MINUTES OF THE ROLAND CITY
COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
FEBRUARY 26, 2007
The Roland City Council met in regular session on
Monday, February 26, 2007, at 7:00 p.m., at City Hall with Mayor Samuel Juhl
presiding. Council members present at
roll call were Duane Canny, Roger Fritz, and Bob Hanson. Absent were council members John Lee and Jeri
Neely. Also present were 8 visitors and
members of the community.
It was motioned by Hanson, seconded by Canny to
approve the consent agenda containing the following items: agenda, minutes from the February 12, 2007,
meeting as written, clerk/treasurer reports, claims as submitted, set public
hearing date for the 2007/2008 Budget for Monday, March 12, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
at City Hall and approved the Class “C” Beer and Sunday Sales for Anderson’s
Meat and Grocery. All were in favor.
There was public input at this time from Sgt. Don
Ellis. He updated the council on
personnel changes at the Sheriff’s Office.
He stated that the weather is keeping them busy. They have identified three individuals as
suspects in the Legion robberies. They
are currently executing search warrants and going over evidence and hope to
make an arrest soon. They are still
investigating the incidents at Innovative Lighting. He had one resident that lives in an
apartment on
There was also public input from Ed Cannon. He thanked the City guys for the good job
they did with the snow removal and for the hasty work on his frozen water line.
Department Head Reports were as
follows:
Street Department - Street Superintendent Harold Hovick had nothing to
report at this time. Council member
Fritz asked if he has found anyone for snow removal. Harold stated “no”, but he has talked with
Bob Jacobson to do the sidewalk at the park with his skid loader as he comes
into town. There was discussion on the
brush pile. Harold stated he hasn’t been
down there yet. He’s been moving the
piles of snow to make room if we get more snow later this week. Council member Canny stated they did a good
job with the snow removal on Saturday and Sunday. Ed Cannon stated that the streets in Roland
are great compared to the streets in
Water/Wastewater Department – Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dean Uitermark had
nothing to report at this time.
City Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost reported that she has talked
with the same resident that Sgt. Ellis has talked with and told her she could
park behind City Hall until the landlord plowed out her parking area. Deneen also reported that she has had a
couple of complaints on the snow ordinance tickets that were written.
Ed Cannon again expressed his
gratitude to the City guys for the good work they do. He was present to discuss the additional
water that he used to keep his water line from freezing up again. He told the council that this happened about
20 years ago and should have been fixed then, but it wasn’t. Water/Wastewater Superintendent Uitermark
suggested that he leave the water running until the City can replace the line
later this spring. He would like to not
have to pay for all the extra water that was used to keep the line from
freezing up again. He went through his
water bill stubs for the previous year and it looks like they used between 400
and 500 cubic feet of water per month.
Ed was asked if he is still running the water. He stated “no”. He won’t run the water again until the
temperature gets back down to the single digits. Harold and Dean were asked if they knew how
deep the frost was. Neither of them knew
at the time. Council member Canny asked
if the neighbor’s water line was still frozen.
Dean stated he wasn’t for sure.
He hasn’t heard back from him.
City Clerk Frost reported that Ed used 1000 cubic feet of water for the
month. The difference would be $26.33 if
the council waived the water usage over 400 cubic feet. It was motioned by Hanson, seconded by Canny
to credit $26.33 towards their March water bill. All were in favor.
Fire Chief Tom Larson reported that
the Heart of Iowa Coop has approached the Fire Department about burning down
the “Johnson Elevator”. The time is not
definite, but they’d like to do it sometime in May. Tom presented the council members with an
overview of things to consider. Things
to consider consist of: Street Closings
– how long and how many; Water Usage – gallons needed, other water sources, cost
for water; Weather Conditions – wind direction and wind speed; Notification –
residents and business owners; Liability – 1 million dollar policy to be
provided by Heart of Iowa Coop; Water Transportation – number of tankers needed
and other agency participation. Tom
asked the council what their thoughts were.
Council member Canny asked how long the streets would be closed and how
many would need to be closed. Tom said
at this time that hasn’t been determined.
Council member Canny stated it would be OK with him and he wants to be
invited. Council member Hanson
agreed. Council member Fritz asked if
there was going to be any expense to the City.
Tom stated that it would be considered a training exercise and they
would receive their training pay of $10.00 each. Tom also mentioned that
Street Superintendent Hovick stated
that he has been involved with at least three elevator burns and they have all
gone exceptionally well. It works best
if you can get the other towns to participate.
Council member Canny asked how many
gallons of water the tower holds and how many days will it supply the needs of
Roland. Water/Wastewater Superintendent
Uitermark stated it holds about 275,000 gallons and should last two and a half
days. Tom stated that they could use the
rural water hook up or pull from the quarry, with permission. Street Superintendent
Harold stated that they could pump the water from the creek. Council member Canny asked how long it takes
to fill the tower. Water/Wastewater
Superintendent Uitermark stated that it automatically fills after it drops
about a foot, but when they initially filled the tower in 1995 it took about
three days.
Council member Fritz stated it was OK
with him, but he’d like to have Dean and Harold sign off on it before it
happens. Council member Hanson stated he
would like to see something in writing from the Coop stating they will
reimburse the City for the water usage.
Council member Canny stated it was OK with him.
It was motioned by Canny, seconded by
Hanson to authorized Mayor Juhl to sign the 28E Agreement with the Story County
Sheriff’s for law enforcement. All were
in favor.
It was motioned by Fritz, seconded by
Hanson to appoint council member Canny as the Roland Area Development Corp
(RADC) Ex-officio representative for the council. All were in favor.
Council/Mayor consisted of the following: Council member Canny thanked Dean, Harold and
Nathan for the great job they did on the snow removal.
There was no public input at this time.
With no further business at this time, Fritz moved
adjournment of the meeting at 7:34 p.m., seconded by Hanson. All were in favor. The next regular council meeting will be
Monday, March 12, 2007, at 7:00 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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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 626.20 |
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Electronic Engineering |
pager repair |
$ 37.50 |
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Total Fire Dept. |
$ 663.70 |
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Roland Response Team |
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Aramark |
coat |
$ 69.99 |
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Electronic Engineering |
pager repair |
$ 38.50 |
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wages 10/15/06-01/20/07 |
$ 1,307.05 |
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Snow Creek Apparel |
embroidery-(16) coats |
$ 112.00 |
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Total Roland Response Team |
$ 1,527.54 |
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Street Lights |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 1,627.59 |
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Total Street Lights |
$ 1,627.59 |
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Contributions |
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Heartland Senior Services |
2006/07 allocation |
$ 300.00 |
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Total Contributions |
$ 300.00 |
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Library |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$ 618.30 |
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Treasurer, State of |
state w/h |
$ 76.00 |
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IPERS |
$ 294.98 |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 683.91 |
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Platinum Plus |
prog-off supplies/mag renewals/dvd's/postage |
$ 284.44 |
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Wal-Mart |
prog-off supplies/cd's/dvd's |
$ 409.67 |
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City Employees |
wages |
$ 1,276.46 |
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Total Library |
$ 3,643.76 |
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Museum |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 15.76 |
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$ 15.76 |
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Park |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 53.05 |
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Greenethumb Lawn Care |
weed control at parks |
$ 500.00 |
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$ 553.05 |
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Cemetery |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 22.57 |
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$ 22.57 |
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Swimming Pool |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 13.26 |
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pool registration |
$ 35.00 |
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Total Swimming Pool |
$ 48.26 |
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Policy & Administration |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$ 867.51 |
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Treasurer, State of |
state w/h |
$ 122.00 |
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IPERS |
$ 295.27 |
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Platinum Plus |
1099's/postage |
$ 70.48 |
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Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield |
March 2007 premium |
$ 560.06 |
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City Employees |
wages |
$ 1,141.16 |
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Total Policy & Admin. |
$ 3,056.48 |
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TOTAL GENERAL |
$ 11,458.71 |
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ROAD USE |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$ 512.32 |
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Treasurer, State of |
state w/h |
$ 98.00 |
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IPERS |
$ 259.76 |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 271.20 |
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Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield |
March 2007 premium |
$ 560.06 |
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City Employees |
wages |
$ 1,089.54 |
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TOTAL ROAD USE |
$ 2,790.88 |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
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Field Foods EDSA payment |
$ 3,750.00 |
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TOTAL ECON DEV |
$ 3,750.00 |
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METER DEPOSIT |
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Mennen, Jeffrey |
meter deposit refund |
$ 100.00 |
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Patten, Jeanne |
meter deposit refund |
$ 100.00 |
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Thoreson, Ross |
meter deposit refund |
$ 100.00 |
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TOTAL METER DEPOSIT |
$ 300.00 |
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WATER |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 1,480.20 |
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Hach |
testing supplies |
$ 34.60 |
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Platinum Plus |
lodging-Ed Cannon |
$ 68.69 |
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TNT Welding |
thaw water pipe-Ed Cannon's |
$ 270.00 |