MINUTES OF THE ROLAND
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
DECEMBER 10, 2007
Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland,
Iowa, City Council at its January 14, 2008, council meeting.
The Roland City Council met in regular session on Monday, December
10, 2007, at 7:00 p.m., at
It was moved by Fritz, seconded by Varley to approve the
consent agenda containing the following items:
agenda, minutes from the November 26, 2007 meeting as written,
clerk/treasurer reports and claims as submitted. AYE:
Canny, Fritz, Neely, Varley; NAYS:
none. Motion carried
There was no public input at this time.
Department Head Reports were as follows:
Street
Department - Street Superintendent Harold Hovick
reported they have not received any bids for sidewalk snow removal. They will get to them as soon as they
can. Council member Canny stated that he
and his son will take care of the area they did last year. He also reported that with the first two snow
falls, someone with a 4-wheeler with a blade went up and down the sidewalks on
Water/Wastewater
Department – Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dean
Uitermark reported that Maguire Iron was in town last Friday and repaired the
needle rod insertion points on the water tower.
City
Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost had nothing to report at this
time.
Nineteen students from
1.
Create an identity for the downtown and make it a destination.
a.
Create a local farmer’s market
b.
Enhance community facilities located downtown such as the Library
c.
Develop design standards for downtown to reflect the town’s history
d.
Improve the downtown streetscape by adding benches, shade trees and plantings
2.
Promote economic development through attracting and retaining businesses.
a.
Create a Chamber of Commerce
b.
Create and implement a marketing program to attract business downtown/Industrial
Park
3.
Support continuous moderate growth through quality development.
a.
Provide a variety of housing choices through the city’s zoning ordinances
b.
Support quality growth and development through street connectivity and subdivision
regulations
4.
Enhance community services and infrastructure including roads, utilities, and
parks.
a.
Continue to update and improve wastewater system through
inspection/maintenance/code
enforcement on inflow/infiltration
b.
Create recreational opportunities for the west side of Roland
c.
Create an environment that encourages pedestrians by completing sidewalks
throughout the
community and require the development of
sidewalks within new development through
subdivision regulations
d.
Discourage cul-de-sac development through subdivision regulations
e.
Continue to improve and maintain the overall conditions of recreational
facilities
5.
Enhance Roland’s reputation within
a.
Improve and continuously update the information on the communities website
b.
Create and distribute a quarterly newsletter
c.
Design and improve signage to Roland near and along the interstate
d.
Identify and market an identity for the community, particularly for the
downtown
The students reported that 509
residential surveys were delivered and approximately 140 of them were
returned. There was also a business
survey that was sent out and 61% of those were returned. The council thanked the students for their
presentation and their work on the plan.
It
was moved by Fritz, seconded by Canny to approve Resolution No. 07-26 entitled,
A RESOLUTION SETTING THE WAGES FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF ROLAND,
It
was moved by Varley, seconded by Fritz to approve the first reading of
Ordinance No. 55 entitled, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF ROLAND, IOWA, 2003, BY AMENDING PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO ESTABLISHING A
FLOODPLAIN (OVERLAY) DISTRICT WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF
ROLAND. The roll was called for and is
as follows: AYE: Canny, Fritz, Lee, Neely, Varley; NAY: none.
It
was moved by Fritz, seconded by Varley to waive the second and third readings
of Ordinance No. 55. All were in favor.
It
was moved by Fritz, seconded by Varley to approve the final reading of
Ordinance No. 55. The roll was called
for and is as follows: AYE: Canny, Fritz, Lee, Neely, Varley; NAY: none.
Whereupon Mayor Juhl declared the ordinance duly adopted and the same
placed on file.
Council/Mayor comments consisted of the following: CM Varley and Mayor Juhl thanked the guys for
the good job they are doing with the snow and the ice removal. Mayor Juhl also thanked the
There was no public input at this time.
With no further business at this time, Fritz moved
adjournment of the meeting at 7:45 p.m., seconded by Neely. All were in favor. The next regular council meeting will be
Monday, January 14, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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NOVEMBER RECEIPTS |
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General Fund |
$ 78,969.42 |
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Road Use Tax |
$ 8,874.53 |
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TIF |
$ 5,608.85 |
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Economic Development |
$ 8,334.88 |
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Meter Deposit |
$ 200.00 |
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Library Trust |
$ 67.71 |
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Debt Service |
$ 2,391.28 |
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Capital Projects-NLAC |
$ - |
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Water |
$ 13,298.88 |
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Sewer |
$ 8,247.75 |
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TOTAL |
$ 125,993.30 |
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DECEMBER CLAIMS |
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GENERAL FUND |
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Fire Dept. |
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Heart of |
fuel |
$ 6.26 |
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Total Fire Dept. |
$ 6.26 |
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Streets |
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Heart of |
fuel |
$ 47.25 |
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Norseman Hardware |
tape/light plug/300w bulb |
$ 10.28 |
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Total Streets |
$ 57.53 |
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Landfill/Garbage |
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Stone Sanitation |
garbage hauling - November 2007 |
$ 6,366.63 |
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Total Landfill/Garbage |
$ 6,366.63 |
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Library |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$ 697.08 |
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Treasurer, State of |
state w/h |
$ 86.00 |
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IPERS |
$ 345.05 |
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Baker & Taylor |
adult-juvenile F/NF |
$ 623.39 |
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Demco |
office supplies |
$ 102.58 |
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Hometown Market |
program supplies |
$ 30.11 |
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ICN |
long distance |
$ 4.19 |
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phone bill |
$ 57.84 |
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Premier Office Equipment |
copier maintenance |
$ 54.00 |
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Wal-Mart |
program-office supplies/dvd's |
$ 207.06 |
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City Employees |
wages |
$ 1,480.46 |
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Total Library |
$ 3,687.76 |
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Cemetery |
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annual contribution |
$ 390.00 |
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$ 390.00 |
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Swimming Pool |
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phone bill |
$ 4.90 |
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Total Swimming Pool |
$ 4.90 |
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Policy & Administration |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$ 3.64 |
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IPERS |
$ 12.44 |
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Dust-Tex |
rug rentals |
$ 31.53 |
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Frost, Deneen |
mileage (11/5, 11/29, 12/4) |
$ 90.22 |
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ImageTek, Inc |
training, phase I & phase II |
$ 1,025.00 |
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IKON Financial |
copier lease |
$ 153.00 |
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IKON Office Solutions |
maintena |