MINUTES
OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR
SESSION
OCTOBER
8, 2007
Note: The following minutes were
approved by the Roland,
The Roland
City Council met in regular session on Monday, October 8, 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, John
Lee, and Jeri Neely. Absent was council
member Erin Varley. Also present were 18
visitors and members of the community.
It was moved
by Lee, seconded by Fritz to approve the consent agenda containing the
following items: agenda, minutes from
the September 24, 2007 meeting as written, clerk/treasurer reports, claims as
submitted, and set the date for the public hearing for the Housing Grant for
Monday, October 22, 2007 at 7:00 p.m..
All were in favor.
There was
public input at this time from Sgt. Randy Mortvedt. He updated the council on personnel issues,
the ’09 budget, overcrowding of the jail and the vandalism at the park.
Department
Head Reports were as follows:
Street Department - Street Superintendent Harold
Hovick didn’t have anything to report.
Council member comments were:
blinkie needs batteries, the siren needs to be lengthened a little, and
thanked him for getting the lines painted.
Water/Wastewater Department – Water/Wastewater
Superintendent Dean Uitermark was in
City Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost reported the
Library Board would like to know if the council would like to do an all city
building annual contract with Lekwa Heating & Cooling to check the furnaces
and air conditioners. Consensus of the
council was to go ahead with the contract if the contract was at a reduced
price.
City Clerk Frost reported that
City Attorney Wynia has looked over the response by Minerva Valley Wireless on
the changes he felt should be made to the contract and stated that it looks
like they addressed all the issues.
There was discussion on the renewal rates. It was moved by Fritz, seconded by Lee to
send the contract back to Minerva Valley Wireless with the yearly increase
based on the CPI or 4% instead of the CPI.
All were in favor.
It was moved by Fritz, seconded
by Canny to have the City pay the electric costs for lighting the
It was moved by Lee, seconded by
Canny to approve Resolution No. 07-20 entitled, A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE
CITY ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FYE JUNE 30, 2007.
The roll was called for and is as follows: AYE:
Canny, Fritz, Lee, Neely; NAY:
none. Whereupon Mayor Juhl
declared the resolution duly adopted and the same placed on file.
There was a very lengthy
discussion on Resolution No. 07-21 entitled, AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE 221 N
MAIN STREET REPAIR PROJECT. The council
received two bids for the work. Council
members were more comfortable with the bid from Story Construction. It was well detailed and they are aware of
the work the company does. Council
member Neely stated that until they know what is going to happen to the
building she will not vote to spend any more money on it. She feels the joint committee is making
progress. CM Fritz stated that it is not
appropriate to tear down the building and that the repairs that are being done
are a result of the recommendations listed in the engineering report.
There were several citizens that spoke
out against the council passing the resolution.
Their discussion included: the joint committee making significant
progress; the committee is getting pricing for a compromised solution; if use
current building the vault will be a problem; if the resolution is passed it
will be doing a disservice to the joint committee; the current building doesn’t
meet the requirements of a library, even if they use it temporarily; the
resolution stating it is to be used as a library; council members not listening
to the Library Board; that there were other options for the Library that didn’t
include tearing down the building; passing the resolution will be sabotage;
letting the next council decide; the joint committee has a plan and will
contact Story Construction for estimates; once estimates are in the members
will report to their Boards; current building won’t be big enough to display
all the books and meet code. CM Canny
asked several times for an overview of the plan they are looking at and was
told the plans haven’t been approved by the Boards so they wouldn’t give any
specifics.
It was moved by Neely to decline
Resolution No. 07-21 entitled, AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE 221 N MAIN STREET
REPAIR PROJECT. Several council members
stated that they would like to see the plans for keeping the building. The motion failed due to the lack of a
second.
It was moved by Fritz, seconded
by Canny to approve Resolution No. 07-21 entitled, AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE
221 N MAIN STREET REPAIR PROJECT, and awarding the contract to Story
Construction. There was further
discussion from several citizens that were against the council passing the
resolution. CM Fritz moved to close all
discussion and vote on the motion.
Seconded by Canny. AYE: Canny, Fritz, Lee: NAY:
Neely. Mayor Juhl called for the
roll on approving Resolution No. 07-21 and it is as follows: AYE:
Canny, Fritz, Lee; NAY: Neely. Whereupon Mayor Juhl declared the resolution
duly adopted and the same placed on file.
Council/Mayor
comments consisted of the following: CM
Canny: pool still leaking almost 750
gal/hour; Pool Tech is coming to look at it; sensors need to be brushed out and
cleaned every year; going to fill the pool with about five feet of water and
let it sit to determine if the gate valve is leaking; may need to camera the
lines; the Pool Board and Water Committee are going to meet
again on October 14th at 5:00 p.m.
CM Neely: Bondurant has signs with yellow flashing
lights on the top and bottom with reduce speed ahead in the middle; thinks the
council is being premature in passing a resolution to spend money on a building
that hasn’t had its use determined yet; missing speed limit signs going north
out of town on Cottonwood Street.
There was
public input at this time from several citizens. There was input regarding whether or not the
joint committee is going to be disbanded; wasting tax payers money; spending
money with no plans. CM Fritz stated
that the building could serve several purposes – the new library, the library
annex or City Hall. There was input
about needing additional staff if used as an annex; and that NLAC (New Library
Action Committee) was the committee that voted to have the council purchase the
building, they didn’t just go out and buy the building.
Catherine Steward,
reporter for the Story City Herald, asked for clarification on the motion made
by the council. CM Fritz asked her how
can she can be an un-bias member of the media and be an active participant in
the discussion. Catherine stated that if
he thinks her articles are bias then he can contact her editor. CM Fritz asked her to repeat her
question. Catherine restated her
question on the motion that was made earlier asking the council if the repairs
of the building are for general repairs or is there actually a plan in place
for the use of the property. CM Fritz
replied in his opinion, it is for general repairs as per the engineering report
and with the additional repairs to make it accessible so people can get into
the building, and to be able to use the restroom. CM Canny agreed.
With no
further business at this time, Fritz moved adjournment of the meeting at 8:04
p.m., seconded by Neely. All were in
favor. The next regular council meeting
will be Monday, October 22, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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OCTOBER CLAIMS |
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GENERAL FUND |
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Roland Response Team |
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AllMed |
vests/webbing |
$
103.68 |
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Roland
Response Team |
reimb for
conference-L. Whipple |
$
255.00 |
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Total Roland
Response Team |
$
358.68 |
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Streets |
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|
paint |
$
78.56 |
|
Hallett
Materials |
3/8"
pea gravel |
$
497.08 |
|
Heart of |
fuel |
$
71.59 |
|
Lowe's |
drill
handle/bulbs/hammer |
$
19.30 |
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|
Total
Streets |
$
666.53 |
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Landfill/Garbage |
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Stone
Sanitation |
garbage
hauling - September 2007 |
$
6,426.26 |
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Total
Landfill/Garbage |
$
6,426.26 |
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Library |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
338.41 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
state w/h |
$
44.00 |
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|
IPERS |
$
164.18 |
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Baker &
Taylor |
adult-juvenile
F/NF |
$
529.58 |
|
Hometown
Market |
program
supplies |
$
41.41 |
|
ICN |
long
distance |
$
5.12 |
|
|
phone bill |
$
57.87 |
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Johnson,
Marion P. |
adult F/NF |
$
33.95 |
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Lekwa
Heating & Cooling |
fall furnace
check |
$
55.00 |
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Premier
Office Equipment |
copier
maintenance |
$
54.00 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,320.36 |
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Total
Library |
$
2,643.88 |
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Park |
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|
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
389.47 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
state w/h |
$
64.00 |
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|
IPERS |
$
182.21 |
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Carpenter,
Gary |
reimb for
supplies |
$
30.76 |
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Heart of |
fuel/blue
gard/oil/turf mix |
$
232.92 |
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Norseman
Hardware |
antifreeze |
$
20.76 |
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$
920.12 |
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Swimming Pool |
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phone bill |
$
54.65 |
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Lowe's |
100 w light |
$
64.46 |
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Norseman
Hardware |
windshield
washer fluid |
$
11.94 |
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Total
Swimming Pool |
$
131.05 |
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Policy & Administration |
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|
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
29.06 |
|
|
IPERS |
$
28.87 |
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CCRF/Latham
& Associates |
tariff
consolidation rate case |
$
150.00 |
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Dust-Tex |
rug rentals |
$
31.53 |
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Frost,
Deneen |
mileage (9/17,
9/21, 9/26-9/28) |
$
188.20 |
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IKON
Financial |
copier lease |
$
153.00 |
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IKON Office
Solutions |
maintenance
agreement |
$
58.44 |
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IIMC |
annual
membership |
$
140.00 |
|
|
phone bill |
$
133.46 |
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JBD
Enterprises |
September
2007 web page maintenance fee |
$
35.00 |
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Kabel
Business Services |
monthly-annual
fee/hra payment-Deneen |
$
133.56 |
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Matt Parrott
& Sons |
receipt
books (3) |
$
34.06 |
|
|
publications |
$
366.84 |
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True Value |
black jack |
$
3.49 |
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US Cellular |
cell phone
fees |
$
77.28 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
399.15 |
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Total Policy
& Admin. |
$
1,961.94 |
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TOTAL GENERAL |
$ 13,108.46 |
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ROAD USE |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
321.85 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
state w/h |
$
63.00 |
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IPERS |
$
159.38 |
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Cessford
Construction |
seal coating |
$ 12,100.00 |
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Heart of |
fuel |
$
362.09 |
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