City Council

EVANSTON CITY COUNCIL First Regular Meeting March 2nd, 2021 The official record of proceedings of the first regular meeting of the Evanston City Council for the month of March was held in the Council Chambers of City Hall on the above date. These proceedings were video recorded. The meeting was also streamed live. Mayor Williams led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The roll was called and with a quorum being present, Mayor Kent Williams called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and welcomed everyone present. Those present from the governing body at the start of the meeting were: Mayor Williams; Council members Tim Lynch, Tib Ottley, Evan Perkes, David Welling, Mike Sellers and Mikal Welling. Staff members present at the start of the meeting were: City Attorney, Dennis Boal; Director of Engineering and Planning, Dean Barker; Public Works Director, Gordon Robinson; City Treasurer, Trudy Lym; City Clerk, Diane Harris; Community Development Director, Rocco O’Neill; Director of Parks and Recreation, Scott Ehlers; Police Chief Jon Kirby and Police Lieutenant Ken Pearson. A group of interested citizens were also present. Approve Agenda Council member Welling moved, Council member Ottley seconded, to approve the agenda. The motion passed unanimously with 7 yes votes: Williams, Lynch, Ottley, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, M. Welling. Approve Minutes The official record of proceedings for the City Council Meeting held February 16th, 2021 and the City Council Work Session Meeting held February 23rd, 2021 were approved as presented. Bills Council member Perkes moved, Council member Sellers seconded, to approve the following bills for payment: February 17, 2021 to March 2, 2021 VENDOR FOR AMOUNT AXA Equivest Payroll 458.00 Beneficial Life Payroll 293.34 Blue Cross/Blue Shield Payroll 169,097.00 Delta Dental Payroll 8,572.70 Evanston Police Benevolent Payroll 248.00 Flex Share Payroll 3,093.96 IRS Tax Deposit Payroll 42,992.32 NCPERS Payroll 112.00 Orchard Trust Payroll 1,093.32 Parks & Recreation Payroll 183.88 The Hartford Payroll 308.30 Vantage Point Payroll 106.66 Vision Service Plan Payroll 1,198.83 WEBT Payroll 979.00 Wyoming Dept of Workforce Services Payroll 5,619.43 Wyoming Retirement Payroll 63,838.28 Payroll Payroll 134,465.14 American Leak Detection Services 1,220.85 Evanston Youth Club Promotional 350.00 Dennis M. Boal Services 2,907.00 Caselle Services 2,010.00 Casper Star Tribune Ads 153.96 Yeti Parts 895.93 Verizon Wireless Cell Phones 643.38 Ellingford’s Parts 62.01 Chemtech-Ford Laboratories Testing 348.00 Energy Laboratories Testing 2,452.50 Evanston Parks & Recreation Reimbursement/City Subsidy 121,317.87 Fastenal Parts 55.03 Glock Professional Registration 250.00 Murdochs Supplies 254.31 Interwest Fire Protection Services 1,012.90 Ferguson Waterworks Services 5,263.16 JCOMM Equipment 31,306.80 JUB Engineers Contract 22,500.00 Kallas Automotive Parts 739.41 Amanda R. Kirby Services 450.00 Landmark Services 1,425.00 Morcon Industrial Parts 1,056.23 Mtn West Business Solutions Service Agreement 900.20 Quadient Contract 3,039.87 Office Products Dealer Supplies 271.56 Parnell’s Glass & Bodyworks Repairs 1,948.00 City of Evanston Reimbursement 92.40 Personnel Screening Testing 300.00 Premier Truck Group Parts 159.42 Proforce Law Enforcement Supplies 1,675.13 Real Kleen Janitorial Supplies 113.10 Safety Supply & Sign Signs 333.66 Sigma-Aldrich Testing 399.91 Stateline Metals Parts 4,765.64 Sirius XM Radio Satellite Radio 176.67 Tom’s HVAC Services 746.96 Turf Equipment & Irrigation Parts 4,975.25 Uinta County Human Services Contract 33,750.00 Uinta County Herald Ads 743.15 Rocky Mountain Power Utilities 78.61 Walmart Supplies 276.40 XO Xtreme Marketing Contract 2,000.00 Westar Printing Supplies 1,860.00 Westech Equipment Contract 35,208.75 The Lumberyard Supplies 134.11 One-Call of Wyoming Tickets 44.50 Utah/Yamas Controls Support 736.00 Ansell Healthcare Products Supplies 565.60 Martha Equade Award 100.00 Spring Turner Refund 600.00 Shawn or Charlene Wilkinson Refund 100.00 Myrtle Day Restitution 782.80 Gateway Mapping Contract 18,889.20 Brenda Brumme Refund 250.00 Brandon Wetzel Refund 100.00 The motion passed unanimously with 7 yes votes: Williams, Lynch, Ottley, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, M. Welling. Council Comments Council member Sellers acknowledged Dean Barker for National Engineers Week. He thanked him for all the hard work he has exhibited through the years. He also mentioned that Covid numbers are dropping and it its good to see that Texas and Mississippi have dropped their mandates. He stated that South Dakota and Florida have been maintaining strong economies, due to not shutting down. Consent Agenda Council member Ottley moved, Council member Welling seconded, to approve the following Consent Agenda Item: Parade Route requested by Nathan Prete of Runners High Half Marathon. The marathon participants will arrive on Front Street from Hwy 150 at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 5th, 2021. The motion passed unanimously with 7 yes votes: Williams, Lynch, Perkes, Ottley, D. Welling, Sellers, M. Welling. Resolution 21-09 Council member Lynch introduced Resolution 21-09. Councilmember Lynch moved, Council member Sellers seconded, to adopt Resolution 21-09. RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, WYOMING AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTION OF THE THIRD AMENDMENT OF THE REAL ESTATE LEASE WITH OPTION TO PURCHASE ENTERED INTO WITH CLEAN ENERGY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION. WHEREAS, the City and Wyoming Northstar Incorporated, a Wyoming corporation, entered into a Real Estate Lease with Option to Purchase, commencing on May 1, 2012, to lease real property and improvements, located on Lot 3 of Block 1 of the Union Center Addition to the City of Evanston, to operate a light manufacturing facility; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18 of the Lease, Wyoming Northstar Incorporated assigned all of its right title and interest in the Lease to Clean Energy, a California corporation, (“Clean Energy”) and WHEREAS, the Lease was amended by a First Amendment of Real Estate Lease with Option to Purchase dated October 7, 2015, which reduced the monthly rent to be paid by the Lessee from $10,000.00 to $8,000.00 and extended the term of the Lease for twenty four months ending on April 30, 2019; and WHEREAS, the City and Clean Energy entered into a Second Amendment of Real Estate Lease with Option to Purchase dated February 20, 2019, which further reduced the monthly rent to be paid by Clean Energy from $8,000.00 to $7,000.00 and extended the term of Lease for another twenty four months, ending on April 30, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City and Clean Energy now desire to enter into this Third Amendment of the Real Estate Lease with Option to Purchase to extend the term of the Lease for an additional twenty four months, ending on April 30, 2023, and increase the monthly rent to $7,500.00 for the initial twelve months and then $8,000.00 for the remaining twelve months of the extended term of the Lease; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, WYOMING THAT: Section 1: The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to sign and attest the attached Third Amendment of the Real Estate Lease with Option to Purchase with Clean Energy on behalf of the City of Evanston, Wyoming. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of March, 2021. Kent H. Williams, Mayor ATTEST: Diane Harris, City Clerk The motion passed unanimously with 7 yes votes: Williams, Lynch, Ottley, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, M. Welling. Resolution 21-10 Council member Welling introduced Resolution 21-10. Council member Welling moved, Council member Perkes seconded, to adopt Resolution 21-10. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, WYOMING AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A BUILDING ACCESS AGREEMENT WITH QWEST CORPORATION D/B/A CENTURY LINK TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION SERVICES TO THE BUILDING LEASED TO CLEAN ENERGY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION. WHEREAS, the City currently leases the building and premises located at 1600 Union Drive, Evanston to Clean Energy to operate its light industrial business; and WHEREAS, Clean Energy has requested the City enter into the attached Building Access Agreement so that it can obtain communication services from Qwest Corporation d/b/a Century Link; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the governing body of the City of Evanston, Wyoming as follows: Section 1. The Mayor is authorized to sign on behalf of the City the attached Building Access Agreement with Qwest Corporation d/b/a Century Link to provide communication services to the building leased to Clean Energy. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of March, 2021. Kent H. Williams, Mayor ATTEST: Diane Harris, City Clerk The motion passed unanimously with 7 yes votes: Williams, Lynch, Ottley, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, M. Welling. Resolution 21-11 Council member Ottley introduced Resolution 21-11. Council member Ottley moved, Council member M. Welling seconded, to adopt Resolution 21-11. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, WYOMING, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH GATEWAY MAPPING, INC. TO PROVIDE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, (GIS) SERVICES FOR THE EVANSTON CEMETERY. WHEREAS, the City of Evanston has a need to provide GIS mapping of the Evanston Cemetery to better serve members of the community; and WHEREAS, Gateway Mapping, Inc. has submitted an acceptable proposal to provide a GIS mapping system for the cemetery; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, WYOMING THAT: Section 1: The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute, and the City Clerk attest, on behalf of the City of Evanston, the attached Agreement for Professional Services between the City of Evanston, and Gateway Mapping, Inc., for completion of all work necessary for the Evanston Cemetery Management System Project. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of March, 2021. Kent H. Williams, Mayor ATTEST: Diane Harris, City Clerk The motion passed unanimously with 7 yes votes: Williams, Lynch, Ottley, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, M. Welling. Public Participation Council member Lynch and Lexi Lamb, Chairperson of the Crime Stoppers Board asked the Mayor to draw the winning tickets for the 50/50 drawing. Proceeds of the fund raiser will go to the Reward Bank for Crime Stoppers. Three lucky winners were drawn. Adjournment With no further business to be conducted at this time Mayor Williams adjourned the meeting at 5:48 p.m. Kent H. Williams, Mayor Diane Harris, City Clerk