Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes
Regular Meeting September 3, 2013 7:00 PM City Hall
Mayor Mueterthies presided.
Council members present: Izer, King, Njus, Scheidel and Zubrod.
Others present: Jay Uhlenhake, Paul Rosenbaum, Tami Vrzak, Tony Blazek, Lucas Elsbernd, Jason & Braylen Byrne, Jake Leibold, Justin Izer, Amanda Mueterthies, Noelle Berst, Chloe Reicks and Curt Franzen
Moved by King, seconded by Izer to approve the Agenda with the additions of Diagonal Street and Pitts Street culvert repair estimates and The Lawler Irish Fest Committee. All Ayes.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.
| Hawkeye REC | Service |
$32,267.79 |
| Treasurer State of Iowa | Sales tax |
$1,145.00 |
| United States Treasury | FICA, with |
$1,426.14 |
| IPERS | August |
$935.72 |
| Salaries | Salaries |
$5,288.54 |
| Jendro Sanitation | Garbage-August |
$2,120.84 |
| Post Office | Postage |
$66.00 |
| United Parcel Service | shipping |
$78.47 |
| Windstream | August |
$83.56 |
| Black Hills Energy | natural gas |
$58.00 |
| Marshall & Swift | rental |
$37.12 |
| Paul Niemann Construction | rock |
$214.43 |
| Hawkins, Inc. | water supplies |
$350.70 |
| Calmar Courier | proceedings |
$100.54 |
| New Hampton Tribune | farm land ad |
$48.00 |
| CASH, Inc. | supplies & fuel |
$276.51 |
| Iowa DNR | NPDES fee |
$210.00 |
| Drillings All Season Sports | parts |
$4.52 |
| Pathways | annual allotment |
$468.00 |
| Chickasaw County Treasurer | property tax |
$316.00 |
| Team Lab | lagoon supplies |
$735.00 |
| Lawler Plumbing | repairs |
$43.50 |
| Brown Supply Company | street supplies |
$417.75 |
| Mracek Electric | pump repair |
$168.00 |
| Quality Pump & Control | pump repair |
$1,812.40 |
| Office Depot | office supplies |
$118.26 |
| TestAmerica | water testing |
$64.99 |
| Stanton Electric | electric repairs |
$75.00 |
| ULINE | city supplies |
$48.55 |
| Brad Busta | utility deposit refund |
$75.00 |
| Total |
$49,516.33 |
|
| Library Bills | ||
| IPERS | August |
$164.93 |
| Cathy Humpal | wages |
$925.69 |
| Library Total |
$1,090.62 |
|
| August Receipts | ||
| General |
$520.69 |
|
| Property Tax |
$0.00 |
|
| Road Use Tax |
$4,978.03 |
|
| Local Option Tax |
$2,608.52 |
|
| Library |
$185.86 |
|
| Charges for Services |
$37,928.06 |
|
| Total |
$46,221.16 |
The water project was discussed with Lucas Elsbernd representing Fehr Graham engineering firm.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to approve proposal #1 with iron sequestration for the water project. The grant administrator will proceed with grant preparation for CDGB funding. All Ayes.
A door-to-door income survey will be conducted by the Council members and City Clerk during the month of September. This survey must be done to qualify for grant funding
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to accept the bid of $4,850 per year from John and Adam Brincks for the farmland lease of approx. 22 acres near the lagoon. This lease is for four years. All Ayes.
Moved by King, seconded by Scheidel to pass resolution #090313 approving the annual street finance report for FY 2012/2013. All Ayes.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Njus to approve Bucky’s liquor license renewal. All Ayes.
Operation of ATV’s and golf carts on city streets was discussed. This will be discussed further after the county makes a decision.
Estimates were opened for the repair of culverts on Diagonal Street & Pitts Street that were damaged by flooding.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to accept the bid of $13,150 from Blazek Corporation for the repair of culverts on Diagonal Street and Pitts Street. All Ayes.
Members of the Irish Fest Committee were present to inform the council that the fest is planned for June 20-22, 2014. There are some changes planned for next year.
Parking and truck loading by the dance hall was discussed.
Moved by Njus, seconded by King to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 PM. All Ayes.
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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk