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Home My Public Portal AboutJul 2011 - 2nd Newsletter are as follows: The 4th of July Chairperson, Joe Kosinski, would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who helped with the 4th of July Celebration, in particular to the following persons (in alphabetical order): American Legion Post 154 – for providing the parade color guard. Mary Frances Blevins – for taking care of administrative tasks related to the event. Floyd Bruns – for taking care of shelter enhancements needed to power the event and for coordinating and running the fireworks show. John Claussen - (as well as his wife and daughter) – for making the BBQ possible, along with his great cooking, and for contributing many great ideas to the entire celebration. Dan Dirksen – for being the lead car in the parade. Pat and Don Fisher – for judging the bicycles and floats. Dave and Susan Geisler – my co-chairpersons who took care of many details and ran the many contests. Dean and James Halsey – for setting up the horseshoes. Myra Halsey – for her many contributions in the planning process and helping during the celebration. Scott and Tina Halsey – for running the snow cone machine. Dean Hiles – for providing vehicles for the parade. Judy Hiles – who coordinated the parade and so many other things that they can’t possibly all be listed and who also served as my personal chairperson tutor. Lois Kempton and Jean Meer – for judging the mailboxes. Bryce Kosinski – for helping set up. Lara Kosinski – for running the face decorating and balloon activities throughout the celebration. Paula McIntosh – for taking care of administrative tasks related to the event. Paula, Mac and Matt McIntosh – who supplied the equipment and made the children’s tractor pull a success. Monte Gauss – for providing a convertible for the mayor. David Hill and Levi Brockhouse – for being the banner carriers in the parade. Bert Paustian – who made the crafts table possible and ran it throughout the celebration. Don Paddock – for helping with the BBQ. Sonya Paddock – who made it possible to have the best collection of games ever. Riverdale Fire Department – for providing EMS coverage, fireworks and all around event support. Heather Schulz – who decorated the park and who ran and took care of the many details necessary to make a truly fantastic ice cream social possible. Maya Schulz – for helping to hand out glow necklaces. Scott Schulz – for helping set up. Boy Scott Troop #89 – for setting up the tents. Jack Spratt – for helping with the color guard. Eric Syverud – for putting together and running the 5K fun run. Jim Tucker – for tirelessly manning the popcorn machine all day long. Steve Wilson – who helped with the children’s tractor pull contest. Norma and Lou Wren – for providing a convertible for the parade. PARADE WINNERS BEST DECORATED CRUTCHES: Maia Shoultz FLOATS: Ava McFarlin Family – Birthday Club Steve Wilson and Family CHILDREN’S DECORATED BIKES: MOST PATRIOTIC: 1st Josh Nelson 2nd Gracie McHenry 3rd Samantha Foerderer YOUNGEST: 1st Amelia Nelson 2nd Hayley Heston 3rd Gabriel Richter MOST ORIGINAL: 1st Kane Zemo 2nd Taylor Adrian 3rd Makaela Foerderer BEST DESIGN: 1st Audrey Nelson 2nd Madison Mason 3rd Jaylee Richter MAIL BOX DECORATION: 1st Ava McFarlin 2nd Mary Hanson 3rd Vivian Tinker TRACTOR PULL 29 to 30 Pounds 1st Macy Stierwalt 2nd Drew Boeding 3rd Jacob Patratz 4th Zander Vance 5th Addison Kramer & Jake Boeding- Tied 40-49 Pounds 1st Charlie Mohr 2nd Serenity Hudson 3rd Jeseny Lacy 4th Braden Dekaiser 5th Gabby Mares 50-59 Pounds 1st Courtney Mohr 5th Martin Dekaiser 60-70 Pounds 1st Trey Teske 2nd Matthew Meyer 3rd Matthew Hagen HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT BRAGGING RIGHTS: 1st Scott Shulz and Mike Meyer 2nd Ron Welsh and Dan Denny OFFICIAL MINUTES Mayor Grindle opened the regular session of the Riverdale City Council at 7:00 p.m. on July 5, 2011. Roll Call: Present: Channon, Hupp, Littrel, and Halsey. Franklin was absent. Also present: Attorney Steve Hunter, Ron Strawhacker, Richard Wells, Kristin Crawford from MSA, Eric and Tricia Schult, Troy Harrington, Sonya Paddock, Scott Carlson, and Dale Hupp. Agenda: Channon moved to approve the agenda for July 5, 2011 as presented. Seconded by Littrel. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. Minutes: Channon moved to approve the minutes from the meeting dated June 21, 2011 as presented, seconded by Hupp. Roll call vote: all ayes. Warrants: Hupp moved to approve the warrants for June 30, 2011 and July 5, 2011 as presented, seconded by Littrel. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. CLAIMS LIST JUNE 30 & JULY 5, 2011 VENDOR NAME REFERENCE TOTAL Acme Flag Pole Repair $88.36 Bounce QC 4th of July $1,195.00 Christman’s Wildlife Service Deer Removal $425.00 City of Davenport Sewer Operations $2,248.20 Computer Team, Inc Repair Server Computer $184.17 D and S Street Sweeper $800.00 Decco Traffic Signal Alcoa $147.00 Jeff Struve 4th of July Band $1,080.00 Mid-American Energy Utilities $1,420.01 Paula McIntosh Postage $3.29 QC Analytical Services Water Testing $372.00 Quad City Bank & Trust To Awards CD $1,500.00 Regalia Flags $45.00 US Bank 4th of July and Misc. Expenses $1,083.26 Advanced Systems Annual Support Laserfiche $2,046.00 Bi-State Regional Comm. Membership Dues $264.75 Cribbs Landscaping Lawn Care $1,560.96 Crown Trophy 4th of July $60.00 Heather Schulz 4th of July $137.15 Images In Ink Kiosk Banner $141.00 Judy Hiles 4th of July $59.00 K&K True Value 4th of July and Misc. Supplies $511.17 Myra Halsey Janitorial $200.00 Total $15,591.32 PAYROLL 07/05/2011 Paula McIntosh $829.75 Mary Frances Blevins $558.83 Jeffrey J. Grindle $276.51 Larry Brown $297.63 Total $1,962.7 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Richard Wells addressed a problem with a damaged tree that is located on the property next to his property and he feels the tree is in danger of falling and damaging his grape arbor. Mr. Wells stated that he has a transit set up to monitor the lean of the tree on a daily basis and he can see that it leans more each day. Mr. Well’s opinion is that it could fall at any time. Eric and Tricia Schult are the property owners and attended the meeting to give the council their view of the situation. Mr. and Mrs. Schult asked two tree specialists to look at the tree in question and give an opinion of the condition of the tree. Scott Carlson a Certified Arborist attended the meeting to give his professional opinion. Mr. Carlson stated that it is a Black Cherry Tree which is native to our area. The tree does have a structural defect and has never had a strong root system. Mr. Carlson stated that this is a common defect with this type of tree. In Mr. Carlson’s opinion there is no way to determine when and if the tree would fall. However, if the tree did fall it would fall on the Well’s property. Mr. Carlson stated that clearly the tree has decay and the big picture is that is has never been a stable tree. Attorney Steve Hunter referred to Ordinance No. 151 which deals with trees and particularly 151.06 which speaks of Inspection and Removal of Trees. Under the rules of this Ordinance the Council shall notify the property owners by certified mail that there is imminent danger to adjoining property and the owner must have the tree removed within 14 days of said notification. Hupp moved that City Officials will provide the 14 day notification for the corrective action stated in Ordinance No. 151.06 at the Acorn Property located at 238 Belmont Road, Riverdale, Iowa. Seconded by Little. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. Attorney Hunter will provide the Certified Letter. Kristin Crawford from MSA attended the meeting for an update on the Road Reconstruction Project. Ms. Crawford provided the Council with a tentative Construction Schedule. This will be updated as we move forward with this project. NEW BUSINESS: There was discussion of cost for the printed material for the Kiosk at Volunteer Square Park. Linda Hupp wanted to thank Mary Hanson for providing the written material as well as searching all the historical data. Hupp moved to approve the cost of the written material for the Kiosk not to exceed $150.00, seconded by Halsey. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. Sonya Paddock attended the meeting to propose giving out File of Life Kits, smoke detectors, and 9 volt batteries to distribute to everyone in Riverdale. Ms. Paddock thought a good time to do this would be in October which is Fire Safety Awareness Month. Mayor Grindle appointed Ms. Paddock to Chair a committee to get all of the details worked out and the plans made. Hupp moved to appoint Sonya Paddock to chair this committee, seconded by Littrel. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Hupp stated that one Kiosk at Volunteer Square Park has past and present firemen’s names listed. Another Kiosk is for military and veterans names. If there is anyone that has not contacted City Hall to add their name to the Veteran Kiosk please do so. Ms. Hupp would like to have one more saying in the Kiosk with the Firemen’s names. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCIL AND OTHER OFFICIALS: Channon wanted to say thanks for the quick response on getting the fence area cleaned out in the fence line on Belmont Road. Hupp wanted to thank the 4th of July committee and all who helped make that day a huge success. Littrel also wanted to thank all that helped make the 4th of July a success and thought it was the best one ever. Halsey stated that is was the best 4th of July ever. The Horse Shoe Contest was a huge success. Halsey suggested that we only have the kind of fireworks that are high in the air. They could not see any fireworks that were down low. Paula read a thank you card from Dean and Judy Hiles thanking the Mayor, Council, Clerks, 4th of July Committee, and all others that helped to make the day a success. Mayor Grindle thanked Philip and Maxine Doherty for their donation of a picnic table to the city. Mayor Grindle stated that Mr. Picchiotti had contacted him and he had lost an I-Phone on the 4th of July and if anyone found it to please call 563 508-6566. Mayor Grindle thanked everyone for all of their hard work on the 4th of July and thanks to all that attended. The day was lots of fun and we had several new events. Mayor Grindle stated that President Obama had visited Alcoa last week. Mayor Grindle stated the City of Riverdale was proud to have President Obama visit our city. President Obama represents keeping our jobs in America while representing the concerns of the middle class and low income America. By President Obama visiting Alcoa Davenport Works he recognizes Alcoa is a world class leader in advanced manufacturing along with the workforce being second to none. The city is proud to have Alcoa as a corporate resident of our city. Halsey made a motion to adjourn at 8:07 p.m. Seconded by Channon. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. _____________________ _______________________________ Jeffrey J. Grindle, Mayor Attested by: Paula McIntosh, City Clerk OFFICIAL MINUTES Mayor Grindle opened the regular session of the Riverdale City Council at 7:00 p.m. on July 19, 2011. Roll Call: Present: Channon, Hupp, Littrel, and Halsey. Franklin was absent. Also present: Attorney Steve Hunter, Fire Chief Floyd Bruns, Ron Strawhacker, Dave Welch, Troy Harrington, Ashley Steele and George Seaberg. Agenda: Hupp moved to approve the agenda for July 19, 2011 as presented. Seconded by Channon. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. Minutes: Littrel moved to approve the minutes from the meeting dated July 5, 2011 as presented, seconded by Halsey. Roll call vote: all ayes. Warrants: Channon moved to approve the warrants for July 19, 2011 as presented, seconded by Halsey. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. CLAIMS LIST JULY 19 VENDOR NAME REFERENCE TOTAL Aflac Employee Tax $99.46 Allied Waste Waste Service $2,780.00 Bettendorf Office Products Office Supplies $125.00 BI-State Barricade Rental 4th of July $137.50 DECCO Light Repair $868.05 EFTPS Fed/Fica Taxes $1,007.33 Grass Groomers Porta-Potties $281.00 Iowa American Water Payment to Davenport $86.58 Iowa One Call Iowa One Call $27.00 IPERS IPERS $661.84 Jeff Grindle Pictures Developed $14.94 Joe Kosinski 4th Of July $209.23 Mid American Energy Utilities Parks $14.74 MSA Road Reconstruction $10,560.00 Myra Halsey Supplies City Hall $156.94 Pepsi Cola 4th Of July $205.00 Qwest Telephone $147.63 Quad City Times Publishing $191.25 Sandry Fire Equipment Vehicle Operation FD $178.00 Scott Carlson Tree Manor Drive $125.00 Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaning City Hall $303.00 Stanley, Lande, & Hunter Legal Expense $6,862.50 The Green Thumbers Maintenance Agreement $266.00 Whitey’s Ice Cream 4th of July $154.00 Total $25,461.99 PAYROLL 07/19/2011 Paula McIntosh $829.75 Mary Frances Blevins $570.51 Jeffrey J. Grindle $276.51 Larry Brown $126.87 Total $1,803.64 RECEIPTS JUNE 30, 2011 IPAIT -Transfer $39,878.53 Scott County Taxes $367.58 Local Option Tax $10,464.85 Road Use Tax $1,313.81 Iowa American Water $30.36 Transfer from Awards Fund CD $9,160.00 Room Rent $75.00 Alcoa Sewer Payment $5,174.40 Ipait Interest Capital Improvement $3.98 Ipait Interest Sewer $7.90 Ipait Interest Capital Improvement Levy $1.52 Ipait Interest Debt Levy Bond $51.48 Total $66,529.41 PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COUNCIL: George Seaberg thanked the Mayor and Council for allowing him to attend the First Responders Class. He used this training on his wife when she was having heart problems just one week ago. So again thanks to the City and Floyd Bruns for his leadership. NEW BUSINESS: Fire Chief Floyd Bruns presented the Fire Department Report for May 17, 2011 through June 14, 2011. Halsey moved to approve the Fire Department Report for those dates, seconded by Hupp. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. Mayor Grindle appointed Byron Kime and Heather Wren to a new term on the Planning and Zoning Committee. Halsey moved to approve those appointments, seconded by Channon. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. Hupp has reviewed the Awards Plan for the Riverdale Fire Department. There was discussion of abandoning the current plan and starting a new plan. There are different options that have been discussed. Hupp and Franklin will have ideas in place at a future meeting. This will take a Resolution to terminate the current plan and an Ordinance to adopt a new plan. Resolution No. 2011-28 was presented. A Resolution Amending The Independent Contractors Agreement With Myra Halsey (“Contractor”) And The City of Riverdale. Channon moved to approve Resolution No. 2011-28 as presented, seconded by Littrel. Roll call vote: Channon – aye, Hupp – aye, Littrel – aye, Halsey – abstain. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 2011-28 A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AGREEMENT WITH MYRA HALSEY (“CONTRACTOR”) AND THE CITY OF RIVERDALE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERDALE, IOWA: That the amount to be paid to the Contractor performing the duties of housekeeping in City Hall shall be in the amount of ___$4,200.00___ annually to be paid as follows: ___$350.00________ per month. PASSED AND APPROVED on ____July 19, 2011_2011, by the following vote: COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCIL AND OTHER OFFICIALS: Hupp stated that there was discussion on the 4th of July about the Old Mac Truck that had been donated to the Davenport Museum a few years ago. Hupp contacted Ryan Iossi from the Museum and asked if Riverdale could have the bell from the truck. Mr. Iossi agreed to let Riverdale have the bell. Mr. Iossi is also a former Riverdale fireman. The bell will be on display in the Riverdale Fire Department. Littrel asked about the missing horseshoes from Bicentennial Park. Paula told him they were in City Hall. Halsey stated that he was still trying to contact the railroad about the tree removal on Kensington. Hupp stated that we had a call from the City Clerk in Clinton, IA. They would like to donate a tree in the name of David Geisler’s brother who recently passed away. The City of Clinton will purchase the tree and plant it. Hupp will ask Mr. Geisler where he would like to have the tree placed. City Clerk Paula McIntosh read a Thank You card from Ralph and Rosie Parry thanking the City for a nice 4th of July. Halsey made a motion to adjourn at 7:30 p.m. Seconded by Channon. Roll call vote: all ayes, motion carried. __________________ ______________________________ Jeffrey J. Grindle, Mayor Attested by: Paula McIntosh, City Clerk 1 From the City of Riverdale City Hall 563 355-2511 July 2011 City of Riverdale Financial Report June 2011 Beginning Bank Balance June 2011 = $ 44,381.05 Ending Bank Balance June 2011 = $ 16,863.24 General Fund = $ 214,951.20 Special Revenue Fund = $147,135.73 Propriety (Sewer) Fund = $177,888.73 Capital Project Fund = $2,272,909.61 Total Monies = $2,812,885.27 Fire Department Report for May 17 to June 14, 2011 Calls: 1-Mutual Aid Fire 5- EMS calls 1- Public Assistance Training: Rope and Knots Low Angle Rescue Heat Emergencies Heavy Cutting Tools Other: Serve your community- Come and join us! Once again the Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department helped make the 4th of July a BOOMING success. All total there were 193 volunteer hours of setting up the fire works, setting off the fireworks, finally the clean up & helping with the 4th activities during the day. When you see a Volunteer Firemen tell him thanks for all their work, dedication and how much they are appreciated. CITY PARKS CLOSE AT 10 PM! If you see any suspicious activity in Riverdale parks, please call 911. GET INVOLVED to keep our community safe! ANYONE INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR COUNCIL OR MAYOR PLEASE PICK UP YOUR ELECTION PACKET DURING CITY HALL BUSINESS HOURS. DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 21 AT 5:00PM July 4th Celebration Update Alcoa and Riverdale Welcomed President Obama Photos by Julie Gottwald Mayor Grindle & President Obama Thank you to everyone that helped make The 4th of July celebration a success this year and we thank God for the beautiful weather. It takes many people to make this event work, so again, THANK YOU to all who helped in the planning and execution of all the activities. See a list of volunteers and winners on the following page. Joe Kosinski