May 13th, 2019 - City Council Meeting Minutes
Walford City Council ProceedingsRegular Meeting May 13th, 2019Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m., by Mayor Bill Voss.Roll Call: Bergmeier, Huber, Kane, Pegump and Voss present. None absent.Kane moved approval of the agenda as posted, seconded by Huber. Roll Call: Unanimous.Bergmeier moved approval of the April 8th, 2019 minutes as posted and published, seconded by Kane. Roll Call: Unanimous.Pegump moved approval of the April 30th, 2019 Treasurer’s Report, seconded by Voss. Roll Call: Unanimous.Kane moved approval of the May Expenditure’s, seconded by Bergmeier. Roll Call: Unanimous.Cathy Bayne Fairfax Library Director, library board member, employee and several Walford citizens were present to support the library. Library discussion included but not limited to, user/household count, amount of funding requested, library budget, and usage of other libraries without contract in Linn County.Bergmeier moved approval to increase the FY 19/20 Fairfax Library Contract funding in the amount of $1,500.00, (One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars) seconded by Huber. Roll Call: Unanimous. Increase was accepted. Contract renewal will be on the June agenda.A public hearing was held at 7:23 p.m. regarding the proposed FY 18/19 Budget Amendment.No oral or written objections received.Kane moved to close the FY 18/19 Budget Amendment hearing at 7:24 p.m., seconded by Voss. Roll Call: UnanimousPegump introduced Resolution No. 5-19-1 approving the FY 18/19 Budget Amendment, seconded by Bergmeier. Roll Call: Unanimous.Huber moved approval of the renewal of Cigarette/Tobacco/Nicotine/Vapor Permit of the Walford BP, seconded by Pegump. Roll Call: Unanimous.Kane moved approval of the renewal of Class C Liquor (LC) (Commercial) Outdoor/Sunday Sales for Bully’s Angle Inn, seconded by Bergmeier. Roll Call: Unanimous.Voss moved approval of the Saturday June 8th, 2019 Fireworks Permit for Iowa Pyrotechnics, seconded by Kane. Roll Call: Unanimous.Resident was present to inquire about early fireworks date and last year’s show in the rain.Mayor and Council reviewed seal Coat Proposals from L.L. Pelling Co. and Prairie Road Builders.Bergmeier moved approval of lowest seal coat street repair proposal, from Prairie Road Builders of Hazleton, Iowa in the amount of $36,348.00, seconded by Kane. Roll Call: Unanimous.Bergmeier moved approval to have property appraised for possible purchase, seconded by Voss. Roll Call: Unanimous.Discussion was held regarding Preliminary FEMA Flood Insurance Study/Maps. No action taken.Deputy Tindle, of the Linn County Sheriff Department was present to submit sheriff report and answer questions and or concerns.Jarad Diedrich was present to submit sanitary sewer plant maintenance schedule.Park and Recreation Minutes from Tuesday May 7th, 2019 were received and placed on file.Citizen was present to discuss water issues in street right of way. City will move forward to investigate the cause.Page 1 of 3Other areas of discussion included but not limited to the following: Park tree spraying, request for additional yard carts (no changes), maintenance building door repair, senior dinning, trash can request for Knapp Creek Park, Clerk to testify for parking ticket hearing, temporary janitorial service, Planning and Zoning meeting scheduled for Comprehensive Plan, Bergmeier Construction donation of park bench at the baseball diamond. Kane moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:08 p.m., seconded by Pegump. Roll Call: Unanimous.April Building Permits Approved: Bass (Temp. Sign); Carter (Solar Panels); Albert (Solar Panels); Slosiarek (Fence); Thompson (Driveway); Osborne (Addition); Marshall (Deck Addition).Month’s Receipts: (General Fund) 242,897.38; (Sewer Fund) 13,583.13; (Road Use Tax) 7,962.29; (Local Option Tax) 3.448.56; (Tax Increment) 2,417.05; (Garbage Fund) 10,099.76. Revenue Totals: $280,408.17.General and Road Use Tax Expenditures:Absolute Security (Shop Monitoring) 147.00Advanced Systems (Maint/Copy/Count) 169.67A-Line Striping & Sweeping (Sweeping) 2,255.00Alliant (Electric) 3,469.42Allegra Print (Printing) 304.34Butz Insurance (Work Comp) 1,441.00Cintas (Uniforms/Rugs/Towels) 460.79Diedrich, Jarad (Wages) 4,154.40Ellis, Gary (Wages) 688.00Evans Computer (Tec Support) 140.13Federal Tax Payment 3,003.46Firehouse Pyrotechnics (Display& Insurance) 7,500.00Gann, Janet (Wages) 3,125.85Gazette (Publications) 224.33G & H Electric (Light Repairs) 1,862.69(City Signs) 1,656.82Holland Law Office (Attorney) 332.50Hydra-Fab LLC (Part) 371.83Iowa Depart. Human Services 517.00IPERS (Withholdings) 1,887.75Martin’s Flags (Flags) 282.58Menards (Materials) 342.65Monticello Sports (Shirts) 1,600.50Orkin (Hall Spray) 59.71Port” O” Jonny (Restrooms) 311.50Postmaster 88.55ProPet (Bags/Liners) 108.85Rick, Howard (Labor) 2,208.00Sevig Utility (Water) 31.60Snyder Associates (Engineer) 1,467.59South Slope (Internet/Telephone) 221.80Tiedeman, Dawn (Janitorial) 126.00Page 2 of 3US Cellular (Cell Phones) 144.24Visa: (BP) 234.75; (Wal-Mart) 184.44;(Postmaster) 110.00; (Menards) 79.94;(Conference) 393.92; (Staples) 112.32(Mutual Wheel) 14.90Voss, Bill (Cell Phone) 50.00Wellmark Blue Cross (Insurance) 1,781.46Wendling Quarries (Rock) 235.54Sewer Fund Expenditures:Alliant (Electric) 2,952.59Aero-Mod (Parts) 844.75Brown Concrete & Backhoe (Set Pump) 312.50Center State Bank (Auto) 111.50Custom Hose & Supplies (Parts) 354.51Diedrich, Jarad (Wages) 4,154.40Gann, Janet (Wages) 3,125.85G & H Electrical (Electric Service) 254.40ION Environmental Solutions (Labs) 676.00Iowa One Call (Locations) 38.70Ken-Way (Jet/Vac) 875.00Postmaster 162.75South Slope (Telephone/Internet) 102.19Snyder Associates (Engineer) 171.00Wellmark Blue Cross (Insurance) 822.33Garbage Fund Expenditures:Benton County Disposal (Tipping) 1,408.50Johnson County Refuse (Hauling) 7,888.00(Yard Waste) 250.14Postmaster 177.10Total Expenditures: 68,585.03__________________________________Bill VossMayorATTEST:__________________________________Janet L. 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