City Council Meetings

City of Green River, City Council Proceedings for April 7, 2020, 7 pm, Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the City Council meeting was held virtually through Zoom meetings. Mayor Pete Rust called the meeting to order. The following Council Members were present: Gary Killpack, Lisa Maes, Tom Murphy, Mike Shutran, Robert Berg, and Jim Zimmerman. The following were present representing the City: City Administrator Reed Clevenger, Director of Finance Chris Meats, Director of Public Works Mark Westenskow, Police Chief Tom Jarvie, Assistant Fire Chiefs Larry Erdmann and Bill Robinson, Director of Parks and Recreation Brad Raney, and City Attorney Galen West. Approval of the Agenda: Council Member Killpack moved to approve the agenda. Council Member Maes seconded, motion carried. Proclamations: (A) National Library Week, this was cancelled; (B) National Service Recognition; (C) Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Resolutions: (R20-07) Consideration of a Resolution Approving Amendment Number Two to the Purchase and Development Agreement with New Peak Construction Company, LLC Regarding the Sale of Tracts B & C of the Lincoln School Addition. Council Member Killpack abstained. Council Member Zimmerman moved to approve the resolution granting and authorizing the execution of Amendment Number Two to the Purchase and Development Agreement with New Peak Construction, LLC to allow for a one-year extension to receive subdivision final plat approval, expiring April 17, 2021, which is 36 months of entering into the original Purchase and Development Agreement. Council Member Berg seconded, motion carried; (R20-08) Consideration of a Resolution Accepting the Wyoming State Forestry Grant Funds. Council Member Killpack moved to approve the resolution increasing the General Fund in the Parks & Recreation Department for the planting of trees along East Teton Blvd, in the amount of $6,235. Council Member Maes seconded, motion carried; (R20-09) Consideration of a Resolution to Accept the SWC School District #2 Rec Mill Grant Funds for the Edgewater Park Improvements. Council Member Maes moved to approve the resolution increasing the General Fund for the Parks and Maintenance Program (640.PGPMTC), in the amount of $50,000. Council Member Berg seconded, motion carried. Council Actions: (A) Consideration to Award the Concession Stand Proposals for Stratton Myers and Veterans Park. Council Member Berg moved to approve the agreements with RaNae Johnson to operate the concession stands at Stratton Myers and Veterans Park for the 2020 season. Council Member Killpack seconded, motion carried; (B) Consideration to Approve the Grant Agreement with the Wyoming Forestry Division. Council Member Killpack moved to authorize the Mayor to sign the 2020 Community Forestry Grant Agreement with the Wyoming State Forestry Division, in the amount of $4,500, pending legal approval. Council Member Maes seconded, motion carried: (C) Consideration to Approve the Contract Documents with Greiner Ford of Casper. Council Member Killpack moved to approve and have the Mayor sign the “We Owe” and the “Acknowledgement of as is Sale” with Greiner Ford of Casper Wyoming. Council Member Zimmerman seconded, motion carried; (D) Consideration to Approve the Grant Award Agreement with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). Council Member Maes moved to approve the 2020 HIDTA Sub-Contract Grant award from DCI, in the amount of $91,682 and authorize Mayor Rust and Chief Jarvie to sign the agreement. Council Member Berg seconded, motion carried; (E) Consideration to Award the 2020 North 3rd West Water Improvement Project. Council Member Murphy moved to award the 2020 North 3 rd West Water Improvement Project to Jackman Construction, Inc., in the amount of $170,395.50, per the revised bid and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement with amendments. Motion died due to the lack of a second. (F) Consideration of Award of Materials Testing Contract for North 3 rd West Water Improvement Project. Council Member Killpack moved to table the award of a Professional Service Contract for materials testing services for the 2020 North 3 rd West Water Improvement Project, in the amount of $3,720 and authorize the Mayor to sign the contract. Council Member Berg seconded, motion carried. (G) Consideration of a Professional Service Agreement with Wood Environmental and Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. for the Storm System Master Plan and Modeling Project. Council Member Killpack moved to delay this project for a couple of months to see how the City’s finances are since the COVID-19 Pandemic will be affecting them as well. Council Member Berg seconded, motion carried. Consent Agenda: Council Member Maes moved to approve the following: (A) Approval of the Agreement for the Disbursement, Receipt, and Use of Advertising Grant Funds from the Sweetwater County Joint Travel & Tourism Board, in the amount of $2,000 for the 2020 Art on the Green event; (B) Approval of the MOU between the City of Green River, the City of Rock Springs and Sweetwater County providing for a joint mechanism to purchase, obtain and distribute Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other commonly needed items directly related to combating COVID-19 for use by law enforcement, fire and other emergency personnel commonly employed by the parties. Whereby each party shall make an initial contribution of $50,000 for an initial aggregate total of $150,000.00. The parties further agree that they will each make an additional $100,000.00 available for immediate distribution to the account if necessary. This will also ratify the Delegation of Authority for the COVID-19 Virus Pandemic Incident Command that was signed by the Mayor on March 21, 2020; (C) Approval of Minutes for: March 17, 2020 Council; (D) Payment of Bills: Prepaid $291,258.14; Outstanding Invoices $509,282.05; Payroll Expenditures $323,209.67; Preauthorization Payments $1,065,000.00. Council Member Berg seconded, motion carried. Council Action Item E: Council Member Killpack moved to reconsider to Award the 2020 North 3 rd West Water Improvement Project to Jackman Construction, Inc., in the amount of $170,395.50, per the revised bid and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement with the amendments. Council Member Murphy seconded with Council Members Zimmerman and Killpack voting against, motion carried. Council Member Berg moved to table the Council Action Item E for further discussion. Council Member Zimmerman seconded, motion carried. Adjournment: Council Member Zimmerman moved to adjourn at 8:25 pm. Council Member Killpack seconded, motion carried. ________________________ Pete Rust, Mayor Attest: Chris Meats, City Clerk