MINUTES
OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR
SESSION
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland,
The Roland City
Council met in regular session on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 6:00 pm, at the
It was moved
by Varley, seconded by Ford to approve the consent agenda which contained the
following items: February 9, 2009
agenda, minutes from the January 26, 2009 meeting and the February 2, 2009 work
session as written, Clerk/Treasurer reports and claims with the addition of the
claims for Electronic Engineering and AllMed.
All were in favor.
There was
public input at this time from Story County Deputy Sgt. Leanna Ellis. She updated the Council on the Sheriff’s
Office budget cuts and staffing.
There was
public input at this time from Brent Smith and Michael Denard of DRS Machine
Company. They updated the Council on the
CEBA grant they received from the State.
Due to the economic conditions they have postponed purchasing JA Max for
six (6) months or so. There have been
some layoffs but the current business is in good financial condition and will
pull through.
Department
Head Reports were as follows:
Street Department - Street Superintendent Harold Hovick had nothing to report
at this time. He was asked if he’d done
an inventory on potholes. Harold said
he’s seen some showing up that will probably need some cold patch later in the
week. There was also mention that Lon
Strum was getting a lot of water in his field.
Water/Wastewater Department – Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dean
Uitermark reported that the second well went down early Monday morning and he
had to turn on the Rural Water connection.
Larson Well Company was able to get the first well up and running late
Monday afternoon. They used 65,000
gallons while connected to Rural Water.
Loren will need to exchange the starter on the first pump when the right
one gets here. They felt it was better
to get the well pumping rather than waiting on the right starter. Dean said that he’d been having trouble with
the second well all weekend and when he restarted it the last time the piping
blew apart in the well house. They have
not checked to see if it is the starter or the pump. They will know that later in the week. There was discussion on an alarm system in
case this would happen again. Dean said
there is a visual alarm (red light goes off in the window), but he’d like to
install a dialer system. He’ll check on
prices for a dialer system.
Dean also
reported that the sanitary sewers have picked up a little with the snow
melting, but everything seems to be running OK.
The storm sewers are also full, but still running.
City Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost provided the Council with the
information from MIDAS. After discussion
City Clerk Frost was directed to have someone from MIDAS attend a council
meeting to discuss the different options.
Tom Sailer
with Alliant Energy was present and updated the council on the completed and
upcoming projects. He reported the
electrical upgrades to the west side have been completed. He apologized for the mess that was left
after installing the gas line under the creek.
They will be here in late March or early April to get it cleaned
up. They still have some improvements
left on the east side, including moving a transformer on
It was moved
by Varley, seconded by Johnson to approve the list of Fire Department Officers
as provided. All were in favor. Jeff Larson is now the Fire Chief and Tom
Larson is the Asst. Fire Chief.
There was
discussion on appointing a representative to the CIRHA (Central Iowa Regional
Housing Authority) board. It was moved by Johnson, seconded by Ford not to
appoint a representative at this time.
All were in favor.
There was
discussion on selling the property located at
It was moved
by Ford, seconded by Varley to approve the final 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, Ford, Johnson, Varley; NAY: none.
Whereupon Mayor Pro-tem Canny declared the ordinance duly adopted and
the same placed on file. The ordinance
will go into effect April 1, 2009.
The Council
went over the proposed FY 2009/10 budget.
They major cuts came from wages.
The Council decided that there would be no wage increases for the next
fiscal. If the different departments
wanted to provide wage increases to their employees, they’d need to cut their
budget elsewhere. The other items that
were cut from the budget were the pool slide and DVD projector system for
showing outdoor movies. A second speed
sign was added to the budget. The
Council will meet again on Tuesday, February 17th at 5:30 pm at City
Hall to put the final numbers together.
Review of the
Comprehensive Plan was tabled. The
Council would like to review the plan at a work session vs. a council
meeting. A date for the work session has
not been determined yet.
Council/Mayor
comments consisted of the following: the
property on
There was no
public input at this time.
With no
further business at this time, Johnson moved adjournment of the meeting at 8:20
pm, seconded by Ford. All were in
favor. The Council will hold a special
council meeting on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 5:30 pm at City Hall. The next regular council meeting will be
Monday, February 23, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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FEBRUARY CLAIMS |
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GENERAL FUND |
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Fire Dept. |
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Heart of |
fuel |
$
33.89 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
36.94 |
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Total Fire
Dept. |
$
70.83 |
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Roland Response Team |
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AllMed |
stethoscope |
$
68.91 |
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Electronic
Engineering |
tower rent |
$
21.00 |
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|
oil change -
response vehicle |
$
79.53 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
425.35 |
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Total Roland
Response Team |
$
594.79 |
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Streets |
|
|
|
Eddy Walker |
quick
couplers |
$
116.58 |
|
Heart of |
fuel |
$
133.08 |
|
True Value |
rubber
straps |
$
16.74 |
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|
Total
Streets |
$
266.40 |
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Landfill/Garbage |
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|
|
Stone
Sanitation |
garbage
hauling - Jan '09 |
$
6,825.77 |
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Total
Landfill/Garbage |
$
6,825.77 |
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Library |
|
|
|
Baker &
Taylor |
adult-juvenile
F/NF |
$
601.49 |
|
ICN |
long
distance |
$
2.78 |
|
|
phone bill |
$
61.47 |
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Premier
Office Equipment |
copier
maintenance |
$
60.00 |
|
City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,448.89 |
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Total
Library |
$
2,174.63 |
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Swimming Pool |
|
|
|
|
phone bill |
$
5.99 |
|
|
Total Swimming
Pool |
$
5.99 |
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Policy & Administration |
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|
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Aramark
Uniform Services |
rug rentals |
$
32.03 |
|
IKON Office
Solutions |
maintenance
agreement |
$
38.27 |
|
|
phone bill |
$
133.46 |
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JBD
Enterprises |
Jan '09 web
page maintenance fee |
$
38.00 |
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Kabel
Business Services |
monthly hra
fee-Deneen |
$
3.25 |
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McCoy
Electric |
bucket truck
rent - Christmas decorations |
$
1,150.00 |
|
Quill |
toner/pen
refills/sign/binding spines |
$
81.42 |
|
|
publications |
$
166.35 |
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US Cellular |
cell phone
fees |
$
76.78 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,089.15 |
|
|
Total Policy
& Admin. |
$ 2,808.71
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TOTAL GENERAL |
$
12,747.12 |
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ROAD USE |
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Heart of |
fuel/htb |
$
593.46 |
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|
calcium
chloride flakes |
$
56.10 |
|
|
phone bill |
$
33.54 |
|
|
fix
wiring/help w stuck truck-blue dump truck |
$
112.68 |
|
TNT Welding |
weld
cylinder on bottom blade-white dump truck |
$
202.50 |
|
US Cellular |
cell phone
fee |
$
29.12 |
|
Webb's
Mowing & Lawn Care |
snow removal
(6 hrs.) |
$
270.00 |
|
Wheeler Auto |
fittings/hose
ends/magnet |
$
68.87 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,212.70 |
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TOTAL ROAD USE |
$
2,578.97 |
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METER DEPOSIT |
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|
|
City of |
J. Pederson
- used on outstanding account |
$
100.00 |
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City of |
B. Greff -
credit applied to account |
$
100.00 |
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TOTAL METER DEPOSIT |
$
200.00 |
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|
|
|
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WATER |
|
|
|
Treasurer,
State of |
sales tax |
$
967.00 |
|
Heart of |
fuel/propane |
$
74.87 |
|
|
phone bill |
$
48.15 |
|
Kabel
Business Service |
monthly hra
fee-Dean/Deneen |
$
4.87 |
|
LGI |
water
testing |
$
19.60 |
|
Northern
Water Works |
battery |
$
33.21 |
|
Quill |
toner |
$
29.23 |
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Roland Post
Office |
water bill
postage |
$
62.99 |
|
US Cellular |
cell phone
fees |
$
14.56 |
|
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TOTAL WATER |
$
1,254.48 |
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|
|
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SEWER |
|
|
|
Heart of |
fuel/propane |
$
74.88 |
|
|
phone bill |
$
58.27 |
|
Kabel
Business Services |
monthly hra
fee-Dean/Deneen |
$
4.88 |
|
LGI |
wastewater
testing |
$
289.10 |
|
National
Water Works |
battery |
$
33.21 |
|
Quill |
toner |
$
29.23 |
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Roland Post
Office |
water bill
postage |
$
62.99 |
|
US Cellular |
cell phone
fees |
$
14.56 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,732.83 |
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TOTAL SEWER |
$
2,299.95 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
$
19,080.52 |
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Duane Canny, Mayor Pro-tem