MINUTES OF THE ROLAND
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
OCTOBER 22, 2007
Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland
City Council at the November 12, 2007 meeting..
The Roland City Council met in regular session on Monday, October
22, 2007, at 7:00 p.m., at City Hall with Mayor Samuel Juhl presiding. Council members present at roll call were
Roger Fritz, John Lee, Jeri Neely and Erin Varley. Absent was council member
Duane Canny. Also present were 9
visitors and members of the community.
It was moved by Lee, seconded by Varley to approve the
consent agenda containing the following items:
agenda, minutes from the October 8, 2007 and October 15, 2007 meetings
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
reported the bridge has been sandblasted and painted; he has contacted the
company that sweeps the streets; contacted the company to patch the street in
front of the school; has the posts and speeds signs for N Cottonwood; ordered
pet clean up signs for the park; is starting to receive prices for the radar
signs. Council members commented on the
Traffic Study report; using the chevrons on N & S Cottonwood; and if
Water/Wastewater
Department – Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dean
Uitermark was on vacation but asked City Clerk Frost to let the council members
know that all the residents on
City
Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost reported that City Hall will be
closed the morning of October 24 and the afternoon of November 2.
Mayor
Juhl declared that this was the time and the place for the public hearing on
the Iowa Department of Economic Development Housing Grant. Mayor Juhl made the following announcements:
As a result of receiving
numerous requests from residents, the City is proposing to submit a Housing
Assistance Fund Application to
the Iowa Department of Economic Development.
The grant funds will
be used to aid the City in
rehabilitating approximately 8 single-family, owner-occupied properties.
The application will be
submitted to the Iowa Department of Economic Development on or before
November 30, 2007.
The City is requesting
$273,600 in Housing Grant Funds for the proposed rehabilitation of 8
homes.
The City will agree to provide
$24,000 in local matching funds over the life of the program. The total
project cost is estimated at
$297,600.
Because this program is
intended to rehabilitate homes belonging to low and moderate income persons,
100% of the funds will benefit
low and moderate income persons.
It will not be necessary to
displace or permanently relocate any homeowners as a result of the proposed
program. Temporary relocation out of the home may be
necessary in some cases during lead-based
paint mitigation activities.
There
were no oral or written comments for or against the grant application. It was moved by Fritz, seconded by Lee to
close the public hearing. All were in
favor.
It
was moved by Fritz, seconded by Neely to approve Resolution No. 07-22 entitled,
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ROLAND,
Setting
the time and place for a town meeting for the Library project was tabled until
after the first of the year.
Council
member Fritz resigned from the New Library Joint Committee. Mayor Juhl stated it would be best to wait
until after the first of the year to appoint someone to replace CM Fritz.
Council/Mayor comments consisted of the following: CM Fritz stated that the ISU students that
are updating the City’s Comprehensive Plan will be calling and asking
questions. CM Neely asked who all was
running for Mayor and Council.
There was public input at this time from Corey Johnson
regarding the speed issue on
With no further business at this time, Fritz moved
adjournment of the meeting at 7:18 p.m., seconded by Varley. All were in favor. The next regular council meeting will be
Monday, November 12, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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SEPTEMBER RECEIPTS |
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General Fund |
$ 33,651.34 |
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Road Use Tax |
$ 9,728.01 |
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TIF |
$ - |
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Economic Development |
$ 1,742.77 |
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Meter Deposit |
$ 200.00 |
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Library Trust Fund |
$ 95.69 |
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Debt Service |
$ 1,651.20 |
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Capital Projects |
$ - |
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Water Utility |
$ 14,330.33 |
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Sewer Utility |
$ 9,081.55 |
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TOTAL |
$ 70,480.89 |
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OCTOBER CLAIMS |
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GENERAL FUND |
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Police |
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Story County Treasurer |
2nd qtr law enforcement |
$ 14,233.00 |
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Total Police Dept. |
$ 14,233.00 |
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Fire |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 61.22 |
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Total Fire Dept. |
$ 61.22 |
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Roland Response Team |
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Lettow, Matt |
reimb for supplies |
$ 37.36 |
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Total Roland Response Team |
$ 37.36 |
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Streets |
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Grimes Asphalt & Paving |
cold patch |
$ 309.12 |
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Total Streets |
$ 309.12 |
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Street Lights |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 1,541.84 |
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Total Street Lights |
$ 1,541.84 |
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Library |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 308.54 |
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Business Card (Platinum Plus) |
prog-office/adult-juvenile F-NF/dvd's/postage |
$ 518.99 |
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Lekwa Heating & Cooling |
fall furnace check-221 N Main St |
$ 27.50 |
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City Employees |
wages |
$ 1,383.55 |
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Total Library |
$ 2,238.58 |
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Museum |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 33.14 |
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$ 33.14 |
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Park |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 92.18 |
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Greenethumb Lawn Care |
weed control-Erickson & JBCP |
$ 635.00 |
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Sunds Custom Fencing |
(12) posts |
$ 176.55 |
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$ 903.73 |
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Cemetery |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 20.22 |
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$ 20.22 |
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Swimming Pool |
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Alliant Energy |
gas & electric |
$ 81.69 |
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Hometown Plumb, Heat & Cooling |
disconnect switch, fuses, labor |
$ 581.00 |
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Total Swimming Pool |
$ 662.69 |
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Policy & Administration |
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Business Card (Platinum Plus) |
lodging |
$ 190.46 |
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Depository Trust |