MINUTES OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR SESSION

MARCH 24, 2008

Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland, Iowa, City Council at its April 14, 2008, meeting.

The Roland City Council met in regular session on Monday, March 24, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., at the Roland City Hall with Mayor Samuel Juhl presiding. Council members present at roll call were Duane Canny, Corey Johnson, Jeri Neely and Erin Varley. CM Ford arrived at 7:05 p.m.. Also present were 5 visitors and members of the community.

It was moved by Neely, seconded by Varley to approve the consent agenda which contained the following items: March 24, 2008 agenda, minutes from the March 10, 2008 meeting as written, clerk/treasurer reports, and claims as submitted. All were in favor.

There was public input at this time from Sgt. Shawn Slezak. He reported on the personnel changes, Citizen’s Academy, and on the recent burglaries and vandalism in the area.

Department Head Reports were as follows:

Street Department - Street Superintendent Harold Hovick reported that City Engineer Eldon Rossow has sent a letter to the Contractor who did Jack Frandsen’s Addition regarding the condition of Bryan Street. Logan Street has some flaking. Right now it’s not real soft which is good. If it starts to get real soft then he’ll have to dig it out and fill it in with rock. Once everything settles back down, he’ll have to have it resurfaced.

Gerald Peterson, with Peterson Construction, sent the plumbers who did the plumbing at the pool down to look at the sewer line problem. They will be down to make repairs after they finish up the job they are on now. They should be here sometime next week. They will be going through the bottom of the manhole. They are hoping that they will be able to see the bottom valve and if it is leaking from this angle. Then they will pressure check the rest of the way up.

Water/Wastewater Department – Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dean Uitermark reported that the lift station pumps have been rebuilt. He stated that he has two of the trash pumps running and is working on the third one. Harold reported that with the lift station pump repairs, the pumpage went from 540 gpm to 750 gpm.

City Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost had nothing to report at this time.

Roland/Story Superintendent Mike Billings was present to ask the Council to forgive some of the watering costs that were incurred during the construction of the addition at the Middle School. He provided the Council with copies of the utility bills from August, September and December, 2007. It was moved by Ford, seconded by Neely that since the school is a public entity to waive the sewer charges for the months of August, September and December, 2007. All were in favor.

Mark Adams, 611 Samson Street, was present to ask the Council to revisit the Pit Bull Ordinance. He currently has a female American Pit Bull Terrier. To this point he has followed Roland’s ordinance. He doesn’t feel that his dog should have to be placed in an exercise kennel when his backyard is fenced in. He has purchased a bottom rail for the chain link fence, but does not have it installed yet. This will keep her from pushing through the bottom of the fence and digging underneath it. He’d also like the Council to look at changing the section that states the dog must be muzzled. He feels that this provides an unfair advantage if another dog tries to attack his dog. Several of the Council members stated that they are not in favor of changing the ordinance, but will have the City Attorney look it over.

It was moved by Neely, seconded by Johnson to approve Resolution No. 08-08 entitled, A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO FILE A LIEN FOR THE COLLECTION OF UNPAID UTILITY BILLS. The roll was called for and is as follows: AYE: Canny, Ford, Johnson, Neely, Varley; NAY: none. Whereupon Mayor Juhl declared the resolution duly adopted and the same placed on file.

It was moved by Canny, seconded by Ford to approve the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy. All were in favor.

Tammy Shadlow, Board member of the Roland Youth Sports Program, was present to give an overview of the program. This will be the third year for soccer and the first year for softball. Tammy explained that most cities have a Park and Recreation group that has insurance coverage that covers the program. They would like for the City to sponsor the Roland Youth Sports Program and have them covered under the City’s insurance policy. It was moved by Varley, seconded by Canny to have the City sponsor the Roland Youth Sports Program. All were in favor.

Council/Mayor comments consisted of the following: CM Johnson stated that he will be moving within the next year to Austin, Texas.

There was no public input at this time.

With no further business at this time, Neely moved adjournment of the meeting at 7:58 p.m., seconded by Johnson. All were in favor. The next regular council meeting will be Monday, April 14, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.

	MARCH CLAIMS
	GENERAL FUND
Fire Dept.
Alliant Energy	gas & electric	$ 595.38
	Total Fire Dept.	$ 595.38
Street Lights
Alliant Energy	gas & electric	$ 1,521.88
	Total Street Lights	$ 1,521.88
Library
Alliant Energy	gas & electric	$ 795.13
Auld, Kimberly	mileage-workshop in Johnston	$ 43.43
Business Card (Platinum Plus)	prog-off supplies/juv F/NF/dvd's/postage	$ 494.59
Wal-Mart	program supplies/dvd's	$ 198.52
City Employees	wages	$ 1,346.81
	Total Library	$ 2,878.48
Museum
Alliant Energy	gas & electric	$ 17.52
	Total Museum	$ 17.52
Park
Alliant Energy	gas & electric	$ 62.75
	Total Park	$ 62.75
Cemetery
Alliant Energy	gas & electric	$ 19.34
	Total Cemetery	$ 19.34
Swimming Pool
Alliant Energy	gas & electric	$ 62.18
Pool Tech	re-line surge tank	$ 1,411.55
Story City Herald	help wanted ad	$ 21.00
	Total Swimming Pool	$ 1,494.73
Policy & Administration
Business Card-Platinum Plus	virus software update/computer repairs	$ 177.50
Frost, Deneen	mileage (Jan - March)	$ 218.19
IMFOA	spring conference	$ 50.00
Kabel Business	hra payments-Deneen	$ 48.25
Martin's Flag Company	(3) 5 x 8 flags	$ 138.30
Office of Auditor of State	06/07 audit filing fee	$ 175.00
Story City Herald	publications	$ 374.10
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield	April '08 premium	$ 622.50
City Employees	wages	$ 1,131.89
	Total Policy & Admin.	$ 2,935.73
	TOTAL GENERAL	$ 9,525.81
ROAD USE
Alliant Energy	gas & electric	$ 448.80
Hallett Material	ice control sand	$ 145.98
IAMU	2008 membership dues	$ 210.57
MER Engineering	Engineering-Bear Creek Stabilization	$ 3,369.50
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield	Hovick family policy - April - June	$ 1,221.30
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield	April '08 premium	$ 622.50
City Employees	wages	$ 1,248.69
	TOTAL ROAD USE	$ 7,267.34
METER DEPOSIT
City of Roland	meter deposit used on account-J Dappen	$ 50.00
	TOTAL METER DEPOSIT	$ 50.00
WATER
Alliant Energy	gas & electric	$ 1,490.86
Hawkins	chlorine/phosphate	$ 324.40
IAMU	2008 membership dues	$ 105.29
Kabel Business Services	hra payments-Dean/Deneen	$ 69.12
	TOTAL WATER	$ 1,989.67
SEWER
Alliant Energy	gas & electric	$ 451.14
D.J. Gongol & Associates	impellers/wear plates/nuts/washers-lift pump	$ 1,345.91
IAMU	2008 membership dues	$ 105.29
Kabel Business Services	hra payments-Dean/Deneen	$ 69.12
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield	April '08 premium