MINUTES OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
AUGUST 14, 2006
The
Roland City Council met in regular session on Monday, August 14, 2006, at 7:00
p.m., at City Hall with Mayor Samuel Juhl presiding. Council members present at roll call were
Duane Canny, Roger Fritz, Bob Hanson, John Lee, and Jeri Neely. Also present were 6 visitors and members of
the community.
Council
member Lee had a question about the “achievement awards” for the Library
employees. Rick DeWald explained if was
a reward for their efforts in getting the Library accredited. It was motioned by Fritz, seconded by Hanson
to approve the consent agenda containing the following items: agenda, minutes from the July 24, 2006,
meeting as written, treasurer’s report, clerk’s reports, claims as submitted,
tax abatement for LeAnna Reisinger and Class “C” beer permit and Sunday Sales
for Casey’s General Store. All were in
favor.
There
was public input at this time from Library Board Member Rick DeWald. He asked for a clarification on the trigger
amount of $500,000.00 that the council has required the Foundation to have
before the council will proceed with acquiring the bond funding. He would like it clarified that the
$500,000.00 that the City is requiring the Library Foundation to have includes
cash in hand and solid commitments (pledges).
Department Head Reports were as follows:
Street Department - Street
Superintendent Harold Hovick reported he has met with
Water/Wastewater Department –
Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dean Uitermark reported the Attorney’s are
still working on the easement for Sharon Selch.
City Clerk - City Clerk
Deneen Frost reported she received a letter from Emily Seydell and Jordan
Brendeland. They’d like to help out
people who have or have had cancer by collecting clothes and food. Council members agreed this is a wonderful
idea. City Clerk Frost will contact the
girls and have them put together a plan to present to the council. Deneen reported that there are a couple of
local parents starting a Roland Soccer program for kids pre-school to 2nd
grade. The cost is $20.00 per
child. Application forms can be picked
up at the Roland Library and the completed forms with payment need to be
dropped off at City Hall. She also
reported that 65 customers have signed up for the Utility Debit program. Deneen also reported she will be out of the
office Tuesday morning for a funeral, and Thursday and Friday for a
Harlan Hall was present to discuss the birds on
the water tower. He provided the council
with a couple of pictures showing the birds perched on the water tower. Harlan asked which one of the council members
stated that the squawker didn’t work.
Council member Canny stated that the time he was down there, the
squawker went off and the birds just sat there.
Harlan also stated that the birds on the tower are starlings and they
don’t migrate. He would like to have
something done. There was discussion on
turning the squawker back on and that as soon as that is done the neighbors to
the southwest will be in complaining about the noise again. The council members would like to have both
parties present at the same meeting to get this resolved. They feel they are being placed in the middle
of a neighbor war. Harlan stated that he
would not attend another meeting, and would like something in writing on what
the council is going to or not going to do so he can proceed with what he needs
to do. It was motioned by Lee, seconded
by Neely to turn the squawker back on until the City finds something new. All were in favor.
It was motioned by Fritz, seconded by Lee to
sign the agreement with Alliant authorizing the installation of two street
lights in the Industrial Park. All were
in favor.
It was motioned by Canny, seconded by Lee to
approve Resolution No. 06-13 entitled, A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE IOWA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD USE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 2005/2006. The roll was called for
and is as follows: AYES: Canny, Fritz, Hanson, Lee, Neely; NAYS: none.
Whereupon Mayor Juhl declared the resolution duly adopted and the same
placed on file.
There was discussion on Resolution No. 06-15
entitled, RESOLUTION CALLING AN ELECTION ON THE PROPOSITION OF ENTERING INTO A
LOAN AGREEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING AND DEMOLISHING A BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTING A NEW MUNICIPAL LIBRARY.
There were concerns on the way the question was worded. After discussion it was agreed upon to have
the question read “…to that extent of acquiring and demolishing the property at
217 N Main Street and demolishing the City owned building at 221 N Main Street
and constructing a new municipal library.”
There was also some clarification that needed to be made in one of the
paragraphs of the resolution. They would
like it to include pledges and commitments, not just cash in hand. Voting on this resolution was deferred until
the next council meeting so the council member can look over the changes made
to the resolution and the question.
There was discussion on the employee health
insurance. The council budgeted for a
$100.00 increase. The actual increase
was $168.00. The employees have looking
into several options to make the $100.00 increase work. They looked at several different deductibles
and another insurance carrier. The
employees are asking that the council adjust the amount of health insurance
increase from $100.00/month/employee to $168.00/month/employee. It was motioned by Canny, seconded by Lee to
cover the additional $68.00 increase per month per employee. All were in favor.
There
were no Council/Mayor comments at this time.
There
was no public input at this time.
With
no further business at this time, Lee moved adjournment of the meeting at 8:07
p.m., seconded by Canny. All were in favor.
The next regular council meeting will be Monday, August 28, 2006, at
7:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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JULY RECEIPTS |
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General
Fund |
$
112,495.28 |
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Road
Use Tax |
$
8,783.93 |
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TIF |
$
150.00 |
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|
Economic
Development |
$
927.29 |
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|
Meter
Deposit |
$
309.10 |
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|
Library
Trust |
$
3,818.55 |
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|
Debt
Service |
$
313.51 |
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|
Capital
Projects-NLAC |
$ - |
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Water |
$
15,175.46 |
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Sewer |
$
9,272.00 |
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|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
$
151,245.12 |
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|
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AUGUST CLAIMS |
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|
GENERAL FUND |
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|
Fire Dept. |
|
|
|
Alliant
Energy |
gas
& electric |
$
34.80 |
|
Heart
of |
fuel |
$
68.87 |
|
Interstate
|
battery |
$
11.39 |
|
|
NIMS-HazMat
training |
$
500.00 |
|
Sandry
Fire Supply, LLC |
bunker
gear - (DHS grant/reserve funds) |
$
36,800.00 |
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|
Total
Fire Dept. |
$
37,415.06 |
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|
|
|
|
EMT’s |
|
|
|
|
replace
lost check #20596 |
$
394.08 |
|
Heuss
Printing, Inc. |
forms |
$
37.51 |
|
|
Total
EMT’s |
$
431.59 |
|
|
|
|
|
Streets |
|
|
|
Advanced
Drainage Systems |
80'
12" perforated ads tile |
$
361.55 |
|
Heart
of |
fuel |
$
69.39 |
|
Lowe's |
paint,
sandpaper-Kiwanis project |
$
45.92 |
|
Martin
Marietta Aggregate |
class
"A" rock |
$
244.60 |
|
Midwestern
Culvert, LTD |
CMP,
elbow, flared end section, band |
$
456.72 |
|
Municipal
Supply |
12"
round plastic grate |
$
29.15 |
|
O'Halloran
International |
2007
International Truck |
$
53,523.00 |
|
OSE
Trustworthy Hardware |
anchors/6v
batteries |
$
16.37 |
|
|
Total
Streets |
$
54,746.70 |
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|
|
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Street Lights |
|
|
|
Alliant
Energy |
gas
& electric |
$
1,696.33 |
|
Interstate
Light & Power Company |
install
(2) lights in the |
$
1,526.18 |
|
|
Total
Street Lights |
$
3,222.51 |
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|
|
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Landfill/Garbage |
|
|
|
Stone
Sanitation |
garbage
hauling - July |
$
6,068.75 |
|
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Total
Landfill/Garbage |
$
6,068.75 |
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Contributions |
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City
of |
girl's
summer softball program |
$
867.00 |
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Total
Contributions |
$
867.00 |
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Library |
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EFTPS |
Fed/SS/Med |
$
664.04 |
|
Ia
Public Employee Retire Sys |
IPERS |
$
310.82 |
|
Treasurer,
State of |
|
$
85.00 |
|
Alliant
Energy |
gas
& electric |
$
587.95 |
|
|
program
supplies |
$
33.03 |
|
Anderson,
Margaret |
achievement
award |
$
100.00 |
|
Auld,
Kimberly |
mileage-Story
Time |
$
13.35 |
|
Auld,
Kimberly |
achievement
award |
$
250.00 |
|
Baker
& Taylor |
adult-juvenile
F/NF, audio |
$
1,046.07 |
|
ICN |
long
distance |
$ 5.12 |
|
|
library
signs |
$
71.40 |
|
|
phone
bill |
$
55.45 |
|
Premier
Office Equipment |
copier
maintenance agreement |
$ |