October 1, 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, Chief Deputy Darren Dennler and seven citizens.

The Consent Agenda was approved upon motion by Oldfield, second by Swartzendru-ber and all aye votes. This included the agenda, minutes of the previous meeting, and the bill list as follows:

Action Services	South Park unit service	160.00
AFLAC	employee benefit	371.15
Alliant Energy	electric/all departments	6,046.35
American Public Gas Assoc	membership	381
City of Wellman	utilities	153.15
Cox Sanitation & Recycling	Sept recycling, trash bags	4,604.67
Douds Stone Inc	roadstone, etc	151.14
Federation Bank	payroll taxes	3,014.56
Freeman Foods	supplies	75.14
Hawkeye Foodservice	supplies	1,781.74
Hawkins Inc	water treatment chem	353.00
Dr John Helscher	employee benefit	476.80
I Wireless	cell phones	114.00
Iowa Assn Municipal Utilities	fees	186.11
Industrial Sales	gas supplies	97.70
Iowa One Call	line locates	26.10
Iowa Prison Industries	signs & posts	170.17
IPERS	employee benefit	2,343.24
J&S Plumbing, Heating, Air Cond	senior center repairs	46.75
Mellinger Cabinet Shop	electric/fire siren	15.00
Ryan Miller	Sept mileage	38.80
Municipal Gas Fund	rebates & deposit refunds	463.40
Municipal Supply	repair parts	326.00
Municipal Water Fund	deposit refunds	541.61
Paws & More	August contribution	200.00
Payroll Expense	transfers	14,814.55
Petty Cash Fund	supplies, postage	30.00
Pitney Bowes Inc	quarter meter rental	390.00
Quill Corporation	office supplies	129.52
Reggie Tire	fuel	226.00
David Ross	Sept mileage	267.72
Standard Pest Control	August service	15.00
Larry Thurman	mileage	111.40
Tindall & Kitchen	city attorney fees	501.00
Treasurer State of Iowa	state wht & sales tax	2,471.00
Washington County Auditor	Aug law contract	5,941.08
Washington County Engineer	annual 1st Ave payment	10,994.00
Nancy Wasson	deposit refunds	150.72
Wellman Advance	publications	172.43
Wellman Auto Supply	parts,repairs	149.41
Wellmark	payroll deduction	129.62
Wellman Telephone Co	phone services	458.02
Wellman Volunteer Fire Dept	reimburse FEMA funds	2,505.52
Mildred Whetstine	reimbursement	38.20
Lory Young	contract meter reading	200.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES		61,832.77

The Sheriff was not present and no one requested to speak in the public forum. The Mayor proceeded with introduction of Ordinance No. 199 to amend the Zoning Ordinance to provide for adding two members to the Planning and Zoning Commission and two members to the Board of Adjustment. These members will be appointed by the Washington County Board of Supervisors in compliance with the Fringe Area Agreement to be adopted by the County soon. Oldfield moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 199. Seward seconded and upon roll call the vote was unanimous ayes.

Ordinance No. 200 to amend the Subdivision Ordinance to allow for the two-mile fringe area agreement was introduced and caused to be read. Oldfield moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 200. Goodrich seconded and upon roll call the vote was unanimous ayes.

Resolution No. 07-38 to certify a utility account to the County Treasurer was introduced and caused to be read. Goodrich moved to adopt Resolution No. 07-38, Swartzendruber seconded and upon roll call the vote was unanimous ayes. The Mayor affixed his signature.

Resolution No. 07-39 to adopt the City of Wellman Investment and Financial Policy was introduced and caused to be read. This policy must be reviewed and updated every three years or more as needed. Oldfield moved to adopt Resolution No. 07-39, Swartzen-druber seconded and upon roll call the vote was unanimous ayes. Mayor Miller affixed his signature.

Resolution No. 07-40 to approve financial institutions for depository of public funds was introduced and caused to be read. This includes The Wellman Federation Bank, Wellman Hills Bank, and Iowa Public Agency Investment Trust. Oldfield moved to adopt Resolution No. 07-40, Seward seconded and upon roll call the vote was unanimous ayes. The Mayor affixed his signature.

Resolution No. 07-41 to authorize participation in the Iowa Public Agency Investment Trust (IPAIT) for investments of City funds was introduced and caused to be read. Goodrich moved to adopt Resolution No. 07-41, Oldfield seconded and upon roll call the vote was unanimous ayes. The Mayor affixed his signature.

Resolution No. 07-42 to authorize state mutual aid compact for managing emergency or disaster assistance was introduced and caused to be read. This allows better coordination with the fire department for these events. Oldfield moved to adopt Resolution No. 07-42, Goodrich seconded and upon roll call the vote was unanimous ayes.

Under General Administrative Discussion, Swartzendruber and Goodrich reported on their recent attendance at the Iowa League of Cities Conference.

Ross presented a sample brochure from the City of Dyersville and reported he will be working on one for Wellman to market our community. He reported the 9^th Avenue sewer liner project is complete. The bid was $57,478. Two additional expenses were added, the need to cut tar out of the pipes before the liner was inserted and one chimney had been omitted in the original plans. The project itself came in lower than the bid so with the additional work, the cost is still $1,600 under the original bid.

Mayor Miller reminded the council of the budget work session at 6:00pm on Monday, October 8. The candidates’ forum for those running for city council seats will be Thursday, October 18, 7:00pm at the Senior Center. This will be broadcast live over WATV also. If final plans are approved by the DOT, the 2^nd Street bridge project will go out for bid in January.

The fire department has a few left over fireworks from the 4^th of July. They would like to use them for the Mid-Prairie Homecoming game. If the crops are out they will use an adjoining farm field for the display. Otherwise, they will have to find an appropriate area. It was council consensus to approve this.

Shive-Hattery Architects have been working on preliminary designs for the Parkside Activities Center. The Council has approved this but now needs to approve the formal contract with them. Kitchen has reviewed the contract and indicated it is standard. After a brief discussion Goodrich moved to approve the contract. Swartzendruber seconded the motion with four members voting aye; Oldfield, no.

Chief Deputy Dennler arrived at this point to give the month’s calls of service report. He reported with the new jail coming into operation two new positions are needed. The department has selected these individuals. Zach Shepherd accompanied Dennler and was introduced as one of the new deputies.

Schwartz Construction is renovating the downtown building which was the former dime store. A request has been made to use TIF funds to help in the infrastructure of the building. Ross estimated the sewer and water could cost up to $20,000 and that cap would be put on the development agreement. The City would commit up to $6,000 a year for repayment. Mayor Miller reminded the Council the work done by Schwartz has saved the City from condemning the building and funding the demolition. After further discussion Goodrich moved to approve a development agreement for TIF funds as outlined. Fisher seconded the motion and all voted aye.

A Public Hearing on nuisance abatement at 1205 7^th Avenue was held. Ross reported the trash, weeds and other debris have been pretty well cleaned up. However, a collapsing garage remains in disrepair which could be a danger to children who might wander onto the property. Ross recommended giving the owner until November 1 to correct the situation. With that Swartzendruber moved to open the Public Hearing. Oldfield seconded and all voted aye. There were no oral or written comments. The hearing was promptly closed at 7:40pm by motion from Goodrich, second by Oldfield and all aye votes. The Council consensus was to continue with the abatement process.

A Public Hearing on nuisance abatement at 616 9^th Avenue was held. Ross reported very tall weeds continue to grow around a row of mail boxes. He has made several attempts to contact the owner but she does not respond. Discussion was held on options to correct the problem. Swartzendruber moved to open the Public Hearing, Seward seconded and all vote aye. There were no oral or written comments. The hearing was promptly closed at 7:44pm by motion from Oldfield, second by Seward and all aye votes. The consensus was to move forward with abatement.

In the matter of upgrading the meter reading equipment and to allow for radio reads, Ross reported three systems were considered. The system being recommended is the Neptune which will have capabilities for gas, water and electric radio reads. It is compatible to read the existing touch reads until changeouts are completed. Ross requested $30,000 for the initial start up to cover software, equipment and 114 units. Fisher moved to approve, Goodrich seconded and all voted aye.

The request from WATV for acceptance of a donation for equipment was tabled.

Ross presented a form that would be used to certify volunteers at the skate rink were trained appropriately. This would allow for volunteers to be left in charge if situations arose that required Lampe to leave the facility for a short period of time. Everyone would be trained in CPR, emergency phone numbers and procedures. After discussion Ross was asked to check with the city’s insurance to be sure the City is properly covered for use in volunteers in this manner and report back to the Council.

Oldfield reminded everyone of the Senior Center pancake breakfast Saturday, October 6, starting at 6:30am.

With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm by motion from Goodrich and second from Oldfield. There will be a work session held Monday, October 8, 2007, 6:00pm. The next regular City Council meeting will be Monday, October 15, 2007, 7:00pm in the Council Chambers of the Wellman Municipal Building.

Minutes transcribed by the City Clerk subject to Council approval.