REGULAR MEETING

                The Fairbank City Council met in Regular Session on Monday, November 12, 2007.  Mayor Welsh called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.  Members present: Woods, Shields, Frost and Mangrich. Absent: Kayser.  Also present:  B. J. Sackett, Police Chief; Ted Vorwald, Utility Superintendent; Carter Stevens, City Attorney; Dave Ryan, Assistant Public Works Director; Gary Ott, Maintenance Technician and Marlene Strempke, City Clerk.

                Motion by Woods, second by Mangrich to amend the agenda to include Daycare Center Funds.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Woods, Mangrich, Frost and Shields.  Nays: None.

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

                Motion by Mangrich, second by Woods to approve the Minutes of the October 22^nd Regular Meeting.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Mangrich, Woods, Shields and Frost.  Nays: None.

                Motion by Shields, second by Mangrich to approve the Treasurer’s Report.  Receipts for the month of October were $252,676.08 and disbursements were $517,701.67.  Balance on hand at close of business on October 31, 2007 was $1,193,255.57.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Shields, Mangrich, Woods and Frost.  Nays: None.

                Councilman Kayser arrived at 6:04 P.M.

                Craig Codner and Bobby Joe Miller were present from Butler County REC.  They informed the council that there will be a rate increase effective January 1 and the reasons it was necessary.  A resolution establishing an ECA will be drawn up.  The Council will begin working on how this increase will be handled at the next meeting.

                Attorney Stevens brought the council up to date on the progress in cleaning up the property at 506 Grove Street.  The owner is to have a plan to the attorney by December 1 stating a time frame for progress.  The Council can then accept or deny the plan of remedy.

                Motion by Kayser, second by Mangrich to hold the first reading of ORDINANCE 297 – AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRBANK, IOWA, BY ADDING A CHAPTER PERTAINING TO WEEDS AND REPEALING THE WEEDS AND BRUSH SUBSECTION IN THE NUICANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE, CHAPTER 50. The third reading will be at the November 26^th council meeting.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Kayser, Mangrich, Frost, Shields and Woods.  Nays: None.

                Motion by Mangrich, second by Woods to hold the first reading of ORDINANCE 306 – AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRBANK, IOWA, 1999, BY AMENDING PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO CEMETERY REGULATIONS.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Mangrich, Woods, Shields, Frost and Kayser.  Nays: None.

                Motion by Frost, second by Mangrich to hold the first reading of ORDINANCE 307 – AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRBANK, IOWA, 1999, BY AMENDING PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO EXERCISE OF POWER.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Frost, Mangrich, Kayser, Woods and Shields.  Nays: None.

                Motion by Mangrich, second by Frost to proceed with the codification of ordinances at an estimated cost of $1,400.00.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Mangrich, Frost, Shields, Woods and Kayser.  Nays: None.

                Motion by Kayser, second by Woods to approve the re-appointment of Sharon Maricle to the Library Board.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Kayser, Woods, Shields, Frost and Mangrich.  Nays: None.

                Motion by Mangrich, second by Kayser to certify for $150,000 in TIF tax revenue for FY 2009.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Mangrich, Kayser, Woods, Shields and Frost.  Nays: None.

                School Crossing Signal was tabled until more information can be obtained.

                Motion by Shields, second by Kayser to adjust the payroll for an employee who has obtained the licenses required to receive the additional 1.5% pay increase. It will be retroactive to July 1.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Shields, Kayser, Mangrich, Frost and Woods.  Nays: None.

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

Advance Engineering Corp... 325.71

Alliant Energy.. 305.00

Monkeytown.... 91.67

Appliance Plus.... 29.95

Arnold Motor Supply.... 62.13

Avalon Tire & Service Center.. 512.28

B & K Automotive.. 324.54

Black Hawk Waste Disposal 6520.92

Buchanan County Recorder.... 12.00

Burmeister 7236.93

Butler County REC 31366.69

Covenant Clinics.... 30.00

Cy & Charly’s Firestone, Inc... 173.04

City of Jesup.... 18.97

D & S Portables 170.00

Data Technologies, Inc. 1789.38

Don’s Truck Sales, Inc. 96.78

Emergency Vehicle Sales & service.... 30.66

Fairbank Food Center...... 7.57

Fairbank Postmaster 16.20

Fairbank Sign Design.. 240.00

Fairbank State Bank 4047.14

Galls .. 454.98

Groebner & Associates 141.46

Galeton Gloves & Safety Products.. 162.83

Hawkeye Community College.... 15.00

Iowa Department of Natural Resources 250.00

Iowa Codification, Inc... 200.00

Iowa League of Cities.... 30.00

Iowa One Call.... 17.10

Iowa Telecom.. 487.56

Impact Co. Inc..... 62.00

IPERS 1940.33

Keystone Laboratories, Inc... 317.00

Kirkwood Community College.. 750.00

Kluesner Construction, Inc. 11703.64

Knapp’s Service...... 4.34

Manatt’s Inc... 117.82

Martelle Water Treatment 1297.65

Modern Building Products 2193.75

Maurer Tree Service.. 500.00

Norby’s Farm Fleet.... 34.93

Oelwein Publishing Company 369.95

Oelwein Veterinary Clinic.... 90.50

Otivus, Inc... 247.50

Gary Ott.... 95.76

Office of Vehicle Services.... 70.00

Paul Niemann Construction Co..... 38.63

Prairie Road Builders, Inc... 400.00

Pronto Market.. 922.35

Rite Price Office Supply, Inc... 234.56

Roberts, Stevens & Prendergast, P.L.C. 1350.00

Sandry Fire Supply, L.L.C....... 9.05

Superior Welding Supply Co. 31.20

Janece Silva.. 109.62

Stetson Building Products, Inc..... 80.00

Shady Grove Technologies.. 215.88

TeKippe Engineering, P.C. 1230.50

Turf & Landscape, Inc... 610.00

Waterloo Fire Rescue.. 150.00

Maurice Welsh.. 241.31

Woods Construction, Inc. 2150.00

West Union Trenching LLC.. 800.00

Zupke Sand & Gravel.. 130.00

City of Fairbank.. 309.91

Lindsey Sauerbrei. 170.67

Tony & Kari Pleggenhuhle.. 119.42

Electrical Engineering & Equipment Co. 1461.67

Fairbank Postmaster 196.80

Butler County REC 34723.48

Clayton Energy Corporation 5594.38

Fairbank State Bank 319000.00

INRCOG.. 525.00

Delta Dental.. 199.42

United Healthcare 3829.96

Sharon Maricle.... 85.00

US Cellular.. 178.21

Rick Wierck.. 425.00

Manatt’s, Inc.. 125.46

Clayton Energy Corporation 2649.14

City of Fairbank 3772.81

Treasurer-State of Iowa 2449.02

Payroll Claims 12420.58

The Library Board approved the following bills on October 31, 2007:

Baker & Taylor Books.. 409.47

Book Look.. 125.92

Dean Brase.. 857.99

Fairbank Public Library.... 25.00

Miller Construction Co. 2500.00

Modern Building Products.... 53.91

Scholastic. 23.75

Thomson Gale.... 10.98

Karen Tiedt.... 91.07

Upstart.... 38.75

Walden Book Company, Inc..... 43.87

Levi Zuck.. 725.11

Payroll Claims 1673.41

                Daycare funds will be on the agenda for the November 26^th meeting.  Craig Codner of Butler County will investigate the possibility of using some of the money out of the marketing funds.

                Motion by Mangrich, second by Shields to adjourn at 7:58 P.M.  Roll call vote—Ayes: Mangrich, Shields, Woods, Kayser and Frost.  Nays: None.

                                                                                                _______________________________

                                                                                                Maurice Welsh, Mayor

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Marlene Strempke, City Clerk