Regular Council Meeting - 8/17/2026

​City of Colfax – Regular Council Meeting 8/17/2026
The regular August meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Mayor Krump at 7:00pm. Present were Mayor Kyle Krump, Council Members Tom Steinolfson, Scott Gauslow, Kali Wang, and Ben Watkins. Audience members in attendance were Zach Hatting with Interstate Engineering, Nathan Moen, Inis Frankl, Bonnie Gylland, and Nancy Kelly.
No attendees signed in for public comment.
The meeting minutes of the 7/20/2026 City Council meeting were reviewed. Gauslow motioned to approve minutes as presented, seconded by Wang. Carried.
July financials were presented. Watkins motioned to approve the financials as presented, seconded by Steinolfson. Role Call vote: Steinolfson – yes, Wang – yes, Gauslow – yes, Watkins – yes. Carried.
August bills were presented. Steinolfson motioned to approve the bills as presented, adding a bill to Tom Wulfekuhle for $1,000, seconded by Wang. Roll Call vote: Wang – yes, Gauslow – yes, Watkins – yes, Steinolfson – yes. Carried.
Old Business
Kyle appointed the following people/terms for the Colfax Special Assessment Committee: Austin Moffett appointed through April 2027, Jared Myers appointed through April 2029, Jason Frankl appointed through April 2031. Skoog will contact the City Attorney with the committee’s contact information and request they assist with the special assessment process.
The last light poles have been installed in Colfax Reserves, and Zach is working on the final estimate and change order, along with final Interstate Engineering invoices. Final SRF forms will be submitted once the final estimate from KPH is signed.
No update on the Lagoon expansion. Zach is waiting on approval from the City to move forward.
Regarding the reservoir expansion, Zach working on completing the Facility plan report and will be out next week measuring water usage. Discussion was held on timing of land purchase for a future reservoir expansion. Zach covered the pros and cons of a water tower vs. an underground tank.
Regarding street repairs/improvement, it was reported that roads are starting to get wash boarded; however, the lack of rain makes grading difficult and creates a lot of dust.
The City purchase of a lot in Colfax Meadows 3 is complete. Since the City now owns it, the lot needs to be cleaned up (mowing, weeds, scrap items in a back corner). Gauslow will work on contacting someone.
Discussion was held regarding the Boehm Development. Bonding is complete, however no update has been received from Boehm’s attorney on the developer’s agreement. Steinolfson will work with the City attorney on getting various lots in the Boehm Development cleaned up to comply with the City Ordinances.
Skoog will reach out to the City attorney and have them move forward with the new ETZ to include Reserve.
Steinolfson has no further update or action taken on the Stubson property. Steinolfson will work with the City attorney to have a dangerous property notice sent to Stubson.
Further discussion was held regarding if the sales tax collected should be designated to a specific project. No decision was made, continue to discuss going forward.
Regarding the non-conformance agreement for Kadoun, the City is waiting on the attorney to complete the paperwork and should have at the next meeting.
Skoog reported that she is continuing to put together new information on new Community Center charges, deposit, and cleaning requirements.
Notices were sent to property owners who had overgrown properties in town. Per the City ordinance, previously invoiced mowing charges cannot be recouped. However, any future action needing to be taken by the City will be billed to the property owner. The Council is looking at changing the ordinance going forward and will confirm with the City attorney how notice can be given.
A couple old water hydrants have been removed in town and should help with any rust issues a resident is experiencing.
Steinolfson expressed his preference that when there is communication to residents to conserve water, he would like to see daily updates until it is resolved.
Steinolfson also brought forth concerns regarding locating underground city infrastructure. He will check into contracting with another company to take care of any city locates we receive.
New Business
No building permit applications were presented for review.
No update on the JPA loan forgiveness. Kyle will reach out and see how we can proceed
City Council Reorganization
Steinolfson motioned for Scott Gauslow to fill the role as President, seconded by Watkins. Carried.
Steinolfson motioned for Ben Watkins to fill the role as Vice President, seconded by Wang. Steinolfson – yes, Wang – yes, Gauslow – no, Watkins – yes. Carried.
Krump made the following appointments: City Auditor – Jen Skoog; City Attorney – Serkland Law; City Engineer – Interstate Engineering; City Building Inspector – Todd Johnson; Colfax Township Board members – Kali Wang and Tom Steinolfson. Steinolfson motioned to accept the Mayor appointments, seconded by Watkins. Carried.
Wang motioned to have Shaun Jacobson removed from all City bank accounts, and have Scott Gauslow added to all City bank accounts, seconded by Steinolfson. Role Call vote: Gauslow – yes, Watkins – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Wang – yes. Carried.
Discussion was held on the 2027 budget. The Council agreed to move forward with budget preparation reflecting the max amount the City can levy. The budget will be presented at the September meeting.
There being no further business, Watkins made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Steinolfson.  Carried. Adjourned at 9:02 pm.