08.05.21 Newcastle City Council Minutes
NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MINUTES
MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021
Mayor Pam Gualtieri called this regular meeting of the Newcastle City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. Those present were Mayor Gualtieri; Council members Daren Downs, Michael Alexander, Ann McColley, Lance Miles, Don Steveson and Tyrel Owens. Also present were Department Heads City Police Chief Sam Keller and City Clerk/Treasurer Greg James. City Engineer Mike Moore was absent.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Don Steveson moved, seconded Ann McColley to approve the agenda as amended, adding Kyle Borger
reference WYO HELP and Gail Perino reference a building permit issue. Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Michael Alexander moved, seconded Daren Downs to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of Monday, July 19, 2021. Motion carried.
NOMINATIONS FOR RECOGNITION:
Tonia Mills for her exceptional work
dispatching during the Clyde/Manders incident
in Osage.
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION: None
CITIZEN’S BUSINESS—IN WRITING:
Approval of catering permits. Don Steveson moved, seconded Lance Miles to approve the requested catering permits for Cap N Bottle; Claycomb wedding, Weston County Civic Center, one day, August 21, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to August 22, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.; Borgialli wedding, Weston County Event Center, one day from August 28, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to August 29, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.; Macke/Shaff wedding, Weston County Senior Center, one day, September 4, 2021 9:00 a.m. to September 5, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Motion carried.
Request from Maverik, Inc. to install an
alcoholic drink chiller machine and to remove the door and part of the partition to the alcoholic beverage room. After discussion, the matter was tabled pending additional information regarding dispensing, the partition removal and packaging.
CITIZEN’S BUSINESS—VERBAL:
Tonya Hespe representing WYO Help was present to discuss their program. Mr. Kyle Borger, Executive Director was also present to introduce the program and how it has expanded. The request of the City from WYO Help is to waive the delinquent fee of $20.00 for those persons who qualify and are in the help program. After discussion, the consensus of the Council was to let this be handled on a case by case situation administratively.
Ms. Gail Perino was present to discuss a perceived issue with a building permit. She was building a pergola extending from the front steps to the sidewalk. Problem is, no permit was issued for the pergola and it almost entirely into the City’s right of way. After discussion and review, the Council asked for more information before making a decision. A variance was
mentioned, but in this case, none of the
requirements of a variance can be met.
MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORTS:
Mayor Gualtieri briefly reported on the meeting with representatives from Black Hills Energy, their annual meeting with City officials.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS:
City Clerk/Treasurer Greg James reported the notice from Wyoming Community Gas For 2021 is $5407.93. Don Steveson moved, seconded Ann McColley to put this contribution with others from past years. Motion carried. With previous amounts we have $38,816.39 toward match for Dow Park restrooms. Mr. James then noted a previous email suggesting a three percent (3%) increase in City utility rates. Michael Alexander moved, seconded Tyrel Owens to move forward with drafting an ordinance for this to take effect. Motion carried.
City Engineer Mike Moore had no report.
City Police Chief Sam Keller reported calls for service, 3197 year to date, 619 for July and 44 so far in August. Chief Keller reported recently hired officer Keith Russ has resigned. Chief Keller asked to hire Laramie Brink as a new officer, starting wage $19.04 per hour, 1 year probation, pending medical evaluations. Tyrel Owens moved, seconded Michael Alexander to approve this request. Motion carried.
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS: None
OTHER BUSINESS: None
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Ann McColley moved, seconded Tyrel Owens to suspend the rules and go into an Executive Session reference personnel and land acquisition at 8:27 p.m. Motion carried. Tyrel Owens moved,
seconded Michael Alexander to return to regular session at 8:53 p.m. Motion carried. There was no action taken coming out of the
Executive Session.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY: Michael Alexander moved, seconded Tyrel Owens to pay the claims against the City date August 2, 2021. Motion carried. Ann McColley moved,
seconded Michael Alexander to adjourn this regular meeting of the Newcastle City Council at 8:54 p.m. Meeting adjourned.
Claims: Final old fiscal year bills; Mastercard, utility billing forms/dog tags, $1459.97; W&S Construction, concrete repair/Stampede drainage, $5654.00. New fiscal year bills; Ad-Pro Office Supply, office supplies, $40.19; Ameri-Tech Equipment Co., garbage truck parts, $1067.42; American Business Software, web maintenance/calendar, $524.75; Bearlodge Engineering & Surveying, survey work, 2500.00; Curtis & Deeanna Behle, water deposit refund, $134.75; Black Hills Energy, natural gas service, $1074.46; Black Hills Plumbing & Supply, plumbing repair, $109.25; Bobcat of Gillette, parts, $302.12; Bomgaars Supply, supplies/materials, $905.87; Ryan Cacek, water deposit refund, $24.24; Campbell County Health EMS, August 2021 ambulance service, $8333.33; City of Newcastle, WA/SW/GA, office/FD/law enf. ctr., $958.63; Brooklyn Corley, water deposit refund, $117.61; Derek’s Field Service, equipment repair, $1611.20; Design Construction, paint stripe Wentworth, $2166.00; R. Douglas Dumbrill, July & August municipal judge, $2156.80; Eastern Wyoming Equipment Co., Inc., parts, $3515.57; Energy Laboratories, Inc.,, water sample testing, $88.00; Environmental Products & Access, parts for hydrovac/camera roller, $940.00; Farnsworth Services Co., Inc., lagoon work/water system repairs/portable sanitation, $26,161.71; Fisher Sand & Gravel, base course, $2251.99; Frontier Home Ranch & Hardware, supplies/materials, $791.52; Amanda & David Hammelman, water deposit refund, $74.17; Jim Hansen, water deposit refund, $100.00; Richard & Vera Huber, water deposit refund, $98.82; Infinity Diesel, Inc., fire truck repair, $2722.20; Betty Jensen, sewing patches FD, $5.00; Noelle Jones, water deposit refund, $52.19; Knecht Home Center, building materials, $343.08; Kregel Towing & Recovery, FD/PD towing, $554.60; Paige Liggett, water deposit refund, $44.06; Keeli Magrum, water deposit refund, $19.86; Mastercard, travel/supplies, $596.52; Mission Communications, LLC, printed circuit boards/control panels, $4617.00; Newcastle Volunteer Fire Dept., reimburse housekeeping supplies, $28.62; NORCO, Inc., welding cylinder rent, $51.85; Northern Technologies, LLC, biosolids testing, $1352.00; Pollardwater.com East, meter readers, $1799.50; Powder River Energy Corp., electric service, $1101.07; Projex, email for landfill, $120.00; Ricks Electric, water tank repair, $638.45; Genell Rothleutner, PD cleaning, $200.00; Pat & Vicki Smith, water deposit refund, $74.17; Bryand Streeter, August 2021 airport wages, $1333.33; Lucky Teigen-Grummons, fire hall cleaning, $300.00; Ian & Sara Thurgood, water deposit refund, $89.38; Trugree-Chemlawn, FD fertilizer, $119.00; Uber Geek Computer, computer materials, $674.00; USA Bluebook, valve repair tools, $818.96; Verizon, cell phones, $728.32; Becky Vodopich, city office cleaning, $300.00; Voelker’s Autobody/Glass, tire repair, $53.32; WESCO Gas, propane, $68.32; Weston County Fire Protection District, fire hall insurance, $509.00; Woody’s Food Center, housekeeping supplies, $36.18; Wyoming Association of Municipalities, membership fee, $4542.05.
Pam Gualtieri, Mayor
ATTEST: City Clerk/Treasurer, Greg James
(Publish August 5, 2021)