Buffalo Wyoming City Council Meeting Minutes 08/17/2010
Sep 2, 2010
Recorder:

CITY OF BUFFALO
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
August 17, 2010
The Buffalo City Council met in Regular Session in the Council Chambers of City Hall. Present were Councilwoman Reid, Councilman Dyess, Mayor Hancock, Councilman Humphrey and Councilman Hepp. Mayor Hancock called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilman Dyess made a motion to approve the August 3, 2010 Regular Council meeting minutes. Councilwoman Reid seconded. Motion carried.
Ordinance #1340 – An Ordinance providing for the vacation of the South 8 ½ feet of Gatchell Street along lot six (6) Block ten (10) of the Carwile Addition, according to the official plats thereof recorded in the office of the County Clerk of Johnson County, Wyoming all in the City of Buffalo, Wyoming was presented for Council approval on second reading. Councilman Hepp made a motion to approve Ordinance #1340 on second reading. Councilman Humphrey seconded. Motion carried.
Mayor Hancock presented the following board appointments for Council approval:
Chad Bourgeois, Buffalo Trails Board – unexpired term
Mike Engling, Buffalo Trails Board – unexpired term
Chris Jones, Buffalo Trails Board – unexpired term
Erik Elmer, Lodging Tax Board – three year term
Councilman Dyess made a motion to approve the Mayor’s appointments with a second from Councilwoman Reid. Motion carried.
Mike Quast, Johnson County YMCA, presented a request to Council to pay the contract minimum billing on the new transformer installed for the air handling unit. Councilman Hepp made a motion for the YMCA to bill the City in June 2011 for the entire year of the transformer bills. Councilwoman Reid seconded. Motion carried.
Wes Johnson and Jim Shell, Johnson County Fire Department, requested City participation in the Wildland Mitigation Program. Councilman Hepp questioned the City’s obligation regarding maintaining fire breaks and the signatories on the original wildland mitigation agreement. Councilman Dyess made a motion to approve participation in the Wildland Mitigation Program. Councilman Humphrey seconded. Motion carried.
Les Hook, Public Works Director, presented Council with seven proposals for a sewer modeling and infiltration study. A brief discussion was held regarding staff recommendation as well as items included or excluded from the proposals. Councilman Dyess made a motion to award the project to Grizzly Engineering and adjust the scope of work to what the City needed. Councilwoman Reid seconded. Councilman Hepp requested clarification on how much the scope of work would change as well as how the cost of the study would change. Motion carried.
City Attorney Kirven updated Council on the status of the liquor license ordinance and requested Council direction on the date and mediator for the meeting with liquor license holders. Council agreed to meet with license holders August 31st @ 7 pm at City Hall. Kirven then advised Council that Bresnan Communications had requested an additional 1 year extension to their franchise agreement and a resolution would be presented at the next Council meeting.
Tom Hulick, Building Inspector, requested Council direction regarding a conditional use permit application and a request for a lot line adjustment. Hulick also gave an update on the Justice Center project and answered Council questions regarding a complaint on the recycling business on Fetterman. In closing, Hulick updated Council on the Safe Routes to School project.
Michael Chapman, Police Chief, presented a Tobacco Inspection Contract and an Alcohol Inspection Contract for Council approval. Councilman Dyess made a motion to approve the contract with a second from Councilwoman Reid. Motion carried. Chapman then advised that 36 applications had been received for the Animal Control Officer position and interviews would be conducted next week.
Les Hook, Public Works Director, presented a request from Hot Iron Inc. to stop the contract on the Fort Street sewer line project and resume the date August 18th with completion of the project extended to September 17th. Councilman Dyess made a motion to stop the contract and resume on August 18th with an extension of the completion date to September 17th. Councilwoman Reid seconded. Motion carried. Hook also answered Council questions regarding Hot Iron Inc.’s work on the Lobban and Tisdale project. In closing, Hook answered Council questions regarding the historic bridge project, grading alleys and patching street cuts.
Mayor Hancock announced the City pool would be closing for the season on August 22nd and public school in Buffalo would start August 25th. Hancock also announced the Department Head meeting August 26th at 9 a.m. at City Hall. In closing, Hancock announced the August 31st meeting with liquor license holders to discuss the proposed liquor license ordinance at 7 pm @ City Hall.
The following bills were audited and approved for payment: Ace Hardware, supply – 1,328.28; Adamson Police Products, supply – 1,236.60; Advanced Hydraulic, supply – 16.12; Alltel, supply – 741.00; American Linen, supply – 611.54; B & W Saws, supply – 18.75; Big Horn Meat Cutting, supply – 53.00; Big Horn Tire, supply – 16.10; Big Horn Veterinary, supply – 33.60; Boys & Girls Club, agreement – 50,000.00; Broken Pipewrench Plumbing, supply – 60.00; Buckingham Lumber, supply – 635.08; Buffalo Bulletin, supply – 2,278.50; Buffalo Children’s Center, agreement – 1,071.17; Buffalo Glass, supply – 3,262.41; Buffalo Golf Club, agreement – 13,750.00; Buffalo Volunteer Fire Dept, agreement – 75,000.00; Bloedorn Lumber of Buffalo, supply – 356.51; CMI-TECO, supply – 82.00; Capital Business Systems, agreement – 104.30; Chesbro Electric, supply – 693.87; Clear Creek Printers, supply – 47.26; Collins Communication, agreement – 180.00; Contractor’s Supply, supply – 174.00; Croell Redi-Mix, supply – 3,208.65; Cretex Concrete Products West, supply – 1,979.20; Culligan of Sheridan, supply – 58.50; DJ’s Thriftway, supply – 2.99; Dana Kepner Company, supply – 1,048.36; Dutchman Plumbing, supply – 175.62; The Embroidery Barn, supply – 80.00; FSH Communications, agreement – 70.00; GPM Building Maintenance, service – 34.00; Gases Plus, supply – 138.56; Homax Oil, supply – 1,369.95; Howard’s Electric, supply – 76.06; Industrial Systems, supply – 457.86; Intermountain Construction, supply – 3,235.90; Inter-Mountain Labs, supply – 1,182.00; Johnson County YMCA, agreement – 2,195.84; Joint Powers Fuel Facility, supply – 3,734.23; Joy Appliance & Video, supply – 85.45; Lawson Products, supply – 126.58; Legislative Service Office, supply – 48.00; Mahoney’s Stor-All, supply – 60.00; MTR Ranch Supply, supply – 542.80; Michelena Automotive, supply – 2,882.69; Montana Dakota Utilities, supply – 819.99; Mountain Auto, supply – 6,562.82; NCPERS Group Life Ins., insurance – 192.00; Nelson Engineering, supply – 7,198.75; Nebraska Child Support, agreement – 145.00; NorMont Equipment, supply – 81.00; Northwest Pipe Fittings, supply – 470.71; The Office, supply – 2,234.02; Rocky Mountain Power, supply – 12,319.41; Pamida, supply – 20.52; Postage By Phone, supply – 800.00; Posy Patch, supply – 32.00; Powder River Heating, supply – 75.00; Pristine Water Solutions, supply – 3,033.25; Proforce Law Enforcement, supply – 2,607.20; Public Safety Center, supply – 102.76; Q Business Source, supply – 1,080.62; Qwest Communications, supply – 2,089.15; Reimann Oil Company, supply – 22.00; Rocky Mountain Fresh Food, supply – 166.40; Ron’s Plumbing, supply – 68.67; St. Francis Animal Shelter, agreement – 1,440.00; Sheridan Computer, supply – 314.95; Servall Uniform, supply – 385.70; Dan Shawley, reimbursement – 150.00; Skyline Implement, supply – 470.53; Squeeky Kleen Car Wash, supply – 168.25; States West Water Resources, contract – 24,118.78; Summit Supply Corp, supply – 503.60; Swede’s Fire Ext. Service, supply – 14.75; Titan Machinery, supply – 3,652.18; USA BlueBook, supply – 138.94; University Enterprises, supply – 108.00; Van Diest Supply Company, supply – 1,560.00; Visionary Communications, supply – 179.89; Volunteers of America, supply – 60.00; VWR International, supply – 827.29; WCS Telecom, supply – 188.57; S.G. Welsh Co., contract – 7,350.60; Wear Parts, supply – 64.75; Wild West Cellular, supply – 10.00; WAMCAT, supply – 25.00; WY Child Support, agreement – 600.00; WY Dept of Transportation, contract – 56,920.84; WY Workers’ Compensation, insurance – 4,712.53; Xerox Corporation, supply – 114.19.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 5:17 p.m.

Mayor
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City Clerk