MINUTES OF THE ROLAND
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
MARCH 10, 2008
Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland
City Council at its March 24, 2008, council meeting.
The Roland City Council met in regular session on Monday, March
10, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., at the
It was moved by Canny, seconded by Ford to approve the
consent agenda which contained the following items: March 10, 2008 agenda, minutes from the
February 25, 2008 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
reported that the he has talked with Gerald Peterson. He wants to look at the problem so he can
better assess what needs to be done. The
Pool Board will be contacted to see what time frame they are looking at before
we go to Plan B. CM Neely asked if
Harold knows anything about the cracks on
Water/Wastewater
Department – Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dean
Uitermark reported the lift station pumps quit working. The check valves went out and the pumps lost
prime. Once they were apart he noticed
that the ware plate and the impellors are worn.
It will cost approximately $500 per pump to replace the ware plate and
the impellors. New pumps would cost
between $5377 and $6575. The pumps are
18 years old, but seem to be working OK except for the current situation. Consensus of the Council was to purchase the
parts necessary to repair the pumps and to budget for new ones in the FY 09/10
budget. The Water Committee also
approved the purchase of a generator for the wastewater plant.
City
Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost reported the City has been
approved for the Housing Grant. The
grant will allow for the rehabilitation of eight homes in Roland. To be eligible for the grant, property owners
must own the home, meet the specific income requirements and sign a waiver
stating they will live in the house for a period of five years.
Mayor
Juhl declared that this was the time and the place for the public hearing on
the FY 2008/2009 Budget. There were no
comments for or against the FY 2008/09 budget.
It was motioned by Canny, seconded by Johnson to close the public
hearing. All were in favor.
It
was motioned by Neely, seconded by Canny to approve Resolution No. 08-06
entitled, A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINANCIAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF ROLAND,
IOWA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2008/2009, and Resolution No. 08-07 entitled, A
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PRE-PAYMENT OF THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS PRIOR TO COUNCIL
APPROVAL AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 96-07.
The roll was called for and is as follows: AYE:
Canny, Ford, Johnson, Neely; NAY:
none. Whereupon Mayor Juhl
declared the resolutions duly adopted and the same placed on file.
Jay
Ellis and JoAnn Tucker of Denman and Co. were present to go over the 2006/2007
audit of the City. They went through the
report and answered questions for the Council.
Mayor
Juhl reported that Britany Danielson contacted him and said that she is unable
to attend the Monday night meetings of the NJLC and has asked to be
replaced. Mayor Juhl appointed Denny
Bauman to take Britany's place representing the Library Foundation.
Council/Mayor comments consisted of the following: thanked the guys for the good job they did
with snow removal this season, vehicle parked the wrong way on
There was no public input at this time.
With no further business at this time, Neely moved
adjournment of the meeting at 7:47 p.m., seconded by Johnson. All were in favor. The next regular council meeting will be
Monday, March 24, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.