August 20, 2007

Wellman, Iowa 52356

The Wellman City Council met in regular session in the Council Chambers of the Wellman Municipal Building at 7:00pm. Mayor Ryan Miller presided with the City Attorney, City Administrator, City Clerk and following: Council Members: Richard Oldfield, Robert Goodrich, James Seward, Karri Fisher, and Robert Swartzendruber; absent: no one. Also present were Mary Coblentz and Kristie Schulman from the news media and Larry Thurman.

The Consent Agenda was approved by motion from Oldfield, second from Swartzen-druber and all aye votes. This included approval of the agenda, minutes of the previous meeting, the bill list and July financial statement. Bills approved for payment are as follows:

Baker & Taylor Books	library books	172.24
Bancard	conference lodging	132.09
City of Wellman	budgeted transfers	25,000.00
Clayton Energy	July natural gas purchase	5,529.96
Computerdesign Inc	troubleshooting	80.00
Cox Sanitation & Recycling	trash pickup/bags	2,540.64
Dennis Miller Trucking	haul cement/South Park	945.00
East Central Iowa Council of Govt	CDBG administration	768.00
Eastern Iowa Light and Power	street lighting,etc	79.22
Farm Plan	mower parts	77.47
Federation Bank	fica,medicare,fed wht	2,897.77
Fisher Controls International	regulators	1,743.15
Freeman Foods	supplies	87.89
Drew Freese	summer rec councilor	168.00
William Guenther	lock repair	10.00
Hydro View	sewer cleaning	1,200.00
Iowa Dept of Natural Resources	operator certifications	156.00
Kalona Machine Shop	material	109.00
LL Pelling Co	premix/street patch	420.00
Laboratory Corporation of America	employee benefit	15.00
Caleb Lampe	summer rec assistant	55.00
Jacob Lampe	summer rec councilor	392.00
Hannah Miller	summer rec assistant	45.00
Mid-Prairie Schools	summer rec busing	367.60
Municipal Gas System	Project Share payment	100.00
Municipal Gas System	water heater rebate	25.00
Municipal Water Capital Projects	transfer from LOST fund	17,037.31
Payroll Expenses	transfers	13,775.47
Quill Corporation	office supplies	721.72
Petty Cash	supplies	25.06
Reggie Tire	fuel	326.70
Reha Greenhouses	summer rec supplies	27.00
Sewer Sinking Fund	transfer for projects	2,625.00
Southeastern Library Services	library rotations	675.00
Jaron Stutzman	summer rec assistant	77.00
Jordon Stutzman	summer rec councilor	388.00
Sunrise Child Care Inc	summer rec supplies	51.23
TERRA Enterprises	sewer repairs	1,425.00
Thrapp Electric	repairs	502.85
Tindall and Kitchen	city attorney fees	585.00
Zach Troyer	summer rec councilor	340.00
Urologic Associates of Iowa	employee benefit	15.00
Utilities Division	assessments	110.00
Donna Wade	reimbursement for mileage	25.06
Wallace Extinguisher Service	fire extinguisher annual check	399.00
City of Washington	summer rec swimming fees	207.75
Wellman Advance	publications	167.46
Wellman Telephone Company	new cell phone	15.95
Wellmark	employee benefit	2,139.58
Rachel Yoder	summer rec councilor	308.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES		84,913.93

The approved July Financial Statement includes revenues as follows:

General Fund	15,811.37
Special Tax Levy Funds	882.78
CDBG Sunrise Childcare Project	960.00
Local Option Sales Tax	13,328.54
Road Use Tax	9,604.61
Tax Credit Reimbursements	1,393.99
Tax Increment Financing Fund	523.52
Debt Service Fund	312.49
Library Services Funds	698.59
Parks & Recreation Funds	664.10
Cable Channel Fund	1,810.87
Senior Center Funds	3,437.24
Housing Improvement Fund	7.67
Capital Project Funds	151,939.74
Municipal Water Funds	19,583.04
Municipal Sewer Funds	13,879.61
Municipal Electric Fund	16.25
Municipal Gas Funds	30,030.45
Solid Waste Funds	4,811.33
TOTAL REVENUES	269,696.19

The Public Hearing to receive comments on the proposed sale of city property at 244 8^th Avenue was opened at 7:02pm. With no comments Swartzendruber moved to close the hearing, Goodrich seconded and all voted aye. Mayor Miller opened the one bid received for the property from Marlyn Allen in the amount of $2,535. Oldfield moved to accept the bid submitted, Goodrich seconded and upon roll call the votes were unanimous ayes.

Larry Thurman, coordinator for WATV, reported they will start this week on a broadcasting schedule. The schedule will be on WATV website and will be given to the Wellman Advance. The commission would like to purchase a camera to mount in the council chambers on a permanent basis. They will be filming the Mid-Prairie football games again this year. They are looking for fitness videos to air in the morning that would be of benefit to the senior center. Thurman made a brief comment on filling the vacancy on the Cable Commission.

Ordinance No. 198 to amend Chapter 46 of the Code of Ordinances in regard to curfew regulations for minors was introduced and caused to be read for its second consideration. Oldfield moved to approve the second reading, Goodrich seconded and upon roll call the vote was unanimous ayes.

Resolution No. 07-32 to amend the contract with the YMCA in regard to management of the Parkside Activities Center was introduced and caused to be read. The amendment reflects a request from the Vision Iowa board for the grant application for the Center that would provide for a longer contract (three years) with the YMCA. Goodrich moved to adopt Resolution No. 07-32, Fisher seconded and upon roll call there were four aye votes, Oldfield, no. The Mayor affixed his signature.

Under general administrative discussion, Oldfield commented he had requested the glider swing in Wishard Park be seal coated and that this has been done. He said it was an excellent job. The Mayor reminded everyone nomination packets are available to be picked up for those interested in running for council positions; city staff is working with ECICOG for application for another low-income housing grant; and Ross has been working on updating the city’s website, asking business owners to contact him with information to be included on the site. The Clerk mentioned the passing of former mayor and council member, Wilbur Swartzendruber.

As the next regular meeting falls on the Labor Day holiday, council consensus was to set the next meeting date for Tuesday, September 4, 2007, 7:00pm.

Representatives from Shamrock Construction were unable to attend tonight’s meeting to discuss the bill for some street work done. Swartzendruber moved to approve payment of the bill after Shamrock returns to complete some work on 5^th Street as long as it is to the city’s satisfaction. Oldfield seconded the motion and all voted aye.

In the matter of appointing a member to fill the vacancy on the Cable Commission, Oldfield moved to appoint Alberta Walker. Goodrich seconded the motion and all voted aye.

A hearing was held on the nuisance abatement at 117 8^th Avenue, a dangerous building owned by Craig Schlabaugh. Ross reported Mr. Schlabaugh has scheduled to have the building demolished but he was having some difficulty with coordinating with Alliant Energy. Ross was instructed to continue the process of enforcement to see the building is removed. The owner or other interested parties did not appear to comment on this issue.

A hearing was held on the nuisance abatement at 241 8^th Avenue, the pedestrian tunnel owned by Jerry Townsend. The roof has not been repaired as was requested earlier this summer. The badly leaking roof over the walkway could cause danger to the public using it. The city will proceed with abatement. The owner or other interested parties did not appear to comment on this issue.

At 7:34pm Oldfield moved to adjourn the meeting and enter into a work session. Swartzendruber seconded and all voted aye.

After a brief recess the Council proceeded to review job descriptions and policy and procedures for the employee handbook. At 8:46 the Council agreed to adjourn the work session and finish up the remaining sections submitted by Ross at the next meeting.

The next regular City Council meeting will be Tuesday, September 4, 2007, 7:00pm in the Council Chambers of the Wellman Municipal Building.

Minutes transcribed by the City Clerk subject to Council approval.