MINUTES OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
MARCH 12, 2007
The Roland
City Council met in regular session on Monday, March 12, 2007, at 7:00 p.m., at
City Hall with Mayor Samuel Juhl presiding.
Council members present at roll call were Duane Canny, John Lee
(telephonically), Bob Hanson and Jeri Neely.
Absent was council member Roger Fritz.
Also present were 10 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 26, 2007, meeting with the word “fire station” changed to
“elevator”, clerk/treasurer reports, claims as submitted and approve the tax
abatement for Wayne Peterson. All were
in favor.
There was
public input at this time from Mike Brendeland, Sgt. Shawn Slezak and Fire
Chief Tom Larson.
Mike Brendeland
stated that during the last snow storm the snow plow driver (the young fellow)
went flying down
Sgt. Shawn
Slezak was present and thanked Roland’s medial and fire personnel for their
help during the last snow storm on behalf of the Sheriff’s Office. He updated the council on personnel changes
at the Sheriff’s Office. He stated that
there will be a hearing on the budget on March 13th and the
Citizen’s Academy started on March 6th. Council member Canny asked if he could
comment on the burglaries at the Legion.
Sgt. Slezak stated that they are still executing search warrants and
going over the evidence. They are hoping
to have their day in court soon.
Fire Chief
Tom Larson updated the council on the Johnson elevator burn. The tentative date for the burn will be May 6th
from 8:30 – noon. The alternate date is
May 20th. They will be using
outside water. If for some reason the
amount of water hauled in is not sufficient, then they will use the City’s
water. At this time, it looks like there
will be 12 – 14 tankers and 6 pumpers.
The estimated amount of water needed is 300,000 gallons. Council member Canny asked about the run-off. Tom stated there shouldn’t be a whole
lot. If everything goes as planned, they
shouldn’t need the full 300,000 gallons of water. Street Superintendent Harold Hovick also
stated that the run-off wouldn’t be a problem, that there is a 12” tile in that
area that they could direct the run-off to.
Tom also reported that they have determined another exposure. There are overhead power lines that belong to
Alliant. They will contact Alliant to
see what they need to do. Council member
Canny also asked if the run-off would be contaminated. Tom stated he doesn’t think so. The building has already been tested for
asbestos.
Department Head Reports were as follows:
Street Department - Street Superintendent Harold Hovick had nothing to
report at this time. Council member
Canny asked if the drain in the field on
Water/Wastewater Department – Water/Wastewater Superintendent
Dean Uitermark reported that Hall’s have finished boring under the creek and
they were hoping to get back up to the shoulder of the road today.
City Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost reported that the City was
not funded this year for the Housing Rehabilitation Grant. Simmering-Cory will re-write the grant for
next year.
Mayor Juhl declared that this was the time and the place for the public
hearing on the 2007-2008 Budget and opened the hearing. There were no oral or written comments for or
against the 2007-2008 budget. It was
motioned by Canny, seconded by Neely to close the hearing on the 2007-2008
budget. All were in favor.
It was motioned by Hanson to approve Resolution No. 07-02 entitled,
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINANCIAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF ROLAND,
It was motioned by Neely to approve Resolution No. 07-03 entitled, A
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO FILE LIEN FOR COLLECTION OF BILL FOR
UNPAID CITY UTILITIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $107.79, and Resolution No. 07-04
entitled, A RESOLUTION DIRECTION THE CITY CLERK TO FILE LIEN FOR COLLECTION OF
BILL FOR UNPAID CITY UTILITIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $150.58, seconded by
Hanson. The roll was called for and is
as follows: AYE: Canny, Hanson, Lee, Neely; NAY: none.
Whereupon Mayor Juhl declared the resolutions duly adopted and the same
placed on file.
The New Library Joint Committee was present to update the council on
what they have been working on. Council
member Canny told the council that council member Fritz is proceeding with
getting second estimates for the three library designs, a second structural
study on Wright’s building and a cost estimate for his proposed plan. Council member Fritz has left him some
information from his meeting with the firm, but he hasn’t had a chance to
really look it over. It looks like the
building they did in Lorimar came in at $41.00/sq ft. Council member Canny also stated that council
member Fritz is still waiting for the drawings of the three plans to give to
the firm. Library Board member Rick
DeWald asked the council to give the committee more time so that they can get
actual figures. The committee would like
an additional three months. Council
members Hanson and Neely stated that that was fine with them. Council member Lee thinks this is getting
drawn out. It was motioned by Neely,
seconded by Hanson to have the Committee report back to them the latter part of
June. AYE: Neely, Hanson; NAY: Canny, Lee. Motion failed for lack of majority vote. Both Canny and Lee stated they voted “no”
because they think it’s too much time and they want it done faster.
After more discussion on the time needed to get the figures and reports,
it was motioned by Neely, seconded by Hanson to give the committee more time,
but to have them report back to the council as soon as possible. All were in favor.
Council/Mayor
consisted of the following: Council member
Neely stated that she received several complaints about the snow plowing
wanting to know why Nathan was driving the snow plow while Dean was at
home. She feels that if Dean is
available, he needs to be in the snow plow.
Dean stated that he was waiting for Harold to call. He didn’t so he came uptown and saw that they
were already plowing so he went home.
Neely would like the Street committee to met with Harold and Dean and get
some sort of procedures worked out.
Council member Hanson stated that other than that the streets look
great. Council member Canny asked if
there was any special training for driving the snow plow. Dean stated not that he knew of.
There was no
public input at this time.
With no
further business at this time, Hanson moved adjournment of the meeting at 7:36
p.m., seconded by Neely. All were in
favor. The next regular council meeting
will be Monday, March 26, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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FEBRUARY RECEIPTS |
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General Fund |
$
25,892.53 |
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Road Use Tax |
$
10,347.47 |
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TIF |
$ - |
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Economic
Development |
$
925.82 |
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Meter Deposit |
$
208.60 |
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Library Trust |
$
103.27 |
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Debt Service |
$
55.59 |
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Capital
Projects-NLAC |
$ - |
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Water |
$
14,180.89 |
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Sewer |
$
8,580.12 |
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TOTAL |
$
60,294.29 |
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MARCH CLAIMS |
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GENERAL FUND |
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Fire Dept. |
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CCS |
hook up cable tv
at Fire Station |
$
25.00 |
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Heart of |
fuel |
$ 6.34 |
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Toyne |
auto eject |
$
202.29 |
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Total Fire
Dept. |
$
233.63 |
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Roland Response Team |
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Larson, Jeff |
reimb for
generator |
$
993.77 |
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Update 2007
training (5 @ 75.00) |
$
375.00 |
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Total
Roland Response Team |
$
1,368.77 |
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Streets |
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Heart of |
fuel |
$
56.70 |
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Menard's |
drill w/ light |
$
14.99 |
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Total
Streets |
$
71.69 |
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Landfill/Garbage |
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Stone Sanitation |
garbage hauling -
February |
$
6,093.75 |
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Total
Landfill/Garbage |
$
6,093.75 |
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Library |
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program supplies |
$
38.57 |
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Auld, Kimberly |
mileage |
$
17.46 |
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Baker &
Taylor |
adult-juvenile
F/NF |
$
409.83 |
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workshop |
$ 6.00 |
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Follett Software |
annual
maintenance contract |
$
330.00 |
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ICN |
long distance |
$ 5.05 |
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phone bill |
$
57.87 |
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Premier Office
Equipment |
copier
maintenance agreement |
$
54.00 |
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Urbanek, Laura |
mileage |
$
32.50 |
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City Employees |
wages |
$
1,298.37 |
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Total
Library |
$
2,249.65 |
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Swimming Pool |
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phone bill |
$ 7.98 |
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Total
Swimming Pool |
$ 7.98 |
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Policy & Administration |
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Aramark |
clothing
allowance |
$
76.85 |
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Dust-Tex |
rug rental |
$
30.16 |
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First American
Bank |
safe deposit |
$
30.00 |
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IKON Financial |
copier lease |
$
153.00 |
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IKON Office
Solutions |
maintenance
agreement |
$
50.82 |
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spring conference |
$
35.00 |
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phone bill |
$
128.01 |
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JBD Enterprises |
web page
maintenance |
$
35.00 |
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Kabel Business
Services |
hra payment &
monthly fee-Deneen |
$
119.18 |
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Menard's |
light
fixtures/bulbs |
$
245.59 |
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Quill |
pencil/lead/toner/photo
pack/extinguisher |
$
117.39 |
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publications |
$
294.98 |
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True Value |
cassette recorder |
$
34.99 |
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US Cellular |
cell phone bill |
$
76.49 |
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City Employees |
wages |
$
1,072.22 |
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Total
Policy & Admin. |
$
2,499.68 |