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The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tonasket was held on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 7:00 pm in the City Hall, Tonasket, Washington.

 

Those present were Mayor Walter and Councilmembers Fancher, Griffin, Ramsey and Vugteveen who joined in the flag salute. Councilmember Maden arrived.

                                                                        Fuel Bid Opening

This meeting has been advertised as the bid opening for fuel for 2010 and 2011. One bid was received from Coleman Oil. It was moved by Fancher and seconded by Maden to accept the bid submitted from Coleman Oil, as follows;

     Regular Grade Unleaded Gasoline     2.4413

     Mid-grade Unleaded Gasoline                      2.5429

     Super Unleaded Gasoline                 2.6446

     Diesel Fuel                                                   2.5503 clear

                                                                         2.2414 dyed (no sales tax)   

 (For winter blend of #1 diesel from November 1st – March 31st (or as needed) please add .16 per gallon to price.)  Motion carried             

                                                                        Oath of Office

The City Clerk administered the Oath of Office to Councilmember Maden.

                                                                        EMS/Old Firehall

Jeff Cravy, EMS director, was present to talk about the old firehall building the EMS is using. There are a few maintenance concerns with the old facility that need to be repaired. The Council has been discussing whether or not to charge rent for the facility. It was stated that maybe the EMS could make repairs in lieu of rent. Councilmembers Ramsey and Vugteveen and Superintendent Pilkinton will meet with Mr. Cravy to discuss what needs to be done at the old firehall building. No action taken.

                                                                        Varela/CDBG Application

Mark Varela, Varela Engineers, was present to talk about the City applying for a Community Development Block Grant to extend sewer service in the Mill Drive area. Mark feels confident the City has a pretty good chance for the funds due to the potential problems along Bonaparte Creek and the current septic systems in the area.

There was also discussion about annexing the project area. Mark stated there are several funding scenarios that he will be working on. Councilmember Ramsey stated her concern regarding the bridge over Bonaparte Creek and potential costs for the City if that area is annexed. A survey of the project area will need to be conducted and there will be an informational question and answer sheet to hand out to the residents in the area.

                                                                        Public Comments

There being no public comments the meeting continued.

                                                                        2010 Budget & Salary Discussion

The 2010 budget and salaries were discussed. A new salary schedule is being worked on and a special meeting will need to be held to adopt the budget and salaries for 2010. Mayor Walter left the meeting briefly and turned the meeting over to Mayor Pro-Tem Fancher.  It was determined a special meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 7:00 pm to adopt the 2010 Budget and salaries and related subjects and also the Bonaparte Creek CDBG project and the area south of town will be on the agenda.

 

Mayor Walter returned to the meeting.

                                                                        Ordinance #674

It was moved by Fancher and seconded by Vugteveen to adopt Ordinance #674. Motion carried. Ordinance #674 is a budget amendment Ordinance.

                                                                        Resolution 2009-12

It was moved by Maden and seconded by Fancher to adopt Resolution 2009-12. Motion carried. Resolution 2009-12 is an Information Systems and Communications Policy.

                                                                        Chief Burks

There was discussion regarding vandalism in town and the new security system that Chief Burks is working on.

                                                                        Public Hearing Set

It was moved by Fancher and seconded by Maden to set January 12, 2010 as the public hearing on the CDBG project. Motion carried.

                                                                        VMS Payment

It was moved by Fancher and seconded by Maden to pay the first installment to Vision Municipal Solutions in the amount of $4600.00. Motion carried.

                                                                        Approve Consent Agenda

It was moved by Fancher and seconded by Griffin to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried. The consent agenda consists of the minutes of the previous meeting, the November Payroll (10062-10089) $54,448.81 and the November bills (19771-19819) $29,665.54.

 

 

                                                                        Thank you to PUD

The City Clerk reported that Jim Henserling and Jeff Rhoads from the PUD have installed the new banners that were purchased with the Hotel/Motel funds. The Clerk was instructed to write a thank you letter to them.

                                                                        Adjournment                                                  

It was moved by Griffin and seconded by Vugteveen to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.

 

 

 

 

 

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                                                                        Patrick Plumb, Mayor

 

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Alice J. Attwood, Clerk-Treasurer