REGULAR MEETING

                The Fairbank City Council met in Regular Session on May 11, 2009.  The Mayor called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance at 6:00 P.M.  Members present: Shields, Frost, Mangrich and Woods.  Absent: Kayser.  Also present:  Heather Prendergast, City Attorney; Dave Ryan, Public Works Director and Marlene Strempke, City Clerk.

                Motion by Frost, second by Mangrich to approve the agenda as presented.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Frost, Mangrich, Woods and Shields.  Nays: None.

                Motion by Mangrich, second by Woods to approve the Minutes of the April 27^th Regular Meeting.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Mangrich, Woods, Shields and Frost.  Nays: None.

                Motion by Mangrich, second by Frost to approve the Treasurer’s Report.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Mangrich, Frost, Shields and Woods.  Nays: None.  Receipts for the month of April were: General, $69,669.31; Special Revenue, $63,626.42; Permanent, $62.23; Capital, $102.54 and Enterprise, $140,009.87.  Total receipts were $273,470.37. Expenditures were: General, $28,441.73; Special, $4,827.25; Enterprise, $107,642.49.  Total expenditures were $140,911.47.

                Motion by Woods, second by Frost to open the Public Hearing for the FY 2008-09 City Budget Amendment at 6:05 P.M.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Woods, Frost, Mangrich and Shields.  Nays: None.  No comments were received, written or oral.

                Motion by Frost, second by Shields to close the Public Hearing.  Roll call vote—Ayes:  Frost, Shields, Woods and Mangrich.  Nays: None.

                Motion by Woods, second by Shields to approve RESOLUTION 2009-10 – CITY BUDGET AMENDMENT AND CERTIFICATION.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Woods, Shields, Frost and Mangrich.  Nays: None.

                Jon Biederman from TeKippe Engineering was present to discuss the preliminary estimated costs for the water and street construction for the new school.  The council will review the figures and discuss again at a future meeting.

                Bob Baumann and Craig Codner were present from Butler County REC to answer any question the council had on the recently completed rate study.  It will be decided at a future council meeting how to implement it and when.  They also discussed the new energy rebate requirements which must be in place by January 1, 2010. 

                Motion by Mangrich, second by Frost to approve the Application for Renewal of Beer License for Casey’s General Store.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Mangrich, Frost, Shields and Woods.  Nays: None.

                The Cemetery Ordinance will be amended to prohibit any plantings that are not a part of a grave marker and to require markers on the newly established cremation lots to be flush with the ground to simplify maintenance.

                Motion by Shields, second by Woods to approve the bills as presented with correction of the Butler County REC amount to actual when received.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Shields, Woods, Mangrich and Frost.  Nays: None.

Allied Systems, Motor............................................................................................... 3309.08

Best Western Metro North, Training........................................................................ 134.40

Black Hawk County Health Department, Food License............................................ 67.50

Black Hawk Waste Disposal, April Service............................................................ 4498.26

Burmeister, Street Lights............................................................................................. 260.00

Butler County REC, Electricity................................................................................ 34960.80

Clayton Energy Corp., Reservation......................................................................... 2956.43

Don’s Truck Sales, Freight............................................................................................ 92.21

Fairbank Food Center, Supplies..................................................................................... 2.29

Fayette County Recorder, Fees.................................................................................... 32.00

Gall’s, Supplies.............................................................................................................. 137.90

Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Certification............................................. 120.00

Iowa Assn of Municipal Utilities, Eco@Home........................................................ 322.58

Iowa League of Cities, Service Fee.............................................................................. 50.00

Iowa Telecom, Telephone........................................................................................... 390.09

Iowa Utilities Board, Assessments............................................................................ 197.00

City of Jesup, Fuel.......................................................................................................... 74.00

Kayser Preferred Graphics, Caps.................................................................................. 40.74

Keystone Laboratories, Testing................................................................................. 231.30

Knapp’s Service, Repairs............................................................................................ 237.32

MARC, Photo Blue....................................................................................................... 115.40

Sharon Maricle, Office................................................................................................... 70.00

Mason City Business Systems, Maintenance............................................................. 5.48

Matt Parrott & Sons, office Supplies........................................................................... 16.28

Miller Construction Co., Equip Rent.......................................................................... 100.00

Modern Building Products, Supplies........................................................................ 949.28

Municipal Pipe Tool Co, Maintenance...................................................................... 520.00

O’Reilly Auto Parts, Supplies....................................................................................... 13.98

Oelwein Publishing Co., Publications........................................................................ 221.41

Ortivus, Inc., Billing Services...................................................................................... 137.50

Gary Ott, Training............................................................................................................. 8.48

Prairie Road Builders, Supplies................................................................................... 128.25

Premier Technology LLC, Service.............................................................................. 481.00

Pronto Market, Fuel...................................................................................................... 573.59

Roberts, Stevens & Prendergast Services................................................................ 525.00

Dave Ryan, Training.................................................................................................... 133.19

Schutte Spraying Service, Fertilizer............................................................................. 82.50

Seehase Masonry, Inc., Repairs................................................................................. 279.59

Janece Silva, Mileage................................................................................................... 129.60

Superior Welding, Supplies.......................................................................................... 38.24

T & R Service, Testing................................................................................................... 15.00

Turf & Landscape, Inc. Mowing................................................................................ 360.00

USAquatics, Inc., Basic Services............................................................................. 2000.00

Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corp., Services................................................... 613.81

Todd Neil, Deposit Refund........................................................................................... 21.55

Michelle Nading, Deposit Refund.............................................................................. 200.00

James Curley, Deposit Refund.................................................................................... 200.00

City of Fairbank, Deposit Applied............................................................................. 378.45

City of Fairbank, Utilities........................................................................................... 4064.85

Delta Dental, May Premium......................................................................................... 138.46

Fairbank Plumbing & Heating, Labor........................................................................ 960.00

US Cellular, Cell Phones.............................................................................................. 229.25

Wellmark, May Premium............................................................................................ 2996.25

Northeast Security Bank, Taxes................................................................................. 783.03

Clayton Energy Corp., Gas...................................................................................... 23511.19

Fairbank Postmaster, Postage....................................................................................... 15.00

City of Fairbank, Utilities............................................................................................. 203.32

Fairbank Postmaster, Postage..................................................................................... 197.40

Northeast Security Bank, Taxes............................................................................... 2534.76

Northeast Security Bank, Taxes................................................................................. 301.45

IPERS, Benefits........................................................................................................... 1931.40

Treasurer, State of Iowa, Sales Tax.......................................................................... 2927.56

Payroll Claims............................................................................................................ 11950.91

The Library Board approved the following bills on May 6, 2009:

Baker & Taylor, Books................................................................................................. 418.89

Book Look, Books........................................................................................................ 102.81

Dean Brase, Equipment................................................................................................ 100.00

CDW Government, Equipment................................................................................... 608.94

Center Point Large Print................................................................................................. 41.34

Demco, Office Supplies................................................................................................ 110.17

Fairbank Public Library, Postage.................................................................................. 25.00

Family Fun, Subscription............................................................................................... 19.95

Follett Software Co., Equip Maintenance................................................................. 559.00

Good Housekeeping, Subscription.............................................................................. 17.09

Midamerica Books, Books............................................................................................. 75.75

Scholastic, Inc., Books................................................................................................... 35.00

Scholastic Library, Books............................................................................................ 851.20

Taste of Home, Subscription........................................................................................ 10.00

Karen Tiedt, Travel ........................................................................................................ 62.99

Upstart, Supplies............................................................................................................ 16.20

Payroll Claims.............................................................................................................. 1328.83

                Motion by Mangrich, second by Frost to adjourn at 7:46 P.M.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Mangrich, Frost, Shields and Woods.  Nays: None.

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                                                                                                Maurice Welsh, Mayor

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Marlene Strempke, City Clerk