MINUTES
OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR
SESSION
MONDAY,
OCTOBER 26, 2009
Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland,
The Roland
City Council met in regular session on Monday, October 26, 2009, at 6:00 pm, at
the
It was moved by
Varley, seconded by Canny to approve the consent agenda which contained the
following items: October 26, 2009
agenda, minutes from the October 12, 2009 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 reported he was
approached by the
Water/Wastewater Department – Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dean
Uitermark reported he has nothing to report on expect for the items on the
agenda.
City Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost reported the Fall Brochure has
been mailed and the first direct depositing of paychecks has been processed.
City Engineer Eldon Rossow of MER Engineering
presented the council with copies of the Wastewater Facilities Plan and the
results of the smoke testing. The city
has several options for updating their wastewater system. He’d like the city to consider building a
lagoon system that holds sewage for 180 days with two days of discharge, once
in the spring and once in the fall. This
type of plant will take up a lot of land.
He also listed several other wastewater plant options for the council to
consider.
Eldon went over the smoke testing results
with the council and the corrections that should be made. If the city can cut down on the amount of I/I
(Infiltration and Inflow) going through the sanitary sewer to the wastewater
plant there may be other options for updating the wastewater plant, including
using the existing lagoon system.
It was moved by Johnson, seconded by
Canny to approve the Facilities Plan and the Smoke Testing report and have them
submitted to the DNR. All were in favor.
Library Board President Marvin Wright
and Board member Steve Olson presented the council with the breakdown of
estimated costs and timeline for remodeling the building at
The Library Foundation stated that they
will continue to fundraise for the new Library and they are disappointed by the
Boards decision but will respect it.
CM Johnson stated he doesn’t see what
the rush is. He’d like to see them have
a community meeting to see if there is any support there to move the
Library. He doesn’t think so, but if
there is he will support the move. He
has had no complaints from the users of the Library. He stated that the city passed a resolution
taking that building away from the Library.
CM Ford stated he wants to see
something happen and doesn’t want to see the dream of using the Coop property
go away. He realized that moving to
CM Varley stated he was not opposed to
a community meeting as long as the facts were correct and agreed upon before
they go out.
CM Canny stated the he feels the
support to move the Library is there. He
has heard nothing but positive comments about moving the Library. He doesn’t feel that $38,000 is an
unreasonable amount of money to get them into the building. This will give them time to move forward with
the plans for the Coop property and to let the economy stabilize.
Keith Lyman stated that this is a
realistic plan and feels it is a positive move for the community without too
much cost. Kristi Anderson stated that
the Foundation has put a lot of money into acquiring the Coop property with no
one opposed to the project, then the rug gets pulled out from underneath them
with the appointment of new board members.
Moving across the street to
It was moved by Varley, seconded by
Ford to remove the building located at
Library Board President Marvin Wright also
reported that County Representative Maricarol Hanson has resigned from the
Library Board.
It was moved by Neely, seconded
by Canny to approve pay request #1 for S & J Installation in the amount of
$9,784 for work done at
It was moved by Canny, seconded by Neely to approve Mayor
Juhl’s appointment of Sheri Brack to the Pool Board with her term to expire
June 30, 2012. All were in favor.
It was moved by Johnson, seconded by Neely to approve the
second reading of Ordinance No. 72 entitled, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ROLAND, IOWA, 2003, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION
REGULATING SUMP PUMP DRAINAGE. The roll
was called for and is as follows:
AYE: Canny, Ford, Johnson, Neely,
Varley; NAY: none. Whereupon Mayor Juhl declared the second
reading of the ordinance passed and that it is placed on the next agenda for
its third and final reading.
Council/Mayor
comments consisted of the following:
nuisance properties, progress on
There was
public input at this time from Denny Posegate and Sharon Selch. Denny commented about the disrepair of the
sidewalks and inquired about Jerry Balmer’s sidewalk and upcoming street
work.
With no
further business at this time, Johnson moved adjournment of the meeting at 7:24
pm, seconded by Neely. All were in
favor. The next regular council meeting
will be Monday, November 9, 2009 at 6:00 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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City
Employees |
wages |
$
876.74 |
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Total Roland
Response Team |
$
876.74 |
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|
Streets |
|
|
|
Grimes
Asphalting & Paving |
cold mix |
$
489.50 |
|
Martin
Marietta Materials |
class A rock |
$
80.25 |
|
Municipal
Supply |
5" snap
tee/pipe tape |
$
25.00 |
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|
Total
Streets |
$
594.75 |
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|
|
|
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Library |
|
|
|
Business
Card (Platinum Plus) |
prog-off
supplies/dvd's/postage |
$
470.43 |
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Urbanek,
Laura |
mileage |
$
55.00 |
|
City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,483.85 |
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|
Total
Library |
$
2,009.28 |
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|
|
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|
Park |
|
|
|
Abstract
& Title Serv of Story Co |
final
abstract - Britson Property |
$
275.00 |
|
Alliant
Energy |
gas &
electric-JBCP |
$
17.29 |
|
Brekken,
Wynia & Hyland |
legal fees -
Britson property |
$
1,604.09 |
|
|
|
$
1,896.38 |
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|
|
|
|
Policy & Administration |
|
|
|
Abstract
& Title Serv of Story Co |
stub
abstract - |
$
375.90 |
|
Brekken,
Wynia & Hyland |
legal
fees June - Sept |
$
659.75 |
|
Business
Card |
lodging-Davenport/trash
receptacle |
$ 732.43 |
|
EMC National
Life Company |
life/dep
life/std/ad-d |
$
52.28 |
|
Fred Pryor
Seminars |
2 day
class-Excel |
$
128.00 |
|
IKON Office
Solutions |
copier lease |
$
172.00 |
|
Int.
Institute of Municipal Clerks |
annual membership
dues |
$
150.00 |
|
SafeChoice,
Inc. |
fund
accounting license fee |
$
1,700.05 |
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|
Total Policy
& Admin. |
$
3,970.41 |
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|
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TOTAL GENERAL |
$
9,347.56 |
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ROAD USE |
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EMC National
Life Company |
life/dep
life/std/ad-d |
$
106.10 |
|
Hovick,
Harold |
clothing
allowance |
$
92.56 |
|
Wellmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
Nov '09
premium |
$
808.43 |
|
City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,240.20 |
|
|
TOTAL ROAD USE |
$
2,247.29 |
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|
|
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HOUSING GRANT |
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|
|
S & J
Installation |
pay request
#1 - P Strum |
$
9,784.00 |
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TOTAL HOUSING GRANT |
$
9,784.00 |
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WATER |
|
|
|
Brown Supply |
hydrant repairs/couplings/gaskets/assemblies |
$
903.10 |
|
Business
Card (Platinum Plus) |
lodging-Okoboji |
$
178.00 |
|
EMC National
Life Company |
life/dep
life/std/ad-d |
$
81.12 |
|
Hach |
testing
supplies |
$
88.66 |
|
Hall Backhoe
& Trenching |
curb stop
repair - W Maple (Gerjets) |
$
540.00 |
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Wellmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
Nov '09
premium |
$
808.43 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,696.11 |
|
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TOTAL WATER |
$
4,295.42 |
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|
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|
|
SEWER |
|
|
|
Business
Card (Platinum Plus) |
lodging-Dubuque |
$
223.78 |
|
|
jet/vac
sewer line - 100 blk |
$
990.00 |
|
EMC National
Life Company |
life/dep
life/std/ad-d |
$
81.12 |
|
MVTL |
chlorine test
on ww sample |
$
25.00 |
|
Mr. Rooter |
jet plugged
line - 100 blk |
$
328.49 |
|
Wellmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
Nov '09
premium |
$
808.43 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,106.07 |
|
|
|
$
3,562.89 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
$ 29,237.16 |
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Samuel Juhl, Mayor