City of
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The
Mechanicsville City Council met in regular session on
PUBLIC
HEARING: The mayor opened the public
hearing to hear comments for or against the city’s proposed Pre-Disaster
Mitigation Plan. The mayor informed the
council of the process of how the plan was developed by the committee with
representation from the Fire Department, Ambulance, Public Works, Police and
City Council. There being no further comments for or against the plan a motion
was made by Beck, seconded by Lovell, to close the hearing. Ayes all. Motion
carried.
CONSENT AGENDA: Martin Meyer motioned, Larry Beck
seconded to approve the consent agenda including the agenda, minutes from
The
claims approved were as follows:
|
CARRIE ALBAUGH |
102.91 |
CEDAR |
5184.86 |
|
THOMAS ALBAUGH |
758.23 |
CEDAR CO. SOLID WASTE |
934.50 |
|
JAMES BARBER |
990.74 |
LINDA COPPESS |
120.00 |
|
ROBERT L BULGER |
33.34 |
EAGLE ENGRAVING |
14.40 |
|
LINDA COPPESS |
1111.73 |
E C I A |
454.81 |
|
STEVE DAY |
71.20 |
VISIONARY SYSTEMS, LTD |
100.00 |
|
KELLY EBY |
218.56 |
I M F O A |
75.00 |
|
JUDY HARTMAN |
364.99 |
|
136.00 |
|
MICHELLE POTTEBAUM |
20.96 |
JONES |
26.00 |
|
ALAN ZERBE |
987.13 |
SCOTT KASIK |
89.98 |
|
COLLECTION SERVICE CTR. |
33.34 |
DAN KOCH |
78.00 |
|
QUILL CORPORATION |
52.73 |
|
25.00 |
|
BRIDGE COMMUNITY BANK |
3007.80 |
KEYSTONE LAB, INC |
355.00 |
|
DELTA DENTAL |
148.97 |
MIKE KOCH |
44.70 |
|
WELLMARK |
2254.86 |
LISBON-MTVERNON |
75.00 |
|
CARRIE ALBAUGH |
63.33 |
|
54.40 |
|
THOMAS ALBAUGH |
758.23 |
MECHANICSVILLE TELE. CO. |
224.26 |
|
JAMES BARBER |
990.74 |
MUNICIPAL EMERG SERVICE |
75.00 |
|
LINDA COPPESS |
1135.68 |
NEW HORIZON FS INC. |
636.29 |
|
STEVE DAY |
67.25 |
ODD JOBS INC |
470.00 |
|
KELLY EBY |
363.15 |
PETTY CASH |
15.55 |
|
JUDY HARTMAN |
390.82 |
QUILL CORPORATION |
147.08 |
|
MICHELLE POTTEBAUM |
27.94 |
SEEHUSEN INS. AGENCY,INC |
26206.00 |
|
ALAN ZERBE |
987.13 |
STRACKBEINS, INC. |
27.48 |
|
I P E R S |
1341.34 |
TRIPLE T ENTERPRISE, INC |
67.50 |
|
|
111.85 |
SHIRTS-N-STUFF |
403.25 |
|
FOLLETT SOFTWARE COMPANY |
480.00 |
CONSERVATIVE PUBLISHING |
163.92 |
|
|
307.80 |
WENDLING QUARRIES INC |
143.64 |
|
TREAS, STATE OF |
962.67 |
WALMART |
8.44 |
|
JUDY HARTMAN |
37.00 |
WERLING ABSTRACT COMPANY |
150.00 |
|
MECHANICSVILLE TELE. CO. |
28.41 |
KOCH'S PAINT & LUMBER |
94.98 |
|
DEMCO |
45.97 |
DEAN KURTH, OWNER |
996.18 |
|
AMAZON.COM |
44.25 |
QUEST COMPONENTS |
33.50 |
|
TIGER'S EYE TECHNOLOGY |
12.50 |
E C I A |
911.19 |
|
TEEN PEOPLE |
15.97 |
HYGIENIC LABORATORY |
15.00 |
|
SILVER TREE COMPUTING |
28.33 |
|
2613.93 |
|
PEOPLE |
57.71 |
CARRIE ALBAUGH |
91.04 |
|
BETTER HOMES & GARDEN |
21.20 |
THOMAS ALBAUGH |
758.23 |
|
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCI |
34.00 |
JAMES BARBER |
990.74 |
|
WALMART |
55.09 |
LINDA COPPESS |
1059.84 |
|
EAST CENTRAL LIBRARY SER |
67.00 |
STEVE DAY |
391.00 |
|
ACCO, UNLIMITED CORP. |
299.80 |
KELLY EBY |
333.29 |
|
AIRGAS, INC. |
88.97 |
JUDY HARTMAN |
456.40 |
|
|
160.10 |
MICHELLE POTTEBAUM |
22.70 |
|
ALLIANT ENERGY |
4932.89 |
ALAN ZERBE |
987.13 |
|
ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICE |
128.50 |
WELLMARK |
2254.86 |
|
BUSINESS RADIO SALES |
102.65 |
DELTA DENTAL |
148.97 |
|
BATTERIES PLUS |
83.95 |
JUDY HARTMAN |
27 |
|
BNA BOOKS |
45.84 |
TREAS, STATE OF |
1482.00 |
|
CASEY'S GENERAL STORE |
125.30 |
|
|
Total
Receipts for the month of March per fund:
|
Agency-Water |
50.00 |
|
Ambulance
Trust |
3916.11 |
|
Fire
Trust |
65.42 |
|
General |
7296.66 |
|
Library
Exp Trust |
8.68 |
|
Perpetual
Care |
225.00 |
|
Road
Use Tax |
9,601.43 |
|
Sewer
Utility |
5,799.04 |
|
Solid
Waste |
7,148.05 |
|
Special
Revenue |
5184.86 |
|
Water
Utility |
6343.98 |
|
Water
Sinking Fund |
2,500.00 |
|
Special
Rev-Emp Benefit |
530.00 |
Total
disbursements for the month of March per fund:
|
Agency-Water |
4.69 |
|
Ambulance
Trust |
489.00 |
|
General |
18,122.90 |
|
Library
Exp Trust |
480.00 |
|
Road
Use Tax |
3,603.45 |
|
Sewer
Utility |
5,890.77 |
|
Solid
Waste |
5,437.65 |
|
Special
Revenue-Opt Tax |
5,184.86 |
|
Special
Revenue Emp Benefit |
3,801.41 |
|
Water
Utility |
3,647.14 |
DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
ADMINISTRATION:
Coppess reported that Mrs. Montz’s 5th grade class
volunteered to do raking and clean up work in
Council
also reviewed a request to purchase a new copy machine for city hall. A motion was made by Meyer, seconded by Beck
to approve the purchase with the cost not to exceed $3500. Ayes all. Motion carried.
PUBLIC WORKS REPORT:
Zerbe submitted work logs and requested vacation days for Albaugh from
May 27 – June 3. Meyer motioned, Beck
seconded to approve. Ayes
all. Motion carried.
Council
discussed the request to purchase a 7 foot rear mount rotary cutter and after
review of the two proposals a motion was made by Meyer, seconded by Beck to
approve the purchase of the Model MX7 at a cost of $2,475. Ayes all. Motion carried.
Council
also review two proposals for the purchase of a lawn mower, after some
discussion, a motion was made by Meyer, seconded by Lovell, to purchase the JD
1435 front mount with the 72 inch side discharge mower deck at a total cost of
$13,471. Ayes all.
Motion carried.
Council
also directed that the Cub Cadet be advertised and sold to the highest
bidder. It was decided that the JD 425
mower would be kept.
POLICE REPORT:
Police Chief Jim Barber presented council with his summary of activity (3/7/05-4/10/05)
which included 6 agency assists, 1 animal case; 4 assist motorist; 22 citizen
assist; 2 criminal mischief; 2 Harassment; 2 – 911, 8 traffic stops with 8
warnings; 5 warnings for code violations for illegal parking, dogs at large,
noise complaint; and curfew violation; 1 abatement notice served; 2 NSF
notices; 2 citations issued for failure to abate nuisance.
Chief Barber
also indicated that he had received a request for a parade permit for the
Sesquicentennial Parade; indicated that the house boat has been removed; and
informed the council of upcoming court dates of 4/14 and 5/5 regarding
nuisances.
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT: Dan Koch, Fire Chief, reported 9
calls for the month; including 2 vehicle roll over; storm watch; tornado drill;
3 grass/field fires; and 2 mutual aid calls for field fires. Koch also reported
that there would be a weather spotter class on April 13.
Request
for SCBA Flow Tests at a cost of $1065 was approved with a motion by Meyer,
seconded by Lovell. Ayes
all.
Request
to purchase 4 tires for 168 at a cost of $464 was approved with a motion by
Lovell, and second by Beck. Ayes all.
A
request to purchase 2 storage boxes for 162 at a total cost of $600 was
approved with a motion by Lovell, and second by Yancey. Ayes all.
Beck
made a motion, seconded by Meyer, to approve the Fire works permit for the July
4 celebration. Ayes
all. Motion carried.
Koch
also reported that an application was received from Aaron Nebergall to join the
fire department. Meyer motioned, Beck
seconded to approve the application. Ayes all. Motion
carried.
AMBULANCE REPORT: Sherie Paup reported that the
ambulance had 10 medical calls and 3 traumas for a total of 13 for the month.
She also
reported that Wes Strickler has requested to join the ambulance and is
currently enrolled in the EMT Basic class.
Yancey motioned, Beck seconded to approve the request. Ayes all. Motion carried.
Paup
also informed the council that they have received 8 new radio pagers, a case of
oxygen masks, and they have been approved for a new computer through the grant.
OLD BUSINESS-Discussion and possible
action on the status of the following projects:
Review of additional information
regarding water tower maintenance agreement:
Lovell
presented a summary of the information he had gathered from the various
company’s who would perform maintenance on the water towers. It came down to a decision between Central
Tank Coatings at a cost of $1000 and $800 every 2 years for the two towers and
Maguire Tank at a cost of $1350 and $1150 every 3 years. A motion was made by Meyer, seconded by
Lovell to enter an agreement with Central Tank Coatings. Ayes all. Motion carried.
Defining plan for sidewalk
replacement along
New Business
Discussion and possible action on:
Resolution 2005-06 to approve and
adopt the Mechanicsville Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan: Having held the public hearing and review of the plan, a
motion was made by Meyer, seconded by Yancey to adopt the Mechanicsville
Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan. Roll call
vote: Ayes: Beck, Lovell, Yancey,
Meyer. Nays: None. Vacant: Miller. Resolution adopted.
Resolution 2005-07 to approve ECIA
Administration contract for the Housing Grant. Motion was
made by Lovell, seconded by Beck to adopt resolution 2005-07. Roll call: Ayes: Beck, Lovell, Yancey, Meyer. Nays: None.
Vacant: Miller. Resolution
adopted.
Authorization for alternate
signatories for SHPO comment forms: After a brief discussion, council
elected to table action on this until additional information was received from
ECIA.
Establishing fees for rental of
street sweeper with/without operator: A request was
received from Stanwood regarding this and after some discussion and
deliberation, the council did not feel we were able to rent the equipment at
this time due to the repair work that is needed on the machine; although the
thought was appreciated.
The
ordinance was read:
41.12 DUTY TO CARRY PERMIT TO CARRY WEAPONS. A person armed with a revolver, pistol, or
pocket billy concealed upon the person shall have in
the person’s immediate possession the permit provided for in section 724.4,
subsection 4, paragraph “i”, and shall produce the
permit for inspection at the request of a peace officer. Failure to so produce a permit is a simple
misdemeanor. (Code of
A motion
was made by Beck, seconded by Yancey, to dispense with the 2nd and 3rd
readings of the ordinance. Ayes all. Motion
carried.
A motion
to adopt the ordinance was made by Yancey, seconded by Beck. Roll call: Ayes: Beck, Lovell, Yancey,
Meyer. Nays: None. Vacant: Miller. Ordinance adopted.
The
ordinance was read:
41.13 OBSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. An emergency communication is any telephone
call or radio transmission to a fire department or police department for aid,
or a call or transmission for medical aid or ambulance service, when human life
or property is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential. A person who fails to relinquish a telephone
or telephone line which the person is using when informed that the phone or
line is needed for an emergency call or knowingly and intentionally obstructs
or interferes with an emergency call or transmission commits a simple
misdemeanor. (Code of
A motion
was made by Lovell, seconded by Meyer, to dispense with the 2nd and
3rd readings of the ordinance.
Ayes all.
Motion carried.
A motion
to adopt the ordinance was made by Lovell, seconded by Beck. Roll call: Ayes: Beck, Lovell, Yancey,
Meyer. Nays: None. Vacant: Miller. Ordinance adopted.
Proposed lease from
Proposal from
Letter of Resignation from Council
member Miller and decision to fill vacancy by appointment or by special
election: At this
time, council accepted with regrets a letter of resignation that was submitted
by Tim Miller. Tim has accepted other
employment requiring him to relocate out of the community. At this time a motion was made by Meyer,
seconded by Beck to publish a notice that the council intends to fill the
vacancy by appointment. Anyone
interested in filling the vacancy that will expire December 31, 2007 shall express
their interest by submitting a letter of intent to accept the appointment
should they be appointed.
Extend the filling of the ditch on
x-40 to 125th: Meyer motioned, Lovell seconded to
exercise the option with Oberbreckling to extend the work in filling the ditch
on the west side of X-40 to
Request from
Street, curb, and gutter repair: Council reviewed a list of items that needed attention and
directed Zerbe to continue with getting bids from JJJ Enterprises,
Oberbreckling, and anyone else locally that would do that type of work. He was also directed to get pricing on
correcting the retaining wall at the corner of Crestview Drive and prices on
widening the street at the west end of First street.
Beautification west of
cemetery: Beck informed council that he had a
conversation with the adjoining land owner and the landowner is not interested
in removing the fence at this time. The
city will proceed with removing the volunteer trees. It was also noted that the clean up work on
the north side of the cemetery and around the shed looked great.
Support for Habitat for
Humanity: After a review of what was required in order
to be the “host” community, the first priority identified was to find a partner
family. Meyer motioned, Lovell seconded,
to authorize to support and provide administrative help however we can. Ayes all.
Motion carried. Some additional
discussion on how to get the word out in trying to locate the partner family
and some possibilities suggested were to include information in a future newsletter,
cable channel, or information to the churches.
Correspondence
IDNR
Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements 2005 Comments were received, an
announcement for the Iowa One Call Annual Meeting April 21 @ 9:00 a.m.; received
responses from Tom Harkin and Jim Nussle
regarding CDBG funding; information on the Iowa Brownfield Redevelopment
Program; All Star Community Awards 2005; read a proposal from Hardens Lawn
Service; read thank you’s for the news letter, trash and recycling, and for
clearing of the streets in the winter; reviewed information about the April 14
Iowa Ace Spring Conference in Cedar Rapids council chambers; and a Stewards of
the Beautiful Land Course sponsored by Trees Forever at a cost of $30.
Committee Reports:
Lovell reported that the safety committee had met and done
inspections. Some discussion about
setting up a community wide volunteer day for the purpose of completing park
clean up & painting of equipment. It
was suggested picking a Saturday in May; however, with the graduation parties
already scheduled and the shelter reserved, it would be difficult to schedule. Meyer and Yancey will work on trying to come
up with a proposal.
Set next meeting date:
MAYORS COMMENTS:
Mayor Furry expressed his appreciation for all the work being done to
get projects completed and a special thanks to the 5th grade class
for taking the initiative to clean up the park.
He also stated that he was very excited about the way the residents of
the community stepped up and supported the bond issue. He encouraged all to keep up the good work.
ADJOURN:
There being no further business to come before the Council at this time,
council member Meyer, motioned, Yancey seconded, to adjourn the meeting at
ATTEST:
____________________________ _______________________________
Linda K.
Coppess, CMC David
L. Furry, Mayor
City
Clerk/Finance Officer