nielson; Associate Planner, DuW ayne Jacobson; and Deputy City Clerk, Nancy Stevenson. City Engineer, Brian Honey was excused. A large group of interested citizens were also present. Approve Agenda Councilmember Schuler moved, Councilmember M eyer seconded, to approve the agenda. The m otion passed unanim ously with 7 yes votes: W illiam s, Lynch, Kopp, Perkes, W elling, Meyer, Schuler. Approve M inutes The official record of proceedings for the City Council M eeting held December 15, 2015 w ere approved as presented. Bills Councilmember Lynch moved, Councilmember Perkes seconded, to approve the follow ing bills for payment: Decem ber 16, 2015 to January 5, 2016 VENDOR FOR AMOUNT AXA Equivest Payroll 2,736.55 FlexShare Payroll 2,569.00 ING Life Insurance Payroll 29.20 IRS Tax Deposit Payroll 37,924.17 Orchard Trust Payroll 566.12 Parks and Recreation Payroll 172.33 United W ay Payroll 6.00 Utah Child Support Payroll 181.01 Vantage Point Payroll 851.14 W ells Fargo Payroll 224.00 Payroll Payroll 108,705.49 BRORA Pass Thru Grant 30,000.00 Casper Star Tribune Subscription 382.20 Cowboy Motor Co Parts 109.26 Cazin’s Supplies 77.32 CD’s Electric Electrical 1,132.00 Verizon W ireless Cell Phones 343.80 Boot Barn Safety Boots 150.00 Crum Electric Supplies 243.21 Deru’s Glass Repairs 737.98 Ellingford’s Supplies 53.04 Chem tech-Ford Laboratories Testing 290.00 Executech Maintenance/Equipm ent 1,761.04 Evanston Parks & Recreation City Subsidy/Reim bursem ent 123,219.67 Ferguson Enterprises Parts 785.00 Fastenal Tools 274.74 Good to Grow Supplies 1,055.00 Hom e Decor Prom otional 251.75 Kallas Autom otive Parts 1,243.43 Jon Kirby Service Award 100.00 Landm ark Reim bursem ent 300.00 Morcon Industrial Supplies 337.86 Mt W est Business Solutions Contract 517.34 Questar Gas Utilities 14,591.60 Office Products Dealer Supplies 98.19 Preston Sheets Service Award 100.00 Quality Engraving & Locksm ith Repairs 30.00 Real Kleen Supplies 1,865.64 Rocky Mountain Valves Repairs 1,275.00 Rip’s Grocery Propane 5.61 Rocket Sanitation Services 612.50 Rocky Mountain Turf Parts 338.08 Skaggs Com panies Uniform s 4,462.98 Sm ith’s Food & Drug Supplies 39.68 Standard Plum bing Parts 79.00 T-Bar Construction Cut Perm it Reim bursem ent 560.00 Two Guys Flooring Services 690.00 Uinta County Fire Protection Contract 50,899.32 Uinta County Herald Ads 392.88 Union Pacific Railroad Land Lease 3,445.00 Century Link Utilities 1,295.21 Rocky Mountain Power Utilities 22,512.14 W alMart Supplies 650.89 W estar Printing Printing 230.50 W ETCO Contract 4,360.00 W hite Mountain Lum ber Supplies 24.42 One-Call of W yom ing Services 34.50 Yam aha Motor Corp Contract 3,281.75 Prestige Flags Flags 839.07 H.P. Mobile Towing 150.00 Tam m y’s Hem House Services 285.25 W yom ing Dept of Transportation Salt/Sand/Street Maintenance 18,079.54 Evanston Rodeo Series Contract 2,480.00 Media Skills Services 360.00 Lavon Lym Refund 100.00 Taylor Siem ers Refund 250.00 Sali Chanthalangsy Refund 1,750.00 The m otion passed unanim ously with 7 yes votes: W illiam s, Lynch, Kopp, Perkes, W elling, Meyer, Schuler. Revenue & Expenditure Report Councilmember W elling moved, Councilmember Perkes seconded, to approve the Revenue and Expenditure Reports for the month of November. The m otion passed unanim ously with 7 yes votes: W illiam s, Lynch, Kopp, Perkes, W elling, Meyer, Schuler. Council Comments Councilm em ber W elling thanked those citizens who got together to put on a New Year’s Eve Firework show. Councilm em ber Meyer stated that she would like to publicly thank the citizens that stopped to help her when she was stuck in a snow drift. Councilm em ber Schuler thanked the Public W orks Departm ent for all their hard work with the snow rem oval. Mayor W illiam s echoed those com m ents that had been m ade. Appointment of Department Heads/Attorneys/M unicipal Judges Councilmember Schuler moved, Councilmember Lynch seconded, to confirm M ayor W illiams appointment of Jon Kirby as Chief of Police. The m otion passed unanim ously with 6 yes votes: Lynch, Kopp, Perkes, W elling, Meyer, Schuler. Councilmember Perkes moved, Councilmember W elling seconded, to confirm M ayor W illiams appointment of Brian Honey as City Engineer. The m otion passed with 4 yes votes: Lynch, Perkes, W elling, Schuler. 2 no votes: Kopp, Meyer. Councilmember W elling moved, Councilmember Lynch seconded, to confirm M ayor W illiams appointment of Allan Hansen as Director of Public W orks. The m otion passed unanim ously with 6 yes votes: Lynch, Kopp, Perkes, W elling, Meyer, Schuler. Councilmember Perkes moved, Councilmem ber Schuler seconded, to confirm M ayor W illiams appointment of Kathy Defa as City Treasurer. The m otion passed unanim ously with 6 yes votes: Lynch, Kopp, Perkes, W elling, Meyer, Schuler. Councilmember W elling moved, Councilmember M eyer seconded, to confirm M ayor W illiams appointment of Amy Grenfell as Director of Administrative Services/City Clerk. The m otion passed unanim ously with 6 yes votes: Lynch, Kopp, Perkes, W elling, Meyer, Schuler.  Councilmember Schuler moved, Councilmember W elling seconded, to confirm M ayor W illiams appointment of Dennis Boal as City Attorney. The m otion passed unanim ously with 6 yes votes: Lynch, Kopp, Perkes, W elling, Meyer, Schuler. Councilmember Lynch moved, Councilmember W elling seconded, to confirm M ayor W illiams appointment of Paul Skog as City Prosecutor. The m otion passed unanim ously with 6 yes votes: Lynch, Kopp, Perkes, W elling, Meyer, Schuler. Councilm em ber Lynch moved, Councilmember M eyer seconded, to confirm M ayor W illiams appointment of M ark Harris as M unicipal Court Judge. The m otion passed unanim ously with 6 yes votes: Lynch, Kopp, Perkes, W elling, Meyer, Schuler. Councilmember Schuler moved, Councilm em ber W elling seconded, to confirm M ayor W illiams appointment of Ammon Francom as Alternate M unicipal Court Judge. The m otion passed unanim ously with 6 yes votes: Lynch, Kopp, Perkes, W elling, Meyer, Schuler. Election of Council President M ayor W illiams called for nominations for the election of Council President. Councilmember W elling moved, Councilmember Perkes seconded, to nominate Councilmember W endy Schuler as the City Council President. The m otion passed unanim ously with 6 yes votes: Lynch, Kopp, Perkes, W elling, Meyer, Schuler. Financial Disclosure Statements Councilmember Lynch moved, Councilmember M eyer seconded, to accept Financial Disclosure Statements from the M ayor, City Councilmembers, City Clerk and the City Treasurer. The m otion passed unanim ously with 7 yes votes: W illiam s, Lynch, Kopp, Perkes, W elling, Meyer, Schuler. Comments/Remarks The Departm ent Heads each thanked the Mayor and City Councilm em bers for their re-reappointm ents. Public Participation John Pentz thanked the Mayor and Council for supporting the com m unity firework show provided by som e local citizens. . Several of those who were in attendance of the m eeting addressed the Mayor and Councilm em bers with their opinions and concerns in regards to Paul Knopf not being re-appointed as the Director of Planning and Developm ent. Adjournment W ith no further business to be conducted at this tim e Mayor W illiam s adjourned the m eeting at 6:30 p.m . ___________________________ Kent H. W illiam s, Mayor _______________________________ Am y L. Grenfell, City Clerk