MINUTES
OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR
SESSION
MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland,
The Roland
City Council met in regular session on Monday, September 28, 2009, at 6:00 pm,
at the
It was moved
by Varley, seconded by Johnson to approve the consent agenda which contained
the following items: September 28, 2009
agenda, minutes from the September 14, 2009 meeting, as written,
Clerk/Treasurer reports, claims, with the addition of the claim for Rebecca
Dappen and tax abatements for Bill Wakefield and Bryan Nelson. 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 is
waiting for Manatt’s to schedule a time to come in and patch the water ditches
and that Pool Tech is to be here on Tuesday to repair the surge tank.
Water/Wastewater Department – Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dean
Uitermark is at a conference in
City Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost reported the insurance company
will be doing building inspections on Tuesday, October 6th, the deed
to 209 S Cottonwood Street has been signed, updated council on some of the
classes she took at her conference. She
was asked about the nuisance notices that were sent out. All but one is in compliance, according to
the building inspectors. She will
contact them to see what the next step needs to be. There was also discussion on the
condition/appearance of the property on
Britany Danielson, President of the
Library Foundation, was present to explain the insurance bill for the building
located at
Mayor Pro-tem declared Saturday,
October 31, 2009 from 6 pm – 8 pm as Beggar’s Night in Roland.
It was moved by Varley, seconded
by Neely to award S & J Installation the housing contract for
It was moved by Johnson, seconded by Ford to appoint the
following to the Housing Committee: Gary
Carpenter, Cindy Daleske, Harold Hovick and Jeri Neely. All were in favor.
As there were no comments for or against the Animal Control
Ordinance, it was moved by Johnson, seconded by Neely to suspend the reading of
the ordinance on three separate days.
All were in favor.
Therefore, it
was moved by Neely, seconded by Johnson to approve the final reading of
Ordinance No. 71 entitled, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF ROLAND, IOWA, 2003, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 55, PERTAINING TO ANIMAL
PROTECTION AND CONTROL. The roll was
called for and is as follows: AYE: Canny, Ford, Johnson, Neely, Varley;
NAY: none. Whereupon Mayor Pro-tem Canny declared the
ordinance duly adopted and the same placed on file.
Council/Mayor
comments consisted of the following: 4H
Haunted Hayride at Darrell Jewel’s, smoke testing results, trailers parked on
Bryan Avenue, sump pump ordinance, construction material left at the brush
site, and programming “ICE” in your cell phone.
There was no
public input.
With no
further business at this time, Varley moved adjournment of the meeting at 6:30 pm,
seconded by Neely. All were in
favor. The next regular council meeting
will be Monday, October 12, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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AUGUST RECEIPTS |
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General Fund |
$
23,536.41 |
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Road Use Tax |
$
10,059.91 |
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TIF |
$
- |
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Housing
Grant |
$ - |
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Economic
Development |
$
860.33 |
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Meter
Deposit |
$
850.00 |
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Library
Trust Fund |
$
7.90 |
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Debt Service |
$
61.03 |
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Capital
Projects |
$ -
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Water
Utility |
$
13,441.26 |
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Sewer
Utility |
$
7,923.88 |
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TOTAL |
$
56,740.72 |
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SEPTEMBER CLAIMS |
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GENERAL FUND |
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Roland Response Team |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
417.92 |
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Electronic
Engineering |
|
$
21.00 |
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Total Roland
Response Team |
$
439.92 |
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STREETS |
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Draintech |
Jetting |
$
312.50 |
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Total
Streets |
$
312.50 |
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Library |
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Business
Card (Platinum Plus) |
prog-office/juvenile
F-NF/mag renewal/dvd's/postage |
$
488.77 |
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Central
Financial Services |
insurance on
|
$
220.00 |
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Hall Backhoe
& Trenching |
disconnect
service at |
$
325.00 |
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phone bill |
$
61.44 |
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Reliable
Office Supplies |
copy paper |
$
54.38 |
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Wal-Mart |
program
supplies/dvd's |
$
98.18 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,431.88 |
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Total
Library |
$
2,679.65 |
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Park |
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repair
shut-off valve-sprinkler system |
$
86.76 |
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$
86.76 |
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Swimming Pool |
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phone bill |
$
53.71 |
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Manatt's |
concrete for
basketball court |
$
3,880.00 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
2009 pool
season sales tax |
$
1,323.00 |
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Total
Swimming Pool |
$
5,256.71 |
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Policy & Administration |
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Dappen,
Rebecca |
deed for |
$
200.00 |
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IKON Office
Solutions |
copier lease |
$
172.00 |
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phone bill |
$
133.44 |
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Reliable |
copy paper |
$
81.60 |
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Total Policy
& Admin. |
$
587.04 |
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TOTAL GENERAL |
$
9,362.58 |
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ROAD USE |
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phone bill |
$
33.73 |
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Wellmark
BCBS |
Hovick
family policy |
$
1,155.60 |
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Wellmark
BCBS |
Oct '09
premium |
$
808.43 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,240.20 |
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TOTAL ROAD USE |
$
3,237.96 |
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METER DEPOSITS |
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Cardella,
Matteo |
meter
deposit refund |
$
100.00 |
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Gerdes,
Holly |
meter
deposit refund |
$
100.00 |
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Holmgren,
Kyle |
meter
deposit refund |
$
100.00 |
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TOTAL METER DEPOSIT |
$
300.00 |
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WATER |
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Cyclone
Window & Door |
repair
window-N well house |
$
8.50 |
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Hall Backhoe
and Trenching |
backhoe
and/or labor on Maple, S. Main |
$
1,885.00 |
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phone bill |
$
48.33 |
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Lester
Refrigeration |
replace
condensation pump |
$
191.31 |
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Uitermark,
Dean |
reimb for
meals-Okoboji conference |
$
18.90 |
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Wellmark
BCBS |
Oct '09
premium |
$
808.43 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
2,847.92 |
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TOTAL WATER |
$
5,808.39 |
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SEWER |
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|
phone bill |
$
58.25 |
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Wellmark
BCBS |
Oct '09
premium |
$
808.43 |
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TOTAL SEWER |
$
866.68 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
$
19,575.61 |
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Duane Canny, Mayor Pro-tem