DRAFT ONLY.
Without council review or approval.
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
September 11, 2012
CALL TO ORDER:
Councilmember Connie Newman called the Council Meeting to order at 7:03
PM. Connie Newman began by stating both
the Mayor and Mayor Pro-tem are absent and a motion by council must be made,
naming a member of council to preside over the meeting. Norm Schorzman MOVED to appoint Councilmember Newman to preside over the
meeting. Councilmember Jones seconded
the motion and the motion carried unanimously.
ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers present: Tim
Jones; Bo Ossinger; Norm Schorzman; Alison Webb; Connie Newman. Absent: Mayor Echanove, Cecil Floyd, Rick Wekenman. Also present: Public Works Superintendent Dwayne Griffin, Clerk-Treasurer
Joyce Beeson, and Police Chief Jerry Neumann.
Public present: Heather McGehee.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Councilmember Schorzman MOVED
to adopt the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of August 28, 2012. Councilmember Jones seconded the motion and
the motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC WORKS REPORT:
Superintendent Griffin submitted a written report and added that they
are fixing some boards on the walking bridge and getting ready for Palouse
Day.
POLICE REPORT:
Chief Neumann submitted the
August activity log. They are ready for
Palouse Day with help from Reserve Officer Snead. There was a WSU flag stolen and an arrest was
made. Chief Neumann stressed to all that
these flags are not novelty items and theft of them will be taken
seriously. The Chief would like to move
forward with the next phase of upgrade to the PD building for energy
savings. It involves insulating the duct
work and walling of the furnace area.
This will go to committee for a report at the next meeting.
Councilmember
Jones questioned why the flags were flown on Main St today and who is
responsible for deciding when they are flown.
Chief Neumann said the flags are up commemorating the eleventh
anniversary of 9/11 and that the Palouse Lions Club own and hang the
flags. Councilmember Jones expressed his
personal concerns over the protocol of the decision to fly the flags for this
occasion.
OLD BUSINESS:
Councilmember Newman asked Council to be sure and read the letter sent
to them by the Duran’s regarding chickens and roosters in Palouse. The letter has been forwarded to the Planning
Commission.
COMMITTEE REPORTS/REQUESTS:
Water
& Sewer-Connie Newman, Chair: They had a committee meeting with since the
last council meeting to go over the comments by the Dept of Health (DOH) on the
Water System Plan (WSP). Angela Taylor
of Taylor Engineering was present along with Dwayne Griffin, Joyce Beeson and
herself. All of the action items will be
addressed by Taylor with help from Dwayne.
The draft WSP is available for review at City Hall. October 9th, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
has been scheduled for public review, comment and question and answer
period. Angela Taylor will be there
along with council members and staff. Also,
a presentation by Taylor Engineering along with a question and answer period
will be on the agenda for the regular council meeting on Oct. 9th. The comments must be addressed and returned
to the DOH within the first week in November to avoid additional costs.
The draft
Sewer Extension Policy (SEP) is on the attorney’s desk and will be forwarded to
the Policy committee for their review.
Councilmember
Jones expressed his unhappiness with reactions and comments made when he raised
his concerns over the flying of the flags on 9/11. He reiterated that he is a patriot who loves
his country but believes that the decision to fly the flags on 9/11
commemorating the blunder and victimization by our government is a
mistake.
MAYOR’S REPORT:
Presiding Councilmember Newman read an update of the Brownsfield project
from MFA, Michael Stringer. Included in
the update are plans to take extra precautions at the bottom of the excavation
along the existing building which is not only a residence but the future site
of the Palouse Health Center. They would
release “oxygen release compound” there to promote the breakdown of any benzene
left in the soil at the foot of the building.
Ecology agrees that is an appropriate measure. The additional cost to the contract with PSC
is $15,000 and would require a change order.
Michael Stringer asked for council approval to move forward with the
change order. After some discussion, Councilmember
Ossinger MOVED to approve the
change order to the PSC contract with the understanding that the $15,000 is
paid through the grant. Councilmember Jones
seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously.
ALLOW PAYMENT OF BILLS: Councilmember
Jones MOVED that the bills
against the city be allowed.
Councilmember Ossinger seconded the motion and the motion carried
unanimously.
ADJOURN:
Councilmember Jones MOVED
to adjourn. Councilmember Ossinger seconded
the motion and the motion carried unanimously.
The council meeting adjourned at 7:28 PM.
The following
checks are approved for payment:
Payroll Paid,
August 31, 2012. Ck. #4269-4294 &
EFT $44,490.00
Claims Paid, Ck. #4268,
4295-4323 & EFT $40,027.20
VOID Ck.
#4100, replaced with ck. # 4268
APPROVED:
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ATTEST: ________________________________
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