Mayor Colinas called the regular Brier City Council Meeting to order at 7:00:29 PM and the flag salute was given.

Roll Call:

PRESENT:                                  Mayor Colinas; Councilmember Gallagher, Kaemingk, Krienke, Nick, Olson and Steele.

ABSENT:                                    Councilmember Joplin.

STAFF:                                       City Clerk-Treasurer Swisher.

Public Requests & Oral Communications:

Tony Corrado, Brier, had a question about the tree mitigation fund. Mayor Colinas stated that the best way to answer his question is for him to come in and meet with City Planner Gaudette and the Mayor.

Jeanne Moscoso, Brier, had a question about us not having our own police department in the future. Her opinion is that we have a strong police department and it is nice to have our own dedicated staff.

Reports of Committees & City Officials:

Councilmember Gallagher will attend the Library Board meeting tomorrow evening September 9^th.

Councilmember Steele reviewed the claim checks on September 5^th. The second Brier on the Move challenge began as of today.

Councilmember Nick will attend the Parks Board meeting tomorrow evening September 9^th.

Approval of Minutes:

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the Brier City Council Minutes of August 11, 2015. Councilmember Nick made a MOTION to approve the Brier City Council Minutes of August 11, 2015. Councilmember Olson SECONDED. Motion Carried.

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the Brier City Council Minutes of August 25, 2015. Councilmember Gallagher made a MOTION to approve the Brier City Council Minutes of August 25, 2015. Councilmember Steele SECONDED. Motion Carried.

Public Hearings:

Mayor Colinas gave an overview of Ordinance No. 426, relating to the critical area protections and amending chapter 18.20 prior to the Public Hearing. Mayor Colinas opened the public hearing at 7:17:41 PM. The public hearing was closed at 7:18:10 PM.

Ordinances, Resolutions & Orders

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of Ordinance No. 426, relating to the critical area protections and amending chapter 18.20. Councilmember Kaemingk made a MOTION to approve Ordinance No. 426, relating to critical area protections and amending chapter 18.20. Councilmember Gallagher SECONDED. Motion Carried.

Miscellaneous Business by Call of Councilmembers & City Officials

Mayor Colinas stated that we do not have any other business for our workshop next week except looking at renewal of various agreements such as the prosecutor, public defender and PAWS and that they will be updated before the end of the year. He asked if the Council would like to review these agreements or if they would like to cancel the meeting. Councilmember Gallagher made a MOTION to cancel the Brier City Council Workshop of September 15, 2015. Councilmember Olson SECONDED. Motion Carried.

Councilmember Olson thanked the Public Works department for all the hard work they did to address the issues caused by our big wind storm.

Councilmember Steele asked if there is a plan to add more gravel to the road behind the gazebo in Brier Park. She also mentioned needing to add a dog waste station at Locust Creek Park.

Auditing of Accounts:

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the August 2015 Payroll Checks. Councilmember Steele made a MOTION to approve the August 2015 Payroll Checks No. 29006 through No. 29023 and No. 29077 through No. 29102 in the amount of $128,731.54. Councilmember Nick SECONDED. Motion Carried.

Mayor Colinas opened for consideration approval of the August 2015 Claim Checks.  Councilmember Steele made a MOTION to approve the August 2015 Claim Checks No. 29131 through No. 29196 in the amount of $438,711.54. Councilmember Gallagher SECONDED. Motion Carried.

Adjournment

Mayor Colinas declared the meeting adjourned at 7:26:39 PM.