MINUTES
OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR
SESSION
MONDAY,
AUGUST 23 2010
Note: The following minutes were approved by the
Roland,
The Roland
City Council met in regular session on Monday, August 23, 2010, at 6:00 pm, at
the
It was moved
by Ford, seconded by Varley to approve the consent agenda which contained the
following items: August 23, 2010 agenda,
minutes from the August 9, 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 had nothing to report
at this time. He was asked if he is
still spraying for mosquitoes. He
stated, once a week.
Water/Wastewater
Departments – Water/Wastewater Superintendent Nathan Hovick reported the pool has
been drained and they are working on getting it winterized. Well #2 went down again after the last
council meeting. Alliant had a bad fuse
in the same area as the bad transformer.
The fuse has been changed and the well seems to be working ok. The generator and 6” pump at the wastewater
plant started and worked as they were suppose to during the flooding. We did have an additional 6” pump at the
swimming pool. He’d like the council to
consider purchasing a 2nd 6” pump.
City Clerk –
City Clerk
Mayor Fritz declared that this was the
time and the place for the public hearing on entering into a loan agreement not
to exceed $425,000 for the 2010 Street Improvements Project. With there being no written or oral comments
for or against entering into the loan agreement for the 2010 Street
Improvements Project, it was moved by Canny, seconded by Johnson to close the
public hearing. All were in favor.
It was moved by Neely, seconded by
Varley to approve Resolution No. 10-22 entitled, RESOLUTION TAKING ADDITIONAL
ACTION TO ENTER INTO A LOAN AGREEMENT.
The roll was called for and is as follows: AYE:
Canny, Ford, Johnson, Neely, Varley; NAY: none.
Whereupon Mayor Fritz declared the resolution duly adopted and the same
placed on file.
Several residents were present to
discuss the recent flooding issues.
Steve Steward -
There were several other citizens that
made comments during the discussions.
City Engineer Guess was directed to put
together some options for the city to review.
He stated he could have some preliminary ideas for the two (2) areas he
feels could be fixed by grading and dirt work by the next council meeting. The other area may take a little longer and
be more involved.
Mike Stille was present to ask about
the intakes on
It was moved by Canny, seconded by
Johnson to approve Ordinance No. 76 entitled, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ROLAND, IOWA, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION THAT
ESTABLISHES PARK HOURS. The roll was
called for and is as follows: AYE: Canny, Ford, Johnson, Neely, Varley; NAY: none.
Whereupon Mayor Fritz declared the first reading of the ordinance
passed.
As there were no comments for or
against the establishing of Park Hours, it was moved by Johnson, seconded by
Ford to suspend the reading of the ordinance on three separate days. All were in favor.
It was moved by Canny, seconded by
Varley to approve the final reading of Ordinance No. 76. The roll was called for and is as
follows: AYE: Canny, Ford, Johnson, Neely, Varley;
NAY: none. Where upon Mayor Fritz declared the ordinance
duly adopted and the same placed on file.
It was moved by Varley, seconded by
Johnson to approve Ordinance No. 77 entitled, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ROLAND, IOWA, BY AMENDING THE SECTION THAT DEFINES
“LIVESTOCK” AND THE SECTION THAT PERTAINS TO PERMITTED USES IN AN R-1 DISTRICT;
ADDING A NEW SUB-SECTION THAT PERTAINS TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESSORY
BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND USES; AND ADDING A NEW SECTION THAT PERTAINS TO THE
KEEPING OF CHICKENS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
The roll was called for and is as follows: AYE:
Canny, Ford, Johnson, Neely, Varley; NAY: none.
Whereupon Mayor Fritz declared the first reading of the ordinance passed
and that it be placed on the agenda for the next meeting for its second
reading.
It was moved by Neely, seconded by Ford
to approve pay request #1 for S & J Installation in the amount of $4880.00
for work completed at
It was moved by Johnson, seconded by
Canny to approve Mayor Fritz’s appointment as follows;
Park
Board Tony Greene to
fill vacancy Term Expires
6/30/2013
All were in favor.
Council/Mayor
comments consisted of the following: CM
Canny thanked CM Ford for getting the additional pump and also thanked Harold
and Nathan for the good work and the long hours they put in. CM Ford stated that he had a meeting with
Harold and Nathan and had his eyes opened on the infrastructure in Roland. Right now it is what it is and we are doing
the best we can. Mayor Fritz reported
that the Library Foundation is looking at burning down the coop building. They feel this is a super spot for a new
library, if the numbers keep increasing at the current location. Right now, there are no plans to build a new
library.
There was
public input at this time from Bill Wakefield.
He feels that the waterways that Scott Ritland has put in the field
south of
With no
further business at this time, Varley moved adjournment of the meeting at 7:24
pm; seconded by Johnson. All were in
favor. The next regular council meeting will be Monday, September 13, 2010 at
6:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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Roger Fritz, Mayor Deneen
Frost, City Clerk