City of Kamiah City Council Meeting Minutes July 27th, 2022, at 6:00 PM Mayor: Betty Heater
8/8/2022
City of Kamiah
City Council
Meeting Minutes
July 27th, 2022, at 6:00 PM
Mayor: Betty Heater
Council Members: Genese Simler, Kaylee Hunt – James Kelly and Scott Moffett Via Phone
Guests: See Attached Sign in Sheet
Mayor Heater called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Motion to Approve Agenda was made by Council President Genese Simler and seconded by Council Member Kaylee Hunt. Roll Call Vote: Genese Simler aye, James Kelly aye, Scott Moffett aye, Kaylee Hunt aye.
Motion to Approve Consent Agenda was made by Council Member Kaylee Hunt and seconded by Council Member James Kelly. Roll Call Vote: Genese Simler aye, James Kelly aye, Scott Moffett aye, Kaylee Hunt aye.
Public Comments: Colt Downing with Idaho Stage gave a pool update. Sand Filter is being made and is on track to be delivered the first part of August. He needs a water sample to know how much chlorine needs to be added to the pool, and he wanted to remind everyone of our volunteer day on Saturday July 30th 9AM to 5PM.
Discuss Newly Awarded Grants: Scott Linja with Keller Associates talked about the two new grants the city was awarded. The TAP grant is through the Federal Government and is for sidewalks around the pool, school and downtown. This grant is for $477,000 and has a match or 7.34% which means the city will have to pay $38,000. This project is scheduled to be in the design phase in 2025 and construction will take place in 2026. The Child, Pedestrian, Safety Grant is for $250,000. The city does not have a match for this grant. We will put it out to bid this winter and begin the project next year. The project must be completed by December of 2023.
Discuss / Approve Raising the Credit Limit on the Cities FNWCU Visa Card: Currently our visa credit card has a $5,000 limit. We are requesting the limit to be raised to $10,000. Hopefully we will never need it, but with all the recent transfers that KFR have been doing, it is important the credit card is available for fuel and food. Motion to approve the credit line increase was made by Council Member Kaylee Hunt and seconded by Council Member Scott Moffett. Roll Call Vote: Genese Simler aye, James Kelly aye, Scott Moffett aye, Kaylee Hunt aye.
Discuss / Approve Offering III-A Insurance to the Mayor and Council: The city currently offers insurance to all full-time employees. We feel it is important to keep all our staff healthy. We decided to include the mayor and council with our full-time employees. Motion to approve offering III-A Health Insurance to the mayor and council was made by Council President Genese Simler and seconded by Council Member James Kelly. Roll Call Vote: Genese Simler aye, James Kelly aye, Scott Moffett aye, Kaylee Hunt aye.
Discuss / Approve Getting RFB for Water Treatment Plant Distribution-Mike Stanton: The water line that supplies water to The Feed Store, Cloningers and The Pit Stop continues to leak every year. The WTP is asking for approval to Request for Bid to get this problem resolved. Motion to approve getting RFB’s was made by Council Member James Kelly and seconded by Council Member Kaylee Hunt. Roll Call Vote: Genese Simler aye, James Kelly aye, Scott Moffett aye, Kaylee Hunt aye.
Discuss / Approve Getting RFB for Joshua Distribution Project-Mike Stanton: Our original contractor has backed out of this project due to lack of staffing. We need to put this job out for a re-bid to replace the water lines on Joshua Street and they will tie into Nickle and 13th. Motion to advertise for a re-bid was made by Council Member James Kelly and seconded by Council Member Kaylee Hunt. Roll Call Vote: Genese Simler aye, James Kelly aye, Scott Moffett aye, Kaylee Hunt aye.
Discuss / Approve Repairing an 18”x 120’ Piece of Asphalt @ Kamiah Hotel Bar &Grill-Mike Stanton: There is a strip of asphalt in front of the sidewalks along Idaho street that need to be replaced. Owner claims that water continues to go into their basement due to the damaged asphalt. Motion to approve fixing this issue was made by Council President Genese Simler and seconded by Council Member Kaylee Hunt. Roll Call Vote: Genese Simler aye, James Kelly aye, Scott Moffett aye, Kaylee Hunt aye.
Discuss / Approve New Tires for Engine 22- Bill Arsenault: The current tires on engine 22 were replaced in 2008. They are not safe for operating an emergency vehicle. Est to replace all 6 tires with new tires not re-treads is $4,104.02. Motion to approve this purchase was made by Council President Genese Simler and seconded by Council Member Scott Moffett. Roll Call Vote: Genese Simler aye, James Kelly aye, Scott Moffett aye, Kaylee Hunt aye.
Monthly Maintenance Report-Mike Stanton: The Water Treatment Plant is running well, but with the river level dropping and the water consumption rising the plant operators will be putting in over-time hours. Mike suggests finding an alternative way to supply water during the summer months. We have had two major leaks this past week. One at the junction of Idaho and No Kid Street. A RFB has been approved to get bids to fix it. The other one was at the Department of Lands. Their contractor hit a 2” plastic line. This leak has been fixed, but the shut off valve will need to be replaced. Streets department had the chip seal project completed on July 13th. The Public Works Crew continue cleaning the streets to clean up the excess chips. The street sweeper has started running one day a week from 4AM to 7AM. Accu Stripping will be in town the second or third week in August to paint curbs and the center lines along with stop lines. This project will be completed before BBQ Days.
Meeting Adjourned at 6:33 PM
Next Meeting: August 10th, 2022
“All agendas are posted in accordance with Idaho Code Title 74.”
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Betty Heater, Mayor Brenda Taylor, City Clerk