MINUTES OF THE ROLAND
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
MONDAY, JANUARY 26,
2009
Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland,
The Roland City Council met in regular session on Monday,
January 26, 2009 at 5:00 pm, at the
It was moved by Johnson, seconded by Neely to approve the
consent agenda which contained the following items: January 26, 2009 agenda, minutes from the
January 12, 2009 meeting as written, Clerk/Treasurer reports and claims as
submitted. All were in favor.
There was no public input at this time.
Department Head Reports were as follows:
Street Department
- Street Superintendent Harold Hovick had nothing to report at this time. He was asked if snow removal was going OK and
if he had enough salt and sand. Harold
said everything is OK.
Water/Wastewater Department
– Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dean Uitermark reported that the pump at the
new well quit working because the check valve at the bottom of the pump quit
working and it is blocking the flow of water.
It will cost between $2500 - $3000 to pull the pump and replace the
check valve, and then put the pump back in.
He is concerned that since the pump “deadheaded” for awhile it might not
work like it should. The cost to replace
the check valve, pump, pipe, starter and heater is about $11,000. Loren said he could start on the project next
week. Consensus of the Council was to
have Larson Well Company go ahead and put in the new pump. Dean will check the old pump to see if it can
be kept and used as a backup pump in an emergency situation. He also reported that the DNR did their
inspection of the Water Plant. The way
the “backwash system” empties will need to be changed from emptying into the
storm sewer to emptying into the sanitary sewer. He will start getting estimates.
City Clerk
- City Clerk Deneen Frost had nothing to report at this time.
At this time the Council skipped items #6 – Review of the
Comprehensive Plan and #7 – FY 09/10 Budget requests just in case CM Ford
arrived late.
It was moved by Neely, seconded by Johnson to approve the
second reading of Ordinance No. 64 entitled, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ROLAND, IOWA, 2003, BY AMENDING PROVISIONS PERTAINING
TO SPECIAL SPEED RESTRICTIONS. The roll
was called for and is as follows:
AYE: Canny, Johnson, Neely;
NAY: none. Whereupon Mayor Pro-tem Canny declared the
second reading of Ordinance No. 64 passed and asked that it be placed on the
agenda for the next meeting for passage of its third and final reading.
At this time the Council went back to item #7 – FY 09/10
Budget requests.
The Council heard budget requests from members of the Pool
Board, the Park Board, the Roland Youth Sports Committee, the Street Department
and the Water/Wastewater Department.
City Clerk Frost went over the remaining revenues and expenditures with
the Council. The Council will hold a
work session with the different boards, organizations and committees on Monday,
February 2nd at 5:30 pm at the Library Annex to discuss the
different projects the groups have planned or are currently working on.
CM’s tabled item #7 – Review of the Comprehensive Plan until
the next regular meeting.
Council/Mayor comments consisted of the following: the portable stop sign at the Middle School
is working great. They’ve had many
positive comments on the sign. Mayor
Juhl provided the CM’s will additional contact information for him.
There was no public input at this time.
With no further business at this time, Neely moved
adjournment of the meeting at 6:50 pm, seconded by Canny. All were in favor. The Council will hold a work session on
Monday, February 2, 2009 at 5:30 pm at the Library Annex. The next regular
council meeting will be Monday, February 9, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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Samuel
Juhl, Mayor Deneen
Frost, City Clerk