February 14, 2005 Minutes

MINUTES OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR SESSION

FEBRUARY 14, 2005

The Roland City Council met in regular session on Monday, February 14, 2005, at 7:00 p.m., at City Hall with Mayor Jeri Neely presiding. Council members present at roll call were Larry Esk, Roger Fritz, Bob Hanson, John Lee, and Terry Rasmusson. Also present were 3 visitors and members of the community.

Motion by Fritz, second by Lee to approve the consent agenda containing the following items: agenda, minutes from the January 24, 2005, meeting as written, treasurer’s report, clerk’s reports, claims as submitted, and set the public hearing date for the FY 2005-2006 budget for Monday, March 14, 2005, at 7:00 p.m.. All in favor.

There was public input at this time from Sgt. Dru Toresdahl and Deputy Laura Judge. They reported on the upcoming Citizen’s Academy at the Sheriff’s Office. The program will run for 11 consecutive weeks, beginning Tuesday, March 8, 2005. If anyone is interested there are still some openings.

Department Head Reports were as follows:

Street Department - Street Superintendent Harold Hovick reported he finally received the remaining salt he had ordered, put down cold patch, and will be out of the office on Tuesday and Wednesday for funerals. Mayor Neely mentioned that the light on the Stop Ahead sign is not working. Harold will replace the batteries.

Water/Wastewater Department - Council member Roger Fritz reported the State DNR will be issuing the City a five year wastewater permit. The city will still need to fix the aerators, but some of the stream monitoring requirements have been omitted. The repeater has been installed on the water tower. Mayor Neely asked why the alarm was going off at the wastewater plant this weekend. Harold stated the pumps weren’t able to keep up for a short period of time. By the time he got there, the pumps were caught up and all he needed to do was reset the alarm.

City Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost reported she has contacted a company in Webster City about submitting a bid for insurance, and the EMC work comp audit has been moved up, at her request, since she will be gone when the audit is usually done.

There was discussion what needs to be covered at City Hall while the City Clerk is off on medical leave. Motion by Fritz, second by Esk to approve the following: City Hall will be open from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Monday -Friday, beginning March 21, 2005 for approximately 6 - 8 weeks; Todd Reed will take care of doing accounts payable, payroll, and agenda packets at a pay rate of $9.02/hr., with his hours not to exceed 10 hours per week unless he has approval from the Administration Committee, Laura Urbanek will take council minutes, unless the Library is on the agenda, then Todd will take the minutes. All in favor.

There was a short discussion on the updated budget figures. Council members trimmed a couple of accounts and reduced the overall general total by $6000. City Clerk Frost will put all the figures together and get it to the paper for publication so it can be approved at the March 14, 2005, meeting.

Council/Mayor comments consisted of the following: Mayor Neely and council member Esk both stated they will not be able to attend the February 28, 2005 council meeting. Several council members made comments about the article in the Ames Tribune regarding the relocation of Linden Corner.

There was no public input at this time.

With no further business at this time, Esk moved adjournment of the meeting at 7:59 p.m., second by Rasmusson. All in favor. The next regular Council meeting will be Monday, February 28, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.

	JANUARY RECEIPTS
	General Fund	$ 25,430.38
	Road Use Tax	$ 9,538.95
	TIF	$ 2,323.44
	Debt Service	$ 145.76
	Meter Deposit	$ 4.25
	Library Trust	$ 21.26
	Capital Projects-NLAC	$ -
	Water	$ 12,096.35
	Sewer	$ 7,691.28
	Economic Development	$ 2,923.78

	TOTAL	$ 60,175.45



	FEBRUARY CLAIMS
	GENERAL FUND

Fire Dept.
Alliant Energy	gas/electric	$ 412.16
Heart of Iowa Coop	fuel	$ 53.46
True Value	conduit, couplers, elbows, wire, tape, compound	$ 238.63
Wheeler Auto	fuel connector, sheeting, tape, cable tie, knife	$ 101.18
	Total Fire Dept.	$ 805.43

EMT’s
Cyclone Awards & Engravings	perpetual plaque, engraving on header plate	$ 117.00
Moore Medical	operating supplies	$ 415.57
	Total EMT’s	$ 532.57

Streets
Heart of Iowa Coop	fuel	$ 32.60
	Total Streets	$ 32.60

Street Lights
Alliant Energy	gas/electric	$ 1,528.08
	Total Street Lights	$ 1,528.08

Landfill/Garbage
Stone Sanitation	garbage hauling - January	$ 5,772.00
	Total Landfill/Garbage	$ 5,772.00

Contributions
North Story County Little League	2004-2005 contribution	$ 650.00
	Total Contributions	$ 650.00

Library
EFTPS	Fed/SS/Med	$ 569.12
Ia Public Employee Retire Sys	IPERS	$ 282.10
Treasurer, State of Iowa	Iowa w/h	$ 74.00
Alliant Energy	gas/electric	$ 221.39
Anderson Meat & Grocery	program supplies	$ 30.52
Baker & Taylor	adult/juvenile F/NF	$ 454.99
ICN	long distance	$ 6.17
Iowa Telecom	phone bill	$ 52.18
National Organization Service	periodicals	$ 201.25
Terpstra, Nancy	juvenile F/NF	$ 90.00
Wal-Mart	program supplies, videos, virus software	$ 166.97
City Employees	wages	$ 2,439.87
	Total Library	$ 4,588.56

Museum
Alliant Energy	gas & electric	$ 12.82
	Total Museum	$ 12.82

Park
Alliant Energy	gas & electric	$ 41.22
	Total Park	$ 41.22

Cemetery
Alliant Energy	gas/electric	$ 17.31
	Total Cemetery	$ 17.31

Swimming Pool
Alliant Energy	gas/electric	$ 50.85
Iowa Park & Rec	CPO class - Dean	$ 225.00
Iowa Telecom	phone	$ 53.60
	Total Swimming Pool	$ 329.45

Policy & Administration
EFTPS	Fed/SS/Med	$ 729.90
Ia Public Employee Retire Sys	IPERS	$ 242.68
Treasurer, State of Iowa	Iowa w/h	$ 114.00
Dust-Tex	rug rental	$ 28.03
IKON Financial	copier lease	$ 153.00
IKON Office Solutions	copier maintenance	$ 46.20
Iowa Telecom	phone bill	$ 118.41
Kabel Business Services	annual fee	$ 300.00
Safe Choice Business Solutions	Ladean - on site labor/training	$ 1,057.50
Story City Building Products	silicone spray/rekey lock	$ 65.29
Story City Herald	publications	$ 88.37
City Employees	wages	$ 1,960.12
	Total Policy & Admin.	$ 4,903.50


	TOTAL GENERAL	$ 19,213.54


ROAD USE
EFTPS	Fed/SS/Med	$ 548.94
Ia Public Employee Retire Sys	IPERS	$ 281.53
Treasurer, State of Iowa	Iowa w/h	$ 127.00
Alliant Energy	gas/electric	$ 289.28
Hallett Materials	ice control sand	$ 239.91
Heart of Iowa Coop	fuel	$ 373.37
IDALS	Harold's pesticide license	$ 15.00
Iowa Department of Transportation	calcium chloride flakes	$ 42.42
Iowa Telecom	phone bill	$ 30.46
City Employees	wages	$ 2,194.26
	TOTAL ROAD USE	$ 4,142.17

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Iowa Department of Economic Dev.	Field Foods EDSA Reimbursement	$ 3,750.00
	TOTAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT	$ 3,750.00

METER DEPOSITS
City of Roland	Vogel / Davis on account	$ 150.00
	TOTAL METER DEPOSIT	$ 150.00

WATER
Alliant Energy	gas/electric	$ 1,195.17
Hawkins Water Treatment	chlorine	$ 290.25
Heart of Iowa Coop	fuel	$ 68.59
Iowa Telecom	phone bill	$ 45.07
LGI	water testing	$ 34.10
Roland Postmaster	water bill postage	$ 55.18
Roland Service Center	oil change/wiper blades	$ 17.17
Story Farm & Home	suction hose, valves & fittings	$ 43.34
Total Backflow Resources	test & certify 2" water meters	$ 535.00
Treasurer, State of Iowa	Jan 2005 Sales Tax	$ 809.17
	TOTAL WATER	$ 3,093.04

SEWER
EFTPS	Fed/SS/Med	$ 843.78
Ia Public Employee Retire Sys	IPERS	$ 324.32
Treasurer, State of Iowa	Iowa w/h	$ 124.00
Alliant Energy	gas/electric	$ 419.97
Heart of Iowa Coop	fuel	$ 68.60
Iowa Telecom	phone bill	$ 45.95
LGI	waste water testing	$ 258.72
Roland Postmaster	water bill postage	$ 55.19
Roland Service Center	oil change/wiper blades	$ 17.18
City Employees	wages	$ 2,599.77
	TOTAL SEWER	$ 4,757.48


	GRAND TOTAL	$ 35,106.23