Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes
Regular Meeting May 5, 2014 7:00 PM City Hall
Mayor Mueterthies presided.
Council members present: Izer, Scheidel, Throndson & Zubrod. Absent King.
Others present: Pat Sheridan, Dianna Gebel, Deb Speltz, Harold Busta & Jay Uhlenhake.
Moved by Zubrod, seconded by Scheidel to approve the Agenda with the addition of discussion on fire department representative appointment. All Ayes.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Throndson to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.
| Hawkeye REC | Service |
$19,472.31 |
| Treasurer State of Iowa | Sales tax |
$785.00 |
| United States Treasury | FICA, with |
$1,420.12 |
| IPERS | March |
$935.72 |
| Salaries | Salaries |
$5,288.54 |
| Jendro Sanitation | Garbage-April |
$2,049.31 |
| Post Office | Postage |
$215.00 |
| United Parcel Service | shipping |
$161.43 |
| Windstream | April |
$73.77 |
| Black Hills Energy | natural gas |
$318.26 |
| Fehr Graham | water project services |
$1,351.00 |
| Blazek Corporation | water main repair |
$917.50 |
| Hawkins | water supplies |
$579.29 |
| Bank Iowa | street note |
$14,228.76 |
| Terry-Durin Co. | electric supplies |
$972.00 |
| Richard Zahasky | legal fees |
$525.00 |
| Gary Cuvelier | 24 hours – snow removal |
$240.00 |
| Roger Dreckman | 15 hours – snow removal |
$150.00 |
| Lawler Public Library | allotment |
$1,179.00 |
| Stanton Electric | electric repairs |
$3,632.05 |
| Post Office | box rent |
$50.00 |
| Five Star Co-op | fuel |
$410.40 |
| New Hampton Tribune | proceedings |
$52.15 |
| Iowa Prison Industries | signs |
$491.15 |
| Test America | water & wastewater testing |
$53.50 |
| Paul Niemann Const. | rock |
$73.42 |
| Marshall & Swift | rental |
$18.56 |
| Total |
$56,105.24 |
|
| Library Bills | ||
| IPERS | April |
$170.73 |
| Cathy Humpal | wages |
$1,147.42 |
| Calmar Courier | subscription |
$32.00 |
| Farm & Ranch Living | subscription |
$19.98 |
| Craft Ideas | subscription |
$21.99 |
| The Courier | subscription |
$66.69 |
| Midwest Tape | dvd’s |
$206.76 |
| INGRAM | books |
$220.37 |
| Windstream | service |
$82.89 |
| Riley’s, Inc. | supplies |
$79.00 |
| Penworthy | books |
$113.72 |
| Petty Cash | postage & supplies |
$77.75 |
| Jane Lynch | part-time wages |
$65.25 |
| Library Total |
$2,304.55 |
|
| April Receipts | ||
| General |
$351.18 |
|
| Property Tax |
$26,545.54 |
|
| Road Use Tax |
$2,364.65 |
|
| Local Option Tax |
$2,851.64 |
|
| Library |
$0.00 |
|
| Charges for Services |
$37,209.09 |
|
| Total |
$69,322.10 |
|
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to approve the Lawler Irish Fest, Inc. beer permit application, boundaries of the beer garden are subject to the property owners consent. All Ayes.
Street closing times for the Lawler Irish Fest will be discussed at the next meeting.
Bids for street repairs were opened by Mayor Mueterthies.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to accept the bid of $14,926.00 from Roger Dreckman Construction for street resurfacing at the intersection of Depot Street & Rogers Street approx. 2422 sq. ft. All Ayes.
Moved by Izer, seconded by Scheidel to accept the bid of $19,980.00 from Roger Dreckman Construction for the resurfacing of S. Center Street 20’ x 168’. All Ayes.
Discussion of resurfacing S. Lincoln Street was tabled.
The City has been awarded a CDBG grant for water system improvements. The grant administrator will be at the next meeting.
Details on a Hazard Mitigation Grant through FEMA will be looked into.
Moved by Throndson, seconded by Scheidel to check with the City Attorney on the enforcement of code on water and sewer hookups giving the property owner 90 days to comply. All Ayes.
Moved by Zubrod, seconded by Throndson to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 PM. All Ayes.
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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk