Regular Council Meeting - 9/15/2025

​City of Colfax – Regular Council Meeting 9/15/2025
The regular September meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Mayor Krump at 7:00pm. Present were Mayor Kyle Krump, Council Members Scott Gauslow, Jesse Moch and auditor Jen Skoog. Absent were Council Members Shaun Jacobson & Tom Steinolfson. Audience members in attendance were Bonnie Gylland, Inis Frankl, Kim Berseth, Trevor Kadoun.
Krump recognized the audience. Inis Frankl brought forth concerns regarding the trees & gravel sitting on the road near the community center. Krump & Gauslow will have the tree branches hauled out. The gravel pile is to be used for random city road repairs.
The requested rezoning of the Boehm Addition needs to be completed before Lyle is able to finish his financing. The Boehm rezoning request was read, requesting: rezone the following property to Commercial: Lots 1, 2, 3 Block 1, Boehm Second Subdivision of the City of Colfax; and rezone the following property to Residential: Lots 1, 3, 4 Block 1 and Lots 1, 3, 4 Block 2, Boehm Subdivision of the City of Colfax, and Lots 1, 2, 3, 5 Block 2, Boehm Second Subdivision of the City of Colfax., Moch motioned to approve the rezoning request as read, seconded by Gauslow. Role Call vote: Gauslow – yes, Moch – yes, Krump – yes. Carried.
A rezoning request for the Kadoun property was read, requesting the indicated 1.48 acre property in the legal description be rezoned from Agricultural to Residential. Moch motioned to approve the rezoning request as stated, noting that the City Comp plan will be updated to include additional land North of this property and Kadoun’s existing residential property to be residential in the future, seconded by Gauslow. Role Call vote: Moch – yes, Gauslow – yes, Krump – yes. Carried. Discussion was held about Kadoun tying into the city sewer or needing a personal septic system. Krump will contact Interstate Engineering to see what options the city has. If unreasonable for Kadoun to tie into the city septic, the council will need to approve a personal septic system request.
The meeting minutes of the 8/18/25 City Council meeting were reviewed. Gauslow motioned to approve minutes as presented, seconded by Moch. Carried.
The meeting minutes of the 8/25/25 City Council meeting were reviewed. Gauslow motioned to approve minutes as presented, seconded by Moch. Carried.
August financials were presented. Gauslow motioned to approve the financials as presented, seconded by Moch. Role Call vote: Moch – yes, Gauslow – yes, Krump – yes.
August bills were presented. Moch motioned to approve the bills as presented, seconded by Gauslow. Role Call vote: Gauslow – yes, Moch – yes, Krump – yes.
Trackside special assessments need to be determined by the October meeting to ensure they are communicated to the County by the November 1 deadline. Discussion was held on if Lot 1, Block 1 is, or should be, included in the special assessment allocation since there is no utility access. Krump will discuss this with the City attorney on how we can proceed.
City is currently waiting for the final EPAC bills before submitting the final draw to close out the project. Interstate Engineering needs to sign off on the completion of the project before any further action.
The draw for the Reserves will be submitted Tuesday. The contractor will be breaking ground in 2 weeks, with the project being mostly completed by November 30, with final completion being Spring of 2026.
Regarding the Reservoir Expansion, Stu Swandal reported that the city needs to replace the meter in the reservoir house to properly track data, providing the city with a better picture of flow and usage. This meter will be costly, but is needed. Krump is working with Swandal to ensure the new meter is Insight compatible to enable communication between all city stations.
A bill was received for all blading of streets so far this year.
This winter, the City council will need to decide if an additional city employee is still a necessity and if they need to move forward with finding the right candidate.
A hearing Jeremy Boehm’s conditional use permit and site plan will be held at the October council meeting. Discussion was held on if the council will require he has gravel on the roads before the permit is issued or not until after. Council was in agreement that he can wait until after the hearing is complete.
A building permit application for a second Kadoun residence was presented to the council for review. Gauslow motioned to approve the permit application as presented, including the installation of a private septic system, as long as the property is not in the current sewer district, seconded by Moch. Carried.
A building permit application for 400 Boehm Way was presented to the council for review. Moch motioned to approve the permit application as presented, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
A building permit application for Lot 1 block 1 of Trackside (EGE warehouse) was presented to the council for review. Gauslow motioned to approve the permit application as presented, seconded by Moch. Carried.
ETZ expansion to the North was tabled for next meeting.
Confirmation has not yet been received from Interstate Engineering on if the Flex Fund application has been submitted. The application deadline is September 19.
Gauslow motioned to approve the 2026 Final Budget as presented, seconded by Moch. Role Call vote: Moch – yes, Gauslow – yes, Krump – yes.
 
Commercial vs Residential water meter charges/rates was tabled until the next regular council meeting. This topic must be addressed at the October meeting.
 
Future Zoning was tabled for the next regular council meeting.
Regarding the retired household rate adjustment option, discussion was held on the definition of ‘retired’. The council decided that if all household members are over age 67, they can request the discounted rates. These discounted rates only apply to garbage and lagoon reserve, at the rates provided on the most recent City Rate Sheet.
Krump reported that Nathan Berseth sold the tractor that the City was using for snow removal. Berseth is not able to guarantee a tractor for snow removal, therefore the Council needs to determine snow removal plans by the October meeting. Gauslow will look into a couple options.
The Colfax Fire Department has requested city representation at their meeting on September 16 at 6:30pm. Council members indicated that they will attempt to attend, if they are able.
There being no further business, Moch made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Gauslow.  Carried. Adjourned at 8:34 pm.