MINUTES
OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR
SESSION
MONDAY,
JULY 12, 2010
Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland,
The Roland
City Council met in regular session on Monday, July 12, 2010, at 6:00 pm, at
the
It was moved
by Johnson, seconded by Varley to approve the consent agenda which contained
the following items: July 12, 2010
agenda, minutes from the June 28, 2010 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 he had a
complaint on mosquito spraying and wants to know if the council wants to
continue with the mosquito spraying program.
Consensus of the council was to continue with the program, spraying at
least once a week, if not twice. He’ll
try to put the spraying sign out before he sprays.
Water/Wastewater
Departments – Water/Wastewater Superintendent Nathan Hovick reported he has
been having problems with the heater at the pool. He had the motor rebuilt, but he’s not sure
if it’s working yet. Several council
members stated that they have received several positive comments about the working
relationship with the employees this year.
He was asked how his certifications were coming. He stated he can start testing for them in
September. He’s hoping to take a couple
one day refresher courses before he takes the tests.
City Clerk –
City Clerk Deneen Frost reported she will be meeting with the Administrative
Committee Wednesday afternoon to go over the health insurance renewal and she
will be in
It was moved by Canny, seconded by Ford
to approve Resolution No’s. 10-14 and 10-15 entitled, A RESOLUTION DIRECTING
THE CITY CLERK TO FILE A LIEN FOR THE COLLECTION OF UNPAID BALANCE FOR NUISANCE
ABATEMENT (MOWING). The roll was called
for and is as follows: AYE: Canny, Ford, Johnson, Varley; NAYS: none.
Whereupon Mayor Fritz declared the resolutions duly adopted and the same
placed on file.
It was moved by Varley, seconded by
Johnson to approve the following appointments made by Mayor Fritz
Board
of Adjustment Russ Neely 5 yr term Term Expires – 6/30/2015
Library
Board Bruce Gauley 3 yr term Term Expires – 6/30/2013
Tempest
Kuykendall 3 yr term Term Expires – 6/30/2013
Park
Board
Kathy
Hovick 3 yr term Term Expires – 6/30/2013
Pool
Board Rob Coghlan 3 yr term Term Expires – 6/30/2013
All were in favor.
There was discussion on the RFQ
(Request for Qualification) for engineering firms to do General Engineering for
the City. Proposals were received from
MER Engineer, Bolton-Menk, CGA (Clapsaddle-Garber), WHKS and Snyder &
Associates. CM Ford stated he’d like to
have MER Engineering finish up what projects they have with Bolton-Menk
overseeing them and then go with Bolton-Menk.
CM Varley stated he thinks it’s time to move away from MER
Engineering. He likes the fact that the
other firms are closer. CM Johnson
stated he’d like to go with a bigger firm that can help the City find money to
do projects. CM Canny stated he has no
problem with MER Engineering finishing their projects, but doesn’t like the
idea of Bolton-Menk supervising them. CM
Varley stated he has no problem with them supervising them if we are going to
go with them. This will give them a
chance to get involved and get to know what is going on in town. It was moved by Ford, seconded by Johnson to
have MER Engineering finish their existing projects, with Bolton-Menk
supervising the projects, and then Bolton-Menk will be given first
consideration of all future projects.
AYES: Ford, Johnson, Varley;
NAY: Canny – he doesn’t feel it is right
to have Bolton-Menk oversee MER’s existing projects. CM Canny would also like to see all the
records from the Engineers stored at City Hall.
Council/Mayor
comments consisted of the following:
Mayor Fritz stated he received a phone call from a resident that lives
down by the pool area complaining about the amount of noise and lighting at the
basketball courts. Nathan stated that he
has put a one hour timer on the lights at the basketball courts. City Clerk Frost reported that the Park Board
and the Pool Board will be discussing setting park hours. CM Ford asked Harold if he could use the
trash receptacles he put in the recycling center. Harold said a couple of them aren’t complete,
but they should be able to use them. CM
Johnson asked how the sump pump inspections are going. Harold and Nathan both stated they are going
OK. CM Varley was glad to read in the
Library minutes that usage is up and they need additional computers for the
adults to use.
There was
public input at this time from the Story County Sheriff’s Office.
With no further
business at this time, Johnson moved adjournment of the meeting at 7:06 pm;
seconded by Canny. All were in favor.
The next regular council meeting will be Monday, July 26, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at
City Hall.
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