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Fairbank City Council Regular Council Meeting Agenda Meeting to be held Monday, December 10, 2001 6:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING The Fairbank City Council met in Regular Session on Monday, December 10, 2001. Mayor Welsh called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. Present: Suckow, Plaster, Woods and Frost. Absent: Kayser. Also present: Rick Deitrick, Acting Police Chief; Dave Ryan, Assistant Public Works Director and Marlene Strempke, City Clerk. Motion by Suckow, second by Woods to approve the agenda as presented. Roll call vote—Ayes: Suckow, Woods, Plaster and Frost. Nays: None. Motion by Plaster, second by Frost to approve the Minutes of the November 12 and 26 Regular Meetings. Roll call vote—Ayes: Plaster, Frost, Suckow and Woods. Nays: None. Councilman Kayser arrived at 6:04 P.M. The Treasurer’s Report was reviewed. Receipts for November totaled $174,743.04 while disbursements were $134,657.14. Balance on hand on November 30, 2001 was $658,900.67. Motion by Suckow, seconded by Woods to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Roll call vote—Ayes: Suckow, Woods, Plaster, Frost and Kayser. Nays: None. Brenda Dryer from Buchanan County Economic Development Commission was present to present a Leadership Award to Wilma Welsh and the Community Development Award that was presented for the first time to the City of Fairbank for it’s Riverside Park Project. She also requested funding in the amount of $1,500 for FY 2002-2003. Jon Biederman from TeKippe Engineering was present to explain the Schedule of Compliance for the NPDES Wastewater Permit. The listing of revised flows will be submitted to the IDNR with a response expected in January 2002. Ron Woods explained the variances requested for the East Knoll Ridge 3rd Addition. No decisions were made and it will be on the next agenda. Councilman Woods left the meeting at 7:00 P.M. Motion by Plaster, second by Frost to approve the first reading of ORDINANCE 266—AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRBANK, IOWA, 2000, BY AMENDING PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO NATURAL GAS SYSTEM RATES. Roll call vote—Ayes: Plaster, Frost, Suckow and Kayser. Nays: None. Motion by Kayser, second by Plaster to set the pay rate for Rick Deitrick as Acting Police Chief at $12.50 per hour retroactive to November 1 when he assumed the position. Roll call vote—Ayes: Kayser, Plaster, Frost, and Suckow. Nays: None. The Police Committee held preliminary interviews with some of the applicants for Police Chief. They will recommend some to be interviewed by the full council. They will also check around for other possible candidates. Four applications were received for the part-time maintenance position. Since Ted hasn’t had a chance to review the applications, no action was taken. Motion by Suckow, second by Plaster to hire temporary help at $10.00 per hour as contract labor until the position is filled. Roll call vote—Ayes: Suckow, Plaster, Frost and Kayser. Nays: None. Because of the Christmas holidays, the second meeting in December will be held at 5:30 P.M. on Wednesday, December 19. Motion by Frost, second by Plaster to allow the City Clerk to transfer money from the IPAIT Local Option Tax account as needed to cover pay estimate two to Maguire Iron for the water tower project. Roll call vote—Ayes: Frost, Plaster, Kayser and Suckow. Nays: None. Motion by Suckow, second by Frost to pay the bills as presented. Roll call vote—Ayes: Suckow, Frost, Plaster and Kayser. Nays: None. John Christopherson, Utility deposit refund 200.00 Katherine Sutherland, Utility deposit refund 200.00 Alliant Energy, 531,600KWH 22727.32 Apex Office Supply, Envelopes 23.45 Aspro, Coldmix 173.30 Bryan Welsh, Shingle restrooms 750.46 Bellis Insurance, Bonds 699.70 Black Hawk Waste Disposal, November service 3271.20 Black Hawk Waste Disposal, Clean up day 1575.63 Buchanan County Auditor, Election expense 441.08 Waterloo Courier, Help Wanted Ad 35.93 Don’s Truck Sales, Vehicle maintenance 335.83 Edgeton Hardware, Contract labor 105.00 Electronic Engineering, Springclips 13.00 Grainger, Self-igniting gun 82.43 Hardy Lawn Furniture, Sealer 127.00 IAMU, Water Operator Training 145.00 Iowa Telecom, Phone service 262.12 Jim Kaufman, Contract Labor 840.00 Brian Jackson, Contract Labor 255.00 Keystone Laboratories, Testing 268.00 Knapp’s Service, Equipment maintenance 54.50 Mannatts, Cement 41.75 Martelle Water Treatment, Aqua Mag 640.50 MCI, Phone service 104.81 Modern Building Products, Supplies 1219.36 Motorola, Pager repair 36.00 MPH Industries, Radar 1508.00 Northern Iowa Construction Products, Culverts 209.00 Norby’s, Clothing allowance 107.82 OMB Police Supply, Shotgun 297.95 Iowa One Call, Locates 25.00 Matt Parrott & Sons, Utility bills 389.64 James Peters, Atty, Professional fees 342.34 Postmaster, Box rent 80.00 Pronto Market, Gas 267.88 Quality Truck Rebuilders, Vehicle maintenance 1180.95 Qwest, Phone service 38.26 Ralph Higgins, Sewer opening 158.90 Oelwein Publishing Co., Minutes 174.61 Stamp Fulfillment Services, Prestamped envelopes 974.20 Marlene Strempke, Mileage 40.95 TeKippe Engineering, Professional services 2657.73 US Cellular. Phone service 187.07 US Filter Distribution Group, Riser rings 72.00 Utility Equipment Co., Curb boxes 357.65 Ted Vorwald, Hotel & mileage 268.73 Maurice Welsh, Mowing Crow property 100.00 Wertjes Uniforms, Uniforms 650.00 Zeidlers, Grates 300.00 Clayton Energy, 3368 MCF 10909.28 Postmaster, Postage utility bills 102.60 Security State Bank, Loan payment 5555.00 BYN Trust, Interest GO Bonds 3307.50 City of Fairbank, Utilities 2620.83 Wellmark, Health insurance 1620.31 Delta Dental, Dental insurance 79.04 Fairbank State Bank, Interest TIF Bond 1804.93 Clayton Energy, Reservation charge, professional fees 6045.91 The Library Board approved the following bills for payment at their December 3, 2001 meeting: Beverly DeNeve, Cleaning 106.00 Fairbank Library, Postage 25.00 Baker & Taylor, Books 465.14 Book Look, Books 85.94 Prevention, Subscription renewal 18.97 Sports Illustrated, Subscription renewal 59.95 Demco, Office supplies 77.55 Phyllis Murilla, Video reimbursement 26.98 AT&T. Phone 41.14 Motion to adjourn by Kayser, second by Suckow. Roll call vote—Ayes: Kayser, Suckow, Frost and Plaster. Nays: None.
____________________________________ Maurice Welsh, Mayor ___________________________________ Marlene Strempke, City Clerk
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