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HomeMy Public PortalAboutApril 07 OFFICIAL MINUTES Mayor Wren opened the public meeting to open bids for Waste/Refuse collection contracts for Riverdale City at 6:33 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Present: Franklin, Ulrich, Stickler, Grindle and Halsey Absent: None Also present: None Sealed bids were received from Allied Waste Service and ESI of the Quad Cities, Inc. A letter was received from Millennium Waste Incorporated stating they would not be making a bid on the contract. After some discussion regarding Allied Waste Service placing a 4 bag or 4 can limit per home per week in their contract, Franklin offered to contact Allied Waste to verify the bag/can limit. The two bids will be considered at the April 17, 2007 council meeting. A motion was made by Ulrich and seconded by Franklin to close the public meeting. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. The public meeting closed at 6:47 p.m. Mayor Wren opened the regular meeting of the Riverdale City Council at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Roll Call: Present: Franklin, Ulrich, Stickler, Grindle and Halsey Absent: None Also present: Bill Molison (AMENT), Marie Randol, Don Fisher and Jim Mahler Agenda: A motion was made by Ulrich and seconded by Franklin to approve the modified agenda by moving the issue of Storm Sewer Repair to follow Warrants. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. Minutes: A motion was made by Franklin and seconded by Halsey to accept the minutes of the regular meeting of March 20, 2007. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. Warrants: A motion was made by Halsey and seconded by Stickler to approve the following warrants for payment. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. April 3, 2007 General Fund ACCT # COMPANY DESCRIPTION AMOUNT 10-53 MIKE KLEINSMITH reimbursement for supplies $35.68 10-53 K&K HARDWARE supplies $30.02 10-54 TRINITY WORK FITNESS medical activity $58.30 10-54 RACOM CORPORATION edacs access $77.25 10-55 FIRE SERVICE TRAINING BUREAU cert. fee for fire fighter $50.00 10-57 FIRE RESCUE MAGAZINE subscription $37.95 10-57 CASCADE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE fire engineering magazine $76.00 20-11 TRI CITY BLACKTOP cold asphalt patching $376.50 20-30 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY street lighting $13.11 20-90 ALLIED WASTE 20 yard roll off container 3/12/07 $240.75 40-30 CRIBBS LANDSCAPING CO. monthly lawn care $1,181.79 40-40 NORMA WREN reimbursement for easter candy $49.95 40-40 MORRIS & CO July 4th equipment/deposit $337.50 60-20 THERESA RALFS semi monthly $576.82 60-51 AT & T long distance $51.72 60-52 MYRA HALSEY March cleaning $200.00 60-52 RAYNOR DOOR F.D. garage door replacement $668.54 60-52 CRIBBS LANDSCAPING CO. monthly lawn care $298.27 60-61 QUAD CITY TIMES publishing $699.77 60-63 BI STATE REGIONAL COMMISSION membership fee $242.25 60-63 PITNEY BOWES postage $200.00 80 OLDEROG WHOLESALE TIRE change tires $278.00 80 HEIMAN FIRE thermal imaging camera for fire truck $11,170.00 80 K&K HARDWARE supplies for new fire truck $28.89 Total Gen. Fund Warrants $16,979.06 RECEIPTS Copies $9.50 room rent $10.00 Storm Sewer Repair: Bill Molison from AMENT spoke to the council regarding anticipated costs for the repair of three storm sewer intakes on Bellingham Road. Some questions were asked by the council: what is the condition of the pipe under the street, how deep is the pipe buried, how will traffic flow be a handled, will the intakes be repaired all at one time or one side at a time to allow Bellingham to be passable, will the disturbed area be seeded or will sod be used, there were some concerns that there was more concrete damage then what was covered in the plan. Bill Molison will consider the council’s questions and concerns and will have a response by the end of the week. Franklin stated the condition of the pipe and the extra concrete work could raise the cost above the $35,000 bid threshold which would change the bid process. A motion was made by Franklin and seconded by Ulrich to table this issue until the next council meeting. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. Grindle reported to the council about a storm sewer that is in need of repair in a sewer easement between 139 and 151 Elmhurst Lane. After some discussion a motion was made by Grindle and seconded by Halsey to accept the proposal from Mahler Concrete & Excavating Co. in the amount of $2,200.00 to repair the storm sewer on Elmhurst Lane. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. OLD BUSINESS: The council discussed the benefit of donating the old fire truck to the EICCD and working out an agreement with them to receive training for the Riverdale Fire Department. Mayor Wren will speak with the EICCD to see if they would consent to this agreement. This issue will be discussed at a future meeting. A motion was made by Ulrich and seconded by Halsey to table the issue of a redacting fee until the next council meeting. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. Grindle reported to the council that he and Floyd Bruns met with DECCO regarding the rewiring of the generator to community room and kitchen at City Hall. Grindle expects a bid from DECCO this week. A motion to table until this issue until the next meeting was made by Grindle and seconded by Ulrich. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. After some discussion a motion was made by Grindle and seconded by Ulrich to accept the proposal from Mahler Concrete & Excavating to repair the steps and three sections of sidewalk at City Hall and to install a new handrail for the amount of $4,500.00. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: A motion was made by Halsey and seconded by Ulrich to approve the request to serve alcohol in community room on May 23. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. A motion was made by Grindle and seconded by Halsey to table the issue of repairing cracks at City Hall and Fire Department parking lots until the next council meeting. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Mayor Wren reported the Easter Egg Hunt will be Saturday at 1 p.m. Haven’s Acres Park. Halsey told Mayor Wren he has been contacted by some residents that would like to help. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCIL AND OTHER OFFICIALS: Franklin, Ulrich and Halsey reported some residents have suggested the city change city attorney’s. Mayor Wren stated every January 1st the council has the chance to change the city attorney when new appointments are made. Halsey questioned if the City Attorney would be attending council meetings. Mayor Wren stated the attorney’s were not available tonight, but she will suggest they attend council meetings. Franklin reported to the council that Cheryl Channon has accepted to be on the Belmont Road project and if she cannot make it to a meeting John Channon will try to make it. Franklin will pass this information on to Bill Molison at AMENT. Stickler reported a resident has about 30 finished fence rail that are not needed. Stickler stated if anyone is interested in the rails to contact City Hall. Grindle thanked everyone for the food, phone calls and support he received after his father passed away. Mayor Wren stated Riverdale has lost two good citizens this week, John Grindle and Wade Stickler. Mayor Wren stated Mr. Stickler was a wonderful donator of his time on Plan and Zone board. Mayor Wren stated she had received a letter from Allen Diercks and Marie Randol on April 2, 2007 and a copy of the letter has been given to the council. A precedent was established at the council meeting on December 19, 2006 that letters would no longer be read into the council minutes. Mayor Wren reported to the council that the Articles of Incorporation for the Riverdale Firefighter’s Association have been filed with the Secretary of the State and can be viewed on the Iowa Secretary of State web site. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COUNCIL: Don Fisher stated his concerns about the petition he read about in the last council minutes regarding a committee being formed with the intent to put in a shelter and bathrooms at Bicentennial Park. Don Fisher stated if a committee is formed he would like to be on that committee. Mayor Wren stated at this time there is no such committee. Jim Mahler stated he is in favor of donating the fire truck. The possibility of receiving training hours from EICCD will be negotiated. A motion to adjourn was made by Halsey and seconded by Ulrich. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 7:58 p.m. ____________________ ____________________ Norma Wren, Mayor Theresa Ralfs, City Clerk OFFICIAL MINUTES Mayor Wren opened the regular meeting of the Riverdale City Council at 7:01 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. Roll Call: Present: Franklin, Ulrich, Stickler and Grindle Absent: Halsey Also present: Donna Hunt, Jack and Shirlene Hoots, John Robinson, Bonnie Grindle, Marilyn Seibel, Judy Hiles, Ann Shoultz, Marie Randol, Angela Reier (attorney), Floyd Bruns, Harry Pelton, Linda Hupp, Perry and Althena Smith, Archie Smith Agenda: A motion to approve the agenda with Public Communications moved to follow the Warrants was made by Stickler and seconded by Ulrich. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. Minutes: A motion was made by Franklin and seconded by Grindle to accept the minutes of the regular meeting of April 3, 2007. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. Warrants: A motion was made by Grindle and seconded by Stickler to approve the following warrants for payment. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. April 17, 2007 General Fund ACCT # COMPANY DESCRIPTION AMOUNT 10-52 QUINT CITIES PETROLEUM fuel $233.17 10-54 VERIZON WIRELESS monthly cell phone $16.00 10-57 THE SMOKE EATER PUBLICATION subscription $104.50 20-30 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY st. lights $905.42 20-90 ALLIED WASTE SERVICES monthly contract $1,795.00 40-10 SCOTT COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM semi annual $9,823.50 40-40 NORMA WREN Easter egg hunt $12.00 40-40 THE REFLECTIONS band for 4th of July deposit $120.00 40-40 SPECIAL ED'S PYROTECHNICS fire works for 4th of July deposit $2,687.00 60-20 THERESA RALFS semi monthly $576.82 60-20 MARY HANSON monthly $73.65 60-20 US BANK monthly withholding $472.55 60-20 IPERS monthly $159.08 60-51 IOWA AMERICAN WATER utilities $72.15 60-51 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY utilities $1,219.84 60-52 DAVID WELCH toilet repair $119.57 60-61 QUAD CITY TIMES publishing $118.33 60-62 MEDIACOM monthly online service $45.95 60-63 BI-STATE REGIONAL COMMISSION lunch meeting $7.49 60-63 IOWA ONE CALL service $18.00 60-63 THERESA RALFS postage $15.60 60-63 POSTMASTER post office box fee $40.00 80 HEIMAN FIRE EQUIPMENT gas power blower $1,410.40 Total Gen. Fund Warrants $20,046.02 SEWER FUND: 90-20 City of Davenport $2,343.19 90-20 City of Davenport replacement fund $4,624.00 RECEIPTS: Room Rent $35.00 Reimbursement from MidAmerican Energy $326.97 Copies $5.00 4 FD flags $126.00 Public communications: Archie Smith stated he is against having the stop signs at Sycamore and Wisteria, and can’t understand why the signs are there. Marilyn Seibel stated it is ridicules to have to stop at the stop signs on Kensington and then stop at the railroad tracks again in another half a block. Mrs. Seibel also stated there are no more than 10 cars a day that go by and she doesn’t understand why the stop signs are up. John Robinson stated there is not a traffic problem on Kensington and there has never been a problem with the park. Mr. Robinson also stated the daycare is no longer across from the park. Althena Smith stated the Kensington traffic is not the issue, trying to pull on to State Street is the issue. Mrs. Smith also stated children crossing the street to go to the park are parental issues. Archie Smith told the council the survey letter states the stop signs are on Kensington but it should be stated as Sycamore. Perry Smith stated in 49 years there has never been a problem with cars on Kensington. Jack Hoots raised concerns regarding how people are parking on Kensington and suggest putting up blocks so people can’t park there. Donna Hunt suggested getting rid of the light on Bellingham and put one at Kensington and State Street. Perry Smith suggested putting a stop light at Kensington and State Street to help with pulling out on to State Street. Jack Hoots told the council that the streets of Kensington and Wisteria need to be fixed. Mr. Hoots stated the streets have a wash board effect and that the curbs are also damaged. Althena Smith asked when the council will make a decision about the stop signs. Mayor Wren stated the stop sign survey’s are due back on April 26th and encourages everyone who received a survey to return it to the city. Mayor Wren told the public that the council could not take any action on the issue tonight because it was not posted on the agenda, but that the stop sign issue will be on the May 1st agenda. Mayor Wren informed the public that she has spoken with the IDOT regarding the sight distance issue from the bridge fencing on State Street. The IDOT realizes that there is an issue but have not taken any action. Ulrich stated he was glad to see the number of people at the meeting to address the issue regarding the stop signs. Ulrich stated that the City has budgeted to have a fence put up at Haven’s Acres Park along Kensington, and that the fence may be an alternative means to dealing with the safety issue of children running directly into the street. Ulrich stated he is concerned with the high speed that vehicles go down Kensington. Stickler said she was also glad to hear from the people that live in that area. Stickler stated the council had the stop signs installed for safety reasons, but maybe the stop signs are not the right answer. Stickler also stated that the fencing could be the answer and she wants people to be happy, but also safe. Jack Hoots stated children crossing State Street from the Bettendorf trailer court to Haven’s Acres Park is even more dangerous. OLD BUSINESS: Mayor Wren told the council that she is still waiting for information from a contact a EICCD regarding the old fire truck. A motion was made by Franklin and seconded by Stickler to table the issue of the old fire truck until the next meeting. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. After some discussion, a motion was made by Grindle and seconded by Ulrich to accept the bid from DECCO for the amount of $3111.00 that would include rewiring from the generator to the community room, kitchen and bathrooms. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: A motion was made by Franklin and seconded by Grindle to accept the bid from Allied Waste Services for a contract period of three years with cost of $2,300 per month the first year, $2,400 per month the second year and $2,500 per month the third year. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. Judy Hiles spoke to the council regarding her concerns for maintaining Bicentennial Park. Mrs. Hiles stated three flowering trees and a red bud tree need to be replaced with some kind of protection against the deer until they are established. Also suggested was adding mulch around the trees and the park sign. Mrs. Hiles distributed to the council a list of prices from area garden centers. The council will discuss this issue at the May 1st council meeting. COMMITTEE REPORTS: The March 2007 financial report was discussed. A motion was made by Grindle and seconded by Ulrich to approve the March 2007 financial report. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCIL AND OTHER OFFICIALS: Grindle reported he is waiting for bids to fill a large crack in fire department parking lot. Mayor Wren updated the council regarding a meeting that was held by Scott Community College. Mayor Wren informed the council that interviewing for the assistant city clerk position has begun. A motion to adjourn was made by Ulrich and seconded by Franklin. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m. ____________________ ____________________ Norma Wren, Mayor Theresa Ralfs, City Clerk From the City of Riverdale April 2007 If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Belmont Road reconstruction project, please put them in writing and send to any of these contacts: City of Riverdale Riverdale City Hall 110 Manor Drive Riverdale, IA 52722 Email: info@riverdaleia.org City Engineer City of Bettendorf 4403 Devils Glen Road Bettendorf, IA 52722-2260 Email: dsnyder@bettendorf.org Bill Molison Ament, Inc. 4703 16th Street, Suite I Moline, IL 61265 Email: bmolison@ament.com Mike Dryden Ament, Inc. 4703 16th Street, Suite I Moline, IL 61265 Email: mdryden@ament.com Theresa has open office hours for the public on Wednesday’s from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Feel free to stop in with any questions or concerns and to pick up keys for the community room reservations. Other times, please leave a phone message and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you. Storm Water Phase II Program What is stormwater runoff? Stormwater runoff occurs when precipitation from rain or snowmelt flows over the ground. Impervious surfaces like driveways, sidewalks, and streets prevent stormwater from naturally soaking into the ground. Why is stormwater runoff a problem? Stormwater can pick up debris, chemicals, dirt, and other pollutants and flow into a storm sewer system or directly to a lake, stream, river, wetland, or coastal water. Anything that enters a storm sewer system is discharged untreated into the waterbodies we use for swimming, fishing, and providing drinking water. Stormwater Pollution Solutions Use fertilizers sparingly and sweep up driveways, sidewalks, and gutters Never dump anything down storm drains or in streams Vegetate bare spots in your yard Compost your yard waste Use least toxic pesticides, follow labels, and learn how to prevent pest problems Direct downspouts away from paved surfaces; consider a rain garden to capture runoff Take your car to the car wash instead of washing it in the driveway Check your car for leaks and recycle your motor oil Please contact us at info@riverdaleia.org Thank you to everyone that helped make the 2007 Easter Egg Hunt such a success! Your Council and their committee appointments are as follows: Jack Franklin (359-6612)-Contracted Support Service & Budget Jeff Grindle (359-7676)-Infrastructure & Safety John Ulrich (359-5704)-Mayor Pro Tem/Parks/Budget Dean Halsey (355-2013)-Contracted Support Service & Parks Teri Stickler (359-3044)-Parks & Contracted Support The Council as a whole will work on the Celebration Committee Mayor Norma Wren can be reached at 355-1300. Lou Wren is the Zoning Inspector. You may contact Lou at 355-1300. Please contact him regarding any construction projects.