MINUTES OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
AUGUST 13, 2007
Note: The following minutes were
approved by the Roland,
The Roland
City Council met in regular session on Monday, August 13, 2007, at 7:00 p.m.,
at City Hall with Mayor Samuel Juhl presiding.
Council members present at roll call were Duane Canny, Roger Fritz
(telephonically) and John Lee. Absent
was council member Jeri Neely. Also
present were approximately 25 visitors and members of the community.
It was moved
by Lee, seconded by Canny to approve the consent agenda containing the
following items: agenda, minutes from
the July 23, 2007 meeting as written, clerk/treasurer reports, claims as
amended and tax abatement for Anthony & Diana Moroz. All were in favor.
There was
public input at this time from Rick DeWald regarding residency requirements.
Department Head Reports were as follows:
Street Department - Street Superintendent Harold Hovick reported he is
getting tree trimming notices ready to send out and would like the council to
review the rate policy. The Street
Department will get together and look at the trimming rates. He also stated that the Street Department
needs to review the bids for painting the bridge. He reported that there are three street
lights out on
Water/Wastewater Department – Water/Wastewater Superintendent
Dean Uitermark reported that he is pleased with the job Central Iowa Televising
did on cleaning the sanitary sewers.
They cleaned a lot of rock from the line at the Pool. They will televise the line when the water
level goes down. Hall’s will be starting
on the water main replacement on
City Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost reported
Tom Sailer with Alliant Energy was
present to discuss the upgrading of the electric system heading west out of
town. The lines in the creek have been exposed over the past 30 years and with
Innovative Lightings expansions the system is reaching its capacity. To replace the system back underground will
cost approximately two and a half times the cost of running overhead line. Overhead lines have more flexibility and give
better capabilities for future expansions.
They would be looking at placing the lines on the south side of
Dan Willrich of SVPA was present to
answer any questions the council had about the structural study done on the
former hardware store building. He
stated that the building is in good shape, but needs some maintenance. There are no issues with the load bearing
walls and the maintenance that needs to be done is mainly cosmetic. He was asked if the pole building on back
posed a problem. Dan stated “no”, but if the building became a public
building they’d need a second exit through there. They’d be better tearing it off and
constructing new. He was asked about the
load bearing on the floor. He said since
the floor is built slab on grade there will be no problem with the floor
handling the weight of the books. He was
asked about the life span of the roof.
He stated that there is no evidence of leakage and should last with
routine inspections and maintenance.
Mike Stille was present to discuss
the fire whistle and stop signs. He
would like the City to turn off the fire whistle that blows at noon and 6:00
p.m. He stated that it doesn’t serve any
purpose other than to let people know when it’s time to go to lunch. If they are going to continue to blow the
whistle, he’d like it placed back on the water tower where it used to be. There was discussion on tradition, quaintness
of the town, turning it off for a trial basis to see if anyone calls. Fire Chief Tom Larson stated that if they
turn the time off on the whistle, it can still be activated at the Fire Station
in case of a tornado, if someone is in the Fire Station at that time. Of those present at the meeting, the
consensus was mixed. After discussion,
City Clerk Frost was directed to put together a quick survey for the residents
to answer before the next council meeting.
Mike also discussed the stop sign
issue. He can’t see putting up anymore
since we don’t have anyone to enforce the ones we have now. He agrees with CM Lee to hire someone to
watch them. He stated that the kids on
bikes just ride through them anyway.
There were several residents from the
It was moved by Canny, seconded by
Lee to set Saturday, September 8, 2007 from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. as Roland’s
City-wide Clean Up Day. Items must be
dropped off at the City Shed unless arrangements have been made in advance with
City Hall for pick up. All items for
pick up shall be placed curbside. All
were in favor.
It was moved by Fritz, seconded by
Canny to approve Resolution No. 07-18 entitled A RESOLUTION
TO APPROVE THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD USE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR 2006/2007, Resolution No. 07-19 entitled A RESOLUTION TEMPORARILY CLOSING CERTAIN STREETS IN ROLAND, IOWA, TO
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2007,
FROM 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM. The
roll was called for and is as follows:
AYE: Canny, Fritz, Lee; NAY: none.
Whereupon Mayor Juhl declared the resolutions duly adopted and the same
placed on file.
There was discussion on Ordinance
No. 55, installation of stop signs at Cottonwood & Samson Street. It was moved by Canny, seconded by Lee to
table Ordinance No. 55 until the next meeting until they can gather more
information on other options for speed control.
All were in favor.
It was moved by Canny, seconded by
Lee to approve the following appointments made by Mayor Juhl:
Library
Board (
Park
Board Brandon Hanson Term Expires June 30,
2010
Planning
& Zoning Dennis Posegate Term Expires June 30,
2012
All were in favor.
It was moved by Fritz, seconded by
Canny to appoint Erin Varley to fill the vacant council seat left by Bob
Hanson. AYE: Fritz, Canny; NAY: Lee. He
would like to see someone who has lived in town longer appointed. Whereupon Mayor Juhl declared the motion
carried and Erin Varley as the City’s new Council member.
Council/Mayor
comments consisted of the following:
accident involving the fire truck during Roland Days.
There was
public input at this time from Rick DeWald stating the
With no
further business at this time, Canny moved adjournment of the meeting at 8:34
p.m., seconded by Lee. All were in
favor. The next regular council meeting
will be Monday, August 27, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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JULY RECEIPTS |
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General
Fund |
$
31,448.81 |
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Road
Use Tax |
$
9,222.49 |
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TIF |
$ - |
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Economic
Development |
$
1,330.77 |
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Meter
Deposit |
$
400.00 |
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Library
Trust |
$
5,642.14 |
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Debt
Service |
$
378.27 |
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Capital
Projects-NLAC |
$ - |
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Water |
$
14,220.30 |
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Sewer |
$
8,864.76 |
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TOTAL |
$
71,507.54 |
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AUGUST CLAIMS |
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GENERAL FUND |
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Fire Dept. |
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Alliant
Energy |
Gas
& electric |
$
65.57 |
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Ed
M Feld |
lite
box |
$
159.00 |
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True
Value |
fly
paper |
$ 5.18 |
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Total
Fire Dept. |
$
229.75 |
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Roland Response Team |
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Electronic
Engineering |
(4)
AAA rechargeable batteries |
$
16.00 |
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Total
Roland Response Team |
$
16.00 |
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Streets |
|
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Gehrke
Quarries, Inc |
Q-lime |
$
53.26 |
|
Heart
of |
fuel |
$
31.09 |
|
|
Total
Streets |
$
84.35 |
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Street Lights |
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Alliant
Energy |
Gas
& electric |
$
1,582.59 |
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Total
Street Lights |
$
1,582.59 |
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Landfill/Garbage |
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Stone
Sanitation |
garbage
hauling - July 2007 |
$
6,112.50 |
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Total
Landfill/Garbage |
$
6,112.50 |
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Mosquito Control |
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Norseman
Hardware |
epoxy
glue |
$ 5.69 |
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True
Value |
epoxy
glue |
$ 4.99 |
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Total
Mosquito Control |
$
10.68 |
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Contributions |
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City
of |
girls
softball contribution |
$
672.60 |
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Total
Contributions |
$
672.60 |
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Library |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
792.50 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
state
w/h |
$
99.00 |
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IPERS |
$
359.98 |
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Alliant
Energy |
Gas
& electric |
$
542.64 |
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Baker
& Taylor |
adult-juvenile
F/NF, audio |
$
573.75 |
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Demco |
covering
supplies |
$
153.37 |
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Hometown
Market |
program
supplies |
$
50.56 |
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ICN |
long
distance |
$ 4.33 |
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phone
bill |
$
57.76 |
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Premier
Office Equipment |
copier
maintenance |
$ 54.00 |
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State
Library of |
EBSCOHost
subscription |
$
64.72 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
3,110.87 |
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Total
Library |
$
5,863.48 |
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Museum |