MINUTES OF THE ROLAND
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2008
Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland
City Council at its June 23, 2008, council meeting.
The Roland City Council met in regular session on Monday,
June 9, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., at the
It was moved by Ford, seconded by Varley to approve the
consent agenda which contained the following items: June 9, 2008 agenda, minutes from the May 28,
2008 meeting as written, clerk/treasurer reports, claims, with the addition of
the RSC bill payable to Manatt’s for pump rentals, and Outdoor Beer Permit
License for the American Legion Post #307 for the Roland Days Street
Dance. All were in favor.
There was no public input at this time.
Department Head Reports were as follows:
Street
Department - Street Superintendent Harold Hovick
had nothing to report at this time. He
was asked about what kind of repairs he was going to make to the section of
Water/Wastewater
Department – Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dean
Uitermark reported that the pumps for the Industrial Park lift station have
been installed. He has received the copy
of a drawing from the City Engineer Eldon Rossow on his idea to repair the
manhole in the filter house. He’d like
to contact a couple companies that do manhole repair to see what they would
suggest for repairs. Dean also stated
that it was suggested that they leave water in the pool since it is moving.
City
Clerk - City Clerk
Several
residents were present to discuss the flooding that was caused by the
cornstalks from the property owned by Dennis Pyle and farmed by Mr.
Cooper. Sharon Selch stated that she was
speaking on behalf of the residents and thanked the crew for going that extra
mile in getting things cleaned up. They
also feel that the City shouldn’t have to clean up the mess left by the
farmer’s stalks. They’d like the City to
talk with Mr. Pyle about having the Mr. Cooper till in the stalks, put in drain
tiles or plant alpha. Lisa Baker stated
that she had cleaned off the drain by the retaining wall several times before
the heavy rain started. She also stated
that she has talked to the DNR and they can not do anything unless you can
prove loss of land or soil. She also
stated that she had talk to the District Conservationist and he stated that he
had approached Mr. Cooper about putting in buffer strips. This would slow down the cornstalks so the
drains can better handle the water. Alan
Cook suggested that the City offer to compensate the farmer for the lost funds
due to not planting crops in that area. Kevin
Simpson stated that there is a small swale on the south side of his property. If the swale is towards the property line,
he’d be willing to let the City cut it deeper and concrete it in order to help
catch some of the cornstalks as the water recedes. There were also concerns about chemical
runoff. One of the residents stated that
he had talked with one of their environmental departments and they stated that
this time of year most of the farmers are only putting on fertilizer. Plus, with the amount of water we had the
chemicals would have been so diluted they probably wouldn’t have caused any
trouble. Linda McDonald asked who’s
responsible for the tile in her backyard.
Harold stated that he thought Bob put in the tile. Linda stated that the tile was there when
they moved into the house. She feels the
tile belongs to Mr. Pyle and wants to why the City hasn’t contacted him to let
him know it’s plugged and have him unplug it.
She has tried contacting Mr. Pyle and he won’t return her phone
calls. Consensus of the council and the
residents present is to start a dialogue with Mr. Pyle. City Attorney Wynia was directed to start a
dialogue with Mr. Pyle.
Harlan Hall was present asking the Council to install “No
Parking” signs in the alley between N. Cottonwood & N. Main and Poplar
& Maple streets. He states that
Wayne Peterson is blocking the alley by parking in the alley. The Deputy’s won’t do anything about it until
the City installs “No Parking” signs. He
stated that it is a public roadway and that there was a vehicle parked in the
alley all day Saturday and the garbage truck had to drive into Craig Anderson’s
yard to get through to pick up garbage.
City Clerk Frost replied that Harold talked with
There was discussion on the purchase of a 6” portable pump
for the wastewater plant. Dean provided
the Council with cost comparisons for a couple different pumps, new and
used. CM Johnson inquired about a
standing lease agreement with the company.
This way they’d be responsible for the maintenance. Dean stated that the maintenance on the pump
would be minimal. There was discussion
on whether to purchasing new or used.
After discussion it was moved by Varley, seconded by Ford to purchase
the used 6” pump with the prime control panel, high-low level floats and the
necessary hoses at a cost of $18668.00.
All were in favor.
It was moved by Ford, seconded by Varley to approve the
second reading of Ordinance No. 57 entitled, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ROLAND, 2003, BY AMENDING PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO
CHAPTER 165, ZONING REGULATIONS. The
roll was called for and is as follows:
AYE: Ford, Johnson, Varley; NAY: none.
Whereupon Mayor Juhl declared the second reading of the ordinance passed
and that the ordinance is placed on the next agenda for its third and final
reading.
It was moved by Varley, seconded by Johnson to approve
Resolutions 08-15, 08-16 and 08-17 entitled, A RESOLUTION TEMPORARILY CLOSING
CERTAIN STREETS IN ROLAND, IOWA, TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FOR THE ROLAND DAYS
CELEBRATION JULY 11-13, 2008; A RESOLUTION TEMPORARILY CLOSING CERTAIN STREETS
IN ROLAND, IOWA, TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FRO A FAMILY REUNION ON SATURDAY, JUNE
14, 2008, FROM NOON – 5:00 PM and A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE 2007 CONSUMER
CONFIDENCE REPORT (CCR) AS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES. The roll was called for and
is as follows: AYE: Ford, Johnson, Varley; NAY: none.
Whereupon Mayor Juhl declared the resolutions duly adopted and the same
placed on file.
It was moved by Varley, seconded by Ford to approve the
updated Rate Structure Policy. All were
in favor.
It was moved by Johnson, seconded by Varley to adopt the
Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Administrative Plan for the Housing Grant. All were in favor.
Council/Mayor comments consisted of the following: Mayor Juhl would like to have the Extra Help
Pay policy reviewed at the next meeting.
All members thanked the Employees for the extra effort they put forth
during the flooding situation. Harold
updated the new council members on the reason for the fence on the north side
of the field on
There was public input at this time from Gene Ridgway. He like the Council to address the low tree
limbs that overhang the street and sidewalks.
With no further business at this time, Ford moved
adjournment of the meeting at 8:15 p.m., seconded by Johnson. All were in favor. The next regular council meeting will be
Monday, June 23, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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MAY RECEIPTS |
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General Fund |
$ 33,170.84 |
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Road Use Tax |
$ 8,296.16 |
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TIF |
$ 3,226.58 |
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Economic Development |
$ 2,159.41 |
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Meter Deposit |
$ 100.00 |
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Library Trust |
$ 41.12 |
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Debt Service |
$ 1,680.34 |
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Capital Projects-NLAC |
$ - |
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Water |
$ 13,586.56 |
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Sewer |
$ 8,501.56 |
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TOTAL |
$ 70,762.57 |
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JUNE CLAIMS |
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GENERAL FUND |
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Fire Department |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 82.30 |
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Total Fire Department |
$ 82.30 |
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Roland Response Team |
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Larson, Jeff |
reimb for office supplies |
$ 76.70 |
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Total Roland Response Team |
$ 76.70 |
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Streets |
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Heart of |
fuel |
$ 50.88 |
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Total Streets |
$ 50.88 |
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Street Lights |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 1,593.17 |
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Total Street Lights |
$ 1,593.17 |
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Landfill/Garbage |
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Stone Sanitation |
garbage hauling - May '08 |
$ 6,386.51 |
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Total Landfill/Garbage |
$ 6,386.51 |
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Library |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$ 669.80 |
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Treasurer, State of |
state w/h |
$ 82.00 |
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IPERS |
$ 308.68 |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 255.87 |
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Baker & Taylor |
adult-juvenile F/NF |
$ 293.17 |
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workshop |
$ 6.00 |
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Demco |
program supplies |
$ 48.73 |
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ICN |
long distance |
$ 3.16 |
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phone bill |
$ 57.87 |
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Premier Office Equipment |
copier maintenance |
$ 60.00 |
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Upstart |
program supplies |
$ 40.30 |
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Total Library |
$ 1,825.58 |
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Museum |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 30.43 |
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$ 30.43 |
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Park |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$ 80.06 |
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Treasurer, State of |
state w/h |
$ 5.00 |
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IPERS |
$ 52.05 |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 117.24 |
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Carpenter, Gary |
reimb for paint |