Buffalo Wyoming City Council Meeting Minutes 11/21/06
Dec 6, 2006
Author: Julie Silbernagel

CITY OF BUFFALO
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
November 21, 2006
The Buffalo City Council met in Regular Session in the Council Chambers of City Hall. Present were Mayor Hepp, Councilwoman Holt and Councilman Johnson. Councilman Anderson and Councilman Hancock were absent. Mayor Hepp called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Councilwoman Holt made a motion to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of November 7, 2006. Motion was seconded by Councilman Johnson with all Council members present voting aye. Mayor Hepp also voted aye.
A Public Hearing was held for the 2007 Renewal of the following Liquor Licenses:
American Legion, Powder River Post #13 – Limited Retail Liquor License, bar located in center of east side of building situated at 18 Veterans Avenue
Buffalo Golf Club, Inc.d/b/a Buffalo Golf Club – Limited Retail Liquor License, bar located in the upper level of clubhouse, situated at 500 West Hart
Jun Wen Liu d/b/a China Garden – Restaurant Liquor License, bar located in southwest corner of building situated at 386 North Main Street
Kevin J. & Mary E. Legerski d/b/a Grandma’s Family Restaurant –
Restaurant Liquor License, bar located in the middle back of bldg located at 845 Fort Street
High Plains Pizza, Inc. d/b/a Pizza Hut – Restaurant Liquor License, bar located in center of building situated at 110 East Hart
Bozeman’s Restaurant, LLC d/b/a Bozeman Trail Steakhouse – Retail Liquor License, bar located in NW portion of building situated at 675 East Hart
G.B. P., Inc. d/b/a Century Club – Retail Liquor License, first floor of building situated at 14 South Main
City Liquor, LLC d/b/a City Liquor – Retail Liquor License in the building situated at 490 Fort Street
Buffalo Properties, LLC d/b/a Best Western Crossroads Inn – Retail Liquor License, bar located in South portion of building situated at 75 North By-Pass Road
DJ’s Liquor Store, LLC d/b/a DJ’s Liquor Store – Retail Liquor License, in the building situated at 889 Fort Street
LBCB, LLC d/b/a Crazy Woman Liquors – Retail Liquor License, in the building situated at 150 East Hart Street
Occidental Saloon, LLC d/b/a Occidental Saloon – Retail Liquor License, located in the center section of hotel situated at 18 North Main Street
Don Seals Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Ray’s Liquor - Retail Liquor License located in the SW corner of building situated at 207 South By-Pass Road
Warren Schroefel d/b/a Short Stop – Retail Liquor License in the building situated at 74 U.S. Highway 16E
WaHoo Likkers, Inc. d/b/a WaHoo Likkers – Retail Liquor License in the building situated at 215 North Main
Clerk Silbernagel informed Council and Mayor of an additional liquor license renewal up for Public Hearing at the December 5, 2006 Council meeting. Councilman Johnson made a motion to approve the above licenses for 2007 as there were no adverse comments. Motion was seconded by Councilwoman Holt and all Council members present voted aye. Mayor Hepp also voted aye.
Gladys Gunderman and Jo Robinson of the Mountain Plains Heritage Park presented a list of accomplishments in 2006 at the Heritage Park. Robinson also presented a need for a better method of watering the trees and shrubs in the Heritage Park. Robinson suggested piping water out of the wildlife pond or one of the nearby creeks. Councilwoman Holt expressed concern over jeopardizing wildlife in the area if water is allowed to be drawn out of the pond. Councilman Johnson advised of problems with refilling the pond once water is drawn out. City Attorney, Dennis Kirven, reminded the Council and Mayor of the one fill rule governing the pond. Mayor Hepp recommended Robinson visit with landowners on the nearby creek for access to water. Hepp also recommended Robinson visit with water haulers to the methane projects to bring water to a proposed cistern storage system.
A bid from Western Plains Machinery Co. was reviewed and Public Works Director, Les Hook, explained revisions to the original bid. Councilman Johnson made a motion to accept the revised bid with a second from Councilwoman Holt. All Council members voted aye. Mayor Hepp also voted aye.
Mayor Hepp presented Ronnie Young with the Lyle Award, an Employee of the Month Award. Young was recognized for his dedication to the City and Water Treatment Plant during problems that occurred in the summer of 2006.
Les Hook, Public Works Director, presented four (4) bids to Council for a 2007 extended cab pickup for the Water Commissioner. Hook recommended acceptance of the Hammer Chevrolet bid which appeared to be the lowest bid. Councilman Johnson made a motion to accept the Hammer Chevrolet bid and Councilwoman Holt seconded the motion. All Council members present voted aye. Mayor Hepp voted aye.
Hook then presented Council and Mayor with information on a radio read meter system to consider during the next budget season and for all new subdivisions.
Hook also presented a problem with customers using the sewer manhole calling after hours. Hook proposed raising the rate for calls after normal business hours. Councilwoman Holt made a motion to double the rates for using the sewer manhole after normal business hours of the City shop effective immediately. Councilman Johnson seconded the motion and all Council members present voted aye. Mayor Hepp voted aye.
In closing, Hook thanked the Mayor and Council on behalf of the Public Works Department for the gift of the turkey certificates.
City Attorney, Dennis Kirven, addressed upcoming Holidays and how employees are to be paid. Councilman Johnson made a motion to close City offices with the exception of the Police Department at noon on December 22, 2006. Councilwoman Holt seconded the motion and all Council members present voted aye. Mayor Hepp voted aye.
Mike Dahmer, Police Chief, reported on the two officers that had graduated from the Police Academy in Douglas this past week and addressed questions from the Council.
Chris Spencer, Building Inspector, presented his monthly report to Mayor and Council regarding open permits, new contractor licensing procedures and the new building permit process and answered questions from the Mayor and Council.
Planning Director, Jeremy Grimm, reported on the problems at the tank project regarding a leaking coupling that was damaged during the backfilling process. Grimm also reported that the Contractor on the Spray Park has finished and the new Spray Park had been winterized.
Grimm presented a letter from JLM Engineering regarding Phase I of the Shiloh addition completion and requesting the warranty period to begin on November 17, 2006. Councilwoman Holt motioned to accept the JLM letter and allow the warranty period to begin on November 17, 2006. Councilman Johnson seconded the motion. All Council members present and Mayor Hepp voted aye.
In closing, Grimm gave a status report on the street lights and an update on the Northridge Drainage project.
Kelly Tvedt, Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, thanked the Council for their support on the upcoming Christmas Parade and addressed questions from the Council.
Mayor Hepp announced that the City employees would be decorating a float for the Christmas Parade on December 1, 2006. Hepp also announced that the Annual Appreciation Dinner would be held on December 16, 2006 and that the City offices would be closed November 23rd and November 24 in 2006.
The following bills were audited and approved for payment: Ace Hardware, supply – 730.25; Alltel, supply – 821.87; American Linen, supply – 255.67; American National Bank, supply – 10.00; American Water Works Ass’n, supply – 150.00; APCO International, supply – 86.00; Big Horn Travel Plaza, supply – 56.35; Big Horn Welding, supply – 28.26; Big Horn Mtn Radio Network, supply – 150.00; Bresnan Communications, service – 109.90; Buffalo Bulletin, supply – 1,263.80; Buffalo Children’s Center, agreement – 856.66; Buffalo Glass, supply – 30.00; Buffalo Tree Service, supply – 800.00; Bloedorn Lumber, supply – 70.62; California Contractor’s Supply, supply – 119.50; R.D. Edwards DBA City Electric, supply – 26.43; Collins Communications, supply – 180.00; Culligan, supply – 66.50; DJ’s Thriftway, supply – 95.03; DPC Industries, supply – 719.85; Energy Laboratories, supply – 308.15; FSH Communications, supply – 65.00; Gall’s Inc., supply – 121.76; Howard’s Electric, supply – 94.50; Industrial Systems, supply – 2,207.15; Intermountain Construction, supply – 101.06; Intermountain Labs, supply – 60.00; Johnson County CO-OP, supply – 434.05; Joint Powers Fuel, supply – 6,810.48; Kirven & Kirven, supply – 100.00; Kois Bros. Equip, supply – 235.58; Lariat Int’l Trucks, supply – 156.56; LexisNexis Matthew Bender, supply – 183.23; Local Gov’t Liability, insurance – 250.00; Meier, Jenny, supply – 94.00; Metron-Farnier, supply – 2,408.33; Michelena Automotive, supply – 1,900.53; Mike’s Locksmithing, supply – 138.90; Montana Dakota Utilities, supply – 2,453.73; Mountain Auto, supply – 838.51; NCPERS Group Life, insurance – 140.00; National Business Furniture, supply – 1,057.56; Nelson Engineering, supply – 3,251.20; Netlogic Systems, supply – 3,399.96; Northwest Pipe Fittings, supply – 3,387.14; North Wyoming Ins, insurance – 154.00; Novus Auto Glass, supply – 38.00; The Office, supply – 3,198.61; The Oil Barn, supply – 71.75; Rocky Mountain Power, supply – 12,052.67; Pert’s Towing, supply – 100.00; Powder River Energy, loan – 2,827.54; Powder River Heating, supply – 125.34; Public Safety Warehouse, supply – 191.80; Q Business Source, supply – 631.94; Qwest, supply – 2,426.34; Reimann Oil Company, supply – 231.92; Rocky Mountain Fresh Food, supply – 93.23; Ron’s Plumbing, supply – 108.63; Rothberg, Tamburini, Winsor, contract -14,236.89; St. Francis Animal Shelter, agreement – 3,641.00; Servall Uniform & Linen, supply – 109.80; Shipton’s Big R, supply – 53.92; Sports Lure, supply – 171.99; Squeeky Kleen Car Wash, supply – 221.50; Team Chemical, supply – 720.00; Visionary Communications, service – 267.75; Watco, Inc., contract – 42,676.20; WCS Telecom, supply – 173.91; Wear Parts, supply – 60.00; WWC Engineering, contract – 9,263.00; WY Business Report, supply – 19.97; Wy Child Support, agreement – 385.00; WY Water Development Comm, loans – 246,364.69; WY Water Quality, supply – 195.00; WY Workers’ Compensation, 3,308.64; Xerox Corporation, agreement – 42.26.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m.

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