MINUTES OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
APRIL 23, 2007
Note:
The following minutes are unofficial until they are approved by the City
Council at the next council meeting.
The
Roland City Council met in regular session on Monday, April 23, 2007, at 7:00
p.m., at City Hall with Mayor Pro-tem Roger Fritz presiding. Council members present at roll call were
Roger Fritz, John Lee, and Jeri Neely.
Absent was Mayor Sam Juhl and council members Duane Canny and Bob
Hanson. Also present were 4 visitors and
members of the community.
It
was motioned by Lee, seconded by Neely to approve the consent agenda containing
the following items: agenda, minutes
from the April 9, 2007 meeting, as written, clerk/treasurer reports, claims as
submitted, and liquor license renewal for the American Legion Post #307. All were in favor.
There
was public input at this time from Harlan Hall.
He asked the council members if they had been contacted by Pearson’s. Those present said they had not been
contacted, but Bob Hanson and Duane Canny had been contacted. Harlan said the starlings are still on the
water tower and getting into the standpipe.
He said the standpipe has two places that have holes and the starling
are picking out the insulation. He said
that Rob Morgan could fix the lower one, but the City would have to hire
someone to fix the upper one. Council
members that were present thought that the holes were fixed last week when
Maguire Iron was here to clean and inspect the water tower. Harlan said that they didn’t know about the
problem until they got here and they didn’t have the supplies to fix the
standpipe. Water/Wastewater
Superintendent Dean Uitermark is on vacation and they will discuss the situation
with him when he gets back on Monday.
Harlan said he’ll wait 30 days to hear back from the council on getting
the top one fixed. Harlan also commented
on the amount of stuff in the alley behind Peterson’s.
Department Head Reports were as follows:
Street Department - Street
Superintendent Harold Hovick had nothing to report at this time. Harold was asked about the pipes sticking up
at the pool. He stated that is where the
shut off’s are and where the chlorine is added to chlorinate the pipe. Once that is done the pipe will be level with
the ground. Harold was also asked about
the street sweeping. He stated that they
were in town on Thursday last week and finished up today at the pool. He will have them come back again sometime
the last two weeks of May. There was
also discussion on the street lights.
Harold said that he hasn’t heard anything from Alliant other than seeing
the locates for the two poles that need to be repaired.
Water/Wastewater Department –
Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dean Uitermark is on vacation. Council member Lee reported that Ed Cannon’s
water line will be fixed in the next budget year and the W Maple project will
continue when the ground dries up.
City Clerk - City
Clerk Deneen Frost asked the council about purchasing a couple of trash cans
for
There was a short discussion on the variance being requested by Bryan Thiel. According to City Code, all property owners within 200 feet of a proposed variance request have the right to make comments for or against the variance. The City has three properties within 200 feet of the proposed variance. It was motioned by Neely, seconded by Lee to support the variance request as requested by Bryan Thiel. All were in favor.
There was a short discussion on the 90 day review for Utility Billing Clerk/Secretary Janet Olson. Due to the minimum wage increase and the lower rate of pay she was hired at, the council feels a wage increase should be considered. All council members present stated they have only heard good things about her. It was motioned by Neely, seconded by Lee to increase Janet’s wage by $1.00 per hour effective April 28, 2007. All were in favor. City Clerk Frost will prepare the wage resolution for approval at the next meeting.
Mayor Pro-tem Roger Fritz declared the month of May as Poppy Month.
There
were no Council/Mayor comments.
There
was no public input at this time.
With
no further business at this time, Neely moved adjournment of the meeting at
7:20 p.m., seconded by Lee. All were in
favor. The next regular council meeting
will be Monday, May 14, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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APRIL CLAIMS |
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GENERAL FUND |
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Police Dept. |
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Story
County Treasurer |
4th
qtr law enforcement |
$
14,067.50 |
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Total
Police Dept. |
$
14,067.50 |
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Fire Dept. |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas
& electric |
$
211.44 |
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Ed
M Feld Equipment |
service
bauer breathing air compressor |
$
622.00 |
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True
Value |
chain
saw blades/conduit/receptacle/cover/box |
$
55.23 |
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Total
Fire Dept. |
$
888.67 |
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Animal Control |
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(12)
cat/(2) dog impound for 2006 |
$
553.00 |
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Total
Animal Control |
$
553.00 |
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Streets |
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Martin
Marietta Aggregate |
1"
clean rock |
$
207.31 |
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Total
Streets |
$
207.31 |
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Street Lights |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas
& electric |
$
1,619.06 |
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Total
Street Lights |
$
1,619.06 |
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Library |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas
& electric |
$
336.16 |
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Business
Card (Platinum Plus) |
prog-off
supplies/cd's/dvd's/games/postage |
$
669.71 |
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Urbanek,
Laura |
mileage |
$ 44.62 |
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Wal-Mart |
prog-off
supplies |
$
83.55 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,338.82 |
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Total
Library |
$
2,472.86 |
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Museum |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas
& electric |
$
13.11 |
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|
$ 13.11 |
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Park |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas
& electric |
$
48.42 |
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|
$
48.42 |
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Cemetery |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas
& electric |
$
19.64 |
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|
$
19.64 |
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Swimming Pool |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas
& electric |
$
12.35 |
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Total
Swimming Pool |
$
12.35 |
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Policy & Administration |
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Frost,
Deneen |
meals/mileage
(3/14, 4/3, 4/18, 4/19) |
$
216.80 |
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Sam's
Club |
membership |
$
105.00 |
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Wellmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
May
2007 premium |
$
560.06 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,037.10 |
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Total
Policy & Admin. |
$
1,918.96 |
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TOTAL GENERAL |
$
21,820.88 |
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ROAD USE |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas
& electric |
$
132.39 |
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Farm
Plan |
welding
rods |
$
11.95 |
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Hovick,
Nathan |
snow
removal - 12 hrs @ $10.02 - (2/25
& 26, 3/2) |
$
120.24 |
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Wellmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
May
2007 premium |
$
560.06 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,084.98 |
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TOTAL ROAD USE |
$
1,909.62 |
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WATER |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas
& electric |
$
898.57 |
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Business
Card |
owls/tinsel
tape |
$
109.94 |
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Hawkins
Water Treatment |
kop
kit/tub assembly/chorine/bleach-alkali |
$
248.40 |
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TOTAL WATER |
$
1,256.91 |
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SEWER |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas
& electric |
$
479.73 |
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Wellmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
May
2007 premium |
$
560.06 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,486.20 |
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$
2,525.99 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
$
27,513.40 |
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Roger
Fritz, Mayor Pro-tem Deneen
Frost, City Clerk