Fleming TC urges residents to be considerate regarding yard signs

The Fleming Town Council held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stefan Betley at 6:30 p.m. The following council members were present: Andrew Muller, Bill Langridge, Bonnie Jackson, Suzanne Wales and Cathy Castillo. Alex Gapter arrived at 6:33 p.m. Also present were Debra Bernard (left at 6:47 p.m.), Roy Kugler (left at 6:47 p.m.), Sandra Miller (left at 6:37 p.m.), Keith Beck (left at 7:39 p.m.), Joelle and Daniel Gapter, Lewis Frank and Michelle Asfeld. Kerry Brown (arrived at 7:45 p.m. and left at 8:01 p.m).

Additions/Corrections to the Agenda: Betley requested to remove item two under Action Items as communication has not been received from the attorney. He then asked for other additions or corrections to the agenda. Hearing none, it was moved and seconded to approve the agenda as amended. The motion passed unanimously.

Public Comment: Sandra Miller addressed the Council regarding political yard signs that use inappropriate words. Her concern is with children seeing these signs. The Council would like residents to be more considerate of their neighbors when thinking about displaying yard signs.

Kugler raised concerns about receiving a bill for mowing without prior notice of the violation. After a brief discussion, the Council asked that he meet with Beck and work out an agreement for future reference.

Consent Agenda: A motion was made and seconded to approve the consent agenda consisting of the June minutes and bills. The motion passed unanimously.

Maintenance Report: Beck reported on a brief electrical outage caused by lightning a month ago. All issues have been addressed and the system is back to normal. He will start the second round of enhanced testing of the water system. The maintenance team will be performing some routine maintenance of the wastewater pumps. They have also reworked several drainages on a couple of the streets. Since Fleming's street sweeper isn't working properly, Beck contacted someone from the Haxtun maintenance department to come over with their street sweeper to sweep main street. The maintenance team will be winterizing the splash pad next week. There will be two mosquito fogging's next week, ahead of the Fall Festival. Beck also reported that there had been several calls regarding barking dogs.

Clerk's Report: Asfeld reported that the upcoming town election is cancelled as only two petitions were received for the three council openings. Asfeld also discussed the Council's participation in the Fall Festival activities.

Gapter talked with the Council about the communications she will be putting on the town website. She also confirmed the logistics of the Fall Festival activities.

Treasurer's Report: Frank provided and updated the financial report for the prior month as he was absent from the August meeting. It was moved and seconded to approve the Treasurer's Report. The motion passed unanimously.

Frank had also shared additional information about an investment option. The Council will discuss this further next month.

Action Items:

The Council considered the potential of a new shop/equipment building. A preliminary drawing was looked at and discussed with Beck. After last week's work session with Greg Etl from Colorado Dept of Local Affairs, he shared information on grant opportunities. The next grant cycle is in December. The Council asked Beck and his team to make their changes to the drawing and present their plan to the council in October.

Resolution #5-2024-Cancelling Election was discussed. It was moved and seconded to approve said resolution. The motion passed unanimously.

The 2025 Workers' Compensation Quote from CIRSA was discussed. It was moved and seconded to accept the $1,000 deductible option. The motion passed unanimously.

The 2025 Property/Casualty Quote from CIRSA was discussed. It was moved and seconded to accept the presented quote. The motion passed unanimously.

Discussion Items:

Betley shared that there is still no information on the dollar allocation from the RAISE Grant. This grant was to address planning for reconstructing of main street.

The Council talked about the work session last week and the information that Etl provided.

Upcoming Meetings: CML District 1 meeting at Brush, Sept. 11; Town Council meeting, Oct. 9 at the Town Hall at 6:30 p.m.

Adjournment: A motion was made and seconded to adjourn at 8:07 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.