MINUTES
OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR
SESSION
MONDAY,
JANUARY 11, 2010
Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland,
Iowa, City Council at the council’s January 25, 2010, meeting.
The Roland
City Council met in regular session on Monday, January 11, 2010, at 6:00 pm, at
the Roland city hall, with Mayor
It was moved
by Varley, seconded by Ford to approve the consent agenda which contained the
following items: January 11, 2010
agenda, minutes from the December 14, 2009 meeting, as written, Clerk/Treasurer
reports and, claims as submitted. All
were in favor.
There was
public input at this time from Sgt. Randy Mortvedt. He updated the council on personnel issues at
the Sheriff’s Office and asked if the council had any concerns. The main concern was snowmobiles.
Marvin Wright,
Library Board President, told the council that the Board hired B & B
construction to do the remodeling at the annex building. They are hoping to get started this week and
be done within 30 days. The Board accepted
the resignation of Dave Meier from the Library Board as he is moving out of
town.
Department
Head Reports were as follows:
Street Department - Street Superintendent Harold Hovick reported he is not
sure when the Christmas lights will come down; three cars were towed off of
Main Street during the last snow storm; Story County did write a few snow route
tickets; residents are unable to get to the brush site to drop off because of a
large snow drift.
Harold was
asked about the dumping of snow that was mentioned in a letter from the City
Attorney. Harold stated that there is a
small area on the property in question and he does not have any snow piled in
that area. The snow is piled on the
property that belongs to the neighboring property owner. He was asked about snow removal supplies and
equipment. Harold said he is good on
salt and sand and the swivel on the plow needs to be repaired. He was also asked about help. He stated that Nathan will have to go back to
work next week, but he did receive a call from a
Water/Wastewater Department – Harold
was asked how things are going. Harold
said they are going reasonably well.
City Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost stated that she would be out of
the office on Tuesday and Wednesday next week for classes in
Mayor Fritz declared that this was the
time and the place for the public hearing on the renewal of the Electric
Franchise with Alliant Energy and opened the public hearing. There were comments from Marvin Wright
regarding the eminent domain clause and Jerry Handsaker on the length of the
franchise which is 25 years. Alliant
representative Tom Sailer was present and answered questions. It was moved by Varley, seconded by Canny to
close the public hearing. All were in
favor.
It was moved by Canny, seconded by
Neely to table the approval of Ordinance No. 73, renewing the Electric
Franchise with Alliant Energy until Mr. Sailer can find out if there are other
time frame options. The council would
like to have a 25 year franchise that is reviewable every five years.
It was moved by Neely, seconded
by Ford to approve Resolution No. 10-01 entitled, A RESOLUTION WAIVING JOINT
REVIEW AUTHORITY IN FAVOR OF THE COUNTY OF THE SUBDIVISION OF LAND OWNED BY
JOHN FABER McKERNAN JR. TRUST IN SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT (28), TOWNSHIP
EIGHTY-FIVE (85) NORTH, RANGE TWENTY-THREE (23) WEST OF THE 5TH
P.M., STORY COUNTY, IOWA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 354.9.2 OF THE CODE OF
IOWA. The roll was called for and is as
follows: AYES: Canny, Ford, Neely, Varley; NAYS: None.
Whereupon Mayor Fritz declared the resolution duly adopted and the same
placed on file.
It was moved by Canny, seconded by Ford to accept the
water/wastewater contract with Alan Hanson in the amount of $1850 per month
with the 60 day termination noticed changed to a 30 day termination
notice. All were in favor.
It was moved by Neely, seconded by Varley to approve Mayor
Fritz’s appointment of Corey Johnson as Mayor Pro-tem. All were in favor.
There was discussion on Mayor Fritz’s appointments of
Tempest Kuykendall and Jennifer Boggs to the Library Board. Most of the discussion revolved around not
knowing the appointees and how they feel about the direction the current
Library Board is going. Tempest
Kuykendall was present and answered questions.
It was moved by Canny, seconded by Varley to approve the appointment of
Tempest Kuykendall to the Library Board as the non-resident representative,
upon County approval, with her term to expire June 30, 2010. All were in favor.
It was moved by Varley, seconded by Canny to table the
approval of the appointment of Jennifer Boggs until the council members can visit
with her. Council will revisit this
issue at the February 8th meeting.
It was moved by Canny, seconded by Ford to approve the 2010
Committees as follows:
Administration Johnson/Varley
Streets Neely/Canny
Water/Wastewater Ford/Fritz
All were in favor.
It was moved by Canny, seconded by Varley to appoint Deneen
Frost as City Clerk and the Law Office of Brekken, Wynia & Hyland as the
City Attorney’s. All were in favor.
Council/Mayor
comments consisted of the following:
Mayor Fritz stated there is a Mayor’s meeting on Jan. 20th. He is unable to attend and asked if anyone
would be able go. CM Canny stated he
would go if Mayor Pro-tem/CM Johnson is unable too. Mayor Fritz also stated that he is in favor
of keeping the lines of communication open and has started a Mayor’s Blog
(accessible from the city’s web site) and will write articles to be published
in the Story City Herald on a quarterly basis.
CM Varley asked about the scanning of the minutes and mentioned the
possibility of starting an email list to provide information to the residents.
There was
public input at this time from Street Superintendent Harold Hovick. He inquired when the city was going to look
at hiring a second employee. When he
started the city had two full time and one part –time summer help, then for
three or four years we had three full-time employees and now we have one
full-time employee. Harold was asked if
his wages were increased would he be willing to get the necessary licenses. He said it would be something to think
about. CM Canny stated that he doesn’t
have a CDL but he could help using the pickup or backhoe. Harold will get with Alan and see what
services he will be providing and then get back with them so they can get an ad
ready for the paper.
With no further
business at this time, Neely moved adjournment of the meeting at 7:26 pm;
seconded by Varley. All were in
favor. The next regular council meeting
will be Monday, January 25, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at city hall.
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DECEMBER/JANUARY CLAIMS |
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GENERAL FUND |
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Police Dept. |
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|
|
Story County
Sheriff's Office |
3rd qtr law
enforcement |
$14,481.25 |
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|
Total Police
Dept. |
$14,481.25 |
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|
|
|
|
Fire Dept. |
|
|
|
Electronic
Engineering |
(3)
rechargeable batteries |
$
42.00 |
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|
Total Fire
Dept. |
$
42.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Roland Response Team |
|
|
|
EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
151.74 |
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|
IPERS |
$
152.03 |
|
Electronic
Engineering |
Jan '10
tower rent |
$
21.00 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
451.07 |
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|
Total Roland
Response Team |
$
775.84 |
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|
|
|
|
Streets |
|
|
|
Martin
Marietta Materials |
1"
clean |
$
176.36 |
|
|
bulb/labor |
$
6.97 |
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|
Total
Streets |
$
183.33 |
|
|
|
|
|
Landfill/Garbage |
|
|
|
Stone
Sanitation |
garbage
hauling - Dec '09 |
$
6,726.05 |
|
|
Total
Landfill/Garbage |
$
6,726.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
Library |
|
|
|
EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
1,049.59 |
|
Treasurer,
State of |
state w/h |
$
170.00 |
|
|
IPERS |
$
585.29 |
|
Baker &
Taylor |
adult-juvenile
F/NF |
$
673.45 |
|
Business
Card |
prog-ofc-adult
F/NF-mag renewal-dvd's-postage |
$
329.22 |
|
Cyclone Window,
Door and More |
lock for
back door |
$
36.00 |
|
ICN |
long
distance |
$
3.20 |
|
|
phone bill |
$
61.40 |
|
Premier
Office Equipment |
copier
maintenance |
$
66.00 |
|
Wal-Mart |
prog-ofc supplies-cd's-dvd's |
$
546.42 |
|
City
Employees |
wages |
$
2,885.14 |
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|
Total
Library |
$
6,405.71 |
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|
|
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Cemetery |
|
|
|
|
2009/10
allocation |
$
390.00 |
|
|
|
$
390.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Swimming Pool |
|
|
|
|
phone bill |
$
27.33 |
|
|
Total
Swimming Pool |
$
27.33 |
|
|
|
|
|
Policy & Administration |
|
|
|
EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
27.38 |
|
|
IPERS |
$
51.49 |
|
Aramark |
rug rentals |
$
32.03 |
|
Atech Group |
internet
& email hosting for '10 |
$
240.00 |
|
Brekken,
Wynia & Hyland |
legal fees -
through 11/20/09 |
$
1,003.50 |
|
Frost,
Deneen |
mileage |
$
52.80 |
|
IKON Office Solutions |
copier lease |
$
172.00 |
|
IKON Office
Solutions |
maintenance
agreement |
$
20.82 |
|
ImageTek |
scanning old
minute books |
$
598.97 |
|
IMFOA |
2010 dues |
$
30.00 |
|
|
phone bill |
$
132.01 |
|
JBD
Enterprises |
Dec '09 web
page maintenance fee |
$
38.00 |
|
|
publications |
$
299.06 |
|
US Cellular |
cell phone
fees |
$
46.35 |
|
Wellmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
Jan '10
premium |
$
808.43 |
|
City Employees |
wages |
$
526.10 |
|
|
Total Policy
& Admin. |
$
4,078.94 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL GENERAL |
$33,110.45 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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ROAD USE |
|
|
|
EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
974.72 |
|
Treasurer,
State of |
state w/h |
$ 205.00 |
|
|
IPERS |
$
540.80 |
|
|
latch/alternator/core
chg |
$
213.73 |
|
Farm Plan |
wiper
blades/antifreeze/space heater/hyd fluid |
$
61.83 |
|
|
ice melt |
$
31.80 |
|
|
phone bill |
$
33.44 |
|
MER
Engineering |
engineering-Logan
& Elm streets |
$10,973.70 |
|
True Value |
misc
supplies |
$
68.46 |
|
US Cellular |
cell phone
fee |
$
29.13 |
|
Webb's
Mowing & Lawn Care |
sidewalk
snow removal (9.25 hrs) |
$
462.50 |
|
Wellmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
Hovick
family policy (Jan - Mar '10) |
$
1,155.60 |
|
Wellmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
Jan '10
premium |
$
808.43 |
|
City Employees |
wages |
$
3,143.19 |
|
|
TOTAL ROAD USE |
$18,702.33 |
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|
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METER DEPOSIT |
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|
|
City of |
meter
deposit used on acct-D Stone, L. Gurau |
$
200.00 |
|
|
TOTAL METER DEPOSIT |
$
200.00 |
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|
|
|
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LIBRARY TRUST |
|
|
|
Ames-Story
Environmental Landfill |
debris
removal-annex |
$
75.00 |
|
|
bid ad |
$
25.00 |
|
Wright,
Marvin |
reimb for
lighting/smoke detectors |
$
62.81 |
|
|
TOTAL LIBRARY TRUST |
$
162.81 |
|
|
|
|
|
WATER |
|
|
|
EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
1,790.94 |
|
Treasurer,
State of |
state w/h |
$
259.00 |
|
|
IPERS |
$
842.07 |
|
Treasurer,
State of |
sales tax |
$
898.00 |
|
Hach |
testing
supplies |
$
126.04 |
|
Hall Backhoe
& Trenching |
remove (4)
fire hydrants-chg valve @ water plant |
$
1,040.00 |
|
|
phone bill |
$
48.03 |
|
LGI |
water
testing |
$
22.00 |
|
Roland Post
Office |
water bill
postage |
$
64.61 |
|
|
repair
ignition switch wiring |
$
23.80 |
|
US Cellular |
cell phone
fees |
$
14.56 |
|
City
Employees |
wages |
$
6,449.36 |
|
|
TOTAL WATER |
$11,578.41 |
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|
|
|
|
SEWER |
|
|
|
EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$ 1,254.78
|
|
Treasurer,
State of |
state w/h |
$
208.00 |
|
|
IPERS |
$
506.76 |
|
Door and
Fence Store |
garage door
repairs |
$
201.20 |
|
|
phone bill |
$
58.21 |
|
LGI |
wastewater
testing |
$
181.14 |
|
Roland Post
Office |
water bill
postage |
$
64.61 |
|
|
repair
ignition switch |
$
23.80 |
|
US Cellular |
cell phone
fees |
$
14.57 |
|
Wellmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
Jan '10
premium |
$
808.43 |
|
City
Employees |
wages |
$
2,203.17 |
|
|
TOTAL SEWER |
$
5,524.67 |
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|
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GRAND TOTAL |
$69,278.67 |
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