HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes - 9/4/2007 The Wellsburg City Council met in regular session September 4, 2007 with Mayor Pro Tem Nielsen presiding and Council Members Lindaman, Van Hauen, and Van Heiden present. Absent, James
Motion by Lindaman second by Van Hauen to approve the minutes of the August Meeting. All ayes, carried.
Motion by Van Heiden second by Lindaman to approve the Treasurer’s Report for August. All ayes, carried.
Motion by Lindaman second by Van Heiden to approve the following bills for payment. All ayes, carried.
IA Rural Water Assoc., CEU’s 20.00 Post Office, utility bill stamps 119.00
Meg Harms, reimburse paint for benches 23.14 Net Salaries 4934.36
Lifeguard Salaries 1613.93 Pool Manager Salaries 950.92
Peoples Savings Bank, payroll taxes 2566.03 Treasurer, State of Iowa, payroll taxes 290.00
IPERS, payroll taxes 987.66 City of Wellsburg, cafeteria deduction 170.00
Wellmark, health insurance 1211.14 City of Wellsburg, utility deduction 60.00
Alliant, utility bills 4152.23 Alltel, cell phone 62.50
Grundy Co. Landfill, monthly fee/recycling 973.33 Grundy Co. Sheriff, contract 2569.75
Iowa Telecom, phone service 471.42 Blythe Sanitation, garbage pickup 2374.65
Memorial Bldg salaries 102.60 Leon Abels, mileage 48.02
Blythe Sanitation , garbage pickup 52.00 Mid Iowa Concrete, storm sewer repair 305.00
Brown Supply, Neptune reader touch pads 218.04 Cessford, cold mix 608.25
Chemical Dependency, 1st ½ budget 400.00 INRCOG, grant administration 665.16
Midwest Breathing, air pack testing 283.70 Office Depot, printer ink 116.04
Radio Communications, parts 4.60 R & M Foods, supplies, concessions 64.70
Ash Automotive, Fire Dept vehicle repairs 697.84 B & B Auto, parts and supplies 80.95
Test America, water and sewer testing 214.24 Grundy Register, council proceedings 120.78
Hometown PC, advertising 434.00
APPROVED BY LIBRARY BOARD:
Petty Cash 50.83 Baker & Taylor, books 181.04
Cooks, magazine 19.95 DEMCO, supplies 117.10
Grundy Co. Lib. Assoc. dues 30.00 Hometown PC, advertising 10.00
House Beautiful, magazine 17.97 Iowa Radiant, bulbs & ballast 63.86
Joyce Meyeraan, cookies SRP 58.00 North Central Lib. Service, MP3 players 105.00
Office Depot, case of paper 30.08 People Magazine, 110.77
R & M Foods, Supplies 33.92 Real Simple, magazine 23.94
Today’s Christian Woman, magazine 17.95 Veridian, credit card payment 87.83
Net Salaries, 2064.62 Assurant Health, health insurance 275.05
Petty Cash-postage 59.85
August receipts by funds as follows: General Fund, 4,117.31; Road Use Tax Fund, 5,399.21; Capital Projects Fund, 10,000.00; Water Fund, 10,698.11; Sewer Fund, 4,876.91; Garbage Fund,
3,336.44; Library Fund, 202.44; Debt Service, 0.00; Special Fund, 0.00 and TIF Fund, 0.00.
Karen Mennenga presented the Wellsburg Public Library report.
Motion by Van Hauen second by Lindaman to purchase a new receiver for the line locator. Cost to be $2354.00. All ayes, carried.
Meg Harms and Sara Winkowitsch presented the Swimming Pool report.
Motion by Van Heiden second by Lindaman to have City employees seal the block on the swimming pool. All ayes, carried.
Dan Blythe presented new information on garbage hauling rates. The new rate will be $6.48 per household per month. Dan also proposed taking over the City curbside recycling program
at $4.00 per household per month. Motion by Lindaman second by Van Heiden to approve new contract amounts. All ayes, carried.
At 8:55 p.m. the Mayor Pro Tem declared that this was the time and place for Public Hearing on the Wellsburg Housing Urban Renewal Area. The City council investigated and found that
notice of the
intention of the City Council to conduct a public hearing had been published according to law and that the Council would receive oral and written objections from any resident or property
owner of the City. Being there were no written or oral objections the Mayor Pro Tem announce the hearing closed at 9:00 p.m.
Motion by Van Hauen second by Van Heiden to approve Resolution 09-2007-1 a resolution to declare necessity and establish an urban renewal area, pursuant to Section 403.4 of the Code
of Iowa and approve urban renewal plan and project for the Wellsburg Housing Urban Renewal Area. Roll call of votes. All ayes, carried.
Council Member Lindaman introduced and seconded by Van Hauen Ordinance 09-2007-1 an ordinance providing for the Division of Taxes Levied on Taxable Property in the Wellsburg Housing
Urban Renewal Area, Pursuant to Section 403.19 of the Code of Iowa. It was moved by Lindaman and seconded by Van Hauen that the aforementioned ordinance be adopted. Roll call of votes.
All ayes, carried. Whereupon of the Mayor Pro Tem declared the motion duly carried and declared that said ordinance had been given its initial passage.
Motion by Van Heiden second Van Hauen that the statutory rule requiring said ordinance to be considered and voted on for passage at two Council meetings prior to the meeting at which
it is to be finally passed be suspended. Roll call of votes. All ayes, carried.
Motion by Van Heiden second Van Hauen that Ordinance 099-2007-1, now be put upon its final passage and adoptions. Roll call of votes. All ayes, carried.
Van Heiden introduced second by Van Hauen Resolution 09-2007-2 a resolution setting date for hearing on entering into a loan agreement. Said public hearing will be held September 20,
2007 at 7:00 p.m. Roll call of votes. All ayes, carried.
Motion by Lindaman second by Van Hauen to approve Ordinance 09-2007-2 an ordinance prohibiting the shooting of bow and arrows and paint ball guns in the City Limits. Roll call of votes.
All ayes, carried.
Motion by Van Heiden second by Van Hauen to waive the second and third reading of Ordinance 09-2007-2 and pass upon first reading. Roll call of votes. All ayes, carried.
Motion by Van Hauen second by Lindaman to approve Resolution 09-2007-3 a resolution accepting the FY 2007 Road Use Tax Report. Roll call of votes. All ayes, carried.
Motion by Van Heiden second by Van Hauen to approve a building permit for Troy Groninga. All ayes, carried.
Motion by Van Heiden second by Lindaman to approve beer permit for Casey’s General Store. All ayes, carried.
Motion to adjourn Van Heiden second Lindaman. All ayes, carried.
Steve Nielsen, Mayor Pro Tem Wendy Lage, City Clerk