REGULAR MEETING
The Fairbank City Council met in Regular Session on Monday, September 11, 2006. Mayor Welsh called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. Members present: Shields, Frost, Mangrich, Woods and Kayser. Also present: B.J. Sackett, Police Chief; Gary Ott, Maintenance Technician; Ed Gipper, Fire Chief; Carter Stevens, City Attorney; Dave Ryan, Assistant Public Works Director and Marlene Strempke, City Clerk.
Motion by Woods, second by Mangrich to approve the agenda as presented. Roll call vote—Ayes: Woods, Mangrich, Frost, Shields and Kayser. Nays: None.
Motion by Kayser, second by Frost to approve the Minutes of the August 28, 2006 Regular Meeting with a correction to paragraph seven to read residential area. Roll call vote—Ayes: Kayser, Frost, Shields, Woods and Mangrich. Nays: None.
Motion by Shields, second by Kayser to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Receipts for the month of August were $117,503.92 and disbursements were $125,356.70. Balance on hand at the close of business on August 31, 2006 was $1,340,157.49. Roll call vote—Ayes: Shields, Kayser, Mangrich, Frost and Shields. Nays: None.
Blane Benham was present from Black Hawk Waste Disposal for the annual contract review. There has been a problem with construction debris put in the garbage. Effective immediately, there will be an additional charge for construction debris or it will be left at the curb. Also, 55 gallon drums are no longer to be used as they are too unwieldy to handle and collect water on rainy days. All garbage needs to be in watertight containers. The annual Clean-up Day will be held on October 26, 2006. Beginning in January garbage and recycling will both be picked up on the same day.
The third and final reading was held for Ordinance 296. Motion by Mangrich, second by Woods to adopt ORDINANCE 296 – ZONING ORDINANCE with an effective date of January 1, 2007. Roll call vote—Ayes: Mangrich, Woods, Kayser, Frost, Shields. Nays: None.
The third and final reading was held for Ordinance 297. Motion by Woods, second by Mangrich to adopt ORDINANCE 297 – WEED CONTROL. Roll call vote—Ayes: Woods. Mangrich, Frost, and Kayser. Nays: Shields.
Motion by Kayser, second by Frost to approve the first reading of ORDINANCE 299 – AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRBANK, IOWA, BY AMENDING SPECIAL 30 MPH SPEED ZONES TO 25 MPH SPEED ZONES. Roll call vote—Ayes: Kayser, Frost, Shields, Woods and Mangrich. Nay: None.
Accepting the bid for the water and sewer utilities in the industrial park was delayed until the next meeting and the land is annexed into the city. In the meantime, the details of the financing will be finalized with the bonding attorney. Motion by Mangrich, second by Shields to have the city attorney begin the procedures for the annexation of the land. Roll call vote—Ayes: Mangrich, Shields, Woods, Kayser and Frost. Nays: None.
Motion by Kayser, second by Woods to approve the Mayor signing the Memorandum of Understanding for the grant application for Safe Routes to School. Roll call vote—Ayes: Kayser, Woods, Shields, Frost and Mangrich. Nays: None.
The Fire Marshall will be contacted to do an inspection on the property on Grove Street before any further action is taken on abatement.
The Police Committee will meet to discuss the purchase of a second police vehicle.
The City will wait to see what develops in regard to dispatch services in the county.
Motion by Woods, second by Frost to pay the bills as presented with an adjustment for the Butler County REC bill to actual cost. Roll call vote—Ayes: Woods, Frost, Shields, Kayser and Mangrich. Nays: None.
Alliant Energy.... 13.26
Arctic Seal.. 370.00
Arnold Motor Supply.... 35.49
B & K Automotive 28.05
Barco Municipal Products.... 66.62
Barron Motor Parts.... 13.13
Benny’s Welding.... 87.50
Buchanan County economic Development Commission 1868.00
Buchanan County Clerk of Court.. 200.00
Buchanan County Recorder.. 185.00
Buchanan County Treasurer. 564.00
Burmeister 3266.25
Butler County REC 13142.62
Butler County REC 31366.52
Don’s Truck Sales.... 66.53
American Bottling Co... 107.85
Emergency Medical Products, Inc... 103.39
Evens Lawn Care & Snow Removal 1325.00
Fairbank Food Center.... 34.46
Fairbank Sign Design.... 56.00
Farm Plan.... 53.10
Friederich Janitorial Services, Inc. 7.95
Hawkeye Community College.... 75.00
Haven Electronics 69.95
INRCOG.. 730.00
Iowa One Call...... 9.90
Iowa Prison Industries 833.58
Iowa Telecom.. 552.33
Keystone Laboratories.. 235.00
Knapp’s Service.. 127.63
K.A.L., Inc... 174.35
Manatt’s 283.92
Matt Parrott & Sons Company.. 14.98
Modern Building Products.. 858.82
Midstates Power Consulting 261.56
Maurer Tree Service.. 400.00
Nagle Signs, Inc... 233.98
National Waterworks 1689.76
Norby’s Farm Fleet.. 175.61
Northeast Iowa Inspections.. 418.00
Oelwein Daily Register.. 247.71
Office Towne, Inc... 549.00
Office of Vehicle Services.... 70.00
Paul Niemann Construction Co... 434.97
Prairie Road Builders, Inc. 20390.25
Pronto Market 1023.94
PPG Architectural Finishes.. 121.48
Mary Beth Ryan.... 18.90
Rhino Marketing & Protection Systems.. 511.67
Roberts, Stevens & Prendergast, P.L.C. 1055.00
Schutte Spraying Service, Inc... 456.00
Janece Silva.... 18.90
Marlene Strempke.. 23.31
Signs 2 U. 40.00
Tripoli Extinguisher.... 40.00
US Treasury 3878.40
Grainger.. 190.44
Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier.... 59.45
Maurice Welsh.... 53.55
Wilharm Stump Removal.. 160.00
Jason & Danielle Niedert.. 200.00
Ryan Franck.. 200.00
Barbara Jensen...... 6.77
City of Fairbank.. 193.23
Paul Sommerfeldt 27.00
Fairbank Postmaster 120.00
Clayton Energy Corporation 4762.47
City of Fairbank.. 206.50
City of Fairbank 5497.45
Yolanda Cherry.. 135.00
US Cellular.. 186.76
Delta Dental.. 193.61
Fairbank Postmaster 35.61
United Healthcare 3205.18
City of Fairbank.. 206.50
Clayton Energy Corporation 2627.06
Fairbank State Bank 6044.71
IPERS 1801.75
Treasurer-State of Iowa 2760.28
Payroll Claims 12565.34
The Library Board approved the following bills on September 6, 2006:
Fairbank Public Library.... 25.00
Northeast Iowa Library Service Area.... 20.00
Brodart Co. 20.63
Rite Price Office Supply...... 5.68
Demco.... 63.12
Baker & Taylor.. 423.35
Book Look.... 99.90
Olympia Book Corp..... 84.74
Karen Tiedt.... 92.31
Miller Plumbing & Heating.... 84.00
Payroll Claims 1274.14
Motion by Shields, second by Woods to adjourn at 7:55 P.M. Roll call vote—Ayes:
Shields, Woods, Kayser, Mangrich and Frost. Nays: None.
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Maurice Welsh, Mayor
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Marlene Strempke, City Clerk