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Fairbank City Council Regular Council Meeting Agenda Meeting to be held Monday, January 14, 2002 6:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING
The Fairbank City Council held its Regular Meeting on Monday, January 14, 2002. Mayor Welsh called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. Members present: Plaster, Frost, Suckow, and Woods. Absent: Kayser. Also present: Jim Peters, City Attorney; Mary Lou Fink, City Treasurer; Ted Vorwald, Utility Superintendent; Rick Deitrick, Acting Police Chief; Dave Ryan, Assistant Public Works Director and Marlene Strempke, City Clerk. Motion by Plaster, second by Woods to amend the agenda to include Front Street Traffic Concerns. Roll call vote – Ayes: Plaster, Woods, Suckow and Frost. Nays: None Motion by Suckow, second by Frost to approve the agenda as amended. Roll call vote – Ayes: Suckow, Frost, Plaster, and Woods. Nays: None. The following people took the oath of office: Steve Welter, Fire Chief; Ed Gipper, Assistant Chief; Tom Miller, Fire Dept. President; Brian Coller, Fire Dept. Treasurer; Mary Lou Fink, City Treasurer and Marlene Strempke, City Clerk. Motion by Plaster, second by Suckow to approve the minutes of December 10 and 19 Regular Meeting. Roll call vote –Ayes: Plaster, Suckow, Frost, and Woods. Nays: None. The Treasurer’s report was reviewed. Receipts for the month of December were $143,447.68 and disbursements were $268,410.39. Balance on hand on December 31, 2001 was $533,937.96. Motion by Frost, second by Woods to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Roll call vote – Ayes: Frost, Woods, Suckow, and Plaster. Nays: None. Motion by Suckow, second by Frost to approve ORDINANCE 268 – AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FAIRBANK, IOWA, BY AMENDING SECTION 63.04 OF THE CODE PERTAINING TO SPEED RESTRICTIONS ON FOURTH STREET. Roll call vote – Ayes: Suckow, Frost, Plaster, and Woods. Nays: None. Motion by Frost, second by Plaster to waive the second and third readings of Ordinance 268. Roll call vote – Ayes: Frost, Plaster, Suckow, and Woods. Nays: None. Clarence Leyh of Sumner will be officially hired as police officer and his salary set at the next council meeting. He has signed an agreement to reimburse the city on a prorated scales for expenses of certification if he doesn’t stay the required three years. February 1st is the targeted start date of employment. Motion by Suckow, second by Plaster to approve RESOLUTION 2002-01 RESOLUTION CERTIFYING COSTS TO THE BUCHANAN COUNTY TREASURER FOR ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE at 401 South Street for $148.00 and RESOLUTION 2002-02 RESOLUTION CERTIFYING COSTS TO THE BUCHANAN COUNTY TREASURER FOR ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE at 307 Sixth Street for $100.00. Roll call vote – Ayes: Suckow, Plaster, Frost, and Woods. Nays: None. Motion by Suckow, second by Frost to approve the renewal application for a liquor license for the American Legion. Roll call vote – Ayes: Suckow, Plaster, Frost, and Woods. Nays: None. Motion by Frost, second by Suckow to hire Dick DeWater for $175.00 to evaluate the property at 307 Sixth Street North in preparation for the upcoming court date. Roll call vote – Ayes: Frost, Suckow, Woods, and Plaster. Nays: None. No one will attend the Zoning & Use Seminar in February. Someone will check with INRCOG to see if they have a program that would be beneficial at a better price. Budget workshop was set for Monday, January 21, 2002 at 6:00pm. Motion by Plaster, second by Frost to approve the bills for payment with the following changes – Add bill to Maguire Iron for $42,795.51 and hold the bill to Iowa Business Machines for $536.63. Roll call vote – Ayes: Plaster, Frost, Suckow, and Woods. Nays: None.
Alcopro, PBT 516.65 Alliant Energy, electric usage 22362.70 Apex Office Supply, supplies 66.07 AT&T, telephone 16.70 American Water Works Association,2002 Dues 53.00 B&K Automotive, oil change 21.93 Battery Zone, batteries 36.00 Black Hawk Waste Disposal, garbage pick up 3271.20 Buchanan County Tourism Club, dues 55.00 Burmeister Electric Company, connect wire 498.31 Chief Supply, 50 film 109.50 Creekside Sawmill, boards 27.76 Don’s Truck,lights,plugs 28.99 EMC, copper wire 332.91 Fairbank Food Center, suuplies, certificate 42.48 Fayette County Economic Development Comm, donation 48.01 Gingerich Canvas, banner repair 11.00 Grainger, light flag pole, 43.63 Hach Company, phosver 110.00 Hub City, tractor oil 34.11 Iowa Prison Industry, traffic signs 146.99 Iowa Firemen’s Association, 28 dues 280.00 IAMU, meeting 50.00 Iowa Section AWWA, annual dues 100.00 Iowa Telecom, telephone 305.51 Pesticide Bureau, pesticide license renewal 15.00 IMFOA, 4/1/02 TO 4/1/03 30.00 Brian Jackson, labor 177.50 Jim’s Welding, grates 73.00 Miller’s Plumbing and Heating, lock nut 1.50 Keystone Labs, sewer and water testing 173.50 John H. Leavey, infrared thermometer 78.47 Lehmkuhl’s, fuel 155.62 Business System Inc, fax toner 165.00 MCI, telephone 57.20 Mike’s Body Shop, repair black truck 380.32 Modern Building Products, supplies 492.01 North American Salt Co, road salt 912.31 Paul Neimann, road rock 1063.02 Norby’s Farm Fleet, socket 1.79 City of Oelwein, sewer 237.50 OMB Police Supply, badge 10.00 Iowa One Call, faxes 17.00 Matt Parrot and Sons Company, tax papers 46.08 James Peters, Atty, services 486.00 Pool Tech, reagant 188.48 Pronto Market, gas 278.22 Qwest, telephone 38.26 Racom Corp, camera 325.00 Radio Communication Co, radio repair 19.53 The Rec Room, uniforms 271.50 Oelwein Publishing Company, council meetings 220.23 MBNA America, phone replacement 35.00 Stanard & Associates, test score 3.00 Ster’s Aquatic Sport Center, checked air tanks 21.80 TeKippe Engineering, NPDES Permits 2917.87 Tripoli Extinguisher, fire extinguisher checks 45.00 US Cellular, telephone 166.70 US Filter, hydrant meters 1578.89 UECO, 2 holding spool 136.72 WEF, membership renewal 52.00 Maguire Iron, payment #2 water tower 163449.49 City of Fairbank, utilities 2427.34 Buchanan Extension Office, workshop 25.00 Buchanan Count Recorder, riverside park restriction 11.00 Postmaster, postage 114.03 Delta Dental, insurance 79.04 Security State Bank, loan payment 5555.00 Well mark, insurance 1620.31 GMAC, loan 8400.00 Claytn Energy, gas cost 14579.39 Brian Jackson, labor 172.50 Clayton Energy, gas cost 6045.91 Operation Threshold, repayment 260.00 The Library Board approved the following bills for payment at the January 2, 2002 meeting. Beverly Deneve, contract labor 132.50 Fairbank Library, postage 25.00 AT&T, telephone 16.70 Phyllis Murilla, travel/conference 32.72 Fairbank State Bank, Misc 15.00 Rite Price, office supplies 95.93 Baker & Taylor, books 335.08 Book Look, books 85.93 Regent, Books 101.81 Ryan Electric, building maintenance 23.20 Phyllis Murilla, videos 27.98 A group of citizens were present to express their continuing concern about the traffic on Front Street. A petition signatures of all the residents living on the street was presented to the council. A stop sign will be added at the intersection of Front and 6th Street for east bound traffic. This will make this intersection a four-way stop. The City will also look into the possibility of a traffic count for the street. It will be placed on the agenda for the February 11th meeting. Motion by Suckow, second by Plaster to adjourn. Roll call vote – Ayes: Suckow, Plaster, Frost and woods. Nays: None. _____________________________________ Maurice Welsh, Mayor
________________________________________ Marlene Strempke, City Clerk
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