City Council Meetings

City of Green River, City Council Workshop Proceedings for December 10, 2019, 6:30 pm, Council Chambers, Mayor Pete Rust called the meeting to order. The following Council Members were present: Gary Killpack, Robert Berg, Lisa Maes, Michael Shutran and Jim Zimmerman. The following were present representing the City: City Administrator Reed Clevenger, Director of Public Works Mark Westenskow and Parks & Recreation Director Brad Raney. Land Conservation Water Fund Grant – Riverside Memorial Park. Brad said the Parks Department would like to apply for this grant in order to rebuild Riverside Memorial Park playground and rebuild the riverbank where it is compromised from flooding. He said the Land Conservation Water Fund Grant is a federal grant program managed through Wyoming State Parks to provide matching funds for outdoor recreation projects. Discussion on Wyoming Waste Systems Items: (A) Annual Price Increase; (B) Transfer Station Free Tonnage amount for Residential Customers; (C) Billing Parameters. Michelle Foote from Wyoming Waste Systems asked council to decrease the amount that residents are allowed to dump at the Transfer Station for free from 1,800 to 1,000 per year. Council Members Killpack, Berg, Maes and the Mayor said they were not in favor of a decrease being made to the agreed amount. There was a brief discussion on changing the billing parameters to the first month of the quarter instead of the second month. Michelle said they would like to increase the service fees per month as follows: residential customers will see an estimated fifty-seven cent increase per month and the commercial customers will see a $2.20 per month increase. The transfer station amount will increase to $70.24 per ton. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:35 pm. _______________________ Pete Rust, Mayor Attest: ______________________ Chris Meats, City Clerk