THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF COLFAX WAS CALLED TO ORDER ON MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 2015 AT 7:00 P.M. BY MAYOR RICARDO ONKEN.

     TRUSTEES PRESENT WERE: RICK VANCE - AYE; DAVID RATHKE - AYE; JASON PIERCE - AYE; CAROL STEPHENSON - AYE; KELLY GRADERT - AYE. TRUSTEE LONNIE MEINER WAS ABSENT.

     ALSO PRESENT WERE VILLAGE TREASURER LINDA HANSON; POLICE CHIEF MICHAEL SCOTT AND PUBLIC WORKS BRIAN HEREFORD.

     TRUSTEE JASON PIERCE MADE A MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES AND APPROVE AS PRESENTED. TRUSTEE DAVID RATHKE SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE: RICK VANCE - AYE; DAVID RATHKE - AYE; JASON PIERCE - AYE; CAROL STEPHENSON - AYE; LONNIE MEINER - ABSENT; KELLY GRADERT - AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

     VILLAGE TREASURER LINDA HANSON GAVE THE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 2015.

          BEGINNING BALANCE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2015 $250,386.45

          ENDING BALANCE AS OF JANUARY 31, 2015 $251,690.81

          INCREASE IN INCOME FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 2015 $ 1,304.36

     TRUSTEE RICK VANCE MADE A MOTION TO PAY THE BILLS AS PRESENTED. TRUSTEE KELLY GRADERT SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE: RICK VANCE - AYE; DAVID RATHKE - AYE; JASON PIERCE - AYE; CAROL STEPHENSON - AYE; LONNIE MEINER - ABSENT; KELLY GRADERT - AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

     TRUSTEE JASON PIERCE, CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, REPORTED HE HAD NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.

     TRUSTEE DAVID RATHKE, CHAIRMAN OF THE POLICE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, REPORTED THAT THE ACTIVITY REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 2015 IS IN YOUR FOLDERS. DAVID COMMENTED LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY QUIET MONTH.

     POLICE CHIEF MICHAEL SCOTT REPORTED THAT HE APPLIED FOR A GRANT THROUGH THE CRIME DETECTION NETWORK FOR AN IN CAR VIDEO SYSTEM. MIKE STATED THAT THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT IT IS COMING DOWN TO. MIKE ALSO REPORTED THAT CRIME DETECTION NETWORK HAS SOMETHING NEW. THE VILLAGE CAN ALSO APPLY FOR A GRANT FOR ANOTHER $7,500.00.

     MIKE REPORTED THAT HE HAS TRIED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AT 112 & 114 EAST MAIN. MIKE REPORTED THAT HE SPOKE WITH THE REALTOR AND HE NO LONGER HAS THE LISTING BECAUSE HE TOLD MR. CLARK IT IS NOT WORTH SELLING FOR THE PRICE HE WANTS FOR THE BUILDING. MIKE REPORTED THAT SINCE THE REALTOR NO LONGER HAS THE LISTING THERE IS NO EASY WAY TO GET IN THE BUILDING WITH THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER TO GET IT INSPECTED. VILLAGE ATTORNEY TOM SHIELDS IS CHECKING INTO WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO GET IN THE BUILDING.

     CHAIRMAN OF THE WATER AND SEWER COMMITTEE, TRUSTEE LONNIE MEINER WAS ABSENT. BRIAN HEREFORD REPORTED THAT THE REFURBISHED WELL #2 PASSED ALL TESTS AND IS UP AND RUNNING.

     TRUSTEE RICK VANCE, CHAIRMAN OF THE STREETS AND LIGHTS COMMITTEE, REPORTED THAT HE SPOKE WITH CURT MEINER FROM ALLIANCE GRAIN ABOUT THE RAILROAD TRACKS ON GROVE STREET. WOULD LIKE TO COORDINATE THE REPAIR OF THESE RAILROAD TRACKS WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CULVERT ON GROVE STREET.

     RICK REPORTED THAT HE SPOKE WITH ERIC SCHMITT AND HE IS LOOKING AT WHAT IS LEVIED FOR CULVERTS AND IF ELIGIBLE IT WOULD BE 50/50 - WITH THE COUNTY PAYING 1/2. BRIAN HEREFORD REPORTED THAT ANDY TULL, MANAGER OF THE FS PLANT ON EAST MAIN STREET CONTACTED HIM AND WOULD LIKE THE ROAD FIXED GOING UP TO THE PLANT. THEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING EXTENSIVE CONSTRUCTION WORK UP THERE THIS SUMMER.

     TRUSTEE CAROL STEPHENSON ASKED BRIAN WHY THERE WAS SO MUCH ROCK THROWN UP INTO HER YARD WHEN THEY WERE PLOWING. BRIAN STATED HE HAS BEEN ASKED BY THE POST OFFICE TO GET AROUND THE MAIL BOXES AND THE GROUND IS STILL SOFT UNDERNEATH SO IT IS HARD TO PLOW.

     TRUSTEE DAVID RATHKE MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. TRUSTEE JASON PIERCE SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE: RICK VANCE - AYE; DAVID RATHKE - AYE; JASON PIERCE - AYE; CAROL STEPHENSON - AYE; LONNIE MEINER - ABSENT; KELLY GRADERT - AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:25 P.M.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

NANCY KIPER VILLAGE CLERK