​City of Colfax – Regular Council Meeting 6/24/2026
The regular June meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Mayor Krump at 7:00pm. Present were Mayor Kyle Krump, Council Members Shaun Jacobson, Tom Steinolfson via phone and Scott Gauslow. Absent was Jesse Moch. Audience members in attendance were Zach Hatting with Interstate Engineering, Inis Frankl, Lyle Boehm, Nancy Kelly, Scott Birchfield, and Sid Berg.
Krump called for public comment. No public comment. Krump recognized the audience.
The meeting minutes of the 5/18/2026, 5/28/2026, and 6/3/2026 council meetings were reviewed. Steinolfson motioned to approve minutes as presented, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
May financials were presented. Gauslow motioned to approve the financials as presented, seconded by Steinolfson. Role Call vote: Gauslow – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Krump – yes. Carried.
June bills were presented. Steinolfson motioned to approve the bills as presented, adding bills for Marsh McLennan for $1,004 and TJM Trucking for $14,515.20, seconded by Gauslow. Roll Call vote: Steinolfson – yes, Gauslow – yes, Krump – yes. Carried.
Old Business
Zach Hatting with Interstate Engineering provided an update regarding the lack of communication from R&R. The City attorney sent a letter to R&R today urging them to resolve the issue as soon as possible, allowing the City to close out the loan and proceed with special assessments. Krump will contact the attorney on next steps if no communication is received by July 1.
Zach reported that Reserve is mostly complete, with only a couple punch list items left. Seeding will be finished once Cass County Electric is done.
Interstate Engineering is doing a final review of the engineering agreement and should have it back to the City by the end of the week.
Lyle reported that the bonding paperwork is complete except one item. Lyle is working with Interstate Engineering on a list of additional costs. Zach requested that the City include any costs incurred that need to be charged back. Council agreed that all attorney fees and admin fees will be charged back. These fees will need to be added before the City signs the letter. Gauslow motioned to authorize Kyle to sign the bonding summary letter once final costs are determined and added, seconded by Steinolfson.  Call vote: Gauslow – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Krump – yes. Carried.
A building permit application was presented for a remodel of 303 Grant Street N. Gauslow motioned to approve the application, seconded by Steinolfson. Carried.
A building permit application was presented for 203 Laverne Lane. Gauslow motioned to approve the application, seconded by Steinolfson. Carried.
A building permit application was presented for 600 Blaine St N. Steinolfson motioned to approve the application, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
A building permit application was presented for 306 Neuman Blvd. Jacobson motioned to approve the application, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
A building permit application was presented for 108 Neuman Blvd. Jacobson motioned to approve the application, seconded by Steinolfson. Carried.
Discussion on the Reservoir expansion was tabled for the July council meeting.
Discussion on the Lagoon Expansion was tabled for the July council meeting.
Discussion on Street Repairs was tabled for the July council meeting.
Regarding the Colfax Meadows 3 lot purchase, Krump has received about 1/3 of the amendment signatures and is working on collecting the rest. Council agrees to move forward with the purchase agreement before all signatures are complete.
Discussion on the ETZ was tabled for the July council meeting.
Krump is working with the City attorney regarding the Stubson property.
The 2nd reading of Ordinance 2026-3, Amending Section 4.506 of Article 5 of Chapter 4 Relating to Exceptions to Fireworks Restrictions, took place. Discussion was held. Steinolfson motioned to approve the second reading as presented, seconded by Jacobson. Role Call vote: Steinolfson – yes, Gauslow – yes, Jacobson – yes. Carried.
The 2nd reading of Ordinance 2026-4, Model “D” Ordinance Floodplain Management, took place. Discussion was held. Jacobson motioned to approve the second reading, seconded by Steinolfson. Role Call vote: Jacobson – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Gauslow – yes. Carried.
Discussion was held regarding further information Skoog received on the 3% budget cap. A final proposed budget will be presented at the July meeting.
TJM was a few weeks behind on getting gravel laid in town and just finished yesterday. Dust control can now happen. Scott Birchfield asked if he could help maintain the road out to his place since it’s so narrow and the grader is pulling up too much sod. He is also able to use the pile of gravel to help maintain the road.
New Business
JPA loan forgiveness – the loan was used for city planning and agreement was for a certain number of hookups to happen prior to a deadline. Questions were had regarding which developments were actually included in the number and which weren’t. Discussion was held. Krump will discuss with Amy & Nathan further later.
A spigot near Gylland’s property will be removed, along with an unused spigot next to the church.
The draft of the Public Comment Policy was reviewed and discussion was held. Small adjustments will be made and a final draft will be presented at the July meeting.
Election canvassing occurred on June 22nd. At the time of the meeting, final results had not yet been received from the County office.
Skoog requested that the council allow her to hire someone to give the community center a good cleaning. Further discussion will be held to require rental deposits going forward.
Skoog reported that a City resident received a false letter claiming to be signed by the City of Colfax. Skoog confirmed with the resident that no such letter was actually sent from the City.
There being no further business, Jacobson made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Gauslow.  Carried. Adjourned at 8:29 pm.

​City of Colfax – Special Meeting 6/3/2026
A special meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Mayor Krump at 7:00am. Present were Mayor Kyle Krump, Council Members Tom Steinolfson and Scott Gauslow. Absent were Jesse Moch and Shaun Jacobson. No other attendees.
A building permit application for a shop at Block 1 Lot 12 in Trackside for Watkins was presented. Discussion was held. Steinolfson motioned to approve the application, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
Discussion was held on residents locating their own property pins prior to building. A conversation will be had with the city attorney on how to move forward.
There being no further business, Gauslow made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Steinolfson.  Carried. Adjourned at 7:12am.