The Wellman
City Council met in regular session in the Council Chambers of the
The agenda
was approved upon motion by Goodrich, second by Swartzendruber and all aye
votes.
City
Engineer Hart requested Resolution No. 05-22 be introduced prior to the Public
Hearing on the
Mayor Lewis
then opened the Public Hearing to receive comments on the
Resolution
No. 05-23 to approve Award of Contract for the 9th Avenue Watermain
Extension Project upon review of the bids
and recommendation by the project engineer was introduced and caused to be
read. Goodrich moved to adopt Resolution No. 05-23, Oldfield seconded and upon
roll call the vote was unanimous ayes. Mayor Lewis affixed his signature.
In the
matter of Agenda Item 10 on
Minutes of
the previous regular meeting and May 23 special session were presented. With no
additions or corrections the minutes stand approved as read.
The bills
were reviewed with a lengthy discussion held on a bill submitted to the City by
Kenny B. Kempf for backhoe rental and labor to repair sewer leakage on the
Alice Kempf property. It was questioned as to why this might be the Citys
responsibility. Kenneth D. Kempf arrived at the meeting to explain their
position. He stated they dug up the area and determined it was not their sewer
water but rather grey water coming from the east. He did not feel it was their
problem so he had city workers come and inspect the line. Kempf said the
workers plugged the line and closed the hole. It was his opinion they should
not have to pay for the work if the problem was coming from another source.
After further discussion Goodrich moved to pay the bills including the Kempf
request. Swartzendruber seconded the motion and all voted aye to pay the
following:
GENERAL GOVERNMENT FUND
POLICE PROTECTION:
Wellman Telephone Co phone to law center 31.66
FIRE PROTECTION:
Alliant Energy fire station electric 203.93
Reggie Tire fuel 73.00
City of
CIVIL DEFENSE:
Alliant Energy weather siren 11.26
Mellinger Cabinet Shop fire siren Jun electric 15.00
ANIMAL CONTROL:
Paws & More Jun payment 80.00
TRAFFIC CONTROL:
Alliant Energy highway flashing light 11.52
LIBRARY SERVICES:
Payroll expense
1,890.07
Staples library supplies 79.17
Wellman Advance wage resolution for library director 18.47
Wellman Community Club annual membership 50.00
Wellman Telephone Co library phones 63.43
PARKS:
Payroll expense 1,624.60
Action Services service once a week/2 months 150.00
Alliant Energy park lighting 192.40
Ebert Supply supplies 152.11
Gambles supplies 17.74
Glenn Guengerich repairs at North park 87.50
Menards paint & repair materials 316.62
Metal Works steel,flat 20.00
David Raber remove & replace
Reggie Tire fuel/mowers, etc 175.25
S & G Materials pea gravel for playground 146.80
Trio Gas & Hardware supplies 228.88
Wellman Auto Parts spark plug 1.38
Wellman Telephone Co concession stand phone 21.40
SENIOR DINING:
Payroll expense
403.38
Alliant Energy electric service/senior center
storage room 251.66
City of
PLANNING & ZONING:
ISU Extension P&Z workshop 120.00
City of
Wellman Advance Ordinance No. 170 13.82
CITY HALL:
Payroll expense
142.89
Alliant Energy municipal building electric 276.93
Aramark Uniform Services mats,mops,etc 58.11
Freeman Foods cleaning supplies, etc 39.88
General Pest Control Jun service 11.00
Glenn Guengerich repair electric eye/building
outside lights 38.00
Trio Gas & Hardware supplies 9.48
City of
Wellman Telephone Co city hall phones 166.99
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:
Petty Cash Fund certified mail/Morrison mowing
abatement 3.60
Pitney Bowes meter postage 250.00
Proforma laser checks printed 135.25
Wellman Advance publications 464.54
LIBRARY MISC FUNDS:
Payroll Expense 916.13
PARKS DONATION FUND:
Freeman Foods bag ice,scoop/farmers market snow
cones 6.80
Trio Gas & Hardware supplies/Frisbee Golf 192.91
PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FUND:
Freeman Foods supplies for benefit concessions 88.50
LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX:
Dreams Unlimited 4 ½ hrs dozer work for new shed 382.50
Payroll expense 507.76
ADT Security Service
234.20
Alliant Energy skating rink electric 207.93
Aramark Uniform Services mops,etc 59.06
Ebert Supply air freshner x 2 cans 7.90
Freeman Foods concessions 57.56
I wireless cell phone 114.65
Mid-Prairie Schools napkins 18.40
Petty Cash Fund 3-400 w bulbs 43.00
Treasurer State of
City of
Wellman Telephone Co skating rink phone 23.72
LOCAL ACCESS CHANNEL:
Susan McClellen reimburse for notebook,inkjet CD/DVD
labels 17.48
Petty Cash Fund DVD jewel cases 7.39
EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT:
Slagle Pharmacy employee health benefits 1,016.04
PAYROLL TAXES & DEDUCTIONS:
Federation Bank fed wht & fica/medicare 2,913.67
IPERS employee retirement fund 2,296.43
Treasurer State of Iowa state wht 807.00
AFLAC employee insurance 301.30
Wellmark payroll deduction 200.98
TOTAL 24,342.97
ROAD USE TAX FUND
Payroll expense
649.68
Alliant Energy street lighting 1,478.84
Douds Stone roadstone at
LL Pelling premix 599.80
Reggie Tire fuel 249.30
TOTAL 3,114.73
STREETS CAPITAL PROJECT
LL Pelling Company pay estimate #2 76,274.78
GAS SYSTEM FUND
Payroll expense
2,893.83
Alliant Energy gas regulator station 21.80
Douds Stone Inc clean stone/gas main 69.13
Gambles rental equipment 96.00
J & M Displays Inc July 4th fireworks
display 6,200.00
Menards 2000 trace wire for gas main 100.00
Municipal Gas System refund deposits to customer
accounts 381.38
Municipal Supply supplies 155.13
Petty Cash Fund Farrier meals/Ankeny workshop 14.20
Reggie Tire fuel 217.15
David Stockman refund gas deposit to customer 75.32
Treasurer State of
Trio Gas & Hardware supplies 159.31
Wellman Auto Parts wiper blade 12.48
TOTAL 11,658.64
WATER SYSTEM FUND
Payroll expense
1,995.70
Alliant Energy
electric services 1,071.78
Aramark Services shirt service 20.26
Dreams Unlimited contract work/water main break 210.00
Hawkins Water Treatment water treatment chemicals 312.55
I wireless cell phones 102.45
Ideal Ready Mix Co main street patch 27.65
Municipal Supply service saddle 71.65
Municipal Water System refund deposits to customer
accounts 381.35
Reggie Tire fuel 29.00
David Stockman refund water deposit to customer 75.32
Townsend Crane Service use of boom truck/main street
light 60.00
Treasurer State of
Trio Gas & Hardware supplies 21.79
Wellman Auto Parts parts 5.68
City of
Wellman Telephone Co water plant alarm 23.79
TOTAL 5,484.15
WATER/WASTEWATER 9TH AVENUE CAPITAL PROJECT
Dreams Unlimited water line repair on
Dolores Foster cleaning, supplies, materials/sewer
backup 206.00
Yoder Heating & Plumbing Foster sewer backup 296.15
TOTAL 922.15
WASTEWATER SYSTEM FUND
Payroll expense
1,540.51
Alliant Energy disposal plant phone 1,246.83
Freeman Foods ice/wastewater samples 6.58
Glenn Guengerich repairs at plant 60.00
Kenny B Kempf reimburse for sewer leak labor &
rental 240.00
Reggie Tire fuel 20.00
Testamerica wastewater testing 505.80
Treasurer State of
Trio Gas & Hardware supplies 30.45
City of
Wellman
Telephone Co phone services 64.88
TOTAL 3,955.49
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FUND
Payroll expense 25.64
Cox Sanitation & Recycling May recycling 2,535.00
stickers
sold 116.00
Dreams Unlimited 4 ½ hrs dozer work for brush
pile/dirt pile 450.00
TOTAL 3,126.64
SENIOR DINING HAA FUND
Payroll expense
830.55
Freeman Foods raw food 60.17
General Pest Control May service 9.00
H & H Foodservice raw food 120.40
Hawkeye Foodservice raw food, supplies 1,424.71
Hobart Corporation dish washer repairs 771.40
Mildred Whetstine reimburse/raw food,supplies 75.10
TOTAL 3,291.33
Payroll expense
56.14
GRAND TOTAL 132,227.02
The council further discussed requests for new tools.
Allan Boone requested a battery operated saws-all and drill for the park work.
It was decided he should obtain costs for the tools. Phil Slaubaugh asked to
purchase a cut off saw. They have been renting one from Gambles, Kalona. He had
submitted some costs which indicated prices over $1,000. It was decided the
Mayor will discuss this further with the city workers before a decision is
made.
Caseys
General Stores and Chat & Chew/CC Connection submitted renewals for
Cigarette/Tobacco Sales Permit. Goodrich moved to approve both renewals, Seward
seconded and all voted aye.
Sheriff
Dunbar reported they are looking for a registered sex offender who had been
residing in Wellman by the last name of
James
Miller, President of the Parks & Recreation Board reported the board had
decided to charge $25 for the summer recreation program that will include the
$10 cost of a T-shirt. No one will be turned away, however, if unable to pay.
Teresa Lampe has been in contact with a person through the Iowa Parks &
Recreation Association that can be available this summer to give youth tennis
lessons. The Frisbee Golf Course is ready to be installed. The Board has made
Lampe full-time retroactive to April 1 for benefit purposes. The first Arts
Festival in the park was a success. Plans are being made to have gospel music
performances some Sunday evening and another type of music later in the summer.
Miller reported Lampe has a great group of volunteers at the skating rink and
also wanted to thank the fire department for using their equipment to clean up
the band shell for the Arts Festival. The shell had been vandalized with mud
being splattered over the newly painted surface. It was suggested a motion
light should be installed to help prevent such activity. Councilman
Swartzendruber stated there are a lot of dead branches in the
The
Planning & Zoning Commission report was given by City Clerk Donna Wade. She
reported the commission has been working on rewriting the Zoning Ordinance to
eliminate some inconsistencies that exist. The first step is to rezone all the
residential areas into one district. It was decided to get the drafts written
and reviewed by the commission and the city attorney and set the date for the
public hearing at the next council meeting. Notices of the rezoning intentions
will be sent out with the utility bills. A zoning issue as far as replacing a
mobile home on
Jeff
Bernard requested permission to asphalt a section of city alleyway next to his
property as an entrance to his driveway. Goodrich moved to approve the asphalt
with the stipulation he understands if utilities must be dug up in the area,
the city will not repair the asphalt damage. Oldfield seconded the motion and
all voted aye. The clerk will send him a letter and request a signed statement
from him regarding this.
Resolution
No. 05-21 to Provide for Issuance of a Warrant in Connection with the 9th
Avenue Street Improvements Project was introduced and caused to be read. The
warrant is not to exceed $525,000 for the curb & gutter and asphalting of
Change
Order #3 for the
The Clerk
reported The Heritage Agency will not be funding the Senior Dining program for
the remainder of this fiscal year. The amount paid to the City for this
contract has been paid in full according to the agency based on actual meals
served which is less than what was originally budgeted for. Therefore, meal
costs, salaries, etc will need to be taken from reserve waiver meal funds and
other sources. Further discussion and research will be made to determine
options for the senior dining program.
Richard
Oldfield requested that the employee pay periods be changed from semi-monthly
to every two weeks on behalf of city workers. The Clerk explained this system
had been tried a year ago and was not only more work and more reports, etc. but
also can cause problems in budgeting and closing monthly and yearly with unpaid
hours being carried over. The current system being used allows for being better
able to have wages fully paid at the end of calendar and fiscal years.
Swartzendruber moved to leave the pay periods as they currently are, the
fifteen and last day of each month. Kisner seconded and four voted aye,
Oldfield, no.
The Mayor
asked Attorney Kitchen about past due utility bills on rental properties and
the laws pertaining to landlords being responsible for unpaid balances. The
various requirements were discussed and reviewed.
In General
Discussion, Seward asked why the weather siren had not sounded Saturday night
during the tornado warning. The firemen activated the fire sirens for the
warning signal. No one was aware the weather siren was not working. Mayor Lewis
will check it out. Seward indicated they would continue using the fire sirens
even when the weather siren is activated so that there is better coverage for
the alert. They will also sound an all-clear with the fire sirens.
Goodrich voiced his concerns of people pushing baby
carriages on city streets while out walking. He asked the attorney if there
were any ordinances against walking in the streets. Kitchen stated currently
there is not but it can be written into the ordinance that would require
sidewalks be used where available.
Goodrich also asked if the fire and ambulance
departments have been notified to be present at
Goodrich requested the no parking signs on
The clerk explained an ongoing issue with a customer
who does not believe her water bill is accurate. Several telephone calls have
been received with accusations made. In review of the account it was council
consensus the bill was hers to pay and the Mayor will handle all future calls.
This will be on the agenda for the next meeting.
During the
Public Forum Angela Wasson reported on events for the July 4th
celebration. Plans are being made for a tug-o-war, dunk tank, and games for
fund raisers as well as food booths and other activities.
Tracy Owens voiced concerns of the
With no
further business the meeting was adjourned at
Minutes are
transcribed by the City Clerk from written notes and/or audio tape subject to
Council approval.