REGULAR MEETING - Fairbank



REGULAR MEETING

The Fairbank City Council met in regular session on Monday, August 13, 2012. Mayor Welsh called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance. Members present: Sullivan, Vorwald, Woods, Erickson and Mangrich. Also present: Dave Ryan, Public Works Director and Marlene Strempke, City Clerk

Motion by Woods, second by Sullivan to approve the agenda as presented. Roll call vote—Ayes: Woods, Sullivan, Erickson, Vorwald and Mangrich. Nays: None.

Motion by Vorwald, second by Erickson to approve the minutes of the July 23rd regular meeting. Roll call vote—Ayes: Vorwald, Erickson, Woods, Sullivan and Mangrich. Nays: None.

Motion by Sullivan, second by Erickson to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Receipts for the month of July were: General, $25,086.09; Special Revenue, $15,742.39; TIF, $2,598.75; Capital, $23.28; Permanent Fund, $20.57 and Proprietary, $108,399.15. Disbursements were: General, $52,207.53; Special Revenue, $608.45; Capital, $17.43 and Proprietary, $109,887.76. Balance on hand at close of business on July 31, 2012 was $2,257,778.21. Roll call vote—Ayes: Sullivan, Erickson, Woods, Vorwald and Mangrich. Nays: None.

Bob Bauman and Craig Codner were present from Butler County REC to give the council an explanation of the interconnection policy and the possibility of cost sharing with other municipal utilities if interested in pursuing the issue. Their attorney is still working with the city attorney on some points in the new service agreement. Both items will be on August 27th meeting agenda.

Motion by Woods, second by Vorwald to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the Buchanan County Sheriff concerning police services. Roll call vote—Ayes: Woods, Vorwald, Sullivan, Mangrich and Erickson. Nays: None.

Nick and Jo Curley were present to discuss the availability of city utilities at the lot they have purchased since it is out of the city limits. They will do more research on costs and the feasibility of various options.

Motion by Vorwald, second by Sullivan to approve RESOLUTION 2012-12 – ANNUAL STREET FINANCE REPORT. Roll call vote—Ayes: Vorwald, Sullivan, Mangrich, Erickson and Woods. Nays: None.

The city will put the seal coating of Forest Street on hold for the time being to wait see what the time frame for the schools planned improvements in the same area will be.

Motion by Woods, second by Mangrich to approve closing Rainbow Drive for a block party on August 23rd from 5 to 9 P.M. Roll call vote—Ayes: Woods, Mangrich, Sullivan, Vorwald and Erickson. Nays: None.

The city needs either a permanent easement or to purchase property from Joe Duffy to get utilities to the new storage building and the county communications tower on South Washington Street. Joe will check on some legal issues and get back with the council for more discussion.

Ted will proceed with the IDNR Swap grant for recycling containers.

Motion by Mangrich, second by Woods to approve the following bills. Roll call vote—Ayes: Mangrich, Woods, Vorwald, Sullivan and Erickson. Nays: None.

All American Graphics, Supplies 555.55

American Lifeguard Products, Supplies 550.95

All Flags, LLC, Supplies 36.31

B & K Automotive, Veh Maint. 545.00

Barron Motor Supply, Equip. Maint. 51.25

Black Hawk Waste Disposal, Service 4529.07

Chris Boos, Equip Maint. 75.00

Buchanan County Economic Development, Dues 2328.45

Stuart C. Irby Co., Supplies 1477.90

Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office, Service 20.50

Butler County REC, Labor 547.50

Butler County REC, Electric 67018.90

D & S Portables, Inc.Rent 172.50

Don’s Truck Sales, Veh. Maint. 1920.06

The American Bottling Co., Supplies 544.72

Echovision, Equip. 149.99

Fairbank Food Center, Supplies 222.83

Fairbank Postmaster, Postage 128.00

John Deere Financial, Cloth. Allow 12.99

Hydrite Chemical Co. Chlorine 1154.20

Hawkeye Fire & Safety Co. Equip. Maint 36.60

IA Dept of Natural Resources, Annual Fee 210.00

INRCOG, Dues & Safety Program 2000.85

Iowa One Call, Locates 30.70

Windstream, Service 546.97

Iowa Utilities Board, Assessment 1092.00

Joe Miller Plumbing & Heating, Equip Maint 106.93

Keystone Laboratories, Testing 241.80

Kirkwood Community College, Training 30.00

Mason City Business Systems, Maint. Contract 131.30

Matt Parrott, Supplies 191.51

Modern Building Products, Supplies 1125.34

Martin Bros., Supplies 1017.90

Mid Iowa Sales, Supplies 38.24

Northeast Iowa Inspections, Services 418.00

Oelwein Register, Publications 224.75

Office of Vehicle Services, Inspections 90.00

Paul Niemann Const., Supplies 1727.86

Pool Tech, Supplies 900.00

Pronto Market, Gas 767.43

Premier Technology, Labor 255.00

Pro Hydro-Testing, Equip Maint. 400.00

Racom Corporation, Grant Expenses 130694.04

Rite Price Office Supply, Supplies 92.48

Dave Ryan, Mileage 135.90

Mary Beth Ryan, Mileage 289.90

Roberts, Stevens, Prendergast & Guthrie, Services 1853.68

Rec Supply, Supplies 309.10

Schutte Spraying Services, Labor 1341.00

Superior Welding, Supplies 24.39

Marlene Strempke, Supplies 16.34

Sam’s Club, Supplies 929.93

Scheel’s Professional Lawn Care, Labor 45.00

Stickfort Construction Corp., Payment 1 112977.13

TeKippe Engineering, Services 1741.60

Utility Sales & Services, Supplies 353.18

Waterloo Fire Rescue, Mutual Aid 150.00

David Lowe/Dale Lowe, Util Dep Refund 200.00

Kaleb Bentley & Ashli Ritzman, Util Dep Refund 200.00

Michelle Mullihan, Lesson Refund 90.00

Kevin & Juliet Toulouse, Lesson Refund 30.00

Shane & Sherri Kelly, Lesson Refund 60.00

Steve Meyer Consulting LLC, Grant Expense 1350.00

Health Port, Service 21.30

City of Fairbank, Utilities 227.48

Fairbank Postmaster, Postage 160.00

Clayton Energy Corp., Gas 3696.74

City of Fairbank, Utilities 6761.97

Mercy Hospital, Mutual Aid 300.00

Delta Dental, Premium 141.40

US Cellular, Phones 168.01

Wellmark, Premium 2926.40

City of Fairbank, Utilities 242.60

Clayton Energy Corp., Reservation 3691.52

Iowa Division of Labor Services, Inspection 130.00

US Treasury, 941 Taxes 4880.55

US Treasury, 941 Taxes 277.31

US Treasury, 941 Taxes 681.78

Treasurer State of Iowa, Sales Tax 2794.83

IPERS, Benefits 2610.83

Payroll Claims 25078.11

The Library Board approved the following bills on August 1, 2012:

Karen Tiedt, Mileage & Supplies 120.98

Fairbank Library, Petty Cash 46.76

Rite Price Office Supply, Supplies 54.56

DEMCO, Supplies 66.33

Baker & Taylor, Books 720.57

Book Look, Books 151.89

Consumer Reports, Subscription 49.00

Iowa Library Services, EBSCO 80.65

Biblionix, Automation 1900.00

Payroll Claims 1505.68

Jon Biederman of TeKippe Engineering was present to give an update on the Walnut Street Drainage Improvement project. The construction crew will be back this week to complete items brought to their attention by the engineer. He also gave them additional information on the Main Street Improvement Project.

Motion by Vorwald, second by Woods to Adjourn at 8:00 P.M. Roll call vote—Ayes: Vorwald, Woods, Erickson, Mangrich and Sullivan. Nays: None.

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Maurice Welsh, Mayor

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Marlene Strempke, City Clerk

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