MINUTES OF THE ROLAND
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
JANUARY 14, 2008
Note: The following minutes were approved by the
City Council at its January 28, 2008, council meeting.
The Roland City Council met in regular session on Monday, January
14, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., at the
It was moved by Canny, seconded by Varley to approve the
consent agenda which contained the following items: agenda, minutes from the December 10, 2007 meeting
as written, clerk/treasurer reports, claims as submitted, and tax abatement for
Chad Nelson. All were in favor.
There was public input at this time from Sgt. Randy
Mortvedt. He updated the council on the
personnel issues at the Sheriff’s Office, the 2008-09 budget, and the housing
of Federal prisoners. There was also
discussion on whether the council wanted him to have a couple of unlicensed
vehicles in town towed. City Clerk Frost
will contact the owners to see if they will take care of the issue.
Department Head Reports were as follows:
Street
Department - Street Superintendent Harold Hovick
reported that the Story County Engineers Office forwarded him a copy of a
complaint from a person who received a speeding ticket coming into town from
the north. They feel the 45 mph and 35 mph speed limit signs are too close
together and don’t give you enough time to slow down between signs. Harold stated that the signs have been that
way for at least 40 years. Sgt. Mortvedt
said the County has regulations on the spacing between signs, but cities do
not. He feels the signs are placed
properly.
Water/Wastewater
Department – Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dean
Uitermark reported that the company that is putting up the utility poles for
Alliant hit the water main by the co-op last Wednesday.
City
Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost had nothing to report at this
time.
Jeff Cardella, Park Board
Representative, updated the council on the condition of the playground
equipment at the park by the pool. He
stated that the equipment is in bad shape and would like to have the City
remove it. The Park Board is not looking
at replacing the playground equipment at this time. They are focusing on replacing the rotting
wood fence and cleaning up some of the trees in Jacobson Bear Creek Park to
make is more usable and creating a new park on the west side of town. There was discussion on filling in and
seeding the area where the playground equipment will be removed and the possibility
of the area being big enough for the smaller soccer fields. Harold will pull out the playground equipment
when the weather permits.
It
was moved by Varley, seconded by Canny to approve the following appointments
made by Mayor Juhl:
Mayor Pro-tem Duane Canny
Joint Library Representatives Jeri Neely & Erin Varley
2008 Administrative Committee Larry Ford & Sam Juhl
2008 Street Committee Corey Johnson & Erin
Varley
2008 Water/Wastewater
Committee Duane Canny & Jeri Neely
Attorney Brekken,
Wynia & Hyland Law Office
Engineer MER
Engineering
All
were in favor.
There
was discussion on the bid received for snow removal. The bid was presented as a per event amount
vs. the hourly rate that is usually received.
Harold explained that the City provides the equipment (snow blower, trailer
and pickup) and the bidder provides the labor.
He has not visited with the bidder to see if he’d change it to an hourly
rate. There was discussion on who is
liable for damages/injuries, the bidder or the City. City Clerk Frost will contact the City
Attorney for clarification. Consensus of
the council was to have Harold visit with the bidder to see if he’d submit an
hourly rate bid.
It
was moved by Canny, seconded by Johnson to approve Resolution No. 08-01 and
Resolution No, 08-02 entitled, A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO FILE A
LIEN FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE UNPAID BALANCE PERTAINING TO UTILITY
BILLING. Resolution No. 08-01 is for the
amount of $147.47 and Resolution No. 08-02 is for the amount of 80.74. The roll was called for and is as
follows: AYE: Canny, Ford, Johnson, Varley; NAY: none.
Whereupon Mayor Juhl declared the resolutions duly adopted and the same
placed on file.
Council/Mayor comments consisted of the following: Mayor Juhl congratulated the new council
members on election. CM Canny also
congratulated Mayor Juhl on his re-election.
CM Ford asked questions about following through on the items presented
to the council by the ISU students in the Comprehensive Plan. CM Johnson asked if the City had a Strategic
Plan or a Capital Projects Plan. City
Clerk Frost stated the City did not have either one of those plans. Water/Wastewater Superintendent stated that
the Sewer Department has been putting money aside for the sewer plant
upgrade. CM Varley said they need to stay
compliant.
There was no public input at this time.
With no further business at this time, Ford moved
adjournment of the meeting at 7:42 p.m., seconded by Johnson. All were in favor. The next regular council meeting will be Monday,
January 28, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.