Wardner City
Council Meeting
12/11/2019
Meeting called to order by Mayor Joe Guardipee at 6pm. Roll call showed Nita Buhl, Candy Cameron,
Stella Morgan and Jo Ann Groves present.
Absent: Tim Fitzpatrick and Jack
Wombolt. Jo Ann Groves filled in taking
minutes.
Bills and Minutes from November meeting Approved.
No Visitors
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Sheriff’s report showed 51 hours spent patrolling and/or
handling 5 calls and complaints. City
was asked to send monthly police payment to Julie Dire at Sheriff’s office who
will log it then take to courthouse.
Deputy Jeremy Groves attended the meeting for Sheriff’s department.
ANIMAL CONTROL:
A presentation was handed out to council from Rick Gilbert, newly
appointed Animal Registrar, stating his
proposed plans of action and requesting
door hangers be printed. Discussion
held, felt he needed introduction hangers as well as follow up hangers when
people have not gotten their dog tags.
Mayor Guardipee felt permission
to obtain these items had been made at November meeting. Council agreed.
STREETS: Tim
Morgan reported red plow truck batteries seem to be dragging and might need
replaced. Tim is primary plower, Louie Groves is his back up. Kurt Sholz will be called if necessary. Tim will be training him this weekend.
WEEDS: No report
PARK: No report
. Tim will get new codes to city
clerk.
BUILDING PERMITS:
None issued, none completed.
SANTA RUN: Old
St. Nick will visit Wardner 12/15 starting at 6 PM from City Hall. Deputy Groves reported a Deputy will be available to escort Santa
through town. 55 bags were filled after
meeting.
MAYOR’S REPORT:
Haight house is down and gravel replaced to meet codes.
Should rebuilding ever be done, the lot needs remediated, and funds are
on deposit to pay for it. Per City
Attorney request, Joe took pictures starting before demolition, throughout
demolition and completed project. The
house at
426 Main has been demolished and is slowly being burned
. A new home is anticipated being built
in the spring. Mayor Guardipee
joined other Mayor’s at the annual News
Press/Dave Smith Christmas fund raiser,
gave brief summary of Wardner’s Santa Run, and joined the Mayor’s challenge of
donating $100 to the fund from the City.
OLD BUSINESS:
After considerable consideration, Mayor Guardipee has appointed Ron
Corneill as the new City Clerk, replacing Linda Wombolt who resigned at November’s meeting. The council confirmed this appointment. The new signers on the USBank accounts will
be Ron Corneill and Jo Ann Groves.
ELECTION: Noted
that Nita Buhl, Stella Morgan and Alice Alexander will be sworn in as council
members at January’s meeting.
AVISTA FRANCHISE:
Keisha has contacted Avista with regards to their legal department’s revision of the Avista Franchise. Has had no reply.
RABBITS: Ordinance
132 covers no chickens, pigs, rabbits, cows, horses, etc., within the City,
however reported the house with 8 rabbits seems to be down to 2 which are now
kept indoors, however the dogs are allowed to run. The dogs, upon complaints, will be handled by
Sheriff’s Dept., and no action will be taken with regards to rabbits since they
are indoors.
WELCOME BROCHURE:
Noted council member in charge of revision had dropped the ball, action
will be taken to get revision made.
903 S. DIVISION:
A well prepared presentation was given to council members with regards
to the dispute between David & Billie Mailloux (May-you) and 905 S.
Division residents – Rick & Rene Gilbert, with regards to encroachment onto
Mailloux’s property for driveway entrance into 905 yard. After
David Mailloux presented his case
and explained his documents, he offered a proposal that if ‘Gilbert’s will reconfigure their driveway
back to their own property and in a manner that will permanently prevent
vehicle traffic from cutting across Mailloux’s property by 5/31/2020, Mailloux’s will move the corner
post 2-5’ North.’ Mayor Guardi pee responded by advising that this situation has
drug the Fire Chief into the situation which makes the Fire Chief feel he’s
being put in the middle and should not be.
The dispute between the two neighbors and the property line is a civil
matter, not involving the City unless the post on the survey marker is a
plowing issue, which Tim Morgan stated the city plowers feel they can avoid
damage to the fence post. Mayor
Gurdipee then stated he would use diplomacy in talking to the Gilbert’s about
the proposal, and if that doesn’t work it will then be a civil matter between
Mailloux’s and Gilbert’s. Mailloux
stated he understood and thanked council.
NEW BUSINESS: Sam
Clifton (red barn at 304 Main) has advised
Building Inspector Mark Magnus that he has met all structural requirements, yet
will not let Mark reinspect. Mr.
Clilfton was advised if did not contact
Mr. Magnus the cabin would be removed.
Sam is currently deployed, however will be here in January at which time
he and the building inspector will meet
and try to resolve all problems, including building the carport without
a new permit. Sam felt it was included
in original permit which it was not.
Should the meeting not occur,
further action will be taken.
JOHNSON CARPORT:
Noted the Judgment has been recorded, but no word received by Keisha.
P/Z: Questions
have arisen with regards to building on Kellogg Avenue. Fire Chief Aamodt has also assessed the
road and stated the road must be rebuilt
to meet Wardner and Shoshone County standards before any building could
begin. People have actually stated
willingness to do so. Noted Jenna
Radaman’s ‘tiny home’ on Third Street is
taking shape. She contacted Mayor
Guardipee with questions regarding
purchase of a mobile in Wardner, removing mobile and could she rebuild a ‘tiny
home’ on that foundation. Felt she
would run into the same problems as before.
Discussion held that City needs to update our current Ordinance to allow
‘tiny homes’.
No further business, meeting adjourned to fill Santa
sacks.
Respectfully submitted:
Jo Ann Groves
Acting Clerk
