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CHUBBUCK CITY
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
September 14, 2010
Minutes of a regular council meeting held at the Chubbuck City Council Chambers, September
14, 2010.
Present: Mayor Steven England, Council Members Josh Ellis, Kevin England, Kent Kearns,
Kermit Morrison, Attorney Thomas Holmes, City Clerk Rich Morgan, Public Works Director
Steve Smart.
Meeting was called to order at 7:30pm by Mayor England.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Chubbuck Police Officer David Holt.
Approval of Minutes - Mayor England asked for corrections and additions to the regular meeting
minutes of August 24, 2010.
Council Member Kearns moved to approve the regular meeting minutes of August 24, 2010.
Council Member Morrison seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis-yes, England-yes, Kearns-yes,
Morrison-yes.
Mayor England read the Constitution Week Proclamation in full. It was accepted by Lana Conroy
of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Mayor England read the National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Proclamation in
full.
Officer Cory Christ of the Chubbuck Police Department took the oath of office.
Ordinance #688 Appropriating the several sums of money deemed necessary and sufficient to
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defray all expenses and liabilities of the City of Chubbuck for the fiscal year beginning on the 1
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day of October, 2010 and ending on the 30 day of September, 2011 and designating the different
funds to which shall be drawn and paid, and known as the “Annual Appropriations Ordinance of
Fiscal Year 2011.
City Attorney Tom Holmes read Ordinance #688 by title only for the first and final reading.
Council Member England moved to dispense with the rule of reading ordinance #688 on three
separate occasions. Council Member Kearns seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis-yes, England-yes,
Kearns-yes, Morrison-yes.
Council Member Kearns moved to adopt ordinance #688. Council Member Morrison seconded.
Roll call vote: Ellis-yes, England-yes, Kearns-yes, Morrison-yes.
Resolution #8-2010 to pay all the estimated expense of said City, that there be levied against all
the taxable property of the City, the following amount, $4,011,399, for the fiscal year, 2011.
Council Member England moved to approve resolution #8-2010. Council Member Ellis seconded.
Roll call vote: Ellis-yes, England-yes, Kearns-yes, Morrison-yes.
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Ordinance # 689 makes a change in when the connection fee would be collected for the Chubbuck
Impact Area Wastewater Collection Authority. Rather than collect at the permit stage the
Authority will collect the connection fee at the connection stage.
City Attorney Tom Holmes read Ordinance #689 by title only for the first and final reading.
Council Member Kearns moved to dispense with the rule of reading ordinance #689 on three
separate occasions. Council Member England seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis-yes, England-yes,
Kearns-yes, Morrison-yes.
Council Member Kearns moved to adopt ordinance #689. Council Member Morrison seconded.
Roll call vote: Ellis-yes, England-yes, Kearns-yes, Morrison-yes.
Resolution #9-2010 Amending the rates to be charged by the City for water furnished through the
municipal water system. City Clerk Morgan explained the proposed water rate increase.
Council Member England moved to adopt resolution #9-2010. Council Member Ellis seconded.
Roll call vote: Ellis-yes, England-yes, Kearns-yes, Morrison-yes.
Resolution #10-2010 Amending the rates to be charged by the City for wastewater collection and
treatment services furnished through the municipal wastewater service system. City Clerk
Morgan explained the proposed wastewater collection and treatment rate increase.
Council Member Kearns moved to adopt resolution #10-2010. Council Member England
seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis-yes, England-yes, Kearns-yes, Morrison-yes.
The Business License for Kelly VanHorn of Cheyenne Distributing located at 6649 Buckskin
Trail, Cheyenne, Wyoming was reviewed. Seven aggressive sales tactic complaints have been
received by the Chubbuck Police Department.
Council Member England moved to revoke the business license of Cheyenne Distributing. Council
Member Kearns seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis-yes, England-yes, Kearns-yes, Morrison-yes.
Resolution #11-2010 Authorizes the destruction of the City’s fiscal year 2005 payables records.
Council Member England moved to approve resolution #11-2010. Council Member Morrison
seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis-yes, England-yes, Kearns-yes, Morrison-yes.
The City rebid the work needed to construct the Kays Kove retaining wall. With several changes
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made to the project and some work done by city crews, the 2 round of bids were lower than the
original bids that were approved in the August 10, 2010 council meeting.
Council Member Ellis moved to ratify the contract with the lower bid for the construction of the
Kays Kove retaining wall. Council Member Kearns seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis-yes, England-
yes, Kearns-yes, Morrison-yes.
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A continuation of water facilities planning discussion included an action by the council to pursue
judicial confirmation for the acquisition of water rights and the installation of back -up power for
the City wells by the Chubbuck Development Authority.
Council Member England moved to pursue the acquisition of water rights and the installation of
back -up power on the City's wells. Council Member Kearns seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes,
England -yes, Kearns -yes, Morrison -yes.
In the council meeting of August 24, 2010 the Homestead Park reimbursement request was not
approved. The week following the council meeting the concerns of the council were resolved
and the checks were released.
Council Member Ellis moved to ratify the release of the Homestead Park reimbursement.
Council Member England seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Kearns -yes,
Morrison -yes.
Computer print -out claims were presented to Mayor England and Council.
Council Member Kearns moved to approve the computer print -out claims as presented. Council
Member Morrison seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Kearns -yes, Morrison -yes.
At 8:33pm Council Member England moved to adjourn. Council Member Morrison seconded
and the full council approved.
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