City of
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The
Mechanicsville City Council met in regular session on
Mick and
Corrina addressed the council regarding the nuisance
abatement they had been served seeking information regarding the movement of
the leaning camper to a location inside of their fenced in yard. The council indicated that the issue was a
safety concern in its present location due to it leaning and resting upon the
fence. As long as the camper does not
become another nuisance (falling over etc.) it would be acceptable to move it
inside the fence, to make it reasonably secure.
It was agreed this would be completed by
CONSENT AGENDA: Larry Beck motioned, Karrie
Johnson seconded to approve the consent agenda including the agenda, minutes
from
The
claims approved were as follows:
|
TREAS, STATE OF |
962.28 |
HACH COMPANY |
152.10 |
|
IA LEAGUE OF CITIES |
15.00 |
IA HEALTH PHYSICIANS |
178.00 |
|
CARRIE ALBAUGH |
98.83 |
IA ONE CALL |
0.90 |
|
THOMAS ALBAUGH |
786.73 |
|
100.90 |
|
JAMES BARBER |
1,087.00 |
JIMS AUTO BODY |
22.75 |
|
RITA BECKER |
44.31 |
JOHNSON CO REFUSE INC |
2,091.50 |
|
ROBERT L BULGER |
30.42 |
KEYSTONE LAB, INC |
238.00 |
|
LINDA COPPESS |
1,234.29 |
COLLECTION SERVICE CTR. |
314.25 |
|
KELLY EBY |
302.56 |
KOCH'S PAINT & LUMBER |
375.90 |
|
JUDY HARTMAN |
374.27 |
LISBON-MTVERNON |
225.00 |
|
ALAN ZERBE |
1,023.70 |
MECHANICSVILLE TELE. CO. |
367.00 |
|
WELLMARK |
2,522.97 |
|
57.54 |
|
|
24.25 |
NEW HORIZON FS INC. |
703.57 |
|
HYDRAULIC SPECIALTY CO. |
111.91 |
ODD JOBS INC-JERRY DAKE |
125.00 |
|
DELTA DENTAL |
148.97 |
QUILL CORPORATION |
244.19 |
|
|
39.00 |
JIM SCHROEDER CONSTRUCTI |
67,164.04 |
|
CEDAR |
5,376.69 |
SHEPLEY SNYDER PHARMACY |
21.17 |
|
|
114.72 |
SNYDER DRUG |
124.50 |
|
|
62.00 |
SEEHUSEN INS. AGENCY,INC |
269.00 |
|
DAD'S BELGIAN WAFFLES |
1,031.70 |
STRACKBEINS, INC. |
1,107.47 |
|
BRIDGE COMMUNITY BANK |
3,256.76 |
UTILITY EQUIPMENT CO. |
193.60 |
|
TEEN PEOPLE |
15.97 |
WALMART |
325.67 |
|
AMAZON.COM |
205.50 |
CARRIE ALBAUGH |
32.95 |
|
ACCO, UNLIMITED CORP. |
898.40 |
THOMAS ALBAUGH |
786.73 |
|
AIRGAS, INC. |
110.66 |
JAMES BARBER |
1,087.00 |
|
|
73.95 |
RITA BECKER |
92.39 |
|
ALLIANT ENERGY |
6,913.88 |
LINDA COPPESS |
1,207.78 |
|
ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICE |
139.87 |
STEVE DAY |
110.93 |
|
ASSOCIATE BRAND DISTRIB |
404.36 |
KELLY EBY |
360.79 |
|
RON BAKER |
124.40 |
JUDY HARTMAN |
502.99 |
|
BANYON DATA SYSTEMS, INC |
770.00 |
DAN KOCH |
92.35 |
|
BARCO MUNICIPAL PROD INC |
104.44 |
JOHN KUEHNLE, CITY TREAS |
23.09 |
|
CASEY'S GENERAL STORE |
63.19 |
SHERIE PAUP |
92.35 |
|
CEDAR CO. SOLID WASTE |
1,060.50 |
JOEY D WENNDT |
82.65 |
|
CONSERVATIVE PUBLISHING |
255.41 |
ALAN ZERBE |
1,023.70 |
|
CEDAR |
5,376.71 |
BRIDGE COMMUNITY BANK |
29.87 |
|
CR PHOTO COPY |
95.24 |
ALEXIS FIRE |
61.75 |
|
L |
190.00 |
LIFE LINE EMERGENCY |
193.76 |
|
E C I A |
8,279.82 |
WELLMARK |
2,522.97 |
|
I I W ENGINEERS |
2,235.00 |
ECIA |
8,519.19 |
|
FARM PLAN |
324.59 |
COPY WORKS |
164.25 |
Total
Receipts for the month of January by fund:
|
Agency-Water |
118.69 |
|
Ambulance
Trust |
3529.90 |
|
General |
7,262.92 |
|
Road
Use Tax |
7,271.09 |
|
Sewer
Utility |
93228.17 |
|
Solid
Waste |
7,268.70 |
|
Special
Revenue |
5,376.69 |
|
Water
Utility |
8,420.17 |
|
Special
Rev-Emp Benefit |
220.21 |
Total
disbursements for the month of January per fund:
|
Agency-Water |
18.69 |
|
Ambulance
Trust |
1,929.52 |
|
General |
16,112.01 |
|
Road
Use Tax |
4,339.70 |
|
Sewer
Utility |
147,361.44 |
|
Solid
Waste |
4,692.40 |
|
Special
Revenue-Opt Tax |
5,376.69 |
|
Special
Revenue Emp Benefit |
1,350.76 |
|
Water
Utility |
3,342.92 |
DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
ADMINISTRATION: Coppess reported that the engineers are researching requirements
for a special assessment; the library requested the removal of the old sink, toilet,
and towel bars in the old bathroom; the initial draft of the codification of
ordinances has been received and is being reviewed; the employee handbook
changes have been made; gathering information on the possibility of being eligible
for a USDA Rural Development grant/loan; the abstract of votes for the Local
Option sales tax reflected 99 votes for the measure and 31 votes against with
the proceeds being used 100% for any lawful purpose of the City.
Information
was received from the Alcoholic Beverages Division on the new Electronic Liquor
Licensing and in order to assist cities with implementing the new system are
offering free training classes March 14-16 in Muscatine; received a request to
trap turtles in the lagoon, and request from school engineer for information on
water & sewer lines in the NE corner of the city. Information was also passed along to Fire
Chief Baker regarding the Assistance to Fire Fighter Grant Program
PUBLIC WORKS REPORT: Work logs were submitted and Zerbe
requested to purchase 25 10 foot square tubing posts at $31.50 each. Beck motioned, Johnson seconded to approve
the request. Ayes all. Motion carried.
POLICE REPORT:
Police Chief Jim Barber presented the council with his summary of
activity for the month and he submitted a request to purchase a new radio at a
cost of $400. Beck motioned, Johnson
seconded, to approve the request. Ayes all. Motion
carried.
Police
Chief Jim Barber presented the council with his summary of activity
(1/1/06-2/12/06) which included 1 accident; 20 agency assists; 1 ambulance
assist; 2 animal cases; 1 arrest; 2 assist motorist; 1 assault; 24 citizen
assist;1 domestic assault, 9 - 911, 1 abatement
served; 1 bad check notice served; 7
code warnings issued for an abandon refrigerator and 6 illegal parking; 1
citation issued for illegal parking.
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT: Nate Baker reported that the fire
department had 3 calls with 2 being car accidents and 1 being a mutual aid for
a house fire in Stanwood.
Nate
also reported that 164 has been taken out of service
due to the brakes not working properly.
AMBULANCE REPORT: Sherie Paup requested training for
Jake Koch EMT B class at $650; Code 1 conference for Lonni,
Ron and Amy 2 days at $175 each & Kerri 1 day @ $95 on March 10 & 11;
and Marilyn EM Care Conference in Ames on February 25 & 26 plus 2 nights
motel & mileage. Pam Logue-Newcomb
motioned, Karrie Johnson seconded, to approve the request. Ayes all. Motion carried.
She also
reported that Adam 3 had an oil spot and an additional repair for the turbo
pump at a cost of $450.
Sherie
reported that the ambulance had a total of 20 calls for the month with 14 being
medical, 4 trauma, 1 standby for mutual aid, and 1 M-A with Adam 4.
Discussion and possible action on:
Library Board vacancy:
A motion was made by Larry Beck, seconded by Jeff Christianson to
appoint Sally Hunt to the library board to fill the vacancy created by the
resignation of Marilyn Fitzgerald. Ayes all. Motion
carried. Sally’s term will expire on
Appoint Mary Jo Lee to Board of
Adjustments to fill vacancy created by Tom Hall being elected to council. The motion was made by Larry Beck, seconded
by Tom Hall to appoint Mary Jo and the term will expire
Renewal license for on-premise
liquor, wine or Beer at Bubba’s Sport Bar was approved with a motion by Pam, second by
Larry. Ayes all. Motion carried.
Authorizing the Mayor to sign the
lease agreement with
Resolution 2006-1Setting Salaries
for 2006-2007: Motion was made by Pam, seconded by Jeff to
adopt the resolution setting salaries for 2006-2007. Roll Call: Ayes: Beck, Logue-Newcomb, Hall,
Christianson, & Johnson. Nays: None.
Resolution adopted.
Resolution 2006-2: Authorizing the
Mayor to sign the Township contracts for Fire and Ambulance Protection:
A motion was made by Larry, seconded by Jeff to adopt resolution 2006-2
and authorize the Mayor to sign the township contracts. Roll call: Ayes: Beck,
Logue-Newcomb, Hall, Christianson, & Johnson. Nays:
None. Resolution adopted.
Resolution 2006-3 for a Budget
Adjustment for the current year: Larry Beck
motioned, Karrie Johnson seconded to adopt resolution 2006-3 adjusting the
activities within the Culture and Recreation function area by $10,000 lowering
parks and increasing the
Resolution 2006-4 for a Budget
Adjustment for the current year: Tom Hall motioned, Pam seconded to adopt resolution 2006-4
adjusting the activities within the General Government Function area by $1,000
lowering legal services and increasing the elections. Roll Call:
Ayes: Beck, Logue-Newcomb, Hall, Christianson, & Johnson. Nays:
None. Resolution adopted.
Resolution 2006-05: National
Incident Management System (NIMS) Resolution: A motion was
made by Tom, seconded by Pam to adopt resolution 2006-5 adopting the NIMS
concept of emergency planning and unified command for use in the City of
Resolution 2006-06: Appoint 2
individuals to serve on the Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority Board 2 year terms: Linda Walker &
Christine Silva: Larry Beck motioned to adopt the resolution appointing Linda
Walker & Christine Silva to the Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority
Board. It was seconded by Pam
Logue-Newcomb. Roll call vote: Ayes: Beck, Logue-Newcomb, Hall,
Christianson, & Johnson. Nays: None.
Resolution adopted.
Budget Work Session:
The council reviewed the totals for the proposed budget and identified
areas that needed to be reduced in order to match the income with the
expenditures more closely. The council
then directed that the changes be made and the notice for the public hearing be
published for the March 13 meeting.
Committee Reports:
Safety Committee: Indicated that some information had
been received from the city attorney as of a result of his review of the job
description, however, additional information was being requested.
Utility Audit:
It was also recommended that Alliant Energy be
contacted for a Utility Audit to see if improvements could be made in order to
reduce the energy consumed.
Correspondence:
Received notes from the January 11 Construction Conference, information
on Code Red grant application, MLA Part 3, IDPH Mosquito Surveillance &
Control Survey, Iowa Rural Water Association: information on NPDES Permit
legislation; and Contractor Registration information.
Set next regular meeting date:
MAYORS COMMENTS:
Mayor Furry thanked everyone for all their work.
ADJOURN:
There being no further business to come before the Council at this time,
council member Logue-Newcomb motioned, Johnson seconded, to adjourn the meeting
at 10:34 p.m. Ayes all. Meeting
adjourned.
ATTEST:
____________________________ _______________________________
Linda K.
Coppess, CMC David
L. Furry, Mayor
City
Clerk/Finance Officer