MINUTES OF THE
ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR
SESSION
MONDAY, MARCH
8, 2010
Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland,
The Roland City Council met in regular
session on Monday, March 8, 2010, at 6:00 pm, at the
It was moved by Johnson, seconded by
Ford to approve the consent agenda which contained the following items: March 8, 2010 agenda, minutes from the
February 22, 2010 meeting, as written, Clerk/Treasurer reports, and claims as
submitted. All were in favor.
There was public input at this time
from Sgt. Rodney Bunn. He reported on
the Sheriff’s Office budget, the
There was also public input from Steve
Carlson regarding sex offenders.
Department Head Reports were as
follows:
Street
Department
- Street Superintendent Harold Hovick reported the pump is being charged just
in case of flooding; MER Engineering will be here on Thursday at 1:00 pm to go
over the street plans for the 100 block of Logan Street and the Elm Street just
north of the school; the Army Corps of Engineers is still working on the Bear
Creek Stabilization project; City’s cost will be approximately $42,000; will be
taking down the Christmas lights on Wednesday & Thursday, if he can get the
boom truck. He was asked about rotating
the speed signs. He’ll get them rotated
as soon as the snow is gone.
Water/Wastewater Departments –
Water/Wastewater Nathan Hovick reported they are working on getting the pump
ready; they haven’t started it yet because of the cold weather; they will be
making an enclosure for the pump so it won’t be affected as much by the
weather; on upcoming classes and training.
He was asked to stay in contact with the Pool Board so the pool can be
opened Memorial Day weekend.
City Clerk – City Clerk Deneen Frost
reported that she received notification from the Britson Family and they have
no problem with the City selling that portion of land if it is OK with the Park
Board.
Mayor Fritz declared that this was the
time and the place for the public hearing on the FY 2010/11 Budget. There were no written or oral comments for or
against the proposed budget. It was
moved by Canny, seconded by Varley to close the public hearing. All were in favor.
It was moved by Johnson, seconded by
Ford to approve Resolution No. 10-03 entitled, A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE
FINANCIAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF ROLAND,
Jay Avellino was present to discuss the
property at
Library Board President Marvin Wright
was present and updated the council on the progress of the remodeling of the
Library Annex building. They have
contacted Storey-Kenworthy to go ahead with the furnishings. The sheet rocking is complete and they will
be painting on Saturday. If anyone would
like to help, they’ll start about 9:00 am.
Contingent upon the furnishing being installed, they are looking at
April 17th as the move in date.
He also reported that several organizations and private citizens have
given donations to the project. The
Library Board would like to request that the council transfer the funds from
the Capital Projects fund that was allocated for NLAC to the Library Trust fund
to help pay for the furnishings. City
Clerk Frost was directed to draft a resolution doing so for the next meeting.
It was moved by Canny, seconded by
Varley to approve Resolution No. 10-04 entitled, A RESOLUTION AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. 09-17 “AUTHORIZING THE LIBRARY BOARD TO USE THE FUNDS FROM THE
LIBRARY TRUST FUND TO REMODEL THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 221 N MAIN STREET IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000”, BY AUTHORIZING THE LIBRARY BOARD TO SPEND AN
ADDITIONAL $13,000 FROM THE LIBRARY TRUST FUND.
The roll was called for and is as follows: AYES:
Canny, Ford, Johnson, Varley; NAYS:
none. Whereupon Mayor Fritz
declared the resolution duly adopted and the same placed on file.
There was a short discussion on the
Central Iowa Regional Housing Authority (CIRHA) program. After discussion, it was moved by Ford,
seconded by Johnson not to appoint a representative from Roland to the CIRHA at
this time. All were in favor.
It was moved by Johnson, seconded by
Ford to approve pay estimate #2 in the amount of $6672 to Lasco Construction
Services for worked completed at
Council/Mayor comments consisted of the
following: making sure the Christmas
lights get down this week and the survey MIDAS is putting together for the Park
Board.
There was no public input at this time.
With no further business at this time,
Varley moved adjournment of the meeting at 6:59 pm; seconded by Canny. All were in favor. The next regular council meeting will be
Monday, March 22, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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MARCH CLAIMS |
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GENERAL FUND |
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Fire Dept. |
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Interstate
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battery |
$ 41.38 |
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Total
Fire Dept. |
$ 41.38 |
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Roland Response Team |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
131.16 |
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IPERS |
$
131.48 |
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Electronic
Engineering |
March
'10 tower rent |
$
21.00 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$ 733.30 |
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Total
Roland Response Team |
$ 1,016.94 |
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Streets |
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Heart
of |
fuel |
$
59.85 |
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True
Value |
funnel,
mercury bulbs |
$ 23.48 |
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Total
Streets |
$ 83.33 |
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Landfill/Garbage |
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Stone
Sanitation |
garbage
hauling - Feb '10 |
$ 6,761.65 |
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Total
Landfill/Garbage |
$ 6,761.65 |
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Library |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
719.87 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
state
w/h |
$
112.00 |
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IPERS |
$
394.10 |
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Baker
& Taylor |
adult-juvenile
F/NF |
$
726.53 |
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Davidson
Titles, Inc |
juvenile
F/NF |
$
54.00 |
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ICN |
long
distance |
$
2.44 |
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phone
bill |
$
66.24 |
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Premier
Office Equipment |
copier
maintenance |
$
73.00 |
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Urbanek,
Laura |
mileage |
$
33.50 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$ 1,464.90 |
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Total
Library |
$ 3,646.58 |
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Swimming Pool |
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phone
bill |
$ 28.89 |
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Total
Swimming Pool |
$ 28.89 |
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Policy & Administration |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
826.68 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
state
w/h |
$
136.00 |
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IPERS |
$
345.05 |
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Aramark |
rug
rentals |
$
32.03 |
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First
American Bank |
Jan
'10 eCorp fees |
$
19.36 |
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IKON
Office Solutions |
copier
maintenance |
$
208.17 |
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phone
bill |
$
145.54 |
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JBD
Enterprises |
Feb
'10 webpage maintenance, park & lib info |
$
53.00 |
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Kabel
Business Services |
monthly
hra fee-Deneen |
$
3.25 |
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McFarland
Clinic |
pre-employment
testing |
$
121.00 |
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St.
Lukes Drug & Alcohol Testing |
pre-employment
testing |
$
36.00 |
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publications,
salaries notice, Ord No. 73 |
$
549.59 |
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US
Cellular |
cell
phone fees |
$
46.35 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$ 1,191.07 |
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Total
Policy & Admin. |
$ 3,713.09 |
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TOTAL GENERAL |
$15,291.86 |
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ROAD USE |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
737.39 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
state
w/h |
$
158.00 |
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IPERS |
$
405.08 |
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Heart
of |
fuel/oil |
$
490.10 |
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IAMU |
training
March-May |
$
223.14 |
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phone
bill |
$
34.78 |
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US
Cellular |
cell
phone fee |
$
29.13 |
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Webb's
Mowing & Lawn Care |
snow
removal (3.5 hrs) |
$
175.00 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$ 1,460.67 |
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TOTAL ROAD USE |
$ 3,713.29 |
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HOUSING GRANT |
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Lasco
Construction Services |
pay
estimate # |
$ 6,672.00 |
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TOTAL HOUSING GRANT |
$ 6,672.00 |
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METER DEPOSIT |
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City
of |
meter
deposit used on acct-A. Kuuttila |
$
71.67 |
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Eshelman,
Todd |
meter
deposit refund |
$
100.00 |
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Kuuttila,
Alex |
meter
deposit refund less final bill used on acct |
$
28.33 |
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Owen,
Katherine |
meter
deposit refund |
$ 100.00 |
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TOTAL METER DEPOSIT |
$ 300.00 |
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LIBRARY TRUST |
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B
& B Construction |
vault
demolition |
$
8,000.00 |
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Lowe's |
material
& supplies - Library remodel |
$
1,061.89 |
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Sikes,
Jennifer Ewoldt |
design
services |
$ 1,300.00 |
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TOTAL LIBRARY TRUST |
$10,361.89 |
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WATER |
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Treasurer,
State of |
sales
tax |
$
870.00 |
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Hawkins |
parts
to repair chlorine pump |
$
152.61 |
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Heart
of |
fuel |
$
29.35 |
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IAMU |
CCR
class-Nathan |
$
45.00 |
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IAMU |
2010
Water dues/training March - May |
$
551.85 |
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phone
bill |
$
49.37 |
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Kabel
Business Services |
monthly
hra fee - Deneen |
$
1.63 |
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First
American Bank |
Jan
'10 eCorp fees |
$
19.35 |
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LGI |
water
testing |
$
100.00 |
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Roland
Post Office |
water
bill postage |
$
64.18 |
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US
Cellular |
cell
phone fees |
$ 14.57 |
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TOTAL WATER |
$ 1,897.91 |
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SEWER |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
503.80 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
state
w/h |
$
100.00 |
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First
American Bank |
Jan
'10 eCorp fees |
$
19.35 |
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IPERS |
$
100.43 |
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Heart
of |
fuel |
$
29.35 |
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IAMU |
training
March - May |
$
111.57 |
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phone
bill |
$
61.58 |
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Kabel
Business Services |
monthly
fee-Deneen |
$
1.62 |
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LGI |
wastewater
testing |
$
508.30 |
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Roland
Post Office |
water
bill postage |
$
64.17 |
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US
Cellular |
cell
phone fees |
$
14.56 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$ 1,907.94 |
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TOTAL SEWER |
$ 3,422.67 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
$41,659.62 |
_____________________________________ _______________________________________
Roger
Fritz, Mayor Deneen
Frost, City Clerk