May 9, 2017 Minutes

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GRANGER CITY COUNCIL

7:00 pm                                                                                               City Hall

May 9, 2017                                                                           102 Main Street

MINUTES

 FLAG SALUTE
Mayor Trevino led the flag salute

CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Trevino called the meeting of May 9, 2017 to order at 7:02 p.m.

COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL PRESENT
Mayor Trevino                               Alice Koerner, City Clerk Treasurer
Maria Gonzalez                             Jodie Luke, Public Works Director
Lilia Villareal                                  Robert Shuster, Interim Chief
Julie Sharp                                      Virgil Newman, Fire Chief
Juan Isiordia

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Rafael, plant manager for Cargill addressed Council and stated that Cargill gives back to the communities are they located in donation and community service. He then gave the City of check of $1,000 for the Movie Night in the park and Dino in a day event.  He also said that on June 21st, employees of Cargill would like to do some type of community services, like they did last year when the planted flowers. Jodie and Raphael will get together to decide what they can do.

FIREWORKS ORDINANCE
The City Attorney presented Council with a draft of the optional fireworks ordinance, explaining that this Ordinance would allow the use of consumer firework, as long as the person lighting the fireworks obtained a permit. He went over the requirements that the applicant would need to provide in order to get the permit. He also said that he would change the days of when the fireworks would be allowed to be lit, as the City’s ordinance is more stringent than the RCW, which he referenced in this Ordinance. He said he would make the changes and present at the next Council meeting.

PD
Monthly reports
Robert informed Council that he had two monthly reports, that he had only received a partial report in March and would give the rest for March and give the entire report for April. Staring with March, he gave the total number of calls from the Dispatch Center and then gave the number of calls for Granger, breaking them down and giving comparisons from 2016 to current month.  He also did the same for the April report.

Report on Cherry Festival
Robert reported on minor incident involving a fist fight. He said they were able to get control of the situation fast, plus they arrested one who had a warrant out for her arrest. He said that their booth, spot in the park went over well, they were kind away from things but next year, Robert said he would contact Lions Club and get a better spot.

MAYOR
Dino in a day
Mayor Trevino informed Council of the reopening of the Dino Store, during Dino in a Day on June 3rd. He explained the store would be open on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 7:00 p.m. He said that the store would be ran by volunteers and hoped members of Council would volunteer, as he and his wife will be volunteering. Also that a computer would be made available for those who needed to get their food handlers cards.

I Pads
Mayor Trevino proposed that the City purchase I-Pads for Councilmembers, department heads and the attorney to be used at the workshops and Council meetings, replacing the Council packets. He asked the City Clerk to provide some figures as to how much it takes to prepare the Council packets. She provided figures based on one year and it costs approximately $7,740 for producing Council packets for the year, cost include copy paper, use of the copy machine, the clerk’s time, the other clerk’s time, the time of the police officer who delivers the packets. The City would only have reoccurring costs for the emails and support to the I-Pads after the initial one-time cost of the I-Pads of $10,828.40.

MINUTES
It was moved by Councilwoman Villarreal to accept the minutes as presented. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Gonzalez.
MOTION CARRIED: 4-0

NEW BUSINESS
Ordinance 1280
It was moved by Councilwoman Sharp to adopt Ordinance 1280, authorizing the Mayor to appoint the City’s Code Enforcement Officer and Fire Chief as limited Commissioned Officers for the City’s Police Department for purposes of administering and enforcing the City’s municipal Codes. Motion was seconded by Councilwoman Villarreal.
MOTION CARRIED 4-0

Ordinance 1281
It was moved by Councilwoman Gonzalez to adopt Ordinance 1281, amending the 2017 Budget in the Water/Sewer Fund in the amount of $28,000. Motion was seconded by Councilwoman Sharp.
MOTION CARRIED 4-0

Ordinance 1282
It was moved by Councilwoman Gonzalez to adopt Ordinance 1282 amending the Current Expense in the amount of $67,094. Motion was seconded by Councilwoman Villarreal.
MOTION CARRIED 4-0

CBA for the Clerks and Public Works
It was moved by Councilwoman Villarreal to approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Public Works and Clerks bargaining unit for 2017 through 2020. Motion was seconded Councilwoman Gonzalez
MOTION CARRIED 4-0

Purchase of oil
It was moved by Councilwoman Gonzalez to approve the expenditure of $1,500 for the purchase of oil for the maintenance of equipment. Motion was seconded by Councilwoman Sharp.
MOTION CARRIED 4-0

Pro-Tem Judge
It was moved by Councilwoman Sharp to enter into the contract for the Pro Tem Municipal Court Judge’s services with Robert P. Northcott. Motion was seconded by Councilwoman Villarreal.
MOTION CARRIED 4-0

Addendum to Prosecutorial Services Agreement
It was moved by Councilwoman Sharp to approve the addendum to the agreement, bring the agreement to $1,650.00, adding $300 more. Motion was seconded by Councilwoman Gonzalez.
MOTION CARRIED 4-0

iPads
It was moved by Councilwoman Gonzalez to approve the purchase of the iPads in the amount of $10,828.40, which will replace the Council packets. Motion was seconded by Councilwoman Sharp.
MOTION CARRIED 4-0

BILLS
It was moved by Councilwoman Gonzalez to pay the bills of May 9, 2017 in the amount of $34,152.05. Motion was seconded by Councilwoman Villarreal.
MOTION CARRIED: 4-0

Fund Totals 05/09/2017
C/E                                                   $ 10,533.66
ST                                                     $    3,337.96
EMS                                                 $        529.52
CRIMINAL JUSTICE                   $     1,512.00
EMS TRAUMA CARE GRANT   $        463.82
WATER/SEWER                           $     9,477.74
GARBAGE                                      $     8,146.87
IRRIGATION                                  $        150.48

A/P Warrants 62437 to 62568 in the amount of $34,152.05
P/R Checks 62568 to 62580 plus direct deposit in the amount of $55,532.94

EXCUSED ABSENCE
It was moved by Councilwoman Sharp to excuse Councilwoman Estrada from the Council workshop and the Council meeting. Motion was seconded by Councilwoman Gonzalez
MOTION CARRIED 4-0

ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Councilwoman Sharp to adjourn the meeting of May 9, 2017. Motion seconded by Councilman Gonzalez. Meeting adjourned at 7:29 p.m.
MOTION CARRIED: 4-0

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