REGULAR MEETING
The Fairbank City Council met in Regular Session on Monday March 8, 2004. Mayor Welsh called the meeting to order at 6:01 P.M. Members present: Suckow, Plaster and Kayser. Absent: Frost and Woods. Also present: Dave Ryan, Assistant Public Works Director; Ted Vorwald, Utility Superintendent; Jim Peters, City Attorney; Clarence Leyh, Police Chief and Marlene Strempke, City Clerk.
Motion by Kayser, second by Plaster to amend the agenda to include Payment Request Seven from Larson Construction, Inc. Roll call vote—Ayes: Kayser, Plaster and Suckow. Nays: None.
Motion by Plaster, second by Suckow to approve the agenda as amended. Roll call vote—Ayes: Plaster, Suckow and Kayser. Nays: None.
Motion by Kayser, second by Suckow to approve the Minutes of the February 9th and February 23rd Regular Meetings. Roll call vote—Ayes: Kayser, Suckow and Plaster. Nays: None.
Councilman Woods arrived at 6:04 P.M.
Motion by Kayser, second by Suckow to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Receipts for the month of February were $143,924.10 and disbursements were $224,397.90. Balance on hand at close of business on February 29, 2004 was $1,175,466.36. Roll call vote—Ayes: Kayser, Suckow, Woods and Plaster. Nays: None.
Steve Welter, Fire Chief, was present to discuss the safety program required by the insurance company to continue coverage. He will need to get a figure on the cost before the funding can be discussed. It will be on the next agenda.
Motion by Suckow, second by Kayser to approve the Application for Renewal of Liquor License from Fairbank Food Center. Roll call vote—Ayes: Suckow, Kayser, Woods and Plaster. Nays: None.
Motion by Plaster, second by Suckow for the Mayor to sign the Joint Petition for Modification of Service Area Boundary with East Central Rural Electric Cooperative. Roll call vote—Ayes: Plaster, Suckow, Woods and Kayser. Nays: None.
Motion by Suckow, second by Kayser to approve the Soft Drink Agreement with Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group. They will have exclusive "pouring rights" for a period of five years with an annual payment of $2,500 and a five year total of $12,500. Roll call vote—Ayes: Suckow, Kayser, Woods and Plaster. Nays: None.
The appearance of the area around Veteran’s Park and other areas which need to be cleaned up were discussed. Chief Leyh will contact the individuals involved before any legal action is taken.
Motion by Woods, second by Suckow to approve the contract with Steve Carey Lawn Service for mowing the cemetery at a cost of $245 per mowing. Roll call vote—Ayes: Woods, Suckow, Plaster and Kayser. Nays: None.
Pool construction update: Prices for the deck drains have been received and should be ready for the next meeting. The slide is scheduled to arrive by mid to late April. Prices for the parking area, sidewalks and curb and gutter were discussed. No decisions were made at this time.
Motion by Suckow, second by Plaster to approve the bills as presented with a change to Qwest to $75.80. Roll call vote—Ayes: Suckow, Plaster, Kayser and Woods. Nays: None.
Alliant Energy 28217.92
Apex office Supply 78.82
Avalon Tire & Service Center 226.96
B & K Automotive 50.29
Barron Motor Supply 184.49
Birdnow Motor Trade 27.94
Black Hawk Waste Disposal 3482.89
C. J. Cooper & Associates 29.00
City of Fairbank 300.00
Crescent Electric Supply Co. 91.17
Don’s Truck Sales 500.24
Energy Economics, Inc. 383.08
Fairbank Food Center 4.97
Fairbank Sign Design 11.00
Farm Plan 125.00
Freiderich Janitorial Supplies, Inc. 24.25
Fairbank Assisted Living 59304.11
Iowa Department of Public Health 30.00
Iowa Assn. Of Municipal Utilities 2125.00
INRCOG 285.50
Iowa Paint Manufacturing Co 463.44
Iowa Telecom 490.32
Peters Law Office 300.00
Keystone Laboratories 208.00
Knapp’s Service 127.43
Lehmkuhl Oil Co. 243.62
Larson Construction Co. 5180.35
MARC 4490.75
Martelle Water Treatment 412.67
Modern Building Products 558.28
Oelwein Register 452.35
Pronto Market 689.73
Qwest 75.80
Sadler Electric 324.00
Fred Siggelkov 435.00
Marlene Strempke 5.99
Solomon Corporation 2941.50
USAquatics 1653.16
Ted Vorwald 209.36
Grainger 91.58
Maurice Welsh 107.42
Woods Construction 570.00
USAquatics 2732.00
Delta Dental 148.97
Wellmark 2281.38
US Cellular 144.25
City of Fairbank 3570.27
Fairbank Postmaster 115.00
Pool Construction, Inc. 32062.50
Clayton Energy Corporation 7415.11
Payroll Account 10605.99
IPERS 1635.94
Collection Services 222.00
Fairbank State Bank 3520.17
Treasurer State of Iowa 4191.93
The Library Board approved the following bills for payment on March 1, 2004:
Beverly DeNeve 135.00
Fairbank Library 25.00
Rite Price Office Supply 19.47
The Library Store 16.50
Brodart 21.32
Baker & Taylor 419.63
Book Look 110.91
Walden Book Company 40.72
Doubleday Large Print 13.06
Karen Tiedt 15.99
Payroll Account 904.93
Motion by Kayser, second by Suckow to approve Pay Request Number Seven from Larson Construction Co. in the amount of $5180.35. Roll call vote—Ayes: Kayser, Suckow, Woods and Plaster. Nays: None.
Motion by Suckow, second by Woods to adjourn at 7:25 P.M. Roll call vote—Ayes: Suckow, Woods, Kayser and Plaster. Nays: None.
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Maurice Welsh, Mayor
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Marlene Strempke, City Clerk