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Wilton City Minutes - December 7, 2011
A
regular meeting of the Board of City Commissioners was
held on December 7, 2011, 7:00 p.m. at the City Meeting
Room. Present were Pres. Ronald Peck and Commissioners
Joel Middaugh, Joan Kruckenberg, Dave Herner and Doug
Archambeau. Also present were Michael Johnson, Bill
Pulley, Lee Hetletved and Augie Pepple.
Motion made by
Kruckenberg and seconded by Archambeau to approve
minutes of the last regular meeting (11-16-11) as
presented. All voted aye, motion carried.
Motion made by
Archambeau and seconded by Herner to finalize the
agenda with the addition of SRTS. All voted aye, motion
carried.
Motion made by Herner and seconded by Middaugh to
approve sending out an informational letter regarding
snow removal as courtesy. All voted aye, motion
carried.
Motion made by Herner and seconded by Archambeau to
approve and allow Mclean County Extension service to
hold their adult bow & arrow testing in the memorial
hall. All voted aye, motion carried.
The Commission discussed SRF’s city planning draft at
this time and with the exception of some zoning
corrections they found it all to be acceptable. Motion
made by Archambeau and seconded by Herner to approve
SRF’s draft with the exception of correcting the zoning
errors and to finalize the plan. All voted aye, motion
carried.
Lee Hetletved (Wilton’s HS Ag. Ed instructor) disbursed
handouts to the Commission regarding a grant proposal
that he and his wife put together for a “Metals Lab”
addition to the current program. Hetletved has been
looking into funding options for the equipment and
construction of a new addition and came to the city
after a presentation was made the Wilton School Board.
The Commission gave Hetletved some contact names along
with the suggestion he approach Wilton’s Sales and Use
Board and commended all his efforts.
Motion made by Kruckenberg and seconded by Archambeau to
approve advertising in the
Leader News
& the Bismarck Tribune the sale of “Unplatted Outlot B
82-3001-00010-020” by sealed bids to be opened on the
Jan. 18, 2012 meeting. Roll call vote taken with all
voting aye, motion carried.
Augie Pepple of the Baptist Home in Bismarck asked the
Commission if they would be willing to consider
their needs in securing part of their financing
for a new building by loaning the City’s MIDA bonds that
are set aside each year for each city. Pepple said that
they pay any costs involved in hearings and publications
and they would pay 1% on the first $1,000,000 loaned to
the City. The Commission decided to table any further
discussion or decisions until they had a chance to look
over the resolution example from the City of Lincoln.
Motion made by Archambeau and seconded by Middaugh to
buy back the following lots in HPN from Mclean County;
NE’ly Pt of Lot 6 Blk 2, Lot 6 Blk 3, Lot 6 Blk 4, Lot 7
Blk 2, Lot 7 Blk 3, Lot 7 Blk 4, Lot 9 Blk 4, Lot 10 Blk
4, Lot 12 Blk 4, Lot 13 Blk 4, Lot 14 Blk 4, Lot 15 Blk
4 and Lot 18 Blk 4. Roll call vote taken.
Motion carried.
Aye: Commissioners Kruckenberg, Middaugh,
Archambeau and
President Peck.
Nay: None. Absent: None.
Abstained:
Commissioner Herner.
Motion made by Kruckenberg and seconded by Herner to
approve the Pledge of Securities as presented. Roll
call vote taken with all voting aye, motion carried.
Trailer pictures for Jill Zander were presented to the
Commission at this time. Zander would like approval to
move her trailer into Neil Keith’s trailer court. The
Commission discussed the need for establishing
guidelines for all future trailers so that their
determinations would be set in fairness for all
requests. Motion made by Archambeau and seconded by
Kruckenberg to suspend any decisions for approval on
Jill Zander’s trailer and any future requests until
uniform guidelines can be established. Roll call vote
taken with all voting aye, motion carried.
Pres. Peck informed the Commission that he obtained
approval from the Mclean County level for SRTS (Safe
Routes To Schools). Interstate Engineering will now be
forwarding this along for grant approval.
Motion made by Archambeau and seconded by
Herner to approve the bills as presented. Roll call
vote taken with all voting aye, motion carried.
With no other items for discussion Pres. Peck declared
the meeting adjourned at 8:16 p.m
Wilton
City Minutes -
December 21, 2011
A regular
meeting of the Board of City Commissioners was held on
December 21, 2011, 7:00 p.m. at the City Meeting Room.
Present were Pres. Ronald Peck and Commissioners Joel
Middaugh and Dave Herner. Absent were Commissioners Doug
Archambeau and Joan Kruckenberg. Also present were
Brenda Schafer, Bill Pulley and Fred Schauer.
Motion made by Middaugh
and seconded by Herner to approve minutes of the
last regular meeting (12-07-11) as presented. All voted
aye, motion carried.
Motion made by Herner
and seconded by Middaugh to finalize the agenda
as presented. All voted aye, motion carried.
Pres. Peck informed the Commission that he had spoken
with the Mayor of Lincoln (Bob Johnson) regarding their
allocation of MIDA bonds to the Baptist home. Lincoln
has made this agreement with Lincoln on other occasions
and has allowed them the use of the entire annual
allotment without any problems. The Baptist home would
agree to pay all publishing fees and also pay 1% per
$1,000,000 to the City for the use of these funds.
Motion made by Herner and seconded by Middaugh to
approve drawing up a contract in the same manner as
Lincoln has with the Baptist Home and including the 1%
per $1,000,000 fee. Roll call vote taken.
Motion carried.
Aye: Commissioners Middaugh,
Herner and President
Peck.
Nay: None. Absent:
Commissioners Kruckenberg and Archambeau. Abstained:
None
Fred Schauer of the Wilton American Legion Post #163
presented an official written request to the Commission
for permission to place a piece of permanent static
military equipment on city property. The site would
require at least a 12 ft. x 20 ft. area. Motion made by
Herner and
seconded by
Middaugh approving an adequate sized area of at least 12
ft. x 20 ft. on City property for the Wilton American
Legion Post #163 to place a permanent piece of static
military equipment. All voted aye, motion carried.
Motion made by Middaugh and seconded by Herner to
approve a gaming permit for Pheasants Forever at the
Wilton Memorial Hall on 03-24-12. All voted aye, motion
carried.
Motion made by Herner and seconded by Middaugh to
approve a fourteen cent per thousand gallons of water to
coincide with SCRWD’s increase starting Jan. 1, 2012.
Roll call vote taken.
Motion carried.
Aye: Commissioners Middaugh,
Herner and President
Peck.
Nay: None. Absent:
Commissioners Kruckenberg and Archambeau. Abstained:
None
Motion made by Herner and seconded by Middaugh to
approve the Mclean County Joint Powers
Agreement-Elections for Jan. 1, 2012 through December
31, 2013. All voted aye, motion carried.
Motion made by Herner and seconded by Middaugh to
approve the days of December 22nd and 23rd
off for Auditor Bauer. All voted aye, motion carried.
Motion made by Middaugh and seconded by Herner to
approve the bills as presented. Roll call vote taken.
Motion carried.
Aye: Commissioners Middaugh,
Herner and President
Peck.
Nay: None. Absent:
Commissioners Kruckenberg and Archambeau. Abstained:
None
With no other items for discussion Pres. Peck declared
the meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Kelly Bauer, City
Auditor
Ron Peck, President
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