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HomeMy Public PortalAboutJuly 2012 1 From the City of Riverdale City Hall 563 355-2511 July 2012 City of Riverdale Financial Report June 2012 Beginning Bank Balance June 2012 = $ 20,866.69 Ending Bank Balance June 2012 = $ 79,854.26 General Fund = $ 177,098.24 Special Revenue Fund = $ 116,776.95 Propriety (Sewer) Fund = $ 166,739.04 Capital Project Fund = $ 1,035,838.86 Total Monies = $ 1,496,453.09 Notice of a Riverdale Council Vacancy. The council seat that was appointed in February 2012 will be on the November ballot. If anyone is interested in running for the council seat you may pickup nomination papers at City Hall. filing Deadline is August 28, 2012 Once again the Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department helped make the 4th of July a BOOMING success. 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. Your Council and their committee appointments are as follows: Cheryl Channon (332-4730) – Mayor Pro Tem, Contracted Support Service & Budget Linda Hupp (355-3386) – Parks, Contracted Support Service & Budget Dean Halsey (355-2013) - Infrastructure, Parks & Safety Doug Littrel (359-1343) - NPDES Management Sonya Paddock (355-6363) - Parks & Grants Mayor Jack Franklin (484-0222) Lou Wren - (355-1300) - Zoning Inspector. Please contact him regarding any construction RIVERDALE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Mayor Franklin opened a regular session of the Riverdale City Council at 7:01 p.m. on July 3, 2012. Mayor Franklin explained how the business of the city council meeting should proceed. The Public Communications to the Council occurs only at the time slotted. The Mayor or Council may recognize someone to speak during the course of the meeting. Roll Call: Present: Channon, Hupp, Paddock, and Littrel. Halsey was absent. Also present:, Attorney Eric Long, Jared Fluhr from MSA, Dale Hupp, Steven Townsend, George Seaberg, Herb Atwood, Don Paddock, and Linda Veit. Agenda: Mayor Franklin noted that some changes had been made to the agenda before the 24 hour posting deadline. Halsey moved to approve the agenda for July 17, 2012 as presented, seconded by Channon. Roll call vote: all ayes motion carried. Minutes: Channon made a correction to the minutes dated 07/03/12. Page 3 first bullet Warrants: Paddock stated on the list of Revenues a revenue was listed as Davenport Water and it should say Iowa American Water Company. Hupp moved to approve the warrants list with said correction, seconded by Channon. Roll call vote: all ayes motion carried. CLAIMS LIST JULY 3, 2012 VENDOR NAME REFERENCE TOTAL Acme Sign Co. Repair Flag Pole $151.08 Adrienne Picchiotti 4th of July Expense $474.24 Air Control Inc Vehicle Operation FD $303.49 Bi-State Regional Comm. Dues $264.75 Bounce QC 4th of July Expense $1,180.00 Bruce Bowers Training FD $221.34 Bush, Motto, Creen, Koury Legal BOA $410.00 Century Link Telephone City Hall $6.43 City of Davenport Utilities $5,456.17 Clown Around 4th of July Expense $255.00 Computer Team, Inc Server Repair $159.57 Cribbs Landscaping Mowing $1,607.78 Crown Trophy 4th of July Expense $85.84 D&J’s Touch of Wildlife 4th of July Expense $450.00 Grass Groomers Porta-Potties $200.00 Heiar Fencing Fencing $10,972.50 Joe Kosinski 4th of July Expense $44.67 K&K True Value Hardware 4th of July Expense $506.83 Lovewell Fencing Fence Recreation Trail $6,130.00 Melyx, Inc. Mulch for Parks $44.00 Mid-American Energy Co. Utilities/Street Lights $1,441.57 Midland Communications Telephone Repair $50.00 MSA Professionals Engineering Road Project $12,267.33 Myra Halsey Janitorial Services $350.00 Patti Franklin 4th of July Expense $105.32 Quad City Golf Cars 4th of July Expense $165.00 Quad City Times & Journal Publishing $115.04 SCBAS Vehicle Maintenance FD $90.33 Secretary of State Notary Renewal $30.00 Troop 89 4th of July Expense $150.00 US Bank 4th of July, City Hall & FD $1,359.48 General Total $10,661.76 Capital Reserve $6,130.00 Capital Project Bond $23,239.83 Sewer $5,239.83 Total $45,487.76 RECEIPTS JUNE 2012 Scott County Taxes $2,923.94 Iowa American Water Company $134.61 Local Option Sales Tax $8,243.65 Road Use Tax $1,805.37 Room Rent $50.00 Copies $57.25 Alcoa Sewer Payment $4,591.30 Scott Community College Salt Reimbursement $1,753.08 Awards Fund CD to Checking Acct. (will be moved to IPAIT) $89,349.68 Ipait Interest $15.72 Transfer From Ipait to Checking $324,014.03 PAYROLL 07/03/12 Paula McIntosh $826.80 Mary Frances Blevins $571.35 Larry Brown $434.62 Total $1,832.77 PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COUNCIL: Steven Townsend, Linda Veit, and Don Paddock spoke of their concerns with the Road Reconstruction Project. Issues with traffic control, the large drop off from Windsor to Manor, top soil, trees that have roots exposed, and Mrs. Veit’s driveway. Mr. Paddock stated there are some trees near his home that need attention. Mrs. Veit was also concerned about the fireworks since it has been so hot and so dry. Mayor Franklin stated that Fire Chief Floyd Bruns has been setting off fireworks for 35 years and felt confident that the Riverdale Fire Department and Chief Bruns will have everything under control for our Fireworks Display. Herb Atwood had pictures of weeds at the recreation trail and asked if Council could address that problem. Hupp stated that she had met with Cribb’s Landscaping to give the city a bid of mowing and maintaining the area of the recreation trail. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Jared Fluhr presented an update on the road reconstruction. A progress meeting will be held on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Paving on the west side of Manor Drive should be complete this week. Hawkeye notified MSA stating their concerns of meeting the substantial completion date. Hawkeye will most likely ask for an extension of the substantial completion date through a change order at the next council meeting on July 17, 2012. Jared will address the problems with signage. Mayor Franklin discussed the Amendment to Chapter 95 of the Code of Ordinances. It is a simplified version of what we had and part of Davenport and Bettendorf’s Ordinance incorporated into this one. Attorney Long explained that Chapter 95 is the Wastewater Ordinance. Riverdale is amending several sections of that Ordinance. Rates are set by a number of calculations. Some of the changes in the Ordinance are due to Riverdale doing the billing instead of Iowa American Water Company. Mayor Franklin asked that everyone review this Amendment to Chapter 95 to better understand it. Chapter 69 - Parking Regulations Ordinance was again reviewed and discussed. Changes to Section 69.08 were discussed. Mayor Franklin will type those changes in red and these items will be discussed at the next meeting. Review of changes made to Ordinance _______. An Ordinance Amending The Code Of Ordinances Of The City Of Riverdale, Iowa, By Adding A New Chapter, 90-Multi-Use Recreation Trails. This Ordinance will be on the next agenda for the first reading. Littrel left at 8:20 p.m. NEW BUSINESS: Contracts for Small Engineering Projects with MSA were moved to the 1st bullet. MSA would like to set up a General Engineering project with the City so small engineering projects and tasks could be managed more efficiently. For general tasks/projects less than $3,000.00 MSA would work up an estimate, get council’s verbal or an e-mail approval and complete the work without setting up separate individual projects. All the work under the general engineering project would be governed by the terms and conditions that the City Attorney has reviewed and approved. This would reduce the administrative costs for MSA and well as the City. Attorney Eric Long will review the contract and then bring it before the Council for vote. This would not require that the City only use MSA for small projects. Mayor Franklin read the Riverdale Fire Department Report for April 17 to June 19, 2012. Channon moved to approve for those dates, seconded by Hupp. Roll call vote: all ayes motion carried. Mayor Franklin reported that our web site is not currently functional. Bi-State has moved the site to a new hosting company and we can’t upload to the site at this time. The reason the web site does not work properly is because Bi-State does not have the work done. Mayor Franklin appointed Dale Hupp as 1st Assistant Fire Chief, Michael Kleinsmith as 2nd Assistant Fire Chief and Phillips Bowers as Fire Department Administrative Officer (President). Hupp moved to approve these appointments made by Mayor Franklin, seconded by Channon. Roll call vote: all ayes motion carried. Mayor Franklin appointed Sonya Paddock to Parks and to Research which is a new need for the City. Channon moved to approve this appointment, seconded by Hupp. Roll call vote: all ayes motion carried. Mayor Franklin stated the Riverdale City Council would go into Closed Session, Iowa Code Section 21.5 (1) (c): To Discuss Strategy With Counsel In Matters That Are Presently In Litigation Where Its Disclosure Would Be Likely To Prejudice Or Disadvantage The Position Of The Governmental Body In That Litigation. Moved by Channon to go into Closed Session at 9:05 p.m., seconded by Paddock. Roll call vote: all ayes motion carried. Open Meeting was reopened at 9:35 p.m. Mayor Franklin stated that no decisions were made during the Closed Session; discussion, but no action. COMMITTEE REPORTS Channon stated that she is working on the Lawn Care Contract. Hupp has spoken with Cribbs Landscaping about mowing at the Recreation Trail. Homeowners will need to be contacted because lawn mowers may encroach on their properties. ______________________ ______________________ John J. Franklin, Mayor Attested by: Paula McIntosh City Clerk projects. 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! July 4th Celebration Update You can help our city comply with the mandated storm water management program by not blowing grass clippings etc. into the city streets. When the clippings are put into the street they are carried into our storm drains. The requirements of cleaning the storm drains is an added expense to our city which comes from your city taxes. Please either blow the debris back into your yard or bag it for weekly collection. We are fortunate in that we are one of very few communities that do not require an additional charge for picking up yard waste. The only requirement is that it be placed in Kraft paper bags or loose in garbage cans for pickup. Also, sticks or branches need to be bundled in lengths not to exceed 4 feet. Please do not blow your grass clippings into the city streets. In spite of the extreme heat and the road reconstruction our 4th of July celebration was a success. Thanks to all the volunteers for their time and effort. We will have a list of tractor pull winners, free throw contest winners, and horseshoe contest winners in the next newsletter. Joe Kosinski