​City of Colfax – Special Council Meeting 10/24/2025
The special meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Mayor Krump at 7:02am. Present were Mayor Kyle Krump, Council Members Shaun Jacobson, Scott Gauslow, Jesse Moch, Tom Steinolfson. Absent was Auditor Jen Skoog. Audience members in attendance were Zach Hatting with Interstate Engineering and Nathan Berseth.
Meeting started with Jesse explaining the motion from 10/20/25 to Mayor Krump as he was not in attendance at that meeting.  It was decided on at that meeting after the motion for the permit was made that there was to have no other meeting including this special meeting until our next scheduled meeting in November to discuss this permit. 
Discussion held 
Nathan Berseth read a letter to the council (see attached)
Jesse motioned to go to executive session to seek legal council before going any further.
Shaun 2nd the motion. Discussion held. A liability waiver from CoLand and Thor was presented to council. Discussion held.
Jesse withdrew his first motion and that withdrawal was seconded by Shaun. Jesse motioned to approve Thor building permit upon substantial completion of Duane drive which will be determined by Zach with interstate. Seconded by tom
Roll call vote: Shaun yes, Scott yes, tom yes Jesse yes , Kyle yes. Motion approved and meeting adjourned.
Minutes submitted by Council Member Shaun Jacobson.

City of Colfax – Regular Council Meeting 10/20/2025
The regular October meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Council Member Jacobson at 7:05pm. Present were Council Members Shaun Jacobson, Scott Gauslow, Jesse Moch, Tom Steinolfson via phone, and auditor Jen Skoog. Absent was Mayor Kyle Krump. Audience members in attendance were Inis Frankl, Amy Clark, Zach Hatting, Cody Wester, Alex Olson, Jeremy Boehm, Jenna Boehm, Lyle Boehm, Joel Luing, John Alm, Jeremy Alm, Marlow Nash, Mark Gylland, Tom Woodbury, Todd Woodbury, Nancy Kelly.
Jacobson recognized the audience. Amy Clark reviewed the 3 different letters from Jeremy Boehm. The plat has not yet been recorded for the 5 acres surveyed out. Amy showed the council a digital copy of the surveyed lot for the proposed use of an Equipment lot. The survey has not yet been recorded with the county. Council reviewed Chapter 6 of the Zoning – Land Use Planning, outlining the City’s requirements of the equipment lot. Moch motioned to approve the special use permit for an equipment lot, pending recording of the 5-acre survey, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
Discussion was held regarding Jeremy Boehm’s variance request to allow storage/utility sheds and cattle panels to be sold on the equipment lot. Gauslow motioned to approve the variance request, seconded by Steinolfson. Carried.
Amy Clark clarified that the request to rezone the equipment lot to Commercial zoning is void as the property will remain agricultural and does not need to be zoned commercial.
Zach Hatting reported that Trackside is complete from the construction standpoint. Skoog will finish the special assessment process to be included on 2025 taxes.
Zach stated that the contractor is charging an exuberant amount of mobilization costs for coming back to finish up the final work. He is working with the contractor to come to an agreement on a lower amount. The Special Assessment committee topic was deferred to next month.
The sewer in Reserve was started last week, hoping to have complete by end of this week. The water should be completed 1-2 weeks after that, then the roadway will be completed. Project signoff won’t be until this spring, with some finishing work taking place next summer. Two houses in CM3 will have water turned off so Reserve can be tied into the main system. Contractor will be contacting the residents directly at least 48 hours in advance.
Regarding the reservoir expansion, Zach stated that Interstate Engineering submitted a water tower application to DWSRF to ensure there is enough money there for whatever direction the city decides to go. Zach can bring the water usage breakdown to the next meeting for further discussion. There will be a Special meeting November 19th at 7pm at the Community Center for Lagoon & Reservoir discussion.
The bids came back for the Boehm Addition project, and JAV has been awarded the project. The City is requesting proof of performance bonds before construction can start. The City still does not have a completed building permit application for 401 Boehm Way.
Amy will work on a map for the proposed ETZ expansion and have available for the next meeting.
A building permit application from Sam Otto for a deck was presented to the council. Moch motioned to approve the application, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
A building permit application from Jesse Moch for an additional garage was presented to the council. Gauslow motioned to approve the application, seconded by Steinolfson. Moch abstained. Carried.
A building permit application from Thor Constructions for a new shouse in Colfax Reserve was presented to the council. Discussion was held regarding rear or side entry was required with these shouses and this application has front entry. Moch also noted that this application is requesting a permit before the completion of the infrastructure. Moch motioned to deny the building permit until the engineer has signed off on completion of phase 1, seconded by Steinolfson. Discussion was held. Gauslow suggested that the application be tabled until further information can be obtained. Role call vote: Gauslow – no, Steinolfson – no, Moch – yes, Jacobson – yes. Motion failed. Application has been tabled until further information can be obtained, allowing the council to make an informed decision.
The meeting minutes for the 9/15/25 City Council meeting were reviewed. Since Jacobson & Steinolfson were not at the meeting, the approval of the minutes were tabled for the next meeting.
September financials were presented. Gauslow questioned if the financials need to be approved each meeting or just yearly. Moch motioned to approve the financials as presented, seconded by Gauslow. Role Call vote: Steinolfson – yes, Gauslow – yes, Moch – yes.
October bills were presented. Gauslow motioned to approve the bills as presented, seconded by Moch. Role Call vote: Gauslow – yes, Moch – yes, Steinolfson – yes.
Old Business
Gauslow reported the streets were bladed right after the long stretch of rain. He will have them go through one more time before winter.
Additional City employee tabled for next month
Building permit application cost resolution tabled for next meeting.
New Business
Discussion on future zoning tabled for next meeting.
Snowblower tractor – As discussed at the last meeting, Nathan Berseth sold the tractor the city used for snow removal last year. Krump received some quotes on some possible tractors. Gauslow suggested putting bids out for tractor rental for city snow removal. Krump needs to confirm with John that he will still do snow removal before sending out request for bids. If it snows prior to the next meeting, Scott will provide a tractor.
There being no further business, Gauslow made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Moch.  Carried. Adjourned at 9:16 pm.